Daily Archive: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Two persons were killed yesterday morning when a car headed to Berbice lost control, slammed into an electricity pole and flipped into a ditch along the public road at Unity, Mahaica East Bank Demerara.

Five men, alleged to be members of a gang which terrorized Berbice since May, appeared before Magistrate Chandra Sohan at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with 19 counts of robbery under arms and were remanded to prison.

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBF) will be hosting its annual senior championships on Sunday at the National Cultural Centre but the reigning overall champion Mark Anthony ‘Uno’ Perry would not be participating.

By Cathy Richards Hours of torrential rains in Linden yesterday have left families and businesses at both Mackenzie and Wismar in discomfort and with extensive damage.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Trevor Rhone, arguably Jamaica’s greatest playwright, is dead.

Guyana’s Leon ‘Hurry-Up’ Moore seems to be getting busier than anticipated in his climb to become a world champion.

The main opposition PNCR yesterday urged Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy to resign while renewing its call for an international probe into alleged links between the Bharrat Jagdeo administration and confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Runner Caster Semenya was  subjected to humiliating tests in South Africa even before a  gender row erupted over her world championship victory last  month, a South African newspaper reported.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez  has embraced his widely perceived role as the underdog for  Saturday’s non-title welterweight fight against undefeated  American Floyd Mayweather Jr.

– as media conference ends In seeking to build a better media environment locally, local operatives and other stakeholders have called for the urgent enactment of Freedom of Information and Broadcasting legislation and the creation of an independent Broadcasting Authority.

With production numbers holding strong and exceeding 10,000 tonnes of sugar for the fourth consecutive week GuySuCo is projecting that it will likely meet its second crop target.

LONDON, (Reuters) – After deciding not to contest  charges of fixing last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, Renault must  wait for Formula One’s governing body to decide their  punishment.

The four persons held in relation to the murder of Land of Canaan fireman Patrick Daly remained in police custody while two suspects were still on the run up to yesterday afternoon.

(Cricinfo) South Africa’s captain, Graeme Smith, believes that Andrew Flintoff’s decision to turn down his ECB central contract in favour of a “freelance” career has set a precedent that the ICC cannot afford to ignore.

– depositor pickets lawyer’s office The majority of Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) former directors are in court defending claims filed against them for monies owed to the failed institution, but the company’s liquidators recently slapped a second lawsuit on director and Senior Counsel, Peter Britton after he put two properties up for sale.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather Jr, who  returns to the ring this week after nearly two years in  retirement, credits a trip to the Bahamas with his mother for  sparking his hotly anticipated comeback.

A twenty-one-year-old resident of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, yesterday told the court that shortly after he was arrested he walked out of Alberttown Police Station because he was being assaulted by a female police officer.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Former Olympic and world  champion Allen Johnson will face Liu Xiang when the  high-profile Chinese athlete makes his long-awaited return to  action at this weekend’s Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, organisers  said on Tuesday.

– put on two-year bond Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday placed a 28-year-old man on a two-year bond to keep the peace when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of selling the same cow twice to two different persons.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – New Delhi Commonwealth Games  organisers promised yesterday to respond to heavy criticism  and deliver a world class event next year.

Clive Mc Calman of Christianburg scored the first century when play in  the  East Bank Demerara/Upper Demerara League 20/20 round competition commenced last weekend.

– court told A 31-year-old security officer attached to the Linmine Secretariat was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan, when he appeared before her charged with buggery.

Dear Editor, On September 12, 1988, the Open Word, a small newspaper then published by WPA, carried an article with the caption ‘The Dark Time.’

The ninth annual Tony Kissoon Memorial Domino tournament lashed off to a hot start on Monday evening with Arsenal and Meadowbrook Warriors suffering elimination on the first night of action at the Guiness Bar on Durban Street.

– Van West Charles report The Richard Van West Charles campaign has said irregularities during registration and voting affected the results at the PNCR’s recently-concluded Biennial Congress.

Dear Editor, I have noticed at different locations in and out of Georgetown that some drivers are unaware that certain roadways are one way and have been made so for a particular reason.

SZCZECIN, Poland, CMC – Former world record holder Asafa Powell and reigning Olympic and World Champion Melaine Walker registered two of five Jamaican victories at the 2009 Pedro’s Cup international track and field meeting on Tuesday evening.

Thirty-year-old Ravi David Singh of Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of having a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s spokesman publicly disagreed with former President Jimmy Carter yesterday over Carter’s contention that some conservative opposition to Obama is based on race.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council should give serious consideration to organising a proper  break before major tournaments, Pakistan captain Younis Khan  said yesterday.

Dear Editor, According to a June 27, 2009 SN news article, ‘Allegation not enough to probe Ramsammy,’ President Bharrat Jagdeo “ruled out any probe into the alleged link between Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan without factual evidence.”

– GWI monitoring Region Nine aquifers As part of its moves to have citizens conserve water during the current dry season, Guyana Water Inc (GWI) has held a workshop with young children and is monitoring usage around the country particularly in Region Nine.

The Ministry of Education’s School’s Welfare Services presented certificates to pupils of the Georgetown Education District who attained more than 95% or more attendance during the last academic year 2008/09 in a grand ceremony at the West Ruimveldt Primary School yesterday.

Dear Editor, Over the past few years there have been statements by the President, the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Health Dr Ramsammy about the infamous laptop.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s domination of  England in the one-day series is providing some small  consolation for their defeat in the tests but shows the wrong  team won the Ashes, former spin bowler Shane Warne said yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama assured Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday he wanted to resolve a dispute over “Buy American” provisions that has dogged ties between the world’s top trading partners.

Nineteen-year-old porter Delroy Nero was sentenced to five years imprisonment by Magistrate Chandra Sohan after he pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery under arms committed on his employer Wazir Dilchan.

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fierce is the battle against a pop diva’s perfume.

Dear Editor, I am replying to your editorial note attached to my letter (‘SN did not follow protocol in publishing findings of Bisram’s July poll,’ September 14).

Structural adjustment and political reform in GuyanaBy Dr Mellissa Ifill Desmond Hoyte’s accession to the president’s office after the death of Forbes Burnham in August 1985, gave rise to fundamental changes in the political and economic direction of the state by the early 1990s.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The St Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee (SKNOC) president Alphonso Bridgewater has lauded retiring sprinter Kim Collins for the tremendous service he has given to the country through sport.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has charged Bolivia and Venezuela with failing to do enough to fight the drug trade, but said it would continue aid to the two countries, both led by critics of US foreign policy.

Chandrika  Shiwprasad hit an unbeaten century as Brewery Department scored a convincing eight-wicket win Vehicle Workshop in the Banks DIH Ltd.

Dear Editor, Alliance for Change Chairman Mr Khemraj Ramjattan believes that the government had a hidden agenda with regard to the ousting of the Mormon missionaries here recently.

The Region Four Administration said it has completed 93% of its physical capital works and 90% of its current works in its 2009 work programme.

The effect of the garbage pile up: Unable to keep it any longer, some residents of Hadfield Street yesterday afternoon decided to take matters into their own hands by burning their garbage on the section of D’Urban Park that runs adjacent to the street.

– Chris Patten is a former EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chairman of the British Conservative Party, and was the last British Governor of Hong Kong.

(Barbados Nation) –  Because of the indiscriminate practice by some Barbadians of abandoning their elderly relatives at government-owned health care institutions, the elderly care facilities at the four district hospitals are now under severe stress.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany could face an extended period of policy gridlock and a greater risk of political instability if Chancellor Angela Merkel is forced into another coalition with her leftist rivals after an election this month.

– preparing for T&T match-up Twenty-five over-40 players have been short-listed to play against the visiting over-40 football team from Trinidad, Point Fortin Civic Center Old Boys, and in an effort to fine tune their preparation they would be coming up against an over-35 selection today at the GFC Ground.

Dear Editor, My attention was caught by a news item captioned ‘Facebook probe leads to Scotia Bank IT Centre’ (SN, September 16).

The PNCR yesterday expressed sadness over the death of Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba, Juan Almeida Bosque, who died on Saturday at the age of 82.

Towards the end of next month, Korea will play host to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Third World Forum, which among other things will seek to find ways to measure economic development and social progress in OECD member countries and the world at large.

Parking lot? Following a collision with another vehicle at the corner of Norton and Haley streets last evening, this car somehow crossed the drain and slammed into this house, bursting a clothes line in the process.

KABUL/WASHINGTON – Afghan President Hamid Karzai won the presidential vote outright in the first round, election officials said yesterday, but the European Union said more than a third of his votes might be suspect because of fraud.