Daily Archive: Monday, August 27, 2012

(WICB) Bridgetown, Barbados — Guyana recorded an easy five-wicket win over Leeward Islands to end the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over tournament on a high today.

(Barbados Nation) Police discovered ten large packages of cannabis early this morning in Foster Hall, St John.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s new Islamist president, preparing to make his debut on the stage of world diplomacy with an initiative over the Syrian crisis, called today for President Bashar al-Assad’s allies to help lever the Syrian leader out of power.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels have signed an agreement to begin peace talks during a meeting in Cuba, regional media network Telesur reported today.

(Trinidad Guardian) When a fight broke out at a bar in Claxton Bay on Saturday night, teenager Tevin Alexander tried to avoid trouble by running away.

A government official says that Haiti’s death toll from Tropical Storm Isaac has jumped to 19, the Associated Press reported today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) General Manager of Caribbean Airlines (CAL), Jamaica Operations, Clive Forbes has dismissed claims that the airline has refused to employ Jamaicans.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has been recognized for piloting three of the Caribbean’s best programmes that serve the elderly.

(Barbados Nation) The Customs & Excise Department continues to see a substantial increase in the submission of fraudulent documents, sometimes as often as twice a week.

PARAGUANA, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – A fire burned for a third day in two fuel storage tanks at Venezuela’s biggest refinery today, putting in doubt plans to restart the facility quickly after one of the world’s most deadly oil industry accidents.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador late yesterday, triggering a brief tsunami warning along a stretch of the central American coast but causing no major damage or casualties, early reports indicated.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Rebels shot down a Syrian helicopter gunship that was firing on the Damascus neighbourhood of Jobar during heavy fighting today between rebels and the military, witnesses said.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Violence has spread to the eastern operations of world No.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar acted swiftly last night when she fired Collin Partap as Minister in the Ministry of National Security, rendering him a backbencher, the first and so far only one on the Government’s bench in the Parliament.

Legal representative for Fedders-Lloyd Corporation, Khemraj Ramjattan says that government should “retract and rescind” the contract awarded to Surendra Engineering to build a specialty hospital as it falls short on technical expertise and financing.

The government will soon approach the residents living in proximity to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri with a relocation plan.

A man, said to be in his 40s lost his life after he was struck down by a vehicle around 8:30 pm at No.

“Are you not entertained?” was the question put to the crowd by one of the minor performers earlier in the night at Jamzone international night at the National Stadium.

A 44-year-old man died on Saturday night after he was struck down by a truck on the Bath Public Road after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Wendy Morris yesterday mourned her son who was killed early Saturday evening in a road accident describing 22-year-old Orlando Augustus as a “good son” who was a boat pilot in training.

The recent rape and murder of a Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice girl has reopened old wounds for a family that experienced a similar tragedy almost four years earlier.

An independent counsel for the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 killings in Linden is yet to be chosen but A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says while the issue has not yet been discussed it is one that could be “resolved very quickly.”

A government delegation yesterday told residents of the Essequibo River Island of Leguan that they should look beyond “bread and butter issues” and take the bigger picture into account.

The PNCR on Saturday 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.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai at the launch of Amerindian Heritage Month activities said that to promote cultural development, government this year has allocated $35M which will go towards the further growth of indigenous groups in the various villages.

Over 100 student nurses were trained in Disaster Risk Management between August 7 to 14 as the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) seeks to ensure that the requisite personnel and stakeholders receive the necessary training that will ensure maximum response and efficiency in the event of a disaster.

By Emmerson Campbell Elle’s Vision sent horse racing fans at the packed Port Mourant Turf Club into a frenzy yesterday as the four-year-old filly galloped to claim victory in the sixth annual Guyana Cup feature `B’ and Lower 1400m (seven furlongs) event.

Gold declarations are currently 33 percent higher than last year, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud disclosed during an appreciation ceremony last week for key players in the mining sector.

It may not be at New York ’s famed marathon or the celebrated Millrose Games, but Guyanese star runner Alika Morgan stamped her mark and name at distance running in her first sojourn to the Big Apple.

The $14.9M Haslington market tarmac which will reportedly benefit over 1,000 residents in the Haslington and Golden Grove communities, East Coast Demerara, was handed over on Thursday by Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker, a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

Guyana gained silver and two more bronze medals as the 54th Senior Caribbean table tennis championships ended in the Dominican Republic yesterday.

Head of the market intelligence portfolio at Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) David Gomez says that the agency is poised to move its Market Intelligence Platform into a “testing phase, so as to work out any kinks, refine it and take concrete steps to put the pieces in place to launch it.”

(Indian Express) India Under-19 skipper Unmukt Chand hit an unbeaten 111 in seamer-friendly conditions to lead India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the final of the World Cup at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, Queensland, yesterday.

Fifteen youths from the Plaisance area, East Coast Demerara,  will be attending a five-day ‘An Introduction to Pan’ workshop, commencing today and continuing until September 3.

(Reuters) – Sleep-deprived double Olympic champion Mo Farah was almost caught napping during the two-mile race at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England  yesterday before easing to victory to the delight of a sellout crowd.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up a career-best 12 wickets as India crushed New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs within four days in the opening test yesterday.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Jamaicans Nickel Ashmeade, Rosemarie Whyte and Kaliese Spencer took victories but compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce played second fiddle again to American Carmelita Jeter at the Birmingham Grand Prix here  yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer is feeling the magic once again and that can only spell trouble for his opponents in the U.S.

GT&T’s acting Chief Executive Officer Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh will tomorrow at 8:30hrs hand over to the National Parks Commission a newly refurbished benab

Guyana’s men’s and women’s squash team suffered two heartbreaking losses in the team finals of the 20th Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA)championships on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago losing out in their bids for the team championships.

Minister of Sport Dr Frank Anthony at his Main Street office on Thursday handed over cheques and brush cutters to Regional Executive Officers (REOs) of Regions One, Three, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten to support the development and maintenance of their respective community grounds.

Dear Editor, The International Committee in Continuing Defence of Linden has noted with relief but concern the announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the July 18th protest killings in Linden.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – With seven different champions in the last seven grand slam tournaments, it is nearly inconceivable that Serena Williams would be seen as the overwhelming choice to win the U.S.

Dear Editor, Sir Ronald Sanders in his contribution to the Kaieteur News on August 12, 2012, shared with readers what he feels needs to be done if the Caribbean Community (Caricom) must sustain and improve its already stunning performance in track and field as was demonstrated recently at Olympic Games.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Imagine it’s Nov. 7, President Barack Obama has won a second term and he now looks abroad, ready to pursue his foreign policy vision essentially free of electoral constraints.

KEY WEST, Fla., (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain yesterday after battering the Caribbean, threatening to interrupt most U.S.

PARAGUANA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan firefighters struggled yesterday to put out a blaze at the country’s biggest refinery sparked by an explosion that killed 41 people in one of the global oil industry’s deadliest accidents.

Dear Editor, Queens-based Guyanese came out in large numbers on Tuesday evening to make an impassioned plea to keep the greater Richmond Hill community as a single united city council district for elections to be held next year November.

Canada yesterday defeated the United States of America 26-19 in the final of the 2013 North America and the Caribbean Rugby Association World Cup Qualifiers at the Twin Elms Rugby Park, Ottawa, Canada.

Politikles

Dear Editor, I am a rice farmer on the MMA/ADA project, and suffer heavy losses in an area where the Abary River is our main drainage channel. 

Introduction On 16 November 2011, the Government of Guyana, through the newly established Atlantic Hotel Inc.

Guyana’s ventilation at the Organization of American States’ Permanent Council meeting last week of the Linden crisis and the shape of things since the November 28, 2011 general elections is yet another sign of a government floundering and unwilling or perhaps incapable of coming to grips with reality.

Unveiling: Representatives from the three Guianas yesterday unveiling a monument in honour of the Inter-Guiana Festival

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Armed gangs blocked highways throughout Guadalajara, Mexico’s second biggest city, on Saturday and vehicles were set on fire amid a surge in drug-war violence.

Interviews and photos by David Papannah This week on `what the people say…’ we asked residents of Orealla, Corentyne to share their views on the newly installed GT&T telephone tower in the community.

(Trinidad Guardian) Mega farms in central Trinidad are under siege by thieves.

By Maya Trotz Maya Trotz grew up in Kitty, Georgetown and is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida.