Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 6, 2010

By Marlon Munroe They had no ‘superstars’ of West Indies cricket, no IPL big cheque earners to rely on.

– owner assaulted, arrested Rage and sorrow flowed through Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara yesterday after a 15-year-old boy was electrocuted while holding onto a poultry farmer’s fence.

Constable Kelvin Shepherd had complained of being constantly harassed by the senior officer who killed him on Sunday and was planning to move out of the barracks at the Springlands Police Station.

By Floyd Christie Ian Jackson cruised past the finish line unchallenged to become the new champion of the Roraima Bikers Club NAMILCO ‘Wheat Up’ 70-mile road race yesterday.

Martinique’s Karl Rapon played unbeaten to win  the Guyana /FIDE International rating Tournament which ended yesterday at the National Stadium at Providence.

– long-term plan being discussed, Persaud says A long-term drainage plan for Grove/Diamond is currently being discussed, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said yesterday, as the community has outgrown the existing drainage facilities.

The teenaged boy who was shot by police during Sunday’s search for ‘Cobra’ said yesterday that the policeman who discharged the rounds which struck him had arrested him recently and knew he was not the wanted man.

– says FIDE’s Development Commission chairman Allan Herbert By Donald Duff Allan Herbert chairman of the Development Commission of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) yesterday lauded the organising committee of the FIDE rated tournament which ended at the Providence National Stadium and said the tournament achieved its objective.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Errol Hanoman has resigned, the corporation yesterday revealed.

The Elcock Stable was adjudged champion stable at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports eight-event horse race meet on Sunday at the Alness Race Course, Corentyne.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s coalition government announced wide-ranging political reforms yesterday, starting with a referendum on the voting system that will test the cohesion of the governing Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

Kwakwani Secondary’s under-16 and under 18 teams stormed into the finals of the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) following wins in the  semi-finals Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Two gold mines about the size of Omai are set to come into operation in the next few years and Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) William Woolford predicts a buoyant future for the industry.

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Angry Canadian legislators accused the country’s spy chief yesterday of making a huge mistake by alleging some politicians were under the influence of foreign governments, with one parliamentarian demanding he name the “traitors to the nation”.

– forty-eight are murders With half the year gone, police investigators are faced with a pile-up of unsolved serious crimes, including seven executions, two grenade attacks and a deadly shoot-out at Mousie Landing that claimed two lives.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck  Jonathan yesterday reversed a ban on the national soccer team  taking part in international tournaments after the football  federation pledged to disband the side and rebuild it.

LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigners planning to stage demonstrations during Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain should show restraint, the prime minister’s special representative for the papal visit, Chris Patten, said yesterday.

The idea of a station management committee in Sophia has been floated by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee in order to improve relations between the police and residents.

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister was quoted yesterday as saying that Ankara would cut ties with Israel unless it apologised or accepted an international inquiry into its deadly raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.

Dear Editor, Recent public events have opened discussions of ‘cultural imperialism’ in Guyana.

ADARE, Ireland, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods failed to  match the party atmosphere with his golf as he slumped to a  seven-over-par 79 in the first round of the JP McManus  Invitational Pro-Am yesterday.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran complained yesterday that its planes had been denied fuel in Germany, Britain and the United Arab Emirates, and Washington said commercial firms were making the “right choices” by cutting business ties with Tehran.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A confident Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 squad, led by West Indies vice-captain Yannick Ottley, will leave here today to participate in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge Trophy in St Lucia.

Dear Editor, The letter by Hazel Woolford in Sunday Stabroek of July 4 (‘Those who chaired panels, made presentations at Institute of Historical Research conference were selected for their academic and professional standing’) contains inaccurate information about me and may cause damage to me.

A 42-year-old Corentyne man is now dead following an accident Sunday night on the Port Mourant Public Road, the police have reported.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan avenged their heart-breaking defeat in this year’s World Twenty20 semi-final to beat Australia by 23 runs in the first T20 international in Birmingham yesterday.

The Private Sector Commission is urging all businesses to contribute to macro economic stability and improved conditions for budgeting by properly factoring risks in their supply chains and ensuring that they are adequately stocked throughout the year.

Dear Editor, In a report in your newspaper of Thursday, July 1, it was said, “sport fishing in some areas may soon be a thing of the past as the authorities look to prevent overfishing in the inland waterways, according to Minister of Agricul-ture Robert Persaud.”

DUBAI (Reuters) – Hard on the hooves of cow’s and goat’s milk, European grocery shelves may soon be invaded by milk from that proverbial ship of the desert, the camel.

The many unscheduled power outages which have affected GPL customers since Saturday have been caused by the recently damaged transmission and distribution lines, the company says.

(Trinidad Guardian) - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has put Caricom states on notice of a possible shift in policy regarding Petroleum Fund assistance for neighbouring islands.

MONTEGO BAY, St James (Jamaica Gleaner) — Caricom leaders gathered here yesterday for the opening ceremony of the 31st heads of government summit admitted that the regional body has not achieved its full potential, even while identifying successes and pledging commitment to further integration.

ERASMIA, South Africa, (Reuters) – Germany’s World  Cup semi-final opponents Spain are far more dangerous than  Argentina, with their game based on the world’s best teamwork  and not just individual qualities, said coach Joachim Loew.

Dear Editor, I would like to know when the Guyana Post Office Corporation would get with the times and modernise their poor services across the various post offices in the country.

By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When US President Barack Obama’s white mother married his black African father, in 1961, black-and-white marriages were one in 1,000 and inter-racial marriages were banned by law in 15 American states.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – After an initial denial, the state-owned Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has admitted that it hired and is still paying millions of dollars to a company partially owned by extradited west Kingston strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Sunday used the opening ceremony for the 31st meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government in Montego Bay to challenge his colleagues to make this a defining moment in Caribbean history.

Dear Editor, There has been a lot of discussion about how to defeat the ruling PPP in next year’s scheduled elections.

President of the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) Oliver Insanally said plans are in train to embark on a comprehensive public awareness and education campaign to promote animal welfare in Guyana.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (Jamaica Gleaner) – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer said yesterday that Antigua and Barbuda would seek sanctions against the United States if Washington continues to thwart efforts at finding a negotiated solution to its dispute over Internet Gaming Services.

Stepping up anti-laundering fight Dominica police say money laundering on the island linked to the illicit drug trade is posing a challenge for law enforcement officers.

By  Anthony D’Agostino , and Benjamin K. Sovacool SINGAPORE – When accidents happen, there is always enough blame to go around, and with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, no one has been spared – with the exception of one of the main culprits, the American public.

Dear Editor, In your news item, ‘Search for PPP candidate still in initial phase – Ramotar,’ (July 4), PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar’s claim that the PPP’s search for a presidential candidate in still in its initial phase because the party has been tied up with other things, may have revealed a lot more than he intended or even knows.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The World Cup’s history men  face the competition’s nearly men when inaugural hosts and twice  winners Uruguay take on double runners-up Netherlands in Cape  Town today fighting it out for a place in the final.

SPA, Belgium, (Reuters) – Tour de France riders  staged a mini-protest yesternday after rain and an oil spill combined to make the roads ultra slippery on the 201-km second  stage from Brussels.

The Guyana Police Force observed its 171st anniversary last Thursday in the midst of deepening public concern about the collapsing standards of personal and professional conduct of its members.