Daily Archive: Saturday, July 2, 2011

HAMBURG, Germany, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Vladimir  Klitschko beat Britain’s David Haye on a unanimous points  decision in their world heavyweight title unification fight today.

US Charge d' Affaires,Thomas Pierce (left), Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Mrs Yvonne Hinds share a light moment at the anniversary celebration on Friday at Pierce's residence.

BRIDGETOWN,  (Reuters) – The second test between West  Indies and India ended in a draw today after the fickle  weather that had interrupted the match for days finally halted  play.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Itamar Franco, a flamboyant  former Brazilian president who helped put an end to  hyperinflation in the early 1990s and pave the way for his  country’s current economic boom, died today of  complications from leukemia.

SAN JUAN, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s top police  official resigned today as the U.S.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said today President Hugo Chavez’s prolonged convalescence from  cancer in Cuba put the country’s security and sovereignty at  risk and it stepped up calls for him to delegate his powers.

The Ministry of Agriculture today said that it has been brought to the attention of its Fisheries Department that three boats fishing between Eversham and Bush Lot, East Berbice were reportedly hijacked yesterday and the attackers took engines, equipment and catch.

A doctor will be deployed to Leguan full-time with effect from July 25, 2011.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1740h.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Nerveless 21-year-old Petra  Kvitova delivered a remarkable performance of confidence and  power to out-gun favourite Maria Sharapova and win the Wimbledon  title for the first time with a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory today.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Surinamese community – Afro-Surinamese in particular – must cast off the feeling of self-pity and turn the scars of the past generations into “somethingof special outer and inner beauty”.

The foundation for the new Sacred Heart Church has been successfully laid, according to a report in this week’s Catholic Standard.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government is moving to recover TT$50 million from former works and transport minister Colm Imbert for the purchase of the MV Sue.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prosecutors in the United States have filed documents in court urging the judge to allow the wiretap evidence that they believe can help them send alleged criminal kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to prison for a long, long time.

Lenovo has confirmed to the Secretariat of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project that neither Giftland OfficeMax nor its partner Hong Kong Dianshijin (HK DS) is an authorized Lenovo agent in Guyana or in the Central America and Caribbean region.

The operations of start-up logging company, Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc. (VHPI) will have to be in line with forest conservation strategies, says Deputy Commissioner of Forests Tashreef Khan and many questions were asked of the Indian company on Thursday in the Rupununi.

After ruling out robbery as the motive for Thursday night’s execution of Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, investigators are pursuing the idea that she was killed over a property dispute and they have held an employee of a city business for questioning.

Two Beauty and Home System Inc (Avon) employees were yesterday robbed by an armed bandit of almost $7M as they were about to leave the Camp Street office for a city bank.

Police last evening issued wanted bulletins for 15 more persons for questioning in relation to a multi-million dollar fraud at the Accountant General’s Department of the Ministry of Finance.

A police vehicle was involved in a horrific accident on the Enmore public road yesterday which resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to four other persons.

Following the deaths of two babies from flu-like symptoms in Annai earlier this week, residents of the North Rupununi community are calling for a doctor to be stationed there.

School children yesterday afternoon stumbled upon the decomposing remains of an unidentified man lying in a Hadfield Street drain, behind the St.

The suspect in an armed robbery was shot by police yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – The familiar figures of Rahul  Dravid and Vangipurappu Laxman guided India to safety and toward  a position to push for an unlikely victory in the second test  against West Indies in Barbados yesterday.

A Linden construction worker died on the spot on the Sir David Rose Avenue, in the vicinity of Kara Kara, McKenzie, Linden, after being struck by a car yesterday morning.

Businessman Christopher Ramsarran, 23, who died on Thursday evening after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a pick-up the Triumph Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), had been speeding, according to police.

Former West Indies spinner Rawl Lewis was warmly received by a distinguished gathering of regional and local coaches and team managers here in Trinidad and Tobago for the annual West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Under-15 Championships which bowl off today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Estranged West Indies opener Chris Gayle yesterday lamented his continued exclusion from the regional side, and has called on CARICOM to intervene in the impasse.

Stabroek News journalist Gaulbert Sutherland was yesterday declared the overall winner in the UNICEF/Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security’s (MLHSSS) Media Awards for Excellence in Journalism Coverage of women and children.

By Treiston Joseph Guyana will field five sporting disciplines at the fourth Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Games scheduled to take place in Venezuela from July 17-30.

Courts Guyana Inc. has donated $1M to the National Parks Commission for the development of two benabs, which will be used for the public’s recreational benefit.

A three-man team from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) left for the mining town of Bartica yesterday to conduct a players’ assessment exercise with the aim of selecting players for a national under-17 camp to be held in Georgetown from July 17-25. 

The nation’s top domino clubs will all converge in Georgetown from today for the Blue Bird two day tournament which will be played at the Guyana Girls’ Guides Headquarters.

Vijay Seenarine, who escaped along with three other inmates from the New Amsterdam Prison on June 11, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo.

Magistrate Geeta Chandan Edmond yesterday ordered the prosecution to close its case in the trial of Anand Narine, who is accused of circulating nude photos of his ex-wife, Babita Sarjou.

Some music genres are said to have negative effects on our youths of today while those credited for having positive influences are on the decrease.

Anthony Downes defeated defending champion Jeremy Miller in stunning fashion to provide a fitting finale in hoisting the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry (GBTI) tennis open Men’s Single title on Thursday evening at the company’s Recreational Centre.

Presidential hopeful David Granger yesterday criticised the PPP/C for incompetence in ensuring road safety, saying that recent fatalities were a “shocking reminder” of how dangerous the roadways have become.

Uzair Khan, 19, who died on Wednesday along the Iwokrama trail, in the North Rupununi, was pinned after the accident occurred.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic is enjoying such a  magical year that even patchy form and the acrobatic brilliance  of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could not stop him reaching his first  Wimbledon final and becoming world number one yesterday.

There was some sort of music blaring in the background. I’ve never been good with music so I can’t really remember what it was.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal delivered another  display of remarkable mental fortitude and brilliant shot-making  to withstand an early assault from Andy Murray and beat the home favourite 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon final yesterday.

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Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally discussed the commission’s preparedness for the imminent general and regional elections during a recent meeting with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Guyana national U-15 team departed the country Thursday for Trinidad and Tobago where they will compete in the regional U-15 tournament organized by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

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The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it experiences heavy losses due to leaks and damage to water mains and meters, at a two-day Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Workshop it hosted last weekend.

Dear Editor, It seems as though I will be a regular writer to your newspaper, because as Buju Banton puts it, “Circumstances made me what I am…” I read in the papers today how a young life was snuffed out on the Linden to Lethem trail yesterday.

Defending champion Mike Gayadin is set to defend his title when the Annual Muneshwar Limited Medal play  Golf tournament tees  off today at the Lusignan  Golf Club on the East Coast  of Demerara.

Deaf children across Guyana are now being given the chance to express themselves through drama, and they are currently being taught by a deaf drama student from the United States, who is doing an internship here.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene stroked an elegant 144 to propel Sri Lanka to a 69-run win over England as the tourists levelled the one-day series 1-1 at Headingley yesterday.

Dear Editor,We welcome the letter by Mr Intakhab Sankar in the local press.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – The technical sophistication of  cybercriminals is swamping the world’s ability to cope, a top  U.S.

Two men, accused of a violent carjacking, were on Thursday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Classique brags about its contemporary strengths and has been criticized for failing to bring enough depth to a stage, but it is solid and if anything was worth seeing within the past few days, it was its interpretation of Lady Gaga’s hit “Born This Way”.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s sports minister has  appointed a new interim committee to run cricket in the island  nation after dissolving the previous board following corruption  allegations.“I

The five men accused of cocaine trafficking after the Batavia drug bust now have a July 7 court date, at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor,It is said if you ask a Guyanese living abroad where they are from, the answer would be from Georgetown.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – R&B singer Jill Scott scored her first Number 1 album on the US pop album chart Wednesday, ending Eminem’s brief reign.

RABAT,  (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed scored a  landslide victory in a referendum on a reformed constitution he  proposed to placate “Arab Spring” protests as voters defied  critics who said it did little to curb his powers.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former IMF chief Dominique  Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest yesterday after  prosecutors said the hotel maid who accuses him of attempted  rape lied to a grand jury and made other false statements.

Dear Editor, In response to Mr Mark Archer’s July 1 letter in Stabroek News titled, ‘In it to win it or just in it,’ let me be blunt by saying to those who are calling for the AFC to join the coalition, they should not hold their breath; it will not happen.

Enterprise Stars followed by Rising Stars XI of West Coast Demerara were the top teams in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) one-day tournament last Sunday at Helena, Mahaica.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba will authorize limited  housing and car markets by 2012, the Communist party newspaper  Granma said yesterday, a move awaited by local residents since  the early 1960s when home and most auto sales were banned.

DETROIT (Billboard) – After reports of dissatisfaction, panic and other pre-release drama, Columbia Records executives say Beyonce’s new album ‘4’ is off to a strong start since going on sale worldwide on Monday.

Loud applause resounded Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court when Norman McLean and Evelyn Sita Ramlal were told that they had been discharged in the matter in which they were accused of forging an adoption order for a child.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Military and civilian allies of  Venezuela’s convalescent President Hugo Chavez insisted yesterday he was still running the OPEC oil-producing nation  despite his prolonged absence in Cuba for the removal of a  cancerous tumor.

Delroy Sookram struck gold for Guyana at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece, which was held  from June 25 to July 4.

Dear Editor,“We are called to be people of conviction, not conformity; of moral nobility, not social respectability.

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain has forced a change in venue for title-holders Trinidad and Tobago’s opening clash with Guyana in the West Indies Under-15 Championship which starts today.

BIR-AYYAD, Libya,  (Reuters) – Libyan rebels who had  advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of Muammar Gaddafi’s  stronghold in the capital were forced to retreat yesterday after  coming under a barrage of rocket fire from government forces.

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Mariev Wade (right), wife of former Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Simon Wade, browses through a copy of Guyana Where and What with Gem Madhoo-Nascimento of Hurakabra River Resort at the

Dear Editor, In 2006, the AFC obtained a lot of support from African-Guyanese.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Despite a recent move to classify  mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence  increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain  tumours, according to a new study yesterday.

A fortnight ago, Pope Benedict held a timely audience with 2,000 representatives of the Roma – arguably the most vulnerable ethnic minority in Europe – at which he spoke frankly about their “complex and sometimes painful” recent history.

Musicians on Stage is set for tomorrow at the National Cultural Centre from 3 pm.

Barama Company Limited donated a quantity of wood valued over $1M to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to help rebuild houses in Lethem that were damaged during the recent flooding there.

This next question was designed to help the reader better understand what to expect from each candidate regarding female leadership in government should that candidate get elected.

For sheer lack of ingenuity Donald Ramotar’s response to questions about his new-found public profile since his nomination as the PPP/C’s presidential candidate rivals David Granger’s gaffe in response to Stella Ramsaroop’s question about older men who prey on teen-aged girls.