Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, St James — A defiant Claude Bryan, manager of embattled Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has leapt to the defence of his star client and has adamantly defended her credibility.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned by police for assaulting his wife, the celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, after being photographed grabbing her by the throat in an incident that has fueled a debate in Britain about domestic violence.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – China is determined that its relations with Ghana will not be undermined by the arrest of some 200 Chinese illegal gold miners in a crackdown by Ghanaian authorities, a senior Beijing Foreign Ministry official said today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation today following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.

A trade relations expert says it is quite possible that in less than 10 years Caribbean raw sugar will cease to enter the European Union (EU).

(Jamaica Observer) ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Six men, including three Costa Ricans, were arrested in connection with the seizure of half a ton of ganja and more than 600 gallons of gasoline in Morningside district, St Elizabeth.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner understands that Jamaican sprinting star Veronica Campbell-Brown had in fact declared using a product ahead of her positive drug test – a development, which could have a major impact on the outcome of the situation facing the 31-year-old.

The police say they are investigating a suspected hit and run fatal accident that occurred at about 2220h last night at Bushy Park, EBE.

At about 2145h yesterday, police say that Eon Daniels, 32 years, of Campbell Street, Albouystown, was confronted at his home by two men armed with a handgun and a cutlass.

The Linden Centre for Special Needs has received a timely donation of $300,000 from Organic Natural Resource Management Inc, a new company operating in the country with offices at Linden and in Georgetown.

(Barbados Nation) Commissioner Darwin Dottin has been removed as head of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) after nine years on the job.

(CPL) Caribbean Premier League organisers have announced that Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be unable to play in the inaugural tournament for the St Lucia franchise due to contractual obligations that he has with English county team Derbyshire, opening the door for Aussie batsman Luke Pomersbach to join the St Lucia Zouks.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, as the U.S.-led

(Trinidad Express) Owners of dangerous dogs, beware! You are facing a ten-year jail sentence and a TT$200,000 fine if your dog kills someone.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday appealed to the police force to be “even-handed” in crime fighting, saying there have been “too many complaints” that the protection of officers can be bought.

Despite Basmattie Sewsankar’s story of seeing murder accused Hameraj Rambachan stabbing her mother Rajpattie Jagroop in their bedroom, Justice Brassington Reynolds freed him, upholding a no-case submission made by the defence on the basis of poor identification of the accused.

The local aviation authority lacks the manpower to enforce security regulations at some of the country’s remote airstrips, according to members of the aviation fraternity.

With funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Guyana is seeking to have a comprehensive review of all parts of the power company.

Sixteen-month-old Nicholas Cox, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), after he was allegedly given an overdose of medication at the facility, is still fighting for his life as his condition slowly improves.

Colin Jones and Clayton Westford were yesterday found guilty of the 2009 burning of the Ministry of Health’s building on Brickdam.

Guyana is slated to receive assistance on stockpile management and destruction of firearms, ammunition and explosives through the United Nations Regional Centre on Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) once the government approves the Baseline Assessment that is expected to be made by the body.

A prison officer and his brother were charged on Friday last over introducing narcotics into prison.

The composition of the leadership of the People’s Pro-gressive Party (PPP) will be the main concern at its upcoming congress in August.

Chairman of the Number 66 Fisheries Complex Pravinchandra Deodat has contacted local police to conduct investigations into how two fishermen lost their lives on Tuesday evening while working at sea.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud cautioned a batch of 26 mines officers who will be attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) against engaging in activities that will tarnish the image of the sector.

Akeem Sampson, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal whose decomposing body was found in his home last Friday, died as a result of haemorrhage and shock due to a fractured skill, according to an autopsy done on his body.

Fisherman Albert De Freitas, who allegedly stole a handbag containing items and cash totalling in excess of $135,000 from a parked car, was remanded to prison when the matter was heard in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Following the sponsorship of record breaking power lifter, Vijai Rahim by the Berbice Bridge Company Inc.

London Olympian quarter-miler Winston George completed an easy double in the men’s 200 and 400m while sprinter Jeremy Bascom claimed silver in the men’s 100m last Saturday at the USATF New York East Region Open Championship at the Icahn Stadium.

A nephew accused of killing his uncle at the family home in Canterbury Walk, Betervwagting (BV) is currently facing trial before Justice Navindra Singh and a mixed jury in the High Court.

Non-government stakeholders will be given the opportunity to contribute their two cents when the Special Select Committee responsible for considering the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill next meets on July 3, says APNU MP Deborah Backer.

The Police Forensic Lab has filled staff vacancies for the $840 million facility which is yet to be commissioned.

Businessman Morris Wilson and his wife Jocelyn have started planning their contributions for this year’s observation of Emancipation week and day in Buxton which will include several cultural presentations.

Defending Gillian Brazier women’s basketball champion team Guyana will be looking to defend their crown when the 13th annual

Trinidad-based Guyanese distance athletes Lionel D’Andrade and Kelvin Johnson placed first and second respectively in last Sunday’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure (MOWI) Health, Safety and Environment 5K Walk/Run in Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

Almost a month after a 14-year-old Sophia girl was brutally raped by a well-known mini-bus conductor police are yet to arrest the alleged perpetrator and her parents have become very frustrated and are accusing the police of foot dragging.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday said it was “dismayed” at the serious allegations made against a member of the Guyana Police Force accused of assaulting a woman from St Ignatius, Region Nine.

President of the Guyana Football federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias on Sunday praised the organizers of the third edition of the Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy for using the discipline of football as their platform for youth development.

Five years after the Lindo Creek massacre, relatives of the miners who were slain are still seeking answers and closure even as Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says that an eyewitness to the incident remains in protective custody.

Guyanese Paul Ignatius captured a bronze medal on Sunday at the 2013 Pan American Sambo

A man who was stabbed to his abdomen by another man at St Mary’s Essequibo River on Friday died on Sunday at the Georgetown Hospital.

“We are like an unguided missile,” Sydney Allicock, an Annai resident, said with regard to the issues plaguing the community.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC- West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will lead the West Indies A team against Sri Lanka A team in two T20 matches this week at Arnos Vale in St.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Mike Fennell says the country’s reputation as the powerhouse of world sprinting would suffer a serious blow if Veronica Campbell-Brown is found guilty of using a banned drug.

Dear Editor, President Donald Ramotar announced on June 14, that he has used his executive privilege to “instruct the board … to stand down on the proposed 26.7 per cent tariff increase…”  There is no news like good news. 

Dear Editor,   I refer to Mr Ram’s most recent letter captioned ‘GPL has to be accountable, transparent and efficient’ (Stabroek News June 15). 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- A Jamaican high school student has run a World Youth leading and personal best 10.39 seconds at the national Junior Championships at the national stadium over the weekend.

Travis Persaud has been named captain of the Guyana team which will compete in the upcoming regional U17 tournament which begins on June 29 and concludes on July 8 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Team Guyana in their final preliminary encounter went down to Team Alberta by a 3-1 score line as action in the Field Hockey Canada Female National Championships concluded at the Cassie Campbell Sports Complex, Brampton Ontario on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I read the defences offered on behalf of what can only be rightly termed ‘super salaries.’

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities yesterday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

Dear Editor, When former President of the then Guyana Cricket Board of Control, Mr Chetram Singh, acceded to the presidency of the GCBC, it was public knowledge that the entity was millions of dollars in the red.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Noted Jamaican track and field coach David Riley says the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) should make it easier for athletes to identify products with banned substances.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan took a brilliant one-handed catch to end a stubborn last-wicket partnership of 41 as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 20 runs yesterday to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

Trouble brewing here: A huge termite nest atop a utility pole along the Main Road at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (Photo by Arian Browne)

NEW DELHI, India, CMC- Indian selectors have put their faith in the 15 players currently in England seeking to retain their ICC Champions Trophy by naming an unchanged squad for the tri-series to be played in the West Indies from June 28.

PEROL LAKE, Peru (Reuters) – Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes yesterday, vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru’s most expensive mine.

Demerara Shipping Company Limited (DSCL) squeezed past Neal and Massy (NM) and Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the CCS Guyana-sponsored three-way dominoes match played Friday at Neal and Massy Staff facilities at Ruimveldt.

Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies has added its support the Miss Emancipation Pageant set for August 10.

Dear Editor, Shri Kampta Karran’s passing come as a shock to me and I would like to express sincere condolences to his family. 

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – A casual reader of India’s newspapers for the last several weeks would be forgiven for wondering whether the country was suddenly bereft of political controversy, sex scandals, or official corruption – normally the standard headline fare here.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – US entertainer Barbra Streisand yesterday took a swipe at Orthodox Jews in Israel who compel women to sit in the back of buses and assault them for following religious rituals traditionally reserved for men.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said yesterday he is holding up millions of dollars in US aid to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama’s administration explains the rationale behind more than a decade of cash payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Dear Editor, I am very saddened to read of the sudden death of my friend Kampta Karran in Berbice.

CARDIFF, Wales, CMC – West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo says neither Kieron Pollard nor the umpires are to be blamed for the way his team was eliminated from the Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Friday.

Dear Editor, Etwaria Kumar carried herself so humbly that it was very easy to be unaware of all her accomplishments.

They can’t accuse us of blocking the road: Cows parked on the median along the East Bank Demerara Public Road at Eccles.

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Russia and the United States disagree on how to end the conflict in Syria but want the bloodshed to stop and the warring parties brought to the negotiating table, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Troubled opener David Warner has risked his place in Australia’s Ashes team after his late night bar-room fracas with England player Joe Root, captain Michael Clarke said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The day will come when the political parties will ask Guyanese to support them in a national election.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- The new group of players at the Barbados-based Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) will be representing clubs in the Barbados Cricket Association Elite division championship.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba are exploring the possibility of resuming direct mail services between the two countries after a 50-year ban, US officials with knowledge of the talks said yesterday.

The tension that has made the Korean peninsula a global flashpoint for much of 2013 appears to have subsided  with the toning down  of North Korea’s nuclear rhetoric directed at the South and the US and Pyongyang’s call last week for “senior level” nuclear talks with Washington.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

A Marriott Hotel construction worker filling a pothole in the road leading to the site yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)  

The policeman who accidentally shot a colleague in his abdomen while in the armory of the Tactical Services Unit Eve Leary Sunday morning deviated from the force’s Standard Operational Procedure while handling guns, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said.