Daily Archive: Saturday, April 27, 2013

President Donald Ramotar’s statement that he has not yet seen the two opposition-sponsored bills passed by the National Assembly despite the fact that they were sent to his office over two months ago does not protect him from the requirements of the law, APNU spokesman on Finance Carl Greenidge has said.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Dwayne Smith smashed a half-century and then snatched two wickets in a Man-of-the-Match outing, to help lift Mumbai Indians to an impressive 58-run victory over Chris Gayle’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here Saturday.

TUPELO, Miss., (Reuters) – A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was sent to President Barack Obama earlier this month, the U.S.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Saturday it had suspended all employee furloughs and that it expects the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has put regional countries on alert for the Avian Influenza A (H7N9), also known as bird flu, that has killed at least 20 people in China.

(Jamaica Observer) WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Detectives assigned to the Westmoreland police division have commenced investigations to determine the circumstances which led to the shooting death of a woman and her son and the shooting of another, in Newtown, Geneva, Westmoreland Saturday morning.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Two factory bosses and two engineers were detained in Bangladesh on Saturday, three days after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands killed at least 352 people.

ANKARA (Reuters) – If you are looking for one sure way to split public opinion in Turkey, just bring up the word alcohol.

Tupelo, Miss (Reuters) – A Mississippi martial arts instructor arrested early today was charged with possession of the biological agent ricin and with attempting to use it as a weapon, the US Department of Justice announced.

(Trinidad Express) The police investigation into bribery allegations against former national security minister Jack Warner was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) A quantity of cocaine was found aboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) jet bound for Miami, Florida, yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Express) In the face of questions about the propriety of the arrangement, former permanent secretary in the ministry of works, Cheryl Blackman, maintained yesterday she broke no rules when she allowed her minister, Jack Warner, to pay for the expenses for herself and other members of staff to travel to Jamaica.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A five-member panel of the Court of Appeal yesterday handed down a decision that a single judge of the Court of Appeal was not empowered under the Constitution to hear a procedural appeal.

(Barbados Nation) A 76-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the suspected trafficking of five Guyanese women here.

With the budget debates over in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Sport now has the green light to continue its capital spending on a number of facilities.

Residents of several Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine villages yesterday staged a protest at Lethem after boycotting the Guyana Geology and Mines Commis-sion (GGMC) land lottery and vowed to move to the courts to block the allocations.

Two years ago (2011) at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket lecture in London stalwart Sri Lanka player Kumar Sangakkara received a standing ovation for his speech where among other things he spoke of the long standing corruption of cricket in his homeland and of the role of politics in cricket.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday stated he would assent to the bill passed for the $177.4B national budget but vowed that his administration would take all legal measures to restore funding slashed by the opposition.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday criticised the decision to take the four girls rescued from Puruni, in Region Seven back into the area as part of the ongoing investigation, saying that it is not in keeping with existing laws that seek to protect victims from further trauma.

The Guyana Squash  Association  (GSA) has shortlisted a national training squad comprising 21 junior players to prepare for the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Championships which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago  July 21-29th.

The beating of a student at the Tucville Secondary School is under investigation after the parent lodged a complaint against the Deputy-Head Teacher, whom she said aggravated a chronic injury.

Philbert McPherson, one of the men charged in the 2008 murder of US-based businessman Ricardo Henriques, walked out of court yesterday a free man after a murder charge against him was dismissed.

More than two months after two opposition-sponsored bills were passed by the National Assembly and sent to the Office of the President for his assent, President Donald Ramotar says they are yet to reach his desk.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias has tendered his resignation as general secretary of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) effective from May 1.

The Mayor and City Council (MCC) has announced that its expenses have topped $1 billion, despite the fact that the Finance Committee said it had experienced a financial turnover.

After weeks of uncertainty over the planned siting of an e-governance signal tower at the Plaisance Community Centre Ground, residents of the East Coast Demerara (ECD) community may very well be granted their wish of having the site relocated.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday said that negotiations are ongoing to conclude a rice agreement with Venezuela early next month.

CHENNAI, India,  CMC- Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings recorded a close six wicket win over Darren Sammy’s Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match on Thursday.

The situation with sugar industry is worrying and it is clear that it has to be reorganized, President Donald Ramotar has said.

One of the Chinese ferries, the Kanawan, was put out of commission on Wednesday night following a collision with a barge which had lost power and drifted into it at Parika.

Farmers may soon be benefiting from an app developed by three computer science graduates that analyses their commodity pricing and helps them better utilise their resources to take advantage of the market.

The Indian Commemoration Trust (ICT) last evening unveiled a semi-international stage as part of another development at the Indian Monument Gardens on Camp Street.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC-The Dominica Football Association (DFA) says it would prefer an out of court settlement in its legal dispute with its former President Patrick John.

Castellani House, the National Gallery of Art has announced the opening of an exhibition of miniature paintings and photographs

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fast bowler Dawayne Sealy’s five-wicket haul on first class debut was not enough to deny Jamaica first innings points on the second day of the final round, Regional Four-Day contest here yesterday.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – A groin injury has forced West Indies stroke-maker Marlon Samuels to return home from the Indian Premier League.

Dear Editor, It is hard to believe that GPL’s Chairman Brassington and CEO Bharat Dindyal do not understand the difference between the income statement and electricity rates and capital expenditure and cash flows.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – A blazing innings of 45 from Elton Chigumbura rescued Zimbabwe as they closed on 158 for four on day two of the second and final test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Courts Main Street celebrated its largest appliance promotion yesterday with the launch for the first time of a two-day mini-expo at the store.

Dear Editor, My good friend Ruel Johnson in his biting commentary titled ‘The AFC needs to provide clear answers on why it allowed the Sports and Arts Fund allocation to go through’ (SN, April 22) is to be commended for publicly making his statement.

President Donald Ramotar says that he wants local government elections to be held this year and a lot will depend on how fast the parliamentary committee looking after the proposed reform legislation finishes its work.

(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a massive blow to their NBA title hopes yesterday when All-Star guard Russell Westbrook was ruled out indefinitely because of upcoming surgery on his right knee.

KINGSTON, St. Vincent, CMC- Grenada captured the revived Windward Islands Football Championship after a late goal from striker Denron Daniel gave them a slender one nil win over St.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Latin America’s growing prosperity is fuelling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the region unless governments take urgent preventive action, a study published yesterday warned.

“Life doesn’t have a remote, so get up and change it yourself,” Miss Bartica Regatta Faydeha King lives by these words, which she says she first heard from her mother and which she now uses to influence others.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has lost his appeal against being found guilty of spot-fixing but an appeal over his life ban in Britain will be heard later, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) wishes to continue to shed light on issues related to Amerindian lands, issues that have been widely discussed lately with the developments in Isseneru and Kako.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- South African top-order batting powerhouse Herschelle Gibbs has become the fifth overseas player to sign up for this year’s Caribbean Premier league (CPL) set to get underway in July.

The $ 3.209B budget for Region Four, approved on Monday in the Committee of Supply, did not reflect the will of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), according to Regional Chairman Clement Corlette, who says its submission for spending was reduced without its knowledge.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- Opener Devon Smith and offspinner Shane Shillingford have topped the batting and bowling averages of the Regional Super50 Tournament which ended here on Sunday.

Dear Editor, GPL would like to respond to the letter from Christopher Ram in the Stabroek News issue of April 24 titled ‘Only $1,000M was requested for GPL’s operations and the National Assembly approved that; the warning of a tariff increase is nothing but scare tactics.’

BERLIN, (Reuters) – World number five Li Na withstood a late comeback from Petra Kvitova to beat the fifth-seeded Czech 6-3 7-5 yesterday and set up a Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-final with American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh textile workers vented their anger yesterday, burning cars and clashing with police, as the death toll passed 300 following the collapse of a building housing factories that made low-cost garments for Western brands.

Today The Scene commences its seven-week review and analysis of the GT&T Guyana Star Jingle and Song Competition with the Quarter Final/Individual Round which aired last Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City investigators have uncovered a pattern of sexual abuse of children at the prestigious Horace Mann School between the 1960s and 1990s, but the complaints are now too old to prosecute under the statute of limitations, the Bronx District Attorney’s office said yesterday.

Hi Everyone, Want a sauce that you can use with rice, noodles, ground provisions, seafood, poultry, meat and vegetables?

Dear Editor, Despite all the drama of the budget hearings and the slashing/savings to taxpayers of some $35B, one has to ask if the opposition is really asking the right questions of a government that seems fixated with big wedding cake projects ‒ the airport expansion, the Amaila Falls, the Marriott.

(SportsDirect) —-LeBron James collected 22 points and six assists as visiting Miami pulled away in the second half to take a commanding 3-0 lead over Milwaukee in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series with a 104-91 points win.

Murder accused Ryan Bacchus, called “Rattie,” was freed yesterday after a jury found him not guilty of killing Lakeram McKenzie, called “Rambo,” who was gunned down in his backyard when a band of men stormed his property at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara to rob him.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the Philippines yesterday of trying to legalise its occupation of islands in the disputed South China Sea, repeating that Beijing would never agree to international arbitration.

Dear Editor, The letter from Mr Earl B John titled, ‘What progress has been made on the recommendations of the 2008-09 Commission Inquiry into the performance of the city council?’

After a hiatus, Sheriff Entertainment brings back the Miss Linden Town Week Pageant which will be held on Saturday, May 4 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden.

The High Court of Guyana has ordered the government to pay Canada-based Guyanese Phillip Simon $250, 000 for wrongful arrest and detention.

An Essequibo woman, who was previously convicted for drug trafficking, was yesterday remanded to prison after she was arraigned on new drug charges.

Dear Editor, It is over four months since my neighbours and I have been experiencing difficulties sleeping, due to the annoying sounds emitting from a generator being used by a resident to provide electricity to his home in 5th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, Bartica.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Thursday he will challenge President Nicolas Maduro’s narrow election victory in the courts and that an audit of the vote being prepared by electoral authorities risked being “a joke.”

When someone tells you how much they care about you, it is always wise to take stock of their actions to decide if those actions actually correspond with the honey-dripping words coming from their mouths.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Syria yesterday that its use of chemical weapons would be a “game changer” for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the civil war there on the basis of evidence he said was still preliminary.

The National Dance Company will be hosting a dance fair and street performance at the National Park Tarmac, tomorrow from 13:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs in celebration of International Dance Day.

(Trinidad Express) -A female security guard at a primary school in south Trinidad was raped and robbed at gunpoint yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards yesterday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes.

Creative Director/Editor-in-Chief of makin’ style  magazine Richard Young holds up a copy during the launch at Bay Gardens Beach Resort and Spa in St Lucia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Congress yesterday approved a plan to ease nationwide air-traffic delays caused by federal spending cuts, seeking to calm irritated travellers but sparking a backlash from groups still being hit by budget cuts.

Martin De Freitas, accused of being one of three men who held up a truck driver at gun-point at Linden, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of armed robbery.

A fortnight ago the mildest of spats between a food writer and a local restauranteur simmered on these pages for a few days.

Dear Editor, If it were not so flagrant it would be comical.

Flooding along Aubrey Barker Road after the rainfall on Thursday. (Photo by Arian Browne)  

(Trinidad Express) BAIL of a quarter-million dollars each was yesterday granted to two police officers charged with the abduction, rape, and buggery of a woman in Chaguanas.

(Trinidad Express) AS he expressed shock over the shooting Thursday night of businessman and entertainment promoter Anthony Chow Lin On (Chinese Laundry), Jamaican dancehall star Shaggy said yesterday he hadn’t realised that crime in Trinidad was “that bad”.

(Trinidad Express) A quantity of cocaine was found aboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) jet bound for Miami, Florida, yesterday morning.