Daily Archive: Monday, February 17, 2014

GENEVA, (Reuters) – North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities, U.N.

Guyana’s newly appointed Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore today met with Head of Delegation of the European Union [EU] to Guyana Ambassador Robert Kopecký, Political Officer, Derek Lambe, Head of Cooperation, Ewout Sandker, Head of Bilateral Section, Benedikt Madl and Programme Officer, Yohann Chaigneau.

Judges from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) making their way to the room today where the sitting was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal.History

The People’s National Congress Reform says it is deeply saddened at the passing of banker Laurence Clarke at the age of 63.

APNU today said that on the 22nd January 2014, Attorney for the Leader of the Opposition, Basil Williams, filed an application for leave to move to the Court of Appeal after the Full Court ruled that it had no jurisdiction in the matter of the striking out of Brigadier David Granger by Chief Justice Ian Chang in the Budget cut case as a defendant.

The Guyana Defence Force today reported on a meeting which was held on Wednesday between it and a delegation from APNU.

Attorney at law Nigel Hughes today responded to a series of allegations levelled against him by the PPP in connection with the recent Lusignan massacre trial.

The Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom in Buccament Bay, St.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Peace talks between the Pakistani government and Taliban insurgents broke down on Monday after insurgents said they executed 23 soldiers in revenge for army operations in the volatile tribal regions on the Afghan border.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0200h today on the Main Road at Clifton Settlement, Corentyne, and which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Vincent Indial, 28 years, of Cromarty, Corentyne.

The police say that at about 0100h today, Dinesh Harrylall, 20 years, of No.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – An exhausted Brendon McCullum stood on the cusp of history today after he had saved the second test against India and set up his side up for a tilt at what would be an astounding victory on the fifth and final day.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The co-pilot of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight surrendered to Swiss authorities in Geneva today after commandeering his aircraft to seek asylum in Switzerland, police said.

Roraima Bikers Club (RBC), Alanzo Greaves returned to his triumphant ways yesterday by winning the feature 30-lap event of the eighth annual George Cumberbatch Memorial event in a thrilling five-man sprint finish.

A 30-year-old Soesdyke taxi driver and mother of two was yesterday morning found murdered behind the Jubilee Resort on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway and one man has since been taken into custody and has reportedly confessed to the crime.

The Ramdhani siblings Narayan and Priyanna were victorious to win their respective doubles finals when the GUMDAC annual Open badminton tournament ended on Saturday at the Queen’s College badminton courts.

Commentator Christopher Ram says an inquiry should be set up by President Donald Ramotar into the appointment of Justice of Appeal, Rabi Sukul who has been asked to resign after he was disbarred by the England and Wales Bar Council for drafting false grounds of appeal in a UK case.

A $350m bridge at Hope for the canal which will help to relieve flood pressure on the  East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) was commissioned on Saturday.

National junior player Elishaba Johnson gave himself the perfect birthday gift by capturing three titles as the National Sports Commission sponsored Mashramani table tennis competition continued yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

United States Ambassador Brent Hardt yesterday mounted a stout defence of a controversial  USAID-funded democracy project here and said it will not be put on hold despite the Guyana Government’s opposition to it.

The West Indies Cricket Board sponsored Grassroots Program-me was launched Friday at the Banks DIH Limited Thirst Park ground.

By Desilon Daniels Kwasi ‘Ace’ Edmonson overthrew the reigning monarchy of Jumo Primo and earned himself the title of the tenth Carib Soca Monarch when the competition wrapped up early yesterday morning.

Dolphin, Tucville and Charlestown Secondary schools emerged winners on day one of the second annual Milo-U20 football competition which kicked off on Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground.

The flow of foreign currency through the Guyana market dropped significantly in 2013 and this coincided with a depreciation in the local currency versus the US$.

Newly elected president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Irshad Mohammed wants Guyana to participate at this year’s Chess Olympiad in Norway in August.

BERNE,  (Reuters) – After years of trying, South American coaches are finally gaining a foothold in European football and their growing influence will be heavily felt as the Champions League round of 16 gets under.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has extended solidarity to the Govern-ment and people of Venezuela over what it said appeared to be a “well orchestrated attempt by the opposition parties with backing from local and overseas reactionary groups to destabilize the democratically elected Maduro administration from office.”

SOCHI, Russia, CMC – Jamaica’s two-man bobsleigh team finished at the bottom of the standings after the first day of competition at the Winter Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Centre yesterday.

Opposition Leader David Granger is not ready to discuss whether he will seek to be A Partnership for National Unity’s presidential candidate for the next elections but he does believe that he has been successful so far in keeping the coalition strong and unified.

ABU DHABI, UAE, CMC – West Indies resurrected its campaign at the ICC Under-19 World Cup with a crushing 167-run win over Zimbabwe in a Group C fixture at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California, (Reuters) – Bubba Watson was rewarded for his impressive early season form when he stormed to his first PGA Tour title since the 2012 Masters with a two-shot victory at the Northern Trust Open yesterday.

Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Ramotar charged 15 GDF ensigns to define themselves by their conduct, at a ceremony held on Wednesday at Base Camp Ayanganna where they were formerly commissioned second lieutenants.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – An independent inspector will look into possible structural damage caused by an October fire at a World Cup stadium in western Brazil, following a Reuters report that the blaze was far worse than government officials have previously said.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has called on the Guyana Prison Service to review how dietary products are supplied so as to avoid delivery delays.

LONDON, UK, CMC – Former Grenada striker Jason Roberts is set to announce this week his retirement from professional football.

  The A Division Community Policing Group has been divided into two sections and section two’s executives were sworn in recently.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Arsenal sent Liverpool crashing out of the FA Cup, avenging last weekend’s rout at Anfield, when they beat Brendan Rodgers’s high-flyers 2-1 in a full-bloodied fifth round tie at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Mitchell Johnson bowled Australia to a comprehensive 281-run victory over South Africa after taking his match haul to 12 wickets on the fourth day of the first test at SuperSport Park on Saturday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum stubbornly provided a glimmer of hope for his side on the third day of the second test against India as he battled to his ninth test century to thwart the visitors’ push for a series-levelling victory.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Jesse Ryder’s latest off-field indiscretion has predictably cost him a place in New Zealand’s squad for the World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh next month.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to the Prime Minister’s letter in SN of February 11 (Historical Lethem electricity prices…’).

Dear Editor, PPP General Secretary Mr Clement Rohee recently (February) condemned the independent media as being anti-government and having an anti-PPP, pro-opposition political agenda.

Dear Editor, On February 14, 2014, I was treated like a thief by a security guard of Bounty Supermarket on Water Street.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan opposition leader wanted by police in connection with deadly street protests said yesterday he would march with his supporters in Caracas tomorrow, and that he was ready to face arrest if necessary.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – A bomb on a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai killed at least two South Koreans and the Egyptian driver yesterday, army and security sources said, in the first attack on tourists since an army takeover in July spurred an Islamist insurgency.

Dear Editor, I appreciate the attempt at a philosophical response by Guyana Youth and Student Movement National Chairman Mr Christopher Jones MP, (‘The PNCR has several forums…’ SN, February 15) to my letter in the Stabroek News, but I am a pragmatist living in a real world.

Dear Editor, I wish to join the other irate supporters in bemoaning the non-selection of a Guyanese in the West Indies squad which was recently named to play Ireland.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians yesterday that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction”.

Tiffany Barry is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and the Women’s Studies Unit, both in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, The GTUC cautions the administration to desist from its politics of hysteria by manufacturing crises and creating unnecessary tensions in the society.

The World Justice Project which aims to strengthen the rule of law for the development of communities of opportunity and equity identifies four universal principles to be upheld.

During the past week or so, various stakeholders expressed concerns publicly about the delay by the National Assembly to agree on the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009 to bring it in line with international standards and to avoid sanctions being imposed.

Interviews and photos by Kenesha Fraser With Republic Day less than a week away, we asked the man and woman in the street along the Essequibo Coast how they planned to enjoy the Mashramani celebrations.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni yesterday that enacting an anti-gay law would complicate U.S.