Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Articles published on Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Guyanese nominated for T&T literary prize

(Trinidad Express) Poet Roger Robinson, novelist Robert Antoni and writer Carole Boyce Davies represent Trinidad and Tobago alongside writers from four other Caribbean countries on the long list for the 2014 OCM (One Caribbean Media) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.

 Karen de Souza

Karen de Souza wins Sabga award

Karen de Souza of Red Thread is one of three Caribbean laureates of the 2014 Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence and has been recognized for her work in the area of ‘Public and Civil Contributions’.

Akeem Stewart outstretches his hands after powering to the 100m win yesterday at the National Senior Championships. (Orlando Charles photo)

By George he did it!

Guyana’s 2012 Olympian, Winston George warmed up nicely for next month’s South American Games in Chile by cruising to 200m and 400m victories yesterday at the Eve Leary ground where the National Senior Championships (2013) was staged.

Jack Warner

Persaud seeks GOA intervention

Embattled Guyana Football Federation (GFF) vice president Ivan Persaud has written the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) seeking the association’s intervention in the administration of football within the GFF.

Manager says Wells is “lacking confidence at the moment”

LONDON, CMC — Huddersfield Town manager Mark Robins says Nahki Wells is “lacking a little confidence at the moment “ after the Bermudian striker failed to score for the sixth game in a row in a 2-0 home defeat against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday in an English Championship match on Saturday.

Davis reunites with Doc Rivers

 (The Sports Xchange) – Forward Glen `Big Baby’ Davis, who agreed to a buyout with the Orlando Magic last week, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers after clearing waivers, the Clippers announced yesterday.,

Part of the action between Pouderoyen and Young Achievers which Pouderoyen won 2 – 1 in extra time.

Den Amstel hammer Eagles 6 – 1

Den Amstel and Pouderoyen football clubs booked semi-finals spots in this year’s Slingerz Football Club organised Stag Beer/West Side Mashramani Champions Cup which kicked off Friday last at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground.

Carl Hooper

Team banking on test Triumvirate in regional Four-day competition

By Delvon Mc Ewan   With the disappointment of failing to reach the final of the Regional One Day tournament behind them the Guyana national cricket team have another chance to win a regional title when they depart today for Jamaica where they will participate in the West Indies Cricket Board’s four-day competition.

The Third World’s drinking problem

By Asit K Biswas and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe   SINGAPORE – During its recent gathering in Davos, the World Economic Forum released its ninth annual Global Risks Report, which relies on a survey of more than 700 business leaders, government officials, and non-profit actors to identify the world’s most serious risks in the next decade.

Shot East Bank man recovering

Sunil Ramesh, who was shot on February 20 while his wife was robbed of $150,000 during an attack is now home from then hospital since last Friday but says he has not heard from the police since the attack.

Phillip Paulwell

Paulwell hints at clearer days for ganja this year

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Marijuana advocates in Jamaica are on a high after Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell signalled to stakeholders that the use of marijuana in specific quantities is on the parliamentary agenda for decriminalisation in the upcoming legislative year.

 A section of Vlissengen Road hours after M&CC cleaners began their work yesterday

After-Mash clean up

As the Mashramani celebrations are tucked away until next year, the after effects of the day’s revellery were still visible yesterday though workers from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) were attacking the sea of garbage strewn around the city.

CAL to airlift Trinis from Venezuela

(Trinidad Guardian) – The government is preparing a contingency plan involving Caribbean Airlines to evacuate any T&T nationals and staff of this country’s Caracas Embassy out of strife-torn Venezuela if the situation there deteriorates further, acting Foreign Affairs Minister Roodal Moonilal has said.