Daily Archive: Saturday, July 23, 2011

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Amir Khan knocked out  American Zab Judah in the fifth round to add the IBF junior  welterweight title to his WBA super lightweight crown in Las  Vegas on Saturday night.

The Police say that at about 1740h. yesterday police ranks were responding to a report at Tiger Creek, Mahdia, when they observed two men drop a bag and run away.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Soul singer Amy Winehouse,  who died unexpectedly at age 27, received numerous tributes today from ordinary fans around the world and music  luminaries ranging from Tony Bennett to producer Mark Ronson.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid ensured India  avoided the follow-on in the first test against dominant England  at Lord’s today with an unbeaten 103 after Sachin  Tendulkar had again fallen cheaply at world cricket’s  headquarters.

US-based Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad was yesterday arrested in New York on mortgage fraud charges and was released on bail of US$2.5M according to today’s edition of the New York Daily News.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Asian soccer chief Mohamed Bin  Hammam was banned for life today after being found guilty  by world football’s ruling body of trying to buy votes ahead of  last month’s FIFA presidential election.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said that Inspector Tyrone Chapman of the Central Immigration and Passport Office will travel to Barbados to undertake consular duties for Guyanese nationals.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Amy Winehouse, one of the most  talented singers of her generation whose hit song “Rehab” summed  up her personal struggles with addiction, died in London today at the age of 27.

(Jamaica Observer)  Ministry of Transport and Works yesterday welcomed Contractor General Greg Christie’s announcement that he intended to launch a special investigation into the circumstances surrounding the US$400-million contract to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited for the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).

SUNDVOLLEN, Norway, (Reuters) – Norwegian police  searched for more victims today after a suspected  right-wing zealot killed at least 92 people in a shooting spree  and bomb attack that have traumatised a once-placid country.

The level of bilateral trade between Guyana and Brazil is below expectations, even after the opening of the Takutu Bridge, which had been expected to stimulate growth.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has sent condolences to the Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg, following yesterday’s bomb attacks in the city of Oslo and the killing of civilians on Utøya Island.

Residents of Canefield, East Canje are grateful for the new $104M well station that was commissioned in the area on Wednesday, but say the water flowing from it is “not fit for consumption.”

Guyana still has much to do in lowering infant and maternal mortality rates and high priority should be placed on strengthening the midwifery workforce, the State of the World’s Midwifery Report has said.

The Port Kaituma Hospital has been plagued by constant blackouts over the past few weeks owing to a shortage of fuel, but Regional Chairman Fermin Singh says plans are in place to rectify the situation.

During the 75-year Test history at the famous GCC Ground, Bourda from 1930-2005, it was common trend to see many of the 31 Test matches at the venue interrupted by heavenly downpours.

The University of Guyana (UG) Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) yesterday signed an agreement that will see the management and monitoring of Acacia trees at Mahdia, in Region Eight.

Part of the Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United Football Club departs today for Costa Rica where they are scheduled to play Club Sport Herediano in the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League tournament on July 26.

Eyebrows are likely to be raised by programming guidelines under the proposed broadcasting bill, which also says no one person will be able to control more than 25% of the broadcasting industry.

Newly crowned Caribbean girls’ Under-19 champion Keisha Jeffrey and her sister, Kayla, got off to good starts on Wednesday when they both racked up wins in the first round of the of the World Women’s Junior Squash Championships currently ongoing at the Harvard University, Boston, USA.

As the 2011 general elections approach, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) General Secretary says now is the time for a government of national unity.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Heavy rain has forced the abandonment of the first day of the second round match in the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship between Barbados and Leeward Islands at

Ramoutar Sidnauth was on Monday charged with the murder of his wife of 30 years, whom he allegedly beat and left to die.

A lion-hearted effort from Windward Islands fast bowler Ray Jordan gave the defending champions a share of the spoils on a rain-affected opening day of their second round match of the 2011 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional under-19 tournament, at Providence yesterday.

Charles Rawlins, who was accused of the March 1, 2010 fatal stabbing of his wife Okemo Todd, was recently discharged of the capital offense.

One of the victims of Thursday evening’s Lamaha Street accident, Rozena Razack, is now a patient of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

National 400 metres junior champion Stephan James placed sixth in the 400-metre final at the ongoing Pan American Junior Championships yesterday in Miami, Florida while Iana Amsterdam failed to show up to participate in her events.

The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) yesterday urged concerned citizens to make their voices heard on animal abuse, saying that it needs to be placed under the national spotlight for it to be stamped out.

Jamzone Summer Break is just around the corner, and among the main highlights Guyanese will be treated to is a mega-concert in which Jamaican artistes Vybz Kartel and Mavado will be the centre of attraction.

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

He wears a chain of dark brown beads. His hair is pulled back in a neat ponytail.

L’ALPE D’HUEZ, France, (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Andy  Schleck seized the Tour de France yellow jersey with two days  remaining as 2010 champion Alberto Contador restored his pride  with a relentless day of attacks on the mountainous 19th stage  to l’Alpe d’Huez yesterday.

The baby that was recently found at the Merriman’s Mall was yesterday discharged from the Neonatal Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), and doctors said the child is in excellent health.

Two men, accused of trafficking a quantity of cocaine and cannabis at the Five Star Backdam North West District (NWD), were yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Dear Editor, I am dismayed and hurt as a member of the worldwide Anglican community and a Guyanese, at the disposal of the St Barnabas church and one hundred and twenty-seven years of our history.

Hi Everyone, bearing your soul. Letting down your guard. Inviting someone into an intimate space.

Over 100 horses have been registered for the Digicel Horse Race Classic at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club tomorrow at Bel Air No.

Guyanese have been “very receptive” of Mexican cultural events which have been held here over the past two years and locals are “welcome” to perform in the Central American country, Ambassador Fernando Sandoval says.

Regan Colinet, the truck driver who struck down and killed Police Constable Delian Forde at Bartica on Sunday, was charged in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and released on $350,000 bail.

Dear Editor, I noted the letter to the editor in the Friday, July 15 edition of the Stabroek News concerning the Ministry of Housing and Water.

The final and third day of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) Inter-Unit Championships at Camp Ayanganna Ground was postponed yesterday due to heavy rainfall.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Suspended Asian soccer chief  Mohamed Bin Hammam questioned whether he would be fairly treated  as a two-day hearing began yesterday into allegations he tried  to buy votes ahead of last month’s FIFA presidential election.

Hits and Jams Entertainment (HJ) on Thursday formally launched Jamzone 2011, which will be stretched from August 12 to 21, and promises ten days of packed events, including new additions, such as Jazz and Food, Black Tie and Cricket.

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Mr Winston Miller’s letter in SN, July 16, captioned ‘Bartica NDC should be replaced with an interim body.’

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

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

Police were up to late last evening investigating a shooting at St Lucia Hill, Tiger Creek, Mahdia, where a Corriverton man was shot in the buttocks.

The South Pacific Play Ground in Brooklyn came alive last Sunday as scores of overseas-based Guyanese turned out to witness the start of the three-game friendly series between Linden and Georgetown.

NESLANDET, Norway, (Reuters) – Norwegian teenagers  at a lakeside summer camp fled screaming in panic, many leaping  into the water to save themselves, when an attacker dressed as a  policeman began spraying them with gunfire.

A Crown’s Pot Lemonade employee was yesterday struck down and dragged some 20 feet while unloading cases of lemonade from the company truck.

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

Dear Editor, I write this letter with a sad heart, but I feel that if I don’t I may be guilty of not doing my utmost to ensure that a programme which I love, a programme which I and many others, such as the likes of the late great Professor JOF Haynes and many other legal stalwarts and luminaries, gave, as it were, their intellectual blood and sweat for, may very well be relegated to the dustbin of non-recognition. 

Earlier this week, the Miss Guyana World pageant intelligence segment was held, during which the contestants spoke on their various platforms before a panel of judges: Deputy Army Chief Bruce Lovell, Second Runner-up in the Miss Renaissance 2009 pageant Deborah King, Attorney-at-law George Thomas and Attorney-at-law Amanda Walton-Desir, who was the chief judge.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John  Boehner broke off talks with President Barack Obama yesterday  on a deficit-reduction deal to prevent a devastating default  and said he would try to hammer out an agreement through the  Senate.

Dear Editor, I thought long and hard whether I should reply to the comments attributed to Ramsey Ali that were published in the Guyana Chronicle, Friday, July 15, 2011(‘GCB president looking to mediator for DCB issues’).

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

The Guyana Cycling Association of North America (NAGCA) will host a raffle in Walter Grant Stuart’s honour on Labour Day.

Members of the public are invited to a free screening of the 1955 film, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje today from 5.30 pm at the Indian Cultural Centre in Bel Air.

The Guyana International Relief Organisation (GIRO) and the Greenheart Medical University (GMU) recently organised blood donation drives, in response to the Ministry of Health’s urgent plea for blood, after stocks ran low.

Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) will this tomorrow meld fashion designing and the performing arts in an event titled ‘Great Expectations’ at the Princess Hotel.

Dear Editor, M Maxwell must be ‘commended’ for the consistency of his attacks on the PPP/C administration even though his criticisms invariably lack balance and objectivity.

Caribbean Airlines stepped in yesterday to assist the Alpha United team to travel to Costa Rica for the CONCACAF Champions League from July 26.

(Jamaica Gleaner) History was created on Thursday 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.

Three suspects in Monday’s invasion of a mining camp at Five Star Backdam, North West District, during which a Brazilian man was shot and injured, were found hiding in a building in the area by police.

Ras Leon Saul’s three-act comedy Obeah in Court continues at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) tonight and tomorrow night.

Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall has resigned from the National Assembly making one government seat vacant.

Question 6: Tell me, what were your feelings when you first realised the full scope of the Neesa Gopaul case?

Guyana’s World Junior Championship representative Kadecia Baird will not be participating at the Pan American Junior Championships in Miami, Florida which started yesterday.

Although the imminent starvation of millions in the  Horn of Africa has now, finally, been classified as a famine – a term the UN and other international aid agencies reserve for only the most dire emergencies – there is little hope that aid will arrive in time to prevent tens of thousands more deaths.

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

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter written by Mr Fizul Bacchus, Vice President of the GCB in SN of July 21 captioned ‘Articles on proceedings of Guyana Cricket Board’s AGM are misleading.’

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A group of fake nursing schools defrauded mostly Caribbean immigrants out of thousands of dollars and gave them sham certificates,New York’s attorney general said on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

(TrinidadExpress) A previously undisclosed document, detailing claims that Works Minister and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner handed a senior Caribbean football official a locked case containing envelopes of cash to be distributed to members of the Caribbean Football Union at a special meeting in Port of Spain promoting Mohamed bin Hammam’s FIFA presidential bid, has surfaced.

(TrinidadExpress) “If the court didn’t take my children away from me, they would have been alive today.”