Daily Archive: Saturday, September 19, 2009

– Jagdeo wants Corbin agreement for IMC As the stink of rotting garbage continues to choke Georgetown’s residents, the government will hold talks with City Hall today, to see what assistance can be rendered and if PNCR leader Robert Corbin agrees to an Interim Management Committee (IMC) for Georgetown, this can be put in place “tomorrow”, President Bharrat Jagdeo said.

With the rice industry facing difficulties, government has set aside $400 million to assist the sector.

– abduction, assault matter adjourned to January The case involving Neurologist Dr Walter Ramsahoye and ex-policeman Clairmonte Marcus were yesterday adjourned until January 13 next year by Magistrate Haywant Ramdhani, after the virtual complainant (VC) failed to make an appearance.

In an effort to raise awareness about child abuse and push communities into acting in the interest of children, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will kick off a week of activities beginning tomorrow.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday rebuffed a call for the resignation of Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, after a letter surfaced purportedly showing that the minister confirmed government’s support for the acquisition of spy equipment later found in the possession of drug trafficker Roger Khan.

– as 32nd COTED opens Despite numerous policies, initiatives and strategies, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) has not been able to effectively transform its ideas and plans for agriculture into an “acceptable reality”, Secretary-General of the regional grouping Edwin Carrington has acknowledged.

– arrest warrants issued for ‘Ducko’, ‘Short Man’ Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday remanded to prison a taxi-driver said to be involved in Tuesday’s murder of a fireman at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, shortly after he appeared before her at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

Tax credits flowing to a new rum distillery in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, will put billions in US tax dollars into the giant British liquor producer of Captain Morgan rum, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud reiterated the call for CO2 reductions of at least 45% by 2020 and 95% by 2050 among Annex 1 (developed countries) in order to stem the effects of climate change, at a special Caricom Ministers Meeting on Climate Change and Development held recently in St Lucia.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has expressed consternation over President Bharrat Jagdeo’s most recent statements against a section of the private media.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony recently visited Fort Nassau as plans take shape to renovate the monument and make it attractive to locals and tourists.

– accuse each other of disorderly behaviour, victimisation Some minibus operators plying Route 50 are claiming that they are being victimized by the members of the West Berbice Minibus Association (WBMA) because they do not want to be a part of it.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds led a delegation of stakeholders to Ituni to discuss providing the community with 24-hour electricity supply to allow residents to embark on a number of income-generating initiatives.

Two South Africans were yesterday ordered to pay fines of $30,000 each or spend 12 months in jail when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after they entered Guyana illegally.

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Peter Abdool upgraded his resume  when he was named President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Barbados yesterday.

The PPP extends condolences to the Communist Party of Cuba and the Cuban nation on the passing of Vice-President Juan Almeida Bosque.

– Jordan to make senior debut Rawle Greene and Alicia Fortune are two of Guyana’s best sprinters and come tomorrow at the National Cultural Centre, the athletes are seeking to transfer their dominance from the track to the stage as they compete for the right to be called Mr.

A man was yesterday taken into police custody after police found a 12-gauge shotgun in his home.

A 19-year-old vendor was yesterday granted $30,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of resisting arrest and assaulting a policeman.

Gary Vyse is an English sports journalist who has followed Howard Eastman’s career with interest from its early days.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar is  hoping he can mark his 20 years in international cricket by  leading India to become the world’s top ranked one-day team.

Two men who allegedly robbed a man of a quantity of raw gold and also wounded him were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday ordered that two men, who allegedly sold a quantity of cannabis to two policemen in separate incidents, be remanded to prison when they appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Larry Davis, coach of the visiting South Carolina (SC) Lady All-Star team, held his first clinic yesterday with local male and female players for this year’s Inter-Guiana Games which is set for next month in Suriname.

– court told A 31-year-old man, who allegedly stole a television set belonging to a Hits & Jams disc jockey, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board said yesterday they had embraced CARICOM’s six-point plan aimed at ending the bitter dispute with the West Indies Players Association, but had reservations over one of the recommendations regarding players fees.

Courts Guyana Inc. donated $70,000 including trophies to the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) yesterday in a short handing over ceremony.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 26-year-old man who allegedly robbed a cashier at gunpoint of a quantity of phone cards valued over $270,000 be remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

– in move to upgrade standards Local chutney singers and musicians are being encouraged to establish a formal association to promote their art and improve their standards significantly.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Sprint sensation Usain Bolt was expected to be given a VIP welcome when he arrived in the island last evening to attend to a private commitment.

Two years are certainly not enough to call twin brothers Sean and Sherlon James seasoned designers, but they are certainly designing like veterans.

Kanye West is sorry, unbelievable but true, apparently for the lame stunt he pulled on singer Taylor Swift at the VMAs while she was accepting an award.

Berbicians would be treated to a parachute jumping display by the Guyana Defence Force when the Rose Hall Town Anniversary Committee kicks off celebrations for its 39th anniversary tomorrow at the Area ‘H’ Ground.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies suffered a slight injury scare yesterday when promising fast bowler Kemar Roach fell and hurt his ankle while fielding during the Champions Trophy warm-up match against South Africa yesterday.

Students of the Abary Primary School had their transportation woes solved when the promise by President Bharrat Jagdeo to provide them with a boat was fulfilled on the first day of the school term.

Hi Everyone, Open your cupboard and bring out the spice jars – let’s make some Cardamom Bread and Fish Molee.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – Inexperienced West Indies received a fiery baptism yesterday as South Africa crushed them by 188-runs in their first official ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match at Senwes Park.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – With no resolution yet to the current contracts dispute but with the date looming for new retainer contracts to be signed, cricket officials are hoping sponsors Digicel can extend the deadline to allow for the impasse to be sorted.

The Region Four Administration said it has completed 70% of its physical capital works and 80% of the scheduled works in its 2009 work programme.

By Marlon Munroe Georgetown Cricket Assoc-iation/Cellink Plus first division Super League joint champions Everest Cricket Club (ECC) and Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) along with league champions Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) (with the most points after the preliminary round) were rewarded yesterday afternoon at the Georgetown Cricket Club main pavilion.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has approved a relief package totalling $47 million for hinterland communities being affected by drought-like conditions as a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne Just under two months ago 26-year-old Jory Douglas might have been one of the least known local artistes but his recent social commentary about him being robbed by a promoter has not only propelled him into the limelight but is also the cause for quite a buzz in the music industry as it also fuels the biggest local controversy in the business to date.

The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) is receiving massive support from corporate society as they aim to send national scrabble champion Abigail McDonald to the World Scrabble Championships in November.

By Andre Haynes Gem Madhoo-Nascimento’s latest production, Murder at Guiseppe’s, attempts to serve up a comic take on the murder mystery, but the offerings are at best tragic and indigestible.

The Union of Seventh Day Adventists (USDA) of Number 30 Village, West Berbice is holding a series of health lectures and medical checks, which got underway yesterday and continues today and tomorrow at Bush Lot.

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) has written to Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy about its concerns on the extent of the current garbage crisis which exists within Georgetown, urging him to act immediately to bring an end to the situation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Work issues may force Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga to miss the lucrative Twenty20 Champions League in India next month.

By Rawle Toney Dancehall star Mavado said on Thursday night that his lyrics were a response to what he saw around him and the only way they would change was when society changed.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a lie yesterday, raising the stakes against Israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in political turmoil.

Castellani House has launched its Sixth Biennial National Watercolour Competition, which is being sponsored by the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd (GBTI).

Dear Editor, There has been much talk recently about the problems in the rice industry.

Fans were treated to an entertaining night of hockey with four action-paced games at  the opening of the Banks DIH Night Hockey tournament Wednesday at Thirst Park.

Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best along with other officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) attended the seventh Bi-lateral Staff Conference in Brasilia, Brazil this week.

Dear Editor, Re Freddie Kissoon’s letter of September 17 (Questions about pollster’ SN), for the umpteenth time let me emphasize that I never wrote a letter in which I asserted that Bisram makes up for the time he spends polling around the world by teaching in the summer recess.

The United States Southern Command (US Southcom) on Thursday donated first aid emergency equipment to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

(Jamaica Observer) – In face of fierce opposition to his current US tour from the gay community, Buju Banton, no stranger to controversy, no doubt is reaching for the ‘Inna Heights’ of his ‘Unchained Spirit’ (in the vein of two of his finest albums), determined not to be outdone by his detractors.

For the ninth consecutive year, the Youth Department of the South Road Full Gospel Assembly will host a special youth conference aimed at spreading positive messages to the nation’s young people.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Senate should act to head off a potential trade war by adding a “peace clause” to a climate change bill that threatens China and other countries with a tariff on their goods, a business group said yesterday.

Wicketkeeper Derwin Christian has been named captain of the 13-member Rest Team which will participate in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County cricket tournament.

The Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the True Friends Committee Charity Organisation of Guyana has organised an eight-race meet next Sunday  at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice.

Robert B. Zoellick is the 11th President of the World Bank Group, which works with 185 member countries.

Tonight Cityvibe™ on DIRECTV will exclusively premiere, “Madonna: Sticky & Sweet”, the pop queen’s most recent concert  shot last December in Buenos Aires, Argentina where she performed four sold-out shows for 250,000 people.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is urging self-employed persons to pay their taxes.

Radio’s Needy Children Fund yesterday handed out scholarship awards to 26 children from the ten administrative regions and Georgetown.

(Trinidad Express) – T&T is ranked as the 98th among countries with the highest consumption of alcohol.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana is bent on continuing the operation of the illegal backtrack route to Suriname, and this is clear when we look at the efforts Minister Robert Persaud made to have it reopened and the comment offered by another member of parliament to me personally, when he said that the ‘backtrack’ can never be stopped.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Washington’s peace envoy ended a week of shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East yesterday with little yet to show for his efforts as Israel and the Palestinians dug in to opposing positions on Jewish settlements.

By Kenneth Rogoff – Kenneth Rogoff is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and was formerly chief economist at the IMF.

Sidewalk Cafe screens Volver on Tuesday at 7 pm. According to a press release, a Pedro Almodóvar film, Volver (To Return) occurs in Spain in 2006.

The Guyana Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha’at-I-Islam said Eid Mubarak will be celebrated on Sunday and it extends greetings to all Muslims.

BRUSSELS – NATO proposed a new era of cooperation with Russia yesterday, calling for joint work with Moscow and Washington on missile defence after the United States scrapped a planned anti-missile system.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Human rights activists in Colombia are being persecuted and subjected to arbitrary arrest by state security agents, Margaret Sekaggya, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said yesterday.

Demerara Bank Limited has donated a quantity of food, household, kitchen and electrical items to seven charitable organizations.

When the US Federal Reserve decided, a year ago, not to save Lehman Brothers, it did so mainly on the principle that governments should never interfere with the financial markets.

The Guyana Tapeball League (GTL) in association with the Guyana Softball League (GSL) two-day tape-ball tournament held last weekend was affected by the persistent rain on Sunday which left the field water logged and affected the completion of the tournament.

Dear Editor, Harvesting of the present rice crop has commenced in Region 2, where farmers are making full use of the sunny weather, although harvesting has not yet commenced in the central parts of Essequibo Coast.