Daily Archive: Friday, December 10, 2010

The three-storey  Forester’s lodge building on the western side of Camp and New Market streets was damaged by fire tonight.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – An influential U.S.  senator today urged President Barack Obama’s administration  to suspend direct aid to Haiti’s government and visas for its  top officials until it ensures a fair and democratic outcome to  disputed national elections.

Retired Head Teacher of Queen’s College, Freidel Isaacs has been granting temporary orders by the High Court quashing her dismissal and demotion over the handling of the abuse of Neesa Gopaul who was murdered in October sparking widespread public anger.

The man accused of murdering Clive Williams after a drunken brawl at 23 Miles Mabura was today remanded to prison after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean’s newest airline hit the ground for the first time yesterday.

A $55M well and pumping station was yesterday commissioned at Somerset on the Essequibo Coast and Water Minister Irfaan Ali praised the performance of GWI.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo  was today awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony where he was  represented by an empty chair and he dedicated it from prison to  the “lost souls” of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

World Bank Director for the Caribbean Yvonne Tsikata has stressed that US$30M deposited by Norway into a fund under the bank’s supervision cannot be released until the green light is given by a steering committee comprised of representatives from Oslo and Georgetown.

Former Surinamese Justice and Police Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi has been appointed chairman of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), the security organ of the Organisation of American States (OAS), according to Radio Nederland.

(BBC) In the United States, the so-called Dream Act for young immigrants has hit a snag.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have shaken up   their underperforming bowling attack and sprung a surprise by   picking untried spinner Michael Beer in a revamped 12-man   squad for the third Ashes test against England in Perth next   week.

A boy, allegedly caught with others removing car parts, was beaten and then hogtied by Parika residents yesterday, prompting concern and outrage at his treatment.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday complained in front of Norway’s Prime Minister that  Guyana was still to get the first tranche of US$30M from a forest protection deal clinched over a  year ago.

Suspended national rugby player, Dwayne Schroeder believes that he has been unfairly disciplined by the disciplinary committee appointed by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) to hear misconduct complaints against him and two other players.

Some members of a PNCR New York group are protesting an alleged violation of the process to select the party’s presidential candidate.

President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Philip Walcott has said that 2010 was not one of the better years for swimming in Guyana.

The current inclement weather is affecting the preparation of many of the teams that will be competing in the Kashif & Shanghai football tournament but their coaches are taking solace in the fact that all teams will be entering the competition on an even keel.

More than a week after 21 kilogrammes of cocaine were found in the trunk of a car at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect.

President of the Leguan Cricket Committee Sheik Fazal this week accused some cricket officials of sabotage and running a smear campaign against him before the GCB elections next month.

An Essequibo River rum shop owner was yesterday charged with holding another woman against her will for prostitution.

King’s Jewellery World once again granted a request of the Kashif and Shanghai Organization when it manufactured rings to honour Guyana’s football stalwarts Collie ‘Hitman’ Hercules and Charles ‘Lilly’ Pollard.

Recommendations made by the team which investigated the June 19th explosion on board the Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI)-owned Captain Lloyd 97 fishing vessel will be implemented to ensure that they are adhered to by all fishing vessels, especially trawlers.

Three men robbed a Best, West Coast Demerara businesswoman of over $1 million worth in jewellery and several cellular phones on Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter over the name of a John King published in the print media recently, regarding alleged “shoddy work now being executed” on the stadium’s tarmac (‘Not a world class parking lot’ SN, December 8).

Some 3,000 secondary school students will be given a chance to attend the opening ceremony of the Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament on December 12 at the Guyana National Stadium, compliments of bakery giant, Bakewell.

A Venezuelan man, part of a quartet intercepted with arms and ammunition by the Joint Services at Eteringbang, pleaded guilty to unlawful weapons possession yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia skipper Kim   Hughes has slammed selectors for being ‘too precious’ with   Australia’s bowlers and said resting dropped paceman Mitchell   Johnson before a likely recall for the third Ashes test would   be lunacy.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will   put its recently acquired container scanner into operation at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation compound next month  and this is  expected to  result in   a more advanced and efficient system of examination of imported and exported containerized cargo.

Dear Editor, I could not help but notice misleading articles in the Stabroek News dated Wednesday, December 8, 2010 titled ‘Boerasirie dam repairs delayed’ and December 9, 2010 titled ‘No movement on Boerasirie repairs.’

Farfan and Mendes has concluded the installation of solar-powered home lighting systems in 12 interior villages and is on schedule to complete installation of similar facilities in six other villages before year end, under a $240M Inter American Develop-ment Bank Project.

Dear Editor, I have been following the intense debate in the media for the past several weeks on the Ministry of Education’s policy on repetition.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India will be the overwhelming  favourites to win next year’s World Cup with home advantage and  an ideal build-up on tour in South Africa, Pakistan’s 1992 World  Cup-winning captain Imran Khan said.

High electricity costs, inadequate incentives for manufacturers investing in new technology and lack of access to investment funding and trade financing are among the obstacles to the growth of Guyana’s manufacturing and services sector, according to President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Clinton Williams.

Police are seeking an Agricola resident for questioning into the 1998 murder of Clyde Lewis called ‘Six Head’ who was riddled with bullets during an argument in a Tiger Bay house.

Up until now the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has seemingly not learnt many of the lessons of their continually spiralling food import bill and what appears to be the certainty of further increases in the prices of heavily consumed imported foods.

Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday that Guyana is still on pace to reach its MDG target in maternal health, but he observed that the country suffered a major setback due to “a rough four months” this year.

MINNESOTA, (Reuters) – Kevin Durant scored 30 points   and added 11 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder dug   themselves out of an early hole to stun the Minnesota   Timberwolves 111-103 on Wednesday.

The mother of Oswayn Littleton Vieira, whose decomposed body was found in the Canje River after he escaped from the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital (NAPH), is insisting that he did not suffer from a mental ailment.

Dear Editor, In the government-owned and controlled newspaper of December 4, Mr Jagdeo was reported as making the astonishing statement that Chinese nationals would be given 3-year work permits and receive automatic citizenship after 7 years.

Business Model What do the Bank of Baroda, the Bank of Nova Scotia and Republic Bank have in common, besides being foreign-owned? 

Acting Chancellor Carl Singh yesterday registered grave concerns over recent statements made by attorney Nigel Hughes, whom he accused of disrespecting his office in a reckless and malicious attack.

Dear Editor, The Police Traffic Department in Linden from all indications is certainly not taxed with work; in fact it would appear to be starved of it.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – As an admirer and friend of  Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, new kid on the block Pastor  Maldonado will bring a rare dash of socialism to the  ultra-moneyed world of Formula One next season.

Dear Editor, I am the owner of blocks at Mahdia, but I am a person with moral standards and do not like to see people being taken advantage of.

Second Instalment In order to enhance public knowledge of the financial services industry and its significance to the economy, Stabroek Business has agreed to partner with the Guyana Association of Securities companies Intermediaries Incorporated (the Guyana Stock Exchange) to publish a series of articles on the subject.

Globe Trust liquidator Nizam Ali said yesterday that refunds to small depositors are winding down but just around forty percent of the persons targeted were repaid.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Protesters attacked government  buildings and damaged a car carrying Prince Charles after  parliament voted yesterday to raise fees paid by university  students in a vote which divided Britain’s coalition government.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan cricket is facing its  biggest crisis and the team stand little chance of winning the  2011 World Cup without fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad  Asif, former captain Imran Khan said yesterday.

HIV prevalence has reduced in Guyana within recent years showing “progress in the fight” but Health Minister Dr.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards has picked Indian stroke-maker Virender Sehwag over West Indies opener Chris Gayle, as the most devastating batsman in world cricket.

A training model for owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developed and successfully applied by EMPRETEC-Guyana in communities across the country is to be shared with small business representatives from several countries when UNCTAD/EMPRETEC stages its 2010 International Directors Meeting in Brasilia later this month.

PARIS, (Reuters Life!) – Oscar-winning actress  Angelina Jolie has teamed up for the first time with Hollywood  heartthrob Johnny Depp in “The Tourist.”

CANCUN, Mexico, (Reuters) – Talks on a 190-nation  deal to slow global warming were on a “knife edge” yesterday  as Brazil and Japan expressed guarded hopes of ending a dispute  between rich and poor about curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Dear Editor, Magistrate Latchmin of the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court has found Mr Maurice Sookhoo, proprietor of Starlite Drive-In, guilty of noise nuisance following a complaint made to the police by Mr Roshan Khan of Atlantic Gardens, on May 16, 2009.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Angry Democrats in the U.S.  House of Representatives defied President Barack Obama yesterday and rejected a deal he struck with Republicans to  extend low tax rates that are set to expire in three weeks.

Republic Bank’s Managing Director John Alves yesterday announced that a total of $170M is being invested in social programmes that focus on youth development, community enhancement and the differently able as it launched its second five year phase for “Power to Make a Difference.”

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 385’s trading results showed consideration of $1,919,024 from 127,306 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 384 which showed consideration of $595,143 from 21,547 shares traded in 8 transactions. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Shawn Beveney of Guyana and veteran Vincentian Kendall Velox were both on target for their respective clubs when the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League resumed on Tuesday night, following a two-week break for the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals which ended in Martinique on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Detailed genetic tests  confirm that the cholera strain that has killed more than 2,000  people in Haiti came from south Asia and most closely resembles  a strain circulating in Bangladesh, U.S.

Dear Editor, Your news read: “Harry Narine Nawbatt will be Guyana’s new High Commissioner to Canada.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) recently launched a charity dedicated to assisting deserving students in pursuing an education.

LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer hired  investigators to find evidence of corruption against the  Nigerian attorney general to convince him to drop legal action  against the company over a drug trial involving children, the  Guardian newspaper reported, citing U.S.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A defiant half-century from West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher was not enough to revive Grenada as Dominica seized control on the second day of their second round Windward Islands Senior Championship match on Wednesday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s electoral  authorities said yesterday they would urgently recheck vote  tally sheets from the Caribbean country’s troubled presidential  elections to try to defuse a dispute over the results that has  triggered nationwide unrest.

As the preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul continued, Inspector of Police Joel David yesterday took to the stand and gave evidence.

Dear Editor, Last week I attended a lecture hosted by the University of Guyana Social Studies Department regarding UNASUR and South American integration, historically, politically and economically, etc, and was much satisfied to listen to and mull over in my own mind the pros and cons of a variety of interesting and educative lectures from the panel of distinguished presenters.

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(Jamaica Gleaner) The contractor general Greg Christie has again questioned whether there is the political will in Jamaica to address the problem of corruption.

A motorcyclist was last evening injured after he collided with a car, near the junction of Camp and Robb streets.

Dear Editor, As the world celebrated twenty-nine years of the International Day of World Peace not so long ago, it gives me a unique opportunity to appeal to my fellow youths to further commit ourselves to world peace.

Fifty years ago, the first ever tied Test was played between West Indies and Australia at Brisbane on December 9-14.

The Ministry of Public Works has extended the deadline for bids for the installation of street lights on the Essequibo and Berbice coasts until December 14.

-A white Christmas – Forever? -Oh, Thanks President Santa…Perhaps I can justify using this “season” of a rather universal virtually-invasive Christian celebratory festival, to cogitate upon Ian Mc Donald’s last Sunday Stabroek column.

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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, CMC – The One-Day International series between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned yesterday, hours before the first game was scheduled to begin here at the Suriyawewa Stadium.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The state oil company at the  heart of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s anti-U.S.