Daily Archive: Thursday, April 5, 2012

Police say that at about 1000h yesterday Guyanese national Mohan Lall, 45 years of Hampton Court, Essequibo; along with Venezuelan nationals Hector Benjamin Marine, 38 years; Frank Lopez, 47 years; Raquel Lopez, 27 years; Marian Salazar, 33 years and Yenna Hernandez, 32 years, were in the Wenamu River, Cuyuni, when they were held up by five men who were reported to be Venezuelan nationals and who were armed with a shotgun, knives and cutlasses.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Leord Edwards, 43 years of Edinburgh Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice, whose body was found with suspected stab wounds at about 0930h today in a yard at Edinburgh.

Former Central Bank director Rabindra Moonan has been appointed chairman of the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL), less than 24 hours after George Nicholas III quit, the Caribbean Media Corporation reported today.

Police say that at about 1930h yesterday, sales clerk Vela Wong, 34 years; driver Taij Singh, 57 years; and porter Gerald Wong, 64 years, who are all employed with a businessman at Best Village, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD, were held up by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – The Netherlands slammed as “totally unacceptable” a vote by lawmakers in its former colony Suriname granting amnesty to the suspected killers of 15 opponents of President Desi Bouterse 30 years ago.

The Government has sold its 20% shares in the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph company to a Chinese company for US$30M, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced today.

(CMC) Chairman of CARICOM’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, announced last evening that the year-long impasse between the embattled Jamaican and the WICB had been resolved.

The announcement by Minister of Finance Ashni Singh at the reading of the national budget last week that the electricity tariff in Linden will be increased resulted in a street protest this morning.

Notice has been served that APNU MP Carl Greenidge will move a motion in Parliament for the repeal of the controversial former presidents’ benefits act but without prejudice to the payment of benefits.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “There is absolutely no independent and impartial judge at the December trial.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO/THE HAGUE – Yesterday, Yasser Riedewald (29), son of Harold Riedewald, one of the victims of the 1982 ‘December murders,’ left the Parliament building during the vote on amending the 1989 Amnesty Act, as he finds it difficult to swallow that in spite of fierce protests by the opposition, it seems the coalition will rush through the proposed amendment, and that his father and the fourteen other December victims are now portrayed as common criminals who wanted to topple the ‘legitimate government.’

(Trinidad Express) Cheryl Miller, the woman who was reportedly forcibly removed from her office and taken to the St Ann’s Hospital two weeks ago, was yesterday described as a “quiet, introspective” woman by co-workers.

(Trinidad Express) Sangre Grande police officers are investigating a report by the parents of a five-year-old primary school pupil who complained she was dragged into the principal’s office by an older male pupil and assaulted.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said today he was not optimistic that international peace mediator Kofi Annan’s plan for ending fighting in Syria would succeed and accused President Bashar al-Assad of only pretending to be committed to it.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar yesterday called on the Tobago House of Assembly and all other parties involved to ensure the remaining phases of the new Scarborough Hospital are completed as soon as possible.

(Trinidad Express) A 64-year-old man along with four teenaged boys are expected to appear before a Chaguanas magistrate next week charged with buggering a five-year-old boy several times for over a year.

(Trinidad Express) Controversial chairman of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) George Nicholas has resigned from the cash-strapped national carrier.

Lawyers for embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene last evening dispelled reports  that the top cop has handed in his resignation as pressure mounted on the government to act over what is widely accepted as his abuse of public office.

The RUSAL-owned bauxite company in Guyana is now poised for the expansion of its local operations with the deployment of US$21M worth of vehicles and equipment from its business in Jamaica.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Left-hander Narsingh Deonarine has been recalled after two years in the wilderness while out-of-form openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell have clinched spots in the 13-man West Indies squad announced early yesterday for the first Test against Australia.

Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton  Green said yesterday he is worried about the purchase of a laptop from a non-existent dealership store which houses a ‘cake shop’ in its bottom flat.

By Emmerson Campbell The Port Mourant Turf Club and AJ Promotions of Bartica each received substantial cash donations yesterday to assist with their respective sporting activities during the Easter weekend, compliments of telecommunications giant Digicel.

Six members of the 10 listed on the Guyana team are confirmed to leave these  shores today at 06:00hrs to participate in the 41st edition of the Carifta Games in Bermuda from Saturday to Easter Monday.

The Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) in collaboration with the University of Guyana (UG) will this year construct a dormitory facility to house visiting experts in the field of science and technology.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A century opening partnership between captain Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook provided much-needed relief for England on the second day of the second test against Sri Lanka on yesterday.

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) is investigating the circumstances under which two-year-old Rebecca Seecharan was bitten about her body by rats at her family’s, Mahaica home this  week.

The Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB)  has found that the photos for identification cards in the 2011 registration process were not taken under a standardized process, resulting in presiding officers, polling agents  and elections observers experiencing grave difficulty in matching  voters with  their  national identification cards and folios.

Exposure to regular tournaments has seen Georgetown players dominating the Banks Malta rapid tournament played in the mining town of Linden recently.

A post-mortem examination conducted by pathologist Dr. Vivek Bridgemohan on the remains of 50-year old Steve Weever revealed that he died of cirrhosis of the liver but relatives are saying that they are not satisfied with the results.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the Stabroek News of March 8 captioned ‘Bauxite company flunks dust collector deadline again,’ and as Company Secretary I am really concerned over what is termed our history of environmental non-compliance, as that is far from the truth. 

By Iva Wharton Distance athlete Alika Morgan says that a breakdown in communication prevented her from competing in the Southern Games in Trinidad and Tobago last week.

By Cosmo Hamilton When Easter rolls around this weekend the eyes of the sports world will be focused on Kensington Oval in Barbados where a surprisingly resurgent West Indies team, which has so far played almighty Australia to a deadlock in their five match One Day International (ODI) series and two-game contest in the T20 match-up, will square off in the First Test match of the three game series on Saturday.

A fire of yet unknown origin yesterday afternoon completely destroyed a small one bedroom house at Lot 52 Newton Street Enmore, East Coast Demerara, leaving a father of two homeless.

By Iva Wharton Guyana’s past football stars will attempt to roll back the years this Saturday when the Mackeson Masters competition gets underway at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Dear Editor, I read with considerable interest, the content of a letter captioned ‘No reduction in VAT’ (SN, April 1) which was written by Ms Lurlene Nestor, a frequent contributor to the letters column of your newspaper.

Canadian High Commissioner David Devine yesterday highlighted the importance of  corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an essential ingredient for the success of mining companies.

The Berbice Cricket Board’s already packed 2012 cricket season got even busier with the launching of the Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-zone tournament.

Dear Editor, I am not a lawyer and as such would not publically comment on the legal decision given by the acting Chief Justice in the alleged rape case of Commissioner Henry Greene.

Keishar’s Variety, the hardware and home improvement company, has discontinued operations at the corner of Regent and Alexander streets and has consolidated business at three buildings all in Hadfield Street, though expansion is on the cards in the near future.

Wounded Sophia teenager Jerry Jones is slowly recovering from the gunshot wound he sustained to his neck on Sunday night during a robbery at his home.

By Emmerson Campbell Like many sportsmen and women the World over record powerlifter Vijai Rahim competes not for the money but for the love of the game.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article captioned ‘Domestic violence has to be treated intensively’ appearing on page 12 of the SN, dated April 2.

Police are still trying to ascertain how two prisoners escaped unnoticed from the lockups at the Leonora Police Station even though two ranks were on duty at the time.

Dear Editor, Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decision to throw out the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) advice to charge Police Commissioner Henry Greene with rape understandably came as a shock to the society.

Preparations are moving apace for the annual Port Mourant Turf Club Easter Sunday one day horse race meet this Sunday.

(Reuters) – At least six people, including two of Somalia’s top sports officials, were killed when a female suicide bomber struck a ceremony at Mogadishu’s national theatre in an attack Islamist rebels said was aimed at assassinating government ministers.

Dear Editor, Why are we pretending to believe that the Henry Greene case is one of a common or any other manner of ‘rape.’

BEIRUT – A senior Norwegian U.N. peacekeeper flies into Damascus today to try to broker an agreement that will allow observers to be deployed across Syria to monitor a ceasefire demanded by an international peace plan.

By Neil Barry Everest Cricket Club’s Sherfane Rutherford struck 93 and picked up 5 for 19 to lead his side to an 186-run victory over Bel Air Texaco when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Brainstreet competition continued yesterday at Camp Road.

The four men accused of terrorizing the Cummings Lodge community yesterday made their second appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore and were placed on $100,000 bail each.

Dear Editor, Now that the PPP government has indicated to the people of Guyana, through their chosen representative Minister Manickchand, that they will either remove Mr Greene from office or ask him to resign and also appeal the decision of the Honourable Chief Justice, I call on them to act without delay.

Greene protest: Activists from Red Thread and other

Judith Seymour, a Guyanese woman, was among seven persons killed when an enraged former student opened fire at an Oakland, California nursing school on Monday morning.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The GAVI international vaccines group is moving towards a price deal with drugmakers which could mean the supply of millions of doses of cut-price cervical cancer vaccines to developing nations.

Two matches will be played on Saturday as the Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy resumes at a new venue following last weekend’s cancellation of matches.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Suriname granted amnesty yesterday to the killers of 15 opponents of President Desi Bouterse 30 years ago in a move that is certain to draw fresh criticism of the South American leader.

Dear Editor, I’m once again taking this opportunity to mention something which is very important to me and I think to many others.While

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica has, for nearly six years, sat on a US$100-million ($8.6 billion) credit line aimed at boosting the domestic sugar industry without using any of the funds made available by the Brazilian government.

Part Two By Shammane Joseph This article was supposed to be a two part series however due to added information it is now a four-part series.

Smiles: Pupils of St Agnes Primary after

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Nobel Prize-winning German writer Guenter Grass has attacked Israel as a threat to world peace and said it must not be allowed to launch military strikes against Iran, in a poem that led one German newspaper to brand him “the eternal anti-Semite”.

Installment One Hundred and Thirty-One In Fiscal Year 2012, the Department of State estimates it will process 10.5 million nonimmigrant visas and one million immigrant visas.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Nadia Sagar captioned ‘Isn’t it proper for SASOD and its constituents to play a key role in policies and laws that ultimately will have the greatest impact on their lives?‘

CAVE HILL, Barbados,  CMC – Apart from a couple early wickets for the WICB President’s XI, there was little or no drama as Australia duly completed an eight-wicket victory in the three-day tour match  yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Whitney Houston drowned in a hot bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel room with cocaine in her system and white powder nearby, a final coroner’s report revealed yesterday Detectives found white powdery substances, a rolled-up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror in the bathroom shortly after Houston’s naked body was found face down in the bathtub on Feb.

(SkySports) Richard Levi smashed a half-century in his Indian Premier League debut as the Mumbai Indians cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the tournament opener yesterday.

Politikles

(Jamaica Gleaner) Brazilian Ambassador Antonio Francisco da Costa e Silva Neto urged ethanol manufacturers on Tuesday to negotiate with Brazilian companies in an attempt to re-energise the biofuel trade with the United States.

Grade Six assessment: St Margaret’s students yesterday after

Acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell was sufficiently riled by the fact that two prisoners had escaped from the Leonora Police Station lockups on Sunday, while the two police officers were likely asleep that he publicly denounced it.

Dear Editor, Would someone who cares about justice and the second-class citizen treatment of ordinary everyday strugglers lend some advice here?