Daily Archive: Friday, January 22, 2010

…but survivors still struggling PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Shops began to reopen in  Haiti’s capital yesterday and banking services were to resume  at the weekend but the government and aid workers still  struggled to assist masses of earthquake survivors camped out  in rubble-strewn streets.

…as cop fires at fleeing thief A pregnant fruit vendor was shot in the back yesterday morning by a plain clothes policeman pursuing an alleged cellular phone snatcher on crowded Water Street.

Some members of the New Building Society (NBS) are questioning the motive behind its decision to raise interest rates for loans above $8 million from 6.95% to 9.95% per annum.

-had kidnapped his child The body of the man who was found around 1:30 am in a yard at Golden Grove, West Coast Berbice on Wednesday has been identified as a 35-year-old labourer, Howell Henry of Alness, Corentyne.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the US of acting in its own interest around the world and of blocking a visit of regional leaders to the quake-devastated Haiti.

-O’Neil to face Ewell for WIBA title The Shondel Alfred – Corrine De Groot rematch seesaw has finally stopped as Stabroek Sport understands that the fight will now take place in March in Guyana at a date to be announced soon.

– ICC pitch consultant Acknowledging the once rich fast bowling legacy, ICC Pitch Consultant Andy Atkinson feels that Caribbean pitches today represent a disservice to the speedsters.

Director of Mae’s Primary School, Mayglen Charles stated that karate administered at her school twice weekly has aided in the all-round development of the students who attend the classes.

The local cycling season commences tomorrow with the 17th annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited  cycle programme at the National Park inner circuit.

By Marlon Munroe Some life is expected from the normally flat and placid Guyana National Stadium playing surfaces and practice facilities for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup Twenty20 in April after ICC Pitch Consultant Andy Atkinson adds his touch to it.

The Georgetown municipality reported yesterday that it had secured a mandatory order from the High Court to have the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Head Coach of the West Indies Rugby team, Joe Whipple, arrives in Guyana today to resume training for the weekend as the Technical Director of the Guyana Men’s team that will be participating in the IRB USA International Sevens World Series.

Yigit Oktenoglu, the Turkish Casino Director politely declines to pronounce on an opening date for Guyana’s first ever casino.

Leon Wayne yesterday pleaded not guilty to discharging a loaded firearm with intent and robbery under arms when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – England secured a quarter-final clash with West Indies in the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they whipped defending champions India by 31 runs in the last Group A preliminary yesterday.

Says objection to Forestry Commission role in granting mining approvals `non negotiable’ Impending new state regulations requiring miners to provide the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) with a six-month notice of the areas they intend to mine and for which approval would be subject to recommendations made by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) could create chaos in the country’s mining industry according to Executive Director of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Edward Shields.

A 39-year-old taxi driver has not been seen since Tuesday leaving relatives baffled at his disappearance.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when he appeared to answer two indictable charges of robbery under arms and two summary charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Distraught Haitian world boxing champion Andre Berto has pulled out of his scheduled month-end title defence against American Shane Mosley following the catastrophic earthquake in his Caribbean country.

-source says more decisive gov’t role being sought Growing fears among major local private sector entities that employee  savings currently frozen in multi-million dollar pension schemes that were managed by the ill-fated regional investment and insurance giant CLICO may be inaccessible in the immediate future are likely to trigger more “pressure” from private sector umbrella bodies for a hastening of the legal procedures towards the winding up of the company.

Aggrieved security guards seeking to bring one or another complaint against their employer to public attention have frequently sought to engage this newspaper.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rajindra Chandrika stroked a half-century to lift Guyana to a four-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago, in the Haiti relief Twenty20 match here Wednesday night.

Quacy Glasgow and Kenny Pinder who were remanded to jail on January 5 by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on a charge of robbery under arms, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge after the Administration of Justice Act (AJA) was applied to their case.

Even as Guyana prepares for the opening of its first ever casino, controversy is raging elsewhere in the Caribbean over whether casino gambling should be wholeheartedly embraced as part of the regional entertainment industry.

DETROIT, (Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons dominated  the fourth quarter to upset the Boston Celtics 92-86 on  Wednesday, Rodney Stuckey leading the assault with 27 points  and 11 rebounds.

The Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has to date collected some $4.7M to assist sister Caricom country Haiti which was recently ravaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake.

Dear Editor, In a recent interview on Plain Talk, I asked the Prime Minister in his capacity as Leader of the National Assembly whether he was concerned about bills being passed by the National Assembly and not being assented to within the period (twenty-one days) required by the constitution.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Serena  Williams were given the royal seal of approval after dazzling  performances at the Australian Open yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times article which questions the credentials of Dr Janette Bulkan is out of order.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi has overtaken  Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best player and could take  Argentina to the final of the World Cup, coach Diego Maradona  said yesterday.

Final Installment By Jackie This is my final article in what has been a lengthy series on Customer Service.

A 24-year-old musician was remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton charged with robbery under arms yesterday.

-authorities must move to rein in offenders, rescue abused guards Stabroek Business Editor Arnon Adams examines aspects of the crisis facing guards employed by private security firms and the need for government to take steps to check the excessesOn the day that I spoke with Candace she was exhausted, angry and famished.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Sporting soccer director Ricardo  Sa Pinto resigned yesterday after he was involved in a fight  with striker Liedson in the locker room following a Portuguese  Cup tie.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  threatened to fight Wall Street banks yesterday with a new  proposal to limit financial risk taking, sending stocks and the  dollar tumbling.

Dear Editor, There is undue delay in the payment of my severance pay and other benefits by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

– sources HONG KONG/MOSCOW/LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia’s UC  RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer, raised US$2.24  billion when it priced its Hong Kong and Paris initial public  offering at the middle of an indicated range, two sources  familiar with the deal said yesterday.

LUBANGO, Angola, (Reuters) – Substitute Achille Webo  set up two goals as Cameroon snatched a 2-2 draw against Tunisia  to scrape into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals yesterday.

Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of the Lending Services Division.

Dear Editor, As you are aware the issue of the disease affecting plantain and banana farmers in some communities, particularly in Regions 1, 2 and 3, has been in the news for some time through feature articles and letters to the editor.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – With increasing preparations under way for an expected wave of people from the earthquake-wrecked Haiti, the Jamaican Government is looking to international donors for the millions of dollars it expects to spend to house and care for those who turn up on the shores.

-Office of US Trade Commissioner High levels of child labour and trafficking in children persist in Guyana despite laws and regulations designed to eradicate these practices according to the Eighth Report to the US Congress on the Operations of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of  State Hillary Clinton yesterday called for an unfettered  worldwide Internet and urged global condemnation of those who  conduct cyber attacks, as China sought to contain tension with  the United States over the hacking and censorship of Google.

(Trinidad Express) – Only six months ago Jerrold Maule became a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service.

Dear Editor, In the USA of late, any critic of the Iraq invasion is branded unpatriotic by Republicans, and in so labelling the merits of the criticism are lost or ignored.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Leg-spinner Amit  Mishra grabbed four second session wickets as India completed a  113-run victory over hosts Bangladesh in the first test yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Corporations can spend  freely to support or oppose candidates for president and  Congress, the U.S.

Reasons for suicide? Expectedly, naturally, justifiably, scores of Guyanese writers, commentators, ordinary citizens of social conscience have been recording their thoughts on the Natural Disaster in Haiti.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 339’s trading results showed consideration of $2,593,895 from 82,310 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 338 which showed consideration of $3,201,623 from 242,275 shares traded in 16 transactions. 

(Trinidad Express) – Gennike Mayers, a Trinidad and Tobago national working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says the sites in earthquake-ravaged Haiti where the organisation delivered non-food relief supplies on Tuesday were “calm” as opposed to other areas where violence and disorder had prevailed.

Last Sunday, as most of us were consumed by events following the deadly earthquake in Haiti in the northern Caribbean, a seismic political shift was also taking place, almost unnoticed, in the deep south of the continent.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – No international cricket will be  staged at New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla stadium for one year  after a one-day international was abandoned in the Indian  capital last month due to a dangerous pitch.

Dear Editor, One of the real problems of Guyana is that since independence successive governments have failed to make good use of the human resources available in Guyana for the overall development of this country.

The Ministry of Housing and Water will be spending more than $780M to build about 460 more house lots in Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme and several other Region Six areas.