Daily Archive: Friday, April 9, 2010

A gunman pumped four bullets into a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara man last evening, blowing his brains out as he sat alone at his business place.

-breaches uncovered in Region 4 procurement Over $670 million was drawn from the Contingencies Funds during 2008 without meeting the requisite eligibility criteria, according to most recent Auditor General’s report.

-residents angry at ‘sloppy’ police response Two masked gunmen invaded a Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara home yesterday, and terrorised the occupants before escaping with cash and other valuables.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it remains strongly opposed to government’s plan to transfer the health services of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to the state.

The suspects in the alleged plot to blow up the fuel tanks at the John F Kennedy International Airport sought funding from wanted Saudi Arabian Adnan Shukrijumah, according to the prosecution in the case.

The National Assembly yesterday passed a Bill that sets out in law the benefits to which the Leader of the Opposition is entitled and the move was hailed as “a step in the maturing of our governance.”

Essequibo Under-19 bowlers struck back after Demerara dismissed them for a paltry 126 at the end of the first day of the Guyana  and Trinidad Fire and Life Insurance Company  (GTM)/Guyana Cricket Board Inter-County match at the Uitvlugt Community Develop-ment Centre ground yesterday.

-cops criticised for poor response Burglars broke into the Universal Sports store, in Alberttown during an early morning raid yesterday and carted off some $700, 000 in cash, electronics and sport items.

By Floyd Christie Digicel yesterday collaborated with the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) to launch the Digicel 20/20 Cricket competition at the company’s head office.

Over 200,000 public school students will benefit from the School-uniform Distribution Programme this year.

Former President of the Court of Appeal of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Sir Joaquim Gonsalves-Sabola died on Monday, plunging the Caribbean’s legal fraternity into mourning.

Some corporate citizens yesterday threw their weight behind the Hugh Ross Classics scheduled for May 2 at the National Cultural Centre.

Neil Kumar and Linden Barker won their respective categories when the Guyana Amateur Karate Association (GAKA) staged an Inter-Club tournament last Sunday at the Kwakwani Workers Club.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has endorsed Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno for another term at the helm, saying that under his leadership the bank has seen tremendous growth and increasing relevance and reliability as a major development partner to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Says fraud accounts for half of $US1.5 trillion Third World debt Acts of fraud and corrupt practices in poor countries account for half of the current debt of more than US$1.5 trillion according to information compiled in a recent paper prepared by an internationally renowned internal auditor.

The tipsy captain and crew of the MV Makouria steered off course during the return leg of a trip to Bartica last Sunday, forcing passengers to endure a five-hour delay.

– Lennox Blackmore, Earl O Neil, Ken Gibbs in action Overseas-based national football players of yesteryear will turn back the hands (or should that be feet) of time when they challenge the local former nationals in a Celebrity Soccer match today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC).

The March 31 unveiling of the Georgetown municipality’s $3.5 billion budget presents City Hall with the first real test of the degree of its responsiveness to the recommendations made in last year’s damning report by a Commission of Enquiry into the operations of City Council.

A telethon to secure pledges for blood donation was held for the first time in Guyana by the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) at the Little Rock Television Station in New Amsterdam on Thursday evening.

The English Under-15 schoolboy cricketers who are here on their country’s 20th tour of the Caribbean lost to the National U-15 side by four wickets at the Guyana Defence Force ground yesterday.

-GABA vice president Jeff Roberts By Donald Duff Former three-time national amateur boxing champion and current vice president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Jeff Roberts is anxious to revitalize boxing in the Ancient County.

Godfrey Stewart, the man who allegedly slit his reputed wife’s throat before setting their Sophia home ablaze, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court, charged with the capital offence of murder.

Business Editorial Those of us who are startled over the revelation in a recent UNICEF study that child sex abuse may have become a virtual sub-sector of the wider tourism industry in some Caribbean territories are victims of a belated recognition of a practice which may well have been in vogue” for several years.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc appreciates your effort to inform your readership and/or viewership in a responsible way of issues and events regarding the sugar industry.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will stage a seven-round Swiss system chess tournament this Sunday at the New Amsterdam Town Hall starting from 9am.

Three persons were charged with awaiting an opportunity to commit a felony when they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson Wednesday.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article published by Stabroek News (SN) on March 16, 2010 captioned ‘Council investigating doctor for alleged “incomplete” surgery’ and the many comments that followed the article. 

Dear Editor, I refer to your Sunday Stabroek, April 4 editorial on the issue of ‘Violence in schools.’

-Deccan Chargers 186 for 3 (Suman 78*, Symonds 53*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 184 for 6 (Kallis 68, Kohli 58, Ojha 2-24) by seven wickets (Cricinfo) It was just another day at the office for Deccan Chargers until T Suman became their first Indian domestic cricketer to perform, guiding an improbable chase and keeping his team alive in the tournament.

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed  new leadership said  yesterday that Russia had helped to oust  President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and that they aimed to close a US  airbase that has irritated Moscow.

The chef at a Brazilian restaurant found himself in hot water Wednesday, when he was arraigned on charges of threatening behaviour and unlawful assault.

By Nirmala Harrylal “Given the current economic slumber it has never been more crucial for Caribbean organizations to be creative and innovative in what they do and how they do it.” 

By Jacquelyn Hamer Jacquelyn Hamer is a retired Guyanese diplomat and a Director of the skills training organization Visions of Excellence.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News, in my opinion, continues to act as an enabler to the PPP regime in Guyana.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – The Toronto Raptors lost  115-104 to the Boston Celtics in their first game without  injured All-Star Chris Bosh on Wednesday, loosening their grip  on the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

A man accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, I present Virgin Galactic. Today, thanks to a 19-year-old Richard Branson, who watched the moon landings on TV with his parents and determined that he too will one day experience the wonder of space, we can now book a flight to space.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil and Peru yesterday  condemned the refusal by the de facto government of Honduras to  allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country  unless he drops his demand to be reinstated.

Stabroek Business has learnt that arrangements are in train for the long-awaited establishment of a Small Business Bureau under Section 6 of the 2004 Small Business Act which will effectively complete the creation of an administrative support mechanism for the consolidation of a structured small business regime in Guyana.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Markets pounded Greek bonds and  banking stocks  yesterday, driving the debt-stricken euro zone  member’s borrowing costs to new highs and pushing it closer to  tapping a last resort EU/IMF safety net.

Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen and a worker in this country who fears the same could happen in the organization in which I work, I am calling on President Jagdeo to intervene and put an end to this depressing dispute in the bauxite industry, and launch an investigation into the Ministry of Labour to find out why Mr Manzoor Nadir and Mr Yoganand Persaud did not carry out their responsibilities by organizing a meeting and making sure BCGI and GB&GWU attended the meeting according to the collective labour agreement (CLA).

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, CMC – Usain Bolt will be part of Jamaica’s 4×100 metres relay quartet at this year’s Penn Relays on April 24 at the historic Franklin Field.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States named two  of Guinea-Bissau’s top military officers as international drug  kingpins yesterday, underscoring fears the West African state  is being destabilised by the narcotics trade.

Dear Editor, There are people in Guyana who have ignored its politics and the tragic state of affairs it brings with it. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga lashed an unbeaten 104 to lead Alescon Comets to a crushing 113-run victory over Explorers Sports in the final preliminary round of the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board’s Twenty20 Shield competition on Wednesday.

– collaborating with CESO to fill training gaps in tourism sector The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has provided the Stabroek Business with details of its plans to work with the non-profit organization, Canadian Executive Services Overseas (CESO) to plan and implement a near country-wide three-year programme in the local tourism and hospitality sector that targets critical areas of weakness in the sector with a view to better positioning Guyana to increase its market share in the global tourism and hospitality industry.

LEEDS, England,  CMC – Yorkshire will press ahead with signing Tino Best on a short term contract to help boost their fast bowling reserves in the English County Championship which opens today.

Parliament dissolved at midnight (Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Patrick Manning has advised President George Maxwell Richards to dissolve Parliament, setting the stage for the announcement of an election date.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 350’s trading results showed consideration of $1,292,433 from 119,400 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 349 which showed consideration of $1,202,127 from 66,789 shares traded in 9 transactions. 

NITEROI, Brazil (Reuters) – Rescue workers dug out  bodies and scoured for survivors yesterday after a torrent of  mud dislodged by heavy rain ravaged a hillside slum near Rio de  Janeiro, burying dozens of residents.

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo  risks falling into anarchy if a move towards authoritarian rule  developing under President Joseph Kabila continues, a conflict  watchdog said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – The jailing of a judge in  Venezuela threatens the independence of her colleagues and the  rule of law in the Latin American OPEC member, US-based Human  Rights Watch said yesterday.

Dear Editor, This week marks eight years since I’ve been in the teaching profession.

Metamorphosis by Karishma Dhera is among the work on display at the Caribbean Examinations Council Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Visual Arts Exhibition, to be held in Grenada from April 19 to April 23.

(Prepared by the Guyana marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek News Business as a public service)

On Tuesday, the British prime minister, Gordon Brown, formally confirmed what had hitherto been the UK’s worst kept secret: that the country would be going to the polls on May 6.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods produced  better form than expected in his first tournament for almost five months as former champion Fred Couples charged into a one-shot lead in the U.S.

Frankly Speaking… By A.A. Fenty And some Americana for immigrants To begin with, let me admit that at the most personal level, I‘ve long succumbed to my cynicism which has manifested itself in my reluctance to cast any vote for any party or leader around these days.