Daily Archive: Thursday, June 23, 2011

At about 1530h today the police say they stopped and searched a man at a boat-landing at Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice, during which 2 kilograms 400 grams of suspected cocaine were found in a haversack in his possession.

(BBC) India’s bowlers dominated the West Indies as the tourists completed a 63-run victory inside four days in the first Test in Kingston.

Two children are dead after they rode into a car along the One Mile Wismar Road, Linden today.

Graffiti being painted over this morning at the Mackenzie High School.

Students and teachers of the Mackenzie High School at Linden were this morning greeted by very explicit graffiti on the external walls of the school.

This utility pole collapsed near the historic St George’s Cathedral this morning.

The re-tender for the supply of computers for the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project was this morning launched on www.eprocure.gov.gy.

(BBC) Grammy-award-winning star Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the US for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009.

(Digicel)  – Kingston, Jamaica. Digicel, the best value mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, has today been announced as one of the main partners with the U.S

(Jamaica Observer) ROSE HALL, St James — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last night announced that her Government has allocated some US$77 million in funding this fiscal year to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative as it intensifies its fight against the trafficking of illegal weapons and narcotics.

An Antiguan family has been plunged into mourning after one of its members, Guyanese Kerwin Anthony Gomes, died after falling from a mango tree in Villa on Wednesday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) The prevalence of serious crime in the Caribbean is stunting economic growth in the region and is deterring investors from coming to this part of the world.

(Trinidad Express) Although Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner insisted on several occasions that he did not receive a salary for his role as vice-president of FIFA, reports in the British press yesterday stated that he stands to benefit from a pension of approximately TT$230,000 a year.

(Barbados Nation) A 16-year-old schoolboy, shot in the head Tuesday night, died hours afterwards to become Barbados’ 15th murder victim yesterday.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Iamgold warns that the gold production at Rosebel Goldmines (RGM) in Brokopondo was less than expected in the 2nd quarter of 2011 while the costs were higher.

Two teenage girls, one the daughter of AFC Region 4 Councillor Michael Carrington, disappeared on Tuesday night from the Yarrowkabra area and information gathered since suggests that they were abducted.

Surinamese police arrested wanted man Hubert Pilgrim several days ago after a report of assault was made against him.

A city resident who was allegedly caught with two kilogrammes of cocaine while on his way to Suriname yesterday appeared in the Whim Magistrate’s Court and was remanded to prison.

Vendors who occupy stalls in the Rose Hall market are annoyed that illegal vending has been allowed to continue on the roadside saying it has been affecting their sales.

Government yesterday began the third phase of recovery efforts for flood-affected communities across Region Nine, with a focus on food and food production for the agriculture-dependent indigenous villages in the sprawling savannah region.

Lakeraj Fredricks, 31, of 12 Independence Street, La Grange was yesterday jointly charged with a 16-year-old for the murder of Clifton Bonus.

Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday dismissed a robbery under arms case against murder accused Colin Jones who said loudly with glee, “Most grateful for the dismissal your honour.”

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday in a series of meetings in Germany with that country’s leaders focused on the need for sustained political action on climate change, and in particular on Guyana’s and Germany’s upcoming joint chairing of the Interim REDD+ Partnership from July 1, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has hailed Justice Roxanne George’s ruling in the case of the tortured teen as a small yet profound victory for the rule of law “in an ongoing epic battle against the forces of darkness and repression” that have taken their toll on thousands seeking justice.

The project to lay the government’s fibre optic cable has been extended from Providence to Castellani House, senior government engineer Walter Willis says.

A teenaged boy who was electrocuted while trying to fix a light bulb on Monday, was not wearing a shirt at the time and an exposed wire reportedly fell on his chest.

The teen whose remains were pulled from a creek on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway two days after he went missing, died by drowning a post-mortem examination (PME) yesterday revealed.

Leroy Hopkinson was on Tuesday charged with assaulting a woman who refused his request for a dance at a party.

Patricia Fraser, of No. 40 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is looking to rebuild her life after her home collapsed last Wednesday amid the high winds which hit various parts of the country that morning.

A light Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Air Services Limited (ASL) sustained minor structural damage shortly after landing at the Kaow Island airstrip in the Essequibo River yesterday.

A man accused of obtaining $12.8M belonging to the State of Guyana via false pretence was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $1.3M when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A fish vendor is in a critical condition following an early morning accident at Princes and High streets, which left her trapped in a wrecked car.

Test rugby giants Bermuda ended their championship drought when they rallied to an 11- 0 victory against Guyana in the final of the 2011 NACRA Rugby 15s championship at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last night.

A woman accused of robbing a man at gunpoint in excess of $200,000 in cash and other items was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster has explained that the resignation letter he submitted to the Berbice Cricket Board was rejected.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Football Union vice-president Colin Klass says the regional governing body for the sport is resilient and will survive the recent turmoil springing from the cash-for-vote scandal.

A miner was stabbed to death during an altercation in Black Water Backdam, in Region Eight on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy has held out hope of West Indies winning the first Test against India today but says building partnerships will be crucial if this is to happen.

Residents from several Rupununi communities have been unable to register for upcoming elections.

By Colin Benjamin Demerara closed yesterday’s penultimate day of the final round in the 2011 Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Under-19 Inter-County three-day competition at Police Sports Club Ground on 12 for 1, needing just 38 more runs to dethrone Cellink Berbice as Inter County three-day champions.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee yesterday  signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation of American States (OAS), signalling   that body’s support in helping the country achieve its objective of implementing public security, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Dear Editor, For a number of years, much to the chagrin of many of my friends and relatives, I always maintained an optimistic attitude about the prospects of Guyana. 

A man accused of attempting to murder another after allegedly dealing  the complainant several lashes about the body was yesterday remanded to prison by  acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies produced a valiant effort on Wednesday but were left facing a Herculean task to win the opening Test after Rahul Dravid’s 32nd Test century put India in control at Sabina Park.

Dear Editor, Your article in the June 22 edition of SN on the $600M incomplete government complex highlights the inability of the government to complete projects and those that are completed are poorly done.

Dear Editor, Having been involved in horse racing for several decades I am deeply concerned with what is presently taking place in the sport.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics committee found  “comprehensive, convincing and overwhelming” evidence that  Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted  bribery, according to the preliminary report that led to the  suspension of the two officials.

Relatives of Gyara Shurti Chunnillal, the Corentyne rice farmer who died on Tuesday, hours after being rushed to the Skeldon Hospital in an unconscious state, will have to wait until tomorrow for the cause of death.

Dear Editor, The floodwaters have receded from Lethem and life has slowly begun getting back to normal.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Embattled ex-football executive Jack Warner has hit back at international media reports which claimed yesterday that FIFA’s ethics committee had found compelling evidence against him following an investigation into bribery allegations.

The Mayor and City Council (MCC) says it is grateful for the commitment its workers displayed by continuing to perform their duties even though a “significant percentage” of them did not receive their wages and salaries for May month until yesterday.

Dear Editor, If reported accurately in Stabroek News on June 21 (‘Logs in shipment where cocaine found were in-transit in Jamaica – Singh’), Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud “said it is an official policy not to respond to comments by Bulkan, who, he said, has an agenda and chooses to be misinformed.

Eleven persons are now homeless following an early morning fire which destroyed the Lot 7 ‘A’ First Street McDoom two-storey house that they had been occupying.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ottis Gibson said it’s time for critics to leave Darren Sammy alone.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago’s  parliamentary opposition yesterday called on the prime  minister to fire former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner from her  government, days after he resigned from soccer’s world governing  body.

Culture enthusiast Godfrey Chin will be hosting a series of “Nostalgias Nights” at the Sidewalk Café, where Guyanese will have an opportunity to reminisce, preserve and promote local culture and heritage.

Dear Editor, It is now seven days since the floodwaters  receded from the environs of Lethem, Tabatinga, Culvert City and other adjoining areas in Central Rupununi.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – It was Venus’s turn to write the  Williams plot line at Wimbledon yesterday as she survived a  gripping three-set battle with 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko  Date-Krumm.

The Blue Birds Domino Club will host a team domino competition on July 2 and 3 at the Guyana Girl Guides on Brickdam from 14:00hrs and a $200,000 prize is up for grabs by the winners.

Dear Editor,David Hinds states that Africans want power to determine “who gets, what, when and how.”

Three Cuba-trained Guyanese doctors have been added to the staff at the Diamond Hospital and two new services are to be added to those currently offered there.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The most verbose president on  the planet is strangely silent.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  announced a plan yesterday to start withdrawing U.S.

MANAMA, (Reuters) – Bahrain sentenced eight  prominent Shi’ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to  life in prison yesterday on charges of plotting a coup during  protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year.

Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing International Music Day on Tuesday.

Edward B. Beharry and Co. Ltd Champion brand yesterday renewed their support for the National Schools Basketball Festival organized by the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) at the company’s head office in Charlotte Street.

(Trinidad Express) Sasha Mohammed, adviser to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has for the first time denied that she sent threatening e-mails to Express editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder and reporter Anna Ramdass.

Dear Editor, Editor, recently there has been a lot of speculation in the media about who will be selected by the JOPP to be David Granger’s prime minister.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Hackers briefly disabled  three websites belonging to the Brazilian government early yesterday in the latest of an international wave of cyber  attacks on companies and organizations.

The Ministry of Culture has lauded the talent and commitment displayed by all the participants who thrilled audiences at the recently concluded National Drama Festival.

Dear Editor, Low pressure, a brown colour and a bitter taste (for years on end) have left residents of the La Penitence housing area asking why the quality of the water they receive is substandard.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – “Rhinestone Cowboy”  singer Glen Campbell says he is in the early stages of  Alzheimer’s disease, and has recorded one last album as a  farewell to his fans.

A six member Guyanese Karate contingent surprised a host of their Trinidadian counterparts when they captured twelve trophies and three medals at the Tiger Claw International Sport two day Championships held at the Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena in Trinidadearlier this month.

Many government documents are exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill tabled by the administration in the National Assembly last week.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The dissident Chinese artist Ai  Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international  uproar, was released on bail yesterday under conditions  likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls  silent for now.

Demise of Georgetown

(Trinidad Express) Low-fares airline REDjet says the integrity of its safety has been “unfairly maligned”, following a meeting of transport ministers in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, I write this letter with pain in my heart as as I see the horrific loss of human life on our roads.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) in tandem with the National Sports Commission (NSC) kicked off their Club Futsal Football competition last Tuesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Globally, a basket of basic food—meat, grain, vegetables and fruit—the bare necessities for a balanced diet so to speak, is 37 per cent more expensive than it was this same time last year.

Hello Babes

My first job after graduating Central High School saw me turn up to work every morning to face a blank blackboard.

Change in process to pay visa fees This edition of Ask the Consul covers changes to the way applicants for US visas will pay application fees starting July 1, 2011.