Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Paul Singh was today charged with killing his wife, Indranie Sugrim, who was knifed to death on Sunday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York City passed a day without a single report of a person being shot, stabbed or subject to other sorts of violent crime for the first time in recent memory, police said today.

A fourth former of the Brickdam Secondary school was this morning attacked in the Stabroek Market area by a mentally challenged man who was later badly beaten by public spirited persons.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government has signalled its clear intent to move towards consumption-based taxes to drive revenue for the treasury.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Shane Watson has declared himself fit for both batting and bowling duties in the third and final test against South Africa beginning in Perth on Friday.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo,  (Reuters) – The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have started withdrawing from towns captured from government troops and will also soon leave the eastern city of Goma, following a deal brokered by Uganda, M23’s military leader said today.

SANAA,  (Reuters) – A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported, citing diplomatic sources.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court accused President Mohamed Mursi today of taking part in a campaign against the court, heightening tensions between the Islamist leader and parts of the judiciary.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has capital well in excess of its retained risk of US$25 million to cover payouts on more extreme disasters, including those classified as 1 in 10,000-year events.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – R&B singer Rihanna shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday with her seventh record “Unapologetic,” scoring her first No.

Government yesterday filed a legal challenge to overturn Speaker Raphael Trotman’s decision to limit Home Minister Clement Rohee’s participation in the National Assembly.

The body of a miner was found yesterday morning on a trail at Danjou Hill, Mahdia with what appeared to be stab wounds to the head.

Dharendra Persaud, accused of the grisly cutlass attack at Bonasika Creek that left a man dead and his ex-wife with a severed hand, was yesterday arraigned on the capital charge.

The body of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguardsman Darwin Simon, who went missing on Sunday after he reportedly fell into the Pomeroon River, was recovered yesterday.

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.

The Director of Public Prose-cutions (DPP) yesterday advised that one of the men held in connection with the stabbing to death of taxi driver Omar Harper be charged with murder, police sources say.

An accident which occurred around 2 am yesterday led to the death of 29 year old Shridat Haley of Tuschen.

Murder accused Cyon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy,’ yesterday denied killing two brothers at Victoria in 2006, saying he was out of the region when the murders took place.

Boat captain Ramkissoon Sukhan, called ‘Greenie,’ who  was  missing for about three weeks after a pirate attack, was laid to rest yesterday after his body was found on Monday at the Eversham foreshore on the Corentyne.

Digicel is giving Diaspora customers in the UK, the US and Canada the chance to win US$1,000 each week for themselves, plus US$1,000 each week for their lucky relative in participating countries in the Caribbean, in its Christmas promotions.

A Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice woman was doing a good deed by helping three youths on Sunday morning but it ended up costing her the lobes of her ears when they attacked her.

The Bureau of Statistics has extended the enumeration exercise for the 2012 census and will continue work until month end with the aim of completing the population count.

-amid football turmoil Amid calls from team players for new blood in the local football federation here, the coach of the Golden Jaguars yesterday announced he had quit with immediate effect.

Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited (CBCSL) is the only firm that bid to provide services for docking and repairs to the ferry MV Barima, which plies the Georgetown to North West District route.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s and Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion, Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred’s career hangs in the balance after she was found to be five weeks pregnant hours before her world title fight last Saturday in Mexico.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC– New Chief Executive Officer of the WICB, Michael Muirhead, says he is delighted with the strides being made by the West Indies women’s cricket team.

A man and his common-law wife, who allegedly assaulted each other over a misunderstanding over food, were yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace for a year.

HULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC-Hard hitting West Indies batsman Keiron Pollard says the atmosphere in the West Indies team camp is the best since his introduction to the regional side.

A school teacher and another woman, accused of using abusing language to each other, were placed on a bond to keep the peace yesterday by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A Mayor & City Council employee was released on self bail after he denied a charge of unlawful assault yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.’

Two friends of Shaquille Grant testified yesterday as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Terrence Wallace, one of the three policemen accused of his murder, continued.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia selectors want Ricky Ponting to be part of the back-to-back Ashes series in 2013, coach Mickey Arthur has said, but the third and final test against South Africa in Perth may be his last chance to reverse a run of wretched form.

HULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC-West Indies allrounder Andre Russell says he expects his side to continue its winning ways against Bangladesh in the five One-day Internationals and the Twenty20 International.

-court hears Seon Frank, a taxi-driver accused of threatening another driver after a misunderstanding, was yesterday sent on his own recognisance after a not guilty plea was recorded for him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Linden is set to benefit from a $1M donation for the rebuilding of the One Mile Primary School from an overseas-based Guyanese couple who also committed to providing laptop computers, books and other items for research centres, during a recent visit to the area.

Dear Editor, This letter, prompted by the publication in Stabroek News of two articles within one week relates to the non-payment by the Linden municipality for street lighting on the west bank of Linden.

-withholding of salaries was wrong, says Deputy Mayor The City Council on Monday passed a motion for the six senior city officials who were sent on leave to facilitate the police investigation of the city’s operations to be paid in full, although some have still to hand over to their replacements as they were required to do.

-Giftland distributes gifts to top athletes in nationals Star Party Rental has committed to sponsoring the Redeemer Primary’s football team as they prepare for next year’s finals, even as Giftland Office Max yesterday presented trophies and other gear to the top performers in the just-concluded National Schools’ Championships.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Thilan Samaraweera defied the discomfort of an injured hand and the threat of the New Zealand attack to ensure Sri Lanka retained a foothold in the second test yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is expected that the resources of any community should be used for the benefit of the residents there.

To decrease the chances of developing diabetes, Profes-sor Jaipaul Singh says persons simply need to adapt to a healthier lifestyle by cutting  their sugar intake level, maintaining a proper diet and exercising regularly.

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

(Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel has been backed by his Red Bull principal to get even better as a driver having become the youngest triple Formula One world champion in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News must be congratulated for its excellent editorial of November 26, 2012 titled ‘Local government according to the PPP/C.‘

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-Jamaica’s leading cricketers, Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels, have not been included in a 14 man squad named for the Caribbean Twenty/20 tournament next year.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission has observed some gross inaccuracies published by Stabroek News in an article in its edition dated Sunday, November 25, 2012.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was to travel to Cuba yesterday for medical treatment, following a nearly two-week absence from the public eye, months after undergoing cancer surgery on the communist-run island.

The Ministry of Legal Affairs opened a Paralegal Centre at the Bina Hill Institute in Region Nine on Thursday.

Dear Editor, In a recent address to a police conference, Commissioner of Police, Mr Leroy Brumell, went out of his way to shower praises on the embattled Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee, who is the subject of an opposition no confidence motion.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s Under-21 netballers delivered an improved performance but their effort was not enough to deprive Australia from completing a clean sweep in their three-test series which ended here over the weekend.

The Mayor and City Council says its Public Health Department found 60 of 116 eating houses it inspected to be in contravention of the rules governing places to provide food for sale to the public.

RAMALLAH, West Bank,  (Reuters) – Forensic experts took samples from Yasser Arafat’s corpse in the West Bank yesterday, trying to determine if he was murdered with the hard-to-trace radioactive poison, polonium.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has refused a request from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, to suspend the ongoing Commission of Enquiry into the collapse of Clico and the Hindu Credit Union (HCU.

It is in the very nature of modern, media-centred, politics for secondary issues to become larger than life and overshadow more important agenda items.

Dear Editor, It is with growing concern for the disrespect of the people and the dumbing-down of our politics by leaders that this letter is penned.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is scrambling to contain fallout from a corruption scandal involving government officials linked to her mentor and predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that has given her political opponents fresh ammunition.

-UG Tain Campus graduates told Valedictorian Muniram Purnawasi told graduates at the 11th convocation of the University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus held two Saturdays ago that success is born of persistence and the fact that they have made it so far is an indication of their ability to overcome and excel.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets beat the visiting New York Knicks 96-89 in an overtime thriller on Monday in the first battle for ‘Big Apple’ bragging rights between the city rivals.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Tens of thousands Egyptians protested yesterday against President Mohamed Mursi in one of the biggest rallies since Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow, accusing the Islamist leader of seeking to impose a new era of autocracy.

Two weeks ago, and one more time, a Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the ‘Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba’ which has now lasted somewhat over fifty years.

Awards awaiting: Guyanese have taken four of the eight CSEC awards and yesterday, the Government of Guyana made it possible for at least one family member or representative to accompany the students to the award ceremony on December 6 in Anguilla, GINA said.

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.

Introduction The University of Guyana is in the process of appointing a new Vice Chancellor.

Dear Editor, My experiences in dealing with banks have left me to wonder whether some bank staff are in cahoots with bandits in certain instances.

ONITSHA, Nigeria,  (Reuters) –  Bank robbers armed with assault rifles and high explosives attacked four banks and two police stations in southern Nigeria, in a coordinated strike that left seven people dead, police said yesterday.

Politikles

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil has something to tout at global climate change talks that began this week in Doha: destruction of the world’s largest rainforest is still slowing at a record pace.

(Trinidad Express) As promised, People’s National Movement (PNM) Senator Fitzgerald Hinds yesterday moved a motion calling for National Security Minister Jack Warner to be sent to the Privileges Committee of the Senate for “knowingly and willfully misleading the Senate” last Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has taken disciplinary action against three employees following an incident involving one of its aircraft on a flight to Caracas, Venezuela last month.