Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (left) looks on as Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Russian Ambassador Nicolay Smirnov share a toast at Russia Day celebrations tonight.

(Reuters) – Romantic comedy “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” has pulled in 1 billion rupees in domestic ticket sales in one week, underscoring actor Ranbir Kapoor’s increasing clout at the Bollywood box office.

Planned talks between President Donald Ramotar and opposition leaders fizzled today after APNU’s David Granger headed instead to a shadow cabinet meeting and AFC’s Khemraj Ramjattan refused to meet.

India’s Shikhar Dhawan prepares to hit out watched by West Indies’ Johnson Charles during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match at The Oval cricket ground in London, England June 11, 2013.

(Jamaica Observer) Government has formed an alliance with a group of ‘ethical hackers’ as part of efforts to beef up the country’s resistance to cybercrimes.

India’s Ravindra Jadeja (L) celebrates after dismissing West Indies’ Johnson Charles as umpire Aleem Dar signals during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match at The Oval cricket ground, London June 11, 2013.

Police Commissioner Leroy Brummel has ordered a probe into the alleged “roughing up” by cops of an elderly Guyana-born American.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela remained in a “serious but stable” condition in a Pretoria hospital today after four days of treatment for a lung infection, the government said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Shikhar Dhawan’s classy unbeaten 102 led India to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies today and a place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago is already beginning to put some TT$833 million of the US$3 billion in concessional loans from China to use.

(Trinidad Express) The mother of dead twin sisters, Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, yesterday recalled how she warned her daughters to never enter a vehicle with a drunk driver at the wheel.

A police constable who was chasing after an escaped prisoner yesterday morning was later discovered dead in a North Sophia alleyway and it is believed that he came into contact with an illegal livewire, one of several dozen located there.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has not formally applied to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for a tariff increase, but has submitted its Final Return Certificate (FRC), which is considered the beginning of the process.

The parliamentary opposition parties have come out against the proposed 26.7 per cent Guyana Power and Light tariff increase, with the AFC urging Guyanese to vigorously resist it, while the APNU called for the removal of the entire board.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has warned the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to pay its outstanding balance of $1,090,525,575 by June 15 or be disconnected.

A cane cutter of Number Eight Village, West Coast Berbice is now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed his two-bedroom house on Sunday evening.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Parliamentarian Valerie Garrido-Lowe said yesterday that the party strongly condemns the situation where small children had to be fetching heavy wood to have their meals cooked at Kato, Region 8 and indicated that the issue was first raised two months ago.

A post-mortem examination conducted by Pathologist Nehaul Singh yesterday on the body of Shaneza Ramdat who was stabbed to death at her Kuru Kururu residence on Saturday by her reputed husband revealed that she died of multiple incised wounds.

Works Minister Robeson Benn says it is not unusual for airstrips to go for months without seeing any aircraft land or take off.

LONDON,  CMC- World T20 champions West Indies and reigning kings of One Day Internationals India square off in a highly anticipated and crucial Group B clash of ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval here today.

Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell described the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old mother of three as suspicious even as the suspect in the woman’s demise remained in police custody up to late yesterday afternoon.

Minister of Labour Dr Nanda Gopaul has warned employers to ensure that they pay their employees the new national minimum wage of $35,000 per month with effect from July 1, since the Labour Ministry will prosecute employers who flout the labour laws.

Orlando Dublin and Shawnell Warner put on an unforgettable, award winning display of graceful muscle poses to capture top honours in the mixed pairs competition when the fourth Fitness Paradise Championships and Gym Awards was held  at the Theatre Guild Playhouse on Sunday.

Kishan Ramdat, the Unity, Mahaica fisherman and his two-year-old niece who were injured in a gas explosion last week are still hospitalised in the Burn Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Digicel, in partnership with Banks DIH Limited through its Powerade brand officially launched its third annual National U-18 schools football championships at a simple opening ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel Boardroom, Kingston yesterday.

West Demerara lifted the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Uunder-17 trophy yesterday after winning two matches while their third scheduled for yesterday was rained out.

Prospective executive chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Raj Singh will not be receiving a $5 million monthly salary or a $3 million tax free monthly salary, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said yesterday.

In sport you have the good, the bad and the ugly, like in almost every aspect of life.

A teenager allegedly found with three live rounds of 9 mm unlicensed ammunition in his mouth was remanded to prison when Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry heard the matter in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

ALTHOUGH there was no official response from management, it is known the West Indies are upset over the severity of the sentence placed yesterday on wicket-keeper and vice-captain Denesh Ramdin for his appeal for a spilled, tumbling catch off Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq in their opening victory in the Champions Trophy at the Oval on Friday .

A butcher was attacked and robbed of his jewellery by three armed men at Festival City last night.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday seized over 100 scales from vendors at city markets and the Meadowbank fishing wharf for infractions that included them being defective, unverified and unapproved.

LONDON, (Reuters) – West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been banned for two one-day internationals for “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday. 

Over 40 students successfully participated in the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association’s annual junior karate one–day championships held last Sunday at the Banks DIH Sports Club at Thirst Park.

Dear Editor, The decision to impose a $35,000 national minimum monthly salary and a 40-hour work week is indeed commendable, as it brings within its fold all those marginalized employees in the private sector.

Renowned Guyanese sociologist and author Kampta Karan died last Wednesday of a heart attack at the Skeldon Hospital.

National star rider Raynauth Jeffrey won his fourth signature event of the season when he blitzed a star studded field to capture this year’s fifth annual Banks DIH Limited Aqua Mist Water 60-mile road race in Berbice on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I saw Orrin Barrow at Queen’s College.  He was ahead of me so we never really met. 

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Brigadier (Rtd) David Granger and the members of the Central Executive Committee have expressed condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Dr Kenrick Orrin Evan Barrow, who died in Jamaica last Tuesday.

(Reuters) – South Africa, the pre-tournament favourites, recorded their first win of the Champions Trophy with a 67-run victory over Pakistan in Group B at Edgbaston in Birmingham yesterday.

The Ministry of Education says it is awaiting the conclusion of police investigations, as is required, before launching a probe of its own into allegations of a male Region 8 teacher being caught semi-nude with a student.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters)– Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela remained in hospital for a third day yesterday with a lung infection and his condition was “serious but stable”, unchanged from Saturday, the government said.

Dear Editor, In the PPP Central Committee’s report at the congress held at Cotton Field Secondary School and in a number of speeches by delegates to the congress a lot was said about longstanding stalwarts in the party.

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted $100,000 bail to a man accused of abducting another when he was arraigned on Friday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Colin Ming defied tough conditions and a strong field to win last Saturday’s Trophy Stall sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Dear Editor, I wish to express my sincerest gratitude to Mr Ruel Johnson for his response to Dr David Dabydeen’s sad comments on our local writers.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A senior Iranian diplomat linked to Iran’s reformists, who has been detained at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison for three months, has been denied access to his attorney for the entire time, sources familiar with the case told Reuters yesterday.

The three local pugilists, Imran Khan, Dennis Thomas and Eon Bancroft currently on a month long training and competition stint in Cuba, suffered decision losses in their respective bouts at the Giraldo Cordova Cardin International Boxing Tournament which concluded on Sunday.

Dear Editor, With reference to the report in the NY Times captioned, ‘Take the A train to Richmond Hill’ we wish to comment on a few issues.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted yesterday that Israel was ready to confine Jewish settlement expansion to the blocs of occupied territory it wants to keep under any peace deal with the Palestinians, in a nod to US efforts to revive stalled negotiations.

Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted $50,000 bail to a 36-year-old man accused of having 8½ grammes of cannabis in his possession when he appeared in Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, In Stabroek News of Friday May 31,2013, Minister Rohee drew attention to and acknowledged two of the most egregious civic wrongs being committed on citizens with impunity: noise nuisance emanating from a music system, which assaults the hearing of helpless citizens; and the encumbrances created by heartless motorists who park their vehicles on the roadway and block active driveways/passageways making it difficult for the occupants to enter and leave their premises.

Changes to the Guyana Horse Racing Authority’s (GHRA) draft legislation were approved and other matters concerning the ‘Sport of Kings’ were discussed when executives of the body convened at the Kennard’s Turf Club, Bush Lot on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Army is failing to deal with sexual assault in its ranks because too many soldiers in positions of authority do not think there is a problem, the Army chief of staff told a summit of leaders called to address the issue.

After finishing school and tagging along with her mother to the Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project headquarters at Victoria, East Coast Demerara, 19-year-old Theola Fortune was given an opportunity to become a tour guide.

Relatives of 90-year-old Millicent Prince-Cummings, who was beaten to death and raped in April, say that it is because of poor police work that the perpetrator/s are still walking free but they are confident that one day they will get justice.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – The office of Costa Rica’s Attorney General said yesterday it had frozen $6.5 million belonging to a company connected to the family of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo as part of a probe into financial transactions.

(Cricinfo) Raj Kundra, the Rajasthan Royals’ co-owner, has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pending the inquiry into alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

On May 5, 2013, Sunday Stabroek published in its Business Page an article containing an analysis by its columnist of the Financial Statements of Caribbean Container Inc. 

Dear Editor, “The importance of home ownership to an individual or family is an asset and a sense of security for these individuals,” said President Ramotar at the launching of the 1000 homes turnkey initiative at Perseverance on the East Bank Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is now requesting evidence to substantiate all Cabinet notes for payment, after the hefty $6.8 million paid to retrieve a fire truck that plunged over a precipice in Blanchisseuse last November.

Getting down to it: A worker down in a watery hole on Mandela Avenue near Cactus Street yesterday trying to find a broken main that was damaged by an excavator doing work in the area.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The Miami Heat rebounded from their NBA Finals opening game loss in emphatic style on Sunday, crushing the San Antonio Spurs 103-84 in Game Two to square the best-of-seven series.

(Reuters) – As Iran’s tightly-controlled June 14th presidential election approaches, observers worldwide are scouring the Web for tweets, photos and videos that offer hints of events inside the country.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – From Russia with love? Not in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

LONDON (Reuters) – Colombia’s economy faces its greatest risks this year from instability in neighbouring Venezuela and the slump in commodity prices, the country’s finance minister said yesterday.

Politikles

By Jeff Trotman An investigation surrounding a reconditioned tractor bought from Miami, USA, has unearthed discrepancies in the administration of the Linden Utility Services Co-operative Society Limited (LUSCSL).

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) advises the public and the Muslim community that the month of Shabaan 1434 AH starts today.

Dear Editor, It was on June 14, 1980, when for the first time, the  BBC 7.15  Caribbean report was not relayed by the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation because the powers that be did not want the public to learn of the assassination of Dr Walter Rodney, the popular and powerful historian whose life had been snuffed out the night before, Friday the 13th, by a bomb which was in the form of a walkie-talkie.

The visit to the Caribbean earlier this month by Chinese Leader Xi Jinping and the simultaneous announcement that the region would be the beneficiary of yet another huge tranche of financial aid from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) lends a predictable continuity to Beijing’s pursuit of the use of economic diplomacy as a tool with which to deepen its influence in the region.