Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

(Trinidad Express) Nine days after Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard instructed police to charge former government minister Collin Partap with failing to take a breathalyser test, police have acted.

The police say they are investigating the murder of miner Richard Joseph, 21 years, of Pomeroon River, which occurred at about 2300h on Tuesday at Monesee Backdam, Port Kaituma, NWD.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke recently joined with cane farmers in bashing the business practices of Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC), whose operations appear to diverge from traditional commercial arrangements.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to sit in Jamaica for the first time from March 4 – 12 to hear the Shanique Myrie case.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala said today it would deport to the United States software pioneer John McAfee, a former Silicon Valley millionaire who is wanted for questioning in Belize over the murder of a fellow American.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in a “complex” and delicate condition after his latest surgery for cancer in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said today.

The `Summer Bliss’ from which 476 pounds of gold was seized by armed gunmen, moments after it moored in Curacao, was last in Guyana on June 19 this year and up to now local authorities have been unable to track down its owner, Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell said this morning.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) today said that that due to voltage fluctuations on the West Coast of Demerara, customers served by four GWI water production facilities are experiencing low service levels.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Four Surinamese lumber firms have received financial support from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB).

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Ministry of Defence wants to restore conscription in 2013 to attract 400 men.

(Trinidad Express) Doctors at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) reported yesterday that week-old baby Jinayah was well on her way to recovery after being bitten by her father on Sunday at their East Dry River, Port of Spain home.

MARRAKECH, Morocco,  (Reuters) – The leader of Syria’s opposition coalition called on the country’s Alawite minority today to launch a campaign of civil disobedience against President Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite who faces a mainly Sunni Muslim uprising against his rule.

(Trinidad Express) “I am very sorry for what has happened. I think he is a great musical icon.

(Reuters) – New Zealand Cricket has publicly apologised to Ross Taylor for its poor handling of the former captain’s demotion.

MARRAKECH, Morocco,  (Reuters) – World powers sympathetic to Syria’s uprising against President Bashar al-Assad gave full political recognition today to the opposition, reflecting a hardening consensus that the 20-month-old uprising might be nearing a tipping point.

(Trinidad Express) A 36-year-old mother of three was yesterday chopped to death at her Tobago home by her ex-lover—who then killed himself.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died in Southern California yesterday, his family said.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) actuary’s recommendation that the pensionable age be increased by five years was yesterday shunned by stakeholders, who are instead demanding that the NIS sticks to its current retirement age and tightens up on defaulters.

Saying Guyana is “under threat” as a result of the opposition’s parliamentary control, the Donald Ramotar administration has appealed to regional and international bodies for support.

– sister of dead man says rogue car caused crash Twenty-five-year-old Rodwyn Todd succumbed to his injuries late Monday evening following an accident which had left him and several other individuals hospitalised.

Discrepancies in accounting records of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) came in for scrutiny from members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday.

Authorities in Guyana remain tightlipped about the local leg of the investigation into the theft of 70 gold bars from a Guyanese boat in Curacao two weeks ago and to date no information has been released on the identity and fate of the crew.

The Bourda Market vagrant found dead on Merriman’s Mall on Sunday has been identified as William Chung but to date no one has come forward to claim the body.

After turning residents away over the last 12 days due to flooding, the Parika Health Centre is now offering its services from the passageway of the facility.

Bids were yesterday opened for the construction of the Kato Secondary School, in Region 8, in keeping with an agreement between the European Union and the Guyana government that the school be built to benefit from an EU-funded hydro project which is scheduled to commence construction soon The total cost of the project is pegged at €2,455,797 ($615 million) with the EU contributing €1,841,848 ($460 million) under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), while the Guyana Government will contribute €613,949 ($154 million.

The date for the completion of the Linden Commission of Inquiry report has not yet been determined although the commissioners are expected to gather back in Guyana for a further hearing involving persons who were injured and those who suffered losses.

Some REDjet customers are expected to start receiving refunds from this week when payments will be made by officials from the Ministry of Public Works.

By Iva Wharton Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Cricket, Clive Lloyd says he will try to have some of the mixed messages in the public domain about the upcoming CT20 tournament clarified.

(Trinidad Express) The women’s crown in the RMSL (Reliability and Maintenance Services Limited) Super Singles Table Tennis Tournament has gone back to Guyana.

A husband and wife were yesterday ordered to undergo counselling when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on charges of assaulting each other.

– at launch of ‘12 Deals of Christmas’ promotion Giftland OfficeMax donated gifts to 12 orphanages and shelters yesterday at the launch of its ‘12 Deals of Christmas’ promotion.

(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – Cricket fans will get the golden opportunity to secure their favourite seats for the Caribbean T20 2013 when tickets go on sale later this month.

An electric glue gun was the source of the fire on Sunday that gutted the building at the corner of Church and Carmichael streets that housed Nesha’s Flower Shop.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies Women and South Africa Women will clash in two Twenty20 Internationals that will serve as a precursor to the finals of the Caribbean Twenty20 in St Lucia next month.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is hosting a ‘C’ Class Open tournament this weekend at the National Gymnasium, as part of its programme to introduce and revitalise the sport countrywide.

Head of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) Valmikki Singh has written To CNS Channel 6 concerning the disruption of the station’s transmission signal, which has been ongoing for over three weeks.

Romel Bollers, who had been wounded by police in the operation in Agricola where teenager Shaquille Grant was killed, was last Friday released on $100,000 by Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, where he was charged with armed robbery.

(Reuters) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his devastating run of scoring form when he netted his maiden Ligue 1 hat-trick to inspire Paris St Germain to a clinical 4-0 win at Valenciennes yesterday.

By Iva Wharton There has been some improvement in Netball since Guyana’s participation in the International Federation of Netball Associations’ (IFNA) tournament in Trinidad earlier this year.

Romel Bollers and Troy Grenidge, two of the prosecution witnesses in the ongoing Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against policeman Terrence Wallace for the death of teen Shaquille Grant, were on Monday crossed-examined by defence attorney Sonia Parag.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) closes off its year of activities this weekend with the National Open Amateur championship to be held at the Banks DIH Parking lot.

The Justice Institute of Guyana said all 35 persons from Macushi communities it trained as paralegals have been inducted into the recently established national paralegal system.

A man was yesterday granted $600,000 bail when he appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court, East Coast Demerara (ECD) after 3 kilogrammes, 378 grammes of compressed marijuana were found on cargo belonging to him.

Mayor Green’s 78th birth anniversary competition culminates on Friday, at the Den Amstel Centre Ground.

(Reuters) – Miami’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went on a scoring spree to lift the Heat to a 101-92 victory over Southeast rivals Atlanta on Monday, opening up a 1.5 game gap over the Hawks.

(Reuters) – HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion in fines to US authorities for allowing itself to be used to launder a river of drug money flowing out of Mexico and other banking lapses.

-trumpets achievements The PPP on Saturday trumpeted its performance in government hailing its achievements in the economy, social services and infrastructure sectors but refused to publicly discuss any possible reform as called for by former party stalwart, Ralph Ramkarran who has said that urgent change is needed if the party is to gain a majority at the polls.

Garbage reappearing in the Avenue of the Republic canal after the government cleanup and in the midst of the City Hall’s.

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s prime minister was forced to resign yesterday by the soldiers who staged a coup in March, underscoring the military’s continuing grip and complicating international efforts to help push Islamists from the north.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray to the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) annual men’s World Champion award with American Serena Williams taking the women’s prize for a third time.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to a letter penned by E B John titled ‘Does the private sector believe it has an obligation to contribute to the transformational process which is urgently needed?‘

SEOUL (Reuters) – Isolated North Korea launched a long-range rocket today in defiance of condemnation by critics who believe it is seeking to develop technology that will enable it to deliver a nuclear warhead, South Korean TV channel YTN reported.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting’s retirement has left a big leadership void in Australia’s test side and other players will have to step up and lead by example in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, according to opening batsman Ed Cowan.

Local songstress Pamela Maynard was laid to rest on Saturday in Ontario, Canada and her sister, friends and former producer shared fond memories of her as a generous woman who enjoyed performing.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Marlon Samuels’s whirlwind knock in the one-off Twenty20 International against Bangladesh on Monday has propelled him up the International Cricket Council Twenty20 rankings.

The Guyana Cooperative Credit Union League (GCCUL) last week opened its renovated office located at 127 D’Urban Street, Lodge.

Dear Editor, As we open the daily newspapers what we notice is the constant maternal and child deaths that have been taking place not only in central Georgetown but also in other areas like Linden, New Amsterdam and Port Mourant.

(Reuters) – A Guatemalan accused of being a top drug trafficker in Central America aligned with Mexico’s deadly Zetas gang appeared in a US court yesterday after being extradited to the United States, authorities said.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations member states pledged $384 million yesterday to an emergency fund that will allow the world body to respond quickly to natural disasters and other crises in 2013, UN aid chief Valerie Amos said.

Dear Editor, By 12.30 Sunday afternoon at the Back centre, Corriverton, it appeared that all was not well.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – The leader of the Cayman Islands was arrested on suspicion of corruption yesterday in connection with a series of police investigations in the Carib-bean offshore financial centre, authorities said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies Women’s head coach Sherwin Campbell says he wants to see a big improvement in the side’s batting, as the team prepares to do battle in the World Cup starting next month in India.

An overall decrease of 9% in road deaths has been recorded at the end of November this year in comparison to last year but murders are up by 5%, police said on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva knew about and used funds from a far-reaching vote-buying scheme to pay for personal expenses, according to testimony by a convicted former consultant to the ruling Workers’ Party.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – UEFA President Michel Platini remains ardently opposed to the use of goal-line technology, which is being employed by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup, and said yesterday the money would be better spent developing the game.

 (Reuters) – Researchers at Yale University have named a newly discovered dinosaur Obamadon gracilis in honour of the 44th president’s toothy grin.

Dear Editor, I tend to support Mr Raschid Osman in his observation, “The how to behave advisory at the NCC is terribly annoying“ (Sunday Chronicle, December 2).

Two Colombian nationals who entered Guyana by sea illegally, were on Friday jailed, fined and ordered deported after they were arraigned before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at an Oregon shopping mall outside Portland yesterday and several people were believed to have been shot, authorities said, while local media reported two had been killed.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Defending champions Jamaica tumbled the brink of elimination from the CFU Caribbean Cup when they were held to a frustrating nil-all draw by Martinique here Monday.

It is generally thought that all conscious practices proceed from some kind of theoretical construct and that if the theory is wrong, the practice will most likely prove insufficient.

A Banks DIH truck and a canter on Saturday collided on the Letter Kenny public road, Corentyne leaving one person severely injured.

Dear Editor, This nation, but in particular, our students and truly concerned citizens, owe the Stabroek News a debt of gratitude for its informative and incisive editorial of Sunday, December 9 titled, ‘1823 Monument.’

CARACAS (Reuters) – After rising from bus driver to union leader to vice president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro could soon be at the helm of the South American OPEC nation if a third bout of cancer pulls President Hugo Chavez out of office.

Politikles

ALBANY, NY (Reuters) – A New York state anti-terrorism law enacted in the wake of the Sept 11 attacks cannot be used to prosecute a street gang member convicted of shooting a 10-year-old girl and paralysing a rival gang member, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled yesterday.

Charlestown resident Sasha Peter was placed on self bail on Monday after she denied using abusive language to a woman.

Over the last three weeks, Kamla Persad Bissessar’s People’s Partnership Government of Trinidad and Tobago experienced something approximating to a political trauma.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Phillip Hughes has declared himself ready to grab his third chance as an Australian test cricketer at Hobart this week and a far better batsman than the nervy swiper who blew his second shot at the same ground a year ago.

(Reuters) Thirteen suspected illegal immigrants— from Colombia, Haiti, Brazil and the Bahamas — were taken into custody late Sunday after they came ashore aboard a 22-foot Boston Whaler AT Jupiter Beach, Jupiter police said.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News of Wednesday 5, carried an advertisement from GPL about disconnections, where it was stated that the consumer who is disconnected will have to pay the reconnection fee and an increased security deposit equivalent to six times the average of his or her monthly bill.

Fogarty’s Santa: Santa came to Fogarty’s on Saturday together with his helper.

Introduction In the PNC years many government functions were done within the various ministries.