Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Camp Street Avenue was packed on Monday with students on their first day back for the new term.

Backpacks …must mean it’s back to school

Hand tightly held, this girl was being escorted on Mandela Avenue to school on Monday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Dutch newspaper is reporting that the fallout related to anti-gay lyrics by dancehall artiste Sizzla has already started.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick has arrived in his homeland after being extradited from Brazil.

A Guyanese man has been jailed for 20 years in Ghana for cocaine trafficking and three others are to face trial later this month, according to a report on Ghanaweb.com.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – British pop duo Eurythmics will reunite in Los Angeles later this month for a performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show”, organizers said on Monday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Assailants shot dead a former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband in the latest high-profile case of violent crime in the South American nation, authorities said on Tuesday.

Following an appeal by gold miners for relief in the face of falling gold prices and equipment repossessions, President Donald Ramotar yesterday signalled that concessions could be granted as he announced a plan to set up an inter-ministerial committee to address issues in the mining sector.

(Trinidad Express) State-owned oil company Petrotrin last evening suspended several employees pending investigations into a series of oil spills in the Gulf of Paria.

A policeman was last evening shot and killed by a prisoner who escaped from the Georgetown Public Hospital after relieving another officer of his firearm.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed between Wednesday night and Thursday morning to repair the sections that were damaged when it was hit by an oil products tanker on Sunday.

The man who was found dead at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Friday was yesterday identified by relatives as Rafael Campbell of Beterver-wagting, ECD and a post-mortem examination has revealed that he was shot several times to the head.

Jermaine Maynard, the man accused of fatally shooting his former lover on Old Year’s night, was yesterday arraigned on a murder charge.

The nude decomposing body of a woman was discovered around 10.30 am yesterday in a clump of bushes near the Dredge Creek Health Centre, Upper Pomeroon River.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday formally commissioned a new state-of-the-art mobile container scanner and Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said it is another high value addition to Guyana’s port security hardware to ensure the country is compliant with international laws.

Two persons remain in custody following the gruesome murder of Deoroop Sieuchand, 72, while a post-mortem examination revealed that he died from multiple incised wounds compounded by blunt trauma to head.

A five-year-old girl of Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice remains in a serious condition after she was struck down by a car, PMM 2179 as she was returning home on the first day of school yesterday.

Jasmine Joseph, the three-year-old girl who was mauled by a jaguar on December 27, is recovering well after undergoing a plate implantation for a fractured skull.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has introduced a ‘Random Selection of Imported Goods for Examination’ with effect from January 2014.

Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud yesterday put miners on notice about attempts to stymie potential investors in the industry, following the decision by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc to abandon its controversial surveying permit in the New River Triangle area.

PPP leaders yesterday argued that the condition of public servants have improved under the party’s watch, with MP Manzoor Nadir saying that the average worker makes above the minimum wage and is able of taking care of his/her basic needs because of steps taken by the party to improve livelihoods.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has blamed second-string players for his side’s poor results in recent times and accused them of not making use of the opportunities given to them.

The police are making some progress in their investigations into the murder of Pegasus Taxi driver Rudranauth Jeeboo, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Property owners are being encouraged to ensure to pay up their rates at the Mayor & City Council (M&CC) and are also reminded that it is their civic obligation to the city.

Rehabilitation works restarted yesterday on the badly-deteriorated seawall and dam at Mosquito Hall, East Coast Demerara but Works Ministry officials said they were just a temporary fix and that major reconstruction is planned.

Two couples yesterday appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Fight fans get ready, Pro Am boxing is scheduled to return to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on January 26.

The PPP says it hopes the Commission of Enquiry into the death of scholar and historian Walter Rodney is set up and begins functioning in 2014.

The 2014 season for two of Guyana’s premier distance athletes, Kelvin Johnson and Alika Morgan started positively on Sunday in Suriname.

President of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Michael Singh yesterday said that he will contest the presidency at the upcoming Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) elections because he believes he can develop the sport at the national level.

Patrick Chinedu, Assistant Chief Education Officer, yesterday announced that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be introduced in secondary schools across Guyana, so like at institutes, students can leave with skilled certificates in addition to the Caribbean Examination Certificate.

The Mayor & City Council (M&CC) yesterday publicly thanked workers from drainage, public and environmental services, public health department, nurses of the maternal and child welfare section, day care services, garbage collection and disposal and the city sluices for their tireless work in providing vital municipal services to residents of local communities.

Kuru-Kururu Warriors edged Diamond United 4-3 on penalty kicks after normal time finished 5-5 when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport knockout tournament continued on Sunday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday threw additional support behind their current coaching staff by securing the services of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) fitness trainers Patrick King and Carl Stephenson to aid in the fitness camp of the national cricket squad.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-World Championships 400-metre hurdles champion Jehue Gordon grabbed the major prizes at the Annual Awards function of the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) ofTrinidad and Tobago over the weekend Gordon picked up the “Male Athlete of the Year” and the “Men Open Track” awards as well as an “Outstanding Performance” award for his world-leading and national record 47.69 seconds clocking en route to World Championships honours in Russia last August.

The National Library in collaboration with Francis Quamina Farrier and the University of Guyana will be hosting a concert and exhibition to commemorate life and work of AJ Seymour, late Guyanese poet on Sunday January 12, 2014 at the Theatre Guild from 7.00 pm.

BERNE, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter cannot remember a World Cup host nation falling as far behind with their preparations as Brazil have, he said in an interview.

The police are in the process of sending a file on the investigations surrounding the death of Marcia Adams to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Michael Schumacher’s condition remains stable but critical, eight days after the German suffered brain injuries in a skiing accident in France.

The Carnegie School of Home Economics is exploring the possibility of offering online training to persons wishing to obtain qualifications in areas of hospitality during its new developmental phase.

Relatives of 16-year-old Jerome Sturge yesterday said that his cause of death was given as blunt trauma to head and suffocation.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Samantha Stosur failed to allay fears she could be heading for another early exit at her home grand slam with a scrappy performance in Hobart while a trio of big names tumbled out of the Sydney International yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia hailed the most complete Ashes triumph in nearly 137 years of cricketing rivalry with England  ysterday, the media paying tribute to the “unlikely heroes” who claimed a 5-0 series sweep.

The Iwokrama Inter-national Centre for Rain Forest Conserva-tion and Development announced yesterday that Farfan and Mendes Limited (FML) was selected as the private sector partner for the second phase of its model sustainable timber operation in the Iwokrama Forest.

Dear Editor, My ewe sheep with a market value of $20,000 was impounded at the Suddie Police Station from where it mysteriously disappeared when I went to redeem it.

The trial of the four accused of the murder of US-based Guyanese Motilall Singh continued yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.

Dear Editor, I just read a reply from Ms Telesha Whyte, the PRO of the Guyana Post Office Corporation which appeared to deny any tampering with Ms Cynthia Nelson’s letters (‘GPOC has not received any report from Barbados Post Office of Guyana’s mail being cut open and taped,’ SN, Jamuary 4).

(The Sports Xchange) – Rallying from a nine-point, third-quarter deficit, the Miami Heat earned a 102-97 points victory over the Toronto Raptors in a battle of division leaders.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which some citizens keep their immediate surroundings saying that some are kept in a manner so as to be a nuisance to neighbours and also in direct contravention to the public health regulations.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is seeking to postpone proceedings in a visa fraud case that has created tensions between the United States and India, citing the need to continue “meaningful discussions” with the prosecution.

ANKARA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Iran yesterday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a US suggestion that it could be involved “from the sidelines” as not respecting its dignity.

Dear Editor, The public call by the Parliamen-tary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for nominees to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) must be seen within the context of activating the ‘Objective of the Political System’ outlined in Article 13 of the constitution.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Just how an England team which arrived in Perth last October confident of winning a fourth straight Ashes series ended up capitulating 5-0 will be subject of much soul-searching over the next few months.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Discarded West Indies batsman, Nkrumah Bonner, smashed a powerful half century to guide Donovan Nelson’s XI to a 19-run win over John Campbell’s XI in the first Super50 trial match at Sabina Park on Sunday.

Dear Editor, ‘Sorry Mr President, I could not hear/watch your New Year’s message’ was the caption of a letter from R Simeon (KN, Jan 6 ).

Dear Editor, I refer to PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee’s letter, ‘Exposing Bisram’s deep-seated ignorance,’ published in the Guyana Chronicle, on January 4.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong mogul who created a media empire in Asia spanning movies to television, died today at the age of 107, his company said.

The school term reopened yesterday with no known unpleasant incidents, according to the Ministry of Education which said that the

Opposition parties A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) are unlikely to vote in favour of budget measures for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) given the continued dismal production and in the absence of a comprehensive turnaround strategy.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaican all-rounder, Andre Russell, says he is hoping to use the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand to cement his place on the regional side.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants the Afghanistan government to sign a bilateral security agreement in matter of weeks if a contingent of US troops is to remain there after 2014, the White House said yesterday.

Dear Editor, A prominent New York based newspaper has reported that the “Guyanese authorities” had concerns and were curious about the United States government’s grant to strengthen democracy at the local and grassroots level in Guyana.

And reach! Singer Michelle ‘Big Red’ King (left) among a large group of mostly women who began the Digicel ‘Mash Fit’ programme, which was launched yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club Ground, Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC– Trinidad and Tobago will play world football powerhouse Argentina in a friendly international on June 4 at a venue to be announced.

A company in the Industrial Site, Ruimveldt area, where dumping has become a norm, plans to use its surveillance cameras to identify perpetrators in the hope that this will lead to them being prosecuted.

CHICAGO/CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States yesterday with the coldest temperatures in two decades causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands of flights.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A US judge yesterday sentenced an American woman who called herself Jihad Jane to 10 years in prison – at least a decade less than prosecutors had sought for her role in a failed plot to kill a Swedish artist who had depicted the head of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad on a dog.

A man was yesterday fined by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate’s Court for unlawful wounding.

Back to school scene: Joyful faces of pupils peep out of a car yesterday

Dear Editor, The attached image is a vivid picture of a dog scaling his owner’s fence running for cover from the sound emanating from the steady firecrackers on New Year’s night, Wednesday, January 1, 2014.

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 30 people in a village in central Nigeria on Monday, officials said, in a religiously-mixed region with a long history of ethnic and communal violence.

What politicians do, the decisions they make and the pronouncements which they place in the public domain have to do first and foremost with what they perceive to be best for their political fortunes.

Politikles

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago, CMC – President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), Brian Lewis wants an overhaul in the way national sporting organisations (NSOs) access funding for athlete and sporting development.