Daily Archive: Sunday, April 26, 2009

Suriname on pace for swimming title Suriname dominated day one of the Inter Guiana Games male and female swimming championships, winning all but one race when the event splashed off at the Castellani Pool yesterday.

Guyana were crowned the 2009 Inter Guiana Games Track and Field Champions, after dominating both days of competition hosted at the Eve Leary Sports Complex and the Young Men’s  Christian Association (YMCA) grounds.

– Vyphuis says this should reassure witnesses Police in Berbice are hoping that witnesses would no longer have an excuse for not coming forward to identify perpetrators as modern identification (ID) parade rooms with “one-way mirrors” are being built at six stations.

The PNCR says there is enough conclusive evidence in the public domain to warrant an investigation into the activities of confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan.

Opposition leader Robert Corbin was hospitalised yesterday after complaining of chest pains.

Alpha defeats Kings on penalty kicks Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United defeated Victoria Kings on penalty kicks last night when action in the Bakewell Buxton Stars organized Mackeson Stout/Digicel sponsored Sweet 16 football tournament continued at the Plaisance Community Centre ground.

Demerara zone finalists Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Lusignan Cricket Club (LCC) will meet in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors sponsored nationwide first division 20/20 final today at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground from 13:00 hrs.

– laptop stolen; cops hold two men Bandits attacked a group of students as they went over lessons in the Botanical Gardens yesterday, snatching a laptop computer and shooting a teenager in the thigh before escaping.

– CLICO bonds purchase still a troubling issue The Concerned Members of the New Building Society (NBS) group has been successful in getting the society’s Board of Directors to agree to limit the new proposed lending ceiling to $12 million; set up a loans sub-committee and liquidate its pounds sterling investment so that it may be reinvested in an aligned currency.

Achievers and Bush Lot to meet in final Achievers and Bush Lot will meet in the final of the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/ Buddy’s International Hotel/ Regency Suites Under-23 limited overs competition at a date to be announced, following their wins in last weekend’s semifinals.

Is the CL Financial Group too big to fail? Last week I had indicated that it was the stated conviction of the Trinidad and Tobago Government and its Central Bank Governor that the CL Financial Group was “too big to fail.”

Suriname sinks French GuianaSuriname’s male and female football teams recorded victories against the French Guiana squads in the 42nd annual Inter Guiana Games Football Championship when the teams collided at the Ayanganna Ground yesterday.

The RK security guard who was discovered dead on a roadway in the Diamond New Housing Scheme on Friday night with a gunshot wound to the head has been identified as Visiting Inspector Julian Edmond Embrack.

A bill, seeking to make special provisions for pension payments to former first lady Joyce Hoyte, was passed unanimously on Thursday evening, even as the opposition parties argued that the bill was unnecessary since provisions are already in existence under an existing act.

Defending champions Berbice will play their first match of this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTNM sponsored Under-19 Inter-county three day competition, when they take on points leader Essequibo at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground.

A change in approach at the summit Look closely at the official photograph taken at the start of the Fifth Summit of the Americas and it is hard to miss the symbolism.

To the medically ignorant, or just plain cynical, the reason given by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the omission of so vital a player from the team for the two forthcoming Tests in England is illogical.

On the Line:National Insurance Scheme Annual Report 2007 Introduction The column on March 29, 2009 featured the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) along with the New Building Society in a supporting role to Clico Guyana in which the NIS stands to lose several billions of dollars worth of investments.

Reports that Commissioner of Insurance and Judicial Manager of CLICO (Guyana) Maria van Beek has decided to resign are inaccurate, a source close to her has said.

CHELMSFORD, England, CMC – Narsingh Deonarine said yesterday he was happy with his three-wicket haul, but was more focused on getting much needed runs in the remainder of West Indies’ three-day tour match against Essex.

No criminal charges have been laid against anyone for the multimillion-dollar Polar beer fraud at Customs, despite recommendations by a special task force that several officers be prosecuted for their part in the scheme.

Agriculture should be seen as the foundation of the nation’s progressEvergreen Nature Study Club has some thoughts on agriculture.

CHELMSFORD, England, CMC – West Indies bowling reserves showed their mettle yesterday, limiting Essex to a moderate total on the opening day of their three-day tour match at County Ground.

The view from seventy-six With shocking quickness, another year has gone by in a blur and I am suddenly seventy-six.

Plants grown for their leaves Plants that are grown for the beauty of their leaves are just as important as those grown for their flowers.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados scored two handsome wins and Jamaica sent a stern warning with a rout of Dominica, in the early stages of the Caribbean Netball Association’s Jean Pierre Youth competition here yesterday.

– little achieved as timetable lapses While the government inches along with implementation of the UK-funded security sector reform plan, an accompanying parliamentary review has still not started.

Heart of darkness ‘The trouble with torture is that sometimes it works; and when it does, the devil sings.

BARCELONA (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal beat Russian third seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open yesterday to stay on course for a fifth successive title at the Catalan event.

Dear Editor, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of Guyana for welcoming me to this country.

– Ramsammy Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told media operatives at a press conference yesterday that Guyana is not at immediate threat for swine flu.

The West Indian Literature Conference: ‘Quiet Revolutions’Most of the leading critics and several scholars in the field of Caribbean literature will assemble in Guyana this week for an international conference on West Indian literature hosted by the University of Guyana. 

Dear Editor, Last Thursday on Channel 7 we were given a view of the conditions of the Brickdam lockup.

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) A scowling, growling LeBron James flirted with a triple double to help the Cleveland Cavaliers push the Detroit Pistons to the brink of playoff elimination with a clinical 79-68 victory on Friday.

In excess of $300 million is spent annually on medical care for diabetics, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday.

Grandmaster Buhmann  introduced some fresh ideasThe Guyana Chess Federa-tion (GCF) does not have the magical crystal ball to predict exactly the future for chess in Guyana, but what it sees gives us hope for the upliftment of the game.

Dear Editor, The President has been quoted as saying that he would be willing to investigate Clico providing there is a similar investigation of Globe Trust. 

The Friends of the Museum of African Heritage is inviting the public to a lecture “Readings and Records on Jazz” to be presented by Miles Fitzpatrick, SC on Thursday at the Museum of African Heritage, 13 Barima Avenue, Bel Air Park at 7 pm.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – A half-century by Herschelle Gibbs and Pragyan Ojha’s three wickets helped Indian Premier League (IPL) leaders Deccan Chargers record a 12-run win over the Mumbai Indians yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged  major reform of the IMF yesterday, throwing its weight behind  efforts to give a stronger voice to emerging nations whose  burgeoning clout is increasingly vital to the world economy.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The underdog Philadelphia 76ers stunned the Orlando Magic when a last-second shot gave them a 96-94 victory and a lead in their playoff series on Friday.

Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette advises ratepayers that there have been no increases in rates and taxes for any category of property.

Mohamed Bacchus, October 3, 1940 − April 9, 2009 Dr Mohamed Yousouf Bacchus, FRCOG, former chairman of the Medical Council of Guyana, died on April 9, 2009, aged 68.

MEXICO CITY/GENEVA (Reuters) – A new flu that has  killed up to 68 people in Mexico could start a global epidemic,  the World Health Organization warned yesterday, as tests  showed the strain might be spreading in the United States.

Dear Editor, With much pomp and ceremony the Minister of Sport introduced the first female football squad to compete in the Inter-Guiana Games.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – A US-Iranian reporter jailed  by Tehran for espionage has gone on hunger strike and says she  will not stop until she is released, her father said yesterday.

Dear Editor, As I was looking through my Stabroek News on April 14, 2009, I came across a headline which read ‘Van West Charles to return at month end, likely to vie for PNC top post.’

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has urged providers of courier services to remedy the shortfalls in their operations and give Guyanese customers the service that they pay for.

First thoughts on the ‘Second One’…By Dr Mhetre Santosh, MD If you are getting ready for second one, get ready for the attitude of first one There is a natural jealousy on the part of children towards a new brother or sister and it is called sibling rivalry.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool battled to a 3-1 victory at 10-man Hull City yesterday to keep the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.

PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar is the latest ruling party figure to have his say on the local government task force, following Mr Clinton Collymore, Dr Roger Luncheon and President Jagdeo.

Eyesore: This dilapidated section of the Palms Geriatric Home with no windows (at left) is apparently being used to air and dry laundry away from the elements.

The earContinued General considerations By now, it must be clear how susceptible to infection ears are. 

The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association joins with the Magistrates’ Association to call for adequate security arrangements to be included as an integral part of the terms of employment in the judiciary.

MANAMA, (Reuters) – McLaren have taken a step forward and can hope for at least a top five finish in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said yesterday.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia will sue a  Hungarian  journalist for allegedly covering up a plan to destabilize the country by a man killed in a police raid last week and accused  of plotting to assassinate President Evo Morales.In

Dear Editor, Judging from the plethora of letters that flooded the various newspapers, all in high praise of the former first woman president of this land, it is difficult not to get a picture of an angelic creation and the personification of a good Samaritan − humanity and humility, indeed rare qualities in politicians.