Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 8, 2013

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar welcomes the visit of United States.

(Trinidad Guardian) Vice-chairman of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) Mohan Jaikaran is proving the state enterprise is not cash-strapped, as he has requested 19 complimentary airline tickets for a Mother’s Day concert scheduled for New York City and Toronto this weekend, of which he is a co-promoter. The

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The attorney for Michael Jackson’s estate today described as “outrageous and pathetic” a fresh claim of child molestation against the dead pop star, made by one of his close friends.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1600h.

(Jamaica Observer) Attorneys for former Tivoli Gardens don Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke had been negotiating his surrender to the US Embassy in Kingston before the deadly 2010 Tivoli Gardens operation to flush him out, a highly placed source confirmed to the Jamaica Observer last night.

CLEVELAND,  (Reuters) – Cleveland resident Ariel Castro was charged on Wednesday with raping and kidnapping three women who were rescued on Monday after nearly a decade in captivity at his house.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – American actress Jeanne Cooper, who starred on the daytime television soap opera “The Young and the Restless” for four decades, died on Wednesday, her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, said.

The European Union this afternoon said that it was gravely concerned at the record overtopping of the sea defences several weeks ago and is extending a mission by one of its teams so that it could provide concrete recommendations to the Ministry of Works.

(Trinidad Express) NEW YORK’S most wanted criminal, Sean Lopes, who was suspected to be hiding in Trinidad and Tobago last year, has been arrested in Kent, England.

The University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Unit today said that on Tuesday 7th May, 2013 at 11:45pm local time an earthquake occurred East of St.

Residents this morning beat an alleged thief to death before tying his lifeless body to a lamp post .

(Jamaica Gleaner) Transport and Works Minister Dr Omar Davies says the public transportation sector is teetering on the brink of a collapse and requires a fare increase to prevent its demise.

(Barbados Nation) Hit by falling sales, the company which operates Cave Shepherd, Barbados’ biggest department store, is rolling out a two-year plan to revitalize its businesses, but some employees will lose their jobs in the process.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday wrote Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman formally notifying him that he has withheld his assent to the Fiscal Management and Accounta-bility (Amend-ment) Bill 2012 and the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill 2012 passed via the opposition’s one-seat majority.

With US$40M committed to its timber harvesting operations and another US$60M secured to build a wood processing facility, Chinese firm Bai Shan Lin plans to train students at technical institutions countrywide and 74% of its workforce will be Guyanese by the end of the year.

Marlon Braithwaite, who was on trial in the High Court for killing his ex-girlfriend, was set free yesterday after a no-case submission was upheld by Justice James Bovell-Drakes.

The National Assembly passed last evening the Opposition piloted Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2013 almost three months after its debate was truncated following disruptive behaviour in the House.

A Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey has found that 91% of its members showed a profit in 2012 but a significant number also perceived corruption as high and the controversial Marriott Hotel project was not seen as a priority.

Al Wilson, was yesterday freed in the High Court of murder after the prosecution’s main witness could not recall anything on how the incident occurred and was unable to point out the accused when asked.

The National Communications Network (NCN) had dismissed the up-linking of the Guyana Learning Channel (GLC) as “not a viable project, both technically and financially,” GLC Head Dr Seeta Shah-Roath said and therefore it was not put out for public tender.

The Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association (EPFA) – which aims to rival the RPA – has drafted a constitution and according to Chairman Naichram (one name only) it will be seeking legal advice on the registration process.

Police over the weekend released the two suspects held in connection with the shooting to death of police corporal Romain Cleto and the injury to two others, according to crime chief Seelall Persaud who said that the hunt continues for a third man.

Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud says that the basis for the no-confidence motion moved by members of the Region 8 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) against its Regional Execu-tive Officer (REO) was inconsistent with the mandate of the council and therefore did not lead to the removal of the officer.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias yesterday shot down the claims of Rollin Tappin that the GFF prevented a Beach Football team from participating at the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The decomposed body of the woman, who was found on the foreshore at Vriesland, West Bank Demerara on Sunday, was identified yesterday as that of Danatuta Durban.

The Association Do Shotokan of Guyana (ASKG) recently concluded grading examinations at the Anna Regina Multilateral School and the Linden Shotokan Karate Club.

(Sports Direct) – Nate Robinson had 27 points and nine assists and hit the go-ahead shot with 1:18 remaining as visiting Chicago stunned top-seeded Miami in the opening contest of the Eastern Conference semi-finals 93-86.

GINA says that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI)  yesterday issued a release advising customers of Cummings Lodge, Lilien-daal, Turkeyen and A and E Fields Sophia that their water service will be interrupted with effect from yesterday  to May 12.

The University of Guyana (UG) basketball team on Monday edged the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) 29-27 in an U-20 encounter of the East Coast Conference of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) at the Mon Repos Primary School Basketball Court.

Dear Editor, I just finished looking at the power point presentation of the Profile of Guyana- China Timber Industry Economic and Trading Cooperation Park, which was alluded to in your news item, ‘Bai Shan Lin holds 960,000 hectares of forest’ (May 5).

President Donald Ramotar has assented to the Appropriation Bill as amended to reflect some $31.4 billion in budget cuts,  Presidential Advisor Gail Teixeira told Stabroek News yesterday.

Dear Editor, GPL is pulling wool over the eyes of their customers and telling then it is high-tech contact lenses.

A Ministry of Health official says while progress has been made in the practice of midwifery there is still a long way to go.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – West Indies limited overs opener Dwayne Smith extended his rich vein of form in the Indian Premier League to help Mumbai Indians brush aside Sunil Narine’s Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs here  yesterday.

Mohamed Qualander was the top shoot in the senior category at last Sunday’s Practical Pistol Shooting competition organized by the Guyana National Rifle Association handgun section and held at the Timehri shooting ranges.

(Cricinfo) A stuttering top order and a lame effort with the ball consigned Delhi Daredevils to their ninth loss in 12 matches, while Rajasthan Royals sounded a warning with a nine-wicket thumping that embellished their unbeaten home record, and propelled them to second place on the table.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s selectors have raced to recall out-of-form opener Adrian Barath for the Regional Four-Day final against Barbados starting in Bridgetown tomorrow.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World number one and defending champion Serena Williams continued her serene progress at the Madrid Open when she eased past Spanish wildcard Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2 7-5 in the second round yesterday.

Police will today be seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to laying of charges against the mother of five who allegedly fatally stabbed a man after he made  sexual advances towards her at the Barnwell Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara on Saturday.

Dear Editor, President Jacob Zuma and the ANC-led South African Government’s decision to name Forbes Burnham as a recipient of The Order of the Companions of O R Tambo award, South Africa’s highest award for foreign nationals, has proven to be a terrible miscalculation.

Two of the suspects in Sunday’s fatal stabbing of a teenager in Lethem have been arrested in Brazil, according to Crime Chief SeelallPersaud.

Dear Editor, One of the main reasons that the current budget means something to me, is the questionable manner in which former president Jagdeo’s administration, and now President Ramotar’s regime have been showing media bias, and more particularly, apparent favouritism in the granting of licences for radio stations and cable channels to operate in Guyana.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – England will play a two-day match against a Chairman’s XI in Alice Springs between the first and second tests on their Ashes tour of Australia later this year, Cricket Australia announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the wake of the brief exchange between yours truly and Mr Khemraj Ramjattan on the issue of the AFC’s support of the Sports and Arts Fund, I am happy to announce that the party has re-engaged me in advising where I can and I am qualified to do so.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – As three Cleveland women reunited with their families yesterday after vanishing for about a decade in their        own neighbourhood, police scoured the house they escaped from for clues on how they could be held captive for so long with no one noticing.

The Guyana-China Business Council is inviting applications from persons interested in pursuing two fully sponsored courses to be held in China.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Roberto Azevedo has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, the first candidate from the BRICS club of emerging economies to take the job.

President Obama visited Mexico and Costa Rica last week, and in Costa Rica had a meeting with the leaders of Central America, indicating the emerging priorities of his second term as far as that geopolitical arena is concerned.

Perhaps because I came to federalism by way of my undergraduate study of US government in the 1960s, when state rights was the cry of every racist bigot in the Southern states of the USA, and in one form or another the federal government had to continuously intervene to protect the rights of African Americans, I do not have much faith in federalism’s capacity to play a positive role in the drive for sensible ethnic living in divided societies.

Dear Editor, Arrival Day which was observed on May 5 is a good time to reflect on the difficult road we have traversed as a people and the challenges that lie ahead as we strive to forge a peaceful and cohesive society.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Madrid Open when he lost 7-6 6-7 6-3 to unseeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov after suffering an ankle strain in the second round yesterday.