Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 6, 2010

– specialist The Guyana Police Force (GPF) cannot afford not to invest in security camera footage enhancement software, given that such footage could be useful for identification and evidential purposes, a specialist in the field surmises adding that while the equipment is expensive, its benefits to crime solving are remarkable.

-Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that there are several prospective candidates for the Chairmanship of the Integrity Commission, which has been a vacant post for almost four years since the resignation of Bishop Randolph George.

A 29-year old mother of three was last evening robbed and stabbed several times about her right leg while partying at the Georgetown seawall.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday accredited Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies CEO Keith Evelyn as Honorary Consul to Belgium at a brief ceremony at the ministry’s South Road office.

At the end of February, Guyana produced a total of 175,600 metric tonnes of sugar, with 18,628 tonnes exported to markets in Europe and Caricom.

– six women savagely killed March was a deadly month for women since of the ten murders committed six were of women, reportedly at the hands of their partners, decidedly brutal and mostly following years of abuse.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) will be establishing a Post Harvest Technology Department at Burma, Mahaicony to widen its extension services to farmers.

An integrated management plan devised to enhance the Kaieteur National Park is expected to be ready for implementation later this year, after the process was put into motion a year and a half ago with assistance from the World Wildlife Fund.

Guyana’s boys and girls’ U-18 table tennis teams earned bronze medals in the team events after reaching the semi-finals of their respective categories as the 15th annual junior Caribbean championships continued yesterday in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

Dwellers along the roadway along the roadway at Port Kaituma in Region One may be relocated to facilitate renovation works to be carried out.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands,  CMC – Grenadian sensation Kirani James completed the double by winning the 200 metres while Trinidadian Jehue Gordon set his second record of the 39th CARIFTA Games here yesterday in winning the 110 metres hurdles to also grab his second gold of the championships.

After having “a few drinks” and then going swimming, a 30-year-old farmer drowned yesterday at Mora Point, Mahaicony River.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods said on  Monday he had received treatments for injuries from a Canadian  doctor under investigation for smuggling performance-enhancing  drugs but insisted he had never taken illegal drugs.

Land degradation and sustainable land management were among several issues which were discussed between Executive Secretary of the United National Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja and President Bharrat Jagdeo when the two met recently.

The Miami Veterans football team under the captaincy of former national footballer Trevor `Lanny’ Maxwell is in Guyana for friendly engagements against two of Georgetown’s top football sides.

A 40–year-old mother of two was last evening nursing injuries to several parts of her body following an accident on Aubrey Barker Street, South Ruimveldt Park yesterday.

-in his 60s but fitter than many in their 20s His name is Compton Winston Dunbar and he was born on January 29, 1947 to the late Stella Thomas and Bertie Dunbar in a little ward called Stanleytown in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Ellen’s Day Care, Pre and Nursery School of Third Avenue Bartica recently held its annual Easter hat show and pageant.

The Little Red Village on the Essequibo Coast celebrated its first anniversary last month with a series of activities including a church service, concert and fun day.

(Cricinfo) Shane Warne produced the old magic, and Rajasthan Royals yet again defied the odds to stun Deccan Chargers and maintain their incredible IPL record of always defending a 150-plus total.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs recently handed over a solar system to provide electricity and sport gear to the Kamana Village community centre According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Liaison Officer to Minister Pauline Sukhai, Norman Whittaker, handed over the items to the Region Eight Village Toshao Derek Williams.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods took full  responsiblity yesterday for the marital infidelities which have  led to his startling fall from grace and admitted he had lied  and deceived a lot of people along the way.

Five-time West Indies fullbore champion Ransford Goodluck continued his climb back to top form when he secured his second win in as many weeks at Sunday’s Spoon shoot held at the Timehri rifle ranges.

– but residents say transportation costs too high As the ongoing El Nino dry weather phenomenon continues over Guyana residents within the Moruca Sub-Region in Region One are reaping the benefits of a rehabilitated road which cuts travelling time by some eight hours.

Kashif and Shanghai Kings and Victory Valley Royals are through to the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association U-21 tournament following victories in the semi-finals Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hardcourt.

Dear Editor, Has there been a relaxation in the law that bans boom-boxes from minibuses?

Smiles all round! A surprised and “overwhelmed” Annece Hicks (seated) is this year’s Miss Bartica Regatta.

– ‘Dudus’ Grand Jury says officials blocking information (Jamaica Observer) – Three unnamed senior government ministers are now under the microscope of the Grand Jury of the Southern District Court of New York which indicted Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke last August on alleged gun and drug trafficking charges.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Floods and mudslides killed at least 13 people in Haiti over the weekend, raising fears about the vulnerability of survivors of the Jan.

Visitors who went to Bartica to enjoy the Regatta had a difficult time getting transportation back to the city yesterday.

Dear Editor, The following was extracted from an article on April 2: “Demerara Waves understands that several members of the Central Committee are pushing for a greater say in deciding who should be the candidate, failing which several of them have threatened to publicly express their displeasure and begin a campaign for the matter to be taken to the ground-level, possibly through regional conferences.”

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Coach Don Nelson tied the NBA  record for all-time wins with the 1,332 of his career on Sunday when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants using a car bomb and firing weapons attacked the US consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar yesterday hours after a suicide bomber killed 38 people elsewhere in the northwest, officials said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian may sell $5 billion worth of weapons to Venezuela, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said yesterday after a visit to the South American nation.

Dear Editor, I have been observing the protracted dispute between the management of the Bauxite Company of Guyana, Inc (BCGI), its workers and their recognized union – the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU).

MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) – Families huddled in parks and car parks in the northern Mexican border city of Mexicali yesterday after aftershocks from a big earthquake led them to sleep out in debris-strewn streets.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s cricket authorities here are intensifying preparations for the staging of the two One-Day Internationals between West Indies and South Africa later this year.

Grounded: Waiting for the rain to end, Nicholas Alves and his brother with their kite at the National Park yesterday.

AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) – Thousands of Peruvian wildcat miners were locked in a tense standoff with police yesterday after six people were killed during a protest against stricter environmental controls imposed by the government.

(Jamaica Observer) – The body of a male infant, suspected to be a day old, was found on a beach near the Sir Florizel Glasspole Boulevard in Kingston on Monday.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Introduction Economic growth requires a partnership between the public and private sectors.

Dear Editor, My choice for the presidential candidate of the PPP/Civic in 2011 is none other than Mr Robert Persaud, the current Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Forestry in the Bharrat Jagdeo administration.

Up, up and away: Despite the rain, these youngsters were among those who went to fly their kites and have fun at the National Park yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was set to announce today a May 6 parliamentary election which could bring down the curtain on 13 years of rule by his centre-left Labour Party.

INDIANAPOLIS, (Reuters) – Scottie Pippen, a  defensive wizard who played in the shadow of team mate Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls’ run to six NBA championships, was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday.

It was predictable that the US Department of State’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report released on March 1, would be critical of the Government of Guyana’s counter-narcotics performance during 2009.

Church ‘credibility’ hurt The most senior Catholic cleric in the Eastern Caribbean has said the archdiocese in the sub-region is taking steps to deal with any allegations of sexual abuse by priests.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters Life!) – Indian police yesterday seized the passport of the Pakistan cricketer Shoaib  Malik — soon to wed Indian tennis player Sania Mirza — and  questioned him in connection with allegations that he already  has a wife, officers said.

Preparing for launch: These youths prepare to launch their kite at the National Park yesterday.

XIANGNING, China (Reuters) – At least 115 miners were pulled alive from a flooded coal mine in north China after being trapped for over a week, eating bark to survive, prompting jubilant officials to hail their survival a miracle.

Dear Editor, With reference to our Portuguese citizens who still live and work in Guyana, the public ought to know that in maritime history, the Portuguese contributed greatly in terms of early exploration and navigational genius.

By Peter Singer Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne.