Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – A listeria outbreak caused by  tainted cantaloupes has infected 72 people in the United States  and killed 13, U.S.

  New photographs and a video have recently emerged of an 18 ft anaconda that was captured in Guyana’s tropical rainforests in 2009.

At about 16:00hrs yesterday, police said, the body of miner Jahave Brown, 23, of Helena, Mahaica, ECD, was found at  Bonehead, Omai, with a wound to the chest.

 ADEN, Yemen, (Reuters) – Yemen’s defence minister  survived an attack on his convoy today, narrowly escaping  death for the second time in a month, when a suicide bomber blew  himself up in a car in the southern city of Aden, officials  said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former CL Financial’s Group finance head Michael Carballo yesterday admitted he was the architect of intercompany loans.

(Trinidad Guardian) The massive traffic build-up on the north-bound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway yesterday morning has been described as a disaster by Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner.

(Trinidad Express) Shida Bolai has been appointed chief executive officer of Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) with effect from October 1, 2011.

(Trinidad Express) Former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey was a visionary whose downfall was that he had “incompetent” managers working under him.

(Jamaica Observer) Officers of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) tried without success last night to convince Prime Minister Bruce Golding to reverse his decision to step down as head of the Government and the party.

(Jamaica Gleaner) News of Bruce Golding’s pending resignation as Jamaica Labour Party leader and prime minister of Jamaica has resonated across the world like wildfire.

(Barbados Nation) Far from slowly dying, the Anglican Church in Barbados is healthy, says Bishop of Barbados Dr John Holder.

(Barbados Nation) Government is joining with Barbadians in the United States to set up a BDS$1.5 million hospice for terminally ill patients.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this morning in response to Venezuela’s statement on Guyana’s submission of a claim to an extended continental shelf, that under cover of a Note Verbale, the Venezuelan Embassy here had been provided with a copy of the information Guyana submitted in its claim since May 2009, except for adjusted coordinates for the outer limits of the shelf which was based on seismic data obtained after that time.

Troy Thorington, the motorcyclist who crashed into a stationary car on Middle Road, La Penitence two days ago has died.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) last week seized a limousine luxury car after its owner dishonoured the conditions of a duty-free concession.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of 26-year-old technician Paul Bahadur revealed that he died by drowning.

PNCR-1G MP Chief Whip Lance Carberry yesterday defended the decision by the parliamentary opposition not to participate in the ninth parliament beyond the recess, saying that the government was abusing the parliamentary system.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced that a new system for the examination of imports will soon come on stream.

The Regional Democratic Council of Region Ten says it will be using $5 million from its savings to repair the fire-damaged Wismar Secondary School some time this week.

Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali said the ministry will publish lists of house lot recipients for scrutiny after it found persons fraudulently trying to acquire more than one lot.

A woman who told the court “I hit her with my hands not with a padlock” was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace after she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry.

A man who allegedly assaulted another was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The curtains came down on Guyana’s biggest and most anticipated fashion event on Sunday evening last after offering patrons an opportunity to view the work of some of the best local and regional designers, an experience they will not have again until 2013.

Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday called on the newly appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, to support the fight against climate change by leading a shift away from traditional instruments of overseas development assistance.

Opposition coalition APNU yesterday said it will ensure that the indigenous people direct their own development if it is elected into office, while blasting the incumbent’s “paternalistic” approach to decision-making.

A post-mortem examination performed yesterday on the body of Sheriff Balmacoon by Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh has revealed the cause of death as haemorrhage and shock due to stab wound.

Even as the authorities consider using river water to flush out a stagnant and smelly canal on the East Bank Demerara, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is denying that effluent-seepage from its plant at Diamond is responsible for the odour.

National cricketer Trevor Benn proved to be the star of the Guyana Police Force’s Inter-Division Twenty20 final as he blasted Headquarters to a comprehensive  victory over G Division in yesterday’s final at the Police Sports Club ground.

A Sophia resident who allegedly held a woman at gunpoint in her kitchen and robbed her of a gold ring and cash to the value of $179,000 was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry.

BENGALURU, India, CMC – Ravi Rampaul bowled impressively to take three wickets for 17 runs from four overs, inspiring a stirring Trinidad & Tobago fight-back, but Mumbai Indians out-lasted the Caribbean Twenty20 champions, winning by one wicket in a heart-stopping, low-scoring Champions League T20 match yesterday.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Darren Sammy hailed West Indies’ 25-run victory in the second and final match of their Twenty20 International Series against England on Sunday at The Oval.

Rosaline Lloyd, the Better Hope mother shot during crossfire between police and vandals last Thursday, remains in intense pain and is unable to work.

A former Deeds Registry clerk was last Friday arraigned on 12 charges of fraud and embezzlement.

Majestic won its first feature event on Sunday  when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) in collaboration with Ansa Mc AL Guyana Limited held the Keep Fit horse race at Alness, Corentyne, Berbice.

The five suspects who were on Sunday held in connection to alleged piracy attacks at Eversham, Corentyne, Berbice are still in police custody, while their boat remains at the

(BBC) Lewis Hamilton needs more support from his management team, according to the McLaren star’s father Anthony.

(BBC) Stuart Broad is targeting an England return in the Twenty20 game with India next month.

By Iva Wharton Covent Garden Secondary School’s dominance of the national schools’ rugby tournament is a testament to the hard work put in by the students, both males and females, says Troy Yhip, Youth Development Officer (YDO) of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).

Hosts Fruta Conquerors left nothing for the competition as they captured the Milo Under-23 Football Tournament on Sunday night at the Tucville Playfield.

Dear Editor, In a letter published by SN on September 20 (‘The Auditor General should investigate payments under the Synergy contract’), Ms Bulkan was of the opinion that payments for construction of the access road to the Amaila Falls seems to be out of whack and that the Auditor General should conduct an investigation before taxpayers are once again burdened with the cost of a non-performing project.

(Reuters) Controversial Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has created a flutter by openly admitting that he, along with all his contemporaries in the team, have regularly indulged in ball-tampering.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A divided UN Security Council met behind closed doors yesterday for its first discussion of last week’s Palestinian application for full UN membership as a state, a move seen as certain to fail.

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan provisional government forces have closed in on Muammar Gaddafi loyalists holed up in Sirte, one of the last two bastions of the deposed leader.

Chaos on the East bank Demerara yesterday around 3 pm. Residents believe this is likely to be magnified when work starts on the new proposed four-lane highway.

(Reuters) The T20 cricket has brought along quite a few innovations, both in batting and bowling.

Dear Editor, Value Added Tax (VAT) is a burden on the shoulders, minds and pockets of the people of Guyana, for it is too high.

By Iva Wharton At 19-years-old female cyclist Naomi Singh is quite passionate about the sport and readily admits that her goal is to get to the top and her focus now is on the Caribbean Cycling Championships.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister yesterday appealed to the 193 UN member states to halt the “foreign intervention” that he said was behind six months of anti-government demonstrations that have not abated.

Dear Editor, The September 28 election is of great importance to the short-term and long-term future of the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has scored a major diplomatic breakthrough at the recent UN General Assembly when he presented his bid for Palestinian statehood to thunderous applause from an overwhelming majority of world leaders.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has signed a contract to buy 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes to bolster its air force, an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said yesterday.

Closed for some two months now due to a “burnt out pump” the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports operated Colgrain Swimming Pool has officially re-opened.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry yesterday handed over an ambulance to the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital at Diamond.

LONDON (Reuters) – Internet activists will this week make an 11th-hour attempt to stop governments seizing more control of the Web that has fuelled Arab revolutions, enabled mass leaks of US diplomatic cables and allowed online piracy to thrive.

Dear Editor, I wish to conclude my take on President Jagdeo’s address to the UN last week Thursday in which he talked about four security challenges facing the world.

Junior 400 metres national champion Stephan James did his native land proud when he ran away with a bronze medal at the 2011 South American Junior Championships last Saturday in Colombia.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Mike Henry, has revealed that from as early as last week Thursday, Prime Minister Bruce Golding conveyed his decision to step down.

Last week, a court in the United States sentenced  a retired Bolivian military officer, Rene Sanabria, to fourteen years in prison for masterminding a drug-trafficking network that exported cocaine manufactured in Bolivia to Miami.

The two-day workshop for curators organized by the West Indies Cricket Board and held at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, will end today.

“Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears” Arthur Koestler.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Forty-two countries are close to agreeing an upgrade of their Global Procurement Agreement (GPA), a reform that could unlock tens of billions of dollars of commercial opportunities, and many times more if China gets on board, trade sources said yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of speaking “gibberish” in his recent address to the United Nations and called NATO’s actions in Libya a “monstrous crime” yesterday in his first opinion column since early July.

Dear Editor, You cannot paint a horse and call it a zebra, and neither can Donald Romotar divorce himself from President Jagdeo and the current PPP regime, with its neglect, its corruption, its thievery and its shame.

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