Daily Archive: Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Under-19 50-over competition to select the team that will represent Demerara in the inter-county competition was officially launched yesterday and will bowl off Monday with two matches.

By Rawle Toney On April 25, Debbie “The Tiger” Tyson will be making her boxing debut again Avlon Scotland of Linden when the two fighters clash in a catch weight contest on the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and S & S promotion card entitled “The Big Showdown” at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

-sustained 13 wounds A 38-year-old mother of four was brutally slashed to death by her reputed husband during a heated argument at their Lot 79 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop home last evening.

Mentore keen for contest The Gafoors 20/20 semi-finals slated for Berbice and Demerara yesterday were washed out after torrential rain swept across the two counties.

– judge rules right to fair trial breached Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire yesterday quashed criminal charges against a former employee of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) who had been charged with stealing from the revenue body, recognizing that her right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time had been breached.

(Compiled by Calvin Roberts) Following up on yesterday’s profiles on the national Under-15 team, Stabroek Sports presents the remaining four players.

Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday represented Guyana in a meeting on tropical deforestation that featured representatives from several of the G20 countries.

Rockaway XI and Zeeburg Warriors both stormed to two victories over their opponents on Sunday in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-Over Countrywide Tournament at the Ogle and Leonora grounds respectively.

Police yesterday recovered a camera that was stolen from a Barbadian journalist during a recent One Day International cricket match, at a Charlotte Street house and two men are in custody.

A mini-bus driver was shot and had a piece of his ear bitten off last evening during a scuffle with gunmen who attacked him minutes after he drove into his yard.

The AFC yesterday wrote President Bharrat Jagdeo proposing that the upcoming Summit of the Americas be used as a platform to revive political cooperation between the government, the parliamentary opposition and civil society.

Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee says he is not ready to speak on the illegal-weapons tracing agreement that the US signed with other regional governments on Tuesday, saying he had “no comment at this time” as to why Guyana was not a signatory.

The Guyana Forestry Com-mission (GFC) yesterday said that timber company UNAMCO has not made a convincing case to government for the renewal of its Timber Sales Agreement (TSA), after consistently falling short in production, while racking up debts in royalties and acreage fees owed to the state.

Guyana is making a decisive effort to tackle terrorism and according to Michael De Feo, an expert on terrorism prevention at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) the country’s excellent method of adopting the international protocols in fighting this crime is commendable.

A two-year-old boy died after falling on a ‘cuirass’ fish and one of its bones pierced his brain on Monday.

The pregnant mother of two who was stabbed in the back and shoulder on Tuesday by her ex-boyfriend is in a stable condition at the Georgetown Hospital but doctors are closely monitoring her condition.

The Crisis Service Centre which was closed last December following a fire will re-open its doors to the public on Monday after receiving $3M from government to cover the necessary repairs.

A twenty-seven-year-old man who had sold a man’s raw gold to pay for malaria treatment was placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

By Rawle Toney The fifth annual Victory Valley Royals (VVR) inter-school basketball tournament was officially launched yesterday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court in Linden and  six secondary schools from the mining town are vying for prizes and bragging rights.

A security guard attached to the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School was stabbed several times by armed men who invaded the institution during the wee hours yesterday, before they escaped with several items.

The National Referees Committee (NRC) in collaboration with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) successfully completed a Beginners Referees Course in Berbice  last weekend at the Blairmont Community Center ground, West Berbice.

Reigning race walking champion Rudolph Mitchell continued his winning streak last Sunday when he copped the Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai’s trophy in a “Grow More Food” race organized by Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC).

The dream of a Canada-based West Berbician to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate children was fulfilled recently with the launching of the Aditya Library & Resource Centre (ALRC) at Bath Settlement.

The Presidential Guards and C Division reigned supreme over the field at the conclusion of the Male Inter-Division Knockout Dominoes Competition at the Police Sports Club.

The ambulance at Port Kaituma Hospital is expected to be repaired and returned to the community within six weeks, Region One Regional Executive Officer (REO) Mary Williams said.

-Region Four The Region Four Administration says Guyana has lost a great and illustrious leader and an outstanding woman with the passing of former president Janet Jagan.

…in ICC World Cup Qualifiers BENONI, South Africa, CMC – Ex-West Indies players had contrasting results as coaches in ICC World Cup qualifiers yesterday, with Phil Simmons celebrating victory with Ireland and Gus Logie suffering defeat with Bermuda.

…as Dyson looks ahead to cricket CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The West Indies players’ union tackles the regional governing body on contentious off-field issues today which have jeopardized tomorrow’s fifth One Day International (ODI), but team coach John Dyson focused yesterday on plans to win the series.

– training Berbice youth to counsel peers A number of young people in Berbice have benefited from three community enhancement conferences held on March 13, 20 and 27 at the University of Guyana, Tain Campus to enhance their leadership skills and help them to make responsible decisions.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The uncapped 16-year-old batting standout Kraigg Braithwaite was named yesterday in the Barbados 13-man squad to face Combined Campuses and Colleges in the penultimate round of the WICB Regional Four-day tournament this weekend.

– in charter jet overfuelling case The Guyanese operators of a luxury charter jet company in Florida who have been indicted on conspiracy, fraud and endangerment charges, connected with a crash in 2005, have been granted bail in varying sums.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my appreciation of the efforts of all concerned who helped to make the funeral of my aunt happen at such short notice.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Brazilian senator and former  environment minister Marina Silva won Norway’s $100,000 Sophie  Prize for her work to protect the Amazon rainforest, the prize  foundation announced yesterday.

– commission The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says UN Expert on Minority Issues Gay McDougall “failed to make use” of any of the documents that it provided to inform her study.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Brazil, Argentina and  Mexico will join the anti-protectionist chorus at this week’s  G20 summit, but Latin America’s commitment to free trade is  being tested as governments fight recession and job cuts.

Dear Editor,When there were a few vehicles in this country there was only one licence office in Georgetown.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams  survived a major scare to beat China’s Li Na 4-6 7-6 6-2 and  reach the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals yesterday.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde  has been charged with being involved in Spain’s Operacion Puerto  doping scandal, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said in a  statement yesterday.   

Dear Editor, On March 30, 2009, a letter was posted regarding the economic turmoil and its effects on the Guyanese community (SN ‘Guyanese in New York feeling the crunch’ by Mr Vishnu Bisram).

–human rights activist Underage sex is only a criminal offence when it applies to a girl, as evidenced by a police statement that a sexual act between a 15-year-old boy and a male adult was “consensual”; nevertheless calls have been made for the man to be charged with statutory rape.

(Trinidad Express) – Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday has officially fired Tabaquite MP Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj as the Parliament’s Chief Whip.

A man who said that he broke and entered another man’s home and stole several items because the man had damaged his grass-cutter was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I do agree that political commentators (as one prominent columnist with the Kaieteur News  recently suggested) ought to be courageous in speaking the “truth” and suffer whatever consequences might be forthcoming. 

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s new foreign minister  angered Palestinians and raised the prospect of tension with  Washington by saying yesterday that Israel was not bound by a  deal to start negotiations on establishing a Palestinian state.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James scored 25  points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a team-record 13th  consecutive win on Tuesday with a 79-73 victory over the  Detroit Pistons.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban authorities accused blogger Yoani Sanchez yesterday of staging a “provocation against the Cuban Revolution” after she and others spoke publicly about censorship during an arts performance in Havana.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The president of the U.N. Human  Rights Council yesterday welcomed Washington’s bid to join  the three-year-old body as a positive development.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Joseph Plummer still can’t come to terms with the “brutal beating” he received early Tuesday morning while at Harmony House, the studio of his friend, singer Beres Hammond.

Dear Editor, In relation to the United Nations Independent Expert’s Report on minorities in Guyana (SN 22.3.09), the Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) wishes to state the following: Both Afro and Indo-Guyanese cannot classify themselves as ethnic minorities, since their population figures are far way greater than the other ethnic minorities in Guyana who are the Amerindians, Portuguese and Chinese.

A man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Rain and Rubens  Barrichello will be Jenson Button’s main concerns this weekend  when the Briton returns as championship leader to the scene of  his first Formula One podium.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal  needed two tie-breaks to outlast Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 7-6 at  the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday, the Spaniard’s win  completing an ominous march into the quarter-finals for the top  seeds.

(Jamaica Observer) – The government will continue absorbing, for at least another three months, the billions of dollars it is costing to keep Air Jamaica flying.

Dear Editor,For me, International Women’s Day was an occasion for reflecting on the state of the women’s movement here in Guyana.

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday expressed its condolences to the people and Government of Guyana on the death of former President Mrs.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraqi archaeologists have  discovered 4,000 artefacts mostly from ancient Babylonian times,  including royal seals, talismans and clay tablets marked in  Sumerian cuneiform — the earliest known form of writing.

Dear Editor, During the past few months I have read, with interest, where talks are afoot to commence uranium mining in Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner ) – The Sexual Offences Act 2009 has been passed in the House of Representatives.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – China should build a cricket  stadium so it can host international tournaments and offer a  neutral venue for Pakistan to stage their matches, former  Pakistan captain Javed Miandad said yesterday.

Reasons for the Rapid Growth of a Black peasantry in British Guiana and Trinidad immediately after 1838 (Part One) By Clyde W.

-RDC and Municipality The Regional Democratic Council of Region Ten and the Mayor and Town Council of Linden have both expressed concern at what they call the “continuing freeze” on loans from the EU-funded Linden Economic Advancement Fund (LEAF), which is having a ripple effect in employment and other sectors.

New Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali is showing an aptitude for getting things done that only a few of his colleagues have displayed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Developing nations must adopt  targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and they need to do  their share to reduce global warming, Mexican President Felipe  Calderon said yesterday.

Europeans demand tough rules LONDON, (Reuters) – France and Germany joined forces  yesterday to demand world leaders deliver on pledges of tough  financial market regulation at a crisis summit, with French  President Nicolas Sarkozy saying “this is not negotiable”.