Daily Archive: Thursday, October 15, 2009

-Court of Appeal rules -flays AG, NFMU for disregard of court The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the government has an unlawful monopoly on the airwaves and it said that the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) is not doing its job with respect to considering radio licence applications.

-prosecution disagreesBy Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York With Roger Khan to be sentenced in a Brooklyn Federal Court tomorrow, the US Government on Tuesday mounted a last-minute bid to convince the presiding judge that the confessed drug trafficker should only get 15 years despite a recommendation by the Probation Department for a longer term.

GuySuCo warns of grim financial positionA crippling strike hit the sugar industry yesterday after the main union GAWU called out its members over stalled wage talks and GuySuCo is warning that its financial position is grim and in other jurisdictions estates would have already been closed and workers laid off.

-bullets fired, getaway car found in Stewartville Four bandits yesterday morning snatched $9.5 million from a Bartica businessman at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo in a brazen mid-morning attack that saw them unleashing a barrage of gunfire in their bid to escape in a stolen car which was later found in Stewartville.

Two women also on separate charges By Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York A Guyanese man who was charged in New York after excreting 44 pellets of cocaine appeared in a Brooklyn court yesterday for a further hearing on his matter.

-says pressing issues being ignored Members of the AFC’s parliamentary team will be absent from the National Assembly today as the new term starts.

-contempt hearing to proceed Guyana yesterday sought to obtain an extension of time to comply with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) order to reinstate the Common External Tariff (CET) on cement, but the court dismissed the application.

A 28-year-old taxi driver, a former police officer, accused of beating a man with a cutlass was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Two men jointly charged for stealing $365,000 worth of electrical appliances appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of simple larceny.

Investigations into the discovery of the Island Princess in Grenadian waters continued yesterday and while the investigators are focusing on finding how it ended up there, nothing incriminating has so far been found by the members of the forensic department, a source on the island said yesterday.

Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President, Colwyn King was arrested yesterday by police after an allegation was made against him.

The Guyana Elections Commission said yesterday that the Local Authorities seats order which it received on Tuesday from  Local Government Minister  Kellawan Lall now gives it “the clear authority to move forward in finalizing the delimitation of constituencies.”

Law enforcement officials will be out “in full force” on Friday and Saturday to provide security for Diwali activities, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) says.

The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (Guysuco) says its quality management system was recently upgraded and it is focused on maintaining international standards as it readies itself to produce sugar that will be marketed both locally and internationally.

By Marlon Munroe The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is intent on pushing its development plan to ensure that high cricketing standards are restored in the country at all levels.

The Guyana Revenue Autho-rity (GRA) has established an Integrity Management Com-mittee and is hosting its second integrity management workshop.

Dear Editor, Dr. Randy Persaud, whose official title and actual job description with the Jagdeo administration is not fully known, chose to respond to my letter, “The government has failed over 17 years to attract the Diaspora back home,” (September 12) by releasing a letter to the state-run Guyana Chronicle, with the caption, “AFC spinners at work,” (September 13).

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s cricketers held their nerve to deliver the knockout punch to the fancied Deccan Chargers in their Champions League Twenty20 match yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Human Services is to be complimented for their efforts in removing the homeless to a Night Shelter and providing food etc but I am uncertain if there is a campaign for the mentally ill persons.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)  elected a new executive board during the Annual General Meeting  Monday last at the Georgetown Club and Christopher Ram is now the president.

Dear Editor, Please permit these few words in reference to two distinct sentiments made in the public domain recently.

Six students at the Harpy Eagle Martial Arts Academy copped 20 medals including 10 gold at the Pan-Caribbean International Martial Arts Championships held in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, This is in response to Freddie Kissoon’s letter captioned `Mr Ramkarran carries on smartly with views that the Guyanese people ought to reject’ (SN Oct 9) in which Mr.

At 15 years old junior middle distance runner Jevina Straker is blazing a trail of glory which she hopes will one day lead to her ultimate goal of competing at the Olympic Games.

-appealing for funds for US$21,000 participation fee The fitness levels of Guyana’s male and female ruggers are high and recovery rate is fast as training intensifies for the North America and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) qualifying tournament, however, the team is trying to source the US$21,000 needed for participation.

Dear Editor,I found Mr. Seopaul Singh’s response to Estherine Adams’ article on Guyana’s delayed Independence unnecessarily pugilistic.

AS many as 30 players, among them those who pulled out of the recent home series against Bangladesh, are expected to sign year-long retainer contracts with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) by the weekend.

Dear Editor, Empathy should be extended to both chairman and general manager of the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) utility, Messrs Winston Brassington and Bharrat Dindyal respectively and to the very top brass of this state monopoly.

Kingston, Jamaica:  – The second Chris Gayle-led Pro 15/15 cricket tournament got another significant boost yesterday with the news that Digicel-sponsored Usain Bolt – the world’s fastest man – will join the star line up of cricketers for the tournament taking place at the Kaiser Sports Club in Discovery Bay on Sunday.

Dear Editor, “People are working”, said Mr. Robert Corbin, Leader of the Opposition and of the main opposition party, the People’s  National Congress Reform, and this sounded good coming from him.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduras’ de facto leader  Roberto Micheletti appeared to back away yesterday from a  proposed deal to resolve a political crisis sparked when the  army ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a coup.

Dear Editor, A myriad number of anxious voices among the business community and even among the ordinary man/woman in the street are now calling on the Hon.

The inaugural Associated Construction Service (ACS) Under-23 50-over knockout cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) for first division clubs in the Ancient County got off to an exciting start with centuries from Rose Hall Town Bakewell batsmen Jason Sinclair who slammed 108 and Dominique Rickie scoring an unbeaten 100.

KAZAN, Russia – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  wrapped up a European tour yesterday by calling on Russia to  uphold human rights and prevent attacks on activists who  challenge the Kremlin.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Allen Stanford, the alleged  swindler who is being held in solitary confinement in a federal  jail, fell ill during a hearing yesterday where a judge  denied the U.S.

As Guyana begins to take its first tottering steps towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) readiness, in its move to eventually implement a Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) international climate change negotiations are not going as well as they should.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Sir Shridath Ramphal, whose mediation effort in the bitter West Indies cricket dispute failed this summer, has welcomed Tuesday’s annou-ncement that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) appears close to resolving their long-standing contractual dispute with the players.

Dear Editor, Allow me to add my recommendations to the organizers of the GuyExpo Fair.

History this week – No 2009/36 Part 5 By Shammane Joseph This is the fifth instalment in a series of articles which gives a brief overview of the History of the British Guiana railway with particular reference to the Georgetown-Mahaica link.