Daily Archive: Thursday, July 16, 2009

-decline ‘excessive’ bail offer Social activist, Mark Benschop and trade unionists, Norris Witter and Lincoln Lewis were arrested yesterday after they protested in front of Police Headquarters at Eve Leary and up to press time were still in detention as they refused an offer of bail that they said was too high.

-charges dropped Charges against the man who was accused of stabbing a waitress at a Chinese Restaurant at Canefield, East Canje were dropped yesterday after the virtual complainant said she did not wish to give evidence against him.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin has filed a $1M libel suit against Guyana Publications Inc, the publisher of the Stabroek News, and PNCR executive Aubrey Norton over allegations pertaining to the party’s Georgetown District Conference elections.

(Antigua Sun) – Guyanese Mark Pluck was denied bail after his lawyer Vere Bird Jr made an application on his behalf before Chief Magistrate Ivan Walters.

The services sector is the future of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and governments have the responsibility to provide the enabling environment and other incentives for its development,  Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said yesterday.

ST FARGEAU, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish  strengthened his grip on the Tour de France sprints when he won  the 11th stage yesterday to equal Barry Hoban’s British  record of eight victories in the world’s greatest race.

-robbery ruled outPolice have applied for an extension of the 72-hour period they are allowed to keep persons in custody so that they can further question the two suspects in the Ramzan Alli murder probe.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy says he is content with his role in the regional team’s attack, following his five-wicket haul in the opening Test against Bangladesh.

– contractor The engineering company overseeing the construction of the drainage sluice at De Willem, West Coast Demerara in Region 3, said that the project has been “substantially completed” and that it can be operated if necessary.

Three stalls in the Vendors Arcade, Water Street were last night dismantled by the Mayor and City Council.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Players Association has turned to CARICOM for help in brokering a solution to the impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England all-rounder Andrew  Flintoff will retire from test cricket after the Ashes series  against Australia because his battered body can no longer cope  with the demands of five-day matches.

– Carrington Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington says the public service is critical to advancing regional integration arrangements, in his address at the Caribbean Centre of Development Administration (CARICAD) meeting last Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A maiden half-century from Jonathan Foo failed to save Guyana from a nine-wicket defeat to host Jamaica at Sabina Park on the final day of their second round TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match yesterday.

An Oronoque, Port Kaituma man was refused bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with rape.

The police have been unable to ascertain ownership of the single round of ammunition which was found aboard one of the three trawlers intercepted by the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard last Saturday and advice has been sought from the DPP.

-police investigating Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22- year-old man at the Georgetown Public Hospital around 12:30 am yesterday from poisoning.

A 19-year-old soldier was on Tuesday stabbed during an altercation with another.

– PPP questions ‘extraordinary’ departure from norm Magistrate Yohhannseh Cave on Monday ruled an oral statement purportedly made by murder accused David Leander inadmissible in the Satyadeow ‘Sash’ Sawh preliminary inquiry (PI).

The preliminary inquiry (PI) in the murder charge against ex-police officer Kevin Waterman recommenced on Tuesday at the Christianburg Magistrate’s court in Linden.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Kendall Skeete, who is wanted for the October 2008 murder of Kenneth Allen.

A 33-year-old man, who was shot in the region of the neck early yesterday morning, is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he is recovering from the injury.

A 74-year-old woman on Tuesday died after sustaining injuries due to a fall.

Discussions are ongoing between the University of Guyana and the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) to foster a greater partnership and the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution has stressed the need for a major injection of funds.

The Quix Promotion 2009, Quix me Some Quix Cash, was launched by Bryden and Fernandes Inc on Tuesday at the Bounty Supermarket on Water Street.

Benn says did not send officer home Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn said that his recent visit to the Bee Hive North access bridge, about which residents have raised concerns, did not result in a senior Region Four officer being sent on leave.

Australia draw inspiration from Lord’s record LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia will draw inspiration  from their performance in the first Ashes test against England and their outstanding overall record at Lord’s for the second test starting today (1000GMT).

Regions seven and eight residents on Monday asked for more time to study the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Just three weeks after being hailed as national heroes for winning the Twenty20 World Cup,  the Pakistan cricket team is under fire after suffering their  first test series defeat in Sri Lanka.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A day before the start of the  second Ashes test, the “time-wasting” row from the finale of  the first match refuses to die down with Australia captain  Ricky Ponting weighing in again yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt promised yesterday  to offer “something special” to the crowd of the Stade de France  tomorrow during the Paris stage of the Golden League.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – The world needs  a financial system that is fairer to developing states which  have suffered most in a crisis caused by rich countries, leaders  from a group of developing states said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago registered their second win of the TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup with an emphatic eight-wicket win over the Windward Islands yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Leeward Islands staged a gallant run chase to stun defending champions Barbados by four wickets on the final day of their second round TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match yesterday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Oscar-winning director Robert  Redford, at his peak considered one of the world’s sexiest men,  has married his long-term German partner Sibylle Szaggars in  Hamburg, a church spokeswoman said yesterday.

Students of the Mahdia Nursery School pose with their teachers for a photograph in front of their school last week.

A Linden driver pleaded guilty to four traffic offences and denied two other charges when he on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Soldiers in the Democratic  Republic of Congo who rape and assault civilians often go  unpunished because the justice system is too weak to hold the  perpetrators to account, a rights group said yesterday.

TURNBERRY, Scotland,  (Reuters) – Tiger Woods goes  into this week’s British Open as heavy favourite to clinch his  15th major crown on a Turnberry layout which has consistently  rewarded the game’s top players.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol Police said  one suspect was killed and an officer injured in a shooting  near the U.S.

Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded to prison a 26-year-old man accused of stealing construction items when he on Tuesday appeared in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

Essequibo teams through to semis Essequibo’s Die Hard XI and Young Warriors made it to the semi-final round of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) Trophy Stall 15-Over Softball Competition  after they defeated Farm Masjid and Ariel XI  at the Police Sports Club ground on Sunday.

Dear Editor, On behalf of my family I wish to thank your newspaper for covering the illness that led to the death of my husband, Calvin Charlie, who was 32 years old, and my 63-year-old mother-in-law, Helena Charlie.

LONDON, England, CMC – Guyana’s resurgent squash ace Nicolette Fernandes is now on the verge of returning to the Top-100 in the world rankings.

Dear Editor, I refer to the reports in all three daily newspapers on July 14, 2009, about the presentations to the Forest Products Association by a government team on the President’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

Caribbean  countries must ensure that necessary measures are always in place to contain, control and where possible prevent the entry of invasive species within their borders, says Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources,  Arnold Piggott.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Striking West Indies players will begin to receive monies owed them shortly.

(Antigua Sun) – A 21-year-old Bolans man was allegedly raped at gunpoint early Monday morning and the police are investigating the incident.

JANNAT ABAD, Iran, (Reuters) – A Tupolev aircraft  crashed in Iran yesterday on its way to Armenia after  catching fire in mid-air and ploughing into farmland, killing  all 168 people on board just 16 minutes after take-off.

Dear Editor, I write to congratulate Dr Tarron Khemraj (SN, July 8) for taking a stand to promote scientific research in Guyana that is relevant to domestic needs.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Charlene Taitt is one of five West Indies players named in a strong Barbados squad for next month’s WICB Women’s Senior Cricket Championships in Guyana.

Radio’s Needy Children’s Fund has announced the grand prize winners in its annual raffle.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Organization of  American States said yesterday it would keep pressure on  coup leaders that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya last  month, while supporting dialogue to end the crisis.

No ALBA for DomRep The President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez has been quoted as saying he hasn’t considered making his country part of the Venezuelan-backed political and economic grouping known as ALBA.

Dear Editor, Dr Grantley Waldron’s programme ‘Spotlight,’  which was aired on HBTV 9 on Sunday July 5, 2009, hosted two of Guyana’s prominent politicians, PPP General Secretary, Donald Ramotar and former PNCR Chairman Winston Murray, who participated in the seventh of a series of discussions ‘Reconciliation in Guyana for what?

Magistrate Ann McLennan granted $75,000 bail to a farmer accused of unlawful and malicious wounding, when he appeared to answer to the charges at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

ST FARGEAU, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish  yesterday laughed off media reports that he had made  derogatory comments about the French on the Tour de France.

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers  stepped up pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor yesterday, hoping to paint her as judicial activist who will  stamp the court with President Barack Obama’s liberal agenda.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – South African fast bowler  Dale Steyn has ended injured Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah  Muralitharan’s long reign as the top-ranked test bowler.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador has slapped import  duties on hundreds of Colombian goods and has sought the arrest  of a key Colombian politician, raising concerns that already  tense relations between the Andean neighbors could worsen.

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my support for the passing of the Lay Magistrate’s Court Bill as part of the government’s attempt to ease the backlog of cases in the Magistrate’s Court.

Three men are in police custody after a motor car, which was stolen from a Georgetown taxi driver on Monday, was recovered on Tuesday at a residence at Number 50 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

Guyanese single Test centurions (Part II)By Winston McGowan The most satisfying achievement of cricketers worldwide arguably is the scoring of their first Test century.

Has no one in the Guyana Police Force noticed the annoying, dangerous and not-so-new development of begging on the road at intersections with stop signs and at traffic lights?

RAMALLAH, West Bank, (Reuters) – The Palestinian  Authority yesterday banned Al-Jazeera television from  operating in its territory and threatened legal action over allegations it broadcast against President Mahmoud Abbas.