Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Police are on the hunt for masked gunmen who tied up three persons including a Brazilian miner on Monday afternoon at Aramou Road, Cuyuni and escaped with $10M worth of raw gold.

(Barbados Nation) A plant to produce ethanol from sweet potatoes is in the pipeline, according to Dr Leroy McClean, chief executive officer of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC).

Jamaal Shabazz today resigned with immediate effect as head coach of the Guyana National Team.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Prescott, 59 years of 114 Anns Grove, ECD, which is reported to have occurred at about 0700h yesterday at Danjou Hill, Mahdia.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Major tobacco companies must take out advertisements saying they deliberately deceived the U.S.

A new ‘suitcase scanner’ is to be installed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri according to the Guyana Revenue Authority.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Halle Berry’s ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry on Monday won a restraining order against the actress’s current lover, as the two men fought in the Los Angeles courts over who started their Thanksgiving Day brawl.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Following a nearly two-week absence from the public eye, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will travel to Cuba today for medical treatment, months after he underwent chemotherapy and radiation for cancer there.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Jack Warner last night announced his intention to mount a legal attack against what he described as the “PNM-controlled” media.

(Trinidad Guardian) Environmental activist Wayne Kublalsingh yesterday lashed out at members of the People’s Partnership Government during the 12th day of his hunger strike outside of the Prime Minister’s office in St Clair.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – The House of Representatives is expected to ban the wearing of jeans, mini-skirts and sleeveless clothing in the public gallery, as part of its first ruling on a dress code for people entering Gordon House.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ international business sector is once again under attack.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – South Africa head into the third and final test against Australia believing that if all else fails their deep reservoir of grit and determination can still be counted on to confront the most daunting of challenges.

(Trinidad Express) Canadian national Jacques Heroux, who caused an American Airlines flight to divert from its intended route to Brazil and land at Piarco International Airport so that he could be kicked off for being drunk, pleaded guilty yesterday to being a nuisance aboard the flight.

(Trinidad Express) Basil de Leon was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison for chopping his ex-wife.

RAMALLAH, West Bank,  (Reuters) – Forensic experts took samples from Yasser Arafat’s buried corpse in the West Bank today, trying to determine if he was murdered by Israeli agents using the hard-to-trace radioactive poison, Polonium.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – An international human rights group urged Pakistan judges today to stop using their powers to censor media critical of the judiciary.

Following an investigation ordered by the Office of the President, a detective from the Guyana Police Force yesterday questioned the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of Stabroek News, Anand Persaud and a driver attached to the newspaper on a visit by reporters to the National Intelligence Centre (NIC) in the compound of Castellani House.

– lashes out at opposition, media  President Donald Ramotar on Sunday said the governing party PPP/C has no confidence in Speaker Raphael Trotman, following his decision to restrict Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee’s participation the National Assembly.

Guyanese musical sensation Pamela Maynard died on Sunday in Canada, ending a battle with breast cancer.

Prominent labour attorney and trade unionist Randolph F Kirton passed yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being admitted there on Saturday last.

A Guyana Defence (GDF) Force Coastguardsman is missing and presumed dead after he fell overboard in the Pomeroon River around midnight on Sunday.

The family of Enmore North fisherman Lakeram ‘Narro’ Parsram, who was found dumped in a drain almost a week ago, is upset with the police after being told that they were the reason that the post-mortem report on his death was incomplete.

An Eccles, East Bank, Demerara, resident was shot in his left jaw by a known man as he was sitting outside a business place at Pigeon Place, South Ruimveldt Park, on Saturday night.

Police investigations have revealed the pedestrian killed in the accident which occurred on the Houston Highway on Sunday evening was 59-year-old Tony Singh of Belle West, Canal Number 2, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

CASTRIES, St. Lucia,  CMC- The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has heaped praise on players who achieved personal milestones during the Windies series win over Bangladesh.

Dexter Mosley, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the killing of his aunt Lakha Latchmi Abrams, aka ‘Pinkie’, was sentenced to 22 years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court yesterday.

Mahendra Narine, the seaman who was hacked to death at Bonasika Creek last Thursday during an attack by his girlfriend’s ex-partner, will be laid to rest today at the Lancaster Cemetery.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC-Reliable West Indies batsman Shriv Chanderpaul has moved to number three position while team mate Marlon Samuels has broken into the top 20 for the first time in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

A 17-year-old boy died after a mining pit caved in on him around 17:00 hrs on Sunday at Micobie Village, Potaro.

Keen action is anticipated tonight at the Banks DIH Car Park as four teams will go home while four others will book places in the quarterfinal of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Competition.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) credit union has realised a surplus of $11,722,631.

Trinidad-based Iwan Azore says he is fully prepared for his bout against Mark Austin for the Guyana Welterweight title on Friday, when they clash on the ProAm Card organized by the Guyana Boxing Board.

Incumbent president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Steve Ninvalle said the newly elected executive would have to “hit the ground running” as several bouts have been planned for early next month.

The Guyana Burn and Health Care Charitable Foundation (GBHCCF), a York, Canada-based charity yesterday handed over two ambulances to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Newly elected president of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) Leon Belony said although one vacancy still remains it has already identified four areas of focus and is hosting a charity match next month.

A joy ride in Demerara River at West Watooka, Linden turned tragic on Sunday, leaving seven-year-old Leon Daniels dead.

– as council seeks removal over prepping of budget A no-confidence motion was yesterday carried by a majority of city councillors against acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba who they want removed from the post.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Police briefly detained one of Brazilian football’s most powerful men yesterday after searching his home in what they said was an investigation into criminal organisations practising extortion, corruption and financial crimes.

The body of a Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice cane-harvester, Deodat Persaud who apparently lost his life in a hit and run accident, was discovered along the roadway around 4.10 am yesterday.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Australia have named Shane Watson and five pace bowlers, including Mitchell Johnson, in a 14-man squad for the third and final test against South Africa in Perth after drawing the second test in Adelaide yesterday.

Twenty-year-old Taffin Khan successfully defended his chess title after winning the Dr Chase National Senior Championship held on Sunday.

– valedictorian overcomes tragic beginnings Graduating students of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) were on Thursday challenged to remain and serve the country, making a major contribution towards its growth.

A Nigerian was yesterday fined for entering Guyana illegally. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry imposed the $30,000 fine with an alternative of three months imprisonment on Bernard Chukuniba, 26, after he entered a guilty plea at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

-return leg set for GCC ground  A century by Young Warriors’ opening batsman and a five-wicket haul by a Guyana under-19 spinner proved to be too much for the visiting Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Under-21 team who took a beating from their Berbice counterparts for the Basil Williams Challenge Trophy.

Dear Editor, Over the last few weeks I spoke with two groups of over 100 students each about next year’s 250th anniversary of the 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion.

Dear Editor, Illegal mining is now endemic in the mining industry, with no end in sight, despite several complaints and recommendations to the authorities by the Association to take the necessary action that would at least reduce this practice.

Bodybuilders from several gyms across Central Corentyne participated in a camp hosted by Flex Night Inc in preparation for its Flex Night-Central Corentyne Flexout Competition set for March 2 next year.

A woman accused of forging a man’s will after his death was yesterday released on $200,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.

(BBC) England ruthlessly completed a memorable 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Mumbai yesterday to level the four-match series.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, November 13, I attended a Diwali celebration in Kara Kara Linden that was organized by Kara Kara Community Development Committee for the very first time. 

Dear Editor, It is with deep regret and sadness that I learnt of the death of Canada-based Guyanese singer, Pamela Maynard.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Faf du Plessis carried his bat for more than seven hours, hitting an inspirational century on debut to carry South Africa to a morale-boosting draw in the second test against Australia yesterday.

– students start half-day classes at Richard Ishmael today Queen’s College (QC) students will from today attend classes at Richard Ishmael Secondary School from 12:30 hrs to 16:30 hrs as the Ministry of Education continues its efforts to end a flea infestation at the country’s top public secondary school.

RAMALLAH, West Bank  (Reuters) – The body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed today by a team of international experts trying to discover if he was poisoned, as many Palestinians believe.

– satisfied suspect in custody The son of Indranie Sugrim—the woman who was knifed to death on Sunday—said yesterday that he had repeatedly pleaded with her to end her relationship with the suspect after he witnessed several acts of violence meted out to her, but she did not listen to him.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – As many as 200,000 people demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro yesterday to urge Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto a bill that local officials say could cost Rio state billions of dollars in lost oil revenue and cripple plans to host the World Cup and Olympics.

DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of angry textile workers demonstrated in the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday after a fire swept through a garment workshop at the weekend, killing more than 100 people in Bangladesh’s worst-ever factory blaze.

Dear Editor, I am an advocate for education, and in that pursuit the unbiased documentation of our history is paramount.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s rivals were in awe of his two-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship and compared the world number one’s form to the dominance 14-times major winner Tiger Woods displayed in his prime.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Heavy rains in Panama flooded villages and caused landslides that killed at least two people and destroyed hundreds of homes, the government said yesterday.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto’s Rob Ford, a magnet for controversy during two years as mayor of Canada’s largest city, was ordered out of office yesterday after a judge found him guilty of breaking conflict-of-interest laws.

Dear Editor, The President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dr Julian Hunte is very pleased with the performance of the Windies team and is optimistic that the team will once again reach the top.

Latchmin Sookraj, the victim of a robbery who taxi driver Omar Harper tried to aid moments before he was fatally stabbed on Saturday night, says that guilt is now consuming her as she believes that had she not called out to him for help, he would still be alive.

(Jamaica Gleaner) It is costing countries in the region about $50 million a year to treat those infected with HIV/AIDS.

Dear Editor, President Donald Ramotar, in a staged interview to NCN and Guyana Chronicle on the Clement Rohee imbroglio, took umbrage with the Speaker for temporarily gagging Rohee, when he reportedly said, “[It is] totally wrong to take Minister Rohee to the Privileges Committee.

VIENNA (Reuters)- The violent crises in Syria, Gaza and Mali show how important it is for different religions to work together to promote understanding rather than sow hatred, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – New Zealand fast bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult ensured their side remained in charge of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka yesterday, reducing the home side to 43 for three at the close.

GENEVA (Reuters) – China blamed quantitative easing for damaging emerging economies and rejected Brazil’s proposal of using world trade rules to compensate for currency misalignments, during a debate at the WTO yesterday.

Two close relatives of Shaquille Grant yesterday took the witness stand at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court as the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against one of policemen accused of murdering him began.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department has decided that “party til you puke” may not be the best message for the embattled Gulf state of Bahrain.

Dear Editor, The right to freedom of expression comes with the responsibility to be honest, just and fair.

(Reuters) – Kevin Garnett got hot at just the right time to score Boston’s final six points of regulation and force overtime as the Celtics dug deep to beat the Orlando Magic 116-110 on Sunday.

Dear Editor, In Berbice, the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) is a vital institution. 

Last Friday the President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Mr Clinton Urling summoned a media briefing to discuss – among other things – the position of the Chamber on the matter of the ongoing impasse between the government side of the House and the opposition over the so-called Rohee issue.

Politikles

(Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel has dampened speculation he is set to jump ship from Red Bull and join Ferrari in 2014 by saying he is “extremely committed” to the team who helped him claim a third consecutive Formula One title on Sunday.

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, Guyana has subscribed to two significant anti-corruption conventions: the Inter-American Convention against Corruption; and the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), ratified in 2000 and 2008 respectively.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will push for comprehensive immigration reform, his spokesman said yesterday, an accomplishment that eluded him during his first four years in office.

A view of the booths set up at the Hotel Tower yesterday for the Women’s Enterprise Exposition, a collaboration between the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Entrepreneurship Network.

(Barbados Nation) It was out of love that he criticized Barbadian superstar Rihanna last year, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said on Sunday as he also expressed concern about the “sexual revolution” taking place among the youth.