Daily Archive: Saturday, December 19, 2009

-Obama struck compromise with emerging powers -most concede pact short on ambition, NGOs scathing COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – U.S.

Several persons, including a heavily-pregnant woman, were injured last evening following an accident on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) public road, in the vicinity of Ogle, where a Route 44 minibus collided head-on with a private car which was ferrying a patient to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Stating that status does not determine the treatment offered to patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy expressed satisfaction with the hospital yesterday, saying its staff acted in a manner appropriate for the injuries Minister Desrey Fox sustained.

Hours after an armed robbery, a man accused of being a perpetrator was fatally shot by police early yesterday morning.

-1,071 cards returned so far After a stream of complaints, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday admitted that some new National Identification (ID) Cards were produced with photographs that do not meet commonly acceptable standards.

Although Guyana is no longer a “least-developed country”, government officials are optimistic that it can benefit from some of the US$100b per annum that the US and others plan to mobilize by 2020 to help these countries counteract the impact of climate change.

A campaign has been launched against unlicensed liquor restaurants or ‘bottom house rum shops’ that are operating illegally across the country, the Home Affairs Ministry, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Police Force announced in a joint advisory yesterday.

Trevor Simon, the watchman found dead at the Diamond, East Bank Demerara house he was guarding, died of asphyxiation, compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

Three years after the multi-million dollar City Mall was opened at the corner of Camp and Regent Streets it is about to change owners, according to reliable sources.

Justice Rishi Persaud has granted an interim injunction in the High Court prohibiting the sale of Ocean View Hotel, which is in receivership, and in the midst of a reported agreement between the bank and current owner, Wilfred Rambaran.

Holiday visitors to Guyana were on Tuesday welcomed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) with traditional local black cake and rum punch as part of a ‘Meet and Greet Christmas welcome’ programme.

Two masked men attacked a female security guard early Thursday morning, clobbering her in the head with an iron bar before robbing her.

Brindley Benn, CCH, one of the fighters for the nation’s independence, was cremated yesterday following a service which highlighted his efforts to put Guyana on a path of peace and prosperity.

The UK-based Guyanese woman who sued her gynaecologist after accusing him of touching her inappropriately was on Thursday forced to drop the suit and agreed to pay the doctor after evidence emerged she had attempted to seduce another doctor.

Police Commissioner Henry Greene is reporting an overall decrease in crime, although there have been slight increases in the West Demerara district, ‘E and F’ Division and Essequibo.

-GWI The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said about 10, 000 Linden residents will benefit from improved water supply when its new well is completed in March.

Operations at the Water Street branch of Republic Bank came to a halt yesterday morning after a bomb threat was made by an unknown caller.

-Windies fightback gallantly but still miles to go Perth, Australia: They may not always get the results to emphasize the point but this is a West Indies team with a new mentality.

-court hears A food and beverages vendor pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of spirits when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday at the Georgetown court.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been banned for two One-Day Internationals for his fracas with Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson during the third Test on Thursday.

The overseas-based Lady Jaguars football team last evening played entertaining football to defeat Suriname 2-0 in their final game of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) International Goodwill tournament last evening at the Enmore Community Center ground.

Accused stolen property recipient on bail The duo accused of breaking and entering the HBTV Channel 9 building and stealing a quantity of items were further remanded to prison, while another man who is accused of receiving some of the stolen items was granted bail.

Three men, who stole construction equipment from a man because he withheld payment for work they did for him, were each placed on $50,000 bail yesterday.

“I real sorry I said that to the guy but I just thought he had to show me some ID before he touch me,” said Phillip Xavier, when he appeared on Thursday before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with disorderly conduct and using indecent language to a policeman.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  reached a climate agreement yesterday with India, South Africa,  China and Brazil, a U.S.

The curtains will come down on the 2009 golf season in grand style with the Grand Coastal Inn sponsored Stableford tournament today at the Lusignan Golf Course,  East Coast of Demerara.

One of the first five winners of GT&T’s Cellionaire Christmas promotion receives his prize.

If style has a rogue child in Guyana it is probably Dorian Obermuller, who brashly walks around with make-up and fashion so loud it screams “you can’t look away”.

Dear Editor, The article in Stabroek News dated December 17, 2009 captioned ‘Berbice bauxite talks in limbo,’ with a strap line which claimed, ‘-Tuesday meeting scrapped after company failed to show up’ is erroneous.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has called up 20 players to train in preparation for an upcoming seven-a-side rugby international tournament early next year.

Here are key points from the agreement, which is titled  “Copenhagen Accord”.

It is inevitable that another Linden team will exit the 20th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament tonight simply because of the scheduling which has pitted Bakewell Top XX against Netrockers.

In the spirit of goodwill, Courtney Benn Construction Company yesterday donated several food hampers to employees, bringing smiles to those who received their bags of goodies.CEO

I am a Christmas junkie. Unlike the Scrooges and the others who “just don’t get” the Christmas spirit, I am normally consumed by the feeling since November if not before.

Dear Editor, As President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and a senior executive of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) I would like to place on record my displeasure and disappointment with the non-selection of Christopher Barnwell in the Guyana national team for the upcoming regional first-class season.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter penned by Mr D Deonarine regarding the right of the Commission-er-General to make public comments in relation to government policies, which appeared in the Stabroek News, dated December 14, and titled ‘The Commission-er-General of the GRA should not be commenting on government policy.’

By Orin Davidson On the field Guyana’s football accomplishments are third world compared to the first world type feats of Caricom heavyweights Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Hi Everyone, each year at Christmas, no matter how organized and prepared we are, there is one area that always has us flummoxed – what presents should we buy for friends and loved ones!

(Trinidad Guardian) – High-level talks between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica on Wednesday focused on forming one carrier for the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agriculture Producers Association (GAPA) and other crop farmers take umbrage at the comments and insinuations of Dr Kenrick Hunte’s letter (‘Guyana should re-establish an agricultural development bank’ SN, December 14) and the Kaieteur News’ Peeping Tom column.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday launched its Christmas Outreach Programme with a donation of $75,000 worth of items to the Children of Promise Eden Orphanage in Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

It was for charity and the patrons showed up and gave willingly.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The American father of a boy at the centre of a Brazil-US custody dispute made an emotional appeal to be reunited with his son yesterday, calling the situation “cruel, tragic and sad.”

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Graeme Swann led  a spirited rearguard action by the England tail as South Africa  ended the third day of the first test 71 runs ahead with nine  wickets in hand yesterday.

Dear Editor, Not everything you hear from the Bauxite Company Guyana Inc is true.

– NEPAD ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s leaders still need to  shed some of the attitudes and values built up under military  rule if Africa’s most populous nation is to reach its full  potential, according to a review by its continental peers.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – The death of Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva will help disrupt trafficking ties between Mexican cocaine gangs and their Colombian counterparts, the Andean country’s police chief said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The United States, Australia, Britain, France, Japan, and Norway have pledged US$3.5 billion towards a programme to run from 2010 to 2012 aimed at reducing deforestation in order to help prevent climate change. It

Cinderella Promotions, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture will entertain Christmas shoppers with its Christmas Peace and Unity Concert on the lawns of the National Museum, Water Street from 10 am on Tuesday.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan  struck his second successive century to lead Sri Lanka to a  three-wicket victory over India in a thrilling second one-day  international yesterday.

For just over two hours on Sunday last, the children who live in orphanages and homes across the country took to the stage at the National Cultural Centre to celebrate Christmas, and what a celebration it was!

MIAMI, (Reuters) – All-Star guard Dwyane Wade hit 25  points and sat out the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat cruised  past the Orlando Magic 104-86 on Thursday.

Dear Editor, As New Year approaches, it is time to make an appeal to politicians and citizens, especially those who participate in public conversations. 

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with “Empire State of Mind.”

Voting progressing well Electoral officials in Dominica were reporting a steady trickle of voters heading for polling booths around the country yesterday morning, as the island holds a general election.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Several developing nations  lined up last night to reject a deal worked out by U.S. 

Dear Editor, With the UN Climate Change summit coming to an end, it is difficult to predict what the final agreement will be among the leaders at the conference.

“Thousands have lived without love,” wrote the poet WH Auden, “not one without water.”

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Yao Ming’s recovery from foot surgery is on schedule but he will not be back on court any time soon, the Houston Rockets and China center said yesterday.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq demanded yesterday that  Iran immediately withdraw its soldiers from a disputed oilfield  on the two countries’ border, but Tehran denied any incursion.

(EUR) – Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, Long Island on March 27, 1970 to Patricia Hickey, an Irish-American opera singer, and Alfred Roy Carey, an engineer of Afro-Venezuelan descent.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia on Thursday demanded Venezuela hunt down and extradite about 15 rebel chiefs it says have taken refuge across the border at a time when the two governments are caught up in a simmering diplomatic feud.

Armed robbers struck at the Hooters Bar at Hardina and Bent Streets, Georgetown on Thursday.