http://www.stabroeknews.com Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:48:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en –Mae’s scores as best school Mae’s Under-12 student Larissa Wiltshire is this year’s top performer at the National Grade Six Assessment after she gained 565 marks out of a possible 592 to pip 18,612 other students. [caption id="attachment_50535" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Larissa Wiltshire"][/caption] Wiltshire secured a spot at the country’s premier secondary school, ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/larissa-wiltshire-tops-grade-six/ -‘interesting ideas’ for implementation agency By Gaulbert Sutherland and Heppilena Ferguson Hurdles to regional trade need to be tackled to ensure that exporting to Caricom is consistent with a single market and no different to similar activity within a country, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding says. On the first full day of deliberations ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/get-cracking-on-trade-snafus-%e2%80%93-golding/ A 26-year-old North Ruimveldt man, who reportedly teased a group of persons about their sexual orientation, was battered to death with an axe handle yesterday afternoon. Athiel June, called Timothy, of 1976 Nutmeg Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt collapsed on nearby Flying Fish Street.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/festival-city-man-beaten-to-death-with-axe-handle/ The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) says an Americas 11 fibre optic cable was sabotaged on the West Coast Berbice shortly before the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference on Thursday, triggering concerns within the company that it was a deliberate attempt to create panic. [caption id="attachment_50467" align="alignleft" ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/gtt-fibre-optic-cable-sabotaged-on-west-berbice/ Freed murder accused Ashanti Shultz filed a suit against the government in the High Court yesterday for $200 million dollars in damages saying that she was maliciously prosecuted. [caption id="attachment_50382" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Ashanti Schultz"][/caption] Shultz also known as `Blondie’ approached the court through a battery of lawyers led by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes. ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/blondie-sues-gov%e2%80%99t-for-200m/ Larissa Wiltshire When top student Larissa Wiltshire was informed of her achievement yesterday, she stood silent for a few seconds as the information sank in. The Mae’s Under-12 student said she was overjoyed to be the top performer at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). Wiltshire, the daughter of Justice Roxane ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/country%e2%80%99s-top-grade-6-students-grateful-happy/ CLICO insurance agents were yesterday given orders to vacate the company’s Head Office on Camp Street, by former Chief Executive Officer of the company Geeta Singh-Knight.  Singh-Knight was appointed as Assistant Manager to Maria van Beek, after the company was placed under Judicial Management in February. Agents told this newspaper that ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/clico-agents-sent-packing/ President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that promised Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation would likely be introduced in the house in October, after the parliamentary recess. “It’s being drafted,” Jagdeo said when asked about the status of the legislation after a news conference last Friday. He had initially given a two-month timetable for ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/freedom-of-info-bill-now-likely-by-oct-jagdeo/ -guns, jewels stolen Five armed bandits terrorized and robbed a couple at Belvedere, Corentyne at around 7:15 pm on Thursday of a large sum of money and gold jewellery along with two guns with matching rounds. Haseeb ‘Packer’ Hussain and Hemwattie ‘Rita’ Hussain who operate a gas station at Fyrish and a ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/gang-of-five-terrorizes-belvedere-couple/ ‘…if standing for one hour in pain outside a big meeting for important people will get me help then I am prepared to do that. I want to live.’ Almost two years of dialysis and other medical expenses have exhausted the financial resources of Nalini Mohammed and left her desperately fighting ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/kidney-patient-husband-in-last-ditch-appeal-at-caricom-meeting/ GROS ISLET, St. Lucia, (Reuters) - Skipper Mahendra  Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 46 off 34 balls to guide India to  a six-wicket victory, under the Duckworth-Lewis method, in a  rain affected third one-dayer against West Indies yesterday. India, who now lead the four-match series 2-1, needed 11 to  win off ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/dhoni-guides-india-to-last-gasp-win/ Gordon hopes for law reform so councils can be more effective By Cathy Richards The Ministry of Housing has halted the Linden Town Council’s (LTC) “illegal” practice of “fining” residents who breach building codes and in response the LTC has adopted a hands-off attitude saying the courts will deal with defaulters in ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/housing-ministry-halts-40000-linden-building-code-breach-%e2%80%98fine%e2%80%99/ -despite upset by Shiv Nandalall Shiv Nandalall took the lead briefly from Wendell Meusa in the Sasha Cells Chess Tournament on Tuesday only to relibnquish it one round later. After handing the former Barbados national junior champion his first loss of the tournament in a fourth round encounter on Tuesday, Nandalall relinquished ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/meusa-still-in-the-lead-after-five-rounds/ A fire of unknown origin yesterday damaged the bottom flat of a 62 Craig Street, Campbellville home leaving a family of four homeless. No one was at home at the time. [caption id="attachment_50484" align="alignleft" width="278" caption="The outside of the house"][/caption] The fire is believed to have started around 12.30 pm. Daiwantie Khan ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/fire-damages-campbellville-bottom-flat/ Sonia Noel will name Guyana’s Next Top Model in exactly one week and while it is still too early to pick a front-runner the competition it shaping up to be as jaw-dropping as last year. Richard Young, the creative force behind Sonia Noel’s Glamorous, is impressed with the bunch he has ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/the-scene/07/04/top-model-final-set-for-next-week/ steps in place to deter inferior work by contractors The Region Four Regional Administration says its work programme for the year is on schedule and warned that it will be instituting penalties against defaulting contractors. [caption id="attachment_50478" align="alignleft" width="278" caption="Works ongoing at the Unity Health Centre. "][/caption] In a press release Regional ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/region-four-works-on-schedule-%e2%80%93-alli/ -General Secretary Adonis General Secretary of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Noel Adonis said yesterday this issue of former national player Anthony `Awo’ Abrams’s unauthorized transfer from Alpha United to Suriname Club Leo Victor was engaging the attention of his organization. [caption id="attachment_50523" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Noel Adonis"][/caption] “This is a matter that has ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/abrams%e2%80%99s-matter-engaging-attention-of-gff/ LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers head  coach Phil Jackson will stay in charge for the 2009-10 season,  he said yesterday as he ended speculation about his future. Jackson, who collected a record 10th championship ring when  the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4-1 in last month’s NBA  Finals, made ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/lakers-head-coach-jackson-commits-to-another-season/ –to offer IT training The Ministry of Health through the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) on Thursday handed over a quantity of electrical equipment and household items to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) building, Main Street. The equipment included 15 computer systems, electrical ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/noc-receives-computers-from-health-ministry/ Culture Box If Wednesday night’s intelligence segment of the Miss Guyana Universe pageant was the deciding factor as to who would continue on the ‘quest’ for the coveted crown then the battle would definitely be between Rachael Bakker and Jenel Cox. Contestant number one, Latoya Maraj and contestant number six Nandani Seecharran- ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/the-scene/07/04/intelligence-segment/ Tastes Like Home Hi Everyone, A few months after completing my cookbook, I spent several weeks with a friend in the USA and of course, I cooked. Each day was an adventure in the kitchen – frustration, anxiety, and some success, exactly in that order. At the end of each day I ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/the-scene/07/04/cooking%e2%80%a6-in-someone-else%e2%80%99s-kitchen/ LONDON, (Reuters) - Stuart Broad, as befits the son  of former England opener Chris, has always looked a cricketer of  the highest pedigree. An Ashes series against Australia starting next week will be  the perfect opportunity for potential to be translated into  consistent achievement with both bat and ball. After 17 tests, ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/broad-looks-to-turn-potential-into-performance/ TCL Guyana Inc, the Nation’s Leading Provider of Quality Cement, hosted a hearty send-off for the Guyana Under-19 players, who are currently training for the upcoming TCL West Indies Regional Under-19 Tournament in Jamaica yesterday. [caption id="attachment_50534" align="alignleft" width="278" caption="The Guyana U-19 cricket team during their tour of the TCL Plant ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/sports/07/04/guyana-u19-team-receives-special-send-off-from-sponsors/ Culture Ministry PS Captain Alfred King, with effect from July 1, was appointed as the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. King, head of the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG)  programe, succeeds Colonel Keith Booker who held the position for more than a decade. Head ... http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/news/local/07/04/alfred-king-new/