Daily Archive: Saturday, July 27, 2013

It was a fierce battle for the title between defending champions Headquarters and ‘A’ Division Friday night battled fiercely for top honours before Headquarters prevailed successfully retaining their title at the conclusion of the Guyana Police Force annual inter-division track and field championships at the Guyana Police Force Sports Club ground.

President Donald Ramotar examining products on display during the 9th annual Berbice Expo which started yesterday at the Albion Community development Centre.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday formally opened the Bristol Mall in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday formally opened the Bristol Mall in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

An unmarked bag containing ten parcels of cocaine was this afternoon found at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and it is believed that it was to be placed on a flight bound for New York.

KINGSTOWN, St.Vincent , CMC – Debutant Zulfiqar Babar struck a six off the last ball with Pakistan needing one win for victory to secure a sensational two wicket win over the West Indies in the first of their two match Twenty/20 International series at the Arnos Vale Playing Field here today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Caribbean Court of Justice has announced that it will hand down judgement in the Shanique Myrie Case against the Barbados government on October 4 in Trinidad and Tobago.

As the Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project (GMRP) concludes its final year of official funding from the European Union, the acreage replanted is only around half of what was projected for the three-year $1 billion scheme intended to shore up sea defences and boost afforestation.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces shot dead dozens of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi today, witnesses said, days after the army chief called for a popular mandate to wipe out “violence and terrorism”.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday defended the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) saying that the utility provides service at rates comparable to CARICOM countries but he also disclosed that a recent study has suggested that foreign managers be brought in.

Alliance For Change Leader Khemraj Ramjattan was yesterday adamant that his party would not be supporting the government’s efforts to increase the guarantee of loans from $1 billion to $150 billion.

A West Ruimveldt man was shot dead last evening along Mandela Avenue, after an argument between two motorists culminated in gunfire.

By Shakisa Harvey Representatives of the Parlia-mentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services yesterday gave the East Demerara Regional Hospital—commonly referred to as the Diamond Diagnostic Centre—an 80% rating and stated that they were pleased with the condition of the facility.

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, saying that despite some improvements there was also a noticeable slowdown in the economy for the first half of the year.

Residents of Timehri North are peeved that the government and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation are pressing for them to relocate to the proposed Yarrowkabra housing development which still lacks basic facilities.

The National Assembly on Thursday approved a motion calling for the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate local maritime and riverain incidents since 1999 and make recommendations to ensure safe travel and future loss of life.

Government pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh yesterday testified that the 11 victims in the 2008 Lusignan Massacre died instantly of multiple gunshot wounds.

A man is dead after he was badly beaten with a piece of metal at 10 Miles, Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) on Thursday and police have arrested the suspect.

Two men wanted in connection with the recent armed robbery at Fullworks Motor Spares and Auto Sales at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara were nabbed by police on Thursday.

As soca star Machel Montano prepares for his signature energy-laced performance tonight, he promises to share his expertise with local artistes as his way of giving back to the people who have constantly supported him.

Three Guyanese-American women who appeared in court in Trinidad and Tobago in June charged with assaulting a customs officer at the Piarco Airport are disputing the charge and alleging that they were the ones abused.

With the Anna Regina Town Council on course to receive less than half of the $86 million in rates and taxes it projected to collect this year, Town Clerk Diane Critchlow believes that the setting up of a municipal court is among the solutions to get defaulters to pay.

As expected, Headquarters’ Alita Moore sprinted away with the women’s 100m final in a time of 12.2 seconds on the final day of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) annual Inter-Division track and field championship at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

Justice Rabi Shankar Sukul was yesterday sworn in by President Donald Ramotar as an Appeal Court Judge during a simple ceremony at the Office of the President (OP).

Guyana’s Lennox Braithwaite and Mahendra Persaud emerged the top two rifle shooters from the region at the annual Bisley Imperial Shoot in England recently.

Annai, North Rupununi resident Stephanie Bartholomew has regained sight in her right eye, three years after going blind.

Local Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) team, the Amazon Warriors, last evening conducted match simulated training sessions under lights at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in a bid to fine tune preparations for Wednesday’s first match against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.

Twelve new doctors have joined the ranks of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA).

Both Guyana boys and girls’ teams ended second in their groups thereby advancing to today’s semi-finals of the team events at the annual Caribbean Junior Squash Championships at the Cascadia and Queen’s Park Oval Squash Courts, Trinidad and Tobago.

Three weeks after being remanded on a drug trafficking charge, Andre Gustav yesterday faced a new accusation that he supplied cocaine to a Canadian drug mule who was later nabbed.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC- The High Court in Dominica has stopped the Dominica Football Association (DFA) from proceeding with plans to hold a special conference to elect a Vice President this weekend.

Three young men accused of raping a woman were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court at the conclusion of paper committal proceedings.

A 20-year-old man, who is accused of engaging in sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman.

Ben Meckdeci won his second Caribbean title when he won the U15 boys singles division while Nyron Joseph retained his U17 crown when the individual finals concluded on Wednesday at the Cascadia Squash courts, Trinidad and Tobago.

A Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice man was sentenced to two months imprisonment yesterday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting and threatening his sister.

Neville `Cody’ Cadogan and Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire has teamed up to stage a 21-team dominoes competition which starts today and ends on Monday.

(Reuters) – Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan blasted his third career one-day international century to lay the foundation for his team’s comfortable 58-run win over hosts Zimbabwe in the second game of the five-match series in Harare yesterday.

A Brazilian national, who says he only travelled to Guyana to sell his bike, was yesterday denied bail after he was charged with possession of a gun and ammunition.

A truck driver was fined $7,500 yesterday, after admitting to driving under the influence of alcohol.

(Reuters) – An explosive unbeaten 85 from David Miller and some hostile bowling by the fast bowlers helped South Africa to beat Sri Lanka by 56 runs in Pallekele yesterday and stay alive in the five-match series.

Multitalented is perhaps an understatement when describing Russell Lancaster. His range stretches from classical music to drama and he has won awards as proof of his merit.

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 last night.

This might be the perfect season for a scrumptious, juicy, mouth-watering slice of pizza, but I did this back in November 2012; it was the first category I did.

A woman was yesterday charged after allegedly stealing underwear from the Ashmins Store.

A post-mortem examination yesterday confirmed that Victoria teenager Kelly Hope, who was found in a clump of mangrove bushes along the shores of the village’s seawall on Wednesday, drowned.

Hi Everyone,  Here in the Caribbean we live in a tropical environment that enjoys summer weather all year round but in July and August, it gets even hotter.

Dear Editor, Okay. Mr Harris had his fun at my expense.

Dear Editor, At Thursday’s stakeholders’ meeting the President hosted to talk about the brick wall his regime ran into trying to move the AFHEP forward, it was clear the President either does not comprehend the magnitude of the crisis the project has generated or he has settled on the AFHEP as the only alternative to his failed dream of seeing Guyana produce oil during his term in office.

After partnering with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) last year to box off three successful tournaments, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will once again brand and sponsor this year’s three upcoming competitions, the first of which will be staged today.

Despite his repeated efforts over the last three years to stop the blocking of traffic along Niles Street, Grove, caused by a workshop that operates on a reserve alongside the road, resident Yubraj Rambarran says that authorities are yet to act.

A brother and sister, who were placed in the care of their paternal grandmother, after the younger sibling turned up at school with what appeared to be a cut across his right cheek, are said to be doing fine.

Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of The Benab Foundation, the budding non-profit organization recently featured in an article in SN entitled ‘Young people initiate citizen solutions.’

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and hundreds wounded in scattered violence across Egypt during mass rallies for and against the army’s overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who was placed under investigation for murder.

Guyana Fashion Week (GFW) is apparently aiming to be as fluid as its water theme this year as its final audition set for tomorrow at the Water Chris Hotel from 2 pm to 5 pm flows into its official launch on August 4 at Herdmanston House.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday named a 14-member female team to participate in next month’s Regional women’s one-day and T20 tournaments in Grenada.

Grade 7 students at the Richard Ishmael Secondary School (RISS) have been connected to peers in three other countries – Pakistan, Turkey and the United States, as part of an international educational project facilitated by the University of Guyana (UG) through a partnership with the US based non-profit organisation, One World Youth Project (OWYP).

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ report titled ‘Gov’t puts hold on local gov’t bills’ (July 26) begs the constitutional question of whether an executive (government) can constitutionally, fairly, justly and democratically adjourn the legislative arm of the state when that executive does not possess the majority in the legislature.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkish authorities detained a bird on suspicion it was spying for Israel, but freed it after X-rays showed it was not embedded with surveillance equipment, newspapers said yesterday.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro assured his people yesterday that a transfer of power to younger generations had begun, in a televised address marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.

An International Telecommunication Unit (ITU) expert will arrive in Guyana next week to provide guidance in development of the roadmap for its transition from analog to digital terrestrial television broadcasting.

Scotiabank has extended its relationship with the cricket fraternity by becoming an official partner of the 2013 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) which gets underway in Guyana next week.

Apsara debuts its television show ‘Apsara Illuminate’ today at 10 am on HJ TV Channel 72.

Dear Editor, SN‘s fixation on giving extraordinary prominence to some political critics brings into question whether it has a secret agenda.

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

A new concept in shopping is set to debut on August 11 at the Pegasus Hotel, touted as a a one-of-a-kind shopping cocktail party.

About 38 persons from various sections of the public service yesterday graduated from a Ministry of Finance training and evaluation workshop which was aimed at strengthening their monitoring  and evaluation capacity.

(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).

TUNIS,  (Reuters) – Tuni-sia’s interior minister said yesterday that secular opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi had been killed with the same gun that was used to kill his party leader Chokri Belaid six months ago, suggesting the involvement of the same radical Islamist group.

Jonathan Christie hammered Jonathan Fagundes in straight sets on Tuesday in a men’s singles match of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open lawn tennis tournament at the company’s Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street, Bel-Air Park.

Dear Editor, I write to express my shock and disgust at the statements made by my learned friend, Jailall Kissoon, a former minister of the Guyana government in Trinidad. 

CLEVELAND,  (Reuters) – A former Cleveland school bus driver who held three women captive for years pleaded guilty yesterday to hundreds of charges of kidnapping and rape, allowing him to avoid the death penalty and instead serve life in prison without parole.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that organized crime has gained the upper hand in a violent part of the country, in unusually frank comments about the difficulties his government is facing to subdue powerful drug cartels.

Dear Editor, There are a number of issues affecting the medical sector in Bartica that need to be urgently addressed.

(Billboard) – Nearly 11 years after their last studio album, ‘3D’, TLC is prepping a massive comeback that will include new music, a VH1 biopic and live performances that will include “special guest” Lil Mama temporarily filling the shoes of the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.

The signatures have been affixed. The die is cast, and the 29th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card is scheduled to box off on August 3 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Politikles

(Billboard) – As expected, Jay Z’s ‘Magna Carta . . .

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago were crowned champions of the Regional Under 15 cricket competition which concluded in Jamaica yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilians have given Pope Francis a superstar’s welcome on his first return to his home continent but the big question is whether the trip can help stop the haemorrhaging of the Catholic Church in Latin America.

Speaking in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week, Pope Francis warned that the “liberalization of drug use” would not help to curb the “spread and influence of drug addiction” in Latin America.

A group performs an African dance at the Square of the Revolution yesterday as the Ministry of Culture launched this year’s Emancipation celebrations with a libation ceremony, speeches and cultural presentations from various groups around the country.

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

 ‘That is exactly how many Guyanese feel when going through the T&T airport—sub-human, degraded and embarrassed.

Dear Editor, Our country stands still with daily fights in and out of Parliament among our politicians.