Daily Archive: Saturday, July 10, 2010

-independent opinion needed on exploded boiler Chief Executive Officer (ag) of GuySuCo Paul Bhim has set cane cultivation high on his agenda, saying an adequate supply is what the industry needs to bounce back from a tough period, but he also pointed to other critical strategies as the corporation pushes to increase output.

-says fleeing gang fired at cops Police Commissioner Henry Greene is defending the actions of ranks during the operation to capture fugitive Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe last Sunday in East Ruimveldt, where two persons were shot.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday refuted reports that he is planning to run for a third term as head-of-state of Guyana. 

The PNCR remains opposed to extending term limits for the presidency and is open to having discussions with the PPP/C and the other parties in Parliament towards developing a model for shared governance, its leader Robert Corbin says.

The driver of a pick-up was killed when the vehicle overturned after he lost control while trying to avoid a pothole on the Linden-Lethem road, close to Annai, North Rupununi, Region Nine yesterday.

-family of dead officer wants second autopsy Commander of ‘B’ Division Stephen Merai yesterday said the police believe that late Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ivelaw Murray first shot himself to the chin then the temple.

With the aim of improving their lives through income generation, 93 members of the Women with Power Organisation graduated with skills in floral arranging, tie-dye, nail art and cake decorating at an exercise hosted at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre yesterday.

Coastguard Commander Godfrey George has relinquished the helm after 33⅓ years in the Guyana Defence Force at the first ever change of command parade for the unit.

A rat bait popping robbery suspect is now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after suffering an adverse reaction to the poison, police said.

Osafie Johnson, the 17-year-old who was shot in the back and foot by police during last week’s search for fugitive Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe, was discharged from hospital and arrested yesterday, angering relatives who said he was very weak as he had a bullet lodged near his lungs.

–arrest warrant issued for fourth suspect Three men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Allan Welch, who was beaten to death at 14 Miles Issano on Tuesday.

The Full Court on Wednesday denied an appeal by Clico (Guyana) which had challenged an earlier ruling from the acting Chief Justice on the issue of whether leave was properly granted for the petition to wind-up the company.

– had excreted 44 cocaine pellets The Guyanese man, who was charged after he excreted 44 pellets of cocaine in New York late last year, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison and three years supervised release by Judge Leo Glasser in a Brooklyn, New York Court.

The main opposition PNCR yesterday called for an impartial investigation of the conduct of police ranks during last Sunday’s operation in East Rumiveldt.

With many Caricom states still reeling from the global economic and financial crisis, regional leaders have identified fiscal policy reforms and more effective communication between the financial sector and the real sector among the measures states need to focus on in their economic recovery efforts.

-urged to focus on youth The Guyana Calypso Association was officially launched last Sunday and a call was made for more young people to get involved in the art form.

 By Marlon Munroe   Georgetown’s Flex Text and Upper Corentyne’s  Free Weekend will clash in tonight’s final at the Guyana National Stadium after they comfortably disposed of East Coast Demerara Flex Check and New Amsterdam Free Credit respectively last night at the same venue in the DigicelTwenty20 competition.

By Floyd Christie Coordinator of the recently concluded National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF), Chris Bowman, says “the tournament this year was most definitely a success.”

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – A penetrative spell from Derone Davis triggered a Jamaica batting collapse that swept Trinidad & Tobago to a valuable first innings lead over defending champions Jamaica in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

A Memorial Service was held yesterday for former Sports administrator and business executive Ken de Abreau who passed away last week in the United States.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia,  CMC – Kyle Mayers scalped the Windward Islands openers to follow-up a half-century from Roston Chase that put Barbados in front in their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge match yesterday.

Dear Editor,   The editorial in Stabroek News of July 1 headlined `Assessment’, is presented in such a way as to cast doubts in the populace regarding the integrity of the process.

By Iana Seales On the night she unveiled a full collection here, Natisha Johns sensed there was something special about it.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is deeply grieved and disturbed over the accident on the Kwakwani trail involving bauxite workers on June 30 where two died, 15 were injured and others traumatized.

Guyana’s top female football referee Dianne Ferreira-James has been appointed to officiate in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany starting next week.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – Germany and Uruguay will  hope to salvage some pride in their third-place playoff match today after devastating semi-final defeats earlier this week.  

Dear Editor, I refer to the Editorial in the Stabroek News of July 5th 2010 (`The SASOD film festival and the IRO’), and would appreciate the opportunity to rebut!

-arson suspected A woman is now homeless after a fire destroyed her house at Parfait-Harmonie, West Bank Demerara early yesterday morning.

I was dreaming of clear blue waters and kissing a priest.

DENNERY, St. Lucia, CMC – A half-century from Kwame Crosse, followed by a penetrative spell from their captain Amir Khan put Guyana on course for victory over Leeward Islands in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

Quancy John, the policeman charged with killing Patentia schoolboy Kelvin Fraser, made his second court appearance at the Wales Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was further remanded until August 5.

Dear Editor, The system in place over the last 60 years to elect a presidential candidate is bankrupt.

Dear Editor, Here is my reply to the letter by AFC Parliamentarian, Sheila Holder in the July 8 edition of your paper in which she responds to my criticism of her not adding her voice to the demand by me, Everall Franklin of GAP-ROAR and Coretta Mc Donald of the TUC that the media should not have been asked to leave the conference by Juan Edghill to discuss the stakeholders’ validation report of the ERC’s work.

– Red Pepper Flakes Hi Everyone, It has been so hot these days – but while I retreat indoors with the fans working overtime, I’ve been letting the sun do some work!

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The owner of the Cleveland  Cavaliers called LeBron James selfish for his decision to seek  a championship with the Miami Heat and promised the hard-luck  city an NBA title before the six-time All-Star gets one.  

Justice Ian Chang granted an alleged drug trafficker a total of $750,000 bail after he had been remanded to prison following his denial of two counts of possession and one charge of cultivating marijuana.

Dear Editor, On the 30th June the Kwakwani community was in a state of deep shock when news of the accident that claimed the lives of two residents spread across the community.

By Iana Seales What it is about fashion shows and models that draw people and hold interest while triggering rumours that are way too outrageous to be anything but gossip?

Coca-Cola and Banks DIH yesterday declared their sponsorship of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Rugby Sevens Games and North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Rugby Sevens Championships which will be held at the National Stadium, Providence from July 24-30.

Wrong perceptions about young people can prevent them from achieving their full potential. 

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – China gave Google Inc  approval to keep operating its Chinese search page, resolving a  months-long censorship dispute that had threatened its future  in the world’s top Internet market.  

Dear Editor, My wish has finally become a reality in seeing The Netherlands and Spain making it to the finals of the 2010 World Cup Soccer.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jitters over whether a merger of Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) would fall through were put to rest on Thursday night, as Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her government would honour the deal, despite perceived looming risks.

Kemar Roach, the Barbados fast bowler, has issued a warning to opposing teams in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 Tournament.

As they head into competition night next Sunday, the ten Miss Guyana Universe contestants will be involved in a test of their poise, wit and verbal communication skills tonight when the intelligence segment airs live on NCN television.

Dear Editor, Firstly, let me offer my sincere appreciation and admiration for the Ladies National Football Team.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber on  a motorbike killed at least 56 people, including women and  children, in an attack in a volatile Pashtun region on the  Afghan border yesterday, officials said. 

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuadorean private media groups  have called on the leftist government to stop airing spots on  state television during World Cup matches that accuse  journalists of distorting the truth in the Andean nation.  

Former Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 MVP Nyron Motilal headlines a list of 16 Under-17 cricketers who will travel to Guyana on a development tour from August 8-19.

On Tuesday evening, Gustavo Loza’s Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side) will be screened at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

Dear Editor,  Please allow me some scarce space to let your readers know that today – Saturday, July 10, 2010— Demerara Waves will be bringing listeners an un-edited broadcast of one of the sessions of the Guyana Institute of Historical Research’s 3rd Annual Conference.

The True Champions Volleyball Tournament is nearing realization as more than 10 teams have confirmed participation for the upcoming Castrol Strikers and Guyana Volleyball Federation-organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers The tournament which is sponsored by Tradewind Tankers is scheduled to commence on July 17 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

PARIS, (Reuters) – An upstart online news service has  led the way in investigating France’s latest political funding  scandal, defying President Nicolas Sarkozy’s efforts to stamp  his influence on the media. 

MOSCOW/VIENNA, (Reuters) – Russia and the United  States conducted the biggest spy swap since the Cold War yesterday, trading agents on the Vienna airport tarmac in an  evocative climax to an espionage drama that had threatened  improving ties.  

Dear Editor, In the July 7th 2010 issue of SN, there was a news item on page 4 under the headline `Former Land Court Judge Gerald Broomes passes away’.

Nollywood A-list Actress Stephanie Okereke was at the Cannes festival May 12 – May 23 for the screening of her film Through the Glass, made possible by a partnership between Stephanie’s production company Next Page Productions and ID communications Canada.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon  yesterday made British envoy to Australia Valerie Amos his new  aid chief, replacing fellow Briton John Holmes, who coordinated  relief efforts after Haiti’s earthquake in January.  

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh recalled former  captain Mohammad Ashraful and all-rounder Naeem Islam yesterday after batsman Roqibul Hassan and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim  were ruled out of the ongoing one-day series against England.  

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith  Malinga has been included in the 16-member squad for the  three-test series against India starting at Galle on July 18. 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) takes the opportunity to respond to one specific aspect of the text of the last paragraph of the Editorial in the Guyana Times of Wednesday, July 7, 2010, titled `Coalitions and voters dedicated’.

(Trinidad Express) The courts will soon have the power to forfeit the property of gang members.

Anyone who was a child in the Burnham era will recall the absolute unbridled thrill of a (contraband) bar of chocolate or even a tin of sardines at a time when neither could be found on the shelves of local shops.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security  Council yesterday condemned an attack leading to the sinking of  a South Korean warship in March, but stopped short of directly  blaming North Korea.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – What?! How could they?! Are you serious?!