Daily Archive: Monday, December 5, 2011

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top U.S. aviation safety  official, Randy Babbitt, took an immediate leave of absence today after he was arrested on a drunk driving charge over the  weekend, officials said.

Dillon McLeod, 22 years of Victory Valley, Wismar, appeared before Magistrate Ms.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1915h.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 0200h.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma’s  sparkling 95 was in vain as West Indies beat India by 16 runs in  the third one-day international to stay afloat in the five-match  series at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel Stadium today.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today congratulated the new President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, who assumed office on Saturday after winning the November 28 general elections.

The Cabinet of President Donald Ramotar was this afternoon sworn in at State House and there were few new faces but a lot of portfolio exchanges.

(Trinidad Express) Seventeen men detained by police in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and three Government ministers will likely be released without charge as time runs out on investigators.

(Trinidad Express) Over 13 early-morning landslides cut off parts of the Paria Main Road from Sans Souci to Grande Riviere, in north east Trinidad after heavier-than-usual rainfall over the weekend.

(Jamaica Observer) NEW YORK, USA — The sentencing of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the former Tivoli Gardens strongman, has been postponed until January 17, officials close to the case told the Observer.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname may expect the first delivery of fuel and petroleum products from Venezuela before Christmas, President Desi Bouterse said on his arrival from Caracas.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – ‘IAMGOLD is expanding. That is good news, but I won’t sign a deal for a 5 percent cut.

(Barbados Nation) The ten Barbadian fishermen suffering anxiety and fear while in custody of Trinidad and Tobago authorities for about seven days, breathed a sigh of relief when they hit Barbados’ territorial waters yesterday.

The bodies of three schoolboys missing since last week were found buried in a sandpit in Aishalton, Deep South Rupununi late Saturday.

By Marcelle Thomas Guyana and Barbados are expected to sign a tourism partnership agreement in the not too distant future  following a fact-finding mission by a 110-member delegation from the Caribbean island.

A 15-year old, who went into labour on the high-seas just off Morawhanna District, Region One, was rescued on Friday in an emergency joint operation spearheaded by the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard.

Supporters of the coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will undertake another protest march around the city tomorrow morning as the young supporters of the grouping upped their call for the resignation of the hierarchy of the Guyana Elections Commission.

President Donald Ramotar is set to swear in his cabinet at 1 pm today at State House and sources say Manniram Prashad an d Manzoor Nadir will not be retained while Priya Manickchand will be moved from the Human Services Ministry to Education.

After being banned from the Office of the President (OP) and State House for in excess of three years by President Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Guyana Press Association and Capitol News Reporter and Producer, Gordon Moseley told this newspaper that the ban was lifted by Guyana’s recently elected President, Donald Ramotar.

Throughout the history of all professional sports there have been many “David versus Goliath” type contests when an underdog team defies the odds and topples the superior opponent.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 0010h yesterday at Ann’s Grove, ECD, during which Kwesi Fernandes, 31 years of Two Friends Village, ECD, was shot and injured by a licensed firearm holder.

National chess champion Taffin Khan is almost assured of retaining his title when the final two rounds of the competition are held this Saturday at the Ocean Spray International Hotel.

President Donald Ramotar who was sworn in on Saturday has promised to continue building on the good neighbourly relations between Guyana and its South American neighbours.

The 84-year-old man who was struck down on Thursday evening by a motorcycle remains a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital with the motorcyclist responsible just a few beds away from him.

Dear Editor, Representatives of the international community and leaders of the private sector have acknowledged the election results and urged a return to normalcy in the country.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – Sachin Tendulkar, still in search of his elusive 100th international century, is likely to play in the last two limited overs matches against West Indies, after being rested for the first three.

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto avenged his controversial loss to Antonio Margarito three years ago when he beat the Mexican on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) super-middleweight world title.

Dear Editor, There are many positives from Guyana’s 2011 general election.

The Potoraro Island located in the Essequibo River just about one mile above the Supenaam River is up for rental by its owner Nandkishore Rampersaud.

Movie actor and director Dev  Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood’s “evergreen  hero”, has died aged 88, Reuters reported yesterday bringing, it said, the end to an  era of Indian cinema.

Dear Editor, I am supporting the call for verification of the statements of poll (SOPs).

(Reuters) – Brazil’s 1982 World Cup captain Socrates, the “Golden Heel” renowned as one of the great playmakers of his generation, died in a hospital Sunday of septic shock at the age of 57.

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling for the contesting parties to accept the results of the recently concluded ‘elections‘ declared by Gecom and in flagrant disregard of the legitimate call by APNU for a verification of Statements of Poll by Gecom and all the political parties as a pre-condition of their acceptance.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods ended a frustrating victory drought of just over two years when he clinched the Chevron World Challenge which he hosts by one shot yesterday, holing a six-foot birdie putt at the last.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans are to go to the polls on Thursday December 29, 2011.

ORDOS, China, (Reuters) – The monumental,  neo-Mongolian sculptures, empty plazas and hulking concrete  shells of buildings in Ordos, deep in the steppes of Inner  Mongolia, are a potent symbol of how China’s property boom can  turn to bust.

Eight days have passed since 27-year-old Amelia Ford was discovered dead in a city hotel and police are yet to arrest her murderer.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s democracy since Indepen-dence has been a  work in progress.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian voters dealt  Vladimir Putin’s ruling party a heavy blow yesterday by cutting  its parliamentary majority in an election that showed growing  unease with his domination of the country as he prepares to  reclaim the presidency.

The Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) yesterday completed an outright over Everest Cricket Club in their Noble House Seafoods second division cricket competition yesterday at Camp Road.

Dear Editor, The rumour mill in Guyana is reputedly the most efficient and well-calibrated tool of destruction ever created by the malicious, the uneducated and the vindictive.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Labour Minis-ter  Carlos Lupi resigned yesterday in the face of mounting  corruption allegations, the latest in a series of  scandal-driven departures from President Dilma Rousseff’s  cabinet.

Bush reclaiming cemetery: Bush is again reclaiming parts of

By Emmerson Campbell Imran ‘Magic’ Khan and his teammates continued their march on the road to the 2102 London Olympics Games, turning in impressive performances at the inaugural Ronald Wilson Memorial tournament which ended Saturday night in Barbados.

The body of the woman found at the back of the  Bedford Methodist Church, Camp Street last Wednesday, with what appeared to be a stab wound to the neck, remains unidentified at the Lyken Funeral Parlour.

An all-round team effort by Third Class helped them to pull off a one wicket victory over Ace Warriors yesterday in their Noble House Seafood second division cricket match  at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) Sports Complex ground.

The police say that during investigations into reports of threats made on a woman by a man with whom she had recently ended a relationship, they found two magazines and five rounds at Ogle Street, Friendship, ECD, at about 0630h yesterday.

President’s award: Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (left) presents the President’s Award for Export Achievement to

Dear Editor, Going by Gecom’s publication of the results of the National and Regional Elections one element that stands out is that the majority of the electorate has leaned heavily in favour of the candidate based on their ethnic identity. 

(Reuters) – At least a dozen Syrian secret  police have defected from an intelligence compound, activists  said, in what appeared to be the first major desertion from a  service that has acted as a pillar of President Bashar  al-Assad’s rule.

Inspired bowling by Damien Vantull led the University of Guyana (UG) to first inning points over Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) in the Noble House Seafood second division competition yesterday at the GYO ground, Woolford Avenue.

Dear Editor, This election result has me reading the constitution. I recommend Guyanese take some time and read it too.

The Second Latin American Democracy Forum, organized jointly by the OAS, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) of Mexico and International IDEA, will be held from tomorrow to Thursday in the “Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso” in Mexico City.

Manufacturer s’  awards:  Representatives of the companies that received awards at the

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The sun’s abundant energy,  if harvested in space, could provide a cost-effective way to  meet global power needs in as little as 30 years with seed  money from governments, according to a study by an  international scientific group.

Dear Editor, I am a diehard supporter of the PPP like many other Guyanese but when those at the top make statements and do things to hurt us it is time someone alert the hierarchy of the PPP/C to their shortcomings.

Cow jam: Cows created a

(Jamaica Observer) Despite a recent wave of rejection of vote-buying by candidates running for seats in the upcoming general election, Jamaicans are still selling their votes; in some cases for as little as J$500, a new study has found.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – With West Indies under pressure to beat India and keep the five-match One-Day International series alive, team coach Ottis Gibson reckons there is some comfort in the fact that they have fought well against the world champions.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Saturday night announced that a forensic audit will be undertaken to determine how funds under the controversial Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) have been spent.

Oath: The oath of office being read by the acting Chancellor of the

The result of the general elections was announced by the Guyana Elections Commission on Thursday and saw PPP/C Presidential candidate Donald Ramotar being sworn in as president of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on Saturday.

Dear Editor, In the field of human endeavour there are always winners and losers, that’s just how it is, and in the elections just concluded there will be winners and some among us will lose.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Debutant pace bowler James Pattinson ripped through New Zealand’s top order in a brilliant morning spell to fire Australia to an emphatic nine-wicket victory with more than a day to spare in the first test  yesterday.

Politikles

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday called Pakistan’s president to offer condolences over a  NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops and provoked a  crisis in relations between the two countries.

No matter the depth and breadth of recrimination among the parties that preceded the November 28, 2011 general election, its sobering results offer the rudiments for a transformation of the present adversarial and enervating political environment.