Articles published on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
-MPs conference hears The illicit drug trade remains the toughest public safety challenge in the region, which needs to confront problems like the unemployment of young people and the proliferation of firearms which are being exploited by criminal enterprises.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – A Jamaican government official stepped down yesterday after being implicated in a bribery scandal involving British bridge-building firm Mabey & Johnson, but he vowed to “clear my name.”
A 54-year-old, who had appeared in court in April on a charge of felonious wounding of his uncle, was yesterday back in court on a charge of murder after the man died.
-escape with $2M, fire shots Armed bandits on Monday evening robbed an overseas-based family at Guava Bush, Albion, Corentyne of almost $2M in cash and jewellery and a suspect has been taken into custody.
A police constable who was involved in a fracas with a promoter at a ‘Baby Cham’ show some four years ago feels his right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time has been contravened and he has approached the High Court for relief.
– Agri Ministry The Ministry of Agriculture says that two fishing trawlers which were intercepted by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard on Saturday are not legally associated with fishing activities in Guyana.
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean have dropped significantly in the first half of this year, according to the World Bank, and are forecast to decrease by 6.9% overall.
By Tiadi Blair Overseas-based racquet wielders Michelle John and Paul David yesterday declared themselves ready to “war” for Guyana’s table tennis.
– Ryan Hinds only new addition ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors have stood by the makeshift West Indies squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting Friday, with Barbadian batsman Ryan Hinds the only new addition to the line-up.
– Keisha Jeffrey, Victoria Arjoon crowned squash queens Guyana started this year’s Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championships with three squash queens but were left with only two when the curtain came down on the individual competition yesterday in Barbados.
Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday expressed the hope that the findings of the City Hall Inquiry Report when disclosed will be used to lift the management of the city to another level and not for political purposes.
Flamingo shrivels Alpha It was thrills and spills on an action-packed second night of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and Georgetown Football Association, Guinness Futsal tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Monday.
Sixteen top teams from the Georgetown and East Coast districts will battle for one million dollars when the Victoria King’s FC in association with Cool Crew Pro and Team Guyana-USA inaugural East Coast Reunion 2009 competition kicks off on Saturday at the Victoria Ground, East Coast Demerara.
A woman who allegedly robbed two other women on separate days was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Windward Islands gave another inept batting display and were facing defeat in their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 second-round match against Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Akeem Dewar, Romeo Dunka and Kirk Harris struck half-centuries for Jamaica to put Guyana on the ropes on the second day of their TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match at Sabina Park yesterday.
Cooking a hot meal without the use of a stove or a flame during sunny weather may seem impossible to many but it is easy and the food may surprise one where taste is concerned.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados’ batting stuttered but the defending champions still managed to strengthen their grip on their second round TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match against the Leeward Islands yesterday.
The official distributor of Cadbury-Adams products in Guyana, Geddes Grant, yesterday declared that it never imported or distributed the batch of chocolates that was found to be tainted and several of which were found at a city store recently.
Bank of Guyana squeezes past Enmore Bank of Guyana (BOG) squeezed past Enmore to advance to the third round of the Guyana Softball and Windball Cricket Association (GS&WCA) 15/15 tapeball competition following the playoff of second round matches last weekend at the GS&WCA ground on Carifesta Avenue.
An 18-year-old labourer accused of committing the offence of burglary was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
GECOM recently agreed to put together a proposal for the demarcation of constituencies within Neighbourhood Democratic Councils that are geographically small and/or under-populated and to submit suggestions for the number of seats respectively for consideration by Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall.
ISSOUDUN, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish won his third stage on the 2009 Tour de France yesterday, a 194.5-kms trek ridden at a leisurely pace in an implicit protest by the riders at a radio-ban by organisers.
Local golfers will be looking forward to improved weather this weekend when they compete in the Edward Ajodha sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf course on Saturday.
Tulsiram Sukdeo, the man who suffered a fractured skull and lost sight in his left eye among other injuries during a boat collision in April, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the US-based company which owns the vessel that was involved, alleging that its agents were negligent and reckless.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka romped to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan to win the series after the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse on the third day of the second test yesterday.
A 29-year-old minibus conductor who allegedly stole a camera from a woman was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh bowlers Shakib Al Hasan and Shahadat Hossain have been fined 10 and five percent of their match fees respectively for excessive appealing in the first test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
– monster WICB has created is giving it hell; players must choose between WICB and WIPABy Orin Davidson Regardless of how you twist and turn this one around, there are no ifs and buts about the genesis of the latest shame perpetrated on West Indies cricket.
Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir has queried the factual basis of a report by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on the Trade Policies of Guyana which cited child labour as a problem among others.
Parents of students at the Mahaicony Primary School have voiced their concerns over a dormitory that regional officials of Region Five were planning to erect on a small portion of land at the back of the school.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – The United States and the Costa Rican mediator in Honduras’ political crisis urged the rival sides yesterday to give talks a chance after the ousted president threatened to abandon dialogue if he was not reinstated quickly.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – A UN court trying the architects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide jailed a former Kigali governor for life on five counts including ordering the killing of 60 Tutsi boys in a church-run pastoral centre.
-secured 20 places in the top 1% Twelve students from the Leonora Primary School won places at Queen’s College (QC) at the National Grade Six Assessment and Region Three has secured 20 places at the country’s top secondary schools.
Youth from 18 Caricom countries on Sunday participated in a symbolic tree-planting exercise in Haiti as part of a four-day Caribbean Youth Exchange Programme.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor fended off Republican attacks yesterday, saying “diversity on the bench is good for America” and her legal decisions would be based on law, not racial bias.
A man who allegedly had a quantity of cannabis in his position was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $25,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
By Tiadi Blair The Guyana Blind Cricket team which will participate in this year’s regional tournament yesterday received words of encouragement from Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee.
Development Watch part 1 Several pro-government letter writers have argued that Guyana has maintained sound macroeconomic fundamentals or macroeconomic stability.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – China yesterday dismissed Turkey’s accusation of genocide in its northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang, where rioting killed 184 people, mostly majority Han Chinese.
Dear Editor, The Low Carbon Develop-ment Strategy (LCDS) consultation exercise that was recently undertaken in the Rupununi raised the issue of proposed large-scale farming of rice and soybeans in the Rupununi savannahs as a possible economic venture under the LCDS.
(Trinidad Express) Secondary school students in the Caribbean region are “digital kids stuck in analogue classrooms,” says Dr Didacus Jules, chief executive officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, (Reuters) – Suspected drug gang members killed the mayor of a ranching town in northern Mexico yesterday in a revenge attack for a mass arrest of hitmen that already sparked the murder of an American Mormon.
Dear Editor, With respect to Erica Smith’s letter in your edition of July 13, captioned ‘The Low Carbon Development Strategy is for the development of the country,’ I respect the viewpoint, not just because it differs from mine, but also because I see Ms Smith as an individual with the fundamental right to her own independent thoughts.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – An attorney for Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe yesterday angrily denied reports that she had agreed to take millions of dollars to give up parental rights to her two children with the King of Pop.
(Trinidad Express) Brothers Joseph and Jason Lawrence wanted to stay away from bad company, so they invited a few friends to play cards at their home.
SYDNEY, (Reuters Life!) – Living happily ever after needn’t only be for fairy tales.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Parents are being urged to encourage their children to eat more locally produced food.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Patrick Manning has refused to accept the offer by Attorney General John Jeremie to resign.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials yesterday held their first talks since 2003 on Cuban migration to the United States, a step the U.S.
Dear Editor, In life Michael Jackson avoided, at least publicly, the issues of race and racism.
Strong diplomatic, and in some cases, financial pressure placed on the regime established in Honduras by the military, has not succeeded in finding an avenue for the return of exiled President Manuel Zelaya.
