Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 27, 2011

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Eight troops and a civilian  contractor killed in a Kabul airport shooting today were  all Americans, a Pentagon spokesman said.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Orlando Bosch, a militant  anti-communist Cuban exile who spent 11 years in jail in  Venezuela for the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner but was  later acquitted, died in Miami today.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Two hundred members of Syria’s  ruling Baath Party from the province of Deraa and surrounding  regions resigned today in protest against an attack by  security forces on the southern city.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has ordered an immediate halt to the bulldozing of farmlands throughout Trinidad and Tobago.

(Barbados Nation) Shanique Myrie is free to return to Barbados and point a finger at who she alleges assaulted her at the Grantley Adams International Airport last month.

An auto dealer was killed this morning by two gunmen who attacked him at the head of the street he lived in.

PUTTAPARTHI, India, (Reuters) – Indian spiritual  guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba was buried today as hundreds of  thousands of devotees flocked to pay their last respects at his  temple in south India to a man revered as a living God.

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) inked a new five-year agreement with the Ministry of Education yesterday, calling it a “giant step” largely because of the non-salary benefits, and not the annual five percent pay hike that teachers will receive.

Several persons remain in custody and the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has launched a probe of the Monday night Windsor Forest incident in which three persons were struck by pellets, including an overseas-based Guyanese who is in a serious condition at a city hospital.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin and the party’s Chief Whip Lance Carberry were yesterday cleared by the Ethnic Relations Commission  (ERC) of espousing “race hate” earlier this year, when during a press conference they insinuated that the PPP and the Bharrat Jagdeo were the main oppressors of Afro-Guyanese.

By Abigail Semple On Easter Monday night, some of the victims of the Barrack Street, Kingston fire were forced to sleep on the cold concrete floor at the front of the gutted building, while most of the children were sent to the Guyana Relief Council’s shelter.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) yesterday urged that media houses find a way to deal with content that has the potential of promoting race-based politics and racial insecurity, after concluding that “unacceptable” statements were contained in items published by Kaieteur News and Stabroek News.

Gold miner Eldon Chisholm sustained a gunshot wound to the left ear on Monday night while fighting off two men who attempted to rob him and his family.

Minutes after departing the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri yesterday morning, Caribbean Airlines flight 662 was forced to return following a bird strike.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) said yesterday in a press release that with the implementation of new security measures its district offices will commence payment of pensions at 8:30am

For any boxer to get to new cruiserweight champion, Kurt Bess, he must first survive the wrath of his right hand.

A man who acknowledged being a cocaine addict was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after stealing one silver-coloured  Toyota 212 motorcar, valued at $2.7M.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors have named an unchanged 13-man squad for tomorrow’s third One-Day International against Pakistan, surprisingly keeping faith with the new look unit which lost the doubleheader in St Lucia last week.

Two Brazilian nationals were remanded yesterday when they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of narcotics trafficking.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Under-19s produced a strong all-rounder performance to beat Australia Under-19s by four wickets in the one-off three-day “Test” here yesterday.

A man indicted for robbery under arms told the Berbice Assizes yesterday that he was not the person named in the indictment.

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, (Reuters) – Manchester  United outclassed Schalke 04 in a one-sided Champions League  semi-final first leg yesterday, with goals from Ryan Giggs and  Wayne Rooney securing a 2-0 win for the English side.

By Treiston Joseph The Guyana Tennis Coaches Association (GTCA) along with the Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA) held a presentation ceremony last evening for the winners and runners-up of the recently concluded MACORP Tennis Open at the Le Meridian Pegasus.

Mayor Hamilton Green once again survived a ‘no-confidence’ motion and challenged opponents to “bring the evidence” after they accused him of discrimination and being a dictator.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for stealing electronics and household items from his stepmother.

Guyana’s rifle shooters, the reigning Caribbean full-bore champions are strapped for cash ahead of their defence of the regional championships billed for next week in Antigua/Barbuda.

Guyana has launched and implemented an HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Mon-itoring programme in the local health care system, in collaboration with PAHO/ WHO.

Prince Charming won another feature event when the Port Mourant Turf Club held its annual Easter Sunday horse race meet at the club’s track.

The National women’s hockey squad has intensified preparations for the Pan American Hockey Challenge in Brazil and Philip Fernandes, Guyana Hockey Board President said this is a critical tournament for the local players.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A delegation of Libyan  officials is in Venezuela to discuss possible peaceful  solutions to the war in the North African country, Venezuela’s  President Hugo Chavez said yesterday.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says the Community Forest Organisations (CFOs) have been effective in ensuring equitable distribution among communities that depend on forest resources for their livelihoods.

Guyana is set to participate in an inaugural Inter-Guiana Cultural (IGC) Festival in August along with Suriname and French Guiana.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team needs to find a way to “win the tight situations”, if they are to bounce back against Pakistan in the five-match Digicel One-Day Series.

MEMPHIS, (Reuters) – Western Conference top seeds San Antonio were pushed to the brink of elimination from the first round of the NBA playoffs after the Memphis Grizzlies took a 3-1 series lead with a 104-86 win over the Spurs on Monday.

Dear Editor, To my mind the increase in the training of teachers will not decrease the ultimate problem with regard to rectifying this plight in our society.

(Trinidad Express) Two cousins were shot dead while asleep at their Arima home early Monday morning.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon on Thursday presented a cheque valued over $1.6M to Region Seven REO Peter Ramotar for last weekend’s Bartica Regatta activities.

A devastating spell of left arm spin bowling from Guyana Under-15 cricketer Gudakesh Motie led Albion to an impressive victory over Tucber Park in their replayed BCB/Tenelec Inc Under-15, limited overs semi-final last Saturday.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad  poured troops into a suburb of the capital overnight while his  tanks pounded Deraa to crush resistance in the southern city  where the revolt against his autocratic rule began on March 18.

The Caribbean Community has pledged its unwavering support of Haiti which recently successfully concluded its second round of presidential and legislative elections.

Dear Editor, We must vehemently reject Tacuma Ogunseye’s threats and his calls for identification with race as the answer to the problems of Guyana, as perceived by him. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) Contractor General Greg Christie has made yet another call for a more aggressive approach in the fight against corruption.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan completed the precious sprint double while the Jamaicans stamped their authority in the distance relays and sprint hurdles on the final day of the 40th CARIFTA Games here Monday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – New Venezuelan taxes on  windfall oil revenue will let socialist President Hugo Chavez  boost spending on popular social programmes by billions of  dollars ahead of his re-election bid next year.

Dear Editor, The West Indies selectors came up with a squad for the current series against Pakistan and their three most senior batsmen couldn’t find a place in the team.

Miserable Performance

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister  Vladimir Putin sharply criticised the Western coalition  attacking Libya yesterday, saying it had neither a right nor a  mandate to kill Muammar Gaddafi.

Dear Editor, None, we are told, is more touching than a sinner in the travails of his repentance.

Hopes that the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria would have passed off relatively peacefully, were dashed almost immediately after the announcement of the results in favour of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Carlton ‘Spragga Benz’ Grant is claiming to be a victim of a conspiracy to smear his reputation.

National player Zaheer Mohamed’s top score of 48 propelled Enterprise Busta Sports Club into the final of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) to face Lusignan Sports Club (LSC) on Monday.

Dear Editor, The now public disclosure of the 2011 budgetary allocation by the National Assembly to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has sent shock waves throughout the artist community.