Daily Archive: Saturday, October 23, 2010

(CMC) Tributes are pouring in from across the region at the news of the passing of Prime Minister David Thompson early this morning.

The National Milling Company has announced that flour prices have gone up three to seven per cent effective from today and that may not be the end of the rises.

Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, wife Mara, daughters Misha, Oya and Osa.

PM David Thompson and former PM Owen Arthur (Barbados Nation Photo)

September 26, 2010: David Thompson’s brothers and father Paul. The brothers were here from England to visit their ailing brother (Barbados Nation Photo)

The ferry operating between Guyana and Suriname will sail twice per day from November 15, 2010.

(Barbados Nation) Freundel Stuart is Barbados’ new Prime Minister. He was sworn at Government House earlier today after the passing of former leader David Thompson.

Prime Minister David Thompson is dead. He died this morning at 2:10 a m.

In the wake of vociferous public criticism of a government directive to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the placement of advertisements, President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday clarified that voter education will  not be affected by this instruction.

-selection could be made by early next year The Final Quarterly General Council Meeting of the main opposition PNCR for 2010 is to be held today and the process for the next presidential candidate is high on the agenda.

Carolan Lynch’s attorney last evening confirmed that police have re-filed a murder charge against her for the death of her husband Farouk Razac, the former boss of Swiss House Cambio.

Several flights inbound to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri were delayed yesterday morning after heavy fog enveloped the area as well as several parts of the Coastland.

Two officers from the Ministry of Human Services’ Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) are to be dismissed following a probe into the body’s failure to assist abused 16-year-old Neesa Lalita Gopaul who had approached the agency for help before she was brutally murdered.

Editors of the Kaieteur News (KN) and Guyana Times (GT) were reprimanded by Justice Winston Patterson yesterday following “inaccurate” and “sensationalized” reports in relation to the Lokenauth Dyal murder trial.

-’09 Auditor General report Auditor General (ag) Deodat Sharma yesterday presented the audited accounts of public spending for fiscal year 2009 to the Speaker of the National Assembly.

Despite its name, the Night Shelter is a 24-hour refuge for those without any place to go, offering a roof over their heads, meals and other facilities not likely to be had on the harsh streets.

–two vacancies waiting to be filled Members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) were yesterday sworn in by President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President and their first order of service would be fill two existing vacancies.

Suriname President Desi Bouterse last week bestowed his country’s highest national award on CARICOM Secretary-General Edwin Carrington at a function held at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo.

Musician and artist, Francis Bailey has emerged winner of the National Art Gallery’s biennial National Drawing Competition for his work, ‘The Festival of Dreams.’

An attempt by a convicted drug trafficker to prevent the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from appealing the Full Court judgment that allows him to appeal the ten-year sentence he is serving was thwarted after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) refused to hear his application.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) still awaits word from the sugar corporation on the issue of increased wages while two estates continued to be affected by staff turnout following Monday’s strike.

C@ribNET, a US$20M regional broadband fibre optic network, will link tertiary institutions in eight CARICOM states next year as part of a regional research and education initiative.

-warning issued for Miracle Mineral Solution The Government Analyst Food & Drug Department has announced a voluntary recall of the 50-count bottles of Tylenol 8-Hour Caplets while a warning has been issued for Miracle Mineral Solution (also known as Miracle Mineral Supplement.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has recovered a weapon which was reported missing during a training exercise involving its troops.

A delegation from Ecuador is currently in Guyana primarily for talks about the handing over of the chairmanship of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to President Bharrat Jagdeo and other issues including developing a protocol for democracy, combating the drug trade and climate change.

Relatives of Womati Shivprasad, 50, of No. 19 Village, Corentyne who died almost one month ago from ruptured appendix following treatment at the New Amsterdam Hospital (NAH) are calling for an investigation.

Thirty-six ‘out-of-school’ youth recently graduated from courses run off under the National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE).

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) launched the National Schools Table Tennis Programme yesterday by donating 22 brand new  tennis tables to 22 schools in various administrative regions across Guyana.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados defied a six-wicket haul from new West Indies fast bowling recruit Andre Russell, as they beat Jamaica by 58 runs to march into the final of the WICB One-Day Championship yesterday.

Runners up “A” Division yesterday, during the Guyana Police Force’s Drill Competition.

A 33-year-old man was yesterday admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was stabbed five times about the body reportedly by his father-in-law.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A former West Indies captain believes Chris Gayle should have been asked to lead the regional team to Sri Lanka.

Former national swimmer Asantie Mickle yesterday lit up the University of Guyana Inter-Faculty Track and Field Championships yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Twenty-two-year-old UK-based Aletha Rose Shepherd will take to the Miss World stage in China next Saturday in an effort to bring Guyanese some glory on yet another international pageant stage.

Two teens were caught by police shortly after they robbed a businesswoman with a toy gun yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Wayne Rooney performed a stunning U-turn yesterday by signing a five-year contract to stay at Manchester United and end a week of bombshells with yet another shock.

When it rains I pray that the Demerara River does not overflow into my front yard.

An argument between two women over a glass of wine at a Stabroek square drinking spot on Thursday night led to an altercation that resulted in one being stabbed several times.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has withdrawn his appeal against the suspension imposed on him by cricket’s governing body (ICC) over spot-fixing  allegations.

Hi Everyone, Trust me, no matter how creative you are in the kitchen, when you are constantly busy with work, you always find yourself making the same dishes over and over again.

Dear Editor, The maternal deaths article in SN of October 21 was not properly investigated.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A West Indies Under-16 Invitational side will tour Australia next month where they will play seven matches against state sides and a two-day “Test” against the hosts.

Godfrey Naughton’s Two’s A Crowd Too will be on at the National Cultural Centre this evening.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The French Senate approved an  unpopular pension reform yesterday in a victory for President  Nicolas Sarkozy, although unions opposed to raising the  retirement age have vowed to keep fighting it.

BENONI, South Africa, (Reuters) – Centuries from JP  Duminy and AB de Villiers propelled South Africa to the second  biggest win in one-day internationals as they crushed Zimbabwe  by 272 runs in the third and final match yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your publication to respond to a letter published in the Guyana Times on Wednesday October 13, captioned ‘Consumers are the ones suffering from utility inefficiencies’ written by R.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Mid-level Taliban insurgency  commanders do not believe their leaders have begun tentative  peace talks with the Afghan government, with many vowing yesterday not to give up the fight after nearly 10 years of war.

— company ploughs $300,000 into annual event The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation has received some $300,000 from Banks DIH Limited under the Powerade Isotonic Sports Drink brand for the staging of the annual Troy Humphrey and Samuel Barker memorial cycle race meeting at month-end.

Dear Editor, Inter-school sports was held on Friday, October 22, for all secondary schools in the New Amsterdam and Canje zone.

“Positive music is not popular music,” says Adisa Jelani Andwele, UNDP Spokesper-son for Peace and Poverty Eradication and according to him, the Caribbean region has a deficit of artistes who are willing to use music positively.

Dear Editor,GT&T has phone calls that allow cheap calls to the US and Canada (not UK) after ten o’clock at night.

Lucky winners: Two persons from the second batch of winners in the Lucky Dollar Guyana Store’s ‘Early Bird Savings Promotion’ received their grocery hampers at a simple presentation at the Regent Street branch yesterday.

Former national champion Norman Madhoo won tow of three categories of the Lake Mainstay Resort Darts Tournament on Sunday at Granny’s Sports Bar, Market Street, Better Hope.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Many developing countries remain  cut off from trade finance, which before the credit crunch was  often their only source of private-sector funding, despite a   recovery in the industry, a meeting of experts heard yesterday.

This evening models will strut their stuff in a ‘glamorous’ setting when Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) and the Glamour Designer Brands presents ‘Glamour on Wellington’ which will showcase designs from local and overseas designers.

(Trinidad Express) – Domestic abuse claimed the life of a two-year-old boy on Thursday.

Dear Editor, Developmental works being undertaken at the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) continue to be debated through various sections of the media and were recently commented on by a senior lecturer from the Faculty of Technology, Mr Maurice Veecock in an article titled ‘EDWC’s inability to prevent flooding due to lack of maintenance’ in the Kaieteur News dated October 19.

MACOYA, Trinidad,  CMC – Joe Public slumped to their fourth straight loss as they ended their CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a 1-4 home defeat to Columbus Crew at the Marvin Lee stadium here Thursday night.

– sets the stage for national conversation on minibus culture Ronald Hollingsworth’s Watch de Ride was produced over a decade ago yet its rebirth on stage at the National Cultural Centre last weekend betrayed no signs of a play long gone and out of touch.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters Life!) – Mel out. Liam in. Actor Liam Neeson has been given the cameo role lost by  Mel Gibson in the sequel to comedy “The Hangover” after a  revolt on set against the scandal-plagued Oscar star.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – WikiLeaks released nearly  400,000 classified U.S. files on the Iraq war on Friday, some  detailing gruesome cases of prisoner abuse by Iraqi forces that  the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) -The health ministry in Jamaica was yesterday afternoon on high alert in light of the confirmation of an outbreak of cholera in Haiti.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian cricket authorities were set to meet here Thursday in an emergency session to investigate the national side’s failed campaign in the WICB One-Day Championship.

Next week in Denmark, Kross Kolor Records CEO Burchmore Simon and his team mates Melissa Roberts and Denis Ward will attend WOMEX (World Music Expo), probably the single most promising event that will surely ensure a place for Guyanese music in the world’s’ sphere.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Nevada’s Supreme Court yesterday refused to overturn O.J.

The greatest soccer player of all-time, Pele, was born on this day in soccer history in 1940. 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is to make her debut as a country music singer next month at the Country Music Awards, ABC television and the Country Music Association said on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Express) – A murder charge against Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr and his co-accused, Brent “Big Brent” Miller, was discontinued on Thursday after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard said there was not enough evidence to proceed with the case.

Dear Editor, Evidence is mounting that extra lessons are truly and deeply embedded in our educational system, and rightly so, except that only those who can afford to pay will reap the benefits.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Glee” actress Dianna Agron has apologized for any offense caused to young fans by a racy photoshoot for men’s magazine GQ, saying the controversial pictures “do not represent who I am.”

(Trinidad Express) – Giselle Balkaran-Phillip, the “battered” wife snatched by her husband and “rescued” at a house in La Brea a week later, is now accusing the police of murdering the man she loved.

Dear Editor, Could you explain to your readers why the Stabroek Business supplement has not appeared over the last three weeks?

The fourth annual Fruta Conquerors-organised Namilco Football Festival gets underway tonight at the Tucville Playfield with two matches.

YANGON/DHAKA, (Reuters) – State television in  Myanmar said yesterday that a cyclone had hit the country’s  west coast on the Bay of Bengal and could trigger a tidal surge  of up to 12 feet (3.7 metres) in some coastal towns.

Last week a New York jury recommended an $8 million fine against a mayor who seized copies of a local newspaper which had criticized him and his police department.