Daily Archive: Sunday, May 15, 2011

A former boxer turned mini-bus driver was shot in the head in Festival City at about 8:15 pm today in what relatives suggested was an execution-style

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – At least 27 people were  killed this weekend in a Guatemalan village near the border  with Mexico in one of the worst mass killings in a generation,  local police said.

(WICB) Georgetown, Guyana – Today’s win in the First Digicel Test was special for the members of the West Indies team, but especially “sweet” for some of the younger players who were tasting victory in a Test the first time.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, (Reuters) – Captain Darren Sammy led his team to their first  test win in more than two years today, taking five wickets as West Indies beat Pakistan by  40 runs after lunch on the fourth day.

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights, (Reuters) – Israeli  troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with  Syria, Lebanon and Gaza today, killing nine people who were  marking what they term “the catastrophe” of Israel’s founding in  1948.

(Jamaica Observer) One of West Indies cricket’s all-time stars, Sir Vivian Richards, admires present Windies captain Darren Sammy and coach Ottis Gibson, but he has a few words for both men: Get your individual acts together.

Commissioner of Police Henry Greene remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital this morning and is listed as being in a very serious condition.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan international  off-spinner Akram Raza was among seven people detained by police  in Lahore for running an illegal betting ring.

(De Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE — State Oil Suriname expects good results from the drills that will take place in Nickerie this week.

NEW YORK/PARIS, (Reuters) – IMF chief and possible  French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was  arrested and charged today with sexual assault, including an  attempted rape, on a hotel maid in New York City.

Guyana remains committed to developing a bio-energy sector and several companies are conducting feasibility studies in addition to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) planning a small-scale demonstration ethanol plant at the Albion Estate in Berbice.

Doctors are monitoring a 16-year-old pregnant girl who was released from hospital on Friday last after a relative assaulted her and broke her jaw.

Synergy’s boss Fip Motilall is still being held to the September 9 deadline for the completion of the Amaila Falls access road project, government’s technical advisor Walter Willis says.

Every morning, Kammerool Azeez, 71, gets up and treks down to Camp Street, between Robb Street and North Road, where she begs every passerby for help.

At times it seems an ancient place slowly marking the passage of time under the shade of giant trees until modernity pushes its face out to proclaim its presence.

An elderly woman and her 14-year-old disabled granddaughter escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when an out-of-control minibus crashed into their Lot 19 West Front Road Squatting area home.

139 runs while the West Indies needs seven more wickets By Marlon Munroe The see-saw battle of the first Digicel Test match over the past three days is winding down to an enthralling climax after Pakistan recovered yesterday from early trouble to put the West Indies in a spot of bother with an enterprising fourth wicket partnership.

Three groups concerned about blind awareness advocacy have targeted Linden minibus drivers and school children in their recent campaign.

Over three days of a tense, gripping, low-scoring opening Test, played out on a sub-standard surface, the West Indies have disregarded the preceding bickering and back-biting, the carping over the captaincy and the debated departures for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the politicking and the talk of Dudus and Dons, to diligently battle their way into a strong position.

Introduction Mr Hinds’s intervention on the Amaila issue came one day after the press carried a report that hydro-electric “pioneer” Mr Fip Motilall had received approval for the transfer of a licence to Sithe Global, which some time in 2002 he had been awarded under the Hydro-Electricity Act Cap 56:03 to develop a hydroelectric plant at Amaila Falls.

The brother of murdered HIV counsellor Seeraj Persaud believes that the failure by investigators to actively track several numbers found on his stolen mobile phone will allow a killer to roam free.

I thank whatever Gods that be that even at the age of 78 my mind remains restless and eager to absorb new facts, new theories, new ways of looking at life and the world, new stories of mankind’s continual search for perfected knowledge, new illuminations of the spirit.

For 19 overs Deccan Chargers, out of the competition already, seemed to be going through the motions.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says it will soon unveil a “Crime Map”—examining sources and trends in crime and likely strikes—which it will make available to the police.

We all do this.  We see something or hear something – it could be in a brief moment, or it could be a long enduring condition – and in the absurdity of it, a momentary query, along the lines of “why is that going on?”

Even though there have been several published notices—one of which had indicated that it would have been working since early last month—it will be some weeks before the container scanner installed by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be up and running, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has said.

Per unit cost/price of gold As we saw last week, despite Guyana’s long historical association with gold discovery and exploration it is ironic to name as an upside potential/achievement that is facing the economy over the near-to-medium term, the prospects of large-scale gold production coming on-stream by 2014.

Brett Lee sledged, Gautam Gambhir sighed in agony, and the crowd lapped it up in delight as Chris Gayle’s brutal cameo obliterated the below-par target set by Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-hit game in Bangalore yesterday.

With the new packaging plant and an ungraded factory, the Enmore sugar estate has developed into an important hub for the sugar industry and is expected to produce an estimated 30,000 tonnes of packaged sugar this year.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Miami’s “Big Three” are safely  through to the final four and appear to be building momentum  with only the top-seeded Chicago Bulls standing between the  Heat and a berth in the NBA Finals. 

It’s no secret that China’s trade with the Americas has soared in recent years, but we are likely to see a major new phenomenon in coming years — an avalanche of Chinese foreign investments.

In the middle of next month Jamaica will hold its annual diaspora conference.

MEMPHIS, (Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies recovered  from a dismal first half to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-83  and force a Game Seven in their NBA Western Conference  semi-final series.

Attendees at the PNCR’s National Youth Convention were yesterday urged by the party’s presidential candidate David Granger to start a “Get Ten Movement” aimed at recruiting other young people to vote for the party in the upcoming elections.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United were crowned  English champions for a record 19th time yesterday when Wayne  Rooney’s penalty earned a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers and the  point they needed to win the Premier League title.  

Many gardeners prefer the smaller garden for they have little time or inclination for anything larger.

A Guyana Power and Light (GPL) pole fell on Friday in East Ruimveldt, hitting

David Granger feels privatizing the sugar industry would offer private cane farmers an opportunity to boost production, and decrease state focus in an industry which requires people with technical expertise and entrepreneurial skills.

LONDON, England,  CMC – American challenger Tyson Gay says he has a point to prove when he meets sprint king Usain Bolt at this year’s World Championship in South Korea.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of UN sanctions, according to a confidential UN report obtained by Reuters  yesterday.

Former Justice and Police Minister of Suriname Senator Chandrikapersad Santokhi who now chairs the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) says that during his one year tenure, he plans to tighten the relations between Caricom and South American countries in order to fight drug trafficking.

MORGANZA, Louisiana (Reuters) – US Army engineers yesterday opened a key spillway to allow the swollen Mississippi River to flood thousands of homes and crops but spare New Orleans and Louisiana’s capital Baton Rouge.

Dear Editor, From recent discussions among knowledgeable residents of the Rupununi Central Savannahs, there is some basic common sense to pass on you and your readers.

Ite (Mauritiaflexuosa) also known as Morichi, belongs to the plant family which includes all palms (Arecaceae). 

Big Business: Big Daddy’s Auto was the name of this

Dear Editor, Ever so often the services of the Georgetown City Council threaten to come to a halt with Central Government from time to time calling for an Interim Management Committee to take over from the council.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Play was  stopped for 4-1/2 hours at the Players Championship due to a  thunder storm yesterday. 

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s main Kurdish parties said the authorities must take concrete steps to end repression and transform Syria into a democracy to solve the nation’s political crisis, joining mainstream opposition demand.

Preparation time: these two Mae’s Schools students are busy at work preparing

Larissa Wiltshire overpowered Gabrielle Fraser 3 – 2 in the underlining match of the day on Friday when matches in the 12th Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Tournament continued at the Georgetown Sports Club, Camp Street.

(Trinidad Express) Patrick Manning has been found guilty of contempt of Parliament by the Privileges Committee.

Dear Editor, This morning (May 13) while driving to work, I saw an image at the corner of North Road and Camp Street that has left me shocked, broken and confused.

These third formers display their air brush designs which their

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested in New York yesterday and accused of a sexual attack on a hotel maid, The New York Times reported.

Nrityageet is “a pure dance theatre production reflecting the creativity and innovation of three generations of dancers, choreographers and producers.” 

After two stages of the National Sports Commission (NSC) three-stage cycling race Yosmani Pol of Team Coco, from Miami, is the leader with Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay of Team Guyana in second.

We have already described the management of the wound which has been sutured shut.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s pop star-turned-president, Michel Martelly, asked his people  yesterday to join him in rebuilding their poor, earthquake-ravaged nation and said he would work to provide jobs, health and education.

Seven-year-old Christine Maria Melville’s dream of returning home will soon become a reality, as she is scheduled to do so on Friday.

Dear Editor, Recently, I visited 63 Beach in Berbice and I was appalled at what I saw, including broken glass and stinky garbage all over the beach area, and no decent facilities to accommodate visitors.

Members of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (the PNCR youth arm) marching through the streets after their

Dear Editor, It was just after 7 am on May 11, 2011, when an ex-employee of the GSPCA, travelling  west in a minibus on Homestretch Ave, saw (from the bus window) what looked like a piece of wood on the road.

Earlier this month the English-speaking world celebrated the four hundredth anniversary of the Authorised Version of the Bible.

Hammock walk: Several East Ruimveldt residents who

Seven-year-old Althea Clement, who died on Sunday evening, after she and her father were struck down by a car in a hit and run on the Wales Public Road will be buried on Tuesday, May 17.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament condemned yesterday the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, warning Pakistan might cut supply lines to US forces in Afghanistan if there were further military incursions.

The Consumer Affairs Bill 2011 provides for the promotion and protection of consumer interests in relation to the supply of goods and services and renames the Competition Commission as the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission which shall administer both the competition and Fair Trading Act 2006 and the Consumer Affairs Act when it becomes law.

Police conducted searches and raids around Georgetown on Friday resulting in the discovery of a quantity of marijuana and cocaine and the

ROME, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic will  clash at the Rome Masters in another dream showpiece on clay  after winning their semi-finals yesterday in vastly different  circumstances with the French Open just over a week away.