Daily Archive: Friday, October 14, 2011

BERNE, (Reuters) – Four Caribbean soccer officials  have been banned, including Jamaica Football Federation  president Horace Burrell, for their part in a cash-for-votes  scandal in the run-up to this year’s FIFA presidential election.

It’s hard to believe that the People’s Progressive Party spent so many of its years in the political wilderness lamenting the absence of free and fair elections in Guyana and blaming the PNC  not only on stuffed ballot boxes but on an absence of media freedom.

The police say they are probing an armed robbery that occurred at about 1255h today at One Mile, Wismar, during which salesman Richard Alves, 55 years, was attacked and robbed by five men armed with handguns.

The police say they are investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred at about 1100h.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – India’s spinners  wreaked havoc, after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh  Raina starred with the bat, to clinch a 126-run victory over  England today in the first of five one-day internationals.

John Blanchard, the father accused of murdering two of his children, was remanded to prison this morning by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Toronto Star says that a Guyana-born Oshawa justice of the peace has been accused of sexual harassment by several female court staff who work with him.

On October 11th professor Duke Pollard was sworn in as a temporary Justice of the Belize Court of Appeal by the Governor General, Sir Colville Young, at Belize House, Belmopan, according to The Guardian of Belize.

The People’s Progressive Party will name its prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections on Sunday at its rally in Linden.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A German computer whizz-kid was  jailed today after trying to bring new bank card scamming  technology into Britain.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Surrey Hotel Management Limited, an outfit established and owned by Kevin Hedrickson who operates the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, will take over operations of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston come Friday, October 28.

(Trinidad Express) The Bocas Lit Fest hosts a Martin Carter evening this evening to honour the late, great Guyanese poet.

(Trinidad Express) The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will build a military hospital for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF).

(Trinidad Express) Jack Warner, Minister of Works and Infrastructure, is still being investigated by police in connection with his bringing in over US$40,000 into T&T without declaring it.

(Trinidad Express) The video and transcripts of Works Minister Jack Warner offering advice on “gifts” from former FIFA presidential hopeful, Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam, to Caribbean Football Union officials have been handed over to the Attorney General.

(Reuters) – Australia test and one-day captain  Michael Clarke has defended his players against match-fixing  allegations after a sports agent said the country’s top  cricketers were “the biggest” culprits.

Jamaican investigators at the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) say they have a “good understanding” of how cocaine valued at $112 million was smuggled into the island yesterday on board a ship coming from Guyana.

“I regret how my children died. I believe that he planned to do this.

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) has condemned President Bharrat Jagdeo’s  statements referring to journalists as “vultures and carrion crows”, declaring that the attack is “inflammatory” and “designed to endanger the lives of media practitioners and their families.”

Pandemonium broke out yesterday morning after a speeding Route 40 minibus transporting 17 St Joseph High School students to inter-school sports flipped several times after being hit by a car.

As US and Caribbean partners prepare for an upcoming security cooperation dialogue, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central America and the Caribbean Julissa Reynoso yesterday reported that the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) has seen results in the support for law enforcement and judicial reform.

There was a total power outage in the capital early yesterday morning, when the installed protective device failed to clear a fault on one of the feeders from the new Kingston power plant, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) said.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jack Warner has described the leaking of a video appearing to show him urging officials to accept cash gifts from former FIFA Presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam as part of a “conspiracy” against the game in the Caribbean.

A Linden/Georgetown minibus driver and his female partner were robbed of an undisclosed sum of cash, jewellery and other personal effects at their Wis/Roc Housing Scheme, Wismar Linden home last night.

A Vryheids Lust man who is purportedly  mentally challenged was accused yesterday of setting fire to the Transport and Harbours Department building on Urquhart Street when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(WICB) Georgetown, Guyana – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced another exciting feature of the Regional Super50.

The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has offered the opposition parties five minutes of free programming weekly—an offer which could possibly be extended in the future, says the station’s programme manager Martin Goolsarran.

Today’s field events will determine the winner of the East Georgetown Inter-Schools competition but yesterday the athletes were quite assertive on the track, throwing down the gauntlet to competitors in  the upcoming National Track & Field, Cycling and Swimming championships next month.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will be holding a rally tomorrow at 6:00pm at the Palm Tree Cinema Square in Linden.

St. Mary’s Secondary School recorded a mammoth 441 points to comfortably win the track and field aspect of the North Zone Inter-Schools Championships in Zone Three yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

The PPP/C is still reviewing whether its presidential candidate Donald Ramotar will be participating in the upcoming presidential debate being organised by Merundoi Inc.

Digicel is yet to publicly respond to complaints about disruptions to the local BlackBerry service, which may be part of the global outage that has affected users in more than five continents.

Illegal ‘shops’ situated near mining camps in Guyana’s interior gold-mining areas are being targeted for removal as part of a move by the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) to tackle the rising number of violent robberies in the sector.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – After promising much before with eight half-centuries, Lendl Simmons came good with his maiden international hundred to lead West Indies to a 40-run victory in the first One-day International yesterday.

Flour exports to Brazil by the National Milling Company (Namilco) are proceeding at between 1,100 and 1,500 bags per week and can be increased even further but for the incomplete state of the road between Linden and Lethem, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer Bert Sukhai.

After a two-year hiatus Guyana’s national female basketball team will be back in action as they are scheduled to compete in the Gillian Brazier tournament in Antigua.

The opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday announced that it will boost its public image very soon with visible paraphernalia.

Official and public chatter about the prospects which the 2009 official opening of the Takutu Bridge held for increasing access to Brazilian markets for goods manufactured in Guyana has more or less subsided beneath the recognition that while the completion and commissioning of the bridge was an important step in that direction, the completion of an all-weather road between Linden and Lethem was still a factor – perhaps the major factor to be considered if locally manufactured products were to benefit fully from what is a huge Brazilian market.

Dear Editor, We read with a great deal of interest the recent announcement that the Brazilian lower house (the Chamber of Deputies in the Congresso Nacional do Brasil) is putting in place legislation for the appointment of a Truth Commission to investigate abuses of the Brazilian military between 1964 and 1985.

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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Raj Rajaratnam, a self-made  hedge fund tycoon convicted in the biggest Wall Street trading  scandal in a generation, was ordered to serve 11 years in  prison, the longest sentence ever in an insider-trading case  but far less than prosecutors sought.

The Mayor and City Council said garbage collection from East, North and South Ruimveldt has been delayed due to mechanical problems with the trucks at one of its service providers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s former world  heavyweight champion David Haye retired from the sport on his  31st birthday yesterday, ruling out future bouts with  Ukraine’s Klitschko brothers.

The Barbados Manufacturers Association (BMA) has echoed a sentiment expressed to Stabroek Business recently by a local seamstress regarding persons importing garments from the Far East, relabelling them and passing them off to consumers as Caribbean-made products.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your correspondence dated October 8, 2011 requesting comments on a letter published in Stabroek News (October 8th, 2011) under the caption `Poorly cared for children in Cotton Field’.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration,  under fire for not taking a harder line on China over its  currency, appears set to move against the Asia export  powerhouse on other fronts as next year’s U.S.

Migrant Workers Despite the happy talk of the administration, the current model of development might not be enough to carry Guyana into the future.

Former junior national basketball player Orin Rose put on a clinic to lead his team, Unknowns, undefeated through to the next round of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Court last Wednesday evening.

A 42-year-old miner who allegedly held a man at gunpoint and robbed him of over $4M in gold was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Of many surreal moments in the  life and times of Hugo Chavez, the flamboyant Venezuelan  leader’s encounter with a puppet of himself this week was one  of the wackiest.

Just days after the disclosure by New York police that several Guyanese had been arrested following the breaking up of what was described as “the biggest ID scam in American history” involving the manufacture and use of forged credit cards, a new report published in the United States says that credit and debit card fraudsters in that country remain on top of their game despite increased spending by commercial banks and other business houses on measures designed to curb their activities.

(Trinidad Express)  The Central Bank is ready with the bonds for CLICO depositors, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, Russia, CMC – Guyanese pugilists Leon “Hurry Up” Moore and Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite will feature on the undercard for one of the biggest fight nights in Russian history next month.

Dear Editor, After passing through a PPP/C political meeting at Industry held recently I came to the realization that quite a lot of persons are not aware what the true purpose of an Election is.

A minibus conductor who allegedly used abusive language while resisting arrest by police officers  was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(Trinidad Guardian) Five more Caribbean nations have given permission for low-cost carrier REDjet to operate flights from their countries.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Authorities in Guatemala  declared former president Oscar Mejia a fugitive yesterday  after ordering his arrest to face charges of genocide during  the 36-year civil war in the Central American country.

The Guyana Red Cross Society yesterday bemoaned the poor state of first aid training in Guyanese homes, as International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed.

Dear Editor, Please refer to an article in the Daily Stabroek dated 9th Oct 2011 under the caption `Kumar expects Inter-Guiana Games teams to do very well’ and two articles in the Kaieteur News dated Oct 7th and 12th 2011.

  The Shell Service Station on Vlissengen Road taking shape yesterday.

At 21, Antonio London exudes the confidence of a seasoned businessman. More than that, his aptitude and enterprise extends way beyond managing a successful business.

Twenty-eight persons from the 10 administrative regions, excepting Regions Four  and Five, are pursuing a  medical training programme for health care providers.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jonathan Carter has all but confirmed that he will play for Barbados in the Caribbean Super50 Championship starting next week in Guyana.

An interesting analysis, entitled CARICOM’s Future in Doubt, was published by the Economist Intelligence Unit on October 5.

Lord, you have made the blind see

The shell of the government’s

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Australia were too   sharp for rusty South Africa as the touring side won the first  Twenty20 international by five wickets with three balls to spare  yesterday.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Illegal migration between Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil can only be tackled by consultations and close cooperation.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Relieved after five years of  waiting, Colombia celebrated U.S.

Renita Camille Singh was admitted to the Bar

Dear Editor, Our prospect for developing into a highly industrialised state is closely linked with the question of energy supplies.

I was once a “student” of American Visas – categories, types, usage, who could qualify for which.

The New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) has launched the Market Enterprise and Information System to provide marketing services to farmers and other stakeholders in the non-traditional agriculture sector.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians should brace themselves for more job losses for the remainder of this year, says Governor of the Central Bank Dr Delisle Worrell.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 429’s trading results showed consideration of $1,197,444 from 50,500 shares traded in 8 transactions as compared to session 428 which showed consideration of $4,800 from 1,000 shares traded in 1 transaction.