Daily Archive: Monday, September 23, 2013

The Guyana Defence Force today said that Coast Guard ranks yesterday investigated a report of piracy which had occurred off the Essequibo Coast in the Pomeroon and, in the process, found a second vessel which had reportedly suffered the same fate.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Residents in and around Delamere Avenue off Waltham Park Road today started an exodus following a triple murder in the area on the weekend.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says there should be no further delay in the ending of jury trials here.

Neither the President nor any member of his cabinet has any form of authority to make interpretations of the Constitution enabling them to state with authority that legislation passed in the National Assembly was unconstitutional, says former Chief Parliamentary Counsel Bryn Pollard.

At about 0215h. today, police say that motor cars HB 9018 and  PNN 1530 which were proceeding in opposite directions along Robb Street, Georgetown, collided.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad national Ravindra Ramrattan was among several people killed in a terrorist attack and siege at a Kenyan shopping mall that entered its third day today.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Television drama “Breaking Bad” won the top Primetime Emmy award for the first time on Sunday, just as the gritty tale of a chemistry teacher turned meth cook and drug kingpin winds down to widespread acclaim.

Top Cop, Leroy Brummel is urging communities across Guyana to fight back against criminal elements that are infiltrating formerly peaceful neighbourhoods.

Double ‘R’ Hardware Store at Rosignol, West Bank Berbice went up in flames around 4.20 pm yesterday, resulting in millions of dollars in losses and at least four persons out of a job.

A couple from Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice have been arrested for physically abusing their nine and two-year-old Canadian sons who are now in the custody of the Child Care & Protection Agency (CCPA).

The battered body of a Corentyne minibus conductor was found in his home at number 48 Village Corentyne Berbice yesterday.

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.

Young offenders should no longer be sent to the Essequibo remedial facility, NOC, according Head of the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) Ann Greene who also said the police practice of releasing accused child sex offenders after 72 hours must end.

Cleveland Forde and Euleen Josiah-Tanner yesterday won the men and women’s categories at the annual Courts 10k road race.

In an extraordinary display of speed, power and stamina, national road race champion, Raynauth Jeffrey emerged winner of yesterday’s Powerade 50-mile road race at West Demerara.

The Guyana Police Force has begun to use wiretapping as provided for under the Interception of Communications Act to fight crime, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has said, but APNU parliamentarian Winston Felix has expressed concerns about the this mode of crime-fighting since it could be used to invade citizens’ privacy.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis want to be a franchise holder for the 2014 edition of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Dear Editor, Is it a year, or more, since we learned that a channel had been set up for reporting corruption, featuring a hotline under the rubric ‘I paid a bribe.’

(cricinfo) A fearsome attack led by Ravi Rampaul set Trinidad & Tobago’s Champions League campaign off on a triumphant note, as they comfortably defended 135 for 9, against Brisbane Heat in Ranchi.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to a third straight Singapore Grand Prix victory yesterday and moved 60 points clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso after a dominant drive under the floodlights at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

Dear Editor, I refer to Alfred Bhulai’s missive ‘Circular reasoning,’ (SN, September 22).

Former world rater, Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore lost his title match up versus Rafael ‘Dynamite’ Vasquez via a ninth round TKO Saturday night at the Resorts World Casino in Queens, New York.

Dear Editor, I am not a member of the AFC, but I support the idea of the third force.

Team Canada thumped Team Guyana by an 8-0 margin when action in the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Cup commenced in Mendoza, Argentina on Saturday.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya said its security forces were in control of most of the Nairobi shopping mall where at least 68 people were killed by Somali al Shabaab Islamists, but gunmen still appeared to be holding hostages as the siege entered its third day today.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) trio of  Clairmont Gibson, Eon Bancroft and Bert Braithwaite all recorded victories when the first ‘Mackeson Fight Night’ card boxed off Saturday night in Linden.

Dear Editor, It was indeed refreshing to see the call by Sean McLean in his recent letter in your columns for a compromise between the government and opposition for the sake of progress in Guyana.

(Cricinfo) Chennai Super Kings did what they set out to do, successfully chasing down a big total yesterday after putting Titans in to bat.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column This column is dedicated to the memory of Dwayne Jones, murdered in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in July of this year.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Despite leading her conservatives to their strongest election result in over two decades, German Chancellor Angela Merkel now faces the unsavoury prospect of having to court her arch-rivals on the left to maintain her grip on power.

Dear Editor, We have noticed the recent establishments being opened and identified as fast food entities but are very concerned from the viewpoint of an Islamic way of life with the beef, mutton and chicken being served to Muslims who unknowingly buy and eat these meats which are not wholesome, Halaal.

LONDON, UK, CMC – Former West Indies pacer Corey Collymore will be leaving Middlesex after the cricket club announced on Saturday that he will not be offered a new contract.

BEIJING (Reuters) – With ousted senior politician Bo Xilai jailed for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stamped his authority on the Communist Party by effectively warning he will not tolerate dissent as he seeks to push through tough economic reforms.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street for their views on the return of large buses, given the number of fatal accidents involving minibuses, and whether it would alleviate the transportation problems which many people face on a daily basis.

I was prompted to write this article because of the disclosure by a well-known commentator, Mr.

CARACAS/PARIS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested three National Guard officials for alleged involvement in smuggling 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, the South American nation’s public prosecutor’s office said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I thank Mr AA Fenty for his comments in his ‘Frankly speaking’ column in SN on September 20. 

It remains exceedingly disturbing that in an era of what should be open, responsive and transparent government, underpinned by such staples as access to information legislation and the recently promised whistleblower legislation, that the government can have avoided for so long coming clean on who the major equity investor in the proposed Marriott Hotel is.