Daily Archive: Saturday, August 25, 2012

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti and flattened tent camps housing survivors of a devastating earthquake, then began an assault on eastern Cuba today.

TAMPA, (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans will delay the start of business at their national convention in Tampa, Florida by one day due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the Republican National Committee chairman said today.

(WICB) Bridgetown, Barbados — Chanderpaul Hemraj made a back-to-the-wall century to pull Guyana out if deep trouble and set-up a superb victory over Barbados as the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over tournament continued today.

(Reuters) – U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said today.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A CIA drone strike in Pakistan may have killed the operational commander of the Haqqani network, the insurgent group behind some of the most high-profile attacks on Western and Afghan government targets in Afghanistan, Pakistani intelligence officials and militant sources said today.

The PNCR today called for an independent probe of the disturbances at the New Opportunity Corps facility in Essequibo which saw a mass break-out of juvenile offenders on Wednesday and the torching of two buildings in the compound on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) The Tassa Association of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her Government to declare the tassa drum the second national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former prime minister Patrick Manning has been taken out of the High Dependency Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital as his condition slowly improves.

(Jamaica Observer) GREEN POND, St James — The police were late last night following strong leads into a triple killing which rocked a section of this community Thursday night.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica and China, on Thursday, signed a new economic technical grant agreement valued at J$423 million.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Horse racing lost one of its most popular trainers at Caymanas Park yesterday when 48-year-old Tony Kirlew was shot and killed by gunmen outside his brother’s stable at approximately 9:30 a.m.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Chairman of the PetroCaribe Development Fund, Dr Wesley Hughes, is expressing optimism about the future business relationship between Jamaica and Venezuela despite talks that the oil-rich country is looking to abandon the PetroCaribe agreement.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac emerged over warm Caribbean waters today slightly weaker but ready to regroup after dumping torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake.

The Police Service Commission yesterday announced a long list of promotions within the Guyana Police Force.

(Barbados Nation) A proposal outlining how REDjet plans to repay creditors has been finalized but passengers and others owed should not expect to get all their money back.

PARAGUANA, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – A gas leak caused an explosion that killed at least 19 people at Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery today and wounded more than 50 in the OPEC nation’s worst industrial accident in recent memory.

The government has told the Organisation of American States (OAS) that the situation in Guyana with regards to Linden is “precarious” and Secretary-General of the grouping Jose Miguel Insulza said that dialogue is the best way to deal with the problem.

Lindeners were yesterday urged not to lose focus after one month of dogged protests which yielded concessions in several areas and Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon warned that if the promised results do not flow in two weeks, residents would be back out on the streets.

Inmates of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) yesterday complained of abuse by the management of the juvenile correctional facility, while over a dozen of them have been handed over to police for their roles in a breakout and the torching of two buildings in the compound.

A post-mortem (PM) examination performed on the badly battered remains of 11-year-old Joshua Chunilall of Letter Kenny, Corentyne proved that he died as a result of drowning.

City Hall workers may engage in industrial action over a directive issued by acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba to City Hall spokesman Royston King, instructing him to go on leave to allow for a re-examination of his department.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) has said that it is in full support of the agreement by government and the Region Ten administration for the development of Linden, while adding that it is ready to offer help for the implementation.

Police will be seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to determine what to do with Berbice school teacher Ronald Forde, whose committal to the High Court on four counts of sexual activity with a child was deemed a nullity because of a recent ruling by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang.

A Mahdia businessman was Thursday night held at gunpoint and robbed of more than $8M in cash and raw gold and up to press time last night the three perpetrators were still at-large.

Foul play has been ruled out in the death of New Amsterdam bar maid Roxanne Brewster, who reportedly fell off the gangway leading to a boat moored at Everton, East Bank Berbice early Wednesday morning.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour de France wins and handed a lifetime ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)  yesterday, but he remained defiant as supporters rallied around the American cyclist.

The Synergy Holdings-contracted access road for the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project is nearing completion even as the larger project is further delayed from starting up because of setbacks in financing.

By Iva Wharton Guyana lost its chance of becoming the next Caribbean Scrabble Champion after losing to underdogs Barbados yesterday.

Spearheaded by national women’s singles champion, Trenace Lowe, Guyana’s women’s team looped and smashed their way to a silver medal at the 54th annual Caribbean table tennis championships in Santo Domingo yesterday.

Fedders Lloyd Corporation, an Indian firm that was among the five companies that bid to build the Specialty Hospital at Liliendaal, on the East Coast of Demerara, plans to protest the award of the contract to Surendra Engineering, which it said did not meet the specified criteria to participate in the bidding process.

By Emmerson Campbell The National Men’s Sevens Rugby team (The Guyana Jaguars) currently in Canada, will look to roar today as they open their defence of their NACRA Caribbean Rugby Title at the Twin Elm Rugby Park.

The issue of protection for the witnesses in the July 18 shootings in Linden is not something that is being considered in the setting up of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) as no one has come forward expressing  any fear, a government source said yesterday.

By Iva Wharton The election of a new executive to manage the affairs of cricket in Guyana is being held up by the ongoing court matter involving the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB).

The concession by the government that there would be no ban on mercury and river dredging has shown how ineffective the environmental community is on pursuing issues of national interest, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says, even as it called for a review of “inadequate” mining regulations.

By Neil Barry The eagerly-anticipated Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society limited overs competition for second division teams will finally bowl off this today in Georgetown.

At least three companies are exploring in Guyana for rare earths—a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.

The Second Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival was declared open on Thursday evening at the National Cultural Centre, where the representatives of Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana recommitted to strengthening relations through art and culture.

Guyana’s women’s squash team will play Barbados in today’s final of the senior Caribbean squash championships currently being held in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) tournament sponsored by Mikes Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Survival, Ramchand Auto Spares, Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, begins tomorrow.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Thursday hosted eminent Guyanese novelist E.

By Neil Barry A combined bowling effort from the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) spurred them to victory over the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) on Thursday as the Georgetown Cricket Association’s David Persaud Investments Cup limited overs competition continued at various grounds in the city.

An animal exporter was yesterday accused of two counts of assault on two peace officers while in police custody.

By Iva Wharton It will be a clash of the titans on September 15 when Guyanese Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil and American Carlette Ewell battle for the UBO World Heavyweight and WIBA Heavyweight titles in North Carolina.

A man who cursed his wife after she approached him to discuss purchasing school supplies for their children was yesterday ordered to undergo counselling and he was placed on probation for one year.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to your attention that the regional low-cost carrier REDjet has not yet reimbursed their passengers who purchased tickets with their airline.

Riders from this year’s ‘Teach Them Young’ cycling programme will be on show at the inner circuit of the National Park today when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Banks DIH Limited under the Malta Supreme brand team up to host an 11-race youth cycle programme.

Avenel Innis, who said she was being prevented from seeing her children by her ex-husband, was yesterday cleared of charges that she verbally abused him and damaged windows of his home.

Dear Editor, The National Communications Network (NCN) Inc wishes to acknowledge and respond to a letter published in your Wednesday, August 23, 2012 edition captioned ‘Did not post a facebook question to the TV panel on corruption’ written by Mr Anand Sanasie.

When Kerrie Baylis smiles, the only possible reaction to the parting of her lips, the dazzle of her teeth and the crinkle at the corner of her eyes is to smile in return and completely forget why you are there.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – An out-of-work fashion designer fatally shot a former co-worker near the Empire State Building yesterday and was then killed in a blaze of gunshots by police, stunning tourists and commuters outside of one of New York’s most popular landmarks.

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, CMC– Despite a defiant century from John Campbell West Indies lost to England by 13 runs in their  fifth place play-off of the ICC under 19 World Cup yesterday.

Some people look up to celebrities as beacons of inspiration and motivation.

Dear Editor, You hop off a plane and the first person you come face-to-face with is an immigration officer.

A huckster, who is accused of unlawfully wounding another man at the Brickdam Police Station, while they were both in custody, was yesterday denied bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Norway’s environment minister yesterday urged Brazil and Indonesia to avoid backtracking on policies to protect tropical forests, saying up to $2 billion in aid promised by Oslo hinged on proof of slower rates of forest clearance.

Hi Everyone, There are several versions of rice cooked with turmeric and or curry powder that are Curry Rice.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – The Lance Armstrong Foundation said yesterday that by the middle of the day, donations were up 30 percent over Thursday as fans of the cancer-fighting nonprofit pledged support for its founder after the cycling champion was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norwe-gian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term yesterday when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last year, drawing a smirk of triumph from the self-styled warrior against Islam.

A teenager was on Thursday night attacked by armed bicycle bandits who later escaped with his boots and cash.

Dear Editor, In 1960 when I started to attend concerts at the Town Hall, I found it very entertaining and relaxing.

The Scene Cartoon

Dear Editor, It seems as though the PPP and its Region 3 Members of Parliament have all passed on.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha scythed down New Zealand’s top half to put the hosts in firm control of the opening test at the close of the second day yesterday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc. scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung yesterday as a U.S.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is exploring ways to ease immigration rules in order to attract up to 10 times more foreign professionals and help spur economic growth, a senior official told Reuters.

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Frank Anthony visits the Female dormitory that was set a fire by students of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC).

The University of Guyana (UG) yesterday announced that it has postponed the start of classes for the new academic year, saying that industrial unrest earlier in the year was among the factors that influenced the decision.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Ministry of Education has revealed more damning statistics related to the quality of mathematics teaching within the public-education system.

Delegates in the Miss Guyana African Queen pageant were last weekend honoured along with sponsors and supporters for their contribution in the 2012 production of the inaugural showcase at the African Heritage Museum.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Hamid Shinwari has appealed to cricket’s leading teams to offer greater support so their remarkable rise can continue.

Work on display at the Literary and Visual Arts exhibitions, at the International Conference Centre, as part of the Inter Guiana Cultural Festival, which is being hosted by Guyana.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday struck down a law that requires tobacco companies to use graphic health warnings, such as of a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.

An early morning fire on Thursday gutted a home occupied by a brother and sister and severely scorched another.

Dear Editor, It was with deep disgust that I read a letter on August 16 in SN, under the headline ‘Upper Corentyne Cricket Association has been unable to find out the mandate of the IMC.‘

Mukwegee 2, a sculpture by artist Akima McPherson

Dear Editor, My letter in the Stabroek News dated August 22, highlighting the achievements of Essequibians Ricardo Adams and Ransford Beaton in the field of cricket (‘Adams, Beaton have placed Essequibo on the cricketing map’) unintentionally omitted the name of Rayon Thomas.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened yesterday as its lashing rains took aim at flood-prone Haiti, but it was not expected to become a hurricane until it barreled into the Gulf of Mexico early next week.

Members of the public are invited to see the comedy 3 Idiots at the Indian Cultural Centre, Lot 67 New Haven , Bel Air, Georgetown on Saturday 25 August, 2012 from 5.30pm.

The operation of the Caricom-Spain Joint Fund has been launched as the new mechanism to manage the Regional Cooperation Programme between Caricom and Spain.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Two U.S. Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police yesterday after they were caught up in a police chase on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico’s Navy said.

(BBC) Rain forced the first one-day international between England and South Africa to be abandoned yesterday after only 5.3 overs were possible in Cardiff.

(Reuters) – She is only four-years-old but Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, will soon follow in the footsteps of her famous parents, appearing in Disney movie “Malificent,” the studio said on Wednesday.

Desmond Alli’s History of Guyanese Struggle 3 captivates this visitor at the exhibition

Dear Editor, We refer to a letter by Mr M Maxwell which in appeared in the SN of August 23 under the caption ‘The opposition is indolent.’

The US elections may seem safely distant to outsiders but many American pundits are confidently predicting a struggle for Obama to survive the disappointed hopes and lack of change in his first term.

(Reuters) – Country star Taylor Swift’s latest single made a record-breaking entry in Wednesday’s Billboard Digital Songs chart, scoring the biggest digital sales week ever for a song by a female artist.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday that he was “honoured, flattered, humbled and scared” at the prospect of leading international efforts to broker peace in Syria’s worsening 17-month conflict.

Politikles

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A new poll in Venezuela put opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in front of Hugo Chavez for the first time before the Oct.

I seldom talk about women’s issues in the United States in this column for one very important reason: there are so few columnists (if any) in Guyana who focus on the women’s issues of this country.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan have appointed former pace bowler Mohammad Akram as their new bowling coach, senior Pakistan Cricket Board official Intikhab Alam said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) People’s National Movement (PNM) Member of Parliament for Laventille East/Morvant, Donna Cox, yesterday distanced her party from Port of Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing and any involvement with Minister of National Security Jack Warner.