Daily Archive: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Guyana has declared tomorrow, March 8, a Day for Mourning for the late Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, the Government Information Agency announced tonight.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and put on display “for eternity” at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said today.

A lunch was today held by the National Assembly at Hotel Tower to celebrate women MPs.

New University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor Professor Jacob Opadeyi today stated that if the university is to be rebranded a high quality tertiary institution, its administrators must, among other things, find ways to increase the “ridiculously low” tuition fees currently paid by students.

MENLO PARK, Calif.,  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc introduced a visually richer, mobile device-oriented “newsfeed” today, in the most significant changes to date for the social network’s most recognizable feature.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ratings agency Moody’s yesterday downgraded Jamaica’s government debt rating but said the country’s outlook is stable.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Saluting, clenching fists and making the Roman Catholic sign of the cross over Hugo Chavez’s open casket, Venezuelans crowded today to see their deceased leader one last time and pledge that his socialist revolution will not die.

CONAKRY,  (Reuters) – Russian aluminum giant RUSAL has quietly abandoned plans for a multi-billion dollar aluminum smelter in Guinea, according to a government source and documents seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Scotiabank today said that Guyanese Collis Augustine is one of 12 winners of its inaugural Scotiabank Bright Future Young Leaders Award.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Oneil Grant, the president of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, has served notice on the Government that members of his association are not prepared to entertain talks of a wage freeze beyond 2015.

(Trinidad Express) CCN TV6’s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne yesterday changed his not guilty pleas on three charges under the Sexual Offences Act when he reappeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Mozambican police have seized 600 kg (1,300 lbs) of heroin, one of their biggest ever drugs hauls, hidden in a flat-bed truck they believe was heading from Kenya to South Africa, newspapers said on Thursday.

There is an outbreak of a gastro-like illness – vomiting and diarrhoea – in the North West District, which has so far claimed the lives of two children, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud, who said that the presence of a high level of the E.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) yesterday condemned the actions of the police who brutally assaulted persons, including a woman and her child, on a trail at Marudi, in Region Nine, saying that the actions were “excessive” and “unnecessary.”

A Pike Street woman says that she found her husband dead in the Georgetown Public Hospital Mortuary four days after he went missing, apparently the victim of an attack by a gang of youths.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) will be approaching the government to ask for an increase in the amount of compensation that was recommended for the relatives of the three men who died when police opened fire on protestors at Linden on July 18 last year.

Over 400 workers of the Blairmont Sugar Estate have downed tools claiming that management has failed to keep its promise to continue to pay them based on “bed-top [field] assessment.”

An eyewitness yesterday testified that he saw murder accused Satesh Singh and Parsram Lalchand attacking his father-in-law, the man they are charged with beating to death after an argument over a bicycle.

The body of missing fisherman Jagheshwar Persaud, who fell overboard on Tuesday morning, has been recovered.

Nolan Roberts, accused of fatally stabbing another man at Melanie, East Coast Demerara in 2004, was yesterday freed after a no-case submission made by his attorney was upheld by Justice Roxane George in the High Court.

The confession of murder accused Lloyd Rampersaud was admitted as evidence in his trial by Justice Navindra Singh yesterday.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman yesterday received 21 books from British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre aimed at enhancing the knowledge of Members of Parliament and staff on Parliamentary procedures and practices.

A Brazilian miner was yesterday charged with inserting forged immigration entry stamps into his passport.

The Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Cecil Kennard will be making his first visit for the year to the Essequibo Coast for three days from tomorrow. 

Unhappy with the state of many cooperatives, Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul has said that corruption in such societies will be targeted as part of the ongoing efforts to make them accountable and viable.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin and stylish left-hander Darren Bravo warmed up for next week’s start of the first Test against Zimbabwe with half-centuries in the fourth round of the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

While singing the praises of the often forgotten female emancipationists, Professor Verene Shepherd last week called for statues to be erected in honour of the women who fought alongside men to end the oppressive system of slavery.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, through its continued collaboration with Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, launched its online Master of SME Management programme to Republic Bank SME clients at the bank’s Head Office yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- Members of the High Performance Centre (HPC) who play Zimbabwe in a three-day match from  today have been encouraged to use the game as an opportunity to advance their cricket career.

A man was yesterday accused of robbing a miner of gold and cash at a wake in the North West District.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera has confirmed he is quitting international cricket after attempts to persuade him otherwise failed.

Two persons, including a juvenile, were yesterday charged with robbing a woman of her gold necklace during an attack at Festival City, South Ruimveldt.

CAVE HILL, Barbados,  CMC – Two wickets, including that of West Indies opener Kieran Powell, in the final 20 minutes loosened Leeward Islands’ grip against Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Regional Four-Day Championship here  yesterday.

Two men were yesterday released on bail while another was remanded to prison after they were charged with burglarising a bond.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for possession of cocaine and marijuana.

The deadline given by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to indicate whether it will be able to host the first test match between the West Indies and Pakistan in July will be up today but no agreement has yet been reached among the WICB, the GCB and the government.

The Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO)  launched 25 school clubs last Friday in Region 5, Mahaicony/ Berbice.

Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH)Pacesetters third division side came together in the second half to overcome a much-improved Eagles side 77-66 last night at the Burnham Basketball Court during the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Super League. 

National girls’ 13 – 14 age group champion Onika George secured a spot in the upcoming junior CARIFTA Swimming Championships when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Mash Meet concluded last weekend at the National Aquatic Centre, Pattensen.

Raymond Mohammed Jabar, accused of stealing two rearview mirrors, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Leron Daly.

Three local tourism enterprises, two organisations and the National Trust have been nominated by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s sustainable tourism awards. 

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC– World sprint sensation Usain Bolt is to run in the Cayman Islands for the first time, officials announced  yesterday Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder, will compete in the second annual Cayman Invitational athletic meet in May.

As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) elections draw closer, many sub association are in a hurry to have their own elections, so as to be able to vote at the upcoming congress on April 15.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – West Indies opener Chris Gayle failed on his return to action as Jamaica struggled on the opening day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Windward Islands here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Timber Regulation of the European Union (EUTR) came into force on Sunday, March 3, 2013. 

Dear Editor, My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and supporters of Hugo Chávez.

The injunction filed against the newly constituted executive body of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) by former president Colin Boyce has been withdrawn from the High Court earlier this week according to the applicant’s attorney Euclin Gomes.

Helena one and two combined on Sunday defeated Strathavon by two wickets to win the East Coast Cricket Board’s President’s Cup second division limited overs competition at the Fairfield Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, The report by the Linden Commission of Inquiry has generated a lot of national interest recently – and rightly so. 

The round of 16 matches of the Milo U20 schools football tournament will commence today at the Ministry of Education Ground Carifesta Avenue with two fixtures commencing at 14:00 hours.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) League Teams Table Tennis tournament will get into full swing next week and includes the participation of several teams top in Georgetown as well as from out-of-town areas.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Sobbing and shouting, a sea of Hugo Chavez’s supporters paraded his coffin through the streets of Caracas yesterday in an emotional outpouring that could help his deputy win an election to keep his socialist revolution alive.

Dear Editor, I want to begin this letter by sympathizing with the victims of the brutal attack on their persons by outlaws, masquerading as members of the Guyana Police Force, at the Marudi Mountains right here in Region 9.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – A mix of sorrow, self-interest and dread took hold of Cuba Tuesday evening as word spread like wildfire that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had done so much for the country, was dead.

(Trinidad Express) No auditor worth their weight in salt would have accepted the valuation proffered by British American Insurance for the billion-dollar Green Island land deal, attorney for the Clico policyholders group Lynette Seebaran-Suite said on Tuesday at the enquiry into the failure of CL Financial and four of its subsidiaries.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article which appeared on your Stabroek News front page of February 15 with regard to the Bill passed in Parliament giving financial independence to a number of Commissions in the public interest. 

Another intriguing battle looms as golfers compete in Saturday’s Carib Foods sponsored Stableford tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Bruce Martin had been waiting 13 years to be presented with his first test cap, which finally came  yesterday when he was named in the New Zealand side to face England in the opener of their three-match series.

Dear Editor, The late Dr Cheddi Jagan, whose life and works are celebrated by members and supporters of the People’s Progressive Party in the month of March, had been a strong advocate for the poor and the underprivileged.

Lunch for women MPs: A lunch was yesterday held by the National Assembly at Hotel Tower to celebrate women MPs.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – In response to North Korea’s third nuclear test, the U.N.

(The Sports  Xchange) The Los Angeles Lakers were looking to make a statement.

Our nation plunges to pathetic social depths so often that citizens may now be immune to the shock.

Tomorrow will mark the 102nd celebration of International Women’s Day. One hundred and two years of a struggle for women’s rights, for an end to discrimination, for an end to violence and yet this year’s UN theme “Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls,” comes over as repetitive, pleading and even placatory.

ST. LOUIS,  (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Mexican drug cartels are using armored-car firms to help shield their efforts to smuggle and launder billions of cash dollars into legitimate-looking business profits, U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Waves up to ten feet high could form off the north coasts of both Trinidad and Tobago in the next four days.