Daily Archive: Friday, July 23, 2010

-talks on road link to speed up Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez has offered to supply all of Guyana’s fuel needs and restated a desire to build a pipeline across this country to Suriname.

Local politicians are against views expressed in a recent Jamaica Gleaner editorial which urged CARICOM Heads not to seat newly elected Suriname President Desi Bouterse because of his past crimes.

A woman was yesterday morning nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with 662 grammes of cocaine concealed under her wig cap.

Police in Antigua and Barbuda say they have made the largest drug bust in the history of the twin-island nation.

Thirty-one-year-old O’Neil Charlmer was placed on $10,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly threatening to kill the mother of his child.

Randy Raghubir, a fisherman of North Ruimveldt, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with beating his reputed wife.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 17-year-old girl be remanded to prison after she allegedly dealt a woman a blow to her head with a piece of wood which resulted in her being hospitalised.

-Opposition concerned about some provisions The government last evening passed the   New Building Society (Amendment) Bill despite calls by the opposition for it to be deferred or sent to a select committee because of concerns over some of its provisions.

A detective constable is nursing a fractured skull and other injuries after he was brutally attacked by a man he had a previous dispute with on Wednesday night.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday expressed concern at vandalism of its cables that left hundreds of customers at Houston and South Ruimveldt Gardens without service.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says that it has not defined its position on the draft report of the extended Special Land Use Committee (SLUC).

-first boy delivered in car at Annandale By Tiffny Rhodius The act of giving birth is most times described as a miracle.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said that it was disturbed over the strategy adopted by the US State Department of threatening negative consequences for what it considered inadequate results in the elimination of trafficking in persons.

A study is underway to regularize emoluments of members of the Special Constabulary of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services (PSCES) in its fifth periodic report to the National Assembly has recommended that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) update its laws where necessary to address current and pressing issues.

Squash queen Nicolette Fernandes won Guyana’s first medal of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Bogota, Colombia yesterday.

The two athletes who  were scheduled to travel to Mexico City to attend the Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) torch relay celebrations  will be absent from the electrifying festivities since they were denied the U.S.

By Marlon Munroe Masters footballer and manager of the Rastafari Patriarchs, Allan La Rose believes that former West Indies batsman Basil Butcher’s comments regarding the merger of GCC and GFC were somewhat selfish and out of context.

-finds he was not registered By Tamika Garnett Guyana’s athlete at the International Athletics Association Federation (IAAF) World Junior Championships, Chavez Ageday yesterday found out that he could not compete in the 200m race as he was not registered.

The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) rugby sevens games will be contested tomorrow and Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

MONCTON, Canada, CMC- Grenadian Kirani James produced a sensational run to win the men’s 400 meters at the World Junior Championships last night.

– Sterling Products nets $96.4M in after-tax profits Significant increases in sales of detergents, edible fats and ice cream manufactured or distributed by Sterling Products Ltd saw the company record $169.2million in before tax profits last year, an increase of 233%  over the previous year,  according to its 2009 annual report.

Risk mitigation measures aimed at creating greater incentives for private investment in the agricultural sector, and the harmonization of health-related food standards in the region are among the key issues in the CARICOM Draft Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition Security (RPFNS) which will be mulled at a Validation Workshop in Georgetown from July 26th – 27th.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Captain Ricky Ponting  led a gritty Australian fightback on the second day of the  second test against Pakistan yesterday.

Some of the biggest financial losses to the nation arising out of corrupt practices are widely believed to occur in the processes associated with the award of state contracts to private contractors for the execution of important infrastructural works and the supply of various types of goods and services.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Muttiah Muralitharan  captured his record 800th test wicket with the final ball of his  career yesterday as Sri Lanka cruised to a 10-wicket victory  after finally breaking India’s stubborn resistance.

(Reuters) – List of leading test wicket  takers after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan took his 800th  test wicket during the first test against India on Thursday.   

By Jacquelyn Hamer Both the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) are deserving of some measure of congratulations for the recent complementary measures which they have taken to provide some support to unemployed persons, particularly unemployed and single women who are desirous of becoming involved in small business pursuits.

Dear Editor, I refer to Stabroek News’ Development Watch of 07/21/2010 on Elected Oligarchy and Economic Underdevelopment.

BRO, Sweden, (Reuters) – British Open champion Louis  Oosthuizen continued his sublime form to share the lead in the  Scandinavian Masters first round yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is difficult to understand why President Jagdeo has committed US$20M of poor taxpayers’ money to a Hotel for the benefit of Marriott International, a wealthy American Hotel Group.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Juan Martin  Del Potro could defend his title next month after making a  quicker than expected recovery from injury.

Foreign Assets The investment behaviour of the commercial banks in Guyana seemed to be taking a favourable turn. 

A Private Sector Commission (PSC) team lead by Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo met with their Kuwaiti counterparts on Monday to discuss possible partnerships and investment opportunities.

Potential public and private sector buyers are yet to provide a verdict on the viability of introducing a South African-made product into Guyana’s road-building sector.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Opener Atticus Browne hit his maiden TCL West Indies Under-19 century to guide the Windward Islands to first innings points against defending champions Jamaica and fire them to the top of the points standings after the end of the fourth round yesterday.

Dear Editor, In 1968 Samuel Huntington argued that by greasing the wheels of the economy and so removing bureaucratic and other practices that impede investments and development, political corruption is efficiency-enhancing and inevitable (“Political Order in Changing Societies”).

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Kosovo’s unilateral secession  from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, the World  Court said yesterday in a decision with implications for  separatist movements everywhere.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cut ties yesterday with Colombia in an escalating dispute between the two Andean neighbours over Bogota’s charges that leftist Colombian rebels shelter in Venezuela.

DENNERY, St Lucia, CMC – Half-centuries from Kyle Mayers and Kraigg Brathwaite briefly raised Barbados’ hopes but rain once again squashed them, as their fourth round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge against Guyana finished in a disappointing no decision yesterday.

Dear Editor, Theatre goers in Linden had their appetite whetted on Saturday, July 10th at the LICHAS Auditorium where they were given a treat with the staging of the play `Til I find a place’ written by Guyanese playwright Ronald Hollinsworth and produced by Mahadeo Shivraj.

– national plan to add value to agricultural produce on track Local banana and plantain farmers can anticipate increased production this year following reported success by the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in controlling the Black Sigatoka (dry leaf) infestation that significantly reduced production last year.

The Burrowes School of Art says children are benefiting from a packed programme at its art camp.

A summer class tour at the Non-Aligned Monument yesterday.

Dear Editor, `Urgent need to up sugar productivity’ (Sunday Stabroek July 18, 2010).

Painters hard at work at Starters Nursery yesterday.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Many of the rigs and vessels  at BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak site will prepare to move  out of the path of Tropical Storm Bonnie late yesterday, the  top federal official overseeing the spill response said.

The July 17 commissioning of a $17 million refrigerated container designed to provide storage for fruit and vegetables awaiting transportation to markets or to transshipment points is intended to complement existing infrastructure designed to strengthen the agriculture sector’s capacity to provide the regional market with locally grown non-traditional crops.

(Trinidad Express) – The protective services were put on high alert on Wednesday after a threat was made against the safety and security of the country, over Government’s decision to auction property belonging to the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Adrian Barath signalled his return to top-level competition, when he stroked an entertaining half-century to lead Trinidad & Tobago to a nine-wicket victory over Canada in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

Minister in the Ministry of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran says the ministry is hosting discussions with NGO Wings of Humanity to expand the medivac programme in order to better respond to emergencies.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago tried desperately but could not force the crucial outright win against Leeward Islands as their fourth round TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge match finished in a draw yesterday.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) could be moving closer to developing a disaster risk management strategy for its agricultural sector by providing an optimal crop insurance regime that covers a wide range of risks and is affordable to small farmers in the region.

Police are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the man who was found floating in the canal between Vlissengen Road and Irving street, close to Church Street, last Thursday.

Dear Editor, I notice that a series of activities have been planned for this year’s emancipation celebrations in most of the regions of Guyana.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday  dealt a potentially fatal blow to President Barack Obama’s push  to curb greenhouse gas emissions, postponing its bid to pass  broad legislation to combat climate change.

(Trinidad Express) – The dismembered bodies of a woman and boy were found—bagged and dumped—at the Forres Park Landfill near Claxton Bay on Wednesday.

Preparing for the August building expo.

Dear Editor, In 2002, CNN carried an article on its website that focused on 15,000 years with man’s best friend—dogs.

It is 65 years since the end of the Second World War.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 365’s trading results showed consideration of $381,500 from 16,000 shares traded in 4 transactions as compared to session 364 which showed consideration of $353,600 from 15,350 shares traded in 3 transactions. 

VANCOUVER,  (Reuters) – The political firestorm  surrounding the Canadian government’s plan to change next  year’s census grew more intense yesterday, fanned by the  abrupt resignation of the country’s chief statistician in  protest.

Get an Education? Why? A man-in-the-street definition of “Constitution”? That would be: the manner, character, or set of fundamental principles, laws, precepts and prescribed intentions on which any state (Guyana) is organized and governed.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Betrayed by his renowned  clutch putting and winless in his first seven PGA Tour starts  this year, Tiger Woods is desperate to move out of unfamiliar  and decidedly uncomfortable territory.

The badly damaged road leading to the city’s daycare centre at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt.

Crisis increasing poverty The head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, has said the global recovery from the economic crisis is fragile and uncertain.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says single-parent women in Essequibo, Region Two are the most recent beneficiaries of the Women of Worth (WOW) Micro-credit scheme.