Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Digicel today announced that it will be introducing the BlackBerry 9900 to Guyana from tomorrow – reputedly the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone ever produced.

Former Home Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira today accused former Commissioner of Police Winston Felix of failing to control the crime spree during his tenure at the helm of the Guyana Police Force, saying he was diverted by a very narrow focus on convicted drug lord Roger Khan.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Medicinal plants could yield Suriname an estimated US$ 2.4 billion a year.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “Not a day goes by without a robbery taking place.

A miner was early this morning shot and robbed of over $4M in cash by an armed robber while in the vicinity of Mandela Avenue and Hunter Street.

(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – West Indies all rounder Dwayne Smith will captain the West Indies A Twenty20 Team which will face Bangladesh A in two Digicel T20s at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.

(Trinidad Guardian) Soca Warriors captain, Kenwyne Jones says his team’s 2014 World Cup Concacaf Group B Second Round qualifier away to Guyana on Friday night is as big as when T&T played Bahrain on November 16, 2005. Back

(Trinidad Express) Billions of dollars in non-performing loans, including an unsecured facility to a government ministry in Cuba, were on the books of CLICO Investment Bank (CIB) which led to the eventual insolvency of the company, Maria Daniel, a partner at Ernst and Young, stated yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados was among countries shortlisted as a possible hideout for former Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi earlier this year, according to a Canadian newspaper.

Part of the crowd at Whim for the PPP/C rally last night.

A counter demonstration at the PPP/C meeting at Whim last night but one chap was holding a cup.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – After denying Sachin Tendulkar  a 100th international century today, West Indies captain  Darren Sammy promised to salute the Indian batting great when he  reaches the milestone — providing it comes against another  side.

(Trinidad Express) A thorough investigation needs to be launched into the billion-dollar purchase of property in Florida, USA, by British American Insurance Company (Trinidad) Ltd (BAT), Lynette Seebaran-Suite, the attorney representing the CLICO policyholders group, said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar’s sparkling 76  secured India’s five-wicket victory in the first test against  West Indies today while prolonging his agonising wait for  his 100th international century.

Some 1,000 families from across the country yesterday received computers as the initial distribution began under government’s One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project.

Trinidadian company MovieTowne will start construction of a multi-cinema complex and shopping mall at Turkeyen, on the East Coast of Demerara within the next four months, laying what is hoped to be the groundwork for the revitalisation of the cinema industry in Guyana.

A Matthews Ridge, North West District resident was beaten to death with a spade on Sunday, after he was accused of stealing a phone.

Two elderly Corentyne, Berbice residents were on Monday night terrorised and robbed by a gang of armed men, clad in army attire, who fired shots to keep villagers at bay.

Former Commissioner of Police Winston Felix, who recently came out in support of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has said that his move was influenced by his genuine desire to see Guyanese unified and his respect for the party’s presidential candidate, retired Brigadier David Granger.

In the wake of a furore over the presence of a Brazilian governor at a PPP/C meeting in Lethem on Sunday and official complaints by opposition parties APNU and AFC, the Brazilian embassy yesterday issued a statement reiterating its position of non-intervention and neutrality as it relates to the upcoming elections.

PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar last evening declared that President Bharrat Jagdeo is one of the country’s most important resources and he would be utilizing his services if he acceded to the highest office of the land on November 28.

Opposition parties APNU and the AFC are clashing with the ruling PPP/C administration over the distribution of flood relief to Lethem residents over the weekend– with the opposition parties accusing the ruling party of “elections bribery”.

Rights activist Mark Benschop last evening announced his support for the Alliance For Change (AFC) for the upcoming elections, saying that the party will right the wrongs committed

Family members of a Linden man are seeking details concerning his death while he was at Issano, in Guyana’s hinterland, where police discovered his decomposing body along a trail The body of Twain Samuel Moore, 35, also known as ‘Tago,’ was discovered by police along a trail at Issano on Thursday last week.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday remanded a Corentyne man accused of discharging a loaded firearm at a CANU officer and possession of firearms and ammunition.

Police are awaiting legal advice on possible charges against the suspect in the murder of No.

The four men arraigned on drug trafficking charges stemming from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) cocaine bust in Berbice reappeared in court yesterday and were all further remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry.

The trial of Cecil Romeo, who is accused of having carnal knowledge of a 13 year-old girl, began yesterday before Justice Winston Patterson, when three witnesses recounted the series of events that led to the charge.

PPP/C Executive Member and Campaign Representative Robert Persaud has denounced the opposition parties’ claims that the government and ruling party are facilitating corruption at various levels and charged that it was an attempt to create an atmosphere of  insecurity.

The driver who on Monday evening knocked down and seriously injured an 11-year old boy outside his Patentia home was yesterday caught by the lad’s father and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop police station even as the child remains in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

The trial of Travis Rudder, who is accused of shooting his 14-year-old girlfriend Donnis King, is scheduled to begin today with a voir dire before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes.

The national football team continued their preparations with an intense session at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary yesterday for what is being seen as one of the most important games in Guyana’s football history.

APNU Presidential Candidate David Granger told residents in the Potaro-Siparuni area that his party was committed to consultation and collaboration in land demarcation exercises and would transform the agriculture sector in order to boost their livelihoods.

Dear Editor, I read with absolute horror the news report that the Governor of a neighbouring superpower was invited to be present at and speak on the platform of one of the parties contesting the upcoming elections.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies were staring another defeat in the face after squandering their advantage with a second innings batting meltdown on the third day of the opening Test against India here yesterday.

The US Embassy says Tricia Watson has been selected to participate in an International Visitor Leadership Pro-gramme on Combating Trafficking in Persons in the United States.

Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart has urged CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to identify the existing paramount challenges facing regional integration.

The Guyana men’s rugby team, winners of the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens championships five times in succession, will seek to correct the mistakes made at the recently-concluded Pan Am Games and redeem themselves by winning their sixth title.

(Jamaica Gleaner) By his own admission, Christopher Tate was twice imprisoned and twice deported from the United States, after languishing behind prison walls in that country under a suicide watch.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Joe Frazier, the relentless  slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and  earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against  Muhammad Ali, died on Monday at age 67, his personal manager  said.

Dear Editor, I am intrigued by the statement (SN, November 8) attributed to Mr Robert Persaud, Minister of Agriculture/ Campaign Manager of the PPP/C on the current exchanges on the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facili-ties) Act 2009.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner stroked an attractive century to help salvage a draw for West Indies A on the final day of the opening “Test” against Bangladesh A here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I received the attached picture with the caption: ‘What is happening to Guyana’s landmarks?‘

The Skeldon Line Path Secondary School emerged the winner in the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (UCCCI) schools essay contest and also did well in the debating competition.

(Trinidad Express) A High Court judge has ruled that businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson should not be extradited to the United States.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Silvio  Berlusconi said yesterday he would resign after suffering a  humiliating setback in parliament that showed a party revolt had  stripped him of a majority.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he is in support of calls to amend the Constitution to allow persons with dual allegiances to offer themselves for political office.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Australia are better prepared  than South Africa ahead of the first test starting at Newlands  today, said the hosts’ captain Graeme Smith.

Dear Editor, Mr Christopher Ram’s letter in SN titled ‘Region 9 flood relief was distributed through the PPP/C party office‘ has covered a most important point that was being queried by residents of Lethem.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Sugar produced from the 2010-2011 sugar cane crop was 139,594 tonnes, an increase over the 122,104 tonnes produced in the 2009-2010 crop.

All plans are said to be on stream for Sunday’s final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Race of Champions motor racing meet at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, according to president Johnny Carpenter.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Iran appears to have worked on  designing an atomic bomb and may still be conducting relevant  research, the U.N.

Dear Editor, I just read Mr Bisram’s letter in SN of November 7 (‘I attended the India Day parade as a reporter’) and the first sentence stated: “Mr Seelochan Beharry, an AFC candidate for parliament and a former member of the PPP who fell out with that party…” This first sentence contains two major errors.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – A key U.N. Security  Council committee could not reach consensus on whether  Palestine should be accepted as a U.N.

(Trinidad Express) Ian Alleyne’s Crime Watch programme has been suspended until further notice.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds captioned ‘The procedure for computing the president’s pension is the same as that before Jagdeo came to office’ (SN, November 5).

Two players battle for the ball

Dear Editor, The election on November 28 provides Guyanese with a chance to vote for a whole new way of conducting our political affairs.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Outstanding former wicketkeeper Jeffrey Dujon is not reading too much into West Indies’ Test win over Bangladesh last month.

(De Ware Tijd) THE HAGUE – “This is sensational news. The Dutch government has fully admitted that there were concrete plans to invade Suriname militarily.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – A black asteroid as  big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday,  delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient  body in hopes of learning more about its composition and  origin.

Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has called on the public and private sector to work together in the services sector to maximise its potential.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar added  another record to his impressive collection when he became the  first batsman to score 15,000 test runs yesterday in the first  test against West Indies.

Dear Editor, It is my strong belief that a detractor such as Mr Nagamootoo puts self before service.

Last week was an interesting one, though largely unnoticed, for Caribbean diplomacy.

Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s “Evil Genius” and Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment, who is generally believed to be responsible for bringing that seventeenth century Vatican-created term “propaganda” into disrepute, stated that: “That propaganda is good which leads to success, and that is bad which fails to achieve the desired result ….

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted self bail to two neighbours accused of assaulting each other following a misunderstanding.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – It lacks the fervor of  the Arab Spring but the resignation of six ministers from  Brazil’s government, the approval of transparency laws and the  emergence of an angry middle class show that Latin America’s  giant is stumbling toward cleaner government.

(Reuters) – A list of the leading runscorers in test   match cricket after Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to  reach 15,000 runs on the third day of the first test against the  West Indies on Tuesday: Player                                                       Country                     Span           Runs 1. 

Action during the Guinness-in-the-street

I enjoying the Campaigns