Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The body of a girl missing since Sunday was this evening discovered in a shallow grave at Paradise, East Coast Demerara.

Children of Sophia viewing an exhibit at the Adolescent Health Fair at the Sophia Health Centre. 

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud (left), in discussion with Malaysian officials.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Investors in Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue to recoup losses from lawyers, insurance brokers and others who worked with the convicted swindler, the U.S.

The private sector today stepped up its warnings over the repercussions of the failure to meet this Friday’s deadline for the passage of the anti-money laundering bill.

A 24-year-old woman was caught at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri after Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers discovered a quantity of cocaine in achar in one of her pieces of luggage this morning, according to a release from the CJIA.

(Reuters) – South Africa have dismissed ball-tampering allegations surrounding their second test victory over Australia after opposing opener David Warner said the Proteas worked on the ball at Port Elizabeth to generate reverse swing.

The method of judicial appointments must be reformed in keeping with the demands of a modern society, the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) yesterday declared  in the wake of the scandal over the disbarment of Justice of Appeal Rabi Sukul in England and Wales.

A 30-year-old Guyanese man was on Wednesday arrested at the John F Kennedy Airport  in New York by United States federal agents as he was about to leave the country after failing to declare over US$35,000 he was carrying.

Sir Richard Cheltenham QC, newly-appointed Chairman of the international Commission of Inquiry (CoI) established to probe the 1980 murder of political activist Dr Walter Rodney, is optimistic of making headway despite the passage of over three decades.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday maintained silence on his conduct at an accident on February 23rd but his attorney, Anil Nandlall has entered discussions with the two victims on settling their bills.

A new mother is accused of attempting to smuggle over two kilogrammes of liquid cocaine on a flight out of the country.

Amrita Persaud and Gavin Williams, allegedly busted by Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks with over four kilos of ganja, are now behind bars until their next court hearing.

A meeting between the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and main opposition coalition APNU, aimed at brokering a compromise on the anti-money laundering amendment bill ahead of Friday’s deadline for passage, ended in a stalemate yesterday.

Two men accused of conspiring to fraudulently obtain nearly $3M worth of building equipment from a city hardware store are now on bail.

A Sunfoods delivery man was yesterday shot in his side after dropping off stocks at a shop at Independence Boulevard, La Penitence.

The KFC outlet in Bagotstown was robbed early yesterday morning, when the security guard on the night shift claimed he went in search of a washroom.

The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department has issued an alert to warn consumers of counterfeit cans labelled ‘Del Monte’ gold and white corn.

A 74-year-old woman of Queen St. No 79 Village, Corriverton was on Thursday remanded to prison on a drug charge shortly after a dramatic arrest was made at her home by five male officers.

Riding high on National striker Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams’ helmet-trick, tournament host and defending champions Slingerz Football Club (FC) decimated Bagotsville 6 – 1 in the second annual Stag Beer/West Mashramani Champions Cup which continued this weekend at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC-England survived a threatening century stand between Kyle Corbin and Devon Thomas to pull off a tense 29 run win over the University of the West Indies Chancellor’s X1 in a warm-up match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here yesterday.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo remains overseas for treatment of dengue. General Secretary of the PPP, Clement Rohee, stated that he spoke with Jagdeo and that the former president was doing well.

The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) has proposed a $1.5B rehabilitation programme for hinterland airstrips over the next three years, which would see runway extensions to accommodate larger carriers and the maintenance of the landing areas.

The Guyana Tennis Associa-tion (GTA) will serve off its 2014 season with the second staging of the Assuria Insurance Invitational Classic which is set to get underway Friday.

Magistrate Sunil Scarce yesterday granted $45, 000 bail to a 21-year-old carpenter charged with assaulting and threatening his wife.

Guyana’s four-day Captain Leon Johnson said that he’s confident of a successful return to the national side following a knee injury which has forced him to sit out of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four-day first-round match against Jamaica on Friday.

Tenders were yesterday received for the supply and delivery of cooked meals for the resident students at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

Former West Indies Test opener Ryan Ramdass continues to signal his intention for a recall to the national side by consistently churning out runs for his adopted Trinidad & Tobago Clarke Road Cricket Club over the past few weeks.

After hours of trekking along the streets of Georgetown in an attempt to wow not only the judges but celebrating Guyanese on Sunday, the Digicel band is among this year’s big winners of the 2014 Mashramani Costume and Float Parade.

Young and the Restless were crowned the new 2014 Mash Cup champions after comprehensively defeating Rose Hall in the Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) organised five-overs-a-side competition played in Berbice on Sunday.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday issued a statement questioning Opposition Leader David Granger’s support for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Kingston, Jamaica- The selection panel of the Jamaica Cricket Association led by Chairman Wavell Hinds yesterday named Tamar Lambert to lead Jamaica’s senior thirteen man cricket squad against Guyana in the opening fixture of the WICB Regional 4 day Championship set to bowl off at Sabina Park on Friday.

Guyana’s aviation sector is already 95% compliant with the requirements needed to attain a Category One status, which would see carriers from Guyana flying directly to the United States of America, Ogle International Airport boss Anthony Mekdeci said last week.

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – Manchester United’s dwindling hopes of lifting a trophy this season are dangling by a thread after they produced an abject display to lose 2-0 at Olympiakos Piraeus in a Champions League last-16 first leg yesterday.

Dear Editor, One gathers, from Mr GHK Lall’s letter that you published Feb 25 (‘A tsunami of sound’), that he was not pleased by the patriotic music that accompanied our Republic Day celebrations in Georgetown.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has condemned statements attributed to General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee at the PPP’s press conference yesterday, saying that the party views the remarks as slanderous, libellous and outright lies and a campaign of disinformation against the leadership of APNU.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Two wickets in two balls by seamer Ray Jordan deprived Afghanistan as West Indies clinched a nine-run victory in their 5th place play-off match in the ICC Under-19 World Cup at the ICC Academy Ground No2 here yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa will head to their favourite ground with momentum in their favour when they take on Australia in the series-deciding third test at Newlands, batsman Hashim Amla said yesterday.

Works Minister Robeson Benn has urged qualified engineers and technicians to train their junior colleagues.

Dear Editor, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh’s careless driving has resulted in yet another avoidable and senseless road accident.

By Jeff Trotman Guyana has much to be proud about, Presidential Advisor, Gail Teixeira said in her feature address at the flag raising ceremony in Linden on Saturday to commemorate Guyana’s 44th anniversary as a Republic.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Sweden’s greatest unsolved murder mystery has taken another twist – revelations that Swedish crime blockbuster novelist writer Stieg Larsson had sent police evidence linking Prime Minister Olof Palme’s 1986 murder to South Africa.

Dear Editor, Thirty-four years ago, half of this population was not yet born.

(The Sports Xchange) – – -Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including seven three-pointers, and forward Blake Griffin scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 123- 110 points  victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, February 20, 2014 I was invited to a Town Hall meeting at Berbice High School, New Amsterdam by the government (all councillors).

Two men who were remanded to prison last week after they denied stealing a car were yesterday granted bail by the Chief Magistrate when they made another appearance in court.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago coach Kelvin Williams says a shift from a two-day to three-day format in the country’s top club competition could benefit national players in first-class cricket.

TOKYO/ST LOUIS, (Reuters) – Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, abruptly stopped trading yesterday and its chief executive said the business was at “a turning point,” sparking concerns about the future of the unregulated virtual currency.

Magistrate Sunil Scarce yesterday sentenced a man in the Anna Regina  Court to 21 months jail after he pleaded guilty to a number of offences such as simple larceny, damage to property and break and enter.

Dear Editor, Former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd is peeved with the performance and attitude of our current cricketers.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday ordered three Venezuelan diplomats to leave in reprisal for President Nicolas Maduro’s expulsion of three American embassy staff accused of fomenting unrest that has killed at least 13 people.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Hundreds of legitimate ticket holders were again denied entry to the Queen’s Park oval, this time for the NAGICO Super50 final between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, cricket officials here have confirmed.

(Trinidad Express) The Office of the Prime Minister disclosed yesterday that China has agreed to deliver a Long Range Vessel to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, to increase maritime border security and fights arms and drug smuggling.

LONDON, CMC — Bermudian striker Nahki Wells admits he was not good enough in Huddersfield’s 2-0 home defeat against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend but hopes to repay manager Mark Robins’ faith in him by scoring against lowly Barnsley, another Yorkshire side, in the English Championship on Saturday Robins said following the weekend defeat that 23-year-old Wells was “lacking a little confidence at the moment” after he failed to score for the sixth game in a row.

Since Dr. Roger Luncheon invoked political sovereignty in response to the United States’ refusal to discontinue the leadership and democracy project, I began to pay a keener interest to this concept and my observations should be of interest, particularly as we celebrate our Republican status.

  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica,  (Reuters) – Costa Rica will ask the International Court of Justice to settle a decade-old maritime border dispute with Nicaragua related to potential oil concessions, President Laura Chinchilla said on Monday.

Dear Editor, The Upper Demerara Branch of the Guyana Teachers Union takes this opportunity to extend on behalf of all teachers of our beloved country, best wishes to all Guyanese locally and abroad as we celebrate our 44th Anniversary as a Co-operative Republic.

Sally Singh is known along the East Bank Demerara for her ability to bake exquisite cakes for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and other occasions.

Hard on the heels of our editorial last week on Russia and the West has been the culmination of the incipient, uprising centred particularly in Kiev, against Ukraine President Yanukovitch, his swift departure from the capital as he sensed the rising power of his opponents, and then the establishment of a new temporary ruling regime in the country.

`This means a lot to me, it means I should keep working harder’ KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been appointed brand ambassador of Foska Oats brand, a department of Caribbean Foods Limited.

A labourer is now on bail after denying a charge that he broke and entered a home at Mahdia and stole over $350,000 worth of items.

KIEV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted yesterday to send fugitive President Viktor Yanukovich to the International Criminal Court, while his acting successor expressed concern about “signs of separatism” in Russian-speaking Crimea.

In the banking system of Guyana, Caribbean economies and many developing economies there is a surfeit of liquidity.

(Jamaica Observer)  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trinidad and Tobago yesterday signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) of the People’s Republic of China for the development of an economic zone and a transshipment port and dry-docking facilities.

Dear Editor, I recently witnessed a heated debate on the pluses and minuses of democracy.

Commissioners of the inquiry into the death of Walter Rodney, Senior Counsel Seenath Jairam, Queen’s Counsel, Sir Richard Cheltenham and Queen’s Counsel, Jacqueline Samuels-Brown meeting with Captain Gerry Gouveia from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday.

Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Dr.