Articles published on Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee condemned the current plague of gun crimes in the country and what he called a developing gun culture among criminals, as he inked an agreement with the United States yesterday to make the tracing of illegal firearms easier.
-cocaine found in nine suitcases Four Canadian nationals were arrested at approximately 4.40 am yesterday after 9 kilogrammes, 89 gramnes of cocaine was found concealed behind false walls in nine suitcases.
CGX won’t be drilling for oil until sometime next year – dashing hopes among Guyanese for an early commercial find in the supposedly lucrative Corentyne Basin.
The design for the rehabilitation of the Brickdam lock-ups has been completed and work is set to start by the end of the year to the tune of $10M, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said yesterday.
U-19 trial match National Under-19 players in all rounder Jonathan Foo and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser stole the spotlight at the end of the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary yesterday.
An 18-year-old woman accused of causing the death of Walter Wilson by dangerous driving was yesterday not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to her by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle has again threatened to step down from the post of West Indies captain.
-problems, education under scrutiny A two-day Nursing Summit, organized by the Nursing Department of the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Guyana Nurses Associa-tion, commenced yesterday at the Ocean View Convention Centre.
By Tony Cozier In LONDON Julian Hunte said last night he was taken aback by Chris Gayle’s stunning interview in the Guardian newspaper here yesterday in which, two days before the decisive second Test against England, the West Indies captain indicated that he did not enjoy Test cricket and would soon quit the post.
A Jamaican national was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment and a $2M fine for narcotics trafficking by Magistrate Hazel-Octive Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
National Under-19 all rounder Jonathan Foo says he is focused on making Guyana’s senior limited-overs team for this year’s tournament when he spoke to Stabroek Sport during the rain intervals on the final day of the GCB/GTM Under-19 match Demerara match.
The second annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Courts Pee Wee Under-11 round-robin knockout competition was officially launched in the Training Room of Courts Guyana Limited main branch, Main Street yesterday.
A pugnacious innings from opener Andrew Lyght Jnr, followed by controlled bowling from off spinner Dennis Squires and national fast bowler Trevon Garraway, propelled national T20 champions Demerara Cricket Club to a seven-run victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s Merryboys in their opening match of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship Monday night.
…as Guyana finish third in Roraima Cup Judo Guyana’s lone gold medal won at the 2009 Roraima Cup International Judo Competition in Boa Vista, Brazil this past weekend came from the efforts of Athena Gaskin, the only female in the six-member squad.
Dear Editor, I saw a recent advertisement of land for sale.
LONDON, CMC – Former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd has added his voice to the number questioning the arrival of Chris Gayle from the Indian Premier League less than two days before the Lord’s Test, and the absence of Dwayne Bravo from the West Indies side visiting England.
The man suspected to have stabbed Patricia Rose, the security guard who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Saturday, was arrested by police yesterday.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers have suspended a controversial mobile phone-based contest following concerns raised by the country’s sports minister last week that it amounted to gambling.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – A leading virologist has described the new H1N1 influenza virus as “very unstable”, meaning it could mix and swap genetic material when exposed to other viruses.
CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Dwayne Bravo and Sachin Tendulkar led the Mumbai Indians to an eight-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.
HONG KONG, (Reuters) – The late Hong Kong billionaire Nina Wang wanted to have a child with the feng shui enthusiast laying claim to her inheritance, his lawyer said yesterday in a bitter legal battle with Wang’s family for her billions.
Dear Editor, Quite a lot of publicity has been given in the past to the distribution of house lots for the construction of homes for citizens, some in need, whether they own homes at present or not.
Gladstone Williamson, the suspect in the murder of his former wife and the attempted murder of her daughter and niece appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face three charges of murder and attempted murder and was remanded to prison.
-also charged with robbing restaurant A labourer of Number 72 Village, Corriverton will spend the next three years in jail after he admitted to charges of possession of arms and ammunition at the Springlands Court yesterday before Magistrate Krishendat Persaud.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Conservatives said yesterday their politicians would pay back thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money to try to quell a row over parliamentary expenses that has outraged voters.
(Reuters) – Indian Premier League results and standings yesterday. Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets.
Dear Editor, As a person involved in supporting the action against Starlite Drive-In, by Mr Roshan Khan, I am truly amazed that the Starlite has disregarded the court order which restricted it from making noise between certain hours.
Dear Editor, The Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police Annual Conference began yesterday at the Pegasus Hotel.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be posting up Divisional/Sub-Divisional Lists of Registrants at prominent places in all electoral Divisions/Sub-Divisions and at GECOM Offices/Sub-Offices in the respective Registration/Electoral Divisions for public scrutiny, and a Claims and Objections (C&O) exercise will be conducted.
KOTA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Helicopter-borne Pakistani soldiers swooped into a Taliban stronghold in a remote corner of Swat yesterday as the United Nations urged help for hundreds of thousands displaced by the fighting.
KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was recruited a psychologist to help strengthen the team’s mental resolve at next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in England.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The Vatican had to play down Pope Benedict’s teenage membership of the Hitler Youth yesterday as Israeli disappointment at a lack of emotion in his remarks on the Holocaust dogged his tour of the Holy Land.
Dear Editor, I found the article on Air Traffic Controller recruits very interesting (‘New air traffic control recruits raise eyebrows,’ SN 12.5.09).
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is calling on the citizens to demand better treatment for nurses, on the occasion of International Nurses Day.
KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan spin bowler Saeed Ajmal has been sent to Australia in an attempt to get his action cleared before next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in England.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom denied involvement in the murder of a prominent lawyer yesterday after a video surfaced blaming the president for the crime and accusing him of money laundering.
Dear Editor, We the farmers (cash crop, livestock and rice) of the Mahaica River wish to pledge our support for the construction of a new canal at Hope to drain the East Demerara Water Conservancy during the rainy season, rather than draining into the Mahaica and Mahaicony Creeks.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world champion Tom Boonen faces a suspension of up to six months and is certain to miss the Tour de France after failing an out-of-competition test for cocaine, cycling officials said yesterday.
-women at forefront of drive to make a living Poverty and the lack of job opportunities for persons at Numbers 28/29 and 30 Villages have led a group of mostly women to venture into the rearing of tilapia which has already been guaranteed a Jamaican market.
Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Emile Mervin’s letter of April 27 in the Stabroek News, with the caption ‘The President should think about redeeming his legacy.’
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused Mexico’s government of not revealing an outbreak of H1N1 flu during a visit by U.S.
-at CARICOM ministers meet Ministers in CARICOM with responsibility for foreign relations recently expressed concern at the growing incidence of armed robbery in the Caribbean Sea and discussed a number of measures for a joint position on the issues, including most importantly the sharing and exchange of information.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – A U.S. jury found five men guilty yesterday of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up Chicago’s Sears Tower and government buildings after two previous attempts to convict the group ended in mistrials.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers brushed aside the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 to sweep their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series 4-0 on Monday.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Increasingly ferocious hits in the fast-paced Twenty20 game is forcing umpires to consider using baseball helmets for protection.
Dear Editor, There are a number of letters in the SN which indicate that people are upset by Mr Bisram’s letter in which he wrote and pronounced on the sufferings of the indentured labourers and the slaves.
(Trinidad Express) A tremendous new wave of industrial activity would be generated in Trinidad and Tobago when it gets through the present economic slowdown, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said on Monday.
KABUL, (Reuters) – Four suicide bombers blew up near government buildings in an Afghan town yesterday, and militants barricaded themselves inside a building with hostages for hours until Afghan and Western troops overpowered them, officials said.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Tuesday distributed seeds and other planting materials to De Velde and Baracara farmers during an outreach exercise aimed at boosting cultivation in remote areas.
Increasingly citizens and governments of Caricom states are becoming conscious of the states of Latin America as players in the wider hemispheric arena in which we now recognize ourselves as living.
FORTALEZA, Brazil, (Reuters) – At a time when big financial firms are reviled by many for leading the world into crisis, a ramshackle bank on a potholed street has lessons in economic independence that are catching on around the world.
– Dani Rodrik, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F.
President Bharrat Jagdeo and Dr Myles Munroe of The Bahamas Faith Ministries International, engaged in lengthy discussions during a courtesy call at State House and an agreement was made for the religious leader to return to speak to the nation about issues concerning men.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The decision of the umpires will be final in this year’s Ashes series after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said players would not be allowed to challenge close calls.
(Nassau Guardian) Nassau – Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has introduced three bills in the House of Assembly that seek to reform the insurance sector in the wake of the collapse of CLICO Bahamas.
A helping hand at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Dear Editor, It is disgusting to read the daily newspapers where numerous murders are reported for which several suspects have been apprehended, charged, tried and convicted.
