Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Embattled television broadcaster Chandra Narine Sharma made yet another appearance at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer a charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice and was placed on $100,000 bail.

A traffic policeman was arrested late yesterday afternoon over the flouting of a High Court order and allegedly behaving disorderly, after he was ordered out of a Princes Street house he claimed was willed to him by a now dead great uncle.

– supervisor says Richard Barton, the man shot during a robbery at Lambert’s Enterprise last weekend, was not involved in the crime and was trying to fight off the man who invaded the premises, according to a supervisor at the business place.

Deonarine Mohammed continued to elude lawmen up to yesterday, three days after he set his parents on fire at their Enmore North, East Coast Demerara home.

– court case still pending The government last Thursday withdrew a motion that sought to have Members of Parliament (MPs) make annual declarations of income to the Integrity Commission or face disciplinary action.

The Inter-American Develo-ment Bank (IDB), yesterday launched an online consultation forum which will be used as a guiding instrument as the bank garners support for actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change within Latin America and the Caribbean.

Formation of an independent Firearms Approval Board is likely following administrative procedural changes in the granting of firearm licenses and registration of firearm dealers by the Guyana Police Force.

The trial of Trion Sumner called, ‘Latie,’ and Quincie McLennon, called ‘Killer,’ has started, nearly six years after the men were accused of murdering Odingo Dungham.

– in the face of global changes The roles of engineers in society need to be re-organised within the changing global environment, as legislation to give engineers more recognition is currently being pursued.

At 19, Anna Catherina’s Satish Gobin has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure and his family is desperately trying to raise the money for his kidney transplant.

-Williams The government’s decision to fly in a forensic pathologist for the Sangeeta Persaud exhumation may be a sign that families of victims who suffered “mysterious deaths,” would be allowed to have autopsies done independently, PNCR Vice-Chairman Basil Williams said on Friday.

Officials of the sugar corporation and Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) are expected to meet the Labour Ministry this Thursday for conciliatory talks on the issue of the Diamond Estate workers.

Traffic restrictions will be in place on the public roadway from Houston to Providence, East Bank Demerara to facilitate the ICC Twenty/20 Cricket Competition matches at the National Cricket Stadium, Providence.

Armed bandits tied up and later locked a watchman in a toilet at Edinburgh, West Coast Demerara early yesterday morning before escaping with millions of dollars worth of items from an excavator.

– police Police at Corentyne yesterday recovered an unlicensed pistol on a man accused of making threats.

– mother calls for justice The mother of a suspected robber who was beaten to death by angry residents of South Ruimveldt Gardens on Sunday night is crying out for justice for his murder.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has congratulated President Bharrat Jagdeo on being one of the recipients of the prestigious 2010 Champion of the Earth Award by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) The chamber said in a press release that it acknowledges President Jagdeo’s leadership locally and internationally in advocating for more environmentally conscious practices and for pioneering Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), which has gained tremendous international recognition.

By Marlon Munroe West Indies captain Chris Gayle says his team will not be underestimating any of its opponents as it looks to start this year’s ICC World Twenty20 championship on a winning note.

Ralph Hemsingh, one of the drivers involved in the collision along the Linden Highway on Sunday, has been flown out of the country for medical treatment.

The five youngest players in the West Indies ‘A’ team that swept all three matches against Zimbabwe in their recent short series in Grenada have been placed in the West Indies Cricket Board’s new High Performance Centre (HPC) in Barbados rather than included in the squad of 14 for the tour of Bangladesh May 2-25.

A minibus conductor was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with unlawfully assaulting a policeman.

The trial of the Hafeez Khan, who is alleged to have stabbed his friend to death with a pair of scissors in February of 2004, is underway before Justice William Ramlal.

In yesterday’s edition in the article captioned “Ireland plans to give Group-D teams ‘a run for their money’”, Stabroek Sport incorrectly reported Irish players Niall and Kevin O’Brien as saying that the team had not won any of its three games at the last World Cup in the Caribbean in 2007. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana’s Shawn Beveney, and Jamaican Sean Fraser scored goals, when the Trinidad & Tobago Pro League kicked off its new season over the weekend.

Donnette Ward was stabbed nine times about her upper body, and it was a damaged artery and a punctured lung that caused her death, a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Ramnaresh Sarwan hopes home advantage will give West Indies the edge in the ICC World Twenty20 beginning on Friday.

– attacker in custody An argument over parking space at the Route 47 bus park yesterday afternoon left a driver in critical condition in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Hospital; his brother was also injured.

By Floyd Christie Central McKenzie advanced to the finals of the Mackeson National Super Wards Basketball Championships when they ousted defending champions North Ruimveldt on Sunday night in the tournament’s first semi-final.

MOLYNEAUX, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies women continued their winning trend ahead of next week’s start of their World Twenty20 Championship campaign, when they beat Pakistan by four wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of their three-match series yesterday.

A 27-year-old on his way home from a wedding on Saturday night ended up in the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was hit by a vehicle as he was crossing the road at Mon Repos Market Square, East Coast Demerara.

A food vendor was granted $100,000 bail when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

International Tennis Federa-tion (ITF) Level two Coach Anthony Jeremiah yesterday wrapped up a week-long series of sessions for coaches, players and their parents facilitated by the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief Julian Hunte is urging regional fans to throw their support behind the home squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 Championship.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – World marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie predicted yesterday that he would become the first man to clock two hours two minutes over 42.195 kms.

The part-owner of a taxi service was granted $400,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her yesterday charged with two counts of obtaining money by false pretence.

(Cricinfo) New Zealand’s captain Daniel Vettori knows he will need to play a key role on the slow, low Caribbean pitches for his side to break its habit of falling just short of success in major tournaments.

LONDON, (Reuters)- Ross Brawn, the man who helped mastermind so many of Michael Schumacher’s finest moments in Formula One, said the seven-times champion will be a winner again this season once Mercedes give him a good enough car.

Dear Editor, We commend the recent initiatives of the government in targeting social maladies, such as child abuse, truancy, vagrancy, violence against women, HIV/AIDS, alcoholism and other substance abuse disorders, even though the penetration of the intiatives may vary in different areas.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Naomi Campbell’s love for Russia has inspired the British supermodel to raise money for the country’s underprivileged children, she said yesterday.

Some time before moves can be made locally against traffickers convicted in US -Rohee The US authorities have provided their Guyanese counterparts with a list of names of suspected Guyanese dealers “to watch” but it may be some time before any moves are made locally against the assets of convicted drug traffickers in the US, according to Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Eighteen developing countries have grouped together to ensure that their interests are properly reflected at the United Nations intellectual property body, their coordinator Egypt said yesterday.

-Baksh Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said there is need for stronger partnerships between religious institutions and his ministry to engender moral revival and better academic performances in schools.

Dear Editor, May Day 2010 is fast approaching. Workers will be expected to march through the streets with their respective unions and assemble, sadly, at separate locations to listen to their respective local leaders speak to them about the significance of workers’ rights, the history of trade unionism and the glorious future that lies ahead for workers in Guyana.

ISTANBUL,(Reuters) – Uruguay’s long and tough road to World Cup qualification has transformed a young squad into an experienced and confident team who will head to South Africa with lofty ambitions, according to captain Diego Lugano.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has won Sudan’s first open elections in 24 years in a result that confirms in office the only sitting head of state wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC Title-hungry England arrived in Barbados on Sunday evening, eyeing West Indies as “dangerous” opponents but confident they could conjure enough magic to win the World Twenty20 Championship.

Eighty-four students from across the country recently graduated from a course aimed at boosting Islamic knowledge.

Dear Editor, If I post a letter or card to the United States or Canada, it would take nearly a month to reach its destination.

-James triple-double gives Cavaliers 3-1 lead MIAMI, (Reuters) – Staring playoffs elimination in the face and the possibility of playing his last game in Miami, Dwyane Wade exploded for a career playoff-high 46 points to help the Heat to a 101-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I am firmly of the view that there are doable solutions to the problems of the George-town city council. 

-PNCR The PNCR said on Friday that in Clarence Ellis’s death Guyana lost a brilliant son, a true patriot and an outstanding representative of the masses of the Guyanese people.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A review panel yesterday invalidated votes cast for 52 candidates in Iraq’s election, throwing into doubt the slim lead of a Sunni-backed alliance and setting the stage for a possible spike in sectarian violence.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was extradited yesterday to France where he has been convicted on money laundering charges, according to US law enforcement and airport officials.

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Patrick Manning is panicking; he is desperate and fears that on May 24 he will lose the general election, UNC and COP political leaders Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Winston Dookeran say.

These illegal connections in D Field Sophia were snapped on Saturday.

Dear Editor, The letter by D Gentle in SN’s issue of April 22 under the caption ‘When can pension vouchers be cashed when the payable date falls on a public holiday?’

(Cricinfo) The IPL governing council has unanimously appointed Chirayu Amin, an industrialist and head of the Baroda Cricket Association, as the interim chairman of the league, following the suspension of Lalit Modi late on Sunday night.

The PPP extends hearty congratulations to President Bharrat Jagdeo who was conferred with the 2010 Champion of the Earth award, the United Nations’ highest award for environmental leadership.

Ingenious couriers continue to attempt to carry cocaine onto foreign aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timerhi.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday labelled as “satanic” the UN Security Council and the right of veto held by its five permanent members, Iran’s Students news agency ISNA reported.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said the installation of meters has resulted in significantly improved service as it has made customers more aware of wastage.

LONDON, CMC- Tino Best had a memorable debut for Yorkshire, when he bowled impressively, and the English county won their Pro40 match against Essex on Sunday.

Clean up: Inmates from the Georgetown Prison at work on High Street, Kinsgton as the city clean up continues.

A group of 250 Haitians has been transported to Mexico by a navy ship, after being granted humanitarian visas to join relatives living in that Latin American country.

Dear Editor, Permit me to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes to our dedicated, respected and outstanding Leader, President Bharrat Jagdeo on his international achievement, the 2010 Champions of the Earth Award.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s top actors, whose disciplined, teetotaling life is somewhat rare in Bollywood, has said his liver has been partially destroyed by cirrhosis, requiring constant medical attention.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Murderer, liar, fraud, traitor. Climate scientists, used to dealing with sceptics, are under siege like never before, targeted by hate emails brimming with abuse and accusations of fabricating global warming data.