Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Dear Editor, The Guyana Gold & Diamond Mining Association (GGDMA) wishes to update all miners on all of the latest extremely critical developments.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Any links between Pakistan’s  Taliban and a failed bombing in New York’s Times Square could  put the country under renewed U.S.

– potentially ‘disastrous’, warns miners body Government is moving to limit the number of mining properties a miner can hold—a move the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says is “disastrous” and will gradually destroy the industry.

A Laing Avenue man was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he underwent an operation after he was stabbed several times in his home by a man he had an argument with.

New York bomb suspect charged, arrests in Pakistan NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – U.S.

A post-mortem examination (PME) yesterday revealed that it was crush injuries to the head caused by a wheel and a fractured skull that killed Bridgette Gangadeen whose mangled body was found on the roadway at Vigilance, East Coast Demerara.

Funeral home owners are worried about vandalism within Le Repentir Cemetery, which is running out of space for burial.

– one suspect in custody Inshan Ally, whose body was found at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Friday died as a result of asphyxiation due to drowning and blunt cranial trauma, an autopsy yesterday revealed.

Kevin Roberts who succumbed five hours after he was hit by a bus succumbed to multiple injuries which he sustained, his relatives said.

By Marlon Munroe The West Indies cricket team strolled to its second win in the ICC World T20 World Championships defeating England by eight wickets  yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium after rain forced the game to be decided on the Duckworth/Lewis system.

By Janette Bulkan Notes The report on the Norway-Guyana MoU is an unusual event in the normally secretive apparatus of government in Guyana.

By Floyd Christie After flexing his way through seven compulsory poses and clashing with Guyana’s best bodybuilders in the overall pose down, Royston Booker was adjudged winner of the second Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Body Building and Fitness Championship held Sunday night at the National Cultural Centre.

By Sr Mary Noel Menezes Sr Mary Noel Menezes is a Sister of Mercy and an emeritus professor at the University of Guyana.

– D/L gives Sri Lanka 14-run win By Kizan Brumell Mahela Jayawardene scored the second century of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in classical fashion and in the process helped Sri Lanka to record their first victory at the Guyana National Stadium, yesterday.

By Cathy Richards Nineteen-year-old Ruqayayah Boyer stayed ahead of the game to win the confidence of the judges and take home the Miss Linden Town Week 2010 title and crown.

The remaining quarter-final matches of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Football Tournament will kick off tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 6pm.

A 16-year-old boy was admitted to the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after he touched a live electrical wire while fixing an antenna on the roof of a house.

Nearly three weeks after two-year-old Udesh Ragubar’s open heart surgery was declared a success, he suddenly stopped responding and “a swelling in his brain” was discovered, his worried mother said yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Title-holders England finished their warm-up phase for the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship unbeaten by completing a convincing 79-run win over Sri Lanka yesterday.

CAYON, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies women won their final warm-up game ahead of their campaign in the World Twenty20 Championship when they beat New Zealand by three wickets off the last ball yesterday.

– sno-cone vendor says unfairly targeted Vendors at the Cummings Lodge Secondary School are faced with a steep rental which is eating into their profits and one vendor said she is being targeted by the school administration which has denied the claim.

  Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack is expected to submit arguments within another two weeks to a Full Court, which recently called on her to defend charges against two persons implicated in the pink suitcase cocaine bust.

LONDON, (Reuters) – English soccer must clean up its  financial mess or face government intervention to save the  national game’s reputation, the UK opposition Conservative  Party’s spokesman for sport said.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James celebrated his  second consecutive MVP award with a 35 point haul to fire the  Cleveland Cavaliers to a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics  in their Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on  Saturday.

The man killed in an accident at Parika, East Bank Essequibo on Saturday has been identified as 29-year-old Rohan Ramshu of Parika Façade.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Calling nuclear weapons “disgusting and shameful,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the United Nations yesterday to punish countries like the United States that threaten to use them.

MILAN, (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union has  requested disciplinary proceedings against last year’s Giro  runner-up Franco Pellizotti of Italy after finding suspicious  data in his biological passport, the UCI said yesterday.

A Brazilian miner was stabbed to death on Sunday at Black Water Backdam, Mazaruni, during a heated argument with two fellow country men.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States disclosed for the first time yesterday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina,  (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy  shot a course record 10-under-par 62 on Sunday to win the Quail  Hollow championship by four strokes and enhance his reputation  as one of the brightest emerging talents in professional golf.

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of all the artists who participated in the Cubana Airline disaster painting competition hosted by the Ministry of Local Government in February 2009.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Record wicket taker  Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the rest of the Twenty20 World  Cup after the off-spinner injured his groin in Sri Lanka’s loss  to New Zealand.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – A five-year-old boy who was found with his throat slashed at home in Clarendon on Sunday was one of at least nine persons murdered on the weekend as violence continued unabated.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter of May 1 caption ‘Is this how cruel people have become,’ (GC, May 1) where the writer was traumatized over a horse on the road with a slit stomach and that no one seem interested in assisting the wounded horse.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday found a Pakistani man guilty on 86 charges from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, including waging war on India and murder, in a trial that strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Dear Editor, Shivnarine Chanderpaul is an outstanding Guyanese and West Indian cricketer.

A 13-year-old boy on Saturday night became the country’s latest road fatality victim when the bicycle he was being towed on was hit by vehicle at around 19:00 hrs at Long Creek on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather was reluctant  to commit to a mega-fight with Filipino Manny Pacquiao after  embellishing his unbeaten record by outclassing fellow American  Shane Mosley in a welterweight bout on Saturday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The vulnerabilities of Jamaican children make them easy pickings for exploitation by extremists, similar to the radicalism found in the Arab world, a study by university lecturer Dr Claudette Crawford-Brown has revealed.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lynn Redgrave, a leading member of a British acting dynasty who was nominated for Oscars in 1966 for Georgy Girl and in 1998 for Gods and Monsters, has died of breast cancer, her family said yesterday.

LOUISVILLE,  (Reuters) – Super Saver trainer Todd  Pletcher had a spring in his step Sunday as he prepared to send Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes.

Dear Editor, The media has recently reported extensively on advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, in connection with narcotics found in a Delta Airlines passenger’s suitcase by US authorities.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Michael Douglas yesterday called his son’s five-year prison sentence for selling drugs “adequate” and said if he hadn’t gone to jail he most likely would have died from drug use or even been killed.

No heavy-duty and slow-moving vehicles will be allowed along the East Bank Demerara between Houston and Timehri today between the hours of 6 am and 2 pm, the police said.

Clamping down on illegal weapons The St Kitts and Nevis National Security Ministry says tackling the smuggling of illegal firearms into the country is a top priority.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’s 258-week reign as  world number one could be ended by fellow American Phil Mickelson on Sunday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Controver-sial dancehall deejay, Vybz Kartel has hit out against the leaders of the Caribbean islands who have sought to ban him from performing in their territories.

Expectations were high but explanations were scant after President Barack Obama announced the launch of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative at the 5th Summit of the Americas in April last year.

Dear Editor, In a letter dated April 6 to SN by Dr Cheddi Jagan (Jr) captioned ‘The Portuguese should be proud of their past,’ he gave an expose of the many achievements of Portuguese kings, master sailors, navigators and explorers who through their exploration and navigational skills have given us all a better understanding of the modem world, and Portuguese wherever they are should indeed be proud of their contributions in these and other respects.

Yog Mahadeo recently presented a copy of his book about the life of the Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati to the West Demerara Central Arya Samaj.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck Chile 68 miles (109 kms) northwest of Temuco yesterday, the US Geological Survey said.