Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Former Chairman of the PNCR Winston Murray will be contesting for Leader of the PNCR at the party’s upcoming Biennial Congress.

–prosecutor tells jury in closing arguments -careless words don’t add up to intent, defence argues After two weeks of explosive testimony linking the Guyana Government to confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan, the trial of his former lawyers closed and the prosecution charged that one of them, Robert Simels was aware of Khan’s role in the murders of talk show host Ronald Waddell and boxing coach Donald Allison.

A recent report produced by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), which stated that there is an “alarming degree of prostitution” in local secondary schools, has come in for sharp criticism from Education Minister Shaikh Baksh, who says that the report is “anecdotal “ and that its findings are not based on proper scientific research.

For the last ten years, it has been his fight that has been the defining characteristic of his presidency, which was expected to herald a new beginning for a country long held hostage by a history of suspicion and strife.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says despite the fire that destroyed the ministry and its records work continues unabated and it expects to provide medical assistance for over 300 persons this year.

-Private Sector Commission Chairman Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Gerry Gouveia says the public should not jump to any conclusions about testimony in a New York court linking the Guyana Government to confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan as the trial is still ongoing.

The taxi driver responsible for causing 78-year-old Eileen August to suffer a broken leg and hip after hitting  her down with his car, has been apprehended and taken into police custody.

An East Coast Demerara (ECD) man who was on Sunday night badly beaten by members of a Community Policing Group (CPG)  was yesterday a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) receiving medical attention after sustaining six chop wounds to the head, one to his hand and several abrasions to the legs.

A team of 10 persons from the Guyana Karate College departed yesterday to represent Guyana at the eighth International Shotokan Karate Federation/ Caribbean Karate College (ISFK/CKC) championships commencing Thursday and ending Monday in St.

Milerock exact sweet revenge It was sweet revenge for Milerock as they turned the tables on Bakewell Topp XX to emerge winners of the second annual Linden Invitational Football Tournament on Sunday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

A 19-year-old, who allegedly stole just over $100,000 from the dwelling house of a man, was remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Predictably, West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte was returned unopposed yesterday to serve another two-year term as head of regional cricket.

-dismisses TCL suit The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday dismissed a claim by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) against the Caribbean Com-munity (CARICOM) for suspending the CET on cement imports, but it has set criteria for the Secretary General to follow in future considerations on the issue having found a procedural flaw in the just concluded case.

The Guyana Under-15 team will oppose the Netherlands Antilles in their final match today in the Four Nation Goodwill Series which is being hosted in Suriname and are  hoping for a shot at the title if they defeat their opponents.

Caribbean singer Dave Martins joined with the Ministry of Agriculture to launch his song “Turn Back” which aims to encourage better community waste management practices.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin is Trinidad and Tobago’s “International Cricketer of the Year”.

Should the global financial meltdown offer a pretext for governments and businesses to scrap and or sideline environmental promises post-Kyoto, President’s Jagdeo’s rallying cry for tropical forest conservation could easily be reduced to a whimper.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Midfielder Stephen Astwood was dramatically arrested at half-time and led off in handcuffs still in his football strip after scoring twice for Bermuda Hogges in their 4-3 defeat to Real Maryland Monarchs in their United Soccer Leagues Division 2 match on Saturday night in Maryland, United States.

Oliver Barnes gives his new BMW a kiss saying “welcome to your new family”.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday dismissed an appeal by L.O.P.

AKRON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods criticised rules  officials at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday after  he overhauled Irishman Padraig Harrington to win the elite  tournament for a record seventh time.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke will take over as  captain of Australia’s Twenty20 team to play England after  Ricky Ponting was given permission to go home after the last  Ashes test.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers assistant  coach Kurt Rambis has agreed to the terms of a contract to  become the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team  said yesterday.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) has cleared Pakistan players of coming in contact  with bookmakers on their recent tour of Sri Lanka.

Honduras’ ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, left, shakes hands with Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez as Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo looks on during the inauguration ceremony of Rafael Correa for his second period as president of Ecuador at the National Assembly in Quito yesterday.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, (Reuters) – Kim Clijsters made a  stunning return to tennis after a two-year absence when she  beat world number 13 Marion Bartoli of France 6-4 6-3 in the  first round of the Cincinnati Open yesterday.

By Tiadi Blair Amateur boxers Aubrey Moore and Clive Atwell will depart Guyana today for Italy to participate at the World Championships which will take place from August 27 to September 13.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter published in Sunday Stabroek, August 9, authored by Mr KA Juman-Yassin under the caption, ‘Magistrate Yohannseh Cave acted well within his powers and duties.’

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is proposing to roll out a new Memorandum of Understanding featuring a players’ contracts plan embracing 99 players and worth in excess of US $800,000.

Dear Editor, I refer to your letter captioned ‘Pensioner told by NIS Office that records showed he was dead’ which appeared in Stabroek News dated Monday, July 27, 2009.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Julian Hunte disclosed yesterday that – contrary to popular belief – the Governance Review Committee report is being utilised.

Dear Editor, What’s wrong with making deals with a drug dealer when threatened by an ‘insurrectionist’ gang based in Buxton?

It was the first time that the Government of Guyana through the National Sports Commission (NSC) has ever met with local basketball stakeholders, led by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), to discus the way forward for the sport and how much they can enhance the game of basketball here.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio  Lula da Silva yesterday urged regional leaders to seek a summit  with the United States to defuse tensions over a Colombian plan  to allow U.S.

Dear Editor, Here we are, with a perceived crisis looming, a storm in a tea cup, as a result of statements emanating from a New York court of alleged links, between the Government of Guyana and a convicted drug trafficker, and the purchase of spy equipment, whose identical twin has emerged in the said court.

Dear Editor, I refer to your story published August 8, entitled ‘Wesley Kirton writes US AG on Simels’ trial disclosures,’ where my name John Decaires was reported as having been appended as a ‘signatory’ to Mr Kirton’s letter.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, (Reuters) – U.S. President  Barack Obama said on Monday that drug cartels are Mexico’s main  human rights abusers and not the army, which has come under  criticism for heavy-handed treatment in a drug war.

Permaul (4-35) and Chattergoon (74) propel Albion into final Led by outstanding performances from Guyana left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon, Albion Community Centre defeated Rose Hall Community Centre by 6 wickets in the semi-final to become the first team to reach the final of this year’s TENELEC Inc.

Dear Editor, It troubles me, as it must most Guyanese who have lived through decades of continuous political decay, that as the end of the first decade of the 21st century approaches we are nowhere near overcoming the burden of a political culture which resides mainly in the two political parties which ironically were responsible for leading us out of the colonial era into nationhood .

Police and Transport Sports Club (TSC) played to a tame draw in the Cellink second division tournament at the Eve Leary ground on Sunday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A former U.N. employee charged  with biting a security officer rejected a plea deal yesterday  saying he wanted to go to trial instead so he could expose  nepotism at the United Nations.

TAIPEI/TOKYO, (Reuters) – A mudslide triggered by  torrential rains from a typhoon may have buried up to 600  villagers in mountainous southern Taiwan, disaster officials  said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Deryck Murray has emphasised that Trinidad & Tobago will remain a part of West Indies cricket, but things must change.

Dear Editor, I am a Peruvian graduate student specializing in environmental science.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Four Jamaican athletes were yesterday cleared of doping related charges following a ruling by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission Disciplinary Panel, but uncertainty remained over their participation in next week’s World Championships.

Dear Editor, The purposeful ganging up of the political opposition parties discloses an accommodation of baby parties, one-man parties and defunct parties experiencing extreme paralysis, all in the vain hope of demonstrating strength in the misguided pursuit of bringing down the democratically-elected PPP/C government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States has placed  50 suspected Afghan drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban  on a Pentagon target list to be captured or killed, The New  York Times reported yesterday, citing a Congressional report to  be released this week.

(This is the seventh  in a 10-part series intended to look at some of the issues surrounding Guyana’s bid for funds from the World Bank-administered Forest Carbon Partnership Fund (FCPF) and from Norway, and for the President’s Low Carbon Development Strategy.)

Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigation Department Seelall Persaud made an astonishing announcement last week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and former world record holder Asafa Powell are set to be axed from Jamaica’s World Championship team for failure to attend a mandatory pre-meet training camp.

MOSUL, Iraq, (Reuters) – Bombs killed 42 people  across Iraq yesterday, ripping through mostly Shi’ite areas and  raising fears of a resurgence in sectarian violence just as  politicians hope to reach out to old foes for January polls.

Tuesday’s Economic corner By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Over view: I refer to the future of our nation’s agricultural opportunities as the “Green Anchor” of the region and the fact that we continue to have stagnation in this key sector is alarming.  

The badly decomposed body of a man was on Sunday discovered by his employer at a cattle ranch located in the Abary Creek.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin is Trinidad and Tobago’s “International Cricketer of the Year”.

Dear Editor, Todd Morgan is so anxious that I should improve the President’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) that his letter to the editor of the Guyana Chronicle was printed twice, on Sunday August 9 and Monday August 10 (‘Detractors of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy’).