Daily Archive: Saturday, May 24, 2014

President Donald Ramotar and four Ministers of Government were among other Guyanese recognised by the Guyana-Cuba Friendship Association for fostering relations between the two countries, at the Guyana-Cuba Friendship Association’s launch this evening at the Cuban Embassy on High Street, GINA said.

(Jamaica Observer) REGGAE entertainer Queen Ifrica has been pulled as headliner at Amazura Concert Hall in Queens, New York, tonight, due to mounting pressure from the gay community.

Locked out Hotel Tower employees protesting this afternoon for their pay.

Alex Griffith, the 15 year old boy who was shot in his mouth by a cadet officer of the Guyana Police Force) received a donation of CDN$400 from Guyanese/Canadian Human Rights lawyer, Selwyn Pieters, according to a release from social activist Mark Benschop.

The prime investors in the controversial Marriott Hotel are two  Hong Kong businessmen, NICIL said today.

The National Communications Network Incorporated (NCN Inc.) today said that it is the SOLE RIGHTS HOLDER for the Broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil from June 12 to July 31.

As the police intensify their investigations into the 2.2 kilogrammes of cocaine found on BW 606 aircraft yesterday, May 23, 2014, there is strong evidence to suggest that staff from more than one agency were working in collusion to facilitate this illegality, a release from the CJIA said today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A United States (US) official says an old Caribbean route is regaining popularity with drug gangs from Central and South America.

(Reuters) – At least seven people were killed in a drive-by shooting near a college campus in the Californian city of Santa Barbara, including the suspected gunman, local media reported today.

Hotel Tower shut abruptly yesterday, leaving dozens of workers without pay and raising questions about its future.

Four inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison were hospitalised in serious conditions last evening after they were attacked by a fellow prisoner, who doused them with acid and chopped them about their bodies.

Lecturers and support staff at the University of Guyana (UG) are bracing for the possible discontinuation of some of the university’s programmes and non-renewal of some their contracts as the implications of the cutting of $450 million for student loans from the national budget begins to take form.

By Kenesha Fraser   Fifteen-year-old Ruel Fredericks survived five days alone in a densely forested area with nothing to eat, only muddy swamp water to drink, sheltering under trees during pelting rain and sleeping on the ground.

By Jeff Trotman   A farmer died on Thursday, hours after he was struck to the head during a row at Moblissa along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Nineteen-year-old Anastacia Latoya Crawford, who was allegedly caught trying to smuggle over seven kilogrammes of cocaine and cannabis on to a flight at the Ogle International Airport, was remanded to prison after she appeared before a city Magistrate yesterday.

Bobby Singh yesterday appeared at the Sparen-daam Magistrate’s Court charged with the attempted murder of security guard Karan Persaud, whose nose was completely sliced off during an attack at Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara last week.

Guyana Water Incorporat-ed (GWI) and Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) both say they are not responsible for the slow work on Lot 3 of the East Bank four-lane expansion project as is being claimed by contractor BK International.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Bharat Dindyal said yesterday that the company is working with its legal advisers to determine whether it is liable in the case of 10-year-old Satyanand Balkaran, who was electrocuted earlier this month.

The Ministry of Culture and the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) signed a $10 million MoU yesterday to document Guyana’s national collection housed at the Castellani House.

It’s fight day for Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell in the biggest fight of his life.

Bilateral cooperation between the governments of Guyana and Argentina to improve tourism within the South American nations will soon begin its first phase following the launch of two projects yesterday.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Christopher Matthias is willing to demit office after 13 months if found guilty of any wrongdoings during his tenure.

Most of the works on the track at the Synthetic Facility at Leonora, WCD, have been completed and by the second week in June, the lanes will be drawn.

Come September 2014, 21 schools will be the beneficiaries of trained Portuguese teachers following the launch of a 12-week training programme for language educators.

Jeremy Sobers has maintained an interest in music from the age of nine, influenced by his father, Sean Sobers, a musician and his mother, a director of a local choir.

By Orin Davidson As underdog status goes, Clive Atwell’s is as extreme as they come.

Caribbean Containers Incorporated (CCI) has widened its capacity to recycle corrugated cardboard with the commissioning of its new Tetra Pak recycling plant, but a shortage of such waste materials could see its capacity impeded.

When it comes to local pageants Miss Guyana Universe has always been the most anticipated; there must be a great deal of pressure on the wearer of this crown and to a lesser extent, the Miss Guyana World title holder as well.

The Ministry of Public Works plans to build an additional river defence for Fort Island to preserve historical landmark Fort Zeelandia, which is located 16 kilometers from the mouth of the Essequibo River.

Dear Editor, Out of familiar woodwork crawls another worm in unbelievable covering – silk.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Thailand’s military rulers detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday, a senior officer said, after summoning her for talks a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup.

Hi Everyone, Last week Wednesday, I sat for 4 straight hours engaged in the tedious task of removing the skins off of 4 ½ cups of rehydrated black eye peas.

Princess Fun City yesterday celebrated its one year anniversary with the launch of two 3D Digital Movie Theatres, the first of their kind in Guyana.

Western Union on Friday threw its support behind the Media XI ahead of their highly anticipated showdown with the Georgetown Cricket Scorers and Umpires Association (GCS&UA), by providing a number of caps which will be used by the Media team in Monday’s match at the legendary Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, As I sat on my verandah I saw a contractor resurfacing the street leading to the Anna Regina Multilateral School that was filled with potholes.

Guyana’s premier track and field club, Running Brave, returned from the Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago with a treasure chest of hardware.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Daniel Plunkett, an options trader at Barclays Plc, became the first person to be fined for manipulating the setting of gold prices by Britain’s financial watchdog yesterday.

Dear Editor, It boggles the mind that the Berbice under 19 team which participated in the recently concluded inter-county competition was unbeaten in the 3 day games, while Demerara, which lost one match was declared the winner of that competition.

Bahamanian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell has said that he is startled by reports that the US spied on The Bahamas, a member of Caricom.

The Mahila Mandalee, the women’s section of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, has organised a Hindu Women’s Conference today.

PORT-AU-PRINCE/SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – A painful mosquito-borne virus spreading quickly through the Caribbean is causing alarm in Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, where health officials are scrambling to respond to a surge of new patients.

(Billboard) – John Legend’s “All of Me” rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week with “All of Me,” while Michael Jackson rewrites a pair of vaunted Hot 100 records, as “Love Never Felt So Good,” with Justin Timberlake, blasts 22-9.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will continue its efforts to raise social consciousness about HIV tomorrow when it hosts its 5th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on the steps of the St.

Dear Editor, I was encouraged to donate blood, something that I had done once before.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A wave of protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela will not let up and foreign sanctions could be useful, a hardline opposition leader said yesterday.

(Billboard) – The Lifetime TV channel says it will air a movie about Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s relationship, with actress Angela Bassett set to direct.

Dear Editor, The opposition PNM in Trinidad and Tobago held elections for leadership and other executive posts last Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen has hit back at suggestions that he was insufficiently motivated when playing against Australia last year and that he lacked backing from his team mates.

The Women’s Progressive Organisation, the women’s arm of the ruling party, last evening held a forum at Red House in support for the hundreds of Nigerian girls kidnapped in the West African country by the Muslim group Boko Haram.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – A militant Islamist leader in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants, security sources said, a few days before Egyptians vote for a new president.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons once again played a key role as Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Daredevils by 15 runs to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

Dear Editor, Our roadways continue to be a magnet for deadly accidents, and as a result of the increase a lot of people pretending to have an interest get involved just to see what ‘hustle’ they could get for themselves or friends/families.

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) CEO Bharat Dindyal recently told Columbia, Mahaicony residents that they should expect a superior quality supply of electricity as operations at the soon-to-be-commissioned substation will be manned by the high-tech Sophia Control Centre.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, donning a bathing suit on the French Riviera alongside Pierce Brosnan in the British romantic comedy The Love Punch was too good to pass up.

With his recent elevation, new acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has tried to signal that change was coming to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), promising improved accountability for unlawful killings and unjustified shootings, sustained efforts to end excessive police corruption, and policies that treat citizens with dignity and respect.

(Reuters) – A Canadian rehabilitation facility on Friday said it was treating Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who had largely disappeared from sight after promising to seek help for an alcohol problem.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s social security system has agreed to extend medical benefits to same-sex couples, in a fresh step toward equal rights for gays and lesbians in Latin America.

Residents in the Rosignol/ Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) will now have easier ingress and egress as 21 roads within that area were recently repaired under the Community Roads Im-provement Programme (CRIP).

(Billbaord) Future will be doing plenty of rapping during his 45-date tour promoting his sophomore album, ‘Honest’.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, there are only a few good role models.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Superstar Usain Bolt will not be present but the IAAF World Relays are still expected to provide plenty excitement when the event is staged at the Thomas A.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, May 11, a very entertaining concert was sponsored by the Sugrim family of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, particularly Chinee of Guytrac and his sister Pamela Harripersaud and their families.

(Billboard) – Less than a year after scoring his first No 1 album ever with ‘Blurred Lines’, Robin Thicke will release a new album on July 1 through Star Trak/Interscope Records.

A Sophia man was last evening shot in his friend’s yard after armed bandits stormed the residence.

Weeks away from the start of the World Cup, strikes and protests in Brazil have raised concerns over security during the tournament, and renewed public doubts about the wisdom of spending an estimated US$11 billion (including $4 billion on 12 new and renovated stadiums) on a event that will add, according to most economists, no more than 0.2 percentage points to the economy.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Embattled president of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association (SVGCA) Julian Jack says he considered resigning because of the no-confidence motion brought against him, but feels he has “an open chance” of retaining his position when he faces a vote today.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (Reuters) – A former senior Bolivian anti-corruption official convicted of trying to extort $30,000 from a Bolivian businessman in Miami was sentenced yesterday to more than three years in a U.S.

  Two men, Jason Manbodh and Deon Gordon were placed on $100,000 bail yesterday after they appeared before a city magistrate and denied breaking and entering Cellular Plus Store and carting off $38,500.

(Jamaica Gleaner) WESTERN BUREAU: A 14-year-old Cambridge High School student has reportedly confessed to the murder of nine-year-old Romaine Robinson who was found stabbed to death in Plantation Heights in Cambridge, St James on Thursday.