Daily Archive: Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has discharged its mandate in a manner in keeping with its name.

…as Norway forest deal kicks in Mining will face increased scrutiny as plans are progressing to greatly increase the number of Mines Officers stationed throughout the hinterland to monitor all operations.

–stock worth $1M damaged, Christmas sales in jeopardy Christmas shoppers no longer have access to Boyo’s Style and Fashion, located on Regent Street between Classic Styles and a property owned by National Hardware, after the store’s roof was dismantled by a group of men claiming to have “a notice”.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal and two men who allegedly robbed a 55-year-old man at his Lima, Essequibo home last Monday, were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Wakenaam Magistrate’s Court on several charges.

Senior Counsel Peter Britton who was hailed as being among the best criminal law minds in the country has died.

Professor David Dabydeen has denied nominating President Bharrat Jagdeo for the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts on climate change but revealed that he has been reliably informed that a North America-based Trinidadian academic has done so.

-sources Navin Chanderpal is no longer serving as Science and Environmental Advisor at the Office of the President (OP) following a tiff with President Bharrat Jagdeo.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Dr.

Minutes before Detective Sergeant, Sherlock Houston was presented with this year’s Best Cop Award, Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday urged the ranks gathered at the ‘A’ Division annual awards ceremony to stick to the Force’s motto to serve and protect.

Desrey Fox, Minister within the Ministry of Education who was injured in a three-vehicle collision on Tuesday remains a patient of the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

– trade union board Despite indicating its intention to have the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) derecognized, the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) is yet to make a formal application to the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board.

An eighteen-year-old, who is accused of attempting to murder a man after allegedly robbing a woman of cash and raw gold, and another man, who allegedly had a quantity of ammunition, were remanded to prison yesterday when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

– facility to include two squash courts Three contracting companies were yesterday awarded separate contracts for building a Racquet Centre on Woodford Avenue, Georgetown which is expected to cost the Government of Guyana some $28.75m.

– TV Globo producer Special events producer of Globo Communicacao e Participacoes S.A

Former technical Director of the Guyana Football Federa-tion Jamaal Shabazz is calling on the government and the business community in Guyana to build on the visit of Brazilian soccer legend King Pele.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted bail in the sum of $200,000 to a 26-year-old man when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a quantity of money from the Guyana Post Office (GPO).

The Douglas DC-3 Museum at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri was commissioned on Monday by Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn in a drive to preserve Guyana’s aviation history, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – Skipper Kumar Sangakkara  lashed 78 off just 37 balls to inspire Sri Lanka to a 29-run win  over India in the first Twenty20 international yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Even the prospect of a golf  landscape temporarily minus Tiger Woods is not one PGA Tour  officials, advertisers and sponsors care to ponder as  speculation swirls around the popular athlete’s private life,  which has kept him secluded in his Florida home.

At the recent official launching and commissioning of Sky Service Airways to Guyana at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri,  it was disclosed that Sky Service Airlines of Toronto will be the only direct flight coming out of Toronto every Tuesday.

Chris Gayle has warned Ricky Ponting to expect “some fury” from Kemar Roach in next week’s third Test in Perth – but the Australian captain is already prepared for the threat from the West Indies newest “pace like fire” tearaway.

Road fatalities this year have already surpassed last year’s tally with 109 persons dying on the roadways to date compared to 104 for the same period last year, the police say.

– says Colin Klass President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass (CK) recently sat down and spoke exclusively with Stabroek Sports’ Rawle Toney (RT) about his satisfactions and certain misconceptions relating to football in Guyana.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s agriculture minister  and 17 other officials are under investigation over improper  handouts of state funds in a scandal that is denting President  Alvaro Uribe’s popularity, an investigator said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Two leading international  human rights groups gave U.S.

– Former national table tennis player Collette Medas-Forbes to give back to Guyana’s youths In the 1980’s Collette Medas-Forbes was a young table tennis player aspiring to reach the pinnacle of the sport.

GuySuCo is working towards avoiding a repeat of last week and intends to pay its workers on time this week, its Chief Executive Errol Hanoman says.

By Marlon Munroe President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Phillip Fernandes has expressed his association’s gratitude to the sponsors of the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival stating that the GHB will immediately start preparations for next year’s tournament.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Ousted Honduran President  Manuel Zelaya will leave the country today for exile in  Mexico after spending nearly three months holed up in the  Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, sources said.

Joel Garner believes the Umpire’s Decision Review System (UDRS) is “a gimmick that everyone’s been experimenting with” and should be taken out of cricket.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  yesterday praised a Senate compromise on a public insurance  option, and Senate Democrats said the proposals moved them one  step closer to passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Dear Editor, Perhaps a better theme for this year’s New Amsterdam Town Week celebrations, especially on Saturday and Sunday last, should have been ‘Drink or imbibe in 2009.’

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered that a 17-year-old boy, who appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, pay a fine of $30,000 and  spend three years in prison shortly after admitting to being caught with a quantity of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, A day care centre is one of two multi-million dollar projects in Region 2 which now stand as white elephants when the money so expended could have been beneficially utilized otherwise.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – All Star center Dwight  Howard celebrated his 24th birthday by scoring 25 points in the  Orlando Magic’s 97-86 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on  Tuesday.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – An enhanced version of the  U.N.’s Kyoto Protocol is set to be part of the fight against  global warming until 2020, according to a draft text by Denmark  which is hosting talks on a new climate agreement.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A bright picture is being painted ahead of the region’s hosting of the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20 tournament next year.

Dear Editor, I was wondering when someone would have seen it fit to comment on the misguided efforts of the Guyana Football Federation to ban Riddim Squad from the Kashif and Shanghai tournament.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy  and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for an  exceptional tax on global bank bonuses in a joint newspaper  column today.

-car, gun stolenThe police in two different parts of the country are investigating incidents in which a businessman was robbed of his firearm and a taxi driver of $21,000 and his car.

A 23-year-old ex-convict was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with last Saturday’s robbery of a De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara family.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Facebook, the world’s No.1  Internet social network, took a step towards opening up parts of  its site to outsiders yesterday by introducing more options  for user’s privacy settings.

Dear Editor, I am totally confused; I saw an advertisement on November 22, 2009 in the Kaieteur News informing the public that, among other things, the old age pension book distribution will continue until December 18, 2009.

South Georgetown’s Terrence Alstrom produced a good all-round performance to lead his team to an eight wicket victory over Essequibo Islands in the quarter-final of the Guyana Cricket Board/Ministry of Education Under-15 limited overs countrywide tournament.

Dear Editor, For those who read the notice from NIS in Sunday Stabroek of December 6,  indicating its intention of terminating its drug distribution programme to pensioners from December 31, ’09 it might not have had any impact on or made sense to the readers unless you happened to be a beneficiary.

The Mayor and City Council has extended the period of amnesty to December 31, 2009 and is calling on all defaulters to go in to its treasury and settle their accounts, the Council said in a news release.

Yesterday, BK International Limited renewed its partnership with the Western Tigers Football Club during a simple ceremony at the head office where they handed over gears and a sponsorship cheque which covers the club’s disbursements.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Four nations proposed guiding  principles for “green funds” yesterday, hoping to end  deadlock at U.N.

Part 2By Clyde W. Thierens Certainly the most important political achievement of Winifred Gaskin in the 1960s was her appointment as Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations and Community Development in the PNC-UF Coalition Government of 1964.

Dear Editor, It amazes me that the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), after vigorously arguing and defending the position for a new national identification card, would have allowed an entire process to be completed without using the appropriate quality control protocols to ensure value for money was achieved.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have found a  drug-free way to block fearful memories, opening up the  possibility of new treatment approaches for problems such as  post traumatic stress disorder, they reported yesterday.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Australia’s selectors yesterday kept unfit pacer Peter Siddle in their 12-man squad for the third Test against West Indies at Perth starting next Wednesday, Tuesday night Caribbean time.

All they want for Christmas is a new floor. But despite numerous reports to the authorities about the dust problems affecting the Aishalton Primary school, nothing has been done and parents have vowed to keep their children at home when school re-opens next year if the problem is not fixed by then.