Daily Archive: Friday, August 13, 2010

Bandits posing as customers robbed and murdered a Karia Karia, Essequibo River businessman on Wednesday night.

-probe underway on who authorized release Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has dissociated himself from a statement from his ministry purporting to have been delivered by him at a customs training course and a probe has been launched as to who was behind the document.

The man accused of murdering Brazilian miner Jose Rodriguez De Oliveira was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A “depressed” labourer is dead after reportedly stabbing himself in the chest early yesterday morning at his Diamond, East Bank Demerara home but police detained his reputed wife to assist with investigations.

The US fast food chain Wendy’s/Arby’s is set to break into the Caribbean market with Guyana among the countries on its radar.

A police corporal accused of indecently assaulting a woman was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $80,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A motion which seeks to move Food for the Poor Inc.

Latchmin Mohabir, the woman who was savagely attacked by her husband, who then killed himself on Wednesday is recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital following eight hours of surgery.

The PNCR North American Region (NAR) recently held a strategic planning retreat and conference in Linden aimed at mobilising support ahead of next year’s elections.

Spring tides, which have pounded sections of the coastline over the past few days, also flooded several villages in Berbice.

The young motorcyclist who died on Wednes-day night after colliding with a car had dreams of furthering his education, his family related yesterday.

The Ministry of Education is taking steps to institutionalize continuous remediation programmes both at the primary and secondary levels during the school year.

A man accused of attempting to murder a woman at Leonora Pasture was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Guyana’s national men’s hockey team registered its first win in the Indoor Pan American Championships in dramatic fashion yesterday afternoon in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

…over Champion’s League demands By Iana Seales The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday secured an interim injunction against the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA), its executive president, Dinanath Ramnarine and the West Indies Player management Company Limited (WIPMACOL) which restrains the parties named from interfering in a contract which exists between the local body and the Board of Cricket Control in India.

-Public Service Commission called upon to show cause The non-appointment of a Chief Education Officer (CEO)  has spilled over into the court and Justice Franklin Holder recently issued an order calling on the Public Service Commission to show cause why the decision not to appoint someone should not be set aside.

Limited vehicular traffic has resumed along the Linden/Lethem road with passengers forced to trudge through thick sludge at some sections and with boats pressed into operation.

Junior tennis players Krystal Sukra and Aruna Ramrattan were both trounced by Barbados players in the first round of the Coca Cola International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Tournament being held in St Lucia.

Commercial banks upbeat about low-income mortgages Guyana’s first ever International Building Expo concluded at the National Stadium, Providence on Monday, August 9th with exhibitors hailing the event as a worthwhile opportunity to significantly step up the marketing of the various products and services associated with the current aggressive promotion of a national home ownership drive.

Contractors are striving to complete drainage works along Republic Avenue at Mackenzie, Linden, before month-end, according to supervisor Felix Gerard of the National Authorizing Office (NAO) Task Force and the regional chairman on Tuesday lambasted the works.

-some fear ‘killing off’ of micro operators in garment sector The continuing influx of Chinese traders into Guyana has evoked mixed reactions from government, local business enterprises and consumers, all of whom have had something to say about the impact of their advent on the retail trade, particularly in clothing and apparel.

By Marlon Munroe Members of the national karate team preparing for the 11th International Shotokhan Karate Federation (ISKF) Pan American Championships are confident that success will come their way despite pre-tournament jitters.

Stabroek Business, Christopher Ram column only evidence of focus on specialist reporting…PSC Jr.

Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally recently gave a detailed account of the Commission’s recent major activities to acting British High Commissioner Simon Bond.

By Tamica Garnett Top Caribbean long distance athlete Alika Morgan and her club mate Chavez Sital showcased their capabilities in the Cinderella county of Essequibo when they dominated the five-mile ‘Damon Road Race’ held on Wednesday by the African Cultural and Education Association in Anna Regina.

Wartsila Operations Guyana Inc. is the most recent  sponsor to get onboard with the upcoming President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic following their $50,000 contribution in aid of the event at their company’s location at Water Street, Kingston.

The Business Editorial Last Sunday, the Kaieteur News reported on the seemingly unstoppable trade in illegal reproduction and sale of text books and the impact of the practice on the viability of legitimate bookselling operations.

The woman who was struck down by a hit-and-run driver last week has taken a turn for the worse and is in need of blood.

Dear Editor, During a reception at the Cuffy Ideological Institute in mid-1982, Dr Ptolemy Reid, then Prime Minister of Guyana, sought to explain to me why he had developed an almost infinite faith in the political leadership of President Forbes Burnham. 

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton remanded to prison a 25-year-old woman accused of wounding another, when she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

This year’s showing of Bikers Fest is definitely expected to thrill when the gripping stunts, including ramp riding, high flying BMX and skateboard action are  unleashed on the spectators at the National Park on Sunday evening.

Dear Editor, I was on the East Bank public road exactly opposite to where the new banks are being constructed, outside the exhaust repair shop and saw an old, sick, mangy dog, barely moving, lying by the side of the road.

By Rawle Lucas Resource-Based Model The people of Victoria held discussions on the economic future of their village last Thursday and Friday and heard points about the importance of education and resource use from several speakers. 

Dear Editor, Based on queries which I have been receiving, I am inclined to believe that there are some persons who would like to see me continue contributing to the letter columns of our newspapers.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton granted a teenager accused of stealing a dog $20,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

By Floyd Christie The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in association with the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) concluded their three-day Women’s Football Com-Unity Seminar, which was held at the Savannah Suite at Pegasus Hotel.

Dear  Editor, The PPP/C administration needs to enforce the law making the boat operators between Parika and Supenaam put sheds on their vessels.

Stabroek Business Editor Arnon Adams speaks with Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Councillor and Managing Director of China Trading Jason Wang When you ask Jason Wang whether it might not be appropriate to describe him as the unofficial ‘leader’ of the burgeoning Chinese business community in Guyana, he makes it clear that he would prefer not to be so labelled. 

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) continued its Skill Development Programme yesterday with a wicketkeepers clinic at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A man who admitted that he struck another man on his head was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 months jail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Former coup leader and  convicted cocaine smuggler Desi Bouterse was sworn in yesterday as president of Suriname and promised to work with the  opposition to develop the South American country.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) takes serious objection to Mohamed Akeel’s letter ‘BCGI took positive action to assist Kwakwani trail crash victims, it was not an industrial accident’ (SN July 31).

A gala dinner featuring a cornucopia of indigenous dishes and the showcasing of the north west village of Waramuri are among highlights for the celebration of Amerindian Heritage Month.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian hip-hop star  Wyclef Jean, who has jumped into politics to run for president,  said yesterday he could be an international spokesman seeking  aid and allies for his poor, earthquake-shattered homeland.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – Anisa Mohammed and Gaitri Seetahal shared six wickets to bowl defending champions Trinidad & Tobago to a 41-run victory over Guyana in the West Indies Women’s championship yesterday.

Chief Executive Officer of the Roraima Group of Companies Captain Gerry Gouveia has deemed President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent public comment on standards of service at the Pegasus Hotel “unfortunate” but has said that “as a businessman with an interest in tourism development and in raising service standards in Guyana” he was supportive of the establishment of a Marriott-branded hotel here.

Dear Editor, I am 61 years old, and I worked at Toolsie Persaud at 10-12 Lombard Street for 33 years.

SUKKUR, Pakistan – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari tried  to comfort victims of devastating floods yesterday on his  first visit to the area after criticism of his trips abroad and  his government’s perceived slack response.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton granted $30,000 bail to a labourer charged with break and entry and larceny when he on Wednesday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian medium pacer Munaf  Patel is heading to Sri Lanka to strengthen the team’s depleted  bowling attack for the ongoing tri-series, the Indian cricket  board (BCCI) said yesterday.

KOHLER, Wisconsin, (Reuters) – Bubba Watson charged  into a tie for the early lead in the U.S.

Dear Editor, To dissent is a God-given and democratic right which is innate in all human beings who should be intelligent enough to know when to exercise it. 

There are records at the Leonora Police Station which show that two reports were taken from Doreen Sahadeo-Siranauth in relation to the suspect who murdered her reputed husband on Tuesday, Commander of Police ‘D’ Division, Balram Persaud says.

Guyanese UNCTAD/ EMPRETEC Women in Business nominee Lucia Desir reflects on her experience at the 2010 Geneva Awards Ceremony Lucia Desir may not have returned from Geneva with this year’s United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Women in Business Award, an accolade for which she, and nine other international businesswomen qualified earlier this year; she has, however, gone back to her job as Managing Director of D&J Shipping, eager, energized and empowered.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – For sunbathers on Rio’s  famed Ipanema Beach last weekend, the sight was about as odd as  an oncoming snowstorm.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 368’s trading results showed consideration of $6,032,873 from 439,863 shares traded in 19 transactions as compared to session 367 which showed consideration of $2,639,535 from 140,890 shares traded in 13 transactions. 

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Rev Cecil Gideon’s letter ‘Burnham achieved nothing’ in Stabroek News, of August 10.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday that taxpayers will foot the bill for remedial works at the bungled Supenaam stelling while the state attempts to recover the funds from the defaulters on the project.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tired of being an also-ran Mo  Farah opted for the ‘if you cannot beat them, join them’  approach and since then his slow-burning career has caught fire.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India, the world’s  fastest-growing telecom market, said it would hobble Research  In Motion’s BlackBerry smartphone unless the company  gives it the keys to decode encrypted email and messages by the  end of August.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An initiative between government and private-sector agencies supporting crime prevention and community safety using young inner-city men to promote positive messages was formally launched Tuesday at the Fletcher’s Land Commu-nity Centre in Kingston.

(Prepared by the Guyana marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek News Business as a public service)

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former 100 metres world record  holder Asafa Powell withdrew from this week’s London Diamond  League meeting yesterday with a back and hamstring strain.

Dear Editor, The Vienna Conference AIDS 2010 theme, ‘Rights Here, Right Now,’ emphasizes the critical connection between human rights and HIV.

Edwin Carrington’s announcement last week that he will declare an end to his innings as Caricom’s longest serving Secretary General is, as we suggested in Wednesday’s editorial (‘Changing of the guard at Caricom’), not altogether surprising.

Neighbourly support: The Guyana Bank for Industry and Trade (GBTI) yesterday handed over two computers to the Guyana Police Force.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – A New Hampshire Democratic state lawmaker resigned yesterday after making a joke on Facebook  about Sarah Palin dying.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded yesterday  outside a radio station in Colombia’s capital, wounding nine  people and blowing out windows in the first major attack since  President Juan Manuel Santos took office last weekend.

Frankly Speaking… By  A.A Fenty A doc and a cop in court Perhaps ironically, it was a New Amsterdam-based Muslim gentleman, now deceased, who gave me the proverb in the caption.