Daily Archive: Thursday, October 10, 2013

(Jamaica Gleaner) The gunmen who shot and killed Special Constable Jermaine Bartley in Granville, St James last night, reportedly ordered him and his common-law spouse to kneel and hug each other, before shooting them in the head.

While most local wood products’ manufacturers embrace the ambition of capturing lucrative overseas markets, the Hauraruni Agricultural Development Company (HADCO) Farm and Sawmill Incorporated is proceeding in the opposite direction.

President Donald Ramotar met Miss Guyana Universe, Katherina Roshana    at the Office of the President yesterday. 

Fifteen pounds of marijuana was early this morning discovered in a vehicle on the premises of La Familia Hotel and Country Club located at Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, CANU head James Singh has confirmed.

Mumbai (Reuters) -Indian Sachin Tendulkar, the world’s most prolific international run-scorer, will retire after playing his 200th test match at home against West Indies next month.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Former rebel gunmen freed Libya’s prime minister today after holding him for several hours in reprisal for the capture by U.S.

Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) on Tuesday told a visiting Organization of American States (OAS) team here for a review of Guyana’s actions under the Inter-American Convention Against Corrup-tion that there is a serious conflict of interest around Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh and his wife which must be resolved.

Seven men charged with the Rose Hall vigilante killing in May were freed yesterday but soon came under gunfire from lawmen who mistakenly believed that they were escaping from the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

Businessman Salim Azeez was on Tuesday detained in connection with police investigations into the fatal shooting at Mambo Bar but was released less than 24 hours later after his lawyers filed Habeas Corpus proceedings.

The Berbice Bridge Com-pany Inc (BBCI) yesterday advised business analyst Christopher Ram that it would be charging him $50,000 per record requested, a tariff Ram described as “criminal”.

Reacting to the landmark decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in favour of Shanique Myrie,  Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has called on members states which have not yet done so to make the CCJ their final court of appeal.

A day after 43-year-old Chattergoon Persaud, of 458 Church Street, Enterprise, was found dead in Enterprise, police are yet to apprehend the man who is believed to have murdered him.

The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) on Tuesday neglected to attend a meeting with a Commission from the OAS Mechanism for Follow-Up on the implementation of the Inter-American Conven-tion against Corruption (MESICIC) and past     PSC Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo says the umbrella body dropped the ball.

Guyanese can now benefit from the services of another medical laboratory with the opening of the QualiTEST Brand Laboratory in Alberttown on Tuesday evening.

Relatives of Clifford Singh, believed to have been beaten to death by his partner almost two months ago, say that police are dragging their feet on finding the suspect and are not treating tips given to them seriously.

Lucille Ingram, the 66-year-old Sophia woman who went missing two weeks ago during a visit to the Georgetown Hospital, has still not been found and her sister continues to plead with the public to help find her.

Half-centuries from Man-of-the-match Jashim Uddin and Mossadek Hossain Saikat, reinforced by Javed Ferdous Rahuttul’s five-wicket haul, powered Bangladesh to a 63-run win over the West Indies, levelling the seven-match One Day International Under-19 series 1-1, at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda ground, yesterday.

An 18-year-old bus conductor was fined yesterday after pleading guilty to threatening and assaulting his common-law wife.

An Agricola woman was yesterday remanded to prison when she was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Vernon Burnett said yesterday that the recent threat of Court action by the Kashif and Shanghai Organization against the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) if the 24th edition of their event is run parallel with the GFA competition simply has no merit.

Boxing superstars are not born into the role, they earn that title by paying their dues usually in the amateur ranks then onwards and upwards to the pay-per view arenas that holds the sport’s true riches.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it would withhold deliveries of tanks, fighter aircraft, helicopters and missiles as well as $260 million in cash aid from Egypt’s military-backed government pending progress on democracy and human rights.

HUBLI, India, CMC- West Indies A squandered a good start against India A and collapsed to 268 all out on the first day of their third unofficial test match at the Hubli Cricket Ground here yesterday.

The Guyana Water Inc has signed on to GT&T’s Mobile Money service paving the way for customers’ payments of water bills using their cellular phones.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The Caribbean is becoming a hot spot again for drug smuggling into the United States as a new generation of “Cocaine Cowboys” plows the seas in fast boats in search of easy entry points for illicit shipments into the world’s largest consumer market.

The nation’s leading rifle shooters resumed training over the weekend ahead of the national senior and junior championships next month at the Timehri rifle ranges.

The resurfacing works on the athletic track at the National Park have been stalled after one of the main heavy duty machinery stopped working almost a month ago.

Even as the mother of Michael Hamilton, who was gunned down on Monday evening, continues to accuse the police of failing to act on previous reports that her son was being threatened, a lawman close to the investigation says that she never cooperated when they responded.

New Amsterdam (NA) United coach Lennox Adams says that to be afforded the opportunity to compete in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League is a great experience and a privilege.

A local craftswoman, who designs jewellery from seeds, is appealing for assistance to make her participation in the Crafts of America Festival in Ecuador a reality.

COLOMBO, – Sri Lanka opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is retiring from test cricket to make way for the next generation but will still be available for the shorter forms of the game.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Human rights lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit against the United Nations  yesterday to seek compensation for Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic they blame on U.N.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC- Former West Indies offspinner, Lance Gibbs, says the current crop of West Indies cricketers should be allowed to develop around veteran middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

More than one year since the launch of Guyana’s first grid-connected solar photovoltaic net-metering system, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has announced that it has saved more than $1M in electricity costs.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the American military’s nuclear arsenal and its space operations, has been relieved from his job during an investigation into issues related to gambling, a U.S.

Hassan Mohamed will resume his cycling calendar on Saturday at the National Park with the staging of the ninth annual Hand-in-Hand Insurance 11-race cycle programme.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested and charged the chairman of the world’s largest producer of refined tin, Yunnan Tin Co, for accepting bribes, a provincial government said, in the latest example of the country’s crackdown on graft.

(Reuters) – Here is a look at who won the science Nobel prizes for 2013:   * Physiology or Medicine: James E.

Dear Editor, Imagine the ruling Party People’s Progressive Party is advocating setting up a unit to monitor (read control and suppress) the private media in Guyana because it feels its views are not being aired enough or accurately enough. 

The construction of a $31.8M teaching block at the St Agnes Primary School should bring additional relief for students of the school who over the years had been in dispute with St Rose’s High with which they share a compound.

Dear Editor, A few days ago the PPP/C government celebrated the 21st anniversary of the election responsible for catapulting the party into the position of being the administrators of our country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC- Promising Trinidad and Tobago batsman Nicolas Pooran has been drafted into the West Indies Under-19s team for the ongoing seven-match limited over series against Bangladesh Under 19s in Guyana.

KANO,  (Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers raided an Islamist bomb-making factory just outside the north’s biggest city of Kano yesterday, seizing guns, fertilizer and equipment for assembling suicide vests, the military said.

A mechanic was slapped with 36 months imprisonment yesterday for stealing a Kindle (an electronic book reader) after pleading guilty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, Earlier in 2013 there was extensive public outcry about the declared financial predicament of the NIS, including from organised stakeholder consultations, consistent with similar cross-country interactions some years ago.

Newly formed Little DIVA Flames Female Football Club is set to kick off training for club members on Saturday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 09:00hrs.

One million dollars in loan prizes were awarded on October 4, 2013 at a simple award ceremony held at the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s Corporate and Commercial Credit Department at the Camp Street branch to the top three 2013 graduates of Empretec’s ‘Venture Out for Women.’

Stravo Evans, who was indicted for the murder of Pascal Johnson in 2010, was freed on September 17, by Justice Navindra Singh after he was found not guilty by a 12-member jury.

Dear Editor, I wish to express my appreciation for the expedition shown in publishing my complaint against Digicel.

New Amsterdam (NA) United defeated Cougars FC 4-0 in their east zone matchup when the Berbice Football Association (BFA) U20 tournament continued at the Burnham Park ground in New Amsterdam on Sunday.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago defender Akeem Adams has lost his left leg following a fourth operation as he continues to fight for his life in a hospital in Hungary, his club Ferencvárosi Torna has reported.

(Reuters) – Kane Williamson hit a fourth test hundred to put New Zealand on top on the first day of their opening test against Bangladesh yesterday.

 Dear Editor, In his very long letter of October 8, Mr Anand Boodram argued that Guyana’s politics is reflective and the survival of African and Indian Guyanese is the name of the game.

Plaisance resident Victor Roberts was yesterday remanded to prison after being accused of robbing another man of a $450,000 gold chain at knife-point.

SOUTH CAROLINA, United States, CMC- Leading Caribbean high jumper, St.Lucia’s Jeannelle Scheper, has received the inaugural Hammer Strength All-American award.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Colombia will end a 16-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals if they get a point when they host Chile at the Metropolitano in Barranquilla on Friday.

A 26-year-old man was yesterday accused of unlawfully assaulting his brother and using abusive language thereby breaching the peace.

Dear Editor, The idea of ‘Ethnic Security Dilemma,’ has been wrongly attributed to Ravi Dev and, recently, by Tarron Khemraj, to the British Guiana East Indian Association: Neither of these are the origins of the formulation ‘Ethnic Security Dilemma.’

(Trinidad Guardian) Members of the business community on Wednesday expressed shock and betrayal at the claims that state contracts were being awarded to criminal gang leaders.

Clarence Cordis, Christopher James and Sheik Dinool were the three lucky winners in the recently concluded Republic Bank’s Electronic Banking Products Promotion 2013.

LONDON, (Reuters) – It would be wrong for Manchester United’s Adnan Januzaj to play for the England team as only English people should be selected, Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has said.

Dear Editor, Imagine you’re a mother and you’re watching your son brutally beating a child to death, what would you do?

(BBC) Hot Spot will not be used in this winter’s Ashes series in Australia, says the inventor of the infrared camera technology used to detect edges.

Citizens concerned about this society want urgent action to rid our communities of crime.

(BBC) Former England paceman Steve Harmison believes Alastair Cook’s side will be victorious in the winter Ashes series whatever the conditions in Australia.

(Trinidad Express) A 30-year-old mother of one who was a witness to the murder of a taxi driver in Laventille on Monday night, was herself shot and killed outside her home  Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to an article in SN (October 2) captioned ‘Kashif and Shangai can have any date once they comply with the rules – says Christopher Matthias.’

Members of the Theocracy Reign Ivine Order of Nyahbinghi are hosting the Guyana Rastafari Family Day at the Akwaaba Centre, Thomas Lands this month-end.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former deputy Prime Minister and People’s National Party (PNP) stalwart Seymour ‘Foggy’ Mullings has died, the Jamaica Observer has learned. 

Dear Editor, The National Community Policing Executive (NCPE) and the Community Policing Organizations of Guyana wish to congratulate Mr Leroy Fitzpatrick Brumell on his appointment to the post of Commissioner of Police for the Guyana Police Force.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday held a workshop for 27 persons on the introduction to disaster risk reduction and persons living with disability.

The Transparency Institute (Guyana) Inc. wishes to express its gratitude for being afforded an opportunity to meet with the OAS team on the implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presented a container of non-fat milk and a quantity of school kits to Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc to be distributed to schools, children’s and geriatric homes.

Even as a high-level dialogue among states and governments on the issue of international migration began at the United Nations Headquarters in New York last Thursday, October 3, the media were reporting that more than 100 African migrants had perished (now believed to be more than 300) when their boat capsized and sank in the Mediterranean off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

(Barbados Nation) TWO MEN are in custody and a third is on remand at Dodds Prisons as police make progress in three separate investigations involving two murders and a shooting.