Articles published on Saturday, October 13, 2012
At least three people are missing and one person was dead after a small plane that was delivering newspapers crashed today in the US Virgin Islands, officials said, according to the Associated Press.
(Barbados Nation) LIAT has cancelled some more flights today as its operations continue to be impacted by the passage of Tropical Storm Rafael.
NOUAKCHOTT, (Reuters) – Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was “lightly wounded” after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy, the government said today.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Brad Pitt has thrown his weight behind a documentary that blasts America’s 40-year war on drugs as a failure, calling policies that imprison huge numbers of drug-users a “charade” in urgent need of a rethink.
(de Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE – The Nickerie police received a new ‘go fast’ boat from the gold sector restructuring commission yesterday.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today a15-member squad for the tour of Bangladesh next month.
(Trinidad Guardian) The rodents in Port-of-Spain have not only grown in size but have also become more aggressive.
(Trinidad Guardian) West Indies and Zimbabwe have become the first Full Member nations to receive ICC funding totalling approximately $28.7m over a three-year period as part of its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) aimed at developing more competitive teams at the highest level.
Javier Hernandez scored a goal after Andres Guardado and Oribe Peralta finally got Mexico going with two late goals on the way to a 5-0 rout of Guyana in a World Cup qualifier played at a neutral site, the Associated Press said.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Some say he was a good man who turned bad after he killed a man who was accused of murdering a member of his family.
(Trinidad Express) Some farmers were flooded out, Caribbean Airlines cancelled flights and several streets, especially in East Trinidad, were under water as a large area of disturbed weather lumbered through the southern Caribbean yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Minister of the People Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh explained yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago has been receiving deportees from the United States who had military training and the capacity to build bombs, posing a serious threat to national security if they team up with the local underworld.
(Trinidad Express) A LAVENTILLE mother will be laying two more of her sons to rest following their shooting deaths on Thursday night, which occurred three years after another one of her sons was murdered in 2009.
(Trinidad Express) Carnival mas band designers, bandleaders, artisans, musicians and others involved in what is defined as works of mas will from now enjoy copyright protection for their respective creations and productions.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Anyone involved in spot-fixing should be banned for life, former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan told Reuters today, days after six umpires were provisionally suspended for allegedly agreeing to fix matches.
President Donald Ramotar in a televised statement yesterday afternoon blamed the Opposition for the disturbances at Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara on Thursday and called the violence that erupted “well-planned and orchestrated against many innocent people and unsuspecting commuters.”
NSC five stage road race – As Guyanese occupy four of top six places in third stage By Emmerson Campbell After being dominated in the first two stages on Thursday of the on going sixth annual five-stage road race by the Miami, Florida-based riders, Team Coco, a national cyclist wearing Guyana’s colours finally crossed the finish line in the first position.
Women’s rights activist and founding member of Red Thread, Karen De Souza, last evening warned that all Guyanese are in danger of suffering from police and executive excesses, since the problem was not just the deaths of young men, but also the callousness of people in high positions.
By Emmerson Campbell The Thirst Park Ground will come alive tonight when Hurry Up Boxing Promotions in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages a five-fight boxing card which will see two WBC CABOFE champions, the reigning featherweight champion and a former European champion.
An American citizen identified as Donna Williams of New Jersey appeared at the Providence Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics after she was nabbed at the airport with cocaine hidden in her crotch.
By Emmerson Campbell “I under stand that Stoby’s next outing will be the Pan Am Games and we at the ministry will give him full sponsorship.”
Five American citizens were early yesterday morning busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri with cocaine hidden in their crotches as they were preparing to board a New York-bound flight.
The $20.8M water cannon failed to make an impact during Thursday’s unrest on the Agricola public road as the force of the water it ejected was not powerful enough to disperse the crowd but instead soaked policemen who were standing in front of it.
Champions of the 2011 Inter Services Athletics Championships (ISAC) the Guyana Defence Force are winding down the preparations as they hope to successfully defend their title in this year’s edition of the event which is less than two weeks away.
The University of Guyana (UG) will be staging its annual track and field championships next week and for the first time in recent years, the event will be staged over a two-day period according to sports coordinator Lavern Fraser-Thomas.
-at least two persons hit Police have confirmed that rubber bullets were used on Thursday night to disperse crowds on the Agricola public road but had not received reports of persons being injured.
– after plight highlighted Mahdia headmistress Vanessa Wilson-Johnson, who sought refuge under the stairs of a guesthouse because of the shoddy state of her designated quarters, has been moved into a “cozy room” in the regional guesthouse after meeting with ministry officials.
The high cost of constant vehicle repairs was the main concern of minibus operators plying the Georgetown to Mahdia route, as they protested yesterday at the bus park over the deplorable road they have to traverse on a daily basis.
Government yesterday rubbished the Alliance For Change’s claims that it is using Thursday’s Agricola unrest to gain political mileage and scare its former supporters into returning to the flock.
The relatives of murdered Alberttown mechanic, Brian Assannah were enraged yesterday after discovering that the man’s face was partially eaten by rats while being kept at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary.
APNU yesterday expressed dismay over reports that commuters were stranded on Thursday evening by unrest at Agricola but it also accused government officials of contributing to the situation by making incendiary remarks and maintained its call for Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to be dismissed.
The contract for repairs to the Mango Landing to Mahdia road is being finalized but in the meantime, remedial work will be done, Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn says.
-says religious organizations have role to play Welcoming the United Nations designation of October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, with 2012 being dedicated to ending child marriages, GHRA says under-age marriage should be rare and religious organizations here can play a pivotal role in assuring this.
An early morning accident on Tuesday at Paradise, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has resulted in the death of a father of five.
By Jairo Rodrigues It was a dose of pure boredom that led Leon Cummings to take what has so far been the most rewarding decision of his young life.
A man who allegedly stabbed another after he was rebuked over the use of expletives, was yesterday arraigned on a charge of unlawful and malicious assault, before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
— CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Applewhaite Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Lolita Applewhaite says sport must be one of the critical tools used to boost economic activity in the region.
I am starting a tradition of highlighting the events of each particular month at the second week.
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a letter by Ms Lucilleanne Barry which appeared in the letter column of the October 12, 2012 edition of Stabroek News under the caption `There were no facilities for the disabled at GuyExpo’.
OSLO, (Reuters) – The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for promoting peace, democracy and human rights over six decades, a morale boost for the bloc as it struggles to resolve its economic crisis.
By Neil Barry Jr., The Georgetown Cricket Assoc-iation’s (GCA) Queensway Cup limited overs competition gets underway today with three matches.
Dear Editor, It was good to see on SN’s page 16 the various messages relating to the recognition of World Post Day, with its theme being: ‘A new strategy for a new world’.
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman will be meeting with members of the press assigned to cover sittings of the National Assembly today in the Parliament Chamber.
(Brazilian Cheese Bread) Hi Everyone, Is it bread, a bun or a roll?
-says Paul Slowe By Yonalla Dalrymple and Iva Wharton If Vice President of the Guyana National Rifle Shooting Association (GNRA) Paul Slowe is to be believed then Guyana‘s rifle shooters can run out short range shooting champions when the team event of the West Indies Full-bore Shooting Championships take place this weekend at the Timehri Rifle ranges.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – One of the Taliban’s most feared commanders, Maulana Fazlullah, carefully briefed two killers from his special hit squad on their next target.
Yolanda Cordis, the only survivor in the Drysdale Street, Charlestown fire that claimed four lives including her two children two weeks ago, is still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Hospital, her relatives said yesterday.
Former Sportswoman-of-the-Year Alisha Fortune is elated with the buzz that has been surrounding the Alisha Fortune and Caroline Forde One Mile race which is expected to be held this morning at 06:30hrs in the National Park.
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen, I must show my concern and disdain for the actions of persons who took advantage of persons trapped in their vehicles or were otherwise stranded, on Thursday evening as a result of the protests.
The Indian Cultural Centre will screen the 1977 film Bhumika: The Role today from 5.30 pm at its Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air, Georgetown premises.
The driver of the car that was involved in the accident on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara which resulted in the death of Doran Keith James, is in police custody assisting with the investigations as the man’s wife and mother try to come to terms with his sudden death.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the eastern Caribbean Sea yesterday, triggering storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Dear Editor, With the current W.I. Full-bore Shooting competition in progress, I thought that with the help of my friend Neville Denny retired local, international Shooter and Coach it would be useful to give your readers an insight into this unknown sport.
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC- Football’s world governing body (FIFA) has agreed to give the Grenada Football Association (GFA) a grant of US half a million dollars to build new head quarters in St.
Guyana and Jamaica are on collision course as the Team matches of the West Indies fullbore shooting championships take place today and tomorrow at the Timehri rifle ranges.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council yesterday approved for another year the world body’s peacekeeping force in Haiti, but it will be cut in size by about 15 percent as it hands over security responsibility to the Haitian national police.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- The acting president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF), Lennox Watson, has rejected calls by the country’s sports minister Anil Roberts for the T&TFF to hold fresh general elections.
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has made offers to a number of solid waste contractors based on their submissions, after being inundated with proposals from as far as North America for the solid waste recycling programme.
Almost fifty years ago, the editors of the New World Fortnightly published a feature on “The Intellectual Tradition and Social Change in the Caribbean.”
Twenty-two-year-old Richard Layne was on Thursday admitted to the bar after his petition was heard by two judges.
STANLEY, Falkland Islands, CMC- A Cricket team from the Falkland Islands is due to play six matches in three Caribbean islands during a two week tour which begins next month.
Dear Editor, I teach American Politics and my students, many of whom are Guyanese, queried on Thursday who I thought would win the US Vice Presidential debate.
What parent has not on occasion raised their voice to their child in an attempt to get a point across?
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC- Football’s world governing body (FIFA) has agreed to give the Grenada Football Association (GFA) a grant of US half a million dollars to build new head quarters in St.
(Billboard) – Billboard unveiled new methodology on Thursday for the long-standing Hot Country Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Latin Songs charts.
BEIRUT – Rebels battled to hold onto Syria’s main north-south highway yesterday as government forces fought insurgents on several fronts across the country.
