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CLICO Barbados revelations for further probing

Stabroek editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:36:43 +0000

(Barbados Nation) The depth of the involvement of late Prime Minister David Thompson in CLICO International Life Insurance Limited (CIL) has engaged the attention of the Barbados Investors &...

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Guyanese contractor charged in Barbados

Stabroek editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:33:45 +0000

(Barbados Nation) Charwin Jermaine Estwick, 30, a contractor from Guyana, was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds yesterday after appearing in court charged with stealing Bds$164 819 from two of...

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Machel reveals: Pump Yuh Flag was rejected jingle

Stabroek editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:28:06 +0000

(Trinidad Guardian) A song that was initially a rejected advertisement became a two million dollar earner and Road March 2012 for soca artiste Machel Montano. This was revealed by Montano and his...

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Will Duprey laugh last?

Stabroek editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:17:51 +0000

(Trinidad Guardian) Unless the Kamla Persad-Bissessar-led administration is able to convince Lawrence Duprey otherwise, the shareholders’ agreement between the Government and CL Financial comes to an...

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Guyana signed biofuel MoU with ANSA McAl in September

Stabroek editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:23:00 +0000

Guyana-based ANSA McAL Trading Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Guyana government for the establishment of an ethanol production project on September 30 last year, today’s...

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UG likely headed for full-fledged strike

Frances Abraham — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:22:59 +0000

Several hours of discussion with the University of Guyana Administration over a two-day period appears to have fallen apart and the three unions that formed ‘Operation Rescue UG’ said they may be...

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Fishermen database key for security, says Ramsammy

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:20:16 +0000

The creation of a database on fishermen and their activities is crucial to ensure security at sea, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday, while noting that two-thirds of the fishing...

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Hinds signals increased electricity rates

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:19:55 +0000

Prime Minister Sam Hinds has warned that consumers may soon have to pay more for their electricity supply as government, under the strain of rising fuel prices, sees the need to recoup some of the...

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Man beaten to death at Imbaimadai

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:18:21 +0000

Police are investigating yet another interior murder following the death of Clive Cornelius who was killed following an altercation with another man at Imbaimadai. According to the police, around...

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FIGHTING TALK!

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:18:14 +0000

By Iva Wharton If the main bout of Saturday’s World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Champions Cup between Guyana’s Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite and Shawn Cox of Barbados is anything like the verbal exchanged...

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Angry JCA slams WICB over Simpson-Miller comments

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:17:07 +0000

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Cricket Association has slammed the West Indies Cricket Board over what it terms “unjustified and disrespectful” criticisms levelled at Prime Minister Portia...

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Culture Ministry bank account breached law – Auditor General report

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:17:02 +0000

The 2010 report of the Auditor General has cited a Ministry of Culture account with $294 million as being in breach of the law. According to the report tabled in Parliament earlier this month, the...

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Soca monarch runners-up receive prizes

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:43 +0000

Carib Soca Monarch Jumo Primo yesterday received his prize of $1.5 million and a bonus of $100,000 for prevailing as the ‘Best Newcomer’ in the competition which was staged on Saturday evening....

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Fudadin cherishing maiden first class century

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:09 +0000

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana middle order batsman Assad Fudadin says last weekend’s Regional Four-Day match against Combined Campuses and Colleges will hold special memories after he carved out...

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East Bank Berbice end protest over road

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:01 +0000

Residents of the East Bank Berbice, who had been blocking the road at Glasgow in frustration over its condition, ended their protest action on Tuesday, after assurances that a new road would be...

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Ganga back in brew for Windwards clash

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:01 +0000

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga has been called up to a 15-man squad in preparation for their fourth round tussle with Windward Islands in the Regional...

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Man chopped to death at Konawaruk ID’d

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:13:38 +0000

The man who was hacked to death at Konawaruk Backdam, in Region Eight, on Monday has been positively identified as Troy Anthony Burkett and his relatives yesterday pleaded with the police to ensure...

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Chanderpaul, Smith, Russell end on losing side for Bengals

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:13:34 +0000

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul stroked a breezy 33 but Dwayne Smith failed to score as Khulna Royal Bengals went down to Barisal Burners by four...

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Disclaimer opinions issued for NICIL accounts for 2002-3

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:12:42 +0000

Controversial government holding company National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) was issued with disclaimer opinions for the years 2002 and 2003, according to the Report of the...

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South Africa clinch T20 thriller to win series

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:12:35 +0000

(Reuters) – South Africa clinched the Twenty20 international series against New Zealand after Marchant de Lange claimed two wickets in an eventful final over to seal a thrilling three-run...

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Super subs spark Heat to seventh straight win

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:11:29 +0000

(Reuters) - Miami’s reserves starred in a critical late-game stretch to hand the Heat their seventh consecutive victory with a 120-108 home win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Following three...

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Gov’t plans to leapfrog development

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:10:58 +0000

President Donald Ramotar said that his government has great plans to leapfrog the development of the country to new heights through an inclusive and democratic framework. The President, in his...

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CCC make one change for Bajan encounter

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:10:08 +0000

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Combined Campuses and Colleges have made just one change to their 13-man squad for their fourth round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Barbados starting...

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Why does a marriage licence have to cost as much as $6,000?

Stabroek staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:10:04 +0000

Dear Editor, Up to about two weeks ago a marriage licence from the Register General’s office was $0, now it is $6,000. Ok, the cost of living has gone up, but why could the cost of the licence not...

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