Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 24, 2012

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – A 300-megawatt Chinese-built power plant in Sri Lanka failed for a fourth time since its commissioning in March, in what a trade union on Tuesday said was either sabotage or continuing negligence by the operator.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Texas financier Allen Stanford used lies and bribes to steal the hard-earned savings of his customers, prosecutors said today.

The Muslim scholar at the centre of a sexual molestation scandal is now being accused of interfering with at least six other boys.

(Barbados Nation) Yesterday, the fully-clothed 20-year-old Michael Arthur Francis Marshall was again the centre of attention, this time as he stood in the dock of the District “A” Magistrates’ Court.

Police say that at about 1630h yesterday, police ranks stopped and searched a mini-bus at the check-point at Mabura, during which a bag containing 924 grammes of marijuana was found.

A Partnership for National Unity has condemned the sacking of UG lecturer and political scientist Freddie Kissoon, charging that it is a violation of academic freedom and press freedom.

The Lester B Pearson College in Canada is inviting local high school students to apply for a two-year scholarship programme at its Vancouver campus.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gervase Warner, president and group chief executive officer of Neal and Massy, is confident his company can work with the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and residents of La Brea to treat with any environmental concerns they may have with the construction of a US$600 million vertically integrated iron and steel complex on Union Estate.

(Trinidad Express) The Government has paid sacked director of the Special Anti Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) Brig Peter Joseph TT$1 million for his wrongful dismissal, sources told the Express yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) It was Hazel Manning who noticed that her husband, Patrick Manning did not appear well, and called a doctor for advice late Monday night.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Four out of six patients with a viral condition in Diakonessenhuis have dengue.

(Barbados Nation) For the first time since the start of the new school term on January 4, a full complement of teachers is expected back in the classroom at Alexandra School tomorrow.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Champion Kim Clijsters again showed her mental toughness as she ended Caroline Wozniacki’s Australian Open title hopes and her hold on the world’s top ranking today.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke both hit centuries and combined for 251 runs to drive Australia to 335 for three as India wilted in the Adelaide sun on the opening day of the fourth test today.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Gulf allies joined Riyadh today in pulling out of an Arab League monitoring team to Syria, risking the collapse of a mission whose presence has not halted more than 10 months of violence.

The European Union has agreed to fund the construction of a small hydropower station on the Chiung River at Kato in Region Eight.

The University of Guyana (UG) Council has fired lecturer and political activist Freddie Kissoon, who is weighing legal options since he believes that there was political interference and that he is being targeted.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force has told the Guyana Government that it will provide a full report by the end of this month on the DNA analysis of samples taken from the Lindo Creek massacre, where eight miners were killed in June 2008.

Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall says that it is not part of the mandate of the AG’s Chambers to draft bills for anyone other than the government a view with which AFC leader, Khemraj Ramjattan disagrees.

Dear Editor, The Environmental Protection Agency would like to make reference to a letter titled ‘There is no report of what tests were done on the water of the Haieka River‘ by Alfred Bhulai which was published in January 21, 2012 edition of Stabroek News.

Chairperson of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Yvonne Pearson, accused of running interference in a land dispute involving Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, said her intervention at the behest of the minister in matters is provided for under the Amerindian Act.

By Emmerson Campbell Proud owner of South America’s fastest knockout Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy has reiterated his intent to knockout Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore when they match gloves Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is expected to open its season on Sunday with the annual cross country event at the National Park.

The American mining company under scrutiny since declaring an interest in acquiring mining property here has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to earn a 100% interest in the mineral rights conferred under two large-scale prospecting licences in Guyana.

Dear Editor,  Mr Freddie Kissoon and I have never met formally or ever engaged in serious conversation.

Former three-time national table tennis champion and `ball player extraordinaire’ Maurice Montague Moore, who died on January 8, had his cremated body laid to rest on Sunday in Canada following a moving ceremony attended by family members, close friends, and sportsmen and women of yesteryear.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to the letter captioned ‘The chairman and vice- chairman of a region are elected by members of the Regional Democratic Council,’ by Mr Archie W Cordis which was published in the Stabroek News of Janurary 21, and which conveys an incorrect impression of the election for the chairman and vice-chairman of a PPP/C-won region.

The plans in motion for the Campsite Restaurant, on Camp Street, to be torn down for the site to be used for the Citizen’s Bank headquarters, have been met with mixed reactions by some patrons.

Residents of Bartica have expressed concern over the dumping of garbage by a private entity along the shoulders of the roadway in the interior mining community by a private entity.

The Guyana Police Force said yesterday said that a hair sample in the Sheema Mangar case which was to be taken to Barbados for testing in October 2010 was left behind by a policeman but it was eventually dispatched to Bridgetown in August last year and the results are being awaited.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Five-times champion Serena Williams lost for the first time in four years at the Australian Open yesterday but Novak Djokovic moved into the quarter-finals despite picking up a few battle scars against Lleyton Hewitt.

Junior’s Jewellery and Pawn Shop for the sixth consecutive year will be donating a gold chain to the highest goal scorer in this year’s NAMILCO Football Festival.

With no mining operations in the Haieka River, along which the communities of Chinoweing and Wax Creek are located, teams investigating fish deaths in the area did not test the water for mercury, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The GRA, after being validly criticized by citizens of this country for the confusion and congestion which prevails each year when motor vehicle licences have to be renewed, and after having its aggressive Commissioner General, in true Jagdeoite fashion, delight in ‘busing’ and ‘cussing down’ these very citizens who pay him a handsome tax-free salary every month, has decided to introduce a new system which it says will alleviate the confusion and congestion.

If anything, the fact that the Amazon Conquerors failed to reach at least the semi-finals of the just-concluded Caribbean T20 cricket tournament must be a huge disappointment to local cricket fans.

Dear Editor, Recently the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Mr Bankay were on CTV Channel 19 (a local television station in Corriverton) to promote a housing area at No 75 Springlands Garden, Corriverton.

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar is planning on creating a garden on a section of the lawns of State House, to promote gardening among children in Georgetown.

TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Iran accused Europeans yesterday of waging “psychological warfare” after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and US President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the “serious threat presented by Iran’s nuclear program.”

Two more persons accused in the January 18 cocaine bust aboard the MV Bismarck 2 were yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – India are considering playing two spinners in the fourth and final test against Australia and have brought leftarmer Pragyan Ojha into the squad for the match, stand-in captain Virender Sehwag said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It’s been a perpetual piece of misinformation, ignored principally by the M&CC which presumably is responsible for naming streets and erecting street signs (latterly with active support from the private sector).

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Fighters loyal to Libya’s overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital yesterday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country’s fragile new government.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Denesh Ramdin said winning the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament was a testimony to the strength and the depth of the Trinidad & Tobago side.

A fisherman accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint was yesterday admitted to self-bail after his attorney produced proof to the court that he was not identified as the perpetrator of the crime when placed on an ID parade.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, whose members have been accused of rape, assault and sparking a cholera epidemic in the country, is investigating new allegations that peacekeepers sexually abused minors.

Dear Editor, Recently a letter was published in SN by me about the reckless dumping of garbage on the public road at Byderabo, Bartica.

Approximately 1 kilogramme of cocaine has gone missing while being transported from Bartica to Police Headquarters, Eve Leary by an officer and ranks from the Narcotics Branch and Tactical Services Unit last Friday.

Dear Editor, Reading the Stabroek News of January 18, about the PPP addressing the issue of loss of voters, Ralph Ramkarran accused the opposition of abandoning convention and that APNU in collusion with its junior partner the AFC unashamedly deployed its majoritarian will in parliament.

PARIS (Reuters) – France approved a bill yesterday, making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide, sparking angry retaliation from Turkey which threatened a “total rupture” of diplomatic ties.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Although the Chinese association Kong Ngie Tong Sang is content with last year’s results, it calls for a speedy settlement of the legal residence permit for over 1,000 Chinese.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has resigned from the captaincy and former skipper Mahela Jayawardene has been reappointed to the role, the island nation’s sports minister said yesterday.

The waterfall at the Chiung River where the

Dear Editor, I have been playing chess for over five decades now and although I am not competitive, nor have I played in tournaments I have kept a close association with the game. 

The Lion Dance being performed by

MOSCOW/KISLOVODSK, Russia (Reuters) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, warning ethnic tensions could tear Russia apart, said yesterday he would toughen migration rules and keep a tight rein on Russia’s regions to prevent it following the Soviet Union into oblivion.

Nine gold diggers have been killed in a gunfight between rival gangs at a remote site in French Guiana, say police in the territory.

Come tomorrow, the eagerly awaited 27-team dominoes competition organized by Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire and Orin Joseph will commence at Joseph’s residence, Gaulding Place South Ruimveldt Park, According to a press release, first place finishers will walk away $150,000 richer while second and third placed teams will receive $75,000 and $40,000 respectively and trophies to boot.

Police in Mahdia last Friday discovered an unlicensed gun and several matching rounds near the airstrip and an arrest is yet to be made.

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States is still flouting international law at Guantanamo Bay, despite President Barack Obama’s election pledge to shut the facility, the United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said yesterday.

Of the few new ministerial appointments and portfolio reassignments that have occurred under the Ramotar administration, those of Ministers Robert Persaud and Priya Manickchand are probably the most significant.

(Jamaica Observer) The St Ann police have charged a 13-year-old boy in connection with the death of seven-year-old Delano Greenwood, who was killed in Scarlett Hall near Salem in St Ann last Saturday.

Dear Editor, The Thomas United Football Club (TUFC) was started by Mr Johnson, a teacher, on April 1, 1960 at Thomas Lands YMCA, Kingston, and is the second oldest club around after GFC.

Nismes school pond filled: Last week, before the deadline given by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand ran out, the Pond in front of the Nismes Primary School was filled.

(Reuters) – NBA results for  Sunday (home team in CAPS) Boston 100             WASHINGTON 94 LA CLIPPERS 103         Toronto 91 NEW JERSEY 97         Charlotte 87 Milwaukee 91             MIAMI 82 Indiana 98             LA LAKERS 96

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