Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

-IDB study warns Under-resourced management of the Lethem to Georgetown road will not only lead to forest loss but weak natural resources management regimes could leave the area along the highway vulnerable to various interests, according to an Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank funded study.

As migration receives greater scrutiny worldwide, Guyana intends to review the laws governing the application for citizenship.

– suspected victim of hit and run A 37-year-old motorcyclist, suspected to have been the victim of a hit and run accident, was discovered dead along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara early yesterday morning.

– in alleged child soliciting Telephone records log a call from the number allegedly used by an underage boy to contact the Office of the President’s Press and Publicity Office, whose head Kwame McCoy has denied allegations that he is the speaker on a recorded call engaging in an illicit conversation with the male minor.

Even as efforts are being made to supply round-the-clock electricity to Lethem residents from next month, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds is expected to meet residents next week Wednesday to discuss issues relating to energy supply in the region.

– over malicious wounding and firearm charges Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered a 17-year-old boy to be kept in police custody while his father and brother were remanded to prison when they appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of maliciously wounding another man and being found with an unlicensed pistol and a quantity of ammunition.

This is the second in a series of interviews with children who have been rescued by the Ministry of Human Services being published in recognition of Child Protection Week.

Magistrate Nigel Hawke yesterday ordered that three men be remanded to prison when they appeared before him at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of attempting to export a quantity of cocaine in bottles at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

The management of GT&T and residents of Mabura see the installation of the Mabura GSM service as a significant economic boost to the community with the opening of the new Lethem- Brazil bridge.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a carpenter be remanded to prison after he allegedly attempted to murder his stepdaughter by chopping her in her face with a cutlass.

– link Regions Eight and Nine Two bridges valued at $20.5 million, which link Regions Eight and Nine, were recently commissioned by Pauline Sukhai during a visit last week to several Amerindian communities located in the South and North Rupununi.

– but weapon not retrieved The 44-year-old suspect who is in custody at the Fort Wellington Police Station over slashing the throat of a teenager on Sunday at Bush Lot, West Berbice, reportedly confessed to the crime yesterday and took investigators to where the weapon was dumped, but it could not be found.

To mark its 16th anniversary, furniture giant Courts yesterday held a cake-sticking event at its Main Street head office.

Regional Executive Officer of Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) Shafdar Alli is refuting recent statements made by Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette that only 46% of the region’s work programme has so far been completed for the year.

Timothy Joel Satrohan, who leased his car to a man purported to be an Anguillan named only “Walter” for what was supposed to be three days, is now asking whether you have seen his car.

An unemployed man who was accused of setting fire to his mother’s house was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Blairmont Court yesterday before Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop.

Police are investigating an incident which occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Plaisance Village Market, where a female vendor and two police officers were robbed.

A man who broke into a hotel room and stole a quantity of cash among other items belonging to the occupants was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Four-year-old Satish Victor, the young Agricola East Bank Demerara resident who was struck down following a hit and run accident at Second Street, Agricola on Sunday night, passed away yesterday morning at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) without regaining consciousness.

-will benefit farmers, NDIA head says A resident of Leguan, Essequibo Coast has voiced concern about government’s decision to replace a koker with a sluice at Waterloo Leguan, which he warns could cause massive land erosion.

Oswen Jones was named Mr. Guyana and Alicia Fortune retained her Ms.

Several persons have indicated an interest in developing large-scale agriculture projects in the Intermediate and Rupununi Savannahs, during President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent trip to the Brazilian State of Roraima.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – Batsman Travis Dowlin says he is ready for the West Indies’ upcoming ICC Champions Trophy campaign which bowls off tomorrow.

A pump attendant at the Mohabir & Sons Gas Station, at Coburg Street New Amsterdam, was on Sunday evening, robbed of a sum of money by two men, one of whom was carrying a handgun.

An 11-year-old girl who was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease was given a new chance to live when the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam provided assistance for her to travel to Canada to undergo corrective surgery.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – Guyana’s international squash star Nicolette Fernandes made a smooth start to the Forexx World Open on Sunday, easily defeating South African Adel Weir in her first-round qualifier.

The Justice for All Party (JFAP) urges the nation to emulate the sacrifices of Muslims during the month of Ramadan by performing charitable works and meditating for the good of the nation.

Top XX, Milerock, Camptown and Seawall FC claim victories Another five matches in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League competition were contested on Sunday across the country and four victors emerged while Alpha United and Buxton United battled to a draw.

The Rotaract Club of Corriverton, in observance of International Literacy Day, hosted a story telling and educational games afternoon on September 8 with 30 children from various communities of the township at the Scottsburg Community Centre ground.

NASSAU, Bahamas,  CMC – Bahamian Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling has been inducted into the University of South Carolina (USC) 2009 Athletic Hall of Fame, the Nassau Tribune newspaper has reported.

A 72-year-old motorcyclist died at the city hospital after he was struck down by a car on the McDoom, East Bank Demerara public road on Saturday evening.

By Marlon Munroe The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Four-Day Inter-County competition bowls off today with Essequibo clashing with Demerara and the Rest Team taking on Berbice at Anna Regina and Demerara Cricket Club ground respectively.

GPL said power supply to the West Coast Demerara has again been boosted with the commissioning of a sixth generator at the Versailles Power Station.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Flintoff has described  the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia, when England were thrashed  5-0, as being like a “booze cruise”.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) urges the nation to dedicate all thoughts and actions to ensuring the health and peaceful development of the nation.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa  and Sri Lanka are set to play two frontline spinners apiece on  what promises to be a turning wicket at Centurion Park for their  Champions Trophy opener today.

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India’s cricket board  would continue seeking an amendment to the World Anti-Doping  Agency’s whereabouts clause despite its own government backing  the rule, president Shashank Manohar told local media yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s multi-tasking abilities will be tested this week as he juggles war, diplomacy and finance on the world stage while dealing with the American public’s top concern: the US economy.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Ousted President Manuel Zelaya sneaked back into Honduras yesterday almost three months after he was toppled in a coup, and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy to avoid arrest by the de facto government.

Teenage medical student Joann Deo emerged winner of the Courts Guyana Inc.

KABUL – The Afghan war will be lost unless more troops are sent to pursue a radically revised strategy, the top US and NATO commander said in a confidential assessment that lays out stark choices for President Barack Obama.

Actor Harrison Ford (L) and President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo attend the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City.

The 2009 National Senior Karate Championships took place on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall showcasing senior karatekas from four dojos in the Georgetown area.

Several teams record victories As another terrific day of football concluded, five under-13 teams reigned victorious in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Chubby-sponsored Football Tournament at the Tucville playfield on Sunday.

The clean up begins: City refuse removal contracting company Puran Brothers Disposal Service clearing garbage yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana has noted the editorial carried in the Sunday Stabroek of September 20 under the caption ‘Blackmail,’ and feels constrained to correct the misrepresentations and distortions contained therein.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly to appoint a special envoy to investigate abuses in Iran, alleging detainees held after disputed elections there have been raped and tortured.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA will pay about $5 billion it owes to national service companies in the last three months of 2009, President Hugo Chavez said yesterday.

After going down 1-3 last week to an over 35 squad, the shortlisted local over-40 team would do battle again against Santos today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground as they prepare for an engagement with an over-40 team from Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Observer) – A 75-year-old man was brutally murdered and a 59-year-old man injured in a brazen Saturday afternoon attack at the Rae Town Fishing Beach in Kingston, bringing to seven, the number of persons killed over the weekend.

Dear Editor, I served the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) for sixty years. 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European dairy farmers set hay on fire and spilled milk in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels yesterday and warned their protest over low milk prices would intensify.

IMF won’t do much, says Bird Antigua’s opposition leader Lester Bird has said that the country should not expect much help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Sports goods makers Adidas and  Puma, founded by two feuding brothers, buried a 61-year-old grudge by playing a soccer match at their German hometown of Herzogenaurach to mark International Peace Day yesterday.

An open letter to Freddie Kissoon I recall the day I met Vishnu Bisram – February 10,1990 – at a meeting on Liberty Avenue attended by approximately 300 Guyanese activists.

Introduction: The President is getting fame around the world for talking about protecting the planet with our Guyana, yet he waits until the garbage takes over the city with the largest population to start playing politics.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two US research teams reported yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) – One man is in police custody assisting investigators into the murder of husband and wife Bevan and Judith Toby of Runnemede, Tobago, who were burnt to death at their home shortly before noon on Sunday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s captain Daren Ganga has been given the green light to play in next month’s Champions League in India after an initial threat that he may have been denied time-off by his employers.

Dear Editor, Beni Sankar in SN September 19, captured the current dilemma of rice farmers candidly in his clear-cut review of the cost of production and marketing problems farmers are facing today (‘Better marketing strategies need to be adopted in the rice industry’).

Feverish meetings over the past two months have reinforced UNASUR’s importance to the security of the South American continent.

(Trinidad Express) Sharon Arneaud, the wife of Michael Arneaud, Trinidad and Tobago’s former ambassador to Washington, DC, was killed on Saturday night when a 32-foot boat piloted by her husband slammed into a cliff at Monos Island off Trinidad’s western peninsula.

Guyana’s race walk champion Rudolph Mitchell secured his 102nd consecutive  victory when he dominated the field in Sunday’s event  in East Berbice which was organized by overseas-based Guyanese Winston Felix in association with the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC).

Joseph S Nye Jr is Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and author, most recently, of The Powers to Lead.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men swindled $80 million from investors who thought they were putting their money into a business that bought and installed automated teller machines across the United States, prosecutors charged yesterday.