Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 19, 2014

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-World T20 champions West Indies plummeted to a painful six wicket defeat against Ireland in their first T20 international at Sabina Park here today.

Justice Desiree Bernard (left) sitting with a panel of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal for the final time.

  Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh today refused to say whether background checks were conducted on Rabi Sukul before his appointment to the Court of Appeal.

Justice Desiree Bernard (left) leading the way into today’s special sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in honour of her retirement from the court.

A section of the gathering today at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal in honour of Justice Desiree Bernard’s retirement from the Caribbean Court of Justice.

Former long-serving Suriname Ambassador to Guyana, Manorma Soeknandan is the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.

The Guyana Police Force is notifying the general public that the Central Immigration and Passport Office at Camp Road, Georgetown, will be closed for business on Tuesday February 25, 2014.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The political divide in Gordon House yesterday coalesced as parliamentarians signalled their unanimous support for The Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act 2014 (anti-gang bill), which the Government has crafted to dismantle criminal organisations.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday denied that she made a plea bargain with an alleged accomplice in the 2008 Lusignan massacre but acknowledged that he had testified on behalf of the prosecution in the trial of two other accused men.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday made its first written ruling in Guyana, granting an application for special leave to appeal a criminal conviction.

At about 1800h. yesterday the police say that motor lorry GLL 8191 and an ATV collided along the trail at Falls Top, North West District.

Fatima Martin, the babysitter sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting an infant child, plans to appeal her sentence and to file complaints against her former employers for allegedly assaulting and threatening her after she confessed to the crime.

The body of 18-year-old excavator operator, Hassani David was found yesterday after he reportedly drowned on Saturday night when the boat he was travelling in capsized.

The trial of Junior Henry and Baldeo Seegobin, who were accused of the murder of US-based businessman Ricardo Henriques, ended yesterday with the two men walking free after a two-week-long voir dire.

(WICB) KINGSTON, Jamaica – West Indies will start the road towards retaining the ICC World T20 Championship when they face off against Ireland today.

Ronald Forde is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a matter of rape which is under investigation, a police bulletin said yesterday.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Tagenarine Chanderpaul missed his century by seven runs in another thrilling batting display, as West Indies romped to a comfortable 63-run win over Canada in their group c match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Trinidadian conglomerate ANSA McAl and the locally-based New GPC are among seven companies which have submitted pre-qualification documents for the supply and delivery of billions of dollars worth of medical supplies for Guyana’s health sector.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Big hitting allrounder Kieron Pollard has been ruled out of a West Indies squad announced yesterday to defend their World Twenty20 title starting next month.

The police at Charity, Essequibo Coast are conducting a search for a man who went down in the vicinity of Aberdeen, Lower Pomeroon River after a collision between two boats on Monday night.

A 21-year-old man who was shot in the groin by a gunman during a robbery bid yesterday morning at Ogle, is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

This evening’s planned telecommunication conference with the CFATF on the vexed issue of the anti-money laundering bill will not take place as it is not on the agenda of this afternoon’s meeting of the parliamentary select committee looking at the legislation.

Strategic Action Security, whose owner is charged with receiving stolen property, is one of the firms that bid yesterday to provide security services for 28 Health Ministry locations.

Former West Indies U19 captain Leon Johnson was yesterday named Captain of the Guyana 13-man squad to participate in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day Tournament which bowls off on February 28 in Jamaica.

Jermaine Maynard, the man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Carlisa Matthews on Old Year’s night, was committed to stand trial in the High Court yesterday.

As investigations continue into the attempted murder of auto spares dealer Deokarran ‘Ram’ Sanasie, police are currently looking for a local man who may be able to tie up some loose ends in the investigations, a source close to the case said.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Wednesday met with a  delegation from APNU during which narco-terrorism and the drug trade were discussed.

Guyana and Haiti are projected to have the highest rates of growth this year in the Caribbean,  according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 (WESP) report.

A Port-Mortem Examina-tion (PME) is expected to be done today on the body of 21-year-old Jasmine Norton who died following an accident on the Sosedyke/Linden Highway on Sunday night.

The suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Dinesh ‘Kevin’ Harrylall at D’ Edward, West Bank Berbice on Sunday night remains in custody as investigations continue.

A former clerk attached to a city drug store was yesterday accused of embezzling over $1M from his former employer.

A pork knocker is now on $100,000 bail after denying that he wounded a woman at Salbora Backdam, at Mahdia.

Guyana’s newly appointed Ombudsman,  Justice Winston Moore on Monday met with a delegation from the European Union (EU) and heard that it was prepared to offer help to his office.

Dear Editor, My lament for the state of the capital city of Georgetown has grown in intensity since my published letters of December 6, 2013 and December 11, 2013.

(Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) moved quickly yesterday to distance itself from a “sons of pigs” reference to India, England and Australia made by former chairman Ijaz Butt.

Dear Editor, I have been following the variety of opinions expressed in the press consequent on the final decision of the acting Chief Justice Ian Chang concerning the autonomy of the National Assembly in relation to the budget debates. 

Alfred Mentore, Demerara Cricket Club president said yesterday that he was extremely baffled by the criteria used to select players by the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) panel which has once again snubbed Guyanese players ahead of the  series against Ireland.

The five suspects who were taken into custody over the murder of security guard Kenneth Khanai were on Sunday released on station bail.

Dear Editor, To practise law in England and Wales one must belong to one of the four Inns operating in England, In 1988 Sukul was made a member of Lincoln’s Inn.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is urging vendors and other persons desirous of having temporary electric supply along the Mash route to contact its Main Street office to prepay for this service.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) said yesterday it was displeased and disappointed in the fact that no Guyanese player has been selected on the West Indies teams to face Ireland in ODI and T20 matches and wants an explanation from the West Indies Cricket Board selection committee.

A Barbadian man is now in prison after he was refused bail in a city court on a charge that he wounded a minibus driver after an accident.

Yesenia Andrews’ all-round performance led St. Agnes Primary into the Georgetown district final after defeating St.

Dear Editor, I wish to just to say that although I agree with the views expressed by Mr Christopher Ram it is important to point out that the Constitution of Guyana does not empower the President to appoint anyone to enquire into the decision of the Judicial Service Commission in respect of the appointment of Mr Sukul to the Court of Appeal.

A Lodge man, accused of robbing a Chinese national of $250,000 in cash and kind and attempting to rob another, was refused bail yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James said in an interview on NBA TV that “at this point” he cannot imagine leaving the Miami Heat after this season when he can choose to become a free agent by exercising an option in his contract.

KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square last night  after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geo-political struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence.

(Jamaica Observer) The  University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, says it has forged a partnership with Continental Baking Company Limited and the Government to produce cassava flour, saying that the move will save Jamaica billions of dollars over time.

Dear Editor, Laurence Clairmonte Clarke, one of Queen’s College’s greatest scholar-athletes and loyal lifetime member of the African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA) passed away in his adopted continent of Africa.

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight a disturbing situation in my neighbourhood (No 53 Village, Corentyne, Berbice) that has been continuing for a number of years.

The lives of five ailing residents of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice and other communities were made easier when the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam (RCNA) presented them with wheelchairs.

A 20 year old man is presently hospitalized following an accident on Homestretch Avenue last night around 10:00pm.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados experienced an earthquake just before 5:30 a.m. yesterday.

Dr William Adu-Krow, the new designated representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) on Monday presented his Letters of Credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Barcelona virtually ended 10-man Manchester City’s dreams of European glory when they dominated their Champions League last 16 first leg and finished deserved 2-0 winners at the Etihad Stadium yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces arrested opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez yesterday on charges of fomenting unrest that has killed at least four people, bringing tens of thousands of angry supporters onto the streets of Caracas.

THE Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has called for political parties represented in the National Assembly to pass the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering of the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has given the assurance that the regional side will benefit more as a result of the recent changes in the governance structure of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

(Jamaica Gleaner) An international environmental group is cautioning the government against going ahead with proposals to use the Goat Islands as a site for a transshipment port in its quest to develop a logistics hub.

Seawall visit: Students of Woodley Park Primary School, West Berbice touring the Kitty Seawall yesterday.

Dear Editor, I saw a letter in the SN of January 28, 2014.

Dear Editor, Allow me a chance to congratulate the Guyana Olympic Association and the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association for providing the Guyanese public with boxing that reminded me of the good old days.

Perhaps with the intention of facilitating the call by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr.

Much anxiety seemed to pervade comment in the major countries of the Western world as Russia approached the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

BANJUL, (Reuters) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh yesterday called homosexuals “vermin” and said his government would tackle them in the same way it fights malaria-causing mosquitoes.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A panel overseeing the United Nations’ carbon market has elected a scientist from the Caribbean as its new chair with a German climate policy expert as deputy, the U.N.’s

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia dismissed the head of its armed forces yesterday over disrespectful comments he made about prosecutors in audio recordings revealed by a news magazine.

Politikles

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Whether to stick with an all-rounder at number seven or play an extra batsman to counter Australia’s fiery bowling attack is the vexed question for South Africa ahead of the second test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth starting tomorrow.