Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the death of logger Colin Bunbury of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, which occurred at about 1130h today in the Kairuni area, Supenaam Creek.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Trinidadian Jack Warner was  re-elected unanimously as president of CONCACAF, the  confederation for North and Central America and Caribbean  soccer, at its congress today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – There is no question that the  United States will ultimately release a photo showing Osama bin  Laden dead, the director of the CIA told NBC News on Tuesday,  but the White House renewed its position that no decision had  been made.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin  Laden was not armed when U.S.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 2050h yesterday at No.

A twenty-three-year-old man was today remanded for the murder of Industry businessman Bedi Ramjeiwan who was shot last week after being beaten severely in the head with a helmet.

(Trinidad Guardian) Security has been beefed up at the Piarco and Crown Point international airports in response to travel alerts issued by the United States following the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of  al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, hopes that with his death, an  “evil has ended”, the Gulf Arab state’s deputy interior minister  said today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States will aim to  destroy al Qaeda’s central organization now that its leader  Osama bin Laden has been killed and its capabilities degraded  by U.S.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Former India captain Sourav  Ganguly, who went unsold in the players’ auction, has been  signed up by debutants Pune Warriors for the remainder of the  Indian Premier League’s (IPL) fourth season, a team official  said today.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s Conservatives stormed to  a decisive victory in yesterday’s federal election, winning 54  percent of the seats in Parliament and securing a stable  four-year term in power after vowing to focus on the economy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Dwayne Bravo struck a long-hop from Shahid Afridi high over mid-wicket for six before rain interrupted to soothe West Indies’ ailing pride, with a one-run victory over Pakistan under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the fourth One-day International yesterday.

By Treiston Joseph National cricket coach Mark Harper said yesterday he was disappointed with the lack of preparations for Guyana’s match against the touring Pakistan cricketers this weekend.

A dredge owner was yesterday morning shot and killed by policemen after he reportedly stabbed a rank and assaulted another while resisting arrest at his home.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Sacramento Kings will remain in the California capital for at least one more season after  dropping plans to relocate to Anaheim, the NBA team confirmed yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) yesterday called on the Government of Jamaica and all other Caribbean community countries to take action to erase the common law offences of criminal libel, including blasphemous, obscene and seditious libel from their statute books.

WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan faced embarrassing questions from the United States yesterday over how al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was able to hide there in plain view before he was killed by a secret US assault team.

(BBC) European football’s governing body has rejected the complaints lodged by Real Madrid and Barcelona following their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Government is yet to establish the dedicated website to show pledges of funding and disbursements of money for REDD+ and Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) projects despite committing to do this by the end of last month.

With the death of Osama bin Laden, terror suspect Adnan el-Shukrijumah, who was named head of the organisation’s operation last year, may emerge as leader of the group—a situation that could attract US attention here given his links to Guyana, says AFC leader Raphael Trotman.

KARACHI, (Reuters) –  Former Pakistan  captain Imran Khan has called  on the Interntional Cricket Council (ICC) to intensify efforts  to stamp out corruption in the sport.

Parmanand Ramdhan’s all-round play steered Blairmont Community Centre into the semi-finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13 competition at the Cumberland ground recently.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy says Guyana is ready to play a leading regional role in the elimination of filariasis after ten years of targeting the problem and reducing the national prevalence from a record high of almost 10% of the population to about 4%.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu  both hit 51 to set up a 23-run victory for table-topping Mumbai  Indians over second from bottom Kings XI Punjab in the Indian  Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

Police at Bartica have detained a man who set his younger brother alight yesterday in an attack which also resulted in injuries to his father, and almost destroyed the family home.

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has hit back at Sachin Tendulkar and the Mumbai Indians following their criticism of the Sawai Man Singh stadium pitch.

The expert panel commissioned to evaluate the Amaila Falls Hydropower project is now finalising its preliminary report but no date has been set for the release of the final report, Head of the panel Erik Helland-Hansen says.

Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes cricket team scored a seven-wicket triumph over Albion to claim their second successive under-15 title  of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/TENELEC INC inter-club limited overs competition at the Albion Sports Club ground last Thursday.

Dear Editor, The most recent letter signed by Mr. Neil Kumar `When was the last time the GLTA submitted an audited financial report to the National Sports Commission?

Surinamese parliamentarian Carl Breeveld (DOE) recently raised the issue of Suriname’s claim to the New River area in southern Guyana, according to the newspaper De Ware Tijd.

Prisoner Sebastian Plato, who was reportedly beaten by three other prisoners at New Amsterdam Prison last week, succumbed to his injuries yesterday.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi stepped up their onslaught on rebel areas of Libya’s Western Mountains late yesterday, rebels said, and refugees said towns in the isolated region were on the brink of starvation.

(BBC) The trademark braces may have gone but, despite missing six months of competition after testing positive for a banned substance, Shelly-Ann Fraser’s broad smile remains the same.

Dear Editor, Mr Ravi Dev (in KN of May 01, titled ”Bullyism”) made a valuable input to the debate over ACDA/Ogunseye’s recent pronouncements in BV.

Residents have complained about the alarming number of power outages over the past 24 hours, which they are concerned could damage equipment and appliances.

(BBC) The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has expressed concern over match-fixing allegations and called on two former captains to substantiate their claims.

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KINSHASA (Reuters) – About 100 people are missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations-backed Radio Okapi reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, Congressman Gregory Meeks, who represents  the 6th. District of NY encompassing the greater Richmond Hill area,  met with Guyanese community leaders in a town hall style meeting on Thursday  evening to listen to their concerns.

Hot Momma’s tip: Ask your child daily, “What have you learned today?

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Guyana’s logs exports benefited from good prices over the last month, according to the latest report from the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

Dear Editor, Is this year special? I ask the question as so many things have happened that one wonders as we analyze the events.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Dwyane Wade played a key role in  creating Miami’s ‘Big Three’, urging LeBron James and Chris  Bosh to join him at the Heat, and on Sunday he repaid them with  a stellar 38-point display as they beat the Celtics 99-90 in  their second round playoff opener.

At the risk, perhaps, of provoking yet another of Mr. Khurshid Sattaur’s now familiar tirades against the Stabroek News, we again enquire into the status of his promised enquiry into the Vega Azurit cocaine trafficking incident made more than a month ago.

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me what the Minister of Agriculture means when he said that there will be no “big” export of logs from the million-acre concession occupied by the furniture manufacturing company from India (SN April 13, 2011)?

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies  continued their magical playoff run by mauling the Oklahoma  City Thunder 114-101 on Sunday to draw first blood in their  best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final series.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden, slain by US forces in Pakistan on Sunday, seems curiously irrelevant in an Arab world fired by popular revolt against oppressive leaders.

The Linden Fund is disappointed at the poor coordination of several educational events planned for the just-concluded Linden Town Week, including a teacher’s workshop that opened with none of the participants present.

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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  held a crucial meeting last week in which his advisers debated  three options for dealing with top-secret information about a  luxury compound in Pakistan where they thought Osama bin Laden  might be hiding.