Daily Archive: Friday, April 10, 2009

-New bill sets deadlines The government has moved to set time limits for judicial decisions in civil and appeal cases, in a bid to have cases disposed of expeditiously.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) registered a record after tax profit of $940m for 2008 and a final dividend of $6 per share is being recommended at its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday.

The government has moved to set up an “Office for the Spouse of the President,” entitling the holder to allowances and other benefits for discharging public functions.

A 31-year-old labourer, who buried his brother-in-law in a shallow grave because he was repeatedly abusive to his sister, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for the killing.

The male surgical ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital was in uproar yesterday when a woman, who had burnt her lover with hot oil, showed up to visit him while his relatives were there.

Agents of CLICO (Guyana) yesterday gathered outside of the company’s Camp Street Head Office to protest against the non-payment of their commissions and to express their disappointment at the manner in which they were being treated by the management of the embattled company.

Cheques yesterday were distributed to single parent mothers in Linden to assist with day care expenses and sixty of them were each given a cheque valued $9,000 which is for the rest of this year.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh tabled two bills yesterday in the National Assembly that seek to address the benefits that former Presidents and their spouses are entitled to after they would have left office.

Mitra Devi Alli for Cuba posting Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday announced Cabinet’s approval of five appointments in a move that will see three ministries having new Permanent Secretaries.

-parties mum on when recall order was issued Commercial Court Justice Rishi Persaud has confirmed the continuation of the two cases, previously dismissed, in which the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) sought to have Buddy’s International owner Omprakash Shivraj pay some $58 million owed for the supply of electricity.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded a twenty-five-year-old man, who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

–staff,  peers pay tribute Renowned gynaecologist Dr Mohamed Yousouf Bacchus died early yesterday morning at the Woodlands Hospital where he had been hospitalised since last Tuesday after complaining of chest pains.

A motion to recognize the service of the late President, Mrs.

An 18-year-old clothes vendor, who allegedly robbed three persons at gunpoint of over $3 million in jewellery, cash and other items, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Police recovered a hijacked taxi intact some 30 minutes after two men had snatched it at gunpoint from the driver on Wednesday night.

DIRECTV Trinidad Limited has announced the continuation of their HBO World Championship Boxing coverage this weekend, according to a statement from DIRECTV.

A 33-year-old carpenter, who allegedly robbed a man of $1 million in phone cards at gunpoint, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The decomposed body of a Parika woman, who was reportedly ailing for some time, was discovered in her home yesterday morning.

Several businesspersons in West Berbice have been tricked by two women who are being chauffeured in a white AT192 Carina and pose as legitimate customers but pay for items with counterfeit US currency.

-Bishop Singh Retired Roman Catholic Bishop Benedict Singh has said that former President Janet Jagan was an important figure who has made an “ineffaceable contribution to our history.”

The driver of the minibus that was involved in the accident on Aubrey Barker Road last November, resulting in the death of a  North Ruimveldt man, was granted bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Barnwell guides DCC to final National all rounder Christopher Barnwell guided his club Demerara Cricket Club to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) and a spot in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors-sponsored national first division 20/20 competition yesterday.

The Licence Revenue Office is extending its office hours on Tuesday to facilitate the purchasing of road licences along with several other measures to speed up the processing of the licences.

With the aim of giving back to his community, overseas-based Guyanese Junior Forrester has returned home to launch the Kingston grassroots soccer academy.

A Corriverton man who told the court that he had bought one and a half grammes of cocaine for $900 was on Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison.

Georgetown stun East Coast Georgetown remained undefeated in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association Under-19 competition after comprehensively defeating the East Coast team yesterday at the Lusignan Community Centre ground.

West Demerara hammered East Bank by eight wickets when play in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-19 tournament continued yesterday at the Canal Number Two ground.

A nominal, undisclosed fee will be charged for patrons wishing to take their vehicles and motorcycles into the Botanic Gardens and the National Park on Easter Monday.

Dutch start as favorites today Guyana will be the defending champions when the Guyana Bridge League  hosts the 2009 Inter-Guiana Bridge Tournament starting today and continuing until  Easter Monday at the Beepat’s Residence, Montrose, East Coast Demerara.

The Botswana and Belgium envoys say they intend to focus on the areas of trade and culture during their respective tenures in Guyana, when they recently presented their credentials to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

Don Gomes and his Enjoy Georgetown Group is cleaning and beautifying the area once occupied by the Luckhoo Swimming Pool in time for Easter kite-flying.

Lennox Allen: ‘I’m not saying that I will knock him out, but I will win’ Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen at age 24 will probably have the biggest challenge of his fledgling professional career when he faces Guyana’s middleweight champion Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman on April 25 at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall for the vacant super middleweight title.

Police responded to a robbery attack at Grove, East Bank Demerara on Wednesday and confronted the bandits, but the men managed to escape with the stolen items after a failed chase.

‘GTM is prepared to go the extra mile to ensure this tournament journeys on as we produce more Sarwans, Chanderpauls and even Hoopers for West Indies cricket’The Guyana and Trinidad Mutual Fire and Life Insurance (GTM) Group on Wednesday presented the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) with a cheque for $3.1 million for this year’s Under-19 tournament.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  asked the U.S Congress yesterday for an extra $83.4 billion  to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, citing  threats from al Qaeda and a resurgent Taliban.

National table tennis player Trenace Lowe will definitely be competing in the Junior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships scheduled to be held in St.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has accused  anti-Castro Cuban exile and former CIA operative Luis Posada  Carriles of lying to U.S.

The president, executives and member clubs of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) have congratulated Narsingh Deonarine on his selection on the West Indies team to tour England, as well as his record breaking performance for Guyana in the ongoing WICB first class tournament.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Fiji President Ratu Josefa  Iloilo has announced he has annulled the constitution, the  Australian Broadcasting Corporation said yesterday.

NCN Channel 11 will be broadcasting the Rugby West Indies games in the IRB Hong Kong Sevens World Series tomorrow at 3.30 pm and on Monday at 1 pm.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The CIA will decommission  the infamous “black sites” where terrorism suspects were  interrogated with harsh techniques that included waterboarding,  agency director Leon Panetta said yesterday.

TYNE AND WEAR, England, CMC – Trinidadian football icon Dwight Yorke says he does not want the stain of relegation to sully an otherwise outstanding career and has urged his Sunderland teammates to do all in their power to avoid the drop.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With Jamaica already crowned champions and fittingly having drawn a bye, the final round of WICB Regional four-day matches will see three teams vying for third place when it bowls off tomorrow.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Google Inc’s YouTube and  Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, said  yesterday they will launch a premium music video website as  they bid to increase revenue from YouTube’s huge usage.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Hamburg SV and Werder Bremen  stayed on course for an all-German UEFA Cup semi-final clash  with 3-1 victories over Manchester City and Udinese respectively  in their quarter-final, first legs yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France’s Sanofi-Aventis plans to  buy Brazilian drugmaker Medley in a deal that values the company  at 500 million euros and will turn Sanofi into the top generics  manufacturer in Latin America.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 298’s trading results showed consideration of $419,870 from 11,300 shares traded in 7 transactions as compared to session 297 which showed consideration of $1,678,690 from 154,076 shares traded in 7 transactions. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have secured the No.1 spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings for the fifth consecutive month while Grenada regained a top five position on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said he  would seek coalition partners after early results from  elections yesterday showed his party ahead but not by as much  as expected, jeopardising the chance of sweeping reform.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Global remittances, a key  source of revenue for many developing countries, may fall 5  percent in 2009 after years of stromg growth, a World Bank  official said yesterday.  

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read Mr Badal’s letter published in SN on April 6, 2009 and titled ‘Not a party to court proceedings initiated by NICIL.’

Over 600 athletes from 21 countries to compete CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The 38th CARIFTA Games opens today at the George Odlum Stadium with a new look and the high-powered Jamaican aggregation poised for yet another table-topping display.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa took a 2-1 lead  in the five-match series of one-day internationals when they  beat Australia by 25 runs yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was amused by Mr Patrick Barker’s letter of April 2 about talks to commence uranium mining in Guyana (‘Guyana should say no to uranium mining’). 

MOGADISHU/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy  negotiated yesterday with Somali pirates who held an American  ship captain hostage in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, their  first such seizure of a U.S.

(Antigua Sun) – Some 77 employees of the Stanford International Bank (SIBL) and Stanford Trust were sent home on Wednesday, empty handed and with no word as to whether or not they will receive their severances.

Dear Editor, Guyana is mourning. It is indeed a sad day for our country and its people to bear the loss of this great woman, Mrs Janet Jagan.

AUGUSTA, Georgia,  (Reuters) – American Chad Campbell  raised hopes of the lowest score at a major championship before  a faltering finish earned a one-shot lead on seven-under-par 65  in the U.S.

Justice William Ramlal yesterday granted a conservatory order restraining Justice Claudette La Bennett from presiding over cases involving three attorneys in Berbice until the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) hears a complaint filed against her by the lawyers.

MIAMI (Reuters) – The United States, facing a clamour of calls to normalize ties with Cuba, does not want the prickly Cuban issue to dominate a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders next week, a senior US diplomat said yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong violated  anti-doping rules during a random test in Southern France and  could face disciplinary action, the French Anti-Doping Agency  (AFLD) said yesterday.

Debt relief for Jamaica Britain says it is about to provide Jamaica with debt relief, to the tune of some $7.4 million.

Dear Editor,Details of Jesus’s death have been brought out in some way or the other through the Biblical movies which have been airing on various TV stations during this Lenten season.

– Fyffe’s poor – on their own It’s that time of year again.

Whilst much attention across the hemisphere is focused on whether Cuba will dominate the discussions at the forthcoming Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, on April 17-19, Fidel Castro has described his encounter on Tuesday with three members of the US Congressional Black Caucus, as “un magnífico encuentro − a magnificent meeting.”

(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Patrick Manning says T&T is “more difficult to govern now,” and as a consequence, reducing his salary was not being considered.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former captain Michael Vaughan  expects he will have to regain his place in the England team by  next month if he is to make the Ashes squad.

Dear Editor, India goes to the polls on April 16 in the first of five phases for its general elections.