Daily Archive: Sunday, August 23, 2009

-amid claims of irregularities Incumbent Robert Corbin was re-elected leader of the PNCR last evening, following polls at the party’s 16th Biennial Congress that were attended by numerous claims of irregularities.

The US$110M Skeldon factory was commissioned yesterday with President Bharrat Jagdeo emphasizing cost recovery after all the investment pumped into GuySuCo and insisting that a sufficient cane supply should be available next year and not in 2012 as currently foreseen.

-was badly beaten, relatives say By Zoisa Fraser and Gaulbert Sutherland The battered body of Dweive Kant Ramdass who disappeared on Thursday after joining a boat with three Coast Guard ranks was found floating in the Essequibo River yesterday morning and the army has agreed to pay for his funeral expenses.

Recently-appointed President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean Harryram Parmessar says the body is aiming to set up a Technical Advisory Commit-tee to ensure greater consistency and application of accounting standards across the region.

Four weeks after samples were taken from the body of murder accused David Leander called `Biscuit’ or David Zammet for toxicology testing, there is still no indication from the police as to when the results will be ready and relatives are already pessimistic about whether the findings will ever be released.

Two Guyana Defence Force Officers  graduated as medical doctors (MD) on August 13, after earning their medical degrees following seven years of studies, the GDF said in a press release.

Mothers shop early for school shirts in a Robb Street store yesterday.

Attorney General Charles Ramson says an investigation into Roger Khan’s operations here is possible if a judge were to direct the DPP to initiate a probe since according to him, his office has limited parameters “within which I must operate.”

Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Khrishna Teekadharry, a prison escapee who has been on the run since Thursday August 13.

– full implementation months away Government is moving ahead with partial implementation of the controversial wiretapping legislation but has since given no assurance that it will help the telephone companies cover the costs of having to import, implement and operationalise the high-tech equipment required.

Brazilians don’t know what Guyana has to offer – Brazilian embassy official Local businessmen are interested in doing business with their Brazilian counterparts but many Brazilians do not know what Guyana has to offer.

Police awaiting information from US Investigators are awaiting some information from the United States that would establish links in the July 17 Ministry of Health fire, Commissioner of Police Henry Green disclosed to the media on Friday.

Attorney General Charles Ramson defended his intervention in the High Court levy case involving Clico (Guyana) and AHL Kissoon saying that the acting Registrar acted unlawfully in moving against the troubled insurance company.

Developing human capacity a crucial issue —Dr Watkins Developing human capacity was highlighted as a crucial issue as two conservation organizations began the first of a three-part public discussion series on Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

The Board of Directors of the Caricom Development Fund (CDF) will start full operations tomorrow.

The family of a Bagotstown East Bank Demerara man who was found lying dead by the roadside are convinced that he was the victim of some sort of foul play.

The solid brick exterior of the abandoned Cecilene Baird Centre building at BV, East Coast Demerara, still stands, although the interior, roof and fittings have all been vandalized.

Ian on Sunday I cannot escape the terrible feeling that such pitiless cruelty goes beyond brutality and mad violence.

BERLIN, Germany, CMC – Jamaica majestically crowned their sprinting prowess at the 12th IAAF World Championship by dashing to both 4X100-metre relay gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Stadium last evening.

Pothole or lake? This minibus cautiously negotiates a large hole in the road in Dennis Street, Sophia.

Guyana and the Wider World E – mail address: cythomas@guyana.net.gy Readers requests Eight years ago the then SN editor-in-chief, David de Caires, ask-ed me to contribute a regular Sunday column under the general rubric: ‘Guyana and the Wider World.’

Habeeb Khan was in Wellington Street yesterday autographing copies of his DVDS for purchasers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England set Australia a world  record 546 yesterday to win the fifth and final Ashes test  after Jonathan Trott scored 119 in his maiden test.

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SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean envoys in Seoul to  mourn the death of a former president today held their  first talks with the current leader since he took office about  18 months ago, marking a new conciliatory tone from Pyongyang.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka clinched a  resounding 202-run victory on the final day to take a 1-0 lead  in their two-match test series against New Zealand yesterday.

Consumer Concerns The Guyana National Bureau of Standards monitors twenty-four commodities under its Standard Compliance programme.

By Marlon Munroe An invaluable half-century by Britney Cooper helped Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) win by one wicket in a cliffhanger against Barbados in the semi-final of the WICB Senior Women’s Challenge 50-over tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Some senior clerics want Iranian  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reconsider the nomination of  three women as ministers in his new government, a conservative  lawmaker was quoted as saying yesterday.

Pet Corner (Continued) Lip Fold Pyoderma (LFP) A lot of that which was said last week during the discussion of genuine lip infections would be valid for this ailment as well. 

By Marlon Munroe A fish starts to rot from its head.

Chess This year’s Staunton Memorial, which pits top English grandmasters against their Dutch counterparts, was played from August 8-17.

YANGON (Reuters) – US Senator Jim Webb met  Myanmar top military leader Than Shwe and opposition leader  Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday and announced the release of an  American jailed for visiting the Nobel peace laureate.

By Allan BazilioI have followed from a distance the latest of so many unpleasant situations which have threatened the very existence of West Indies Cricket: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte, embroiled in controversy with the seemingly disgruntled president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) Dinanath Ramnarine.

Nostalgia 464 By Godfrey Chin This is a tribute to the National Library, Georgetown, celebrating its centenary on September 19, 2009.

HELSINKI (Reuters) – A ransom demand has been made  for the lost merchant ship Arctic Sea, Finnish media said yesterday, but the whereabouts of the vessel were still unknown  in a saga looking increasingly like the plot of a spy thriller.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamists  Hamas struck back at an al-Qaeda challenge to their hold on the  Gaza Strip by storming a mosque in battles that left the leader  of the “Warriors of God” splinter group among up to 28 dead.

In Our Time It’s an emotion under siege by our explanatory, know-all, internet age: Wonder, I mean.

For the past two weeks, the entire Caribbean has been rejoicing as one at the exploits of the phenomenal Usain Bolt, of golden boy Ryan Brathwaite, of the glittering girls in gold, black and green and of a host of others competing at the world track and field championships in Berlin under the multiple flags of the region, but all unmistakably West Indian.

Dear Editor, It is obvious that someone in your editorial department is convinced that the name of the largest island in Guyana is ‘Hog’ Island and not ‘Hogg’ Island.

A Gardener’s Diary Before I left New Providence I paid a visit to a local Garden Centre on the West Bank where I bought some herbs.

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Russia and Venezuela yesterday moved closer to an oil venture deal and discussed arms  trade, forging a partnership that may drag Russia into a row  over the US military presence in Colombia.

Camptown and Conquerors claim another three points Fruta Conquerors and Sunburst Camptown drained three more points out of their latest opponents as the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Cellink Plus Premier League continued on Friday with two matches at the Tucville Playfield.

-Calderon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and Brazil should  negotiate a free trade agreement to boost commercial ties,  Mexican President Felipe Calderon said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans joined  rival marches in Caracas yesterday over a controversial  education law that critics say strengthens Presi-dent Hugo  Chavez’s grip over schools and universities.

Under-15 Category – Kidicare Trophy West Coast Zone Zeeburg Youths defeated Uitvlugt Youths by 26 runs: Zeeburg Youths batted first and scored 73 – 6 in ten overs (Chris Persaud 21) while Uitvlugt made 47-6 from ten overs in reply as Andy Rahaman took 4-13.

Santos and Conquerors set up final showdown The Santos and Fruta Conquerors Football Clubs defeated their opponents in the semi-finals yesterday to set up the final showdown in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Courts Pee Wee Under-11 Football Competition.

Amid all the gloom in Georgetown last week, there was one little ray of comedy in the form of some bashful protestors in front of Mr Khemraj Ramjattan’s office.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Pro-business candidates likely  will dominate the race to take over from Brazilian President  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with his handpicked successor and  the governor of the nation’s richest state ahead of emerging  leftist rivals.

ROME (Reuters) – A party at Silvio Berlusconi’s  home, with beautiful girls invited for the prime minister’s  pleasure — it could have been this summer’s story, but this was  1986.

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa  said yesterday he plans to defend his socialist government  with a network of citizen committees, a move that suggests he  is radicalizing his “revolution”.