Daily Archive: Saturday, February 18, 2012

MUNICH, Germany, (Reuters) – Vitali Klitschko comfortably retained his WBC heavyweight title today, scoring a unanimous points decision over British challenger Dereck Chisora in Munich’s Olympic Hall to ensure his family maintained a global stranglehold on the division.

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy today disclosed that a new canal and associated structures will be built to improve drainage in the Canals Polder, West Demerara and a new drainage channel will be opened up at Johanna, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Haitian authorities have blamed troublemakers for the attack on President Michel Martelly as he walked in a Carnival procession yesterday.

A Kwakwani source has sent us a report that RUSAL’s Russian Managers are looking around for another location at which to entertain themselves.

Bobby Brown left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston before it ended and sought to explain the reason through a representative, according to www.Forbes.com.

This morning police ranks conducted a search on a building at Aranka, Cuyuni River, where they found an unlicensed .38 Rossi Revolver with 5 matching rounds, two other .38 rounds and a 12 gauge cartridge.

At about 1700h yesterday,  police say that Deon Fernandes, 28 years of Mabaruma, NWD, was driving an ATV at Baramita, NWD, when he lost control of the vehicle which turned over several times.

Police say that at about 2330h. last night, the remnants of a Molotov cocktail were found on the premises of Philomena Sahoye-Shury at Sheriff and Canje Streets, Campbellville, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited funeral service at her hometown church today, a week after the sudden death of the singer whose spectacular voice made her one of the biggest pop stars of her era.

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(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Export, the region’s trade and development agency, with funding under the EU’s Tenth EDF, will be partnering with the Caribbean Fashion Industry Association as well as JAMPRO, to debut the Caribbean Collection at London Fashion Week.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Former Caribbean football mogul Jack Warner has again come under fire over missing Haiti emergency aid money, with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) alleging Thursday that its former special advisor had taken sole responsibility for the funds.

(Trinidad Guardian) Petrotrin workers celebrated victory through the streets of San Fernando yesterday upon hearing that the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union had smashed the Government’s five per cent wage freeze, bringing looming strike action to a halt.

(Trinidad Express) Machel Montano retained his Power Soca Monarch crown at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain this morning.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica will find it difficult to attract direct investments from Japan if the island fails to curtail its crime problem, says Japanese ambassador Hiroshi Yamaguchi.

(Jamaica Gleaner) MORANT BAY, ST Thomas: Operations at the 685-acre pure stand coconut property at Nutts River in Morant Bay, St Thomas, which has diversified its operations from copra production to cold press virgin coconut oil and the bottling of coconut water, is worth going miles to see.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Financial Investigations Division (FID) scored a major victory yesterday when the Supreme Court ruled that US$1.3 million which was found in a freezer at the house of a Jamaican woman in St Catherine must be forfeited under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

(Barbados Nation) Chief Justice Marston Gibson has lifted travel restrictions on heavyweight boxer Anderson “Tootsie” Emmanuel to allow him a shot at Olympic glory.

(Barbados Nation) A young man who allegedly indecently assaulted five schoolgirls as they were on their way to or from school was remanded when he appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Assad Fudadin stroked his maiden first class century to put Guyana in charge against Combined Campuses and Colleges on the second day of their third round Regional Four-Day clash here yesterday.

General Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie was yesterday arrested by the Fraud Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) before being released later yesterday afternoon.

Chinese firm, Haier Electrical Appliances Ltd will set up an assembly plant here and plans to establish an industrial park in an investment pegged at US$10 million.

Guyana and Suriname yesterday agreed to a joint approach to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to discuss financing for the proposed bridge across the Corentyne River.

Guyana was one of the United Nations (UN) countries that voted in favour of a resolution condemning the situation in Syria.

The government on Thursday faced scrutiny over its disclosures in requests for funds as the opposition used its majority to delay approval for some supplementary expenditure.

Mechanic Marlon ‘Junior’ Welcome died yesterday after being attacked by a man who broke into his Sophia home.

Bandits broke and entered the Tuschen New Scheme Mandir some time between Thursday and yesterday morning, carting off and destroying articles valued $500,000.

An Essequibo man was yesterday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of buggery at the Suddie High Court before Justice Roxanne George.

A Crabwood Creek, Corentyne man was wounded yesterday when gunmen opened fire, robbing his employer of $5 M in jewellery during a robbery at the Rose Hall Municipal Market.

A fisherman was on Thursday stabbed to death during a confrontation with his ex-wife’s boyfriend at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, We refer to your letter captioned ‘The NBS Board never regarded Arjoon, Vincent and Kissoon as having been involved in fraud‘ written by Mr David Yhann and published on January 27, 2012.

The organisers of this year’s NAMILCO Football Festival is now combining sport and education as they seek to get the best of both worlds for the players competing in the tournament.

Kayson Ninvalle had an impressive start to the 2012 Mashramani table tennis tournament by winning the under-eight category yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it is willing to provide necessary technical assistance to the Region Eight Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to address water supply problems in the Mahdia and Campbelltown communities.

Dear Editor, It would have been easy to dismiss the recent controversy erupting from President Ramotar’s characterisation of the APNU behaviour at polling places during the last elections, as it would have been similarly simple to entirely dismiss APNU’s marching and demonstrating after the polls and its declarations of suspicion levelled against the PPP/Civic.

Kenrick Fitzpatrick Moore MS was yesterday remembered as one of best photographers the country has ever produced and a man whose attention to detail—from the clothes on his back to every shot he took—reflected an aspiration towards excellence.

Dear Editor, For years now I have known people to be at the Stabroek Market gates facing Demico House asking almost everyone who passes if they have gold and silver or anything else to sell.

The National Cultural Centre was filled with music yesterday as regional student choirs, comprising the best voices in schools’ choirs in all ten regions, faced off in the first ever inter-region choral contest of the Children’s Mashramani Competition.

Dear Editor, No right minded Guyanese believes the rubbish that emanated from the mouth of President Ramotar in which he claimed that the combined opposition manipulated the election results. 

One only has to listen to the jazzy performances of “Bounce It” or “Let’s Speak Latin” or the Beyonce hit “If I Were A Boy” by Derry Etkins’ students in the St George’s Muzik Lab to know that he is passionate both about music and about teaching it.

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will bounce off their calendar year with their Georgetown Basketball League which is scheduled to tip off tonight with two games at the Burnham Hard Courts, from 18:00hrs.

Three policemen were remanded yesterday on the charge that they stole $600,000 in cash and gold jewellery from the suspects in a robbery.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned yesterday in a scandal over political favors, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone debt crisis.

Nostalgic is the word that describes how I felt last Sunday evening when I made rare visit to the National Cultural Centre and listened to some lovely folk songs.

Triple Carifta Games gold medallist Jessica Stephenson arrived at the new 50m pool at Pattenson an immediately made her present felt.

Dear Editor, The new year as a consequence of the November 28 elections has brought with it the clamorous call for a new approach to many things, and a departure from business as usual.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara hit his 10,000th run in one-day internationals to help Sri Lanka hammer Australia by eight wickets in a rain-shortened Tri-series match yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Miami Heat, led by LeBron James, torched the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-87 on Friday to record their fifth consecutive road win in front of an unforgiving crowd in Cleveland  yesterday.

Dr Ramsundar Doobay on Thursday took the witness stand as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of his wife continued.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Newly elected athletics chief Cedric Harris says he will be focusing on the overall development of the sport here during his two-year tenure, and believes he has the right people around him to accomplish the job.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and European Union expressed cautious optimism on Friday over prospects that Iran may be willing to engage major powers in new talks, but underscored any resumed negotiations must be sustained and focus on the nuclear issue.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Wednesday presented cheques to local clubs involved in the Regional Super50 competition which Guyana hosted from October 19-29 last year.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Thursday remanded a man to jail after he was accused of breaking and entering the home of another man and stealing in excess of $200,000 worth of items.

Hi Everyone, I once read that if a popover and a pancake had a baby it would be Dutch.

(Reuters) – Brazil Open men’s singles quarter-final results on Friday (prefix denotes seeding): 4-Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 3-6 6-2 7-5 Filippo Volandri (Italy) beat David Nalbandian (Argentina) 3-6 6-3 7-5 8- Albert Ramos (Spain) beat 3-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 7-6(5) 6-3 1- Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat 5-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-3 6-2

Dear Editor, I am the supervisor who overlooks the administration of the National Aquatic Centre and the Colgrain Pool.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine’s four-wicket haul restricted Barbados and gave Trinidad and Tobago the advantage on the second day of their Regional Four-Day match here yesterday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping yesterday dismissed worries of a hard landing for his country’s economy and turned to courting American companies and states hungry for a slice of Chinese growth on the final day of his US visit.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Martin Guptill continued his rich run of form as he scored 78 not out to help New Zealand to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in their Twenty20 international at Wellington Regional Stadium yesterday.

A man accused of wounding another man about his body during a family fracas was placed on $60,000 bail on Thursday by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(Reuters) – Leading second round scores from the U.S. PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open yesterday in Pacific Palisades, California (par-71; U.S.

Dear Editor, A large herd of twelve cattle emanating from Third Street, Success, on the East Coast of Demerara roams the eastern neighbouring hamlet of Chateau Margot almost every day causing damage to residents’ properties, fences, garden, and bridges.

Mae’s ‘Culture Day’

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – It took just seconds to ignite the fire that killed more than 350 inmates in a Honduran prison on Valentine’s Day, but the country’s messy spiral into lawlessness has been years in the making.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has committed to stepping up the fight against domestic violence through collaborations with NGOs and other stakeholders, according to Minister Jennifer Webster.

(Jamaica Observer) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will in April hear the case of finger-rape victim Shanique Myrie against the Barbadian Government.

(Billboard) Just as they did during the ‘80s and ‘90s, Whitney Houston and Madonna again share space in the Billboard Hot 100s top 10.

Dear Editor, Could the local media, NCN and even other TV stations explain why there seems to be little or no coverage of the Trinidad Carnival.

The Golden Jaguars comprising predominately local- based players suffered their second defeat of their 4-game Caribbean tour, going down 3-1 to a formidable Trinidad & Tobago Under-23 Olympic team on Thursday night at Dwight Yorke Stadium.

Dear Editor, I am a regular customer of Quality fast food restaurant where I purchase bread every other day.

(Billboard) In the light of widespread reports that Rihanna and Chris Brown were teaming up on the remix of her “Birthday Cake” track, we decided to compose open letters to each the Barbadian pop singer and controversial R&B star.

Republic Bank Limited on Thursday presented a cheque valued $2,825,000 to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to be used to support bands participating in the 2012 National Panorama Competition on Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former top Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has been named in court as a go-between in a spot-fixing scandal which led to former English county player Mervyn Westfield being jailed for four months yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) – The strike is off. The Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) and Petrotrin yesterday settled a bitter wage dispute, a day before workers planned to walk off the job.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Donovan Pagon’s fourth first class century and a five-wicket haul from leg-spinner Odean Brown left Leeward Islands needing a miracle to avoid defeat in their third round clash of the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A star-studded lineup will sing and speak at pop star Whitney Houston’s funeral today, from Alicia Keys and Kevin Costner to the soul and gospel music royalty from which she hails, including her cousin Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin.

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh presented a 15-seater bus to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre last week Friday to boost its operations.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of Cuba’s leading dissidents, Oscar Elias Biscet, testified by telephone from Cuba on Thursday to the US Congress and said the international community did not seem to understand that human rights violations continued there.

(Billboard) Just one week after The Hollywood Reporter broke news that Whitney Houston was under consideration for a judge’s seat on the show, reports have surfaced that another pop icon is throwing her hat in the ring.

As the United States readies itself for another hard fought election, the character, style and record of President Obama are beginning to take centre stage.

Dear Editor, I am a regular listener of the Sunday Anglican programme ‘The Church Calling.’

Hello Parrat!!?

I had an interesting conversation about women’s issues in Guyana with a community leader this past week.