Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The charred body of an elderly woman was pulled from the ruins of her Debuff, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara home after it was gutted by a mysterious fire early yesterday morning.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is scheduled to visit Venezuela today at the invitation of that country’s president Hugo Chavez, this newspaper understands.

Food For The Poor (Guyana) says it has donated in excess of $28M worth of food items, water and educational materials to residents in the flood-affected Upper Demerara communities.

‘Nothing to hide from investors seeking refunds’ The developer of the housing scheme at Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara, who several members of the public had last week complained about, says the project is underway and that he has nothing to hide from investors seeking refunds.

Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has said he would not publicly condemn the ruling PPP unless he is prepared to resign from it.

Bartica last evening got back power after being hit by outages since midday Sunday and residents say the situation is becoming unbearable as they face huge losses in meat and other perishables.

-says feigned interest to acquire funds for mosque Former PNCR parliamentarian Abdul Kadir yesterday denied involvement in a terrorism scheme aimed at New York City as the trial involving him and three others continued in the Federal District Court in Brooklyn.

-after court hears of abuses ‘Meh worship me in want to end up dead like all dem women wah does end up being kill by deh husband.

By Iana Seales in Vienna, Austria A clinical trial out of South Africa has provided ground-breaking evidence that the use of an anti-retroviral drug in the form of a vaginal gel can prevent HIV infections in women, but there are no immediate plans to roll out the product.

The Fire Advisory Board is alarmed at the upsurge in fires and has noted that the National Assembly recently approved an increase in the fines to be imposed on persons found to have hazardous conditions or operations on their premises.

The Ministry of Health is dispatching a team of 12 ‘roving doctors’ to the Mabaruma Regional Hospital on Saturday to serve residents of the various Region One communities.

State Prosecutor Sanjeev Datadin yesterday withdrew his application for Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid-Edmond to recuse herself from the obstruction of justice charge involving Tyrone Ali and Chandra Narine Sharma.

Four persons are in police custody assisting with investigations into the murder of security guard Ronald Cato last Wednesday.

A mason was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, after he pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking and entering with intent.

By Marlon Munroe Up to press time yesterday four of Guyana’s amateur boxers and a hockey player in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico for the Central American and Caribbean Games had not received their luggage from LIAT airline.

—says coach Rabindranauth Seeram By Marlon Munroe As the senior national cricket team departs Guyana today on its quest to reverse the string of mediocre performances on the regional scene Coach Rabindranauth Seeram feels that his team should approach the Caribbean Cup Twenty20 tournament one game at a time.

Goodwill Games gold medallist Britany van Lange on Sunday qualified for two more events at the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Goodwill Games trials held at Castellani Pool, Homestretch Avenue.

By Orin Davidson Haiti snapped Jamaica’s winning streak while Guyana continues to cling on for playoff contention in the New York Digicel football competition currently in progress in Brooklyn.

Dear Editor, In the past we have protested against the miserable value of the school uniform voucher the Government provided to low-income or no-income parents.

Dear Editor, As a citizen of Guyana I am very concerned that the complaint filed by the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) many months ago before the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has not been addressed at all.

-after capturing a gold medal at this year’s Cadet championships in Puerto Rico Chelsea Edghill now turns her attention to the Pan American Mini Cadet tourney in Santo Domingo in October By Tamica Garnett It’s not that everything she touches turns to gold but in the table tennis arena in Guyana 12-year-old Chelsea Edghill is certainly the golden girl of the sport.

Guyanese rifle shooters were in action in the British Commonwealth Overseas (BCRC) Team match in which their team finished fifth after an intense battle at the National Rifle Centre at Bisley, United Kingdom.

Dear Editor, As a student of social work, I went to the Mayor and City Council Day Care Complex at Industrial Site for a one-day placement.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Virender Sehwag led  India’s reply to Sri Lanka’s massive total of 520 for eight  declared with a sparkling unbeaten 85 on the third day of the  first test yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the not too distant past I wrote extolling certain im-provements in GPL, its management and the new Pre-Paid system. 

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French police have arrested an  Air France stewardess on suspicion of stealing thousands of  euros in cash, cards and jewellery as passengers slept on long  haul flights, a newspaper reported yesterday.

PAU, France, (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong stole the  show during the picturesque 199.5km 16th stage of the Tour de  France won by France’s Pierrick Fedrigo in Pau yesterday.

A break in a sewer line occurred at the corner of Carmichael and New Market streets early yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, About 8:08 pm on Monday, the fuse and wire atop an electricity pole at the corner of New Street, Cumberland in Berbice caught afire.

A dream come true: Eleven-year-old Dawnetta McLean, who overcame hardship to gain a place at Queen’s College at the last National Grade Six Assessment, had her dream of owning a laptop computer come true yesterday when she received a new Toshiba model from the Mark Benschop Foundation.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba is moving up to a million  employees, or a fifth of its workers, off bloated public  payrolls and into jobs where they actually have to work,  according to Communist Party and government sources.

Photos by Tishana GriffithPassengers preparing to make their way by boat across a flooded section of the Ituni/Kwakwani trail yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  and British Prime Minister David Cameron sought to ease  transatlantic tensions over BP Plc yesterday and both men  reaffirmed the much-vaunted “special relationship” between  their countries.

Dear Editor, Regarding the libel lawsuit filed by President Jagdeo against KN columnist, Freddie Kissoon (SN news story Jul 13), I am not in favour of politicians suing media personnel.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Australia are seeking an  eighth consecutive test victory this week but captain Ricky  Ponting said the current team would never compare with the more  illustrious sides he has played in.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) recently inspected several Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven mining camps to determine whether they were complying with safety regulations as well as to inform them of services aimed at boosting prospecting.

Dear Editor, We should all agree that the government of the day should be applauded for embarking on the project of `Mangrove Restoration.’

DENNERY, St Lucia, CMC – A bold, attacking half-century by Ricardo Adams conspired with adverse weather to frustrate Barbados on the opening day of their fourth round TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge match against Guyana here yesterday.

-assures council is working to avoid health crisis A month after garbage collectors suspended their services to the city, Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday said he was “very satisfied” with the efforts of council workers to address the garbage pile up and that the council is working to avoid a health crisis.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghan forces should be leading  security operations throughout their country by 2014, an  international conference said yesterday, and they should be  aiming to take over from foreign troops in some areas this  year.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez said yesterday he would put a representative on the  board of opposition television station Globovision, the leftist  leader’s boldest move yet against his fiercest media critic.

(Jamaica Observer) The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) have agreed to bury the dual citizenship hatchet, to eliminate the need for “costly” by-elections.

The Ministry of Health is increasing the number of sites that will use the Visual Inspection using Acetic Acid (VIA) method during screening for detecting cervical cancer.

Dear Editor, This has got to be the worst management or an attempt to manage traffic that I have seen in my entire life and that would include all the countries I have lived in and visited in my life (the list is quite long).

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – Only 10 percent of countries  have HIV prevention programmes that are well matched to their  national needs, leaving millions at risk of contracting the  incurable virus, AIDS scientists said yesterday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Spinners Audy Alexander and Levaughn Lewis shared seven wickets, as Windward Islands gained the early initiative in their top-of-the-table clash with Jamaica in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

Responding to much expression, through the media, of public concern about the direction of Caricom, the Heads of Government once again committed themselves, at their recent 37th Meeting, to seeking to find a more appropriate form of governance than presently exists.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Information buried in  Guatemalan police archives is being used for the first time in  the trial of two former police officers accused of the forced  disappearance of a union leader during a 36-year civil war.

Introduction It was noted recently by Prem Misir, the energetic government letter writer, that the United States could also be characterized as an elected oligarchy and therefore Guyana is in good company.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations on  Monday accredited a major gay and lesbian organization that  Egypt, Russia and others had tried to keep out as a group  permitted to lobby at the world body.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A fiery 79-run, ninth wicket stand helped Leeward Islands defy Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of their fourth round TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge match yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force honoured 72 fallen officers at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument to the Fallen Heroes at police headquarters on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Guyana is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in the world.