Daily Archive: Saturday, February 8, 2014

Articles published on Saturday, February 8, 2014

Children’s Mashramani

A cheering crowd at the Physical Display aspect of the Children’s Mashramani Competition which was held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

CIico makes TT$3 .8b profit

(Trinidad Guardian) Clico, the insurance company that the Government saved from collapse four years ago, recorded a 2012 after-tax profit of close to $3.8 billion, which was more than five times greater than the $702 million it declared in 2011.

Performers participate in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, yesterday. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Russian Winter Games open amid security scares, arrests

SOCHI, Russia, (Reuters) – Russia’s Winter Olympics got underway yesterday with a grandiose opening ceremony watched by President Vladimir Putin, who will be keen to calm fears of militant attacks and move on from a row over gay rights that has marred the buildup to the Games.

Executives of the Young Warriors Cricket Club at the 2014 Mashramani Cricket Cup launching.

Mashramani Cup to bowl off Feb 23 in B/ce

Second-division teams from the East Canje/East Coast Berbice area will have a chance to prove their worth when they collide with each other in the Young Warriors Cricket Club organised second edition Mashramani Cup competition.

Lift and flip

Lift and flip: South Ruimveldt Secondary students who call themselves the ‘Jiro Gymbatics’ perform a routine yesterday during the 14 to 17 years physical display segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Fitness Warriors

The Fitness Warriors, St George’s High School girls’ team performs a combination yesterday during the 14 to 17 years physical display segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

The Untouchables

Dolphin Secondary School students, ‘the Untouchables’ execute a pyramid during the 14 to 17 years physical display segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Region Ten honours nurses for outstanding care

By Jeff Trotman Nurses in Region Ten were urged to pay closer attention to the critical area of documentation of patient care, during an awards ceremony hosted by the Health Ministry and the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) to honour 20 nurses for conscientious service in their vocation.

Palancing

Palancing: Not to be left out, student spectators did their thing in the stands during the physical display contest of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

The old Customs House (Stabroek News file photo)

Customs House for sale

The government, acting through its controversial agent National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), has advertised the former Customs House on Main Street as being for sale.

St George’s High School

St George’s High School’s boys’ team New Dimension execute a pyramid during the 14 to 17 years physical display segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Bosnia rocked by spreading anti-government unrest

TUZLA/SARAJEVO, Bosnia, (Reuters) – Protesters across Bosnia set fire to government buildings and fought with riot police yesterday as long-simmering anger over lack of jobs and political inertia fuelled a third day of the worst civil unrest in Bosnia since a 1992-95 war.

The Tumblers

The Tumblers, Dolphin Secondary School’s female team during their combination routine for the 14 to 17 years physical display segment of the Children’s Mashramani Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Another crisis in the Congo

During the last two weeks the United Nations has issued warnings that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s richest province, Katanga, stands at the brink of a “humanitarian catastrophe.”

The inequitable distribution of our progress

In Plastic City live those poor and isolated from the progress we often hear about; those without basic facilities like water and sanitation; those who are disempowered and unable to exert their human rights but find comfort in knowing they at least have a roof over their heads.