Daily Archive: Monday, March 16, 2009

Guyanese drug accused Shaheed Roger Khan is to plead guilty to various drug offences, witness tampering and the illegal possession of weapons.

Rice farmers have been promised approximately $800 million in support from the government in the wake of the recent price drop on the world market.

Policemen searching for a murder accused were fired at yesterday morning as they were surrounding a Laing Avenue house and a 21-year-old was shot in his right arm after the cops said he opened fire at them.

A 16-year-old girl has been missing since last Thursday and her relatives believe she is being held against her will because of a problem her captor may have with her father.

-Manickchand Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand says that domestic violence will continue to be a major issue in Guyana and is not likely to go away if women fail to report threats or “the slightest attack against them” because of how dire the consequences could be.

-court action looms Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) liquidator Nizam Ali has recovered a fraction of the bankrupt institution’s funds since threatening legal action but refers to the collection as “poor and substantially below what is needed”.

Commissioner of Insurance, Maria van Beek  told this newspaper on Thursday that an  insurance licence is yet to be granted to the Caricom General Insurance Company, which was formerly known as the Guyana Fire Life and General Insurance Company (GuyFlag).

A badly injured man, allegedly beaten by North Ruimveldt residents following a suspected robbery in the area, was discovered on Kaikan Street by police yesterday morning.

-emphasise value of standing forests Caribbean legislators yesterday agreed at a meeting on renewable energy and climate change that the value of standing forests as a sink for CO2 must be emphasized and they were enthused at a Nevisian project where geothermal energy will be exported to sister island, St Kitts.

Two Germans were beaten and robbed of items worth just under $100,000 last night by five men at America and Longden streets.

Ten days after being shot in the abdomen during a robbery, Bobby Hemraj continues to fight for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow says that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is a key element of the Caricom governance process and he argued too that there is no room now for second guessing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which has many aspects that are time-bound.

Five employees of the Vreed-en-Hoop Cell Link King Phone Shop were attacked and robbed of over $300,000 cash and other valuables by three men, one of whom was armed with a gun, on Saturday afternoon.

Sparrow, King Konris – and a Minister’s ConcernBelieve me, I love Caribbean Calypso dearly.

-relocation plans to be discussed The Ministry of Housing and Water will, in the next two weeks, meet squatters of Plastic City and Skull City, Region Three, to commence discussions on plans for their relocation, and focus will also be placed on the Ruimveldt squatting area, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

An 18-year-old Camp Street prisoner was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) yesterday morning after injuring himself while attempting to remove a bead inserted under the foreskin of his penis.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government  agreed yesterday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief  justice to defuse a political crisis and end a street agitation  that was threatening to turn into violent confrontation,  officials said.

By Kizan Brummell Tiffany Carto and Treiston Joseph of the Police Sports and Royal Youth Movement clubs respectively, carted off the female U18 and male U20 sprint doubles at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AGG) National Youth/Junior Championships at the Enmore Sports Club ground yesterday.

-NY Post NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Federal investigators are  looking to freeze the assets of Ruth Madoff, the wife of jailed  swindler Bernard Madoff, because of fears she might flee the  country or otherwise spirit away some of the $93 million in her  name, the New York Post reported yesterday, citing sources.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies kept England winless on their Caribbean tour when they comprehensively outplayed them by six wickets in the solitary Digicel Twenty20 International yesterday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A large portion of  the taxpayer money spent to rescue insurer AIG was passed on to  Goldman Sachs and several European banks, who were among the  major beneficiaries of more than $90 billion in payments in the  first three-and-a-half months of the government bailout, AIG  disclosed  yesterday.

Led by a patient 94 from Narsingh Deonarine and an unbeaten 51 from Assad Fudadin, Guyana were comfortably placed on 254-5 when bad light stopped play at the end of the penultimate day in their 10th round clash against the Leeward Islands at the Albion Sports Complex yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez yesterday ordered the military to take over the  country’s ports and airports, a move aimed at gaining control of installations run by opposition-ruled state governments.

The just concluded Digicel test series in the Caribbean is a series that will not easily be forgotten.

Dear Editor, The 2009 budget speech in part listed a number of health service centres, some of them active and some to be ready for service later in 2009.

Dear Editor, I visited the Essequibo Coast, twice, during the past month, and I am appalled at the service that the Transport and Harbours Department is providing for the people who travel to and from Georgetown.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A Cuban immigrant shot and  killed four people including his estranged wife before taking  his own life early yesterday in Miami, police and local media  said.

The night St Louis  kayoed Stevenson By Eion Jardine The scene of kid gloves, brawny bodies and screaming fans was like so many others except for what happened in round eight of the fight which lasted 20 seconds.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia yesterday urged  Iran to act through diplomatic channels in supporting Arab  causes, as tensions grow between the two Islamic powerhouses.

As a reward for their exciting win, Digicel, at the end of the Digicel Test Series, presented the West Indies players with a bonus cheque of US$137,500.00.

Dear Editor, I was in downtown Georgetown a few days ago and observed the traffic build-up, confusion and back-up because everybody wants to park his motor vehicle where he is going to do business in Water Street, Avenue of the Republic or Regent Street.

SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt sent yet another daunting message to his rivals ahead of the new season when he easily surged below 10 seconds in his first 100-metre outing of the year on Saturday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez yesterday said he would allow Russian planes to use one  of his nation’s islands on long-range flights, boosting ties  between two countries at odds with Washington.

Dear Editor, The governance structure of the GRA provides for the Board of Directors to make the determination on employment and ‘dis-employment’ of its personnel.

(Jamaica Observer) Montego Bay – United States and local agents, in a ground-breaking development, staged a search of the offices of Jamaica Tours Limited, owned by the family of Opposition Senator Noel Sloley, to trace the origin of a vexatious e-mail that allegedly libeled Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.

Parliamentarians should be nothing more than the people’s representatives (This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guy-ana and the Carib-bean) By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Director of Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto, and edits the weekly In the Diaspora Column.

Dear Editor, We at City Hall, have always held and still do hold the view that citizens need to be kept informed on all issues directly affecting the management and governance of their local community, in particular, and their city, in general.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Amir Khan beat  Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera in Manchester on Saturday to  move a step closer to a shot at the lightweight world title.

A fitness walk was held yesterday in the National park in honour of the late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan.

Did Minister breach Financial Institutions Act? By Camini Marajh Investigative Desk (Trinidad Express) New questions are emerging about the legality of the transaction involving Finance Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira’s two US-dollar fixed deposits at Clico Investment Bank (CIB).

President Jagdeo’s broadside earlier this month against the Alliance For Change (AFC) in which he alleged among other things that the party was financed by someone who was involved in the export of cocaine with pepper sauce on the side reminds one of the old adage that the best form of defence is attack.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Tony Parker scored 28 points  as the San Antonio Spurs edged the Houston Rockets 88-85 in a  key Southwest Division clash in the NBA on Saturday.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street if lie detectors should be used at workplaces to determine honesty and if they would be prepared to take a test Althea Edwards, Self-employed: ‘I don’t think that any company should be allowed to give their employees lie detector tests.

Dear Editor, I refer to Charles Sohan’s letter of 12.3.2009 in the Stabroek News captioned ‘An airstrip on Leguan could expose the residents to a floodgate of criminal activity.’