Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 6, 2011

(De Ware Tijd) ST. KITTS/PARAMARIBO – “Good communication is lacking in the region and this is an obstacle (to integration and development … eds.).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Persistent rain forced a  premature end to the opening day of the third and final test  between India and West Indies in Dominica on Wednesday after the  tourists had made a bright start.

Police in E&F Division are investigating the murder of a Brazilian man which occurred on Sunday at Ikawan, Cuyuni River.

A 42-year-old city resident died on Sunday after he allegedly fell off a pick-up he was travelling in along the Yarrowkabra Trail, Soesdyke/Linden Highway but the police are treating his death as suspicious.

A Ministry of Health release says that due to the increased number of surgical cases in the last month, the Blood Bank is experiencing a severe shortage particularly of Blood Type A Positive, O Positive, A negative and O Negative.

CN Sharma’s case against the Advisory Committee for Broadcasting (ACB) has been withdrawn, but the broadcaster is saying he has no knowledge of the court proceedings or whether the action is still in the High Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A powerful magnitude 7.8  earthquake struck off New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands,  triggering a tsunami in the region, the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Thick black smoke formed a canvas over sections of the Trincity Industrial Estate yesterday as a fire flattened Lots 31 and 32 of manufacturing company Thermoplas Limited, located on Tissue Drive.

(Jamaica Observer) persons are now behind bars after the St James Police seized about 2,000 pounds of compressed ganja in Irwin district in the parish yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Regional neighbours are slamming doors on many Barbadian-made products.

(De Ware Tijd) ST. KITTS/PARAMARIBO – Outgoing Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo supports the policy of Suriname’s government.

(Jamaica Observer) A Guyanese national who overstayed his time in the island was yesterday ordered deported after he was taken before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court for reportedly beating his Jamaican lover with a hammer.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David  Cameron on Wednesday said there should be an official inquiry  into a phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News  International that has prompted national outrage.

A police officer remains under close arrest at the Springlands Station, following the shooting of Terry Wayne Jack, 22, of Orealla, Corentyne River during a drinking spree on Monday morning at the Orealla Police Outpost.

Fishermen on the Corentyne are afraid to go out at sea following the terror they endured when pirates held them hostage last Thursday, robbing them of engines, ration and gasoline.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies will hope to level their series with India in the third and final Test starting here today, and make Windsor Park’s historic first Test a memorable one.

Guyanese off-spinner Shivon Sankar was in excellent form on Tuesday as he grabbed figures of six wickets for seven runs against the Leeward Islands on the opening day of the second round of the regional under-15 cricket series at the Wilson Road Recreation Ground in Penal, South Trinidad.

Essequibo Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 29 year old Ghansham Pooran, of Jibb Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, who was found yesterday in an old freezer.

Hemwanttie Jagasar has made history by being the first pupil of the Supply Primary School at Mahaica to obtain grades to attend Queen’s College (QC).

KARACHI, (Reuters) – A small cabal of Pakistan’s  cricketers had interfered in the team’s management, leaked  confidential information and contributed to a divisive culture,  the team’s long-term manager has said.

Sugar worker Mahendar Ally, of Kilcoy Settlement, Corentyne, was stabbed to death yesterday after an argument at a ‘bush cook’ turned deadly.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Three times  world 200 metres champion Allyson Felix could run in as many as  four events at August’s world championships, according to the  relay pools released by USA Track & Field (USATF) yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia have omitted Cameron  White from their one-day squad for next month’s tour of Sri  Lanka but retained the 27-year-old batsman as captain of their  Twenty20 side.

Finding a foster home for the newborn that was on Monday evening found abandoned in the Merriman’s Mall, Bourda, is now crucial, says Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene.

Daxton Parks had his life threatened during an ongoing personal feud, which ended tragically on Sunday night when he was shot dead with an arrow at Karasabai.

A miner was killed on Monday when his All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) turned turtle at Arakaka, North West District.

The charge against Anand Narine, who was accused of circulating nude photos of his ex-wife Babita Sarjoo, was dismissed yesterday after the court upheld the no-case submission made by the defence.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) will be staging its Goodwill Games time trials from July 15-17 at Castellani Swimming Pool, Homestretch Avenue.

A fisherman is feared dead after his boat capsized yesterday afternoon in the Demerara River, some distance off the Herstelling foreshore.

Guyanese fighters Stephan Gouveia and Bert Braithwaite lost their quarterfinal matches yesterday in the American Boxing Confederation’s (ABC) third and final qualifiers in Panama City, Panama.

A couple is battling for their lives after a fire destroyed their Plaisance home on Monday leaving them severely burnt.

East Coast recorded a comfortable 36-run victory over their West Bank Demerara counterparts in the opening game of the 2011 Female Inter-Association Cricket 50-overs Tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that crime in the region cannot be solved by crafting regional organizations and is suggesting that the place where there will be greater impact on crime is in the domestic jurisdiction.

Treasurer of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Sheikh Ahmad believes that a new executive is needed to bring about a solution to the problems that have plagued the organisation.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Fallen power Australia are not  even thinking about a return to the top of the test rankings,  according to coach Tim Nielsen, as the team seek to rebuild  following their humiliating Ashes defeat to England.

Police are actively pursuing several leads in the investigation into the murder of Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris but are sill to make a breakthrough.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian sports ministry has  sacked a Ukrainian track and field coach and ordered a thorough  investigation into an embarrassing doping scandal after eight  athletes tested positive for banned anabolic steroids.

A young  man was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with the June 29 Norton Street armed robbery of two women.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday called on the PPP “to cease using the name of Walter Rodney to score cheap political points”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British Government inquiry into  corruption allegations surrounding World Cup bids has accused  FIFA of trying to brush aside the evidence and has questioned  president Sepp Blatter’s commitment to reforming the  organisation.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a sober charge to fellow regional leaders, advising them that in realising the community’s goals, they should focus more on outcomes rather than on processes.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s sports minister has  ordered a probe into former captain Kumar Sangakkara’s comments  about the island nation’s cricket administrators and political  meddling during his speech to Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)  members at Lord’s on Monday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – World athletics has suffered from  a lack of high-profile rivalries due to the growing influence of  money on the sport, long jump world record holder Mike Powell  has told Reuters.

Hubert Pilgrim, who fled to Suriname after allegedly murdering his wife Natalie Loncke, was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after being arraigned on the capital charge.

Several enforcement bodies were trained at a joint workshop the administration hosted in collaboration with the governments of Suriname and French Guiana to address issues related to illegal forest activities, including gold mining.

KARACHI, (Reuters) –  Pakistan  cricket’s endless parade of controversies and scandal has made  playing for the national team akin to ‘mental torture’,  according to captain   Misbah-ul-Haq.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian forces may have committed  crimes against humanity when they crushed protests in the town  of Tel Kelakh in May, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Linden Technical Institute (LTI) registered the highest team score last Monday when they dropped 106 points on President’s College (PC) in the Division One quarterfinal of the National Schools Basketball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

LONDON, (Reuters) –     Prime Minister David Cameron  led a chorus of condemnation yesterday over allegations a  top-selling British newspaper from Rupert Murdoch’s global media  empire hacked the voicemail of a missing schoolgirl who was  later found murdered.

Dear Editor, First I would like to apologize for my attack on young Mr Karl Singh, and I will explain why (‘The response of the regional administration to the Region 9 flood was timely and unprecedented’ SN, June 25).

The Education Ministry has sourced Micro-science kits in order to promote science subjects in schools, in order to sustain the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in the long-term.

Sir Edwin Wilberforce Carrington who stepped down as Secretary-General of CARICOM last December after 18 years at the helm of the 15-nation grouping was conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community at the opening ceremony of the 32nd  regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Thursday in Basseterre, St.

Veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is well poised to tory when he takes the field against India today for the third and final test match for the Digicel home series.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez saluted his people on their 200th anniversary of  independence yesterday, looking pale but defiant after a  triumphant return from cancer surgery in Cuba.

Dear Editor, Without wishing to become embroiled in the WICB-WIPA imbroglio, permit me my entitlement, as a West Indian to the bone, to exercise that concomitant indulgence peculiar to right-thinking and like-minded regional sports enthusiasts.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prolific 18-year-old Kraigg Brathwaite will lead a 14-man West Indies Under-19 squad on their tour of the United States starting Friday.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – The Dutch state is responsible  for the deaths of three Muslim men after the fall of Srebrenica  during the Bosnian war, a Dutch appeals court ruled yesterday,  opening the door to compensation claims.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Thirty years after he  first visited Brazil’s Amazon to observe natural gas seeps,  geologist Marcio Mello is back to fulfill what he gleefully  calls his “destiny” — to lead a rush for the region’s oil.

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) has launched a one-year National Volunteering Disability Programme aimed at boosting the lives of disabled persons and aiding public understanding of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2010.

Dear Editor, I have already commented that a constitutionally barred former president serving in Cabinet is an affront to democracy and abuse of the office of the presidency.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is concerned about the number of contractors who continue to flout the building by-laws and urges them to comply with the law.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has pulled out of  next week’s British Open because of ongoing problems with his  left leg, the former world number one said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is an urgent need for the technical department of the GFF to re-organize, refocus and redirect its operations.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has stated that the Caricom heads of Government, at their meeting over the weekend in St Kitts, have agreed in principle to waive immunity from cocaine prosecution for individuals at the Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (Impacs).

LONDON, (Reuters) – In an analysis likely to fuel a  long-running debate over the health impacts of too much salt,  researchers have found no evidence that moderate cuts to salt  intake reduce the risk of developing heart disease or dying  prematurely.

(Jamaica Observer) ROMAN Catholic priest Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon has issued a call for wealthy Jamaicans to give more of their resources and time to the country’s vulnerable, poor and the youth in the face of overwhelming need.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican prisoner hoped to  take a trip to freedom by packing himself into his girlfriend’s  suitcase.

A man from Annandale who is accused of trafficking in a quantity of marijuana and cocaine was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, Much has been said and written in recent times on the subject of power-sharing.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Multiple flyweight world champion Ria Ramnarine will now face Russian Anastasia Toktaulova, after the original challenger Mayerli Altamar of Colombia pulled out.

All the major political parties in Guyana are committed to further constitutional change to improve constituency participation and parliamentary and local government autonomy.

(Trinidad Guardian) Lured by high interest rates, shareholders who invested in the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) went from prosperity to poverty, after HCU’s funds had dried up in June 2008.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Authorities seized 1.1 tonnes of  cocaine worth 42 million euros ($61 million) aboard a yacht  sailing from the Caribbean to Europe, the German Federal  Criminal Police Office (BKA) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, This has reference to your Reuters news item on the opposition victory in Thailand (SN, Jul 4).

President Bharrat Jagdeo raised the issue of undisbursed climate change funds with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and European Commissioner from Latvia Andris Piebalgs, both of whom attended the 32nd CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Basseterre, St.

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MUR DE BRETAGNE, France, (Reuters) – Australia’s  Cadel Evans just denied Spain’s Alberto Contador to win stage  four of the Tour de France, a 172.5-km trek from Lorient yesterday.

The continuing struggle in Libya, with its dual character – between Colonel Gaddafi’s government and opposition forces largely centred in Benghazi, and between Libya and the NATO forces under UN Resolution General Assembly Resolution 1973, forces us to return to this issue.