Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 11, 2014

(Trinidad Express) Five men were granted a total of $5.4 million in bail when they appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate yesterday charged with the daring $4.5 million heist at the Republic Bank’s Sangre Grande branch on Carnival Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- A blistering knock from Captain Darren Sammy led west Indies to a five wicket win over England in the second T20 International at Kensington Over here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Journalist Joe McGinniss, an author who got up close to his subjects for revealing books such as The Selling of the President and Fatal Vision, died on Monday at age 71, his friend and attorney said.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) today called on former President Bharrat Jagdeo to provide a complete bill for his recent medical expenses abroad considering that the public may have to foot the bill under the controversial Act that provides benefits to former presidents.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0400h today on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, WBD, and which resulted in the death of Jomal Archer, 16 years, of Pouderoyen, WBD.

(Trinidad Express) The dreams of an aspiring cricketer was cut short on Sunday night when gunmen who came looking for his brother murdered him instead.

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese national Rosinda Nicholson, who was deported along with her ailing two-year-old son last year, has been allowed to seek medical treatment for her child in Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana has finalised a 50,000 tonnes rice export deal with Haiti through the private sector and the first shipment is being loaded along the Essequibo Coast this week.

An early morning fire at Deobirana Street, Prashad Nagar suspected to have been electrical in origin, yesterday destroyed the top flat of a two-storey house and left two persons homeless.

Relaxing the requirements for admission into the teacher’s training college was one of many recommendations made yesterday when the Ministry of Education held its second of 71 planned consultations on professional standards for teachers.

Region Nine Chairman Wilson Laurentino yesterday said that the problems with the foundations of the $77.7 million Sand Creek Secondary School are ongoing although the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has done remedial work on the school.

Three persons have been removed from duty to facilitate investigations after an Air Traffic Con-troller (ATC) left his post while a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft was on the verge of landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) last Saturday.

Two Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) agents were yesterday granted bail after they both denied that they obtained $150,000 in exchange for a positive inspection on a vehicle.

University of Guyana (UG) final year law students are awaiting word on their prospects of completing their studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School, as government seeks a reversal of a decision to suspend the long established practice of guaranteeing entry to the top graduates.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies are bracing for a backlash from England when the two teams square off in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Kensington Oval here today.

President Donald Ramotar is yet to assent to the amendment bill that sets August 1 as the deadline for the holding of local government elections.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy says his side have put the thrill of winning the Twenty20 World Cup behind them, and are prepared to work hard in order to defend their title later this month.

Dexroy Brown, who was under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital, escaped early yesterday morning while receiving treatment.

Two excavators which were linked to furtive plans for a road in a remote part of Region Nine and possibly mining in the New River Triangle were on Sunday removed from the Rupununi village of Karaudarnau after being abandoned there for over three months.

Two brothers are now remanded prisoners on drug trafficking charges after police linked them to quantities of cocaine and marijuana found during a search of a house at Bachelor’s Adventure.

Dyna’s Ravens marched into the semifinal with a thrilling win over TGH Pacesetters joined by three other teams in the latest action of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation Road to Mecca national inter club basketball tournament Sunday night.

The Mash Committee is considering a change of route to accommodate the increasing number of spectators and revellers participating in the annual float parade celebrating the Republic Day anniversary, Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony said at the annual Mashramani Awards Ceremony held at the Umana Yana on Friday evening.

Despite the many achievements made along the path to gender equality, the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) said one glaring reflection of the persistent existence of gender-based discrimination is the continuing violence against women in all its forms.

Although the main suspect in the murder of Patricia Samaroo, 57, who was shot dead on Friday evening at Fyrish, Corentyne, remains at large, police have sought advice on charging his two alleged accomplices, who are in custody.

A Guyhoc Park caterer is accused of defrauding two persons of $2.4 million after being entrusted with the money to buy house lots.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is awaiting a report from two overseas 911 Emergency reform consultants from the United States, who were here last week reviewing the 911 emergency system.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is embracing various interventions aimed at the retention of its personnel and is taking firmer steps to deal with soldiers who go Absent Without Leave (AWOL). 

A sterling all-round performance from Mahesh Persaud steered Wales Community Development Centre Cricket Club (WCDC) to the West Demerara Cheddi Jagan Memorial T20 cricket competition title after the team secured wins in their semi-final and final matches played last Sunday.

The MV Malali which is currently plying the Parika to Bartica route will undergo repairs this week and is expected to be fully operational by Monday next.

A 14-year-old girl of Unity, Mahaica remains in a serious condition after she was struck down by a vehicle on the Unity Public Road yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy is one of three players fined by the International Cricket Council, following a small altercation during Sunday’s first Twenty20 International against England on Sunday.

Daniel Lopes and Gavin Lewis will this afternoon clash in the final of the boys’ singles competition of the Assuria Invitational Classic lawn tennis four- category tournament at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Court.

Justice Franklyn Holder has overruled the no-case submissions that were made by the defence in the Mahaica murder trial.

Dear Editor, The issue of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism is of concern to the international community.

The Essequibo branch of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha yesterday donated several wheelchairs to bedridden residents along the Essequibo Coast.

David Bernard, one of two men allegedly nabbed with guns and ammunition during a police search in Sophia last week, was remanded to prison yesterday after being read charges related to illegal weapons possession.

A Crabwood Creek man, who escaped to Suriname four years ago after reportedly murdering his wife, was yesterday charged with the capital offence after being nabbed due to his deportation from the neighbouring country.

KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators in Malaysia are voicing skepticism that the airliner that disappeared early Saturday with 239 people on board was the target of an attack, US and European government sources close to the probe said.

Dear Editor, I want to address what is turning out to be a misunderstanding of my personal position regarding the recently approved motion in the National Assembly vis-à-vis the restoration of the Critchlow Labour College’s annual subvention.

Dear Editor, I was encouraged after visiting the Capoey resort on the lake for the first time; the experience was quite awesome.

Fabian Williams, one of the persons who was critically injured following the collision along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway last Thursday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries yesterday.

Dear Editor, These days corruption seems ubiquitous as a way of life in our small Guyanese society.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/National Communication Network (NCN) Under 15 inter-zone two-day tournament bowls off today at Cumberland ground from 9:30 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A Chilean woman was shot dead while clearing a barricade put up by anti-government protesters, the first foreign fatality during a month of civil unrest in Venezuela, authorities said yesterday.

Treacle trampled its opposition and galloped away with the spoils of the feature C and Lower, seven furlong event of the Rising Sun Turf Club (RSTC) meet on Sunday.

Dear Editor, In ‘Bisram’s polls originate from PPP propaganda,’ (SN, March 10), Mr Craig Sylvester pronounced that neither he, nor his family nor “Guyanese want their families to suffer another five years under the PPP.”

LONDON/BERLIN,  (Reuters) – With the soccer World Cup only three months away, Adidas and Nike are squaring up for a marketing battle to match the fierce on-field rivalry of nations like Brazil and Argentina.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Injury fears surrounding West Indies’ champion off-spinner Sunil Narine were put to rest yesterday, when he was declared fit to face England in the second Twenty20 International today.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan prosecutors accused a policeman yesterday of shooting dead a young female intelligence agent that he mistook for a kidnapper after her plainclothes team forced a suspected protester into their car.

Dear Editor, I have noticed the works going on in the different streets of Georgetown and I welcome these.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Detectives from the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) arrested four men and a woman for breaches under the Dangerous Drugs Act on February 27 and March 3.

(The Sports Xchange) – Chicago dominated the second-chance points 27-6 and started the overtime period with seven of them, leading to a  95 points to 888 victory over Miami on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I believe Guyana needs to make the changes in the categories for the 2015 Carib Monarch Competition.

Dellon Joseph and Javed Saywack combined to bowl Bush Lot United Sports Club to victory against Reliance East Canje Cricket Club in a match reduced to 30 overs a side on Saturday at Bush Lot ground, West Coast Berbice.

SEVASTOPOL/KIEV (Reuters) – A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea yesterday and NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern frontiers as confrontation around the Black Sea peninsula showed no sign of easing.

Dear Editor, Guyanese are fed up with the politicians of this country.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Wicketkeeper Devon Smith hit an unbeaten half-century in a crucial partnership with West Indies opener Kieran Powell, to rally the Leeward Islands and set up an interesting final day of their second round, Regional Four-Day clash against Jamaica.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make his first trip to Asia in August, visiting South Korea for a festival of Asian Catholic youth, the Vatican said yesterday.

DORAL, Florida,  (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods arrived at the WGC-Cadillac Championship with concerns over his fitness and gingerly walked off the Blue Monster Course on Sunday with new questions about his ailing back.

Dear Editor, Significant portions of annual budgetary allocations to services that consume far more wealth (even wastefully at times) than they create, such as the judiciary, police, prisons, and some others  can be significantly reduced if our education system is modernized and democratized so that quality education is made accessible to all children.

Dear Editor, I would like to extend on behalf of the executives of the Upper Demerara Branch of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, belated greetings to all teachers and Guyanese women locally and abroad on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

The National Communications Network (NCN) is a state-owned media agency and accordingly, it ought to be particularly mindful of its obligations to balance and fairness in its coverage of public issues.

(Reuters) – Russia’s Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells yesterday after a shock loss to Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi.