Daily Archive: Saturday, July 9, 2011

GUATEMALA CITY, July 9 (Reuters) – Argentine singer Facundo Cabral, one of the stars of Latin American folk music, was shot dead in Guatemala City early today when gunmen riddled his car with bullets, authorities said.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Kirk Edwards hit a century on his test debut  as West Indies reached 224 for six on the fourth day of the  third and final test against India in Dominica today.

Seven persons are homeless after an early afternoon fire gutted a Block 22 Wismar, Linden house today.

KABUL, (Reuters) – New U.S. Defense Secretary Leon  Panetta arrived in Afghanistan today, saying he believed  the strategic defeat of al Qaeda was within reach if the United  States could kill or capture up to 20 remaining leaders of the  core group and its affiliates.

PARAMARIBO – “Water is the gold of the future, not gold,” says Natural Resources (NH) Minister Jim Hok.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – To Jozef Brahim, former director of De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB), the disappearance of a file he had put into the bank’s money vault is “a big mystery”.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In a letter to the Surinamese Football League (SVB), Marc Cavaliero, secretary of FIFA’s ethics committee, has asked for the return of the US$ 40,000 paid by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to representatives of the SVB and other members of the CFU.

President  Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said he is hoping that construction of the Marriott Hotel will start within the next two to three months as the government  is about to enter into a public/private partnership with the Zublin Group in Grenada, Jagdeo, during a news conference yesterday at the Office of the President, said that following a public tender two bids were received and the contract awarded to the lower bidder. He

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the government is not abusing state resources in promoting the candidacy of Donald Ramotar, and that as head of state he is free to hire whoever he wants.

In light of the recent spike in pirate attacks on fisher folks, PNCR presidential candidate David Granger has expressed the party’s “distress” at the manner in which the scourge is being addressed by the authorities.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies were already facing the prospect of fighting to save the third Test after India took control on the third day with a strong batting performance at Windsor Park yesterday.

Butcher Shawn Sooklall, who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend Tricia Welch in July 2006, was yesterday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by Justice Roxane George.

Abdul Azeem Haniff, who was found dead in his septic tank on Thursday, was strangled to death, a post-mortem examination yesterday confirmed.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt comfortably won the 200  metres at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday despite  Christophe Lemaitre running a season’s best of 20.21 seconds.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Houston Rockets center Yao  Ming, China’s most recognisable athlete, has announced his  retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA),  according to several media reports yesterday.

The bid by a former member of the Guyana Defence Force Coastguard to be granted refugee status in Canada—on the claim that his life was threatened after he was part of a team that made a cocaine bust—was quashed late last month, when a judge dismissed his application to have a removal decision reversed.

Guyana will not be apologising to Nation of Islam member, Akbar Muhammad for his recent arrest and detention on suspicion of involvement in drugs and terrorism here, since the police were acting on intelligence, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

The Berbice Cricket Board at a well attended press conference and presentation ceremony on Thursday described the first half of 2011 as highly successful and progressive.

Beacon Football Club president Mark Phillips says his team did not participate in Wednesday night’s Fastball match, organised by GT&T, because it was in solidarity with three city teams that were banned from playing in the tournament by the Guyana Football Federation.

A fire yesterday at Vreed-en-Hoop has left two people homeless. The fire occurred at around 7:45am at Lot 36 New Road,

Sterling Products Limited last Saturday under their Igloo Ice Cream brand committed to sponsoring the 2011 National Schools Basketball Festival at the company’s head office at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Help & Shelter, which for years has been provided critical services to victims of domestic violence, is in need of urgent funding to continue its public education programme and cover its administration costs, its Administrator Margaret Kertzious has said.

A popular upper East Coast Demerara businessman was yesterday morning found dead in his bed, leaving relatives and friends in shock.

The Inter-Guiana Games are now scheduled to take place from October 21-23 in Paramaribo, Suriname, following a number of postponements.

The Guyana Football Federation and FIFA administration and management five-day course at the Convention Centre of the Ocean View Hotel will conclude today.

President Bharrat Jagdeo pledged $30M to spur the growth of locally produced films, minutes after the premiere of eight short films financed under a project to support a film industry here.

The Georgetown women completed a hat-trick of victories with a commanding 254-run victory in the 4th and final round of the 2011 Female Inter-Association 50-overs cricket tournament at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

When Jackie Hanover picks up a microphone and begins to sing she has the ability to give you goose bumps, as her powerful voice resonates with emotion.

The teenager accused of murdering former youth footballer Daxton Parks with an arrow and bow was yesterday remanded to prison, after he was arraigned on the capital charge before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Dominic Vincente dropped 31 points to lead Trust College to a comeback win against Queen’s College in a semifinal playoff of the National Schools  Basketball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Prison Officer Orlando Jaundoo, who was remanded to prison following a charge of aiding and abetting in the escape of a prisoner, has been granted $200,000 bail by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang.

Why didn’t I see Kes and his band at the Hotel Tower?

Hi Everyone, So I felt like eating pancakes. I spied the apples on the counter top and began to think about how I could incorporate the apples into the pancakes.

The Berbice Cricket Board and the Rose Hall Town, Youth & Sports Club on Thursday made financial contributions to the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council.

Inderjeet Ramjeet, 34, known as ‘Cruiso,’ of Lot 662 Topoo Albion, Corentye was on Thursday charged with the murder of Mahendar Ally, called ‘Strong Man,’ during a ‘bush cook’ on Monday at his home village.

A woman who allegedly stashed a cell phone in a piece of bread to take into the Camp Street prison was placed on $100,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate Court yesterday.

Hear Aunty Bess

Dear Editor, The Rupununi recently lost a true son of the soil.

Actress Collette Jones-Chin will kick off a programme called, ‘Young @ Art’ starting Monday targeting children with an interest in the arts.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that Agrément had been received from Brazil for Kellawan Lall to be Guyana’s new Ambassador to Brasilia.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester City announced a  hugely lucrative naming rights deal with Etihad Airways yesterday which will see their City of Man-chester Stadium immediately renamed the Etihad Stadium.

Dear Editor, I have listened to many prominent persons speak on the role and importance of women.

Anna Lisa Fraser-Phang became the first female President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown when it held its Installation Ceremony for its incoming 2011-2012 Board of Directors on Wednesday, at the Georgetown Club.

JUBA, (Reuters) – Thousands of South Sudanese danced  in the streets today (last night local time) to mark their long-awaited  independence, a hard-won separation from the north that also  plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty.

It was an afternoon of superior performances in piano, violin, guitar, trumpet, singing, poetry, steelpan, a band and dance as the Guyana Music Teachers Associa-tion (GMTA) presented Musicians on Stage 2011 last Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s Linden Branch on Thursday honoured Terron Alleyne, the top student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Melbourne Renegades named  Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as one of their two overseas  recruits for Australia’s revamped domestic Twenty20 league yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Police arrested David Cameron’s  former spokesman yesterday over the scandal that has shut down  Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, forcing the prime minister  to defend his judgment while promising new controls on the  British press.

Dear Editor, I live in West Coast Berbice, and I wrote about the area where I live some years ago when the government built a road with the yellow line in the middle and reflectors, and white lines on both sides with reflectors.

Ronald Hollingsworth explores the tech-crazed behaviour or rather obsessions of cellular-loving folks in his play Text Me and unravels an interesting story of distrust, love and friendship.

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – An airliner ploughed into dense  forest as it tried to land during a rainstorm in the Democratic  Republic of Congo yesterday, killing 127 people on board, the  Congolese transport ministry said.

Dear Editor, I took my daughter to the Linden Hospital Complex (maternity ward) on the morning of June 27. 

Roshini Boodhoo and Ayanna Harris seemed the front runners in the Miss Guyana Universe pageant, at least as far as public speaking goes with Judith Sullivan not far behind. 

The Neal and Massy Group will host a security expo next week, where it will showcase security systems and safety products.

(Barbados Nation) Cuban-trained doctors  are just not up to scratch for Barbados’ medical requirements, says the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP).

SILVERSTONE, England,  (Reuters) – Rain put a dampener  on practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday with Red Bull’s  Mark Webber fastest in the morning and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on  top of largely meaningless timesheets after lunch.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – The use of needles  and medical equipment at the London 2012 Olympics will be  tightly controlled by the International Olympic Committee after  it adopted a ‘no needles’ policy yesterday to battle doping.

The Wotless Show, held near the Kingston seawall on Monday night saw a huge turnout of a hyped-up crowd, eager to see Trinidadian artiste Kes do his thing onstage.

Dear Editor,I choose this medium to make my annoyance known since my visit to GPL on morning of July 6 would have taken several hours judging from the long queue and staff dealing with my concern.

(Trinidad Express) Lisa McKenzie, widow of deceased popular bar owner, Ricardo McKenzie, on Thursday confirmed she will be taking legal action against the Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre (BLCTC), where she claimed her late husband was a victim of over-radiation during treatment.

A real tragedy

A service disruption at the Meten-Meer-Zorg well station will see residents from DeWilliam to DeKenderen, West Coast Demerara affected by low water pressure, according to a Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) advisory.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Ugandan shopkeepers, who  shuttered shops for two days this week to protest over the cost  of doing business, have complained about an influx of Chinese,  prompting the government to promise a headcount of immigrants.

New Jamaican film Ghett’a Life has already copped two awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and Tanya Stephens, ‘Lyrical Queen of Dancehall’ who wrote the title track for the soundtrack has just completed the video for the single.

Another fine mess:

Sixty-eight students graduated on Wednesday having completed their Hinterland Scholarship, during which they spent between one and six years at various institutions, pursuing secondary, tertiary and technical education.

CHATEAUROUX, France,  (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish  powered to his second stage victory in the Tour de France in a  crash-marred seventh stage from Le Mans which saw fellow Briton  Bradley Wiggins forced out of the race with a broken collarbone  yesterday.

(BBC) A Jamaican lesbian has won the right to stay in the UK after immigration judges ruled she risks persecution if she returns to her home country.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Betty Ford, the wife of the  late President Gerald Ford, who overcame alcohol and  prescription drug addictions and helped found a rehabilitation  clinic that bears her name, died  yesterday at the age of 93.

From the moment Papa San stepped on to the National Park’s stage on Saturday, he had the crowd fully behind him.

(Barbados Nation) There are not enough cows in Barbados and there is a definite need for more, says president of the Barbados Dairy and Beef Producers Association, Paul Davis.

Police are seeking the help of the public in identifying the decomposing body of a man found at a koker, at Northern Hogg Island, Essequibo, on Monday.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor requested  a court jail the chairman of league champions Fenerbahce pending  trial on charges of match-fixing on Friday, TV reports said, in  an investigation which could result in the club being stripped  of its title.

Cricket has always been a game with political meanings. The 2009 BBC documentary Empire of Cricket explicitly chronicled its development in India, Australia and the West Indies as part of larger narratives of postcolonial self-determination.

And the winner is…?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, (Reuters) – A man suspected of  killing seven people, including two children, in western  Michigan on Thursday ended a hostage standoff with police by  killing himself, authorities said.

GMV Minerals Inc has announced that former Head of the GGMC, William Woolford has joined the Board of Directors of GMV Guyana Resources Inc.,

Two men, who allegedly robbed a man of his $2.6M gold chain and pendant, were on Thursday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, at the Georgetown’s Magistrate Court.

Soca

Dear Editor, Reference is made to news item ‘Prakash Ramadhar new COP Leader’ (SN, Jul 4).

Question 4: What is your current plan for combatting domestic violence?

A rape accused was freed in the High Court on Tuesday, after the virtual complainant said that she no longer wanted to give evidence in the five year old case.

(Trinidad Express) A scandal of “major proportions” has broken out over this country’s treasured steelpan—specifically, this country’s latest inventions, the Genesis (G) pan and Percussive Harmonic Instrument (PHI) pan.

(Barbados Nation) Two Caribbean groups have deemed recent negative statements about Cuban-trained doctors an attempt to deny poor, working class people the opportunity to pursue their dream to become doctors.