Daily Archive: Thursday, January 21, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The search for survivors  of Haiti’s killer earthquake started to wind down as  international rescue teams begin pulling back and aid, though  more plentiful today, was still not enough for the masses  left homeless and injured.

The unidentified body of a man of mixed race was discovered lying face down in a yard at Golden Grove, West Coast Berbice around 1:30 am yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 44-year-old bus driver be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court accused of being involved in the accident at the Linden bus park that caused the death of an octogenarian.

Haiti Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says his country is grateful for the quick response of CARICOM in the wake of the devastating earthquake of Tuesday, January 12.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday officially welcomed Guyana’s Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo at the presidential palace in Tehran, the country’s capital, and they held discussions on several world issues as well as relations between the two countries, the Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported, according to a GINA release.

With 100 days left to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies, ICC pitch and field consultant Andy Atkinson arrived in Guyana yesterday afternoon to work with the ground staff today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Reigning Guyana Open golf champion teenager Avinash Persaud is heading to Trinidad and Tobago to campaign on the twin-island republic golfing circuit.

Attorney-at-law Gordon Gilhuys will be heading the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to run the affairs of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) after a meeting held Tuesday last at the federation’s headquarters.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World welterweight champion  Manny Pacquiao believes a showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr. 

-Cuban doctor to be assigned There has not been a deterioration of service at the Aishalton District Hospital, Minister in the Ministry of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran says while acknowledging the need to improve capacity, not only there but at other locations also.

– says Brian Joseph -feels Linden is neglected and rejected Lack of commitment from some executives coupled with poor club structure and inadequate sponsorship were the demerits of football in Linden for 2009, says President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Brian Joseph.

Before his throat was slashed, Llewelyn Fitzgerald Cam-pbell was hit at the back of his head with a blunt object, a post-mortem examination yesterday revealed and a source said that the last time he was seen alive he had been planning to visit friends at the seawall.

Most of the executive members are likely to be returned to office when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) holds its annual general meeting (AGM) this evening at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion.

East Coast businessman Clement Toney who operated a hatchery several years ago is currently challenging Scotia Bank in the High Court for selling his business after he defaulted on a mortgage.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Busta Big Bash second division 20/20 competition concludes Saturday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground with the semi-finals and final.

Urel Cummings attacked two police ranks with a kitchen knife on Tuesday and was shot as a result, the police force says.

Gizmos and Gadgets will be the name associated with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) first division team this year after the presentation of a $250,000 cheque last Tuesday at the company’s recently opened Superstore on Wellington Street and North Road.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir  became the fourth batsman to hit centuries in five tests in a  row to put India firmly in control of the opening test against  Bangladesh on the fourth day yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Justine Henin passed the first  serious test in her comeback to the Australian Open when she  defeated Russia’s Elena Dementieva 7-5 7-6 yesterday in a  high quality match of unrelenting tension.

Dear Editor, The exact number of lives lost in the cataclysmic Haiti earthquake may never be known.

The Guyana government announced yesterday that it is prepared to meet the travel costs of all Guyanese nationals in Haiti who are desirous of returning to Guyana in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit that country  last Tuesday with  disastrous consequences.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods  should come out and answer his critics in public before making  his golfing return, Australian Geoff Ogilvy said yesterday.

FIFA pours money into Haiti relief efforts PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has thrown US$250 000 behind relief efforts in Haiti while one of its vice-presidents Chung Moon-Jung has pledged another half-million US dollars of his personal money, as football mogul Jack Warner continues to lobby the fraternity for support.

-Persaud Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says the sugar industry is bouncing back from a difficult period and will diversify this year to the production of packaged sugar on a wide scale to boost revenue.

Dear Editor, I refer to the Minister of Agriculture’s request for comments on the Consultant’s Design Report for the Hope Relief Canal Northern Relief (SN, December 20, 2009) as well as comments on the Ministry of Agriculture web site on the subject.

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Under-19s are through to the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup after Pakistan dramatically edged Bangladesh by four wickets in a tense Group D match yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was CNN’s ‘Breaking News’ that alerted me last Tuesday to the Haiti catastrophe of an earthquake with a magnitude of some 7.0 on the Richter scale.

A self-described women’s collective is urging mothers and other women to participate in activities it has planned to assist mothers in Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A new earthquake shook  the devastated Haitian capital Port-au-Prince early yesterday, rattling already wrecked buildings and triggering  panic among survivors of last week’s devastating quake.

BENGUELA, Angola, (Reuters) – Six-times champions  Egypt maintained their perfect record at the African Nations Cup  when they beat Benin 2-0 in their final Group C game yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) refers to Janette Bulkan’s correspondence in the Tuesday, January 19, 2010 edition of Stabroek News captioned ‘Not present at October meeting where Suriname map including Guyana’s territory was displayed.’

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government is being “inept and opportunistic” in requesting that the World Bank remove forestry activist, Dr Janette Bulkan from a Technical Advisory Panel.

Dear Editor, In the New Year speech of the Opposition Leader, I was inspired by the announcement that the PNC has taken a definite position to support the cause of executive shared governance for the political future of Guyana.

Peter Green was given the nod to return as the president of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) when that body held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday at the Tropical View Hotel in Campbellville.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Earthquake-ravaged Haiti  turned down an offer of troops from the neighboring Dominican  Republic, forcing the United Nations to look elsewhere for  additional peacekeepers, U.N.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A benefit for Haiti that will  feature dozens of stars and a collaboration by U2 singer Bono  and rapper Jay-Z will be the most widely distributed telethon  to reach viewers across the globe, MTV said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wish to correct an error in my letter published in Sunday Stabroek on January 17, 2010, under the caption ‘Jagan and Rodney were not in competition and not opposed to each other.’

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James sparked the  Cleveland Cavaliers to a 108-100 victory over the Toronto  Raptors on Tuesday.

Five men and two women who were recently arrested  by police at Linden after they reportedly were  illegally removing a quantity of materials from a building at Dalawalla, Wismar, Linden appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democratic congressional  leaders promised yesterday to push ahead with healthcare  reform despite a stinging setback in a Senate election, but  failed to agree quickly on a new approach.

Ansa McAl Trading Limited recently honoured 12 staff members who “spent over 10 years giving invaluable and dedicated service to the company.”

History this week By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article is the first in a two-part series that examines the transition from the private to the public model of accumulation during the immediate post independence period.

SINGAPORE/OSLO, (Reuters) – Hopes for stronger world  action in 2010 to curb climate change have dimmed after the  U.S.

The Guyana Tape-ball League (GTL) Twenty20 tape-ball cricket tournament bowls into action on February 7 with teams competing for $500,000 in prizes with the winner walking away with $200,000 and a trophy.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud is urging all men to participate in the week of activities to mark National Men’s Week.

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter by Mr Eusi Kwayana captioned ‘Jagan and Rodney were not in competition and not opposed to each other (SN, January 17), this is the first time in the history of Guyana’s politics I came across someone who claimed that Dr Jagan actually said that his party would take up arms.

The first one was days before Christmas 2009. Thaddius Samuels, a four-year-old described as chatty and energetic, died in a septic tank on December 21 last year.