Daily Archive: Thursday, May 5, 2011

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — President-elect of Haiti Michel ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly and the American-Haitian hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean will arrive in Suriname on Friday to visit President Desi Bouterse.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have  narrowed their criminal case against Allen Stanford, the Texas  financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, (Reuters) – An unbeaten 77 from  Lendl Simmons led West Indies to a 10-wicket victory with 26.3  overs to spare in the fifth and final one-day international  against Pakistan today.

(Trinidad Express) More than 50 Air Jamaica employees have been let go from the airline.

(Trinidad Express) Farmers, irate over the bulldozed farmlands and crops, as well as the “arrogance” of Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, created a mob scene outside the Port of Spain offices of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) yesterday, calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in their situation.

An emotionally disturbed Guyanese man allegedly stabbed his mother to death last night in Brooklyn, New York.

Just about every organization that owes any sort of allegiance to the PPP has paid glowing tribute to Donald Ramotar and moreso to what the Party says was the “unified approach” that manifested itself in his emergence as its presidential candidate.

Damon Roberts, a Guyanese real-estate attorney is dropping out of the 2nd District City Council race in Philadelphia over the lack of campaign contributions.

ROME, (Reuters) – Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands  have joined Italy and France in recognising the Transitional  National Council of rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar  Gaddafi, a rebel spokesman said today.

A frozen land allocation process has resulted in widespread illegal mining, while the response of the Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) has been hampered by the fact that it only has 41% of its required staffing, mining officials said yesterday.

The Guyana Power & Light Com-pany (GPL) has terminated its agreement with bill payment service, Bill Direct Holdings Inc.,

By Abigail Semple Ann Benjamin, the mother of Angold Cox, says she was on the phone with him when he was fatally shot by lawmen, who have said that he was resisting arrest.

A driver of a pick-up, who fled after he struck down and killed a Stabroek Market butcher on Tuesday night, is now in custody after an eyewitness gave his licence plate number to police.

Some students who were arrested after they travelled on March 29 from the city to the Leonora Secondary School armed with knives have been expelled.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi took a swipe at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its exclusion of the region’s most experienced players for the current Digicel ODI Home Series.

Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President Colin Bynoe has labelled criticisms of the union’s recent five-year labour deal with the government “trash talk,” saying the full agreement not only reflects intense negotiations but was achieved without any support from within the labour movement.

With questions constantly swirling around his head from all quarters regarding his relevance in the West Indies team, captain Darren Sammy said yesterday that he is one innings away from producing something special for the regional squad.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) commissioned a new $57M well at La Parfait Harmonie on Wednesday that is expected to serve  about 15,000 West Bank Demerara residents.

In defending the recent appointment of Donald Ramotar as political advisor to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said that it was a “legitimate” appointment based on the identification of a need by the Head of State.

The Schools Welfare Department recently hosted a mini-exhibition to showcase the creativity and talent of teenage mothers, in an effort to equip them in undertaking their new roles as mothers as well as completing their secondary education.

In excess of 15,000 gallons of fuel have been distributed by the Mahaica/ Mahaicony/Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) to farmers to pump water out of their cultivation and to undertake emergency works, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release yesterday.

Police shot two men last night in Sophia in separate incidents: one was allegedly ransacking a house and the other allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman.

Says Donald Duff To use a popular phrase “Give Jack he jacket,” it seems, at the very least, that the West Indies cricket Board (WICB) is right on one count which is, that the standard of cricket played in the region is low.

A 47-year old fisherman accused of stealing a quantity of cash, two passports and a driver’s licence belonging to two Chinese nationals was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

An all-round performance from the talented David Latchaya led defending champions, Lower Corentyne to a comfortable 96 runs victory over New Amsterdam/Canje in the finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communica-tions Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter-zone Tournament at the Cumberland Ground, Canje.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Badly letdown by the batting, West Indies recalled Ramnaresh Sarwan as the only change to their squad for the fourth One-day International against Pakistan tomorrow at Kensington Oval here.

A post-mortem examination performed yesterday on Sebastian Cleto, the inmate of the New Amsterdam Prison who succumbed days after he was beaten, revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and a fractured skull.

Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie is upset that the West Indies Cricket Board selectors have gone back on what he says was an earlier decision to allow West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chnaderpaul to play in today’s One Day International.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA)  will abide by a high court order to reinstate former president  Mtutuzeli Nyoka, the governing body said.

Hillary Amos, the man accused of murdering 25-year-old miner Fabian George, was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Today’s fifth and final one-dayer will have a special significance for leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo as he will showcase his skills in front of his mother for the first time.

A Rusal worker injured in a collision last year is calling for compensation from the company, saying that the money he is currently receiving is not enough.

Dear Editor, Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister of Finance last week tabled in the National Assembly the annual reports and accounts of the National Insurance Scheme for the years 2008 and 2009, late to extremely late under the law but quite normal for this Minister.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao has been  installed as an odds-on favourite for his WBO welterweight title  defence against Shane Mosley but the Filipino has taken great  pains not to underestimate his American challenger.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) recorded an income over expenditure of $628 million in 2009, down from the $1.4 billion it recorded in the previous year, while the auditors have expressed concern that recommendations made to ensure the future viability of the Scheme are yet to be fully implemented.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat piled the pressure on a bruised and battered Boston by taking a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series with a 102-91 victory on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, 22:30 hrs, April 30, 2011. I have just returned home from the National Cultural Centre (NCC) – sated by a programme of exciting performances presented at the final sessions of the Guyana Musical Arts Festival, 2011. 

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has lamented his exclusion from the Pakistan 15-man squad for the Test series against West Indies starting later this month.

The Ministry of Culture has hailed Sister Rose Magdalene D’Ornellas of the Community of Carmelite Sisters as a woman blessed with a sense of dedication to both a divine calling and service.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article that appeared in the Kaieteur News on the 28th day of April, 2011 and in the Stabroek News on the 2nd May, 2011, regarding a protest by the residents of Cane Grove affected by dust pollution which emanates from a rice mill located in close proximity to their homes.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers forward  Blake Griffin, whose soaring dunks became staples of nightly  highlight shows, was named NBA Rookie of the Year yesterday  as the first unanimous choice in 21 years.

The Nadira and Indranie Shah dance troupe performing an item at last evening’s Indian arrival celebration at the Indian Monument Gardens.

Dear Editor, In my last letter, I highlighted that the state of the roads in Kwakwani was the worst I have seen and they reflect the quality of our leaders.

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In 2003 or 2004,  Pakis-tani intelligence agents trailed a suspected militant  courier to a house in the picturesque hill town of Abbotta-bad  in northern Pakistan.

While Osama bin Laden’s death will not reduce the levels of global insecurity, it has proven the effectiveness of global alliances against terror, Grenadian Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman Tillman Thomas has said.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Palesti-nian leaders formally ended  a four-year rift between secular Fatah and the Islamist Hamas at  a ceremony in Egypt yesterday, a reconciliation their people  see as crucial for their drive to set up an independent state.

A fourteen man squad was announced last weekend by the Junior Selection Committee headed by Leslie Solomon of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-county Under-15 Tournament to represent Cellink Berbice in the competition.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. officials reaffirmed yesterday that there was a firefight at the compound in  Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed, despite growing  questions about the Obama administration’s version of events  and revelations the al Qaeda leader was not armed.

Dear Editor, The press would cease to function without reporters. Reporters keep the press alive and functional in every respect.

It is through diplomacy that small states such as those in CARICOM make their mark on the international community, says acting Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite.

Dr Cecil Harricharan (right) received an award last night from the Indian Commemoration Trust for over 50 years of service in the medical field.

How could poor societies uplift their citizens? What action could this country take to safeguard the next generation against the numbing effects of poverty?

Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

The 2010/2011 Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League competition will wrap up tonight with the final between defending champions Alpha United and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.

Guyana has been featured as one of the National Geographic Traveler Magazine’s “50 tours of a lifetime,” which is being seen as a major international boost for the country’s prospects as a tourist destination.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Experts charged by the  United Nations with probing the cause of a deadly cholera  epidemic in Haiti pointed on Wednesday to fecal contamination  by a riverside U.N.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian army units backed by tanks  have tightened the siege of two defiant urban centres, in a sign  that President Bashar al-Assad is widening the use of the  military to crush demonstrations against his autocratic rule.

Dear Editor, The confusion escalates as it relates to the dropping or axing of the most consistent trio of West Indies cricket, Christopher Gayle, Shiv Chanderpaul and the now recalled Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Part I By Gwyneth George Discussions on railway development in British Guiana have always tended to focus on the East and West Coast railways.

Susan Shaw performing at last night’s Pushpanjali celebration at the Indian Monument Gardens in

A world population report released this past Tuesday by the United Nations, predicts that the world’s population will reach 10 billion around 2081; that’s in another 70 years.

Barbados Foreign Minister Billie Miller gave island-based ambassadors a detailed briefing in 2006 in which she declared that the service industry would be Bridgetown’s future away from areas like sugar and she cited Guyana as one of a number of sweetener producers who were being undercut by Brazil.