Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Ombudsman Justice Winston Moore has advised the University of Guyana (UG) that based on legal advice, former lecturer Freddie Kissoon was wrongly dismissed in January 2012 and as such should be compensated.

Reuters) – Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and rocker Benji Madden got married in their Los Angeles home on Monday, People magazine reported.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) this morning intercepted a 20-ft container with cocaine in it.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters – Opener Dean Elgar hit an unbeaten 60 as South Africa coasted to a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in the final test at Newlands today to take the three-match series 2-0 and retain their ranking as the top side in tests.

(Trinidad Express) President of the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) Gregory Aboud said yesterday while the National Security Minister seems to have the right intentions, he must admit that the crime situation is getting out of control.

By Jeff Trotman   While the head of the Linden municipality, Orrin Gordon, is happy that facilities, which were destroyed during the 2012 electricity protests have been rehabilitated, he is concerned that there has been little or no positive movement on the agreements made between the government and Region Ten representatives to end the protests.

The alleged arsonist in the late night Sophia fire last Friday, which claimed the life of an elderly man and injured two people, has been arrested and is under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Claims have been made about hundreds of persons being served by the Houses of Justice (HOJ) since they were launched in September 2013, however many people on the West Demerara are not aware of their existence and visits by Stabroek News found very little interest.

After 103 cases were tried before the courts in 2014, a 29% conviction rate was registered.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) remains silent on who has supplied it with drugs since July and why bidders who submitted tenders earlier last year to prequalify to procure supplies for the sector have not to date been notified.

Lionel’ D’Andrade began the new year the same way he ended the old one with a win as Guyanese athletes Sunday dominated the Open 10K and 5K athletic events in neighbouring Suriname.

By Jeff Trotman   Chairman of the Linden IMC, Orrin Gordon, says the entity is operating without a budget and this is causing serious financial stress and anxiety.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies were staring at defeat and another series loss in South Africa, after collapsing spectacularly in their second innings to set the hosts an elementary target for victory in the third and final Test at Newlands.

A Timehri resident, who was dumped in a battered state along the Friendship, East Bank Demerara public road, succumbed while he was being taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital last Friday.

(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams credited an on-court coffee for her recovery after she stormed back from a first set bagel to beat Italy’s Flavia Pennetta in her opening match of the year at the Hopman Cup yesterday.

A miner is now hospitalised after being chopped to his neck during an attempt to rescue a woman from her abusive husband at an interior mining camp on Saturday.

Despite a promised $11 million relief for the flood-hit residents of three villages on the East Bank of Demerara, the government is yet to deliver.

All-rounder Chris Barnwell was yesterday appointed Captain of the Guyana Jaguars 14-man team ahead of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament which bowls on January 15 in Trinidad & Tobago.

2015 has arrived with questions continuing to swirl around the financing deal for the government’s controversial Marriott Hotel and whether it will be ready for its new announced opening date next month.

Members of the Filipino community in Linden and their friends celebrated Noche Buena on Christmas Eve night.

Despite the no show by Members of Parliament at the National Civil Society Council summit last month and the council’s relocation of the three-day meeting, Head of the society Dr Phillip Mozart Thomas said the event was a success.

The unexpected closure of the Upscale Restaurant at Hincks Street, Georgetown last July left many artists without a venue for their venting, but General Manager Asafa George said there are plans to resuscitate poetry nights this year.

There is a cloud of uncertainty over the Linden Town Week for 2015.

Search teams were up to yesterday yet to find any sign of the Air Services Limited (ASL) plane that went missing just over a week ago over the Region Eight jungle after taking off from a Mahdia airstrip.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies coach Stuart Williams tried his best yesterday to remain upbeat but struggled to contain his disappointment over the Caribbean side’s most recent shocking batting collapse against South Africa.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The National Security Ministry is investigating the cause of death of former National Security Minister Martin Joseph, whose body was recovered yesterday from a beach in Tobago.

Johnathan Foo, who was recently recalled to the Guyana team following a four-year absence yesterday said that his aim is to ensure he remains a permanent figure in the side adding that he strongly believes that the Guyana Jaguars will do well in the 2015 NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament.

LONDON, (Reuters) – William Porterfield will captain Ireland at this year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, his third appearance in the sport’s showpiece one-day tournament.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Captain Steven Gerrard scored twice to rescue Liverpool from FA Cup embarrassment and lead them into the fourth round after a tricky 2-1 win at fourth tier AFC Wimbledon yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Kane Williamson inched towards his ninth test century as he combined with BJ Watling to stave off Sri Lanka’s push for victory at the close of the third day’s play in the second test at the Basin Reserve yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – The decibel readings were not needed for Victoria Azarenka yesterday as the groans from the crowd at the Brisbane International almost drowned out her trademark shrieks.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA inspector general David Buckley, who investigated a dispute between the agency and Congress over the handling of records of the CIA’s detention and interrogation activities, is resigning effective January 31, the CIA said yesterday.

Following a year in which allegations of torture, brutality and unlawful killings have piled up against police, the Force is likely to see the introduction of body cameras for officers; and while Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has deemed this a necessity, former police commissioner Winston Felix calls it “a waste of time”.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to comment on Mr Tony Vieira’s letter in the Stabroek News, titled ‘Did the weather have more to do with meeting GuySuCo’s target than anything the corporation did?’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors yesterday charged a Texas businessman who allegedly wanted to be the president of Gambia with conspiring with a former US Army sergeant and others to orchestrate a deadly coup attempt in the tiny African nation last week.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Left arm quick Mitchell Starc will replace injured seamer Mitchell Johnson in Australia’s lineup for the fourth and final dead rubber test against India starting today.

(Trinidad Express) – Two Special Reserve Police officers appeared in the San Fernando Magis-trates’ Court yesterday charged with crimes related to the incident at High Street, San Fernando two Saturdays ago involving wheelchair bound hospital patient Robbie Ramcharitar.

Dear Editor, During a site visit to the Hope Canal Project (HCP) on Dec 19, 2014, Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ramsammy gave the assurance after five previously projected completion deadlines were missed that the project which was launched in October 2010 would finally be completed December 31, 2014, some four years behind schedule.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain Australia’s worst wildfires in 30 years as the danger is expected to rise with soaring temperatures and changing winds tomorrow.

Dear Editor,   I see the Guyana Prize for Literature has once again been announced, this time along with the previously postponed second instalment of the Caribbean Award component of the Prize.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Jonathan Trott returned to the crease on an overseas tour but lasted only 20 minutes as he scored just six before being dismissed playing for the England Lions against a Gauteng Invitation XI in Soweto yesterday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – President Juan Manuel Santos called yesterday for the smaller of Colombia’s two leftist rebel groups, the ELN, to join the larger FARC guerrillas in declaring a unilateral ceasefire as peace talks advance to end a 50-year war.

(The Sports Xchange) ———Monta Ellis scored 20 points and the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109- 90 to spoil forward Kevin Love’s best game with his new team.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government must make difficult budget cuts to improve investor confidence and restore economic growth, the country’s new Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Thrust back into the India captaincy after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s shock decision to retire from tests last week, Virat Kohli hopes to put right some of the mistakes he made in his first match in charge against Australia.

Dear Editor,   We learnt recently from the press, of the many promotions, comprising all ranks in the Guyana Police Force, that have been made and approved by the Police Service Commission.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria has complained to the United Nations that US Senator John McCain, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and former US diplomat Peter Galbraith entered the country without visas in separate visits in violation of its sovereignty.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Supreme Court yesterday began a retrial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt for genocide, but in a fresh twist to a bizarre legal saga suspended it as the defense sought the removal of one of the judges hearing the case.

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Pakistan accused India of killing four civilians on the border of the two nuclear powers and India said one of its border guards was killed, heightening tensions before a visit by US President Barack Obama.

Ministers of government have an obligation to manage the image of their portfolios efficiently, to seek to ensure, that, as far as possible, their ministries and departments pass the public test in so far as service-delivery is concerned.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former director of policy planning in the US State Department (2009-2011), is President and CEO of the New America Foundation, Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Future of Governance.

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LONDON, (Reuters) – Being removed as England captain for next month’s 50-over Cricket World Cup could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for test skipper Alastair Cook, according to team mate Stuart Broad.

Dear Editor,   In reference to ‘Jagdeo to lead Common-wealth observer team to Sri Lanka’s elections’ (Dec 29, 2014), it is a critical election and the global community wishes to certify that a free and fair presidential election will be held on January 8, especially in light of allegations of irregularities in the last election and the brutality meted out to the minority Tamil population.