Daily Archive: Friday, September 21, 2012

Guyanese Louise Blenman was recently appointed to the position of Justice of the Appeal Court – Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, after serving nine years as High Court judge in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

(WICB) Colombo, Sri Lanka – West Indies captain Darren Sammy exuded confidence on Friday as his team put in their final preparations ahead of their opening match in the ICC World T20 tournament.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican entertainer Busy Signal was today sentenced to six months in prison for one count of failure to appear in court in the Minnesota Court in the United States.

(Jamaica Observer) Government Minister Glynis Roberts has resigned as the Member of Parliament for St George South, as disarray continues to dog the administration of Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African authorities have issued an arrest warrant for ANC renegade Julius Malema, President Jacob Zuma’s most vocal critic and a key backer of a wave of wildcat strikes in the mines that spread today to bullion producer Anglogold Ashanti.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – In-form Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis is doubtful for Saturday’s Twenty20 World Cup match against South Africa due to a side strain he picked up during their tournament opener against Zimbabwe.

In keeping with the Guyana Prison Service Strategic Plan 2010-2015 to enhance the security of prison estates and prisoners, the Ministry of Home Affairs said today that the Government gave approval for the Guyana Prison Service to employ an additional thirty-eight persons as Assistant Prison officers with effect from August 2012.

Pallekele, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Brendon McCullum blasted the highest individual score in Twenty20 Internationals to fashion New Zealand’s comprehensive 59-run victory over Bangladesh in the Group D opener of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has expressed his disgust at the kiss given to Housing Minister Roodal Moonilal in a cheque-distribution ceremony at the Diego Martin Regional Corporation, North Post Road, Diego Martin, on Wednesday.

Three people—a man and two women—have been arrested in connection with the slaying of Berbice narcotics detective Jirbahan Dianand, even as he was laid to rest yesterday afternoon at the Number 55 Village cemetery.

Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who has been indicted in New York over a US$50 million mortgage fraud, is expected to plead guilty early next month, according to court documents seen by this newspaper.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said publishers are being engaged in the light of their concerns over government’s decision to buy pirated textbooks for distribution in the public school system.

– ‘inexplicable’, AG says The Commission of Inquiry (COI) will on Monday commence its hearings into the July 18 shooting in Linden that claimed the lives of three men and left many others injured, even as A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday raised fresh objections.

(Jamaica Gleaner) One children’s rights advocate has warned that with successive administrations failing to address the issues concerning those in conflict with the law, Jamaica is creating a “factory of abused children” who are likely to get involved in criminal activities.

The family of a 16-year-old Tuschen girl, who was allegedly raped twice at her home by another resident, is frustrated at the conduct of the police at the Leonora Police Station, saying they released the accused on station bail within 24 hours of his arrest.

Scotiabank is celebrating Business Week with a cash giveaway quiz on 98.1 and a Business Plan Writer competition where the winner will be awarded a start-up account of up to $300,000, starting Monday.

A monitoring secretariat is being established by the government to monitor and execute the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project and it will be based at the Office of the President, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

The wife of a Brazilian miner was yesterday robbed at gunpoint of $1 million as she waited in a car at Church and Cummings streets for her husband to return from the market.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reserved its decision on the application by the Jamaican Government to join in the Shanique Myrie case.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s challenge of the passage of a no-confidence against Home Minister Clement Rohee is another abuse of the court process, APNU MP Basil Williams says, while noting that the National Assembly has the power to have the minister removed.

Michael Muirhead said all the right things on his appointment last week as new Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a post he takes up in nine days time.

Defence counsel Nigel Hughes yesterday made a no-case submission in the trial of Odinga Green, who is accused of the murder of a woman whose body was found in a coal pit at Linden.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A policeman was Thursday evening shot dead in Patrick City, St Andrew.

Hero mother Bibi Samaroo, who survived two gunshots wounds as she tried to fight off an armed bandit who invaded her Section ‘A’ Diamond Housing Scheme residence on Tuesday night, is recovering well at a private hospital, her husband, Amar Samaroo, said yesterday.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – South Africa’s formidable pace attack proved too good for Zimbabwe, who bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup following a 10-wicket thrashing in a Group C game at Hambantota yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell “I will become a world champion. I am world-class material.

A 50-year-old man was killed on Wednesday after the branches of a tree he was cutting struck him on the head.

(CricInfo) New Zealand, considered underdogs for the tournament, will open their World Twenty20 campaign today against a team that is also considered this year’s dark horses and actually hold a mental edge over them – Bangladesh crushed the visiting New Zealand side 4-0 in a one-day series, and though that was two years ago, the memory is fresh for the eight members of the current squad who rejoiced with the cricket-crazy nation at the time.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso will focus his attention on nearest rival Lewis Hamilton at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix as the Spaniard knows it is impossible to watch everyone.

The Giftland Mall yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caribbean Cinemas, which will build and operate eight state-of-the-art 3D theatres in the soon to be completed mall complex at Pattensen, East Coast Demerara.

(Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao is still waiting to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr, but he claimed a victory of sorts on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled Mayweather must pay Pacquiao more than $113,000 for failing to give a deposition in a defamation suit, according to several media reports.

Mahdia is full of surprises. Not least of those is the fact that if you travel to this small township in the Potaro-Siparuni region you are more likely than not to meet one, possibly more, fellow coastlanders.

– says crime, job scarcity driving migration Chairman of Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL) Yesu Persaud says that while he would advise potential investors to invest in Guyana, he believes that the need exists for the creation of a one-stop agency to facilitate them.

Dear Editor, I have decided to stop writing about politics.  For now. 

Patrick Haynes was yesterday remanded to prison to await sentencing for the wounding of his stepson.

Dear Editor, Following the killing of Shaquille Grant and the wounding of the other young man, I am amazed at the delay being employed by the police to avoid bringing charges against all the ranks who took part in this assault.

Personal The decision to leave one’s country is a personal one, and as is often the case, the reasons are linked to ambition, economics, and safety and security. 

Colombo, Sri Lanka (WICB)  – On the eve of his 33rd birthday Chris Gayle spent part of yesterday morning answering questions from members of the media assembled for the ICC World T20, after he entertained onlookers with some stunning strokeplay.

– joint ventures with bigger investors a likely option The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is currently studying a proposal received from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) which the ministry says is aimed at transforming and upgrading the activities of small miners “into organized and modernized mining.”

Dear Editor, The acceptance of what is sub-standard in Guyana is simply unbelievable, especially among people who should know better.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya apologized yesterday to visiting US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns for an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in which US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died.

Half a million dollars, a trophy and nine gold medals will be up for grabs when F and H Printing Establishment  in collaboration with the Georgetown Dominoes Association hosts the inaugural countrywide ‘Million Dollar Plus’ dominoes competition.

Tekeram Lachanna yesterday received a 20-year sentence for killing his cousin Mohammed Sheriff in 2007.

The centre aisle of Bourda Market is usually the liveliest. It is where the butchers dwell.

WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urged Brazil to reconsider plans for tariff increases, prompting a stinging rebuke of American monetary policy that has “distorted” global exchange rates.

Dear Editor, As a nationalist and fan of all genres of music, I write with pride and pleasure to congratulate, endorse and encourage my compatriot, Jumo Primo, (likely to be his stage name) on the production and release of his song and music video Bad Mind.

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday put a woman, who admitted to verbally abusing an ex-partner, on a bond to keep the peace for a year, failing which she will be jailed for two weeks.

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid will find out whether they have turned the corner when they travel across the capital to face neighbours Rayo Vallecano in their intimate stadium on Sunday.

(Trinidad Express) Herbert Phillip Volney, 59, widely regarded as a loose cannon, entered the field of politics under a cloud of controversy in 2010.

One of the country’s leading occupational safety and health specialists has told Stabroek Business that government and the private sector must share the blame for the fact that insofar as local safety and health standards are concerned, “as a country, we are in a bad way”.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt’s highest Islamic legal official said yesterday.

A man was yesterday accused of stealing a bird cage in an armed robbery in Sophia.

BERNE (Reuters) – Jamaica have been warned by FIFA over the pitch invasion which followed their shock 2-1 win over the United States in a World Cup qualifier this month.

Dear Editor, I should firstly admit that Mr Foster did indeed make contact with my Guyana office on Monday, supposedly after reading my letter regarding the path forward to resolve the crisis surrounding cricket in Guyana, but I was unavailable for which I apologize (‘The government must allow the GCB to carry out its functions,’ SN, September 11).

The police band entering the graveyard at Number 55 Village, which was the final resting place for murdered policeman Jirbahan Dianand

Dear Editor, I agree with elder statesman Eusi Kwayana that the PPP, the government, and the Office of the President should have condemned and discouraged the harassment of Prof David Hinds (‘OP discredited Hinds when he complained of harassment instead of discouraging it,’ SN, Sep 6).

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 477’s trading results showed consideration of $3,137,724 from 149,582 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 476 which showed consideration of $4,691,688 from 225,915 shares traded in 11 transactions. 

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Defending champions England’s morale is brilliant after winning both Twenty20 World Cup warm-up games against Pakistan and Australia, captain Stuart Broad said yesterday, the eve of their opening Group A match against Afghanistan.

The feature event on the roster for this year’s Child Protection Week observances is a Stop Child Abuse Rally planned for Wednesday, September 26, at the Guyana National Stadium, Provi-dence.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A fire caused by lightning at Venezuela’s 146,000 barrel-per-day El Palito refinery should be extinguished today and operations remained unaffected, President Hugo Chavez said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Observer) — The woman accused of killing a man after he allegedly molested her daughter was refused bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (VIOG) announces that the moon was sighted on Monday therefore, the month of Dhul-Qa’dah 1433 AH started on Tuesday.

Politikles

By Aryeh Neier PARIS – Violent attacks on US diplomatic outposts across North Africa and the Middle East have once again raised the question of how to respond when Americans and other Westerners engage in provocative expression that others consider blasphemous.

For the time being at least Guyanese author Maureen Rampertab’s recently launched second book of stories for children, Story Time, is probably safe from the clutches of the predators whose illegal copying and selling of school texts has robbed many an author, publisher and local bookstore of revenues to which they are entitled.

Dear Editor, In a letter published in SN of September 17 titled ‘Kirton did not get it wrong‘ by Carl Cheong the only valid conclusion possible (as a graduate in the field of politics and international relations), is that both Mr Wesley Kirton and Mr Cheong are not only wrong but living on a different world.

– music executive Failure to rein in flagrant copyright transgression in Guyana has resulted in the impoverishment of the local music industry and the frustration of indigenous artistes, according to the head of one of the country’s leading recording studios.

AUCKLAND (Reuters) – The last of the 33,000 ‘surge’ troops ordered into Afghanistan by President Barack Obama in 2009 have withdrawn from the country, returning the American presence to pre-surge levels, a senior US defence official said today.

The 10th annual Flying Stars Cycle Club/Victor Macedo Memorial Road Race will pedal off this Sunday with a rolling start outside the late Macedo’s Peter Rose and Lance Gibbs streets, Queenstown home from 07:30 hrs.

The Venezuelan elections on October 7 may well prove to be the most momentous in Venezuela’s recent history, with hugely important implications for the Latin American and Caribbean region as well.

Business Cartoons

What? Islamic ingratitude? Greetings friends.  My file reveals that this piece is the third, in as many years, wherein I’ll recycle my oft-repeated views on aspects of the Guyana Police Force and policing in this, our law-and-order-forsaken society.

PARAMARIBO (de Ware Tijd) – Iamgold is seeking to raise US$650 million in the US and Canada by issuing securities.

(Trinidad Express) The fiasco of Section 34 sparked widespread calls for two heads – the Attorney General’s and the Justice Minister’s.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Trinidad’s Republic Bank is interested in taking over the state’s shares of the Hakrinbank, the bank’s general director Jim Bousaid tells de Ware Tijd.

(de Ware Tijd) BRUSSELS – In spite of the criticism leveled at Suriname and President Desi Bouterse, the European Parliament (EP) will come to Suriname with around 150 persons to attend the ACP-EU summit this November.