Daily Archive: Thursday, March 28, 2013

(Reuters) – Pioneering journalist Barbara Walters, the first woman to co-anchor a U.S.

A city businessman who was arrested in relation to last month’s 359 kilogramme timber cocaine bust at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara has been released, Customs and Anti-Narcotics (CANU) boss, James Singh has confirmed.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt said today that he will return to jail for his conviction linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings, giving up a long-running legal battle for his freedom.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police are trying to determine the motive for last night’s double murder along Yorke Street in Linstead, St Catherine.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ian Chaves, 43 years, of Crown Dam, Industry, ECD, who was found lying on the roadway at Pattensen/Turkeyen Public Road, ECD, with motor cycle CG 1245 next to him, at about 1205h.

(Barbados Nation) ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada  – Grenada will be holding a referendum in two years to decide on the island’s relationship with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into alleged corruption in international football has recently intensified after investigators persuaded a key party to be a cooperating witness, US law enforcement sources said.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Miami Heat’s quest for history fell short, but it didn’t end quietly.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said today, renewing concerns about the health of the revered anti-apartheid leader.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Jamaican businessman Dave Cameron was yesterday elected president of the West Indies Cricket Board, beating incumbent Dr Julian Hunte in a close vote at the Annual General Meeting here.

I wish to first express my heartfelt thanks to out-going WICB President Dr.

Twenty seven persons, including children, lost their homes in a fire that destroyed at least eight shacks occupied in the Rosemary Lane, Georgetown settlement known as ‘Tiger Bay’ on Tuesday night, and President Donald Ramotar yesterday visited the area to offer support to the victims.

An accident which occurred on the East Coast of Demerara yesterday afternoon has left one police officer dead and another two hospitalized.

APNU MP Richard Allen has challenged the response to the gastroenteritis outbreak in Region One by the regional administration and the Health Ministry, saying they failed to take urgent action until after the second of three child deaths linked to the illness.

A Crabwood Creek farmer was yesterday found dead on his farm with his nearby camp burnt to the ground.

At least four former Guyana Open champions are expected to be in action at this weekend’s Demerara Mutual Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan golf Club.

Slingerz FC compliments of a Dwain Jacobs’ double in the forty fourth and sixty third minutes defeated Camptown FC 4-0 in a physical quarterfinal encounter of the Mayor’s Cup football competition played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda on Tuesday.

The fires that destroyed part of the living quarters for teachers of the Bygeval Secondary School and a section of the Parfait Harmonie Primary School remain under

I am most humbled, happy and feel very blessed to be elected to lead this most august body that is the West Indies Cricket Board.

Linden’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets football tournament which commenced at the Wisroc/Amelia’s Ward Bus Park last Sunday saw wins for Cherokee Park, Speightland and Coomacka United among others.

Achievers Volleyball Club on Sunday defeated a combined Lusignan team by 10 points at the National Gymnasium to win the Demerara Volleyball Association Kitana Travel Service sponsored third division volleyball tournament.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – An FBI probe into alleged corruption in international soccer has recently intensified after investigators persuaded a key party to be a cooperating witness, U.S.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is in hospital with serious head injuries after being involved in a fight in Christchurch.

St Stanislaus compliments of a Hilton Chester double in the eleventh and fifty second minutes edged Old Fort 2-1 in latest action of the John Fernandes Insurance Service second division hockey league played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC)yesterday.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand says that ongoing investigations have yet to find evidence to implicate ministry welfare officers in issuing threats to the Anna Catherina teen who hanged himself.

(BBC) Paula Radcliffe has admitted she may never be able to compete again after complications with a foot injury left her struggling to run.

Transport Sports Club and GNIC recorded victories on Tuesday as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Brainstreet Under-15 cricket tournament continued its matches at the different cricket grounds.

Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn says the designs for the Lethem airport are being reviewed by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as the facility is expected to be a boon to the rapidly developing area.

Santos FC defeated Pele FC in a U15 encounter 4-0 as the Georgetown  Football Association (GFA) “Do You Want to Play” U-11, U13 and U15 football initiative continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda on Wednesday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s success in the recent two-Test series against Zimbabwe has catapulted him up the International Cricket Council Test bowlers rankings.

The elections to choose a new executive of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) have been delayed due to “unprecedented” interest shown by members in leading the body and which resulted in a surplus of persons being nominated to serve on the special council out of which the new executive is to emerge.

(Reuters) – Germany’s Tommy Haas recorded the upset of the tournament when he stunned two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 in the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Tuesday.

The police force is awaiting advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether to lay charges against the policeman implicated in the flogging of a number of miners and a woman and her child at Marudi, in Region Nine, earlier this month.

The students who booby-trapped a classroom at the Wisburg Secondary School, resulting in a teacher sustaining a fractured skull, may very well be expelled.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings released yesterday.

AUCKLAND,  (Reuters) – Alastair Cook’s team return to England under no illusions they pulled off a great escape against New Zealand and can ill afford any further lapses in intensity ahead of back-to-back Ashes series later this year.

The holding of long overdue local government polls is among the issues on the front burner for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) this year, its President Clinton Urling says.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be leaning yesterday toward striking down a law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples in a move that would reflect a shift in Americans’ attitudes about gay marriage.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – One of the largest ever cyber attacks is slowing global internet services and the disruption could get worse, experts said yesterday, after an organisation blocking “spam” content became a target.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian doctor who was charged with killing seven patients to free up beds at a hospital intensive care unit may have been responsible for as many as 300 deaths, according to a Health Ministry investigator.

The Heads of four sub-committees established to address the restoration of Georgetown will convene their first meeting today at the Ministry of Local Government at 3.30pm.

NEW YORK,  CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered their first defeat of the CONCACAF final round World Cup qualifiers when they went down 2-0 to Costa Rica in San Jose on Tuesday night.

Three persons injured in an accident at Pirara, Region 9, are being prepared to be flown to the city today from Lethem for medical treatment.

NICOSIA,  (Reuters) – Cyprus trucked out cash for its banks last night to prepare them to reopen to a siege by anxious depositors, with tough controls imposed on the use of currency to avert a bank run as a result of its harsh rescue deal.

Dear Editor, A number of vacancies in respect of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory were published only in the Sunday Chronicle of March 24th 2013.

Dear Editor, I note with interest a letter in the March 26, 2013 Stabroek News titled, `Conclusive racial balance in Guyana’s armed forces and civil service should find urgent final resolution.’

Phagwah fun at the Inspire Inc event at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday These children were armed to the hilt for the phagwah celebrations at the stadium

The Guyana Human Rights Association has said that the Parliamentary consultation on corporal punishment should be an opportunity to educate Guyanese society on the legal, including human rights, obligations of the Government to bring an end to corporal punishment.

SEOUL – Reclusive North Korea is to cut the last channel of communications with the South because war could break out at “any moment”, it said on Wednesday, days of after warning the United States and South Korea of nuclear attack.

Dear Editor, We ought to have the honesty and courage to sweep a certain kind of imbecile discourse off the table.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) assisted sixth form CAPE students from St.

A thorough makeover: This lass was getting an extreme makeover at yesterday’s Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s phagwah celebration at the Everest Cricket Ground.

At the ready in Bel Air

Dear Editor, Phagwah or Holi was celebrated with much enthusiasm and gusto in the state of Uttar Pradesh from where many Indians migrated to Guyana to work as indentured labourers.

Akeem Smith, 17, was on Tuesday sentenced to 36 months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to stealing over $1 million in gold jewellery and raw gold during a break-in at Aranka Landing.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cubans are building private food distribution networks from the farm through to retail outlets as communist authorities gradually dismantle the state’s monopoly on the purchase and sale of agricultural products.

Roscoe McIntyre, 22, was on Tuesday remanded to prison on a charge of breaking and entering the home of a woman who told the court that the man was nude.

Photos by Arian Browne                                                                                                                                                 Ambushed: This biker was triple-banked in Alexander Village yesterday.

Police say that at about 1615h on Tuesday, miner Robert Grant, 37 years, of Soesdyke, EBD, was involved in an argument over gold with another man at ‘Bruk Up’ Landing, Yarakita, during which he was shot to his legs.

Time to refill the buckets: Phagwah action yesterday in Alexander Village.

Aunty Baba, 90, wakes up every day looking forward to her calm, peaceful, tranquil lifestyle at her Canje, Berbice home.

Dear Editor, As Hindus around the world observe Phagwah, it is a time for us, as Hindus, to reflect and reconnect in a positive way to preserve our great legacy, teachings, and where we have come from and the tremendous progress we have made over the years.

This year, the government has proposed that $3.1 billion of its $208.8 billion budget be allocated to the housing sector, “to continue the process of ensuring citizens have improved access to housing and a better quality of life”.