Daily Archive: Saturday, June 2, 2012

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail London’s River Thames on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne.

MILAN, Italy,  (Reuters) – Environmentalists today urged film diva Sophia Loren to help stop a big cruise ship named in her honour from ever entering the Venice lagoon because of potential damage to the city and the lagoon’s delicate ecosystem.

A family of 10 is now contemplating where they will rest their heads at night  after fire completely destroyed their Buck Hill, Wismar, Linden home this afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) Confessed bigamist Dexter Alexander yesterday called for help for other men who may find themselves married to more than one woman at the same time.

(Trinidad Express) Two men were yesterday freed by an Arima magistrate of murdering a 24-year-old Guyanese national two years ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Aircraft maintenance in Jamaica has been dealt a severe blow as Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) carried out another round of redundancies, sending home 90 Jamaican employees.

(Barbados Nation) Already the region’s biggest insurance provider, Sagicor Financial Corporation now has its sights set on taking over the portfolios of not only British American Insurance Company (BAICO) but the controversial CLICO International Life as well.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life in jail today for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account.

The Guyana Teachers Union yesterday condemned a physical attack on a trainee teacher by a male third form student in the city and called for stringent security measures, including able-bodied security personnel in schools on a 24-hour basis.

A meeting yesterday between President Donald Ramotar and Opposition Leader David Granger on the appointment of a substantive Police Commissioner ended without agreement on a candidate and sources say the acting Top Cop, Leroy Brumell will continue in the post and he and Crime Chief Seelall Persaud have been elevated to the post of Deputy Commissioner.

By Emmerson Campbell Larry Mendez, Coach of Trinidad and Tobago’s 15’s rugby team, the Calypso Warriors, is upbeat about his team’s chances when they tackle the local ruggers today at the Providence National Stadium in the Southern Zone of the NACRA Regional Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

CGX Energy Inc is moving on to drill its next well – Eagle Deep – now that the Eagle 1 well has come up dry, and it is optimistic that an oil find will be made because of the studies done on the area.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars bounced back from their opening 7-1 practice game defeat versus the Colombian senior team, with a hard fought 1-1 draw against top Colombian club team Santa Fe on Tuesday at the Fortaleza Training Camp ground.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine could prove a huge asset to the West Indies attempts to avoid a whitewash against England, head coach Ottis Gibson said here yesterday.

Following days of protest, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Paul Bhim yesterday said that sugar workers can expect the Holiday-With-Pay (HWP) payout next Friday.

Two gunmen, including one dressed like a policeman, yesterday shot and wounded a West Demerara businessman on the Agricola Public Road before escaping with the $2.5M he had in his possession.

(Reuters) – With their 20-game winning streak over and facing a charged-up Oklahoma City Thunder team looking to tie the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs know they must recover quickly from Thursday’s 102-82 defeat.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Usain Bolt’s achievements are so extraordinary that the Jamaican’s sensational 9.76 seconds 100 metres victory in Rome on Thursday was greeted as a mere “return to form” after his sluggish outing in Ostrava last week.

Fulfilling a promise, First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar yesterday launched the ‘Garden for the Children of Guyana Initiative’ that she hopes will foster healthy eating habits among young people and allow the inner-city youths gardening experiences of their rural counterparts.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Guyanese left-hander Assad Fudadin says he is hoping to rekindle his love affair with England once he get a look-in during the ongoing series.

The India-based Coffee Day Group has moved one step closer to obtaining a Timber Sales Agreement (TSA) for its concession in Region Nine, after completing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA).

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) is now responsible for the operations of the Good Hope Cremation site on the East Coast Demerara (ECD), which it plans to develop.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka produced an exceptional bowling and fielding display to beat Pakistan by 37 runs yesterday in the first of two Twenty20 internationals.

Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Juan Edghill has called for a “national conversation” on the way forward following the budget cuts.

Cornel Atkinson, 20, was charged yesterday with the unlawful possession of two rifles, including one with a telescopic lens, allegedly found at his home earlier this week.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association has shortlisted a squad in preparation for the 17th Caribbean Junior Cadet tournament scheduled for Jamaica from July 20th to 25th.

Grass track racer Dwarka Gangadin, accused of killing his wife, was yesterday called upon to lead his defence as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against him was reopened.

In a field of 125 starters, outstanding team work earned Guyana two spots on the podium on Monday, Memorial Day, in the United States at the 69th Annual Tour of Somerville in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Tonight’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets Exhibition Competition matches will now kick off  at the new Albouystown Basketball Court after being re-scheduled from the Burnham Court because of inclement weather.

A coconut tree fell on a Linden house early yesterday morning, when powerful winds lashed the mining the town during a storm.

Residents of Watooka, Noitegedacht, Fair’s Rust, Richmond Hill and other communities served by the Mackenzie Water Treatment Plant have been without potable water supply for over five days and they are displeased with the rationing of water being distributed by a contractor.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The ICC Cricket Committee has decided to keep the controversial Duckworth Lewis method for calculating one-day targets when weather intervenes while making minor changes in other areas of the game, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.

(WICB) Leicester, England – Ottis Gibson said West Indies will be looking to regain their confidence, when they face Leicestershire in a two-day, tour match, starting today here.

Speeding has contributed to 24 of the 34 fatal accidents that have occurred for the year, police said yesterday.

By Jairo Rodrigues Big is definitely beautiful and Michon Sukhoo-Pertab, the first ever Ms Plus-Size Queen is the perfect model.

As promised, this week’s critical review will focus on what the judges told the defeated contestants before they were cut from the GT&T Feel the Beat competition; why they were sent home and what the audience thought of their eliminations.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says that the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), as presently constituted, is not in conformity with the constitution and laws and is spending scarce tax payers’ money to carry out un-constitutional activities.

HOENDERLOO, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder believes Euro 2012 will be more difficult to win than the World Cup, where the Dutch finished as runners-up two years ago.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Would you bet on Queen Elizabeth lighting the Olympic flame?

Hi Everyone, I have many cups in my cupboard, small and large, expensive and economical.

Dennis Abrams, the alleged accomplice of the man killed while trying to steal a transformer at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf, in the city, on Sunday, was on Thursday arraigned on a simple larceny charge.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England will start their defence of the Ashes against Australia at Trent Bridge in July next year with Durham hosting a test in the series for the first time, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, sources said, a case both countries have kept quiet for several months as they strive to prevent a fresh crisis in relations.

Local media personality Malcolm Ferreira, known as “Mr. Guyanese,” was yesterday charged threatening and assaulting his wife.

The 12 contestants of the 2012 Ms Guyana Renaissance pageant were sashed during a simple launching ceremony on Sunday last.

Dear Editor, It is 46 years since this nation secured the right to political self-determination (independence).

By Iva Wharton The after-school female basketball programme is seen as the nursery of female basketball in Guyana and it has attracted girls from various schools in the city, who are said to be improving “leaps and bounds”.

Members of a Linden family escaped lightly after the car they were travelling in was hurled to the side when another vehicle ran a red light at the corner of Vlissengen and Thomas Road last evening.

Dear Editor, It was heartening to see the welcome advice given in the Stabroek News (May 31) by the Senior Traffic Officer, Mr Brian Joseph, regarding proceeding on the amber light as raised by Mr Colin Gill in the Stabroek News of May 24.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough.

Early in April, veteran Guyanese designer Pamela Fox launched her ‘Hummingbird Collection’ in Tortola, British Virgin Islands and is heading to the US Virgin Islands in July with her new ‘Resort Collection’.

(Jamaica Observer) Trade unions which represent public sector workers yesterday signed off on a wage freeze covering 2010/2012, but indicated that this could be the last wage freeze, at least, for the time being.

Minibus driver Monel McIntyre was yesterday sentenced to three months imprisonment for assaulting a ‘tout’ who attempted to lure one of his passengers away.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A bloc of left-wing Latin American governments accused Western nations yesterday of planning to intervene in Syria as they did in Libya and praised President Bashar al-Assad’s government despite widespread global condemnation.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged foreign firms yesterday to invest cautiously in fast-changing Myanmar and give priority to creating jobs as much as making profits to help defuse the “time bomb” that is the country’s high unemployment rate.

Dear Editor, I had a very pleasant experience when I called at the Revenue & Licensing Office (RLO) of the GRA to renew my annual vehicle licence.

Families of Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice do not always get an opportunity to indulge in recreational activities and were elated when the owners of Jumbo Jet Auto Sales gave them an Independence Day treat.

The inner circuit of the National Park will become a cycling speedway today when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Banks DIH Limited under the Powerade energy drink brand team up to host an 11-race youth cycle programme.

The Guyana Music Teachers’ Association annual concert and awards ceremony Musicians on Stage will be held at the National Cultural Centre on June 10 from 3 pm.

BEIRUT – Peace envoy Kofi Annan said yesterday he was “frustrated and impatient” a week after a massacre in Syria of 108 people shocked the world, and there were signs Russia might be moving closer to the West’s position on tackling the crisis.

Dear Editor, On April 11 the Kaieteur News carried figures for some specific crimes.

This lantern post broke into pieces along the Herstelling Public Road when it fell during strong winds early yesterday morning, disrupting the power supply to the area.

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is currently addressing an ongoing dispute between a Lethem taxi driver and a businessman in the area over a parcel of sand-bearing land on the outskirts of the Rupununi community.

Wakapau Secondary stands a good chance in the Digicel Schools Football tournament, according to Teacher/Manager Kapil Singh.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Cable & Wireless Jamaica, which trades as LIME Jamaica, is now dependent on its parent for survival after hitting a new record in losses both at the telecoms and of any stock market company in the exchange’s five decades of trading.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy expanded just 0.2 percent in the first quarter compared with the final quarter of last year, setting the stage for another disappointing year and casting new doubt on the health of emerging markets.

For 60 years, the Woodside Choir, said to be the oldest secular choir in Guyana and the Caribbean, has been constantly and consistently providing high quality of several genres of singing, including classical, folk, light classical, pop songs, songs of American and English composers, music from shows, hymns and national songs, in a variety of environments.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Fukushima, Japan, last year wreaked havoc in the skies above as well, disturbing electrons in the upper atmosphere, NASA reported.

Narayan Ramdhani emerged the top male junior player and Greer Jackson the top female junior player at the National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence Junior Badminton Tournament which concluded on Monday at the Queen’s College Badminton Courts.

Dear Editor, Within the past week the controversy surrounding the NICIL finances deepened with the key NICIL Board members refusing to appoint an independent auditor to review the books.

Dear Editor, My fellow Guyanese and friend David Olton who is now an accomplished Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP) makes me and all Guyanese proud.

(Billboard) John Mayer’s ‘Born and Raised’ album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 219,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic faced fired-up Frenchmen and partisan crowds at Roland Garros yesterday, and took differing routes to negotiate safely past them into the fourth round of the grand slam.

OSLO, (Reuters) – The United States and Norway each pledged yesterday to give in the range of $75 million to help protect mothers during labour, delivery and the first 24 hours after birth.

“When will it end?” This has been the ever-present question every time a woman is murdered by her husband/partner in Guyana lately.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A Florida judge yesterday revoked bail for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with second-degree murder for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Politikles

The sensational story of a man who videotaped a murder and posted it online is a cautionary tale for our times.

These wires were left hanging after the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) utility poles fell during strong winds along the Herstelling Public Road, on the East Bank of Demerara early yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Express) A Sangre  Grande roti-vending couple were found killed at Coalmine yesterday.