Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 18, 2012

LONDON, (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives killed two unarmed policewomen today in a gun and grenade ambush, police said, killings which are likely to reignite a long-running debate over whether British officers should carry guns.

Pain, rage and raw emotion boiled over this afternoon during the funeral service for 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, who was shot and killed by members of the Guyana Police Force on September 11, 2012.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Ajantha Mendis produced extraordinary bowling figures of six for eight to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening Twenty20 World Cup match on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Public Works says verification of the claims of Guyanese who are seeking refunds from the bankrupt low cost airline REDjet is still in train.

(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that accomplished management consultant Michael Muirhead has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the regional governing body.

Police say that at about 2230h last night Bibi Samaroo, 38 years, of Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, was securing her home when she was held up by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Balkarran Kissoon, 24 years, of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, who died yesterday at the GPHC.

The National Milling Company of Guyana Inc (Namilco) will institute a 6% across-the-board increase in the price of flour with effect from September 21 as a result of the increased price of grains including wheat.

SALIMA/BEIJING  (Reuters) – Malawians bill their country as the “Warm Heart of Africa” and pride themselves on a reputation for friendliness.

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – A former police chief at the centre of China’s biggest political scandal in decades admitted attempting to defect to the United States, and did not contest charges of bribery and illegal surveillance at his trial today, a court official said.

(Barbados Nation) The UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES’ Cave Hill Campus now has 40 reasons to smile.

– was transporting children in rainstorm A boat captain attached to the regional administration at Bartica is feared dead after he was struck by lightning while navigating the waters outside the mining community during a rainstorm yesterday afternoon.

– families displaced, losses pile up Several families at Amelia’s Ward were seeking refuge last evening after being displaced by a freak storm with intense rain, and lightning and thunder that ripped through the Mackenzie, Linden community.

The policeman accused of being the shooter responsible for the death of teenager Shaquille Grant has been identified by the three other civilians who were present during the confrontation.

(Trinidad Express) Once again, a call has been made by Chief Justice Ivor Archie for the Judiciary to have greater control over its operations.

– evidence suggests he knew killer Executed narcotics detective Jirbahan Dianand was shot twice, a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed yesterday and investigators are working with the theory that he knew his killer.

A new drug strategy master plan is being crafted by the government, says Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee who also warned counter narcotics officers to be on the look out for other types of illegal drugs entering the country.

A 33-year-old taxi driver sustained a gunshot wound to his right leg during an execution attempt on Mandela Avenue, Alexander Village last night.

A post-mortem examination (PME) performed on the body of 24-year-old Brian Anthony, which was found in a drain at Kara Kara, revealed that he was murdered relatives said yesterday.

After over a century of dedicated service to the Guyanese populace, the Guyana National Library has achieved another significant milestone, celebrating its 103rd birthday on September 9 last.

(BBC) The fourth ICC World Twenty20 begins today when the hosts Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe in Hambantota (15:00 BST).

(Cricinfo) A day before the World Twenty20 begins in Sri Lanka, India’s bowlers failed to defend 185 in a warm-up game yesterday after R Ashwin had reduced Pakistan to 91 for 5.

The Public Works Ministry is awaiting clarifications from the defunct REDjet before payments can be made to the 2,500-odd passengers who were affected by the collapse of the regional airline.

(Cricinfo) England’s recent five-match ODI series against Australia was generally condemned as so inconsequential that it is quite possible to argue that this warm-up match between the Ashes rivals ahead of World Twenty20 had considerably more significance.

About 100 persons from various communities in Region One participated in a recent march and rally to mark the start of Education Month activities, the United States Peace Corps said in a press release.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) has launched its plans for the hosting of the 41st Edition of the Carifta Games.

The driver who reportedly struck down 71-year-old Edward Ashby and killed him on Saturday last remains in police custody as investigations into the matter continue.

(Cricinfo) Ross Taylor’s whirlwind half-century went in vain as New Zealand lost to South Africa by nine runs in their second warm-up match in Colombo yesterday.

– CANU head The interception of more than $130 million worth of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport, Timehri (CJIA) on Sunday is an indication that law enforcement officials are working hard to ensure that illegal drugs do not leave Guyana via the port, Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh says.

-Digicel lauded for  coming on board The annual National School’s, Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships will be held in November the organizers stated yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell President of the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) Colin Bynoe has promised that this year’s 52nd annual National School’s Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships will be better coordinated than last year’s staging.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Michael Phelps and Allyson Felix were named as the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) best athletes for 2011-12 yesterday for their gold-medal performances at the London Olympics.

Clement Green, the father of murder accused, Odinga Green, was yesterday questioned by the defence, when the trial continued in the High Court before Justice Franklyn Holder.

-threatens legal action against WICB PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The arbitrator in a dispute between former West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has refuted claims by the WICB that he did not allow Sarwan to be cross examined.

A picketing exercise will be held in front of the Vreed en Hoop Police Station to protest the recent actions of the police in Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara including the pointing of guns at a 12-year-old boy.

The Scotia bank/Pepsi All Stars female football team will play their first practice game this afternoon at the Georgetown Football Club ground against a GFC U11/13 boy’s team from 4.30pm.

Two men were yesterday accused of the simple larceny of mercury, for which they were placed on $80,000 bail after they pleaded not guilty.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s emergence from statehood, and future survival as a well integrated, modernizing and respected nation depends, to a very great extent, on the moral quality of the decisions arrived at by our policy-makers – to wit, the government of the day.  

– to boost investigations, prosecutions Twenty-four local investigators are taking part in a US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)-run course here intended to strengthen the investigation and prosecution in narcotics cases.

KHULNA, Bangladesh, CMC- Kyle Hope, who scored a double century for the Sagicor High Performance Centre against the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy, says he wants the achievement to be the start of bigger and better things in his playing career.

Dear Editor, I have being reading and following the various articles in the newspaper about the cleaning of the city and keeping it clean.

Dear Editor, A directive is being issued to person desirous of renewing their shop licence. 

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country’s embassy suspended services in China today, as anti-Japan protests threatened to reignite and drag a territorial dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC- Chris Gayle yesterday struck a boundary filled 65 to lead West Indies to an easy eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the ICC Twenty tournament starting in Sri Lanka this week.

The long anticipated rehabilitation of Casuarina Drive, Watooka, Linden has started and as a result traffic has been able to traverse a little easier.

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – An amateur video appears to show Libyans trying to rescue US ambassador Christopher Stevens from a room filled with smoke at the US mission where he was found unconscious after last week’s attack by a mob protesting against a film that denigrates the Prophet Mohammad.

Dear Editor, The hype of festivals raises expectations as well as a virile optimism, especially in the young, who are promised that a practical and collaborative approach will follow the speeches and the spectacles.

Junior star riders Paul De Nobrega, Raynauth Jeffrey, Raul Leal and Michael Anthony continue to make Guyana proud by making the Golden Arrowhead fly high on foreign soil.

Ron Motilall and Anthony Drayton are the early leaders after four rounds of the Topco 2012 National Junior Championship Chess Qualifiers played on Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.

(Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America could face a wave of bad publicity as decades of records of confirmed or alleged child molesters within the US organization are expected to be released in coming weeks.

Dear Editor, During the elections campaign 2011, Guyanese of all races, religions, creeds and classes were spoken to by various political and party representatives and were promised very many things, which caused us to cast our votes for a party we thought  would or could  improve our way of life. 

Ruqayyah Boyer won the Miss Guyana Universe crown on Satur-day night, beating out ten other contestants and will represent Guyana at the Miss Universe Pageant in Santo Domingo on December 11.

Dear Editor, During the elections campaign 2011, Guyanese of all races, religions, creeds and classes were spoken to by various political and party representatives and were promised very many things, which caused us to cast our votes for a party we thought  would or could  improve our way of life. 

– detective testifies A police detective yesterday testified that Hardat Kumar, one of the five persons accused in the July 12, 2012 $7.2 million Bel Air heist, confessed that it was the mother of their victim who orchestrated the robbery.

The roofless house of James Hero at Central Amelia’s Ward

KHULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC– Kyle Hope made hay before the rain came, plundering an impressive double hundred, as the Sagicor High Performance Centre continued their run feast against the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your notice some very serious complaints against the Leonora and Fellowship Post Offices.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – More than 130 inmates escaped through a tunnel from a Mexican prison on the border with the United States in one of the worst jailbreaks the country’s beleaguered penal system has suffered in recent years.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka, beaten in three ICC limited overs finals since triumphing in the 1996 World Cup and 2002 Champions Trophy they hosted, hope being back on home soil will help them avoid the chokers tag in the World Twenty20 starting today.

The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited (GTM) on August 31 held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Georgetown Club, during which it handed out bursary awards to the top performers of employees and policy holders at this year’s National Grade Six Examination.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition candidate Henrique Capriles slammed President Hugo Chavez yesterday for blocking a live broadcast of an opposition rally, highlighting criticism the leftist leader abuses state resources to guarantee his re-election.

Former Bishop’s High School student, Rebecca Khan, is the first Guyanese to be awarded the Eric Williams Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams (CAPE) prize in history and received it at a simple ceremony held in Trinidad and Tobago on September 13.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I saw a notice in your publication for the Medical Council of Guyana in which the council listed the names of doctors eligible for a place on the board of the new council if  elected by their peers.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Family members of a California man linked to an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world went into hiding yesterday, with sheriff’s deputies escorting them from their home to an undisclosed location, authorities said.

Politikles

VIENNA (Reuters) – Coca cultivation in Bolivia, the world’s third-biggest cocaine producer after Peru and Colombia, fell last year as the government stepped up eradication efforts, official data released yesterday showed.

Amendments to the Sexual Offences Act of 2009 are expected to be tabled when Parliament comes out of recess in October and to this end the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is said to be working feverishly with the Attorney General’s Chamber to complete them.

Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell’s engagements on Thursday with family members of the slain teenager Shaquille Grant and with residents of Agricola who had protested the young man’s killing by police might be interpreted as an attempt by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to strike a more conciliatory posture than it usually does in response to public protests over police killings.

Dear Mr. Editor, Permit me to make a few comments about the ‘debate’ being aired on NCN.

Courts Guyana recently donated one Sewing Machine as well as one Desktop Computer to the David Rose School for the Handicapped.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has made a calculated move to save his government from toppling.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new spin bowling hope Akila Dananjaya already feels so at home in the setup he has commandeered a senior team mate as a chauffeur.