Daily Archive: Saturday, April 16, 2011

At about 2010h yesterday, businessman Anthony Charles, 77 years, along with his wife Rose and a maid were at home with the door to their home open, when two men armed with handguns entered and held them up.

Balram Teekaram of Anna Catherina, WCD, who was injured during an armed robbery at his home on April 13, 2011, succumbed at the GPHC at about 0330h.

The West Indies Players Association has questioned the omission of three senior players from the one-day team to face Pakistan.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad said  today emergency law in place for almost 50 years in Syria  would be lifted by next week but ignored popular demands to curb  the security apparatus and dismantle its authoritarian system.

(Trinidad Guardian) Ten policyholders seeking to recover their investments in Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (Clico) yesterday filed a petition to wind up the troubled financial institution.

(Go Jamaica) The Sugar Association of the Caribbean says Jamaica led the production output in its member states last month.

(Barbados Nation) A staggering rise in financial crime has forced the Royal Barbados Police Force to expand the squad probing those cases and also seek foreign help.

Although the issue has not been discussed at the party level, aspiring President Donald Ramotar has not ruled out the possibility of current President Bharrat Jagdeo returning as a cabinet member should the PPP/C win this year’s general and regional elections.

Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks last evening seized over 50 pounds of cocaine in Corriverton, Berbice and arrested two persons.

A New York-based Guyanese couple, here for a vacation after more than two decades away, had their return spoilt when they where held at gunpoint and relieved of cash and a quantity of gold jewellery, just after arriving from the airport yesterday.

Lawrence Dundas, 51, a supervisor in the Accountant General’s Department, was yesterday charged with embezzling $1.6M stolen from the pension fund of a retired teacher.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has invited the presidential candidates from the three major political parties to share their vision for the country at special business luncheons to be held over the next month and a half.

As more councillors voiced their displeasure with the appointment of Yonette Pluck-Cort as substantive Town Clerk, Mayor Hamilton Green expressed his disappointment that the councillors were not instead devoting their energies towards the management of the city.

Malali resident Wilbert Hall was robbed and shot to the abdomen while in a restaurant at McKenzie, Linden.

Madam Justice Roxanne George yesterday sentenced Ramnaught Doobay to 17 years imprisonment for the 2005 murder of businessman Mark Anthony Gill.

A Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara man was killed and an unidentified child injured after the car they were in crashed into a bridge at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo yesterday morning.

Sustained pressure from the Georgetown Football Association and Guyana Football Referee Council has resulted in the postponement of the GFF elections and Congress that were scheduled for today.

West Demerara businessman Safraz Khan was attacked and robbed by gunmen in his yard on Thursday night.

Director of the Child Care & Protection Agency Anne Greene yesterday said that her agency is working to get two sisters out of Port Kaituma, Region One following reports that a man charged with sexually abusing one of them is once again living in the same home, even as the trial continues at the Mathew’s Ridge Magistrates Court.

Guyana is fully prepared and ready to host its leg of the Digicel 2011 Series between the West Indies and Pakistan from May 5-15, according to president of the GCB Chetram Singh.

Port Kaituma residents in the North West District of Region One are disputing a recently “completed” multi-million dollar road project, which they say has not been delivered.

Middle and Long Distance Coach and Coach of the Rising Star Athletic Club, Leslie Black disclosed plans yesterday to go into retirement in the near future after his tenure of approximately two decades in athletics.

Head of the recently established Educational Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) Dr Seeta Shah Roath has said that new channel was conceived as a resource to aid teachers in carrying out their lesson plans.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – Costa  Rica’s soccer federation said yesterday it would support  Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election as FIFA president in June.

Minister of Human Services Priya Manickchand and Guyana’s Permanent Ambassador to the United States Bayney Karran met with senior executives at Sesame Workshop in New York, to discuss bringing the Sesame Street programme to Guyana.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – After a sluggish start to the  season, the Miami Heat’s All-Star trio of LeBron James, Dwyane  Wade and Chris Bosh have silenced their critics and head into  the playoffs among the favourites to win an NBA title.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Playing at Wembley  is emotionally draining but not as physically tiring as it once  was, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said before  today’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.

“I make everything from scratch,” says Ian Sealey, who has been selling his handmade kites for the past 25 years.

Furniture maker Mohan Jangbir is an unlikely success. About five years ago, he found himself with very little and with nowhere to turn.

Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s brightest cricket prospects have had a cloud of suspicion lifted from their young careers after undergoing a series of tests on their bowling action at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in Barbados.

By Frances Abraham After having her clothing line hit the catwalk for the very first time at Guyana Fashion Weekend 2008 and winning the ‘Most Promising Designer’ award, Marcie De Santos was determined to live up to and beyond that accolade.

The Macorp Open Tennis Tournament continues today at  Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel Tennis Courts from 18:00hrs.

Troy Hanes, 33, was yesterday remanded on charges of unlawful and malicious assault and attempted robbery, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Aaaaaaaahhhhh! In case you’re wondering that’s my version of a sigh.

Hi Everyone, so what kind of bake to make? Fry Bake, Roast Bake, Bake Bake, Coconut Bake or Pot Bake?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Relegated Bermuda lost their ICC World Cricket League Division 2 fifth-place playoff against Uganda, when they were beaten by the African side by six wickets yesterday.

Fat girl

Dear Editor, The PPP’s presidential candidate, Mr Donald Ramotar, recently expressed the view that he sees nothing fundamentally wrong with the Burnham constitution.

ON, Jamaica, CMC – Jimmy Adams has quit as technical director of the Jamaica Cricket Association.

(Barbados Nation) The coffers of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) took a major dip in revenues last year.

This year’s Easter Weekend promises fun and excitement for all Guyanese — those living in Bartica as well as those planning on travelling there for the holiday weekend.

Dear Editor, In his letter (‘Ram and Bulkan need to start getting their facts right,’ SN April 15), Dr Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, says – “Mr Ram and Dr Bulkan (as well as Mr Ramjattan and others) claimed in a letter to Norwegian Minister Erik Solheim that the only justification for the Amaila Hydro Power project was a one-and-a-half page entry in the LCDS.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  acknowledged yesterday there was a “stalemate” on the ground in  Libya, but said he still expected the three-week-old air  campaign to succeed in ousting Muammar Gaddafi eventually.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn last week to a letter appearing in two of the daily newspapers’ letter columns calling for the establishment of an IMC for cricket in Guyana (‘The Minister should install an interim board at the GCB’ SN, April 9).

For ten days, from April 24 to May 3, the town of Linden will see the hive of activity it witnesses once a year when the Linden Town Week is hosted.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Roger Federer was blown away  6-4 6-4 by Juergen Melzer in the Monte Carlo Masters  quarter-finals but Rafa Nadal stormed through as the gap between  the two great rivals widened further yesterday.

Dear Editor, It has been reported that Mr Everard Franklin of GAP/ROAR has accused Peter Ramsaroop of “treachery,” etc, concerning the unity of JOPP; I would just like to state for the record, that I find it very strange that Mr Franklin would make such allegations when he, Mr Hardy and Mr Dev with the backing of the AFC, in the intensive deliberations leading up to the 2006 elections, were the ones who were responsible for the break-up of the Third Force platform which we were trying to put together.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa  (CSA) was ordered to reinstate its former president with  immediate effect, the high court in Johannesburg ruled yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Police said on Friday they may  launch a criminal investigation into comments made by News  International Chief Executive Rebekah Brooks about the payment  of police by journalists.

This year, seven beauties will vie for the Miss Linden Town Week title.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan,  (Reuters) – A suicide bomber  killed the police chief of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province yesterday, the second assassination this year of a top official in  an area that is the Taliban’s heartland and the focus of a U.S. 

Collette Jones-Chin’s whodunit Dead Win is on tomorrow night at De Impeccable from 7 pm.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Most Brazilian airports  being upgraded for the 2014 soccer World Cup will not be ready  on time, likely causing serious transport bottlenecks for fans,  a government-backed research group said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, The absence of the Guyana Football Federation President or an official representative from the inaugural Scotia Bank/Pepsi/ Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Schools Football Academy, which was officially launched on Saturday, April 12, 2011 at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, should at least be of major concern to all and sundry.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – One of the Cuban revolution’s  most hallowed social programs, the monthly food ration for all, is  on the chopping block at a Communist Party congress this weekend,  and pensioner Alina de Armas is not pleased.

Dear Editor, 2011 being the election year for Guyana, it’s nice to see the politicians putting the needs of Guyanese on the back bench while they bicker with one another.

Beres Hammond ranks among the best reggae artistes in the world because of his appeal to people of all walks of life and the depth of his music catalogue, and according to Hits and Jams’ Kerwin Bollers this makes him the perfect artiste for the much anticipated Easter Sunday event.

SANAA/AMMAN, (Reuters) – Mass protests spread to  the capital of Syria for the first time today and looked  closer than ever to driving out the leader of Yemen, nearly four  months since unrest erupted across the Arab world.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar’s maiden  Twenty20 century proved in vain as Mumbai Indians lost to Kochi  Tuskers Kerala, while Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Rajasthan  Royals in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner said on Thursday he was in the dark as to how new Caribbean airline REDjet got the go-ahead to operate in Trinidad and Tobago.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it  shot down an intermediate-range ballistic missile target over  the Pacific yesterday in the “most challenging” test yet of its  work on a planned antimissile shield for Europe against Iran.

Dear Editor, Given our endowment of rice agricultural lands here in Region 2, it is a matter of common sense to expand the Aurora irrigation scheme in Region 2; that should be one of the main planks of our development strategy.

(Trinidad Express) Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner on Thursday gave his word that Government, under Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, would in no way interfere with freedom of the press.

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the beauty and biodiversity of our environment and we often forget that people are an essential part of the environment and its ecology. 

The Hamilton Spectator of Canada has reported that a suspect in the shooting death of Hamilton, Canada teen Brandon Musgrave was held in Guyana and flown back to Canada where he is expected to appear in court today.

A narrow miss

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Australia cricket  coach John Buchanan has been confirmed as the new director of  cricket for Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, according to local  media reports yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC), in a move to expand to markets in the region, has shipped its first batch of 2,500 tons of cement to the Dominican Republic and later signed an agreement to set up warehouse space and a distribution and packaging unit in Haiti to take advantage of the rebuilding of the country following the January 2010 earthquake in that nation.

Organisers of last weekend’s ‘Theatrical Spectacular’ are boasting that it provided a forum for young and unseen performers to be acknowledged, appreciated and accredited for their talents.

Light Bill

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s biggest corruption  case descended into bickering over the quality of poorly  photocopied witness testimonies and noisy ceiling fans yesterday  as five senior business executives fought to win bail in a  packed and stuffy court.

“You wouldn’t let your grandparents choose who you date,” says the advertisement, “Then why let them choose your government?”

A Foulis, West Coast Berbice resident died on Thursday night at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), two days after she was struck down by a minibus.

Dear Editor, It’s with great pleasure that I commend the bold efforts of Messrs Donald Duff and Marlon Munroe, Sports Editor and journalist respectively, for the extensive coverage on the football saga that Stabroek Sports has been providing almost on a daily basis for the past two weeks.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Midfielder Owen  Hargreaves’ Manchester United career could be over after manager  Alex Ferguson said the luckless player’s latest injury would  keep him out for the rest of the season.