Daily Archive: Saturday, November 10, 2012

A meeting between the Government and officials of Caribbean Airlines at State House today crafted an agreement for the Trinidad carrier to ferry stranded EZjet New York bound passengers at the same fare structure, GINA reported.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) has donated J$13 million to assist people and schools badly affected by Hurricane Sandy.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – BBC Director General George Entwistle resigned today, just two months into the job, after failing to get to grips with a child sex abuse scandal that has thrown the 90-year-old state-funded broadcaster into turmoil.

In response to a news item in which Opposition Leader David Granger accused the police of killing 288 persons in 17 years, the police today issued a statement setting out the circumstances of these fatal confrontations.

(Reuters) – Bollywood is counting on emotions, star power and the festive spirit to rake in money at the box office this Diwali, capping an already good year for the Hindi film industry.

(Reuters) – Frustration with continuing power outages, travel chaos, and long lines for gasoline grew on Saturday as residents of Long Island, hit hard by Superstorm Sandy, planned to a protest outside the headquarters of the local utility company.

President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida’s 29 electoral votes today, the Associated Press reported.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The government plans to start construction of a four-lane, south-bound highway in March next year.

EZjet today insisted that it has not shut down. In a detailed statement a day after the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) suspended its licence, EZjet laid the blame for its woes mostly on Swift Air which it had been wet-leasing aircraft from.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s public broadcaster, reeling from revelations that one of its former stars was a paedophile, was struggling to contain damage today after a flagship news programme aired a mistaken allegation that an ex-politician sexually abused children.

(Jamaica Observer) SUPERINTENDENT of Police Leon Clunis, head of the Lottery Scam Task Force, says the planned introduction of legislation to punish scammers including persons in possession of items linked with the racket will be the game-changer the police needs.

(Jamaica Gleaner) While Hurricane Sandy has left pain and anguish in sections of eastern Jamaica, for the residents of Whitehouse Fishing Village in Montego Bay, it has brought them absolute delight: the fish that descended on the coastline to escape the tempest in the east.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Another step on the journey to have casinos operating in Jamaica was taken yesterday when the Senate passed the casino gaming (application for declaration of approved integrated resort development) regulations.

-gov’t calls in CAL to fill gap Flights of low cost carrier EZjet have been suspended by the US transport authority triggering reciprocal action here and the government has called in Caribbean Airlines for an emergency meeting today to ensure that the 25,000 to 30,000 passengers who had booked with the charter service are taken care of.

-as parties draw lines on Rohee Speaker Raphael Trotman yesterday said that he acted in his own deliberate judgment when he adjourned Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly after opposition members chanted down Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, adding that only a “political neophyte” would suggest that he should have suspended the entire opposition.

Government engineer Walter Willis has been relieved of managing the Haags Bosch dumpsite in the fallout from the dissemination of photographs, purporting to be US$3 million in heavy-duty equipment belonging to contractor maintaining the site, BK International.

Two teenagers died in an accident on the Providence, East Bank Demerara road on Thursday night, after the car they were travelling in crashed into the concrete median.

The Bartica Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office, located at First Avenue, Bartica, was completely gutted by an internal fire of unknown origin around 6:30 pm yesterday.

Senior Counsel Clarence Hughes, partner in the legal firm Hughes, Fields and Stoby, died yesterday morning at his Subryanville home following a bout of illness.

-‘I get no respect,’ say regional chairmen APNU’s shadow minister of Local Government and Regional Development Ronald Bulkan says that there is an “intolerable level” of interference by central government in the affairs of Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs), with Regional Executive Officers (REOs) seeking to “undermine and usurp” the authority of elected councilors.

-resettlement plan being finalised Chairman of the Timehri North Community Development Council, Daniel Fraser, says that while he lauds the government for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project, he believes that the residents he represents are being removed due to another agenda.

Over 50 Linden entrepreneurs yesterday benefitted from a one-day training seminar where they heard of the significance of ‘bootstrapping,’ among several issues relevant to the success of their businesses.

-final leg of Caribbean Race of Champions Meet By Iva Wharton Banks DIH Limited yesterday announced sponsorship of motor racers Andrew King, Danny Persaud, Afraz Ally and Afro Harper ahead of tomorrow’s final leg of the Caribbean Race of Champions meet at the South Dakota circuit.

Guyana’s women hockey departed Guyana yesterday to compete in the opening round of the World Hockey League in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.

The US Embassy is inviting university students to apply for its Foreign National Student Intern Programme.

Long before a quarter of the votes in the 2012 US Presidential Election were counted on Tuesday night last, the incumbent, President Barack Obama had already been declared a winner in Georgetown, with 102 votes out of the 116 cast in a mock ballot.

-Says Patrick Pitt By Emmerson Campbell Keeping up with its promise to allow the media to access the Synthetic  Athletic Track at Leonora every two months, the Ministry of Sport yesterday  allowed journalists to have a first hand look at the progress of work being done.

The New Building Society (NBS) Limited Hall of Residence on the grounds of the University of Guyana, Turkeyen has undergone major rehabilitation to the tune of some $5 million.

-competition to be formally launched during the week By Neil Barry Jr.,

Dave Gavin Welcome, who was booked to leave on a flight to New York yesterday morning, was hours later sentenced to a four year jail term after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country.

Police Sports Club face resurgent Third Class By Neil Barry Jr.,

Defending champions Sudesh Fitzgerald and Hemwattie Arayan successfuly defended their titles when the National Darts Championships concluded last Sunday at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) building.

-repairs being carried out Over the past week, Berbi-cians have experienced constant power outages and they are complaining bitterly about the impact even as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that work is ongoing to fix the problem and Berbicians will experience less power failures.

-Tournament sponsored by 2009 Hall of Fame Realtor Souvenir Ramdehol The Berbice table tennis Open championships will get underway at 9am today at the Berbice High School auditorium.

Police yesterday released businessman Paul Daby Snr without charge, several hours before scheduled Habeas Corpus proceedings were called in the High Court.

The Unity/Lancaster Sports Club will tomorrow stage a six-a-side softball cricket tournament at the Unity/Lancaster Sports Club ground.

Police have issued a bulletin for Mark Anthony Lewis, who is wanted for questioning in relation to trafficking in narcotics.

Dear Editor, Over the last three months I’ve listened with outrage to the condemnation by PPP/C spokespersons of Lindeners blocking the Wismar/MacKenzie bridge on July 18. 

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Hashim Amla was approaching his third century in his last four tests as South Africa defused Australia’s pace attack and reached a dominant 255 for two at the end of the opening day of the first test at the Gabba  yesterday.

By Jairo Rodrigues Jynell Osborne expresses her deepest thoughts in magnificent works of art.

Dear Editor, I wish to recount a major incident which aroused my pet peeve while I conducted a transaction at a city bank on November 7, 2012.

The rapid deterioration of a stretch of the Mon Repos, Agriculture Road—in less than a year after construction works—is being blamed on substandard construction work and poor maintenance.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul believes his knowledge of conditions in Bangladesh will be an asset if he forces his way into the final XI for the two-Test series starting next week.

As usual, the second week of the month is when Culture Box takes you down ‘Memory Lane’.

The home of businessman and attorney Motie Singh was yesterday left in total disarray after a burglary, for which two men are now in police custody.

Dear Editor, The more one sees of a counterpart institution in Trinidad and Tobago, the more one longs for the energy that should derive from at least the ‘industry’ of one of our private sector organisations, namely the Georgetown Chamber of Industry and Commerce and its regional affiliates.

ANKARA/DOHA, (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians fled their country yesterday in one of the biggest refugee exoduses of the 20-month civil war after rebels seized a border town, and the United Nations warned that millions more still in Syria will need help as winter sets in.

More than a month after 42-year-old Dave Seecharan was beaten unconscious and then had his right eye gouged out in a grisly attack, which stemmed from an ongoing dispute between his teenage son and another boy, he is unable to work and provide for his family.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to the Stabroek News article of November 8, 2012 captioned ‘Rohee’s “no confidence” vote unenforceable.‘

Hi Everyone, Say the words Shine Rice and the responses would range from nostalgia to longing to hunger.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) clerk Dorian Welcome, who was killed on Tuesday after crashing into a fence, died as a result of a fractured skull, his post-mortem result revealed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Reigning 100 metres World champion Yohan Blake says he feels under no pressure has he prepares to defend his title in Moscow next August.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said yesterday he was prepared to compromise with Republicans to avert a looming U.S.

Come December 1, seven beauties between the ages of 17 and 24 will take to the stage to vie for the title and crown of Miss East Coast 2012.

Dear Editor, It is my sincere belief that great things happen when fearless people look beyond themselves and attempt what seemed totally impossible.

Police investigations have revealed that Ryan Allen, man who perished in an accident at Granny Backdam Trail, Omai, Essequibo River on Wednes-day, was crushed to death after attempting to jump from a toppling truck.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jamaica won their second straight game but Antigua and Barbuda continued to struggle with another loss, in Group B of the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Under-20 finals here Thursday.

Nelsion Nurse, who was named Most Promising Designer for Guyana Fashion Weekend 2010, presents his first major collection ‘Mystic Fury’ tomorrow at the Theatre Guild.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A former oil executive was named leader of the world’s 80 million Anglicans yesterday, ending months of closed-door intrigue as the church struggles with bitter rifts over women bishops and gay marriage.

Dear Editor, This habit of people building ugly, dilapidated, and disgraceful structures must stop. 

Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram’s letter of November 9 in SN says it all concerning his polling acumen in terms of polling results and their interpretations (‘The country needs consensus and compromise’).

A teenager, who police say entered the New Campbellville Secondary School with a cutlass, was yesterday charged with possession of an offensive weapon.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Norway’s $650 billion sovereign wealth fund has started asking companies it invests in to minimise their impact on rainforests, green groups said yesterday, welcoming a shift they hoped would make it rethink some deals.

Starting tonight, gorgeous float parades will illuminate the roadways in various parts of the country as the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha holds its eagerly anticipated annual Deepavali motorcades.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand,  CMC – Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls suffered mixed fortunes on the opening day of the Fast5 Netball World Series at Vector Arena here yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Bangladesh interim head coach Shane Jurgensen has rued the cancellation of the tour match against touring West Indies.

I feel as if I can finally take a deep breath as the War on Women suffered major setbacks this week when voters in the US clearly rejected the strong anti-women undercurrent seen in this election.

The induction of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang as new leaders of the Communist Party of China (CCP) will effectively begin as President Hu Jintao takes leave at the party’s Eighteenth National Congress this week.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will face an unprecedented revolt by Latin American countries against the U.S.-led

Deaf Theatre Guyana (DTG) presents ‘Tales and Legends of Guyana’ next Saturday, November 17, at the National Cultural Centre.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s first potential malaria vaccine proved only 30 percent effective in African babies in a crucial trial, calling into question whether it can be a useful weapon in the fight against the deadly disease.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday refused bail to a man who allegedly attacked a woman in Kitty to rob her, after he admitted that he was previously jailed for a similar offence.

Dear Editor, Today our letter is going to expose the myth that Guyana’s economy is on a solid foundation during the current era. 

(Trinidad Express) Long overdue, but better later than never. This was how Peter Permell, chairman of the CLICO Policyholders Group, yesterday responded to claims that Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has launched a criminal investigation against former CLICO executives and several corporate entities aligned to the collapsed insurance giant.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday said the People’s Partnership Government welcomes the criminal investigation into the collapse of the CLICO Financial Fund, CLICO and other related companies.

(Trinidad Express) Former senior CL Financial executive Carlos John said he found it “a bit curious” and “odd” that the police have launched a criminal investigation into CLICO and CL Financial executives, even as the commission of enquiry is yet to be concluded.