Daily Archive: Friday, July 5, 2013

President Donald Ramotar signs the commemorative document on Thursday in honour of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).

President Donald Ramotar in discussion with Professor Clement Sankat (second from left) of the University of the West Indies at a forum held at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Port of Spain yesterday.

Former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo (right) meets Britain’s Prince Charles while in London to chair a meeting of the Commonwealth Expert Group on Climate Finance.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said today he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S.

(Reuters) – Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli struck 102 off 83 balls as India beat West Indies by 102 runs (Duckworth-Lewis method) in Port of Spain today to get their first victory of the Tri-Nation Series.

Satish Neil Ramcharitar is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Jagdeo Thakurdeen on June 30, 2013, at Good Hope Railway Embankment, ECD.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A businesswoman was shot dead as she left her home near Weymouth Drive in Washington Gardens, south St Andrew this morning.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic withstood a ferocious onslaught from Juan Martin Del Potro to subdue the Argentine 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-3 in a titanic Wimbledon semi-final today.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – At least three protesters were shot dead today outside the Republican Guard barracks in Cairo where deposed President Mohamed Mursi is being held, security sources said, as angry Islamist supporters confronted troops across the country.

Customs officials this morning found a large quantity of marijuana stashed in a container full of cars at the John Fernandes Terminal on the Back Road.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More than 69 per cent of the cases dealt with by the Corporate Area Gun Court between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011 ended either in acquittal, dismissal for want of prosecution or lack of evidence, the latest annual report of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has revealed.

A campbellville resident was shot and left for dead when gunmen opened fire on him at Cummings Street, Alberttown early this morning.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II will be made a saint, the Vatican said today, announcing that Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pontiff, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005.

A revised Automatic Promo-tion policy, under which secondary-level students who fail Mathematics and English will no longer be advanced to higher grades, will be in place when the new school year begins in September.

By Jeff Trotman The Region Ten administration yesterday suspended its monthly statutory meeting to protest the failure of the Ministry of Health to provide an ambulance for the region.

A man who killed his father four years ago after an argument at Beterverwagting (BV) was sentenced to 27 years in jail yesterday after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Norwegian financing from a forest protection scheme has been disbursed to 12 Amerindian communities under the Amerindian Development Fund (ADF) Project.

Julian Cummings, who was wounded in the fatal attack in the North West that left his son-in-law dead on Tuesday, says his survival is a miracle and is calling for miners to be granted gun licences so that they can protect themselves.

President Donald Ramotar says that it is his hope that the reform process currently engaging Caricom’s attention will yield a mechanism that is more proactive.

The Berbice team scripted an effortless 10 wicket win over the President’s XI, while half centuries from Demerara Skipper Kamesh Yadram and Kemol Savory humbled the Essequibo team handing them a 45 run defeat as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM Under-19 50 overs-a-side competition continued yesterday.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) to establish solid risk management practices and build a strong foundation for its small and medium enterprise (SME) lending.

A new model initiated by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will result in each participating country in Carifesta X1 being limited to 50 persons, the Government Information Agency said yesterday.

East Ruimveldt Secondary through a Romel Legall first-half strike in the 40th minute squeaked past Sophia Training Centre 1-0 as action in the Digicel National Secondary Schools U-18 Football Tournament continued at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands yesterday.

Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan yesterday fined 59-year-old Leon Saul, President of the Guyana Rastafarian Council $20,000 for possession of cannabis and ordered him to undergo 4 weeks community service at the Brickdam Police Station.

Shawn Smith, called “Bolo,” who is charged with the murder of a pensioner, is currently on trial before Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a jury in the High Court.

Although foreign publishers have extended a discount on the books sold to the government for its national textbook distribution exercise, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says the prices remain steep and producing books locally is being considered as an alternative.

A Sophia man, charged with killing his father-in-law, told police he did it after he was attacked by the man after a row over fried chicken This is according to murder accused Marlon Ganesh’s statement to police, which was admitted as evidence against

Attorneys for Opposition Leader David Granger have filed a notice of motion appealing acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decision to exclude him from the 2012 budget cut case.

Guyana’s power lifters continued their medal haul on day two of the Caribbean and Pan American Powerlifting Championship yesterday in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Two-year-old Prity Mohammed who was severely burned in a gas explosion last month at Unity, Mahaica succumbed to her injuries on Monday evening, relatives said yesterday.

President’s College (PC) defeated the University of Guyana (UG) by a 42-28 score line in their U-20 encounter as action in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Mandela Avenue on Wednesday.

A 41-year-old auto dealer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of having 30.4 grammes of cannabis in his possession.

Team Coco’s five-man unit spearheaded by newly crowned National Road Race champion, Raynauth Jeffrey will wing out today for Anguilla on a quest to dominate the 14th annual John T Memorial Race on Sunday.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) announced that celebrated athletes Stephan James and Winston George were among those selected to compete in this weekend’s Senior South American Championship in Cali, Colombia and the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Championship in Morelia, Mexico.

The nation’s cyclists are in for a hectic weekend as two events organized by National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – American champion Tyson Gay continued his impressive buildup to next month’s world championships yesterday by winning the 100 metres at Lausanne’s Athletissima Diamond League meeting in 9.79 seconds.

A miner accused of dealing his estranged girlfriend several cuffs to her face was placed on $80,000 bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday.

Lethem residents are still only receiving a limited amount of power as a part to fix the community’s non-functioning generator was not installed up to yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-West Indies play India at the Queen’s Park oval here today in a game they must win to confirm their place in the finals of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri- Nation tournament.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke fired an Ashes warning to England before next week’s first test, smashing a 98-ball 124 on the penultimate day of their final warm-up game against Worcestershire yesterday.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) in collaboration with Trinidad Cement Limited (Guyana) TCL Group of Companies, is launching its 16th Annual Cricket Academy on Monday.

Giftland OfficeMax President Roy Beepat believes that the company’s $6 billion investment in its showpiece shopping mall currently under construction at Liliendaal, on the East Coast Demerara, is a high-profile reflection of the “upward trajectory” of Guyana’s investment climate.

NUERBURGRING, Germany,  (Reuters) – Formula One drivers announced yesterday they will withdraw from this weekend’s German Grand Prix if the tyre blow-outs which marred Sunday’s British race occur again.

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque asserts that Caricom youth have said that they want a Caribbean Community in their future and want to push the boundaries beyond where they are.

The Guyana Police Force has sent correspondence to Interpol in relation to a report that a Trinidadian vessel was shot at in Guyana’s waters after its captain refused to transport drugs, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the headline and report ‘Less than half of this year’s interior murders solved’ (Stabroek News July 2).

Even as farmers and urban traders endure what they say is currently a retailers’ market for fresh fruit and vegetables, shoppers are taking advantage of what, earlier this week, appeared to be significantly reduced prices for fruit and vegetables.

Dear Editor, Permit me to lend my unsolicited but consummate approbation to the unequivocal assertion made by Mr Ganga Persaud with respect to the most recent allegation by Mayor H Green about the printing of law books scandal (Guyana Chronicle July 3).

Once you read the address delivered by Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine at the June 27 Guyana Investment Forum it is difficult to evade the conclusion that its primary purpose was to remind the political administration and the private sector that the criteria for a convivial investment climate goes beyond the framing of laws and regulations.

A 33-year-old vendor was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail by Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan for allegedly assaulting another man.

MTHATHA, South Africa,  (Reuters) – A feud between factions of Nelson Mandela’s family descended into soap opera farce yesterday when his grandson and heir, Mandla, accused relatives of adultery and milking the fame of the revered anti-apartheid leader.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Sabine Lisicki came out on top in a fluctuating three-set Centre Court epic to reach a maiden grand slam final as her bludgeoning brutality proved too much for the crafty Agnieszka Radwanska at Wimbledon yesterday.

A woman who was allegedly found with 11 grammes of cannabis in her possession was remanded to prison after Magistrate Ann McLennan so decided yesterday.

Dear Editor, How could a Chairman say at GuySuCo’s Honour Roll function in June “…let us use this moment of celebration to reflect on those things that we did wrong and those things that we know we could have done better,” when his lack of leadership remains one of the core reasons for the failure at GuySuCo? 

(Trinidad Guardian) A little over two years after Crystal Ramsoomair bled to death at the San Fernando General Hospital, her husband has now filed private criminal charges against three of her doctors. Attorneys

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court rejected a series of government appeals yesterday to delay a July 31 general election in order to allow more time for reform of the security forces and state media.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at about 10.45 am, I had an interesting encounter while conducting my usual business at the Guyana Revenue Authority.  

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says that 18 reserve officers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Second Infantry Battalion were trained and certified in Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Management.

MONTPELLIER, France,  (Reuters) – Germany’s Andre Greipel timed his final burst to perfection to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France yesterday when South Africa’s Daryl Impey became the first African to wear the yellow jersey.

For the second year, a small group of die-hard apiculture enthusiasts, members of the Guyana Apiculture Society, assembled on the Water Street pavement outside the Muneshwer’s Complex last Saturday, to stage the society’s Honey Show.

SHAW PARK, Tobago,  CMC- Half centuries from Akeil Greenidge and Nicholas Kirton led Barbados to a comprehensive 152 run victory over Guyana in the Regional Under 17 tournament on Wednesday.

Tax policy There is a tendency to use tax policy and not monetary policy to encourage investment in the country and to persuade foreigners to join the investment effort. 

Dear Editor, While I am beginning to relish the West Indies team’s current success with less hesitation, I am quite convinced that opener Devon Smith’s opportunities are now numbered.

Mason Joel Jack, who is alleged to have stolen a BlackBerry cellphone was yesterday remanded to prison when the matter was heard by Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, This letter is in reference to British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre’s letter on the Falklands  Islands dispute (SN, June 13).

Bookland proprietor Rupert Hopkinson is upbeat about what he regards as a major breakthrough for an initiative that has spent several years trying to popularise reading in Guyana.

LOUIS D’OR, Tobago,  CMC- A four wicket haul from Carl Vialva gave Trinidad and Tobago the edge and allowed them to pull off a narrow eight run win over Windward Islands in the Regional under 17 tournament on Wednesday.

Caricom heads of government, in Trinidad for their 34th regular meeting, commemorated yesterday the 40th anniversary of the signing of the founding Treaty of Chaguaramas.

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia, (Reuters) – South America’s most outspoken leftist leaders gathered yesterday to rally behind Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose plane was diverted in Europe this week on suspicions that fugitive U.S.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to your attention that a hive of Africanized bees is in the old health centre at Supenaam.

For more than three decades Merriman’s Mall, originally constructed as a rink to accommodate what, in those days was a popular go-cart and scooter craze, has been the site of choice for fruit and vegetable vendors.

A 20-year-old father of one was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail for allegedly being in possession of six grammes of cannabis.

“The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) team met with a group from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) in what will be interpreted as a growing recognition in the international community that the Opposition is in charge of the legislature.

While Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has commenced an enhancement programme to improve the water services provided to residents of Bartica, the company is concerned about the high levels of water wastage in the community.

BON ACCORD, Tobago, CMC- Opener Saad Ahmad scored an unbeaten half century to lead Jamaica as Leeward Islands crashed to their second straight defeat in the Regional Under 17 tournament on Wednesday.