Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran yesterday publicly declared his interest in serving as the PPP’s presidential candidate at next year’s general election.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has sold his Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara property to Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Trinidad and Tobago Ernie Ross, his lawyer confirmed yesterday.

The fund into which Norway is to funnel forest protection money is to be set up by the end of this month after which Oslo will deliver its first tranche of US$30M.

-contends publication ‘malicious,  designed to excite racial hostilities’ President Bharrat Jagdeo has filed a $10M libel suit against Kaieteur News and its columnist Freddie Kissoon, saying they portrayed him and the government as racist in a recent article.

Several hours after slamming into the concrete rail of a Land of Canaan bridge, a former Customs Officer succumbed to his injuries.

Three days shy of her 80th birthday, Yevonne Monthouth died yesterday after she was hit by a car while attempting to cross a road.

At the Springlands Court yesterday Magistrate Krishndat Persaud sentenced a policeman to six years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Washed out sections of  the Mabura Trail linking George-town to Mahdia have resulted in passengers  paying double the fare to get to the Region 8 area.

-US team expounds on amended Lacey Act `This is here to stay and it’s just going to get worse.

-boys suffer mixed fortunes Led by their three individual Caribbean singles champions Guyana girls yesterday were in a non-nonsense mood routing Bermuda and the Cayman Islands  teams by 5-0 scores as the team competition of the annual Caribbean Squash Championships got underway in the Cayman Islands.

The Ministry of Housing has a “comprehensive plan” for Plastic City and held several meetings with residents but they have refused to move, Housing and Water Minister, Irfaan Ali says.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 45-year-old Friendship, East Coast Demerara, man be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to rape a woman.

By Floyd Christie The ‘Elite 24’ of the recently concluded National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) further developed their basketball repertoire with some fundamental skills training during a coaching clinic held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K Juman Yassin is still hopeful that the Government of Guyana will come on board to assist the country’s contingent to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico for the CAC Games from July 22-31.

A former  Swiss House Cambio cashier accused of converting the sum of US$13,000 to his own use was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

-P&P Insurance Brokers tennis camp finally gets underway By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association’s (GLTA) P & P Insurance Brokers Limited sponsored lawn tennis Summer Camp finally got underway yesterday at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel courts following Monday’s rained out opening day.

Twenty-nine-year-old Godfrey Chalmers of D’urban Backlands was placed on self-bail when he appeared yesterday at the George-town Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill the mother of his child.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Jamaica took control of their TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge match against Guyana, after all-rounder Jermaine Blackwood hit a rare double hundred yesterday.

A 27-year-old labourer  who resided at the East La Penitence Night Shelter  yesterday admitted  stealing a sum of money and other items and told the court  that he did so  because he wanted to purchase Banko wine and High Wine to drink.

DENNERY, St. Lucia, CMC – Windward Islands, leading by 20 runs on first innings, reached 60 for one in their second innings at the close on the second day of their second round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday at the Dennery Playing Field.

Representatives of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) yesterday picketed the Pegasus Hotel saying it was protesting the “union busting” tactics of the Hotel’s management.

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) recently completed its investigation into allegations of police brutality at Bartica and has forwarded the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice, Stabroek News was informed yesterday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Leeward Islands, replying to Barbados’ first innings total of 350 for six declared, reached 186 for nine at the close on the second day of their second round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.

Dear Editor, With all that is happening at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), I wonder what is really going on. 

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Nine-times All-Star guard Ray  Allen has re-signed with the Boston Celtics, the team said yesterday as they prepare to win a record 18th NBA title after  falling just one win short earlier this year.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Ugandan police have found an  unexploded suicide vest and arrested six of the more than 20  Somalis and Ugan-dans suspected of planning twin bombings that  killed 76 soccer fans on Sunday, an intelligence source said.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation wishes to acknowledge the concerns raised in a letter captioned `When will the Agricola Post Office reopen?’

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is  facing the stiffest political headwinds he has experienced  since taking office 18 months ago as Americans sour on his  handling of the U.S.

ST JEAN DE MAURIENNE, France, (Reuters) – Andy  Schleck seized the Tour de France reins after joining forces  with defending champion Alberto Contador in a hard, 204.5-km  Alpine stage in which most of the other favourites dropped out of contention.

Dear Editor, The state propaganda machine is at it again. Set and fan the flames of division within the PNC.

Dear Editor,Tamika Garnett’s report `Jevina gets mom’s approval for possible youth games scholarship’ dated July 9, 2010 in the SN was a report that really made me extremely happy.

-FITUG conference hears By Mark McGowan The poor organization of workers and the fact that too few of them belong to trade unions are undermining the influence and effectiveness of a labour movement that must play a more meaningful role in nation building, Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran warned yesterday.

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela handed  over to U.S. officials yesterday Carlos “Beto” Renteria, one  of the world’s most wanted alleged cocaine smugglers, after its  soldiers arrested him with help from British agents.

-Ponting overtakes Lara on test runs scorers list LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan exploited heavy cloud  cover and humidity to the full yesterday to seize the advantage over Australia in an old-fashioned English test match in which  ball dominated the bat throughout.

The agriculture ministry on Monday signed 10 contracts valued $381M under the Agricultural Support Services Programme and the Agricul-ture Export Diversification Programme.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Muslim women could be fined for  wearing full-length veils in public in France under a bill  approved overwhelmingly yesterday by the lower house of  parliament.

Dear Editor, The national schools basketball championship -2010 was a success according to the coordinator, and once again the Kwakwani Secondary School was victorious.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan  Gilbert has been fined $100,000 for a scathing letter in which  he called LeBron James’ decision to play for the Miami Heat  “cowardly behaviour,” the NBA said on Monday.

A 40-year-old labourer was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of damage to property.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian captain Mahendra Singh  Dhoni has signed a two-year endorsement deal with a talent  management company worth 2 billion rupees ($42 million), local  media reported yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A powerful storm  destroyed about half a billion trees in the Amazon in 2005,  according to a study yesterday that shows how the world’s  forests may be vulnerable to more violent weather caused by  climate change.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to register my disgust at the deplorable condition of the street running parallel to upper Hadfield Street, Lodge, going to D’urban Backlands.

A sustained effort of relatively quiet European diplomacy on the part of the European Union and the Roman Catholic Church towards Cuba on the issue of human rights, has brought a result, with the Cuban Government’s announcement at the end of last week of its intention to release fifty-two persons held in prison for some years.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela protested yesterday  at what it said were three illegal flights this month by a  Dutch military plane in the Latin American nation’s airspace.

Brazilian experts are here to help boost local capacity to grow corn on a large scale in order to support the local feed industry and hopefully export in time, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said last week.

RCELONA, Spain,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Andres Iniesta  thought he was offside when he collected the ball and scored the  winning goal in the World Cup final, the midfielder said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noted the Education Ministry decision to promote a child whether or not he/she has performed successfully has created quite a storm, with much criticism and revulsion.