Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Police say that a 14 year-old girl of Handsome Tree, Mahaica, ECD, was today charged with attempted murder stemming from a case where a family was  poisoned.

Police say that at about 1130h today, Accounts Clerk Sarsawattie Singh, 49 years of Foulis, Enmore, ECD, was walking along the LBI Access Road, ECD, when she was confronted by two men.

(Barbados Nation) Pop star Whitney Houston’s funeral service will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, according to the Chicago Tribune.

(Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni fell just short of pulling off another thrilling run chase as his team fought out a dramatic tie with Sri Lanka in the fifth triangular series match at Adelaide on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – National fundraising committees for the Democratic and Republican parties, President Barack Obama, and other major politicians have declined to return campaign     donations totaling $1.8 million from Houston financier R.

If you want to understand this Kafkaesque society of ours you have to learn to recognize and read the political tea leaves.

REDjet is examining adding new routes out of Guyana, company CEO Ian Burns says, but he is warning that protectionism in the region can hurt travellers and restrict them to high fares.

Police say that at about 1930h last night, Wayne St. Hill, 31 years of Castello H/S, Georgetown, was shot and injured to his chest and right thigh by a man armed with a handgun.

Guatemala yesterday said that the US’ inability to cut drug consumption leaves it with no option but to consider legalising the use and transport of drugs, the Associated Press reported.

(Jamaica Observer) Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton, said plans are in place to establish Jamaica as a major logistic centre within the Caribbean region.

(Jamaica Observer) Lawyers for imprisoned reggae star Buju Banton were dealt a major blow yesterday when the United States government said there was sufficient evidence to support his June, 2011 conviction on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges.

Photographer Ken Moore A.A. passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital where he was being treated for several ailments.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will quadruple its investments in Suriname between 2011 and 2015 compared to the 2006-2010 period, Central Bank governor Gilmore Hoefdraad announced at the intercessional meeting of IDB country representatives and Caribbean financial authorities. 

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – ‘Regional economic integration has been top priority of Caribbean leaders for more than half a century, but it’s been nothing more than rhetoric, no action.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council delegation arrived in Haiti yesterday for a four-day visit to Haiti to assess security needs before a decision over reducing the 10,500-member peacekeeping force.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost two weeks after Valencia schoolgirl Amanda Pamponette was chopped to death by a group of men near her home, three men, among them a neighbour, appeared in court yesterday charged with her murder.

(Barbados Nation) Realtor Paul Altman is calling for a heritage tax to be placed on tourists.

(Trinidad Express) Founder of the Adult Literacy Tutors Association (ALTA), Paula Lucie-Smith, has been named as one of three persons who will receive this year’s Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence.

(Trinidad Express) Lawyers acting on behalf of Newsday have called on Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs to explain why a marked police vehicle was stationed outside the home of reporter Andre Bagoo on Sunday night.

(Trinidad Express) Suspended deputy chairman of the Integrity Commission, Gladys Gafoor, is disputing President Max Richards’s account of the events that led to her suspension.

President Donald Ramotar has accused APNU and AFC of “manipulating” the results of last year’s general elections and cheating the PPP/C of a majority victory—new claims for which opposition leader David Granger said he would be demanding an explanation.

A Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo businessman and his family were beaten by two bandits, who carted off around $7 million in cash and jewellery.

(Roxanne Clarke and Marcelle Thomas) An octogenarian burned to death in her sleep during a fire which gutted her bedroom at her two-storey Diamond, East Bank Demerara home last night.

A man who suspected that his wife was unfaithful to him yesterday reportedly burnt down their home leaving his family of 8 homeless.

Story and photos by Lakhram Bhagirat With floodwater receding in Mahaicony Creek communities, the full extent of losses are now being realised and farmers are demanding full compensation for damaged crops and dead livestock.

A youthful Golden Jaguars unit will come up against a Tobago All Star team at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago from 6pm today.

By Emmerson Campbell Vijay Rahim, Anis Ade-Thomas and brothers Gumendra and Suraj Shewdas turned in impressive performances Sunday at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF)  Juniors/Sub-Juniors and Novices Powerlifting Championships in preparation for the Caribbean Championships next month in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

The Guyana Football Federation failed to show up yesterday for a scheduled scheduled meeting with Minister of Sport, Dr.

Yesterday’s five wicket defeat  of the national side  by the Windward Islands in the second round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional 4-Day competition  is cause for concern.

The European Union which co-financed the first phase of the Guiana Shield Initiative to the tune of €1,676,331 is now co-financing a new phase with a budget of €1.5 million with a similar contribution from EU member state, the Netherlands, Head of the European Union in Guy-  ana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky said yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Super League got off to an enterprising start with three matches in Bartica and East Coast Demerara Sunday.

Dear Editor, For sure Guyana can boast about our beautiful weather, rainforest, and wildlife – the many species of birds, fish, and, especially, our cats. 

Sunburst Camptown and Beacons scored contrasting wins to advance to the quarter-finals on the opening night of the annual NAMILCO (National Milling Company) Football Festival at the Tucville ground.

Dear Editor, There has been a significant upsurge in interest in the Amaila Road Project (Motilall’s road) and the Amaila Hydro Project, no doubt occasioned by the termination of the contract and the visit of Sithe Global representatives to Guyana.This

Dear Editor, I was told that I had to apply in person for the renewal of my drivers’ licence this year, so on Friday 10th I made what I thought was an early start, arriving at the licensing office at 7.55 am armed with my application form.

Stefan Corlette, Xenophon Goliath and Joel Alleyne were the winners of the East Coast Demerara Table Tennis Tournament played on Sunday at the Plaisance Community Centre.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A shoulder injury has forced fast bowler Ravi Rampaul out of Trinidad and Tobago’s squad for their Regional Four-Day clash with Barbados starting Thursday in Bridgetown.

AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching an “indiscriminate attack” on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him.

CGX yesterday announced that it has begun drilling for oil in the Eagle-1 Well in its 100% owned and operated Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence – the same spot it was evicted from by Surinamese gunboats 12 years ago.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your editorial on ‘Flooding and incompetence‘ (February 13) reminding us of the many serious drainage problems that the government has failed to solve.

FREETOWN (Reuters) – The United Nations was pressured by the president of Sierra Leone to cut short the tour of its mission chief ahead of an election later this year, the envoy said in a letter seen by Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, I agree fully with the Women’s Lawyers’ Association in their call for Henry Greene to go.

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell sentenced a man to two years jail for having possession of a pistol without licence and 14 months jail for having live ammunition without licence, after he pleaded guilty to the charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition flagbearer Henrique Capriles could give President Hugo Chavez the closest race of his career, though the socialist leader’s charisma and deep pockets provide formidable advantages as he seeks re-election in October.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A Johnson Charles half-century and critical knocks by Devon Smith and Andre Fletcher guided Windward Islands to a strong five-wicket win over Guyana on the fourth and final day of the second round Regional Four-Day Championship match here yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded an 84-year-old man accused of trafficking when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia yesterday, wounding four people.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the points standings after the second round of the Regional 4-Day Tournament ended yesterday.

A 20-year-old man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is on the verge of another financial downgrade.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Exciting power-hitters Dwayne Smith and Kieron Pollard blasted unbeaten half-centuries in Man-of-the-Match performances to upstage Chris Gayle on the fourth day of the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Quite recently, we have witnessed a somewhat renewed interest in the administration of the game of chess.

(Reuters) – National fundraising committees for the Democratic and Republican parties, President Barack Obama, and other major politicians have declined to return campaign donations totaling $1.8 million from Houston financier R Allen Stanford, now on trial for allegedly masterminding a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

(Trinidad Express) – Five-year-old Shrelon Callendar heroically saved his family from an inferno that engulfed their home in the early hours of Sunday morning, quickly alerting his father to the flames and smoke he saw spreading through the building.

Dear Editor, Amid the continuing and equally contentious differences between the government anointed Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), I feel compelled as a member of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) to support the members of the GCB in the light of the Rupert Foster Audit Report and in particular Mr Sheik Ahmad, who is the President of the Essequibo Cricket Board and former Treasurer of the Guyana Cricket Board.

The national rugby team at the recently-concluded Las Vegas Invitational Sevens tournament was declared joint champions of the Bowl round along with the Denver Barbarians.

Dear Editor, The citizens of this country spoke on November 28, giving a clear message to our Parliament that this will not be business as usual and their expectations are high, just and reasonable.

PARAMARIBO (de Ware Tijd) —Chinese investors have projected a palm oil industry in the District of Nickerie, just like in Marowijne and Para, legislator Rashied Doekhie tells de Ware Tijd.

(Reuters) – World Indoor Tournament men’s singles first round results from Rotterdam, Netherlands yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife Joanna were robbed last week at their vacation home on the Caribbean island of Nevis by a man armed with a machete, a court spokeswoman said yesterday.

Five years after its launch in Guyana, Digicel says it has invested in excess of US$70 million, but showed reluctance in revealing what its profit margin has been.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music’s stage on Sunday, scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for ‘21’ and best record with “Rolling In the Deep”.

It took two years after former President Bharrat Jagdeo assented to the Private Security Services Act (2009) for the Order actualizing its provisions to be signed by the Minister of Home Affairs.

(Barbados Nation) CLICO International General Insurance has been purchased by Sandridge Limited.

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MANCHESTER,  (Reuters) – Manchester City’s rebel striker Carlos Tevez left Argentina for England yesterday taking manager Roberto Mancini’s olive branch with one hand and hurling an accusation he was treated “like a dog” with the other.

More can be done to reduce the risk and vulnerability of men who have sex with men (MSM) and to Society Against Sexual Discrimination (SASOD) member and MSM activist, Ryan Rawlins, feels that the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) is in a position to step up its work in this area.

Dear Editor, I have been watching patiently as our new political situation unfolds, and I have seen numerous signs that the PPP does not understand the current dispensation, starting with that first article in the media when Mr Nandlall was recorded as telling the opposition that his department will not be drafting or re-tabling any bills modified to the wishes of the now opposition controlled parliament, since he says that he is working for the executive and not the legislative part of government.

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