Daily Archive: Saturday, March 13, 2010

By Gaulbert SutherlandSome Indigenous leaders, who recently voiced concerns about the scope of government consultations over forest preservation plans, have since been victims of intimidation tactics, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) disclosed yesterday, while maintaining that genuine concerns of communities cannot be ignored.

-awards him damages after PI delays Murder accused Dunsford Dodson was granted $500,000 bail at the High court yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition leader Robert Corbin met on Tuesday and discussed issues relating to upcoming local government elections.

By Shabna Ullah When blind amputee Latchman Mohabir and his family were asked to leave the house where they were staying at Belvedere Squatting Area, they did not know what they were going to do next.

Representatives of the state-run and private-owned media yesterday signed on to a revised Media Code of Conduct, which will be used as a yardstick for fair, balanced an accurate reporting on issues relevant to the upcoming local government polls and the 2011 general elections.

Five persons suffered minor injuries when a car and minibus collided yesterday at the junction of Camp and Church streets.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Seelal Persaud is now seeking to have the High Court quash the March 9 decision by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to refuse to issue an arrest warrant for drug accused Barry Dataram.

-CGX prospect analysis estimates 2.8 billion barrels on Corentyne holding Angus McCoss, exploration director of London-based oil exploration company Tullow Oil, expects wildcat wells to be drilled here and in French Guiana around year-end, Business News Americas is reporting.

– programme sees 50% of skilled youth placed in jobs By Oluatoyin Alleyne More than 300 single parents who over the past year have undergone training in various areas will soon benefit from government assistance to start up micro businesses to economically empower themselves, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) Alana Brassington said.

– to inspect road link By Cathy Richards A large delegation of Brazilian entrepreneurs is set to tour Linden before month end, in what is being seen as a major kick-start to trade between Brazil and the mining town.

By Tiffny Rhodius This year’s Mashramani celebration was an explosion of colour and fanfare accredited in part to the impressive costumes created.

Following discussions between World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick and the Heads of Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Bank has restated its commitment to assist countries to help build sustainable and inclusive growth.

By Shabna Ullah The El Nino condition has resulted in burnt cane plants as well as stunted growth due to “moisture stress” at the Blairmont Estate cultivation while the water level in the canal has dropped by one ft.

Culture Box It’s about ten past nine in the morning and I am waiting to hop on a bus; don’t feel like it but I don’t exactly have a choice either.

Hi Everyone, Perfect Cornmeal Cou-Cou cooked to the high Bajan standards in 10-minutes?

Market vendors are now hawking vegetables at low prices, bearing out complaints by West Berbice farmers about a glut of produce.

Contestants from the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) took top honours at the National Qaseeda Competition held on Sunday at its West Bank Demerara location.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is urging the public to be careful when purchasing cut fruits being sold in plates wrapped in plastic, saying it might not be fit for human consumption.

Guyana’s next top female model is going to be plus size after three years of the competition because the organizers are only looking for models this year that fit into that category.

A duo appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday, charged with possession of ammunition and firearms without being the holders of licences.

From Gary Tim in New York Guyana’s best chance of scoring its first medal at a global track and field meet has been put into the slot by world-ranked athlete Aliann Pompey as she covets a berth in the Women’s 400m final at the IAAF 13th World Indoor Championships.

Renowned Caribbean singer, Trinidadian Jameel Hoosein was the special guest at the Youman Nabi observance in Guyana this year.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Chinese world indoor hurdles  champion Liu Xiang ruled out the prospect of winning a medal  after a cautious return to global competition at the IAAF  championships yesterday.

Collin Josiah, a father of 11, was on Wednesday remanded to prison for allegedly being involved in an accident on Valentine’s Day that left a man unconscious until his death several weeks after.

The World Bank announces a call for entries in a visual arts exhibition featuring artists from Latin America and the Caribbean and inspired by the idea of change.

By Marlon Munroe Jamaican Olympic silver medalist Grace Jackson on Thursday evening encouraged local athletes to strike a balance between academia and sport whilst addressing them at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) pavilion.

Dear Editor, Henry Jeffrey (‘What results can we realistically expect from the education system given its allocation?’

A Diamond, East Bank woman, who is alleged to have fraudulently converted money she was entrusted with to her own use and also reportedly stole money from her employer, was placed on $50,000 bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Tonight and tomorrow could be the last two chances to see Link Show 26 in Georgetown.

A barber and an office assistant were each placed on $10,000 bail on Monday, after being charged with assaulting each other.

Dear Editor, I do hope that when the history of New Amsterdam Public Hospital is written, it will be stated that the present government presided over its destruction.

– new singles to debut this year Jamaican dancehall and reggae singer, Konshens, has moved into directing his own music videos as the artiste said he refuses to be a “sideshow”.

Essequibo put up a fight on the back of a brilliant 95 from Ricardo Adams but Berbice eventually prevailed over their counterparts at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Castrol Under-15 Inter-County one-day tournament.

The public is invited to a screening of Mirch Masala at the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), New Haven, Bel Air this afternoon.

Korner Kick Sports Bar owner Terry Gittens appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, to answer to a noise nuisance charge.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – West Indies exploited a pitch with generous life and movement to bundle Zimbabwe out cheaply but their batsmen were unconvincing as they stuttered to a four-wicket win in the fourth One-Day International yesterday.

Dear Editor, There has been a general opinion that the problems with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) have something to do with the government’s desire to take full control of the trade union movement.

(EUR) Singer-producer Akon is expanding his business into the $1.2-billion Indian film market with a musical contribution to the soundtrack of RA.One,

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – All-rounder Dwayne Bravo said yesterday his four-wicket haul against Zimbabwe was a signal he had made a full return to fitness following his recent hand injury.

The Sea and River Defence Unit of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications is expected to embark on a programme to re-establish groynes along the Coastland as part of the mangrove restoration project.

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated wishes to respond to a letter, titled ‘A call on GWI to show compassion,’ (KN, March 6).

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Reigning champ Alice in Wonderland is sure to score an easy victory at the weekend box office in North America despite four wide releases which hit theatres yesterday.

Coast guards while returning to Parika from a routine mission on Wednesday discovered about four pounds of marijuana aboard a vessel north of the Hoobu koker.

CARACAS (Reuters) – The Guri dam, which supplies more than half of Venezuela’s electricity, may have to halt a large part of its generation by mid-May if a drought persists, the president of the utility Edelca said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, Mr Christopher Ram is dead wrong in his contention that I have “general direction and supervision over the registration of voters and over the administrative conduct of elections” in his March 11 letter to SN (‘The Minister of Local Government should not have control over local authorities and their elections’).

JERUSALEM  (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined US efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.

ORLANDO, Florida, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic  stormed to a season-high seventh consecutive win with a 111-82 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour, according to new figures from a non-governmental organization.

A Corentyne hire car driver had his driver’s licence suspended after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol when he appeared before Magistrate Krishendat Persaud at the Number 51 Court yesterday.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya yesterday underlined its strong opposition to any move to lift a ban on trading ivory ahead of a meeting on endangered species.

(EUR) – Umm. No. — at least according to a poll by celebrity market researcher E-Poll.

(Cricinfo) Kolkata Knight Riders showed more character than perhaps the first two seasons put together to survive early blows by veterans Chaminda Vaas and Adam Gilchrist at the start of each innings.

Dear Editor, The recent coverage in the media after four candidates threw their hats in the ring to become the presidential nominee for the People’s Progressive Party in the upcoming 2011 national elections is a healthy development in the enhancement of the democratic process.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The ambulance crew that took  golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last  year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the  incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida  police records cited by a local newspaper yesterday.

(EUR) – At this point the whole world knows that Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe can act her big butt off.

(Trinidad Express) – Eleven months after the debacle that saw the mass resignation of the newly-appointed Integrity Commission (IC) members, President Max Richards is ready to swear in his new picks.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday the United Nations needs more women in top positions as it strives to raise the profile of women’s issues and fights gender-based violence.

– Faerber tells ‘Operation Care’ workshop Region Three Chairman Julius Faerber said everyone has a role to play in protecting children and it is vital that persons recognise the signs of child abuse and respond immediately to curb it.

Dear Editor, Every harsh word should be used to describe the logic of a letter by Kamal Ramkarran (SN, March 9) that justifies his father’s (Mr Ralph Ramkarran) disclosure that the constitution makes facility for Guyanese who live outside to vote in national elections.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Like other Hollywood actors, Matt Damon has not shied away from revealing his political views.

Dear Editor, Several customers including myself were provided with misleading information by the GPL office at Anna Regina pertaining to queries about not having received their bills for the period Nov 9, 2009 to December 8, 2009.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook  made a patient unbeaten century in his first test as England  captain to lift his team to a commanding 374 for three on the  opening day of the series against Bangladesh yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti tomorrow to meet the country’s leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban’s spokesman said.

LONDON (Reuters) – The euro zone has agreed a multi-billion euro bailout for heavily indebted Greece as part of a package to support the euro, the Guardian newspaper reported today.

Nine  years ago the Danish statistician Bjorn Lomborg  published a scathing critique of the environmental movement which argued persuasively that despite routine doom-and-gloom  predictions by green activists, in our time “mankind’s lot has actually improved in terms of practically every measurable indicator” and was likely to do so in the future.

Dear Editor, With regard to the letter by Antoine Craigwell (‘No one is advocating turning the society lawless’ SN, March 9), half the response wades in the pathos of someone called “Mark,” who perishes at the hands of homophobes, and, in the recital, assumes a sort of martyrdom on his way home from a fete in 1995.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – WBO welterweight champion Manny  Pacquiao should fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.

British Airways strike action Planned industrial action by British Airways staff could have a devastating impact on the Caribbean’s tourism industry.

Next Tuesday, Sidewalk Café screens Love in the time of Cholera.

LAHORE, Pakistan – Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore yesterday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.