Articles published on Thursday, June 4, 2009
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) – The Organization of American States lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba yesterday in a move backed by Washington as it tries to soothe Cold War tensions with the communist-run island.
Distinguished Guyanese linguist Dr Richard Allsopp has died. He passed away last evening at a hospital in Barbados following a period of illness.
-found with cash, gold A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer and three ranks who allegedly robbed a mining camp in Region One last week are now in police custody after they were found with a large amount of cash and a quantity of gold in their possession.
One of the four Canadians charged with drug trafficking, last week pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison while the other three were released on the advice of the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
-utility still mum Fed up with the situation, Lethem residents yesterday protested in front of the Lethem Power Company (LPC) offices as the electricity woes in the border community continued and Executive Director of the utility, John Fredericks refused to comment when contacted.
The police are looking for a suspect who is believed to be behind the shooting incident in which 8-year-old Christine Reevers of Dakara, Linden-Soesdyke Highway sustained five pellet wounds to her neck and shoulders on Monday afternoon.
A former prison officer who was attached to the New Amsterdam penitentiary, and is now an inmate there, was found guilty by Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond of trafficking in narcotics and introducing narcotics into the prison.
An accident last night involving a minibus and an MMC Security Force pick-up has left several persons nursing minor injuries.
After being allegedly assaulted and wrongfully arrested by two policemen, two Plaisance residents are now crying out for justice saying that they were treated unfairly by the police.
LONDON/NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change and the international community backs it.
In excess of $3B is to be spent on enhancing the country’s water sector and plans for improving the sewerage system in the city were also unveiled by Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali.
The call by the parliamentary opposition parties for government to table all outstanding local government reform legislation prior to the holding of the polls is under consideration, according to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.
-to house 24-hour call centres Opening its new HQ, Digicel yesterday welcomed the advent of cross-network services with its competitor GT&T but it still wants liberalization of the telecommunications market in Guyana, according to CEO Gregory Dean.
Contender for the leadership of the PNCR, Dr Richard Van West-Charles says the link between drug smuggler Roger Khan and the present administration is “emerging with great clarity.”
-global output to be slashed by 5.6M tonnes The Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) which is part of RUSAL last week announced the results of its cost-cutting programme which includes a package of measures to reduce the cash cost and strengthen the Russian parent company’s position.
Jaguars go down to Antigua again -after leading at half time It was nothing golden about Guyana’s start in the Parbo Bier cup in Suriname as they lost their opening game to Antigua 2-1 at the Andre Kampervene Stadium last evening.
Children with disabilities who attend the Linden Centre for Disabled Children turned up on Monday morning to the greeted by two spanking new bridges and a newly renovated facility, compliments of the Linden Salvation Council (LSC) and community-minded persons.
-Prashad reiterates Commuters across Guyana should not pay any increased minibus fares once the price for fuel remains under $1,000, Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad reiterated yesterday.
in The Bahamas The 59th annual congress of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ended yesterday here at the Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Nassau with FIFA president Sepp Blatter declaring himself a “very happy president” despite failing to push through with the 6+5 ruling.
Operations at the Licence Revenue Office (LRO) at Smyth Street were severely hampered again on Tuesday by another power outage compounded by a malfunctioning generator but officials pointed to improvements that have been made at the facility.
“At long last” said some ardent boxing fans when news of the S and S Promotion 36 rounds card broke yesterday.
…at Independence Table Tennis Tourney Trenace Lowe and Nigel Bryan were adjudged the most outstanding performers at this year’s Ministry of Sports and National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence Table Tennis Tournament which concluded yesterday with the presentation of prizes at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday granted a car washer $50,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of simple larceny.
The Camptown Football Club will be hosting a four-team two-day competition under floodlights as a fund-raising event to enhance their training facility.
Following investigations into a fatal accident on September 17, 2008, Floyd Webb of 3277 Canal Place, South Ruimveldt Gardens has had his driver’s licence suspended after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma, deputising for the injured Virender Sehwag, showed India had another opening option with 80 from 53 balls as the world Twenty20 champions defeated Pakistan by nine wickets at the Oval yesterday.
A 59-year-old man, initially charged with attempted murder, may now face the capital offence after his reputed wife died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday night.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s political future was in doubt yesterday with party rebels said to be campaigning for him to quit after a second minister resigned before an expected rout in European and local polls.
Dear Editor, The recent events in Uncle Eddie’s Home are regrettable and unfortunate.
LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies failed miserably in their bid to find a confidence-boosting win ahead of the start of the World Twenty20 Championship, when they crashed to a nine-wicket defeat to England at Lord’s yesterday.
FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Search crews flying over the Atlantic found debris from a crashed Air France jet spread over more than 55 miles (90 km) of ocean yesterday, reinforcing the possibility it broke up in the air.
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on Tuesday remanded to prison a man accused of trafficking in narcotics when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
RIYADH, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama was sharply criticised by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden yesterday as he held talks in Saudi Arabia on issues including the Arab-Israeli conflict before a major speech to the Islamic world.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro overcame a bout of jitters to stroll into his first grand slam semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo at the French Open yesterday.
Dear Editor, I am Randy Balram, a cousin of Sharda Singh and uncle to Deanna Ramjit.
Owner of VCT Channel 28 Anthony Vieira last evening refused to confirm or deny reports that he is in the process of selling his television station to a local entrepreneur.
PARIS, (Reuters) – A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen Cup after a courageous Svetlana Kuznetsova exacted sweet revenge on Serena Williams to reach the French Open semi-finals yesterday.
Dear Editor, In an article published in the Guyana Chronicle on May 30 last, the Minister of Human Services referred to the weekly picketing exercise mounted outside the Office of the President by the Coalition to Stamp out Sexual Violence Against Children as a “strange and wholly uncalled for” protest action.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – One in nine Americans are using federal food stamps to help buy groceries as the country’s deep recession forced another 591,000 people onto the federal anti-hunger program at latest count.
(Jamaica Observer) – Cabinet is to be asked to write off US$3 million in loans to Jamaica Cricket 2007 as Jamaica and the region continue to count huge losses from their controversial decision to host Cricket World Cup 2007, the quadrennial tournament that determines supremacy in the limited-overs form of the game.
LONDON, (Reuters) – An unprecedented auction in Mumbai last year transformed the face of cricket between the first two Twenty20 World Cups.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil approved yesterday an environmental permit for a hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, an official said, advancing a project the government hopes will shore up power supplies but critics call an ecological disaster.
The Potaro shopkeeper who was accused of shooting another man in his ankle appeared again at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he pleaded not guilty to the summary charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm and discharging a loaded firearm.
Dear Editor, Implementation of even a modest part of Stanley Ming, Eric Phillips and Kads Khan’s Guyana 21 Plan would have created the thousands of jobs required to keep Guyanese gainfully employed right here at home in Guyana.
Adult and continuing education 1983-1996 By Tota C. Mangar The Department of Extra Mural Studies, Faculty of Education established in 1976 was upgraded and expanded into the Institute of Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) in 1983.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Less than a week after torpedoing the eagerly anticipated Kobe versus LeBron showdown, the upstart Orlando Magic aim to play giant-killers once more when they face the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.
(Trinidad Guardian) – The Central Bank suffered a setback on Tuesday in its legal battle with CL Financial Limited when a judge blocked the bank from accessing information on the group and using it outside of the present case before the court.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – Harvard University is creating an endowed professorship in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual studies, the first of its kind in the United States and reflecting a rise in sex-related academia nationwide.
Dear Editor, We will have to acquire, adapt and develop technology as the propellant, so to speak, of our police force activities.
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and E-Passports Installment Eighty-Four Recently, the U.S.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, the 100 and 200 meters Olympic champion and world record holder, has ruled out running for three individual golds at the 2012 London Games.
The local government ministry on Friday handed over equipment valued $3.2M to Region Five to boost development.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iran said it signed a $4.7 billion contract with a Chinese state firm yesterday to develop a part of a major gas field in the Gulf, replacing French energy company Total which it had accused of delays.
A recently completed study has knocked a hole in the theory that most people have generally accepted as a given – that boys are always better at maths than girls, particularly at the higher levels, and that there was a biological reason for this.
Dear Editor, Much has been written about immigration in the press recently.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday that he and Cuban ally Fidel Castro risk being more conservative than US President Barack Obama as Washington prepares to take control of General Motors Corp.
