Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred yesterday at 6.30 pm during which a gunman and an accomplice robbed the `A&R’ Supermarket at Triumph on the East Coast.

(Trinidad Express) Police detective Darwin Ghouralal yesterday appeared in court charged with murdering eight-year-old Daniel Guerra.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Yesterday, Integra Port Services (IPS) officially put into operation its third mobile container crane.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians will soon be paying more for electricity, following recent hikes in the price of flour, eggs and bottled gas.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In a statement issued yesterday about the controversy surrounding nine escaped convicts from Suriname who were exposed in the TV-program of crime reporter Peter R.

(Barbados Nation) Finally REDjet can fly after months of uncertainty about its future in Barbados.

A fire of unknown origin completely gutted the historic Christianburg Magistrate’s Court today despite valiant efforts by the Linden Fire Service to quell the inferno.

A 77-year-old overseas-based man was shot dead after he was attacked by two bandits this morning on Freeman Street, East La Penitence.

Three local companies have submitted bids to supply netbooks/laptops for the government’s much vaunted One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme.

The company that took over the Simon and Shock International Logging Inc (SSI) forest concession enjoys easier terms than the original holders.

A Guyanese man and his wife were last month granted asylum by the Immigration Refugee Board of Canada, which heard that the couple was threatened after the husband refused a request by a government official to hack into the computers of leading members of the opposition and a newspaper columnist.

The statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council yesterday was adjourned by the mayor an hour after it started on account of “gross disorder” by councillors.

The Aurora land development project, consisting of 5,500 acres of untouched and uncultivated land, from Supenaam Creek to Riverstown was launched last Saturday.

Five masked pirates went on a rampage over the weekend on the Corentyne, robbing six boats of millions of dollars in fish and fish glue and also escaping with one of the vessels.

Peter Ramsaroop, Leader of the Guyana People’s Partner-ship (GPP) yesterday said that his group has discontinued coalition talks with the Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) but said that the door is still open for talks to resume.

The Ministry of Education yesterday received 100 Acer notebook computers, compliments of two Canada-based Guyanese.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed the decision to dismiss the charges against the suspects in the 2008 $17.2M GuySuCo payroll heist at Stanleytown on the West Demerara.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that the excise tax on gasoline would be cut to 15%, prompting minibus operators to agree to revert to resume operations with lower fares.

By Treiston Joseph President Bharrat Jagdeo Sunday night congratulated the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on a successful 10/10  softball tournament after bowling the first ball of the final to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GT&T, Yog Mahadeo at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last Sunday evening.

The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) has announced that the Surama Village Eco-Lodge is the joint winner of the 2011 Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Award along with Barbados’ Harrison’s Cave.

One of the suspects in the smothering to death of remigrant Ishwar Mithu committed suicide before any credible information could be gathered from him while a second man is yet to be found.

After 19 years in office at the helm of Guyana’s cricket Chetram Singh is about to call it a day but his impending departure will take longer than anticipated due to critical oversight by the Friendly Societies.

The Agriculture Ministry has begun to distribute support vouchers to assist farmers in order for them to return to cultivation and avoid disruption of their activities, following recent torrential rainfall associated with La Niña weather phenomenon as well as spring tides.

West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan stroked an unbeaten double century along with a century from Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) partner Vishal Singh to beat Transport Sports Club (TSC) by an innings in the last round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) two-day Carib Beer/Heroes Cup first division competition over the weekend.

The Trinidad & Tobago national two-day championship league continued over the weekend with Kellon Carmichael and Deon Ferrier of Aranguez being among the wickets.

The Guyana Stockfeeds Inc has announced that cash will no longer be accepted at its Farm, East Bank location.

More than 17,000 residents from Queenstown to Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast are currently benefitting from improved quality and supply of potable water from the $450M treatment facility which was completed in October last year, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The Pepsi Hornets rugby team overpowered Yamaha Caribs 17-5 in the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 15-a-side tournament when the two powerhouses met last Saturday at the National Park rugby field.

Cornelia Ida pensioner Elfreida Benjamin died last Thursday, almost two weeks since she was hospitalised after using expired medication allegedly given to her at the Leonora Cottage Hospital (LCH).

It rained goals on New Silver City tarmac on the second night of action in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets five-a-side football tournament as 26 goals were scored in six matches Saturday in the bauxite mining community of Linden.

The Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) of New Amsterdam outreach and community enhancement programme will continue tomorrow with the staging of a grand day of sports.

A Czech national who failed to present himself to an immigration officer after entering Guyana was yesterday ordered deported after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The University of Guyana (UG) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) on Friday signed an MoU for technical cooperation at the Turkeyen Campus.

he Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will conduct its first level one coaching course at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue from tomorrow starting at 10:00hrs.The

Michael Edwards netted a double to take the Trinidad and Tobago’s Pro League champions Defence Force to a 4-0 win over host Milerock in their home-and-away second round tie of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club championship, at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground last Sunday evening.

The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) and other commerce groups in East Berbice say they expect the area to attract more investors, with the installation of street lights along sections of the Corentyne Highway.

CARICOM recently welcomed Ambassador Joaquín de Arístegui as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of  Spain to CARICOM at an accreditation ceremony during which he said the regional body needed to be more active in multilateral organisations.

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) is to resume the Carib Twenty/20 and the Rockaway Auto Sales Major and Minor League within the next week and is

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad said a week-long programme of activities has been set for this year’s Bartica Easter Regatta, when he officially launched the programme on Wednesday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Shane Watson struck a world  record 15 sixes in an unbeaten innings of 185 from only 96 balls  to take Australia to a crushing nine wicket victory over  Bangladesh in the second one-day international yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sports Minister Olivia Grange has hailed the leadership of captain Tamar Lambert in Jamaica’s capture of their fourth straight Regional First Class Championship.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – South Africa all-rounder  Jacques Kallis notched his second successive half-century to  power Kolkata Knight Riders to a nine-run victory over Deccan  Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – An extra 109 elite Australian  athletes will receive government support in the run-up to next  year’s London Olympics after funding was increased by A$3  million ($3.2 million), sports minister Mark Arbib said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Exporting Guyana’s timbers to create wealth in India: I refer to your article ‘Indian company controls 1.82M acres of forest -plans to export logs for furniture manufacture’ (SN, April 9).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The woman at the center of a tawdry scandal involving retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says she never intended to be a “gold-digger” and just wants her life back, according to an interview on ABC News.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal is poised to become the  fifth Premier League club to have an American owner after sports  tycoon Stan Kroenke agreed a deal for a takeover that values the  soccer club at 731 million pounds ($1.2 billion).

Dear Editor, I have noted with much anxiety and disbelief that the WI selectors have opted to radically shape what appears to be a team in transition, apparently in response to disgruntled Caribbean fans, including some of the WICB directors, who have publicly called for such changes including the sacking of some senior players after the World Cup debacle.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J, (Reuters) – Olympic track  superstar Carl Lewis jumped into a race for New Jersey state  Senate yesterday, saying he wanted to help struggling children,  families and seniors in the region where he grew up.

Dear Editor, Today marks a year since my grandmother Ursilla Nelson was killed.

ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s internationally  recognised president Alassane Ouattara called for peace after  his rival was arrested with the help of French forces, but he  faces a huge task reuniting a country shattered by civil war.

SAN DIEGO, (Reuters) – Ten people, including two  former basketball players and a former assistant coach at the  University of San Diego, have been indicted in connection with a scheme to fix games since 2008, federal prosecutors said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to SN’s editorial of April 10 captioned ‘Concensus’ commenting on the PPP’s selection process of its presidential candidate.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – An African Union plan to halt  Libya’s civil war collapsed, and rebels said the increasingly  bloody siege of the city of Misrata by Muammar Gaddafi’s troops  made talk of a ceasefire meaningless.

Police are seeking a city resident for questioning in relation to Trafficking in Narco-tics and Unlawful Possession of a firearm

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Former West Indies batsman Runako Morton put his legal troubles behind him to stroke an unbeaten half-century for Queens Park, helping them to a resounding 174-run win over Preysal in the fifth round of the Premier Division here Sunday.

Dear Editor, I have disagreed with Dr Randy Persaud’s attack on Dr Arif Bulkan’s criticism of the President’s real estate involvement and the manner of that defence.

MONACO,  (Reuters) – Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen will  have the dubious honour of facing king of clay Rafael Nadal at  the Monte Carlo Masters after shrugging off France’s Julien  Benneteau 4-6 6-3 7-6 in yesterday’s first round.

PHOENIX, (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court  yesterday kept on hold Arizona’s controversial state law  requiring police to check the immigration status of anyone they  have detained and suspect may be in the country illegally.

The National Trust of Guyana has prepared a programme to celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites which will be observed on Monday.

MINSK, (Reuters) – A blast tore through a crowded  metro station in the Belarus capital Minsk in evening rush hour  yesterday, killing 11 people in what President Alexander  Lukashenko said was an attempt to destabilise the country.

(Reuters) – I haven’t seen my Aunt  Thelma in about 15 years, so imagine my surprise when an email  rolled in on Sunday with the subject line: “Brazilian real.”

MIAMI, (Reuters) – LeBron James and the Miami Heat  took firm control of the Eastern Conference’s second seed with  a crushing 100-77 triumph over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Below is my response to Harry Hergash’s letter about me in SN (‘A teachable moment,’ April 9).

(Jamaica Observer) Cabinet has appointed a ministerial commission to review the recommendations made in the report of the National Commission on Ganja, which was chaired by the late Professor Barry Chevannes and submitted in 2001.

Fifteen students from the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School recently visited the East La Penitence Health centre to acquaint themselves with the many aspects of health care offered at the centre.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A new World Bank report,  challenging a view long embraced by global institutions, says  high economic growth alone cannot reduce the poverty and  unemployment that breed conflict and violence.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African Charl  Schwartzel’s biggest asset is the unhurried and clear-thinking  way he plots his way around the golf course, the U.S.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Donors’ decision to suspend  $180 million of aid to the Global Fund to fight AIDS,  Tuberculosis and Malaria could hit efforts to combat the  diseases, the fund’s chief said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Relying on the Marxist-Leninist system of democratic centralism, a small group of individuals within the PPP has selected the next presidential candidate of that party.

The Ministry of Tourism plans to facilitate another Pakaraimas Mountain Safari based on the enthusiasm of adventurers who recently returned from the ninth safari that explored several pristine areas in regions eight and nine.

The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) convened a Caribbean Regional Climate Change  Conference in Belize  from March 28 to 29, drawing wide representation from the region.

New York (Reuters) – Put away the machines and bring  back the humans.

PPP Candidate

(Jamaica Observer) Yet another Jamaican woman has come forward with accusations of mistreatment by the authorities at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Dear Editor, Doing any transaction at the licence office is really stressful; there is no system in place, and years come and go, but the office gets worse to deal with.

Most post offices in Guyana, particularly the rural outposts, are small, inconspicuous fragile-looking buildings, not attended by much evidence of security.