Daily Archive: Saturday, August 23, 2014

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya, (Reuters) – Forces from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday seized Tripoli’s main airport after more than a month of fighting with a rival group, a Misrata spokesman said.

Lawyers for Commissioner of Forests, James Singh have written to Capitol News demanding an apology over a report that suggested that Singh had rented his Ogle property to logging company Bai Shan Lin.

(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Patrick Manning yesterday said he was declining the award of the nation’s highest honour, The Order of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, announced on Thursday night by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

Lawyers for City Hall have written to Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker threatening legal action over his instruction to the Town Clerk to waive owe rates and taxes owed on a city property.

By Dacia Whaul and Femi Harris An East Ruimveldt man has been charged with the murder of businessman Ashok Raghoo, whom he allegedly robbed of $4 million during a fatal attack at a stop light on Vlissengen Road on Monday.

Amid continuing concerns that Asian firms are ripping out logs from forests here without any serious intent to set up processing plants, Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud yesterday said these companies have signaled that they will be “serious” about their commitments.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has granted a one-week extension of the period for claims and objections, which was requested by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Overseas experts have carried out some forensic checks on the semi-submersible vessel recently found in Region One and the evidence gathered will be further analysed once the vessel has been moved to a more secure location.

Government yesterday clinched a $167M deal with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that will see a range of initiatives to limit damage from mining to the environment, including increased use of satellites The deal comes amid growing concerns that mining is causing undue deforestation.

Kwakwani residents are being mobilised to demand more from Bai Shan Lin, which has been accused of reaping significant benefits from the community and leaving desolation in its wake.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC –Mystery spinner Sunil Narine triggered an avalanche of dismissals as Bangladesh crashed to a 177 – run defeat allowing West Indies to take an unassailable two-nil lead in their three-match One- Day International (ODI) series at the National Stadium here on Friday.

Two years after working at Bai Shan Lin as a grader, Roxanne Jossiah found herself literally cutting grass.

 PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC-West Indians are being encouraged to apply for the vacant position of head coach of the West Indies Cricket team, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Michael Muirhead has announced.

Over two tonnes of cocaine and marijuana, with an estimated worth of over US$30 million, was destroyed by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, CMC– Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas says his country’s hosting of matches in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will result in millions in earnings for the Federation of St.Kitts

“My father says faithfully that I danced before I could walk,” Rachel Oneika Phillips says.

Parents and educators were urged to invest more in children’s education, particularly those weak ones, in order to develop Guyana’s future human resource.

Miner Quincy Hoyte, who escaped from a police station where he was being held in connection with an attempted murder probe, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison.

So where do you go when you want relax and have a few drinks with friends?

Former soldier Rawle Glasgow was yesterday charged with attempted murder and arson after he allegedly set his Enterprise home on fire with his family inside.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC An opposition politician in St. Kitts, Chesley Hamilton, has criticized Prime Minister Denzil Douglas after a piece of land valued at US 400,000 dollars was presented to the player of the series in the just ended Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Hi Everyone,  Sweat is one of the least appetizing words when it comes to food and cooking, but sweated onions are a key part to cooking many dishes.

THE procrastination typical of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has left the team without a head coach for a home series against Bangladesh that should be ideal preparation ahead of the tough away assignments against India and South Africa and the World Cup.

A Meadow Bank man, accused of stealing almost three million dollars during armed hold-ups last month, was yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned on two counts of armed robbery.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe all-rounder Prosper Utseya has become the fourth off-spinner to be reported for an illegal bowling action by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in recent months as the governing body continued their crackdown on the issue.

Interest in the beauty industry has always been something women have fixated themselves on.

The 2014/2015 academic year of the University of Guyana (UG) will officially commence on Monday and students were yesterday urged to take full advantage of the institution during their time there.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to respond to the Stabroek News’ August 22, 2014, article captioned, ‘Pensioners forced to wait five hours at Bourda Post Office.’

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal will miss the first one-day international against Sri Lanka on Aug.

Dear Editor, Never in the history of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) or for that matter the security sector have there been so many reforms and efforts at modernization and real change.

After weeks of training, nine empowered Afro-Guyanese women from across Guyana will tomorrow evening vie for the title of Miss Emancipation Queen under the theme “Go Natural.”

Two Guyanese stage plays have been included in the new Performing Arts Syllabus recently introduced by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for its Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), which will be examined starting 2015.

The critics said it wouldn’t last … and, apparently, they were right.

So much for former WBC featherweight title challenger Clive Atwell’s retirement.

KIEV/DONETSK-IZVARINO BORDER CROSSING, Russia, (Reuters) – The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission yesterday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbour and threatening more sanctions.

Dear Editor, Just as China regards East Asia as its economic backyard, the United States had traditionally, since the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, maintained a similar approach to Latin America, and the two present day economic powers had silently respected each others’ hegemonic claims to their respective spheres.

Zoon Online Shopping is expected to further expand its rapidly growing operations by the end of the year because of the overwhelming support it has been receiving from customers.

The driver of a Route 44 minibus was left hospitalised after his bus slammed into a pregnant cow along the Rupert Craig Highway last evening.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite militiamen machine gunned minority Sunni Muslims in a village mosque yesterday, killing dozens just as Baghdad was trying to build a cross-community government to fight Sunni militants whose rise has alarmed Western powers.

Dear Editor, Having received responses to the Guyana Trades Union Congress’ (GTUC) statement expressing opposition to awarding the Guyana Prisons Service a clean-up contract for the Le Repentir cemetery, some pointers needed to be addressed further.

(Reuters) – American music industry power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z did not violate U.S.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC –West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine has cautioned against taking Bangladesh lightly following his side’s crushing 177 run victory in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the National Stadium yesterday.

Turfites get ready; your appetites were whetted for several weeks with a series of horse race meets, now it is time for the main course.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Hamas-led gunmen in Gaza executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel yesterday, accelerating a crackdown on suspected informers after Israeli forces tracked down and killed three senior Hamas commanders.

Dear Editor, It is noted in a newspaper of August 22 that W&H Rambaran is sponsoring the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB).

The corpse found on the roadway at Susannah Village, Corentyne, on Wednesday, has been identified.

(Trinidad Guardian photo) The man who pumped five bullets, at close range, into the head and body of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal has been identified as one of three men killed in a police shootout at Freeport on Wednesday. Senior

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Pacemen Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel have been added to the South African one-day international squad for a triangular series involving hosts Zimbabwe and Australia starting on Monday, but Vernon Philander misses out with a hamstring injury.

(Reuters) – Kungfu movie star Jackie Chan offered the public a “deep bow of apology” after his son, actor, singer and socialite Jaycee, was arrested in Beijing for drug use.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Archaeologists have found two ancient Mayan cities hidden in the jungle of southeastern Mexico, and the lead researcher says he believes there are “dozens” more to be found in the region.

GENEVA/MONROVIA, (Reuters) – Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of “shadow zones” where medics cannot go mean the West African Ebola epidemic is even bigger than thought, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Ferguson, Missouri’s response to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown mirrors a similar narrative that unfolded here when three unarmed protestors were gunned down at Linden just over two years ago.

Politikles

Dear Editor, I am reading with interest what is happening in the forests of Guyana.

“No one starts a war – or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so,” wrote the great Prussian theorist Carl von Clausewitz – “without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it.”

(Reuters) – The “Awesome Mix” of retro 1970s songs featured in hit superhero film “Guardians of the Galaxy” topped the weekly U.S.

The suspect in a knife-point robbery will soon faces charges after he was arrested by police with the phone he was reported to have stolen along with the weapon used in the attack.