Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 28, 2010

-could hurt investments, Gouveia warns Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Captain Gerry Gouveia yesterday said he was appalled that the investors on board the helicopter that went missing for a few hours last week were held overnight by the police, warning that such actions do not augur well for investment.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has approved the Medical Council of Guyana’s recommendation for the censure of Police Surgeon Dr.

Geoffrey Ward, the man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death at her mother’s home over the weekend, was charged with murder yesterday.

The Joint Services conducted an operation in the Stabroek Market area, resulting in the arrest of 36 people yesterday.

-reports record profits in ’09 Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has almost completed construction of a Bio-Methanisation plant, which is expected to help it slash fuel costs, in an environmentally-friendly way.

Clinton Warde’s condition is deteriorating and the 12-year-old of Paradise, West Coast Berbice, who was diagnosed with brain tumour, is in urgent need of a surgery overseas.

– as town week launched Lindeners were on Sunday charged to work together to make the town a better place as activities for the Town Week were officially declared open at the Linden minibus park.

-Dottin shines with dazzling all-round performance MOLYNEAUX, St Kitts, CMC – Teenager Deandra Dottin produced a telling all-round performance to fire West Indies women to an exciting six-wicket win over Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International yesterday, and to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

The Guyanese man who, last month, was found guilty by a nine-member jury of having sex with an underage girl and fathering a child with her was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison by British Virgin Islands (BVI) High Court Judge Rita Olivetti.

– Guyana’s Adam Harris shines in 200 metres DES MOINES, Iowa, CMC – Shereefa Lloyd had the best performance from among the Caribbean athletes that took part in the Drake Relays on Saturday.

New Zealand batsmen Jesse Ryder and Martin Guptill blasted speedy half centuries to help their team secure an easy 40- run win over Ireland in the first warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Providence Stadium yesterday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Three crucial run outs off wide deliveries helped propel Zimbabwe to an exciting one-run win over Australia in their World Twenty20 Championship warm-up game at the Beausejour Cricket Ground last evening.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Bangladesh had an easy work out in effecting a 36-run victory over Barbados in their first warm-up match for the ICC World Twenty20 Championship yesterday at the Kensington Oval.

-GHRA The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has lauded the recent passage of the Sexual Offences Bill, saying the legislation, if embraced positively, provides a tool for modernisation and renovation of the administration of justice, well beyond the purview of sexual offences.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Double world champion Fernando Alonso gave a 10 million euro ($13.33 million) thumbs-up to future Formula One success with Ferrari on Monday.

NEW YORK,(Reuters) – A bus carrying the Atlanta Hawks basketball team was hit by a car on Monday following a practice in Milwaukee but no injuries were reported, a team spokesman said.

-after Lambert’s Enterprise robbery Arone Persaud, who allegedly shot a former workmate during a robbery at Lambert’s Enterprise on Saturday, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of attempted murder.

-after road-block search A man, who was allegedly found with a gun and a quantity of matching ammunition in his mother’s car during a police search, was remanded to prison yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Pakistan breezed to a 68-run win over Windward Islands in the first of their warm-up games at Gros Islet.

Dear Editor, We refer to the two most recent articles on the Zoological Park, published in the Sunday Stabroek, April 25 2010, captioned ‘Zoo aquarium gets facelift,’ and in Stabroek News on April 26, 2010, titled ‘NPC denies poor working conditions at zoo.’

Lennox Westford, 17, was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charge that he robbed a man of a portable printer at knife-point.

(Cricinfo) Daniel Vettori is confident New Zealand can continue to improve after easily defeated Ireland in their first warm-up match at the ICC World Twenty20.

Dear Editor, With respect to the article on page 10 of Stabroek News dated April 26, 2010 captioned ‘Ruby woman offered house-lot,’ please be advised that at no time did CH&PA and Region 3 officials damage the house occupied by Ms Vanessa Gaskin at Ruby.

Dear Editor, By now not even the PPP’s supporters and officials can deny the government is practising discrimination against some workers.

The German government under the Small Grants Scheme of the German Embassy funded the renovation of the buildings of the Joshua House Children’s Centre.

LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson is returning to the Scottish Open this year after missing the 2009 edition.

Dear Editor, There is a pitbull at the Alberttown Police Station tied to a chair for the past month awaiting word from the DPP’s office.

(Cricinfo) Indian captain MS Dhoni is confident that his team will be fresh and ready to compete in the ICC World Twenty20 despite the tournament starting just days after the conclusion of the IPL.

A thunderstorm on Sunday left some residents along the East Bank without power for nearly two days before it was restored by the Guyana Power and Light on Monday.

KIEV (Reuters) – Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine’s parliament yesterday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a Ukrainian port until 2042.

The Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) extends congratulations to President Bharrat Jagdeo on being one of the recipients of the 2010 Champion of the Earth award.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The 28 Summer Olympic sports federations, feeling the squeeze from the global economic downturn, decided yesterday to review the way broadcast revenue from the Games are distributed.

Dear Editor, The news from Trinidad and Tobago, that a ‘big tent’ coalition of all opposition forces will contest the next general elections in May, is something that the opposition forces in this country should keep a keen eye on.

Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc (FFTP) in collaboration with the Roetheli’s Lil’ Red Foundation of the United States, has commenced a third housing project in Region Two, which is set for completion by the end of June.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Brazil has offered to mediate to help end the West’s standoff with Iran over its nuclear programme, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said yesterday.

ROME, (Reuters) Roger Federer’s 2009 claycourt season ended in a blaze of glory, capturing an elusive French Open crown on an unforgettable Paris afternoon last June.

Dear Editor, I refer to a statement made by Mr Carvil Duncan of the Guyana Labour Union on behalf of FITUG, in which he said among other things on national television that persons who participated in the 2009 Labour Day march were associated with political parties and not bona fide trade unions.

100 not out! Doris Heyligar of 119 Brusche Dam, Friendship, East Coast Demerara, who celebrates her 100th birthday today, smiles as she relaxes at home yesterday afternoon.

Bucks tie Hawks 2-2, Suns take 3-2 lead over Blazers CHARLOTTE,(Reuters) The Orlando Magic completed their first best-of-seven postseason sweep, dispatching the Charlotte Bobcats with a series-ending 99-90 victory on Monday.

The inaugural Rum and Food Festival, aimed at the promotion of local rum and food, is scheduled to be held at the Promenade Gardens on May 1.

PARIS (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega must remain in prison pending a retrial in France on money laundering charges, a judge ruled yesterday after the convicted drug smuggler was extradited from the United States.

Dear Editor, I am appealing to citizens to embark on a campaign for a four-year term limit for union leaders, which would clear the way for new leaders with new policies.

– US general WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top US military official played down any role of Iranian special forces in Venezuela yesterday, saying Tehran’s activities there were diplomatic and commercial in nature — and not military.

Dear Editor, On October 20 last year I was sold a raffle book containing ten tickets by a member of the Lower East Bank PPP District Committee for $1,000.

Last week, in the light of a recent meeting of the grouping known as the BRICs, we looked at the relationship between them and the traditional major powers.

-legal action taken against five defaulters The Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) has begun to move against restaurant owners and commercial cooking vendors who have not installed grease traps in their businesses as the solidified fats are damaging its motor pumps.

Fortunately no one was seriously injured in a mid-morning collision involving these two vehicles — minibus BGG 9639 (photo at left) and the car PMM 553 (photo at right)– at the junction of Camp and Church streets yesterday. 

(Cricinfo) The interim IPL chairman, Chirayu Amin, has admitted the governing council was “dazzled” by the league’s success and overlooked issues, but has promised a clean-up that would assure franchise owners and fans of the IPL’s stability and viability.

LONDON (Reuters) – The Conservative party said yesterday it had suspended a candidate just days before the May 6 election after he made “deeply offensive and unacceptable” comments on his website.

(Antigua Sun) – The former boss of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) Leroy King has been committed for extradition to the Unites States (US) to face criminal charges.

Introduction It was emphasized in the previous column that Guyana’s foreign exchange (FX) market is comprised of twenty-one licensed FX traders (buyers and sellers).