Daily Archive: Saturday, June 30, 2012

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power today amid a record heat wave in the eastern United States after deadly thunderstorms downed power lines from Indiana to New Jersey.

(Reuters) – Chris Gayle treated the locals to a thrilling show of hitting as the West Indies defeated an injury-hit New Zealand by 56 runs in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals in Lauderhill, Florida on today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division(TCND)says ganja weighing 712lb was seized at Kingston Wharves yesterday.

Longstanding PPP executive Ralph Ramkarran today resigned from the ruling party in a move that will likely shake Freedom House to its foundations.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The United States (US) Coast Guard says it has seized more than 3,800lb of cocaine, worth an estimated US$48 million, during a number of sting operations in the Caribbean Sea.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – International powers agreed today that a transitional government should be set up in Syria to end the bloodshed there but left open the question of what part President Bashar al-Assad might play in the process.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Last Saturday, Bryan Morris and his wife Loraine celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The track and field world was treated to a feast of fine sprinting as World champion Yohan Blake continued to rubber-stamp his threat to 100m dominance while Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed her class to take the women’s equivalent at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships.

(Barbados Nation) There has been a major shake-up within the ANSA McAL group in Barbados, with reports yesterday that at least four senior executives in the conglomerate were to be relieved of their duties.

(Trinidad Express) A 69-year-old Gasparillo man choked on his boxer shorts which were stuffed in his mouth by robbers during a home invasion early Friday morning.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) banned one uncapped cricketer for life on Saturday and handed out lesser punishments to four others for involvement in corruption in domestic cricket.

BAMAKO, (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with Kalashnikovs and pick-axes began destroying prized mausoleums of saints in the UNESCO-listed northern city of Timbuktu today in front of shocked locals, witnesses said.

(Trinidad Express) A family south of Ottawa was scheduled to fly back to Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, CBC News reported, as they were deported after their refugee claims were denied.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner yesterday sent a warning to both critics and criminals that they “haven’t seen anything yet”, in the face of public outrage over his role during the demolition of a protest camp set up by the Highway Re-Route Movement in Debe on Wednesday.

Feeling “betrayed,” Yog Mahadeo yesterday resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) after he was advised of a “lapse of internal control” that occurred under his watch.

The Chief Executive Officer of the state broadcasting agency, Mohammed ‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur, has resigned and its Programme Manager, Martin Goolsarran, has been suspended for eight weeks following investigations into financial irregularities.

A recent study has revealed that the lifetime prevalence of physical violence against women in Guyana was the highest in Berbice, Human Services Minister Dr Jennifer Webster announced on Wednesday.

APNU’s Volda Lawrence on Wednesday tabled a bill—the first by the opposition in the Tenth Parliament—to set up an independent Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly.

A 15-year old boy of Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River died on the spot when a mining pit caved-in on him at Mahdia yesterday morning.

Farmers should expect a relatively normal to a dry July and a generally dry second half of 2012, according to an advisory from the Ministry of Agriculture last evening.

As part of the 170th anniversary celebration of the purchase of Plaisance by freed slaves, the Eddy Grant Resource Centre, housing the community’s first library was launched yesterday in the bottom flat of the Plaisance/Sparendaam Friendly Society Hall.

The Home Affairs Ministry is looking to establish a Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) to address cyber attacks as continued emphasis is being placed on equipping the Guyana Police Force with modern resources to fight crime, Minister Clement Rohee says.

Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said that he is “often embarrassed” about the fact that the country does not seem to have a continuous and sustained effort in addressing challenges affecting fisherfolk and has also expressed concern at the low number of fishing boats being licensed.

A former national basketball player was killed while a popular biker was injured yesterday afternoon in a horrific motorcycle crash on a highway in district of Nickerie, in neighbouring Suriname.

A 17-year-old was on Thursday evening fatally stabbed, in what was the culmination of a prolonged feud with another young man who is currently in police custody.

A Guyanese man, who was caught with 21 pounds of cocaine in an X-box game and packets of biscuits during a stopover in Jamaica, was sentenced to a five-year jail term on the island on Thursday.

Notorious bandit Mark Lee Young was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after he confessed to four counts of armed robbery before Magistrate Roby Benn at the New Amsterdam Court yesterday.

Shakir Mohamed, one of the two men accused of killing Shewraney Doobay, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for her murder.

Proceedings against the four men charged with the year-old murder of elderly Robb Street resident Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris has now been adjourned to November 10, in order to allow for a paper trial sought by the lawyer for one of the accused.

Six persons lost their home to a fire yesterday morning at the Wisroc Housing Scheme, in Linden that was started by children playing with matches.

Eleven boys are assisting the police in their investigations into the cause of an explosion in the male sanitary block of the J.C.

Justice Diana Insanally on Wednesday dismissed a motion for contempt brought by former Ethnic Relations Commission Chairman Juan Edghill against Kaieteur News and its columnist Freddie Kissoon, agreeing that the proceedings were inappropriate and bad in law.

New York, USA (SMS) — For a while she had been known as ‘The Closer’, and for good reason.

The children of the Sparendaam area will soon have a rehabilitated playfield to use, thanks to the Citizen Security Programme’s (CSP) Rapid Impact Project, which has also provided the community with new sports gear.

FORT LAUNDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Following their recent disastrous tour of England, West Indies will seek to brighten their summer when they face New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International of a two-match series starting here today.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Colin Boyce says that his association has sent a correspondence to the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) seeking its sanction on the Olympic men’s 100m qualifying “B” standard that was achieved by US-based Guyanese sprinter Jeremy Bascom.

The post-mortem examination performed yesterday on the remains of Hardai ‘Kuntie’ Singh, who died in a house fire at Soesdyke, found that she was burned to death, but her family was disappointed that they did not get a more detailed report.

NBA legend Wali Jones, the DC Jammers Basketball Club and the Brooklyn Bulldogs are all here in Guyana eagerly awaiting the start of the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) International All-Star weekend which tips off today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Notwithstanding his appointment as acting Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph company, Major General (rtd) Joe Singh will continue to chair the

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Monday said it does not selectively target anyone in its efforts to collect state revenues and enforce the tax laws.

‘People love drama and dance. It’s always about telling stories, not just movement. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – For all the titles and records Roger Federer owns it was his warrior heart that rescued him from the brink of defeat against Julien Benneteau and put the tennis world back on its axis following an incredible 24 hours at Wimbledon yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Eoin Morgan’s brilliant unbeaten 89 led England to a 15-run victory over Australia in an entertaining first one-day international at Lord’s yesterday.

What do you have planned for the vacation season ahead? Walking on the warm, sunny beaches of the Caribbean?

The Supreme Court of Judicature has advised that there will be no sitting of the Magistrates’ Courts in Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice on Friday July 6, 2012.

Hi Everyone, Lime + water + sugar = swank. It’s that simple that’s why we call it as we see it: lime water.

Dear Editor, The management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation wishes to respond to the questions and statements raised in a letter to the editor of the Stabroek News under the caption, ‘What are the opening and closing times of the health  centres on the East Coast Demerara?’

xTutorial High school yesterday reached the Region Six semifinal of the nationwide Digicel Schools football competition after edging out Orealla by two goals to one.

Donna Ramsammy James’s designs have had recent successful showings in Solivita, Florida and London, England.

Dear Editor, I harbour the deepest respect for the magistracy, and in particular those officers sitting in the criminal jurisdiction.

By Iva Wharton Berbice Education Institute (BEI) is through to the Region six finals of the Digicel School Football Championship after they defeated Vryman’s Erven Secondary 3-1 on penalty kicks at All Saints Ground, New Amsterdam on Thursday.

Grammy award-winning artiste, Sean Paul, continues to wave the Jamaican flag high, stamping his dominant Jamaican sound in Europe this summer.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – A shocking batting collapse sent West Indies A tumbling to a disappointing 108-run defeat in the second one-dayer here yesterday, allowing India A to level the three-match series at 1-1.

Dear Editor, The story carried in the Sunday Stabroek of June 24 is misleading, if not wicked to say the least (‘No voice from Freedom House on Ramkarran’s “corruption” statement – questions raised as to who runs things’).

By Cosmo Hamilton Reputedly the second most popular sport in the world, cricket is engaged in a battle royal for recognition in North America where it has been played on a limited basis at best for over 150 years.

MENDOZA, Argentina, (Reuters) – The Mercosur trade bloc – which includes regional heavyweights Brazil and Argentina – will make Venezuela a full member next month, uniting South America’s biggest grains and energy exporters.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The World Bank yesterday canceled a US$1.2 billion credit for a Bangladesh bridge project with immediate effect, saying it had “credible evidence” of a high-level corruption conspiracy among Bangladeshi government officials.

Painting the Spectrum 2012 concludes next week with three films—Weekend, The Kids are All Right and Kickoff—and an open mic evening.

Dear Editor, Why haven’t Coach Gibson and Captain Sammy of the WI ‘done the right thing‘?

By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In the end, it all came down to Chief Justice John Roberts, the sphinx in the center chair, who in a stunning decision wove together competing rationales to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare plan.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In order to prevent a gang of killers and robbers from fleeing from French Guiana to Suriname, authorities have sent police and military reinforcements to the Eastern border.

American television and film actress Anna Maria Horsford, Christopher McNair of Caribbean Export, Steven Cutting of FIT, Jean Pierre Begon, Vice President Elite International and international photographer Donn Thompson will be on the judging panel for tomorrow evening’s model search final at Isika.

Dear Editor, An article appears in your ‘In the Diaspora‘ series raising the question, “Can feminism catch a fire in the Caribbean?”

Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) has cemented a deal with the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) which will see the company assisting with sponsorship for the club’s 15th annual cricket academy.

Dear Editor, The scene is Wimbledon 2012 and enter an unknown to face a Goliath, only this time it was not a David with a slingshot, but a Czech named Rosol who shocked the tennis world and of course Nadal who was outplayed.

(de Ware Tijd) THE HAGUE/PARAMARIBO – The Netherlands will start to lobby France and the United Kingdom to strip Suriname’s Ambassador in Paris Harvey Naarendorp, a suspect in the December murders trial, of his status.

BRUSSELS – Under pressure to prevent a catastrophic break-up of their single currency, euro zone leaders agreed today to let their rescue fund inject aid directly into stricken banks from next year and intervene on bond markets to support troubled member states.

“I ain’t going in fuh that”, a song that copped the third spot at this year’s Mash junior Calyspo Competition was recently recorded and the songwriter,  Pearl `Precious Pearl’ Lewis is now seeking public help to have a video made.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – Former West Indies batsman Gus Logie has been appointed coach of Canada for the second time.

Last week a New York Times op-ed by former American President Jimmy Carter questioned “how far [the United States’] violation of human rights has extended” since the 9/11 attacks.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said yesterday it would not prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder for refusing to turn over to Congress documents about a gun-running scandal to Mexico.

The country’s top cyclists are in for a busy weekend with events being held every day from today and continuing over the next two days.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last night revealed he has a vested interest in CLICO not only as the head of Government but also as an investor in the collapsed company, and that his administration continued to pursue a resolution to the debacle.

Staff of the Guyana & Trinidad Mutual Fire & Life Insurance Companies

Politikles

Dear Editor, The decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the controversial health care law championed by President Barack Obama has taken by surprise many Americans, in particular Republicans, who felt disappointed that the law was not struck down in what was perceived to be a predominantly pro-Republican Supreme Court.

I have lamented time and time again about how victims of domestic violence have nowhere to turn for protection in Guyana.