Daily Archive: Saturday, May 19, 2012

(Go-Jamaica) Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz defeated Guyana 1-nil in their international friendly at the Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay, St James tonight to secure their fourth straight victory for the year.

President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit he hosted at Camp David, welcomed Europe’s focus on rekindling growth and warned the crisis in the euro zone was dangerous for the world.

MUNICH, (Reuters) – Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time as Didier Drogba struck the decisive blow in a penalty shootout at the Allianz Arena following a tension-soaked final which ended 1-1 after extra time today.

Two Lindeners are hospitalized following a collision–between the car they were in and one driven by former government minister Dr Henry Jeffrey–which occurred today at the intersection of the University of Guyana Road and the Rupert Craig Highway.

(Jamaica Observer) Rights group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) yesterday commended the Police High Command for its apology to Digicel over the conduct of cops who participated in a raid by the tax authorities on the telecoms giant’s corporate headquarters two Fridays ago.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies hopes on his shoulders yet again as the touring side battled to avoid defeat by England in the first test at Lord’s today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown held off American Carmelita Jeter to win the 200m in Shanghai this morning.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell ran 10.02 in Shanghai, China a short while ago to win the Diamond League event.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The police force should be evaluated more often, said police commissioner Krishna Mathoera at a discussion day held yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Former president of the Trinidad and Tobago Contractors Association (TTCA) Mikey Joseph said it is “surprising” and “appalling” that the University of the West Indies (UWI) approved a TT$500 million contract to build the South campus to a Chinese company with a poor track record.

(Trinidad Express) The progress of the Commission of Enquiry into the collapse of the CL Financial and the Hindu Credit Union (HCU) is being “hijacked” by the number of public holidays this country enjoys, Sir Anthony Colman lamented yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left China on board a flight to the United States, the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Senator Shamfa Cudjoe told the Senate yesterday that recently she saw a video on Facebook of local pupils, two boys in Form Four and a girl from Form One, having sex.

(Trinidad Express) Robbery is suspected to be the motive behind the murder of a 44-year-old St Augustine businessman who was found murdered at his home by one of his teenage daughters on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – West Indies fought back strongly on the third day of the first test at Lord’s, claiming four England wickets to reduce the hosts to 341 for seven at lunch on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Police were yesterday searching for clues which could lead them to a lone gunman who ambushed seven Claxton Bay fishermen, which left one dead and three others in critical condition on Thursday evening.

NICIL Head Winston Brassington yesterday said the acquisition by his brother of 30% of the shares in an entity whose privatisation he had presided over seven years earlier was above board and not a case of corruption as alleged by Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan.

A 17-year-old resident of Ogle was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of schoolboy Shane George.

Almost six months after an Elections Day incident which left a presiding officer nursing back injuries and an elections observer with a damaged phone, the matter was called for the first time in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A 20-year-old Berbician yesterday died in transit from the Fort Wellington Hospital to the New Amsterdam Hospital, following delivery complications, but at least one doctor knowledgeable about the case believes the woman could have been alive if she had gone to the hospital sooner.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday received US$75,000 ($15.4M) from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a project to help combat human trafficking by giving support to the victims and their families.

An American citizen yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton and had his charge of entering the country illegally dismissed.

Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Winston Brassington says the company is assessing the full impact the $1 billion budget cut will have on its ability to hold to its current tariff – in the light of sustained increases in fuel prices – and to do maintenance.

The lawyer for Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who has been indicted in New York over a US$50M mortgage fraud, is looking to stall the May 21 commencement of his trial in order to address a “complicated, recently emergent issue.”

A man was yesterday placed on $450,000 bail after he was charged with the offence of simple larceny at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel-Octive Hamilton.

Police late Thursday night found the car of murdered GTM manager Lionel Bert Whyte parked on a street at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice but so far there has been no sighting of the suspect.

Magistrate Faith McGusty sentenced a 25-year-old Victory Valley man on Thursday to three years jail after he was found guilty of robbery under arms and break and enter and larceny when he appeared in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

The CIOG is extending gratitude to Mehran Trading Company for providing a bus to augment the services its hearse department offers to the Islamic community.

A Stanleytown couple was relieved of $11,000 as well as jewellery and other items, after two gunmen posing as relatives invaded their home on Thursday night.

Dear Editor, The death of Philip Alphonso Moore leaves Guyana with a great void, spiritually, artistically and culturally.

Some Orealla and Siparuta residents have said that there were improprieties in the recently held Toshao and councillors elections and are calling for a fresh poll.

The funeral of Guyanese iconic artist and sculptor Phillip Moore will be held on Tuesday in Berbice, in a simple style mirroring the life he lived.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies snatched two wickets in the final session to stymie England’s momentum but were still facing a tall order after captain Andrew Strauss’s 20th century, and first in nearly two years, put the hosts in control of the opening Test here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mainly because of the inefficient way in which the Transport and Harbours Department ferries have been operating throughout the country, and with silted up channels, etc, ferries do not have departure times.

Dear Editor, There are problems affecting the community of Bare Root which need urgent attention from the relevant authorities.

By Jairo Rodrigues “Welcome to Guyana”, is a new Hip Hop single by US-based Guyanese songwriter and artiste ‘Phed X’, who was born Churaman Sukhram.

Mary Fung-A-Fat moved a giant leap closer to capturing her first national under 19 title after overpowering her main adversary Ashley deGroot on Thursday night at the Georgetown Club during the Woodpecker National Junior Squash Championships.

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ Citizen Security Programme (CSP) saw thirty-three youths in the Port Mourant, Corentyne area graduate last evening and Minister Clement Rohee pointed to the need for opportunities for them.

Residents of Watooka, Fair’s Rust, Richmond Hill and other nearby communities in Linden, Region Ten will soon get some measure of relief from traversing pot-holed roads as $13.9M has been allocated in the regional budget for road works, while Bosai has pledged $5M to the local authorities to augment this sum.

The final of the first season of the GT&T Feel the Beat Competition is just a day away. 

Gym mates from the Harpy Eagles Gym James Walcott and Rudolph Fraser are both brimming with confidence ahead of their respective bouts on June 1 when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages its 23rd edition of its Pro Am initiative.

Dear Editor, I refer to the unattributed advertisement published by Kaieteur News on Sunday, May 13, 2012 under the headline ‘Airline business in the making.‘

Dear Editor, I refer to the Mayor’s claim of transforming the Ministry of Works and Hydraulics during his tenure as Minister in SN dated May 5, as well as Mr Sohan’s response to his claim dated May 6.

It’s the fight the world awaits; it’s the fight with the potential of earning the world’s single highest pay-per-view buys in combat sports period and it’s the fight which can easily be named “Fight of the decade”.

Twelve University of Guyana students in a group of 75 international peers are undergoing a six-week online course to gain knowledge and expertise in the global education topics that they will be facilitating in local secondary schools, according to press release from One World Youth Project(OWYP).

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned yesterday, as the social networking company’s sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close.

Hi Everyone, There are 3 men in particular who read this column and comment every week.

A Brazilian citizen was charged with having a quantity of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking in the Rupununi and was placed on $50,000 bail by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a statistical release by the GPF Traffic Department published in SN on May 12, they listed the figures and causes of accidents for 2011 while at the same time, comparing them with those of 2010.

Distance athlete Alika Morgan left this morning for Nickerie, Suriname to compete in the second leg of the Telsur 10k race.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Spanish oil company Repsol said yesterday that the first well in an oil exploration project in Cuban waters has come up dry, delivering bad news to the communist island striving for economic strength and energy independence.

Holly Fraser-Persaud and her daughter Aleka, Natasha James and Nkasi and Donnett La Rose and Shonnett are the mothers and daughters who took the crowns in the junior, middle and senior category respectively at the annual mother and daughter pageant held at the National Cultural Centre last Saturday under the theme, ‘Love Out Of This World’.

Dear Editor, Despite the fact there is a High Court  order made in 2010 by a Judge in Chambers restraining the owners and proprietors of a large stinking, rat and fly-infested chicken pen in Chateau Margot, a residential community, the owner still stubbornly continues to operate  and carry on an illegal business there that is a health hazard.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ended a week-long silence yesterday to say he was resting, following a diet and trying to tame his workaholic ways as he recovers from cancer treatment.

Tobago’s Beach Football team, BagoSports arrived in Guyana yesterday for a three-man series against a Guyana Selection at the Christianburg Beach Football ground in Linden this weekend.

The much-anticipated Guyana Independence Twenty/20 Cup in Berbice got a major boost when  Demerara Distlillers Limited (DDL) delivered a solid sponsorship package yesterday for the tournament  at Albion Sports Complex on May 26.

Five Grade Five pupils will vie for the Miss Stella Maris title at their school’s  annual fair on May 26 and the girls are currently excitedly preparing.

The two men accused of murdering 17- year- old Sasenarine ‘Suraj’ Persaud of Number 70 Village on April 29, 2012 made their second appearance at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court this week and were further remanded.

Guyana Model Search/Designers’ Portfolio (GMS/DP) was launched last evening at the Sidewalk Cafe at 7 pm just after it was revealed that the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security would also be part of the final of the event slated for July 1 at Isika, East Bank Essequibo.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project Phase 11 (USAID/GHARP 11) has engaged four local NGOs to complete the Business Planning for Health (BPH) programme, a press release from USAID said on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, A few years ago the Commemorative Committee mounted an exhibition of Philip Moore’s art at the Museum of African Heritage. 

BRUSSELS/LONDON – European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU’s trade commissioner said on Friday, as European share prices tumbled and Germany warned of continuing financial turmoil.

The stage is set for the third annual Modern Optical Inter-Services shooting championships billed for tomorrow at the Timehri ranges.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Pentagon said today it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused “Chinese actors” of being the world’s biggest perpetrators of economic espionage.

By Neil Barry Queen’s College and the Demerara Cricket Club will clash from today in one of the semi-final matches of the Brainstreet U-15 cricket competition at the Gandhi Youth Organisation ground.

The Indian Cultural Centre will screen the classic film Sangam today at its Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air premises from 5.30 pm.

Dear Editor, For the record, NICIL reported in 2004 that it earned $29B from business transactions in 2003.

So guys, what do women think of your inappropriate workplace advances?

Dear Editor, APNU, the AFC and other groups operating in Guyana have been drawing attention to various acts of financial mismanagement that have been occurring within Guyana’s public sector.

(EUR) John Legend, a judge on ABC’s forthcoming singing competition “Duets,” was asked to comment on the addition of Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to the judging panel of their rival FOX show “The X Factor.”

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Within two days of its Initial Public Offering, the social network Facebook was worth more than US$100 billion – making it, at a stroke, more valuable than such iconic brands as online bookseller Amazon, banking giant Citigroup, and global fast-food empire McDonald’s.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Newly installed Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, is urging the church to dissociate itself from tainted money, which continues to circulate in the society where corruption is rampant.

(Reuters) – The Indiana Pacers, showing the poise and determination Miami was supposed to have, routed the cold shooting Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take a surprising 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Politikles

(Trinidad Express) Transport Minister Devant Maharaj yesterday said that former Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) chairman Arthur Lok Jack used a private jet to conduct business and let the State carrier pay for it.

(Trinidad Express) With his two-year-old son in his arms, a 38-year-old Laventille man was shot multiple times in the head while walking to a nearby shop to make a purchase.