Daily Archive: Thursday, December 27, 2012

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr, who headed coalition forces that drove Saddam Hussein’s army out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, has died, former President George H.W.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Steven Moses, 65 years, of Dredge Creek, Pomeroon River, Essequibo, whose body was found at about 0800h.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0535h today on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, and which resulted in the death of pedal cyclist Vincent Barclay, 42 years, of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Devon Da Silva, 19 years, of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, which occurred at about 0215h today at his residence.

A Canadian woman, in her sixties,  was today remanded to prison for the possession of  narcotics for  the purpose of trafficking when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Dancing to the beat alongside a Brazilian on Copacabana beach on New Year’s Eve appears to be the dream way to ring in 2013 if a global survey of 17,000 people is any indicator.

ROME, (Reuters) – An Italian priest has provoked outrage after putting up an article that said women were partly to blame for encouraging domestic violence by failing to clean their houses and cook properly and for wearing tight and provocative clothing.

BUFFALO, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – A powerful winter storm responsible for wind, snow, tornadoes and a flurry of traffic accidents battered the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) This Christmas has been the worst in terms of sales in Port-of-Spain according to some vendors.

(Jamaica Observer) One  of the realities Caricom nations must face, as we look to a new year, is the fact that soon we will not be provided with development aid by the developed countries of Europe and North America.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican gay-rights activist Maurice Tomlinson and the group Aids-Free World have added Belize’s “offensive” immigration law as one of the fights they will champion into 2013.

(Barbados Nation) DID A GERMAN gatecrasher cause Barbadian superstar Rihanna to leave Barbados on Christmas Eve?

(Trinidad Express) A 13-year-old Marabella boy was among two people shot at a basketball court in Marabella on Christmas morning.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Michael Clarke’s inspired century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today ticked off another milestone for Australia’s high-flying captain, but was also a stunning riposte to critics who had suggested he should never have been selected.

(Trinidad Express) Shortly before 3 a.m. on Christmas morning, heavy wind and incessant rain started in Tobago, causing landslides in Tobago East and a number of blocked roads.

ISLAMABAD  (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban have outlined conditions for a ceasefire, including the adoption of Islamic law and a break with the United States, a spokesman said today, an offer a senior government official described as “preposterous”.

By Emmerson Campbell Tournament favourites, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United pounded B.V

By Duncan Saul The Guyana Defence Force FC demolished an inept Black Pearl Football Club 8-1 while Netrockers FC arrested the Guyana Police Force FC 3-1 in the latest matches of the Georgetown Football Association/Banks Beer Knockout Cup Tuesday night.

Seventeen-year-old fisherman Vickram ‘Andrew’ Harrynandan who disappeared at sea on November 5 had focused on building a house for his single mother; but she may never know what really happened to him.

Two-time national senior men’s singles squash champion Alex Arjoon is one of the players who will have a chance of competing against world renowned squash star Christopher Gordon today at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts from 6pm.

A search by a team of family members along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway for a Guyana Energy Agency employee missing since Sunday failed to find any trace of him or his vehicle and fears are growing over his well-being.

By Iva Wharton The country’s number one long distance athlete Alika Morgan has big expectations for the new year.

Quason Paul, a 22 year-old, who chased after bandits who had robbed a friend, said he was shot in his right leg by a police stray bullet after the law enforcers also joined the pursuit early on Christmas morning.

Amid record gold production, the Chairman of the GGMC, Eton Chester has said that the industry would be faced with many challenges next year: some dramatic and others subtle but none insignificant.

(Reuters) – LeBron James scored 29 points and flirted with a triple-double as the Miami Heat claimed a 103-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of last season’s NBA finals on a Christmas Day schedule of five games.

The Region 10 Regional Administration has called on both the international community and the local private sector to remind the government to honour its obligations to governing in the interest of all the people, including its commitments to Linden.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia reached 150-3 at the close of the opening day of the second test, punishing Sri Lanka after the visitors had failed to build on Kumar Sangakkara’s landmark half-century and were dismissed for just 156 yesterday.

A businesswoman ran for her life on Monday after she was shot by a robber who then snatched a handbag  containing $400,000 and fled in his vehicle.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Mitchell Johnson’s Jekyll-and-Hyde ways have both exhilarated and frustrated cricket fans Down Under for a number of years, and both sides of the paceman were on display as Australia dominated Sri Lanka in the second test yesterday.

Twelve mothers of Christmas Day babies received Cheekies hampers on Tuesday.

Pakistan win thriller Two of Pakistan’s experienced hands guided them to victory in their first game in almost three months, and their first bilateral tour of India in five years.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa,  (Reuters) – A powerful batting display and disciplined bowling helped South Africa to a 33-run victory over New Zealand in the third and deciding T20 International at St.

Dear Editor, Despite numerous reports to several authorities, and four televised newscasts by Prime News, the abandoned dumpsite on Princes Street continues to burn and the smoke that is discharged is inhaled by the residents of the area.

Maisie Preville who went missing on December 24 was found the same evening at a relative in D’urban Street, Georgetown.

WASHINGTON/HONOLULU,  (Reuters) – Efforts to prevent the U.S. economy from going over a “fiscal cliff” stirred back to life yesterday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year.

India quick Ishant Sharma and Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal have been fined for their altercation in the closing overs of the Pakistan innings in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I am not sure that things will be better than last year in terms of the disgusting practice of firing the different classes of squibs.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Tuesday joined senior citizens at the Dharm Shala, a home of benevolence for all races, on King Edward Street, Albouystown, in their annual Christmas Day celebration.

Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker on December 21, 2012 formally declared the newly-built Buxton/Foulis NDC Office open.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A senior government-relations specialist in the United States (US) has declared that Jamaican financial institutions should “stop wasting their money” trying to revamp their operations in preparation for the implementation of the new American tax law, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Mohammad Hafeez has suggested that the decision to leave out Ravichandra Ashwin, India’s leading limited-overs spinner, for the first Twenty20 helped Pakistan.

Dear Editor, This letter is in reference to Mr Moeen-ul-Hack’s captioned, ‘Violence against women cannot be condoned,‘ (Stabroek News, 19 Decem-ber), a rejoinder to my earlier letter, ‘What constitutes modesty in dress?‘

BANGUI, (Reuters) – A government minister in the Central African Republic yesterday called for French soldiers stationed there to intervene as rebels closed in on the capital having passed the last major town to the north.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi admitted yesterday that Egypt’s economy faces serious problems after he enacted a new, bitterly contested constitution that is supposed to help end political unrest and allow him to focus on the financial crisis.

Lest we succumb to the hopelessness that can very easily result from what has been a most acrimonious and debilitating political year, the holiday season presents a good opportunity for us to take a short break and turn our minds in other directions.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – When John Defares retires as director of the Port Authority on 31 December, he will do so with a sense of satisfaction.

Dear Editor, Racism is very evil and must not be tolerated  in any shape or form by the PPP or the PNC.

LONDON, England,  CMC-Liverpool’s teenage winger, Jamaican born Raheem Sterling, has pledged his international future to England, despite still being eligible for his place of birth.

President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran and other officials visited the Paediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Christmas Day.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says the Reggae Boyz poor performance at the recent Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup in Antigua has been a setback to the country’s football programme.

Dear Editor, Recently I have been trying to call GT&T’s 092 to no avail; it just rings and rings and no one answers.

Police are probing a report that at about 2010h on Monday, Christina Dinoon, 39 years, and her thirteen-year-old daughter were about to enter their home at Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, when they were held up by two men armed with handguns.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in “guarded condition,” family spokesman Jim McGrath said yesterday.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The drop in domestic violence has continued in 2012.

Introduction The proposed US$51 million Marriott Hotel in Georgetown is one of the primary anchors of the economic policy stance of the PPP government.

(Trinidad Express) Christmas celebrations were shattered for a Maracas Valley family on Tuesday following the murder of an 18-year-old man just a stone’s throw from where he lived.

Looking forward to a brand new year, and looking back at the last, we want as a nation to both resolve to make 2013 our best year yet, and reflect on 2012 with sober wisdom.

MANCHESTER, England,  CMC- Netball powerhouse Jamaica has slipped one place to fourth in the latest International Federation of Netball Association (IFNA) world rankings.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on its outspokenness against the recent actuarial proposals for NIS reform.

Events over the last fortnight in the North-east Asian peninsula and its environs have created tremors in a wider world that would include the United States and Russia.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament has banned on airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported yesterday.

At 1900h on Monday,  police say that Wayne Porter, 26 years, of ‘B’ Field Squatting Area, Sophia; and Rayon Harrop, 23 years, of Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, were outside of a shop at ‘C’ Field, Sophia, when they were attacked by two men armed with handguns.

(Trinidad Express) TWO men are dead and another is currently warded in a critical condition at hospital following three separate shootings in the Arouca, Tunapuna and Laventille areas between Tuesday night and early yesterday morning.