Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 2, 2012

(Barbados Nation) The man accused of killing his estranged wife will spend his first 28 days on remand after he appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today.

GILBERT, Ariz.,  (Reuters) – A gunman, identified by local media as a prominent border militia leader and a reputed neo-Nazi, shot dead four people including a toddler girl in Arizona today before apparently committing suicide, police said.

A Partnership for National Unity has scheduled a series of meetings in Georgetown.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang this afternoon threw out the Constitutional Motion brought by government to challenge the numerical make up of parliamentary select committees saying that the court had no authority.

Former police commissioner, Henry Greene has been hospitalized after he took ill earlier this morning, his lawyer Neil Boston confirmed this afternoon.

Following the gruelling budget tussle, Parliament is to reconvene on Thursday May 10th when a series of opposition motions will come up for debate including one in the name of APNU MP Carl Greenidge to have the Former President’s (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act 2009 repealed.

(Jamaica Observer) Opposition spokesperson on foreign affairs, foreign trade and investment, Senator Christopher Tufton says the Government must justify its reasons for recalling several foreign mission heads in the four months since it took office in January this year, some of them ahead of their contracts expiring.

(Jamaica Observer) Parliament yesterday sanctioned amendments to the 11-year-old Telecoms Act, signalling the end to any possibility of monopoly in the telecoms market and paving the way for “a massive decline in rates locally and internationally”, according to Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – President Desi Bouterse will swear in five new Ministers and two deputy Ministers tomorrow at noon.

The body of a missing Guyanese woman and her stillborn baby were discovered in the bathtub of a Pennsylvania home, the Pocono Record reported on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) Republic Bank temporarily closed a number of branches yesterday after staff members stayed away from work.

(Trinidad Express) More than 300 relatives, friends and schoolmates of Nikita Ramischand took cover below tents amid pouring rain yesterday to say their goodbyes to the 18-year-old who was killed almost a week ago.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar,  (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi took a historic oath today to join a parliamentary system crafted by the generals who locked her away for much of her long struggle against dictatorship, ushering in a dramatic new political era.

(Trinidad Express) Calder Hart says he’s not guilty of accusations made against him in the face of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday said that pressure would be kept on government to ensure a good life for all citizens, while defending the recent budget cuts as a move to end executive lawlessness and reduce the cost of living.

Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) President Komal Chand yesterday said this can still be a turnaround year for the sugar industry once major defects at GuySuCo’s Skeldon factory are fixed, and while he welcomed government’s intervention in the sector, he accused opposition party, the AFC of trying to undermine the union.

Brazilian miners, who want government to reform the protracted immigration process, yesterday formed an association to support their countrymen in obtaining legal residence and understanding mining in Guyana.

On the night when the young boxing stars showcased their talent in the mining town, Travis Hubbard from the Harpy Eagles gym shone the brightest Monday night when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) staged its inaugural open air card at the Mackenzie Bus Park in Linden.

A man was last evening shot two times to his leg after he attempted to give chase behind a gang of four men who moments before had robbed and terrorized a family at Berbice.

Patrick Thomas has been elected Toshao of Tobago Hill, in the North West District of Region One, following recent village council elections.

Chris Gayle’s return to the West Indies squad is likely to be delayed after fresh doubts emerged over his availability for the ODI leg of the upcoming England tour, pouring cold water over the hard-earned resolution reached between him and the West Indies Cricket Board by CARICOM (the Caribbean Community).

(Cricinfo) Pune Warriors succumbed to the tournament’s whipping boys, Deccan Chargers, batting them out of the match for the second time in less than a week.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand recently met with members of ‘Operation Rescue UG’ to discuss the issues that are affecting the development of the Univer-sity of Guyana (UG) and it was revealed that a key World Bank loan for US$10 million is expected to be signed in May.

`I played cricket for 22 and a half years, I understand that I was nominated because of this reason’ –Tendulkar (Cricinfo) Sachin Tendulkar has said that his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, India’s upper house of Parliament, was due to his contribution to sport and no other reason, and affirmed that he would not be trading cricket for politics.

General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress Lincoln Lewis is calling on the opposition to take the matter of the government’s removal  of the subvention and grants to the Critchlow Labour College (CLC), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the Women Advisory Com-mittee (WAC) to the National Assembly.

A prisoner from the Timehri lockups was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital  after being stabbed by another inmate with a fluorescent tube.

Linden is on the ball to unearth more young talent to bolster its stock of cultural artists when a myriad of students take to the stage to showcase their ability at the inaugural Linden Schools’ Talent Concert tomorrow.

A 12-year-old Craig Primary School student sustained head injuries among others after he was yesterday afternoon struck down by a Linden-Soesdyke minibus along the East Bank while he was crossing the road.

 KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh believes West Indies can be successful in England but will need to be consistent and adapt to the new conditions quickly.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand’s tour of the West Indies later this year will be the last for John Wright as coach.

The Agricola family, which lost its fence and front stairway on Sunday afternoon after a car  careened off road and slammed into it, is asking who will pay for the damages since the driver has signalled reluctance.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Allen Richardson has resigned as first vice-president of the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the new season starting this weekend but has declined to comment on his departure.

mid deep cuts to its 2012 budget and speculation that it wants to call a snap election, the PPP yesterday afternoon announced that it will be hosting public meetings across the country.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s monumental feat in becoming the first Guyanese and second West Indian cricketer to reach 10,000 runs in test cricket has been praised by two of the greatest cricketers this country has ever produced.

Relatives of murdered Mahaica truck driver Jadesh Dass, who was shot and killed over a week ago, say that police are getting nowhere in the investigation.

Dear Editor, The sole utility of GINA and the NCN will, in the end, be archival.

Relatives of the eight-year-old boy who is feared drowned after he disappeared in the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean have arranged a search party and combed through the seawall and surrounding area in the hope of finding the child.

Dear Editor, One is not surprised at the Stabroek News’ editorial captioned: ‘The GINA and NCN subventions’ and its vengeful rantings, as a response to the opposition motion that dictated deep budgetary cuts totalling some $22B to the overall estimates for 2012. 

Christopher Ram’s lasting legacy to the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) he served as president for two terms will not be the five-year short term plan he has implemented, the new courts erected under his stewardship or the improvement in the standard of the junior players but rather the decision to change the constitution of the GTA so that one person cannot serve for more than two terms.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will protest his innocence when he appears before an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) disciplinary hearing investigating corruption charges this month, his brother Vicky said yesterday.

Leader of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes says her organisation has faced a number of challenges in its response to issues such as trafficking in persons (TIP) and forced prostitution in mining communities and is seeking ways to strengthen its network of support.

Dear Editor, The government-owned Guyana Chronicle carried one article and one letter on April 30, 2012 criticising Amerindian members of the National Assembly who voted to reduce those components of the appropriations bill which linked to former President Jagdeo’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). 

Head of the European Union Delegation to Guyana Robert Kopecky commissioned the Toshao’s building at Bina Hill and inspected other EU-funded projects in the Northern Rupununi during a three-day visit to the area last week.

(Reuters) – The top-seeded Chicago Bulls should not let the season-ending injury to leading scorer Derrick Rose distract them from their goal of winning the team’s first title in 14 years, Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen said  yesterday.

Regularising of the `backtrack’ route between Guyana and Suriname and boosting security along the frontier were among the issues raised by the Berbice business community at a meeting on Sunday with President Donald Ramotar.

Dear Editor, Since it was a holiday (May Day) I was relaxing at home, and flicking through the Stabroek News I came across some interesting items.

 (Reuters) – Oklahoma City Thunder dealt Dallas another heartbreaking loss in the NBA playoffs on Monday to take a 2-0 lead over last season’s champions in a series that is threatening to boil over.

A man who was accused of trafficking in cannabis in Alberttown was remanded to prison on Monday by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he pleaded not guilty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales marked May Day yesterday by nationalizing the local unit of Spain’s Red Electrica, ratcheting up tension between the former colonial power and South American governments eager to assert control over energy resources.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire suffered a badly cut hand from an incident following his team’s 104-94 defeat to the Miami Heat in the NBA playoffs on Monday and could miss time in the remainder of the series.

Dear Editor, While the PPP/C is continuing to argue for proportionality in the seats on the parliamentary committees, during the life of the last Region 6 RDC (2006-11) they were not practising what they are now preaching.

The Private Sector Commission is seeking an audience with Leader of the Opposition David Granger, President Donald Ramotar and the PPP/C with regards to the $21 billion in cuts made to the $192.8 billion 2012 national budget since it is of the view those cuts will ultimately affect the private sector.

Dear Editor, While the budget cuts attract public attention and in large measure approbation, something more serious, more cynical is taking place and there is no mass protest as such.

Workers march: GLU members marching

(Barbados Nation) A 35-year-old Christ Church man has been charged in connection with the gruesome killing of Nicole Harrison-Watson.

KABUL, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death with a speedy trip to Afghanistan, signing a strategic pact with Kabul yesterday and delivering an election-year message to Americans that the war is winding down.

As police continue their investigations into the murder of taxi driver Renie Williams, family members remain clueless as to why the man was killed.

Dear Editor When oil prices are rising on the international market due to the economic expansion of China, India and Africa, any government which seeks to cushion this effect by subsidising electricity and transportation fuel (subsidising energy) would end up bankrupting their country.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An officer investigating the possible involvement of a dozen U.S.

National table tennis champion Trenace Lowe Sunday night captured the women’s singles at the Super Bowl Table Tennis Tournament at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena,

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott waded into foreign policy yesterday and signed a bill banning local governments from contracting with companies that do business in Cuba or Syria, while acknowledging the law could not take effect without Washington’s OK.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch is not fit to run a major international company, British lawmakers said yesterday, finding him ultimately responsible for the illegal phone hacking that has corroded his global media empire and damaged the political establishment.

Dear Editor, The year 2012 has so far turned out to be rather ominous as a result of (a) the Greene Affair and (b) the 2012 Budget, and all that it entails.

Politikles

May Day march and meetings Photos by Anjuli Persaud

Returning from attendance at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia where she focused on getting support for her country’s claim to the Falklands, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner turned her attention to another issue destined to attract headlines in the international press.

Nelson Mandela had spent 28 years in prison before agreeing in 1985 to begin negotiating with an apartheid regime he considered essentially evil.