Daily Archive: Saturday, July 17, 2010

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack has moved to the courts to challenge a series of orders by Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire at the last gaol delivery setting out dates by which long-incarcerated accused should have their trials completed.

-Malali needs other sources of income A team of officials from the Ministry of Health is in the Upper Demerara area to assess possible health implications as floodwaters continue to rise in parts of Region 10 yesterday and communities like Malali try to cope with limited economic opportunities.

A new Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) for the health sector has been developed by PAHO/WHO for the next five years, during which significant emphasis will be placed on social issues that affect the health sector, mental health and non-communicable diseases.

A bed-ridden seven-year-old boy was burnt to death on Tuesday night when fire erupted in his home at Ant Eater Island, Issano in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area.

-villagers accuse workers of mistreating patient The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday said members of its staff were ambushed and assaulted by villagers of Craig, East Bank Demerara location on Thursday night, while transporting a discharged patient to his home.

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and a team of officials are expected in Guyana on Monday for a two-day visit, government sources say.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced that Mahdia residents affected by the July 1 fire, which gutted a large section of the community, will be given free house lots.

– but stigma and discrimination still alive By Iana Seales in Vienna, Austria HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Austria is based on a four-pillar programme which doctors say has not only worked in reducing prevalence, but also in drawing and keeping patients over the last decade; though stigma and discrimination remain an issue.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday announced that it is ready to participate in the search for a broad opposition coalition to challenge the PPP at next year’s general election, saying that the country urgently needs profound political change.

The main opposition PNCR has agreed to identify its presidential candidate as early as possible by a transparent system that includes wide consultation with the party’s support base, General Secretary Oscar Clarke said yesterday.

-as garbage woes continue Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall is being pilloried for suggesting that a health crisis would be welcomed to effect the removal of the city council, almost a month since garbage contractors withdrew services for non-payment.

A farmer is battling memory loss as he recuperates in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was severely beaten at the start of the month.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Penetrative bowling and decisive batting have left Windward Islands in a strong position to push for a victory against tournament leaders Guyana, after the opening day of their third round TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge match yesterday.

A post mortem examination conducted yesterday on the body of murdered security guard Ronald Cato revealed that he died by strangulation and was also hit in his head with a blunt object.

The body that was pulled from the canal between Vlissengen and Irving streets, close to Church Street on Thursday morning, remains unidentified.

-says repetitions led to more dropouts Minister of Education Shaik Baksh is defending a new government policy to promote every child at the nursery, primary and secondary levels irrespective of their academic performance, saying grade repetition was leading to more school dropouts.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, (Reuters) – St. Andrews bared  its teeth on Friday as brutal winds scattered the British Open  field, leaving early starter Louis Oosthuizen to emerge from the  wreckage with an astonishing five-shot lead.

By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) is hoping to stage its planned netball clinics for school children as well as a seminar for table officials during the summer vacation.

Former Guyana Power and Light Co. (GPL) worker Collin Boyce was yesterday placed on $175,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after he was charged with a meter scam.

MENDE, France, (Reuters) – Defending champion  Alberto Contador warned Tour de France race leader Andy Schleck  what to expect in the Pyrenees stages with a blistering attack  on one of his favourite climbs in Mende yesterday.

Andrew Barnwell of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, was on Thursday remanded to prison for allegedly beating a woman to her head with glass bottles.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne Visually, he is one of the most unlikely reggae singers around but his groovy vocals when combined with some deep romantic or gut-wrenching lyrics command you to stop and listen and wish that you were wrapped up in the arms of that loved one or hold your head and shed tears for the sufferings of others.

By Floyd Christie The 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from today to August 1 and 19-year-old Continental Cycling Club cyclist Geron Williams has his eyes fixed on CAC gold.

By Marlon Munroe Six boxers will represent Guyana at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico from Thursday – July 31.

An Inspector of the Prison Service was on Thursday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for allegedly forging a Republic of Guyana passport.

I am addicted. No it is not cocaine, crack, heroine or marijuana but this addiction is serious and it can ruin my life because as a result of it I can lose my job.

Dear Editor, I refer to the recent flooding in the Linden Area and to state the Demerara River was a free flowing as well as a tidal river as far as up to Linden prior to the Demerara Floating Bridge being built and operational in 1978.

Adrian James, 18, of Norton Street, Lodge, was on Thursday ordered to be kept in police custody by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for allegedly stealing his cousin’s laptop computer and his uncle’s cell phone.

DENNERY, St Lucia, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican’s six-wicket haul led a Barbados fightback after half-centuries from openers Nicholas Alexis and Kieron Joseph threatened to put Trinidad and Tobago in total control of the their third round TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge match yesterday.

Dear Editor, I do recall that not so long ago many of our fruits and vegetables were very different from what we are eating now.

Hi Everyone, Say the words corned beef and I immediately think of quick-cooking dishes, comfort food and a taste of home.

Twenty-eight-year-old Sherman Oxford of Grove, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday granted bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with stealing a quantity of money from Laparkan Airways.

Dear Editor, My question is why do the systems in Guyana seem to frustrate rather than assist the consumer?

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Colombia asked the  Organization of American States yesterday to deal with its  complaint that neighbor Venezuela tolerated the presence of  Colombian leftist rebels, after Caracas recalled its ambassador to Bogota in protest at the charges.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, (Reuters) – A Mexican drug  cartel was responsible for a cell phone-detonated car bomb that  killed four people in a city on the U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Dashing opener Adrian Barath has his eyes on a return to the Club Champions League.

Cabinet has approved a $235.4 million contract for the rehabilitation and construction of roads in Region 10, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, I wonder, out of the 364 teachers at the recently held convocation of the Teachers’ Training College, how many were really listening to the wise words of the person who delivered the charge that is supposed to take them through their teaching vocation.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – An unbeaten half-century from John Campbell led a strong Jamaica reply against Leeward Islands on the opening day of the third round match in the TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis  Rodriguez Zapatero pulled out of a meeting with President Paul  Kagame yesterday after receiving a petition alleging the Rwandan  leader has violated human rights, an ally of Zapatero said.

– launches to be held in Toronto and New York With the Guyana Model Search Stylist Designers out of the way Sonia Noel, one of Guyana’s biggest designer names, and her team are now focusing on the 4th Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) with auditions for designers starting from 2 pm today and ending tomorrow at the Water Chris Hotel.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban revolutionary leader  Fidel Castro took his warning of impending nuclear war to  Cuba’s Foreign Ministry yesterday, where he explained the  reasons for his dire prediction in his fifth public appearance  in 10 days.

(Trinidad Guardian) One minute beautiful Bianca Charles was standing in the company of her boyfriend Nigel Christmas.

Dear Editor, Recently, I was in the Corentyne area for a public forum in the company of two Ministers of Government, a prominent member of the Private Sector Commission and the Region Six Chairman, for a public consultation.

CUPERTINO, Calif., (Reuters) – A defiant Steve Jobs  yesterday rejected any suggestion the iPhone 4’s design was  flawed, but offered consumers free phone cases to address  reception complaints that have hurt Apple Inc’s image and  shares.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – A group of U.S.  relay team members who were stripped of their 2000 Olympic medals by the IOC because of Marion Jones’s doping can retain them, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

Tomorrow night, eight young women who each believe that they have just what it takes to be a queen both locally and internationally will vie for the coveted crown at this year’s Miss Guyana Universe Pageant.

-after schoolboy killing Deputy Chair of the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) Rosemary Benjamin-Noble has said there should never be a recurrence of the Kelvin Fraser incident and the body will be asking the ministers of Home Affairs and Education as well as the Commissioner of Police to oversee a review of the approved protocol for intervention in matters at schools.

Local playwright and actor Godfrey Naughton is promising great entertainment when his play Two’s A Crowd Too kicks off this weekend in Essequibo as part of a nationwide tour.

Dear Editor, Some months ago, a five-member jury at an inquest unanimously found that a hire car driver was criminally responsible for the death of my nine-year-old son Ramesh Loaknauth in a road accident, but much to my surprise a ruling has now been made by the DPP’s Chambers not to institute any charges in the matter.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – A Taiwanese-owned “super  skimmer” ship sent to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil  spill has collected virtually no oil in two weeks of tests, a  U.S.

Persons have attempted to commit identity theft with the new machine readable passport, according to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, who called it a major challenge to border security officials.

St Lucia PM sacks AG (BBC) The Prime Minister of St Lucia, Stephenson King has sacked his attorney general, the first victim of a scandal that has scarred the credibility of the administration.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Captain Shahid Afridi added to  the turmoil afflicting Pakistan cricket on Friday by announcing  his decision to quit the test arena after his side were beaten  within four days by Australia at Lord’s.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Former Washington Wizards guard Mike Miller has joined an already top-rated class of newcomers  with the Miami Heat, the team said yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela exhumed the remains  of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar yesterday and  will test them to see if he was poisoned by enemies in  Colombia.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Thailand will deploy a  250,000-strong army of wasps in the northeast of the country  from today in a bid to get rid of bugs that have been  nibbling away at its cassava crops.

In 1997 the literary critic Hugh Kenner gave a fascinating series of lectures on the ways that new thoughts circulate in a culture.

She is one precious and dazzling acting talent that any good producer who want an actress who acts with boundless enthusiasm would want to have in his show.

Dear Editor, I refer to `It is the GB&GWU which has stalled progress on its complaint to the ERC’ (SN 15/7/2009).