Daily Archive: Thursday, July 22, 2010

Guyana and Venezuela yesterday signed five energy and trade agreements in Caracas, the French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) reported last night.

-admits passing reports to ambassador in Venezuela Former PNCR parliamentarian Abdul Kadir, who is on trial for plotting to blow up the JFK airport, yesterday denied an accusation by the US that he spent years secretly working as a spy for Iran — passing along information about Guyana’s economy, foreign policy and military to Iranian officials.

-tied up by gunmen, home ransacked An Annandale businessman endured a harrowing ordeal yesterday morning after gunmen tied him up and ransacked his home for more than half an hour before escaping with cash, jewellery and important documents.

–court hears A 40-year-old woman accused of a $9M fraud was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer to 31 charges of obtaining money on the pretence that she could provide house lots.

-complainant breaks off ties in front of magistrate A man who pleaded guilty to using threatening language against his girlfriend was yesterday fined $10,000 and the woman who said she feared for her life declared an end to the relationship with the accused in front of Chief Magistrate (ag), Melissa Roberston.

-stabber also set shop on fire Police ranks were forced to bury the body of John Philander who was hacked to death at Echerak, Region Eight owing to its advanced state of decomposition and the difficulty in getting it out of the dense forest.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has said the criteria for the issuance of diplomatic passports are a state secret.

As efforts continue to fix an impassable section of the Ituni/Kwakwani trail, persons in the area are calling on the relevant authorities to monitor work undertaken in the area to ensure its quality.

The government has followed through with plans to pull the plug on the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Media Monitoring Unit, which will wind up operations at the end of the month.

Eighteen companies are vying for the inaugural Ram and McRae award to be given to the firm adjudged to have produced the most outstanding report for last year.

Assistant Superintendant of Police Ivelaw Murray was laid to rest yesterday after a simple but emotional ceremony and relatives remain adamant that there was foul play involved in his death.

An editorial in yesterday’s edition of the Jamaica Gleaner called on Caricom Heads not to seat newly elected Suriname President, Desi Bouterse  because of his bloody and criminal past.

Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday aborted the trial of Alfred Campbell at the High Court in New Amsterdam after he found out that one of the jurors was facing an indictable charge at the magistrate’s court.

– AIDS committee calls for its rejection A motion before the National Assembly to have persons face justice for intentionally infecting others with HIV has been described as ill-informed and dangerous by the National AIDS Committee (NAC) which also said that regardless of what motivated the motion it should be “roundly rejected”.

One of the ranks accused of brutalizing Bartica businessman Winston Miller Snr in June was last evening spotted in the community dressed in uniform.

-Women’s NACRA squad also named At the end of their four-day encampment which began last Sunday, the 12-man National Rugby Sevens squad to represent Guyana on home soil in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Rugby Sevens Games this weekend was named yesterday at the Splashmins Resort.

By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will host a cycling meet and family fun day on Sunday at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground(MSC), Thomas Lands.

Asks Marlon Munroe Trinidad & Tobago set a precedent last year when they reached the final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Club Champions League in India.

The Sanjay’s Jewellery sponsored Medal Play golf tournament will be played off on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Guyana’s Under-17 football team came from behind to snatch a draw in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifying group stage in Dominica on Tuesday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez shot to fame when he took responsibility live on TV for  bungling a 1992 coup, but after 11 years in office it’s more  common to see him blaming enemies for the OPEC nation’s  problems.

Three pieces of luggage have been returned to the Guyanese boxers in Puerto Rico for the Central American and Caribbean Games from airline carrier LIAT.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – The Catholic Church’s  failure to derail a gay marriage law in Argentina shows once  powerful clergymen losing their influence in Latin America,  where pressure is growing for more liberal social legislation.

The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players will be staging a Junior Scrabble contest for students on August 21 at the Malteenoes Sports Club.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund  member countries yesterday cancelled the $268 million debt  Haiti owed to the IMF and approved a new loan worth $60 million  to boost international reserves in the earthquake-hit nation.

Stabroek Market emerged victorious in the AN Electronics 10-over softball competition when they beat Enmore Tigers by eight wickets in last Friday’s match held at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  signed into law yesterday the most comprehensive financial  regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression, vowing to stop  risky behavior on Wall Street that imperiled the U.S.

– fails to qualify for 100m final Promising sprinter Chavez Ageday will hope to have better fortunes when he participates in the 200m heats of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Junior Championships in Canada after being eliminated from the 100m on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rain could spoil the premiere of the long-awaited Caribbean Twenty20 Trophy which is poised to bowl off here this evening.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Chinese security forces broke  international law when they used disproportionate force to  handle riots in Tibet two years ago, according to a report  released yesterday that quotes eyewitness accounts.

Dear Editor, I was among the euphoric Lethem crowd that flocked to Bon Fim for the opening of the Takutu Bridge and was also part of the crowd that celebrated with our President at the St Ignatius Benab afterwards.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Torrential rain ruined the fourth round of matches in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge, forcing a complete washout of the second day here yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday  released former media baron Conrad Black from prison on $2  million bond, while she decides whether to throw out his 2007  conviction for defrauding shareholders.

-Trinidad captain says Guyana should expect an intense game By Floyd Christie The Guyana-Trinidad rugby rivalry has been ongoing for years and the two Caribbean rugby powerhouses are on course to bump heads this weekend when the curtain rises on the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) rugby sevens games at the National Stadium, Providence.

Food For the Poor (Guyana) recently donated a number of hygiene items to the Guyana Red Cross Children’s Convalescent Home.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Muttiah Muralitharan  edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket in his farewell  match as Sri Lanka pushed a floundering India to the brink of  defeat yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to publish this letter on rice farmers‘ concerns within the Charity-Zorg-en-Vlygt District on the Essequibo Coast.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Prime Minister Bruce Golding will this morning huddle with the police and army chiefs to craft adjustments to their massive anti-crime initiative in the wake of the government’s failure on Tuesday to get enough votes to green-light an extension of the state of public emergency in the Corporate Area and St Catherine.

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa will attend the inauguration of Colombia’s incoming president Juan Manuel Santos, the state news agency said yesterday, in a sign of warming relations between the Andean neighbors.

Dear Editor, I refer to Michael Maxwell’s letter in SN of July 20 in which he raises the pertinent question of my whereabouts ‘in the face of egregious venality’ of the PPP/C Government.

The Burma Rice Research Station is set to develop a flood-tolerant strain of rice soon.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown will go head to head with in-form American speedster Carmelita Jeter, in one of the headline clashes of the Herculis 2010 international meeting here today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Agents from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on Tuesday seized a posh Mercedes-Benz motor car valued at millions of dollars from dancehall star Elephant Man in a bid to collect taxes owed by the entertainer.

Dear Editor, Today our young sportsmen and women in rural and urban communities across Guyana are experiencing the worst period of sports development in the history of Guyana.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Pakistan turned the form  book on its head with an inspired bowling performance to skittle  Australia for just 88 on the first day of the second test yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has produced two manuals aimed at enhancing youth-friendly spaces.

SAO PAULO (Reuters Life!) – Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro opened a formal investigation into US Internet company Google over pedophilia, defamation and false identity on its social networking site Orkut, O Estado de S.

(BBC)American David Oliver is planning another attack on the 110m hurdles world record at today’s Diamond League meeting in Monaco.

The Food and Drug Department recently hosted a sensitization workshop for pharmacists and dispensers on pharmacovigilance as steps are being put in place to implement it in the local health care system.

Dear Editor, It is dangerously callous to underestimate the influence that music and films carry. 

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities yesterday arrested 21 police officers they accused of helping  two alleged Mexican drug traffickers escape from prison, the  attorney general’s office said.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said though there have been improvements in education management at the regional level, greater accountability is needed from regional education officials.

Three times the joy! Tricia Persaud looking on yesterday at her three baby boys.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British shot putters Jamie  Stevenson and Kieren Kelly have been banned for two years for  refusing to undergo an out-of-competition test, UK Athletics  said on Monday.

How to improve relations Spain’s foreign minister says Cuba’s release of all its political prisoners would improve the island’s relations with Europe and the United States.

Yesterday, the world’s largest social networking hub Facebook announced that it had reached its 500 millionth member.

Dear Editor, The development of the tourism sector depends a great lot on many factors and when representation is made by ambassadors from all angles, it’s a very important role and task carrying the flag on your shoulders.