Daily Archive: Thursday, November 15, 2012

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Irfaan Ali, yesterday met with Delta Airlines’ officials to discuss ways to address the present situation which has left thousands of EZJet passengers stranded and to deal with the busy year- end period.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Russian airline Transaero will begin a non-stop service from Moscow to Montego Bay, Jamaica on January 1, 2013, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) China, Singapore and the Netherlands have pledged technical support to assist Jamaica fast track its plan to establish itself as the logistics hub of the Americas, according to Minister of Industry, investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton.

(Barbados Nation) For the first time, Barbadians can access a passport within 24 hours.

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst U.S.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In very strong words President Desi Bouterse reiterated that Suriname is a sovereign nation that need not answer to the Netherlands.

Police this afternoon expressed an interest in Salim Bacchus, in connection with the execution of Berbice narcotics Detective Constable, Jirbahan Dianand.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dr Neil Parsan, T&T’s ambassador to Washington, has been reported on an official Web site as saying the local East Indian community is the “most well-to-do and culturally strong and progressive ethnic group in the uniquely plural society of T&T.”

(Jamaica Observer) Students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI) can now access electronic medical texts at a fraction of the cost for the printed material, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Parts of Mumbai were shut down today as supporters of firebrand Hindu nationalist leader Bal Keshav Thackeray flocked into India’s commercial capital, alarmed by reports that he was close to death after a sharp decline in his health.

DHAKA,  ( Reuters) – Naeem Islam scored a patient maiden century as Bangladesh reached 455 for six wickets and made West Indies toil hard on a placid wicket in the first test in Dhaka today.

A 16-year-old girl was fatally stabbed last night at her Kumaka, Region One home by a man who later hung himself.

(Jamaica Observer) There is a backlog of some 500 cases before the Home Circuit Court, but the Ministry of Justice says it needs about J$5 billion and time to straighten out the besieged system, with no other option than turning to an already cash-strapped Ministry of Finance and Planning.

(Barbados Nation) Devaluation of the Barbados dollar is out of the question.

(Trinidad Express) In keeping with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s new approach, officers new and old are being made to learn customer service and community policing tactics.

(Trinidad Express) The family of slain Freeport pensioner Indra Gangabissoon continue on their personal quest to find her killer or killers.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled an older, conservative leadership line-up today that appears unlikely to take the drastic action needed to tackle pressing issues like social unrest, environmental degradation and corruption.

The AFC will be tabling a motion to prevent Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee from addressing the National Assembly, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan announced yesterday, as the opposition attempts to give effect to a no-confidence motion passed against the minister.

-says gov’t must give clear timeline for recovery of CLICO investment The National Insurance Scheme’s asset allocation is well outside its Prudential Investment Framework (PIF) which had been approved in 2005 and a major rebalancing is needed, the draft report of the eighth actuarial review of the scheme has said.

-Top Cop Acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell yesterday declared that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is in full support of embattled Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, who is facing scrutiny from the opposition and the public.

An accident, which occurred last night, has left one person dead and four others injured after the land cruiser they were travelling in turned turtle at Puruni Road, Region Seven.

Borne by high tides, waves estimated at 9.6ft in height yesterday lashed the Kitty seawall, with water splashing over the sea defences in the vicinity of the Russian Embassy.

APNU member and Chairman of the Public Accounts Com-mittee (PAC) Carl Greenidge yesterday accused the PPP/C of attempting to tamper with efforts to determine if there was the propensity for a conflict of interest in having the Finance Minister and his wife hold their respective positions.

-UN report Young Guyanese men, between the ages of 15 and 24, were twice as likely as young women to have high-risk sex with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner over the last year, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) ‘State of the World Population’ report.

Cheddi (Joey) Jagan, son of deceased presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan has slammed government for underdevelopment in Berbice one year after elections promises were made for a brighter Ancient County saying it was this reason he left the party.

-at re-commissioning of Cove and John station The remodelled Cove and John Police Station was yesterday hailed as a symbol of the modernisation of the police force, even as more calls were made for ranks to improve their relationship with the public.

Although the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has reported a decrease in serious crimes for the year up to the end of October, armed robbery shot up by 15%.

Terry Joseph, who is one of a gang accused of a series of pirate attacks, was yesterday handed a three-year jail term for escaping from police custody.

A security guard was remanded to prison for allegedly stealing a cellular phone worth $7,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

-Ramdin too scores century DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Shivnarine Chanderpaul equalled his career-best score and Denesh Ramdin hit his third Test hundred, as West Indies flourished on the second day of the opening Test here yesterday.

A construction worker, who was charged with unlawfully assaulting his girlfriend, was yesterday refused bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Actuary recommends  hiking contribution rate, pension age to 65 The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is nearing a crisis stage, according to the latest actuarial report, and a number of steps have been urged for immediate execution including the raising of the contribution rate from 13% to 15% no later than January next year, hiking the wage ceiling to $200,000 per month and a phased raising of the pension age from 60 to 65.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s Golden Jaguars opened their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup Group Six campaign yesterday with a 1-nil defeat to Haiti at the Grenada National Stadium here in St.

Lionel Johnson, who allegedly threatened and assaulted his sister, was yesterday released on $30,000 bail after he denied both crimes.

By Iva Wharton The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has written a letter to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) indicating its willingness to sit down once again to try and bring an end to the current impasse.

-Hadi’s World Incorporated first division two-day competitionBy Neil Barry Jr.,

Residents of Lethem and neighbouring villages are again trying to cope with power outages as one of the generators of the Lethem Power Company (LPC) failed, leaving residents with a daily five hour-supply of electricity since Monday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul said Wednesday he was thrilled to score his second Test double century and also draw level with Sir Garfield Sobers on the all-time West Indian list of century-makers.

Senior Officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday last received certificates for their participation in a series of Lean Six Sigma – Rapid Improvement Methodology Workshops, at a simple ceremony held at Base Camp Ayanganna on Thursday last.

The Government of Guyana is expected to benefit from expert advice on renewable energy possibilities with the signing of a pact with the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative yesterday.

By Neil Barry Jr., The top cricket clubs in Georgetown were last evening rewarded for winning competitions under the aegis of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) when that body held its awards ceremony at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands.

-says Kashif MuhammadBy Yonalla Dalrymple Four teams from the Upper Demerara Football Sub Association (UDFSA) are expected to compete in the 23rd edition of the annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament.

The revival of choral singing in Guyana is what the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport hopes to achieve with the hosting of a National Song Festival, scheduled for January 20, 2013.

A minibus conductor, who addressed another man using a gay slur, was yesterday fined $10,000 by Magistrate Judy Latchman after he pleaded guilty to an abusive language charge.

Uitvlugt Warriors and Rosignol United  continued their impressive run when the GFF Super League continued over the weekend with several matches.

-2012 Carib Beer first division T/20 cricket competition in B/ce Balram Samaroo bagged five wickets while Seon Hetmyer hit an unbeaten half century  to lead Young Warriors to a big win over Police when the 2012 Carib Beer first division T/20 cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board commenced recently.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds recently visited several mined-out camps at Mahdia that had been re-cultivated with acacia plants, as the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) intensifies its efforts to replant vegetation in the area.

Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) basketball coordinator Chris Bowman described the performance of Guyana’s girls’ team at the Inter-Guiana Goodwill Games (IGGG) between Suriname and Guyana as “phenomenal.”

-education consultation finds The Ministry of Education’s Inclusive Education Consultation, which wrapped on Monday, has found that specialised training in a number of areas for teachers, parent and other care givers as critical to a proper school environment for special needs students.

A supervisor of Survival Supermarket and a stall owner were charged with unlawfully assaulting each other, among other charges when they appeared at the Georgetown’s Magistrate Court yesterday before Magistrate Judy Latchman in Court 3.

(Jamaica Observer) Former Prime Minister P J Patterson on Tuesday prescribed a ‘seismic shift’ in Jamaica’s political culture to motivate the nation over the next 50 years of Independence.

Guyana women’s hockey team failed to advance to the second round of the World League following their third successive defeat going down to Uruguay 1-5 at the National Hockey Centre in Tarcarigua, Trinidad yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding says the whipping and flogging law which applies to penal institutions is to be taken off the books.

Dear Editor, In an SN article of November 11, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) asserted that the Hope Canal Project (HCP) with the sluice component only 13.5% completed at the end of October, will still meet the HCP completion deadline of June 2013.

A C-point retailer who allegedly assaulted a woman who owed her money was yesterday released on $10,000 bail after she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Judy Latchman.

AHMEDABAD, India,  (Reuters) – India do not boast a mystery spinner like Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal but off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s variations make him quite a handful, team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said  yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United Nations failed to call proper attention to the plight of hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians during the bloody final stage of the government’s war against Tamil Tiger rebels, according to a UN report released yesterday.]

Chairman of the Bartica Interim Management Committee (IMC), Ovid Benjamin, said the damage that was done to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) building which was gutted by fire on Friday was still being assessed.

BELIZE CITY,  (Reuters) – Belize’s prime minister yesterday urged anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee to help the country’s police with a murder inquiry, calling McAfee “bonkers” for recent media statements.

Dear Editor, The football fraternity in Guyana is slowly approaching the month where clubs in their various associations across the land, seek to be a part of the long anticipated end of the year tournament,  the Kashif and Shanghai Tournament.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Australia move on to the second test against South Africa charged with renewed belief they can win the three-match series but coach Mickey Arthur has warned his team they cannot afford another slow start.

(Barbados Nation) Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Arnold Nicholson wants an urgent meeting with his Barbadian counterpart Senator Maxine McClean to discuss problems with the freedom of movement of Jamaicans to Barbados.

AHMEDABAD, India,  (Reuters) – England paceman Steven Finn has failed to recover from a thigh injury and will miss the first test against India, his captain Alastair Cook said yesterday.

A small section of the Stabroek Market which was flooded due to the high tide.

Official world reports continue to paint an awful picture of our homeland.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his resignation, contained substantial classified information that should have been stored under more secure conditions, law enforcement and national security officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Is Andaiye of Red Thread for real? What’s her gripe in comparing past PPP non-violent opposition history with the current opposition parliamentary ruckus?

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on two more relatives of Guatemalan drug lord Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, broadening its asset freeze on the family and businesses linked to the country’s Sinaloa drug cartel.

Just over a week ago, an eight-year-old boy was discovered working in a mining pit in the Puruni Backdam by the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO).

Cross Border Career Stretch in the Teaching Profession (cont’d) Since the idea is not to prevent but rather to facilitate an overseas career for those who wish it and have performed well, government can be more proactive in arranging such recruitment and putting reengagement incentives in place. 

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former test batsman Stuart Law will step in as interim batting coach for Australia after Justin Langer stepped down to take up the head coach position for his native Western Australia state.

Politikles

DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied outside Ireland’s parliament yesterday to demand strict abortion rules be eased after a pregnant Indian woman repeatedly denied a termination died in an Irish hospital.

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(Jamaica Gleaner) The police say they have arrested two men in connection with the murders of the Deputy Chief of Security at the Jamaica Postal Service Barrington Davis and his friend Patricia Lurmot-Barnswell.

Dear Editor, Guyanese and other Hindus had a most joyous Diwali celebration in the environs of New York (upstate, Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania) over the weekend. 

Atlantic Gardens: Dressed up for Diwali in Atlantic Gardens on Tuesday.