Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The government yesterday confirmed a BBC report that a 4.9m pounds sterling security sector reform project with the UK had collapsed following differences between the two countries.

Even as investigations are continuing into the two recent infernos on Regent Street, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle says that more evidence is emerging that suggests that the second of these fires was deliberately set.

A 54-year-old welder died yesterday following a freak accident in which several tons of rice fell on him while he was welding at his place of employment at the John Fernandes Wharf on Water Street.

After a recent, successful feasibility expedition conducted in the Rupununi by Soil Net Limited, a Chinese company, the investors have decided to continue with their plan for large scale cassava farming.

By Ayanna Blair A 32-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being involved in the stabbing incident on Friday at a football game at Tucville playfield which resulted in two men being hospitalized.

Forty-year-old Gavin Towler who allegedly caused the death of his reputed wife was ordered remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday  at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

–Agri Minister A two-day workshop on the development of a monitoring and verification system for Guyana’s forests opened yesterday with Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud cautioning that new capacity has to be built at various levels.

-ties for 1st place in health Males and females are more `equal’ in Guyana than in many other countries with Guyana ranking 35 out of 134 countries in a World Economic Forum (WEF) gender equality report.

-Vic Puran The lacuna which previously existed in the local extradition laws ought to have been corrected by an amendment of the treaty with the United States, according to attorney-at-law Vic Puran, who said Parliament erred in passing a bill to amend the legislation.

The group behind the image reviving efforts in the East Bank Demerara community of Agricola believes it is gaining ground and has already received positive attention from the Guyana Police Force in its efforts, Vice-President of the body Welton Clarke has said.

-no progress in probe Watery conditions aboard the Island Princess which is moored in Grenada prevented two Guyana Defence Force officers from checking the seaworthiness of the vessel and they have since returned here, awaiting further instructions.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) released a statement yesterday accusing the Alliance For Change (AFC) of being dishonest as it regards the 2006 Region Ten parliamentary seat which is currently the subject of a court challenge mounted by the opposition party.

The three coastguards who were arrested in a civilian boat on Sunday were up to press time still being questioned by police and so far investigators have not discovered anything incriminating, police sources said yesterday.

Distinguished Guyanese artist Stanley Greaves will read from his recently published collection of poems titled The Poems Man tomorrow at the National Gallery.

A security guard was remanded to prison until December 15th, 2009 when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magis-trate’s Court yesterday.

An ongoing campaign against the use of unauthorized tints on vehicles in the Linden area landed a twenty-eight-year-old driver in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

-court hears Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted a 29-year-old man bail when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing another man when a drug transaction between him and the man’s girlfriend fell through.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce lauded the Rockstone community’s hosting of the 4th annual Fish Festival.

Food For The Poor (Guy) Inc. yesterday presented hybrid seeds and farming equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

A family feud that has been festering for sometime has landed a quartet in court for the second time on charges of assault, unlawful wounding and threatening behaviour.

Police yesterday were trying to identify suspects in the murder of former Region Three Vice-Chairman, Ramenauth Bisram, and took several statements but no one has so far been arrested.

-President’s Cup limited overs competition bowls off with eight teams and four matches today GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago and regional four-day title-holders Jamaica will clash in the feature match of the opening round in the WICB President’s Cup limited-overs competition today at Providence.

At the Blairmont Court on Monday, Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop placed three women on $25,000 bail each when they appeared before him on a charge of simple larceny.

‘…the Constitution is clear – a president is entitled to two terms in office’ The PPP yesterday said that it views the campaign to remove the term limit for the President to be mischievous and designed to create confusion and division among the people.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the main union for sugar workers, is now asking for a 10 percent increase for its workers after being asked to reconsider its initial request.

Oil exploration company, Groundstar Resources Limited yesterday said that its sales agreement with another company for a working interest in Groundstar’s Takutu Basin Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) has been completed.

Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Ernest Hilaire has thrown out a challenge to the countries participating in this year’s WICB regional tournament which is to restore the pride of cricket to the Caribbean when the event bowls off today with four matches at four venues.

A motion by Opposition Leader Robert Corbin calling for the National Assembly to suspend the decision to dispose of its 20 percent shareholding in GT&T until a cost/benefit review is done by a professional group was defeated two Thursdays ago.

Line and Length Network in collaboration with the National Communications Network (NCN) announced yesterday that they will be providing commentary for every match of the WICB President’s Cup One Day Tournament which bowls off today at 9:15am at various venues.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told Region Five farmers that their feedback on government interventions in the industry is necessary to identify and address issues vital to its development.

In Greek mythology Athena is the goddess of strategy, reason, wisdom and of heroic endeavours.

Defending national chess champion Kriskal Persaud will be hoping that the saying a “bad beginning makes a good ending,” holds true in his case after losing twice as the National Closed chess championships got underway over the week-end.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – Stewart Copeland,  drummer for The Police, has always had a few choice,  four-letter words for his bandmate Sting.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – A sparkling all-round display by  Elton Chigumbura led Zimbabwe to a five-wicket victory over  Bangladesh in yesterday’s opening one-day international.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – After months of industry  hype, Hollywood yesterday rolled out the red carpet for Michael  Jackson movie “This Is It” showing the final performance of the  fallen King of Pop.

Dear Editor, Everyone in authority in Region One should know that the waterfront at Kumaka in the Mabaruma district is sinking and is in a deplorable state of disrepair, yet some people are still putting up illegal structures.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief Julian Hunte says he expects the standard of cricket in the President’s Cup to be of a high quality.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Fidel Castro is still influencing  the government of President Raul Castro in Cuba and holding  back any moves toward a democratic opening on the island, the  exiled younger sister of both men said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have not written a letter for quite sometime now to either you or Kaieteur.

Dear Editor, I write to put the record straight, in view of the fact that your newspaper (Sunday Stabroek, October 25, 2009: Page 28), gives a wrong impression re a decision made by the Match Referee in the recent cricket match played at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, on Friday, October 23, 2009 between Guyana and Barbados.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan feels his time as West Indies captain has passed and fully endorses Chris Gayle for the position.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela said yesterday that  it had captured Colombian security agents it said planned to  destabilize the government, heightening tensions in the ongoing  diplomatic row between the Andean nations.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Germany, Spain and France have  expressed interest in a pioneering Ecuadorean plan not to pump  oil from under a tropical forest in return for international  compensation, Ecuadorean officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I love fishing and our entire family has taken part in the Rockstone Fish Festival since the inception of a fishing competition.

Beverage giants Ansa McAl and Cellular service providers Digicel have teamed up with Beepats to sponsor this year’s Scorpion’s All-Star Weekend, which will be held from  November 7-8 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Following is a statement by Trinidad  and Tobago cricket captain Daren Ganga in relation to an article appearing on the ESPNStar.com

KABUL, (Reuters) – Eight U.S. troops were killed in  southern Afghanistan yesterday ahead of a run-off presidential  election, the NATO-led alliance said, in the deadliest month  for U.S.

Accident: The woman in the checkered top was struck down while crossing Quamina Street yesterday by the minibus which is partly shown at the right of the picture.

(Trinidad Express) Two days after Prime Minister Patrick Manning announced in Tobago that he had no desire to become the nation’s executive president, as proposed in the draft constitution, he has made an about turn by indicating “if the people want me, I will be prepared to serve”.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct 27, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has applauded the West Indies Women’s Twenty20 International series triumph in South Africa.

Dear Editor, A fixed tax threshold that makes no provision for dependant allowances is unconstitutional, heartless and wrong.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Environment Minister  Carlos Minc said yesterday that the government is studying  deeper emissions cuts than than previously announced and that  it favours a U.N.-backed

Dear Editor, I would like to express my concern about the state of the Albion Cricket Ground.

TEHRAN – Iran wants major amendments within the framework of  a U.N.

Dear Editor, Recent winnings in succession by the three ladies from our Linden community- Ms.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is the latest body congratulating Trinidad and Tobago’s cricketers for their exhilarating performance at the Champions League Twenty20 championship in India that landed them the runner-up spot and US$1.3 million.

(Antigua Sun) Chairman of the Antigua Labour Party Gaston Browne said efforts by a group of United States investors to sue the local government over the Sir Allen Stanford matter is out of line.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka recalled left-arm  paceman Chanaka Welegedara to their squad yesterday for the  Test series in India next month.

Dear Editor, I am responding to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s letter captioned `These are questions I would like Mr.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Time is running out for a  solution to the political crisis in Honduras, the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Operations at the San Fernando High Court came to a standstill on Monday as word spread that a police constable attached to the Court and Process branch had contracted the H1N1 influenza virus or swine flu and was critically ill.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Half of all Russians believe  there is a personality cult surrounding Prime Minister Vladimir  Putin or that the conditions are ripe for one to develop, an  opinion poll showed yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Deryck Murray is calling on the national cricket team to refocus, as they departed last night for the President’s Cup in Guyana.

(Jamaica Observer) The Scientific Research Council (SRC) will next year start testing imported foods to determine whether they have been genetically modified (GM).

Dear Editor, Today I felt (perhaps incorrectly) a bit cheated by a medical lab in Georgetown, which I had visited to ask about its cholesterol testing service.

From time to time there are suggestions that Caricom is not making progress or has lost its raison d’etre.

Development Watch By Tarron Khemraj Introduction It is never a straightforward task to write about the Guyanese unemployment rate.