Daily Archive: Monday, October 14, 2013

Today, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony (second from left) handed over a cheque to the Guyana Rugby Association valued $1M which will be used to assist the team to participate in an upcoming rugby tournament in the Cayman Islands.

Ramnarine Jagmohan, 27 years, of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne; and Neshan Jagmohan, 23 years, of Belvedere Squatting Area, Corentyne, were charged with the murder of Davindra Deodat called ‘Dave’, of Hampshire Squatting Area, which occurred on October 07, 2013.

Police today said that Kumar Mangru, 17 years, and Nazim Azimulla, 42 years, of Johanna, South Black Bush Polder; Rajesh Singh, 38 years, of Lesbeholden, North Black Bush Polder and Carlton Chaitram, 37 years, of Mibicuri, South Black Bush Polder have been charged with the murder of Jeewanlall Deonarine called ‘Bingle’, of Lesbeholden, South Black Bush Polder which occurred on October 05, 2013.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The World’s Anti-doping Agency is to launch an “extraordinary” audit of Jamaica’s drug-testing agency following allegations that its policing of the island’s track athletes all but collapsed in the months before the London Games.

President Donald Ramotar (second from right) chatting with passengers on the MV Sabanto   on Saturday night.

Major General (rtd) Joe Singh addresses participants at an Agriculture/Tourism seminar under the ‘Leveraging Natural Capital in Guyana’s Rupununi’ project funded being implemented through Conservation International with additional funding from the IDB.

Relatives and officials of the Georgetown Hospital have confirmed that Romario Gouveia has died.

(Barbados Nation) The drugs-for-guns trade has reached Barbados and could be largely responsible for the increased presence and use of firearms here, say police sources.

Demerara Fire and General Insurance Company on Saturday held a Vintage Car Exhibition in its Robb Street compound.

A leisurely Saturday morning read along North Road with no high tech gadget in sight.

(Trinidad Express) Over 600 former Caroni (1975) Ltd employees received agricultural leases yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran has called on the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde to move quickly to address the debt challenges and low economic growth issues facing Caribbean countries.

The police say that two men they killed on South Road on Saturday night died in a shoot-out and had been about to rob an occupant of the K&VC Hotel.

The sugar corporation’s strategic plan for 2013-2017 has slashed by 100,000 tonnes the projected annual output contained in the 2009 blueprint and planned improvements at the troubled Skeldon factory will see the flagship project grinding only at 71% of what had been expected since 2008.

A Bartica miner yesterday died when the ATV he was riding collided with a truck on the Karrau, Region 7 trail where he was going to catch a boat back home.

A senior officer attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) was up to last evening missing and feared drowned after a collision which occurred late Saturday night in the Pomeroon River.

The oil-exploration ship seized by Venezuela in Guyana’s waters has arrived at a naval port where Venezuelan authorities began questioning the crew, according to a report in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal.

Former PPP/C executive Ralph Ramkarran has rapped PNCR Leader David Granger for his citing of the late Executive President Forbes Burnham as an advocate of national unity.

The National Trust of Guyana had submitted City Hall for nomination to the World Monuments Watch list and GINA said on Friday that Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony announced that Guyana for the first time has been placed on the list.

With two Guyana Prize awards now under his belt, local writer Ruel Johnson is determined to do his best to transform his homeland into a hub for the arts.

Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram on Friday said the figure that he has been sued for by the city council mostly represents interest charges which should not have been applied based on an agreement which had been reached with the Town Clerk in 2001.

Kitty resident Mala Persaud is now using tubes to assist with her breathing after three failed surgeries to clear the blockage to her nasal cavity which was caused when she was doused with acid outside her home four months ago.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ran away with yesterday’s Banks Sevens Club Championship beating the University of Guyana (UG) ruggers 19 to 12 in the final at the National Park.

When Karamchand Panchoo, 71, a watchman was found murdered at Don Robin Farm, Corentyne on May 13, 2012 his relatives’ only desire was for his killer(s) to be brought to justice.

After years of indecision, Caricom is set to adopt a Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) that includes the development of cohesive trade mechanisms while addressing potential overfishing, the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO) says.

The Albion/Port Mourant Estate of the Guyana Sugar Corporation on Thursday distributed bursary awards to children/wards of employees of the estate who were successful at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Examinations.

(BBC) American Timothy Bradley on Saturday retained his WBO welterweight title with a split-decision victory over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas.

Junior Sportsman of the Year, Paul DeNobrega has a knack for winning big money races.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — Bermudian triathlete Tyler Butterfield produced a tremendous performance to finish seventh on Saturday in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, considered one of the toughest races in the world, media here reported.

MOSCOW, Russia,  CMC – Two of the Caribbean’s top swimmers were double medallists on the third stop of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 in Moscow this weekend.

Santos FC edged Fruta Conquerors 1-0 in their quarterfinal showdown when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Friday.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Sam Stosur fought back from a set down to claim the Japan Open for a second time on Sunday and deny Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard her first WTA title.

Camptown FC outmanoeuvred the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2-0 in the last quarterfinal fixture of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Friday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senate negotiations to bring a fiscal crisis to an end showed signs of progress yesterday, but there were no guarantees the federal government shutdown was about to end or that a historic debt default would be avoided.

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s Orlando Cruz, the first openly gay fighter in professional boxing, failed in his bid to gain the WBO featherweight title when he was knocked out by Mexico’s Orlando Salido in the seventh round of their fight on Saturday.

GANJAM/BHUBANESWAR, India, (Reuters) – A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India’s fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – A regional sport administrator wants Caribbean governments to facilitate greater intra-regional travel and allowing for sport to be an avenue for development.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A third man has succumbed to injuries suffered during a gun attack yesterday afternoon outside a supermarket next door the Spring Mount police station in St James.

(Reuters) – World number two Novak Djokovic produced a magical display to overcome the ferocious hitting of Argentine Juan Martin del Potro and successfully defend the Shanghai Masters title yesterday.

Dear Editor,   We applaud any effort by the City Hall to recover monies due to the Georgetown Municipality.

(Reuters) – German top-seed Angelique Kerber claimed her first title of 2013 with a 6-4 7-6 (6) victory over Ana Ivanovic at the Linz Open in Austria yesterday.

Dear Editor,   It is with no surprise that I read in the Kaieteur News of 12th October 2013 that the water flow of the Amaila Falls is almost nonexistent and is therefore probably not a reliable place to put a hydroelectric dam.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – State security agents have arrested the mayor of Venezuela’s third-largest city for alleged corruption after President Nicolas Maduro asked lawmakers to grant him decree powers he says he needs to fight graft.

Dear Editor,   Geetanjali Singh is an attractive but unassuming woman.

BHOPAL, India,  (Reuters) – A stampede at a bridge leading to a remote Hindu temple in central India on Sunday killed at least 89 people and injured more than 100, police said.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Sohag Gazi became the first cricketer to score a century and record a hat-trick in the same test yesterday but could not prevent the first test against New Zealand ending in a draw in Chittagong.

Rory Fraser is Professor of Forest Economics and Policy at Alabama A & M University, and has spent 36 of the last 40 years in the UK, Canada, Jamaica, USA, and Guyana either attending or teaching at universities and working in forestry related fields By Rory Fraser .

(Cricinfo) Australia showed just why they have been so successful in ODIs in India, and just why India’s usual template of chasing anything their profligate bowlers concede often comes short against the visitors.

So far, we have carried two articles on the issue of conflict of interest.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Rioters smashed shop windows, stormed a warehouse and clashed with police in a Moscow neighbourhood yesterday in the biggest outbreak of anti-migrant unrest in the Russian capital in three years.

Dear Editor,   It is great that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport’s management has decided to enhance their taxi driver and porter services with training in customer relations. 

Dear Editor,   I refer to the article in your publication yesterday which outlined the aviation achievements of Captain Williette Gardner.

This week on ‘What the People Say’ persons share their comments on the recent upsurge of crime in Berbice where young boys were involved.

More than 10 months into a new security initiative dramatically announced on the final day of last year by the Minister of Home Affairs, the citizens of this country remain besieged by all sorts of vicious and frightening crime and are unable to see even slivers of light.

(Reuters) – Cuban-American writer Oscar Hijuelos, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his best-selling novel “The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love,” has died at the age of 62, the New York Times reported yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting once harboured doubts over the suitability of Michael Clarke to succeed him as captain of Australia.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last night voiced concern about the implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) recent ruling, saying an automatic six-month stay for CARICOM nationals visiting Barbados would attract the unemployed and criminals.