Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The suspect in the murder of student Anfernee Bowman, who was stabbed on Monday, turned himself into the police today. 

Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, said today that there had been 5.5 inches of rainfall over a 24-hour period and this is unusual under any circumstances.

Danny Rajkumar, 20 years of Mon Repos, ECD, who was arrested by the police in the canefields aback of Plaisance, ECD, on February 23, 2012, following an armed robbery at Better Hope, ECD, has been charged and placed before the court.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Allen Stanford lied to his investors and stole their money to spend on himself, a U.S.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – U.N. humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos said today she was “deeply disappointed” that Syria has refused to allow her to the visit the country, where she had hoped to assess the need for emergency relief in besieged towns.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – North Korea agreed today to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches, and to allow nuclear inspectors to visit its Yongbyon nuclear complex to verify the moratorium has been enforced.

Police say that at about 2300h last night, two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, entered the mini-mart at the Texaco Fuel Station, Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, and held up the cashier Samantha Daniels.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The religious organizations consulted by the Commission National Holidays Suriname refuse to surrender their national holidays.

With no plea deal as yet, the trial of Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad who has been indicted in New York over a US$50M mortgage fraud is set to get rolling with jury selection on May 21, 2012.

(Barbados Nation) Visible tattoos will disqualify you from entry into the Barbados Defence Force (BDF).

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, (Reuters) – After missing a golden opportunity to dethrone the front-runner, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has begun to retool his message as he turns his sights to Super Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) The ongoing strike at Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has already begun affected hardware dealers, with many complaining of a limited supply.

(Trinidad Express) Former CLICO director Hayden Charles was yesterday confronted with a letter from the Central Bank which listed him as the head of the insurance giant’s defunct audit committee.

(Trinidad Express) Government has spent close to TT$60 million (US$10M) in taxpayers’ dollars to modify and lease the facility which houses the Santa Rosa prison.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname runs the risk of being blacklisted if by August it still has failed to take some crucial measures to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chelsea Edghill led the way as Guyanese players sparkled in the Silver Bowl Junior Table Tennis Championships over the weekend at Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas.

Cane harvesters at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) and the Enmore estates, on the East Coast of Demerara, yesterday went on strike over a decision by GuySuCo requiring them to meet a quota before they are paid.

A high level panel is being put together to advise government on all of the steps and requirements necessary to effectively manage the oil and gas sector in the eventuality of a discovery, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud has announced.

With more than an estimated US$100 million flowing into Guyana annually from the Diaspora, former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge is suggesting that some financial institutions geared towards Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) consider using remittances as guarantees for loans.

Magistrate Krishndat Persaud sentenced a Corentyne man yesterday to five years imprisonment when he appeared before him charged with attempted murder.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne in Washington DC Unless something “miraculous” happens over the next three years, the Caribbean is not going to make the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on maternal mortality, says Andrew Morrison, Inter-American Development (IDB) Chief of the Gender and Diversity Division, Social Sector Department.

At the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry at the Springlands Court yesterday, a 19-year-old fisherman was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old man.

The suspects in two recent interior murders are still at-large and police investigators believe that they are using the dense forest as a hideout.

Residents of Mahaicony Creek are relieved that floodwater has started to recede but they are concerned that they are still not able to commence farming and that they are “not getting help from anywhere.”

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will tomorrow begin in a nine-day joint training exercise here, dubbed Fused Response 2012, with the United States military.

Residents of Goed Fortuin, on the West Bank of Demerara, are alleging that old ‘old sewerage pipes’ are being used by a contractor to construct a well in the community.

Two gun-toting men last evening robbed the Popeye’s fast food outlet of the day’s takings, prompting a call by staff for armed security at the outlet.

An Albouystown  man facing two charges of robbery under arms appeared yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Allan Wilson  and his attorney made out a case that he was instead a victim since he was hospitalized at the time.

Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar.

One day after his home and office were searched by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Ramsey Ali resigned as president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), a mere seven months after being elected.

Four bids have been submitted for the supply of new computers for the upgrade of the High Court Registry’s data collection, storage and retrieval as part of the Modernization of the Justice Administration System (MJAS) project.

The Golden Jaguars kick off their 2012 preparation for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying third round matches that commence in June, with a key international friendly this evening against Central American side Guatemala at 20:00hrs at the Guyana National Stadium Providence.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall yesterday defended the move by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang to grant an interim injunction restraining some 13 executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from functioning.

Magistrate Allan Wilson yesterday discharged the case against two Sophia sisters accused of threatening and assaulting their father, Brian Singh after he reprimanded the 14-year-old for coming home in the wee hours of the morning.

Guyana achieved a trade surplus in 2010 with the US, exporting US$298.6 million of goods while importing US$290.4M, U.S.

By Iva Wharton The lack of maintenance of community grounds continues to hamper the development of sports in Guyana, according to Presidential Advisor on Empowerment, Odinga Lumumba.

With the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) junior Carifta trials just three days away, the acclaimed  event is expected to see a surge of talent from the Rupununi (Region Nine) arriving in Georgetown this Friday.

At the Springlands Court yesterday, Magistrate Krishndat Persaud sentenced a fisherman, Bowan ‘Rocky’ Lakeram, 35, to four years imprisonment and fined him $100,000 on charges of possession of arms and ammunition.

Defender John Paul “JP” Rodrigues has dispelled rumors that questioned his commitment to the Guyana National Football team by reaffirming unequivocally his pleasure to be back in the Golden Jaguars set-up.

The teenager implicated in the murder of 17-year-old Anfernee Bowman remains on the run.

A woman yesterday praised her spouse who was appearing before Magistrate Allan Wilson in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting her during a misunderstanding over  money and admitted that she pulled his hair too.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Quick bowlers Ryan Harris and Mitchell Starc were left out of Australia’s one-day squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies  yesterday.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) held a two-day strategy session at the Ocean View International  Hotel, Liliendaal, over the weekend, focusing on  determining its strategy and activities for the next two years in anticipation of snap elections or local government elections.

PORT OF SPAIN – Darren Sammy, captain of the Windward Islands cricket team, is looking towards the final three Regional 4-Day Tournament games, against the Leeward Islands, Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) and Barbados, to earn valuable points in the 2012 competition.

St John’s, Antigua – Cricket fans in the Caribbean and across the world can now make online purchase of tickets for the Digicel Series – West Indies v Australia.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Alana Peters, 16 years of Kumu Village, Rupununi,

Dear Editor,   In his column in last Sunday’s Weekend Mirror defending the government’s $5.7 billion Supplementary Appropriation Bill No.

A Corriverton labourer, who pleaded guilty to charges of break and enter and larceny was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment when he appeared at the Springlands court.

By Emmerson Campbell After retaining his World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) bantamweight title with a first round demolition of Barbadian Selwyn Lett last Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), US-based Guyanese Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry is now focused on the WBC Cup.

Magistrate Allan Wilson granted three young men $15,000 bail each after they pleaded not guilty to the charge of robbery when they yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jamaica continued their dominant march towards an unprecedented fifth straight Regional 4Day title when they trounced Guyana by eight wickets late on the final day of their fourth round day/night contest on Monday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to point out some inaccuracies and  to shed some light on some of the questions raised in the article, ‘Greenidge questions suitability of Amaila Falls for Hydropower‘  published  in the Kaieteur News of Monday, February 27, 2012.

LONDON, (Reuters) – One of Rupert Murdoch’s most senior newspaper executives was given a retired police horse to ride at her country house, police said yesterday, one of the more unusual disclosures in a phone-hacking scandal that has shaken the British media.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Surgeons removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s pelvis and the socialist leader is in “good physical condition” after the operation, his vice president said yesterday.

Women leaders of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) pledged to develop and implement programmes that are relevant and useful for communities, when it held a Women’s Forum on Saturday.

Dear Editor, We appreciate the thoughtful analysis provided by Ramon Gaskin in his recent letter in SN titled ‘The Amaila project should be comprehensively reviewed by professional engineering and financial experts‘ (February 14, 2012). 

Dear Editor, For some time now, I have seen a herd of horses who seem to live on the Rupert Craig Highway just around the beginning of the UG Road, and I have often wondered who on earth owns them.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, one of the few remaining Republican moderates in Congress, stunned both parties yesterday by announcing she will not seek re-election for a fourth six-year term in November, citing partisan gridlock.

Two men, accused of stealing a gold band from a woman, were yesterday placed on $50,000 bail each by Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was banned indefinitely by the World Boxing Council (WBC) yesterday for what the organisation called “one of the worst behaviours ever by a professional”.

(Trinidad Express) Before the ink on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CL Financial and the State was dried, Gita Sakal, the conglomerate’s corporate secretary, was conspiring to ensure the Government did not get “control” of one of the group’s most prized assets.

Dear Editor, In a letter in SN on Feb 28, captioned ‘Republic Day celebrations should be reformed,’ Sandra Khan made reference to a claim that the PPP had dissuaded Indians from participating in Mashramai celebrations.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United States has drafted an outline for a new U.N.

A 16-year-old boy of Orealla, Corentyne River was sentenced to one year at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of a utensil used for smoking cocaine.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 133 as India chased down a mammoth 321-run target in under 37 overs against Sri Lanka in Hobart yesterday to stay alive in the one-day international Tri-series.

(Trinidad Express) All operations at Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) shut down on Monday when workers walked off the job when the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) served strike notice on the company after a breakdown in wage talks.

Do you have classes in Minerology?

Scenic and not so scenic Georgetown

The Organisation of American States report on the 28th November 2011 elections in Guyana.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas financier Allen Stanford’s attorneys wound up their defence in his criminal fraud trial yesterday without calling Stanford himself to the stand, ending suspense over whether he would testify.

(Reuters) – Middle order batsman Eoin Morgan paid the price for a string of low scores as he was dropped from England’s squad named yesterday for the two-test series against Sri Lanka starting next month.

Dear Editor, In connection with the Commissioner of Police Henry Greene’s impasse with the DPP, I think that Mr Greene should resign immediately for professional misconduct.

A North Sophia father of twenty-one who allegedly used abusive language was  yesterday placed on $15,000 bail by Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(Jamaica Observer) Former Skatalites band member Lloyd Brevett and his wife Ruth say they have lost faith in Jamaica and have decided to spend the rest of their lives in another country.

The ferocity of recent widely publicized observations, written in a letter from Prime Minister Gonsalves to Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque on the progress, or lack of it, as he perceives it, of Caricom integration, reflects an obvious frustration on the part of the Prime Minister which is not entirely inconsistent with his demeanour, but is nevertheless surprising.