Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 8, 2014

One hundred and ninety eight recruits are being trained at the Colonel John Clarke Military School (CJCMS) at Tacama, while 93 others are at the GDF Base Camp Seweyo on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Traffic came to a standstill as thousands of cheering fans lined the streets to welcome home the Sri Lankan cricket team who touched down at Bandaranaike International Airport today following their triumph at the World Twenty20 tournament.

The Alliance For Change today said that the government will be to blame if the 2014 budget isn’t passed and it appealed for dialogue on the estimates before their examination begins.

Washington/LUHANSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents and special forces on Tuesday of stirring separatist unrest in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow could be trying to prepare for military action as it had in Crimea.”

(Jamaica Gleaner) A coalition of local lobby groups yesterday revealed that they have reported to the United States-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) claims that there are ‘death squads’ within the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that are engaging in extrajudicial killings.

Ernest Elliot this afternoon took the oath office becoming the new APNU Member of Parliament and replacing Jaipaul Sharma who resigned last week following offensive statements made by Education Minister Priya Manickchand.

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese national Vidya Bachu decided to leave the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, with her ailing husband Jeetindra Sookram although he was being attended to by nurses.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic 100m silver medallist Sherone Simpson today received an 18 month ban following her positive drug test last June at the National Trials.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South African Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius broke down and sobbed in the witness stand today as he described the moments when he shot dead his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, thinking she was an intruder hiding in the toilet.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe is in a Sydney hospital fighting a “serious” infection and is unlikely to swim competitively again, his manager told Australian media late on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan has said there has been “a 36 per cent increase in dengue infections for 2014”.

A section of those gathered at the exit workshop of the IDB-funded Citizens Security Programme (CSP) at the Grand Coastal Inn, East Coast Demerara.

LONDON (Reuters) – Peaches Geldof, second daughter of Band Aid founder and musician Bob Geldof and a media and fashion personality in her own right, has died at her home in Kent, southern England, aged 25, her family said on Monday.

Amid accusations that he had not criticised the party while he was in it, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran has released excerpts of a March 2006 presentation at Freedom House in which he expressed grave concern about the security situation in the country and the need for multiple views on matters of public interest.

Wanted man, Deodat ‘Popcorn’ Seecharran was shot dead around 11:30 pm on Sunday during an exchange of gunfire with police at Betsy Ground, East Canje.

Assistant Commissioner Winston Cosbert is the new head of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch, according to an announcement made by the GPF via a press release.

While Minister of Edu-cation Priya Manickchand boasted about the advancements made in the education sector, APNU’s shadow minister Amna Ally criticised spending in the sector, saying the nation’s children are not the real beneficiaries.

A Canje taxi driver was yesterday remanded to prison after he was allegedly nabbed with over seven kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in pastries at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

APNU Member of Parliament James Bond yesterday questioned the vision for the improvement of the justice sector in this year’s budget, while suggesting that key areas are being underfunded and therefore could reverse progress.

The police are continuing their investigations into the alleged kidnapping of East Coast auto dealer Rajendra Singh and while they have found no leads on where he is being held captive, his relatives are scampering to find the $25 million ransom being demanded.

A post-mortem examination conducted on murdered Brazilian miner Joao De Souza has determined that he died as a result of cerebral haemorrhaging caused by blunt trauma to the head.

Amazon Warriors Head Coach Roger Harper said that the work ethic and attitude shown by players last year made it easier for the team to fortify and further build the already cohesive team ahead of this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament which starts in July.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Paceman Lasith Malinga was the only member of Sri Lanka’s World Twenty20-winning side to earn a place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) team of the tournament, as vanquished Indian players dominated the selection.

The first competition organized by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) for 2014, the Juniors and Novices Championship was deemed a success.

Days after a nurse was hit by a car, the family of the injured woman awaits news on the prosecution of the accused driver.

St. George’s Secondary crushed New Campbellville by a 5-1 score line in their u-15 male fixture when the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotia Bank football tourney continued recently at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Women can be protected from violence if men are helped to overcome violence triggers, according to AFC MP Valerie Garrido-Lowe.

The teen daughter of murdered Swiss House Cambio boss Farouk Razac and former beauty queen Carolan Lynch testified yesterday during the continuing Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge laid against her mother.

A woman and her 15-year-old daughter who allegedly doused social workers and the police with hot water were yesterday granted their pre-trial freedom.

APNU member Sydney Allicock is urging government to rethink its approach to crafting the budget, saying that representatives need to sit with residents of communities to have a firsthand view of needs and recommendations before making about spending.

Asks Emmerson Campbell Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques made the first defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE flyweight title, a successful one last Saturday night, with an impressive unanimous victory over Jamaican, Rudolph ‘Cutting Edge’ at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) to determine whether Orin Kevin Roberts, the accused in the 2011 murder of the owner of Rachpaul’s Drugstore, will stand trial is scheduled to commence on May 19.

Georgetown will begin its title defence today when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-19 Inter-Zone 50-overs competition sponsored by Demerara Fire and General Insurance bowls off at the Demerara and Georgetown Cricket Club, grounds.

A policeman was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with felonious wounding.

Works Minister Robeson Benn says communities with schools, religious buildings and community centres will always receive priority for road upgrades.

The man accused of severely beating a 61-year-old woman and burgling her shop on March 24, was remanded to prison two days later after he appeared in a West Bank Demerara court.

APNU MP Joan Baveghems says the “man-in-the-street” has seen government’s proposal $10,000 allocation this year for parents with a child in school as an attempt to buy their votes and she said the money could have been better spent on school buses.

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) in its continuing effort to promote and develop Volleyball in schools across the county will be hosting a school volleyball tournament tomorrow at the GTC/Port Mourant Courts, Berbice.

The lifesaving course was held at Camp Ayanganna from March 25 – 27 and facilitated by the US Embassy’s Military Liaison Office and members of the Florida National Guard.

Several Guyanese students, who have already applied and paid fees to sit the entrance examination for the Hugh Wooding Law School, are seeking answers in the light of the recent decision by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to bar all non-UWI students from entering the law school.

Guyana’s Hebrew community last Monday evening joined millions around the world to remember the delivery of their people from Egypt following the ushering of its Hebrew New Year.

Bheesham Oodit, a large-scale rice farmer of Weldaad, West Coast Berbice suffered $15 million in losses when his Fiat 210 tractor burst into flames while working in the backlands on Sunday.

A letter will be dispatched to the Prime Minister shortly detailing concerns about the pumping of fuel at Turn Basin, Port Kaituma and asking for this practice to be stopped, according to Region One Vice Chairman Fermin Singh who says that the spillage of oil into the river is an ongoing issue.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Now that the dust has settled on Sri Lanka’s maiden World Twenty20 triumph in Bangladesh, leg-spinners across the world can raise a toast to a craft that shone against a barrage of power-hitting over the past three weeks.

(Reuters) – Alonzo Mourning, a defensive specialist who came back from a kidney transplant to win an NBA title with the Miami Heat, was among those named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday.

A Charlestown resident is now remanded to prison after being accused of carrying out a knife-point stick-up on Lombard Street.

Dear Editor, I read a report in Sunday Stabroek  (April 6) captioned ‘Region 9 Deep South teachers, public servants upset salaries to be paid into Lethem bank.’

Otis Fraser who was accused of attempting to murder Sherwin Grant in 2010 had his case dismissed yesterday shortly after the complainant refused to give evidence against him in the High Court.

(The Sports Xchange) ——Goran Dragic scored 26 points and P.J. Tucker had 11 of his career-high 21 in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns outscored Oklahoma City 11-3 over the final 2:20 and scored a huge win over the Thunder.

Dear Editor, In an SN article of April 6, it was noted that before a building plan is approved by the City Engineer’s Department (CED) of the M&CC, a soils test report has to accompany other building documents for review and approval before construction starts.As

(Reuters) – Time is quickly running out for the few teams desperately trying to extend their NBA seasons after the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Bobcats all punched their playoff tickets over the weekend.

Christopher Jupiter will be spending the next three years behind bars after he was found guilty of drug trafficking in a city court yesterday.

SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A robotic search vehicle is likely to be sent deep into the Indian Ocean today to look for wreckage of a missing Malaysian jetliner on the sea floor, as officials say the chance of finding anything on the surface has dwindled.

Dear Editor, It is an axiom of common sense that the conflation of political theory and practice can conduce to orderly governance and development.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain urged the US Congress yesterday to stop delaying approval of reforms to the International Monetary Fund that would give more power at the institution to emerging economies.

Dear Editor, Our national budget is a huge $220 billion which is to be spent to improve the lives of each and every Guyanese.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Spinners Jomel Warrican and Ryan Austin kept Combined Campuses and Colleges’ semi-final aspirations alive, bowling them to an 82-run victory over Windward Islands in the Regional Four-Day Championship inside three days here yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A brilliant, unbroken century stand between Gavin Tonge and Yannick Leonard helped Leeward Islands pull off a thrilling run chase and beat Guyana by five wickets here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The recent report that a Guyanese, Jeetindra Sookram, succumbed as a result of being denied medical attention by a sister Caricom country (Trinidad & Tobago), must cause every Guyanese to engage in deep reflection as to how as individuals and a nation we should move forward with regard to our relationship with the twin island republic.

KIGALI (Reuters) – The United Nations chief told a packed stadium of sombre and weeping Rwandans yesterday the world would “never again” let genocide tear their nation apart, at a ceremony marking 20 years since 800,000 people were butchered.

(Trinidad Express) – Four men were shot and killed in two separate attacks in south Trinidad on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, It’s over a week now since myself and residents in Agriculture Road, made reports to GPL about a twisted post which can fall on residents’ houses at any moment, but until now this post has not been replaced or strapped to a supporting post.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jamaica shockingly tumbled to their third consecutive loss of their Regional Four-Day campaign, when they crashed to a 145-run defeat to Trinidad and Tobago here Sunday.

(Barbados Nation) President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Sir Dennis Byron wants the regional media to do more to bring governments and their people on board with the court.

ACCRA (Reuters) – West Africa needs to lower tariffs, enable freer movement of goods and services, and deepen integration of its 15 countries to promote growth, Ghana’s President John Mahama said at the Reuters Africa summit.

Dear Editor, For years we have been constantly calling for strengthening the institution of Parliament to make it a fierce watchdog of the people’s interest, and monitoring spending by cabinet, public servants and state enterprises.

ÎLE-À-VACHE, Haiti (Reuters) – For decades the mostly dirt-poor residents of the small island of Île-à-Vache off Haiti’s south coast lived in anonymity, virtually ignored by the government and visited only by the most adventurous backpackers and yachters.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – His voice trembling with emotion, Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand in his own defence yesterday, saying the Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend last year had left him sleepless, terrified and plagued by nightmares.

KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow protesters in eastern Ukraine seized arms in one city and declared a separatist republic in another, in moves Kiev described yesterday as part of a Russian-orchestrated plan to justify an invasion to dismember the country.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, – Only two hours of Masters practice was possible on Monday before play was called off due to the threat of lightning, but Jim Furyk saw that as a potential advantage in what was always going to be a long week.

No one in their right mind would turn down a well-intentioned initiative backed by one billion Guyana dollars that seeks to effect a cleanup around coastal Guyana.

Last Tuesday, we carried the second in a series of articles on the presentations of key speakers at the University College of the Cayman Islands Caribbean Anti-Corruption Conference held on 19-21 March 2014.

PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (Reuters) – Only cactus grows along the dirt road fringing arid fields on the way to the isolated village of Bas des Moustiques, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Port-de-Paix in Haiti.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pioneering American TV journalist Barbara Walters, who was the first woman to co-anchor an evening news programme, will make her final television appearance on the morning talk show “The View” next month, the network ABC said yesterday.

Dear Editor, During Minister Irfaan Ali’s contribution to the debates in the National Assembly on Monday night, while he was addressing the investments that benefit the people of Leguan in the area of job creation, Nagamootoo heckled, “Leguan people cutting grass.