Articles published on Thursday, May 13, 2010
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan natural gas exploration rig sank in the Caribbean sea early today, less than a month after a deadly explosion in the Gulf of Mexico sank a BP-owned oil rig and created a natural disaster.
–husband remanded on murder charge The police yesterday took possession of Bridgette Gangadin’s body resulting in the planned cremation being postponed yet again.
The United Kingdom has recommended to Guyana that it convene an independent probe into abuses allegedly committed by the phantom squad between 2002-6 and London has also urged that an “immediate” commitment be made to reforming the security agencies.
– weak ID evidence, no-case submission upheld Weak identification evidence in the Sumner/Mc Lennon murder trial resulted in Justice Roxane George upholding a no-case submission by the defence and subsequently ordering the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.
The education department of Region Five had to be called in on Monday to investigate a case of abuse of an eight-year-old Grade Three student of a West Berbice Primary School.
The Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB) has approved a multi-faceted programme at a total cost of some US$32.55 million to improve competitiveness and boost private sector development in 15 Caribbean countries.
Residents at the Palms, Brickdam were sent into a panic late Tuesday night when two stray bullets from a shoot-out between several men on Brickdam, hit their building.
President Bharrat Jagdeo has lashed out at recent reports and analyses in the local media concerning the Amaila Falls Hydropower project labeling them as “cake-shop” reports which sought to discredit the development that was taking place in the country.
The government says that Zublin Grenada Limited is only one of a number of prospective investors who have shown interest in investing in the Marriott Hotel project here.
The Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP), Food for the Poor (FFTP) and the Region Seven Democratic Council donated a number of sneakers and book bags to the region’s primary schools.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) recently met with representatives from Indonesia to discuss that country’s interest in engaging local businesses in trading in areas including sugar, machinery, footwear, building material and consumer products.
-GHRA The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says that Guyana’s report to the UN Human Rights Council did not benefit from consultations and is contemptuous of the council and civil society here.
With just days to go before their departure for the West Indies Fullbore championships in Barbados, Guyana’s rifle shooters have heightened preparation for the regional event slated for next weekend in Bridgetown.
Caricom says a Task Force on Elections in Haiti including Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations Colin Granderson held its first meeting in Port-au-Prince on Monday.
-training course told Stepped up US interdiction of the drug trade on its border with Mexico could force more of the illicit substances through the Caribbean, a regional official has warned.
Action in the Berbice Football Association Coca Cola 2010 Knockout Tournament continues tomorrow at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground when Rosignol United goes head to head with Piston united at 4pm.
With nine days to the world title rematch fight between Shondel ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred and Corinne Van Ryck De Groot for the bantamweight title, it is not yet clear where the bout will be kept.
MADRID, (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams was battered into a 4-6 6-2 6-3 submission by a fired-up Nadia Petrova in the third round of the Madrid Open yesterday.
GROS ISLET, (Reuters) – Barred from playing cricket in their own country, constantly embroiled in rows and disciplinary problems, troubled Pakistan have somehow managed to reach the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Amir Khan longs for peace after all the trash talking heaped on him by New Yorker Paul Malignaggi, and the Briton reckons a knockout defence of his WBA super lightweight title on Saturday would do the trick.
By Marlon Munroe The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) six-month pilot programme for schoolboys and junior boxers begins on Sunday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown from 08:00 hours.
President Bharrat Jagdeo says he is pleased that the Maria’s Pleasure Primary School in Wakenaam has resumed classes and he announced that renovations to the Island’s high school will start by August.
Trinidad’s Aron Wilson has been selected on the International Table Tennis Federation’s 2010 World Hopes team.
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Anyone arrested in Chicago and held overnight during the past decade could be eligible for compensation of between $90 and $3,000, based on a settlement approved by the city council yesterday.
Dear Editor, I have seen a number of letters in the press, in which persons state their inability to pursue a major in English at the University of Guyana’s Tain campus.
-more samples for US The Ministry of Agriculture’s Musa Disease Management Unit (MDMU) had sent sigatoka disease samples to CABI Bio-Science Labora-tory in the United States for further analysis and to determine the origin of the disease affecting banana and plantain farms, and the lab has since explained that the analysis has been inconclusive and further samples will be needed.
Leota Babb, Larry Josiah, Michael Saul and Michael Pollydore displayed the creditable athletic skills of Guyana’s disciplined services when they performed laudably at the Trinidad and Tobago Police Athletics Championships held last week.
Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated wishes to respond to a letter by Mr Robin Bynoe in SN, dated Friday, May 7 and titled ‘Consumers should be able to see the readings on their water meters.’
DUNDGOBI, Mongolia, (Reuters) – The winter camps of southern Mongolia are quiet during this year’s breeding season, after an unusually harsh winter wiped out herds and left nomadic families with little but debt to their name.
-court told A man was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton charged with robbery under arms.
DETROIT, (Reuters) – In a Texas-sized legal battle, billionaire Ross Perot Jr.
Dear Editor, Mother’s Day is supposedly one of the most celebrated days for us to acknowledge and give thanks to the wonderful women who have influenced our lives.
OSLO, (Reuters) – Coastal nations have quietly taken over areas of seabed totalling almost the size of Australia since 2002 and far more is up for grabs in one of the biggest redrawings of the world map in history, experts said.
A koker door at the Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara broke yesterday afternoon under the pressure of the high tide and quick work by the Ministry of Agriculture limited the damage, GINA said last night.
Dear Editor, I do support the Linden Town Week celebrations; the visits by overseas visitors; the going and coming of citizens from all over Guyana; the decoration of our town by the various businesses; and most of all, the fun and frolic that we are so much accustomed to.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donor countries yesterday pledged a record $4.25 billion over the next four years for the Global Environment Facility, the world’s largest public green fund that helps developing countries tackle climate change.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination on Tuesday and one step closer to an off-season that will determine where the team’s top player, LeBron James, will play next season.
Dear Editor, I sincerely support the view of former Attorney General, Mr Doodnauth Singh, that at this juncture of our history all indictable cases should be prosecuted by trained legal practitioners from the AG’s Chambers.
NEW YORK, CMC – June 12 has been set as the date for the two best female half-lap runners in the World to stage a showdown.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama presented a unified front with Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday in a bid to show their differences were behind them and the United States was on track to start withdrawing troops next year.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested 19 Colombians accused of carrying illegal arms and cutting trees, in the latest of a series of such incidents stoking tensions between the Andean neighbours, state media said yesterday.
By Cathy Richards One of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) latest initiatives to curb indiscipline in schools was launched in Linden on Tuesday with several parents volunteering to become mentors of students.
The man who said he was a Muslim leader and is accused of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl was granted $100,000 bail on each charge by Magistrate Dale Kingston yesterday in Court Six.
Dear Editor, I write to appeal to the bureaucrats at the Ministry of Health and the Georgetown City Council to cease sitting on their laurels and engage in a massive mosquito eradication exercise in Georgetown and its environs.
TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – A Libyan Airbus jet crashed early yesterday as it tried to land at Tripoli airport, killing 103 people on board and leaving a Dutch boy the sole survivor, Libyan officials said.
-Women’s semi-final GROS-ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Australia Women will be looking to set the example for their men’s side, and qualify for the Final of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, when they face India Women in the first semi-final today at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.
GENEVA (Reuters) – India and Brazil launched a trade dispute against the European Union and the Netherlands yesterday, saying their seizures of generic drugs were hurting healthcare in poor countries and disrupting international trade.
NANZHENG, China, (Reuters) – Seven children and the owners of a kindergarten were hacked to death in northwest China yesterday, the latest in a string of assaults on schools, prompting officials to vow to “strike hard” to calm public alarm.
Dear Editor, I write to commend the Stabroek News for their article of May 9, ‘Amaila Falls developer involved in hydropower project in Uganda.’
The Mangrove Action Committee says its next consultation will be held on Friday in Fort Wellington, Region Five in order to garner more information at the community level.
– says contrite Gayle GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Chris Gayle continued to be contrite about West Indies’ meek exit from the Twenty20 World Cup, but believes West Indies cracked under the pressure of being host nation.
(Trinidad Express) – Police and army personnel were called out to assist with security at Piarco International Airport and Crown Point International Airport on Tuesday.
GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – For different reasons, the first men’s semifinal of the Twenty20 World Cup today at the Beausejour Cricket Ground is special for England and Sri Lanka.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Los Angeles officials yesterday approved a ban on future business with Arizona in protest against its crackdown on illegal immigrants, becoming the largest U.S.
PM knew all along Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has admitted to parliament that he knew of attempts to lobby the US government to drop its extradition request for Jamaican national Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is wanted on drug-related charges.
This article is the third installment in a series that aims to compare the constitutional developments of British Guiana with those of Jamaica between 1890 and 1945.
We might as well face it. The Domestic Violence Act of 1996, hailed back then as being a progressive piece of legislation, has failed.
Dear Editor, With reference to an article in KN ‘Millions paid twice for some contracting services,’ it was said that sewerage pipes had been rerouted to allow for the construction of the much vaunted Marriot Hotel.
The GPSU is pleased to recognise the efforts of all nurses in upholding high standards while serving humanity, on the occasion of International Nurses Day, even as it calls on regulatory bodies to negotiate fair terms of agreements for their service.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Clay maestro Rafa Nadal was in cruise control in the latest phase of his French Open build-up while Robin Soderling, the man who ended the Spaniard’s Roland Garros reign, crashed out of the Madrid Open yesterday.
