Articles published on Wednesday, April 1, 2009
With a dark cloud hanging overhead and with sadness filling the air at the Babu John Crematorium at Port Mourant, Corentyne, the late President of Guyana, Mrs Janet Jagan was given a fittingly ceremonial send-off.
Rohee: ‘It’s is no exaggeration to say that the People’s Progressive Party is a living monument to the vision, discipline, energy and organisational skills of Janet Jagan’ Former President Janet Jagan, O.E.,
Stan Gouveia, a DJ, television and radio host, made another court appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to face additional charges of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion.
Prospects for CLICO (Guyana) retrieving any of the US$34M deposited with CLICO (Bahamas) grew dimmer on Monday with the Bahamian liquidator proposing that the amount dispatched from Georgetown be reclassified as unsecured intercompany advances.
-until CLICO (Guyana) case determined CLICO (Guyana’s) Judicial Manager, Maria van Beek has secured High Court orders locking down the assets of two local subsidiaries of CL Financial with the consent of one of the companies, but attempts are ongoing to block any money flow between two other companies here and the Trinidad parent company.
(Cricinfo) The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) has dismissed a proposed settlement from the West Indies Cricket Board as a “position paper”, meaning that a further round of negotiations will be necessary before the threat of strike action in the fifth and final ODI against England can be entirely dismissed.
-Guyana still to conclude negotiations Ten countries in the region were to sign an agreement yesterday with the United States to make the tracing of illegal weapons easier, but Guyana was not among those at the signing ceremony in Barbados because bilateral discussions are still ongoing nearly two years after the initial proposal.
A Canada-based Guyanese, who was heading to New York, was yesterday morning discovered with over a kilo of cocaine strapped to his body by police at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Daniel Flynn and Tim Southee have been recalled to the New Zealand squad for the third and final test against India.
In the wake of the CLICO problems, broker Raj Singh says the insurance industry needs to regain the confidence of the public and he also said the regulator’s office does not have the required resources to effectively oversee the Insurance Act.
Raymond Lynch, who was on Saturday found pinned in his upturned vehicle in a ditch at Happy Acres, died from asphyxiation due to drowning, a post-mortem examination revealed on Monday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will be fit for Friday’s decisive Fifth One-Day International against West Indies in St Lucia.
Dear Editor, We, the residents of Dochfour/Ann’s Grove/Two Friends/ Hope and the Lowland villages of the East Coast of Demerara, would like to state that Dochfour residents were told verbally for the first time in February 2009 that a new canal would be dug in the area to prevent future flooding.
(BBC) Kevin Pietersen has said he would not go on another extended England tour like the one in West Indies, without his wife, singer Jessica Taylor.
A comfy library, which can take children through time and around the world with the flip of a few pages, is the result of a $1 million Ministry of Education grant to St Margaret’s Primary School.
Dear Editor, Although Guyana’s modern politics have been dominated by two men − Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham − others have still managed to carve out some space for themselves.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – A “relaxing, calm, beautiful place” may not be everyone’s description of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the United States holds about 240 prisoners in a detention centre that has drawn condemnation from around the world.
With the Guyana under-15 team set to depart these shores shortly for neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago where they will compete in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Clico-sponsored Regional under-15 tournament, Stabroek Sport brings you a Who’s who of the team.
Scores of Georgetown residents lined the streets and even more gathered outside of Parliament Buildings yesterday, braving the intense morning heat as the nation bid farewell to its first female Head of State, Mrs Janet Jagan.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – National coach Gus Logie has told his players to remain focused ahead of their opening World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Potchefstroom University today.
Dear Editor, On the passing of Ms Janet Jagan, OE, former President and First Lady of Guyana, I take this opportunity to express on behalf of my family sincere condolences to her children, grandchildren and other relatives.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday suspended a ruling barring former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from holding elected office and restored their government in the key province of Punjab.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says Guyana has lost a great leader whose life was multi-dimensional and well-balanced with the passing of former president Janet Jagan.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Twelve teams will clash over the next 19 days as they chase four spots up for grabs at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Iran offered help in combating the Afghan drugs trade yesterday, in a gesture to a U.S.
A 61-year-old truck driver died on Monday night after another truck, slammed into his vehicle causing it to turn over.
Dear Editor, It is not usual for me to respond to opinions and views on the selection of players to represent this country since I have been selecting teams from as far back as 1986, and I am of the firm conviction that every citizen is a selector.
Two toddlers and their mother were injured after being hit by a mini-bus which drove away after the incident at the Farm, Mahaicony public road yesterday afternoon.
Dear Editor, Her story is one of a nurse from Chicago who, through marriage to a Guyanese from a sugar estate came to Guyana and rose in the minds of her supporters to the status of a Hindu Deity (Sita, Ram’s spouse) and in the eyes of her opponents that of a satanic terror.
TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Some 300 Africans including women and children are feared to have drowned after their boats capsized off Libya, part of a new upsurge of illegal migration to Europe, officials said yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica ’s coach Junior Bennett yesterday identified team spirit and physical fitness as key areas in his side’s capture of the WICB Regional Four-day championship title.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang members are reportedly giving up their guns for training and gainful employment, thanks in part to an in-your-face Government initiative.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, under investigation for corruption, has gone into hiding to escape alleged persecution by President Hugo Chavez, his party said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Recently a multi-million dollar project was given out in Area ‘G’ Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, for the relaying of pipelines so that the residents (I am one) can receive potable water.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – China yesterday rejected a report suggesting it may be involved in using computer networks to spy on exiled Tibetans and foreign governments, accusing its authors of being possessed by “the ghost of the Cold War”.
Dear Editor, The GPA described the late Mrs Janet Jagan as an “indomitable fighter for press freedom…” (Stabroek News March 30).
The Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) answered the call of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Blood bank plea, when three of their executives donated blood to the entity on Monday.
A 27-year-old Matthews Ridge resident who is accused of chopping a man several times about his body was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
-Gov’t receives less due to stalled sugar divestment (Jamaica Gleaner) The European Union (EU) has held on to €2 million (J$253 million), which it should have presented to Jamaica last Thursday, because of the Government’s failure to complete its divestment of the sugar industry.
MHS aiming to make clean sweep again By Rawle Toney The 5th Annual Victory Valley Royals Basketball Tournament will officially bounce off today in Linden at the MacKenzie Sports Club hard court and the tournament’s defending champions, MacKenzie High School (MHS) is making it clear that they’re serious about winning again.
(Jamaica Observer) After spending the weekend behind bars, Reggae singer Luciano was yesterday charged with harbouring a fugitive by detectives from the St Andrew Central Police Division.
Dear Editor, The arrogance of the Bharrat Jagdeo administration in Guyana is unprecedented.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Israeli fighter-bombers, backed by drones, ships and helicopters, attacked a convoy in Sudan in January after agents told it the trucks were taking Iranian missiles to Hamas, Time magazine said yesterday.
A 26-year-old pregnant mother of two was yesterday stabbed several times by her ex-boyfriend, who was later held by police at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice.
Seventeen-year-old Vijay Rahim of Hardcore Gym lifted his way to three national records and the best lifter title when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) held its 2009 National Novices Competition at Club Blue Note last Sunday.
(Antigua Sun) Millennium Bank, in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, has been placed in the hands of Receiver, KPMG International, by the country’s government.
Dear Editor, On March 28, 2009, London echoed to the sound of protest as more than one hundred and twenty organizations took to the streets in demonstration.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill yesterday to allow U.S.
A man who reportedly attempted to sell a car that he had not finished paying for was granted bail on Monday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Australia will look to take advantage of the absence of experienced South Africa all- rounder Jacques Kallis when the teams begin their five-match one-day series today.
The indication from Prime Minister Patrick Manning, following this month’s Caricom Interssessional Meeting of Heads of Government in Belize, that the heads had decided that the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) would henceforth be reporting to the Caricom Secretariat, and through the secretariat to heads, had an aura of suddenness about it.
A contractor who was allegedly found with a pistol and matching ammunition in his possession was remanded to prison on Monday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Nadira Jagan-Brancier, daughter of the late President Janet Jagan clutching a framed photo of her mother at the State Funeral at the Public Buildings yesterday.
Dear Editor, Kudos are in order to the Indian government for switching from paper ballots to electronic voting.
– Naomi Wolf is a political activist and social critic whose most recent book is Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) and its Windies Sports Bar first division team bade an emotional and heartfelt farewell last Sunday to long standing sponsor and honorary member David Burgess.
BANGALORE, (Reuters) – For decades, the United States beckoned as the land of opportunity for bright, young Indians, lured by the prospect of prestigious university degrees followed by jobs on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley.
(Trinidad Express) With only 18 days before the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Prime Minister Patrick Manning has struck a positive note with Cuban President Raul Castro that could set the tone to move Cuba closer to the Latin American and Caribbean integration process.
The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) says the late former president Janet Jagan made a monumental and indelible contribution to Guyana over 65 years.
