Daily Archive: Saturday, May 30, 2009

I met Paula through a friend of a friend. It took a while before she finally agreed to meet with me.

Some men seem to be waging war on women who, overwhelmingly, have been the victims of domestic violence.

– slams ‘distasteful’, ‘unethical’ comments about prior non-disclosure Opposition leader Robert Corbin yesterday revealed that he had his “dysfunctional gallbladder” removed and was treated for his malfunctioning digestive system.

After recently ending a long-term relationship, a Guyanese couple was found dead at in separate homes in New Jersey on Thursday morning.

PNCR leader Robert Corbin yesterday said he had not addressed the issue of contesting for the leadership of his party at its Biennial Congress in August.

With major investments the police force is making greater inroads on crime, but its success is being undermined by weak prosecution and a fixation with the rights of criminals, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said.

A Guyanese was on Tuesday last sentenced to three years in prison in Nevis after he pleaded guilty to stealing a laptop, a silver ring, penknife and a cellular phone from a home.

Vision Guyana Chairman Peter Ramsaroop has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alliance For Change (AFC).

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday appointed three members of the Integrity Commission, while Opposition leader Robert Corbin questioned the wisdom of proceeding with appointments as the consultations on a Chairperson have not been concluded.

– advance to inter-ward basketball final The sounds of the hyped-up fans reverberated throughout the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Thursday evening as scores witnessed North Ruimveldt edge Charlestown/Albouystown 66-60 to take the third and final game of their best-in-three semi-finals.

Airstrip pips RH Lions in sudden death penalty shootout Defending champions Air Strip recaptured their Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Mahdia Inter-Block Football Tournament title after defeating Roger Hinds (RH) Lions on sudden death penalty kicks.

A Dartmouth, Essequibo man was killed yesterday when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving some 40 miles outside Linden and it toppled several times.

Ferrari and the rest of the teams in the Formula 1 Teams’ Association (Fota) have submitted conditional entries for the 2010 championship.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday announced the 20- man squad that will represent Guyana at next week’s Parbo Bier Cup in Suriname and longstanding central defender Howard Lowe has been named as captain of the refurbished Golden Jaguars unit.

Police were up to last evening questioning a suspect in connection with the murder of RK security guard Simone Coleridge.

– outstanding musical career saluted Remembered as a very competitive person, cultural icon Monica Chopperfield better known as ‘Lady Guymine’ was saluted by those who knew her following her passing on Thursday at age 76.

Guyana’s WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) and NABA bantamweight champion Leon ‘Hurry-up’ Moore is set to headline this evening’s foreign invasion boxing card at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden and according to the world-rated boxer, the Linden people would be in for another treat.

(BBC) Frank Lampard has given Chelsea a boost by declaring himself fit for today’s FA Cup final against Everton.

– owner in custody A 16-year-old Wauna Hill resident died on Thursday after he lost control of the tractor he was driving while going downhill.

There are some people who just ooze style and class and designer Patricia Coates is one.

PARIS (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal accused anti-doping controllers of “harassing” tennis players yesterday and defended his suspended friend Richard Gasquet.

A Paramakatoi man was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday afternoon after sustaining a gun shot wound to the left ankle.

Culture Box Listening to Jamaican singer Mavado trumpet how special he is on one of his more popular tracks, if you can bear to, prompts a question, “what is so special about him?”

Kazim Mohamed, the La Penitence man who stabbed his brother to death on January 16, 2005, will spend the next 12 years in jail.

HELSINKI (Reuters) The WBA heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev of Russia and Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan scheduled for today has been cancelled, a spokesman for the promoters said yesterday.

Tastes Like Home (Iraqi-style Beef and Vegetable Stew) Hi Everyone, Me: It’s a great meal to entertain with, it’s vegetables and meat, it comes with a sauce and you can serve it with steamed Basmati Rice.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird remains without a jockey for the Belmont Stakes on June 6 but still looks impressive heading into the $1 million race, his trainer said on Friday.

A 42-year-old labourer was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge of simple larceny when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

LONDON, England, CMC – Former West Indies batsman Wavell Hinds stroked an aggressive half-century for Derbyshire but could not save them from a comprehensive eight-wicket loss to Nottinghamshire yesterday.

(BBC) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting says England may be better off without Andrew Flintoff in their Ashes side, unless the key player is 100% fit.

Designer Sonia Noel is edging closer to the official launch of her “triple treat projects” and has already kicked off workshops for the hopefuls.

BBC) World Twenty20 holders India are confident seam bowler Zaheer Khan will be fit to play an important part in the upcoming competition in England.

– hooded men seen in yard A Friendship, East Bank Demerara businessman, who was shot during a robbery at his home earlier this month, is worried about his safety and that of his family.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – World champion sprinter Tyson Gay tests his form after last year’s Beijing disappointment, and Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown renews her sprint rivalry with Lauryn Williams at today’s New York grand prix.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, May 20, 2009 I was one among many parents/guardians who were invited to a meeting at the Linden Foundation Secondary School (LFSS).

Music lovers are in for a treat next Sunday when the Guyana Music Teachers Association holds its concert at the National Cultural Centre from 3 pm.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian official accused the United States yesterday of involvement in a mosque bombing that killed more than 20 people in volatile southeastern Iran, two weeks before a presidential election.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities another instance of noise nuisance created by my neighbours in Cummings Lodge [names and address supplied].

By Rawle Toney S and P Promotion is promising clean and conscious entertainment this evening  with a show entitled ‘Unite the people’ featuring Jamaica’s rising reggae and dancehall stars Turbulence, Esco and Baby Pink at the National Park This is the first time the group will be promoting a show in Guyana and according to one half of the organistion, Simon Pearson, S and P wanted to present artistes who are new to shores of Guyana and yet still have the vibes to entice the public as well as being popular.

A $148M contract for the construction of the access road to the Haags Bosch landfill site has been awarded to H Nauth and Sons contracting firm and was signed at the Ministry of Local Government’s Kingston offices yesterday.

– worker admitted to hospital Up to late yesterday afternoon, Amanda Sooklall, the snackette owner who had sustained the brunt of an attack launched by bandits at Magic Mall, La Grange West Demerara on Thursday was still unconscious at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre (DDC), East Bank Demerara.

(BBC) – Lance Armstrong escaped serious injury after a fall midway through the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia, which was won by Spain’s Carlos Sastre.

TYNE AND WEAR, England, CMC – Veteran Trinidadian striker Dwight Yorke has been released from England Premiership club Sunderland, a move that could signal the end of his club days in England.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Former US Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton traded jokes about life after the Oval Office and took turns defending each other as they shared a stage in Toronto yesterday to discuss global affairs.

(Jamaica Observer) – More than 200 songs, including titles by Bob Marley, Byron Lee, Mutabaruka, Morgan Heritage, Roberta Flack, Diana Ross and The O’Jays stand to be blacklisted by the Broadcasting Commission if the regulator doesn’t review its directive as to what is suitable to be aired on public radio and television.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Thursday reported its first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu — a 22-year-old man who is thought to have contracted the illness on a trip to Panama.

Dear Editor, Reading the comment on my previous letter on hopelessness among some of the youths in Guyana, I felt compelled to re-look at the PPP 2006 manifesto and its programmes for ‘Developing Sports and Culture’ – page 26 to be exact – since I firmly believe Sport and Culture are among the tools we can use to also address this hopelessness that is eating away at our societal fabric It is also imperative that I make it clear for the detractors of the PPP, this is not PPP bashing, this is soul searching so they should not try to use my letters to grind their own axes. 

Dear Editor, At 7.30am on a cool Sunday morning, May 17, 2009, the telephone rang.

PARIS (Reuters) – A tortured and tormented Venus Williams whimpered out of the French Open yesterday while Portuguese teenager Michelle Larcher de Brito made a very noisy departure from the big stage.

MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida judge awarded nearly $1.2 billion yesterday to a Cuban American former CIA operative who hunted revolutionary Che Guevara, in a lawsuit he brought against Cuba over the suicide death of his father.

The Ministry of Health’s National Lymphatic Filariasis programme will soon start in Region Two even as it reported it has found a reduction of worm infestation in areas where mass treatment had been conducted.

(Trinidad Express) – Victims have described as “fat and dark” a man who for weeks has been jumping from cars and snatching valuables from pedestrians in and around Princes Town.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An international crackdown on piracy off Somalia’s coast has yielded around 100 arrests and put bandits operating near the Horn of Africa on the defensive, US and UN officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The reaction to the recent anti-illegal immigration policies by the Government of Barbados from the PPP was as can be expected.

(Antigua Sun) – The Immigration and the Labour Department through the Ministry of National Security are looking at several ways of tracking visitors to the island from the time they enter to when they are expected to leave.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – LeBron James put on a virtuoso performance in the fourth quarter to will the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 112-102 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday as the Eastern Conference top seeds staved off elimination.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday announced the swearing in of Carol J.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Rihanna is prepared to take the witness stand next month if called to testify against former boyfriend Chris Brown, the singer accused of beating her, her lawyer said on Thursday.

ACP wants concessions African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have requested a continuation of their zero-duty sugar exports to the European Union after 2015.

In what is likely to be one of modern literature’s least memorable scandals, Ruth Padel recently stepped down as Oxford Professor of Poetry after learning that the university was “bitterly divided” over her apparent involvement in a smear campaign against Derek Walcott.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Glastonbury, the world’s largest green field arts and music festival has shied away from rap and chosen Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur as its headline acts this year, a return to its guitar-based roots.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Jamaica’s world-rated light heavyweight boxer Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson is poised to secure his long-awaited rematch with the undefeated American Chad Dawson.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is on course for a drubbing at European elections next week after a scandal over politicians’ expenses damaged him far more than his rivals, an opinion poll showed today.

Dear Editor, Finally, I agree with Peeping Tom; Guyana should refuse to host the Heads of Government Summit in protest at the anti-Guyanese attitude exhibited by the Barbadian government and, yes, some of the locals.

In its aim to promote honest dialogue on sexuality and gender identity in Guyana, the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has launched ‘Painting the Spectrum 5,’ its fifth festival of films dealing with different aspects of same sex relationships.

G. Pascal Zachary is the author of Married to Africa: a Love Story.