Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 4, 2014

(WICB) Port of Spain, Trinidad – Guyana fought back to defeat the Windward Islands by 22 runs in Match 6 of the NAGICO Super50 and confirm their spot in the semi-finals of the competition.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen’s brilliant and controversial England career is over after he was told this week that he no longer figured in plans for the future with the batsman saying he “deeply regrets” that he won’t play for his country again.

Opposition members last night walked out of a meeting of the anti-money laundering select committee in a dispute over whether the private sector should be an observer at all of its meetings.

Trinidad Express) A Couva woman who was a State witness in a court case was shot and killed on the street yesterday, weeks after she received death threats not to testify.

Two fishermen were found dead in a canal in De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara yesterday morning; their bodies entangled in a fishing net.

As police investigations continue into the fatal shooting of promoter Trevor Rose, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that sleuths are pursuing two persons.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) and the Auditor General’s Office are in disagreement over a $500,000 advance which the Audit Office says was taken in 2006, never utilised, and eventually destroyed in a fire in the same year.

Days after being charged with armed robbery, a teenager was yesterday arraigned for the murder of Pegasus Hotel taxi-driver Rudranauth Jeeboo, whose body was dumped in Cane View Avenue last Decem-ber.

Faced with three charges, including the murder of a policeman, Steve Bacchus was remanded to prison after he made his first appearance in court yesterday.

A Port Kaituma man was yesterday released on $100,000 bail after denying that he stole a car that was being rented by a policeman.

Dellon Hutson, who was remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge, was shot during a confrontation with a police rank during a raid at his house but still managed to escape, a court heard yesterday.

The 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Governments of Caricom will be centred on the lack of private sector involvement, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

The Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB) is looking to fund further studies relating to the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project (AFHP) but whether it would still provide further financing for the project itself is open to question as under a new policy, the United States will be required to vote against multilateral funding for large-scale hydroelectric projects in developing countries.

A woman and her two-year-old daughter were yesterday rushed to Georgetown Public Hospital after they fell into an open manhole outside the KFC in the Stabroek Market area.

Murder accused Parsram Lalchand called ‘Desmond’, who was on retrial for the murder of Niranjan (only name) in 2008 was yesterday found not guilty.

The Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources will not pursue disciplinary measures against Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud over his neglect to reveal the granting of a permit to Muri Brasil Ventures Inc for surveying in the New River Triangle area.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has ordered a full investigation of the Guyana Consulate in Boa Vista, Brazil after receiving a letter citing various irregularities involving property and assets.

A jury was yesterday empanelled before Justice Franklyn Holder to preside over the murder trial of Satnarine Jaikarran along with his two nephews Neville and Randy Crawford.

A batch of 30 health care workers who completed six weeks of training in basic Information Technology, graduated on Wednesday at a ceremony held at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre.

After living up to their reputation as  one of the better teams in this year’s NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament by handing the Irish a 114-run trouncing in their first match, Guyana will now look to advance to the next stage when they lock horns with defending champions Windwards today.

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), retired chancellor of the judiciary Cecil Kennard says he should be finished with the file on the Colwyn Harding baton sodomy matter by tomorrow the latest.

An Albouystown resident was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to simple larceny.

A Linden miner, facing a simple larceny charge for a second time, was remanded to prison when he appeared in the city courts yesterday on a charge that he stole a motorcycle.

FIFA Development Officer Howard McIntosh said yesterday that even though the world governing body is concerned with the current progress of the Goal Project, the entity is still committed to its construction and development in the country.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) says it will continue the process of encampment of cricketers preparing for the upcoming regional competitions including the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day Competition which is set to bowl off on February 28.

This duo, Mekyla Belgrave and Angelica Bassoo from the Resource Unit for the Blind and Visually Impaired won first place in the Calypso competition (5 – 7 years) with the song, “I Can” The Children’s Mashramani Competition began yesterday at the National Cultural Centre with Dramatic Poetry and Calypso categories being contested.

Dunston La Fleur, who was shot by a Rural Constable during what is suspected to have been the attempted robbery of an Annandale, East Coast Demerara home last month, is slowly recovery at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary Noel Adonis said yesterday that West Demerara giants Slingerz FC, winners of this year’s Georgetown Football Association’s Banks Beer Cup football tournament, will not be eligible to participate in the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships.

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn says that he expects permanent sea defence works at Mosquito Hall, East Coast Demerara to commence in early March, even as residents continue to feel threatened by the sea.

Avinash Peters of St Stephen’s Primary performing “When I Grow Up” during the Calypso Competi-tion yesterday.

The compound of the Anna Catherina Nursery School was weeded and cleaned over the weekend after two snakes were found there last week.

Den Amstel overcame Milerock by a 1-0 score line when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League recommenced on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, It is four days until the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia (www.sochi2014.com/en).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has taken a swipe at the manager of the Barbados cricket team Hartley Reid over the expulsion of Kirk Edwards from the squad for the NAGICO Super50 tournament underway here.

Government assets worth $890,449 were stolen from the National School of Dance as a result of the neglect of guards from Strategic Action Security Service.

Stella Maris Primary student T’Lia Cornelius singing her song “Why” in the 5 – 7 years Calypso competition.

BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 70 people have been killed and dozens of houses torched in clashes between Muslim and Christian communities in a town in Central African Republic, a local police official said yesterday.

Santos overcame Mahaica Determinators 2-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League recommenced at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I do not care who dislikes me as a result of this correspondence, or the forthcoming negative responses. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than $410 billion in illicit money crossed the borders of the Philippines from 1960 to 2011, with customs fraud related to imported goods surging in recent years, according to a study released yesterday by a US-based anti-graft watchdog group.

Little Anthony Archer of South Ruimveldt Primary performing his dramatic poem “A Special Child”.

Dear Editor, Political recluse Mr Ralph Ramkarran hit the nail on the head in analyzing Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling on the budget.

Jada White of the St Stephen’s Primary performing, “No Corporal Punishment’”, which won her second place in the 5 – 7 years Calypso segment of the competition.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) is currently preparing to bowl off their respective U-15, U-17 and U-19 Inter-Association competitions for their youth cricket season in March, weather permitting.

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich will not use force to clear the streets and may challenge his opponents to early elections if they fail to compromise, according to reported comments by a political ally.

Guyana opened its first diplomatic mission on the African continent after a 23-year absence, with Ambassador Barbara Haley being appointed acting High Commissioner in Pretoria, South Africa.

(The Sports Xchange) ——-Rajon Rondo played his best game since returning from knee surgery to lead the Boston Celtics to a 96-89 points win over the Orlando Magic.

Young Shaliza Ghanie of JE Burnham Primary performing her dramatic poem “Proud to be Guyanese”.

(Trinidad Express) – A frightening situation has developed where the children of this country are becoming more obese than the children in the United States, says Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops and allied tribesmen killed 57 Islamist militants in Anbar province yesternday, the Defence Ministry said, in advance of a possible assault on the Sunni Muslim rebel-held city of Falluja.

Donna Taylor, who was found dead on Friday night with her throat slit and her hands tied behind her back in her yard at Agricola, died of shock and haemorrhage from multiple injuries.

Dear Editor, On behalf of residents of Chesney/ Kilcoy Housing Scheme we would like to bring to the attention of the powers that be our profound disgust, anger and frustration in relation to the scourge of noise nuisance in our community.

Little Fareena Alli of St Pius primary performing her dramatic poem titled “The Plight of an Abused Child”.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff yesterday picked a co-founder of her leftist Workers’ Party to oversee the Cabinet as Brazil gears up for October general elections, in which she’s expected to run for a second term.

JUBA (Reuters) – Gunfire rang out again in South Sudan’s capital Juba late yesterday hours after President Salva Kiir said his forces had quelled an “attempted coup” by supporters of his sacked deputy.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards has been expelled from the Barbados cricket team for the NAGICO Super50 tournament, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) reported on Sunday.

Dear Editor, When Virginia Woolf wrote that the world changed in 1910 she was alluding to the sudden arrival of what can be called ‘modernity.’

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Lead singer of the iconic reggae band, Third World, William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke is dead.

Cheering for his school: Fists pumping in the air, this pupil cheered for his school during the Dramatic Poetry segment.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Jonathan Carter scored his maiden century in 50 overs cricket to steer Barbados to a 28-run victory over host Trinidad and Tobago in the NAGICO SUPER50 Regional cricket tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron intervened in a row between the pub industry and the government yesterday to try to make sure pubs can stay open late and show soccer matches involving England during the World Cup.

Dear Editor, Recent activities involving the police and the public have caused me to renew my call for a behavioural science unit to be established in the Guyana Police Force.

EAST RUTHERFORD, (Reuters) – The Seattle Seahawks showed defense still rules in the Super Bowl as they embarrassed the usually high-scoring Denver Broncos 43-8 on Sunday to win their first NFL championship in franchise history.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles yesterday turned down prosecutors’ motion to jail R&B singer Chris Brown because of his arrest on an assault charge in Washington, DC, last year.

With three convictions already behind him, Mark Singh yesterday earned himself a fourth stint in prison after pleading guilty to threatening to kill his wife.

Politikles

(Guest contribution) We should be happy to live in a country where every citizen is free to express the way they feel (at least within the structures of the law).

The shooting to death of Leon McCurdy on Wednesday by the owner of a Paradise, East Coast Demerara home which McCurdy and two accomplices had invaded has evoked a range of public reactions.

Mariah James of Winfer Gardens Primary School on stage yesterday performing her dramatic poetry piece titled “Raised By Granny”.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has announced to the Guyanese public and the Muslim community that the month of Rabbi-uth-Thani 1435 AH started last Saturday February 1, 2014.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos would win more support than any other candidate in the first round vote for president, but the share of the electorate who will not pick any candidate on the ballot remains the biggest block of voters.

Dear Editor, The culmination of Mayor Hamilton Green 79th birth anniversary ‒ 7-a-side inter-ward knockout competition, took place on Sunday, January 26 at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground, with a doubleheader.