Articles published on Monday, August 22, 2011
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. songwriter Nickolas Ashford, who penned such rhythm and blues hits as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “I’m Every Woman” with his wife Valerie Simpson, died on Monday at age 70.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today, a stunning reversal that could revive the political future of a man many had seen as the next president of France.
A Delta Airlines flight which departed the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri for New York this morning was diverted to San Juan in Puerto Rico some three hours later for an emergency landing.
Police say that at about 1130h. yesterday, the skeletal remains of an unidentified female was found in a clump of bushes at Weldaad Foreshore, West Coast Berbice.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1915h yesterday at No.
Now that the PPP/C’s presidential candidate Donald Ramotar has publicly declared his preparedness to debate his rivals for the presidency of the country you have to wonder just how long it will take to put such an exercise together and whether or not we may not be best advised to leave that debate for the 2016 electoral encounter.
BERNE, (Reuters) – Bahamas have pulled out of the 2014 World Cup qualifying competition, FIFA said today.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to chalk up three one-day international hat-tricks today.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene buffeted Puerto Rico with winds and torrential rain today, knocking out power and downing trees as it churned westward on a track that will threaten Florida by the end of the week.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was among the guests who escaped unhurt from a fire which swept through Richard Branson’s Caribbean holiday retreat overnight, the billionaire said today.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England swept to a series whitewash over India in the fourth test at the Oval today after Sachin Tendulkar had been dismissed nine runs short of a 100th international century.
A Block 20 Enmore/Haslington New Scheme, East Coast Demerara couple and a 15 year-old boy were today charged with cocaine trafficking.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two letters purporting to originate from a fundamentalist religious sect were sent to two top members of the Peoples National Movement (PNM) last Friday, warning that if they did not step down from the PNM’s executive, they would be assassinated.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi, who for decades enjoyed strutting before the public in his finery, has disappeared from the stage as rebels take over his former stronghold Tripoli.
(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Monetary policy was tightened in the first six months of 2011.
(De Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE – Rice farmers in Nickerie are calling the purchasing price of SRD 67 for a 79 kg bale of paddy “murderous” and “unacceptable”.
(Barbados Nation) Last Monday at a Press conference, Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin again lamented the growing problems associated with some elements in the “cash for gold” business.
(Barbados Nation) The quality of diesel on the local market is of concern to luxury vehicle importers.
Guyana clinched Group C with an impressive 2-0 victory over Anguilla in the final match of the first round of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground, yesterday.
Five Berbice fishermen are missing and it is feared that they fell victim to foul play since the boat they left in 17 days ago was discovered empty in Suriname on Saturday.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night declared a limited State of Emergency in “hot spots” across the country which took effect from midnight.
Another miner has been killed in the interior with the latest victim stabbed to death reportedly by an ex-policeman.
Christopher Barnwell’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) performance led the Celebrity Athletes to a marginal victory over the Celebrity Entertainers of the annual Celebrity Athletes versus Entertainers Basketball showdown at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Sunday.
The Guyana Central Arya Samaj (GCAS) and its affiliates yesterday unveiled a monument at the Promenade Gardens to commemorate the movement’s 101 years of existence here.
LONDON, CMC – Lord Sebastien Coe has expressed shock to have learned that his ancestor sexually abused slaves in Jamaica and fathered a child as a result.
Davia Chambers of Trinidad and Tobago last evening bested 11 other young women to walk away with the Miss Jamzone International pageant crown at the Splashmins Fun Park & Resort.
DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, predicted yesterday he would retain his world 100 metres title in Daegu, South Korea, easily this month provided he gets a decent start.
Police have identified and are searching for a suspect in the murder of pharmacist Harold Rachpaul.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Lendl Simmons made a small contribution, helping Carlton reach the Final of the Super Cup One-day competition with three-wicket victory over highly-favoured Empire in the semi-finals yesterday.
Metro Office and Computer Supplies on Saturday opened its new $60M New Amsterdam branch and plans to expand its services and products line.
Three contracts valued at a total of $435.5M were signed on Friday for the improvement of 22 roads in Region Four communities under the Community Road Improve-ment Programme (CRIP), the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
Fans of Indian actress and model Shilpa Shetty turned up in their numbers at the Providence Stadium on Saturday evening but were disappointed after her much-anticipated `headlining’ performance failed to happen.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – In a repeat of the official World Cup staged earlier this year in their homeland, India overturned Sri Lanka to win the Lawyers’ World Cup by 22 runs on Saturday here.
A clerk broke into a grilled room and pulled the sleeping woman inside to safety as a fire of unknown origin swept through a building housing two businesses at Lot 23 North Public Road, Belvedere Village, Corentyne yesterday.
MASON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray won the Cincinnati Open yesterday when his opponent in the final, Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic, retired injured.
Relatives of Indranie Tulsie called ‘Sookie’ who mysteriously disappeared from her Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice home about two months ago are calling on the police to thoroughly investigate the woman’s disappearance.
Dear Editor, President Jagdeo in his efforts to get credit for winning the election and maintaining his influence over Mr Ramotar and the PPP leadership continues to mislead the public in his various pronouncements.
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, (Reuters) – American Webb Simpson won the Wyndham Championship by three strokes yesterday to capture his first PGA title.
The Office of the President yesterday said that a shipment of goods sourced from businessman Ed Ahmad were bought by President Bharrat Jagdeo for his personal use and consigned to the President.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to return my attention as a former Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) former field secretary to a very topical problem, that is the question of the new Skeldon sugar factory for India or China to manage.
TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Jubilant rebel fighters streamed into the heart of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi’s forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Omar Khan is confident that Trinidad & Tobago can represent the Caribbean’s interest in a major way at the Champions League Twenty20 in India.
Dear Editor, For a while now commuters have been facing all sorts of inhuman acts from minibus operators without any hope of travelling without fear.
Dear Editor, It is a trite and fundamental principle of written constitutions, including those of Guyana and the United States of America, that these constitutions are the supreme law of the land.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Another monumental performance from Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the fourth test at the Oval yesterday delayed England’s progress towards a series whitewash over India.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – More than 2,000 corpses have been found buried in several unmarked graves in Indian Kashmir, believed to be victims of the divided region’s separatist revolt, a government human rights commission said in a report.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A newly discovered deep, cold current flowing off Iceland’s coast may reveal that the North Atlantic is less sensitive to climate change than previously thought, researchers reported yesterday.
Dear Editor, Mr Malcom Harripaul’s latest missive, ‘Bisram’s statements and polls support the present government‘ (SN, Aug 19) is a regurgitation of the two previous ones he wrote accusing President Jagdeo of begging for an invitation but offering no evidence to support his claim.
President Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a call for road users to change their mindset and lifestyle in order to curb the carnage on the country’s roadways, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
Captain Shakib Al-Hasan and Mahmudullah starred with bat and ball as Bangladesh finished their tour of Zimbabwe with a 93-run win in the final One Day International in Bulawayo yesterday.
Annalee Davis is a visual artist living and working in Barbados.
Photos and interviews by Abigail Semple and Frances Abraham This week we asked the man and woman in the street their views on the demolition of the St.
Invariably the deepest and darkest secrets from opaque and dysfunctional institutions like the Guyana Police Force come from within and most unexpectedly.
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Members of the multi-stakeholder committee for the East Bank Demerara Road extension from Providence to Diamond/Grove were Thursday briefed on what is needed of them and how they are to communicate the feedback acquired from the public during the execution of the project.
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Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr Mike Persaud (‘Bisram did conduct surveys in Guyana‘ SN, Aug 19) in which he stated: “Mr.
BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul completed a wretched County Championship debut for Warwickshire, falling for a “duck” as his side plunged to a 209-run loss to Hampshire inside three days on Saturday.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – It takes a lot to start a mass campaign with political overtones in Singapore, but there’s no better catalyst than food.
The University of Guyana (UG) and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the sharing of equipment and resources, staff and student exchange and research and library access.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has declared a limited State of Emergency in hot spots across the country.
