Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Jodie Foster has married her girlfriend, the photographer Alexandra Hedison, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said today.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – It’s been a big year for Lupita Nyong’o.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – At least 63 people were killed and 80 were seriously injured in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province when a train speeding too fast round a bend derailed, a provincial minister said today.

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) is yet to be informed that South American Woods is seeking the removal of the restrictions on the use of land it bought from GuySuCo at Leonora.

At about 1900h last night, the police say that Baijnauth Niwaz, 58 years, and his wife Kalawattie Niwaz were in their home at Yakusari North, Black Bush Polder, when two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, entered through an open door.

At about 1930h last night, the police say that teenager Andy Fraser, of Sixth Avenue, Bartica, and a group of friends were at the Bartica beach when it is alleged that one of them took out a firearm and discharged a round which struck Fraser to his left foot.

PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Unidentified material washed up on the Australian coastline is being investigated for possible links to a Malaysian jetliner that disappeared more than seven weeks ago with 239 people on board, the Australian authorities said today.

– brother held as suspect A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara was yesterday found hacked to death and his brother is now being held by police as the main suspect.

An emotional Sharon Berry testified yesterday as the trial of the two men accused of the November 2007 murder of her nine-year-old daughter Sade Stoby began in the High Court.

A number of concerned Guyanese and supporters from around the world have formed a Justice for Walter Rodney Committee and chief among its aims is ensuring that the recently-established Commission of Inquiry (COI) into his death is fair, transparent and does not dishonour his memory.

– wife on the run For a second day in a row a domestic violence murder has occurred in the North West District.

– says missing handsets, unanswered calls frequent at stations The Guyana Telephone   and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday denied that technical issues were to blame for problems dogging the 911 emergency system, while revealing that its own checks revealed that missing handsets and unresponsive personnel during standard working hours at police stations were frequent occurrences.

A Tuschen businessman who was brutally stabbed on Sunday last at a wedding reception, risked his health chasing and capturing his assailant minutes after the ordeal, only to have the man leave the village after being placed on $10,000 station bail.

National batsman Assad Fudadin yesterday blamed his personal performances and that of his team mates for Guyana’s poor showing in the recent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 2014 4-day tournament.

– boy, 16, among two caught on tape, arrested  The early morning burglary of a Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo grocery, during which some $2 million in cash was taken, yesterday led to calls for police to take action against mounting crime in the community.

Popular DJ Curtis ‘Casual’ Armstrong, who shot twice early Monday morning following a concert at the Guyana National Stadium, was transferred to a private hospital yesterday by relatives and his condition is listed as stable.

Alpha United head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover stated that he is confident his team will retain its Namilco One Love Knockout title when they faceoff with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday.

Berbice teams Tucber Park, Police and Cotton Tree Die Hard recorded comprehensive wins in the ongoing 2014 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Elizabeth Styles Under-19 50 overs cricket competition held in the ancient county this past weekend.

As a result of 15 metres of a 2400 pair feeder cable being stolen over the Easter weekend, thousands of GT&T landline customers have no service and the company has offered its apologies.

North/South Ruimveldt edged Sophia by a 4-3 score line when the quarterfinal round of the Grassroots Foundation Inter-Ward Knockout tourney concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has accepted Deputy Chief Election Officer Calvin Benn’s decision to not have his contract renewed.

Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard are currently benefiting from a four-day maritime training aboard Brazilian patrol vessel Bocaina, which ends on Thursday.

The Special Events and 75th Anniversary Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) headed by Hilbert Foster have announced some minor changes to its Diamond Jubilee programme for the month of September.

The Ministry of Labour has said that regulations are in the making to address the use of chemicals at work, as well as to regulate conditions of work in mining, forestry, and the manufacturing sectors.

A Corentyne teen is currently a patient in the intensive care unit of the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was stabbed by two men near a popular Chinese restaurant.

LONDON, (Reuters) – AS Roma’s American owners see a return to the Champions League next season as only the the first step in creating a club that can compete regularly with the best in Europe.

DERBY, England, CMC-West Indies middle order batsman Shiv Chanderpaul scored his fourth half century of the season to help inspire Derbyshire to first innings lead over Hampshire on the third day of their County Championship game here yesterday.

Newly appointed CEO of LIAT David Evans committed to a more inclusive style of managing the regional carrier when he arrived in Antigua on Sunday.

Four months after 4-year-old Jaden Mars died at the Georgetown Public Hospital while undergoing treatment for a bitten tongue, his mother still awaits closure of the harrowing ordeal.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC- St.Kitts and Nevis have been chosen to host next year’s Carifta games after Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew their bid, organizers have announced.

A New Amsterdam businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the April 16 shooting dead of a man at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam.

Bids were yesterday opened for the procurement of a hook lift truck and auxiliary equipment for the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme.

The Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI) will begin next Monday and representatives of the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force and the Georgetown Public Hospital may be among the first to testify.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s succession planning for life after Alex Ferguson was left in tatters yesterday when manager David Moyes was sacked after 10 troubled months of failure and frustration at a club used to seamless success.

A Kitty man was yesterday refused bail after being charged with the attempted murder of two persons.

– former education chief urges teachers The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) 4th Biennial Delegates Conference opened yesterday and saw a call by former chief education officer Ed Caesar for educators to carefully prepare for inclusivity in classrooms.

Two Albouystown men were fined yesterday after admitting to being in possession of cannabis.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The last thing Real Madrid wanted was another Champions League semi-final clash against Bayern Munich and today they will need to get the better of a familiar foe who very much appears to have their number.

– Guyana places fourth FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC- Jamaica walked away with a record 88 medals as the curtains came down on the 43rd Carifta Games here at the Stade Municipal Pierre Aliker on Monday night.

TOKYO (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama has assured Japan that tiny islands in the East China Sea at the heart of a territorial row with China are covered by a bilateral security treaty that obligates America to come to Japan’s defence.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – American runner Meb Keflezighi said memories of the victims of last year’s bomb attack carried him through the last, difficult miles of this year’s Boston Marathon.

Nazir Hussain, a convict who escaped from the custody of city police by jumping through a window during a blackout, was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment for his crime.

In an attempt to strengthen the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) traffic capability, the Ministry of Public Works has purchased 8 motorcycles and will hand them over to the police by the end of April.

Dear Editor, I write with concern and frustration regarding the outcome of the 2014 Budget deliberations in the National Assembly.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has played down fears he will miss this year’s French Open, saying the wrist injury he sustained at the Monte Carlo Masters last week is not as serious as first feared.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors investigating the fatal sinking of the Sewol ferry today raided the home of Yoo Byung-un, the head of a family that owns the Chonghaejin Marine Co Ltd, the company that operated the vessel.

Dear Editor, It is 12.30 am on Monday, 21st April (Easter Monday night).

Dear Editor, A recent accident in the Kwakwani community brought out a very troubling fact about the community’s roads.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran complained to a United Nations committee on Tuesday about Washington’s refusal to grant a visa to Tehran’s proposed new UN envoy due to his suspected links to hostage-takers, even as the United States stood firm on its decision.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A global conference in Brazil on the future of the Internet in the wake of US spying revelations might be much less anti-American than first thought after Washington said it was willing to loosen its control over the Web.

(Cricinfo) Last season, Glenn Maxwell was the punchline to tons of millionaire jokes.

Dear Editor, In our preoccupation with putting food on the table, avoiding robberies and paying bills, many Guyanese may have missed the fact that the ruling regime is shifting from one weak excuse to another, in the effort to deny citizens one of the biggest opportunities ever offered to them.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the Paris Club of wealthy creditor nations are working to resume talks over billions of dollars of official debt in a new sign the communist government is interested in rejoining the global economy.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is unlikely to be ready to stage a nuclear test timed to coincide with US President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia, a respected think tank said today based on its assessment of satellite imagery.

(The Sports Xchange) – – – -Zach Randolph scored 25 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Oklahoma City Thunder in by 111 points to 105 overtime of Game Two of their first-round playoff series.

Dear Editor, Guyana should be very proud of the accomplishments of its athletes at the just concluded Carifta Games in Martinique, with three gold medals and one silver.

When the PPP decided to proceed along its current course of political dominance, it did not know that it would lead it to having to deny important aspects of its “glorious struggle” against PNC authoritarianism, for which so many of its supporters have suffered.

(Reuters) – Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs was voted NBA Coach of the Year, becoming the third three-time winner of the award, the National Basketball Association announced yesterday.

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is set to be sidelined for the rest of ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a shoulder injury.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank the Traffic police officers who maintained a high quality of professional order on Easter Monday at the Joe Vieira Park, WBD in a challenging situation involving the build-up of a large crowd, long lines of parked vehicles and the usual heavy traffic to and from the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka head coach Paul Farbrace has resigned and is set to take up the position of assistant coach of England, Sri Lanka Cricket said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) -The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) says it has applied to the Supreme Court to start the process of judicial review of the government’s decision to deny it information on certain aspects of plans to develop the Goat Islands.

Followers of political changes in the region will have been observing the battle for succession in the People’s National Movement (PNM), the party formed by Dr Eric Williams, which has only had two political leaders since the mid-1950s – Williams himself and Patrick Manning who gave up the leadership on account of ill health.

Dear Editor,   Mr Denis Kopyl, Press Attaché at the Russian Embassy in Georgetown, in his latest letter, ‘Statements from Kiev and the West about Russia being behind the eastern Ukraine protests are groundless,’ (SN, April 20), is an obvious attempt to deflect sole blame from Russia for the Ukraine crisis, to which the US is now responding by sending troops to neighbouring states.

The Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into last Saturday’s incident which saw an 18-year-old being injured after he fell through the elevator shaft from the third floor of a six-storey building under construction at Robb and Camp streets.