Daily Archive: Sunday, July 12, 2009

– batter owner’s wife Six men armed with guns and wearing masks stormed a business place at Lot 15A Albion Front, Corentyne on Friday just after 11 pm, and left with some $7 million after battering the wife of the owner.

Without any evidence to initiate prosecutions here, the seizure and forfeiture of the local assets of the two Guyanese drug smugglers as well as others who have pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering in the US is not possible.

“Girl, when you poor and you can’t do this and you can’t do that, wa you gon do?”

Government has placed emphasis on recovery of the sugar industry even as it prepares to deal with a loss of $9 billion in revenue from October 1 and the new board has already started to make positive changes, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said.

What was a far-off dream for 12-year-old Kyle Joseph became a reality when he found out that he topped his region in the 2009 National Grade Six Assess-ment (NGSA).

– Director The National Public Health Institute (NPHI) which serves as the nucleus of national laboratory services and does advanced laboratory testing and comprehensive clinical care under one roof marked its first anniversary last Friday.

– says climate change, free movement, economic crisis need urgent attention Guyana’s main opposition party, the PNCR says it believes that Caricom would have to urgently tackle the challenges of climate change, free movement of its citizens and measures to overcome the current economic crisis, even as it expressed satisfaction at the recent Caricom Heads of Government Meeting.

The PNCR believes that if it is indeed necessary for the government to sell its 20 percent share in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), employees of the company should be afforded the first option to purchase same.

In the continuing court saga surrounding Clico’s (Guyana) immovable assets Appeal Court judge, Justice B.S

KINGSTOWN,  (Reuters) – West Indies opening batsman  Omar Phillips fell six runs short of a debut test century as  Bangladesh fought back on the third day of the first test in St  Vincent by bowling the hosts out for 307.

– ministry eying speedier distribution The Ministry of Housing has begun the move to a more organized and project-oriented system which will result in shortened transaction time for house lot applicants, and under this new dispensation no applicant, as long as he/she does not already own property, will be refused.

Shem Marcus, Jason Ray Khalil, Gabrielle Fraser, Alysa Xavier and Mary Fung-a-Fat  started this year’s Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) junior championships on the right foot securing wins as Guyana got off to a resounding start at the 2009 championships in Barbados.

Seven races including four feature events are carded for today’s one-day horse race meet at the Ryan Crawford memorial Turf Club and Sports facility at Alness Village, Corentyne.

-govt refuses request to have bill sent to Special Select Committee A bill legalising the appointment of lay magistrates and the establishment of Lay Magistrates’ Courts locally was on Thursday evening passed in the National Assembly, ten years after it was first introduced in the House.

Health A weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc.

– urges ministry to hand over sports commission’s funds The 2007 Auditor General’s report has outlined some concerns in relation to financial transactions associated with the National Sports Commission and the National Trust, which fall under the oversight of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

Approximately $406,727 is spent annually to maintain one prison inmate, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee told the National Assembly on Thursday.

(BBC)England’s Paul Collingwood says he and his team-mates must take individual responsibility for saving the first Ashes Test against Australia today.

WI board pays for media campaign (Cricinfo) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has come under fire after spending thousands of dollars on full-page advertisements in newspapers across the Caribbean to explain its side of the story in the dispute with the players’ association (WIPA).

Consumer  Concerns It was surprising to receive invitations for two functions for Thursday, July 2, on the occasion of the 30th Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

The Ministry of Home Affairs last Friday donated a Nissan Frontier 4×4 vehicle and a JH125L Jailing motorcycle to ‘A’ division Community Policing Group (CPG).

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia moved with ruthless  professionalism yesterday towards victory in the first Ashes  test against England before rain brought a premature end to the fourth day.

Pet Corner Continued Discharge Any nasal discharge should not be considered as a disease in itself.

Chess For the Sasha Cells chess tournament, a beginner’s section was introduced.

Roy McCoy, who was injured in the motorcycle crash that killed two persons on the Essequibo Coast on Saturday is to undergo an operation tomorrow.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Simeon Williamson secured his  place in Britain’s team for the world athletics championships in  Berlin next month when he left Dwain Chambers trailing to win  the 100 metres final at the British championships yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Former world champion  boxer Arturo Gatti was found dead in a holiday apartment in a  northern Brazilian seaside resort yesterday with wounds to  his neck and head, Pernambuco state police said.

Arts on Sunday (Continued from last week) Michael Jackson rocketed into a celebrity kingship and deified empire as an impressionable youth. 

An East Coast Demerara businessman died after he was reportedly electrocuted while operating a plucking machine at his home yesterday.

Three teachers from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and a University of Guyana lecturer on Wednesday received certificates following their successful completion of the Online Teachers Training Programme.

The Leeward Islands rebounded from losing first innings points to score a come-from-behind win over Guyana and record the first outright win of this year’s TCL/West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) tournament in Jamaica.

Had it not been abolished in 1975, the Queen’s College Cadet Corps which was founded in 1889 would have celebrated its 120th anniversary this year.

Police raided a Corentyne home on Friday and arrested two men following the discovery of an unlicensed firearm.

LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Alan Garcia  named a member of his pro-business ruling party as prime  minister yesterday after bowing to opposition pressure to  shake up his Cabinet in the worst crisis of his term.

By Tiadi Blair Karateka Troy Bobb recently represented Guyana at the Karate Alliances’ Annual National Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States of America where he won four trophies and a promotion to Fourth Dan Black Belt.

Who’s your daddy? Today Wayne Brown embarks on a new series entitled In our time, in which he ventures beyond the world of Obama-era US politics.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said its ranks on mobile patrol are briefed on proper code of conduct when stopping motorists, in response to an item published in the Friday edition of the Kaieteur News.

URUMQI, China (Reuters) – China raised the death  toll from ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, giving for the first time  the ethnicity of the dead, and a big security presence in the  city at the centre of the strife prevented protests yesterday.

This sign (see inset) has gone up at the entrance to Buxton, East Coast Demerara, compliments of ‘Bird Man’ and ‘Boy’, who painted their monikers in at the bottom.

ST GIRONS, France,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Luis Leon  Sanchez outsprinted his breakaway companions to win the 176.5km  eighth stage of the Tour de France between Andorra and St Girons yesterday.

The View from Europe By David Jessop (Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe) How should Caribbean governments seek to support tourism during a global recession?

ACCRA (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama told  Africans yesterday that Western aid must be matched by good  governance and urged them to take greater responsibility for  stamping out war, corruption and disease plaguing the continent.

‘Our interest is helping to build strong local government’ Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Charles Court is currently wrapping up his three-year tenure before returning to Ottawa, Canada, as the Director of Operations for the Reconstruction of Afghanistan.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich  leapt into each others arms after they guided Israel into the  Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo met with a high-level British team on Thursday to discuss matters related to the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) following the UK’s consistent support of the strategy.

Dear Editor, It was reported in the media that on July 5, 2009, there was a near miss within the airspace of the Guyana Air Traffic Control System, involving an outbound Learjet aircraft and an inbound Liat Dash-8 aircraft.

A Gardener’s Diary When I was a very young boy I always had difficulty remembering the difference between bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Politically isolated Honduras braced yesterday for months of austerity under the  weight of economic sanctions imposed after a June coup and  ousted President Manuel Zelaya vowed actions to support his  reinstatement.

ST GIRONS, France,  (Reuters) – The International  Cycling Union (UCI) has stuck to its decision to ban earpieces  on two Tour de France stages despite a petition from most of the  teams in the race.

WASHINGTON Reuters – The CIA withheld information  about a secret counter-terrorism program from Congress for  eight years on orders from former US Vice President Dick  Cheney, the New York Times said Friday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Passport Office must be commended for the rate at which it processes and issues new passports.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – Point guard Jason Kidd has  re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team announced yesterday.

(Cricinfo) The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has announced that Nikita Miller and Nelon Pascal have breached their contracts with the West Indies Players Management Company (WIPMC) by making themselves available for selection against Bangladesh in the first Test in Kingstown.

Dear Editor, Finally! Finally at the age of 32, Travis Dowlin has made it to the West Indies team.

Guyana and the Wider World E – Mail address cythomas@guyana.net.gy Observations Last week’s column sought to make three major observations about the ongoing global economic crisis.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has completed its  investigations into five suspects accused of involvement in last  year’s attack on Mumbai, and they are expected to be put on  trial next week, the interior minister said yesterday.

Ian on Sunday Why this glaring discrepancy between prowess in the short versions and generally abject failure in Test cricket?

Dear Editor, It was sweet music to learn someone was finally charged and fined for noise nuisance (SN, July 10, 2009).

NEWPORT, Rhode Island,  (Reuters) – Former world  number one Monica Seles was inducted into the International  Tennis Hall of Fame along with three other players during  ceremonies yesterday.

The school’s choir on stage at the 11the closing exercise of the Dharmic Rama Krishna School yesterday.

In a letter in our edition of July 7, captioned ‘UG should emphasize teaching, not research,’ Mr Sherwood Lowe said that nowadays universities tended to be either research oriented, or teaching focused.

(Barbados Nation) A Bridgetown magistrate has thrown his support behind immigration officers who attend court, saying lurid stories about treatment by officers of Guyanese do not apply to them.