Father of T&T’s historic sextuplets says babies need a home
(Trinidad Express) A home to call their own. The father of the country’s first sextuplets said yesterday that a house to raise his children was a top priority.
Articles published on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
(Trinidad Express) A home to call their own. The father of the country’s first sextuplets said yesterday that a house to raise his children was a top priority.
President Donald Ramotar will be departing Guyana for Caracas, Venezuela in the company of a delegation to attend the funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who died yesterday, the Government Information Agency said this evening.
Police say that Mahase Persaud, 20 years, of Enmore, ECD has been charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving, Dangerous Driving and Driving under the Influence of alcohol following investigations into a fatal accident that occurred on March 03, 2013, at Nabaclis, ECD, and which resulted in the death of Patrick Lester of Golden Grove, ECD.
The police say they are investigating an armed robbery committed on businesswoman Coo-Hua-Nuan, 47 years of Parika, EBE, that occurred at about 0100h today by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun and another with a knife.
The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of seaman Antonio Isles, 40 years, of Pike Street, Kitty.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, the World 100 metres champion, will open his 2013 Samsung Diamond League campaign at the Doha 2013 meeting on Friday 10 May.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this morning adjourned its sittings in Jamaica.
(Reuters) – Madhuri Dixit’s smile may have launched a hundred brands but it set many more hearts aflutter.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was hailed by weeping supporters today as a spiritual father figure who sacrificed his life for his country.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Playing basketball with locals and shuttling between slums, Venezuela’s opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, exuded youth and energy in last year’s punishing presidential race.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Shattered supporters of Hugo Chavez paraded his coffin through the streets of Caracas today in a flood of emotion allies hope will help his deputy win an election due in the coming weeks and keep his self-styled revolution alive.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – An Egyptian court threw the timetable for parliamentary elections into confusion today, ordering the cancellation of President Mohamed Mursi’s decree calling the vote and forcing a likely delay to polls due to start in April.
The Ministry of Home Affairs today expressed deep concern over “persistent” robberies against the Chinese community and says it has drawn this to the attention of the Commissioner of Police with a view to having the force take strong measures.
(Trinidad Guardian) British High Commissioner Arthur Snell believes that there isn’t a crime problem in T&T that can’t be fixed with British expertise. He
(Trinidad Guardian) Newly sworn-in Prime Minister of Grenada Dr Keith Mitchell has hinted Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) may be granted flag carrier status by his government soon. The
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Lead attorney for the Barbados government Roger Forde was this morning sharply reprimanded by head judge Sir Dennis Byron as Shanique Myrie’s case against the eastern Caribbean island continues in the Caribbean Court of Justice at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.
(Trinidad Express) POLICE OFFICERS are bracing for what they say would be worse than reprisals in the Beverly Hills and Clifton Circular Road communities, which are currently at war with each other.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – A dancer at Russia’s Bolshoi ballet who made his name playing villains has confessed to ordering the acid attack that nearly blinded its director, angry that his lover was being kept out of leading roles.
(Trinidad Express) The four men charged with killing Police Sgt Hayden Manwaring are asking for protection, claiming death threats and police brutality.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran declared a day of national mourning today after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who shared the Islamic Republic’s loathing for U.S.
President Donald Ramotar has hailed the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias as a “great friend of Guyana”.
The compensation recommended for the families of the three men killed and for those injured in July 18, 2012 police shooting at Linden is reasonable, according to former Chancellor and Commission of Inquiry (COI) member Cecil Kennard, who says that the government could adjust the amount paid out.
Verona Prince, the woman who was beaten by a police rank on the Marudi trail last Saturday, says a statement is still to be taken from her about the brutal assault that has sparked outrage.
The driver of a taxi is in police custody following a daring armed robbery on the Proprietor of Igloo, Camp Street which was followed by a frenetic police chase through the city.
The family of the late Seon Scott says that he never received any kind of formal training from the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) or the private contractor he was working for at the time he was fatally burnt by a livewire last month.
An autopsy yesterday confirmed that Surina-mese national Lucien Agard was shot in his head.
SeaRice Caribbean (Guyana) Limited has taken 50% ownership of the local operations of Mahaicony Rice Mills Ltd and will commence payments of the $53M owed to farmers from today, the company said yesterday.
A search is on in the Corentyne River for a Number 67 Village fisherman, who fell overboard yesterday morning.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo dealt his former club Manchester United a cruel blow yesterday by scoring the goal that put Real Madrid into the Champions League quarter-finals after the hosts were left distraught by Nani’s harsh dismissal.
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-The leading West Indies cricketers will be on show today when the regional four-day Championship enters the fourth round with matches in Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Woodlands Hospital in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology (RGUST) yesterday launched a 24-hour ambulance service.
A fisherman accused of assaulting his live-in girlfriend was yesterday refused bail after Magistrate Judy Latchman noted that he had a pending matter but has not been attending court.
World renowned professional squash star Nicolette Fernandes was humbled and elated about being named senior sportswoman of the year by the National Sports commissions for an unprecedented seventh time this year.
By Juanita Hooper Following last weekend’s CARIFTA Games Trials staged at the Guyana Defence Force ground Camp Ayanganna, five of the country’s junior track and field stars have been able to make the qualifying standards set out by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG).
A security guard was yesterday accused of chopping a man who he claimed stole his bicycle.
Popular Water Street mosquito net vendor Sonia Ragbar is grateful for the help from neighbours in saving her family’s Second Street, Diamond home last evening from going up in flames.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has released a list of players that have been shortlisted to represent Guyana at the Caribbean Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from April 2-8.
Coming off an impressive tournament win at the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap squash tournament last weekend, reigning national Under 19 champion Jason Ray Khalil is determined to work even harder for his next big test at the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) National Senior Championships in July.
A man was yesterday released on $30,000 bail after he denied verbally abusing another man.
After four days of consecutive strike action, it was business as usual yesterday at Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) offices around the country as workers returned to their jobs.
Taffin Khan won the senior category and Anthony Drayton the junior category of the Diamond Mineral Water-sponsored Mashramani Blitz chess tournament held Sunday at the West Demerara Secondary School.
The government’s One Laptop Per Family programme got a major boost on Monday from the Chinese government with the formalizing of a US$8M grant which will provide 28,145 of the computers.
Garfield Niles and Calvin Roberts will put their titles on the line tomorrow when the Guyana National Newspapers Sports Committee, Hadi’s City Mall and the Trophy Stall stage the post Mashramani table tennis tournament.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC– West Indies middle order batsman, Marlon Samuels, may be on the verge of a return to international cricket after sustaining an eye injury during the Big Bash League in Australia last December.
Caricom Heads at their February 18-19 intersessional conference in Haiti adopted a Regional crime and security strategy to harmonise the crime fighting approach in the region and it is seen as complementing local efforts.
Thirteen companies have bid to construct fuel storage tank bases at Lusignan,
(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Monday (home team in CAPS) NY Knicks 102 CLEVELAND 97 MILWAUKEE 109 Utah 108 (OT) Orlando 105 NEW ORLEANS 102 Miami 97 MINNESOTA 81 DENVER 104 Atlanta 88 PORTLAND 122 Charlotte 105 GOLDEN STATE 125 Toronto 118
Tain, in the Port Mourant area has been provided with an additional facility for recreational use by residents, particularly youths, according to a press release from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The National Sports Commission All Age Group badminton tournament will conclude Friday following semi-final action on Monday at the Queen’s College courts.
The oral statement of murder accused Nolan Roberts was admitted into evidence at his trial n the High Court.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Three Round four matches in the Regional Super50 competition have been shifted to accommodate the start of the test series between West Indies and Zimbabwe in Barbados.
A dispute between a landlord and his tenant yesterday landed them in court on charges that they threatened and verbally abused each other.
Dear Editor, Distinctly absent from the dialogue on the Marriott Hotel project and others like it are the benefits and roles of the Guyanese professional engineers/architects and other artisans.
Dear Editor, A minister of government walks into a radio station and objects to the calypso which won the national competition being played on state radio – his rationale is that he sees the lyrics as abusive and slanderous and inappropriate, and the “accusations” levelled in the song cannot be proven in court.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC –West Indies Women have won the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka after a hard hitting half century from Stafanie Taylor and an impressive five wicket haul from medium pacer Shanel Daley spurred them to a 34 run win in the third match yesterday.
Coast Guard Commanding Officer Gary Beaton said since the unit’s establishment in 1990 it has undergone several changes and has boosted its capacity to tackle piracy.
Hits and Jams Entertainment has changed the launch date of 94.1 Boom FM from March 9 to March 16, and is inviting the public to tune in for a chance to win a car and other prizes over a period of a month.
(BBC) India beat Australia by an innings and 135 runs in the second Test in Hyderabad to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series yesterday.
Dear Editor, March 6 is now passing again, and even though 16 years have elapsed since my father’s death, and the PPP leadership has again had the effrontery to bypass this part of the Jagan family by not even inviting myself, my wife or any of my children to Babu John, we will make our own way there to mourn that great man in our own moments of grief.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-The founder of the company behind the upcoming Caribbean Premier League says the CPL must be able to capture the imagination of a global audience for it to become a financial success.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the recently concluded sixth Fruta Conquerors/Namilco-sponsored knockout competition that was won by Alpha United, which came from behind to achieve a 3-1 win over Santos in the finals.
Attorney-at-law and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Joseph Harmon has confirmed that he will contest the post of presidency of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) when elections are held on April 15.
Dear Editor, This is in reference to the Commission of Inquiry report (SN, Mar 1) as presented to the government (and by extension the leaders of the two opposition parliamentary parties).
President of the Alpha United Football Club and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament Odinga Lumumba will not be contesting the presidency of the Guyana Football Federation come April 15.
It does not matter if you are one of the most avowed critics of Cheddi Jagan.
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat will today lead the region in marking the start of the “International Year of Statistics.”
The 41st joint meeting of the executive and education committees and tenth Practice Committee of the Regional Nursing Body (RNB) have agreed to the Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) proposal for an October 2013 start date for the Regional Examination for Nurse Registration (RENR), a release from the Caricom Secretariat said.
Dear Editor, The Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) is one of two tertiary institutions on the Essequibo Coast, the other being a branch of the Guyana School of Agriculture.
Introduction This series of columns focuses on the strategic interactions among four groups divided up along class and ethnic lines.
The narrowness of the election results in Barbados reflects a decision on the part of voters to keep close to the parties to which they have had allegiance.
Dear Editor, There is much to be said about President Ramotar’s recent address at Babu Jaan.
Donations to St Joseph Mercy Hospital: Pegasus Hotel CEO Robert Badal and Marketing Director at Continental Group of Companies Percy Boyce recently made donations to Chris Fernandes, Chair of the Mercy Hospital Fundraising Committee as the hospital buckles down to complete the first phase of works in its reconstruction project.
Women of Parliament celebrated: A lunch was yesterday held by the National Assembly at Hotel Tower to celebrate women MPs.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-Veteran West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul continues to hold steady to the number three position in world cricket, according to the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings released yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader have paid tribute to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night paid tribute to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died yesterday afternoon after a two-year battle with cancer.