Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 24, 2009

– GuySuCo accuses union of hasty action After a two-day strike over the non-payment of a day’s Weekly Production Incentive (WPI), angry sugar workers at the Rose Hall estate are set to resume work today; GuySuCo yesterday afternoon agreed to pay up.

The state has withdrawn its appeal in the Barry Dataram extradition hearing almost a year after it began fighting against a High Court ruling which had set him free.

– still seeking buyers Measures in the sugar industry’s turnaround plan had set a timeline of June this year for the disposal of several underper The crippling $3 billion loss from 2008 and projected cash deficits going forward had resulted in the Interim Board examining effective cost management in the industry.

– farmers urged to adjust quickly to improved practices Dr Edward Pulver, an internationally recognized agronomist, says Guyana’s rice yield is low and roughly the same as it was a decade ago.

A 43-year-old miner died after he was attacked and mauled by a jaguar in the Marudi Mountains area early yesterday morning.

-crime prevention summit hears The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday opened a two-day conference on crime prevention, where law enforcement agencies were urged to “rise to the occasion” in the face of significant constraints.

The injured survivors of the horrific Mahaica crash, which left six people dead, are stable and recovering.

Three men accused of stealing a quantity of items valued $150,000 and damaging one minibus door valued $25,000 were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A man who unlawfully had a firearm and a quantity of ammunition in his possession on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

She wanted to make a real difference and yesterday, relatives and friends of Pamela McCarroll, the Project Trust volunteer, who died after falling off a cliff in the Kanuku Mountains last year, donated equipment worth $2.5 mil Some 571 students of the Region Nine educational institution witnessed the handing over of a Risograph machine, a photocopying machine, a quantity of printing paper and ink for the machines as well as an air-conditioning unit.

Another big-name fast food enterprise promises to whet local appetites with delicious pies when Mario’s Pizza opens its doors shortly.

– health officer Region Nine Health Officer Eugene Xavier said he had informed the regional administration about Juan Carlos Stapleton Rodriguez about a week and a half ago, after the man submitted a proposal for opening a clinic, which he had already started to build.

– RamsammyMinister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) remains one of the more stigmatized groups in the country, which he said poses a problem in the fight against HIV.

– Triple header on tonightIt was the same script but a different cast when Ravens and Eagles met in the 3rd Division knockout tournament as the Dyna’s Embroidery-sponsored team soared to a 65-37 win.

Australia are relying on their bouncier home pitches to try to dislodge one of Test cricket’s most immovable objects in the Test series against the West Indies, starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday (Wednesday night, east Caribbean time).

The security guard who was found murdered in the compound of the Soesdyke NDC compound on Saturday died from compound injuries to the head, chest and neck.

Jerome Taylor has pronounced himself fit, ready, eager and confident that he can cope with the additional duty of spearheading an untested West Indies attack in the first Test against Australia, starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday (Wednesday night east Caribbean time).

It was the perfect pinnacle officials of the Lusignan Golf Club were looking forward to following a very busy and exciting year of golf,  and the Power Stout Guyana Open two-day tournament provided that peak to the local season Youth prevailed over age and experience as two phenomenal Guyanese youths, Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram secured the Open men’s and women’s titles respectively against tough competition from the United States, Canada, Suriname and The Nether-lands.

Prize winners of the 2009 National Chess Champion-ships last Friday received their awards at a simple ceremony at Ramphal House, New Garden Street,  George-town.

Dear Editor, Once again a truck/minibus accident takes Guyanese lives, generating widespread calls, once again, for action.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swede Robin Soderling returned to  haunt Rafael Nadal yesterday with a 6-4 6-4 victory as battle  commenced in Group B at the ATP World Tour finals.

A labourer accused of stealing a quantity of car accessories from another man’s car was yesterday admitted to $10,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand,  CMC – International cricket chief Haroon Lorgat yesterday hailed the value of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, saying it had made a precious contribution to the development of the sport professionally.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in December with an eye toward winning support from US lawmakers who must agree to put it into law.

Dear Editor, In an article which appeared in the Sunday Stabroek of November 15, Dr Bertrand, CEO of Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Group of Companies acknowledged that TCL was not competitive but was seeking to be so in the shortest space of time.

Dear Editor, Are Guyanese happy? Do we expect to be happy?

Designers House promises organized vending – Rusal Bauxite Company hops onboard Designers House have come onboard the Kashif and Shanghai organization with the main objective of raising the concession standards in the 20th anniversary tournament which kicks off on December 13 at the National Stadium.

Kenneth Vaughn, the security guard who was discovered dead at his Alexander Street and North Road workplace, died from bleeding and a fractured skull.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The world’s first permanent war crimes court opens its second trial today when two Congolese warlords face charges they ordered subordinates to attack civilians, rape women and enlist child soldiers.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Khartoum’s UN envoy, rejecting a bleak UN assessment of the situation in Sudan’s conflict-torn western Darfur region, said yesterday it was time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave.

Sixteen prisoners, who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday to be further remanded, behaved in a disorderly manner using obscene language and throwing food and drink on the floor.

Dear Editor, Let me start by congratulating the President and his Permanent Secretary for the part they are playing in the lives of workers in this country.

Dear Editor, Most times whenever I address a topic that deals with less serious and everyday troubling issues, some folks upon meeting me would share with me their objections, schooling me on the need to avoid the trivial and stick to those matters causing us much affliction that seem never ending.

The Hydromet office is forecasting that the dry weather phenomenon, El Nino, will strengthen in December even as its effects are being felt at the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

Shane Bond returns to Test cricket today after an absence of over two years as New Zealand look for a positive start to their home series against Pakistan.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brasilia yesterday seeking support for his controversial nuclear programme, the first leg of a South American tour that critics say could dent Brazil’s ambitions on the global diplomatic stage.

Dilshan to play with broken nose KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – Injured Sri Lanka paceman  bowler Dhammika Prasad will miss the second Test against India starting today but opener Tillekaratne Dilshan will play despite suffering a broken nose.

Dear Editor, I was up north between October 24 and November 15 and since I do not know about the information superhighway I couldn’t keep abreast with local news, but I did walk with a picture of the Kaieteur Fall and sold Guyana to all those Canadians I met.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Herschelle Gibbs has been  recalled to the South Africa squad for the remainder of the  one-day series against England.

(BVI Daily News) – A man who fathered a child with a minor and pleaded not guilty to the offence of having sex with a girl under the age of 16 will stand trial today in the High Court.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah has dissolved parliament halfway through its four-year term and called for early elections, state television reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, Too often, too many Guyanese fall over themselves in a rush to point out parallel or worse circumstances in America, whenever certain domestic issues are raised. 

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFC“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them” – Albert Einstein Introduction: Every day, we are bombarded with advertisements on Channel 11 of progress in our country and glossy commercials of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (are played). 

Dear Editor, There is an ugly situation of violence in at least two schools mentioned in SN in Georgetown and Linden.

Democracy ‘health check’ needed A report published yesterday says that many Commonwealth countries have failed to encourage open political competition.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, are anxiously anticipating a successful roll out of the umpires’ decision review system which will be used in the opening Test between West Indies and Australia starting Thursday.

A miner will appear in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court today after he was found with an unlicensed  gun and two matching rounds during a police operation in the El Passo Backdam, 14 Miles Issano on Friday night.

Since September when schools reopened for the new academic year, there have been several serious acts of hooliganism.

CAIRO – Israel has softened its terms for a prisoner swap with Hamas and the two are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of jailed Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza Strip, officials said.