Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 23, 2012

LONDON, (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most respected journalists said today that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, the former president and general secretary of the CONCACAF confederation, were guilty of financial mismanagement on a grand scale during their years in office, delegates were told at their congress today.

(Jamaica  Gleaner) A former assistant track and field coach at the St.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean was ordered today to repay more than $13,000 to her victims, prosecutors said.

Government is moving to the courts over the budget cuts at the Office of the President which a senior government functionary says have crippled President Donald Ramotar’s ability to carry out certain functions.

Residents of Kwakwani (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) are this morning protesting the proposed appointment of an interim body for their Neighbourhood Democratic Council.

(Trinidad Guardian) Students may soon have the one of the world’s cheapest tablet computers in their hands, thanks to discussions being held between the Government of T&T and Skanda, an Indian technology company.

(Trinidad Guardian) An “overworked” Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was flown directly to her private residence at Phillippine, south Trinidad for recommended bedrest minutes after she landed at Piarco International Airport from a seven-day official visit to Belize, United States and Barbados.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A day after dancehall star Busy Signal was taken into custody on an extradition warrant, a senior representative of Pepsi-Cola Jamaica Limited has revealed the company has taken steps to review its relationship with the artiste.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jermaine ‘Cowboy’ Cohen, a self-proclaimed foot soldier of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke’s, kept all who appeared in the Southern District Court in Lower Manhattan spellbound as he told how he went from being a right-hand man of the former Tivoli strongman to fearing for his life.

(Barbados Nation) Guyana’s new leader has vowed to continue defying the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) by pushing ahead with his government’s plan to reform the game’s management in his country.

(Trinidad Express) CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque is expected to appear before judges at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Port of Spain today to testify on behalf of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL).

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has sued former Express journalist Lasana Liburd for libel arising out of a statement he (Liburd) allegedly published on the social networking site www.twitter.com

(Trinidad Express) Did the absence of Vidwatie Newton, sister and travel assistant to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, lead to her falling ill during her hectic trip to four countries?

PESHAWAR, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison, television channels and a local government official said.

Regarded as the best local sculptor of his time, the body of Philip Moore was yesterday interred at Auchlyne, Corentyne after stirring tributes and pledges to ensure he is finally laid to rest at Seven Ponds, Place of Heroes in the city.

A miner was chopped to death and a teenaged girl was brutally hacked at Big Creek Backdam, North West District around midnight on Monday after her lover found her in a compromising position with the other man.

A mother of two drowned yesterday after the car she was being taught to drive plunged into the Hope Canal, East Coast Demerara.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, will today give a motivational talk in observance of World Challenge Day which is being celebrated today.

LONDON, England,  CMC – England star batsman Kevin Pietersen says he would love to see the return of opener Chris Gayle for the Trent Bridge Test starting here Friday.

Police have charged Hemwattie Abdulla and an alleged accomplice with the murder of overseas-based Guyanese Abdul Majid.

Senior government officials and commentator Christopher Ram squared off last evening on a state television debate over NICIL and related matters but it is unclear if either side was convinced by any of the arguments thrown up As Government sought to clear the air on issues related to the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and the Privatisation Unit with a television discussion, panellists Christopher

(Cricinfo) After four seasons of at times embarrassing underachievement, Kolkata Knight Riders will play for the IPL trophy on Sunday.

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde yesterday roundly condemned Minister of Natural Resources & the Environment, Robert Persaud for his public dressing down of Commis-sioner of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) Karen Livan and accused him of trying to undermine her.

Says Treiston Joseph One factor clouded the overall success of Sunday’s President’s/Jefford Track Classic at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden.

By Iva Wharton There has been no resolution in the impasse between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) following the hearing of their court matter yesterday.

Two employees of the Wales Estate of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) who were charged in relation to obstructing an NIS officer in the conduct of his duties are expected to make another appearance at the Wales Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal enjoyed the perfect fillip ahead of his French Open defence by downing world number one Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the delayed Rome Masters final on Monday, saving his most impressive display of the tournament to last.

Fitzroy Williams, 44, of Glasgow Village, East Bank Berbice says that his right knee was seriously injured due to a severe beating he received from ranks at the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam last month.

Women in Linden are in dire need of jobs and those who have jobs mostly in the mining areas are complaining about the working conditions and being sexually harassed by employers.

Recent winners of the Under-13 singles competition of the annual Youth Week tournament Jamaali Homer and Elishaba Johnson will spearhead the Guyana team to this year’s Caribbean pre-cadet table tennis championships scheduled  for Jamaica from July 20-26 the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) announced yesterday.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday said that the PPP/C has deliberately misled residents in several Region Nine communities about the 2012 Budget cuts and the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project and had failed to inform them that it has yet to receive foreign funds for the LCDS.

Dear Editor, For some strange reason there are some people who cannot see that there is a new dispensation and business as usual is over.

LEEDS, England,  CMC – Leeward Islands batsman Chesney Hughes finally found some form for Derbyshire when he stroked an even half-century against Yorkshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs championship here Sunday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – World number one Shivnarine Chanderpaul has stretched his lead at the top of the latest International Cricket Council batting rankings, following his two half-centuries in the opening Lord’s Test against England last weekend.

The potential for the setting up of an oil refinery in Berbice was among several issues which were discussed when a delegation from the United States embassy engaged officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Environmental Protection Agency would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter which published in Stabroek News, date May 19, 2012, captioned ‘Chicken pen continues in defiance of court order,’ to address statements in the letter relating to the enforcement of a court order.

A 43-year-old Kiskadee Drive resident is now on remand after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a narcotics charge.

(Reuters) – Oklahoma City plunged the final dagger into the Los Angeles Lakers with a 106-90 rout that sent them to their second consecutive NBA Western Conference finals.

Dear Editor, I wish… I wish we could one day depend on a reliable service from the Guyana Post Office Corporation.

Dear Editor, I hereby express my disappointment with your article ‘Lethem residents oppose replacing Ireng NDC with IMC‘ (Sunday Stabroek, May 20). 

(Trinidad Express) The extensive network of the illegal bunkering of diesel ultimately charters a course for the high seas- where it fetches top dollar on the black market.

By Iva Wharton President of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC), Hilbert Foster is crediting hard work as the main ingredient for the sustained development of women’s cricket in Berbice.

Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker says committees will be set up countrywide to manage the market tarmacs built to curb roadside vending by June 1, after which all curb-side vendors must relocate.

Mexico are taking nothing for granted by selecting their best possible squad for the opening third round qualifiers against Guyana and El Salvador next month.

Dear Editor, In response to the letter with no signatory in your newspaper dated May 19, and titled ‘Chicken pen continues in defiance of court order,’ the sentiments expressed reflect those of one neighbour who is driven by envy.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Western investors have to realise South Africa does not need their money since it can turn increasingly to fellow BRICS members India and China to fund its economic development, the Secretary-General of its ruling ANC said yesterday.

A 35-year-old Sophia man wanted in connection with a previous offence was remanded yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a simple larceny charge.

(Jamaica Observer) Vice-President of the Jamaica Association of Evangelicals Rev Peter Garth has urged Jamaicans not to leave the repeal of buggery laws to parliamentarians, but instead called for a referendum on this issue, which has again taken centre stage with the recent endorsement of same-sex marriage by United States President Barack Obama.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has sidestepped suggestions of a late call up to the Test series for Chris Gayle, especially with the opener’s stint in the Indian Premier League now over.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Indonesia’s progress in reforming its forestry sector will not be sufficient to meet its pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2020, Norway’s environment minister said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please help citizens to appreciate the spectacle being unfolded in our state-controlled media in dealing with the NICIL matter.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was on Monday  admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados.

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is calling on firms in this region to enhance their level of competitiveness through increased productivity and production and to embrace innovation.

VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear watchdog director said on Tuesday he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to unblock an investigation into suspected work on atom bombs, potentially brightening prospects for big-power talks with Tehran to stop a drift toward conflict.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face a second trial on genocide charges after a judge ruled on Monday he could be prosecuted for ordering a 1982 massacre that left 201 people dead.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Injury has forced rookie West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel out of the England tour.

The Coordinator of the Trinidad Soca Chutney Monarch contest on Monday  presented prize money totalling US$13,950 to the top three performers in the local competition who participated in the recent Trinidadian Chutney finals.

Dear Editor, We met by accident, literally – his motorcycle crashing into my car just at the junction of North Road and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive (at the GCC corner).

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Guyana Burn and Healthcare Charitable Foundation Inc on Thursday presented certificates of participation to nine midwives who completed a three-day training course in Neonatal Resuscitation.

Recent news about developments at Caribbean Airlines (CAL) considered still, in fact if not in legal terms, as an airline of and for the Caricom area, must be disturbing to Caribbean citizens beyond Trinidad and Tobago.

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – The leading opposition candidate in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election conceded defeat yesterday but defiantly stood by his claim that the country’s vote was plagued by irregularities.

If the public reaction to last week’s article (Cheddi’s mantra was `give them the books’ SN: 16/05/12) is anything to go by, discussions between the government and the opposition on financial matters will not bear much fruit anytime soon.

Dear Editor, There is a popular saying: When elephants wage war, all else get trampled underfoot.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared yesterday in a live television broadcast, the first time he has been seen in public view since returning from cancer treatment in Cuba almost two weeks ago.

St John’s, Antigua – Barbadian fast bowler Kevin McClean has been named by the West Indies Selection Panel to replace his countryman Tino Best in the West Indies A squad for the First Digicel ‘Test’ against India A at Kensington Oval starting June 2.