Daily Archive: Monday, March 25, 2013

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found in the locked bathroom of his luxury mansion near London over the weekend, died by hanging, British police said on Monday.

Another suspect in the murder of Kumar Mohabir of Enterprise, ECD, which occurred on February 23, 2012, at Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, has been arrested and was positively identified by a witness, police said today.

Finance Minister Ashni Singh today announced the significant lifting of the property tax threshold for individuals and companies but he also announced that the valuation date will move from January 1st 1991 to January 1st 2011.

1                                                            Introduction   1.1              Mr. Speaker, I rise to move the motion for the approval of the Estimates of the Public Sector and the Budget for the Financial Year 2013 and, in so doing, I wish to indicate that, pursuant to Article 171 Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet has recommended that the National Assembly proceed upon this motion.

At about 0930h. today, police say thatbusinessman Cecil Gajadhar, 72 years, of Foulis, ECD, was sitting in his motor vehicle at Camp Street, Georgetown, when he was confronted by five men who demanded cash.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh today announced a $208.8 billion budget that, among other things, will see more help for GuySuCo and the Guyana Power and Light as well as a $2,500 increase for pensioners.

ORLANDO, Florida,  (Reuters) – Not even a ferocious storm that pushed the Arnold Palmer Invitational to a Monday finish could stop Tiger Woods from winning an eighth Bay Hill title and reclaiming the world number one ranking.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) is continuing to explore prospects for a code sharing agreement with Air India. This

Finance Minister Ashni Singh arriving at Parliament this afternoon to present the 2013 budget.

The police are investigating three accidents that claimed the lives of three men yesterday and today.

DAR ES SALAAM,  (Reuters) – China’s new president told Africans today he wanted a relationship of equals that would help the continent develop, responding to concerns that Beijing is only interested in shipping out its raw materials.

BRUSSELS/NICOSIA,  (Reuters) – Cyprus reached a last-ditch deal with international lenders on a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) rescue plan to avoid economic meltdown, agreeing to close down its second-largest bank and inflict heavy losses on big depositors.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW  (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation denied a report today that it had detained Roman Abramovich, the Russian metals tycoon who owns London’s Chelsea soccer club.

(Jamaica Observer) Sean Paul has scored his second number one song on the United Kingdom pop singles chart with his guest spot on What About Us by British-Irish girl group the Saturdays.

(Jamaica Observer) Government of Jamaica is again being urged to abolish the death penalty and take measures to reduce the nation’s murder rate.

(Barbados Nation) Compulsory drug testing of schoolchildren in this country has come up for discussion by stakeholders including the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA).

(Trinidad Express) Gunmen stormed the house of a Housing Development Company employee yesterday afternoon and shot him dead, as his two daughters looked on.

LUSAKA,  (Reuters) – Zambia officially charged former President Rupiah Banda for abuse of authority over a Nigerian oil deal, a government spokeswoman said today.

Fifty-year-old Phillip Adams was already in bed on Saturday night when he was approached by some fellow church members who were stranded and needed a drop home.

Rehabilitation work on the Skeldon sugar factory is almost complete and it is grinding again, according to Minister of Agriculture, Dr.

The first PNCR General Council for 2013 on Saturday was primarily dedicated to the issues that must be tackled for the holding of Local Government Elections under a revamped Local Government System, a release from the party said.

A miner was shot yesterday at Kurupung Landing, Mazaruni by a policeman after he resisted arrest and bit another   law enforcer.

President of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) Grantley Stephenson has challenged Guyana to develop its ports in order to take full advantage of the economic opportunities that are being made possible by other infrastructural development regionally and internationally.

A Guyanese man was on Saturday afternoon shot in his face in St Kitts by his supervisor who was reportedly angry that he and others had returned a quantity of building materials that were supposed to be delivered to an individual.

Despite a controversial ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang that the National Assembly did not have the power to cut the 2012 budget, the AFC is sticking to the position that the opposition-majority body can make deletions and will do so if necessary for this year’s budget.

President Donald Ramotar has declined to go into detail about what is contained in the report on the financial irregularities at the State owned National Communications Network (NCN).

When the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) staged its first race meet of the season yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit, it was all about the Vieiras.

A Surinamese national was on Friday fined $30,000 or the alternative of six months imprisonment after he was charged with entering Guyana illegally.

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr, Frank Anthony Saturday night told the audience at the National Sports Commission (NSC) 2012 awards ceremony held at National Convention Centre, Liliendaal, that sports have tremendous value to the community and is seen as the glue that holds together the populace.

The Region Three Department of Education presented awards to several students in recognition of their achievements at different levels of the national assessment, the SCCP and CXC exams in 2012  and acknowledged the hard work and dedication of their teachers.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica, leading by 101 runs on first innings, were 153 for nine in their second innings at the close on the day of their fifth round game in the Regional Four-Day Championship at Sabina Park here yesterday.

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell granted $75,000 bail to a 19-year-old man charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, when he on Friday appeared in court.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Left-hander Devon Smith stroked his 22nd first class century and third of the season as leaders Windward Islands dominated Barbados on the second day of their contest at Kensington Oval here  yesterday.

An Extraordinary General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on Saturday approved by acclamation a resolution which “concludes the process of reflection” on the functioning of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the strengthening of the Inter-American System of Human Rights (ISHR).

A collision between a Toyota Tundra and a smaller vehicle referred to as an  `Iron Horse’  on D’Urban Street near to Smyth Street has left the driver of the smaller vehicle hospitalized while the other made an expedited exit from the scene.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Captain Kyle Corbin stroked an attractive half-century to lead a positive Combined Campuses and Colleges response, but fell late in the day to shift the momentum back in Trinidad and Tobago’s favour here yesterday.

The Canadian High Commis-sion hosted the Clemsville Music Ensemble’s sixth Easter Concert on Thursday in its UNESCO Heritage Award winning chapel.

The Hornets 15s rugby team took the players from the University Of Guyana (UG) to school and taught them the finer points of rugby with a stinging 7-36 defeat yesterday at the rugby field in the second official game of the season.

Reigning Caribbean U17 squash champion Nyron Joseph completed a stunning win against Steven Xavier to capture the Category A title during the Toucan Industries Kool Aid Junior Skill Level squash tournament yesterday afternoon at the Georgetown Club’s squash facility.

Food For the Poor Guyana Inc has donated 3000 pairs of shoes to several schools to ensure that their students are properly shod in the new school term.

A teenager was remanded to prison after he was charged with robbery under arms, when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell on Friday.

St. George’s Secondary proved it’s not how you start but how you finish as they were crowned inaugural Milo U20 football champions defeating South Ruimveldt in the final on sudden death kicks at the Ministry of Education Ground Carifesta Avenue on Saturday.

The Guyana Prison Service on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in partnership with Demerara Mutual Life Society Ltd and Flex

The third annual Georgetown Cricket Association/Brainstreet Under-15 tournament got underway at various grounds across the country last weekend.

Victims of the fire in Albouystown, in which 11 persons lost their home last Thursday, received donations on Friday from the Masjid Najim and Social Centre in Albouystown.

The Electoral Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will decide whether the Berbice Football Association (BFA) and the Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GWNFA) are eligible to vote on April 12.

Dear Editor, Permit me to comment on Mr. Louis Holder’s article titled: `Labour markets should be allowed to work without restrictions’ which appeared in the March 14 edition.

BENONI, South Africa,  (Reuters) – AB de Villiers survived being dropped early to smash a series-winning unbeaten 95 for South Africa who beat Pakistan by six wickets in the deciding match of their one-day international series  yesterday.

Dear Editor, A lack of understanding of the underlying cause of alcoholism may be the single most contributing factor accounting for its high prevalence in the Guyanese society. 

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell remanded a labourer charged with having a quantity of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking, when he on Friday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

DURBAN, South Africa,  (Reuters) – The French dubbed it the neglected “Cinderella” of their African colonial empire; modern observers have called it a “phantom state”.

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission is concerned at the publication in the March 23rd edition of Stabroek News of a confidential document which was not released to the media by the Commission.

Some 32 teams will battle for the top prize and the right to compete in the national finals following Friday’s launch of the Linden leg of the 2013 Guinness in the Streets football tournament.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Middle East-style oil wealth combined with a generous Nordic welfare model is slowly throttling big chunks of Norway’s economy, threatening western Europe’s biggest success story.

CAIRO/AMMAN,  (Reuters) – The head of Syria’s main opposition group resigned yesterday, in a blow to a diminishing moderate wing of the two-year uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Dear Editor, I am celebrating Phagwah  this year in my ancestral villages in Uttar Pradesh, India with relatives I  found through diligent research. 

(BBC) India completed a 4-0 series whitewash over Australia after winning the fourth Test in Delhi by six wickets yesterday.

Dear Editor, The dictionary defines Patriotism “As a love for one’s country” but I doubt whether most Guyanese can subscribe to that kind of feeling  since we tend to have more allegiance for the political party of our choice than  to put country first.

Guyana’s Andrea Foster, Stephan James and Ornesto Thomas all secured podium finishes on Saturday at the Falcon games in the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

By Nick Draper Thousands of absentee slave-owners in Britain, as well as in the Caribbean, received compensation for their ‘property’ in enslaved people when slavery was abolished between 1834 and 1838.

When asked on Friday about the growing scandal over the issuing of radio licences and frequencies, President Ramotar failed spectacularly to address the many disturbing facets about the actions of former President Jagdeo in the days preceding the November 28, 2011 general elections.

Interviews by Feona Morrison with photos by Arian BrowneAt the Sagicor Visionaries Challenge – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Competition, held recently at the Umana Yana and won by the Zeeburg Secondary School, we interviewed students who took part in the event and asked them the following questions: 1.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former President, Pervez Musharraf, returned home yesterday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile to contest elections despite the possibility of arrest and death threats from the Taliban.

When corruption enters politics, the latter becomes contaminated. Definitions change, and loyalty to the King becomes the norm.