Daily Archive: Monday, December 20, 2010

Otish Energy Inc has announced it has signed letters of intent with Kennard Gobin of East Coast Demerara, to acquire all of the hard rock mining rights for several areas in the Cuyuni mining district.

A Brazilian miner died this afternoon after the passenger boat he was travelling in collided with a pile in the Essequibo River.

Yesterday, police ranks recovered two firearms while conducting an investigation along Sulphur Road, Upper Waini, The ranks first conducted a search on an abandoned building at Sulphur Road where they found a .32 Taurus pistol with three matching rounds.

Police say that  at about 5.30 pm yesterday, two boats were racing in the Pomeroon River when one of them collided with a canoe in which Ovid Garraway, 34 years, and Jason Abrams, 13 years, both of Mainstay, Pomeroon River, were travelling.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery at about 11.40 last night at John Street, Lodge where contractor Dennis Archer of Alexander Village, EBD, was attacked, robbed and shot.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) this afternoon called for a probe of the origins of the Guyana Sugar Corporation threat to derecognize it.

US diplomats stationed in the Caribbean voiced doubts as early as May, 2006 about the bona fides of now-imprisoned Texan billionaire Allen Stanford to the extent that Washington’s top envoy in Bridgetown avoided any photo opportunities with him.

Dwayne Little called ‘Tattoo’ is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to robbery under arms.

A West Demerara pastor and his wife were charged today with assaulting one another and granted bail when they appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

Several members of a family, including children were this morning left homeless after their Third Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara home went up in flames.

A Triumph, East Coast Demerara grocer died last night after he was shot twice last Monday night during an attempted robbery at his shop.

YEONPYEONG, South Korea, (Reuters) – North Korea said   it would not react to military drills staged by the South near   their disputed border today and, easing tension further,   CNN reported that Pyongyang had agreed to the return of   nuclear inspectors.

CENTURION, South Africa,  (Reuters) – South Africa   claimed India’s last two wickets in 35 deliveries to win the   first test by an innings and 25 runs on the final day at   Centurion today.

Nine men and four women were today charged by the police with possession of explosives and causing public terror.

Following last week’s threat by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) to de-recognize the main union representing sugar workers, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling for a special, emergency session of Parliament to discuss the fate of sugar, sugar workers and the sugar industry.

Just before midnight on Saturday a mechanic who was reportedly speeding along the Coldingen Access Road fatally struck a female special constable.

A father of five of West Coast Berbice (WCB) died on Saturday afternoon after he lost control of a tractor he was operating near his rice farm – the second death in the family in recent weeks.

The body of a woman thus far unidentified was picked up on East Street close to the corner of New Market Street yesterday.

A spring tide advisory is in effect and the Sea Defence Unit of the Public Works Ministry is advising the public to take all necessary precautions during the period.

Australia will provide A$63.8M (US$63M) in assistance to Caribbean countries over the next four years and will support the Region’s efforts to adapt to climate change and to manage the impacts of natural disasters.

Caricom Secretary General, Edwin Carrington, who demits office at the end of this month after more than 18 years at the helm of the regional grouping, says that governance remains an area of difficulty for the community.

Outgoing CARICOM Secretary-General, Sir Edwin Carrington was hailed for his accomplishments during his 18-year stint heading the regional body at an Evening of Appreciation held at the Pegasus Hotel on Friday.

`Ex Flood Gate 2010’, an exercise to test the national response system to a flooding incident in Guyana will be conducted by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Education Minister Shaik Baksh disclosed recently that a national teachers council will be established since  teachers should be recognised for their efforts and contributions, the Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Marriage officers in Region Six were engaged in a seminar recently at the Boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), New Amster-dam, to sensitize  them on the Marriage Act, the importance and benefits of marriage counseling, and the religious aspect of matrimony.

A team from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) headed by its Chairman, Bishop Juan Edghill conducted a two-day outreach in Region Seven earlier this month where residents raised several cases of discrimination.

Over 300 children were treated to presents and goodies at a fun day organized by the Oldendorff Bauxite Company at the All Saints Ground in New Amsterdam last Sunday.

-advance to quarter-finals Alpha United scored a lopsided 6-0 win over Seawall Football Club when the 21st Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground last night.

Manager of Guyana’s national junior basketball team which participated in this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), Chris Bowman says that an “expansive plan” for youth basketball aimed at developing the sport among the younger players will jump off in January.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s newest acquisition Runako Morton warmed up for next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship with a cavalier 45 in a trial game played yesterday.

National player Moen Gafoor emerged overall champion of the Scrabble tournament organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players at the Malteenoes Sports Club yesterday.

Carifta Games gold medalist Britany van Lange finished second in her heat of the women’s 200m freestyle event at the FINA (World Swimming Federation) World Championships (25m) yesterday.

Guyana’s Jessica Stephenson copped a gold medal  and  set a new record in the girls’ 13 – 14 years-old 50m breaststroke event at the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th test century yesterday but it looked unlikely to save India from losing the first test against South Africa.

Dear Editor, The threat by the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) to de-recognise the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is intemperate and reckless.

Former national junior chess champion Cecil Cox yesterday led the Queen’s College `A’ team to victory in the national schools chess tournament which ended at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue.

PERTH, (Reuters) – A defiant Australia regained   their traditional Ashes swagger in Perth yesterday, routing  England by 267 runs to level the series while hailing the  momentum-swinging return of their mercurial pace bowler Mitchell Johnson.

Dear Editor, The recent controversy over the procedure adopted for compiling the nominations for presidential candidates by North American PNCR groups provides another opportunity to look into the prism of internal democracy in the PNCR.

Dear Editor, Stabroek Business reported that an anonymous “source close to the telecommunications sector” has advised that government should take seriously the position that granting an operating licence to an illegal operator would amount to rewarding it for illegality (‘Gov’t should ponder GT&T concern over draft law – telecoms source’ SN, December 17). 

Corriverton Primary School was adjudged the best performing school at the Inter-School Christmas Mini-Tennis competition that ended Saturday.

Dear Editor, The rights of citizens to live and work in the region is under threat, and this is evident in the Guyana Government and Caricom denying Carl Greenidge the right to express his opinion at a private function as to how the country of his birth is being managed, yet at the same time Caricom did not raise a voice when more than two hundred young men were executed by phantom squads.

(Cricinfo) An International Cricket Council’s (ICC) inspection team has raised serious concerns over the preparedness of two key World Cup venues – Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai – in time for the tournament, which begins on February 19, 2011.

Tis’ the season for…lines? Not really but this was an occasion that these kids did not mind queuing up for as Game Express and Party Store as part of their

Dear Editor, In a SN article of Dec. 16, it was reported that Agriculture Minister Persaud has temporarily halted excavation of the Hope Canal because of adverse weather which he claimed threatened the integrity of the excavators and/or excavation.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security  Council met in emergency session yesterday to try to cool  tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but the five big powers were  split on whether to publicly blame North Korea for the crisis.

Safe parking….then in the trench: when motor car PLL 597 tried to avoid colliding with motor van PKK 3639, which reportedly sped across the junction at

1973: Born April 24, Mumbai. 1988: Scores 100 not out in his first first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy becoming the youngest cricketer to score a century on his first-class debut, aged 15 years and 232 days.

Victoria have been charged with ball-tampering after the umpires found suspicious marks on the ball during their eight wicket Sheffield Shield victory over South Australia.

The Rotary Club of Stabroek held a Christmas party on December 12 at the Banks DIH Sports Club for 325 children.

MINSK – Police in Belarus beat demonstrators with batons and  rounded up opposition leaders in a violent crackdown after an  election yesterday that was certain to return President  Alexander Lukashenko for a fourth term.

Dear Editor, Devanand Bhagwan’s letter captioned ‘When should we cross the line in defying the law’ (SN, December 18) takes a disingenuous look at the issue involving Mark Benschop and the consequence of his protest over that environmentally health hazardous garbage dumpsite situated in a particular community in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Never perhaps in our time has such an impact been made by a social network called Facebook (FB).

Auto Fashion is continuing its support for the annual Christmas football extravanganza known as the Kashif and Shanghai tournament.

ABIDJAN,  (Reuters) – France joined the United Nations  yesterday in rejecting a demand by Laurent Gbagbo to quit Ivory  Coast and stepped up calls for him to stand down as president  after a disputed poll or face sanctions.

Dear Editor, I’ve observed recently that a lot has been written about GuySuCo as result of the unfortunate  situation in which it has found itself, chief among them the Skeldon Factory debacle, in circumstances where the factory was intended to significantly reduce production costs.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Fuel thieves tampering with  an oil pipeline could have sparked a deadly blast in central  Mexico that flooded streets with fire and killed at least 27  people before dawn yesterday, officials said.

Dear Editor, The Christmas season brings back memories of an “ole Guyana X-mas” which is a unique experience, a celebration that lasts weeks, very different from a New York X-Mas which is short and which lacks all the fun things done in Guyana. 

Politikles

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – After the devastating  earthquake rocked Haiti earlier this year, food and medical aid  poured into the island country, but in the months that followed  a pair of Hollywood actresses and their friends had another  idea.

However he may try to spin it, the record will show that President Jagdeo described Guyana’s experience tapping forest protection funds from Norway as a “nightmare”.

I had completely forgotten that almost 15 years ago, living in Grand Cayman, I had sent my friend Colin Cholmondeley (then living in Jamaica) a short column from Wisden Cricket Monthly by BBC broadcaster and writer John Arlott on the West Indies cricket tour of England in 1950.

This week we asked residents of Linden and Georgetown about their plans for the Christmas holidays and resolutions for 2011.

By Norman Girvan and Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the Diaspora column.