Daily Archive: Friday, July 26, 2013

(Trinidad Express) A 65-year-old pastor yesterday appeared in court charged with committing sexual offences against a 13-year-old Form One pupil.

(Trinidad Express) A 27-year-old Rio Claro mother of three was chopped to death near her home on Thursday.

The police say they are investigating the death of Elvis Fernandes, 24 years, of Mandela Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was shot and killed during an argument at about 1845h.

LONDON, CMC-Usain Bolt recovered from a slow start to win the 100 meters in his best time this season at the London Diamond League tonight.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry has seen a 35% increase in unaudited net after-tax profit for the first half of this year compared to last year abut says there was also a noticeable slowdown in the economy for the first half of the year though there have been some improvements.

The Bank of Guyana in a notice in today’s issue of Stabroek News says that approval has been granted to Laparkan Financial Services Limited (LFSL) to voluntarily cease conducting business for which it was licensed under the Financial Institutions Act 1995.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be tried in France on pimping charges, prosecutors said today, after a long inquiry into sex parties attended by the man whose presidential hopes were dashed by a separate 2011 U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A parliamentary oversight committee has said it will summon China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to its next meeting in September to determine why there are protracted delays in payments to sub-contractors under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure programme (JDIP).

During yesterday, the police conducted a search on a house at Parfait Harmonie, WBD, during which an unlicensed .38 Taurus revolver with four rounds was found.

At about 1700h yesterday , miner Wreford Williams, 25 years, of Kamarang was involved in an argument with a man at 10 Miles, Port Kaituma, NWD, during which he was struck about his body with a piece of metal, the police say.

(Barbados Nation) The gut-wrenching screams that rang out just after 10 a.m.

(Trinidad Express) There will be partying and prayers in Felicity tomorrow with the United National Congress (UNC)  bringing in Indian playback singer Kumar Sanu to serenade voters whilst the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) will hold a Ramayan Yagna.

BASSETERRE, St.Kitts,  CMC- Leeward Islands stormed back to pull off a nail biting one wicket victory over Barbados on the third and final day of their second round match in the Regional Under 19 tournament here at Conaree yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) says it views with alarm reports that video recordings were seized after an interview with athletes Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson.

Nyron Joseph retained his Boys U17 crown and Ben Mekdeci won his second Caribbean title in the Boys U15 division as the individual finals in the junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championships concluded at the Cascadia Squash Courts in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday.

Wismar/Christianburg Secondary will oppose Wisburg Secondary in the final of the Linden Secondary Schools U19 Basketball championships today at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard Court from 16:00hrs.

The government yesterday shelved its parliamentary business after a failed bid to force an adjournment of the National Assembly’s sitting to win consensus with the opposition on the contentious Amaila Falls Hydropower Project.

CASTRIES, St.Lucia, CMC-Pakistan’s Test and One-Day International (ODI) captain Misbah-ul-Haq will replace Luke Pomersbach of Australia in the St.

Overnight showers resulted in a swamped Everest Cricket Club ground, causing the abandonment of yesterday’s match in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior female Inter-County limited overs tournament, between Essequibo Combined and Berbice.

Police Corporal Floyd Hossanah, who was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene of the 2008 Lusignan massacre, yesterday said that he could not recall dusting for fingerprints at the crime scene.

The Rastafari Patriarchs Masters Soccer Club will open their grand football tournament on Sunday July 28th from 10:00am at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), ground, Bourda.

(Reuters) – Landon Donovan scored twice as the United States raced into a fifth straight CONCACAF Gold Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Honduras on Wednesday.

Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony says a permanent editorial board is in the works for the Caribbean Press and he disclosed that between 2009 and 2012, $56.6M was spent by the local publishing house.

Shawn Smith, also known as ‘Bolo,’ who was on trial in the High Court for the murder of pensioner Hector Fitzroy Marshall, was yesterday set free after a jury returned a majority not guilty verdict.

Donut Prince enjoyed the sweet taste of victory on Sunday, galloping to the top honours in the C and lower 1200M event of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) and Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC)-organized race meet at the PMTC.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Swimming fans will be able to watch the top male and female athletes competing on the same relay team at major championships after world governing body FINA agreed to introduce a mixed version of the event yesterday.

The government yesterday tried to win stakeholders’ support for the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, which President Donald Ramotar said his administration should not have to bargain for.

Works Minister Robeson Benn says that a pre-feasibility study for a new Demerara Harbour Bridge has been conducted and is currently being looked at by government.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong said he was not surprised by a French Senate inquiry’s findings that the top two in the 1998 Tour de France took the banned blood booster EPO because virtually all riders at that time cheated and told lies.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Usain Bolt rocked his huge frame back into his too-small chair, wrapped his arms behind his head and prepared to deliver his well-worn defence after another bombardment of doping-related questions at his news conference yesterday.

Teenager Gweneth Alexander who was allegedly stabbed to death by her partner was buried during a simple funeral service at Port Kaituma yesterday and according to reports the man has handed over their infant son to relatives in the North West District.

 KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- A member of Jamaica’s senior football team campaigning for next year’s World Cup in Brazil has tested positive for a banned substance.

TUNIS,  (Reuters) – Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead yesterday in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests against the Islamist-led government in the capital and elsewhere.

Denise Thomas and Eartha Thornhill are second generation residents of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

The trial of shopkeeper Jamie Myers, who was allegedly found with an unlicensed semi-automatic handgun, commenced yesterday with the testimony of a constable who said the weapon was found in the accused man’s pocket.

Dear Editor, Given the recent, worrying revelations of financial analysts Mr Ramon Gaskin and Mr Christopher Ram, it appears that the opposition’s caution regarding the Amaila Falls Hydro Project was entirely justified.

NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON, (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said yesterday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S.

As of 17:00 hrs yesterday the doors of the new Gravity Lounge restaurant, situated on the top floor of the new towering store at the corner of Regent and Camp streets, was due to open its doors to the public.

Dear Editor,   The Bartica-Potaro Road remains in a horrible condition.

New additions to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) – 164 of them – were charged by Chief of  Staff Commodore Gary Best to uphold the values of the force.

MIAMI,  CMC- ICC Americas have announced a 14 man squad to play in the WICB U19 one day Tournament from the 10th to the 21st of August in St Kitts.

More than 25,000 visitors are expected to pass through the gates of the Albion Sports Complex between later today and Monday for the tenth Berbice Expo.

(Reuters) – Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the U.S.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charges against the accused in the murder of Kitty seaman Antonio Isles has started at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court.

Dear Editor, I am so relieved to hear from my government’s most credible spokesman that my President never called my opposition leaders terrorists.

BROOKLYN, New York,  CMC- Former West Indies wicketkeeper Junior Murray has been a prolific scorer in the American Cricket League currently underway .

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, (Reuters) – The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital yesterday after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel crashed to a five wicket loss to Red Force on Tuesday in a warm-up fixture ahead of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) set to bowl off next week.

Local business support organisations continue to lobby for an end to the impasse which is stymieing the passage of legislation that will clear the way for the government to forge ahead with the Amalia Falls Hydroelectric Project, while seeking to steer clear of the political minefield that has arisen over the project.

Cheques were yesterday presented by the Ministry of Culture to various villages to assist them in their emancipation festivities.

Dear Editor, It has now been 23 years since my mother has been receiving survivor’s benefits from the National Insurance Scheme.

Dear Editor, That there is a dire need for a fully professionally staffed investment bank in Guyana, cannot be disputed.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday issued his first social manifesto, calling on the rich to wipe out vast inequalities, and later received an ecstatic welcome from up to a million people on Rio’s famed Copacabana beach.

A teenager is now hospitalised after he was stabbed by his father on Wednesday afternoon over two eggs.

 (Reuters) – Top seed Roger Federer suffered a shock 6-3 6-4 defeat to Germany’s Daniel Brands in his opening match at his home Swiss Open yesterday – the latest setback for the former world number one.

NEWARK, NJ/BOSTON (Reuters) – US prosecutors have charged five foreign nationals with payment card theft resulting in more than $300 million in losses for companies in the US and in Europe in what they described as the country’s largest hacking fraud case in history.

Daniel Lopes defeated Ronald Murray in straight sets to book his quarterfinal spot in the Men’s Singles Division as action in the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open continued at the company’s Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street, Bel-Air Park on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, The people who grounded in the ballroom on the upper floor of the Tower Hotel for the Symposium to mark the 33rd death anniversary of Walter Rodney (it was almost filled to capacity), represented just a speck of our population and was made up mostly of intellectuals, the middle class and a sprinkling of the faithful ordinary folks.

Hikers Generals (+0) overcame a five-goal deficit to defeat Hikers U23 (+5) by an 11-7 margin in their Men’s ‘A’ division encounter as action in the Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Tournament continued at the National Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Chinese business operators in Jamaica are being targeted for robbery by criminals on the island because of what the country’s Financial Investigations Division (FID) says is their known proclivity for conducting significant business transactions with cash.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration sidestepped a decision on cutting off most of the annual $1.55 billion of U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Acting Commissioner of Police, Stephen Williams, on Wednesday denied that he ever said the e-mails in the emailgate probe were fake.

Three buildings were commissioned by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Collin Croal and another by Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud during a four-team visit to villages across the region, the Government Information Agency reported yesterday.

Business Cartoons

A man was shot near the Guyana/Venezuela border on Wednesday, following a dispute with another man over a young woman.

This afternoon, the riverain village of Coomacka, Upper Demerara, comes alive with a three-day extravaganza that is intended to attract tourists and boost the community’s economy.

Politikles

I did my best to discover just who reviewed and “reformed” Mr Burnham’s 1980 Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. 

Jamaica and the rest of the region are still reeling from the shocking disclosures that five Jamaican athletes, starting with the legendary Veronica Campbell-Brown and including their beloved Asafa Powell and 2004 4×100 Olympic gold medallist Sherone Simpson, have tested positive for banned substances.

Dear Editor, Mr Moses Nagamootoo in a letter in SN dated July 24 without credible justification attempted to discredit the arguments presented by the government on the motion to amend the Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act (‘The PPP’s alternative to gridlock is constructive engagement and compromise’).

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Anthony Weiner’s New York mayoral campaign took a beating yesterday as he lost his lead in a new poll and admitted to sending lewd online messages to up to three women since he resigned from Congress over such behaviour two years ago.

We are yet to hear any further details of what we were told was a string of unfortunate occurrences that led to a number of exhibitors from Guyana being unable to participate in an Atlanta, USA trade fair and exhibition in which they had invested considerable sums of money, hoping, presumably, to recoup (at least) some of their investments through sales and, in the longer term, to create more permanent markets.

Solidarity: Attorney General Anil Nandlall (right) and Education Minister Priya Manickchand (second from right) lending solidarity to protesters from the Progressive Youth Organization who were lobbying in favour of the Amaila Falls Hydro Power project near parliament yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Liberal use of the word “coolie” and other extreme language by a Guyanese speaker at the Independent Liberal Party’s public meeting on Tuesday night forced interim leader Jack Warner to issue a hasty apology on Wednesday and to ban his friend from speaking at future meetings. In

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 521’s trading results showed consideration of $1,446,395 from 9,649 shares traded in 14 transactions as compared to session 520 which showed consideration of $1,175,126 from 44,632 shares traded in 8 transactions. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Former CL Financial (CLF) executive chairman Lawrence Duprey will benefit financially if the Cabinet accepts the proposal by the Ministry of Finance to resolve the group’s bailout.