Daily Archive: Saturday, September 3, 2011

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira has distanced herself from WikiLeaks disclosures which suggested that she was opposed to the appointment of Henry Greene as the Top Cop but was having difficulty getting President Bharrat Jagdeo and Head of the Presidential secretariat around to this view.

Police say that at about 1630h yesterday, acting on information received, they stopped and searched a vehicle at Matthews Ridge, NWD, during which they found an unlicensed .38 revolver and 12 matching rounds.

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands marched  today for lower living costs in the largest such rally in  Israel’s history, bolstering a social change movement and  mounting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take  on economic reform.

Then US Ambassador, Roland Bullen cabled Washington on March 13, 2006 on how in his view President Bharrat Jagdeo had taken the election campaign on the low road and had tried to stir up public fear and leverage it into votes.

The main sugar union GAWU today said it was surprised by Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud’s exhortation for GuySuCo to decide quickly on Indian and Chinese proposals to manage the troubled Skeldon factory saying it has been reliably informed that the matter has not been taken to the board as yet.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Jamaican Usain Bolt  blazed to the 200 metres title at the world championships today in 19.40 seconds to confirm his reputation as the king  of sprinters.

(CXC) The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) wishes to emphatically refute a report which was circulating in the regional media on Friday 2 September, claiming that there was a leak of CXC examination papers at a school in St Lucia and that the Council is investigating this matter.

(Barbados Nation) Dorothy Bradshaw is afraid. Bradshaw (not real name) is one of the thousands of CLICO policyholders waiting to get their money.

(Barbados Nation) Peter Wickham has been fired as resident analyst on the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) radio and television stations.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that his decision to appoint Henry Greene as Police Commissioner was made after the US refused to provide information on a five-year probe, which it said tied Greene to drug trafficking.

Former US Ambassador to Guyana Roland Bullen considered the Government of Guyana (GoG) to be so compromised by drug lord Roger Khan that he told his bosses in Washington, D.C

With the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) saying that Police Commissioner Henry Greene “benefited from the proceeds of drug trafficking,”—a charge he denied—the US, UK, Canada and EU mission chiefs here urged the government against going ahead with his appointment.

A University of Guyana student met his demise early yesterday morning, after he was fatally shot and robbed by bandits while hanging out by the seawall with a female companion.

Recently leaked diplomatic cables show that the PPP/C, under the Bharrat Jagdeo administration, has “exhibited a marked unwillingness to cooperate with our friends and major donors to prevent our nation from descending into the firm grasp of the drug lords,” the opposition coalition APNU said on Thursday.

 By Colin Benjamin In front of a decent home crowd, the Guyana national football team completed an impressive and thoroughly convincing 2-0 victory over their Bajan counter-parts, in their opening Group B clash of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers, at the Providence Stadium last evening.

Valerie Garrido-Lowe says she will remain the leader of the United Force and would dispel attempts by rival executive members of the party to oust her from the position.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Veronica Campbell-Brown ripped Allyson Felix’s 200 metres crown from her grip yesterday while another Jamaican scorched up the road to redemption and into the hearts of the Daegu crowd at the world athletics championships.

The governments of Guyana and Japan are to next week sign an agreement for the second phase of rehabilitative works of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

Carl Oosman was yesterday granted $800,000 bail at the Wales Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with causing the death of Deonauth Seegobin.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S.

Indarpaul Moninlal Doodnauth, the Lusignan, East Demerara businessman wanted in connection with last month’s huge cocaine bust, has been released on station bail and is to maintain contact with police, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Ryan Harris  made quick work of dismissing three of Sri Lanka’s top batsmen to put Australia in command on the third day of the first test in Galle and make the home team’s task of chasing down 379 runs look even more daunting yesterday.

A man accused of entering Guyana illegally was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Ranks from Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) over the last two days destroyed a large quantity of marijuana plants in two fields on the West Bank Demerara, seized three shotguns and arrested three men.

LONDON, England, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul hammered his second successive century as Warwickshire flourished on the second day of their County Championship game against Yorkshire on Thursday.

The Celina Atlantic Resort building violates the Sea Defence Act and permission for its construction should not have been granted, according to former Chief Hydraulics Officer and Specialist Engineer for Sea Defences Malcolm Alli.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams faces an early test of her prospects of winning the U.S.

Professor Mark McWatt’s poetry collection, ‘Journey to Le Repentir,’ took top honours at the Guyana Prize for Literature awards ceremony on Thursday evening at the Pegasus Hotel.

Dear Editor, In response to the letter written to the editor of Stabroek News (‘Staff problems?’

In Linden on Tuesday, two physically-challenged residents were able to benefit from a small humanitarian gesture that is expected to be of tremendous help in their daily mobility.

The Berbice Cricket Board-organised Ramcharitar Construction Services knock-out and Tenelec Inc.,

Amateur boxers Benjamin Henry and Marvin Ageday said yesterday that they are prepared for the Youth Commonwealth Games that will be held in the British Colony, Isle-of-Man from September 7-13.

Dear Editor, Ordinarily, I would have expected Kaieteur News, in support of its headlines of Monday, August 29, captioned ‘69M National Insurance Scheme Corriverton building,‘ to provide the basis for their comparison with the $9M cost of three other buildings they mentioned.For

The staff attached to the Mabaruma Regional Hospital in Region One has voiced concern over the lack of security at the institution after an intruder broke in early Wednesday morning and tampered with equipment.

They are the new budding singers in Guyana, now gaining stardom, and The Whaul Sisters are something to talk about.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libya’s new leadership  reaffirmed its commitment to democracy yesterday and worked on  its priorities for spending billions of dollars released from  the frozen assets of fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

Dear Editor, Firstly, let me say how encouraged I am by the performances of the Guyanese runners this year in Track and Field.

The three athletes who have been selected to represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Youth Games are now counting down to the September 7-13 event in the Isle of Man, an island of Great Britain in the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England.

Orville Richard Burrell better known as ‘Shaggy’ is set to take to the local stage once again and he is sure to have crowd support even though he has not released anything new recently.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday said that the elections laws do not allow for the inclusion of the photographs of presidential candidates on ballot papers.

Presidential Advisor Gail Teixeira is to speak at the formal launch of Transparency Institute (TI) Guyana Inc today.

Dear Editor, I refer to ‘Future Notes – this gov’t does not have the legitimacy to solve the national ethnic dilemma‘ by Henry Jeffrey (SN, August 31).

The stage is set for the grand finale of the inaugural Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmill 10/10 Tapeball tournament tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Hi Everyone, I think that anyone would be hard-pressed to find a Caribbean person who does not like fried ripe plantains.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Two Kenyan politicians offered  people money to attack rivals’ supporters after a disputed  election in 2007 and gave them weapons and maps of where the  targets lived, the International Criminal Court heard yesterday.

Dear Editor, I unreservedly challenge, especially for the benefit of the young Afrikan mind, the stereotypes that (a) Afrikans are not motivated about acquiring wealth preferring to go after education; and (b) that we are lacking in the knowledge of commerce and entrepreneurship, as appears in a letter in the Stabroek News of August 23 (‘Did ACDA engage African Guyanese in the diaspora…‘). 

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Felipe  Calderon yesterday mounted a forceful defense of his crackdown  on drug cartels, saying the conflict that has cost thousands of  lives was the only way to beat the “cancer” attacking Mexico.

Three new faces are in the national T20 team that will take on Trinidad and Tobago at the Guyana National Stadium on September 6 and 7.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. regulator  sued 17 large banks and financial institutions yesterday over  losses on about $200 billion of subprime bonds, which may  hamper a broader government settlement of the mortgage mess  left over from the housing crisis.

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BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A criminal gang capable of  smuggling 10 tonnes of cocaine a month for Mexico’s bloody  Sinaloa cartel has been dismantled following the arrest of 36  suspects, Colombian authorities said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am an executive member of The United Force who has held the position for over a decade.

The search is on for contestants who possess what it takes to become this year’s queen at the Miss India Guyana Worldwide pageant which promises to be one of the most exciting pageants held on these shores.

The much-anticipated European Union (EU) sponsored Medal Play golf tournament will be contested today at the Lusignan Golf Club starting at 12:30 hours.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. regulator  sued 17 large banks and financial institutions yesterday over  losses on about $200 billion of subprime bonds, which may  hamper a broader government settlement of the mortgage mess  left over from the housing crisis.

The Milerock Football Club last Thursday concluded its  Summer Camp for Under 17 players with a pep talk at the Bayrock Community Centre ground.

(Jamaica Observer) Engi-neering powerhouse China Harbour Engineering Com-pany (CHEC), a subsidiary of China Communications Con-struction Company (CCCC), will be the technical and construction brains behind the much vaunted Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), intended to be the catalyst behind the revitalisation of the country’s roadworks and bridges.

Come next Friday Bravo Arts will launch an exhibition at the Castellani National Gallery which will see eye-catching body art models with the added adornments of prosthetics.

Some of the first batch of students enrolled in the Associate Degree in Education (ADE) programme of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) during a march for the launch of Education Month yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez ended a third round of chemotherapy yesterday, saying he  “couldn’t feel better” as he led a caravan to the presidential  palace cheered on by thousands of supporters.

A security guard accused of assaulting a man was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $20,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday August 17, 2011, the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce Industry (UCCCI) received a grant of $28 000 from USAID to curb underage sexual activity with a portion of it to be used on the development of No 63 beach.

(Jamaica Observer) Preparations are well underway for the introduction of hand-held mobile devices to replace the old method that traffic cops currently use to issue tickets to offending motorists.

For the last two weeks Canada has mourned the death of one of its most charismatic old-style politicians, Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).

Always one to add spice to her brainchild, this year designer Sonia Noel will add new features to her fifth hosting of the Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) with her plans to showcase designs by prisoners and honouring the great Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley through fashion.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Talk show queen Oprah  Winfrey will be doing her first-ever live chat with social  media website Facebook on Thursday, Sept 8.

Politikles

Dear Editor, An unfortunate incident occurred a few days when it was alleged that a youngster gesticulated offensively towards the presidential motorcade.

By Marcelle Thomas   With the “Back to School” season at fever pitch parents will throng the main shopping centres today focusing   primarily on school  uniforms, text books,   stationery and other  essentials for their children’s new school year.

A number of books by Sir Wilson Harris were displayed during the Guyana Prize for Literature Awards Ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel on Thursday.

A man accused of stealing a woman’s cell phone was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $50,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Question 12 of 12:  What are you actively doing in your campaign to secure the votes of women?

The national selection panel under chairman of selectors, Nazimul Drepaul, has shortlisted 27 players to participate in the Twenty20 trials on Monday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.

(Trinidad Express) The performance of Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs came under severe fire from Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley in the House of Representatives yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines says it has transported an additional 5,000 passengers who were affected by Hurricane Irene.

(Trinidad Express) Using police statistics to buttress his case, National Security Minister John Sandy said yesterday that the majority of crimes in Trinidad and Tobago are committed by Afro-Trinidadians against other Afro-Trinidadians.