Daily Archive: Friday, July 22, 2011

Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed on Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because documents were fraudulently obtained, according to a report in the Toronto Star.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 1000h yesterday at St Lucia Hill, Tiger Creek, Mahdia, where ColinBroomes, 44 years of Corriverton, Berbice, was allegedly shot by a man.

The President of the Republic is on a roll…again; as the West Indies Cricket Board, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, the Trinidad and Tobago immigration authorities and Brigadier (retd) David Granger all found out in the course of the last week or two.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen struck the India  bowlers to all parts of Lord’s today during a majestic  unbeaten innings of 202 on a sun-dappled second day of the first  test.

OSLO, (Reuters) – A gunman dressed in police uniform  opened fire at a youth camp of Norway’s ruling political party  today, killing at least 80 people, hours after a bomb killed  seven in the government district in the capital Oslo.

(Trinidad Express) A mother and her two young children were found murdered at their Plumbago Avenue, La Horquetta, home yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) History was created yesterday in the St Mary Circuit Court when a senior citizen who sexually molested his 50-year-old stepdaughter when she was four years old got a 12-month jail sentence for indecent assault.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The attorneys representing Patrick Powell, the businessman charged with the murder of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais, yesterday expressed disgust at what they claim was the discourtesy shown to them by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

(Barbados Nation) Twenty-three men perished in Barbados last year to the deadly AIDS virus.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney Vonda Pile was placed on Bds$500 000 bail and ordered to report weekly to Central Police Station, yesterday when she appeared before the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on four charges, including two of money laundering.

The National Assembly yesterday passed legislation to facilitate the reopening of a new round of Claims and Objections to the preliminary voters list, but without the support of the AFC.

Caricom Heads of Govern-ment have selected Ambas-sador Irwin LaRocque to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community.

Jormin Jackson who is accused of causing the death of five persons in Monday’s  Homestretch Avenue accident was yesterday remanded to prison when he made his appearance before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of dog-slaughter, while a third was placed on $60,000 bail for malicious damage to property.

Two employees of the Clear Connect Call Centre were last night struck down on Lamaha Street at approximately 8:15 pm and are said to be severely injured.

Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday granted an order restraining the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executive from performing functions on behalf of the entity, as the saga in the embattled GCB elections continues.

Members of the private sector of Brazil have expressed a strong desire for the fast-tracking of negotiations between the Guyana and Brazilian governments as it relates to the upgrading of the Lethem to Linden road.

A locally-based Italian, accused of robbing a woman of $1.3M worth of cell phones and other items, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will complete a successful School’s Rugby Summer Camp today with a sight-seeing tour around Main Street, Georgetown.

Two women, including a mother of six, were yesterday accused of illegally obtaining over $6M in total from Finance Ministry bank accounts, using forged cheques.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s lamentable  performance at the Commonwealth Games boxing tournament in Delhi  has prompted the country’s sports chiefs to send 10 of its best  fighters to Cuba in a bid to avoid similar failure at next  year’s London Olympics.

The government yesterday tabled the long-delayed broadcast legislation, which had been promised since the PPP/C took office in 1992.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will play a Test against England at Lord’s on their tour in May and June next year, after all.

Barbadian, Mark Anthony Ifill, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to the unlawful killing of his Guyanese wife Bibi Farzana Ifill in October last year, was on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh yesterday stood by the award of two recent contracts, valued almost $300M in total, to Digital Technology, saying they went through a competitive bidding process overlooked by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Lisle Austin repeated his demands for a forensic audit of regional governing body CONCACAF.

Over 13,700 motor vehicles are still to be licensed, according to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Hosts Guyana and Jamaica will face-off in the key clash in the second round of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship, starting today at Bourda Oval.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Leeward Islands coach Winston Benjamin has lamented his side’s poor showing in the opening round of the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship here.

The Ministry of Public Works has announced the start of demolition exercises to remove all encroachments to the Public Road Reserve.

Women have been able to access loans in excess of $200M for the first year, with over 1,000 benefitting from the micro-credit funds through the Ministry of Human, Services and Social Security’s Women of Worth (WOW) single parent facility, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

Ricknauth Rooplall stroked 135 runs not out to lead Better Hope XI to the highest team score in the Kares Tapeball tournament to date against Combine Warriors last weekend at the Ogle Community Ground.

Cabinet has given its no objection to a $138.2M contract for the fabrication and installation of two extra large pontoons for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Many people today are still puzzled at the sudden emergence of three West Indies Cricket Team captains in Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards and Richie Richardson.

The WPA yesterday said it was disappointed at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over its decision to “reverse” its position on reopening Claims and Objections.

COL DU GALIBIER, France, (Reuters) – Alberto  Contador said winning a fourth Tour de France title this year  was now “impossible” after he cracked in the final ascent of yesterday’s 18th stage won by Andy Schleck.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton remanded a Brazilian national accused of forging an extension of stay stamp in his passport, when he yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Accolades continue to shower on  Japan’s women’s soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a  sponsor paying a bonus of one million yen ($12,680) to each  player for their surprise success.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt does not expect to  lower his 100 metres world record of 9.58 seconds at the  upcoming world championships.

A senior Private Sector Commission (PSC) official has told Stabroek Business that the Guyanese business community is currently afflicted with a low level of confidence in the state of the local security environment, particularly the ineffectiveness of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to curb the proliferation of crime.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton granted $15,000 bail to a woman accused of causing actual bodily harm to another, when she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charges.

About 400 persons from West Berbice turned up yesterday at the Bath Primary School to benefit from the free medical services provided by Guyana Watch Inc.

VANCOUVER, (Reuters) – South African Ernie Els  enjoyed a return to form yesterday by grabbing a share of the  early first-round lead at the Canadian Open after missing  several cuts in recent months.

The downturn in the fortunes of the Caribbean’s two traditionally most successful agricultural commodities, sugar and bananas may have sown seeds of doubt in the minds of regional policymakers regarding the role of the food and agriculture sectors in the future of regional economies, according to one of the region’s leading agricultural specialists.

The adopted son of Natalie Belmonte has been charged with her murder and authorities say a neighbour’s security video captured him getting rid of her body the night she disappeared from her Pembroke Pines home.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Euro zone leaders have agreed  on a bold rescue package for debt-stricken Greece and will give  their financial rescue fund sweeping new powers to prevent  market instability spreading through the region.

Hensworth Ogle, a mentally-ill man who was reported missing from his home, yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a larceny charge.

Barbadian, Mark Anthony Ifill, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to the unlawful killing of his Guyanese wife Bibi Farzana Ifill in October last year, was on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Crime and its implications for citizens’ security in the Caribbean have once again come into sharp focus through the first ever Caribbean Human Develop-ment Report in Citizen Security.

The Beckles Lumber Yard Darts Tournament will shoot off tonight from 7pm at Mark’s Darts Club.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England took the early honours  in the first test against India at Lord’s yesterday before the  rain which blighted the series against Sri Lanka again had the  final say.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Efforts to craft a broad $3  trillion deficit-reduction deal gained traction yesterday as  the White House and top lawmakers scrambled to sort through  competing options and stave off a devastating U.S.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday granted $50,000 bail to a teenager accused of robbing a woman of gold articles valued $121,000.

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(Jamaica Observer) The United States will be reaching out to the Caribbean private sector and Diaspora to link US businesses with their regional counterparts through an initiative dubbed Caribbean Idea Marketplace.

Dear Editor, Again the Bartica NDC has failed. Guyana Water Inc has cut off the water supply to the market for non-payment.

The government of the Republic of Korea and businesses there are examining investment possibilities in Guyana, according to newly-accredited Ambassador to Guyana Kim Joo-teck.

LONDON,  (Reuters)- Scotland Yard investigators have  cryptic financial records corroborating suspicions that former  News of the World editor Andy Coulson knew about illegal  payments to police officers, a source with knowledge of the  matter told Reuters.

COL DU GALIBIER, France, (Reuters) – Australian  Cadel Evans was both puzzled by the time lost by most Tour de  France favourites during the 18th stage yesterday and annoyed  that he had to lead a lone chase of Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck.

Village Conditions The village of Victoria, located about 18 miles from Georgetown, has begun preparations for hosting the second Indaba (conference) in an effort to take control of its economic future and to bring greater economic and financial success to its residents. 

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – World and Olympic champion pole  vaulter Steve Hooker has modest expectations when he returns to  competition for the first time in nine months at the Diamond  League meet in Monaco today.

Staffers drawn from the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Foreign Trade and the Guyana Defence Force are attending a one-week seminar titled ‘Diplomacy and Development’ at the Ministry’s Foreign Service Institute, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – The space shuttle  Atlantis returned from NASA’s final shuttle mission yesterday, ending a 30-year era that opened the space frontier,  exposed its dangers and established a toehold for future  endeavors beyond Earth.

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to Mr Fizul Bacchus’s letter published is the Stabroek News on Thursday, July 21, captioned ‘Articles on proceedings of Guyana Cricket Board AGM misleading.’

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s parliament has approved  legal amendments under which anyone convicted of attempting to  fix sports events will face up to six years in jail.

Plans to establish a Regional Sports Academy (RSA) that will focus on the use of sports as a vehicle for deepening regional integration were formalised recently, when the task force held its first meeting in Suriname, according to a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat at Turkeyen.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The interim head of a CARICOM security body says a proposed project to facilitate the sharing of critical ballistics information among the Caribbean community could go a far way in smashing criminal networks involved in transnational organised crimes across the region.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Standing seven-foot, six  inches tall and weighing 140 kilograms it is hard to imagine Yao  Ming being afraid of anything, but the Chinese basketball icon,  who retired on Wednesday, told Reuters he was “scared” after  being taken first in the 2002 NBA draft.

GEORGE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cayman Islands Premier W.  McKeeva Bush is being investigated by police over “an alleged  financial irregularity” in the British-ruled Caribbean  territory, the governor’s office said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reading Hydar Ally’s missive on the re-opening of the Claims and Objections period left me mystified.

The July 1 to 15 Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report produced by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has raised concerns over the level of wood waste generated by the timber industry in neighbouring Brazil owing to inefficient harvesting and processing procedures.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Crowds flocked to waterfronts  and swimming pools on the U.S.

Dear Editor, Surinamese gold is now sold in souks (markets) in Dubai and shipped there by KLM, but now the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made its first substantive investment in Suriname with the acquisition of two ports. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – For Sebastian Coe, London 2012  has entered the ‘Killing Zone’,  a crucial stretch that will  determine whether the Games meet the Olympic gold standard in  one year’s time or fall back among the also-rans.

(Trinidad Guardian) Consumers can now enjoy a local menu of sweet potato fries from the popular fast food restaurant KFC.

Issues such as land titling, extension and demarcation are among the priority areas to be discussed during the National Toshaos Conference which will bring together toshaos from  169 hinterland communities from July 25-29 at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal.

Homestretch Avenue accident victim, 10-year-old Sean Archibald is still on life support in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital, while the other three survivors are said to be doing fine and showing signs of improvement.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Disgraced Olympic sprinter  Marion Jones has been released by the Tulsa Shock, putting her Women’s National Basketball Association career in jeopardy, the team said yesterday.

While most of the East Bank Demerara village of Craig is still asleep, the warm, buttery smell of bread and pastry drifts into nearby homes from a small bakery that has become a fixture in the community.

(Jamaica Observer) Businessman Patrick Powell was  charged with murder resulting from the shooting death of 17-year-old student Khajeel Mais and was to face

BLANTYRE, (Reuters) – At least 18 people have been  killed in clashes between police and demonstrators during  violent nationwide protests against President Bingu wa  Mutharika, the Malawian health ministry said yesterday.

Again the brightest of observations and notes on the subject of Guyanese migration and its consequent diaspora – or dispersal, which now sees very much more “born-Guyanese” living permanently away from their homeland.

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GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 417’s trading results showed consideration of $1,650,177 from 62,452 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 416 which showed consideration of $200,005 from 2,353 shares traded in 1 transaction. 

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China’s Chen Ruolin won her  second gold medal of the world swimming championships yesterday when her compatriot Hu Yadan blew her penultimate dive  to hand the Beijing Olympic champion the womens’ 10 metres  platform diving title.

Dear Editor, People are complaining bitterly about the high cost of living in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the article captioned ‘GPSU’s leadership cupboard bare’ in the July 19, 2011 edition of the Stabroek News.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Cable & Wireless Worldwide   suffered a backlash from investors over executive  bonuses yesterday, reflecting shareholder anger at chairman  John Pluthero being given a second stint as chief executive  after the group issued a string of profit warnings.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is launching its rally in Region 10 on Friday, July 29.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s adviser on public engagements, Sasha Mohammed, on Wednesday tendered her resignation from the post “with immediate effect.”

Love him or loathe him, everyone recognizes that President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela is a fighter.

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