Daily Archive: Monday, May 11, 2009

-plans to do other cemeteries Members of the Muslim community have decided to embark on a project to clear a section of Le Repentir cemetery.

-major probes still at standstill The police in collaboration with members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday conducted a number of roadblock exercises in A Field Sophia and on the lower East Coast in search of illegal weapons, drugs and criminals.

An American woman who had heroin in condoms concealed in her privates pleaded guilty on Friday to the charge of trafficking in narcotics when it was read to her by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Police recovered a .38 revolver and arrested three bandits who robbed the owner of Dutchie’s Restaurant & Bar at Corriverton, Berbice and four customers of about $300,000 in cash and jewellery at around 7:45 pm on Saturday.

-driver flees Walter Gerald Wilson, who was struck by a car while walking home from a relative’s Queh-queh (pre-nuptial ceremony) on Saturday night, died early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Gunmen on Saturday robbed a businessman of jewellery worth $6M and money while he was making a purchase at a Saffon Street store.

The Joint Services yesterday located and destroyed seven ganja farms at Hauraruni Creek in the Demerara River.

Relatives of Mahaiswerie Shiwcharran, who passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital on April 28 following an accident earlier in the month, are calling on the authorities to ensure that justice prevails.

…as North Ruimveldt, Lodge/Meadowbrook take opening honours By Rawle Toney North Ruimveldt demolished Republic Park/Mocha 85-55, while Lodge/Meadowbrook got past McDoom/Houston 85-63, to become the first two teams to record victories in this year’s Hits and Jams Inter-Ward Basketball extravaganza which opened on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

An outspoken St Rose’s High School team on Thursday won the opening encounter of the third annual Inter-Secondary School Impromptu Speech Competition sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI).

A game of cricket on Saturday afternoon ended tragically for some boys in Perseverance, Essequibo when one of them ran onto the roadway to retrieve the ball and was struck down by a car.

MSC, Everest, GCC record victories Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC), Everest Cricket Club and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) all recorded victories in the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Cellink Plus sponsored first division two-day competition yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaican opener Xavier Marshall has gained a stunning recall to the West Indies team in a 15-man squad announced Saturday for the World Twenty20 Championships in England next month.

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) CEO Bharat Dindyal says the foundation for the new Kingston power plant is now 70% complete as work moves apace to start operations by the third quarter of the year.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul has lost the number one spot in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council player rankings for Test batsmen.

A man who allegedly accompanied another to break and enter Lizzie’s Snackette and steal a quantity of pastries and a case of drinks was granted bail last week when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 40-year-old labourer last week pleaded not guilty to the charge of simple larceny when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The owner of Bran’s Security, Harold Brandford on Wednesday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of attempting to pervert the course  of justice to which he was not required to plead.

-Palms among pilot projects Auditor General (Ag) Deodat Sharma says Value for Money (VFM) audits are to become routine, scrutinizing from ministries to road projects as the annual financial reviews from his office shifts focus to include how effectively public funds are being utilized.

-focus on boosting midwifery services Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran says government is investing $700M in training for health care professionals.

-several ranks turn themselves in The army’s campaign to target absent without leave (AWOL) ranks has seen several turning themselves in and a number of them have since been court-martialled and sentenced, Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best says.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The Houston Rockets stunned the  top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, winning 99-87 without big man Yao  Ming, to level their NBA Western Conference semi-final series at  2-2 yesterday.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Cricket’s governing body  will hold a two-day meeting in London to discuss the  possibility of playing day-night test matches and to find ways  of keeping the one-day format relevant amid Twenty20’s growing  popularity.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French tennis player Richard  Gasquet tested positive for cocaine at a tournament in Miami  last month, the world number 23 said yesterday.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – Sweden’s  Henrik Stenson kept his cool in 90 degree heat to win the  Players Championship by four shots, as a frustrated Tiger Woods  crashed out of contention at the TPC Sawgrass course yesterday.

Thirteen members of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) were officially sworn in last Friday by President  Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President.

The Ministry of Housing and Water is engaging in an aggressive campaign to remove squatters from the land aback the Caricom Secretariat at Liliendaal.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World number two Roger Federer  believes his form is improving all the time and that he still  has what it takes to rattle number one Rafael Nadal and steal  the Spaniard’s French Open crown.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – A referee blunder and a last-gasp  three-pointer from Carmelo Antony gave the Denver Nuggets a  controversial one-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks on  Saturday and a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final.

Residents of Sophia will benefit from a new well which will be constructed to complement the iron removal water treatment plant which is now being built in the area.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Formula One leader Jenson  Button banked his fourth victory in five races yesterday after a  Spanish Grand Prix strategy switch that stunned his downcast  Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming  will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs with a broken left  foot, the team said on Saturday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Her Italian Open victory has  given world number one Dinara Safina confidence that she is  peaking at the right time to try to win her first grand slam  title at the French Open starting later this month.

Dear Editor, Observing Nurses’ Week has been an annual pleasure for me for over fifty years.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ian Bell and Ryan Sidebottom  have been recalled to the England squad for the second test  against West Indies in Durham starting on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The United States is promoting a  peace plan for the Middle East involving a “57-state solution”  in which the entire Muslim world would recognise Israel,  Monday’s Times of London quoted Jordan’s King Abdullah as  saying.

POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad, CMC – Clarke Road opened the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) Twenty20 Club Champions League with an exciting 2-1 bowl out win over Antigua in Group B on Saturday night after Merryboys held on for a tense five-run victory over Preysal at Guaracara Park.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Vietnam acknowledged some human  rights “wrongdoings” in its appearance before a U.N.

Dear Editor, In a sound democracy there must be a loyal opposition, whose role is to ensure that the ruling party adheres to the set of laws and policies that provide justice, security and opportunity for all people.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – An impressive display by  Delhi bowlers helped them to hammer the Kolkata Knight Riders by  seven wickets, allowing the Daredevils to reclaim top spot in  the Indian Premier League standings.

Dear Editor, If mothers continue to be butchered by their male counterparts, then very soon we might not have them to honour on Mother’s Day. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will  aim today to build support for a sweeping overhaul of the  U.S.

Lethem attracting interest (Trinidad Guardian) Repub-lic Bank chairman Ronald Harford and Barbadian billionaire Kyffin Simpson were at the forefront of an international team of investors who visited Boa Vista city in the north of Brazil last week, media sources in that country said on Friday.

(Reuters) – Indian Premier League results and  standings yesterday.   Mumbai Indians beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 16 runs   Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets Standings                        P      W      L      T      NR     PTS Delhi Daredevils                     9          7         2       0       0        14 Chennai Super Kings            10        6      3       0       1        13 Rajasthan Royals                  10      5      4        0       1        11 Deccan Chargers                     9        5      4     0     0    10 Kings XI Punjab                    10        5      5     0     0    10 Mumbai Indians                     10       4      5     0     1       9 Bangalore Royal Challengers  10       4      6     0     0       8 Kolkata Knight Riders            10       1      8     0     1       3 * T denotes tied, NR no result Playing today (GMT)   Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals, Kimberley (1430)

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company last week handed over 50 phones to Police Commissioner Henry Greene for use in the 24th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police from today to May 15.

In the Diaspora (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 D.

– to focus on product development, packaging Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad urged agro-processors to develop and maintain high standards for their products at a meeting held on Wednesday to form the Guyana Agro-Processors Association.

Dear Editor, I refer to ‘Broadcasting committee warns Sharma about Papillon and church programme claims,’ (SN, May 9).

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Pope Benedict today begins the  most delicate part of his first trip to the Middle East, with a  visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Dear Editor, The nation recently celebrated Indian arrival.  There is much to celebrate about the Indians’ remarkable contribution (culture, industriousness, etc) to the nation and the region. 

By Sarah Bharrat with photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street how they felt about dress codes instituted by public and private organizations and if those codes were too strict.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez  threatened on Saturday to withdraw from the Organization of  American States, which he has accused of being dominated by  Washington, after it criticized his government’s human rights  record.

(Trinidad Express) Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma on Saturday heaped praise upon the late Dr Eric Williams, hailing his vision on several societal issues.

Hardly an hour goes by in homes, offices, markets or the streets without some discussion of the monthly `light’ bill from GPL, an encounter with its disconnection crew or a harrowing visit to one of its offices.