Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

ZURICH, (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body  FIFA opened cases against another 10 officials from the  Caribbean Football Union (CFU) today related to the now  infamous meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad in May.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The wife of financial swindler  Bernard Madoff said in an interview to be aired Sunday that  the couple attempted suicide by taking pills on Christmas Eve  2008 after his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme was exposed.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s sports minister  resigned today over a corruption scandal, the country’s  GloboNews television station said, reviving concern over  President Dilma Rousseff’s unstable ruling coalition and the  country’s lagging preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

In the latest of a raft of political re-alignments with general elections just over a month away, The United Force (TUF) has joined up with The Alliance For Change (AFC).

Police today said that they are investigating two murders, one at Enachu and the other at Port Mourant and both were fuelled by alcohol.

At around 9.30 this morning an Air Services Limited Cessna 206 aircraft, bearing the registration number 8RGGE, crashed on landing at Arau in Region Seven, during bad weather conditions.

(Trinidad Guardian) CL Financial has sold the former Seagram distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana for US$29 million (TT$186 million), an official of the Government-controlled conglomerate confirmed yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister John Sandy says new measures are to be implemented to ensure there is swift justice for police indiscipline in T&T. He

(Trinidad Express) A man forced off the road by police officers, who then beat and jailed him, was yesterday awarded TT$76,000 in compensation by the High Court.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica is to embark on a radical new tourism strategy based in part on the 2007 Cricket World Cup special visa system.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Andrew Holness administration has a new face to communicate its policies and programmes with Senator Arthur Williams getting the additional portfolio of information while the outspoken Daryl Vaz has been given a new task – that of driving public-sector efficiency.

Residents of Whim, Corentyne, Berbice, the hometown of Moses Nagamootoo, had mixed reaction yesterday as word spread about his resignation from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Vendors from approximately 100 stalls operating at the Stabroek Market in Section 5 have raised concerns about a two-day flooding which has caused a “major loss” after the valve of the koker broke during the high tide on Sunday.

Guyana’s representative Arti Cameron will not be participating at the Miss World 2011 pageant now underway in London, England.

For over two days, the residents of Stevedore Housing Scheme have been livid over the stench emanating from a broken compactor loaded with garbage, which is parked in the nearby Cevon’s Waste Management storage facility.

Businessman Peter Ramsaroop has endorsed the PPP/C. A longstanding and bitter critic of the PPP/C and President Bharrat Jagdeo,  Ramsaroop in a statement issued by the PPP/C yesterday said he had reviewed the party’s manifesto and was

Pizza Hut’s Vlissengen Road outlet was yesterday morning broken into and robbed of a flat screen television while the security guard was clueless until five hours later.

When A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Presidential Candidate David Granger continued his campaign meeting citizens in Georgetown recently, residents  complained about the lack of jobs for youths in their communities and expressed distress over the unhealthy environment and the deteriorating infrastructure.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh says 300 trainee teachers at the Cyril Potter College of Education will be receiving laptops under the government/World Bank US$4.2M teacher education reform project before year-end.

A 23-year-old conductor who pleaded guilty to wounding the driver of the minibus he was conducting and damaging the man’s spectacles was yesterday fined $40,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday refused to grant an injunction preventing the holding of the November 28 elections on the grounds that the court has no jurisdiction to do so.

Charity businessman Clement James, who pleaded guilty to a count of manslaughter over a 2006 murder, will remain in prison for the next three years, after a judge took into consideration the five years he has already spent behind bars.

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago captains Assad Fudadin and Darren Ganga yesterday exuded confidence ahead of today’s first day/night semi-final match of the Super50 tournament scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Members of the public continue to grumble about the price of plantain and checks by Stabroek News showed that the local staple is being vended at between $160 and $240 per pound depending on which of the two main city markets is patronized.

Not renowned around the world for his diplomacy, Chris Gayle asked the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday why he should apologise, challenging the body to make its position clear on what they want from him.

Government’s much-vaunted procurement website www.eprocure.gov.gy is still inaccessible a week after Stabroek News first reported on the issue.

The 47-year-old farmer who was reportedly  chopped severely by his nephew on Sunday evening has since been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he is nursing five chop wounds about his hands.

Currently ignored senior West Indies fast-bowler Jerome Taylor, suggested he has an 80 % chance of appearing in Jamaica’s semi-final encounter versus Sagicor High Performance Center (HPC) tomorrow, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence Taylor, as most cricket fans may be aware,  has not donned the West Indies colours since June 2010.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry fined two men claiming to be Brazilian refugees $30,000 each after they pleaded guilty to entering Guyana illegally, when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United beat League Two Aldershot Town 3-0 in the League Cup fourth round yesterday to begin the road to recovery after their humiliating 6-1 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday.

Post-mortem results have confirmed that 49-year-old Vernon Alexander of 47 Miles, Mabura Road was murdered.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  CMC – A sporting declaration by Bangladesh was not enough to engineer a result in the opening Test here yesterday, and West Indies experienced little horrors in holding on for a predictable draw on the final day.

Dear Editor, This letter is prompted by the expressed dissatisfaction of an irate parent whose child turned up 18 minutes late to an interview for employment at my company.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted bail in the sums of $25,000 and $50,000 to two men charged with unlawful wounding when they yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki gave another gritty demonstration of why she has enjoyed a virtual year-long stranglehold on the world number one ranking with a 5-7 6-2 6-4 defeat of Agnieszka Radwanska in her opening match at the WTA Championships yesterday.

CARICOM Chairman, and  Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.

Dear Editor, Nigel Hughes should have started his press release of October 24 where he ended, proclaiming he is the proud descendant of a long line of field slaves.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) says Deepavali has earned national recognition and is celebrated across cultures as the nation continues to forge unity.

Dear Editor, Under the theme ‘Working for a Better Tomorrow,‘ the PPP/C Manifesto for the 2011 elections is a mix of distortions,  untruths and misrepresentations, wishful thinking or no thinking at all.

Guyana’s senior national football team the “Golden Jaguars” yesterday received further support from the business community, ahead of the team’s two crucial home and away CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifiers, against Trinidad and Tobago on November 11 and 15

The Ministry of Education says 758 students countrywide recently completed its Secondary Competency Cer-tificate Programme (SCCP) aimed at reducing the school drop-out rate.

Dear Editor, It is with a great sense of compulsion that I wish to draw attention to what I consider to be some deficiencies with regard to your coverage of the ruling PPP/C 2011 election campaign.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party  yesterday claimed a thumping victory in the country’s first  election, sending a message to the region that once-banned  Islamists are challenging for power after the “Arab Spring”.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Despite boasting two of the most sought after players in world Twenty20 cricket, there was not one West Indian in the top 10 of the inaugural ICC Twenty20 International rankings released on Monday.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja and his spin colleagues bowled India to a 95-run victory over England in the fifth and final one-day international to complete a series sweep  yesterday.

Dear Editor, As a follower of Jesus Christ and his teachings, I cannot allow Juan Edghill to make the statement he made on Sunday without a strong rebuke.

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – Amnesty International  issued a scathing report on the Dominican Republic yesterday,  saying its national police force was responsible for killing  and torturing with impunity.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a 39-year-old man who allegedly attacked his reputed wife with a cutlass.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. General  Assembly called yesterday for the 20th straight year on the  United States to lift its trade embargo against Cuba, as the  communist-run island dismissed as fraudulent U.S.

More than two months have passed since the five fishermen from Coren-tyne, Berbice went missing and relatives are yet to hear any news, positive or negative, on their loved ones.

Guyana will be hosting Group D of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition kicking off on  November 2 at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda.

ERCIS, Turkey, (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled a  two-week-old baby girl alive from a collapsed apartment block yesterday as they battled to find survivors of an earthquake in  eastern Turkey that killed more than 400 people and made tens of  thousands homeless.

Dear Editor, One of the main points in the PPP/C’s manifesto is the improvement of the justice system in Guyana, a key component of which will see a revamping of its overall administration, efficiency and fairness for all citizens of this country.

(Jamaica Gleaner) There are indications that Jamaican dancehall star, Adidja Palmer, more popularly known as Vybz Kartel, is being investigated in connection with a series of violent incidents, stretching from St Catherine to sections of St Andrew.

By Iva Wharton Nine-time Guyana Golf Open champion Nazeem ‘Papo’ Haniff says though play has improved on the local golf scene there is need for a coach to hone the talent of budding players.

(Trinidad Express) Pedestrians covered their faces with rags and masks as a thick blanket of smoke laced with the fumes of burning plastics hung over downtown Port of Spain up to late last night following a fire which razed three businesses on lower Charlotte Street yesterday.

Dear Editor, While Ms Gillian Burton, former President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), has a constitutional right to freedom of association, such right does not extend to falsification of claims about the GTUC. 

The US Embassy says its EducationUSA Advising Center is promoting its ‘Study in the USA’ programme at the second annual College Fair set for School of the Nations.

LOS ROQUES, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Luxury yachts  weigh anchor in pristine turquoise bays and small boats carry  wealthy families with deck chairs and picnic baskets through  the waves to the white sands of Francisqui Island.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Hurricane Rina intensified  in the Caribbean today, moving farther from recently  rain-hit coffee and sugar-growing countries in Central America  as it bears down on the popular Mexican resort Cancun.

The widow of the Enmore Sugar Estate worker who died earlier this year following a factory accident has finally gotten word from the Guyana Sugar Corporation concerning the expected compensation.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi and his son  Mo’tassim were buried in a secret desert location on Tuesday,  five days after the deposed Libyan leader was captured, killed  and put on grisly public display.

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to a letter, ‘Too many of our males are walking around with self-esteem deficits which they try to mask‘ (SN, October 24). 

Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes fought their way past Jeremy Miller and Jason Glasgow to deliver the match of the day when play in the annual Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis Tournament commenced Sunday with matches at the Non-Pareil and Pegasus courts.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Deposed Libyan leader Muammar  Gaddafi wrote to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in  August begging him to halt a NATO-led intervention that was  helping a rebel uprising drive him from power, French weekly  Paris Match reported.

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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Eight New York City policemen were charged yesterday with helping run a gun-smuggling ring in a city where Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading a national campaign against illegal guns.

Dear Editor, I was shocked to read in the press about President Jagdeo’s outburst against Mr Nigel Hughes, stating that Mr Hughes will never become a senior counsel under his or Donald Ramotar’s government.

There is expected to be a mixture of local and foreign players for the second Citizens Bank Players golf championship billed for today (Diwali) at the Lusignan Golf Club.

In early 1990, Cheddi Jagan walked up the steps of the University of Guyana Social Science building, came to the dean’s office and requested that I agree to join the PPP/C slate for the elections that were due later that year. 

It seemed almost inevitable that once Colonel Gaddafi went on the run from Tripoli, with the fighters of the National Transitional Council in hot pursuit, that his death would be next on the agenda of his pursuers.

The Guyana Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha says that as the nation celebrates the “most glamorous and important” festival of Deepavali by lighting up their lives with kind words and deeds, it hopes that these actions “rekindle and preserve our rich cultural and spiritual values.”

Four weeks after Foulis businessman Purushotam Nauth was fatally shot in a robbery, police have managed to apprehend eight persons who were placed on an identification parade.

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