Daily Archive: Monday, April 20, 2009

In a bid to demonstrate government’s commitment to transparency, President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that long promised freedom of information legislation will be introduced in another two months.

A family of four is now homeless after a fire, suspected to have been electrical in origin, destroyed their home at Industry, East Coast Demerara yesterday afternoon.

-mother at wit’s end A young man who set off to work in the interior so his mother could accomplish her dreams of owning her own home has left her in distress instead as he has been reported missing.

-in third leg of 12th Cheddi Jagan Memorial Tactical riding from Robin Persaud enabled him to take the third and final leg of the 12th Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle road race which covered a distance of 50 miles from Supenaam to Charity and back to Anna Regina for the finish yesterday.

-hit and run suspected The mangled body of an unidentified man was discovered along the Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara Public Road yesterday morning.

-aiming to become a good student/athlete Fifteen-year-old Jevina Straker says that even though she was denied a chance of competing at the 6th IAAF World Youth games this year, she is not deterred and will use it as a motivating factor to do even better in the future.

The man, who was taken into police custody after Judicial Manager of CLICO, Maria van Beek was shot last Thursday, remained in custody up to press time last evening and according to police sources he is “cooperating” with investigators.

-Guyana settles for third with seven medals Team Guyana had to settle for third overall at this year’s Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships which concluded on Friday at the Marriott Dome in St Kitts.

Dear Editor, There we go again!  I never heard of Ms van Beek before the Clico affair, but I deplore the vicious attack on her life.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Smalta Easter Junior Team tournament came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club courts as Power House tenderised their opponents to walk away as champions.

-may have suffered eye impairment Selena Rambarat, the six-month-old baby who sustained a fractured skull last month when her mother was attacked by an ex-lover, has been released from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) but the vision in her left eye may be permanently impaired.

Dear Editor, We, the concerned residents of Dochfour, Two Friends, Hope/Lowlands and Ann’s Grove would like to clarify some issues arising from the letter written by the CEO of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Mr Lionel Wordsworth printed in the Stabroek News on April 3, 2009 (‘Studies by both local and international experts indicate that an additional outlet is required for the conservancy’).

-Dyson says it’s a tour of opportunity (WICB) The West Indies start the tour of England today with a three-day fixture against Leicestershire County at Grace Road and Head Coach John Dyson believes the match will be a “great opportunity” for all members of the team.

-Jagdeo tells T&T press conference President Bharrat Jagdeo strongly rejected the notion that he might be interested in a third term when questioned by a local reporter in Port-of-Spain on Saturday night.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian football czar Jack Warner has defended the appointment of new national head coach Russell Latapy and has backed the former midfield star to resuscitate the country’s quickly fading FIFA World Cup hopes.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says he has requested yet again the assistance of the US government in setting up a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office in Guyana, and also for radar coverage in the country’s jungles to detect illegal airstrips.

Dear Editor, I wish to join those who have expressed condemnation at the attempted assassination of Ms Maria van Beek.

-Labour Ministry to probe case On February 21 at around 4 am a mother said goodbye to her 17-year-old son when he left his Kilcoy Squatting Area home to work at sea not realizing that it would be the last she was seeing him alive.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – American Brian Gay, helped by  a monster eagle putt at the second hole, charged to a  scintillating 10-shot victory at the Heritage Classic in Hilton  Head Island, South Carolina yesterday.

Dear Editor, Although I live three thousand miles away from Guyana and follow with great trepidation the steady decline of this country, I must confess that I was not prepared for Thursday’s brazen attempted assassination of Ms Maria van Beek. 

-though declaration only adopted Host Prime Minister, Patrick Manning praised the spirit of cooperation between hemispheric leaders as deliberations wrapped up in Trinidad yesterday, even as they failed to reach a consensus on the Draft Declaration of Port-of-Spain.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Ronaldo showed a burst  of his old pace to score the second goal for Corinthians in a  2-0 win over Sao Paulo yesterday.

Dear Editor, I should like to wish Mrs Maria van Beek a speedy recovery.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese public is constantly apprised of the mundane news of low-level airport, customs, other civil service employees and drug mules being arrested for drug trafficking.

Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran on Friday received a quantity of books donated by members of UK-based Guyanese group.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, (Reuters) – German  Sabine Lisicki clinched her first WTA title by upsetting  fifth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 in the Family  Circle Cup final yesterday.

* Delhi Daredevils win against King’s XI Punjab CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – West Indies fast bowler  Fidel Edwards gave away just six runs in his four overs to lift  Deccan Chargers to an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight  Riders in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article carried in SN on Friday April 10 (‘No significant job losses in the commercial sector yet – Chintamani’) where President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Mr Chandradat Chintamani said that while the downturn in the “economy is yet to result in significant job losses in the commercial sector,” there was an “uneasiness” as “evidence of job losses in other sectors continues to curtail consumer spending.”

A 48-year-old woman suffered injuries to her face after being stabbed by her drinking partner on the Houston, East Bank Demerara public road last evening.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Tim Howard saved two  penalties against his former club to inspire Everton to a 4-2  shootout win over Manchester United yesterday which sent them  into the FA Cup final for the first time since 1995.

Dear Editor, First of all I must offer my prayers for the speedy recover of Ms Maria van Beek.

-424 cases for the year With 424 dengue cases recorded for the year, Health Minister Dr.

-Agri Minister The Ministry of Agriculture is “contemplating” freezing the export of paddy to allow the expansion of its “testing regime”, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News has been criticized for ‘slack’ and irresponsible journalism.

LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies will have to wait a while longer to find out the exact nature of their opposition for the upcoming two-Test series after England opted to delay naming the squad for the first Test at Lords.

LIBREVILLE, (Reuters) – African nations must stop  signing away their natural resources in skewed deals with  foreign firms, the African winner of the 2009 “Green Nobel”  prize, said in an interview.

NICOSIA, (Reuters) – Turkish Cypriot hardliners  swept to victory in parliamentary elections in northern Cyprus   yesterday in a result that could hamper peace talks with Greek  Cypriots essential to Turkey’s EU membership ambitions.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack  Obama said yesterday he saw “potential positive signs” of  better relations with Cuba and Venezuela, but he called on Cuba  to back them up by giving its people more political freedom.

The Fifth Summit of the Americas: A ReflectionMark Kirton is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of International Relations on the St.

Despite several persons being questioned, there have been no new leads in the murders of a father and his son in the North-West District last month.

Dear Editor, I am in India for the general elections which completed its first phase on Thursday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – LeBron James scored 38  points, including a near-midcourt three-pointer, to spark the  Cleveland Cavaliers to a 102-84 victory over the Detroit  Pistons in their Eastern Conference playoff opener on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I have been seriously studying the matter of noise nuisance, legally and otherwise, and I am working with my legal team to bring the necessary actions against promoters and renters of premises in the area where I live.

This week on What the People Say residents on the Corentyne commented on issues that are affecting them.

MONTE CARLO, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal became the  first man to win the Monte Carlo Masters five times in a row  when he beat Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-1 in yesterday’s final.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and 33  other leaders from the Americas met in a three-day summit in  Trinidad and Tobago to debate economic, energy and security  challenges facing the hemisphere.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, (Reuters) – High on a hill  overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, buried deep under the  crumbling limestone of a temple to the goddess Isis,  archaeologists believe the body of Queen Cleopatra may lie.

With 1,500 transactions handled in two days in Region Three, the Ministry of Housing and Water hosted its second ‘One Stop Shop’ outreach programme in Albion, Region Six to inform residents of the housing services available.

President Jagdeo’s insistence on the linking of a probe of CLICO (Guyana) to one of Globe Trust is unacceptable and reveals the most cynical application of political manoeuvring.

Jonathan Holslag is Head of Research of the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies.

This woman of Jackson Creek, a short distance from the Molsen Creek Ferry Stelling was seen doing her laundry at the corner of the road last Thursday.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News is misrepresenting what is happening in Guyana with its Saturday, April 18 title ‘AFC alleges political oppression.’

We have already noted the amount of controversy characterizing the Summit of the Americas to its very end.

-poor access roads affecting livelihood Stallholders at the East Ruimveldt Municipal Market on Tuesday complained bitterly about what one called the “sickening” conditions under which they are forced to ply their trade.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – A growing Western boycott  threatens to undermine a United Nations conference on racism  that Israel’s friends say could become a platform for scathing  criticism of the Jewish state.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – ANC leader Jacob Zuma,  boosted by the support of Nelson Mandela at a final election  rally, dismissed accusations his ruling party planned to change  South Africa’s constitution and appealed for national unity.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – German Sebastian Vettel gave  Red Bull their first Formula One win with a pole to chequered  flag victory ahead of team mate Mark Webber in the rain-soaked  Chinese Grand Prix yesterday.