Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Several bodies were pulled from the wreckage of the U.N.

Many scientists say, that the claim that co2 gases is the cause of climate change, is the biggest scam perpetrated on mankind within the last 100 years.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The death toll in  Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake could run to tens of thousands,  the country’s president said today, a day after the  quake demolished schools, hospitals, houses and hillside  shanties across the crowded and improverished capital.

By Sara Bharrat and Mark McGowan Two houses were destroyed and three others scorched after “a disgruntled woman” reportedly started a fire at the home of a local actor.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Eleven Brazilian soldiers from  a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti were killed in the  Caribbean country’s huge earthquake, Brazil’s army said in a  statement today.

After sustaining about 7 gunshot wounds an Alberttown man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital last night.

-was attending CPCE By Oluatoyin Alleyne By Oluatoyin Alleyne The body that was found with stab wounds at Harlem, West Coast Demerara, has been identified as a 22-year-old Essequibo resident who was staying with relatives at Cummings Lodge New Scheme, East Coast Demerara while she attended the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

The Guyana Fire Service received six water tenders and other equipment valued over $60M to boost its service at a ceremony hosted at the National Park on Monday.

Roraima Airways in collaboration with Blue Wings Airlines of Suriname yesterday launched its direct flight service from Ogle International Airport to Zorg-En-Hoop International Airport in Paramaribo, Suriname.

By Shabna Ullah President Bharrat Jagdeo told residents in Region Six yesterday during his cabinet outreach that he is optimistic about the future of sugar in Guyana despite persons saying otherwise.

Government and Con-servation International (CI) on Monday signed a US$700,000 collaborative project on avoided deforestation in recognition of Guyana’s mitigation efforts through the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

– local cricketers express confidence in facing T&T By Marlon Munroe Local cricketers departed the Dr.

A couple jointly charged with being involved in a visa scam from which they obtained $4.9M from several persons, made their second court appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where two other charges were read to them.

– Linden Foundation and Multi to clash today By Rawle Toney Eight secondary schools in the mining town of Linden will battle for top prizes when the second annual Edwin ‘Screw’ Richmond under-18 football tournament kicks off today.

RHTFM crowned champions The Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes (RHTFM) team won $30,000 and the Berbice Under-15 champions crown after they defeated Tucber Park on first innings in the final of the Tenelec Inc Championships held at the Area ‘H’ Ground last Sunday.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday confirmed that police have two men in custody for the Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant shooting which left waitress Kulmattie Singh dead and two others injured.

Four men who appeared at the Fort Wellington Court on Friday before Magistrate Nigel Hawke to answer a charge of carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old female were granted bail in the sum of $75,000 each.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – Kieron Pollard once again played a key role with the bat but it was South Australia’s bowlers who engineered their 23-run victory over Tasmania and their fourth straight triumph in the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.

The Mahaicony man who created an uproar at a meeting with President Bharrat Jagdeo at Mortice on Sunday, appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of disorderly behaviour and was fined $20,000.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies pacer Daren Powell has been recalled to Jamaica’s 13-man squad for their second round WICB Four-Day game, following a one-game suspension.

President Bharrat Jagdeo told Mahaica/Mahaicony residents during a recent outreach that the Uniform Assistance Programme will be extended to include every child.

DENVER, Colorado, (Reuters) – Carmelo Anthony marked  his return from a two-week injury layoff with 24 points to  spark the Denver Nuggets to a 105-94 victory over the Minnesota  Timberwolves on Monday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former St Louis Cardinals  slugger Mark McGwire has admitted using steroids when he was a  player, including in 1998 when he broke the single-season  home-run record, but denied they improved his performance.

Thirty-seven-year-old Keith Harris was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being found in a man’s home while attempting to steal a crankshaft.

(BBC) Kamran Akmal has paid for his nightmare display in Pakistan’s second Test loss to Australia by being dropped for today’s third Test.

Freedom continues to deteriorate worldwide, the independent human rights organization, Freedom House said in its annual global survey of political rights and civil liberties but Guyana retained its ‘Free’ ranking.

Dear Editor, Most people would prefer, and it is indeed current practice, to have technical matters relating to engineering design and construction confined to technical journals of learned societies rather than aired in the public media, but in Guyana this is not necessarily accepted, not only because people love to argue in any forum, but also because engineers rarely write to reveal the broad spectrum of their professional experience.

(BBC) A second separatist group has claimed responsibility for a machine-gun attack on Togo’s football team in Angola, in which at least two people died.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that 25-year-old Haydock Bagot be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining a quantity of money from a man when he attempted to sell a car that did not belong to him.

Dear Editor, There has been an interesting and, indeed, instructive coincidence of industrial relations situations over these past weeks, which provides pauses for reflection.

BENGUELA, Angola,  (Reuters) – Holders Egypt, seeking  an unprecedented third successive African Nations Cup title,  made a convincing start by defeating Nigeria 3-1 yesterday.

Police have arrested a car driver after he reportedly fatally struck down a pedestrian at Hope on Sunday evening.

Dear Editor, “Freedom of speech is enshrined in the modern, democratic society and it is alive and well in Guyana today.”

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Paul Collingwood, who has  played a key role making sure England go into tomorrow’s fourth  and final test against South Africa 1-0 up in the series, said  he loved annoying the opposition with long, defiant innings.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Billions of dollars set to  flood into Indonesia under a U.N.-backed

Dear Editor, We noticed a letter in today’s (January 11) Kaieteur News titled, ‘These demigods should hang their heads in shame,’ signed by Cleopatra.

Thirty-five-year-old Troy King of Lot 2917 Well Road, North Ruimveldt, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being involved in an accident that resulted in the death of another man.

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan  authorities backed by soldiers temporarily closed dozens of  retail outlets for price gouging after a currency devaluation  that triggered a frenzy of shopping but met market approval.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s young players have  performed well enough in the tri-series in Bangladesh to  convince skipper Kumar Sangakkara that they are ready to challenge the senior players for full-time places in the squad.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – A remote-controlled bomb killed a  Tehran University scientist yesterday, official media reported,  in an attack Iran blamed on the United States and Israel.

CABINDA, Angola, (Reuters) – Ivory Coast, held 0-0 by  Burkina Faso on Monday, face the prospect of early elimination  from the African Nations Cup with one of the tournament  favourites having only one game left in Group B against Ghana.

The Regional Democratic Council of Region Five says it has successfully completed its capital works programme for 2009 from its budget of over $207M.

Dear Editor, Your news article, ‘Mahaicony man arrested after threat at meeting with President,’ (January 11), is the most alarming example yet of the depths to which Guyana has sunk, where a private citizen can summon the courage to tell the President of Guyana to his face that if anyone, even the President, were to put foot on that citizen’s land with the intention of seizing it, then that citizen would take defensive action and shoot.

TIJUANA, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexican police captured  a drug kingpin yesterday known for having the corpses of  tortured rivals dissolved in acid and blamed for much of a  surge in violence in the northern border city of Tijuana.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Google Inc said it may  pull out of China because it is no longer willing to accept  censorship of search results and after hackers coordinated a  sophisticated attack on email accounts of human rights  activists using its Gmail service.

The political tensions arising in Washington over the arrest of a Nigerian accused of having been trained and directed by al Qaeda from Yemen, to detonate a bomb on an American aircraft, suggest the continuing influence of the 9/11 New York bombing on United States foreign policy decision-making.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican produced a spectacular three-wicket burst and lifted West Indies Under-19s to a four-run victory over Ireland in their ICC Under-19 World Cup warm-up match yesterday.

Trinidadian Islamic leader Moulana Mustapha Hydal said the idea that Islam is a religion associated with terrorism has been fostered by Muslim themselves, “their behaviour and attitude”, and he has raised concerns about the culture of training children to take up arms in the name of religion.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Agriculture (by way of letter to the SN ‘The LCDS will not lead to job losses in the forestry and mining sectors,’ dated January 7) in an incomplete response to my letter captioned ‘Are we pawning our forests because we are desperate for money?’

(Trinidad Express) Siparia MP Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday denied that she has a drinking problem, as insinuated by Opposition Leader Basdeo Panday.

Two houses have been ravaged and three others scorched after a disgruntled woman reportedly set fire to a local actor’s home some time before 10 last night.