Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court dismissed a petition to day seeking to scrap the remaining matches of the country’s lucrative Twenty20 cricket competition amid growing concerns about corruption in the sport.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A recording released by Venezuela’s opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the ruling Socialist Party has stirred a new political storm in the OPEC nation’s already traumatic transition after the death of Hugo Chavez.

MOORE, Okla., (Reuters) – Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine children.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition has written the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) demanding that it immediately sees to the withdrawal of advertisements about the budget cuts on NCN radio and television that are “offensive”.

(Trinidad Express) President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, is scheduled to pay a three-day State visit to this country starting from May 31, a release from the Office of the Prime Minister stated yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday denied that she had sent or received any of the Section 34-related conspiracy e-mails read out by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday presented a series of damning e-mails to the Parliament which, he said, implicated the Prime Minister, the Attorney General and Local Government Minister in “high crime”, “misbehaviour of public office” and a massive cover up.

People watch as rescuers search through a convenience store that was destroyed after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013.

MOORE, Okla., (Reuters) – Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.

(Barbados Nation) Former Prime Minister Owen Seymour Arthur is bowing out of elective politics.

Opposition leader David Granger yesterday said APNU will not be supporting the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act, after announcing the coalition’s withdrawal from the parliamentary review of the proposed changes over being kept in the dark about the reform process.

Amid much drama and a heavy police presence, Shaka Chase, who has been accused of the murder of police corporal Romain Cleto, made his first court appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The “greater part” of the deterioration of City Hall is a result of water leaks, according to the findings of two foreign consultants, who have recommended that the building be disconnected from the electrical network to avoid risk of fire due to existing leaking and exposure of power electrical lines.

A list of 38 derelict buildings dating back from 2009 to present has not been demolished by City Hall even though they are a fire hazard and a threat to life and property.

While a woman claims that the police tortured her to sign to a statement that she knew Shaka Chase and had seen him at the scene of Romain Cleto’s shooting, the police yesterday dismissed this.

Five nurses and eight retirees were honoured for their exceptional performance and dedicated service to the health sector by the management of the New Amsterdam Hospital as part of the health institution’s observance of International Nurses’ Day.

The PPP yesterday downplayed the fact that complex amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act were tabled just 20 days before the May 27, 2013 deadline for review by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), despite the fact that the administration was alerted to its shortcomings at least a year ago.

Flamingo Football Club,  through second half goals from Thulane Mura and Devon Hyman in the 48th and 72nd minutes respectively defeated Black Pearl 3-1 as the inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup commenced at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

The three men arrested in connection with the murder of cambio dealer Totaram Mohotoo and his wife Bhagwattie have been released from police custody and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud the case is still being pursued.

HYDERABAD, India,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league (IPL) on Sunday.

University of Guyana (UG) staff yesterday staged a sit-in that concluded after they were paid salaries owed to them since last Thursday even as the institution’s Vice-Chancellor professor Jacob Opadeyi bemoaned its continuing financial deficiencies.

The chequered flag chasing, six-man team of daredevils spearheaded by Group 4 ace drivers Kevin Jeffrey and Andrew King, winged out to Jamaica this morning to do battle in the first leg of the annual Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) billed for Sunday.

Two men accused of breaking into a store were placed on $200,000 bail when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

An agreement between Canadian-owned Romanex and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environ-ment for the return of a section of their Marudi Mountain concession is nearing conclusion.

Alika Morgan and Samuel Kaitan were among top local distance athletes to win gold medals at the recent Telesur 10k final leg in Suriname.

An armed bandit yesterday held up employees of Ainlim who were making a delivery at a shop in Enmore, East Coast Demerara

Superior fitness and the championship experience of the national ruggers were the ingredients that caused Barbados’ cookie to crumble in Saturday’s NACRA Senior Men’s 15-a-side Caribbean championships game at the Providence National Stadium.

League leaders Alpha United thumped Milerock 7-1 as action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League 2013/2014 season continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

The African Cultural Development  Association and the Coalition of the 1823 Parade Ground Monument on Sunday held the first Kreole Day

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn on Saturday engaged residents of Region One who related their concerns that the contractor responsible for the construction of the $15 million Wanaina/Wauna stretch of road was not using the correct materials.

The three persons who were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital following Sunday night’s two-car smash up at Conversation Tree on the Rupert Craig Highway are in stable conditions are being treated for their injuries.

National Coach Hassan Mohamed has dubbed the 31st annual three-stage road race which concluded on Sunday a success while president of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Cheryl Thompson said it was bittersweet.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) has donated a quantity of volleyball gear along with financial assistance to the Three Door Strikers

Former West Indies U19 skipper Leon Johnson will lead the Georgetown Lions team to contest this weekend’s Independence T20 Cup at the Albion Sports Complex ground, Berbice.

Dear Editor, I have read Mr Hamilton Green’s letter to Stabroek News published on May 15 captioned ‘The city councilors acted out of sheer frustration…’ and I feel compelled to rise to the defence of Ms Sooba, the acting Town Clerk.

Once again the unpredictable weather has forced a cancellation of last week end’s proposed fixtures of the Georgetown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar yesterday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms.

(Cricinfo) After 72 league matches – mismatches, in some cases – we’re into the final week of the IPL.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs blew away Memphis 105-83 on Sunday to open the Western Conference finals with a convincing victory.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) applauds the workers of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and their union, the National Associa-tion of Agricultural, Commer-cial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), for the just concluded Arbitration Award.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the United States would be installed at major US airports under a plan approved by a congressional panel yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week’s arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said yesterday.

United States of America-based masters’ cyclist Aubrey Gordon on Sunday presented a new racing machine to 16-year-old Linden Bauxite Flyers cyclist, Shaquille Agard at the completion of this year’s 31st annual Independence three-stage road race on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Mr Ruel Johnson can bark and snarl as much as he likes, but doggerel, much less ‘puppyrel,’ will not be published by the Caribbean Press.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumour that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend.

Dear Editor, The Bartica-Issano road is one of the most active and economically viable stretches of road in our country as it provides access to a number of major mining locations, including the 9 and 14 Miles mining areas, Kuribrong river, Honey Camp, et al.

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) – A massive tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore yesterday, killing at least 51 people as it tore up entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

(Cricinfo) Rajasthan Royals has suspended the contracts of all three of their players who were arrested on allegations of spot-fixing.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation’s desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

Macaw Lane, South Ruimveldt, where the South Ruimveldt Primary is located could just as well have been named ‘water’ lane as it only takes a drizzle to flood it, but ages for it to drain.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s emerging sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole says he wants to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds when he makes his Diamond League season debut at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Over recent months there has been disaster after disaster at the sea wall from Kitty to Liliendaal; this is the result of a situation similar to that which Winston Churchill outlined in his famous speech on November 12, 1936 in the British parliament.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said yesterday.

Dear Editor, While the Guyana Post Office Corporation has being around for decades, we sometimes forget to recognise its contribution to society and our country as a whole.

Today, we begin a series of articles highlighting individual experiences of corruption.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro took his first of what may well be several tilts at President Barack Obama recently, reportedly describing the US President as the “grand chief of devils” after Washington had declined to recognise the outcome of the poll that won him the presidency.

Zhang Jike and Li Xiaoxia won the prestigious men’s and women’s singles titles as the Liebherr World table tennis championships ended in Paris, France yesterday.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government needs to worry less about its high approval ratings and focus instead on reforms that, while unpopular, could bring the country out of its recent rut of subpar growth, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso said yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Some spectators at London’s Chelsea Flower Show wouldn’t be caught dead with one in the boot of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at the show’s 100th edition this year, for charity.