Daily Archive: Saturday, August 30, 2014

(Barbados Nation) YOUNG MEN, some in their teens, are being used by drug lords to carry out executions in Barbados.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul says one of his main career goals now is to use his vast experience to help develop the new generation of batsmen.

Porkknockers’ Day activities at Golden Beach Bartica, Region Seven. President Donald Ramotar (centre) greeting those who attended.

Porkknockers’ Day activities at Golden Beach Bartica, Region Seven today. (Ministry of Natural Resources photo)

In the wake of the furore over the failure of international timber companies to live up to their promises, the Ministry of Natural Resources is co-hosting a seminar on value-added forestry.

Historian Professor Tota Mangar urged participants of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) cricket academy to take advantage of the opportunities offered to them during the five-day programme.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it will be arranging a Media Conference during the course of the week commencing Sunday, August 31, 2014, to address what is says is misleading information which has continuously been published in the media over the past few weeks.

Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud (right) at an outreach in Friendship, Corentyne yesterday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s federal police have filed charges against a former minister, his media mogul brother, and a Malaysian tycoon over alleged corruption to help Malaysia’s Maxis group take control of an Indian mobile phone carrier eight years ago.

The main opposition coalition APNU wants the AFC to come under its umbrella at possible 2015 general elections but the smaller party says it will not as it wants to keep its identity and support base.

President Donald Ramotar said yesterday that new elections will restore a parliamentary majority to the ruling party but again stopped short of confirming whether a snap election are on the cards.

By Mario Joseph A man was beaten to death after he allegedly robbed a woman yesterday morning at Samantha Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara.

A woman died yesterday after she was stuck by lightning in her yard at Bartica.

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) supporter Jocelyn Dow yesterday said she believed that the then PNC government also wanted to “get rid” of Donald Rodney the night his brother Walter Rodney was killed.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday challenged the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and leader David Granger to aid in the recovery of military weapons missing since its time in government, while saying there was clear evidence the arms had ended up in the hands of criminals.

On his first official visit to Berbice yesterday, acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud heard from residents that piracy was a key problem and he acknowledged that it was a major concern.

All-rounder Chris Barnwell was yesterday named captain of the Demerara team ahead of next week’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-over Inter-county tournament.

A Barama Company Limited employee drowned during a company fun day yesterday after he chased a cricket ball that went into a nearby canal.

National all-rounder Steven Jacobs said he’s looking to dominate and prove a point once selected in the 14-man team to represent his county Demerara in next week’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 50-overs-a-side Inter-county tournament.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is grinding its first set of cane sourced from private cane farmers through a land release programme at the Uitvlugt Estate.

After hoisting three gold medals in the 35-39 years category at the recent North, Central and Caribbean World Masters Athletics (NCCWMA)  in Costa Rica, sprint queen Alisha Fortune yesterday said that she was happy to be first to the tape.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially selected their 18-member squad to represent Guyana at the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tournament to be hosted in St.

Franale Holder is Guyana’s newest Miss Emancipation, but she is much more than just a beauty queen.

Members of the Guyana Police Force are currently undergoing training to improve their understanding of the Sexual Offences Act and their role in its implementation in order to ensure victims have access to the justice system and perpetrators are prosecuted.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s prime minister, weakened by weeks of opposition protests calling for him to resign, distanced himself from an army move to intervene in the crisis yesterday, saying he was not turning to the military for help to defuse the stand-off.

Alpha United’s mathematical hopes of qualifying for the second round of the CONCACAF Champions League was abruptly ended as they were blown away 6-0 by Honduran outfit Olimpia FC on Thursday at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Honduras.

Over the last few weeks I have been writing reviews on my experiences around the city; the culture, arts and night life.

Another multi-million dollar supermarket is expected to open its doors to Georgetown and is aiming to raise industry standards through friendly competition.

Jonathan Foo smoked a blistering 99 in the second of three Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) trials as the Narsingh Deonarine XI defeated the Anthony Bramble XI by 71 runs at the Albion Sports Complex on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, It is so disgusting to see and hear this government continuing to mislead Guyanese.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) is expected to start works on its planned maternity hospital in approximately six weeks, according to General Secretary Khakan Ramjohn.

Hi Everyone,  Each summer when I travel for my annual vacation, there is always a foodie pursuit for an ingredient, a tool, a piece of equipment or something kitchen related.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – No decision has been made on who will fill the vacant post of West Indies head coach and there will be no mad rush to find a candidate, West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Michael Muirhead has said.

A great weekend of boxing is on the cards. This is according to Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole referring to the National Intermediate Championships which will be staged from this evening at California Square.

Sharon Forde, the woman who was found dead at the Kitty foreshore, died by drowning, according to the results of a post-mortem examination.

HARARE, (Reuters) – South Africa survived a batting collapse precipitated by a hat-trick from spinner Prosper Utseya to beat Zimbabwe by 61 runs in the third match of the triangular series yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr Khan’s complaint which was published in the August 27, 2014 issue of the Stabroek News under the caption ‘GT&T billing system not functioning efficiently in Essequibo’ was read and recorded.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Suriname President Desi Bouterse’s son pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of attempting to aid Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil fell into a recession in the first half of the year as investment dropped sharply and the country’s hosting of the World Cup suffocated economic activity, a major blow to President Dilma Rousseff’s already fading hopes for re-election in October.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine has once again chosen the Twenty20 format over Test cricket, after opting out of consideration for the two-Test series against Bangladesh.

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your Stabroek News issue of Friday, August 29: “City council’s no-confidence motions are taking precedence over critical matters citizens want addressed” by Norman Whittaker, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Former West Indies stroke-maker Sir Richie Richardson has hailed Denesh Ramdin’s recent hundred against Bangladesh as one of the best ever one-day innings.

A realtor yesterday found himself in court on a fraud charge after a client accused him of scamming her of $500,000 in a land sale.

A little off the beat but when The Scene approached Lisa Punch in Guyana for another interview about her life after the Rising Star competition, she did not let us down but her schedule was way too busy for just one sitting.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Shock waves hit the U.S. Open yesterday as veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni spearheaded a series of stunning third-round surprises that claimed two of the top women’s seeds and seven-times grand slam winner Venus Williams.

LAKE SELIGER, Russia/ KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine called yesterday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armoured columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels.

With little or no comment, persons with mental illnesses are being fed into our badly overcrowded prison system and health authorities appear to be making no attempt to correct this situation.

OROCUINA, Honduras, (Reuters) – A severe drought has ravaged crops in Central America and as many as 2.81 million people are struggling to feed themselves, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, though the region’s coffee crop has been largely unscathed.

We all buy some form of counterfeit clothing today, whether we like it or not.

(Trinidad Express) With a vote of 18 for and 12 against, the Consti-tution (Amendment) Bill 2014 was passed in the Upper House, Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain, Thursday night.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul will line up for St Kitts in their three-day match against Bangladesh, as he grabs vital match practice ahead of the two-Test series starting next month.

Two neighbours were yesterday released on bail each after denying two counts of break-and-enter-and-larceny charges.

Dear Editor, I write this letter fully aware of the political implications and the accusations which will follow from what I consider a bold attempt on my part to draw to the attention of the African community and the nation, the danger that is inherent in the ‘no-confidence motion’ which has been presented and is expected to be passed in Guyana’s Parliament thereby forcing the country into general and regional elections some time soon, without the most critical and necessary constitutional changes being put in place.

DAKAR/CONAKRY (Reuters) – The West African state of Senegal became the fifth country to be hit by the world’s worst Ebola outbreak yesterday, while riots broke out in neighbouring Guinea’s remote southeast where infection rates are rising fast.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Kubrat Pulev has accused world heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko of feigning injury to avoid taking on the Bulgarian challenger in an IBF title bout in Hamburg next month.

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are about to tie the knot and want their ceremony to remain top secret.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s board on Friday stood behind the global lender’s leader Christine Lagarde, who is facing a criminal investigation in France tied to a political corruption probe dating from 2008.

Dear Editor,   The issue of the large-scale export of logs by Bai Shan Lin must be taken in the context of what the forestry policy filtered down to Guyanese is.

Over the past few weeks Albousytown residents have transformed their community’s drainage system under the government’s billion-dollar ‘Clean-up my country’ initiative and villagers are primed to take on other projects to sustain and further enhance their environment.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were forced to take a backseat to America’s latest tennis sweetheart on Thursday, as 15-year-old Catherine Bellis hogged the Flushing Meadows limelight once again.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 10s league continues today with another double header at the National Park.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India opener Rohit Sharma will miss the next three one-day internationals and the one-off Twenty20 game against England with a finger injury and will be replaced by Murali Vijay, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Miley Cyrus’ homeless VMA date finally turned himself in to police Thursday night and was formally arrested for violating the conditions of his probation.

Eagles FC continued their unbeaten group-B run in the Upper Demerara Football Association/Net-Rockers FC Community Cup tournament, overcoming Botofago by a 2-1 margin on Thursday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

Newsweek magazine’s recent cover story about Ebola is suggestive of larger failings in the way the spread of the disease has been covered by the international media.

The Region Four Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) recently held a leadership and communication workshop for selected members from 18 NDCs involved in the Solid Waste Management Community Participation and Public Awareness Programme.

Dear Editor, Today, August 28, 2014, we have noticed an article in some sections of the media where the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Mr Norman Whittaker has said that the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has an oversight role in the Georgetown municipality.