Daily Archive: Monday, September 9, 2013

(Trinidad Express) According to a brief statement, “The family of Slinger Francisco The Mighty Sparrow is sad to announce that the Calypso King Of The World is in a New York hospital in a coma.

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves today met President Donald Ramotar for bilateral talks after a visit to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, GINA says.

Police Sergeant Shivram Murugayya was today charged with driving under the influence and operating an unlicensed motor vehicle.

At about 1230h today, police say that ranks stopped and searched an F150 motor pick-up at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, in which were found a .44 Harrington and Richardson telescopic rifle with 38 rounds and a .32 Taurus pistol with 7 rounds.

(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) (Reuters) Everything is distorted in Apoorva Lakhia’s Zanjeer (Shackles), a modern-day version of the iconic 1973 action-thriller of the same name that gave Amitabh Bachchan his aura of Bollywood’s angry young man.

Lawrence Rambarran, who chopped his wife Deborah Anne Allen to death with a cutlass after an argument in 2009, was yesterday sentenced to 19 years imprisonment by Justice James Bovell-Drakes.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Thirty-five people were killed and 40 more were injured when their bus careered off a mountain in central Guatemala and into a river at the bottom of a ravine, emergency services said today.

After review, the AFC says its parliamentary actions on the Amaila Falls hydro project were consistent with its commitment to Guyanese and cautioned that the collapse of the deal makes it clear that foreign investors in substantial undertakings now require the approval of all major stakeholders.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell says he will be making a major announcement on Wednesday regarding Jamaica’s debt repayment under the PetroCaribe Agreement.

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which allows for 10,000 acres of land here to be made available to Trinidadian farmers.

A man was yesterday shot to the head by police ranks after he allegedly attacked them with a cutlass.

Police Commissioner Leroy Brummel last evening named Water Street businessman, Randy Jagdeo as the person police were seeking for questioning into the death of Eccles biker Kirk Davis who was gunned down outside his home last Wednesday night.

Nine days after businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress was found bludgeoned to death in her Diamond house, the police seem clueless despite the wealth of leads available, raising ongoing questions about the investigative competence of the force amid sweeping reforms that were announced nine months ago by the Home Ministry.

Eleven-year-old Edgar Haymer was yesterday morning struck down in a  hit and run while he was crossing the road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and a policeman has been held.

Guyana’s youngest world champion Gumendra Shewdas was Saturday night honoured by the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) with $500,000 and a plaque for his historic achievement at the World Sub Junior and Junior Championships last month.

A small but excited crowd was on hand at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday to witness local ace driver Kevin Jeffrey power his Mitsubishi Evolution VIII to two victories in the Group 4 category of the second GMR&SC National Race of Champions.

Miners are to benefit from what has been described as new environmentally friendly mining equipment and other goods and services with the establishment of HFD Mining Supplies on Oronoque and Forshaw streets.

Linden educator, Dr Walter Kyte died on September 5, 2013 at Florida’s  Orlando Regional Medical Centre after being evacuated there following an accident in Guyana.

World number one Serena Williams won her fifth US Open title in a thrilling final against Victoria Azarenka at Flushing Meadows.

Defending champions Albouystown/Charlestown scrapped their way to a 51-45 victory over Lodge/ Meadow-brook as the Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club Mackeson inter-ward tourney began on Saturday.

The ruling by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang that the law against cross-dressing does not discriminate against any gender has been labelled as “dubious” by several groups advocating for gay rights who have indicated an intention to appeal.

Essequibo rice farmers want more for their paddy in the second crop and are reorganising so that the government will take their issues seriously.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Wrestling completed an unprecedented comeback yesterday, reclaiming its spot in the 2020 Olympic Games after beating bids from rivals squash and baseball/softball in an International Olympic Committee vote.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – A decade of lobbying and dreams ended in heartache for the world of squash yesterday when the International Olympic Committee rejected their bid for inclusion in the 2020 Games.

Guyana finally appears to be moving forward to receive funds under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), more than five years after a US$200 000 ($40 million) grant was initially announced.

Dear Editor, Noise nuisance continues to be a major problem countrywide, even though it would require minimum effort to curtail it, hence it reflects poorly on the performance of the relevant minister and police force. 

Dear Editor, I read RA Narine’s letter to your newspaper dated August 30 regarding a foal standing over its dead mother on the East Coast Road at BV. 

Some 30 adolescent boys, aged 14 to 17 years old have benefited from a Supportive Teamwork Opening Minds Positively (STOMP) camp held from August 4 to 24 by the US Peace Corps and the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA).

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The U.S. government allegedly spied on Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA , known as Petrobras, according to the web site of Globo, Brazil’s biggest television network.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Luis Scola of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers scored 28 points as Argentina beat Canada 73-67 to qualify for the basketball World Cup yesterday.

Dear Editor, This refers to the letter published by Kaieteur News from Christopher Ram under the caption ‘Brassington dodged… questions…’ One suspects that Stabroek News is awaiting legal advice before publishing that letter, in which Mr Ram suggests on many grounds that society should be protected from Mr Brassington.

Olympian Winston George proved yesterday afternoon at the Guyana Police Force (GPF) annual Gymkhana that he is the fastest sprinter of 2013 after maintaining his winning steak in the sprint events at the Eve Leary Sports Club ground.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has threatened to take the Express newspaper to court to prevent publication of a story and to sue for defamation should the paper publish “falsities”.

Twenty-nine young people graduated last Friday from the USAID Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) programme, becoming the 21st batch to do so.

In an effort to ease the congestion of persons seeking health services at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the Campbellville Health Centre has extended its working hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – White House efforts to convince the U.S. Congress to back military action against Syria are not only failing, they seem to be stiffening the opposition.

Dear Editor, The Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI) is located in Anna Regina Essequibo.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Captain Michael Clarke blasted a magnificent 105 as Australia outplayed England in all departments to beat the hosts by 88 runs in the second one-day international at Old Trafford yesterday and go 1-0 up in the series.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead at least 11 people and injured 15 others in a series of attacks on bars in a village near Guatemala City yesterday, the Interior Ministry said.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Uruguayan man who disappeared four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains was found alive yesterday, after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive, local media reported.

Dear Editor, Aside from providing Guyana with a cheap, clean source of electricity, the question on every everyone’s mind seems to be is the Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Project viable?

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway’s centre-right opposition, promising tax cuts, privatisation and a smaller government, is set for a sweeping election win on Monday, ousting a Labour-led government accused of wasting a once-in-a-lifetime economic boom.

Costly plunge: This car plunged into the canal at the western corner of Camp and Lamaha streets yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago defeated the Windward Islands by seven wickets on Saturday to make a clean sweep of the two-match Twenty20 series at the Windsor Park Stadium this weekend.

The Amaila Falls Project continues to dominate the newspaper headlines as well as the letter writers’ columns, not to mention the interesting comments and views of bloggers.

Dear Editor, One of Essequibo’s finest cricketers has exited the world, having entered it from a rich cricketing family background.

Guyana’s national junior team lost to Trinidad and Tobago by a 1-4 margin in the team events at the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) junior championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – An ally of President Vladimir Putin was heading for victory in a Moscow mayoral election yesterday but opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s unexpectedly strong showing could alarm the Kremlin and fuel Russia’s flagging protest movement.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Seventy sixth-form students at Jamaica College (JC) are to know their fate as soon as the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) mulls whether they will receive a grade for physics in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Advanced Pro-ficiency Examination (CAPE) after discrepancies related to that subject were unearthed by an Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC)-led investigation.

By Rory Fraser, PhD Professor of Forest Economics and Policy, Alabama A&M University Rory Fraser has spent most of the last 40 years in academic institutions in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Jamaica, and Guyana.

(Trinidad Express) There were reports yesterday that legendary calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is at a New York hospital in serious condition.

This week on What the People Say we asked parents to comment on their experience in getting their children ready for the new school year.

Politikles

Qualfon’s announcement on September 4 of a 3,500-person contact centre campus and the creation of 6,000 jobs over five years with an initial investment of US$4M is most welcome.

Collision:  This tundra, GMM 3888 and SUV, PNN 1957 collided at the corner of Camp Street and Brickdam yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win the U.S.