Daily Archive: Sunday, December 29, 2013

No more space: A passenger-laden donkey cart on the East Coast on Saturday.

LYON, France, (Reuters) – Retired seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is in ‘critical’ condition following a fall while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel, Sky Sports News reported on Sunday.

At about 2115h last night, police say that Paul Hutson, 43 years, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, had just returned home when he was held at gunpoint by a man.

Police ranks have been dispatched to Sandhills, Cuyuni, following a report received that the decomposed bodies of a man and a woman, suspected to be Brazilian Nationals, were found tied up at Sandhills, a statement from the police said today.

At about 2130h last night, police say that miner Vivian La Cruz, 31 years, of Zeeburg, WCD, who was a prisoner at the Acquero Police Station, NWD, was found hanging from a metal bar in his cell by one of the legs of his pants.

Twenty-three plot holders in the MMA scheme who owe around $15M to the authority have been publicly warned that they must pay up immediately or risk the reallocation of the roughly 855 acres of tracts to others.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Chris Rogers struck a sparkling century to fire Australia to a dominant eight-wicket win in the fourth Ashes test today, leaving an insipid England staring down the barrel of a humiliating series whitewash.

NAPIER, New Zealand,  CMC – The second One Day International (ODI) between West Indies and New Zealand has been abandoned due to a wet outfield.

(Trinidad Express) St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has described the damage inflicted on his country due to extreme weather as a “humanitarian crisis”.

Minister of Works Robeson Benn says his ministry has denied approval to an application by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc to construct an airstrip to facilitate the aerial phase of its survey for rare earth elements, gold, diamonds and other minerals in the New River Triangle.

 Story by Jeanna Pearson with photos by Arian Browne   Approximately eight miles from Georgetown poverty-stricken Indian families are crammed into small dilapidated shacks along a dam near the banks of the Chateau Margot seawall.

A popular Linden businessman was pronounced dead at the Linden Hospital Complex one hour after he was fished from the Demerara River in the vicinity of the Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge yesterday.

Two men were killed last evening when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed head on into a low-bed trailer on the Canal No 2, West Bank Demerara Road.

A Pegasus taxi driver’s body was found dumped in a garbage heap early yesterday morning at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, with marks of violence to his head.

Natalie Caseley felt proud when the doctor who gave her four-year-old, who was still alert after two doses of anaesthesia, commented that the child was being fed well and was a strong boy.

Panther Recycling Corporation of Ontario Canada on Friday formally submitted its proposal for the construction of a $6 billion modular solar waste recycling facility; it also proposes to build for free, a modern morgue for the capital.

A post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on Sunita Lall confirmed that she bled to death as a result of a wounded throat.

Theiana Andrews, the teenage girl who was shot dead at Moraikobai, Mahaicony Mission around 2 am on Thursday had recently graduated from a forestry course and was expecting a job in that sector.

National coach Esaun Crandon and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chairman of National Selectors Rayon Griffith yesterday deemed the first of the three-day fitness sessions held at the Guyana National Stadium a success and said that they are optimistic about garnering similar results in the remaining days.

According to the president of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), Cheryl Thompson, all the scheduled meets on their calendar pedaled off, the standard of racing improved and the incentives for the wheelsmen were more lucrative.

Introduction   This is my final column for 2013 and also the last in the series on the risks of money-laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation.

West Indies cricket has repeatedly endured horrific times over the past two decades.

The Home Affairs Ministry says the shooting death of a construction worker alle-gedly by a member of the Belle Vue Community Policing Group will be investigated with “the expectation of having a satisfactory outcome.”

Two months after the South Road shooting that left three men dead, police are still conducting investigations and one of the fathers of the dead men said that while his son was “not innocent”, he did not deserve to die the way he did.

Who can doubt that in Guyana in 2014 clenched fists of the past must be opened so that hands can reach out across embattled ground for the good of the nation.

Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud said the councillors of the Georgetown Municipality must first make a request to him before the ministry facilitates mayoral elections.

Slingerz FC solidified their status as kings of the West Demerara region, humbling derby rivals Den Amstel Porknockers 4-0 when the quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup concluded on Friday at the Tucville ground.

Detective Constable 19182 Andel Doris, who was accidentally shot in the leg by another rank yesterday, at the Fort Wellington Police Station, has been admitted as a patient at the Fort Wellington Hospital for medical treatment.

(The Sports Xchange) – Forward Rudy Gay and center DeMarcus Cousins helped the Sacramento Kings end a half-decade of frustration against the Miami Heat while proving forward LeBron James and the defending NBA champions are not invincible against the Western Conference.

Top junior players Daniel Lopes and Gavin Lewis upstaged the seasoned pair of Leyland Leacock and Nicholas Fenty to win the Trophy Stall men’s doubles final which took place recently at the Le Ressouvenir Club Courts.

Three-year-old Jasmine Joseph is still in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation but relatives say that she has regained consciousness.

The struggle of the working class and the organised activity of the trade union movement have substantially determined the course of Guyana’s history.

The Uncle Eddie’s Home (UEH) received a sewing machine on Friday, compliments of the Lions Club of Ruimveldt.

Continued The week before last we spoke of skin infections of the young pup. 

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it will need “millions of dollars” to rebuild the country battered by a slow- moving low-level trough that left eight people dead and at least five others missing.

Christmas is a religious festival.  Although it now falls under several other types, it is the most important calendar celebration for Christians. 

The eagerly anticipated semi-final round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup will commence today with a doubleheader at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

BK Western Tigers edged Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph United 1-0 when the quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup concluded on Friday at the Tucville Community ground.

Sometimes you’re sailing along, minding your own business, and an idea will land on you, totally unsolicited, that is so startling in its acuity it almost makes you jump. 

BANGUI (Reuters) – Hundreds of people tried to flee inter-religious violence in Central African Republic on Saturday aboard emergency flights to neighbouring Chad, while nearby countries appealed for help to rescue their citizens from the mounting humanitarian crisis.

As we approach the New Year the Sunday Stabroek caught up with some of the entertainers who from time to time give Guyanese  a ‘bellyful of laughs’ and asked them about their New Year wishes.

(ICC) Mohammad Hafeez has achieved a career-best ranking in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen after finishing as the leading run-getter in the five-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka which concluded in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Of all the things that happened in Latin America in 2013, the one that could have the most positive long-term impact — if it’s implemented properly — is the agreement between Mexico’s three biggest political parties to approve fundamental reforms.

NAPIER, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies batsman Darren Bravo will miss the remainder of the One Day International(ODI) series and Twenty20 matches against New Zealand following his departure from the team due to personal reasons.

 Dear Editor, Ms Gillian Thompson was a member of the Management Committee of The Guyana Prize for Literature. 

A well-stocked bar is almost a requirement at the holidays. It’s a time of toasting, celebrating, saying goodbye… to a year and welcoming another full of hope.

CAIRO (Reuters) – A student was killed yesterday and scores were arrested when supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with Egyptian police at the Cairo campus of Al-Azhar University, state media reported.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados’ cricket selectors have retained most of the players who campaigned in the regional tournament this year for the NAGICO Super50 Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, starting next month.

 Dear Editor, I am penning this letter to highlight the problems we are encountering with our RDC statutory meetings in Region Eight.

Araucaria excels, commonly called Norfolk Island pine or just Christmas tree originated from Norfolk Island, an Australian territory off the east coast of Australia in the South Pacific. 

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker and supporter of anti-government protests in a raid on his home in the western province of Anbar, sparking clashes in which at least five people were killed, police sources said.

Dear Editor, The statements made by ministers and the General Secretary of the PPP in relation to the Georgetown City Council are clearly unworthy of these high offices.

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – There was no motorcade, and none of the traditional trappings of power: the leader of India’s upstart “common man party” arrived on a crowded metro train yesterday to be sworn in as chief minister of Delhi, India’s capital.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia moved within 201 runs of victory in the fourth Ashes test with all 10 wickets in hand after routing England’s second innings for 179 to wrest back the momentum on a roller-coaster fourth day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis inched closer to scoring a century in his final test after guiding South Africa to 299 for five before rain and bad light brought a premature end to the third day of the second test against India yesterday.

There can be few places on the planet where it is more frustrating to live than Guyana.

  The following games have been especially selected for their distinct craft, their inventiveness, their unique combinations, and their brilliant finishes.

JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan troops will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar if the government’s offer of a ceasefire is rejected, a senior minister said  yesterday.

Dear Editor, I read ‘There is more that unites us as a people than we take credit for’ by Comrade Hydar Ally (SN, December 28).