Daily Archive: Sunday, October 14, 2012

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk died of natural causes at the age of 89 today in Beijing, where he was receiving medical treatment, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the U.S.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1100h today on the Strathspey Railway Embankment, ECD, and which resulted in the death of pedal cyclist Vivena Abrams 59 years, of Non Pariel, ECD.

(Trinidad Guardian) A top Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) official has been fingered in a ploy that has led to confidential telephone records of a T&T Guardian reporter being leaked to the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) in a bid to trace the source of information being published.

Senior police officers, accused of accepting kickbacks in the purchase of a $16M boat for the force, have apparently gotten off without penalty after making repayments, although former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says they should have been prosecuted.

(Jamaica Observer) Oftentimes when teenaged girls are listed as ‘missing’ from certain communities, it is a move by their parents or guardians to protect them from criminal enforcers, or ‘dons’, who send for them to perform sexual favours, a senior police officer has stated.

The outer bands of strengthening Tropical Storm Rafael drenched the Leeward Islands today as its centre moved over the ocean on a track toward Bermuda, the Associate Press reported.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ghetto Youths International has cultivated and is ready to unleash an eclectic collection of young talent on to the music scene this coming fall.

NOUAKCHOTT,  (Reuters) – Mauritania’s president was flown to France for surgery today after the Western ally against al Qaeda was shot by soldiers in what he said was an accident.

KADUNA, (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Nigeria today, killing at least 20 people, a local official said.

The Associated Press is reporting that Guyanese Aditya Ramotar, 37, is believed to have shot his wife Sharon Forbes dead on Saturday before killing himself in the Tennessee, US city of Smyrna.

– urges gov’t, opposition talks The private sector is concerned that time is running out on the government and opposition reaching agreement on next year’s budget to avoid another collision.

Mention the name Bush Lot Farm/28, Corentyne and immediately horse- racing comes to mind, as it boasts “one of the leading race courses in the country” – the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has announced that he would be seeking to hire experts to draft legislation for the opposition, and he is also seeking guidance on the enforcement of motions that have been passed.

By Cathy Richards Almost two months after the end of a 35-day protest, which had resulted in the total shutdown of Linden and the burning of several buildings, several entities are struggling to get back on their feet, while others wend their way back to normalcy, but not without challenges.

The body of a 39-year-old watchman was fished out of a trench around 3.30 pm yesterday, two days after he disappeared while guarding an excavator in the Onverwagt backdam.

– will assess July 18 evidence tomorrow UK-based ballistics expert Dr Mark Robinson has arrived in Guyana and is expected to begin his independent examination of the fragments and bullets that were recovered from the bodies of those killed and injured in Linden on July 18, tomorrow.

The file for the Dameon Belgrave shooting is still with the Police Complaints Authority for review Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, said yesterday.

No arrests have been made in the Survival Supermarket, Western Union, robbery on Monday last, but the police have video footage in their possession that they are reviewing to assist them with their investigations, Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, said.

“At that tender age [in primary school] I looked at members of my family and I realized that all of them were at a particular stage in life and no one was really advancing financially or educationally so I decided that I wanted to go in a different direction…,” As a child, Wanda Fortune woke before the crack of dawn and got halfway prepared for school before marching out with her mother and siblings to sell newspapers at street corners and then scurrying off to school.

The Guyana Water Inc yesterday signed a contract for in excess of $1.7 billion with Universal Earth Movers Incorporated (UEM Inc) for the construction of two water treatment plants, booster station and storage facilities at Linden.

Yolanda Cordis, the only survivor in the Drysdale Street, Charlestown fire that had claimed four lives including her two children two weeks ago, passed away on Friday night in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Hospital, her relatives said yesterday.

YEONGAM, South Korea,  (Reuters) – World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two finish today to take the overall Formula One lead from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso with four races remaining.

About 80 West Coast Demerara famers now have access to a 13.6 hectare pasture that was handed over to the Leonora Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), in response to their requests for facilities to care for their animals.

Two lucky winners in the JR Burgers and CellSmart promotion dubbed ‘Get your groove on’, are now owners of Blackberry Curve 8520 phones, compliments of the CellSmart.

By Emmerson Campbell The’ Cuban Missile’, Ivan Dominguez of Team Coco exploded in yesterday’s penultimate stage of this year’s sixth annual five stage road race smashing last year stage record en route to crossing the finish line ahead of his teammates who have dominated this year’s event.

-says has been addressing pollution problems since 2000The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday denied a charge by the Alliance For Change (AFC) that it is taking a “soft” stance on the Cane Grove rice mill which residents in the area have been complaining about since 2000.

A 12-year-old boy died on Friday evening after he was hit from his bicycle at D’Urban and Camp streets, by a truck that was allegedly speeding.

(Trinidad Express) In a bid to stem gang related crime, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has set up a Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit (CGIU) comprising of 25 officers formerly of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT).

Guyana’s shining star Lennox Braithwaite led the local side to a convincing victory in the Milex Long range team shoot on the penultimate day of the West Indies Rifle Shooting championships yesterday at the Timehri ranges.

Georgetown powerhouses Ravens Basketball Club will clash with the new-look Colts in tonight’s final of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club ‘Refresh Your Game’ tournament at the Burnham basketball Court.

Staff of the University of Guyana have agreed to take action if there is no response to certain demands by Wednesday October 17 as it has been reported that the resumption of duties agreement is being ignored.

There were uncanny similarities between the West Indies’ rousing victory in last Sunday’s World T20 final and that in the 2004 Champions Trophy, not least the players’ uninhibited celebrations afterwards and the impact on fans everywhere.

The list is long in Guyana of problems needing solution and the list isn’t shortening.

-Kirk Edwards recalled ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul is the sole newcomer while Barbados captain and experienced batsman Kirk Edwards has been recalled in a 15-man West Indies squad named Saturday for a tour of Tests and limited overs matches to Bangladesh next month.

The Civil Defense Commission (CDC) has launched its Volunteer Corps, a group of young vibrant individuals of diverse professional backgrounds with a keen interest on disaster risk management.

Newcomers to driving in Guyana, either born here or recently come here, are at some disadvantage with the material given to them by the Motor Vehicle Licence Office. 

In an effort to formulate policies to address the misuse and mismanagement of water in Guyana, the Government of Guyana (GOG) on Thursday held a stakeholder’s workshop to develop the country’s Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Policy.

-Police arrest Malteenoes, Transport, Everest also through to next round By Neil Barry Jr.,

Globalisation and Sugar Today’s truly fundamental defining feature of the condition of the Guyana sugar industry (and Guysuco more particularly), is that, several decades ago it became mature, and from all appearances since the 1960s, it has entered a long-run declining phase, as described in classic industrial and firm theories.

The conventional wisdom is that President Hugo Chávez’s victory in Venezuela’s elections will increase his influence in Latin America, and that it may encourage other presidents to seek indefinite reelections.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Highly-touted West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine produced the best match figures of three for 21 off four overs but his effort could not prevent Delhi Daredevils from beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 52 runs in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament here yesterday.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon on Thursday announced cabinet’s no objections for three contracts totaling over $253M.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The owners of the cash-strapped Deccan Chargers have sold the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to a real estate company for an undisclosed sum.

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.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security on Friday apologized to pensioners who encountered difficulties uplifting their old-age payments from post offices.

Earlier this month the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest forecast for the world economy.

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was “lightly wounded” after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy, the government said yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Works and the management of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri hosted a team-building workshop for stakeholders in preparation for the expanded service the renovated facility is expected to offer.

Dear Editor, We the residents of Lusignan South would like to bring to your attention the gross disrespect meted out to us recently.

The vice presidential debate between Vice President Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, which took place in Danville Kentucky on Thursday last represented a sharp confrontation between two well briefed and gifted politicians.

Nineteen-year old Devin Barrington completed an emphatic come-from-behind victory to stun seasoned long distance campaigner Cleveland Thomas and win the Open category of the Inaugural Super Mile yesterday morning at the National Park.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Rape victims have a right to abortion under Argentine law, but the nation’s Supreme Court was forced to intervene last week to ensure that a woman who said she was kidnapped, forced into prostitution and raped could end her pregnancy.

Thirteen-year-old Christ Church Secondary School student Avon Samuel is definitely an athlete for the national fraternity and possibly any recruit to monitor as she continues to demonstrate her virtuoso skill on the track.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shuffled his cabinet yesterday then announced the changes from his Twitter account, days after winning a re-election bid that could extend his rule to nearly two decades.

-peace group Partners for Peace and Development says it is outraged at the senseless murders of the nation’s youth at the hands of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and is calling on President Donald Ramotar to take decisive action to ensure justice and accountability prevail regarding citizen’s fundamental rights.

NEW YORK,  CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz placed in jeopardy their chances of reaching the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign, when they conceded a late goal to slip to defeat against Guatemala on Friday night.

KINSHASA (Reuters) – France and Canada urged leaders from the French-speaking world to reinforce democracy and human rights during a summit in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, in comments that focused attention squarely on the host.

Dear Editor, Lighting fires in public and causing inconvenience, like noise nuisance, is a serious health hazard, which is also illegal, and people can be fined and jailed by the law enforcement authorities.

The state of contemporary dance theatre in Guyana after the first decade of the 21st century is a direct development out of cultural movements in the 1970s on the one hand, and deep-rooted cultural and performance traditions on the other, with various contributions from foreign influences. 

A shop owner of Bath Experiment, West Coast Berbice is distressed after she woke up on Friday to discover that bandits had invaded her business place and carted off cooking gas worth $360,000.

Dear Editor, The Patron, Management and members of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club especially the Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division Teams would like to express profound sympathy to the widow, family and friends of the late Naeem Nasir, Owner of our official sponsor, Bakewell.

Continued Unwilling breeders Last week we commenced with this topic and explained that, in most cases, dogs who are deemed to be ‘shy breeders’ might have in fact been brought together for mating at an incorrect time during the mating season.

LIMA (Reuters) – Two police officers were killed and another two injured in an ambush in Peru’s southeastern jungle region late on Friday, the latest strike again President Ollanta Humala’s drive to regain control of cocaine-trafficking strongholds.

ACCRA (Reuters) – Former Ghanaian first lady Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings announced yesterday she has split from the ruling party that her husband founded to run for president under a new banner.

 Dear Editor, It is an unfortunate fact of life under the PPP government that Dr.

If you have been following this series, you will have noticed that some of the photos feature an animal in side profile and the date and time the photo was taken shown in the bottom left hand corner. 

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club along with the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) will today stage a Day of Cricket Champions at the Albion Community Centre Ground.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Reuters) – Republi-can presidential candidate Mitt Romney is recovering ground in the critical swing state of Ohio as he rises in the polls and crowd numbers swell after his strong debate performance last week against President Barack Obama.

Five students who were successful at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Guyana’s National Grade Six Assessment examinations were recognised on Wednesday at the National Library’s Annual Bursary Awards ceremony.

NIEUW NICKERIE (de Ware Tijd) – The Nickerie police received a new ‘go fast’ boat from the gold sector restructuring commission on Friday.

-installing street lamps on Waterloo St Ave John Lewis Styles is celebrating its ninth anniversary with donations valued $500,000 to NGOs and it plans to install street lights on a section of the Waterloo Street Avenue as it aims to restore the aesthetic beauty of the area.

Gynura aurantiaca commonly called Purple velvet plant, as its name suggests has a rich purple velvety look and texture.

(Trinidad Guardian) The rodents in Port-of-Spain have not only grown in size but have also become more aggressive.

Sunday Cartoon

Dear Editor, The burning tyres tell so many stories.  All are unpalatable, all bitter. 

The world’s cultural heritage is always at risk in times of war or when fanatics come to dominate an administration.

The 10th edition of Guyana’s most anticipated long distance event, the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) South American 10km Classic Road will begin this month with the first stage to be held in Guyana on October 21.

LONDON (Reuters) – Top-ranking retired British military officers have been secretly filmed talking about helping defence firms contact ministers and former colleagues in return for payment, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.

(Trinidad Express) One year and three months into the Commission of Enquiry into collapsed insurance giant CLICO, the Minister of Finance has fired the team of lawyers who were representing the ministry, sources confirmed yesterday.

Captain Barkey, who gained fame with the 1996 hit, Go Go Wine, was shot dead in the parking lot of a motel in Bronx, New York early yesterday morning.