Daily Archive: Thursday, June 18, 2009

Phase II of the Transportation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme is set to begin shortly with major works slated to be done along the Timehri to Rosignol roadways after contracts were signed yesterday.

-relatives fear he may have become ‘disoriented’ A 66-year-old US-based Guyanese has been missing since Friday following a visit to a family home in Buxton and relatives fear that he may have become “disoriented” and lost his way since he left Guyana over forty years ago and had only made two short trips back here.

-had just dropped off child at school A 25-year-old mother of four died on the spot when she was struck down by a car while attempting to cross the Providence Public Road around lunchtime yesterday.

Parmanand Dass, one of the victims of the four-vehicle East Coast crash on Saturday night, succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon in the presence of relatives and friends at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Tributes were offered last evening to Pandit Prakash Gossai who is to be cremated in New York today and on Tuesday President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the death has left the Office of the President poorer.

Anthony Singh, the minibus conductor who was shot by a bandit on Tuesday night is in the male open ward of the Georgetown hospital after doctors removed the bullet lodged in his leg.

Four contracts were signed last Friday at the Ministry of Finance for the construction of Belle West Housing Scheme Primary School in Region Three, Bath Settle-ment Nursery School in Region Five and the rehabilitation of South/East Triumph roads in Region Four and Resource Street, Miss Phoebe in Region Six.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted self-bail to a civil engineer and his brother who are accused of erecting a makeshift concrete blockade outside the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) office in April.

Rehabilitation works have started at the Palms Geriatric Institution. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release workers are currently erecting two new reservoirs to boost water supply and they will soon build a recreation facility which is expected to boast a TV room, a games room, a gym and a canteen.

LONDON, (Reuters) – In keeping with a captivating  tournament where sustained excellence has been consistently  rewarded the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finalists have been the  best teams in the competition.

Leon Moore: ‘I really want to give Marques the whipping of his life’ Guyana’s world-rated and WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) and NABA bantamweight champion Leon ‘Hurry-up’ Moore will be facing national bantamweight champion Dexter Marques for his title next weekend and he told Stabroek Sport yesterday that his aim is to give his opponent the whipping of his life.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic,  CMC – Jamaican Usain Bolt majestically recovered from a sluggish start and clocked a fast wind-assisted 9.77 seconds to land the 100 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike IAAF Grand Prix meeting on Wednesday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson has adjourned the Oliver Hinckson advocating a terrorist act preliminary inquiry (PI) to June 29 for decision on whether the state’s application for the case to be reopened will be granted.

-Wolves United crowned BFA under-15 champs Kevin Josiah’s header in the 74th minute propelled Rising Stars past Beacons in the finals of the Digicel-sponsored Bartica Football Association (BFA) three-day extravaganza at the Bartica Community Centre ground over the weekend.

Delon Haynes of 66 Noitgedacht, Mackenzie, Linden was placed on $150,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday  accused of the indictable offence  of receiving stolen property.

Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang has set July 28 for hearing in the Alliance For Change (AFC) election petition case even as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) stands unrepresented in the matter.

Opposition Leader Robert Corbin says the Guyana Elec-tions Commission (GECOM) should be made to answer why it has not yet published the National Register of Registrants (NRR).

-man on $50,000 bail Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday granted a 20-year-old man accused of stealing a quantity of Euros from a woman $50,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Following disruptions in voice and data services on Thursday, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voiced concerns and issued a press release which has led to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) stating that it is being victimized and threatened by the PUC.

EDITORS’ NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject  to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take  pictures in Tehran.

The CIOG remembers Shri Prakash Gossai as a religious leader “who truly understood the Hindu faith” in its message of condolence on his passing.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (Reuters) – Barbados and  Grenada refused this week to allow passengers to leave a  Spanish cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd  because of fears of an H1N1 flu outbreak, authorities and  shipping sources said yesterday.

-tennis association coach By Tiadi Blair In order to boost participation in  tennis, Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan says more financial support and enhanced facilities  must be provided by the government.

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Yemen is in danger of following  Afghanistan down the path to becoming a safe haven for Islamist  militants, the European Union’s anti-terrorism chief said in an  interview yesterday.

`Boxing is a dynamic sport and let’s face it, it is a dying sport in this country. 

GENEVA, (Reuters) – A French woman who confessed to  killing banker Edouard Stern after they had sado-masochistic sex and argued over $1 million was found guilty yesterday of  murder, rather than the lesser charge of a crime of passion.

The third annual regional blind cricket tournament is scheduled for Guyana from July 19-25 and the Guyana Blind Cricket Association (GUYBICA) was presented with a $400,000 cheque from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. inflation numbers  soothed fears of overheating from stimulus spending, China and  Japan offered cautiously upbeat views on their recoveries, and  U.S.

Dear Editor, The Management of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is once again compelled to respond to Mr Christopher Ram, the writer of the Business Page of Sunday June 14, 2009, to correct a number of errors and misleading statements that were made therein.  

The Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS) in Essequibo opened its doors recently to karate under Sensei Amir Khouri (5th Dan) and Senpai Mark Phang.

Dear Editor, We, the residents of Wakenaam, are in no need of an airstrip.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – India’s selectors named a 16-man squad yesterday without batting ace Sachin Tendulkar for their One-Day International (ODI) series against West Indies later this month.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A former Roman Catholic priest  and media celebrity who left the Catholic Church last month  after he was photographed cuddling a woman on a Florida beach  has married his girlfriend, local media reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter in SN by Charles Sohan on the subject of the Ministry of Agriculture cherry-picking items from the proposed Conservancy Adaptation Works study for their Cunha project (‘The Ministry of Agriculture cannot cherry-pick elements from the Conservancy Adaptation Works project because it will not fulfuil the aim of reducing the country’s vulnerability to flooding,’ June 11).

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Iran wants the ability to build  nuclear weapons to gain the reputation of a major power in the  Middle East, the head of the U.N.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea striker Didier Drogba  has been banned for six UEFA matches, two of them deferred, for  his improper behaviour in last season’s Champions League  semi-final against Barcelona, UEFA said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The body of ten-year-old Tecia Henry was found yesterday under a house in Laventille.

Dear Editor, It has been a month since the story of Guyana losing €6M, an equivalent of $1.8B in funding from the European Commission (EC), made headlines.

Forty-five years ago: Were these proposals for power sharing or what?

LONDON, (Reuters) – Winning the French Open was not  just a personal milestone for Roger Federer, it was the making  of him.

(Antigua Sun) – Another Antigua and Barbuda flagged vessel was hijacked last Friday.

Dear Editor, In his contribution, ‘Guyana can do better in the longer term than living off the IMF/WB welfare system’ (SN 9.6.09), Emile Mervin requested that I comment on a few issues which apparently arose from his reading of my presentation ‘If our leaders are to be blamed…’ (SN 8.6.09).

(Barbados Nation)  – A local mortgage company seems set to take over the operations of CLICO Mortgage Finance Company.

BROOKLYN, New York, CMC – Jamaica pounded Guyana 4-1 Sunday to record their second victory in as many games in the 2009 New York Caribbean Football Cup at Jefferson High School.

Importance of Having Valid Travel Documents Installment Eighty-Five Q: What documents are required for Guyanese nationals to travel to the U.S.?

Violent crime is mostly heinous. How else can one describe a scenario where persons set out to batter, murder, rape or terrorise other persons because they are stronger, more powerful or believe they can get away with it.

Dear Editor, It was a solemn afternoon as mourners flocked the Grace Funeral Home on Conduit and Pitkin Ave in Queens on Tuesday, June 16, to view the body of a great spiritual and academic leader – Shri Prakash Gossai.