Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Businessman Malcolm Panday this afternoon revealed in a statement to the media that a close female relative was the mastermind of Tuesday’s brazen attack at his Bel Air house during which millions of dollars were stolen.

Police in E&F Division are on the hunt for three men who inflicted a severe beating on a miner they had accused of stealing a missing grass cutter.

Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse has come up with a new mechanism for making CARICOM Work.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – An airplane crashed  shortly after take-off from Brazil’s northeastern city of  Recife early today, killing all 16 people on board,  rescue and air force officials said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid  for British broadcaster BSkyB today in the face of  cross-party hostility in parliament following allegations of  widespread criminality at one of his tabloid newspapers.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Three bomb blasts rocked crowded  districts of Mumbai during rush hour today, killing at  least 13 people, a senior official said, in the biggest attack  on India’s financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on  Pakistan-based militants.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez acknowledged for the first time today he may need  radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer treatment that has  rattled the OPEC member nation he has dominated for 12 years.

The GPSU is threatening to call out its workers from the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) lab today after fumes of an unknown origin resurfaced this morning.

The community of Adventure on the Essequibo Coast is in a state of shock today after the lifeless bodies of a 25-year old automotive technician and his two children were found in a  backdam area behind the community this morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Drug cheats can expect to face the full penalty when the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) starts regular testing of players involved in regional cricket next season.

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Works and Infrastructure Jack Warner has lost a large portion of his original portfolio to Transport Minister Devant Maharaj.

(Jamaica Observer) More than 100 graves in the May Pen Cemetery in Kingston were desecrated over the weekend by scrap metal thieves, according to the capital city’s mayor, Desmond McKenzie.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The United States Embassy in Kingston has revoked the visitor’s visa of Justin O’Gilvie, the former business associate of alleged drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

(Barbados Nation) Regional governments have been urged to pass laws that would give full recognition to the Cuban medical programme.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – the Surinamese government has “problems” with the 2006 treaty between Suriname and France that allows police of both countries to be present as observers 2 kilometers land inwards each others’ territories.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Police intercepted almost 18 kilos of cocaine in 5 freight containers on  Johan Adolf Pengel-Airport on Saturday.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne and Abigail Semple Bandits yesterday attacked and robbed the family of businessman Malcolm Panday in a Bel Air Gardens home invasion, but they were later nabbed by police after a chase through the streets of George-town and the exchange of gunfire.

The body of Ravendra Persaud, 17, was yesterday morning found lying on the roadway at De Hoop Road, No.

The St. Barnabas Church has been sold. The 127-year-old structure has been bought by business magnate Afro Alphonso, proprietor of Pomeroon Oil Mill Incorporated.

A father accused of lashing his son’s ear with a chopper was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $30,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The police are investigating the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old girl of Patrick Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.

Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) Royston King yesterday told Stabroek News that the Stelling View Mall will be opened as previously announced on July 30.

Social activist Mark Benschop was yesterday found guilty of obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Salim Baseer, was charged with attempting to kill his wife Malini Baseer, and placed on granted $300,000 bail.

Two employees of the New Amsterdam Branch of  ANSA McAL  who allegedly stole beverages totalling $3,223,252 in value were placed on $250,000 bail  each yesterday at the New Amsterdam Court after they denied a charge of larceny by clerk or servant.

A 22- year-old man who allegedly stole $1M from a popular nightclub was granted $200,000 bail after making an appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A driver escaped with minor injuries last night after he lost control of his vehicle while speeding along the Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD), public road.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has received $1.4M worth of furnishings for its Hospitality Home.

The Linden Fund USA-sponsored Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) 2011 mission to Linden kicked off at the Linden Hospital Complex (LCH) on Monday with doctors performing a number of surgeries and other medical procedures.

The man who was arrested in relation to the fire that gutted his D’Urban Street home and a business place on Saturday was released on station bail on Monday.

By Treiston Joseph Guyana’s male and female teams yesterday shot into the semi-finals of Digicel’s Caribbean Areas Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships, continuing dominant performances that have established them as the ones to beat in the competition.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is not keen on commuting the sentences of death row prisoners to life imprisonment but says he may consider doing it in cases where there are extenuating circumstances.

Cabinet has approved $222.9M for the procurement of computer equipment and accessories to furnish about 70 secondary schools countrywide.

Christopher Barnwell and Andre Stoll with an impressive century and spell of quick bowling respectively were the highlights of the second day of the three-day practice match involving the Guyana Under-19 team at the Everest Cricket Club (ECC Ground) yesterday.

Guyana squeezed past Barbados with a narrow 22-run win in the 4th round of the 2011 Regional Under-15 competition at Honeymoon Park, in Trinidad yesterday.

MENDOZA, Argentina, (Reuters) – An own goal in  injury time gave Chile a dramatic 1-0 victory over Peru yesterday to leave them top of their group ahead of the Copa  America quarter-finals.

HOLLYWOOD, California,  (Reuters) – Britain’s WBA  light-welterweight champion Amir Khan is a superior boxer at 24  than Filipino Manny Pacquiao was at the same age, according to  trainer Freddie Roach who works with both fighters.

LA PLATA,  Argentina,   (Reuters) – World Cup semi-finalists Uruguay beat a young  Mexico side 1-0 in the Copa America yesterday to set up a  mouth-watering quarter-final clash with their River Plate rivals  Argentina.

Leonard Lamazon, the East Coast Demerara businessman who was found dead in his Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara home last Friday, died as a result of a heart attack, a post-mortem examination conducted on Monday revealed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says there is a role for regional governments in the management of West Indies cricket but says key questions about ownership of the regional game needed to be answered.

Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh yesterday testified in the matter in  which Prince Wilkie is accused of murdering Dwayne Durant as the preliminary inquiry (PI) continued.

The French armed forces has conferred the Gold Medal of National Defence and the Silver Medal of National Defence on Army Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best and Colonel General Staff Bruce Lovell, respectively.

Yesterday morning Lucky Dollar held its presentation ceremony for the winner of its “Win Your Purchase Free!”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – India coach Duncan Fletcher has praised the development of the West Indies team under new coach Ottis Gibson.

West Side All Stars and Squatters “The Gunners” United prevailed yesterday afternoon, in their respective West Demerara quarter-final matches, at the Dem Amstel community centre ground, in the inaugural 2011 GT&T Fast Ball knockout competition.

Police on Monday destroyed a 13-acre marijuana field at Hauraruni Creek Linden/Soesdyke Highway, but no arrests have been made.

Competing in the 105kg class and one of the toughest groups in the men’s championships, Guyanese lifter and Caribbean champion Karel Mars finished just outside the medals at the North America Regional Powerlifting championships on Saturday in Miami.

The University of Guyana Economics Society (UGES) was  resuscitated  and officially reaccredited as an official body on the Turkeyen Campus on June 16, a press release from the society stated.

Kadecia Baird ran her fastest 200 metres this year but failed to make it into the finals at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France from July 6-10.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has issued a final call for private sector companies to register for the two-day Third Caribbean/China Economic Forum and Trade Exposition set for Trinidad and Tobago in September.

CARMAUX, France, (Reuters) – German Andre Greipel  put one over bitter rival and former team mate Mark Cavendish by  securing a maiden Tour de France stage win yesterday.

Rain continues to hamper travel along the Lethem trail, where repair works are being undertaken at key sections to ensure safe travel.

Twenty-three tour guides are attending a two-week Interpretive Guide Training Programme being held at several locations across the North Rupununi.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Olympic double  bronze medallist Walter Dix does not buy the talk that America,  without Tyson Gay, will have no answer for Jamaica’s Usain Bolt  and Asafa Powell at next month’s world championships.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  warned yesterday that elderly Americans could suffer first  from a debt default, raising pressure on lawmakers as prospects  for a deal to lift the debt ceiling appeared far from reach.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves  fired head coach Kurt Rambis after a last-place overall finish  that stretched the struggling team’s playoff drought to seven  seasons, the National Basketball Association team said yesterday.

Dear Editor,Your editorial ‘Low carbon economy?’ published on Monday, July 4, is grossly misplaced, misinformed and inaccurate.

More than 10 years after arriving in Canada, a Guyanese family is still fighting to make that country its home and was recently given a glimmer of hope when a judge ruled that a decision to send it packing to Guyana should be reviewed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The British government endorsed  a move in parliament to block Rupert Murdoch’s bid for  broadcaster BSkyB yesterday, casting more doubt on his hopes to  expand in television despite a widening scandal over  phone-hacking by one of his newspapers.

(Trinidad Guardian) West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Sunday, paid tribute to his teammates describing the draw in the final Test against India as testament to their fighting spirit and says he will continue to lead them once he is asked to do so.

Dear Editor, In March 1996 by kind courtesy of your Business Page presenter, the evergreen and well informed Christopher Ram, there was published in Stabroek News an article entitled ‘The Deeds Registry, a disaster area.’ 

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) seized 565 scales, 19 masses and six measures during a recent weights and measurers surveillance exercise it conducted countrywide during the first half of the year.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to Dr Joey Jagan’s letter titled ‘Shared governance is an ancient concept’ (SN, July 11).

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – The younger  half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, one of the most  powerful and controversial men in southern Afghanistan, was  shot dead at his home on Tuesday by a senior and highly trusted  family security guard.

CORDOBA, (Reuters) – When Lionel Messi plays for  Barcelona he is the goalscorer supreme but when he represents  Argentina the responsibility carried by FIFA’s world player of  the year is far greater.

The United Force (TUF) installed members of its first official party group in Wismar, Linden to prepare them for its election campaign in Region 10.

(Trinidad Express) Teachers and pupils of the Dayanand Memorial Vedic School in Penal were on Monday locked out of the school compound by authorities who learnt that extra lessons were being held on the compound for a fee.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Olympic 800 metres women’s  champion Pamela Jelimo will miss the Kenyan national  championships this week which will automatically preclude her  from the world championships starting in Daegu, South Korea,  next month.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s People Partnership (GPP) is poised to be a vital asset to the APNU partnership.

A tattoo artist who allegedly wounded another man was remanded to prison after making an appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Monday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – China secured its first top  management post in the International Monetary Fund yesterday,  in a move aimed at recognizing Beijing’s growing clout in the  global economy.

Dear Editor,I would like to share, from personal experience, the achievements which Guyanese are capable of by relating the educational voyage which an old friend of mine completed with great distinction.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says consideration is being given to waiving the tuition fee for University of Guyana graduates who are willing to serve in the hinterland region.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The murder of Argentine  folk singer Facundo Cabral in Guatemala on Saturday was the  work of international gangs targeting his concert promoter,  Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said late on Monday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. senator called for an  investigation of News Corp following the telephone hacking  scandal at one of its British newspapers, signaling the crisis  could spread to the United States.

SANDWICH, England,  (Reuters) – Tom Watson was within  a whisker of achieving a golfing miracle when he almost won the  2009 British Open and the veteran American believes a  “50-something” could challenge strongly for the Claret Jug again  this week.

LONDON, (Reuters) – “The basic test of a decent  police force is that it catches more criminals than it employs.”

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has announced the winners in its Salute your Heroes ‘Text to Win’ competition.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former vice president of FIFA, Jack Warner, says he has unfinished business with the world football governing body and he may return in due course.

Politikles

Cabinet has given its no-objection to $112.7M contract for the construction of an acute care psychiatric hospital at the National Psychiatric Hospital compound at Fort Canje, Berbice, Region Six, Dr Roger Luncheon said on Monday.

After over fifty years of fighting, or civil war, even preceding the attainment of independence by the Sudan, and after about two million recorded deaths, South Sudan obtained its independence from the larger state relatively peacefully last Saturday.

“Ethnic groups are constructed social forms as opposed to organic entities that developed naturally over time.

Dear Editor, Abu Bakr needs a reality check (‘The emergence of APNU is an event of importance,’ SN, July 11).

(Trinidad Express) CL Financial managing director Marlon Holder on Monday signed the definitive share purchase agreement concerning the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of the energy company, the Primera group, to Canadian oil company Touchstone Exploration Inc.