Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 17, 2012

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The FBI today arrested a Bangladeshi man in a sting operation on charges he attempted to blow up the New York Federal Reserve Bank with what he believed was a 1,000-pound (450-kg) bomb, federal authorities said.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of the cancer support charity he founded, as Nike Inc dropped the disgraced cyclist over the doping scandal that will cost him his seven Tour de France titles.

Two policemen who went missing on Sunday were today found dead in the North Pakaraimas area, Region Eight.

A post-mortem examination was today performed on the body of Attorney-at Law Vic Puran by Government Pathologist Dr.

(Barbados Nation) Now that the euphoria over the West Indies’ wonderful ICC World Twenty20 success has subsided, let’s look at the way forward.

(Trinidad Guardian) The breast-enhancement business is busting out all over T&T and some people are “living it up Gangnam style,” says Independent Senator Rolph Balgobin.

(Jamaica Observer) The start date for the modernisation of Jamaica’s oil refinery, Petrojam, appears to have been brought to the front of the queue of Venezuelan expansion projects.

(Jamaica Observer) DEEJAY Lady Saw will now have to fork out over J$1.5 million in damages to a 62-year-old day’s worker who had to be hospitalised for a month after being mauled by dogs at her upper St Andrew home three years ago.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reports are circulating that Joseph Kernizan, the man suspected to have killed Captain Barkey and his lover Tracy Bennett in a Bronx motel parking lot, has committed suicide.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have secured their spot in the final round of the World Cup Qualifiers after a 4-1 win over Antigua and Barbuda in the final Group A game at the National Stadium.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former chief executive officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), Patrick Wong, has apologised for his ‘role’ in a business arrangement between his son and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) which was the main contractor on the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama put his re-election bid back on firm footing on Tuesday night with a strong debate performance that is likely to thrill his Democratic supporters and earn him a second look from the few voters who remain undecided.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – With polls suggesting women voters were shifting their support to Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama made an aggressive pitch to them yesterday that yielded awkward moments for the Republican and a favorite new catch phrase on social media.

The murder of Ricardo Rodrigues at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) George-town, on Monday afternoon may have been linked to a “weapons for drugs” trade that went sour, sources yesterday said.

-UK ballistics expert The ammunition retrieved from the bodies of the three men killed at Linden on July 18 did not match what is currently used by the police, UK ballistics expert Dr.

Prominent local attorney Vickramaditya `Vic’ Puran died on Monday night  after he apparently misjudged a turn at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara and ended up in the canal where his vehicle turned over.

Chairman of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council Sharma Solomon was yesterday pressured to give a significant reason why he had not encouraged protestors to remove from the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on July 18, before three men were killed and other persons wounded.

The Ministry of Housing and Water on Monday gave the People’s Parliament on Brickdam 72 hours to move.

Solomon says gov’t not handing over key documents Narvon Persaud, Chairman of the Technical Committee reviewing the Linden Electricity Tariffs as part of the agreement between Government and Region 10 has resigned from the position.

When bids for the supply and delivery of anti-malaria drugs for the Ministry of Health were unsealed yesterday, there was a difference of over $228M between the only two bidders.

A campaign that started by promising much ended yesterday by disappointing many when the Golden Jaguars crashed to a 0-7 defeat in their final group B game of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers at the Estadio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica last night.

A mother of three was burnt on her head and hands after she was set alight with gasoline by a man at a camp on Thursday at Mahdia backdam.

The police say they are investigating the murder of miner Gregory Thomas, 32 years, of Karrau, Essequibo River, which occurred at about 0130h yesterday at Karrau.

National junior chess champion Haifeng Su remained unbeaten after three rounds of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Closed national junior championships following play of Saturday and Sunday.

The suspect in Sunday night’s fatal stabbing at Goedver-wagting, East Coast Deme-rara remains hospitalized after ingesting poison.

Nineteen year-old national junior 200m champion Elton Bollers has confirmed his participation in the University of Guyana’s (UG) Track and Field Championships will be held this Thursday and Friday on campus at the UG ball field. 

BK International says the Haags Bosch Landfill that it was contracted to build and operate is accepting double the capacity of waste per day it was designed to accommodate and has presented ongoing challenges from the commencement of the project.

Government Adviser Gail Teixeira said she is unaware of whether Government will accede to Leader of the Opposition David Granger’s request to President Donald Ramotar for collaboration on the 2013 national budget with a view to averting a collision as was seen this year.

Half a decade ago, he was fastest junior athlete on local shores, representing Guyana at nearly every junior local and international meet then he prematurely put away his spikes and called it quits for his athletic career.

By Yonalla Dalrymple The organizing committee of the annual Inter Market Futsal Tournament which was scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) has decided to cancel the tournament owing to the unavailability of the venue.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a statement recognizing the right to protest but warning that lawless demonstrations which infringe on the rights of others and lead to unlawful acts will see appropriate action.

– VAT, tax advisory departments settling in The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has commenced operations at the Clico Building on Camp Street and said that all of its departments now housed in various offices around the city will be in the edifice by the end of the year.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) under the stewardship of former West Indies all-rounder Roger Harper is moving full speed ahead with its programmes as the year comes to a close.

The 18th Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour of the OAS focused on “sustainable development with decent work for a new era of social justice” and the roles of ministers in promoting this goal and other labour issues during economic crises.

Newlands witnessed its second consecutive one-sided game yesterday as Sydney Sixers needed just 8.5 overs to breeze past Yorkshire’s 96 and give the county side the rudest of welcomes to the main draw.

A team from Japan’s Infor-mation Centre for Petroleum Exploration and Production (ICEP) is researching Guyana’s oil, gas and natural resources sector which data will be presented to the 29 ICEP member companies seeking opportunities for funding in these fields.

The asking rate for Lions hit 10 an over at the end of the seventh over, they had no momentum and they looked rather like cubs in the headlights, but over the next 13 overs they kept up with the rate without a hint of panic.

The formidable Ravens withstood the defensive pressure, explosive fast-break game and deadly three-point shooting of the new-look Colts to win the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club ‘Refresh your Games’ tournament on Sunday night at the Burnham Basketball Court.

Dear Editor, The embattled Guyana Cricket Board officials may have thought that the dark days were over when the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that the Court of Appeal of Guyana must hear their case.

The Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL) has made history by approving a bonus package of $2.6M for its members at a recent AGM.

Dear Editor, The residents of Region Two are calling on President Donald Ramotar to launch an investigation into the selling of bogus tickets to members of the public for the Essequibo Nite 2012 event.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC-Guyanese left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul, said he was not surprised by his selection to the West Indies team for the upcoming series against hosts Bangladesh.

Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Guyana Inc. is expanding its reach to customers and potential customers with the launch of its website.

Dear Editor, The use of women’s bodies in advertising and marketing in Guyana has increased in proportion to the intense levels of violence that many women and girls face.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Brigadier David Granger has condemned the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police for the deaths of over 288 persons in the past 17 years.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Trinidad and Tobago fast bowler Shannon Gabriel says he is fit and ready for a recall to the regional side after being sidelined from an injury he picked up during his debut Test against England in May.

The Georgetown City Council will be distributing demand notices to property-owners for taxes in several city wards from Lacytown to Lamaha Gardens this week.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space to have a burning issue raised through your paper.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies team manager Richie Richardson has described the current regional management as “the most organised and best” he has ever worked with in any organisation.

Dear Editor, The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) joins other civil society organisations and concerned citizens across the country and diaspora in condemning the recent spate of police killings of 18-year old Ron Sommerset; 46-year old Ivan Lewis; 18-year old Shemroy Bouyea; 17-year old Shaquille Grant; and most recently, 21-year old Dameon Belgrave.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand lauded the top three students who wrote the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and their parents for investing in their education, when she presented them with laptop computers at her Brickdam office.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong should come clean with a full doping confession, while the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will look into ways of taking away the former Tour de France champion’s 2000 Games medal, IOC vice president Thomas Bach said  yesterday.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republican candidate Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate yesterday as the Democrat tried reclaim the momentum in a tight White House race.

Patrons turned out in their numbers on Saturday night when the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) hosted its inaugural Mini Sports Night and it is anticipating an even larger turn-out for this Saturday’s events.

Dear Editor, To sympathize with persons who were traumatized last week as they were caught up in the Agricola road blockage etc is vastly different when you find yourself in the real time situation which was partly experienced on Monday and I can now empathize with them.

LONDON,  (Reuters) –Davis Ferrer has ensured Spanish representation at the ATP World Tour finals by booking his place at the eight-man finale taking place in London for the fourth year next month.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, making it easier for its citizens to leave the communist-ruled island in the first major reform to its migration policies in half a century.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, both of which sent troops to aid the insurgency in a deadly attack on U.N.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – A world XI will play two Twenty20 cricket matches in Pakistan this week in a development organisers hope will help to convince foreign teams to tour the country.

Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram, that pollster with roots in the PPP was at it again, this time explaining away the wrongdoing of his political party and trying unsuccessfully to put the blame on the AFC for the Agricola unrest.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina replaced its navy chief on Monday as it investigates the seizure of a frigate in Ghana by bondholders who say they will not release the vessel until the South American country repays money owed them after its 2002 debt default.

An elderly man, who tried to get on an outgoing flight with a forged passport, was yesterday fined $75,000 after he admitted to the felony at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Vic Puran’s vehicle (left) shortly after it was pulled from the trench at Mahaicony Branch Road yesterday.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday overturned the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, on charges of supporting terrorism, in a long-running case emerging from the American military trials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says the regional side’s triumph in a major international tournament was long overdue.

Dear Editor, It is prudent to revisit Mr. David Hinds’ controversial Buxton utterance, in the wake of the recent Agricola protests.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court on Monday upheld the conviction of two U.S.

It is tempting to use this title for an editorial intended to comment on the news that the British, or United Kingdom, government has arrived at a conclusion to long continuing discussion with the devolved government of Scotland on the issue of a referendum for Scotland.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuadorean plaintiffs yesterday said an order issued by a court in the Andean country lets them seize some $200 million worth of assets belonging to Chevron in a new legal blow to the No.

-says coach BASSETERRE, St.Kitts,  CMC-Trinidad and Tobago coach, Hutson Charles, says the Soca Warriors have their work cut out for them despite their 10-0 thrashing of Anguilla in their closing Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup Group Five fixture at Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre on Sunday night.

As the PPP/C busies itself with the celebration of its two decades in power and congratulates itself on fulfilling 80% of its 1992 manifesto promises, if the results of the last general elections did not, certainly the happenings in Linden and Agricola, which were the result of the despair of many and brought inconvenience to not a few, must be a timely reminder that it has not succeeded in dealing with the ethnic insecurity that is one of the most pressing issues in Guyana recognised in the party’s 1992 manifesto.

Dear Editor, On the night of October 14, 2012, we the residents of Tuschen New Housing Scheme were victims of rather appalling discomfort and blatant disregard for our rights.

Banks DIH opens sports bar: Banks DIH has announced the opening of the Stabroek Sports Bar located above the Idiho Restaurant on Brickdam.

Politikles

(Trinidad Guardian) Fly Montserrat has confirmed that one of its aircraft rolled onto the grass on landing at John Osborne Airport in Montserrat this morning.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Rice farmers will have to make do without the promised SRD 3.2 million in aid by the government.

Guyana was routed 7-0 by Costa Rica in the final match of the world cup qualifiers in San Jose last night.

(Barbados Nation) Angry parents yesterday descended on the Graydon Sealy Secondary School, demanding the immediate withdrawal of 265 suspension letters issued by principal Matthew Farley for alleged uniform infringements.