Daily Archive: Thursday, October 20, 2011

(Trinidad Express) Former PNM ministers have asserted that they are not racists, nor did they selectively favour people to receive scholarships during their tenure.

SIRTE, Libya,  (Reuters) – Disturbing images of a  blood-stained and shaken Muammar Gaddafi being dragged around by  angry fighters quickly circulated around the world after the  Libyan dictator’s dramatic death near his home town of Sirte.

Oil exploration company CGX on Tuesday announced that it had completed a deal which allows it to proceed with the financing of several wells offshore Guyana.

(WICB) Chittagong, Bangladesh – Devendra Bishoo is “big” on Test cricket.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The claim by attorneys of  Michael Jackson’s doctor that the singer killed himself with an  injection of the powerful anesthetic propofol is a “crazy  scenario,” a top anesthesiology expert testified today.

Police say that at about  2300h last night, businessman Heeralall Sookdeo, 56 years, of Courbane Park, Annandale, ECD, and a female friend were held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, at a Chinese restaurant on Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama today hailed Muammar Gaddafi’s death as a warning to  authoritarian leaders across the Middle East that iron-fisted  rule “inevitably comes to an end,” and as vindication for his  cautious strategy towards Libya.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud  Jibril, citing a forensic report, said today ousted Libyan  leader Muammar Gaddafi died from a bullet wound to the head  received in crossfire between interim government fighters and  his own supporters after he had been captured.

(Reuters) – The new Libyan government’s television  channel broadcast today a close-up picture showing Muammar  Gaddafi’s son, Mo’tassim, lying dead on a stretcher in what  appeared to be a hospital.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Al Jazeera television showed  images of Muammar Gaddafi, apparently wounded but still alive  when he was captured.

LA FRIA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan leader  Hugo Chavez declared himself cancer-free today, four  months after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor that shook the  South American nation ahead of a 2012 presidential vote.

Hundreds of people from all sections of Region 10 flood the Linmine Constabulary Drill Square at Linden this morning for the distribution of some 1,000 house lots.

SIRTE, Libya, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi was killed  by Libyans he once scorned as “rats”, succumbing to wounds, some  seemingly inflicted after his capture by fighters who overran  his last redoubt today in his hometown of Sirte.

(Trinidad Guardian) A misdiagnosed illness went wrong at the beleaguered San Fernando General Hospital on Tuesday when a Penal teenager, who was being treated for leptospirosis, died from dengue haemorrhagic fever.

By Marcelle Thomas The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) has defended surgery done on a young woman who checked into the hospital with `labour’ pain but which was later discovered to be a false pregnancy and reportedly the first of its kind at the hospital.

With more students opting to sit the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Minister of Education Shaik Baksh yesterday said there are plans to create a sixth form school.

Valerie Garrido–Lowe yesterday vowed to resist attempts to oust her from The United Force (TUF), saying that she is still leader until party members decide otherwise.

After weeks of delay, A Partnership for National Unity has picked Working People’s Alliance Co-leader Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, 68, as the running mate for its presidential candidate David Granger.

Guyana will be among former British colonies in the region that will be asked to repeal laws criminalising homosexuality at next week’s biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), in Perth, Australia.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang and Justice Rishi Persaud at a Full Court sitting last Friday discharged an injunction that blocked the construction of a multi-cinema complex and shopping mall at Area K, Plantation Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.

Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jennifer Webster,  told a climate change and development for Africa conference this week in Ethiopia that while there is need for a legally binding international climate treaty, progress to date remains bleak, and there are also serious problems with climate finances.

A collision between a motorcycle and a car last evening around 8:30pm at the junction of Middle and Carmichael Streets left two  policemen injured and they were up to press time at the Georgetown Public Hospital receiving medical attention.

Two men who were separately charged for robbing employees of  Edward Beharry Company  in Linden  appeared  before Magistrate Suanna Lovell at the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Government’s much-vaunted procurement website www.eprocure.gov.gy  is currently inaccessible with the hosts for the website indicating that the “account has been suspended”.

A man who was charged with hitting his girlfriend with a spade because of a misunderstanding between them was yesterday placed on $40,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Gunmen on Tuesday night descended on an Ulverston, Corentyne house and after ordering three women to lie on the floor escaped with jewellery and cash.

Caribbean journalists attending the Thomson Foundation Multimedia Journalism Workshop in Barbados were urged to recognize that “a word is like a bomb and once it is set free it can do all kinds of damage.”

The Ministry of Education says 110 English and Mathematics teachers at poor performing secondary schools countrywide recently completed a week-long training session.

Leather prevailed over willow and bowlers capitalised on poor batting as hosts Guyana defeated the Windward Islands by 103 runs in their opening Group B encounter of the Regional Super50 limited overs competition for the Clive Lloyd Cup at the Guyana National Stadium ground yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted a 36-year-old mason self bail when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of unlawful wounding.

CENTURION, South Africa,  (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting scored a classy half-century as Australia humbled South Africa by 93 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first one-day international yesterday.

(Reuters) – Taufeeq Umar compiled his sixth test century to put Pakistan in complete control after the second day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee is assuring Guyanese  that the Guyana Police Force and the Joint Services are fully mobilised to ensure the maintenance of order throughout the campaign season, on elections day and even post-elections.

By Emmerson Campbell Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil along with Iwan Azore and Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell are officially part of the ‘Thirst Park Explosion’, a Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) card which is scheduled to be held on October 29.

The Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI) recently completed the second phase of the Guyana Interpretive Guide Training and Field Guide Development Programme.

A Nigerian national who entered Guyana illegally since 2009 was yesterday fined $30,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) has acknowledged that the Arbitration Award presented Monday is better than what Guyana Power and Light (GPL) workers received in the past but said it may cause other employers to disregard agreements made on behalf of workers through union negotiation.

By Iva Wharton The Guyana Open Golf tournament which was launched yesterday at Banks DIH, Thirst Park has attracted a diverse group of participants.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry imposed a fine and community service on a 32-year-old miner who had ganja in his possession, and granted him $100,000 bail on a wounding charge, when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Guyana’s World ranked number 43 squash player Nicolette Fernandes, yesterday won a bronze medal at the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, chef-de Mission Noel Adonis reported.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency and Go-Invest are hosting a workshop on Grant Proposal Writing on Friday October 28, in keeping with the agency’s aim to foster an enabling environment for trade and investment within the region.

Georgetown, Guyana – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced that the

PARIS/FRANKFURT, (Reuters) – Plans to tackle the euro  zone debt crisis have stalled with Paris and Berlin at odds over  how to increase the firepower of the region’s bailout fund,  French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government cancelled  plans to fund a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration  project at Longannet in Scotland, signalling the technology  remains too costly and undermining Britain’s ambition to become  a clean technology leader.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester’s two-pronged assault on the Champions League finally sprang to life on Tuesday when United won their first match of the campaign by beating Romanians Otelul Galati 2-0 away and City left it until stoppage time to beat Villarreal 2-1.

The CCS Store recently presented prizes to the winners in its annual ‘Back to School’ promotion.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The U.N. torture  investigator called on nations yesterday to end lengthy  solitary confinement in prisons, saying it could cause serious  mental and physical damage and amount to torture.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba will greatly expand the  amount of land granted to private farmers, an agriculture  official said yesterday, as the Communist-run country  struggles to boost productivity in the sector.

Professional Guard Services (PGS) recently hosted its Third Quarterly Awards ceremony at the Garden Room at Kirkpatrick Catering.

 (Reuters) – England called up Graham Onions to the squad for the remainder of the one-day internationals in India after fast bowler Chris Woakes was ruled out with a thigh strain  yesterday.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha says this year’s roster of activities for Deepavali celebrations will include seven motorcades across the country that will meet at a number of venues for grand cultural presentations.

DIYARBAKIR, (Reuters) – Turkey launched air  and ground assaults on Kurdish militants in Iraq yesterday,  vowing to take “great revenge” after 24 Turkish soldiers were  killed in one of the deadliest Kurdish attacks in decades.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Stabroek News for the excellent editorial `The failure of telecoms reform’ as published in Monday’s edition. 

Following are the latest results of the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association (GFSCA) Bakewell-sponsored 10/10 and T20 competitions played last Sunday at various grounds.

(Trinidad Express) Former chief operating officer of UDeCOTT, Neelanda Rampaul, racked up a TT$3.2 million bill over an eight-month period at the Hyatt Regency “in cookies, sleepovers and lavish banquets”, Housing Minister Roodal Moonilal told the House of Representatives yesterday.

The courtship drama that plays out every five years in Guyana is in full swing.

Dear Editor, The chattering on the stumps really expose the deep deceptions both the regular and new opposition will go to make their flimsy case to the electorate; their cry that they are the best things to happen to Guyana fades away into empty promises.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio, (Reuters) – Dozens of exotic  animals including tigers, lions and bears were let loose on  Ohio farmland by their owner before he committed suicide,  sparking a shoot-to-kill hunt in which 49 of the wild beasts,  including 18 endangered Bengal tigers, were killed.

Dear Editor, We the ‘Vultures and Carrion Crows’ of Guyana are essential for a healthy environment.

Anuradha Dev receiving her award yesterday from Education Minister Shaik Baksh for her overall

The opening Group A match of the 2011 West Indies Super50 Championship between joint defending champions Barbados and the Sagicor High Performance Center (HPC) team at the Everest Cricket Club ground was delicately poised  yesterday before rain intervened and the game ended up being ruled a no contest.

By Shammane Joseph This article will examine the Ordinances which introduced into the colony of British Guiana, trial by jury in 1844.

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I am Bimrq from outer space

In this elections campaign, Government hails its macro-economic policies and parade economic statistics to prove that it has developed this country over the past 19 years.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s total liabilities to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) has been increasing steadily since its creation in 2006 and is expected to reach J$164 billion at the end of this fiscal year, even in the midst of declining global oil prices.

(Trinidad Express) Former chief operating officer at the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) Neelanda Rampaul yesterday vigorously denied the allegations made against her by Housing Minister Roodal Moonilal in his budget presentation on Tuesday, with respect to her having run up expenses at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, to the tune of $3.2 million.

(Barbados Nation) Government yesterday conceded that there was need for further study of its Preservation Of Antiquities And Relics Bill 2011 after senators roundly criticized it, with some calling it draconian and urging that it be sent back for further drafting.