Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Police are hunting for a woman of Grant 1806 Crabwood Creek, Berbice in connection with the murder of Ram Kanniah whose body was fished out of a septic tank around 11 am on Sunday.

The silence of the government and the army on the indictment of ex-Major David Clarke in the US “raises a lot of questions,” according to Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Raphael Trotman.

The Guyana Medical Council is looking into police surgeon Dr Mahendra Chand’s treatment of a torture victim, according to Council Presi-dent Dr Galton Roberts.

The first round of talks between negotiators from Caricom and Canada on trade relationships saw the regional team emphasising the need for a development-oriented agreement to benefit the region, Ambassador Gail Mathurin said yesterday.

By Mark McGowan Some members of the Trinidadian business community are skeptical about the TCL Group’s “monopoly” on their cement market and they favour the removal of the Common External Tariff (CET) to permit more options.

– as group opens new play park Minister within the Ministry of Education Dr Desrey Fox yesterday commended Every Child Guyana for having reached parents and caregivers of children in ways the ministry has been unable to.

– told self-induced intoxication no excuse Mahendra Singh, called Sunil, who killed his uncle after the uncle demanded that he leave a birthday party at Number 72 Village, Corentyne, on January 5, 2008, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Justice Winston Patterson at the Berbice Assizes.

By Rawle Toney The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) could not have asked for a better semi-final evening as football fans were entertained by two heated clashes on Sunday last at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in the Super League competition.

A parent who had been pushing for an investigation into the allegations that a police sergeant at the Wismar Police Station sexually abused a group of boys said he was forced to drop the complaint because some of the other parents were upset that he made the case public.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Teenaged West Indies opener Adrian Barath says he  is chomping at the bit for his first taste of Test cricket against the mighty Australians.

Typewriter technician Michael Martin Crawford of Lot 9 Martin Luther Scheme, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was refused bail after two indictable charges of rape were read to him by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo in the New Amsterdam Court yesterday.

A young man was yesterday remanded to prison after Magistrate Priya Beharry read a charge of robbery with aggravation to him at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, accusing him of robbing a passenger in a minibus of a $107,000 gold chain.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga has wants officials in Trinidad & Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean to take the game to another level, or run the risk of being irrelevant.

Bevon Mc Cloud pleaded not guilty to larceny from the person when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

After weeks of one-sided matches in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) four-day competition, the tournament’s leading teams Berbice and Demerara clash today in the final round at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

The West Indies have one less threat to worry about in the forthcoming Test series against Australia after fast bowler Brett Lee reactivated an elbow injury in an inter-state match for New South Wales against Tasmania on Sunday that would sideline him for at least six weeks.

Security at the Diamond Secondary School has been intensified within the last six weeks following two stabbing incidents, including one that left a 13-year-old student hospitalized.

A 41-year-old woman who is accused of stealing over $500,000 from a travel agency in Georgetown was placed on $300,000 bail yesterday by Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies batting legend Gordon Greenidge has urged Caribbean countries to follow the example of development and unity set by Trinidad and Tobago.

The Caricom Secretariat intends to use the upcoming bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet-ing (CHOGM) in Trinidad and Tobago to plug the importance issue of Climate Change, Caricom Secretary General Edwin Carrington disclosed yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bruno Senna has carried a burden  of expectation ever since he first stepped into a racing car and  it will only grow heavier when he makes his Formula One debut  next year.

Dear Editor, In an article which appeared in the SN of November 13 about Norwegian officials touring the conservancy, the writer stated, “One of the imminent projects is to build an outfall channel at Hope that will be of enough capacity to relieve the pressure on the conservancy.”

Romix, a South African company which has a new method of building roads has caught the attention of the Ministry of Works resulting in an invitation to further demonstrate the use of the new technology here.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Barely seconds after Manny  Pacquiao had completed a ruthless demolition of Miguel Cotto in  Las Vegas on Saturday, the crowd began chanting “We want Floyd,  we want Floyd” in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Dear Editor, The contradictory information flowing from GECOM as it relates to the distribution of National Identification Cards is harming rather than helping the process, as I have recently learned in a most distasteful manner.

Dear Editor, Norway’s interest and Guyana’s interest are not symmetrical.  How else can one explain Norway ‘rewarding’ Guyana a week after it was graphically revealed to the world that the state (GPF) tortured an unarmed juvenile in their custody? 

The stepfather of the tortured teen yesterday changed his mind about an identification parade, which was to be held at the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the police have blamed this on the intervention of Mark Benschop.

There are sure to be two sets of keen, and nervous, parents in the stands when the West Indies start their tour of Australia at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane tomorrow with a four-day match against state team, Queensland Bulls.

A unique collection of Dr Denis Williams’ work including original manuscripts and study materials was handed over to the Walter Roth Museum yesterday, but it will be a few months before the work is accessible to the public.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from a Government Medical Officer in SN of November 14, captioned ‘Allegation… completely spurious.’ 

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies manager Joel Garner has dismissed recent criticisms leveled at the Caribbean side by former coach John Dyson, stressing that they had moved on from the Australian’s era.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Former India captain  Rahul Dravid joined an elite quartet yesterday when his unbeaten  177 on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka took  him past 11,000 test runs.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has called on the press to find the boy caught up in an alleged child solicitation case involving Office of the President Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy saying that the police have tried to no avail.

Dear Editor, I read with interest Mr Rickey Singh’s article in the Jamaica Observer of August 30, 2009 concerning the CCJ.  

(Reuters) – List of players who have scored 11,000  test runs after India’s Rahul Dravid became the fifth batsman to  reach the landmark on the first day of the first test against  Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday: Player                                                   Country                      Span                             Runs Sachin Tendulkar                             India                           1989-                            12,777 Brian Lara                                           West Indies              1990-2006                 11,953 Ricky Ponting                                    Australia                   1995-                            11,345 Allan Border                                      Australia                   1978-1994                  11,174 Rahul Dravid                                     India                            1996-                            11,000 Source: www.cricinfo.com

BEIJING (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama wrangles over trade and currency policy with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao today, with Iran and North Korea competing for attention at the summit of the two global powers.

The Tourism Ministry and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Saturday participated in an enhancement exercise at the Kingston seawall bandstand and its environs.

Dear Editor, Look at the letter columns and opinion pages in 2009, and they could be from 1999. 

Sixteen-year-old Sonya Valini Yacoob of the New Amsterdam Multilateral School has earned the distinction of being the best Business Education student at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said yesterday that al Qaeda remained the biggest threat to US security, as his aides stepped up pressure on Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with Washington’s strategy in the troubled region.

Dear Editor, A letter, the main contents of which are given below was sent to Professor David Naylor (President, University of Toronto), Professor Mamdouh Shoukri (President and Vice Chancellor, York University), Dr Steven E Franklin (President and Vice-Chancellor, Trent University) expressing my dissatisfaction with their choice of the President of Guyana, Mr Bharrat Jagdeo as a champion of education and the environment.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid’s stirring  27th test century and an exuberant 110 by skipper Mahendra Dhoni  helped India pile up 385 for six on the opening day of the first  test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

The 76-year-old poultry farmer of Number 70 Village who was arrested after he shot a man who was caught in his chicken pen around 2 am on Sunday remains in custody at the Springlands Police Station.

Dear Editor, There has been an outpouring of condemnation and outrage over the recent torture of a young teen at the hands of police officers while in their custody.

PHOENIX, (Reuters) – Steve Nash completed a  three-point play in the closing seconds to give the Phoenix  Suns a 101-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday as  Phoenix managed to maintain their unbeaten home record.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China yesterday distanced itself from proposals to delay a binding climate pact to 2010, but might be willing to sign up to a “political deal” at climate talks next month if it includes strong commitments from rich nations.

A 19-year-old vendor was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail for possession of obscene tapes when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, Public confidence in the police is fundamental to democratic policing, and satisfaction with the complaints process is essential if the police are to secure and maintain public support.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies will be tested by the pace of fast bowler Alister McDermott after the teenager was picked in a 12-man Queensland squad to face the tourists in their four-day first class match starting tomorrow.

VIENNA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran’s belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said yesterday. 

Dear Editor, I am a retired public servant and administrator who is the recipient of 3 pensions that are so ridiculously small that I was ashamed to let my old school buddies know about this when they returned home for the QC reunion held recently.

A night shelter lodger who is accused of wounding another lodger was remanded to prison by Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Norway and Guyana Norway Richest Country in the World-  A handout of US $250M  to Guyana to get some attention in the world after they messed up their environment and forests for so many years is unacceptable 4th   largest oil producer in the world Norway also has rich resources of hydropower Other main industries include shipping, food processing, shipbuilding, aluminium production Norway is ranked highest of all countries in human development Norway was also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.

LONDON,  CMC –  His “Project Bolt” in tatters, British sprinter Dwain Chambers has been spending time these days hailing the exploits of Usain Bolt.

Within weeks of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal of its projected Security Sector Reform Action Plan, a gang of bandits staged an assault on several state properties in the heart of Georgetown and escaped.

BEIJING (Reuters) – The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said today.