Daily Archive: Monday, March 1, 2010

–arrest halted plan to set up resort Drug convict David Narine had built a ‘mansion’ and a guest house and was in the process of developing a resort near Shell Beach in Region One shortly before he was held and convicted in St Martin on drug trafficking charges.

The FBI is hunting a Guyanese man accused of masterminding a US$7 million mortgage fraud scheme in New York.

CONCEPCION, Chile,  (Reuters) – A massive earthquake  and tsunamis killed 350 people in one Chilean coastal town,  doubling the total death toll yesterday as the government tried  to get aid to hungry survivors and halt looting.

Two persons were rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) after sustaining injuries when a large section of the bleachers at the Christianburg Hard Court collapsed during Mashramani celebrations at Wismar yesterday.

With their operations facing increased scrutiny, miners remain in limbo on the way forward as two weeks after a key meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo, they have heard nothing else.

-can provide water to 4,000 Residents of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara are expected to have an improved supply of potable water following the commissioning of a $63.2M well station on Saturday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – West Indies welcomed new coach Ottis Gibson to the job with horrific batting that condemned them to an embarrassing 26-run defeat in their Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe Geron Williams outsprinted Alonzo Greaves and Robin Persaud to win the annual Mashramani 40-mile cycle road race yesterday from the Demerara Harbour to Bushy Park on the East Bank of Essequibo and back to the Harbour Bridge for the finish.

-West Dem growers say still not getting enough water By Sara Bharrat At 81, all Jaieshwar Persaud knows is rice farming.

By Rawle Toney The overseas-based Guyanese women footballers arrived yesterday and were expected to begin the blending process with the locals’ yesterday afternoon at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground.

…GDF taints Liquid Gold with 1-0 victory Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United opened their defence of their Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League title with a less than impressive performance against Seawall at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) yesterday afternoon.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson granted $80,000 bail to a Subryanville man after he denied allegations of break and enter and larceny when he on Thursday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

-Yarrowkabra, Mortice schools helped In an effort to continue to provide needy persons with a better life, the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF) of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice recently realized Cdn $12,000 ($2.3m) through a fund raising event in Canada.

– Vishal ‘Cheesy’ Singh scores GCC’s third ton National batsman Vishal Singh scored a third Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) century as the team amassed a massive 541-9 declared to defeat Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) by an innings and 193 at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day first division tournament.

Sport Letter Dear Editor, I have read with interest an article in the February 25 edition of your newspaper headlined ‘Umpire calls off match after Providence ground deemed unsuitable for play.’

Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced last week that Cabinet gave its “no objection” to three contracts in the housing and public works sectors.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has expressed its concern over the administration’s handling of the current El Nino dry weather conditions and flayed Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Bucks crushed the  Miami Heat 94-71 for their sixth consecutive victory on  Saturday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Devon Smith belted his 17th first-class hundred and narrowly missed a double as he shouldered a stout Windward Islands batting effort against Guyana on the third day of their seventh and final round WICB Regional first-class match yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Discarded Barbadian allrounder Javon Searles hit a stroke-filled century, but it failed to save Comets from an eight-wicket victory over FC Clarke Road United in the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board’s Sunday League competition.

The People’s Progressive Party has  declared that good will inevitably triumph over evil while noting  that  the  colourful Phagwah festival  celebrates the coming of spring on  one hand and on the other  the story of Prince Prahalad whose deep convictions protected him from evil.

Dear Editor, When one reads the presentation made by the Hon.

The People’s National Congress Reform is urging all Guyanese to use the occasion of the Phagwah festival “to refresh their spirit and enjoy life.”

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook  hit half-centuries for England who cruised to a six-wicket  victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic  overcame a racket-smashing tantrum and a day-long rain delay to  retain his Dubai Championships crown by beating Russia’s Mikhail  Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 on yesterday.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) in its Phagwah message this year, calls for the moral message and lessons from the story of Prahalad to be inculcated into the daily lives of all Guyanese.

Dear Editor, It is Saturday night and I am sitting in my living room surrounded by the hysterical booming of the “magnificent” sounds of one of DJ Stress’s many exasperating events at the Princess Hotel.

GRENVILLE, Grenada, CMC – Jamaica marched to their third consecutive four-day championship title when they flattened Trinidad & Tobago by an innings and 72 runs just after lunch on the third day of their final round WICB Regional first-class match yesterday.

Dear Editor, As I was browsing today’s news online I noticed the new archive facility. 

The IAC extends greetings to the nation on the occasion of Phagwah, particularly to devotees who are guided by the philosophical teachings of Sanatan Dharma.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia,  CMC – Lionel Baker helped Leeward Islands finish the season with a flourish, when he bowled them to a 10-wicket victory over the Combined Campuses & Colleges in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday.

Crane farmers are the first to benefit from one of a dozen drying floors expected to be constructed by the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association (GRPA) at a cost of $180M.

Dear Editor, NCN should be cognizant of the rapid changes taking place in the world.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Storms swept through western  Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and  threatening further damage as powerful winds and torrential  rains moved north, officials said.

As the Hindu community celebrates the festival of Phagwah, Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green called for the nation to spare a thought for Guyana and the wider world, which he noted faces economic and moral contortions.

The Ministry of Agriculture is embarking on a project to supply cattle feed utilizing the remains of rice straw mixed with molasses and urea to create a higher quality of feed.

Dear Editor, The awesome one-man crusade for the colony’s under-privileged workers was launched by Dr Cheddi Jagan during his initial legislative tenure, 1947-1953, against both the colonial administration and big business.

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Millions of people are threatened  by famine in Niger, the new military ruler said yesterday in a  message that contrasted starkly with his predecessor’s  reluctance to talk about food shortages.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column On February 19th a motion was filed in Guyana’s high court to challenge a law that criminalized cross-dressing, and under which seven persons were arrested in 2009 and charged with wearing female attire.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton flew to Latin America yesterday, working to buff a  lackluster U.S.

The Leader of the Justice For All Party (JFAP) CN Sharma has called on all Guyanese to work together for justice, peace and righteousness and to aim to break down the barriers between rich and poor.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Ottis Gibson saw first-hand the huge challenge that lies ahead in restoring the fortunes of the West Indies cricket team.

VANCOUVER,  (Reuters) – Shaun White defied gravity,  Joannie Rochette choked back tears of grief and Petra Majdic  ignored medical advice to haul her battered body to the podium.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) notes that, as in the case of Christmas to Christians, the festival of  Phagwah can attract even non-Hindus to its infectious environment and general merriment  making it truly national in character.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Patrick Manning on Saturday promised T&T will soon be cloaked in a security blanket, making it difficult for illegal arms, ammunition and drugs to penetrate its maritime boarders.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The killers of a Hamas commander  drugged him before suffocating him, Dubai police said yesterday.

When you’re listening to a good band, while your ear is caught by the lead instruments, or the singers, the foundation of the music is that combination of drums, bass, and chording instruments – what musicians call “the rhythm section”.

Dear Editor, In the news headlines, we always hear about Afghanistan,  yet we know nothing much about the politics and history of that rugged country; a history which might surprise many readers when one contemplates the life and times of Ahmed Shah Massoud, a Sunni Muslim born on September 2,1953, and assassinated by bin Laden on September 9, 2001, just two days before 9/11.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s Olympic and World sprint champion Usain Bolt propelled his Racers Track Club to a record sprint relay victory and the mega star also posted a blistering relay split time in the 4X400-metre relay at Saturday’s Gibson Relays at the National Stadium on Saturday.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ Acting Chief Immigration Officer, Edine Griffith is worried about people who come to Barbados and try to set up businesses and then do not live up to their expectations.

In the backdrop of the daily diet of crimes, El Nino, the bottomless woes of the Windies, the plight of key industries like sugar and an imminent elections season it gladdens the heart to read of triumphs which trump the bad and hold out hope for the future of entrepreneurship and the country.

Dear Editor, Guyana is at risk of declining to some 40,000 square miles, if Chávez is allowed to have it all his own way.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson The 40th anniversary celebrations of Guyana as a Republic climaxed with the Mash Day parade last Tuesday and we asked the man and woman in the street their thoughts on this year’s celebrations.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha  has said that Holi will be celebrated  countrywide  today.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan oil company PDVSA  may withdraw from the 320,000 barrel-per-day Isla refinery it  operates in Curacao to protest U.S.