Daily Archive: Saturday, November 3, 2012

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Women helped propel Barack Obama to the White House in 2008, but their flagging enthusiasm for him reflected in recent polls has created uncertainty about who will capture the female vote in Tuesday’s election.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Anchorville, Port Mourant, Corentyne which took place last night during which a woman was shot and injured.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The international medical group, Doctors Without Borders says there has been a slight increase in Cholera cases in Haiti following the passage of Hurricane Sandy last week.

(Reuters) – The New York City subway system is now operating along 80 percent of its network, and more of the network will come back on line through the weekend, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain essentially tied in the race for the White House three days before the Nov.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry is to open a branch in Port Kaituma, Region One.

(Jamaica Observer) Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Chris Dehring has expressed profound disappointment in the under-use of the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium five years after the facility was built to stage matches during the Caribbean’s hosting of the world’s premier cricketing tournament.

(Jamaica Observer) Two of the guards on duty during Thursday’s beating of an alleged gay student at the University of Technology (UTech) were yesterday fired.

(Reuters) – As Sandy hammered the northeast United States this week killing more than 100 people, contingency plans were washed away and businesses had to improvise as the storm knocked out power to millions and stranded entire communities.

Three Guyanese, including a police woman, died when the car they were in en route to neighbouring Paramaribo skidded off the Oost-West Highway, at Nickerie and plunged into a canal.

-as villagers maintain opposition to mining operation Following a standoff last month with a miner seeking to begin operations upriver of Kako village, the toshao of the remote Amerindian community will have to appear before the court for refusing to allow the miner to pass despite a court order.

-police force attorney Guyana Police Force attorney Peter Hugh yesterday told members of the commission inquiring into the July 18 shootings at Linden that the actions of the police on that day are covered by the Criminal Law Offences Act and as a result they are protected from civil or criminal prosecution.

After an exhilarating final day of competition athletes and fans were disappointed when officials announced that the 2012 Inter Services Annual Athletic Championship had ended in a tie between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Attorney Basil Williams in his final submission to the commission inquiring into the July 18 shooting at Linden yesterday charged that the actions by the Guyana Police Force were part of a plan to ensure that the planned five-day power protest was disrupted.

Attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday told the Linden Commission of Inquiry that there is ample circumstantial evidence that the police fired on protesters on July 18, 2012, killing three and wounding at least 20.

-Moore stuns Myles to become fastest service woman Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Olympian Winston George must have felt that he was still at the London Olympic Games as he raced around the quarter-mile and recorded one of the fastest times on local soil at the Inter-Service Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) yesterday.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lance corporal Rupert Perry made the capacity crowd at the 2012 Inter Services Annual Athletic Championships (ISAAC) at the GDF ground Ayangana witnesses to one of the greatest sprinting displays on local soil.

-seeking extension into January The members of the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 Linden protestor shootings will also serve as assessors for any necessary compensation for injury, loss or damage.

By Mandy Thompson Vendors from Hydronie and Parika yesterday protested against the burning of their pallets that were seized by market officials last Friday and the threat of the demolition of stalls along the Parika Stelling.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – South Africa made a strong start to their tour of Australia yesterday, with Dale Steyn getting among the wickets early on, but their attack stalled later on the opening day against Australia A at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Four men up to last night remained in police custody in connection with Wednesday’s execution-style slaying of Marlon “Trini” Osborne even as they made a move to secure their freedom through the High Court.

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association’s (GFSCA) second International softball three-day

Yet again, the autopsy to be performed on the body of Canadian Jean Pierre Leblanc, who died suddenly two weeks after he was shot in the buttocks when Ricardo Rodrigues was slain, has been deferred.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafood second division two-day competition continues today with two matches in Zone A and one key Zone B fixture.

Regional leaders are calling for an investigation in the treatment and care of tuberculosis (TB) patients at Linden hospitals and for a study to examine the prevalence of the disease in Region 10.

Expectations are high that the local volleyball team can defeat their Surinamese rivals when the first leg of the Goodwill Games starts on home turf today at the National Gymnasium.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade joined the chorus of people criticizing why some sports events were taking place in New York following the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy.

Residents of Dazzel Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara (ECD) can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has brought their water woes to a much anticipated end.

–family fears the worst Ten days after fishing boat captain Chandradat Harrynauth, 49, of Number 73 Village, Corentyne was kidnapped by pirates, he has still not been found and relatives fear the worst.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin plans to introduce new legislation in Russia to fight corruption and match-fixing in sport that could send offenders to jail for up to seven years.

–Kissoon testifies at libel trial Research revealed that Indo-Guyanese made up a significant number of those appointed to positions of authority in state entities, Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon testified on Thursday.

All systems are in place for two enthralling days of golf at the premier 2012 XM Rums sponsored Guyana Open Golf tournament which tees off today at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara.

Dear Editor, Our son who in on a Hinterland Scholarship is a student at the Three Miles Secondary School in Region 7.

The first leg of the 2012 Inter Guiana Games between Suriname and Guyana Will get underway this morning following an opening ceremony at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

An eleven-year-old boy was found dead in a drain at the back of his yard at Back Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara on Thursday afternoon.

Dear Editor, It is with utter disgust and frustration that I pen this letter to you pertaining to the lack of cashiers to serve customers at the Guyana Power and Light on Main Street.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- West Indies middle order batsman Darren Bravo has lost his Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with the Hyderabad franchise, the Trinidad Guardian reported  yesterday.

-court hears Two men, who police say were caught stealing $8M in merchandise in a break and enter robbery, were yesterday remanded to prison.

‘I believe in staying positive and grounded regardless of the challenges life may throw my way.

Orin Accra was yesterday sentenced to a one-year prison term after he was found guilty of an armed robbery, in which he stole a lady’s handbag at knife-point.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. government yesterday sought to ease the fuel crunch that hit the Northeast after Hurricane Sandy, saying it would buy fuel, provide emergency responders with diesel from national reserves, and allow foreign tankers in the Gulf of Mexico to bring fuel to the region.

The law firm of Forde, Amsterdam and Lewis along with Body Central Boutique are the latest sponsors to support the Banks Beer end-of-year knock out competition.

They say lucky is a word that can always describe Guyana when it comes to natural disasters.

Dear Editor, The recent related deaths, all out-and-out executions, emphasize how dangerous this country has become. 

Two vulcanizing shop attendants, charged with assaulting a man, yesterday said that they acted in self-defence, after he approached them with an ice-pick and demanded that they patch the wheel of his bicycle.

Senior player Frankie Farley defeated Maria Thomas on Thursday in the  Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Uniparts-sponsored Chess Qualifiers to be among the leaders at the end of the fifth round which ended at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.

Dear Editor, They wanted a Commission of Inquiry – they got it.

For the love of fried dough Hi Everyone, Do you like fried bakes of any kind?

AMMAN, (Reuters) – The fragmented Syrian opposition will attempt once again this weekend to forge a common policy to gain international respect, obtain weapons and, most importantly, topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a formerly imprisoned dissident said.

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GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ most senior human rights official urged China yesterday to address deep-rooted frustrations that have led to desperate forms of protest by Tibetans, including some 60 self-immolations since March 2011.

A man, who was held by anti-narcotics agents in a drug bust on Thursday, was arraigned on two drug possession charges yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuter) – Former Pakistan captains Younus Khan and Shahid Afridi were among four senior national cricketers being chased by the country’s financial authority for unpaid taxes totaling 80 million rupees ($836,200).

Dear Editor,   The letter in your issue of October 31, 2012 by the International Committee of the Continuing Defence of Linden, articulately expresses the concerns of many about the conduct of the proceedings of the Commission of Enquiry into the historicity of the current Linden debacle.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. employers stepped up hiring in October and a small increase in the jobless rate was due to more workers restarting their job hunts, a hopeful sign for a lackluster economy that has been a drag on President Barack Obama’s re-election bid.

A hectic weekend is in store for basketball clubs in Linden this weekend as teams participating in the BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is inviting persons to join the volunteer effort as its recently launched ‘Pick it up Guyana’ jingle and volunteer programme gains momentum.

Nikki Cosby, Errol Fabian and Learie Joseph from Trinidad and Tobago;  Mac Fingal from Barbados; Fat Man George from Grenada; Birdman from Antigua and Guyana’s Chow Pow, Henry Rodney, Kwasi and Odessa are set to provide endless laughs as Guyana hosts Caribbean comedians tomorrow evening at the Thirst Park Ground from 7.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s offshore oil hopes suffered a major blow yesterday with the announcement of another dry hole in its still untapped fields and word that the drilling rig used in the project will soon depart the communist island.

Dear Editor, If we must survive as a nation in a world that has become more challenging, the nature or our political engagement must revolve around the social and economic improvement of all Guyanese. 

Go Fowler- Vendors surround market committee member Lyndon Fowler (man in the construction hat) as they protested in front of his home yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

A seminar on City Tour Guide training began yesterday. Under the theme “Re-Discover Home,’ the Ministry of Tourism, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and Wilderness Explorers are conducting the three-day training seminar, which is being hosted at Cara Lodge, on Quamina Street.

The annual Bartender Cocktail Competition is billed for this

Dear Editor, I wish to express my impatience about waiting for a DSL Broadband internet connection for which I paid over ten days from today (Thursday).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – While superstorm Sandy sent most people running for shelter wherever they could find it, bird enthusiasts rushed outdoors as soon as possible to scan the skies for birds that usually don’t visit these parts.

(Trinidad Express) Some 15,794 people, formerly short-term investment products (STIPs) policyholders of CLICO and British American Insurance, are expected to benefit from participation in Government’s CLICO Invest-ment Fund (CIF), which was officially launched yesterday at the Ministry of Finance and the Economy, Eric Williams Finance Building, Port of Spain.

The Courts-sponsored Pee Wee School Championships will continue today with the final eight preliminary round matches at the Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park ground.

Dear Editor, The launching of the Operation Safe Parks initiative by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is welcomed by all visitors who frequent the facilities of the Botanical Gardens and the National Park on a regular basis.

Clash: The clear waters of the Kako River meeting the polluted waters of the Mazaruni River clearly shown in this photo taken last Sunday.

(Reuters) – The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that’s implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday.

Managing Director of Cell Phone Shack, Christopher Low Koan, has once again come to the assistance of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation towards the staging of its annual Christmas Extravaganza football tournament.

‘Caribbean Footprints’ the latest in Donna Ramsammy James’s annual series of exclusive and elegant ladies’ and men’s wear, was launched last Sunday at the designer’s residence.

(Trinidad Express) Viren Annamunthodo, son of murdered political activist and pamphleteer Walter Annamunthodo, was ambushed and stabbed to death as he arrived to open his businessplace on Thursday.

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SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins will miss most of the rest of the season with a back injury, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) An elderly patient was stabbed to death at the Psychiatric Hospital on Thursday morning following an alleged altercation with another.

Creating a birth control plan is one of the most important decisions in a woman’s life if she is determined to be the one who chooses when she will have a child.

Allegations, and mounting evidence, that an iconic British television presenter sexually assaulted hundreds of women and underage girls has provoked simultaneous crises at two major news corporations.

(Billboard) As earlier reported, Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ album explodes at No 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 1.208 million copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Dear Editor, Approximately two months ago I sent a letter to the Commander of Immigration in Suriname outlining an incident where I was maltreated by an immigration official at Nickerie.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Some people liken a bad day at work to being in a war zone but for the photojournalists chronicled in HBO’s upcoming documentary series “Witness,” that’s not an exaggeration.

Bamia Bridge under erosion threat: A visit to the Bamia creek reveals a scary sight from beneath the Bamia Bridge.

(Trinidad Express) Thousands of citizens yesterday took to the streets of the capital city, calling for Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and National Security Minister Jack Warner to hit the road.