Daily Archive: Sunday, May 13, 2012

A Guyanese man died in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, New York today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – With Manchester City’s dream dying in the embers of an exhilarating Premier League season Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero wrote themselves into club folklore with stoppage-time goals to seal a breath-taking 3-2 victory over Queen Park Rangers today and snatch their first title for 44 years.

(Reuters) – England have named uncapped wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow in the 13-man squad to face West Indies in the first match of the three-test series starting at Lord’s on Thursday.

CADEREYTA JIMENEZ, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Suspected drug gang killers dumped the headless bodies of 49 people on a highway near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey in one of the country’s worst atrocities in recent years.

Renowned artist and sculptor Phillip Moore has passed away at the age of 90.

(Trinidad Guardian) Inmate Nadia Pooran has come a long way since being incarcerated at the Women’s Prison, Arouca.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chairman of the United National Congress (UNC) Jack Warner was the lone Cabinet colleague who came out in defense of Congress of the People (COP) leader Prakash Ramadhar—ensuring he was not stripped of his ministerial portfolio.

(Jamaica Observer) Pat Rousseau is still not happy with how iconic former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was “disrespected” by batting star Brian Lara 14 years ago.

(Jamaica Observer) Lottery scammers are living high on the hog, earning millions of Jamaican dollars a week and using Champagne to wash their cars in a boastful lifestyle reflecting the ease with which they come by their ill-gotten gains, police from the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) have reported.

(Barbados Nation) While Barbadian businesses gripe about how bad the economy is performing, Trinidadians are investing heavily in the country and positioning themselves for an economic turnaround they believe will come soon.

A security guard was found dead with his throat slashed early yesterday morning at the Enmore grocery where he was employed.

Photos by Cathy Richards Hururu Village is one of several communities in upper Berbice, Region 10.

When Rickford McKenzie lost his leg in 2010 he never expected that two years later he would have completely lost his ability to walk.

Two years after start-up logging company, Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc (VHPI) was awarded forest concessions here, it is yet to establish the wood processing facility it had committed to.

Alcohol abuse is believed to have been a contributing factor in the rape and murder of Moraikobai, Mahaicony River resident Vilma Andrews, who villagers said was the first person murdered in the community in recent memory.

A North West District (NWD) man was almost beheaded last Friday night during a drunken argument over cigarettes and the suspect and his wife were later arrested while fleeing the scene in a boat.

Water levels in Lethem and the surrounding communities have receded considerably with systems in place to cope with further flooding.

By Emmerson Campbell David Santos from Team CoCo’s starts today’s third and final leg of the 30th annual three stage road race in the lead position after two stages and 106 miles were covered yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially launched the Golden Jaguars campaign for the upcoming, third round, World Cup qualifiers which commences next month with a glowing ceremony at the Princess Hotel, yesterday.

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Relatives of the man accused of killing a Trinidad teen have fled their homes after receiving threatening phone calls from a man who identified himself as a relative of the murdered teen.

Chartered accountant and attorney-at-law Christopher Ram says that it might make more economic sense for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to buy its own property than rent the Clico building in Georgetown now owned by the National Insurance Company (NIS) for $10 million per month.

NORTHAMPTON, England,  CMC – Rookie left-hander Kieran Powell eased some of the fears regarding West Indies brittle top order, stroking his second first class century to headline a resilient batting effort against England Lions as the Caribbean side enjoyed their best day on tour here yesterday.

NORTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Left-hander Kieran Powell said Saturday overcoming unfamiliar English conditions would be the biggest hurdle for the touring West Indies, after stroking a century on the third day of the four-day tour-match against England Lions here yesterday.

West  Indies have only once toured England without at least one truly special, not to mention great, batsman in their ranks.

Last week the people of Greece and France voted against austerity.

A charge by the Guyana Human Rights Association on Friday that the PPP/C appears to be in denial over the November 28, 2011 elections results attracted the ire yesterday of both the Office of the President and the ruling party.

Chennai Super Kings kept their playoff hopes alive with a ruthless performance that cut the table-leaders Delhi Daredevils to size.

Statutory framework Business Page was able to access the annual reports of the National Communications Network Inc (NCN) for the three years from 2004 to 2006 and for Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) for 2006.

Courts Guyana Inc yesterday celebrated with mothers and customers when it hosted a cocktail mix off at its Main Street store as part of its largest appliance promotion for the year.

Introduction So far in assessing the challenges posed by the National Budget 2012 for the medium-term outlook and macroeconomic stability of the Guyana economy I have treated with four considerations. 

Idi Lewis is an exceptional table tennis player. A southpaw, Lewis has the unique distinction of winning the Caribbean junior boys singles title and reaching the semi-finals of the men’s competition.

Parliamentarian and environmental conservationist, Sydney Allicock, who was recently defeated as Toshao of the Annai Village Council, has pledged to work with the victor and hopes politicians will cease disrupting the traditionally peaceful way of life of Amerindians.

MEXICO CITY — Polls show that centre-left opposition leader Enrique Peña Nieto is likely to easily win the July 1 presidential elections and put an end to 12 years of centre-right governments, but after several days in this country I haven’t found anybody who is really excited about his widely expected victory.

Some weeks ago, I’m on the phone with a friend in Canada who is infuriated about the boorish behaviour of a recent guest in his household.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan narrowly missed out on his second century of the County Championship as Leicestershire held on for an exciting draw against Northamptonshire on a tense last day here  yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigour after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumours he was dying five months before an election.

Dear Editor, All the mouthings of President Ramotar, Finance Minister Ashni Singh and NICIL CEO Mr Brassington, will never legalise the illegality of the activities of NICIL.

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has sacked a senior cleric after he decried cautious reforms in the world’s top oil exporter that allowed women to mix with unmarried men, Saudi Gazette reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, If Mr Clairmont Lye (‘The power cuts in Lethem…‘ SN, May 12) or anyone else thinks that snap elections will end incompetence in Guyana, here’s an heroic quote for them: They’ve got another think coming.

Rohit Sharma and Herschelle Gibbs, playing his first game this season, set up Mumbai Indians with a 167-run stand that helped end Kolkata Knight Riders’ unbeaten run of seven games.

A GPL pole which fell across Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park on Friday night at

A teacher for 24 years, new A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parliamentarian John Adams, hopes that by the end of the next five years teachers and students of the Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary School will no longer have to be away from school for about four days every time there is a high tide.

The old Common Entrance is history and, I hope, a bad memory.

BEIRUT, May 12 (Reuters) – Rebels fought the army in northern Syria on Saturday, activists said, and Syrian dissidents abroad gathered to try to unify and project themselves as a credible alternative to President Bashar al-Assad.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the issue of the SN advertisements withdrawal raised by Mr Ralph Ramkarran (letters of Apr 30, May 8) and news items (Apr 30 and May 6). 

As I had mentioned before, because the kidney is that organ involved in the filtering of impurities, it seems to be the one that is most under the threat of infection.

(Barbados nation) The body of a Caucasian man, who was an employee of the US embassy, was discovered around 8:30 am yesterday.

MADRID (Reuters) – Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots “Indignados” movement that has sparked similar protests around the world.

Many years ago avid book collector and Emeritus Professor of Africana studies Tony Martin picked up a book by George F Warner cheaply as it was at the end of its print run, but it took him years to discover that the book contained what he now describes as “startling pieces of new information,” one being that the first East Indian immigrant came to the Caribbean in 1595, not  1838.

On Friday the Guyana Human Rights Association described the PPP/C as being in denial over the November 28 election results.

This species is the most ubiquitous tree or shrub of the New World savanna biome.

Dear Editor, I refer to Clairmont Lye’s letter carried in your May 12 issue in which he highlights the failure of the Lethem Power Co Chairman as well as Region Nine Regional Executive Officer and Regional Chairman to take precautionary measures to deal with the likelihood of flooding and its dire consequences in the region (‘The power cuts in Lethem…‘).

(Trinidad Guardian) Police probing the death of a 90-year-old woman, who was beaten to death with a hammer on Thursday at her Warwick Lane home in Belmont, said she was killed by an outpatient from the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital.

The United Federation for Arts and Culture was launched yesterday at the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street, Georgetown.

LONDON, England,  CMC – England coach Andy Flower has given out-of-form captain Andrew Strauss a vote of confidence on the eve of the announcement of the squad to face West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.

 PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) – An exiled Iranian opposition group said yesterday that Iran has some 60 scientists and engineers involved in a concerted and expanding programme to develop nuclear weapons under defence ministry auspices.

Both the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir/ Guyana Central Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission receiv-ed land from the Government at Ankerville, Port Mourant to set up shelters for abused children and both organisations have signalled their intention to move on with their missions.

(Trinidad Express) As the United National Congress (UNC) installed its newly elected national executive yesterday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar recognised the contributions of the party’s founder, Basdeo Panday.

(Barbados Nation) Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a 51-year-old United States Embassy security official.

(Trinidad Express) Two brothers and one of their cousins lost their lives when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a bar at the corner of New and Charlotte Streets, Port of Spain early yesterday.