Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A 29-year-old man was shot dead at Sixth and Light streets, Alberttown tonight.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A major earthquake hit  impoverished Haiti today, toppling buildings in the  capital Port-au-Prince, burying residents in rubble and causing  many deaths and injuries, witnesses in the city said.

– questionable housing funds trigger opposition walk-out Government yesterday passed $8 billion in supplementary provisions for last year, shortly after angry opposition MPs stormed out of the National Assembly over the failure of Housing Minister Irfaan Ali to adequately account for $4 billion sought for the housing sector.

Following the fatal shooting of Vibert Weekes on Robb Street, the management of the Red Dragon nightclub is insisting that there was no connection between the incident and the business.

The Guyana Agricultural and General  Workers Union (GAWU) is working towards the official opening of the ‘GAWU Labour College’ for its members, with former adviser to the President on Science and the Environment, Navin Chandarpal  at its helm.

A Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) clerk yesterday pleaded not guilty to larceny by a clerk or servant when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson in the Georgetown Magi-strates’ Court, and he was subsequently put on $200,000 bail.

Government has deemed miners’ response to the proposed six-month notice before any mining can commence as “regrettable” and “counterproductive as it discourages the development of the necessary new mindset that would bring into existence sustainable mining activity in Guyana”.

– judge finds income tax properly deducted Justice Rishi Persaud yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by former managing director of Courts Guyana Inc David Burgess who said the company had agreed to pay him tax-free severance in excess of $40 million, a claim the furniture store has denied.

Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says laboratory testing for the H1N1 virus here could begin shortly as a US team has arrived to facilitate training.

Police sources confirmed yesterday that the Mahaicony resident who threatened to shoot President Bharrat Jagdeo or anyone else who interfered with his land is still in police custody.

A one-year-old boy died last week, after he was crushed by a collapsed verandah.

A new breast cancer awareness programme focusing on the risks associated with alcohol may soon become a reality, according to breast surgeon Dr Kathleen Ruddy.

Co-accused in the Hampshire robbery Ameer Abdulasy alleges that during the shoot-out which left Hemchand Gopaul dead he heard a policeman say the deceased was a thief and should be killed.

A group of persons identifying themselves as “concerned members of the PNCR” are calling for the resignation of party leader Robert Corbin, whom they accuse of abandoning the main opposition’s cause and its constituency and citing his New Year message.

A couple jointly charged with three counts of obtaining money by false pretence in an alleged US visa scam appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

– as  national cricket team departs today for WICB four-day c/ships in Antigua with high hopes By Marlon Munroe A partly depleted national team departs Guyana today for Antigua for their first match of the second round of the WICB Regional Four-Day Championships.

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday said that the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union’s (GB&GWU) labelling of the government as racist is reckless and the resolution of the industrial unrest cannot be helped by such charges.

Esther Perreira had her case of disorderly behaviour dismissed after the virtual complainants in the matter failed to show up in court yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by J. Bulkan in the January 7, 2010 edition of Stabroek News, captioned ‘When was the protection for bulletwood under the forest regulations withdrawn and why?’

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Number three Viral Kohli stroked  his second one-day century yesterday to take India to a  six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their tri-series one-day  match.

As police continue their efforts to identify the woman found murdered at Harlem on Sunday, the taxi driver hauled in for questioning remains in custody.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the SN of January 8 captioned ‘Lumumba mining deal raises queries’ and his letter of defence in the SN, January 10, captioned ‘President granted a petition for a prospecting licence…’ Without casting judgement I quote from a Transparency International document of August 2009 captioned ‘Of corruption, law and enforcement.’ 

Top cyclist Junior Niles carted off the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice, third annual Franco Crawford 46-mile cycle road race on January 3.

Dear Editor, Your article in Stabroek News dated January 8, 2010, entitled ‘Lumumba mining deal raises queries’ refers.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) Bharrat Dindial is reportedly parting ways with the power company.

Dear Editor, I am a resident of Rose Hall Town which is 13 miles along the Corentyne Coast, and my place of residence is a mere 250 feet from the Public Road in the heart of the town.

-says coach Laurie Adonis By Donald Duff Selecting the 12 players for next month’s International Rugby Board Sevens tournament in Las Vegas, United States of America (USA) is turning out to be a headache for the selection panel of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).

Cabinet, including President Bharrat Jagdeo, is to begin an outreach in Region Six today that will cover 30 communities.

A 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty to stealing one bottle of olive oil valued $2,700 from Survival Supermarket on January 8 but the first time offender was placed on a bond.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club for winning yet again the Club of the Year Award.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHT&SC) on Thursday launched its Cricket Development Programme for 2010 with a donation of hygiene kits, educational packages and Polo tee shirts for umpires to the Essequibo Cricket Umpires Association (ECUA).

Dear Editor, I doubt if there is any Lindener who would disagree with Sharma Solomon when he wrote in the Stabroek News edition of December 14, “economic security is what Linden needs.” 

A 31-year-old goldsmith was remanded to prison yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after he allegedly converted gold entrusted to him to his own use.

Secretary of the Guyana National Rifle Association Ryan Sampson said the association’s recent fund-raising raffle had raised over one million dollars.

Several persons, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says, have been hauled in for questioning in relation to Friday night’s shooting at Safraz’s Bar and Restraunt which left waitress Kulmattie Singh dead and two others injured.

Dear Editor, Webster’s dictionary defines ego as the ‘I’ or self of any person; a thinking, feeling, and conscious being, able to distinguish itself from other selves.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Kavesh Kantasingh spun the Combined Campuses & Colleges to a stunning, upset, 151-run victory in the WICB regional first-class competition yesterday, when he bamboozled Trinidad & Tobago’s batsmen for a second time.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, January 7, I joined a 45 route minibus at the authorized park to go to Main Street.

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) officials have confirmed that a survey currently being conducted by the agency on plantain and banana farms across the country is related to the existence of the plant disease ‘Black Sigatoka’.

INNSWOOD, Jamaica,  CMC – Brendan Nash stroked 44 not out to lead hosts Jamaica to a predictable six-wicket victory over the Windward Islands in the WICB regional first-class competition yesterday.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Talented 17-year-old Yannic Cariah stroked an attacking half century but West Indies Under-19s suffered a 41-run loss to Australia U19s in a rain-affected ICC Under-19 World Cup warm-up match yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have kept away from the debate I initiated because far too many jumped to the prejudged conclusion that one’s views are premised from the point of view of either protecting or sheltering a particular political party.

The report on the probe ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo into the treatment that the late minister Dr Desrey Fox received at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) will soon be available to Cabinet, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making “baseless” accusations of a US military plot to distract Venezuelans from real troubles at home, such as a currency devaluation, a top Pentagon official told Reuters.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Leeward Islands had to settle for a draw in the WICB regional first-class competition against Barbados, after bad light brought an early close yesterday.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has intensified its campaign against the unlawful storage of scrap metal and derelict vehicles, warning that such materials should be stored on private land and not on council reserves.

Dear Editor, Today, I put myself in the shoes of those who urge others to see and accept a Guyana of which I know not.

BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson temporarily stood down yesterday to face a politically destabilizing inquiry over money his wife raised for a 19-year-old man with whom she was having an affair.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Jamaican Muslim cleric has been flown back to Kenya despite being deported last week because Nigeria refused to give him a transit visa to Gambia, the Kenyan government said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I see you are again publishing letters on the pros and cons for the existence of an absolute and almighty God.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama yesterday rebuked critics of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has faced calls from Republicans to step down over racial comments he made about Obama.

Puerto Rico cuts staffUnion leaders in Puerto Rico say they anticipate several thousand more redundancies of public sector workers in March.

– domestic abuse accused tells court A 32-year-old mason was placed on $10,000 bail after he appeared in court charged with assaulting the mother of his child.

CABINDA, Angola, (Reuters) – Angola said yesterday it  had arrested two people suspected of taking part in an attack on  a bus carrying the Togo national soccer team to the African  Nations Cup in which two delegation members were killed.

Introduction It is obvious to all of us that the current PPP government has shed all of Dr Jagan’s values of taking care of the working class.

A 41-year-old man was yesterday fined $30,000 or 12 months imprisonment by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for stealing a cell phone.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s devaluation of its currency will further complicate its troubled commercial relationship with neighbouring Colombia, where the economy is already suffering from a breakdown in cross-border trade.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News on January 5, 2010 reported that Prime Minister Samuel Hinds had appeared on a popular talk show and said among other things that his government was currently in the process of reviewing the final draft of the Broadcast Bill.

TEHRAN – Iran’s top prosecutor called for firm action against those behind street unrest after the Islamic Republic’s disputed election in June, in a clear warning that senior opposition figures may face trial.

It is high time that the Guyana Police Force acknowledges the fact that there is a serious problem of corruption within its ranks.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Former South Africa  coach Eric Simons will work as a bowling consultant for India,  the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.