Daily Archive: Thursday, April 8, 2010

Faced with scrutiny over the government’s decision to award it the contract for the first phase of the Amaila Falls Project, President of Synergy Holdings Inc.

A Trinidadian national was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to trafficking in narcotics.

Two Haitian families with ties to Guyana arrived yesterday and have been promised continued support by Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand should they decide to resettle here.

-after bauxite row The main opposition PNCR yesterday submitted a Motion of No Confidence against Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir to the National Assembly, saying he failed to protect the rights of bauxite workers in a recent dispute between RUSAL-owned BCGI and G.B.

Plans to transfer GuySuCo’s health services under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health are moving ahead and the corporation’s De Kinderen dispensary in the West Demerara area has been identified as the first facility to be upgraded under the venture.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said that he is still awaiting the Medical Council’s amended decision on disciplinary action against Dr Mahendra Chand, who was responsible for treating the teenage boy who was tortured in police custody last year.

-Rain forces rescheduling of GTM’s Under-19 Inter-County Cricket tournament By Tamica Garnett The scheduled start of the annual Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company sponsored Inter-County competition got off to a false start yesterday.

A young man was stabbed several times last evening not far from his home in North Ruimveldt reportedly by a miner with whom he had a misunderstanding last year.

A teacher who indecently assaulted a pupil at the school he taught at was jailed for two years following a trial at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court.

By Floyd Christie The basketball competition which was previously advertised as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) `Super 8 Wards` Basketball Championship has been renamed the `Mackeson National Super Wards’ Basketball Championship and will begin on  Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

-web-based banking to be launched The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) registered after- tax profit of $991m for 2009 compared to $941m for the previous year and the bank is planning to launch its web-based banking portal by the third quarter of this year.

– manager of national team By Marlon Munroe Manager of the national cricket team Elroy Stephney believes that Guyana stumbled in the final of the West Indies Under-15 tournament because there was some misreading of the pitch conditions at the Gilbert Park last Sunday in Trinidad & Tobago.

Twenty-two days remain before the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World championship in the Caribbean on April 30 and the Guyana leg has stepped on the pedal for the event with the launching of the `Bring It’ bus tour for the tournament.

A post mortem (PM) examination on the remains of the Riverview seaman who was discovered floating near a Demerara River wharf on Saturday night failed to determine his cause of death due to the advance state of decomposition.

Michael Simon emerged as the overall winner in the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Novices and Intermediate competitions in Berbice over the Easter weekend at the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) auditorium.

Sunita Singh, the woman who attempted to bilk a man by pretending she could get him a house lot, was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment after she entered a guilty plea.

Joaan Deo cashed in on her biggest tournament win so far this season when she triumphed in the annual Scotia Bank Medal Play Golf tournament last Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. 

Family and friends of the late Ravens Basketball Club player bid a tear filled farewell to the player on Tuesday at the St.

Dear Editor, The Amaila Falls hydroelectric project is estimated to cost roughly US500 to US600 million.

Five persons, who were arrested by police for the robbery at the Phone Depot store on Middle Street, were yesterday arraigned on robbery charges.

By Floyd Christie Junior national cyclist Neil Reece is preparing to represent Guyana at the Beacon Cycling Festival in Trinidad and Tobago from April 15-25.

A 13-year-old boy, is facing seven charges, including wounding, threatening behaviour, threatening language and indecent assault.

Dear Editor, Last Friday, April 2 Mr Mervin wrote a letter in SN (‘Will Mr Corbin step down as party leader?’)

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the public that Mr Keith Evelyn, Chief Executive Officer of the Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies, has been appointed Belgium’s Honorary Consul in Guyana.

Guyanese across the country will soon be given the opportunity to benefit from free surgeries for a number of illnesses, as a result of the collaboration between the Davis Memorial Hospital and Kettering Medical Centre in the US.

The Veterans of Georgetown Football Club (GFC) started off on a winning note by defeating the Miami Veterans in their annual triangular tournament on Tuesday at the GFC Ground.

DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Opening batsman Danza Hyatt scored a century and fast bowler Andre Russell took five wickets to carry Jamaica to an easy six-wicket win over Ireland in their 50-over match of the Jamaica Cricket Association Festival at Kaiser Oval on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, We refer to a report in the Guyana Times of March 30, page 3, captioned “‘Run away” – Red Thread urges abused women.’

A team of foreign birders identified nearly 360 different species of birds while exploring Guyana’s rainforests and savannahs during a recent familiarisation tour.

Dear Editor, When I read the article captioned ‘City calls for registration of businesses offering accommodation’ on page 17 of the Monday, April 5, 2010 issue of SN I was surprised to see my address listed as an example of an unregistered operation (guest house).

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyz opposition leader Roza  Otunbayeva said today she had taken over the government after violent protests forced the president of the Central Asian  country to flee the capital.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy said the country has experienced a gradual decline in the incidence of tuberculosis, but he believes progress has been slow and that not enough is being done to educate people.

(Cricinfo) In stark contrast to the silence that accompanied the listless defence against Kings XI Punjab, the Eden Gardens faithful responded passionately to a charged performance from Kolkata Knight Riders which derailed Delhi Daredevils’ chase to secure an invaluable 14-run victory.

WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) – The United States and Brazil are preparing to sign a new agreement to bolster defense cooperation, the first accord of its kind between the hemisphere’s two top economies in more than 30 years, officials said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Allen Stanford is in the news yet again, because his knighthood was reversed by the Antiguan authorities.

Dear Editor, The government is seeking to seize the assets of the three Guyanese drug-traffickers – Bernard Clarke, Ian Jones and Lisa Bennett – who were convicted in the United Kingdom courts, according to Attorney-General Charles Ramson as reported in the SN of April 5.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s sugar ministry will  close in the coming months and be replaced by a state-run  corporation, business sources said, in the most important  reorganization of the once-thriving industry since it was  drastically downsized in 2002.

Police in ‘B’ Division made 150 underprivileged children in Berbice happy when they distributed kites to them on Sunday, in time for Easter.

(Cricinfo) The Sawai Mansingh Stadium remained a fortress for Rajasthan Royals, who made it eight out of eight wins at the venue by bulldozing Kings XI Punjab with five overs remaining.

-deny offering bribe Four persons, allegedly found with 111 grams of cannabis at Bartica, were yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics.

History This Week… No.13/2010 (PART 1) By Hazel Woolford This is the first in a two part series that explores the issues of climate change and the movement of people to Guiana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – When West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor returns to competitive cricket Saturday it will be with the full approval of his coach Ottis Gibson.

Dear Editor, Again the management of Starlite Drive-In, promoters and sponsors of shows, have beaten and broken those of us living in Atlantic Gardens and Happy Acres twice in one holiday weekend.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rescuers in Rio de  Janeiro dug desperately in mud and debris yesterday to try  to find dozens of people missing from floods and landslides  that killed at least 133 people in Brazil’s second-biggest  city.

OAS to visit Haiti The Organisation of American States (OAS) is sending a high-level mission to Haiti this week.

-says he was real victim A man who was found guilty of resisting arrest and assaulting two police officers staged a protest against the verdict last week, saying he was a victim of police brutality.

-attackers still to be identified Terrence Parahoo spends most of his time in bed or hobbling around on crutches.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Symonds, the gifted  Australian all-rounder whose international career was undermined  by a series of off-field incidents, has signed for the Surrey  Lions in this year’s English Twenty20 competition.

Every day persons consciously take the decision to drink copious amounts of alcohol and then get behind the wheels of vehicles.

MIAMI (Reuters) – The 2010 Atlantic hurricane  season will produce an above-average eight hurricanes, four of  them major, posing a heightened threat to the US coastline,  the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team  predicted yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) – In a statement to the Senate on Tuesday, Attorney General John Jeremie announced that there would be a “reconstituted” UDeCOTT board-save for its recently appointed chairman Jearlean John- and thanked the outgoing members for their services.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter ‘While science has recognized “intersex” the law does not recognize it’ (SN April 4).

By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Freedom in America will soon be a fading memory.