Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Two women were shot around 9.50 pm on Quamina Street in a domestic altercation gone horribly wrong, according to reports reaching Stabroek News.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Accused Ponzi schemer  Allen Stanford is legally incompetent to stand trial at this  time in connection with an alleged $7 billion fraud, according  to a court ruling.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s ruling party,  under intense international pressure,  said today it had  agreed to pull its presidential candidate out of disputed  elections, but the candidate himself had not yet formally  withdrawn.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 8.45 pm yesterday at Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, during which accounts clerk Anil Durga and his reputed wife were attacked and robbed by three masked men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

Police in Wismar are investigating two armed robberies committed last evening by a lone gunman.

(BBC) OECS citizens can expect to begin hassle free travel in the sub-region by 1 August this year.

(BBC) A Guyanese woman has filed a legal challenge against a decision by authorities in Antigua to deport her after she was pardoned.

(BBC) BBC World Service today announced cuts which will amount to over 600 jobs, including its Caribbean Service.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Jonathan Trott scored a century  and took his first one-day international wicket as England beat  Australia by 21 runs at the Adelaide Oval today to keep  the series alive.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia has asked Interpol to help  arrest ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, his wife Leila  Trabelsi and other members of the family who fled the country  during an uprising, the justice minister said today.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A tearful Rafa Nadal was  stunned 6-4 6-2 6-3 by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the  Australian Open quarter-finals today, wrecking his bid to  hold all four grand slam titles at once.

Following President Bharrat Jagdeo’s announcement yesterday that another country had sought the arrest of Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a Surinamese newspaper says it has learnt that Holland did not make such a request.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he was very concerned about a recent revelation that a foreign country has a “vested interest” in the upcoming general and regional elections.

Another teacher has been arrested, this time in West Demerara, after he allegedly had sexual relations with a male pupil.

Guyana-born attorney Cheddi Goberdhan on January 10 pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to taking part in a US$23M mortgage fraud scheme.

An East Bank Essequibo man has been accused of sexually molesting two minor children.

President Bharrat Jagdeo refused a request to facilitate the arrest of Suriname President Desi Bouterse during a visit here, saying that he was democratically-elected by his people.

The West Demerara pastor and his wife who were charged with assaulting one another had both of their charges dismissed after declining to give evidence against each other.

A 30-year-old miner accused of using a gun to rob three men of cash and other valuables in excess of $4 million  was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate

President Bharrat Jagdeo has told more than 400 farmers owed for paddy supplied to the Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) that one of their options was a class action lawsuit against the company

An assertion by AFC MP Sheila Holder that the government has been using the Old Age Pension Pro-gramme to divert public funds riled members of the government benches last evening who sought unsuccessfully to have House Speaker

After spending several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital in an unconscious state, Shaunell Warrick has regained consciousness, according to a relative.

Rosiglitazone, an oral drug that reduces the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood and is used for treating patients with type 2 diabetes is being recalled by the Government Analyst/Food and

For the first time in its recent history, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has managed to return a zero-sum previous year account and according to Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best this

Businesswoman Joan Williams, who was robbed at her Joseph Pollydore Street restaurant and bar on Monday night, has had her valuables returned.

Morawhanna, the riverain community that lies along the bank of the Aruka River, has virtually been “abandoned by the government,” PNCR-1G MP Desmond Fernandes told the National Assembly on Monday, as the government and opposition traded charges on whether promises by the administration have been fulfilled.

Government speakers yesterday defended the administration’s record on corruption, saying it is, among other things, a “fictional issue” as debate on the 2011 Budget continued in the

Irregularities, discrimination and corruption and managerial deficiencies loom large in the education sector, resulting in programmes being stagnated, PNCR-1G Member of Parliament,

Three taxi services are among the first to be recommended by the Guyana Taxi Services Association (GTSA) for a 25 percent

A father of six yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown

Classes were disrupted at the Tutorial High School after a bush fire in an empty lot behind the school building sent thick,

Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’ made another appearance yesterday before the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court but was told for the second time that statements had not yet been filed in the matter of the alleged armed robbery on Troy Collins.

A man who was charged for robbery with violence appeared yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday ordered a woman to pay a fine of $25,000 for attempting

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has lost its momentum for several years now, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo, who has urged that the momentum be regained.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Neesa Gopaul continued yesterday with the resumption of the cross-examination of Inspector of Police Joel David.

Fiery Essequibo pacer Ronsford Beaton is the lone new cap in a Guyana 13 man team named for the upcoming regional four–day tournament which bowls off next month.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says the ministry is considering introducing relief teachers in the school system to fill the void created by teachers on maternity and Whitley

Today’s Annual General Meeting of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has been postponed.

President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Lennox Shuffler was re-elected to the post of GVF president following the body’s Annual General Meeting last Sunday at Berbice High School.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Amare Stoudemire scored 30  points and the New York Knicks pulled away in the closing stages  to end a six-game losing steak with a 115-106 victory over the  Washington Wizards on Monday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday met with representatives of the religious community to continue discussions on establishing an inter-faith religious television station that will only broadcast religious programmes.

A man yesterday begged acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to show him mercy when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of possession of narcotics.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka’s three-match One-day International series against West Indies will be critical to the home team’s chances in the subsequent World Cup, which his homeland co-hosts with India and Bangladesh.

A woman who says she stole 17 pairs of ladies undergarments for her children was yesterday placed on $5,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court One.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer made a quick  dash into an eighth straight Australian Open semi-final yesterday but Novak Djokovic’s resounding win over Thomas Berdych  was a warning the Swiss cannot yet count on a sixth final.

The organizers of the Namilco Football Festival, the Fruta Conquerors football club has finally gotten favourable weather and will be wrapping up the competition with the final on Friday

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is hosting its first public lecture/symposium for the year tomorrow at the University of Guyana Tain Campus.

The first week of the ongoing Schools ‘Super Sixes’ softball cricket action has concluded with more teams recording wins in the competition.

Bridgetown, Barbados – Trinidad and Tobago players Darren Bravo and Lendl Simmons are basking in the glory of their team’s success in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament.

Bridgetown, Barbados – President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dr Julian Hunte has congratulated the Trinidad and Tobago team for its superb performance in winning the Caribbean Twenty20 2011.

Allrounder Dwayne Bravo says he never abandoned the Trinidad & Tobago  team which won the Caribbean T20 series on Sunday night, and he will be making himself available for the Airtel Champions League in September.

Dear Editor, I have read your report of the President’s announcement that a letter was issued from his office extending ‘GT&T’s telephone monopoly until the new telecommunications legislation is passed (GT&T’s monopoly extended until law passed – Jagdeo, January 11). 

Chairman of Ceramic Merryboys Cricket Club, Patrick Rampersad says Lendl Simmons’ availability for selection gives the West Indies another good player to choose from.

Dear Editor, The intemperate outburst by the President on Navin Chandarpal after he correctly argued that “secret ballot is a right and not a privilege” (Stabroek News, January 21) is a watershed moment in Guyana and the history of the PPP, once considered the beacon of hope in the struggle for democracy.

Twenty five cricketers will benefit from the government’s Elite Athlete programme.

Dear Editor, Mr Ian King must be congratulated on his letter with reference to the illegal workshops, etc, that are destroying our parapets and roads with no positive action by the authorities to correct this situation (‘Georgetown’s parapets are encumbered by roadside mechanics…’ SN, January 23).I

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Chris Gayle signed out of this year’s Twenty20 Big Bash with an incredible pyrotechnic display that galloped Western Australia to a 32-run victory, and eliminated Queensland from the competition yesterday.

Dear Editor, I do not know shooting victim Roopnarine Ramodit who was killed in Clifton Settlement on his first day visiting Guyana after some 18 years in the US. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Resurfacing of the athletics track at the National Stadium was set to commence yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noted Minister Manzoor Nadir’s letter titled ‘Greenidge is far removed from the realities in Guyana’ (SN, January 22) with great interest.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Police fired teargas and water  cannon to disperse Egyptian protesters in Cairo in the early  hours today after a long day of unprecedented protests  calling for President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30 year rule.

Dear Editor,I have been an avid cricket fan and supporter of the Guyana Cricket Board for four decades.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Regional officials are contemplating staging a severely scaled down version of the CARIFTA Games this year.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack  Obama’s speech yesterday showed he understands the “Saint  Augustine” challenge of delivering fiscal frugality later, yet  he offered no clear path to get there.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s  government-backed candidate will withdraw from the presidential  race, a party colleague said yesterday, opening the way for a  solution to a destabilizing electoral dispute in the Caribbean  nation.

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial of January 22, captioned ‘Remembering Daniel Pearl.’

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Patrick John believes that Sports Minister Justina Charles’ planned talks with the Dominica Employees Federation and the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce is destined to fail.

There must be very few people, diplomats, politicians or journalists, who were not taken by surprise at ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s sudden appearance in Haiti,  and there can only be speculation as to whether the Government of France, in which Duvalier had been residing, itself knew.

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress has taken politics to a new and innovative level in Guyana with their town-hall style meetings across the country.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haiti’s ex-dictator Jean-Claude  “Baby Doc” Duvalier says “solidarity” led him to return to his  Caribbean homeland where his name is still reviled by many and  where he faces claims for retribution from alleged victims.

MANATI, Colombia, (Reuters) – Shingled rooftops poke  above green, filmy water in a northern Colombian town where  flooding has buried the majority of houses, avenues and parks,  forcing thousands of people into shelters.

The Street Solutions organisation will be launching its Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) initiative and website on Saturday