Daily Archive: Thursday, May 17, 2012

(Jamaica Gleaner) After yet another major ganja bust, the Police High Command says it is encouraged by the efforts being made by officers to rid the nation’s streets of illicit drugs.

Two men died as a result of an accident in the Chenapau River, Potaro (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) about 02:00 hrs on Tuesday, police said.

(WICB) LONDON – Adrian Barath said West Indies batsmen had shown great determination in their battle against England’s “pumped-up” bowlers in challenging conditions in the first Test today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul defied England with a typically tenacious unbeaten 87 to lead West Indies to 243 for nine on the first day of the opening test at Lord’s today.

The Office of the President today denied that public funds were ever used for the commissioning of a feasibility study on the establishing of a national airline here.

In the face of the opposition-led budget cuts, the Office of the President today said that the short-term component of the One Laptop Per Family project – distribution of laptops – will be concentrated on.

The Guyana Power and Light today said that high winds have broken a number of poles on the East Coast resulting in a 60Hz shutdown of the Demerara System.

After being without electricity for close to a month, residents of the Mabaruma Sub-Region are planning to protest at the offices of the regional administration over the issue and other matters.

(Trinidad Guardian) When former Hindu Credit Union (HCU) president Harry Harnarine’s attempts to win over former Commissioner of Co-operatives Beemal Ramroop with gifts like a gold chain failed, Harnarine then resorted to threats.

(NY Newsday) – Disco singer Donna Summer has died, according to TMZ.

Barbados Workers’ Union general secretary Senator Sir Roy Trotman reiterated on the floor of Parliament yesterday that he would not apologize now or in the future over his reference to an employer as an “Egyptian Jew”.

Police and FBI officials are checking over more than 100 leads as they search for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate their wedding, according to the Associated Press.

A Guyanese man who has been deported from the United States four times will be charged with illegal re-entry and other charges, including identity theft, according to the website citizensvoice.com.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud has claimed in local Guyanese media that a large amount of gold is smuggled each year out of his country to Suriname.

(Barbados Nation) Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur believes he has the medicine for the Barbados economy.

(Barbados Nation) More hotel closures could be on the cards for Barbados as its most important sector faces increased operational bills while at the same time forced to lower prices to boost arrivals, Opposition Leader Owen Arthur said yesterday.

By Frances Abraham and Alva Solomon A 17-year-old student of the St.

Government yesterday declared zero tolerance for illegal mining and for the corrupt processing of documents for non-nationals, informing that from now all middlemen and brokers have been eliminated.

Dead and dying fish, mosquito infestation, stagnant water, malaria, typhoid and dengue have resulted in residents of West Watooka, Wismar, Linden calling for a state of emergency to be declared and for immediate remedial action.

US-based Guyanese Jafar Mohamed is in the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing bullet and chop wounds after a robbery on the Corentyne yesterday.

Jason Abdulla, a contracted Government Information Agency (GINA) employee stationed at the Office of the President (OP), testified yesterday that over the last few weeks he had been tasked with compiling articles written by columnist Freddie Kissoon in the Kaieteur News about former president Bharrat Jagdeo and the government.

The man who was killed when a vehicle struck him down at Camp Road and Young Street on Monday evening was yesterday identified as 56-year-old Michael Easton of 277 West Ruimveldt.

At the tender age of 17, Samantha Wackford’s life was changed forever when a man walked up to her in the vicinity of Bourda Market and threw acid in her face, blinding her and disfiguring her face forever.

The National Gallery has opened to the public a Book of Remembrance for the late artist and sculptor Phillip Moore in the foyer of Castellani House.

Police investigators are in search of a man who was seen fighting with Lionel Bert Whyte minutes before he collapsed in front of a popular Main Street hangout spot with stab wounds to his body.

Some of the agencies affected by the recent budget cuts are said to be in dire straits and while their employees are on the job, they may only be able to receive their May 2012 salaries if there is some intervention between now and pay day.

Ignatius France, the man who was arrested in connection with the murder of twenty-year-old Mark Ashby of Mabaruma, North West District, was brought to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday on the capital charge of murder and was remanded to prison  by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Middle distance track star Marian Burnett is ready to compete intensely at the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden.

Lawrence Allicock who is facing two counts of robbery under arms and Kurt Sommer who is charged with trafficking in cannabis  appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Monday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and returned yesterday to receive dates for commencement of their hearings.

Police are yet to make a breakthrough in the shooting case of two miners, which left one dead, and another still hospitalized.

LORD’S, England,  CMC – Embattled West Indies enter the opening Test against World number one England at Lord’s here  today, facing an avalanche of criticism over a novice top order, patchy preparation and a recent record than has seen them win just one series over top-ranked opposition in three years.

Three time Caribbean girls champions Mary Fung-A-Fat shook off the rust of inactivity on her first night back and dominated her understudy Akeila Wiltshire in straight games on night two of the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Woodpecker National Junior Squash Championships.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday defended the financing by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of the upgrade of the hitherto unused multi-storeyed building on Camp Street, saying that the National Insurance Scheme – the current owner – cannot be saddled with the cost of customising that edifice for occupancy.

A 21-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the 2008 murder of a 79-year-old Wakenaam, Essequibo Island woman.

Newly selected president of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) Ramesh Seebarran, says he has received assurances from the Ministry of Sports and Director of Sports of their support for lawn tennis and its development.

DAEGU, South Korea,  CMC – Grenadian teenager Kirani James returned to the arena where he was crowned World champion last year to post a season-best time en route to winning the 400 metres at the Colorful Daegu Championship here  yesterday.

The National Library has invited inmates at four prisons it serves to participate in its Annual Essay and Short Story Competition this year.

Police said yesterday that the 56-year-old woman who was found dead at a Waiakabra shop, Linden/Soesdyke Highway early Monday morning died as a result of hypertension.

Dear Editor, I was sad and felt diminished as all Guyanese must have felt to learn of Philip Moore’s death.

John Lewis was elected president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) when that body held its annual general meeting  and  election of office bearers on Monday, a press release from the GRFU yesterday stated.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Batting legend Brian Lara has predicted a tough England series for West Indies and says veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul needs to bat higher in the team in order to strengthen an otherwise inexperienced line-up.

An investigation has been launched into an incident in which several young men of the remote Region One community of Yarakita were made to strip by police ranks who were investigating a robbery last Friday.

Dear Editor, Page 414 of the March 15 parliamentary debate on Paper 7 for replenishment of the Contingencies Fund, Mr Khemraj, the AFC MP drew the attention of the National Assembly to section 24 of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) which  requires the Finance Minister, “when introducing a supplementary appropriation Bill, [to] present to the National Assembly the reasons for the proposed variations and provide a supplementary document describing the impact that the variations, if approved will have on the financial plan in the annual budget.”

The woman who was driving one of the cars in  Sunday night’s two-car smash-up at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, that claimed the life of 23-year-old Raymond Madray, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday while four others remain hospitalized.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – Even as West Indies prepare to field a novice top order in the first Test against England, Ramnaresh Sarwan, a seasoned former member of their line up was busy stroking his second century of the County Championship here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reading Dave Martin’s article ‘No negative consequences‘ in your Sunday, May 13 edition, caused me to reflect on a letter I submitted some years ago lamenting the attitudes of young people, particularly students.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Mystery West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine proved too much for fellow Windies teammate Kieron Pollard’s Mumbai Indians, producing a devastating spell to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a key 32-run victory in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Investi-gators are questioning Mexico’s former deputy defense minister and a top army general for suspected links to organized crime, in the highest level scandal to hit the military in the five-year-old drug war.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Lawmakers moved toward a confrontation over the U.S.

Seven projects were recently commissioned in Berbice and the Citizen Security Programme will get a further boost when  Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee  commissions  six more in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne and Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.

Dear Editor, This morning’s news on the radio stated that the OLPF programme is going into its second phase on the coastland.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is hoping his side can reverse the worrying trend of squandering winning positions in Test matches and says playing at the historic Lord’s will provide added inspiration for the Caribbean side.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country’s security minister said yesterday.

Pizza Boys on Tuesday had a grand opening at the  Guyoil Food Court, Diamond, East Bank Demerara with the launching of their new, soft, thin crust pizza baked by an experienced chef out of Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, Occasionally we are reminded of the folly of seeing only the trees and not the forest. 

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N.

Russian Ambassador to Guyana, Nikolay D Smirnov will be making a feature presentation on Russian economics and politics at the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) business luncheon today at the Regency Suites.

PORT OF SPAIN,  (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute, an independent non-profit group, has slammed the appointment of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner as the country’s acting prime minister, saying serious allegations against him in the football organization remain unresolved.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – A U.N. official criticized Canada yesterday for allowing some of its people to go hungry, but the government dismissed him as a “patronizing academic” and said there are more pressing food concerns in other countries.

Speedy left-winger Dwain Jacobs is relishing the challenge of putting in quality  performances in the Golden Jaguars upcoming engagements to secure a place in the squad for the opening two World Cup Qualifiers versus Mexico and Costa Rica next month.

Dear Editor, The recent public meetings the AFC have been having in many parts of the country are highlighting a trend of rising anger among the poor and the working class against the ruling PPP. 

Some of the attendees at yesterday’s meeting.

UNAIDS Caribbean Director, Dr. Ernest Massiah has said in a message on the occasion of International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) today that in the Caribbean “we have developed as a people,” but  “there are still phobias that we must address (and) homophobia is one of them.”

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Without Chris Bosh, championship favourites Miami suddenly looked vulnerable as they suffered an upset defeat to the Indiana Pacers, while the West’s top seeds San Antonio look to have hit peak form with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in their second-round opener on Tuesday.

(Jamaica Observer) A repentant Beenie Man has issued an emotional apology to the international gay community. Beenie

Dear Editor, For the longest while I have argued that the PPP/C government feels justified in treating Guyanese they way they do because they view them in very limited terms.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Gerhard Ramsaroop speaking at the meeting (AFC photo)

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(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Bar Association is throwing its full weight behind a recent call made by attorney at law and political activist David Comissiong for foreign investigators to be brought in to probe all police killings.

Installment One Hundred Thirty-Four This Ask the Consul installment addresses frequently asked questions regarding receiving United States Social Security benefits and voting while living abroad.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Western companies announced finds of huge additional quantities of gas off the coast of Mozambique and Tanzania, cementing the future of East Africa as a major new supplier exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to energy-hungry Asia.

The current Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is headed by former West Indies captain and coach, Roger Harper.

Quite a few Guyanese live extraordinary lives, with outstanding accomplishments and wide-ranging community impact, many on a global scale.

Politikles

On Tuesday last, women’s rights activists picketed the Medical Council of Guyana and the Ministry of Health over the sloth in the investigation of the abortion death of Karen Badal, and also to lobby Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran to make abortion procedures accessible countrywide.

AFC in Port Mourant meeting: Part of the gathering on Saturday afternoon at the Alliance For Change’s meeting at Miss Phoebe Trainline, Port Mourant, Corentyne.

Dear Editor, I do not quite understand why Mr Lincoln Lewis would challenge President Donald Ramotar’s claim that “it is they [Indians] who called for the right to vote” in Guyana in his missive captioned ‘The President opted for a divide and rule strategy‘ (SN, May 8).

(Trinidad Express) Batting legend Brian Lara has predicted a tough England series for West Indies and says veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul needs to bat higher in the team in order to strengthen an otherwise inexperienced line-up.