Daily Archive: Saturday, October 16, 2010

(Trinidad Express) Drama unfolded in Tunapuna yesterday as two women, identified as robbery suspects, were shot and killed by a policewoman assigned to the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation Municipal Police.

(Jamaica Gleaner)  Tagging Jamaicans as “ingenious advanced thinkers”, Chilean Ambassador Alfredo García said Jamaica’s gesture to host the 33 miners who were trapped, their spouses, and rescue workers for a vacation here is fantastic.

…nearly decade after it closed The liquidators for Globe Trust and Investment Company Limited (GTICL) announced yesterday that the way has been cleared for depositors with less than $100,000 dollars to be refunded almost ten years after the institution came crashing down.

-beat pregnant woman for cash, gold Quick action by police and public-spirited citizens yesterday resulted in the capture of two armed bandits who grabbed more than $9 million in cash and raw gold from a Port Kaituma water front household after brutalizing a heavily pregnant woman.

-severance to be paid Barama’s 274 Land of Canaan workers were yesterday formally laid off with a promise of severance pay amid a stunning turn of events caused by damage to a vital water boiler on October 4 and which left nagging questions about why it would take so long to repair or replace.

PNCR-1G MP Winston Murray has officially declared his interest in being his party’s presidential candidate to contest next year’s election.

The prosecution in the multi-million dollar New Building Society fraud case yesterday closed its arguments in two of the three matters that are being heard, owing to the non-availability of the virtual complaint who lives abroad.

Hi Everyone, last weekend, during my weekly telephone conversation with mommy, she expressed a desire to have a slice or two of raisin bread.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Guyana made a winning start to the WICB Regional one-day championship yesterday, after they held their nerve to beat the High Performance Centre XI by three runs in a thrilling last-over finish.

-arrest warrants not executed Despite his whereabouts being known, police have not moved to execute the arrest warrant issued for one of the complainants in the case during which a 15-year-old boy was tortured.

Guyana’s Aliann Pompey had her Commonwealth Games bronze medal upgraded to a silver medal following a positive dope test by Nigeria’s Folashade Abugan.

The Daniels twin sisters, Shoquan and Shomane yesterday met their match in each other when they clashed in the girls’ under-16 category at the North Georgetown District No.11 Inter-Zone Championships at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Several persons, including a policeman, were arrested late Thursday night as police intensified operations in the Plaisance Line Top area.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Colin Ingram  became  the first South African to score a century on his one-day  international debut as the hosts beat Zimbabwe by 64 runs yesterday.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has taken a decision to grant amnesty on interest for property rates as it faces a shortfall of over $400M needed to meet its responsibilities.

Persons are urged to take advantage of the 10-day healthcare services provided by the United States Southern Command’s USS IWO JIMA – a medical ship – that would dock off the Corentyne coast on Sunday.

Nelly Stharre is a unique artiste who uses her music to bring about change, which she says has been a long time coming.

Rainforest Alliance has been selected as the independent entity to review Guyana’s Annual Progress reports on REDD+ enablers under the Guyana-Norway forest protection agreement.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday launched a three-day Inter-Zone cricket competition with the emphasis being placed on improving batting techniques among Berbice cricketers ahead of several national tournaments.

So the Amazon Conquerors went to South Africa to play in the Championship League and conquered no one.

-study finds Children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS experience school life the same as other children although most of them felt that they were stigmatized or discriminated against, a new study has found.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados stumbled and stuttered before a disciplined half-century from Kirk Edwards guided them to a comfortable four-wicket win over the Leeward Islands in their opening game of the WICB Regional one-day championship yesterday.

Three masked bandits robbed a New Amsterdam businesswoman on Thursday using a toy gun, but it was only after one the men dropped the weapon that the discovery was made.

Cody’s Place: Restaurant and Bar has joined forces with the promoters of the Caribbean Fury 2 boxing card to provide supplements during breakfast and lunch until the big day on November 6 at  Princess Hotel.

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) wishes to respond to your article, dated Wednesday October 13, 2010, titled ‘Amelia’s Ward water woes continue.’

Some students and parents of the Vreed-en-Hoop Com-munity High School protested the condition of the institution yesterday.

The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will run off the A.

Dear Editor, Some weeks ago a incident took place at the National Cultural Centre, when President Jagdeo  invited the policyholders of Clico (Guyana) to explain what would be put in place so they could recover their monies.

Dear Editor, Well, well, President Jagdeo speaks again to save himself from himself. 

Miss Guyana Earth 2010 Soyini Fraser will be Guyana’s representative at the Miss Earth pageant to be held in Vietnam between November 4 and December 6.

The qualifying tournament for the National Senior Chess Championships is set to start tomorrow at the Keishar’s Sports Club on Hadfield Street.

-Carberry The PNCR says it does not believe its individual campaigning efforts undermine its commitment to align itself with the Joint Opposition Political Parties and civil society groups to contest the 2011 general elections.

Dear Editor, A total of 6 matches was played over three days at the National Stadium, Providence, in the recently concluded Group C of the CFU Under-20 World Cup qualifiers.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia agreed yesterday to help  build Venezuela’s first nuclear power plant, sell it tanks and  buy $1.6 billion of oil assets, reinforcing ties with President  Hugo Chavez who shares Russian opposition to US global dominance Chavez presided over the deals at a Kremlin ceremony with  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who said the two countries  shared a “strategic partnership” and a vision of a world free of  overwhelming U.S.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – After a pre-event crisis and the organisational blunders of the first few days made way for a fine festival of sport, Delhi will perhaps be remembered as the Commonwealth Games that were not as bad as expected.

Dear Editor, The 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games came to an end on Thursday. 

COPIAPO, Chile, (Reuters) – Chile’s rescued miners  headed home as heroes yesterday after a 69-day ordeal deep  underground during which they drank oil-contaminated water and  set off explosives in a desperate bid to alert rescuers.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – After using his famed digits  to publicly criticise captain Ricky Ponting on Twitter during  Australia’s test loss to India on Wednesday, Shane Warne has  proffered them to help embattled spinner Nathan Hauritz get his  groove back.

-promise repairs The Guyana Police Force issued an apology to Michelle Basdeo last night and called the operation at her Farm East Bank Demerara home on Monday “a mistake”.

Nine ‘Flowers in Bloom’ are set to vie for the title of Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2010 on November 6 at 20:00hrs at the National Cultural Centre.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Swiss maestro Roger Federer sliced through fifth seed Robin Soderling with a 6-1 6-1 victory to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals yesterday.

DES MOINES, Iowa, (Reuters) – As the United States  struggles to end the longest war in its history in Afghanistan,  agriculture is becoming a crucial part of its long-term strategy.

-autopsy confirms A post-mortem yesterday confirmed that the Devon Simpson who was found floating in a South Sophia canal died from a single gunshot wound to the head.

Dear Editor, About a month ago, minibus drivers blocked the road near the Abary Bridge after they believed that they were disenfranchised by the police in relation to new restrictions and regulations that they would have to comply with.

(BBC) Liverpool’s former co-owner Tom Hicks says he is devastated after claiming the club was wrestled from him in an “epic swindle”.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Marina Silva, the Green Party candidate who placed a surprisingly strong third in Brazil’s presidential election and has emerged as a potential kingmaker in the runoff vote, sounds very unlikely to endorse either remaining candidate.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The government plans to set aside  7 billion pounds to help educate poorer children, Deputy Prime  Minister Nick Clegg said yesterday, in advance of a review next  week detailing funding cuts.

For persons interested in knowing the history of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and the processes required to produce a bottle of rum, a visit to DDL’s Rum Heritage Centre at Diamond can be quite rewarding.

Dear Editor, In my last letter titled ‘It is time we start telling the truth about ourselves’ dated October 14, I called on the Guyanese people to face the music and start telling the truth about themselves.

Dear Editor, If one grew up in the 1970s Guyana is still the country of greatest unfulfilled potential in the Caribbean.

Eileen Elexey, the wife of the Mercy Wings security guard who was murdered in Sophia almost three months ago, has said that the police continue to “push” her around and any hope of the arrest of those responsible for the brutal slaying of Carl Nelson Bollers is fading.

(Jamaica Observer) – International recording artiste Chaka Demus, one half of the deejay-singer recording duo Chaka Demus and Pliers, is recovering in a Kingston hospital after a major surgery.

President of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Lionel Jaikaran said he is no closer to knowing the future of the GCC six months after he and executives from the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) held talks with the government on a possible merger.

(Barbados Nation) A major drug overhaul is in the works for Barbados, says Minister of Health Donville Inniss.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan Higher Education Minister  William Ruto should stand trial over a scam in which a state  firm was defrauded through the sale of forest land, high court  judges ruled yesterday.

“Where is China heading in the twenty-first century?” asks the remarkable document which brought the Chinese intellectual and political activist Liu Xiaobo to worldwide prominence in 2008.

Members of the National Dance Company performing during the official launch of Mash 2011 last evening at the Umana Yana.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – For Raven-Symone, the transformation from being a Disney child star to a 20-something actress has taught her one major lesson — how to say no.

Ron Motilall is the new leader of the Guyana Chess Federation Closed junior national chess championships following fifth round action on Wednesday at the Keishar’s Sports Club.

Big Drugs Haul The British Royal Navy says it caught a gang of drug smugglers with cocaine worth $26.9 million in the Caribbean.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday warned the government against firing assertive judges  amid fears of a repeat of a crisis that helped bring down  former military President Pervez Musharraf.

-payments for farmers finalized Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) owner Jai Beni yesterday assured that the company’s financial position is “solid” but admitted that it experienced difficulties due to the recent international financial crisis.