Daily Archive: Sunday, September 22, 2013

Members of the Guyana Police Force including Police Commissioner (acting) Leroy Brummel and Deputy Commissioner Law Enforcement (DCLE) Seelall Persaud shared information about crime control measures, policies concerning drunk driving and more at a meeting with Meten-Meer-Zorg, Region Three residents today.

Enmore youths form an arch with their cricket bats as President Donald Ramotar enters the Enmore Community Centre ground for the commissioning of the new pavilion yesterday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel won a landslide personal victory in a German election today, putting her within reach of the first absolute majority in parliament in half a century, a ringing endorsement of her steady leadership in the euro crisis.

(Jamaica Observer) Mandeville, Manchester — The local business community has responded with shock and sadness at news of the shooting death of businessman Alphonso Joseph, 48, at his McKinley Drive home late Thursday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The world’s fastest man has admitted that he now has a different perspective on life and is closer to God after his involvement in a car accident in 2009.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc registered a 57.3% increase in profitability for 2011 but chartered accountant Christopher Ram has raised concerns about the validity of this position considering the question of taxes and he also noted that the annual returns failed to reflect a large sale of shares to the Queens Atlantic Group.

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Yadram Jaggai, 36 years, of No.

(Trinidad Express) Two former chief justices, Michael de la Bastide and Satnarine Sharma, have come out in support of the abolition of jury trials as suggested by Chief Justice Ivor Archie at the opening of the 2013-2014 law term last Monday.

JINAN, China,  (Reuters) – A Chinese court sentenced ousted senior politician Bo Xilai to life in jail on Sunday after finding him guilty of corruption and abuse of power, a tough term that gives him little chance of staging a political comeback.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a 130-year-old church in Pakistan after Sunday Mass, killing at least 56 people in the deadliest attack on Christians in the predominantly Muslim South Asian country.

Reports in the Dutch media yesterday said that the US Drug Enforcement Adminis-tration has hard evidence that Surinamese President Desi Bouterse was in contact with convicted Guyanese drug trafficker Roger Khan while he was a parliamentarian and there are records of calls between the two in late 2005 to mid-June 2006.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford   Ask anyone about the famous silk cotton tree that is in the middle of the road at Perseverance, Mahaicony and you are sure to hear a myth or two.

Member of Parliament for the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has disclosed that persons representing the investor in the Marriott Hotel project called him on Friday inquiring of him whether there is a parliamentary motion against the project and why it was that Marriott International itself was not among the investors.

Fly Jamaica will commence operations in Guyana with a flight from JFK New York to Guyana on Thursday.

Zoisa Fraser talks to the Chief Counsellor for the Salvation Army who was himself once an addict Years of drug abuse destroyed his life but with a stroke of luck and determination, Steve Sookraj was able to repair the damage and is now on the path to success.

After six members of the Tuschen Community Policing Group were held by the police for five hours after they had answered a call about bandits in the area, residents of the Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) are calling on the police to support the work of the area’s  community police and take steps to ensure they have the necessary resources available including firearms.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Ramesh Ghir said it was “very disappointing and unfortunate” that a director of Fly Jamaica would choose to publicly address her concerns about drug incidents at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) without first engaging the airport authorities about such anxiety.

The government could explore using the funds paid by miners as environmental bonds to rehabilitate the degraded Konawaruk River, Administrative Coordinator of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Colin Sparman has said.

A belligerent century from skipper Christopher Barnwell, led defending champions Demerara to a massive 124-run win over Essequibo yesterday in the first match of the 2103 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Pepsi senior inter-county one day tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club  ground, Bourda.

National Junior Road race champion, Michael Anthony proved yesterday that he can not only compete with the seniors but he can also beat them.

Riddim Squad dismantled Fruta Conquerors 4-2 when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League Georgetown playoffs continued at the Tucville Community Centre ground on Friday.

National Under-19 all-rounder, Ricardo Adams was yesterday handed a three-month suspension from all cricket by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

Relatives of a man who was stabbed on Thursday by an unknown assailant are concerned that he was released from hospital prematurely.

Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green on Friday said that the Mayor and City Council is aware of the present garbage situation in the city and that although the council is responsible for the removal of garbage, there are several impediments including a shortage of trucks.

Amelia’s Ward Jets defeated Retrieve Raiders 70-63 when the Trophy Stall Regulation Open Basketball Tourney continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court in Linden on Friday.

The Petra Organization in collaboration with the Guyana Football Coaches Association (GFCA) opened their two day beginners coaching workshop at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue yesterday.

When Ubert Jocintho was found dead at the bottom of a gully near a small pool of water in Mabaruma Settlement, North West District, relatives believed that a murder investigation would have been conducted especially since they saw suspicious marks on his body.

At age 14 Jenny (not her real name) was removed from the place she called home where she lived under horrific conditions.

As a child Mosa Telford struggled with the colour of her skin since  her dark complexion resulted in her peers teasing her mercilessly and she never felt that she was good enough.

It has been more than one month since Shaun Fordyce launched a violent cutlass attack on his reputed wife Dorothy Blackman and her three daughters, and they have said that when he is caught they want him to face the full brunt of the law.

By Tony Cozier   FAR from simplifying the game’s most contentious playing condition, the chief executives of the International Cricket Council (ICC) member boards complicated it further at their gathering in Dubai last week.

Continued The runt The physically immature puppy is at a distinct disadvantage, because of his low birth weight and lack of muscle mass and subcutaneous fat. 

Introduction As I continue the series on money laundering and looking back on last week’s column, perhaps the main original contribution so far has been putting forward the thesis that there have been three principal drivers pushing money laundering and related concerns to the level of the massive global threat these now represent.

Variable performance Sterling Products Limited (SPL) is about to complete its ninth month of operation in 2013 and its economic performance might well remain an enigma to its shareholders as the company moves towards its 59th Annual General Meeting next year. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former West Indies cricketers have lauded their colleague Curtly Ambrose on his 50th birthday.

The Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) is calling for more regular and improved maintenance of the Linden-Lethem road to cope with the increase in heavy traffic.

Dear Editor, Let us try to straighten out this rigmarole. The President says he cannot assent to the Bills unless the AG issues an assent certificate.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi  yesterday, killing at least 39 people including close relatives of Kenya’s president and children, in an attack claimed by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab.

It is an honour to have received in the awards for 2012 a Guyana Prize for Literature for my latest book of poetry, The Comfort of All Things, published by the Moray House Trust.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – West Indies A were outplayed by India A in the only Twenty20 match of their tour, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.

Much of the world is demanding greater pressure on Syria following a United Nations inspectors’ report hinting that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in his country’s civil war, but — amazingly — Venezuela and some of its Latin American allies are still passionately defending Syria’s dictator.

Community grounds across Guyana are to be overhauled as part of government’s multi-million dollar thrust to revitalize a number of sporting disciplines, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony announced yesterday at the commissioning of a new pavilion at the Enmore Community Centre Ground.

The Ministry of Tourism believes that about 500 Surinamese visit Guyana every month and that these arrivals significantly benefit small hotels.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Mohamed Akeel’s letter in the Stabroek News of September 20, 2013 ‘It seems as if total confusion surrounds the National Minimum Wage Order’ which suggests that the matter may not be entirely and satisfactorily resolved.

In early June last year I wrote an article entitled ‘Abolish Jury Trials.’

CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year.

I have previously mentioned that when I meet Guyanese during Tradewinds performances overseas, they are often curious to get a read on “life in Guyana” from someone who has relocated there, and their tendency is to grill me who is not seen as an establishment person who might be inclined to gild the lily. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron is offering congratulations to the players and management of the West Indies A team which recently defeated their India equivalent in the three-game one-day series.

Dear Editor, Huge commercial buildings are going up all over Georgetown.

All Caribbean nations have well developed contingency plans in the event of a natural disaster. 

(Cricinfo) Trinidad & Tobago have dominated the West Indies T20 circuit for years.

A week-long dominoes tournament sponsored by David Hunt in association with the B4 dominoes team will get underway tomorrow at the Dynasty Sports Bar, Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt.

League action in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior tourney continues today with a double header at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

Police yesterday arrested seven persons including a woman following several search operations in Linden.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf and the son-in-law of the Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) president were charged by Mumbai Police on Saturday in a betting scandal surrounding the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.

I like pasta with very simple sauces. And I do not like my pasta smothered in sauce of any kind.

 Dear Editor, The regulation of traffic on the Demerara Harbour Bridge crossing in the mornings stands second only to the kind of order generated by a wild buffalo dash over crocodile infested waters. 

West Ruimveldt giants BK Western Tigers Football Club will hold its biannual general meeting at the West Ruimveldt Community Playfield today  from 10:00am.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will probably never join the European Union because of prejudicial attitudes by the bloc’s existing members, Ankara’s chief EU negotiator said, in what appeared to be the first high-level acknowledgment that its decades-long bid might fail.

Dear Editor, In a previous letter published in your newspaper on the matter of the tragic occurrences at Linden in which three unarmed protesting members of the public lost their lives through the actions of members of the disciplined services at the scene, I had expressed my expectation that the Commissioners collectively or individually, would express their opinion on the application of the doctrine of ministerial responsibility recognized within the jurisprudence of Commonwealth countries.

The second annual F&H Printing Establishment countrywide million dollars  plus dominoes competition is set to commence Friday following a launch on Monday at 5pm at the company’s establishment 90 John Street Campbellville.

Ferns makes excellent houseplants. They are a decorative focal point of a room. 

In our Thursday edition we carried a report on a Gina release about the launch of an Arawak language revival project in Capoey.

(Cricinfo) We have moved on from the IPL to the Champions League T20 qualifiers and from there to Champions League proper, but some things haven’t changed.

Dear Editor, The management of the Dharm Shala at 140 King Edward Street, Albouystown wishes the public to note that contrary to what has been published, the UK donation made to the Dharm Shala on Thursday, September 19, 2013, on behalf of five UK-based cultural groups in celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Arrival of Indians in Guyana, was for the sum of G$250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand Guyana dollars), being the equivalent of £800 (eight hundred pounds sterling).

(Jamaica Observer) Embattled junior minister Richard Azan on Friday capitulated amid deafening calls for his resignation for his role in the illegal construction and misuse of 10 shops at the Spalding Market in Clarendon.

The adult White-headed Marsh Tyrant is 12.7 cm long and weighs 15 g.

LA PINTADA (Reuters) – Federal police found the remains of a crashed Black Hawk rescue helicopter with at least three dead crew aboard in southern Guerrero state yesterday, raising the death toll to over 100 following some of the worst storms to hit Mexico in decades.