Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh this afternoon announced that he will be presenting the National Budget for 2011 to the National Assembly on Monday January 17, the Government Information Agency reported tonight.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – A judge today ordered  Michael Jackson’s doctor to stand trial on a charge of  involuntary manslaughter in the pop star’s death.

Mahaicony Rice Mills accountant Ishwas Singh was charged yesterday by the police for refusing access to the accounts of the company.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. East Coast is bracing  for a winter storm that is expected to dump as much as 12  inches (30 cm) of snow on New York and Boston starting tonight, disrupting commutes and travel plans.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon said that Go-Invest Head Geoffrey Da Silva will be Guyana’s new ambassador to Venezuela.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday warned that using a secret balloting process to decide on the PPP’s next presidential candidate could be dangerous as candidate hopefuls could promise persons things in order to get their votes.

Police investigators said this afternoon they were finally able to identify the man who died in last Wednesday’s explosion at the Stabroek Market area as Hilton Lazarus.

LONDON, (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange  will argue he should not be extradited from Britain to Sweden  over alleged sex crimes because he could end up in the United  States facing the death penalty, his lawyers said today.

DOHA, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council  (ICC) tribunal will give its verdict on the three Pakistan  players accused of spot-fixing on Feb.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – A leaked report on  Haiti’s disputed Nov. 28 elections by Organization of American  States experts recommends that a government-backed presidential  candidate be eliminated from a second-round run-off, a U.S. 

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Australian chairman of   selectors Andrew Hilditch said today he would not jump   unless pushed despite stinging criticism following the Ashes   drubbing by England.

President Bharrat Jagdeo paid $5 million per acre for land for his home at the new housing development at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara which has been dubbed ‘Pradoville 2’.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A leaked report on Haiti’s disputed November 28 elections by Organization of American States experts recommends that a government-backed presidential candidate be eliminated from a second-round run-off, a US media report said yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) – Tsunami-like flash floods raced towards Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane today, prompting evacuations of its outskirts, flood warnings for the financial district and predictions that the death toll is likely to climb.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least 36 people have died in clashes between Arab nomads and southerners near Sudan’s north- south border, leaders in the contested Abyei region said yesterday, on the second day of a vote on southern independence.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – At least 77 people were killed in Sunday’s passenger plane crash in northwestern Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A career-best spell from Andre Russell helped to undermine reigning champions Guyana, and inspired Jamaica to a sensational 50-run victory in a low-scoring match on the opening day of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

The Humphrey’s building on Main Street was early yesterday morning destroyed by fire and residents in the neighbourhood reported hearing loud explosions just before it started.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) kicked off the New Year on a positive note by sealing a four-year renewable sponsorship with the Plus One company and made it official with a signing of the contract at the GFF office yesterday.

Search teams this morning found the body of a 22-year-old woman who went missing on Sunday after the boat she was in capsized in the Essequibo River.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that national elections will be held within the allotted constitutional period and he denied claims by the PNCR that the government is seeking to extend his term.

Mark ‘Bow-wow’ Hyman, owner of the Stabroek Market stall where the grenade exploded last Wednesday, was released on station bail some time over the weekend, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said.

Following deliberations among the executives of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) on Sunday, it has been determined that January 30 will be the date for the hosting of the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers.

Within the last five days investigators have made two failed attempts to identify the deceased called ‘American’ or ‘Yankee’, who they believe was holding the grenade which exploded at the Stabroek Market area last Wednesday.

The government subsidized 50% of the cost of medical treatment accessed both locally and overseas last year even as the Ministry of Health continues to expand the services available here and those accessible through its public/private partnership in health (PPP/H) programme.

Newly instated president of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Alex Graham says he believes he has the necessary skills and requirements needed to bring the sport up to scratch.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has asked Dr Steve Surujbally to resign from his post as chairman of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), following objections by several stakeholders to the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) holding a second position.

A Number 19 Village businessman was attacked and robbed by armed bandits on Saturday evening and is now nursing wounds to the head inflicted by a cutlass beating.

Plans for the official launch of the government’s programme to observe the International Year of People of African Descent (IYAD) have reportedly been put on hold following objections from several African organizations.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the  World Player of the Year for the second time in a row  yesterday  and Jose Mourinho walked off with the coach’s award, leaving  Spain’s World Cup winners disappointed.

If there was any bad publicity coming out the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), the actions of the three absconding boxers paled all into insignificance.

Dear Editor, For over a year now the Guyana Police Force has unashamedly ignored the residents of Laing Avenue who continue to live at the mercy of a bicycle, gun-slinging gang in one section of the area.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday revealed that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has had its monopoly extended until the new telecommunications legislation is passed to liberalise the sector He made the announcement yesterday at a news conference at the Office of the president.

Vendor Wendell Baird spent last night in the Brickdam lockups on a charge of illegal vending with his attorney accusing the police of operating high handedly in denying the man station bail.

A number of overseas-based athletes are excited about the commencement of works on the synthetic track and have indicated their eagerness to come home to compete at local meets.

Dear Editor, I refer to Minister Manzoor Nadir’s letter ‘Greenidge was not fired by Caricom; his contract came to an end’ (SN, January 7, 2011).

The family of Shaunell Warrick, the teacher who was brutally beaten on New Year’s Day, clings to the hope that she will recover even though she was moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital and placed on a respirator.

Dear Editor, There are those who genuinely believe that the President’s initiative on the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was truly based on widespread national consultations.

A man was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $25,000, after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of unlawful possession.

Some itinerant vendors who sell fruits, shoes, hats and clothes plied their trade outside the Stabroek Market once again yesterday but many others were still waiting for their fates to be decided.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – A stroke-filled 88 from Andre Fletcher set Windward Islands up for a 28-run victory in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship against the Combined Campuses & Colleges yesterday.

A security guard accused of stealing four tyres from Keishars’ Store was on Friday admitted to bail in the sum of $75,000 after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – Stafanie Taylor followed-up a penetrative spell from Anisa Mohammed with a purposeful half-century to lead West Indies Women to a historic nine-wicket victory over India Women in their first One-day International yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday placed a taxi driver on $125,000 bail, after he was charged with stealing over half a million dollars from a passenger.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Emile Mervin’s letter ‘In Guyana politics never rule anything in or out’ (SN, January 9).

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers shut   down the high-energy New York Knicks to power to their fourth   straight victory in a 109-87 triumph on Sunday.

A man, accused of threatening a woman with a knife after she refused to give him money, was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the recent appointment of Dr Steve Surujbally as Chairperson of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA).

Digicel’s Magic Numbers promotion came to a close on Boxing Day and the company gave away $25M and 16 Blackberry Torch during the promotion.

Dear Editor, It is that time of pre-election realties, when the true feelings of many in our fractured and divided society are seen and heard.

A young labourer yesterday pleaded guilty to breaking into a school and stealing a number of items.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A place, which was like a second home to Joey Carew, will provide the backdrop for his funeral service on Friday.

A Soesdyke businessman was charged yesterday over possession of 23 kilogrammes of marijuana that police allegedly found at his home.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama meets China’s Hu Jintao this month, he might remind his guest of an old US proverb: owe $10,000 and you have a problem; owe $10 million and the lender has a problem.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited honoured New Year’s Day babies with a RightStart baby care hamper and savings account with

Stacey Sampson, charged with stealing a sum of money from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), yesterday told a court that she needed it for business.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has expressed grief over the passing of former West Indies cricketer, Joey Carew.

Dear Editor, Of recent there has been a lot of speculation in the print media about who the PPP/C presidential candidate will be.

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It appears very likely that Mr Robert Corbin will be the first Leader of the People’s National Congress (PNC) not to hold the office of President of Guyana.

Gizmos and Gadgets has announced the winners in its Plinko promotion launched in October.

Ties between Britain and its Caribbean dependency of Anguilla took a turn for the worse on Saturday following a fiery speech by its Chief Minister, Hubert Hughes during which he mentioned Guyana thrice and invoked the spirit of the island’s 1967 revolt against its colonial rulers.

Dear Editor, As the proprietor of guyanaobservernews.org, and a named subject in the letter captioned ‘Story and photo caption on website a misrepresentation,’ I am responding to the missive in question.

By Ruti Teitel LONDON – Late last year, the former dictator General Jorge Videla was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in Argentina’s “dirty war” of the 1970s, including the torture and execution of unarmed prisoners.

DOHA, (Reuters) – The three Pakistan cricketers at  the centre of a corruption scandal are expected to learn their  fate today when an independent hearing concludes in Doha.