Daily Archive: Thursday, April 25, 2013

(Trinidad Express) COURT AND PROCESS police officers attached to the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court did all that they could to ensure that members of the media did not get a picture of two of their colleagues who appeared in court yesterday charged with rape.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The daughter of United States (US) House Speaker, John Boehner, is to marry a Jamaican man.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies believe Syria’s government has likely used chemical weapons on a small scale, the White House said on Thursday, but added that President Barack Obama needed “credible and corroborated” facts before acting on that assessment.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The two men suspected of carrying out last week’s deadly Boston Marathon bombing decided after authorities identified them to drive to New York and set off additional explosives in Times Square, New York City officials said on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES | Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:59pm EDT(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday was named the world’s most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knocking pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot.

Police Lance Corporal Huford David was this morning charged with one count of trafficking in person for sexual exploitation and has been remanded to prison until May 2.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States (US) authorities hurried to serve a stern warning yesterday that they would be relentless in their pursuit of convicted Jamaican lottery scammers after receiving the clearest of indications from their Jamaican counterparts that they would be extradited to that country to face the full brunt of the law.

(Barbados Nation) There must be random screening of urine for people referred to the proposed Drug Treatment Court.

A 14-year-old girl died last evening while receiving treatment at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after being stabbed approximately 16 times by her stepfather, who up to press time late last evening, continued to elude capture by police.

Protesting Essequibo rice farmers made their way to Parliament yesterday to hand deliver a petition of over 1,000 signatures to Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy, requesting that the ministry act to ensure payments are made for paddy.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) office has given police advice in relation to the police officer implicated in transporting at least one of the girls who were rescued from the Puruni backdam on Sunday by the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO).

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of two West Ruimveldt brothers, who reportedly fell out of a boat in the Konawaruk River after a number of missiles were allegedly thrown at them.

APNU MP Desmond Trotman yesterday accused Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee of abusing his power and trying to intimidate him with regard to a statement he had made during the budget debates about people seeing the “PPP as a criminal cabal”.

One of the two international consultants who were expected in Guyana to assist in the restoration of City Hall has described the building as being in “cardiac arrest” based on a preliminary assessment of the structure.

The combined opposition on Tuesday excised the $5.63 billion air transport programme from the estimates for the Ministry of Transport and Hydraulics, after typos in the AFC and APNU motions to cut the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Modernisation Project were brought to the attention of the Committee of Supply by Chief Whip Gail Teixeira.

Reynard Khan was yesterday refused bail on robbery under arms charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to confer the Order of the Companion of O.R

The second attempt for a bail release by EZjet founder Sonny Ramdeo, currently awaiting trial in the US on charges of wire fraud, was unsuccessful as Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon on Monday ruled that he offered nothing new to establish that he would not be a flight risk.

A couple was yesterday released on $40,000 bail each, after they were charged with the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Chief Elections Officer Gocool Boodoo has proceeded on leave ahead of the expiration of his contract and the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) is still to take a decision on its renewal, which opposition-nominated members oppose.

Despite suffering lopsided losses on last Saturday night’s ‘Fire Storm’ card, 42 year-old Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman and 39-year-old Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers have not entertained the thought of permanently hanging their gloves up.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday stuck to its claims that the $5.2 billion in subsidies for the company cut from the national budget would necessitate higher tariffs to fund plans to curb losses, while dismissing criticism that it is engaged in “scare tactics” as ignorance.

Heavy rainfall yesterday washed out the first day’s play of the opening match of the Guyana Cricket Board three-day U19 competition between the President’s XI and Berbice at the Everest Sports Club ground.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has fixed the continuation of government’s challenge to last year’s budget cuts for early next month, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall.

Flying Ace Cycle Club cyclist Neil Reece recently copped a two silver and one bronze medal in the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

A North Ruimveldt man, who said he was “de almighty god”, was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison after he admitted to having 164 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Street Football Knockout tournament was officially launched at simple media briefing yesterday at the Ansa McAl headquarters, Beterverwagting (BV) East Coast Demerara under the premise of ‘Your skill, your style, your five, your stout’.

Ray Thomas was yesterday released on $30,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to an indecent exposure charge, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Victoria Community yesterday benefited from a free medical and surgical outreach programme conducted by the North American NGO, Health Education and Relief Organisation (HERO).

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union yesterday brought together for the first time for peace talks Sudan and insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan, in a conflict that has affected almost a million people.

The stakes will be high and several charities will have much to smile about when Scotiabank stages its Annual Charity Golf tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Cheryl Thompson has been president of the Guyana Cycling Federation since 2011.

In an effort to ensure that more persons can access health services, it was decided that there would be an extension of the hours at the Campbellville health centre on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

A North Ruimveldt man was remanded to prison yesterday on a robbery under-arms charge.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – The shallow depth of Australia’s cricketing stocks were exposed yesterday with selectors being forced to recall two 35-year-olds in an attempt to wrest back the Ashes from England in July.

(Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official urged Angola’s government yesterday to reduce the huge disparities between rich and poor that have developed in the oil-rich country despite considerable progress since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) says there is no legal impediment to its existence and is threatening disciplinary action against the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) and the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB).

MIAMI (Reuters) – A Mexican woman known as the “Queen of the Pacific” has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in Miami to a drug trafficking charge and admitted she provided money to a former Colombian drug lord to help him avoid arrest.

Ursula Victoria Forbes celebrated her 102nd birthday yesterday surrounded by family and friends who flocked her Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara home.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two bombs that went off at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding 264, were detonated with the kind of remote device used to control a toy car, US investigators told a House of Representatives panel yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government-controlled parliament yesterday set up an inquiry into violence over its disputed election that authorities blame on opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

(Sports Direct) –  Dwyane Wade scored 21 points and Chris Andersen sparked a big run at the start of the fourth quarter as Miami took a 2-0 lead over visiting Milwaukee with a 98-86 win.

Dear Editor, Perhaps the FAO Country Representative, Dr Lystra Paul, could clarify her remarks reported in ‘Pact signed for US$65,000 forest law enforcement programme’ (SN, April 24)? ‒

NEW DELHI, India, CMC- West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith hammered a half century and paved the way for Mumbai Indians to eke out a crucial five wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- The Sri Lanka A team will tour the Caribbean in June to play a series of matches against the West Indies A in all formats, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a report headlined ‘Sooba asks to stay until Town Clerk appointed,’ appearing on pages 3 and 13 of Stabroek News, April 24.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Captain of beaten champions Jamaica, Tamar Lambert, said his team lost their Super50 semi-final to Windward Islands because of a significant drop in their run rate towards the end of their innings.

Dear Editor, I note with mixed feelings the recent PPP media release on the seventh death anniversary of Minister Satyadeo Sawh and his relatives (and security guard, who seems to have been overlooked in reports).

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has agreed to undergo rehabilitation while serving his ban for spot-fixing because he wants to resume his cricketing career once the suspension ends.

DHAKA (Reuters) – The number of people killed by the collapse of a building in Bangladesh’s capital rose to 147 overnight and the death toll could climb further because many people are still trapped inside, Dhaka’s district police chief told Reuters today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be ready for the one-day series with New Zealand and June’s Champions Trophy after a further scan on his injured knee  yesterday, fuelling speculation he could be an Ashes doubt.

Dear Editor, I read Cynthia Nelson’s column titled ‘A serious miss, eating at Germans Restaurant.’  

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Teenage schoolboy Jeremy Solozano has been named in a 13-man squad for Trinidad and Tobago’s semifinal match against Jamaica in the Regional Four-Day Championship May 2-5, in Jamaica.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan international Saleem Pervez, who once confessed to paying players to fix matches, died yesterday following a road accident at the weekend.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian lawmakers yesterday rejected a polarising bill to allow same-sex marriage in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, as hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate for and against the measure.

Dear Editor, Recently on April 24, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) said that it was “concerned and uneasy with the developments occurring in the National Assembly, in particular and with reference to amendments to the Budgetary Estimates, and the effects they will have on the sustenance of a stable and conducive economic and social environment.”

Dear Editor, We refer to the article in the Stabroek News of April 22, and in particular the story captioned ‘Jagdeo conferred with award by Brazilian state of Roraima.’

Making a living: Horse cart man vending vegetables, ground provisions and even brooms through city streets yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)  

DUBAI/LONDON, (Reuters) – Godolphin are to close the Newmarket stable of trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni while dope tests are carried out on all racehorses in his care after 11 tested positive for steroids, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The official and public reactions to the cases of students assaulting teachers in the last few months have been disappointingly one-sided.

In awarding its highest national honour, the Oliver Tambo Award, to the late President Forbes Burnham, South Africa recognises a crucial integrity of character in us as a nation.

Government annually seeks to deny the prevalence of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Guyana, especially following the publication of US Department of State TIP reports, which reveal statistics that show this country in a poor light.

Dear Editor, The news report that the late President Burnham was to be honoured by South Africa disappoints those of us who fought against apartheid rule.