Daily Archive: Thursday, March 21, 2013

During today, the police say they conducted drug eradication operations at Hauraruni Creek and Kamuni Creek, Demerara River.

(Reuters) – Centuries from stalwarts Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul highlighted a festival of batting today as West Indies built up a 206-run lead over Zimbabwe on the second day of the second and final test in Dominica.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was sentenced to five years jail by India’s Supreme Court today for possession of illegal weapons in a long-running case linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas in downtown Caracas today as anti-government student protesters clashed with supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in an increasingly volatile atmosphere ahead of next month’s election.

The Ministry of Public Works will from March 25 begin paying passengers who had purchased tickets from EZjet in Guyana and who had submitted claims for reimbursement.

(Barbados Nation)  BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: A policeman stationed at Grantley Adams International Airport two years ago has testified that he had a “hunch” that Shanique Myrie was a drug courier when she arrived in Barbados on March 14, 2011.

Former controversial Guyana Defence Force officer (GDF) Dorian Massay died suddenly early this morning, his employer, attorney-at-law Joe Harmon has confirmed.

(Barbados Nation) Shanique Myrie was actually cleared to enter Barbados when she first arrived in the country two years ago.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – A hacking attack that brought down three South Korean broadcasters and two major banks has been identified by most commentators as North Korea flexing its muscles as military tensions on the divided peninsula sky-rocket.

(Reuters) – Former Olympic champion Pietro Mennea, whose 200 metres world record lasted more than 16 years, has died in a Rome clinic at the age of 60, the Italian Olympic Committee CONI said today.

(Trinidad Express) Daryan Warner, the eldest son of National Security Minister Jack Warner, has shied away from answering burning questions on rumours that started flying since last November.

The conditions at children’s homes throughout the country are alarming and administrators are being urged to work towards meeting the standards for child care ahead of plans to make licensing of such facilities mandatory later this year.

History was made in Guyana’s judicial system yesterday when Justice Navindra Singh allowed evidence to be taken via video conference from the main witness in a murder trial now living in the United States.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday tried to make a convincing case to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval of a tariff proposal that it expects would help it bring its revenue levels within range of meeting its annual $7B operations cost by 2016.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday sentenced a teacher to 58 months jail after he was found guilty of robbery under arms when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Angry residents of Golden Grove set fire to a vehicle on Tuesday night, shortly after it struck down a teenage boy, ran into a parked minibus and damaged the fence of a barber shop.

Alliance For Change Chairman Nigel Hughes was yesterday medivaced to Trinidad where he will undergo a heart bypass operation after being hospitalized at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) for three days.

Deputy Commander of the US Southern Command, Vice Admiral Joseph D Kernan is to meet with President Donald Ramotar and senior defence and civilian leaders for bilateral security and cooperation discussions.

Fitzroy Abrams was on Tuesday charged with causing the death of Saleena Shakieal along with other traffic offences at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

A model farm was recently handed over to the St. Ignatius Secondary School in Region Nine, through a programme intended to promote a nutritious, self-sustainable food supply for the community, and particularly students.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, with support from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is moving to establish deployable shelter camps to address safety for mining officers based in the far-flung locations across the country, said a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA).

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Clinton Urling is urging all parliamentary parties to engage in constructive dialogue ahead of the budget presentation, while denying a report that he predicted that the opposition would oppose a vast part of it.

Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali has denied that infrastructural works in the Amelia’s Ward Phase 2 were stalled.

The MV Kimbia which has served the north west for over two decades may be on its last general docking according to Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn.

Magistrate Judy Latchman fined a Station Street man $70,000 or an alternative of six months jail when he appeared in court on Tuesday to answer to charges that he abused and threatened his sister and another person.

Three Brazilian nationals were jointly fined $360,000 or an alternative of one-month’s imprisonment, after they admitted to conspiring with others to alter Guyana immigration entry stamps in their passports and submitting same to an immigration officer.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford undermined Zimbabwe with another five-wicket haul before talismanic Chris Gayle stroked a typically entertaining unbeaten half-century, to put West Indies on top on the opening day of the second Test here  yesterday.

Police on Tuesday discovered two unlicensed shotguns along with eleven matching

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dr.

Two men were yesterday granted $80,000 bail each after they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court; one charged with assaulting his wife and the other a night shelter resident.

(Reuters) – Twelve-year-old Ye Wocheng became the youngest golfer to qualify for a European Tour event when the Chinese schoolboy survived a late wobble to grab a place at the Volvo China Open yesterday.

The Electoral Commission set up to oversee the elections of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) got down to business yesterday with the interviewing of candidates for the post of president of the GFF.

Magistrate Judy Latchman granted $90,000 bail to a 26-year-old man accused of throwing a bottle at his girlfriend, among other charges, when he was yesterday arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Senior Engineer at the Central Planning and Housing Authority (CH&PA), Fazal Wahab has said that the re-migrant’s housing scheme is currently in the first phase of development where the roads in the scheme are being built to facilitate access for house construction.

Four-time Caribbean junior squash champion, Victoria Arjoon bounced back from her straight game loss to Steven Xavier on Tuesday night to defeat Ashley DeGroot last night when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) and Toucan Industries’ Kool Aid Junior Skill

Police on Tuesday discovered two unlicensed shotguns along with

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-Assistant head coach Alfredo Montesso says Jamaica has to significantly improve on its passing against Panama when the two teams meet in their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier at the National Stadium tomorrow.

Cougars Football Club along with Paradise, Monnederlust and New Amsterdam Football Clubs have written the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) protesting the results of Saturday’s Berbice Football Association’s (BFA) elections.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Captain Merissa Aguilleira has welcomed the challenge of leading the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team on a tour of South Africa next month following successful series at the helm of the West Indies women’s team.

Roger Peroune, Ernie Moses, Kristina Cheeks and Tiffany Lowe were the outstanding karatekas when the Guyana Shotokan Karate Association held its Mashramani tournament at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) dojo Thomas Lands last Sunday.

Alpha `The Hammer’ United will this afternoon oppose Uitvlugt as the Mayor’s Cup football tournament continues at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Bourda from 18:30hrs.

After two weekends of warm up games to help get the rugby players’ competitive juices flowing, the season will officially kick off on Saturday with the main aim of regaining the NACRA 7s title which was lost last year.

Dear Editor, During a recent inspection of the new greenheart door under fabrication for the Cummings Canal Koker, a number of defects were observed which if not addressed before installation would quickly shorten its life span.

The Atheletics Association of Guyana will stage its annual awards ceremony tomorrow at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), Thomas Lands from 7pm.

Dear Editor, I have exhausted all internal options and I am now publicly venting the residents’ view through this medium before we move to civil disobedience.

Semifinal action in the Milo U20 schools football tournament will take place today at the Ministry of Education Ground Carifesta Avenue with the opening fixture scheduled to begin at 16:00hrs.

Dear Editor, Animal welfare issues in Guyana continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged yesterday to hold Syria to account if it used chemical weapons and assured Israel, in his first official visit to the Jewish state, of U.S.

  World Story Telling Day: The Umana Yana came alive last evening when the Ministry of Culture hosted an evening of International, Regional and Guyanese stories in observance of World Story Telling Day.

Dear Editor, `Did not say calypso judges breached rules’ says one letter caption of the SN March 1st, 2013 edition as the erudite Cabinet Secretary Dr.

A team of nine athletes from the University of Guyana Track and Field Club (UGTF) was set to depart Guyana early this morning for the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, where they will participate in the Falcon Games which will be held from Friday to Sunday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

After exploring several other measures national basketball player Dwayne `Brown Sugar’ Roberts has placed the fate of his basketball career and what is left of his reputation in the hands of the governing body of the sport, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF).

Dear Editor, In rejecting the ex parte application from AG, Mr.

Dear Editor, It is not going to be easy to build a Caribbean society in which men and women could view each other with respect and as equals.

NICOSIA,  (Reuters) – Cyprus considered nationalising pension funds and ordered banks to stay shut till next week to avert financial chaos after it rejected the terms of a European Union bailout and turned to Russia for aid.

  Haitian President arrives: Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Haitian President, Michel Martelly, (centre) arrived in Guyana yesterday afternoon aboard a Caribbean Airlines’ aircraft along with a delegation.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Former great Wasim Akram is prepared to help Pakistan’s fast-bowling department out of a hole with his country in need of fresh talent.

Dear Editor, It is quite a coincidence that the names of two of my headmasters from my Alma Mater British Guiana Education Trust which I attended between 1950 and 1954 have been referred to within three days in your newspaper.

DENVER,  (Reuters) – The head of Colorado’s prison system was shot to death as he answered the doorbell at his home in what police said may have been a targeted slaying linked to his high-profile position.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell says he has delayed his departure for India to help strengthen Jamaica’s bid to defend their title in the regional Super 50 competition.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the decisive third test against New Zealand starting on Friday because of a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said  yesterday.

Hope for our future as one nation, with one destiny, stirred our hearts this week when House Speaker Raphael Trotman and former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran echoed each other in scolding their quarrelling colleagues, while calling for good conscience to govern public behaviour.

Dear Editor, Pope Francis has from all indications started his papacy on a good note by his manifest humility and concern for the poor.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Survivors of Guatemala’s bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they testified yesterday against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of overseeing genocide during the 36-year conflict.

On Tuesday morning, teacher Mr Sheldon Williams took dramatic steps never taken before when he climbed onto the roof of the Richard Ishmael Secondary School where he teaches in protest against the non-payment of his salary and the non-approval of his application for no-pay leave.

By Jan Eliasson Keo Samon, a rice farmer in south-eastern Cambodia, had no toilet in her home.