Daily Archive: Thursday, September 29, 2011

(WICB) Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Kevin McClean produced a classic fast bowling performance as Sagicor High Performance Centre pulled off a superb win over West Indies in their 40-over Carib Asian Series match today.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s doctor  asked a bodyguard to grab vials of medicine and a saline bag  from the singer’s bedroom on the morning he died, a Los Angeles  court heard today in the manslaughter trial of Dr.

An unlicensed shotgun and some cartridges were on Sunday recovered by police ranks at Aishalton, Rupununi.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and her Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro will meet in Port of Spain tomorrow, a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Chairman of Region 10 Mortimer Mingo today said that Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon had contacted him in August 2010 saying that he (Mingo) had been  identified to receive a house lot at Pradoville 2 and that was the last

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian federal police are  examining the role of tycoon Anil Ambani in a multi-billion  dollar telecoms scandal that has rocked political and business  elites, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said today.

(Trinidad Express) A national of Trinidad and Tobago convicted of manslaughter and for selling drugs has been named among the almost 3,000 illegal immigrants arrested by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has lost about TT$1.5 billion through an illegal racket of selling diesel fuel to buyers in other countries.

President Bharrat Jagdeo this morning called on the private sector to be more transparent in conducting its affairs saying that this is key to making business pursuits here more competitive.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India axed spinner Harbhajan  Singh today and drafted in the uncapped Sreenath Aravind  and Rahul Sharma for the first two one-day internationals  against England next month.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo  Chavez today mocked a U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) Veteran Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) power player, Karl Samuda, says he has already identified ‘in his mind’ the person who is best placed to take over the leadership of the party when prime minister and party leader, Bruce Golding makes his exit in November.

PNCR General Secretary Oscar Clarke this morning denied a statement made by Dr.

The Bank of Guyana today said that new $1,000 and $500 bills with improved security features are to be introduced.

(Barbados Nation) A soaring electricity bill has forced one manufacturing company to call for a change of legislation to allow firms to install solar panels, sell power to the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) and then buy back what they need.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar spent last night at the St Clair Medical Centre as a “precaution” after she complained of feeling “unwell” earlier in the morning.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday rejected that there is a major ethnic imbalance among land owners at the new ‘Pradoville 2’ housing development at Sparendaam.

An increase in the projected cost of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Plant (AFHEP) by more than US$200 million has been attributed by Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon to the “escalation” of associated costs connected with financing and materials for the project.

Although major works on the Lethem trail are slated to be completed within three months, minibus drivers who use the road said earlier this week that no works are being undertaken on pivotal sections even as good weather prevails.

A Corriverton man is being sought by police after he sold a woman’s property to three different individuals under false pretence and robbed her of $600,000 in jewellery.

The price of the daily edition of Stabroek News will move from $60 to $80 effective October 1, 2011.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said that he only wrote to CNS Channel 6 broadcaster CN Sharma inviting him to a meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo tomorrow and denied knowledge of a second document which indicated an impending one year suspension of his television licence over violations.

Linden suffered a spate of power outages yesterday that disrupted businesses and angered residents.

The AFC will be engaging all stakeholders to craft a consensus code of conduct for the upcoming polls, party leader Raphael Trotman announced yesterday.

AFC Leader Raphael Trotman says that his party has found no major issues with the revised voters list and has described it as a list of a “higher standard” compared to those compiled for previous elections.

Grade 5 Cropper Primary School student Renee Bisnauth yesterday walked away with the title of National Spelling Bee champion, while winning the hearts of many in the process.

A pilot has been launched for the Parent-Child Alternative Programme (P-CAP), which is aimed at helping students in Linden diagnosed with literacy problems and their parents.

Two Ontario, Canada-based universities are targeting prospective students from Guyana. Brescia University College, Canada’s lone women’s university, and the University of Waterloo have dispatched a two-member delegation to meet guidance counsellors and other relevant officials at schools where students may be interested.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said the school drop-out rate is now half that of that recorded five years ago, at a rally for students to honour schools in Georgetown that have achieved a 98% attendance rate.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has taken a decision to constitute the committee to commence reviewing applications for radio licencing, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon.

Residents of Region Six who have been trained as mediators were yesterday presented with certificates at a ceremony held at Little Rock Suites, New Amsterdam.

The woman charged with causing the death of 62-year–old East Ruimveldt resident Eustace Rodrigues by dangerous driving was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Cabinet has offered no objection to six contracts the agriculture, security, housing and water and works sectors, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

A taxi driver who admitted robbing his passenger at gunpoint was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Two men who allegedly snatched over $1 million in Bourda Market at gunpoint were yesterday remanded to prison after they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Jormin Jackson, the minibus driver accused of causing the deaths of five persons in the Home-stretch Avenue accident in July, was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is implementing a School Retention and Child Labour Prevention Programme on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) on Tuesday hosted its Early Savers Annual Bursary Awards ceremony during which 13 young students were recognized for their success at the recent National Grade Six assessment.

US Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt on Tuesday pledged his commitment to working with government, civil society, private sector and all Guyanese to build on the existing partnership for the mutual benefit of both countries.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee lauded prison officers for their commitment to their jobs, saying the public may not always be aware of the risks they take to ensure their safety, on the occasion of Guyana Prison Service Week 2011.

After a day in which the 29-man provisional squad was put through a round of rigorous fitness tests, the National Senior Selectors met at the GCB Boardroom at the end of those sessions and selected a final 14-member squad along with six  back-up players yesterday.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad and Canadian High Commissioner David Devine on Monday discussed Guyana’s tourism potential and ways of deepening ties between the two nations.

The Bakewell Male Open 15/15, Female Open 10/10 and Male over 40 yrs 25/25 countrywide Softball tournament continued last Sunday at various venues.

By Iva Wharton When it comes to the development of sports in Guyana it would seem that the private sector is doing much more than it should or too much is expected of them.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have dumped Mitchell Johnson from their Twenty20 side for their upcoming South Africa tour after the paceman endured a poor tour in Sri Lanka.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-IANS – Trinidad & Tobago once again sacrificed victory on the altar of defeat in another heart-breaking finish, after thoughtless bowling from Ravi Rampaul and questionable tactics from Daren Ganga condemned them to lose in a one-over eliminator following a tie against New South Wales of Australia in the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-IANS – A timely cameo from all-rounder Dwayne Bravo powered the Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win, their first in the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday, as Jean-Paul Duminy’s spell of four for 20 went waste for the Cape Cobras.

National junior 400 metres athlete Stephan James has  again etched his name in the annals of sports in his homeland when he competed at the recently-concluded South American Junior Championships in Colombia.

This is the season that we loosely describe as school sports.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been hospitalized at the St Clair Medical for evaluation.

The Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) is sending a seven-man contingent to Suriname tomorrow to participate in its first international Draught Tournament over the weekend.

Dear Editor, Some time ago the new law of Guyana required that I confirm my banking particulars.

Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets and Port Mourant Karibee Rice teams have reached the final of this year’s Busta Champion of Champions tournament in Berbice.

(Trinidad Guardian) A jury on Wednesday was told a horrible story of how a four-year-old girl was strung up by her hair and punched 20 to 30 times, allegedly by her stepfather.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Marlon Samuels has been cleared to bowl again in international matches more than three years after he was banned for an illegal bowling action.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is ready to change its stern policy toward Cuba but has not seen steps from Havana that would justify lifting its embargo, President Barack Obama said yesterday.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, September 25, the inter-county final between Demerara and Berbice was held at the Albion Sports Complex and ten thousand persons were in attendance.

The Ministry of Tourism’s booth was almost completed yesterday. GuyExpo opens today at the National Exhibition Site, Sophia.

British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre yesterday presented his letters of Credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President and outlined social sector

(Barbados Nation) – More marijuana “plantations” are popping up across the island as authorities clamp down on smuggling between Barbados and long-standing prolific drug source St Vincent.

LONDON, CMC – Carlos Edwards said he would probably face an extension of his one-year driving ban, rather than face jail following his after he was allegedly caught driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

Dear Editor, Your Sunday Stabroek article of September 25 (‘Modification costs might help reduce overall cost of Amaila project’), continues to highlight many troubling questions regarding the design, specification, payments and funding for the proposed Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHEP) with claims without substantiation that design enhancement will reduce overall project costs. 

Dear Editor, I am from the West Coast of Demerara but have just migrated to Richmond Hill this year. 

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Daren Ganga said Trinidad & Tobago’s second heart-crushing loss in three days was difficult to swallow.

(Trinidad Express) – A high court judge on Wednesday ordered the now defunct CLICO Investment Bank (CIB) to repay a $700 million deposit to the National Insurance Board.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin has risked harming Russia’s economy by firing his finance minister, a prominent economist and business leader said yesterday, adding to scattered warnings of crisis since Putin confirmed he would reclaim the presidency.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – It is a project that should symbolize the transformational benefits of hosting the 2014 World Cup — a sleek new monorail train gliding above Brazil’s steamy Amazon city of Manaus.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England will play three-test series against West Indies and South Africa next year separated by a five-match one-day series against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The National Communications Net-work (NCN) in Berbice while airing a ‘Bedtime Song’ was incredibly repeatedly using the word ‘hold’ instead of ‘whole’ to describe a variety of items or stocks by distributors for sale.

Scotiabank in partnership with the Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA) has donated $120,000,each, to the Lifeline Counselling Services and Agape Network.

SIRTE (Reuters) – Libya’s new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being shielded by nomadic tribesmen in the desert near the Algerian border, while his followers fend off assaults on his hometown. 

Politikles

In a report published in this newspaper yesterday about the lack of a cook at the Port Kaituma Secondary School, which is a boarding school, we quoted a single parent as saying that she might be forced to remove her 13-year-old daughter from the school if the situation continued, though she did not want to do so because the child was the first of her five children to attend secondary school.

By Robert B. Zoellick Imagine if a city of almost four million people disappeared every year.

HAVANA (Reuters) – For the first time since the 1959 revolution, Cubans will have the right to buy and sell cars in a much-anticipated reform under President Raul Castro, another step toward greater economic freedom on the communist-led island.

Serena Williams lost the US Open tennis final recently, and ended up on the front page of the world’s newspapers.

Dear Editor, A government can be seen as the enemy by the US, UK and France just for standing up for the rights of its people.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan have been affected by the sudden resignation of coach Waqar Younis ahead of series against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said yesterday.

BELGRADE/MITROVICA (Reuters) – NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) reinforced troops at a border crossing in the ethnic Serb north yesterday, a day after more than a dozen people were injured in clashes.

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