Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 13, 2010

-executive meeting told The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is on the verge of financial collapse and the monies in its coffers may not last to the end of this month, sources said yesterday.

A New York-based Guyanese businessman is at the centre of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into an undisclosed US$40,000 personal loan he gave to US Congressman Gregory Meeks in 2007.

By Gaulbert Sutherland Barefoot, four-year-old Sara and her sister, Varshanie, three, stare forlornly at their water-logged, garbage-strewn surroundings on the Best Village foreshore.

– but concerns about quality persist The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global partnership to reduce extreme poverty by setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015.

Murder accused Danny Busjit was yesterday acquitted of the capital offence when Justice Brassington Reynolds directed the 12-member jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.

– design, other works still to be finalised The rebuilding of the burnt section of St Joseph Mercy hospital is not expected to start until early next year as the design and a number of preparatory works are still to be finalised.

The Legal Affairs Ministry’s purchase of a telephone system to replace one which had been damaged was yesterday scrutinized by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament and it was revealed that there were several irregularities in its procurement.

Controlled use of cyanide is one of the options being examined in the local gold-mining industry as countries work on a treaty to control mercury — widely used to recover gold but harmful to the environment when misused.

Several new micro, small and medium scale businesses say they are being stifled since they have been unable to access loans to further develop their businesses under the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN).

A government advertisement in the newspapers for independent stray catchers has seen some 24 people applying, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has revealed.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that all four lines of the 911 emergency system are back in working order.

Guyana’s squash juniors stormed to four individual singles titles as the individual event climaxed last night in the Cayman Islands.

-Chanderpaul out, Sarwan to skipper male team Selectors of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have named a male and a female team for the upcoming Regional Twenty/20 tournament in Barbados and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Women’s tournament in St.

The Hinterland Scholarship Division of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs held an awards ceremony at the Amerindian Village, Sophia last week, to honour students who had completed their secondary and technical education.

By Tamica Garnett The Enmore Athletics Club has returned with a fresh batch of trophies won in various events at the recently-concluded Hampton Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

– despite MMA assurances Farmers in Region Five have called for more drains to be cleared so as to avoid flooding during the rainy season and the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural Development-Authority (MMA/ADA) assured that it has made preparations.

The Hydrometeorological Service is forecasting heavy rain for the remainder of this month and the Agriculture Ministry is urging residents and farmers in vulnerable areas along the coast and riverain communities to be alert during this period.

–  players geared for tourney in Barbados By Tamica Garnett After starting out with a squad of 30 players, the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) national senior team has finally determined who will be its final 12 players to compete in a commercial competition in Barbados in September.

East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) convened its ninth cricket academy for aspiring cricketers yesterday morning at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.

The teenager shot during a police operation capture fugitive Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe was released on bail over the weekend A senior police officer told Stabroek News that 17-year-old Osafie Johnson was released on station bail on Saturday.

Disappointment was evident on the faces of several youngsters who eagerly turned up yesterday at the tennis courts of the Pegasus Hotel to begin their first day of the P & P Insurance Lawn Tennis Summer Camp, but had to contend with its  postponement after  rain flooded the courts.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday sentenced two men to two years imprisonment each for separate larceny offences in which a cellular phone and jewellery were taken.

The tourism ministry, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana on Saturday welcomed a team from WSEE-TV, the CBS affiliate in the Caribbean at a reception held at the airport.

– FIDE Development Committee chairman Allan Herbert By Tamica Garnett In the late 1970s Chess in Guyana flourished.

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc on Friday handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture over 20 portable gasoline-fuelled water pumps, which will be used to assist farmers with drainage and irrigation.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood dug reigning champions Jamaica out of a deep hole with the third hundred of the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge against leaders Guyana yesterday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Roston Chase struck his maiden hundred in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge to put Barbados in a strong position against Leeward Islands yesterday.

The state has filed contempt proceedings against retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe over recent comments he made regarding the dismissal of an officer from the force.

Police are still hunting for the survivor and potential suspect from the fatal ambush at Mousie Landing last month which left dredge owner Davindra Williams and Oswald Bourne dead.

Dear Editor, The tragic circumstances related to the passing of Kelvin Fraser, fifteen–year-old child, are being carefully followed by the Rights of the Child Commission.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss  struck a brilliant century to lead his team to a crushing  144-run victory over Bangladesh in the third one-day  international in Birmingham yesterday.

PHOENIX, (Reuters) – The Phoenix Suns restored some firepower after losing forward Amar’e Stoudemire to free agency by agreeing trades to acquire Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress from the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks, nba.com

Dear Editor, This letter seeks to highlight the relationship between the stagnant state of our population number and road accidents.

The University of Guyana administration said it has made no public statements on the allegations against lecturer, Evan Persaud and is refuting press reports on the issue.

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Somali Islamists said yesterday they had carried out two bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 74 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on television.

Dear Editor, Given our endowment of extensive and rich agricultural lands, it is a matter of commonsense to make the expansion of the agricultural sector one of the main planks of our development strategy.

BERLIN, (Reuters Life!) – Paul the oracle octopus was given a replica of the World Cup yesterday as a reward for his perfect eight-for-eight record in picking matches as bettors worldwide collected their winnings based on his selections.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) celebrates the news that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Guyanese-born Baroness Valerie Amos head of the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – An Israeli military inquiry released yesterday found intelligence and operational errors in a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla but defended the use of force behind the killings of nine Turkish activists.

The Guyana Marketing Corporation is advising consumers to consider using alternative sources of meat and protein in their diet until the supply and price of chicken returns to normalcy.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Triple Olympic champion Usain  Bolt said he will not compete at next month’s Diamond League  meeting in London because of Britain’s tax laws.

LAGUNILLAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Fishermen from San Luis on Venezuela’s oil-producing Lake Maracaibo dive from their boats and minutes later return to the beach, arms loaded with piles of sticky garbage coated black with crude oil.

Dear Editor, Fires have destroyed much in Guyana and the evidence is clear.

(Trinidad Express) – Government is considering scrapping the multi-billion dollar contracts awarded for the acquisition of three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and four AW139 helicopter gunships, by the former People’s National Movement (PNM) government.

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations and other aid agencies appealed to the world yesterday not to forget earthquake-devastated Haiti and to keep financial support coming in for its long-term reconstruction.

The National Museum’s fourth annual Taxidermy Summer Camp programme opened yesterday and will run until August 6.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration issued a new six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier ban that had been struck down by US courts as being too broad.

MORZINE, France, (Reuters) – A day after his dreams  of an eighth Tour de France victory were all but ended, Lance  Armstrong was back on the bike for a training ride as the  peloton enjoyed a rest day yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space for a letter that is perhaps going to reflect badly on you (your paper) but the intention is to bring to the attention of the public the shortfalls in our presentation of ourselves to the public and the education system in this country.

The Charles Roza Nursing School is being expanded to accommodate more students, Minister within the Ministry of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran said during a meeting on Friday with students and tutors.

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada dismissed criticism of the international reconstruction effort in Haiti yesterday, saying much is being done to help the impoverished country recover from the huge earthquake that hit it on Jan.

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo continues to vehemently deny that he is seeking a third term in office, (`Jagdeo again denies third term push,’ July 10), while both the PPP and PNC have clearly stated their aversion to a third term for the President.

-Thomas Mueller awarded `Golden Boot’ JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Uruguay’s Diego Forlan won  the best player of the tournament award yesterday after lighting  up the World Cup with some wonderful goals that helped his team  become South America’s only semi-finalist.

LIMA (Reuters) – Bounty hunters who help nab two leaders of a Maoist rebel group suspected of involvement in Peru’s cocaine trade will be given rewards of up to $5 million by the United States, the US embassy in Lima said yesterday.

Dear Editor, According to the findings of NACTA’s ongoing tracking opinion poll in Trinidad, FIFA’s Vice President, Jack Warner, is the top Minister of government in Trinidad winning kudos from virtually everyone in Trinidad for his hard work.

Expressing ‘sympathy,’ rather than apologising, to the parents of the 16-year-old schoolboy Kelvin Fraser who a policeman killed last month, Minister of Home Affairs Mr Clement Rohee confessed that elements of the Guyana Police Force displayed poor training and “bad judgement” in their duties.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp  Blatter admitted yesterday that he was let down by the behaviour  of the players in Sunday’s World Cup final between Netherlands  and Spain.

Fidel’s television appearance State-run Daily Granma said ailing revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was to make a rare television appearance yesterday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s army said yesterday it had killed nine Marxist rebels in an early morning raid on a guerrilla camp in the southern part of the Andean nation.

Per Pinstrup-Andersen is Professor of Food, Nutrition, and Public Policy at Cornell University and Professor of Development Economics at Copenhagen University, Denmark.