Daily Archive: Thursday, April 14, 2011

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – ABC television said  today it was canceling its long-running daytime soap  operas “All My Children” and “One Life to Live”.

An Essequibo businessman is nursing two gunshot wounds after he resisted a gunman while shopping on Regent Street.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today said that in an effort to facilitate the heightened activities resulting from the April 30, 2011 deadline for the submission of Income, Property and Corporation Tax Returns, it has temporarily halted the sale of Motor Vehicle Licences (MVL) at two of its offices.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — The current government is going through with the Patamacca palm oil-project but with a different Chinese investor.

An employee of Bobby Noel’s General Store was crushed to death today when a sand pit caved in on him at the Wisroc One Mile

PPP presidential candidate Donald Ramotar this morning said that he generally didn’t have a problem with the current constitution and should he become president he would probably seek advice on changing the immunity from prosecution afforded to presidents.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The public sector is to receive a state-of-the-art procurement system, as the Government on Tuesday inked a deal with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

The Caribbean Media Corporation says that the George Charles Airport on the outskirts of Castries, St Lucia remained closed today after a small aircraft crashed while attempting to land.

(Barbados Nation) The Supreme Court of Barbados has officially appointed Deloitte Consulting Ltd, represented by Oliver Jordan and Patrick Toppin, as judicial manager of CLICO International Life Insurance Limited, pursuant to Section 57 of the Insurance Act.

Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday launched “Feminition,” a Women’s Exposition scheduled for next month to showcase products targeted for women or produced by women for women.

Balram Teekaram, 43, is currently a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), after three bandits broke into his Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara home and beat and robbed him and his son early yesterday morning.

The requirement for Guyanese and Jamaicans to have visas before entering St Maarten came into  effect from last Monday and according to one report the new requirement has left travellers already booked to visit the country in the coming days in limbo because no notice was given.

The Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) yesterday urged consumers against paying higher bus fares, while calling on the government to ensure a police presence at parks to receive complaints about overcharging.

Opposition Leader Robert Corbin is in Washington, DC, attending the World Bank/IMF Spring meetings where he is expected to discuss the arrangements in place for monitoring the expenditure of money received as a result of the Guyana/Norway MoU on Avoided Deforestation.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday said it was “very alarmed” by the report of a man and his wife being 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.

A nurse accused of cuffing a conductress to her chest because she allegedly refused to pay an increased bus fare was yesterday sent on her own recognizance when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

By Treiston Joseph The Colgrain Swimming Pool on Camp Street finally reopened yesterday after a nine-month closure due to a filtration problem.

– Claudio Alvarez Manager of the visiting River Plate Football Club Claudio Alvarez yesterday stated that his team was ready to play Guyana’s top team Alpha United in two matches in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships at the Guyana National Stadium and GCC Ground.

A US-based company says it has entered into discussions with local hardware providers to establish wireless systems in Guyana that will complement the government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme.

Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s ‘Road to London Olympics 2012’ programme got underway yesterday at the National Gymnasium with Director of Sport Neil Kumar urging participants to make the best of their opportunities.

A multi-million dollar contract was given the green light by the administration for the construction of road structures and the installation of a pure water network at Herstelling, on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).

Veteran Rudy Grant on Tuesday showed that not even a two year lay off could affect his play when he defeated Steve David-Longe in men’s 35 years and over singles of the Macorp Tennis Open competition at the Pegasus courts.

Regardless of the estimated large volume of unutilized and underutilized species of fish available in the region, the Caribbean Community is  a net importer of fish and fish products, accounting for about 30 per cent of total regional demand, Executive Director of the Caribbean Re-gional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat,  Hugh A.

The hijacked vehicle, in which three robbers escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash stolen from Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) employees, was found abandoned yesterday a short distance from where the robbery occurred.

Caribbean Container Inc. are the exclusive sponsors of  the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) 2011 Easter Chess Tournament which commences  Saturday at the Keishar’s Sports club, Camp and Hadfield Streets.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – One new cap, as well as recalls for Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons, and the return of Dwayne Bravo are the features of the West Indies team picked for the first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan later this month.

Simon and Shock International Logging Inc (SSI) had opted, as part of its business model, not to export logs and perhaps this was one of the reasons it could not have moved forward with its investment, according to Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday commissioned the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board’s administrative building and supporting equipment at NAREI (National Agricultural and Research Extension Insti-tute) Compound.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers  snapped a five-game losing streak with a 102-93 victory over the  San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, but the win was marred by a knee  injury to starting center Andrew Bynum.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Nine players from last year’s squad have been retained in the Dominica Under-15 national team for the Windward Islands tournament, which opens today here.

A son who took up his mother’s chair and  broke  it, after allegedly throwing food into her face which she had earlier served him, was fined $10,000  by Magistrate Fabayo Azore after confessing to a charge of damage to property.

The administration is seeking to address the sloth in the delivery of goods and services in the various regions, to ensure that the beneficiaries receive the same expeditiously.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Fourth seed David Ferrer opened  his claycourt season in emphatic fashion with a 6-2 6-0  trouncing of fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the second round  of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday.

Dear Editor, With reference to the information from the press conference held by Minister Robert Persaud on April 12 about VHPI and reported variously in all three daily newspapers on April 13, perhaps you could jog the memory of Minister Robert Persaud about the wording of the National Forest Policy and the procedures of the Guyana Forestry Commission for handling applications for logging concessions? 

The local law enforcement response to gender-based violence reports is expected to be given a boost as two officers have been selected to participate in a two-week internship with the Canadian police department.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers guard  Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA yesterday for  comments directed at a referee during a recent game that have  been strongly criticised by leading gay rights groups.

Dear Editor, Unhappily the statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council on April 11 ended in disorder.

DOHA/TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – A group of Western powers  and Middle Eastern states called for the first time on Wednesday  for Muammar Gaddafi to step aside, but NATO countries squabbled  publicly over stepping up air strikes to help topple him.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday remanded to prison a man accused of breaking and entering a woman’s store and stealing items valued more than $1.5M.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Lucia stayed on track to capture the Caribbean Netball Association’s Jean Pierre Memorial Under-16 Championship, when they landed a pair of solid victories on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, In a letter in SN dated April 13 and captioned, ‘Consensus represents an ideal state,’ Mr Hydar Ally praised the PPP leadership as being very democratic and speaks of persons being able to subordinate their aspirations for the collective good of the organization – mind you not the good of the members, the supporters or the people of Guyana.

The man who stole clothing from Albion Estate employee Mandoj Kumar Beepat  appeared before Magistrate  Faboya Azore  at Albion Court   dressed in the complainant’s  apparel  as he confessed to the charge of break and enter and larceny.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack  Obama yesterday proposed slashing Washington’s budget  deficit by $4 trillion with spending cuts and tax increases on  the rich, after calling Republican demands for deeper  reductions too radical.

SANYA, China, (Reuters) – India and China have  agreed to restore defence ties and will exchange visits by their  top leaders as well as take steps to enhance their balance of  trade, India’s National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said  yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Michael Hussey smashed a  brilliant century to help Australia win the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh by 66 runs yesterday to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s public sector monthly minimum wage at the end of 2010 was $33,207 per month or $398,484 per year.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says it is committed to introducing policies that would encourage the rebuilding of the family structure in the face of recurring cases of sexual abuse against children.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s ruling Communist Party  meets Saturday for a congress expected to introduce possible  future leaders and endorse groundbreaking economic reforms in  what is one of the world’s last one-party communist states.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt ordered ousted President  Hosni Mubarak detained for 15 days on Wednesday for questioning  into accusations he abused power during his 30-year rule,  embezzled funds and had protesters killed.

(Trinidad Express) Three new mega farms are expected to be up and running by the end of the year, Food Production Minister Vasant Bharath said on Tuesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A new type of golf tournament played over nine holes in three hours and with two flags on each green will be launched next month with nine-times major champion Gary Player leading an elite group of participants.

Dear Editor, The County meetings of the PPP which are being held to endorse the selection of Mr Donald Ramotar as the PPP presidential candidate by that party’s Central Committee have become the occasion  for President Bharrat Jagdeo to once again spew venom against Mr David Granger, the elected presidential candidate of the People’s National Congress Reform.

The trial commenced on Tuesday into the matter for which Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’, Aman Lalchand and Dwayne Critchlow are jointly arraigned for robbing Troy Collins.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Australia Under-19 coach David Fitzgerald said that his side’s upcoming series against West Indies Under-19s in Dubai will be an important first step towards next year’s Youth World Cup on home soil.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank Janette Bulkan for her well researched letter in the SN, ‘Is the Vaitarna forest concession another Asian scam like Barama?’

(Jamaica Gleaner) Legalize It and Equal Rights, Peter Tosh’s landmark albums for Columbia Records, will be reissued June 21 by Columbia/Legacy Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music International.

A man who admitted to trafficking in a quantity of cannabis was on Tuesday sentenced to a period of imprisonment for three years.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the treason matter against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton did not continue on Monday as scheduled  due to the absence of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says consumers in Lodge, Wortmanville and D’Urban Backlands will experience a reduction in water supply from today due to maintenance works.

It was supposed to be the answer to the city’s garbage woes, foremost of which was the expired Le Repentir landfill that had so long polluted the lives of so many.

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Paul Valthaty struck the  first century of the fourth Indian Premier League as Kings XI  Punjab humbled Chennai Super Kings while Pune Warriors also  claimed a home victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala yesterday.

WASHINGTON/BOSTON, (Reuters) – U.S. authorities  claimed one of their biggest victories against cyber crime as  they shut down a ring they said used malicious software to take  control of more than 2 million PCs around the world, and may  have led to theft of more than $100 million.

Part Two By Estherine Adams This article is the second and final part of a two-part series on the history of the penal settlement Mazaruni. 

(Trinidad Express) Three new mega farms are expected to be up and running by the end of the year, Food Production Minister Vasant Bharath said on Tuesday.

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The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) yesterday distributed supplies to several families who recently suffered losses due to fire, even as it appealed to the public for more support.

Dear Editor, April 12 marked the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into outer space, the first human to enter God’s universe.

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