Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

(Antigua Sun) – Minister of Tourism John Maginley, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Cruise Tourism Association Nathan Dundas and Director of the Antigua Pier Group (APG) Conrad Pole are expected to meet representatives from Carnival Cruise Line today in Miami, Florida.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is currently working out an arrangement with the PNCR to recover millions the party owes to the municipality, as it seeks to avoid yet another garbage crisis hitting Georgetown.

Awaiting a decision by the Finance Ministry to finally pay benefits due to him, retired judge Jainarayan Singh Jnr has been forced to return to private practice to sustain himself.

Fish shop owner granted $500,000 bail over felonious wounding and discharging firearmThe owner of the White Castle Fish Shop, who was involved in the shooting ruckus last Tuesday at the National Gymnasium, was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $500,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

– police The finance controller of the Princess Hotel was held with nearly $3 million (US$14,000) yesterday morning, minutes before he was scheduled to leave the country on a Delta Airlines flight bound for New York, the police have said.

-Misir University of Guyana (UG) Pro-Chancellor Dr Prem Misir yesterday said that lecturer Evan Persaud would not be denied due process in an investigation of complaints that he victimised students and engaged in inappropriate behaviour.

A nine-year-old boy was yesterday admitted a patient to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) suffering a broken left arm and bruises about his body after being involved in a midday hit-and-run accident at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.

Army probe inconclusiveThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says that its investigations into the Hog Island boat collision that left two men dead and a ten-year-old boy missing was inconclusive.

Mark Archibald of Number 42 Village, West Coast Berbice became blind while he was working in the army a few years ago, but he plants and rears chickens to make a living.

The Ethnic Relations Com-mission (ERC) yesterday said that it has appointed three special rapporteurs to deal with three issues including the determination of whether Linden has been discriminated against by the government because of its ethnic composition.

Contractors tasked with completing capital works within the various administrative regions were urged to complete them within the allotted timeframe as some 64% of the capital budget of $1.8 billion for 2009 has been expended thus far on works in the ten administrative regions across the country.

-reports down Three months after a gastro-like infection surfaced in the North West District and claimed the lives of several persons in the Moruca sub-region, the results of tests conducted on some afflicted persons are still being analyzed.

Six men wanted in connection with a string of recent crimes committed in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara were arrested by police yesterday afternoon at a house in Albouystown, Georgetown.

– police scouts invested Commissioner of Police Henry Greene has urged residents of Linden and Region Ten to work together to improve their livelihood by reducing criminal activities, which he said could be realized with the newly installed Linden Station Management Committee (LSMC).

Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang yesterday lifted an injunction barring three media houses from linking Office of the President (OP) Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy to a controversial audio recording of alleged child solicitation after his lawyers failed to file a summons to continue the restriction.

Guyoil yesterday handed over $200,000 to the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) to assist their athletes attend this year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) championships in Grenada from October 1-4.

The roadway between the Timehri Prisons Sports Club and Jubilee Resort will be closed to vehicular traffic between 2.30 pm and 6 pm today to facilitate an exercise by the Cheddi Jagan Airport Corporation.

Winston Murray, PNCR Member of Parliament, urged members of the National Youth Development Network (NYDN) to remain “a non-political group” but encouraged them to advocate broader youth participation in the various decision making forums in the country.

Alpha, Uprising, Western Tigers and Flamingo storm into semisAlpha ‘The Hammer’ United, Uprising, Flamingo and BK International Western Tigers have all advanced to the semi-finals of this year’s Mackeson-sponsored English/Kashif and Shanghai Futsal tournament following wins in what was by far one of the most heated nights of the tournament.

Chairman of Region Three, Julius Faerber says that he has not yet received a report on the cause of the fire that destroyed the region’s Education Office earlier this month.

Corporate sponsors that have partnered with the Guyana Rugby Football Union  (GRFU) met the Guyana Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams who are preparing to participate in the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Men’s and Women’s Sevens Championship in Mexico, in the National Park, Rugby Ground, yesterday.

Geron Williams, Kevin Jeffrey and Ian Jackson were victorious in their respective categories at the Victor Macedo Memorial cycle road race held on Sunday on the East Coast.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) concluded a five-day Customs-house Broker Training Workshop last Friday to improve service to importers and exporters.

Forty-one-year-old Ronald Hamblin of Amelia’s Ward, Linden was yesterday remanded to prison while a 13-year-old boy was ordered to be kept in police custody shortly after they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on narcotics and ammunition charges.

–  says Shondell Alfred Following yesterday’s news of an impending protest from Corinne `The Panther’ De Groot   after her defeat to Shondell `Mystery Lady’ Alfred on Saturday for the World International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight title, the ‘Mystery Lady’ is now saying that her win was legit and that she does not have a problem in facing `The Panther’ again as she was confident of defeating her once again.

An Amelia’s Ward man was fined a total of $85,000 after he pleaded guilty to two traffic offences and disorderly behaviour when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christiansburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – With their chances of reaching the semi-finals already ruined, West Indies will look to end their Champions Trophy on a high when they clash with India today in a day/night encounter here.

By Tiadi Blair The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) plans to hold its Annual General Meeting on October 12 at the Georgetown Club at 17:30 hrs.

In July last year Pilot James Berisha and his daughter were told that their homeland, Kosovo did not exist.

LOS ANGELES/ WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities cancelled a Pacific tsunami warning today after a huge sub-sea quake sent waves over the Samoa islands, reportedly killing about 14 people but falling short of a regional disaster.

A man who was found with 28 grammes of ganja on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway will spend the next three years behind bars.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova is once again trying to hit the fur off tennis balls but admits she may no longer be feared.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran chided UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for criticizing its disclosure of a new nuclear plant, saying he was repeating “baseless” Western charges and should have awaited the views of UN experts.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan test player  Mushtaq Ahmed will stay on as England’s spin bowling consultant  despite rejecting an offer to make it a permanent role.

Dear Editor, We refer to a letter published in the Stabroek News of Saturday, September 26, under the headline ‘No level playing field’ by Mr Christopher Ram which, amongst other falsehoods, makes the claim that the Guyana Times has benefited from “a package of unlawful concessions” and that the Guyana Times “is being subsidized by taxpayers to promote the partisan interest of the government…” These statements are untrue and malicious.

A 44-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to murder his nephew by lashing him to his head with a piece of wood, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A US Senate panel yesterday rejected a government-run “public” insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, setting up a fight over one of the bill’s most contentious issues.

Dear Editor, The Manatee Conservation Trust Guyana (MCTG) would like to applaud the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Guyana Defence Force and the members of the public for their commendable efforts to rescue a beached whale last Tuesday.

-at Inter-Market presentation ceremony Winners of the recent 2009 Power Stout Inter-Market Football tournament were presented with their prizes at a simple ceremony Monday at Banks DIH Conference Room at Thirst Park.

President Bharrat Jagdeo met with several world leaders during his recently concluded trip to the US for the 64th United Nations (UN) General Assembly where he promoted Guyana’s stance on climate change.

By Marlon Munroe The Demerara and Essequibo match today will signal the commencement of the first round of the El Dorado limited overs Inter-County tournament.

HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) – A powerful typhoon slammed into central Vietnam yesterday, killing 32 people and flooding towns and villages along the country’s long coastline after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.

Dear Editor, Approximately at 3.20 pm on Saturday, September 3, 2009, I boarded a boat at the Georgetown stelling along with other passengers to cross over to Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast, when the boat stalled because of a lack of gasoline in both the operating and stand-by engines.

In a caption of this photo in yesterday’s issue one name was inadvertently omitted and another incorrectly placed.

And one and two: These two dancers seem to be having fun at the Amerindian Heritage month observation commemorated in a week long celebration in Lethem last week.

Says Marlon Munroe After witnessing the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) first round four-day Inter County match between Demerara and Essequibo at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground it is safe to say that some of the cream of the country’s cricketers are ill prepared for the task of taking Guyana’s cricket out of its current doldrums.

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown, hoping to prevent defeat in an election next year, appealed yesterday to disaffected middle-class voters worn down by recession and looking for a change of government.

Dear Editor, Violence against women has been a growing disease in Guyana. 

The Karasabai Sub-district in Region Nine will be the next area to benefit from the National Hinterland Secure Livelihood Programme, a community development programme which was launched at the National Toshaos Conference in July.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – Malaysia’s World No.1 Nicol David used a super come-from-behind performance to dismiss arch-rival Natalie Grinham in the Forexx Women’s World Open final on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Dr Randy Persaud in his letter, ‘Stabroek News applies its policy selectively,’ (SN, September 28), plunged headlong into shallow, rocky waters when he strongly opined, “Dr Jagan would never join an alliance with a party that had rigged an election against its own members.”

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) in collaboration with the wider Muslim Community from across the country held its second Eid Fest on Saturday at the West Demerara Secondary School, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is facing rising criticism at home over its handling of the Honduran crisis as senior lawmakers accuse it of allowing the ousted president to use its embassy as a political platform.

The Republic Bank Guyana Limited awarded six of its seven RightStart Account Holders for their performance at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment Examination at a simple ceremony at Queen’s College recently.

CONAKRY (Reuters) – France led international pressure on Guinea’s military rulers by cutting military cooperation yesterday after a crackdown by the security forces on its opponents killed 157, according to a local rights group.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The financial crisis facing the Government has caused Prime Minister Bruce Golding to cut his foreign trips to a bare minimum.

Forty health care professionals graduated on Monday, from the Ministry of Health’s remedial six weeks Information Technology Training (IT) course at a convocation ceremony held at the Cheddie Jagan Research Centre, Main Street.

A power company employee working on the electricity lines along the Lamaha Embankment.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court yesterday dismissed former TV newsman Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS Corp in which Rather claimed he was made a scapegoat in a scandal over a 2004 report on then-President George W Bush’s military record.

Dear Editor, I am amused more than frustrated that the opposition parties say that they would be “flexible” on their participation when Parliament opens. 

Development WatchBy Tarron Khemraj Introduction The National Competitiveness Strategy (hereafter NCS or the strategy) paper was completed in 2006 (see website: http://www.summit.org.gy/ncs.html).

NASSAU, Bahamas,  CMC – Title-holders Bahamas are eyeing ex-champions Barbados as their biggest threats when they contest the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding Championships this weekend in Grenada.

In the last few weeks a series of encounters have taken place at the very top of our international society that indicate a sense of urgency about how to organize, or reorganize, relations among the powers.

Slow economic growth predicted The Grenada economy is not expected to grow again until 2011.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A roadside bomb killed 30 people in southern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said, in an attack that showed the rapidly worsening toll from bombs scattered across the country’s highways by insurgents.

Warren Cameron won the Ministry of Home Affairs King Domino competition held recently at the Police Sports Club pavilion.

By Bernd Debusmann When Mexico’s president, Felipe Calderon, ordered 2,500 troops and federal agents into border city Ciudad Juarez 17 months ago to tamp down drug violence, the monthly murder rate ran at an average of 66.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to respond to Dr Randy Persaud’s letter ‘What does Boyo Ramsaroop want?’

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development held a day of interaction with the Station Management Committees from Golden Grove, Beterverwagting and Enmore Police Station at the Golden Grove Police Station, East Bank Demerara on Monday.

Leaning dangerously: These two electricity poles at Industry, East Coast Demerara seem to have barely a foothold in the ground and when they fall they are likely to bring others down with them.