Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York City police officer was convicted today of plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women following a trial that shed light on an underworld of people who derive pleasure from fantasizing online about cannibalism.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has expelled two Venezuelan diplomats in retaliation for Venezuela’s having last week ordered two US military attachés to leave the South American oil exporter, a US official said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Marlon Samuels proved an unlikely bowling hero for West Indies as he grabbed four wickets to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 211 on the first day of the first test at the Kensington Oval today.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – A fired-up Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a sensational Champions League comeback against AC Milan with two goals in a thrilling 4-0 home victory today to help the Spaniards reach the quarter-finals.

Problems with the Kingston koker door this afternoon led to flooding in Kingston and surrounding areas and the Civil Defence Commission has issued the following warning.

Seawater crashing over the wall at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara yesterday during high tide.

SAO PAULO, Brazil,  CMC- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has been named sportsman of the year at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards, officials here announced Monday night.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc.

(Barbados Nation) The big drug dealers are bringing out the big guns.

Battered: Ferocious waves battered the Kitty Seawalls yesterday afternoon but the overtopping was not as severe as it was in January when a section of the East Coast Highway had to be shut down for hours.

(Trinidad Express) Seventy-five women appeared in San Fernando Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing prostitution-related charges.

LONDON (Reuters) – With a range spanning the cardigan-clad sweetheart in the hit musical Grease and the leotarded gym instructor in the raunchy single “Physical”, no one could accuse Olivia Newton-John of playing it safe in 40 years of singing country, pop and rock.

GALLE,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh drew the high-scoring first test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium today to snap their 12-test losing streak against the islanders.

(Trinidad Express) Former Flying Squad member Mervyn Cordner yesterday claimed he had three meetings with acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams during the setting up of the New Flying Squad Investigations Unit (NFSIU).

(Trinidad Express) The husband and manager of soca artiste Denise Belfon appeared in court yesterday charged with sexual assault of a 24-year-old woman.

(Trinidad Express) CHIEF JUSTICE Ivor Archie says Trinidad and Tobago is a violent society.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision said on Monday it had accepted a buyout offer, calling its operations financially and politically unfeasible after rows with the government and high inflation.

The multimillion-dollar specialty hospital to be built at Turkeyen appears to have hit another hurdle as the $98 million contract awarded to prepare the site has been downgraded, leaving the contracting firm tasked only with building a fence.

A popular Linden businessman was killed yesterday morning and his wife injured after the car they were in slammed into the back of a timber laden truck, which was reportedly parked without reflectors on the roadway at Amelia’s Ward.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday announced that it is preparing to file charges against “raiders” engaged in illegal mining activities in the Marudi Mountain area of Region Nine, while calling a recent confrontation that saw a policeman brutalise a woman and her young son “regrettable”.

A New Amsterdam family has been plunged into mourning, following the death of 14-year-old Abdool Yassim who drowned in the Berbice River on Sunday.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has ordered army Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best to show why his decision to withhold the Christmas bonuses of some soldiers should not be deemed illegal.

For the second time in less than a week Trinidad and Tobago’s cricketers proved their superiority over Guyana this time in the West Indies Cricket Board’s regional Super50 day/night encounter played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

Residents of the North West District (NWD) yesterday laid the blame for the recent gastroenteritis outbreak in the area at the feet of miners, who they say have been improperly disposing their human waste and contaminating their water supply.

By Juanita Hooper Winston George represented Guyana in the 400m at the London Olympic Games last year.

Two of the three men who pleaded guilty to manslaughter two weeks ago, testified yesterday that their co-accused, Parsram Lalchand called ‘Desmond’ and Satesh Singh, were not involved in the beating to death of Niranjan.

Silver medallist in the 400m at last year’s World Junior Track and Field championships in Spain, oversea-0bsed athlete Kadecia Baird will spearhead the Guyana track and field team to this year’s CARIFTA Games to be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from March 28-April 1.

Representatives from the Region Three Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday faced questions about overpayments in excess of $6 million in salaries and contributions paid out to officers at various agencies from 2005 to 2010 and its success in recovering them.

A hat trick from Colin Peters supported by a brace from Keith Caines enabled South Ruimveldt to score a crushing 8-1 victory over North Georgetown as the Milo U20 schools football tournament continued at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue on Sunday.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) named a nine-member team on Sunday to attend the 2013 CARIFTA Games which will be held in Bahamas March 29-April 1, but a few local coaches feel that their athletes were not given ample opportunities to qualify for the meet.

The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Commercial Employees (NAACIE) and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday held a meeting to discuss the terms of the arbitration, invoked to bring an end to a four-day workers’ strike.

Bounty Colts completed a resounding 17-point win against Nirva Knights, while Trinity Grid Holding (TGH) Pacsetters racked up their second win during the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association first division Super League on Burnham Court Sunday night.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding says there is no logic in Clive Lloyd’s decision to run for the president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

West Ruimveldt resident Demal McNeil was on Sunday night shot in his groin after he was approached by two men on bicycles; one of whom was armed with a gun.

The highly anticipated Digital Technology/`Chow Pow’ 10/10 Challenge Series got underway at 10am last Sunday at the Wales Center Ground with wins for Recharge and Farm XI over Regal XI and Omesh XI respectively.

A young man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with being part of a gang who attacked a fisheries worker and robbed him of his salary a short while after he was paid.

Art critic Al Creighton has described National Communication Network’s ban on the finalists in this year calypso competition as a “…trivial and unnecessary act that achieves nothing…” which blemishes the government’s record and did “what it sought to undo”.

Gloria Chase, an unemployed mother of seven, is reaching out to the public for financial assistance for her son, Dennis Abrams, 30, who is suffering from a tumour located in his lower spine.

The West Demerara Cricket Association has named its squad for the upcoming Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 competition which commences on March 14.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-West Indies plan to extend their unbeaten run in test to six consecutive wins when they meet Zimbabwe here today in the first of two test matches that wrap up their Caribbean tour.

Sabine McIntosh was returned as president of the Deaf Association of Guyana (DAG) when it held its second annual general meeting on March 10.

Two ten-year-old cousins of Angoy’s Avenue are currently recuperating from injuries sustained after being struck down yesterday by a speeding, reversing car.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards  yesterday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Rajendra Chandrika slammed a double century to lead Everest Cricket Club to an innings and 73-run victory over Transport Sports Club last weekend in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Hadi’s first division

The Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) has honoured four of its members who served as international match officials.

Hoyte McLean will spend the next 18 months in jail after he admitted to stealing five CDs from a minibus after its driver was pulled over by the police.

Police Sports Club (PSC) kept its semi final hopes alive by beating Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 86 runs last weekend in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)Noble House Seafoods-sponsored second division two day competition.

Attorney Charrandass Persaud has apologised for being “out of line” with disparaging comments he made on March 2, in reference to Medical Superintendent of the New Amsterdam Hospital Dr Vishalya Sharma.

Sol (Guyana) Incorporated, marketers of the complete range of Shell petroleum products here announces that Travis Shepherd has won the $2 million Shell Drive to Win promotion.

A taxi driver and his two passengers were yesterday arraigned on charges of unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, which police said were found in the vehicle they were in.

Popular promoter Lyall Gittens will this week stage a two-day birthday 20/20 dominoes extravaganza at the Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Drive.

A Cevon’s Waste Management garbage truck burst into flames yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Woolford Avenue, but no one was injured.

Sudesh Ramnarine, who admitted to beating his common-law wife with a piece of bamboo to force her to go home, was yesterday remanded to prison to await sentencing.

A man and a woman were yesterday remanded to prison on a joint charge of narcotics possession after police claimed they found a quantity of cannabis during a search of their home.

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) OKLAHOMA CITY 91 Boston 79; LA LAKERS 90 Chicago 81; TORONTO 100 Cleveland 96; ORLANDO 99 Philadelphia 91; MIAMI 105 Indiana 91; NEW ORLEANS 98 Portland 96; Dallas 100 MINNESOTA 77; Milwaukee 115 SACRAMENTO 113 ; LA CLIPPERS 129 Detroit 97.

Dear Editor, Just imagine in this 21st century the government is seeking an old dilapidated building like First Federation Building to convert same into the High Court of the Supreme Courts of Judicature, instead of building from scratch a new modern facility equipped with 21st century sound and recording systems, elevators and escalators, etc.

STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) – Residents of the Falkland Islands voted almost unanimously to stay under British rule in a referendum aimed at winning global sympathy as Argentina intensifies its sovereignty claim, results showed yesterday.

A man who was allegedly found with an illegal gun and matching ammunition was yesterday remanded to prison.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Claims of financial mismanagement and overspending are being levelled against those who worked on the front line of Caribbean Next Top Model (CNTM), as Dionyse Fitzwilliam, executive producer, defends her company in the face of claims it did not pay all the fees owed to those who worked on the production. Fitzwilliam,

Dear Editor, Looking at the ‘Part 2 Marudi Mountain police brutality’ I am convinced that poor training severely limited the effectiveness of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Roman Catholic cardinals gather under the gaze of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” today to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the 1.2-billion-member Church.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Title-holders Jamaica conjured up a strong all-round effort to easily trounce Windward Islands by 78 runs and extend their unbeaten start to the Super50 Championship here  yesterday.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Resurgent Combined Campuses and Colleges kept Leeward Islands in the doldrums with a three wicket win in their fourth round, day/night Super50 Champ-ionship match here  yesterday.

GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea condemned a threatened UN investigation into its alleged human rights abuses yesterday and denounced a UN report as “faked material … invented by the hostile forces, defectors and other rabbles”.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Culture only recently waxed poetic about the role of the arts and music, having apparently had the recent epiphany that the arts are not just about “recreation,” even as the ban on the social commentary musical form of calypso as practised by the participants in the state-run competition continues on the national airwaves.

BEIJING (Reuters) – A reformist member of China’s decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country’s vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

Dear Editor, We remain deeply disturbed and concerned about the fact that it has been more than two months since the AFC promised Berbicians and all Guyanese that it would table a motion in Parliament calling for a reduction of the Berbice Bridge toll.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have begun Venezuela’s election race with scathing personal attacks even as mourners still file past Hugo Chavez’s coffin.

Dear Editor, The recent controversies concerning the use of Chinese workers on construction projects in Guyana are stark illustrations of how various post-independence policy-makers have failed to adequately prepare Guyanese workers for the twenty-first century.

Restoration:  A worker welding a portion of the Supreme Court fence yesterday.

An article in the March 6 edition of the Stabroek News had stated that Dawn De Florimonte had failed to pay her rent and later abused her landlord and was charged with threatening language.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed yesterday to appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down his pioneering ban on large sugary drinks sold by the city’s restaurants, movie theatres and other food service businesses just a day before it was to take effect.

(Trinidad Express) – The lawyer for CCN TV6’s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne asked the court yesterday not to impose a fine or prison term against him after he pleaded guilty to thrice airing a video on October 2011 that showed the rape of a 13-year-  old girl.

Works and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn would have significantly enhanced his already considerable reputation as a lightning rod for controversy by taking his objection to the lyrics of the winning calypso directly to the studios of the National Communications Network (NCN) and, it seemed, triggering a chain reaction that led to the removal of the entire clutch of Mashramani 2013 calypsos from the state-run radio station.

Dear Editor, It is my humble opinion that there is no longer room for dialogue and compromise when dealing with an opposition that is just consumed with its new-found power seeking to abuse that power at every opportunity they get.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – A brother of the Trelawny father who last month murdered his two children before committing suicide is now facing the possibility of several charges after a bizarre incident at the burial in the Trelawny community of Woodgrove late Sunday afternoon.

Early kites: Youngsters at the seawalls yesterday clearly unable to wait until Easter to fly their kites (Photo by Arian Browne)