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Venezuela says Guarapiche oil spill under control

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:34:17 +0000

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will put 1,500 people to work clearing up an oil spill at a river in the east of the country that has forced the authorities to close a water purification plant,...

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Of floods, black plastic bags and political theatre

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:11:45 +0000

Those of us who live in towns where floods find us ankle deep in water and filth whenever there is drizzle that goes beyond a few minutes, cannot possibly visualize – even with the help of the...

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Cops probing death of Crabwood Creek man

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:19:22 +0000

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ajai Mohabir, 33 years of Grant 2667, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, whose body was found in a canal at Crabwood Creek...

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Uitvlugt goldsmith robbed of over $8M

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:15:35 +0000

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 0630h today at Ocean View, Uitvlugt, WCD, during which goldsmith Radha Krishna Chandra, 59 years, and his family were...

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St. Kitts’ surging citizenship business

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:37:22 +0000

(Reuters) – St. Kitts’ economic citizenship programme was established in 1984, shortly after the country’s independence from Great Britain. But Kittitian officials, including Prime...

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Calm Dhoni takes India to win over Aussies

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:28:08 +0000

(Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir’s 92 at the top and some smart batting by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the finish helped India chase down a 270-run target against Australia in Adelaide...

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Commonwealth to send team to probe Maldives crisis

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:20:35 +0000

LONDON, (Reuters) – The 54-nation Commonwealth said today it would send a ministerial mission to the Maldives to investigate the facts surrounding the resignation of former President Mohamed...

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Suriname port authority eyes ambitious expansion

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:33:03 +0000

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s Port Authority needs an additional US$ 30 million to consolidate its leading position in the region, director John Defares tells de Ware Tijd. The port...

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Whitney Houston was found lifeless in bathtub – report

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000

(ABC) Authorities today are investigating what caused the death of legendary singer Whitney Houston who captivated audiences with her powerful voice while battling drug use and a rocky marriage with...

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More arrests likely in Barbados over illegal guns

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:54:46 +0000

(Barbados Nation) More arrests are on the cards following an intense police audit of shooting clubs and firearm dealers this past week. The ongoing investigation has also resulted in the transferral...

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T&T Express editorial: Media now facing dread new reality

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:48:48 +0000

Until the courts rule otherwise, or the Parliament enacts legislation to the precisely prohibitive effect, the T&T Police reserve the right to come searching the newsrooms of the nation. Last...

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Soca Warriors to continue legal battle against T&T football federation

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:43:36 +0000

(Trinidad Express) Thirteen Soca Warriors footballers will hold an international conference call today to plan strategy with their lawyers before heading back to court on Tuesday to renew battle...

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T&T AG distances self from raid on newspaper

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:36:06 +0000

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday distanced himself from the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau (ACIB) after its officers executed a search warrant at the Newsday...

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FIFA withholding Warner’s pension

Stabroek editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:30:57 +0000

(Trinidad Express) World football governing body FIFA has said it is withholding the pension of its former vice president and Trinidad and Tobago Works Minister Jack Warner. Warner resigned from FIFA...

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Committee not likely to complete tax review before budget – Singh

Stabroek staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:16:18 +0000

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh has said that it is “early days yet” in the work of the Tax Review Committee and it was not expected that it would be finished in time for the presentation of the...

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Garden of Eden

Roxanne Clarke — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:15:48 +0000

Photos by Anjuli Persaud “I born and grew at this place. I have been living here for the past 40 years,” Veronica Gravesande said during an interview with Stabroek News. The “place” she is referring...

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Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48

Stabroek staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:14:08 +0000

(CNN) — Legendary singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, according to her representative Kristen Foster. The cause of death was not immediately known. According to her official website, Houston...

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Women miners’ association to address abuse and exploitation of women in interior

Oluatoyin Alleyne — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:13:30 +0000

For five months she watched a woman being verbally and physically abused by her partner at a mining camp and one day she could take it no more. Despite the naked fear she saw in the young woman‘s...

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Parents bemoan police sloth in son’s Mousie backdam death

Zoisa Fraser — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:12:03 +0000

When Nimrod Williams left his home at Paramakatoi in Region Eight last October to work in the gold fields of Mousie backdam, no one expected that he would be dead one month later. Williams, 19, died...

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‘Cricket Board in need of urgent cleansing’

Colin Benjamin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:12:01 +0000

Basil Butcher was a constant in the West Indies middle-order as the team rose to No.1 in the world from 1963-1969. In the peaceful confinements of his home in the mining town of Linden with wife Pam,...

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IMC sending documents to ICC early next week

Colin Benjamin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:11:52 +0000

The Clive Lloyd-headed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which was established by the government to oversee cricket in Guyana, commenced its first Public Consultation on cricket yesterday afternoon...

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Former ‘vanished’ boy back in state’s care

Stabroek staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:11:37 +0000

Little Eon Shurland has been through too much for a child his age but with the guidance and support of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) he is on the road to recovery. He is now attending...

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Managing the country’s finances

Christopher Ram — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:11:22 +0000

“The Contingencies Fund continued to be abused with amounts totaling $550.025 M drawn from the Fund and utilized to meet expenditure that did not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the Act.”...

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Ramotar’s address to Parliament ‘disappointing’ – Roopnaraine

Stabroek staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:10:45 +0000

Chairman of the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr Rupert Roopnaraine has labelled President Donald Ramotar’s inaugural speech at the opening of the 10th Parliament on...

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