Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Articles published on Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Judge bans jury foreman in Lusignan massacre trial

Justice Navindra Singh this morning banned the foreman of the jury in the recently concluded Lusignan massacre trial because he did not disclose to the court that he had a lawyer-client relationship with one of the attorneys-at-law, Nigel Hughes, who had represented one of the two accused who were subsequently found not guilty.

Donald Ramotar

Ramotar lobbying Amaila investors to stay

As APNU stood its ground on its objections to the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) in its current form, President Donald Ramotar yesterday pledged that he would try to persuade the investors to stay on, while warning that the country could lose US$80M meant to be used as Guyana’s equity in the scheme.

Cocaine ochroes seized at Timehri

Alert ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch operating at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport, Timehri yesterday found  a quantity of cocaine stuffed in hollowed-out ochroes which were being prepared for shipment to the United States.

Report domestic violence cases

Saddened at the recent loss of lives through domestic violence, the Ministry of  Human Services and Social Security yesterday called for the assistance of members of the public  and victims in reporting incidents so that they can be addressed.

Dr. Stephen Carryl (right) receives a plaque of appreciation for his annual mission to Linden from Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon

‘I was born to help people’

By Jeff Trotman Dr. Stephen Carryl lives a purpose-driven life. “I don’t care how small or little, you cannot live life without a purpose,” he said at a social gathering last Friday at the LEN Building, in Linden, to wrap up his annual mission heading an Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) to Linden.

Boys U11 doubles champions Nyron Bissu and Terrence Rausch left in action against a pair from Barbados.

Golden U11s

The Guyana national U11 players are proving to be the success story of the eighth annual Pre-Cadet and Cadet table tennis championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

 Action between Alex Arjoon of Guyana and Daniel Murphy yesterday at the Georgetown Club’s court.

Defending champs Binnie, Fernandes sail on

Defending senior Caribbean Area Squash (CASA) champions Chris Binnie of Jamaica and Nicolette Fernandes of Guyana continued their smooth sailing as action in the men’s and women’s singles divisions of the Digicel, PowerAde and Smalta-sponsored tournament continued yesterday at the Georgetown Club courts.

Chris Broad and his England teammates celebrate their astonishing win.

Broad bowls England to unlikely win

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, (Reuters) – Australia, with victory in sight, collapsed from 120 for one to 224 all out in a crazy post-tea spell as England won the fourth test by 74 runs to go 3-0 up in the five-match Ashes series yesterday.

U.S. moves to curb long, mandatory drug sentences

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration unveiled steps yesterday to fix what it considers the longstanding unjust treatment of many nonviolent drug offenders, aiming to bypass tough mandatory prison terms while reducing America’s huge prison population and saving billions of dollars.

Strays units impounded over 330 animals in July

The Ministry of Home Affairs is appealing to livestock owners to ensure proper supervision of their animals during the grazing period as its stray catching units impounded a total of 338 animals last month from the Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, Berbice and West Bank and West Coast Demerara areas.

Getting past the chill in US-Russia relations

Once US President Barack Obama had announced that the planned September one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been removed from his itinerary, the announcement was bound to become the subject of immediate and intense interest among foreign policy analysts, keen to contemplate the implications of the announcement for longer-term relations between Washington and Moscow.

Dwayne Bravo

Bravo steers Red Steel to one run win

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – An impressive all-round performance from captain Dwayne Bravo steered the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel to a thrilling one-run victory over the Antigua Hawksbills in their rain-affected CPL T20 match on Sunday night at Queens Park Oval.

 Cristina Fernandez

Argentina’s Fernandez weakened by vote but still in charge

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez may be a lame duck after her coalition was thumped in a mid-term primary election, but with two years left in power she can still impose more of the capital and currency controls that have cut confidence in Latin America’s No.