Daily Archive: Thursday, November 18, 2010

A group of Peoples Temple survivors announced plans today for a granite monument inscribed with the names of more than 900 people who died in the Jonestown tragedy 32 years ago in Guyana.

The sugar union GAWU today upped the pressure on the Guyana Sugar Corporation saying it should consider shutting its beleaguered Skeldon factory until repairs are done.

A couple of 49 Adelphi, East Canje was gun-butted and broadsided with a cutlass after two bandits broke into their home around 1:15 am today and carted off cash and jewellery totaling over $200,000.

HAVANA, (Reuters – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro  said his frail health forced him to delegate his powers as head  of Cuba’s Communist Party, suggesting he may have resigned his  last leadership post.

The Delegation of the European Union to Guyana has awarded  a total of $100 million to five organizations through grant contracts which are being financed under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).

Victor Bobb, one of two men apprehended after the attempted robbery at Chateau Margot on Tuesday morning that left a businessman and later an attacker dead, was moved from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) to the Sparendaam Police Station at noon.

A fire this morning destroyed a two-storey wooden house at 146 El Dorado Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens.

(Jamaica Observer) Minister with responsibility for information, Daryl Vaz yesterday refused to disclose whether the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Government was aware that energy minister and member of Parliament for West St Thomas James Robertson was being investigated by the police for some time as was disclosed by the Police High Command.

Police are yet to apprehend the man who allegedly stabbed and burnt GPHC nurse, Ursula Houston but a day after the incident he appeared on television denying any involvement in the attack.

The PNCR members who are supporting Winston Murray’s bid to become the party’s presidential candidate are concerned about what they said is the mischaracterization of his condition in the media, and say he is not brain dead.

Another maternal death has gripped the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) this time a twenty-five-year-old mother died yesterday afternoon almost a day after the hospital delivered her still- born baby girl via c-section.

The 60-year-old Mocha woman who was hit down on November 9 as she was crossing at Camp Road and Barrack Street passed away on Tuesday night in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital, a source at the hospital confirmed today.

GALLE, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka were 89 without loss  when rain ended play early on the fourth day of the first test  after being made to bat again by the West Indies having fallen  three runs short of the follow-on total of 381.

Guatemala defeated Guyana by 3 goals to none in the opening match of the NAPA Auto Parts presents El Patron International Soccer Series in Georgia, USA according to Sportspagemagazine.com.

Close-circuit Television (CCTV) footage of the attempted robbery at Chateau Margot, which left a businessman and an attacker dead on Tuesday morning, has been reviewed by police and has aided in the hunt for three robbers who managed to escape.

A five-year dream of representing Guyana came through for Paul Adams yesterday when it was found out that he was selected by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) for the fifth IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships in Cayman Islands from March 15-19 next year.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Torrential rains wrecked the third day of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies, allowing just 30.5 overs and ruining the makings of an intriguing contest here yesterday.

Life in Sand Creek, Rupununi moves at a slow pace with the occasional brawl between drunken miners, so on Tuesday afternoon when a man allegedly fatally hammered his mother in the head the community was left in shock.

Up to press time last evening, PNCR executive member Winston Murray remained hooked up to a respirator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

It was the state’s holding company, National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL) that facilitated the transfer of land at Sparendaam where a new, exclusive housing scheme, dubbed Pradoville 2, is being built, according to a source there.

The Suriname and French Guiana delegations will arrive today for the second leg of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG).

A system whereby players are rotated when it comes to international engagements is responsible for the non selection of Golden Jaguars striker Devon Millington for the friendly international between the Guyana senior football team and a Guatemala national side.

A local company is seeking to introduce cheap hydro-power energy using small-scale hydro plants made through Brazilian technology.

A 44-year-old security guard died on Tuesday evening after he was struck down by a minibus in the vicinity of Conversation Tree. 

Eight more teams registered wins as round two of the Guinness Greatest of de Street Futsal competition wrapped up at the Cultural Centre Tarmac on Tuesday night.

The government has revealed that some $43M has accrued in royalties for mining done on the lands of the indigenous peoples—a sum to be paid to the communities according to the Amerindian Act of 2006,

“It really terrible. It wasn’t a nice experience at all” were the sentiments of a Port Kaituma resident who was forced to buy $6,000 worth of ice for seven days 

Players from the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation made a clean sweep of both the team and singles competitions of the Guyana Table Tennis Association 2010 Inter-Organization tournaments that concluded yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo Paul Bhim has said repairs could start shortly on the damaged boiler at Skeldon but management has to decide on whether to accept a proposal from the Chinese firm which built the factory or another company “that is being considered.”

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr Frank Anthony has postponed his meeting with the Guyana Chess Federation and national chess champion, Wendell Meusa.

While the Education Ministry has withdrawn sanctions initially imposed on three Queen’s College teachers involved in handling abuse reports made by murdered teen Neesa Gopaul, it is still accusing the teachers of wrongdoing

Competitions Coordinator within the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Colin Europe disclosed yesterday that the second round Inter County match between Demerara and the Rest Team will not be played until tomorrow at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

The Brutal Jammers domino team ran out winners of zone two of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) sponsored Ivanoff domino competition which was recently held in Buxton.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Social Services Committee Indra Chandarpal says the country has a paucity of science and technology graduates to aid in development, and she questioned what the education sector is doing to change this.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Rain has hampered the preparations of West Indies-A on the eve of the opening four-day “Test” of two against Pakistan-A, starting today at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Cuban government has  launched a hard sell about proposed economic reforms as it  tries to whip up enthusiasm in the public and its own ranks  ahead of a Communist Party congress to approve them in April.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African batsman  Vaughn van Jaarsveld has tested positive for banned stimulant  sibutramine, the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA)  said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department  will set up new offices to oversee international energy affairs  and scrutinize illicit financial networks as well as  dramatically scale up its USAID development arm under a new  plan developed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Washington Wizards  shrugged off the loss of the NBA’s top draft pick and their leading scorer John Wall with a superb team effort to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-94 on Tuesday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The first suspect transferred  from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S.

Arau supports saving forests but villagers in the remote community want their land issues to be dealt with as they fear that with new rules their traditional activities would be severely restricted.

Dear Editor, I refer to your publication of Tuesday, November 16, where the front page picture displays the demolition of the structure on High Street  opposite the Parliament Building.

Work on several key roads across the Essequibo River island of Leguan is still to be completed and the Public Works Ministry is expected to mobilise there in the near future.

Dear Editor, I am happy to see that we are making strides in certain medical procedures which are commonplace in some of our more developed sister Caricom states.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Qatar’s dreams of hosting the 2022  World Cup were given a surprise boost yesterday when  Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said they were  “definitely achievable” despite the searing summer heat.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A device that destroys nerves  leading to the kidney safely lowered blood pressure in people  with treatment-resistant hypertension, potentially offering a  new option for millions of people who struggle to keep their  disease in check, researchers said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy introduced legislation in the Senate on Tuesday aimed at cracking down on illegal guns and ammunition which are used to commit murder and other serious crimes.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela deported three  alleged guerrillas to Colombia yesterday in another show of  rapprochement between the Andean neighbors after they clashed  over charges President Hugo Chavez was soft on rebels.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – Nicolette Fernandes advanced into the main draw of the Dutch Open, following two solid victories in the opening rounds of the competition.

Dear Editor, The ongoing public debate about allowing Dr Vishwamintra Persaud to practise medicine in Guyana is one that is a clear sign of the moral compass of this nation.

Amid continuing domestic violence, including the killing and maiming of women by their partners, a rally planned for next week will launch a venture to raise awareness about the scourge and the support available for victims.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Even U.S. senators are  bridling at new airport security measures that include highly  personal patdowns of some passengers that a top transportation  security official acknowledges are invasive.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Anti-U.N. riots in the  Haitian city of Cap-Haitien have disrupted international  efforts to tackle a spreading cholera epidemic, increasing the  risk of infection and death for tens of thousands of poor  Haitians in the north, aid workers said yesterday. 

A man accused by the police of stealing two motorcycles was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The U.S. federal government has  asked French judicial authorities to co-operate in an  investigation into claims by Floyd Landis that seven-times Tour  de France winner Lance Armstrong used banned substances, a  source close to the situation said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am a concerned citizen of Guyana, and I am studying in Trinidad.

Recent revelations about the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPH) ‘miracle’ doctor – Dr Vishwamintra Persaud – and the hospital’s management’s unswerving defence of what is quite clearly defenceless, has serious implications for the GPH’s continued credibility and could very well put its reputation at risk.

CONAKRY, (Reuters) – Guinea’s government declared a  state of emergency and imposed an overnight curfew yesterday  after three days of violence that followed the announcement of  the result of its first free election since independence.

Members of the public gathered outside the Mosque on the Eastern Highway (a short distance from the Sophia Exhibition Centre) yesterday afternoon waiting on the customary parcels of meat the Muslim community distributes in observance of Eid-ul-Adha.