Articles published on Monday, February 4, 2013
(Jamaica Gleaner) China Harbour Engineering Company is seeking to set the record straight regarding payments to subcontractors for work completed under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has remained unmoved at number three in the latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings released today.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government today to start talks for its departure from power and save the country from greater ruin after almost two years of bloodshed.
Police today said that the driver in yesterday’s Mon Repos collision that claimed two lives had alcohol in his system over the legal limit and he was today charged in relation to this and remains in custody for investigations into the accident.
The police say that boat captain Hytilall Ramandahin, 58 years, of Dredge Creek, Upper Pomeroon River, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate Court today on a charge of manslaughter following the December 18 boat collision in which six persons died.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Hundreds of soccer matches have been fixed in a global betting scam run from Singapore, police said today, in a blow to the image of the world’s most popular sport and a multi-billion dollar industry.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – All-rounder Shane Watson has been recalled for the next two One-Day Internationals of the five-match series against West Indies.
(Trinidad Guardian) KINGSTON—The Government of Jamaica has unveiled ambitious plans that will build the Caribbean island into a Global Logistics Hub for the Americas and position it as a regional trading mecca similar to Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.
(Jamaica Observer) Former Assistant Commissioner of Police detective Les Green has painted a hellish picture of his eight-year tour of duty in Jamaica with a job he said was a “tremendous strain”.
(Jamaica Gleaner) As of today, people receiving money in Jamaica through Western Union will be subjected to a new mandatory requirement.
LEICESTER, England, (Reuters) – A skeleton with a cleaved skull and a curved spine entombed under a car park is that of Richard III, scientific tests confirmed, solving a 500-year-old mystery about the final resting place of the last English king to die in battle.
Effective February 1, 2013, individuals who are issued U.S. immigrant visas outside of the United States must pay a new $165.00 (U.S.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Iran told Israel today it would regret its air strike against Syria last week, without spelling out whether Iran or its ally planned any military response.
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The Baltimore Ravens reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports after a dramatic, nail-biting 34-31 Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Dale Steyn’s career-best bowling figures propelled South Africa to a comprehensive 211-run victory over Pakistan on day four of the first test at the Wanderers today.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Prolific opener Stafanie Taylor hammered a career-best century as West Indies Women rebounded from an opening game defeat to crush Sri Lanka Women by 209 runs in their second match of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s World Cup tournament here yesterday.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies were blown away by another Mitchell Starc five-wicket haul as they plunged to their second defeat in three days at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground here yesterday.
Keavon Bess was yesterday re-elected president of the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (AGBBFF) when the body held its Annual General Meeting and election of officer bearers at Olympic House, High Street, Kingston.
Roraima Bikers Club’s Warren `Forty’ Mc Kay made a successful defence of his National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Mashramani 40-mile road race yesterday winning the event in a time of one hour, 40 minutes and 36 seconds.
Two persons are now dead after a head-on collision, involving a Route 44 minibus and a Toyota Tundra on the Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara Public Road yesterday.
Athletics in Guyana has had its fair share of underdevelopment and maladministration over the years but the recent action taken by immediate past President Colin Boyce to file an injunction against the new executive of the Athletics Associations of Guyana (AAG) is a first for the sport.
Nestle Caribbean (Milo) through local representatives Beepat’s on Saturday donated a quantity of footballs to schools participating in the current Milo U-20 tournament.
While he decried conditions at the New Amsterdam Hospital, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran yesterday rejected claims by her family that a woman undergoing surgery on January 19th died as a result of a power failure.
Eight young men had the scare of their lives and three including a 16-year-old boy suffered severe injuries after a gang of men viciously attacked them with cutlasses, steel rods and other implements at Greenfield, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Saturday night.
The annual Oscar E. Shew Memorial points system 18-team dominoes tournament will take place February 17 at the Everest Cricket Club pavilion, Camp Road, Georgetown.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday destroyed the home of a Unity, Mahaica businessman leaving millions in losses and six persons homeless.
The Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) will have its voting rights reinstated after meeting several requirements outlined by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) according to Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) President Sharma Solomon.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy will play for the newly formed Sunrisers Hyderabad in this year’s Indian Premier League after fetching a price of US$425 000 in yesterday’s auction.
Administrative Coordinator of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Colin Sparman says that the United States request for a probe into gold smuggling involving shipments from Guyana to Curacao will be top of the Agenda of his association’s meeting tomorrow and with President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday.
At about 1600h on Saturday, police say that gold miner Thycuf Xavier, 18 years of Pradow Village, South Rupununi, was mining in a tunnel at Mazda Mountain, Marudi, South Rupununi, when it caved in and trapped him underneath.
The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) in collaboration with others on Saturday mounted 32 delineator traffic signs along the Crane and Harlem road turns.
Last week-end’s matches of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Hadi’s World Incorporated first-division two-day competition and the Noble House Seafood’s second-division, two day competition were postponed due to heavy rainfall on Friday.
Dear Editor, The statement attributed to Mr. Anil Nandlall, Attorney General in the article in yesterday’s (February 3) Sunday Stabroek `Opposition bills awaiting assent, not yet sent to AG for preparation’ is strange and troubling, but alas, not surprising.
It is unclear how much ‘bang for the buck’ Government is getting by the creation and use of its e-procure website since for the most part it is woefully out of date and has none of the current advertisements featured in the Guyana Chronicle.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro accused opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Saturday of “conspiring” against the OPEC nation during meetings in neighboring Colombia, stepping up his attacks on his most likely potential election rival.
Dear Editor, Guyana is unique, a really strange country, as one columnist likes to put it we are Blighted Guyana (BG).
Former Minister of Finance under the PNC administration Carl Greenidge has signalled his intention to table an amendment to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) to make it possible that Ministers along with other officials could be fined and jailed for financial improprieties.
This week we went about Georgetown and asked people for their thoughts on the measures the authorities should implement to remove vagrants from the streets.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro voted in Cuba’s general election yesterday and chatted with well wishers and Cuban reporters in Havana for more than an hour, in his first extended public appearance since 2010.
Dear Editor, My mother keeps reminding me of this “garden city.” We
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – An unbeaten 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq kept Pakistan alive in the first test as they reached 183 for four at the close of play on day three against South Africa at the Wanderers yesterday.
Farmers at Canal Number Two Polder say drainage works in the main canal have yet to be completed yet the workers have been paid in full.
(Trinidad Guardian) Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Stephen Williams has described the secretly revived Flying Squad as illegal.
Dear Editor, Just when I thought hope for saving Guyana was fading fast, up came retired Major General, Mr.
ORLANDO, Fla., (Reuters) – Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at “science cafes” in local bars and restaurants to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal.
— the case of Isseneru Amerindian Village By Janette Bulkan Janette Bulkan was Coordinator of the Amerindian Research Unit, University of Guyana from 1985 to 1999 and Senior Social Scientist at the Iwokrama International Centre from 2000 to 2003 The High Court has recently found in favour of a rentier gold miner against obstruction of work by the Akawaio Amerindian community of Isseneru, situated in the middle Mazaruni River.
Dear Editor, Quite recently a letter writer reminded us of the traffic chaos on the East Bank two-lane roads.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds performing the functions of President applauded India’s efforts to address socio-economic challenges and foster development; recalling some of the country’s achievements in his speech to mark that country’s 64th Republic Anniversary at a function held two Saturdays ago at the Georgetown Club.
MUNICH, (Reuters) – The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself out of recession, energy officials say.
(Trinidad Express) Atrius. That’s the name Government has selected to rebrand the collapsed Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO).
Kimbia gets $10M tractor: Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai (fourth from left) handing over the keys on Friday to the tractor to Mr Lindee, Toshao of Kimbia, Berbice River.
Dear Editor, There was not that great euphoria, that sense of something stupendous as President Barack Obama was sworn in on January 21, 2013, Martin Luther King Day, as there was in 2009.
(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 matches yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has initiated legal action against former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam.
In this path (of disinterested action) there is no loss of effort, nor is there fear of contrary result, even a little practice of this discipline saves one from a terrible fear of birth and death.
MUNICH, (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany yesterday to explain to sceptical allies his decision to talk with President Bashar al-Assad’s main backers Russia and Iran.
President Donald Ramotar said while Latin America and the Caribbean as a region has recorded growth during the global economic downturn, several Caribbean countries are struggling with the effects of the crises.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said yesterday it would not allow into the country an international human rights panel due to visit after the government’s controversial sacking of the chief justice.
(Barbados Nation) Millions of dollars worth of seismic data on Barbados’ critical oil industry have been reported missing from Government’s Division of Energy and Telecommunications.
Only a replica: A replica of a sea turtle in the National Museum compound.
(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Saturday (home team in CAPS) Chicago 93 ATLANTA 76 NY KNICKS 120 Sacramento 81 CLEVELAND 115 Oklahoma City 110 HOUSTON 109 Charlotte 95 MINNESOTA 115 New Orleans 86 MILWAUKEE 107 Orlando 98 SAN ANTONIO 96 Washington 86 PORTLAND 105 Utah 99 GOLDEN STATE 113 Phoenix 93
Courts Mash promotion: Courts on Friday launched its 43rd Republic Anniversary promotion.
GDF Lance Corporal, Eon Blair, who died during a fitness run, has been promoted posthumously to the rank of Substantive Corporal with effect from January 18, 2013.
Dear Editor, Like other concerned Guyanese, I cannot help but be concerned about the number of crimes that have occurred in Guyana since the commencement of the New Year.
In a letter in the February 2nd edition of Stabroek News entitled `No parking for taxpayers at new GRA location’, Ms Nadia Burke related the tribulations she endured while trying to find parking close to the new Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Headquarters on Camp Street.
Children of the Kimbia Primary School, 72 miles up the Berbice River, are seen here during a visit by Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai on February 1st, 2013.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy will play for the newly formed Sunrisers Hyderabad in this year’s Indian Premier League after fetching a price of US$425 000 in today’s auction.
