Daily Archive: Saturday, May 16, 2009

The four Canadians who were held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics.

-in failed bid to flee Months after walking through the front gate of the Georgetown Prisons, inmate Theon Smith jumped from the facility’s south eastern observation post (OP) in a daring attempt to escape yesterday afternoon.

In the eighteen years that it has been staged, the Supa Stylistics Mother and Daughter pageant has developed a sense of efficiency and an expected taste of good family entertainment.

Digicel and Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) subscribers will finally be able to interconnect via Short Messaging Service (SMS) from next month.

Culture Box Cos’ you’re a pessimist, my friend said, a misguided sentiment if there was one.

Taste Like Home Hi Everyone, Long before the Prime Minister of Barbados announced in Parliament, a week and a half ago, the six-month amnesty for undocumented Caricom Nationals to have themselves regularized, there has been tension.

LONDON, England, CMC – Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson believes Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin are the leading candidates to succeed Chris Gayle as the next leader of the West Indies cricket team.

National Psychiatric  Hospital patient Jermaine Benjamin,  who reportedly went berserk and  attacked  five inmates with a piece of wood  at the mental health institution earlier this month, has been charged with the murder of a fellow inmate.

– Persaud confirms Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Thursday confirmed that a controversial farmer was among the group of investors from the State of Roraima who recently visited Guyana.

The junior selection panel of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has short-listed the 20-man squad which will go into training for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL regional Under-19 tournament scheduled for Jamaica in July.

-refuses other reliefs sought The residents of Arau are entitled to an environment which is not harmful to their health and Chief Justice Ian Chang has declared that the regulatory body must take reasonable steps to ensure that mining does not diminish the value of the land to the indigenous people there.

Guyana’s rifle shooters retained the prestigious West Indies short range full-bore team championship which was contested Wednesday at the Tucker Valley ranges in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports from the Twin Island Republic.

Designer Sonia Noel is back on the radar, unofficially launching Guyana Model Search 2009 and her brainchild project, Designer Portfolio 2009.

…via Kids First Fund initiative Twelve patients will be travelling to India for Open Heart surgeries under the Kids First Fund Initiative.

Classic Indian, Latin and hip-hop will fuse with alternative dance styles this year when the dancers from the APSARA production hit the National Cultural Centre (NCC) stage come next weekend in a production the producers have promised would be “breathtaking.”

South Ruimveldt rounds off star-studded quarterfinalistsJust when people thought that the minnows were going to gracefully exit the inter-ward basketball tournament, along came the Alpha/Bourda side to bring new life to the already captivating competition.

Dear Editor, I commence with a quote from Basil Liddell Hart (1933): “I do not criticize persons, but only a state of affairs.

At the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) yesterday, Dr.

Guyanese in New York can expect a treat on Sunday May 24, when Bhakti Sargam, an evening of inspiring devotionals is held at the John Adams High School in Queens.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon says Cabinet has given the green light for eight contracts in various sectors including two big ones for drugs and medical supplies.

School children are once again being given an opportunity to see some of the popular local artistes on stage for a small fee, compliments of Kross Kolor Records (KKR).

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your Stabroek News issue of Wednesday, May 13, 2009, captioned ‘Forty-foot containers stored on the parapets at Broad and Charles Streets.’

An Enmore family was robbed of cash, jewellery and two cell phones when a masked gunman invaded their home at about 8 pm on Thursday.

A star-studded line-up in expected for the second annual Citizen’s Bank Medal Play Golf tournament today at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Dear Editor, In a letter (SN 12.5.09), Messrs Husain, Ganchand and other farmers in the Mahaica River Valley have expressed their pleasure and satisfaction at the news of the proposal to construct a canal at Hope on the East Coast of Demerara to relieve floodwaters from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

Sidewalk Cafe in collaboration with the Indian Cultural Centre screen Mr and Mrs Iyer next Tuesday.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, (Reuters) – The second  day’s play in the second test between England and the West  Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to  torrential rain yesterday.

Fourteen lab technicians from two regional hospitals and the National Reference Laboratory recently benefited from a five-day training course on microbiology reference.

Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB)and Young Warriors Cricket Clubs will tomorrow clash in the finals of the first ever ABS 40 Overs First Division Tournament organised by the Berbice Cricket Board.

Dear Editor, I have tried to refrain from saying anything unpleasant about Dr Van West Charles’s self-promoting effort of trying to wrest the leadership of the PNC from Mr Corbin.

The Covent Garden Secondary School cricket team, which is making preparations for its participation in this year’s Sir Garfield Sobers Invitational cricket tournament in Barbados, yesterday received a cheque valued $50,000, courtesy of Scotiabank.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For more than half a century, Bob Barker was a mainstay of US television, hosting game shows “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price is Right,” along with the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants.

(EUR) – Actress Vanessa Williams returns to music next month with the release of ‘The Real Thing’, a collection of classics inspired by jazz and Latin music, particularly the work of Sergio Mendes, who first performed the Stevie Wonder-penned title track.

After granting tournament sponsorship to sports clubs in Georgetown and Berbice, the Guyana Beverage Company (GBC) through its Busta brand of soft drinks is extending its arm to Bartica with the sponsorship of a 40 overs-a-side competition in the community.

Dear Editor, Mr Romeo Randolph of Hogg Island drove his motor vehicle PLL 5706 on the Ruby Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, and was involved in accident with another vehicle resulting in the death of Ramesh Sookdeo.

…after years of inactivity After years of being defunct, the Guyana Agricultural Producers Association (GAPA) was yesterday officially relaunched and was hailed as an integral step towards the diversifying of the country’s agriculture sector.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An MP from Britain’s ruling  Labour party has said there was an “unforgivable error” in his  claim for thousands of pounds in expenses for a mortgage he had  already repaid and he would refund the cash, a paper reported today (last night local time).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is hosting a series of workshops for rural communities aimed at enhancing stakeholder awareness on trade issues and building capacity in exploiting related business opportunities.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  yesterday revived the system of military trials for foreign  terrorism suspects at Guantanamo, angering supporters who said  he had broken a promise to end the controversial tribunals set  up by the Bush administration.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Aubrey Alexander’s letter captioned ‘Land should be reserved in the new housing schemes for recreational facilities, etc’ (SN May 13).

DIRECTV and Cityvibe continue their exclusive concert series this weekend with Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy live in concert on Channel 999; the first airing was yesterday and the series will also air today and tomorrow.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The under-strength Houston  Rockets upset the Los Angeles Lakers 95-80 yesterday to force  a deciding game in the best-of-seven Western Conference playoff  series.

(New York, NY) – J Records recording artist Jamie Foxx sets the all-time record for 12 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Urban Mainstream chart with his hit single “Blame It” (TLC’s “No Scrubs” was #1 for 11 weeks in 1999)!

The Parent-Teacher’s Association of the Covent Garden Secondary School is calling on the authorities to address the issue of overcrowding which it says has been a reality at the school over the last few years.

Dear Editor, I wish to advise all citizens in Atlantic Gardens, Happy Acres, Montrose and elsewhere disturbed by Starlite Drive-In’s uninvited noise, that the police have commenced an investigation into this matter.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Pope Benedict forcefully   denounced the Holocaust yesterday, telling Israelis that the  brutal extermination of Jews by the “godless” Nazi regime would  never be forgotten or denied.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – The Kings XI  Punjab caused an upset by beating Indian Premier League (IPL)  leaders the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets yesterday.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a  member of Iraq’s Shi’ite Arab majority, has called for a  reduction in power-sharing pacts that have given minority Sunnis  and Kurds a greater political voice since 2003.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Twenty years ago this week, Paula Abdul scored her second No.

Dear Editor, I have just read Mr Bisram’s latest letter (‘Letter was misunderstood,’ SN May 14). 

-court hears how wife  found woman under bed A woman and her son of Rosignol, West Berbice who were charged with assault were placed on $30,000 bail each when they appeared at the Weldaad Court on Thursday before Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s president  said yesterday powerful enemies are behind a scandal about  claims he ordered the murder of a prominent lawyer, as his  government cracked down on military abuses and drug gangs.

President Obama’s decision earlier this week to withhold evidence of detainee abuse, lest new images of mistreatment and torture “inflame anti-American opinion and [put] our troops in greater danger,” left him sounding eerily like his predecessor.

Dear Editor, Like all other concerned citizens I am interested to know what is the status of the dispute between the Chancellor, Justice Carl Singh and Registrar of the Supreme Court, Ms Sita Ramlal.

(EUR) – Chrisette Michele has scored her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as her sophomore set ‘Epiphany’ (Def Jam) debuts atop the list with 83,000.

Regent Street trading establishment Beepats will be making life easier for its employees as the company recognizes the importance of their personal and domestic needs.

(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and  standings yesterday. Kings XI Punjab beat the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets Standings                                                    P     W     L     T     NR    PTS Delhi Daredevils                                      11     8      3     0      0       16 Chennai Super Kings                              11      6     4      0      1       13 Rajasthan Royals                                     12      6     5      0      1       13 Deccan Chargers                                      11       6     5      0      0       12 Bangalore Royal Challengers              12       6     6      0      0       12 Kings XI Punjab                                        12       6     6      0       0      12 Mumbai Indians                                       12       5      6      0       1      11 Kolkata Knight Riders                            11       1      9       0      1       3 * T denotes tied, NR no result Playing today Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, Port Elizabeth (1030) Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, Johannesburg (1430)

TAIPEI/GENEVA, (Reuters) – Taiwan is set to take part  in next week’s World Health Organisation annual congress for the  first time in 38 years, in what is regarded as a rare diplomatic  opportunity for the self-ruled island.