Articles published on Friday, April 17, 2009
-GCB pledges support for rebuilding Former national cricketer Rohan Sarjoo was elected President of the East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) last evening, when it held its first election for three years at the Providence Sports Club, East Bank Demerara.
-Berbice Board issues apologySkipper Travis Dowlin yesterday urged the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to convene an immediate inquiry into “outrageous allegations” about his leadership.
Ricardo Martin and Jevina Straker will both have their dreams of competing among some of the world’s best athletes come through, after it was announced that the two will be representing Guyana at this year’s 6th IAAF World Youth Championship (WYC), billed for Italy from July 8-12.
-Gunman fled on motor bike Judicial Manager of CLICO (Guyana), Maria van Beek, was wounded early yesterday morning on Lombard Street by a lone gunman in what police later described as an attempt on her life.
The shooting of Commissioner of Insurance, Ms Maria van Beek, yesterday morning marked a new low point in our downward slide towards a nihilistic society.
-Trinis ask The Fifth Summit of the Americas opens in Trinidad and Tobago today against a backdrop of increasing hemispheric concerns, and criticisms at the domestic level, of how the locals will benefit after the dialogue has ended.
Some incivility at civil society forum Several Latin American countries walked out of the Civil Society Forum in Trinidad yesterday, signalling a thorny start to the scheduled dialogue between hemispheric Foreign Ministers and civil society stakeholders when the Fifth Summit of the Americas opens today.
Camptown, GDF to contest final Sunburst Camptown and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recorded come-from- behind victories to make the final of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Milo under-21 tournament on Wednesday at the Tucville Playfield.
-power outage disrupts drainage stations Heavy overnight rainfall flooded several sections of the city yesterday, while power outages hampered drainage operations.
Two men, who allegedly had a quantity of cannabis in their possession for the purpose of trafficking, were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss was initially disconcerted by the huge cultural divide he discovered after joining the Middlesex dressing room fresh from Durham University.
Deosarran, Ricky Singh blast tons Former national Under-19 batsman Krishna Deosarran blasted his way to a pugnacious 196 to help Rockaway XI defeat Kishan XI, when action continued in the Guyana Softball League (GSL)/Trophy Stall sponsored 15 overs-a-side competition held over the weekend.
An 18-year-old boy, who allegedly broke and entered his neighbour’s home and stole a quantity of cash then reportedly had it stolen from him, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Agricultural exports in the first quarter of this year have remained stable and in light of the global financial crisis, the Ministry has been reviewing the possible impacts, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Trinidadian football star Shaka Hislop says unless the Soca Warriors can at least grab a share of the points in their next two matches, their FIFA World Cup dreams could be over.
A 22-year-old data entry clerk, who allegedly embezzled over $5.3M from Banks DIH, was granted bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
MONTE CARLO, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s honeymoon at the Monte Carlo Masters ended abruptly when he went down 6-4 7-5 to fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round yesterday.
BANGKOK, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has urged fair play in campaigning and voting ahead of next month’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress amid a power struggle in the Asian game.
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) yesterday held its annual early savers drawing, which saw young account holders Yasmin Raza, Sarah Sanmoogan and Mahadev Basdeo each winning a bicycle.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – In his first trip to Latin America as U.S.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African off-spinner Johan Botha, reported for a suspect bowling action on Monday, will not play in the fifth and final one-day international against Australia today, captain Graeme Smith said.
Dear Editor, It’s a shame! Who give a licence to the organizers of the ‘lime’ on Rupert Craig highway, near Sheriff Street, to have a music set with huge speakers playing rowdy music on Easter Monday?
Dear Editor, It is still too early to say with any degree of absolute certainty why he is doing this, but so far, there might be two reasons why Dr Richard Van West Charles is returning to Guyana at this particular juncture: 1) because, like everyone else, he knows there is a noticeable leadership crisis in the country that no one in the PPP, the PNC or the government seems capable of resolving to the mutual satisfaction of all and sundry or 2) he has the backing of powerful political forces in Washington, which was where he was headquartered as a health consultant until opting for early retirement.
LONDON, CMC – Usain Bolt has been nominated for another high profile international award.
-but transparency key President Bharrat Jagdeo during his press conference on Wednesday said that the government is still contemplating having Guyana become an Offshore Financial Centre (OFC).
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Stanford International Bank Ltd, which has been placed in liquidation, has far more liabilities than assets, the U.K.
Dear Editor, I was particularly pleased to read that the Office of the Auditor General’s forensic audit into the assets of employees at the Customs and Trade Administration (CTA) is well underway.
Saying that existing initiatives have been unable to stem the rise of domestic violence, the PNCR is calling for an urgent national policy review.
PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama hopes to win over Latin American and Caribbean leaders at a summit this week to head off heavy criticism of U.S.
Washington (Miami Herald) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the Obama administration is reviewing a US policy of deporting undocumented Haitians and left open the possibility of expanding travel to Havana beyond the families of Cuban exiles in the United States.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – LeBron James will aim to bury bitter memories of the 2007 NBA Finals when the Cleveland Cavaliers begin their playoff drive against the Detroit Pistons tomorrow.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Thousands of workers marched in the Chilean capital yesterday to demand job security and more state protection amid a rash of layoffs linked to the global economic crisis, with a small core of protesters clashing with police.
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian security forces thwarted an assassination plot against President Evo Morales yesterday, killing three people in a half-hour shootout at a hotel, government and police officials said.
Dear Editor, Those of us who have migrated to so-called greener pastures of the West, can’t help but reflect how being born in Guyana has given us certain advantages that most Americans don’t enjoy.
The Hydromet Service of the Ministry of Agriculture says that “intermittent rains will prevail until Saturday.”
The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has nominated its President, Troy Mendonca, for the position of 1st Vice President at the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Annual General Meeting and elections.
(Barbados Nation) – There is an unofficial fishing agreement between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted bail to a 52-year-old businessman, who was involved in the accident last Saturday at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara that resulted in the death of a Goed Fortuin man.
Dear Editor, Ms Gitanjali Persaud writes a very interesting piece on the sufferance of women, widening the canvass in space and time to conclude, if I may use your headline that ‘Men have been at the heart of the oppression of women for centuries’ (SN 16.4.09).
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) fourth place finish in the recently concluded regional first class season will come under the microscope in a week’s time when board officials sit down with team management to discuss the performance.
BANGKOK, (Reuters) – The founder of Thailand’s “yellow shirt” protest movement, which was behind the week-long occupation of Bangkok’s main airports late last year, was shot and wounded yesterday, a spokesman for his movement said.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett is unlikely to feature in the playoffs for the NBA champions because of a knee injury, coach Doc Rivers said on Thursday.
The PNCR says the late Justice Kenneth George, OR, CCH, rendered exceptional service to the legal field in Guyana.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s popular President Alvaro Uribe moved closer being allowed to run for a third term next year when a Senate committee approved a bill late on Wednesday aimed at clearing the way for a 2010 campaign.
– and some Americana-Guyana Look, let me declare a few verifiable facts and opinions of a personal nature.
KAMPALA, Uganda, CMC – Brian Lara is expected to visit the African nation of Uganda in June, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported yesterday.
There has been some debate in our letters column about the wisdom of including $184M in the budget for the purpose of constructing airstrips on Leguan and Wakenaam.
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan prosecutor is seeking to freeze the assets of a top opposition leader who is in hiding following corruption charges by the government of leftist President Hugo Chavez, the government said yesterday.
Dear Editor, President Obama currently on a visit to the Caribbean would know that Guyana, like so many other developing countries, is in a crisis.
A 23-year-old man who allegedly battered a Lusignan man after a heated argument and left him on the roadway to die, appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with murder.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised yesterday for offensive emails about top opposition figures sent by one of his most influential aides, as the government tried to refocus attention on next week’s Budget.
