Daily Archive: Saturday, April 21, 2012

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has woken from a coma more than a week after he lost consciousness and has attempted to communicate with family members at his hospital bedside, the BBC reported today.

CIUDAD JUAREZ,  (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed and at least one seriously wounded in a suspected drug-related shootout on Friday in a bar in northern Mexico, a region that has been brutalized by fighting between criminal gangs.

Notice has been given by Parliament Office of a motion in the name of AFC MP Khemraj Ramjattan for the establishing of the independence and the authority of the National Assembly.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Minister Jim Hok of Natural Resources (NH) is concerned about the layoffs announced by Suralco.

(WICB) Roseau, Dominica — It has been a long journey from the playing field at the Rose Hall Cricket Club to the West Indies team, but Assad Fudadin has made that journey and now he is looking to take more strides forward.

National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) head Lionel Wordsworth is denying that there is any financial impropriety involved in $200 million being unaccounted for, as investigations continue and the two officials embroiled in the mismanagement of the money remain off the job.

(Trinidad Guardian) Assistant Superintendent of Police Joanne Archie says school bullying is on the increase and perpetrators can face criminal charges and even imprisonment.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname is strongly opposed to legalizing drugs.

Police say that at about 0005h today, gold miner James Williams, 33 years, and his reputed wife Precious Hunte were at their home at North Ruimveldt Squatting Area, Georgetown, when they were aroused by noise in the house.

(Jamaica Observer) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has released a protocol document in response to the clamour by members of the public for transparency and accountability in the Jamaican justice system.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Alleged leader of the Montego Bay-based Stone Crusher gang, Eldon Calvert, who had been in custody for four years on a triple-murder charge, has been freed because of the alleged fabrication of evidence.

Amidst a wave of calls for him to go after being accused of rape, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene has retired with immediate effect, in a development that human rights campaigner Karen De Souza last night described as a “travesty of justice” and a “disgrace.”

Facing strong criticisms over an apparent budget deal with the government, APNU leaders yesterday sought to assuage Lindeners’ fears that they have “sold-out Linden” and urged the administration to implement a series of relief measures for the mining town before raising electricity tariffs.

AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that he felt betrayed on Wednesday after learning that APNU was retreating from plans to vote for budget cuts if the explanation by government for spending was unreasonable.

A 16-year-old girl, lured with promises of high-paying work in a shop in the interior of Region Seven, managed to escape a prostitution ring and her report to police later resulted in an arrest and the rescue of four other girls.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Guyana is being marginalised in the workplace, when accessing healthcare, and in other key sectors and the drive has been intensified to have the Constitution amended to change this.

Acting Auditor General Deodat Sharma is to dedicate a special section of his 2011 report to examine issues related to the government holding company, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and the Lotto Funds and will meet with his predecessor Anand Goolsarran on these matters.

A $4B allocation for GuySuCo in this year’s budget will go towards the operational expenses of the entity and a national action committee has been set up to monitor the ailing sugar industry.

Transport Minister Robeson Benn was yesterday faced a parliamentary interrogation over a $500 million budgetary allocation made this year to offset fuel costs for the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD).

Five of the current Assistant Commissioners of Police are above the retirement age but have been retained on contract because they have skills the police force needs, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee told the National Assembly on Thursday.

Sport Minister Frank Anthony on Thursday said that the National Aquatic Centre, at Liliendaal will be opened to experienced swimmers once a sufficient number of lifeguards have been hired.

By Mandy Thompson A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara resident was yesterday hospitalised after he leapt from the balcony of the Ocean Spray Hotel, in Georgetown, where he was a guest, in an apparent attempt to commit suicide.

Thursday night Karaoke at the Sleep Inn International Hotel, at Brickdam Georgetown, ended tragically for Malika Benjamin, after she was stabbed with a broken bottle several times by her partner, Rawle Nickles.

Three unmasked armed bandits attacked and robbed a family of Number One Road, Corentyne on Thursday night of over $1 million in cash and jewellery.

The interim injunction granted by Chief Justice Ian Chang against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) which restrained the members of the GCB from functioning has been discharged.

By Neil Barry The University of Guyana will  face the Guyana National Industrial Corporation in their first  final of the Noble House Seafoods second division, two-day competition at the Georgetown Cricket Club, ground, Bourda today from 10.30am.

Pirates attacked a fishing crew from the East Coast of Demerara, escaping with a boat, a quantity of fish, glue and other articles valued about $6M.

One of the three men, who tried to rob a Chinese restaurant at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, on Thursday, was nabbed after he was injured when a motorcycle he stole ended up in an accident.

A protest has been lodged by Park Rangers following their match against Savage Masters in the lasted round of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association’s Hadi’s sponsored competition.

A ramp to allow ease of access by wheelchair users was yesterday unveiled at the Public Buildings.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 83-72 in an ill-tempered and physical encounter between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Thursday.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) yesterday donated a quantity of household items to eight families whose homes were destroyed by fire earlier this year.

MANAMA,  (Reuters) – Bahrain was under tight security  yesterday after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters overshadowed this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix race meeting in the Gulf state.

A young man, who was injured when a tree branch fell on his head as he was conducting surveying works in the interior, was yesterday medivaced to the city by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England soccer star Wayne Rooney and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World newspaper, court documents showed  yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation-sponsored Under-16 Inter Association competition will continue today with four matches while the U-19 competition gets cracking tomorrow, a release from the GFF stated.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has denied reports that it was not “willing to participate in the clean-up campaign” prior to the launch of the 13th Annual Sustainable Tourism Conference, stating that its abstention was because of short notice and instructions for the clean up of specific areas.

By Jairo Rodrigues There is no uncertainty about the talent young Tivia Collins possesses; she is shaping up to be one of Guyana’s formidable dramatists and has basically dedicated her life to the arts with no intention of veering from this path.

A Sophia man, who allegedly shot a Brazilian businessman during a robbery last week, was yesterday denied bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sewnarine-Beharry in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Intense competition is expected today among both senior and junior athletes in track and field when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) hosts their 2012 National Junior and Senior Championships at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 11:00hrs.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Russia and the European Union yesterday circulated separate draft U.N.

By Neil Barry An old rivalry is set to continue this weekend in the Carib Beer and Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup this weekend as the Demerara Cricket Club takes on Malteenoes Sports Club at the DCCC ground, Queenstown.

Of all the previous weeks of the Feel the Beat competition, this has been the most hyped and loved by its fans.

Upset over being remanded to prison, a man accused of assault yesterday inflicted severe injuries to himself at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

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Two months after he was freed from jail after having served ten years for murder, Mohamed Ali was fined $70,000 by Magistrate Judy Latchman after he pleaded guilty to two charges on Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Australia captain Michael Clarke admitted Thursday he was slightly worried about losing the second Test against West Indies, especially after the way his opposite number Darren Sammy set about the run chase.

Dear Editor, Being relatively new to the Rupununi, I suspect you may be unaware that the principal owner of the Takutu Hotel, Mr Ivan Johnson, is one of the early pioneers of the Rupununi, dating back to the 1940s, when he left his home in Berbice and journeyed through the cattle trail to create a livelihood in the Rupununi.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – A Pakistani airliner with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather as it came in to land in Islamabad yesterday, scattering wreckage and leaving no sign of survivors.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson this week criticised the use of the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) but his comments have now seen him fined by the International Cricket Council.

SANFORD, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin yesterday, stunning a rapt courtroom and a national television audience at a hearing in which the judge granted Zimmerman $150,000 bail on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of the unarmed black teenager.

Outar Haripersaud yesterday received a seven-day sentence after admitting that he threatened to kill his common-law wife.

Dear Editor, Those who reproach the decision of Chief Justice (ag) Chang in the matter Application by Henry Greene do so on two bases.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has jumped to a career-best 18th spot in the International Cricket Council rankings, following his 10-wicket match haul in the just concluded second Test against Australia in Trinidad.

An elderly man was yesterday fined $3,000 and sentenced to do two weeks community service after he pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain retaliated against Argentina yesterday for seizing control of Spanish-owned energy company YPF with a measure that could curtail multimillion-dollar imports of biodiesel from the Latin American nation.

Horizon Arts Production’s (HAP) play Front Yard opened at the National Cultural Centre last night and continues tonight and tomorrow night along with a matinee show today at 1 pm.

Dear Editor, I write to support APNU MP Deborah Backer’s recent call for the regularization of the backtrack operations between Suriname and Guyana.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – John Grisham’s new novel, Calico Joe debuted at the top of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.

Dear Editor, I wish to warn fellow Guyanese on the way they report their income to Republic Bank. My

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela asked Interpol yesterday to issue a notice for the arrest of a former Supreme Court justice who fled the country after he was removed from the bench for allegedly assisting a drug trafficker.

Silver Hill, Linden Highway resident Merle Jordan was found dead with injuries to his head at Dalgin, Linden Highway early yesterday morning.

LONDON, England,  CMC –  West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan scored an attractive century as Leicestershire flourished on the second day of their Division Two County game against Derbyshire here yesterday.

We apologise for the fact that the wrong table was inserted in the letter published in our edition yesterday captioned, ‘Recruiting contract employees makes the Public Service Commission increasingly irrelevant to the administration’ by Mr Earl John.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha is urging Sonu Nigam fans to get their tickets for the concert on April 28 early to avoid disappointment.

(Jamaica Observer) Eighteen-year-old Amelia Pitterson had only just made the down payment on a plot of land as a step closer to fulfilling a long-held dream of relocating her mother from the Train Line squatter settlement in Gregory Park, St Catherine to a proper home of their own.

MOHALI, India, CMC – Big-hitting Chris Gayle unveiled another high-powered innings yesterday to haul his Royal Challengers Bangalore out of trouble and propel them to a convincing five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Group of 20 nations yesterday pledged $430 billion in new funding to the International Monetary Fund, more than doubling its lending power in a bid to protect the global economy from the euro-zone debt crisis.

(Jamaica Observer) One of Jamaica’s leading political scientists based in the United States has virtually written off the potential of a third party emerging and winning the hearts of the electorate in future elections.

Dear Editor, I was a witness to the government propaganda blitz around Parliament Building on Wednesday afternoon when public officers were ordered to leave their posts to support the Budget.

Private discussions: President Donald Ramotar receiving documents from APNU and opposition leader David Granger in

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – At least 43 people were killed in a road accident when a cargo truck crashed into a tour bus in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, local government authorities said on Friday.

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(Billboard) Adele, LMFAO, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne lead the finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which will take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and be broadcast live Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC.

We live in a sceptical age. After the Wikileaks phenomenon it is hard to be naïve about the news.

CHENNAI, India, CNC – Marlon Samuels outshone fellow West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo but his Pune Warriors still went down to Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Picture this:  the world’s brightest women on economics coming together with thousands of women’s rights advocates from around the world to address the global economic situation as it applies to the female half of the world’s population.

(Barbados Nation) One of this island’s older hotel properties has fallen into the hands of receivers KPMG.

(Trinidad Express) The United Policyholders Group has been granted leave to apply for judicial review of Government’s decision not to pay them the full sum of money due on their CLICO Executive Flexible Premium Annuities (EFPA).

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines has closed a Kingston, Jamaica, subsidiary company which employed 75 pilots operating Air Jamaica aircraft out of that country.

(Trinidad Express) CCN TV6’s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne was yesterday slapped with four charges, three under the Sexual Offences Act and one of resisting arrest.