Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Articles published on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ian alleyne

Trinidad TV host fined TT$30,000 over rape video

(Trinidad Express) CCN TV6’s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne was today fined a total of TT$30,000, or serve 72 months in prison, after pleading guilty to airing a video on three separate occasions during his programme in October of 2011, that showed the rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Zimbabweans approve new constitution by landslide

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabweans have approved a new constitution that curbs the powers of the president and puts the turbulent southern African country a step closer to holding full elections in the next few months, the election commission said today.

A wooden building going up at the specialty hospital site yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

Fedders-Lloyd drops specialty hospital rebidding quest

Indian firm Fedders-Lloyd has abandoned its quest for a new bidding process for the US$18 million specialty hospital contract award, leaving the way clear for Surendra Engineering to construct the facility and Ministry of Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Trevor Thomas said work will “pick up” within a month after a supervisory firm is hired to overlook the construction.

Max Kungel

US army doctor was shot four times – PME

Max Kungel, the US army doctor who was found dead in his rented vehicle on Sunday in the backlands of Number 72 village Corentyne, Berbice was shot four times and relatives last evening expressed belief that not only was he a victim of robbery, but that he was lured to the secluded  spot by someone he knew.

Ajmal Khan, second from right, along with the six West Indies Franchise players from left, Sunil Narine, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy.

CPL host Caribbean fete in B/dos

Cove Spring House, Barbados: After a successful Test Match against Zimbabwe, the West Indies team was treated to a Caribbean Fete hosted by Caribbean Premier League founder, Ajmal Khan, at his home in Barbados, Cove Spring House.

Governments seek agreement on arms trade treaty

Governments from over 190 member states of the United Nations yesterday began meetings in an effort to find common ground on the first ever Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Coordinator of the Caribbean Coalition for Development and the Reduc-tion of Armed Violence (CDRAV) Folade Mutota said the countries have a second chance to make history having failed to reach an agreement last year.

Cocaine in timber file still with DPP

It has been more than one week since the file on the investigations into the cocaine found in a container registered to the Guyana Timber Products Inc was sent to the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), but advice on charges is still to be made.

Vijai Rahim

Rahim rewrites record books

Record breaking junior power lifter, Vijai Rahim on Sunday rewrote the record books smashing the South America’s men’s 66 kilogrammes (kgs) squat record (529 pounds) en route to copping the overall title at the juniors and novices championships.

Guyana eyes Brazil rice market

Guyana intends to tap into Brazil’s lucrative rice market, if all goes well for a Barbadian company farming in the Rupununi, and take advantage of under-utilized rice mills in the Portuguese-speaking nation while reducing imports of stock feed here.

 Action at the GCC ground Bourda between GCC and St. Stanislaus.

Wins for GCC, All Greys in JFIS hockey

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) edged St. Stanislaus hockey team 2-1 while All greys beat Everest Hikers 3-1 as action in the John Fernandes Insurance Service (JFIS) second division hockey league continued at the GCC ground, Bourda on Sunday.

Calvin Roberts is GNNL TT champ

Keiton Nelson defeated Orlando Milner by two sets to one to win the Elite category of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) three category tournament played recently at the GNNL Sports Club.

Cleveland Forde

No medals for Forde at Southern Games

Guyana’s `Little Kenyan’, Cleveland Forde, of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) failed to secure a podium finish after participating in the distance events on Sunday at the Southern Games, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago.

Koker door that broke showed evidence of decay

Dear Editor, In a report to the National Assembly on March 14, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn stated that, “the Cummings Canal koker door was not closed at the turn of the tide for a second time in a year because of negligence by the operator and that the breach of March 13, had nothing to do with the strength or age of the koker door.”

Italy says India violating diplomatic immunity law

ROME (Reuters) – Italy said yesterday that an Indian court’s decision to bar the Italian ambassador from leaving the country violated diplomatic immunity law, but said it hoped to amicably resolve a dispute over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines.

Almost done

Almost done: Workers putting the finishing touches of tar to the new Cummings Koker door yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)  

Shame on you GPL!

  Shame on you GPL! This rotten Guyana Power and Light (GPL) post has been in front of Lot 243 Land of Canaan for over a month and complaints to the relevant authorities have fallen on deaf ears.

A disturbingly toxic political atmosphere

These days, the political landscape has become even more polluted by an atmosphere of jingoism and incivility that stretches from the acrimonious discourses in the National Assembly to the acerbic day to day exchanges across the political lines that play out in the media.