Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Five city preschoolers were this morning rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and will be admitted overnight after they ingested rat poison allegedly taken to school and shared by a peer.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Joao Havelange has quit as FIFA’s honorary president while Sepp Blatter has been cleared of misconduct in the ISL bribery case, the final report into the matter by FIFA’s ethics committee said on Tuesday.

CANU head James Singh has confirmed that law enforcement officials here are on the hunt for a city resident who was the person that shipped a consignment of pepper which was intercepted in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday morning.

BERNE, (Reuters) – FIFA executive committee member Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka has been banned for eight years for unethical behaviour, soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Willem-Alexander became the first king of the Netherlands since 1890 on Tuesday, ascending a throne largely stripped of political power but still invested with enormous symbolic significance for the Dutch people.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that a federal court had authorized the Internal Revenue Service to seek information on U.S.

The Caribbean Media Corporation says that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck near St.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s veteran footballers are calling for the T&T Football Federation (TTFF) to take legal action against former CONCACAF president Jack Warner to recover funds generated from T&T’s World Cup 2006 campaign.

(Trinidad Express) Two companies and another man charged in the Piarco 2 corruption case yesterday suffered another defeat when a High Court judge refused to stop the enquiry.

(Trinidad Express) The billion-dollar purchase of property in Florida, USA, known as the Green Island Transaction by CL Financial subsidiary British American was deemed “corrupt” by the CLF board of directors.

Police say that at about 1745h. yesterday, Basdeo Mangra , 52 years, of North Vryheid’s Lust, ECD, and his wife, were on their way to Georgetown in a route 44 mini-bus in which loud music was being played.

The accounts of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) have been submitted to the university’s internal auditor for scrutiny in the wake of alleged misuse of funds by President Ganesh Mahipaul, while at least two members of the executive have announced their resignations over the handling of the situation.

(Barbados Nation) – Barbadians are being advised to be careful with their identification cards as criminals are using stolen or bogus cards in their operations to import illegal drugs and guns.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court today imposed a lifetime ban on former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections, derailing his efforts to regain influence by winning a seat in parliament.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sought help again for bipolar disorder, in what her publicist called a “pro-active” move to take care of her health.

Businessman Keith King yesterday became the third person to be charged with drug trafficking over the 359.8 kilos of cocaine found in a container that was due to be shipped to the Netherlands.

Police could soon be called in to prevent the Sunday night ‘hangout’ on the seawall between the Russian Embassy turn to Conversation tree, in an effort to deal with the erosion and choked drains owing to a severe backup of garbage that has resulted from this activity.

Traffic on the Demerara Harbour Bridge was yesterday afternoon stalled for an hour and a half after a truck, GHH 2756, canted over the edge of the east- west thoroughfare at the retractor span.

Nurses and auxiliary staff attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) yesterday began a sit-in to press regional authorities to address the lack of security at the facility as well as demands for allowances and the confirmation of appointments.

It was basic police thinking and instinct that led to the sighting of a suspicious car that was transporting gunmen, who later shot a police corporal dead and wounded two more in a brazen assault on the Avenue of the Republic on Saturday night, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Fitz Randolph Josiah, 63, of Plastic City, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD, was yesterday charged with the murder of 14-year-old Fenella Samuels.

A man died early yesterday morning after he was hit crossing the Public Road at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Mutual development, integration and identity are among issues to be examined when a Guyana-Brazil cultural conference is held today at the Umana Yana.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has put the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) on notice that workers represented by the union are likely to be affected and made redundant during plans to restructure the company later this year.

Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang has ordered the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to show cause why writs quashing its decision to grant of radio and television to ten entities and individuals should not be made.

Minister of Transport Robeson Benn yesterday cautioned residents to be on alert as the high tides that flooded several communities on the East Coast and West Bank of Demerara areas on Sunday are expected to continue until this evening.

A Grade Two pupil of Friends Primary School, East Bank Berbice lost his life on Sunday afternoon after he was involved in an accident on Tain Public Road Corentyne.

The driver/owner of a minibus, BHH 4552, is dead and several persons injured following a head-on collision with a Canter truck, GJJ 5175, at Foulis, West Coast Berbice (WCB) around 6.30 pm on Sunday.

-Almost halfway through their one month training stint in the high altitude country of Colombia, junior national riders Paul De Nobrega, Raynauth Jeffrey, Raul Leal and Christopher Holder say that apart, from bleeding through their noses, they have begun to notice improvements At the midpoint of their 30-day training stint in Colombia, Junior Sportsman-of-the-Year, Paul DeNobrega, along with fellow junior national riders of the Coco’s Cycling Club, Raynauth Jeffrey, Raul Leal and Christopher Holder riders have begun to notice improvement.’

Justice Dawn Gregory yesterday dismissed the $2 million lawsuit filed against government for alleged malicious prosecution by former New Building Society (NBS) chief executive officer Maurice Arjoon, after she found that only two out of four limbs of malicious prosecution had been established.

Police yesterday rearrested a second suspect in the murder of Mc Doom miner Gavin Mc Neil but the case hangs in the balance owing to the non-cooperation of the slain man’s relatives.

Guyana’s rifle shooters, spearheaded by Ransford Goodluck, Mahendra Persaud and Lennox Braithwaite will throw down the gauntlet to a team of rifle shooters from Great Britain from today as they prepare for the upcoming Caribbean Rifle Shooting Championships in Barbados.

A man was yesterday fined $40,000 with an alternative of 12 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing his co-worker’s phone.

Andre Cummings on Saturday won the Scotiabank annual charity golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Mahaica Primary defeated Gibson Primary by 43 runs as Georgetown Zone action of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports/National Sport Commission and AL Sport and Tour Promotions 16th annual end of school year Regional Primary Schools overhand wind ball cricket championships continued on Friday.

Group 4 ace drivers, Andrew King, Paul Vieira and Kevin Jeffrey will spearhead a nine-man team of local speedsters to compete in the first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) next month in Jamaica.

Police have confirmed that the body of 31-year-old Dwayne Thomas was discovered on Friday just three miles away from where he reportedly drowned.

Alpha United, through goals on either side of lemon time, hammered Buxton United 4-1 as action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League 2012/2013 season continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda on Sunday.

Essequibo rice farmers have formed new association aimed at replacing the Rice Producers Association in championing their various causes.

Efforts to get the truck back onto the bridge yesterday

HARARE, (Reuters) – Ziaur Rahman led the Bangladesh attack with four wickets as they completed a 143-run win over Zimbabwe yesterday to draw the two-match series 1-1 and gain revenge for their mauling in the first test.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – A galvanised New Zealand cricket team headed to Britain yesterday determined to finish off a job they came so close to completing in a thrilling climax to their drawn test series against Alastair Cook’s England at home last month.

Waves toppling over the East Coast seawall last evening

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Experienced all rounder Shahid Afridi has been left out of the Pakistan squad for the ICC Champions Trophy that will be held in England while selectors have warned Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik that they are running out of chances.

Dear Editor, Tomorrow ‒ Labour Day 2013 – Red Thread is launching a campaign for the ratification of an International Labour Organisation Convention which recognises that domestic workers are real workers and must have the same rights as all other workers.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Guyana-born US skipper Steve Massiah said he was delighted with his team’s performance in beating old rivals Nepal by 94 runs in a high-scoring match on the opening day of the six-nation 50-overs ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3 tournament on Sunday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s prime minister survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus yesterday, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad’s capital.

Relatives of a Lusignan fisherman are grieving his death after he was stabbed in the neck during an altercation with another male near a liquor store on Sunday.

Dear Editor, It’s Sunday evening, 7.10pm, no cameras, no crowd, just a few members of the police force at the cordoned-off junction of Sheriff Street and the East Coast Highway, as the sea wall is over-topped.

It might be too early to make a judgement but it does appear that the only change recently in West Indies cricket has been the replacement of Julian Hunte by his former deputy Whycliffe Cameron as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Two Colombian nationals, who claimed they entered Guyana illegally because they were afraid of being murdered in their homeland, were fined and ordered deported yesterday by Magistrate Alan Wilson.

Dear Editor, The National Assembly’s approval of the National Budget without trying to put systems in place to ensure adherence to the law in relation to spending and striving for good governance is a setback for this nation.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – An influential US panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing.

Boats, filled to capacity, left the stelling almost as soon as they came as there was no shortage of passengers yesterday afternoon during the 90-odd minutes that the Demerara Harbour Bridge was out of commission.

President Donald Ramotar says that he will release the report into financial irregularities at the state broadcaster, NCN, “very soon” even as he said that while he does not manage the entity every day, rumours of purchases of multi-million dollar vehicles are untrue.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted “hang him, hang him” yesterday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing nearly 400 people was led into court dressed in a helmet and bullet-proof jacket, witnesses said.

Dear Editor, The highest quality of life is invariably found in nations which enjoy a certain level of prosperity.

(SportsDirect) – LeBron James had 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and visiting Miami pulled away in the fourth quarter to complete a four-game series sweep of Milwaukee winning Sunday’s fourth game 88-77.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan court charged retired General Antonio Rivero yesterday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter.

The United States and its allies, both in the West and the Middle East, have good reason to be concerned over the prolonged crisis in Syria. 

 Buses that traverse the West Bank and West Coast Demerara routes lined up uselessly as the bus park yesterday afternoon after an accident on the Demerara Harbour Bridge forced patrons to opt for speedboats instead (Photo by Chevy Devonish)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic development researchers yesterday unveiled a database of China’s aid to Africa in an effort to work around Beijing’s secrecy about the numbers, as a debate rages over the intentions and impact of Chinese assistance.

(Reuters) – Jason Collins, a veteran center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced yesterday that he was gay, becoming the first active player from any U.S.

Dear Editor, Football in Guyana has scored a classical goal to secure a win for all stakeholders in this beautiful game with the newly elected president, Christopher Matthias.

 By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – Whose fault is it that the Boston Marathon was bombed?

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) has announced that for the first time Trinidadian artistes, including a dance group and two singers, will perform at this year’s main activities to commemorate the 175th anniversary for Indian arrival in Guyana.