Daily Archive: Thursday, June 24, 2010

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Alleged drug kingpin  Christopher “Dudus” Coke was extradited to the United States today, after waiving his right to a trial in Jamaica.

-say smelter was not on agenda President Bharrat Jagdeo and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar met yesterday in the Twin-Island republic and discussed agriculture and oil cooperation but said that relocating the proposed smelter from the southwestern Trinidad town of La Brea to Guyana was never on the agenda.

The government is mulling the option of providing free transportation to some schools as early as September as part of an initiative to ensure more children attend school punctually and regularly.

Police on Tuesday arrested the brother of the surviving reported assailant in the deadly ambush at Mousie Landing on Monday which left two men dead and one injured.

A post-mortem examination performed on the passenger who fell as he was boarding a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for New York on Saturday showed that he died from cerebral haemorrhage and a fractured skull.

-departmental charges may be filed against cops over handling of report More than two weeks after a policeman fatally shot 16-year-old Kelvin Fraser, there is no word on whether the rank will be charged and upset relatives said they are not pleased with the situation.

-Ramjattan disagrees Former CEO of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Peter Ramsaroop has cancelled his party membership citing the party’s “undemocratic” nature as the reason for this.

-charged with attempted murder A man who was allegedly paid by another to injure a woman was remanded to prison yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her charged with attempted murder and escaping from lawful custody.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and a team met with farmers of Buxton/Friendship on Tuesday to discuss the ministry’s plans to revitalise large-scale farming in the area by undertaking drainage and irrigation and road works.

The implementation of the National Mental Health Plan is expected to get a boost this month from the participation of six members of Dalhousie University International Psychiatry Section  Colla-borative, the Ministry of Health said in a press release yesterday.

A man was put on a bond to keep the peace for two years after he made restitution to the man he was accused of robbing when he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Management consultant, Ramon Gaskin approached the High Court earlier this month for orders to have the Ministry of Public Works and NICIL defend the Amaila Falls road contract awarded to Synergy Holdings but the applications were denied by the acting Chief Justice, Ian Chang who said no evidence was presented to support the case nor was the court persuaded that the public good would be served.

A police corporal yesterday succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital to injuries he sustained in an accident.

An elderly man yesterday passed away after he was struck down by a motor car on Sunday.

The decomposing remains of a sickly man were yesterday discovered in a canal along the Flour Mill Road, Agricola, East Bank Demerara and relatives believe that he committed suicide.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – England and Germany  squeezed into the second round of the World Cup yesterday together with the United States but Australia went out despite a victory that paradoxically saved Africa’s chances.

LONDON, (Reuters) – “Nothing like this will ever happen again – ever,” panted John Isner after he and Nicolas Mahut rewrote every record in the book with a 10-hour epic at Wimbledon that left even Roger Federer agog with admiration.

Alliance for Change Leader, Attorney At Law  Raphael Trotman talks with The Guyana Review about the challenges and outlook of the party that seeks to enhance its national influence at the 2011 general elections On the Political Focus of the Alliance for Change The AFC is still a young political party.

The Forest Products Association (FPA) and Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud met last Friday with the FPA raising issues of concern and the Minister promising to take action.

Lochan Singh Ramdin, the 56-year-old man who was found dead at his workplace at Guysons Engineering, West Ruimveldt on Tuesday died as a result of cirrhosis of the liver, an autopsy found yesterday.

Giftland Office Max has donated 17 pairs of warm-up and cricket pants to the Media United team at the company’s headquarters in Water Street.

It took Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee more than a week after the killing of 16 year-old Patentia schoolboy Kelvin Fraser to concede that the policeman who fired the fatal bullet acted improperly.

Dear Editor, Despite letters and pronouncements to the contrary Guyana can become the beneficiary of a coalition government comprising opposition parties, civic society, trade unions, professional bodies and prominent persons who consider themselves outside the above categorizations.

Is the PPP worried over a potential threat to its vaunted electoral advantage?

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee told Abary farmers that steps will be taken to change which police station they can take complaints of cattle rustling and other crimes to and he encouraged them to form CGPs to help stem the incidences.

By Orin Davidson Team Guyana’s hopes of a playoff spot in the New York Digicel Caribbean Cup football tournament took a huge hit as they were blanked 4-2 by Jamaica in Brooklyn last weekend.

BELFAST, Ireland,  CMC – Andre Russell smashed a whirlwind half-century and returned to wreck Ireland with a six-wicket haul, to propel West Indies A to a comfortable 50-run triumph in the first one-day match of a doubleheader yesterday.

Dear Editor, My favourite President is Obama so I was peeved when some adverse comments were levelled at him with regard to his playing golf during the BP oil crisis.

VANCOUVER, (Reuters) – Canada’s government  apologized to the families of the 329 victims of the 1985 Air  India bombing yesterday, saying authorities failed in their  duty to prevent the tragedy.

The Guyana Police Force should be professionally reformed and protected from political interference.

The Georgetown Reading and Research Centre   will be staging  what it  describes as “one of the largest book exhibitions locally”  when its Guyana Book Festival 2010 opens tomorrow and runs until July 31.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Tribes and opposition leaders  sharply criticized Peruvian President Alan Garcia yesterday  for rejecting a law that would have given Indians more power to  halt mining, oil and road projects on their native lands.

Désiré Bouterse’s success in Suriname’s elections was a history-making moment. The event, however, will open concerns about regional security and Suriname’s relations with Guyana.

Dear Editor, I am writing to clarify your policy on the publication of letters in Stabroek News’ letter section.

Number one seed Shawna Gentle defeated Krystal Sukra 1 – 6, 6 – 1, 7 – 5  in the final of the junior girls singles on Tuesday night when the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Tennis Tournament reconvened at the GBTI Sports Club, Bel Air Park.

-residents on the look-out for poor construction Despite the rainy weather, contractors are working diligently to finish building and resurfacing Linden roads, while residents continue to keep a watchful eye on them to ensure the works are done to an acceptable standard.

Guyana-China relations have remained friendly for nearly forty years. Will they get stronger?

CANBERRA, (Reuters) – Julia Gillard became  Australia’s first female prime minister today (last night local time) when Kevin  Rudd stepped down, as the Labor government sought to avoid  election defeat later this year by changing leaders.

Dear Editor, There is American double standard relating to the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and the deadly gas leak in Bhopal, India 26 years ago.

-Fort Wellington rehab unit commissioned Although the budget for the rehabilitation department of the Ministry of Health has been increased over the years by over 1,000% it is still not adequate to cater for the needs of persons with disabilities.

–  organizing committee director By Tamica Garnett Derill Gittens, director of the Organizing Committee of the athletics event ‘De Gold Striders Games’ says that he was very pleased with the level of competition last Sunday’s meet generated and the ease with which things were executed despite the inclement weather.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and a team including the National Commission for Law and Order met with Zealand residents to discuss issues affecting them and possible solutions.

New Thriving, Georgetown’s newest and most elaborate Chinese restaurant, is still celebrating the first anniversary of their ‘return’ to Main Street. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  fired his top Afghanistan commander yesterday over  inflammatory comments that enraged the White House, and vowed  not to let the military shake-up undermine the U.S.

By Marlon Munroe Four amateur boxers who will represent Guyana at the Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Puerto Rico will have an opportunity to further validate their selection when they appear on the fifth Friday Night Fights Pro-Am card tomorrow night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, I have been constantly writing on the effects of noise on people’s hearing, health and general well-being. 

An all round team performance led Lower Corentyne  to a 62-run victory over West Berbice in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organized National Communication Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter-Zone competition at the Edinburgh Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I welcome the discussions between the PNCR and the AFC to form an alliance with other interested groups to contest the next general elections.

This year the eleventh in the series of William G Demas Memorial Lectures instituted by the Caribbean Development Bank was delivered on May 18, 2010 in Nassau Bahamas by yet another distinguished Caribbean academic, Jamaican-born Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware, Patricia Martin-Deleon, The holder of a BSc degree in Natural Science (Hons) and an MSc in Medical Genetics from the University of the West Indies, Professor DeLeon earned a PhD from the University of Western Ontario, Canada and further post-doctoral accreditations at McGill University in Montreal.

RIO LARGO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Rescuers in  northeastern Brazil rushed to get food and water to stranded  residents and searched for missing people yesterday after  raging floods killed at least 44 people and destroyed towns.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) last week conducted a two-day training session on the impact evaluation of projects for key staff at the ministry.

Part 1 In an extensive interview with Guyana Review editor Arnon Adams published in the May 2010 issue of the newspaper, Education Minister Shaik Baksh alluded to an initiative being undertaken by the Ministry of Education which appears designed to upgrade the end-qualification of trained teachers through the reconfiguration of the traditional three-year Trained Teachers’ Certificate being offered by the Cyril Potter College of Education.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Alleged drug baron Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke could be charged in connection with the attacks launched by thug loyalists on the security forces during last month’s mayhem in the Corporate Area.

Dear Editor, A short visit to the Gold Strides track meeting at the Police Sports Ground on June 20 allowed me to witness some pretty impressive potential sports ambassadors.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Struggling opener Travis Dowlin has been axed for the third and final Test against South Africa but selectors have kept faith with the badly out-of-from Denesh Ramdin for the series decider at Kensington Oval starting Saturday.

A man was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting  Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with attempting to commit a felony.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – BP Plc said yesterday it  had begun reinstalling a critical containment cap over the  gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – In startling comments that  appeared to surprise the government, Canada’s spy agency says  it suspects that cabinet ministers in two Canadian provinces  are under the control of foreign nations.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia wicketkeeper Brad  Haddin has been ruled out of next month’s test series against  Pakistan after losing his race to recover from an elbow injury,  Cricket Australia said yesterday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs says the agreed colour code, corporate yellow, applies only to taxi services and taxis associated with a service and services that comply will be given special privileges.

Dear Editor, One of my brothers died on February 5, 2010, in Canada.

(Trinidad Guardian) – In a fit of rage on Tuesday a rape accused flung his shoe from the prisoners’ dock striking his attorney on the face as he threatened to kill him.

Amerindian influence on settlers The Amerindian people were the first inhabitants of Guiana.

Dear Editor, We are just over one year away from an election.

After almost a month of a state of emergency and over 70 deaths during gun battles between the Jamaican armed forces and an underworld militia loyal to alleged drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the man whose surname quite possibly spells out his line of business, is finally in the custody of Jamaican law enforcement authorities.

Tax challenge possible Caribbean countries are to consider whether to mount a legal challenge to a “discriminatory” British travel tax.

By Clyde W.  Thierens African and Coloured Guyanese women made significant contributions to the society of British Guiana in the period after Emancipation.

Time was when Guyanese patrons of the arts enjoyed a fair pick of events of the best of the performing and fine arts that local exponents could offer.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs on Monday presented four All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) valued about $9.8 million to communities in regions eight and nine to help them to conduct their affairs.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar  Sangakkara warned that his team would “hit the ground running”  against India in today’s Asia Cup final at Dambulla.