Daily Archive: Friday, December 28, 2012

(BBC) Yuvraj Singh smashed 72 to give India a series-levelling 11-run win over Pakistan in the second Twenty20 international in Ahmedabad.

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – A brief cameo from West Indies star Chris Gayle was not enough to save Sydney Thunder from a fifth straight defeat in the Australian Big Bash here today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday he was deeply saddened by the death of a woman who had been gang-raped in New Delhi and he pledged to channel emotions surrounding the case into concrete action.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The Indian gang-rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests died in hospital today of injuries suffered in the attack, a Singapore hospital treating her said.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – French Open champion Rafa Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open because of a stomach virus that has disrupted his recovery from a long-term knee injury, the world number four said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Export Centres Company Ltd (ECCL), a state enterprise under the Ministry of Community Development, will soon establish a Research Facility, Marketing/Export Department and Craft Museum.

The police today said that Sewdat Ramlall, 48 years, of Kersaint Park, LBI, ECD, appeared before Magistrate Chandra Sohan at the Georgetown Magistrate Court today on charges of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, Failing to render assistance to an injured person, Failing to stop at the scene of an accident, Failing to report an accident and operating an Uncertified motor vehicle.

A temblor with a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter Scale shook St.

Police on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao have arrested seven suspects over the recent heist of 70 gold bars worth an estimated US$11.5 million, the Associated Press reported today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Several persons described by Jamaican law-enforcement officials as “entrenched crime bosses” who have amassed millions of dollars in wealth through their criminal lifestyle are now on a priority list of targets for the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA).

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) has strongly criticized Government for moving too slowly to resolve the money problems of CLICO and BAICO policyholders.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s bowlers battered Sri Lanka’s batsmen to win the second test by a humiliating innings and 201 runs before tea on day three and claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match series.

(Trinidad Express) Two Laventille brothers appeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with murder, possession of arms and ammunition and shooting with intent to do bodily harm, following their arrest last week.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia urged the Syrian government today to act on its stated readiness for dialogue with its opponents, throwing its weight behind a diplomatic push to end a 21-month-old conflict in Syria.

A Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice man was hacked to death yesterday morning in his bed and his suspected assailant is in the hospital after apparently ingesting poison.

A probe into the multi-million dollar gold heist in Curacao appears to be winding down here as the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is now completing its report, which is expected to indicate that the stolen gold originated here.

As he made his way back home after his regular morning prayer session at a Mandela Avenue Masjid, a man was fatally hit by a speeding car yesterday morning.

The body of an elderly man with a wound to his neck was discovered yesterday at Dredge Creek, which is located up the Pomeroon River, in Essequibo.

A Canadian woman, in her sixties,  was yesterday 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.

Quason Paul, who claims he was hit by a stray bullet from the police while helping them chase bandits, has undergone surgery on his injured right leg.

Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) worker LeVoy Taljit, whose last call was traced to a location along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, remains missing.

About 50 officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have not received their Christmas bonuses, which some are claiming was done as a means of disciplining them.

The Government of India has doubled the number of scholarships being offered for undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral studies in universities and institutions in India.

High-profile prisoner Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe is being kept in a “humane, safe and secure” manner, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) assured yesterday.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has written to media houses inviting them to a forum on Monday, December 31 at which he is expected to make “some very important announcements in respect to the future of

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO), trained fifty-two  volunteers from Regions 5 and 6, in a workshop on Disaster Risk Management, Health and Climate Change on December 15.

The main opposition APNU yesterday boasted that its efforts along with the AFC have been able to pressure the government into greater ministerial accountability, although it admitted that little has been achieved in improving the lot of the working poor, except for a small increase in old age pension.

When security guard Philomena Pilgrim went to work last week, the idea that she would have no home to return to was far beyond her imagination.

By Duncan Saul Sunburst Camptown overcame a determined Kwakwani Strikers team 2-0 and Riddim Squad FC upset a below par Fruta Conquerors FC 1-0 in the latest fixtures of the GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup at the GCC Ground, Bourda on Wednesday.

Today marks six days since allegations surfaced that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was mistreating 21-year-old Absent Without Leave (AWOL) accused Akeem Charles, and the army is still to utter a word regarding the situation.

Buxton United thrilled their boisterous home town crowd by beating heavily favoured Western Tigers to win a spot in the semi-finals of the 23rd annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament.

Wayne Porter planned to spend Christmas with his family, but instead ended up in hospital on life support after he was shot during a robbery in Sophia.

A Leopold Street man was yesterday remanded to prison until January 18, 2013, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charges of robbery and unlawful assault.

Boxing fans will be in for a Christmas treat tonight when Hurry Up Promotions in collaboration with Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry and Pearl Vodka unwraps 40 rounds of boxing dubbed ‘Night of Champions’ at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Three under-21 women’s teams have been selected to participate in the Guyana Sports Development Foundation/Guyana Football Federation’s under-21 women’s developmental football tournament on Sunday.

Just over a week since the Pomeroon River boat accident claimed six lives, there is still no word from the Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is spearheading the investigation, on the collision.

The preliminary matches in the Chico/Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) under-13 school’s football tournament which started on Sunday have been postponed due to inclement weather.

The file on police shooting victim Dameon Belgrave is expected to be with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) by today after the DPP called for the file from the police yesterday, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said.

Twelve-year-old Paula Ann Cottom will lose her sight completely, unless she is able to raise some US$2,000 for an operation.

Net Rockers is set for their match against the army today, after defeating the police in their last game to advance to the quarterfinals of the Banks DIH/GFA Cup.

Steffon Francis, a miner, has been missing from his Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home for over two months.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC-A late salvo from Kieron Pollard was not enough to rescue the Adelaide Strikers who lost a crucial match by eight runs to the Melbourne stars in the Australian T20 Big Bash League yesterday.

Several children in the Bath Settlement area were treated to holiday goodies when the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF) held a Christmas cultural show/party on Saturday and a Santa parade on Sunday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and lawmakers are launching a last-chance round of budget talks days before a New Year’s deadline to reach a deal or watch the economy go off a “fiscal cliff.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the hard-charging U.S. Army general whose forces smashed the Iraqi army in the 1991 Gulf War, has died at the age of 78, a U.S.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Community Policing Organisation of Guyana (CPOG) say they deeply regret the loss of one of the active members of the CPOG,

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-President of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Gordon “Banks” Derrick says he is pleased with the performance of the four countries in the region to have qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the US next July.

“We remain of the opinion that liberalisation of Guyana’s telecommunications sector is long overdue.

A man was yesterday released on self bail after he appeared before Chief  Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s captain Tamar Lambert is planning to prove his critics wrong by performing consistently in the upcoming Caribbean T20 tournament starting next month.

For the fourth consecutive year, Guyana’s gold mining industry has realised record-breaking production levels with overall gold yield for 2012 reaching 400,000 ounces; the highest in the history of the industry.

I’ve got the power: A young lady rolling her wheelchair along Regent Street yesterday.

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.

Taking back my tree: A bird making its nest among wires on a post on King Street between Regent and Robb streets.

LARKANA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – The only son of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto told hundreds of thousands of supporters yesterday, the fifth anniversary of his mother’s death, that he would carry forward her legacy, an appearance designed to anoint him as a political heir.

The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have performed strongly in the face of a challenging external environment, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno said, but the region needs to continue to pursue key reforms to ensure growth in the future.

After the visit here in November by Trinidad and Tobago Food Production Minister Devant Maraj an announcement had been made to the effect that the governments of the two Caricom countries would sign a Memorandum of Understanding within a matter of days of the visit that would address the details of a collaborative food production initiative involving the two countries.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs took advantage of Toronto’s injury woes to snap the Raptors’ five-game winning streak with a 100-80 home victory on Wednesday.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai during a recent three-day outreach to Region 9 lauded Taushida residents for being productive and ensuring that the presidential grant is put to good use.

(Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets have fired coach Avery Johnson after a promising season went amiss, the team said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wrote an emotional letter to U.S.

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It’s an eel: These children fished an eel out of a trench yesterday on Broad and Saffon Sts.

AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – Former President George H.W. Bush remained in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital yesterday, but his longtime chief of staff issued a reassuring message, urging the media and the public to “put the harps back in the closet.”

Access updates The Guyana Revenue Authority employs the internet plentiful in its administration, management and enforcement of the revenue activities of the country. 

Dear Editor, Lou Rawls croons, “What’s the matter with the world/ Has the world gone mad/ Nothing’s wrong with the world/ It’s the people that’s in it.”

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s drive to slash state payrolls and spur private-sector growth picked up surprising steam in 2012 as President Raul Castro moved ahead with reforms to the Soviet-style economy, according to figures unveiled recently with little hoopla.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – After a decade away from the big screen, funnyman Billy Crystal has mined his real-life experiences as a grandfather and is back in the holiday season movie “Parental Guidance.”

Dear Editor, Guyana should take note of the recent fatal shooting of some children and adults in the US by a lone gunman.

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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke struck a sublime century to become his country’s highest test run-scorer in a calendar year as Australia marched to an imperious 284-run lead at the close of day two of the second test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Stars meet: World renowned squash star Christopher Gordon of the UK (left) competing against local ace Richard Chin yesterday at the

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – An Argentine court yesterday sentenced former Economy Minister Felisa Miceli to four years in jail over $32,500 in cash found stashed in a brown paper bag in her office bathroom.

Long before 50-year-old Cyril Haynes opened his modest Apartment Complex in Garnett street in August this year he had begun to undertake research into the hospitality sector.

Orphans treated: Members of the District Board of Benevolence on December 16 treated 160 children at the YMCA building, Thomas Lands to lunch and gifts.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke struck 106 yesterday to become his country’s highest test run-scorer in a calendar year, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s 1,544 runs set in 2005.

(Reuters) – American soul singer Fontella Bass, who topped the R&B chart in 1965 with the song “Rescue Me,” died in St.

Dear Editor, It is truly disturbing to observe the number of letters and complaints appearing in the media regarding noise nuisance. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married for the third time, her publicist confirmed yesterday.

Fit as a fiddle: This lass and her family were having a relaxing seawall walk on Boxing Day.

(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.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s knack of scoring late goals was evident again with a thrilling Boxing Day victory over Newcastle and matchwinner Javier Hernandez warned there would be no let-up in their quest to regain the Premier League title.

Dear Editor, There is no shortage of goodwill in Guyana, especially at this time of year.

We have come to the time of the year when it is customary, almost de rigueur, to look back and reflect on the past year’s happenings.

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Sustained inclement weather in the days immediately preceding Christmas did little to curb the enthusiasm for spending usually associated with this time of the year.

(Reuters) – J.R. Smith made a twisting, fading, 21-footer as time expired to give the depleted New York Knicks a buzzer-beating 99-97 road victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – R&B singer and actress Brandy Norwood is engaged to music executive Ryan Press, a spokeswoman for the singer said yesterday.

Dumpsite/Car park: After two clean-up campaigns, one by the government and one by the city,

Dear Editor, We are responding to the letter ‘The Berbice Cricket Board is the most transparent cricket body in the Caribbean” (SN, December 17).

– In 2013, Hug your woman, hide your ego We are still in the midst of the season or Festival of Christmas. 

(Barbados Nation) Did a German gatecrasher cause Barbadian superstar Rihanna to leave Barbados on Christmas Eve?

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