Daily Archive: Monday, October 1, 2012

BERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A German insurance giant revealed employees put a trip to a swingers’ hotel in Jamaica on company expenses when it published the results of an internal audit on a public website.

(Reuters) – Grammy-winning British singer Adele is adding Bond girl to her superstar resume by signing on to write and sing the theme of the latest James Bond film “Skyfall” – her first song to be released since her best-selling heartbreak album “21” – Columbia Records said in a statement today.

KABUL, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 14 people, including three NATO soldiers and four police, and wounded 37 in volatile Khost province in eastern Afghanistan today, a NATO spokeswoman and local officials said.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, European officials said today.

A man and woman have been held after police found rifles and grenades at a Tabatinga, Lethem residence today.

Two fishing trawlers hit the Demerara Harbour Bridge this afternoon, after a strong tide broke them loose from their moorings at the Georgetown Ferry Stelling.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well as black polyethylene bags today, amid concern that the country’s poorest consumers would not be able to afford the substitutes.

Following the conclusion of the 20th Delegates’ Congress of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on August 28, 2012, the fifty-two member General Council met for the first time on September 29, 2012 and veteran unionist Komal Chand was returned as President.

(Trinidad Guardian) Today, little Roshan Wendell Ramrattan should have been cutting a cake to celebrate his second birthday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Batting legend Brian Lara was among 33 cricketers who were honoured by the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) in a special event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Nation’s Independence.

Defending champions England have been knocked out of the World Twenty20 after being overpowered by hosts Sri Lanka in their final Super Eights match.

Oil explorer, CGX Energy Inc today said that it is contemplating farming out 5% of its interest in an offshore block to a Spanish multinational.

(Jamaica Observer) Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites said that the homosexual lifestyle would not be promoted in the education system, following the decision to revise the controversial Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) curriculum for public schools.

The three policemen implicated in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant are to be charged with murder and could make their first court appearance as early as tomorrow, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said.

(Trinidad Express) PNM San Fernando East MP Patrick Manning never informed Chief Whip Marlene McDonald, the PNM caucus or the Parliament that he had any concerns about Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) bill.

(BBC) West Indies claimed a ‘super over’ win to send New Zealand out of the World T20 and leave England needing to beat Sri Lanka to avoid a similar fate.After

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The Iranian rial plunged more than 7 percent in open-market trade today to a record low against the U.S.

-suspect under guard after drinking poison By David Papannah Two Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant women were chopped to death sometime on Saturday and a man who had accompanied them to the backlands is under police guard after drinking poison.

We will give it all we have, says skipper Sammy Kandy, Sri Lanka – West Indies plan to throw all they have at New Zealand when the two teams meet in their final Group 1 Super Eights match of the ICC World T20 tournament this afternoon, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Annual Big Ride event….. Hundreds of cyclists from ages five to 70 rode in unison yesterday in the annual Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s ‘Big Ride’, five-mile event which pedaled off at Turkeyen and ended at Carifesta Avenue.

A festering dispute over money has left two brothers dead after they were fatally stabbed allegedly by an older cousin at Industrial Area, Mackenzie, Linden yesterday.

An 18-year-old office assistant attached to the Office of the Prime Minister died yesterday morning after the car he was in crashed into the side of a trench at La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

By Emmerson Campbell On a night when young bodybuilding stars from Berbice showcased their talent, Alston Lancaster shone the brightest on Saturday, clinching two titles at the inaugural Flex Night Berbice Bodybuilding and Fitness Show at the Berbice High School.

-teacher suspected in two cases Child Protection Services is investigating the pregnancies of three minors, two of them twelve and an 11 year old who were rescued by welfare workers from Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and brought to the city recently.

A prisoner was yesterday morning discovered in the New Amsterdam prison hanging in his cell.

MEDINAH, Illinois, (Reuters) – Inspired by the spirit of Seve Ballesteros, Europe’s big guns all delivered as Jose Maria Olazabal’s players produced an astonishing comeback to win the Ryder Cup by 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2 at Medinah Country Club yesterday.

A fire last evening gutted the home of four persons and the supermarket which they operated below at Lot 298 Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara.

…Granger wants to avoid another budget ‘collision’ With the parliamentary recess officially ending on October 10, the opposition political parties are refocusing on their legislative agenda with a number of matters on their plate including amendments to the Broadcast Act.

By Neil Barry Jr., The Georgetown Cricket Club will face the Demerara Cricket Club in a final shoot out for the New Building Society limited overs title.

Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran said that the acting Auditor General, Deodat Sharma cannot continue to act in the position until age 65 and that he must demit office at either age 55 or 60.

By Emmerson Campbell One day after winning the feature 35-mile Invitational race of the eighth annual Laparkan Holdings Limited sponsored ‘Teach Them Young’ Programme on the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday, Robin Persaud took his talents to the open road yesterday to capture the Banks DIH Limited sponsored 50-mile road race.

Dear Editor, The controversial piracy of text books issue that dominated the headlines in the past weeks following the rather intemperate statement by a senior government official fizzled out after much heat with no light at the end of the discourse.

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Stafanie Taylor underlined her all-round value to the West Indies Women, driving them into the semi-finals of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a 10-wicket victory over South Africa Women in their final group match yesterday.

A teacher is being questioned by the police in relation to her eight-year-old daughter who was burnt

Dear Editor, Dear Editor, I have been a constant critic and an ardent advocate for radical police reform in Guyana.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Shane Watson continued his impressive form with both bat and ball as Australia cruised to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against South Africa in their Super Eight match in the World Twenty20 yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to extend my condolences to the family and friends of the victims of the recent Charlestown fire.

A 20-year-old East Bank Demerara woman was on Friday night killed when she was struck by a minibus a short distance from where a car had crashed into a sand truck last week killing three persons.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles demanded justice yesterday for the shooting of three of his activists, while President Hugo Chavez promised to expand his socialist agenda if he wins next weekend’s election.

BAGHDAD,  (Reuters) – Coordinated bomb attacks killed more than 32 people across Iraq yesterday, the latest violence in an insurgency the government has failed to quell more than nine months after the last U.S.

Merlene Abrams, aunt of Trevor Fenty, a 17-year-old student of the St.

Dear Editor, We have read in your edition of Tuesday, September 25, 2012 a letter from Elizabeth Deane-Hughes under the caption ‘Census advertisements should have been more reflective of the diversity of the nation.‘

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – India, led by a superb unbeaten 78 from Virat Kohli, kept their Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with an emphatic eight-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super Eights yesterday.

Dear Editor, The letter published in the Stabroek News of September 28 by N Whyte, under the caption ‘Suggestions for the city council and the government by N Whyte‘ deserves approbation and support, for it makes good sense. 

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Large parts of Aleppo’s covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site that traces its history back to the 14th century, have been reduced to ashes as government forces and rebels fight for control of the city.

Introduction Last week, we took a second look at the NICIL controversy in the light of the recent debate at the State-owned National Communications Network.

The United States embassy in partnership with several civic and diplomatic stakeholders, on Friday celebrated “Shine Fest 2012”, a culmination of activities to spruce up the capital that began in April 2011 and Tucville came out tops.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Veerasammy Permaul and Sheldon Cotterrell shared eight wickets to bowl the Sagicor High Performance Centre team to a 53-run victory over Bangladesh-A in the second match of their One-day series yesterday.

SACRAMENTO,  (Reuters) – Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill banning a controversial therapy that aims to reverse homosexuality in minors, his office announced yesterday, making California the first state to ban a practice many say is psychologically damaging.

Ever so often the toil of the conscientious journalist produces results which rattle the foundations of corrupt and twisted governance.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah With GuyExpo 2012 on over the last weekend, we asked persons to share their views on the event.

Dear Editor, As the President of Guyana, Mr Ramotar is found wanting because he has become disengaged and too selective in his pronouncements.

The family of Jennifer Persaud, the woman who was found murdered along with her two children at Anna Catherina, said that they are uncomfortable with the suspects being released from police custody.

By Myrtha Désulmé Myrtha Désulmé is President of the Haiti-Jamaica Society and the Caribbean Representative of the Haitian Diaspora Federation On 24 August, Tropical Storm Isaac pummelled Haiti, resulting in floods, mudslides, and storm surges; downed trees and power lines.