Daily Archive: Saturday, June 29, 2013

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – The United States has bugged European Union offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks, according to secret documents cited in a German magazine on Saturday, the latest in a series of exposures of alleged U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Belmont roti-shop owner was one of two people who were shot dead in Port-of-Spain between Thursday evening and yesterday morning.

A team from a regional financial body yesterday met with the joint opposition to address the need for amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation and it also made clear that passage of the law alone would not get Guyana off the hook.

At about 0900h. today Police say that Gopaul of No. 47 Village, Corentyne, was travelling in the tray of a motor lorry along the No.

At about 0430h. today, police say that Ayana Henry, 28 years, of Laing Avenue, Georgetown, was involved in an argument with a man at Lime and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown, during which she was shot to her left thigh.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Jaipaul Sampuran, 34 years, of Waterloo New Scheme, Bath Settlement, WCB whose body was found in a yard at No.11 Village, WCB, at about 0425h.

(Jamaica Observer) ST JAMES, Jamaica — Twenty-three-year-old Jermaine Bowen, lifeguard of Glendevon, St James who was on bail for abduction and rape has been arrested and charged once again, this time for seven counts of rape and illegal possession of a firearm, the police say.

Guyana’s potential to become the region’s financial success story is being threatened by the scourge of corruption, says Francis Forbes, Interim Executive Director of the Caricom security agency, IMPACS.

Five females, who were last week removed by the police from the Mahdia backdam where they were allegedly being held against their will, vanished from a safe house on Sunday, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster confirmed yesterday and an investigation has been launched.

Shop keeper Ann Marie Carter, accused of forcing two girls into prostitution in the Tiger Creek Backdam, in Region Seven, was yesterday arraigned on charges of trafficking the girls for sexual exploitation.

APNU MP Desmond Trotman yesterday moved to the court to block government’s planned transfer of land at Kingston that the planned Marriott Hotel is situated on, arguing that  the public trust has been abused.

The parliamentary opposition is seeking full disclosure of all local contractors who have been awarded billion-dollar government contracts, amid concerns that the administration’s bid to retain a role in the granting of awards is motivated by a desire to ensure its friends are beneficiaries.

Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine yesterday endorsed the setting up of bodies such as the Public Procurement Commission, saying that such actions would address perceptions of corruption.

With Guyana is seeing an “alarming” percentage of heart disease, especially among young people, four local doctors are hoping to use the knowledge they have gained from a just-concluded echocardiography programme to both help patients and raise awareness among the wider population about heart ailments.

Kaieteur News’ Editor-in-Chief and one of the newspaper’s reporters were yesterday fined for contempt over the publication of a report that resulted in a murder trial being aborted in the High Court.

The Georgetown Magistrates’ Court will remain housed at the former Globe Trust offices on Middle Street until September to allow additional repairs to its Avenue of the Republic and Brickdam building, according to Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall.

University of Guyana (UG) staffers yesterday resumed demonstrations after two days of no “visible activity” with a picketing exercise in front of the Education Minister’s office on Brickdam.

The digitisation of the Walter Rodney Archives has commenced with trained archivists utilising the recently revamped digital camera and scanning tray, under a $10 million project funded jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and UNESCO, with $5.2 million going directly to equipment upgrades.

Region Five administration officials recently terminated the job of a contractor who was assigned to construct an annex for the Fort Wellington Secondary School, after he failed to deliver.

The Meat and Food Hygiene Section of the Mayor and City Council has found several contraventions during a recent inspection exercise of restaurants and food shops and is advising consumers to be vigilant when purchasing meat and food.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman on Thursday upbraided APNU Member of Parliament Vanessa Kissoon for making a personal remark directed at Minister of Works Robeson Benn.

The mother of Nicholas Cox, the 16-month old child who was hospitalised after he was allegedly given an overdose of medication at the Georgetown Hospital, believes that her son has suffered brain damage and that his doctors are keeping her in the dark about his condition.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- A measured century from Chris Gayle and a four wicket haul from Sunil Narine combined to fashion a comfortable six-wicket win for the West Indies against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tri-nation One-day series here yesterday.

President of the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Tadateru Konoe spent a whirlwind two days in Guyana assessing the country’s disaster preparedness and prevention.

After weighing in at 129 and 130 pounds respectively, Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves and former national lightweight titlist, Revlon Lake stood with their faces inches apart, their mouths revving like a racing car’s engine at a red light.

Newly-selected Miss Guyana World 2013 Ruqayyah Boyer yesterday hosted an interactive session on ‘Bullying and Domestic Violence’ for first and second formers at the St Stanislaus College as part of the ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ element of the Miss World pageant.

Onieka Alphonso-Watson wears many hats. And later this year, she’s seeking to add a crown to them.

Guyana’s National Under-17 Coach, Garvin Nedd said his team was in high spirits and was raring to participate in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional U17 tournament which begins Monday in Trinidad and Tobago.

Acting Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali has said creating external linkages is crucial for local businesses to expand and cultivate investment opportunities at a forum held in Toronto, Canada as part of activities for the Guyana Independence festival.

Caricom has reiterated its position on the reform of the United Nations Security Council, including its expansion and the addition of a rotating seat to facilitate greater participation by small island developing states.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt admitted yesterday to cheating on his country’s tour of England in 2010 and said he would like to play domestic cricket once his ban for spot-fixing is completed.

Guyanese-American actress Rhona Fox was last week honoured with the Rising Sun Award at the Caribbean Heritage ‘Salute to Hollywood & the Arts’ gala in Hollywood, California.

Jamaican Michelle Gyles-McDonnough has been appointed Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System’s operational activities for development in Malaysia, effective July 1.

The Princess Hotel and Casino has once again made its name a headliner in Guyana with an international entertainment centre which includes an arcade of hundreds of games, two fully functional theatres and even a 7D Theatre.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray sent expectations of a first Wimbledon title soaring through the Centre Court roof yesterday as he roared into the last 16 without a blemish but two giant-slayers fell to earth after bitter reality checks.

The police force is defending its response to piracy in Berbice, saying it has investigated 30 reports in the county over the past five years, from which 23 cases were placed before the courts.

Hi Everyone, This week I conclude the 2-part series looking at cooking with pressure cookers.

PORTO VECCHIO, France, (Reuters) – Disgraced rider Lance Armstrong, who cheated his way to seven Tour de France victories from 1999-2005, has said it would have been impossible to win the world’s greatest cycling race without doping.

Attorney-at-Law and APNU Member of Parliament James Bond was elected the President of the Camptown Football Club when the Campbellville team held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday June 23rd at the Campbellville Community Center.

A man was yesterday received a three-year prison sentence after being found guilty of having an unlicensed gun in his possession.

Punk rock duo Ryan Roberts and Gavin Mendonca are all packed and ready to hit the LocalPalooza stage in Trinidad and Tobago under their band name Keep Your Day Job!.

Dear Editor, It was encouraging to read recently that the EU was interested in providing assistance to the sugar industry.

ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Two people, one an American, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria yesterday, adding to growing tension ahead of mass rallies aimed at unseating the Islamist president.

A man was yesterday accused of choking his pregnant common-law wife and pushing her off their bed.

Soca duo Jumo Primo and Adrian Dutchin are out to prove that their partnership X2 is stronger than ever.

 Dear Editor, It was reported in Demerara Waves dated 25th June, 2013 under caption: ‘Gocool Boodoo’s Contract can’t be renewed’ that two Commissioners associated with the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) were absent from the meeting on Tuesday 25th June, 2013 and that meant there was no quorum.

Cyclists competing for the prestigious title of National Road Race champion will participate in the time trials today in the hills of Linden.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community of Guyana wish to condemn the irresponsible reporting of Kaieteur News in the case of acid attack victim Ms Sandy Jackman.

Mohan Ramkissoon was yesterday placed on $5,000 bail after he denied stealing three pieces of iron from the old New Thriving Restaurant building at the corners of Camp Street and Brickdam.

ROME,  (Reuters) – A senior Catholic cleric with connections to the Vatican bank was arrested yesterday for plotting to help rich friends smuggle tens of millions of euros in cash into Italy from Switzerland, in the latest blow to the Vatican’s image.

The week long beach volleyball clinic facilitated by the world body, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball’s (FIVB), continued yesterday at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports ground (MCYS) with two-on-two elimination competition matches.

Dear Editor, Like most Guyanese I have followed with great interest the exchanges and pronouncements centered around Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee.

Fresh, new dances are expected to up the ante on the local scene this and tomorrow evening as the Abhinaya Dance Troupe is launched with an Indian cultural show at the Roraima Duke Lodge, Kingston.

Dear Editor, Day 3 of Wimbledon 2013 will be remembered as a special day in history when so many unpredictable events took place.

PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s ailing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is doing much better in hospital, his ex-wife Winnie said yesterday, as U.S.

The Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) advises all students and other stakeholders  that the End of Term Examinations for Term Three of the 2012-2013 academic year are proceeding as per schedule at both the Mon Repos and Essequibo campuses.

Although he is disappointed at not being selected to the Guyana team for next month’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 Tournament, ex West Indies batsman Assad Fudadin remains focused on his bigger goal to get back into the West Indies team.

Come Monday, it will be revealed whether Ashley Cameron, Christel Mittelholzer or Alicia Bess will represent Guyana at the Miss Jamzone Pageant.

In a bid to promote good health among its employees, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc yesterday held a Health and Wellness Programme where it offered information and testing for chronic/lifestyle diseases.

Corporate support for this year’s National Bodybuilding Senior Championships dubbed ‘Bodies of Steel’ continues to pour in.

Newly-selected Miss Guyana World 2013 Ruqayyah Boyer having a discussion with the students of the St Stanislaus College on bullying and gender-based violence.

NEW YORK/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Gold surged around 1 percent in very choppy trade yesterday as heavy short-covering and book-squaring activities on the last trading day of a dismal second quarter lifted the metal after the previous session’s drop.

BEIRUT – Syrian rebels said they had overrun a major military checkpoint in Deraa and hoped it would allow them to capture the southern city, the cradle of their 27-month-old uprising.

Led by Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’, the top four albums on the Billboard 200 chart this week, are new entries.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis,  CMC – The St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletics Association (SKNAAA) said an impasse involving its elite athletes at the Olympic Games in London last year has been resolved.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News of Monday June 24, 2013, under the caption ‘Fisheries Chairman slams police, judiciary for not enforcing Piracy Act.’ 

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s plan to import foreign doctors to work in rural and poor parts of Brazil, part of a move to quell massive street protests over poor public services, has run into stiff opposition from the powerful medical lobby.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The much-sought-after United States (US) Green Card, the path to American citizenship for thousands of Jamaicans, could become much more difficult to acquire if proposed changes to that country’s immigration laws are implemented.

Dear Editor, Essequibo’s constant blackout woes will not be eased to any considerable degree given the limited megawatts being distributed to consumers.

The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of the Defence of Marriage Act has been hailed as a landmark moment for gay rights in America.

The national under-19 rugby team received a timely donation of 30 jerseys on Thursday at the National Park from Long Hi Industries ahead of their international duty next week.

If you could plan a strategy for protecting the women of a country, what would it look like?

All contracting firms responsible for carrying out works for Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc.

Politikles

The wire running along this utility pole at the intersection of Craig and Sheriff streets, Campbellville caught on fire yesterday, giving residents nearby a scare.

(Billboard) – Rihanna does not take kindly to bad press. The Barbados-born pop star blasted Daily Mail journalist Liz Jones on Tuesday, digging up the most unflattering picture she could find of Jones and posting it to her Instagram account.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – BlackBerry’s total market value plunged by more than one-fourth yesterday after the smartphone maker reported dismal quarterly results, prompting ever-deeper skepticism about a long-promised turnaround.