Daily Archive: Saturday, September 4, 2010

-miners tell Norway team Proposed regulations for the mining industry are not just difficult, but in many cases, impossible to fulfill, miners argued in a paper given to a Norwegian-contracted team here to evaluate the forestry partnership with Guyana.

-to face ID parades Investigators have been unable to garner substantial information out of Tyrone Kacey Rowe, called ‘Cobra,’ to link him to the crimes he is being accused of committing.

Presidential Adviser on Community Development Odinga Lumumba says the government is working on several fronts to meet the pledges President Bharrat Jagdeo made to Buxtonians during a recent meeting there.

Concerns about widespread corruption in the Jagdeo administration and its connection with convicted narco-dealers and how this has led to the criminalization of Guyana, were raised by the Alliance For Change (AFC) during a recent meeting with representatives from the US State Department.

Police yesterday reported another murder in Region Seven, Cuyuni/Mazaruni, where an accused raw gold thief was beaten to death at Tamakay Landing, Middle Mazaruni, about mid-day on Thursday.

-Barama supports full probe The father of Jason Fraser, the Barama labourer whose remains were discovered on Thursday in a wood shredder he operated at the company’s Buckhall operation, has viewed his death as suspicious.

– Whipple tells Sevens players The national rugby team’s Technical Director, Joe Whipple, says that the Guyana players need “to bring their A game” to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens to be held in New Delhi, India on October 11 and 12.

Parbattie Joseph and her son Gavindra, who were missing for a week, have returned home and the woman has since said they were “by a friend.”

LIVERPOOL, England, CMC – Veteran West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul stroked yet another half-century to push his runs tally beyond 600 for the season, as Lancashire beat Hampshire by three wickets on the final day of their County Championship match yesterday.

As the Auditor General’s office continues to peruse the finances of the Region One administration, authorities there are attempting to determine the whereabouts of a Sub-Treasury staffer who is thought to have left the country.

Quick action by alert ranks of the Reliance Police Station, at East Canje averted major losses after a fire erupted in their barrack room early yesterday morning.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Fourth-seeded Andy Murray of  Britain dodged some rain drops and some sizzling serves before  quickly reaching the third round by outshining Jamaican Dustin  Brown 7-5 6-3 6-0 at the U.S.

PNCR leader Robert Corbin will be taking some “time off” and PNCR Chairman Bishwaishwar “Cammie” Ramsaroop will perform his duties for a short period.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Salman Butt and  pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by  the London Metropolitan police yesterday following their  indefinite suspension from all cricket.

(Cricinfo) Cricket’s most lucrative club competition, the $6.5m Champions League Twenty20, begins in less than 10 days with organisers assuring “robust” anti-corruption and security measures.

Staff of the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) yesterday morning staged a picketing exercise outside of the company’s Lombard Street office, calling for better wages and improved working conditions.

A fisherman who admitted to being the user of narcotics was sentenced to three years imprisonment, fined a total of $20,000 and sentenced to two weeks community service yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – A joint initiative between the West Indies Cricket Board and mobile phone giants Digicel is set to address to youth development in the region over the next two years.

With preparation for the Commonwealth Games firmly underway, Guyana’s lone swimmer for the October 3-14 event, Jessica Stephenson has stepped up her training with a two-week session at South Florida Aquatic Club in Coral Springs.

Two men were arrested yesterday after an unlicensed gun was found in a pick-up they were travelling in at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

The man charged with causing the death of 18-year-old Malika Patterson by dangerous driving was released on $450,000 bail on Thursday when he appeared at the Fort Wellington Court before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board on Thursday labeled former captain Ramnaresh Sarwan’s attitude towards fitness as “extremely indifferent” as they launched a staunch defence of their decision not to award him a central retainer contract.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Organisers of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup were yesterday involved in a frenetic race against time to ensure the readiness of venues for tomorrow’s start of the competition.

While art for some may be just a painting, for emerging artist Anil Roberts it is the medium through which deeper meaning and appreciation for his indigenous culture can be transmitted.

The miner who allegedly murdered another at 14 Miles, Issano on Tuesday was charged with the capital offence and remanded to prison yesterday.

“Oh beautiful Guyana, Oh my lovely, native land…” These are truly patriotic words which force my doubting heart to feel love; love for a land where I must go hiking or look beneath layers of filth to see beauty.

Dependable Spares, located at Eccles, East Bank Demerara, followed up its first year donation to the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) with another one yesterday.

Abigail Arthur, who is accused of causing the death of Dindyal Chetram as a result of dangerous driving, was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after she was arraigned before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

An American man was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Thursday, after two suitcases with cocaine were intercepted.

Hi Everyone, people do various things to avoid work such as approaching deadlines, must-do assignments and chores.

Simone King, also known as Dianne De Nobrega, was placed on $100,000 bail yesterday when she was read a new charge of obtaining money by false pretence when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Dear Editor, “What sort of society imprisons mothers for marijuana?” the Stabroek News editorial of August 10 asked.

The Topco Juices sponsored Junior Chess Championship Qualifying tournament which is organized by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) starts today at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Camp and Hadfield Streets from 3pm.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan have called up Asad  Shafiq and Mohammad Irfan as replacements for the suspended  Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif for the one-day  series in England.

Hotel Tower has set February 2011 for its official re-launch and it is still currently undergoing rehabilitation works as part of plans by new management to make it more marketable while catering for the total entertainment needs of customers.

QUETTA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber  struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday,  killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week  and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed

Dear Editor, Sunday Stabroek carried a most erudite exposition on the case history and related decisions regarding the legality or otherwise of the Agency Shop (‘The Agency Shop was illegal,’ August 29) . 

Dear Editor, I wish to report that five drainage and irrigation workers in Caracas, Vryheid, West Canje, Berbice are not giving value for our taxpayers’ money as several irregularities have been taking place with regard to the execution of their tasks on a daily basis.

MAPUTO, (Reuters) – Mozambique police fired rubber bullets and teargas at demonstrators yesterday as rioting flared  in the capital following two days of protests over high bread  prices in which ten people were killed and hundreds wounded.

The Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) will be holding a Region Three draughts competition tomorrow at the Land View Restaurant and Park, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

Most people audition for Guyana Model Search in person then there are the Steven Bagots; people who look good enough to submit a few photographs and trust they will get in it.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Caribbean Press are hosting a creative writing workshop for aspiring writers.

Dear Editor, I have read with much interest the tsunami of comment surrounding President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent visit to Buxton.

If a few ads and word-of-mouth is enough to draw an audience then Classique dance company is covered when it serves up another production tonight.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Drought has cut Peru’s Amazon  River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below  the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged  vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought  in decades.

St John’s College has recorded significantly improved performances at this year’s CSEC examination, with an 86.3% pass rate in Grades One to Three passes compared with 67% last year.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Serbia and Croatia won a haul of medals when they were partners in the former Yugoslavia but today they will face each other for the first time as  independent nations in the world championship last 16.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Almost 50 nations made progress  yesterday towards a “Green Fund” to help poor countries fight  global warming but hosts Mexico and Switzerland said a full U.N. 

HYANNIS, Mass., (Reuters) – A weakened but still  dangerous Hurricane Earl churned toward the Massachusetts coast  yesterday, en route to Canada’s Maritime provinces, after  slapping North Carolina with heavy wind and rain but causing  less damage than feared.

Dear Editor, Since the removal of the revenue office from central Mackenzie, to Casuarina Drive and Hibiscus Lane Watooka, I notice a reduction in the number of the security guards.

(Trinidad Express) The death penalty by hanging is the law of the land and the People’s Partnership Government will abide by that law, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Eminem led Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh week on Thursday with “Love the Way You Lie,” while Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” moved up one to No.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is reminding parents that locally manufactured school uniforms are zero-rated.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – A major earthquake hit New  Zealand’s second biggest city Christchurch last night,  bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking  building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

The annual Masters Cup and 10/10 female softball cricket competitions sponsored by Kubota Industrial Generators and Engines and Tohatsu Outboards and organized by the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association (GFCA) will bowl off on September 12 at various venues throughout Guyana.

The Nets rebounded well from their defeat at the hands of the Guyana Defence Force on Wednesday night to blowout the Macabees 71-34 in the Pepsi Street Series Open and Division Three leagues at the Burnham Basketball Court, Thursday night.

Dear Editor, I am no fan of President Jagdeo but I have to give him some credit for how he described the media, as I hold the same views as he does where the media are concerned.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday defended Government’s position to distribute laptops to Form One students, saying this is the modern age and every child deserves a computer.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Missy Elliott says she was 14 when she did it the first time.

Dear Editor, I would strongly suggest to Dr Henry Jeffrey that he slows down his letters to the newspapers because as his outpourings increase, he is going to face further scrutiny from a public that is fully aware that Minister Jeffrey spent 16 years as a minister of government from 1992, and left the Cabinet after a dispute with the President over the signing of the EPA with the European Union.

Dear Editor, In an ideal world we should all be apologising to the PNC.

A report done by a Board of Inquiry to investigate claims of misconduct at the Lusignan Prison has found inefficiency in the management of the facility and Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has said the findings would be used to prevent similar allegations at other prisons.

BRISTOL, England, CMC – Teenaged Leeward Islands batsman Chesney Hughes stroked a masterful, unbeaten 96 to help set up Derbyshire’s stunning 54-run win over Gloucestershire inside two days on Wednesday.

Clarion Chukwurah was inspired to go into acting as a five-year old watching Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel  Castro, wearing his green military cap and clothing like the  comandante of old, made his first speech before the Cuban  public on Friday since falling ill in 2006, warning of the  threat of nuclear war.

LISBON, (Reuters) – A Portuguese court jailed six  people for up to 18 years yesterday for abusing children from a  state orphanage, in a six-year court case that has shocked the  nation.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dr Aubrey Armstrong, a former senior Guyanese public servant, on Thursday led Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her parliamentary team in intense discussions as a four-day retreat began in Tobago.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford says he is elated to have been offered a central retainer contract from the West Indies Cricket Board.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne.

Almost 18 months since designs were collected for the Cubana Air Disaster Monument Competition no results have been announced.

Last Saturday, a contributor to our letter columns mentioned the “social fabric of our society.”

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Children tussle after dark on a  dusty soccer field used just weeks ago as a shooting range by  local drug gangs, a sign that a new police force is making a  mark on one of Venezuela’s most violent slums.