Daily Archive: Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) today urged the opposition parties against participating in the upcoming polls unless “minimum standards” to guarantee free expression and equal access to media are in place.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 2030h on Tuesday at Rose Hall, Corentyne, Berbice, during which businesswoman Samantha John, 31 years of Swamp Section, Rose Hall, was attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The PPP today decried the defacing of a number of its billboards in Kitty yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A popular soca artiste has been questioned by senior officials of the Customs and Excise Division for his purported involvement in a well-organised diesel racket operation on the high seas.

Veteran Ghazal Jagjit Singh is recovering after a brain haemorrhage. According to Bolywoodlife.com

(Trinidad Express)  “Make no mistake about it; the threat of computer attacks in the Caribbean is real.

(Trinidad Express) Contractors are “padding” their payment claims to the tune of millions, Jearlean John, chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UdeCOTT), claimed yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Two men who were found shot dead inside a car near Ortinola Estate, Maracas, St Joseph, were yesterday described by their relatives as shady characters.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan cricket captain  Salman Butt agreed to score no runs in an over during a crucial  game against England as part of a betting scam, a court heard today.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The French enterprise Rungis, the world’s biggest wholesaler in fresh fruit, meat, vegetables and other agricultural products is interested in Surinamese tubers.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer  won the 2011 Nobel prize for literature, the awarding committee  said today.

Two more bodies, which are yet to be identified, have been recovered from the Piari Landing robbery boat mishap.

Guyana Goldfields yesterday announced that it has clinched a Memorandum of Understanding with the government for the Aurora Gold Project on the Cuyuni River which sets mining royalties and paves the way for a mining licence within 45 days.

Residents of Pork Kaituma, in the North West District, Region One, are reporting the pollution of the nearby Kaituma Creek, which is sole source of drinking water in the community.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations.

The investiture ceremony for the 2011 National Awardees is scheduled for October 21 at the National Cultural Centre, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said last evening.

Channel 6 owner CN Sharma may move to the courts to secure an injunction against the recent four-month suspension instituted by President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Agriculture has a place in the modern economy because of global demand and a growing population, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday at an Open Day and Mini Exhibition held by the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary-Agricultural/Development/Authority (MMA/ADA) as part of the observances for Agriculture Month.

The Ministry of Culture has announced that a mega concert and exhibition will be held on Saturday to commemorate the United Nations’ International Year of People of African Descent (IYPAD).

Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday testified that the divestment of state property is based on the advice of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Ltd (NICIL).

The Guyana Media Proprie-tors Association (GMPA) has called for the speedy repeal of the sanctions against CNS Channel 6 and urged that the judgment of the court be awaited.

AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday accused the government of secretly working with an Indian company to manage the Enmore sugar factory, saying that the plans were cancelled in order to avoid potential embarrassment over the lack of transparency.

A 38-year-old East Ruimveldt man who allegedly used threatening language to a boy was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

As of the end of last month, the police recorded 103 murders for the year marginally up from the 102 murders recorded at the end of the same period last year.

Customers purchasing four Hunts products with any Champion pasta at any of the Bounty Supermarket chains countrywide will be given a Breast Cancer Awareness organic shopping bag.

Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Jomo Odinga Mc Donald called “George” or “Yankee”.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce said Banks DIH, Namilco and Pandama Wines won trophies for having the best large, medium and small booths respectively, at GuyExpo 2011.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday condemned the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for abusing state resources as it campaigns for the 2011 elections.

The Ministry of Health presented the Amerindian Affairs Ministry with 42 prescription glasses for distribution to toshaos who had been diagnosed with vision problems during a screening exercise held for participants in the National Toshaos Council in July.

An 18-year old man who allegedly used personal violence while robbing a woman of her gold jewellery at the Sophia Exhibition Complex was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 24-year-old man who allegedly used indecent language to a police corporal was yesterday placed on $5,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 34-year-old La Penitence man who allegedly wounded a woman was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail after he appeared before  Magis-trate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Newly installed Ambassador of Canada to the Caribbean Community David Devine says Canada has “strong interest” in strengthening public security across the region.

The WPA is calling on the public to demonstrate their outrage against government’s one-sided and illogical decision to shut down CNS Channel 6, calling it one of the most brazen acts of government overreach in modern Guyanese history.

By Emmerson Campbell This year’s five-stage road race which pedals off this morning on the Corentyne, Berbice has attracted riders from Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Denmark, Germany, USA and England along with top local riders.

The long-awaited National Sports Policy (NSC) has been completed, according to Sport Minister Dr.

BENGALURU, India, CMC-IANS – In a nail-biting finish, Royal Challengers Bangalore, with West Indies opener Chris Gayle in the line-up, snatched a thrilling victory by two wickets from a defiant South Australian Redbacks yesterday to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC – An undefeated 104 from West Indies Under-19 captain Kraigg Brathwaite carried his side to a morale-boosting, eight-wicket victory over Australia Under-19s in the Quadrangular Youth Series yesterday.

Bishops’ High School has officially been declared winners of the North Georgetown District swimming championships which was held on Monday last at the Castellani Swimming Pool, Homestretch Avenue.

The Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) female Athlete of the Year, Natasha Alder and her teammate Michael Sinclair rewrote the history books of the Joint Services Championships when the event’s second day concluded yesterday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ground, Camp Ayanganna.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s middleweight champion Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman and Edmund DeClou will headline the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) card dubbed the ‘Thirst Park Explosion’ scheduled to be held at Thirst Park ground, Ruimveldt on October 29.

It’s our day: Teachers Yvette Herod (left), Deborah Shortt Parker (middle) and retired teacher Elaine Cruickshank (right) singing and dancing to Guyanese folk songs at one of two awards ceremonies hosted in their honour by the Guyana Teachers Union.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Officials of the Barbados Cricket Association insisted yesterday that cousins Carlos Brathwaite and Jonathan Carter must play for Barbados in this month’s WICB Regional Super50 Championship.

PARIS (Reuters) – Palestinians moved a step closer to full membership of the UN cultural agency yesterday when its board decided to let 193 member countries vote on admission this month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Officials have revoked the naming of the players’ enclosure at Sabina Park after former Jamaica captain and West Indies batsman Lawrence Rowe.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama hailed President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras for his “strong commitment to democracy” yesterday, endorsing the Central American nation’s rehabilitation after a coup in 2009.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Uncapped players Jermaine Blackwood and Kenar Lewis have been selected in the Jamaica squad for this month’s WICB Regional Super50 Championship in Guyana.

Actress Milla Jovovich poses at the world premiere of The Three Musketeers at Westfield, London October 4, 2011 (Reuters/Olivia Harris)

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will begin repatriating its gold reserves from Western nations by mid-November, the central bank head said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Your editorial of October 3 on the closure of Channel 6 and the actions by the President against Mr Sharma sums up all aspects of this case, and I applaud your concise and incisive comments.

AUCKLAND (Reuters) – Sigmund Freud spent a lifetime unravelling the human psyche.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Three Pakistan cricketers, driven by greed, betrayed their team mates and the sport of cricket itself by taking bribes to fix incidents during a test match against England last year, a London court heard  yesterday.

Dear Editor, With APNU contesting the upcoming elections on a platform of shared governance and power-sharing in the form of a Government of National Unity (GNU), the debate on the merits and demerits of this idea has resurfaced.

(Reuters) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will clear all outstanding payments to the players and implement the central contracts before the national team depart for the UAE to play against Sri Lanka.

Actress Ashley Judd poses during a photocall at the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, southeastern France, October 4, 2011.

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Latin American leaders yesterday that pending US free trade deals with Colombia and Panama would power growth in the region and pledged $17.5 million for new programmes to expand economic ties.

Dear Editor, I seriously wonder if the PPP spinners like Prem Misir do think before they parrot propaganda.

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne (L) stands next to his fiancee actress and model Liz Hurley, during a breast cancer awareness campaign event at a department store in Edinburgh, Scotland October 4, 2011.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans are finding that working for private employers instead of a paternalistic communist state is putting more money in their pockets, but they are still struggling to make ends meet.

DHAKA,  (Reuters)– West Indies are happy to build a team around youngsters and will not miss former captain Chris Gayle in the upcoming series against Bangladesh, coach Ottis Gibson said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Two new opinion polls showed the popularity of Venezuela’s socialist President Hugo Chavez rising as he battles cancer a year ahead of a re-election bid.

Dear Editor, The ‘Cilly’ (pronounced ‘silly’) season is back again. Fortunately it is not an annual celebration, but merely a selected opportunistic time when the ‘horsepowers’ of the private engine of growth, who were left braced against the tape the last time around, are now required to reverse to the starting block and re-engineer those proactive programmes of competitiveness which simmered in between seasons.

The children of late singer Michael Jackson, Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson’s life and death played a key role yesterday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing a photo of his dead body.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Johnny Depp apologized yesterday for comparing photo shoots to being raped.

The Guyana Teachers Union yesterday honoured several of its stalwarts in observance of World Teachers Day.

Dear Editor, Has the PPP/C just shot itself in the foot by suspending CNS Channel Six?

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Education Minister, Andrew Holness, is set to become Jamaica’s next Prime Minister after his parliamentary colleagues put aside their own ambitions to endorse his candidacy to become leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).

(Reuters) – Alastair Cook saw India cave in without resistance when the teams last met but the England captain  yesterday said beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side in a limited overs series on their patch will be an altogether different proposition.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – In Haiti, the Americas’ poorest state, the top priority of the incoming prime minister is no different from that of the leader of the world’s richest economy just two hours’ flying time away.

Courts in 18th anniversary promotion: Courts Guyana Inc. yesterday presented 18 lucky customers with $18,000 each in Gift Vouchers.

Dear Editor, Whenever Donald Ramotar opens his mouth it leads to disappointment, since all we are hearing from him is sound-bytes with limited policy substance. 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Watch out Oprah, there’s a savvy pop star and an ambitious real housewife nipping at your financial heels.

Even as experts bemoan the fact that 85 percent of this country’s skilled people migrated and gave their talents to overseas societies, we still have a pool of great people who stayed here and battled the tide of deterioration.

By Estherine Adams This article is an excerpt of a much broader body of work that focuses on Eusi Kwayana and his role in the national political developments of British Guiana, between 1950 and 1961. 

Thursday’s Cartoon

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former England fast bowler Graham Dilley has died after a short illness at the age of 52, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said  yesterday.

They are among some of the most undervalued people in this society.