Daily Archive: Sunday, January 10, 2010

– cops looking at all angles As investigations continue into Friday night’s killing of Vibert Weekes, police have taken note of the man’s involvement last year in a fracas with the proprietor of a popular local fish shop, which had stemmed from a shooting incident at the National Gymnasium, a senior police source said.

Former army major David Clarke may not have been presented with the opportunity to become involved in criminal activities if the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had not been deployed in the troubled village of Buxton in an attempt to quell the criminal violence on the East Coast.

GT&T yesterday commissioned the shore-end landing of the Suriname–Guyana Submarine Cable System (SG-SCS), a US$30 million investment, which the company stated will provide significant opportunities for the information technology sector here.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan has withdrawn from Guyana’s squad with a back injury, further depleting the side ahead of their opening match of the WICB Regional Four-Day, first class season next weekend in Antigua.

Every moment in our lives is embedded in the extraordinary architecture of our minds.

The two persons who were injured in Friday night’s brazen attack by gunmen at the Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant were up to press time still hospitalized in serious condition and the murdered waitress was hailed by her employers and relatives as heroic.

The Banks Group Comment Ram and McRae has identified and announced as one of the activities and initiatives for its 25th anniversary being observed this year, an award for the best Annual Report by any Guyanese company.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Predictably, Olympic and World sprint champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser were named Athletes-of-the-Year for 2009.

A Guyanese man appeared in a London court yesterday charged with murdering a pub landlord’s son on New Year’s Eve during a scuffle.

By Rawle Toney Acting president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) David Patterson believes that 2009 was a tragic year laced with unfulfilled promises for the sport.

As I have pointed out earlier, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and its associated Joint Concept Note are best evaluated in the context of the outcomes of the recent United Nations Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change and global warming.

By Dr Santosh Mhetre, MD  (Paediatrics) What is gastroenteritis (commonly called gastro)?

DOHA, (Reuters) – Nikolay Davydenko saved two match  points as he made a remarkable recovery to beat Rafael Nadal 0-6  7-6 6-4 in the Qatar Open final yesterday.

Traffic Chief of ‘B’ Division Owen Trotz confirmed yesterday that a number of minibuses had been pulled off the road during a campaign in Region Six on Friday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans rushed to the shops  yesterday, fearful of price rises after a currency  devaluation that will let President Hugo Chavez boost  government spending ahead of an election but feeds opposition  charges of economic mismanagement.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas,  (Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks  exploded for 42 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from  divisional rivals the San Antonio Spurs for a 112-103 victory  on Friday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The suicide bomber who killed  CIA agents in Afghanistan had made a video calling on militants  to avenge the death of the Pakistani Taliban leader by carrying  out attacks in and outside the United States, al Jazeera said.

Last week we published the provisions of the National Insurance and Social Security (Amendment) Bill 2009.

– report highlights several operational problems Inadequate cane supply continues to plague the new Skeldon factory which is currently operating at around 50 per cent capacity, but a report completed last year found operational issues including various problems with the diffuser.

For the second time in just over a month, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday tabled two more financial papers in the National Assembly, this time seeking approval for over $8 billion in supplementary provisions for current and capital expenditure for last year.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – US law enforcement agencies are reporting a surprising drop in crime last year,  with homicide rates in some major cities plunging to levels not  seen in four decades, despite a deep and prolonged recession.

MINSK (Reuters) – Russia and Belarus failed yesterday to agree a new oil supply deal, the Belarussian  government said, in a development that has revived fears of  supply cutoffs to parts of Europe and pushed up prices.

Says Tony Cozier It’s a strange but significant phenomenon that Test cricket chooses the time when its obituaries are being certainly prepared to confirm the values that have kept it going for 133 years.

The annual Hastings tournament ended in a four-way tie for first place between grandmasters Mark Hebden, British champion David Howell, Andrei Istratescu of Romania and Romain Edouard of France.

As they would be, the West Indies Cricket Board’s top men, Julian Hunte and Ernest Hilaire, are upbeat about the regional first-class season that started on Friday in Jamaica.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese negotiators achieved  their goal at Copenhagen climate talks in ensuring financial  aid for developing nations was not linked to external reviews  of China’s environmental plans, its top climate envoy said yesterday.

After months of fundraising, which involved serious pavement pounding including in freezing weather in New York this winter, Kids First Fund (KF2) garnered and sent just over half of what it owed a hospital in India for heart surgery performed on 12 Guyanese children only to be told last week that the bank drafts would be returned as government had finally settled the bill.

A few important statements were made in the theatre in Guyana during the years 2008 and 2009. 

Dear Editor, GuySuCo and GAWU wages talks broke down at conciliation on October 29, 2009.

INNSWOOD, Jamaica, CMC – Wavell Hinds and Donovan Pagon led solid batting from defending champions Jamaica to lead them to a healthy first innings lead over Windward Islands in the WICB Regional four-day, first-class competition yesterday.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United States has warned  that “regional extremists” were planning an attack on Air Uganda  flights between southern Sudan and Kampala.

(Jamaica Gleaner) While extraordinary levels of violence have severely hit some parishes across the island, St Mary, which customarily takes its fair share of battering from natural disasters, has proven to be one of the safest places to live in Jamaica.

Continued Laryngitis The larynx is the organ (really a cavity) in the upper part of the windpipe (trachea) which has cartilaginous walls, and which when moved by associated muscles will vary the tension of the vocal cords, and hence the quality of the sound produced.

Dear Editor, We refer to your article in Stabroek News dated January 8, 2010, entitled ‘Lumumba mining deal raised queries.’

The Inner Wheel Clubs of Georgetown and Georgetown Central are advocating for greater cervical cancer awareness as International Inner Wheel Day is observed today.

MONTEGO B AY, Jamaica,  CMC – Career-best bowling from Kavesh Kantasingh spun the Combined Campuses & Colleges into a formidable position over Trinidad & Tobago in the WICB Regional four-day, first-class competition yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A dramatic batting collapse by Barbados handed the Leeward Islands first innings points but the encounter remained an open affair at the close of the second day of WICB Regional Four-Day first round matches yesterday.

The University of Guyana will host a one-week Quality Assurance Workshop from tomorrow to follow-up on the situation analysis that was conducted in July.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown express their deepest regrets with regard to an incident that occurred on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in which a city employee, Vishu Seepaul, was severely injured.

By George Soros NEW YORK – We are at a moment when the range of uncertainties facing the global economy is unusually wide.

JUBA (Reuters) – After decades of war fought  for freedom from repression, south Sudan will vote in one year  on independence, but analysts fear a choice to separate will  bring long-simmering problems in the south to the boil.

Dear Editor, Recently, some contributors have come to the conclusion that I am all about criticism, and lacking in offers on solutions. 

PERTH, Australia, CMC – A troublesome side injury has kept Jamaican Chris Gayle in doubt for West Australia’s crucial clash with Victoria in today’s Twenty20 Big Bash, and has again raised queries over his fitness ahead of West Indies’ one-day tour of Australia later this month.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government  filed an appeal yesterday against a court ruling that blocked  its plan to use Central Bank reserves to pay debts and ordered  the bank president’s reinstatement, the Cabinet chief said.

The AFC said citizens must cooperate to meet upcoming challenges and ensure Guyana’s success as the world starts this new decade.

To almost no one’s surprise the United Nations two-week long Climate Change Conference held in December in Copenhagen ended without any binding agreement being reached on how to regulate global carbon emissions.

CABINDA, Angola,  (Reuters) – Two members of Togo’s  soccer delegation died yesterday, a day after the team bus was  ambushed and sprayed with gunfire on its way to the African  Nations Cup in Angola.

Visitors to our gardens include birds and small mammals which make their homes with us. 

The PNCR said this year it intends to continue a vigorous programme in and out of parliament to represent the interests of the Guyanese people.

Dear Editor, The Financial Times reported on January 4 that remittances which Mexican emigrants sent home to their families from the US dropped by 16 per cent year-on-year in 2009. 

LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain’s ruling  Labour party has firmed slightly over the past month despite a  failed attempt to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week,  according to an opinion poll in the Sunday Telegraph.

As the political temperature heats up – and unfortunately it will be raised for two years, since after disposing of local government elections this year we will then have to face a general one next year – most citizens will no doubt try to keep their heads down and confine themselves to attending to their own business.