Daily Archive: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Articles published on Thursday, December 12, 2013
Twenty-eight pints of blood
Water brief
Sahrawi Ambassador
Goldfields
Man stabbed to death at Port Kaituma, brother held
The police are investigating the murder of Richard France, 20 years, of Fallstop, Port Kaituma, NWD, which occurred at about 1300h.
Courts: Become a Millionaire
Police defend response to Deryck Kanhai deadly rampage
The police today provided their most detailed account to date of the shooting rampage by miner Deryck Kanhai on November 12 which left him and three others dead in a bullet-riddled afternoon that paralysed the centre of the city and created fear.
Sugar workers strike over production incentive
Sugar workers on all estates struck yesterday over their annual production incentive.
Minister for grilling over New River survey grant
The survey permission in the ecologically fragile south east of Guyana granted by Minister Robert Persaud and which could lead to mining of a range of minerals is not the customary way in which such applications are handled and this is likely to lead to a barrage of questions from the opposition and also over answers the minister had given to a parliamentary committee.
Kitty man sentenced to death
Terry Kissoon was yesterday sentenced to death by Justice Diane Insanally after he was found guilty of the murder of Troy Smith.
Guyana Goldfields approves US$238M for commercial gold production
The US$238 million in capital costs needed by Guyana Goldfields Inc.
Northern Rangers boot Black Pearl
Northern Rangers beat Black Pearl 4-1 on penalty kicks to book their quarterfinal passage after normal time ended 2-2 when the Georgetown Football Association/Banks Cup continued yesterday at the Tucville Community ground.
Indian national rescued after being held captive by city shop owner
An Indian national, was yesterday rescued from the Georgetown area, where he said that he was being held against his will by a shop owner.
Cop charged over $600,000 robbery
A policeman was among two men yesterday charged with the armed hold-up in which the employee of a taxi service was robbed of over $600,000.
GuySuCo board’s life extended to month end – Ramsammy
The life of the board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been extended to December 31 to support the new governance structure government implemented at the entity, according to Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy.
Anderson takes two wickets to put NZ on top against Windies
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson captured two wickets and took the catch to dismiss Shivnarine Chanderpaul to leave West Indies lurched on 158 for four at the close of a rain-affected second day of the second test today.
North Georgetown, Charlestown advance in K&S football
North Georgetown Secondary outgunned Patentia Secondary on penalties while Charlestown Secondary brushed aside Lodge Secondary 2-nil last night at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground to clinch quarterfinal berths in the Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Elite Next Generation Football Tournament.
[Video] GPL seeing system improvements, says Deputy CEO
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) Aeshwar Deonarine is pointing to huge improvements in the power company’s systems thanks to a number of plans for the upcoming Christmas season and new year.
Ten winners emerge in US Embassy’s entrepreneur challenge
The United States Embassy in Georgetown announced the ten winners of the “Entrepreneurship Speed Challenge” on Tuesday at the United States Ambassador’s residence where a number of private sector members and lending companies met with the young business innovators.
Brazil’s opening World Cup stadium: Troubled from the start
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – When Brazil first won the right to host the 2014 soccer World Cup, officials knew they would need a modern stadium with more than 65,000 seats in the country’s biggest city.
Six bids for One Mile Primary reconstruction
Reconstruction of the razed One Mile Primary School in Linden could soon begin as six companies on Tuesday submitted bids for the contract estimated to cost some $172.9M.
De Kock shines again but rain ruins third one-dayer
(Reuters) – South African Quinton de Kock became the fifth player in one-day international history to score centuries in three consecutive matches, but rain had the final say as the third one-dayer against India was abandoned in Pretoria yesterday.
Public hearing on orphanage’s operations to begin today
The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security yesterday said that the hearings into allegations of maltreatment of orphans housed at the Camal’s International Home, Albion begins today at 9 am at the Albion Sports Complex.
Double elimination hurts Italian soccer prestige
ROME, (Reuters) – AC Milan scraped through to the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to their goalless draw with Ajax, but it was a bad day for Italian football with both Juventus and Napoli eliminated.
Linden miner claims self defence after stabbing
Linden miner Reginald Henry was placed on $100,000 bail yesterday after claiming that he was provoked into stabbing another man.
Georgetown is in a state of dire emergency
Dear Editor, I am, as usual, indebted to you for your publication of my letter in Sunday Stabroek of December 8 advocating the extraordinary substitution of a City of Georgetown Management Authority for the temporary replacement of the elected council.
Vendor charged with unlicensed liquor sales
Vendor Mark Hyman was yesterday charged with selling alcohol without a liquor licence.
Crandon, Khan leave Demerara on the ropes
All-rounder Royston Crandon’s 95 backed up by leg-spinner Amir Khan’s six wickets left defending champions Demerara on the ropes in their second round Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day tournament match played yesterday at the Enmore Community Centre ground.
Why won’t the Minister of Finance give a straight answer to a simple question?
Dear Editor, The leader of the AFC Mr Khemraj Ramjattan is clearly on to something.
GAWU’s credit union declares over $16M in surplus
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) Cooperative Credit Union Society Limited declared a surplus of $16.2 million for last year at its 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Can’t get death certificate after three months
Dear Editor, My sister, Nellie Mingo lived with her husband Victor Mingo at lot 21 No 4 Village, West Coast Berbice.
Essequibo lurching towards massive loss against President’s XI
Half-centuries from President’s XI wicket-keeper Jason Sinclair and all-rounder Shaquille Williams put their team in pole position for a crushing win against Essequibo in the senior inter-county tourney yesterday.
CCC will play regional cricket next year
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC- Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) will not be barred from participating in regional tournaments, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced.
Thousands of South Africans queue to see Mandela lie in state
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Thousands of people queued yesterday to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela, whose body lay in state in Pretoria in the building where the anti-apartheid hero was inaugurated in 1994 as South Africa’s first black president.
Why no ticketing on the spot for minor traffic offences?
Dear Editor, I share a chance observation with the Traffic Chief and exhort him to implement the appropriate changes.
Joshua House children get certificates for ‘This is my Mexico’ drawing competition
Six children of Joshua House who participated in the worldwide “This is my Mexico” Children’s Drawing Competition were yesterday presented with their certificates of participation.
Uruguay’s move to legalise marijuana breaks international treaty-INCB
VIENNA, (Reuters) – Uruguay’s decision to legalise marijuana is in violation of an international convention on drug control, a Vienna-based body set up to monitor government compliance with such treaties said yesterday.
Defiant Manaus mayor issues invitation to city’s critics
MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – The mayor of the World Cup host city described as a “crime-ridden hell-hole” by a British newspaper said its correspondent was badly misinformed and invited critics to come see it for themselves.
Vehicles do not observe the flashing amber light
Dear Editor, With the mad rush at Xmas time we are asked to drive and use the road with caution, but I am unsure if the flashing amber light at intersections can work.
T&T PM, Rowley view Mandela’s body
(Trinidad Express) The Office of the Prime Minister yesterday issued a statement titled “PM takes Rowley to view Mandela’s body”, in which Persad-Bissessar noted that she allowed one person to accompany her during the viewing of Mandela’s body and chose Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley.
North West Secondary wins GGMC Science, Tech quiz
North West Secondary School won the Guyana Geology and Mines’ (GGMC) Fourth Annual Secondary Schools Science and Technology quiz Competition, walking away with prizes including scholarships and book vouchers.
Heavy rains paralyze Rio as residents protest, loot
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Heavy rains late Tuesday and yesterday paralyzed much of Rio de Janeiro, a tropical metropolis scrambling to improve infrastructure to prepare to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
Guyana Foundation focuses on children at Christmas concert
Several dance troupes and singers kept their audience enthralled on Tuesday evening when the non-profit trust The Guyana Foundation hosted its Christmas Concert at the Theatre Guild.
Ukraine protesters defy police, leaders reject talks with president
KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian protesters stood their ground yesterday after an overnight sweep by riot police and their leaders dismissed an offer of talks from a president they say must quit for favouring ties with Russia over the European Union.
India’s Supreme Court turns the clock back with gay sex ban
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated a ban on gay sex in the world’s largest democracy, following a four-year period of decriminalisation that had helped bring homosexuality into the open in the socially conservative country.
Mandela said he was no saint but a sinner who kept on trying
Dear Editor, The world was plunged into grief after hearing of Nelson Mandela’s passing last Thursday after a period of illness.
Man United must raise their game on all fronts
LONDON, (Reuters) – David Moyes can take solace in avoiding another home defeat and a 51-year low but his Manchester United side will have to raise their game considerably if they are to go much further in the Champions League.
Barbadians ‘grudge’ Rihanna
(Barbados Nation) Outspoken historian Trevor Marshall has lashed out at Barbadians calling their attitude towards international pop star Rihanna “reprehensible”.
Australia on the brink against dispirited England
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Already 2-0 up in the series and with Mitchell Johnson running riot, Australia could hardly be charged with more confidence as they look to rout a dispirited England in the third Ashes test and recapture the coveted urn.
The annual production figures in the sugar industry tell the real story
Dear Editor, I am forced to respond to a letter from Mr Raymond Sangster the General Manager, Agricultural Services of GuySuCo, which was published in Stabroek News on December 9 captioned ‘Conversion to mechanical harvesting is not the major contributory factor to the reduction in cane yields.”
Suspect in beverages theft released on $80,000 bail
Sitaram Singh was released on $80,000 bail yesterday after he denied stealing beverages from a snackette in Houston.
63 Beach regatta was a success
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the new 63 Beach Regatta Committee. They pulled off an exciting day of fun and had a packed programme of land and water activities.
Continental renews sponsorship of Sunburst Camptown
The Continental Group of Companies through its Sunburst Brand has renewed its sponsorship of Campbellville club Sunburst Camptown, by donating an undisclosed amount in football equipment at a simple presentation ceremony yesterday at the entity’s headquarters in Industrial Site.
Eleanor Parker, baroness in ‘Sound of Music,’ dies at 91
(Reuters) – Eleanor Parker, a Hollywood leading lady of the 1940s and 1950s and three-time Oscar nominee who starred alongside big names including Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas and later appeared as the baroness in the blockbuster “The Sound of Music,” has died.
And the band played on
And the band played on: Town Clerk Carol Sooba (right foreground) trying her hand at conducting the police band in the Mayor and City Council compound yesterday even though it is customary for Mayor Hamilton Green to meet the musicians.
Something stinks
There is something particularly putrid about the way in which the state apparatus treats this country’s children.
Movie Review: R…Rajkumar
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar (Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters) Hero’s raison d’être: win girl, annihilate villain Romeo Rajkumar (Shahid Kapur) is obsessed with Chanda (Sonakshi Sinha), calling her his “lollipop”, making lewd kissing noises (that sound like a sink is being drained out) and stalking her everywhere.
Cartoons
Cartoons
Boxing Day pugilists named
The names of the eight amateur boxers competing in the exhibition bouts on the Boxing Day Pro Am card at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground dubbed ‘The Linden Showdown’ were released yesterday.
Mandela demonstrated moral principles
Dear Editor, As the late President Mr Nelson Mandela said,“If I cannot change when circumstances demand, how can I expect others to?”
Politikles
Politikles
What’s going on at Freedom house?
Social media steamed with stunned shock this week at an electrifying media statement out of the headquarters of the ruling People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP), Freedom House.
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