Daily Archive: Sunday, February 12, 2012

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will put 1,500 people to work clearing up an oil spill at a river in the east of the country that has forced the authorities to close a water purification plant, the environment minister said today.

Those of us who live in towns where floods find us ankle deep in water and filth whenever there is drizzle that goes beyond a few minutes, cannot possibly visualize – even with the help of the pictures that appear in the newspapers – the really hellish conditions that prevail in other more low-lying regions of the country in these La Nina times.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ajai Mohabir, 33 years of Grant 2667, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, whose body was found in a canal at Crabwood Creek this morning.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 0630h today at Ocean View, Uitvlugt, WCD, during which goldsmith Radha Krishna Chandra, 59 years, and his family were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a gun.

(Reuters) – St. Kitts’ economic citizenship programme was established in 1984, shortly after the country’s independence from Great Britain.

(Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir’s 92 at the top and some smart batting by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the finish helped India chase down a 270-run target against Australia in Adelaide today for their second win in the triangular series.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The 54-nation Commonwealth said today it would send a ministerial mission to the Maldives to investigate the facts surrounding the resignation of former President Mohamed Nasheed.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s Port Authority needs an additional US$ 30 million to consolidate its leading position in the region, director John Defares tells de Ware Tijd.

(ABC) Authorities today are investigating what caused the death of legendary singer Whitney Houston who captivated audiences with her powerful voice while battling drug use and a rocky marriage with Bobby Brown.

(Barbados Nation) More arrests are on the cards following an intense police audit of shooting clubs and firearm dealers this past week.

Until the courts rule otherwise, or the Parliament enacts legislation to the precisely prohibitive effect, the T&T Police reserve the right to come searching the newsrooms of the nation.

(Trinidad Express) Thirteen Soca Warriors footballers will hold an international conference call today to plan strategy with their lawyers before heading back to court on Tuesday to renew battle against the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF).

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday distanced himself from the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau (ACIB) after its officers executed a search warrant at the Newsday newspaper’s offices in Port of Spain and the home of journalist Andre Bagoo on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) World football governing body FIFA has said it is withholding the pension of its former vice president and Trinidad and Tobago Works Minister Jack Warner.

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh has said that it is “early days yet” in the work of the Tax Review Committee and it was not expected that it would be finished in time for the presentation of the National Budget.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud “I born and grew at this place.

(CNN) — Legendary singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, according to her representative Kristen Foster.

For five months she watched a woman being verbally and physically abused by her partner at a mining camp and one day she could take it no more.

When Nimrod Williams left his home at Paramakatoi in Region Eight last October to work in the gold fields of Mousie backdam, no one expected that he would be dead one month later.

Basil Butcher was a constant in the West Indies middle-order as the team rose to No.1 in the world from 1963-1969.

The Clive Lloyd-headed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which was established by the government to oversee cricket in Guyana, commenced its first Public Consultation on cricket yesterday afternoon at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

Little Eon Shurland has been through too much for a child his age but with the guidance and support of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) he is on the road to recovery.

“The Contingencies Fund continued to be abused with amounts totaling $550.025 M drawn from the Fund and utilized to meet expenditure that did not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the Act.”

Chairman of the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Dr Rupert Roopnaraine has labelled President Donald Ramotar’s inaugural speech at the opening of the 10th Parliament on Friday “disappointing.”

By Iva Wharton The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has until Wednesday to instruct its attorney to meet with the attorney representing the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) or risk being removed from office according to President of Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba.

Some of the most vivid poems in the world are written on a huge rock in a remote forest in Sri Lanka.

This space has unavoidably become a weekly diary of despair. With West Indies cricket in constant disarray, it is seldom short of entries.

Over the years 2004 to 2009, a task force set up to manage the affairs of the now defunct Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB) was able to recover some 92 per cent of approximately $2 billion in outstanding loans; taking the portfolio down to 366 from 1,451 loans outstanding at the beginning of that five-year period.

Introduction Last week I claimed the value of taxes not paid in 2010 but which ought to have been paid under the tax code was roughly equivalent to that actually paid ($102 billion).

Shortly before demitting office last year, former president Bharrat Jagdeo had written to Norway’s Minister of the Environment and Development Cooperation, Erik Solheim, highlighting that there is still much to tackle in Guyana’s forest partnership with Oslo including the sloth in money flows to  Guyana.

Twelve years ago, when I was living in Grand Cayman, I bought a minivan in Tampa and shipped it down.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Guyana captain and left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul produced a lethal burst but it failed to prevent Windward Islands from taking first innings points on the second day of their second round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

By Carwyn Holland When one thinks of lawn tennis the names Serena and Venus Williams, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal and quite a few non-Guyanese readily come to mind.

AH&L Kissoon is one of the oldest furniture businesses in Guyana and while today it is much smaller than it was in its heyday it is still one of those most trusted by customers.

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces bombarded districts of the city of Homs yesterday in their drive to crush a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, whose ally Russia said it would not support an Arab peace plan circulating at the United Nations.

This is the seventh in our series on new parliamentarians The scrutiny of government contracts awarded to Region One will be high on the agenda of A Partnership of National Unity (APNU), new parliamentarian Richard Allen said, because for too long contractors have been allowed to get away with shoddy work.

Last week the world celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens who was born on February 7, 1812 in England. 

Keith Campbell and Dexter Patterson, two referee/ judges from the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) were requested by the Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Association (TTBA) to officiate in the association’s four-day national Championships that boxed off on Thursday.

Chairman of Region Four, Clement Corlette, has written to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, regarding legal advice cited by the minister in a continuing row over the transfer of overseers within the region.

LONDON (Reuters) – British police yesterday arrested five people at The Sun newspaper, its parent company News Corporation said, as part of an investigation into illegal news gathering that forced the closure of another of the firm’s British tabloids.

The Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) is also known as the Hawk-headed Parrot and it can be seen in the Iwokrama River Lodge when fruiting trees are bearing.

This year’s NaMilCo Football Festival which opens today with a double header at the Tucville ground, should be a bright affair.

TRIPOLI  (Reuters) – Libya urged Niger yesterday to extradite Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a “coming uprising” threatened bilateral ties.

Dear Editor, At this time, there are some concerns about the University of Guyana finding expression in protests.

Coastal Wanderings, an exhibition featuring the photography of Nikhil Ramkarran and Michael Lam opens on Thursday, February 16 at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

By Emmerson Campbell Six days after winning the National Sports Commission (NSC)sponsored 40-mile road race, Warren ‘40’ McKay took his talents to the inner circuit of the National Park yesterday where he won the feature 35-mile Invitational race, lapping all the starters except second place finisher Raynauth Jeffrey.

Last March, Cuba’s  Sixth  Party Congress took what its leadership described as an irrevocable decision: to adopt a large number of economic guidelines that will gradually reform, decentralise and liberalise aspects of the Cuban state.

Dear Editor, I attended the opening ceremony of the 10th Parliament, and join with those who complimented the Speaker and staff on the arrangements.

Latin America rarely comes up as a major issue in US presidential races, but this time it will; there are growing signs that Iran’s rising presence in the region will become a contentious election topic.

The preliminary round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League competition will kick off today with three matches.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) on Thursday declared that Police Commissioner Henry Greene has in fact lost the moral authority to lead the Guyana Police Force and should therefore no longer be required to do so.

 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular EU/IMF rescue in a vote today or condemn the country to a “vortex” of recession.

Portland, Maine – Repub-lican front-runner Mitt Romney bounced back from midweek losses in three states to win the Maine presidential caucuses, the state’s Republican Party announced  yesterday.

The ongoing rivalry between Georgetown and Linden is set to continue today when the   Winners Connection/Thomas United 52nd anniversary Mashramani Challenge Cup knockout football competition finally gets underway at the Georgetown Football Club ground with an explosive doubleheader.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in your newspaper dated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 captioned ‘There should be upright signs indicating one-way streets.’

A single mother of five was yesterday robbed of a gold chain valued $120,000 by a man who posed as a customer at her snackette at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice.

Continued This week I would like to continue on the topic of bone infections (osteitis).

“As willing as my government is to exercise patience, forbearance and reasonableness in the interest of all of our people, my administration will not be held [to] ransom… [by] intractable postures,” President Ramotar told parliamentarians in his first address to the National Assembly on Friday.

Former Caribbean junior boys’ champion Balkissoon is expected to be in action today when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) stages a three-category tournament at the Plaisance Community centre.

The Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) has once again moved its public submission report on the 2011 Regional and General Elections to later this month.

Dear Editor, Students of the University of Guyana take umbrage at the recent statement by the Secretary of the Cabinet, Dr Roger Luncheon, relating to students at the University of Guyana being involved in a legitimate and humanistic exercise to highlight the issues and problems which beset them on a daily basis at our most cherished institution.

A Haslington, East Coast Demerara man was yesterday shot and wounded when he resisted armed bandits who later escaped with a quantity of jewellery he was wearing at the time.