Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 10, 2010

-until resolution of land issues Indigenous leaders are calling on government and international agencies to shelve policies related to projects like the LCDS, REDD+ until free, prior and informed consent guidelines for land use are in place.

-police arrest husband The decomposing body of a woman, suspected to have been murdered, was discovered yesterday morning in the canal near the sluice at Betsy Ground, East Canje and her former partner has been taken into custody.

Government yesterday declined a proposal by Suriname’s Justice Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi to regulate ‘back-track’ travel between Guyana and Suriname, with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee citing “national interest” concerns.

At least seven people were injured last evening when two minibuses collided at Conversation Tree, along the East Coast Public Road.

President Bharrat Jagdeo urged yesterday that more emphasis be placed on highlighting success stories of businesses in the country as a Rituals Coffee, Roti Hut and Nestle ice cream parlour outlet was declared open at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday refused to grant an arrest warrant for Barry Dataram, as she had not received a request from the US government for his extradition.

When a police constable responded to a report from Hampshire Squatting Area on Monday afternoon he was forced to shoot a woman’s abusive cutlass-wielding former lover in the thigh.

Security experts from Guyana and Suriname were yesterday engaged in their second bilateral meeting as the two countries attempt to grapple with the emerging crimes that transcend borders and affect citizens of both nations.

Time will never completely erase the horrific memories which still linger for those who lost loved ones during the killings at an Eccles gas station and in Agricola on February 26, 2006.

– Guyana team morale high for IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships By Marlon Munroe Defending champions John ‘Big John’ Edwards and Randolph Morgan, along with Regional Open champion Mervyn ‘Spongy’ Moses, are confident ahead of the fourth annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships scheduled for March 18-20 at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Demerara comfortably took care of Essequibo by 61 runs in the first round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Castrol Under-15 limited-overs tournament at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground yesterday.

A man is in police custody after he was found with ganja in a bag he was carrying during a routine check at the Bartica Stelling yesterday morning.

A Charlestown man appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Monday charged with five counts of robbery under arms, two counts of possession of firearm and ammunition and one count of possession of narcotics.

Lower Corentyne and West Berbice through to finals Lower Corentyne and West Berbice have reached the finals of the first ever Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Under-15 Inter-Zone Tournament which is sponsored by National Communication’s Network (NCN).

A suspect in last Wednesday’s robbery-murder at the Cool Square Bar, which left an overseas-based Guyanese dead, has been arrested and is to be charged today, according to police.

The curtains came down on the Ming’s Products and Services Veterans’ Lawn Tennis Tournament under floodlights this past week at the Harry and Ann Panday Tennis Court in Bel Air Park.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh has called for improved performances by both students and teachers in Region Six.

The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will run off a 40-mile cycle road race on Sunday for cyclists in Regions Five and Six only.

(BBC) Brad Haddin raced to his second one-day century as Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in Hamilton to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match series yesterday.

-probe still ongoing Investigators are treating last Thursday’s Eping Avenue deaths as a murder-suicide but they are still exploring all possible angles.

LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has reiterated his call for a Caribbean cricket academy.

Winners in the Region Six Mash 2010 contests were awarded with cash and other prizes at a simple ceremony hosted in the region’s boardroom last Thursday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – A resurgent West Indies will chase a crucial series lead in the third One-Day International today, as they seek to assert their authority over a troublesome Zimbabwe.

The Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) says it will help conduct voter education at various places of worship, where the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will lead the sessions.

Dear Editor, I wish to add my piece to the fiasco surrounding the Nandy Park Playground referred to in a letter in SN dated March 7 (‘The Lance Gibbs Community Playfield is needed for the children and senior citizens’).

Dear Editor, When I first saw the article about Ms Boladass’ death I have to admit that I thought here we go again, another woman beaten, another death. 

Dear Editor, The Women’s Studies Unit of the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus joined with the rest of the world in observing International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8. 

The Ministry of Education has welcomed the move by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) in implementing its recommendations to discipline errant teachers in the school system, the ministry said in a press release.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica will remain part of the West Indies cricket fold for the foreseeable future.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame the absence of LeBron James to earn a 97-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

Dear Editor, About two or three years ago, the construction of a handsome structure made of concrete and painted in white and green was completed.

A Wismar shop owner had the scare of her life on Monday night when a gun-toting bandit robbed her of her takings for the day.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters yesterday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favoured by the United States.

Dear Editor, With reference to your editorial of March 4 about being proactive, so many tragedies could be avoided if people would be more concerned and disciplined.

The Labour Department of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will today begin a four-day outreach in Region Six.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged quake-stricken Haiti yesterday to hold legislative elections “as soon as appropriate,” saying new polls were key to the stability and legitimacy of the Haitian government.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A hat-trick from Nicklas  Bendtner helped Arsenal to a 5-0 thumping of Porto yesterday as  they overturned a first-leg deficit with nonchalant ease to  reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Dear Editor, Basically the mission of the National Insurance Scheme is to provide social security and associated benefits to its contributors, providing all the necessary requirements are fulfilled.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – Filipino ring king Manny  Pacquiao said his lightning fast speed will be enough to nullify  Joshua Clottey’s size advantage when the two meet in Dallas on  Saturday.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican said yesterday it was wrong to focus blame for child abuse on the Catholic Church and denied accusations it had sought to cover up paedophilia by its clergymen around Europe.

The Mayor and City Council hosted a training seminar on HIV/AIDS in the workplace, as part of its programme to boost capacity and customer service.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Bangladesh have  omitted veteran batsman and former captain Mohammad Ashraful from the 14-man squad named for the two-test series against  England starting in Chittagong on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) – Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has trained her political guns on Prime Minister Patrick Manning, turning up the heat over the controversial UDeCOTT fiasco and filing, in the Parliament, a motion of no confidence in Manning over his conduct in the matter.

Dear Editor, With respect to the story about Moses Nagamootoo’s readiness to serve as our party’s next presidential candidate in the general elections of 2011 (Sunday Stabroek, March 7), I am indeed excited about this latest development because it is my opinion that Mr Nagamootoo is the change that our party and our country needs.

VIENNA (Reuters) – Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on US roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top US drug control official said yesterday.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the citizens of Georgetown, the George-town municipality and my wife and family, I offer greetings to the UN for highlighting the important and significant occasion of International Women’s Day.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US business groups yesterday criticized President Barack Obama’s administration for its continued failure to resolve a cross-border trucking dispute that prompted Mexico to slap duties on about $2.4 billion worth of US exports nearly a year ago.

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee,  CMC – Jamaican Kimberly Smith sped to the sprint double and led a flurry of Caribbean winners at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight yesterday behind calls for an expansion of US trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake.

Minister wants less state intervention Cuba’s Economy Minister Marino Murillo is calling for less state intervention in the country’s affairs.

OSLO (Reuters) – Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps $50 million, a leading expert said yesterday.

In our editorial last week on ‘The OAS in the hemisphere,’ we observed that our Caricom states, in attending the Mexico conference that established the new Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CALC), had given little notice beforehand that they were committed to this Mexican initiative.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Horace Burrell has painted a grave picture of the finances of the Jamaica Football Federation.

Dear Editor, In reference to a letter by Mr Kamal Ramkarran in SN on March 9, I would like to say that Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s disposition was clearly bent in the direction of registering overseas voters.