Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

President Bharrat Jagdeo has ordered the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) to cease broadcasting on Channel 21 in Berbice which he said was done without his knowledge.

Dead bandit Anthony Taylor and Plaisance robbery victim Troy Collymore were killed by bullets from the same gun, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, who said yesterday that the weapon is linked to fugitive Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe.

Two police ranks implicated in the disappearance of a truck load of diesel from the Mackenzie Police Station last December were charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.

Skeldon Sugar Factory workers yesterday staged a strike after GuySuCo took disciplinary action against nine employees following an investigation into a recent fire that resulted in extensive damage to a bagasse conveyor belt.

-civic forum hears call for abolition, justice system review The death penalty as a deterrent has been a spectacular failure according to Dr.

A Guyanese man was beaten and chopped to death on Friday night in Trinidad after masked men stormed the house he was playing cards in.

-youth workshop hears The lack of proper socialization, the glamourised image of alcohol and music lyrics have been identified as contributing factors to domestic violence and areas which must be urgently addressed in order to curb the problem.

-still unidentified The burglar who was beaten to death at Good Hope last month died as a result of blunt trauma to the head and other parts of the body, a post-mortem examination has found.

A father of five who is alleged to have stolen $3M in raw gold was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $50,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Sharon Seymore, the woman accused of forging a will left by her now deceased brother Semion Sam, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $30,000 when she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

–volunteer says at medical outreach An Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) at the Women’s Wellness Forum hosted as part of activities of the Linden Fund USA week-long medical outreach says there is still much work to be done to demystify the risk factors for HIV/AIDS.

-cops release wife Rickford Joseph, the man who was shot in his chest on Sunday, has been moved from the High Dependency Unit to the Male Open Ward and is now in a stable condition at the Georgetown Hospital but says he remembers nothing about the shooting.

-swollen Pirara Creek poses new threat Rain continues to hamper works along the Linden/ Lethem trail and the Pirara Creek along the way has swollen to its maximum level.

Police last evening were still looking for the members of the armed gang that terrorized a Unity, Mahaica household during an almost hour-long invasion early Monday morning.

-BK awaiting ‘suitable’ weather Tour operator Alisha Ousman has accused BK International of delaying restoration works in the area of Baracara Falls, resulting in a $2M loss in revenue to her company.

A group of four students of  the University of Guyana Social Work Programme have embarked on  a community project in the Stevedore  Housing Scheme, South Ruimveldt,   to build capacity in a single parent female.

The Guyana Media Proprietors Association aims to actively examine current issues such as broadcast legislation in the developing local media industry and to safeguard the rights of media owners.

After defeating Barbados’ Shawn Semple Monday night, Guyana’s Richard Chin will contest the final of the men’s Open singles competition of the National Lotteries Authority Caribbean Squash Championships currently ongoing in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Two men accused of breaking into a shop were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to send an invitational World XI to play fixtures in Pakistan by the end of 2011.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted an Appreciation Function for the National Under-17 players following their success in the first leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifying series in Dominica recently.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – At least 57 recruits and  soldiers were killed and 123 wounded when a suicide bomber blew  himself up at an army recruitment centre in Baghdad yesterday,  two weeks before the end of the U.S.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – A jury found ousted Illinois  Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty yesterday on one count of  making false statements to federal officials, but was unable to  reach a unanimous verdict on 23 other counts.

Local Furniture giants Courts Guyana Inc. will sponsor this weekend’s Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

By Marlon Munroe The names Cliff Anderson, Michael Parris, Lennox Blackmoore, Terrence Alli, Lennox Beckles, Patrick Ford and Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis will forever standout in Guyana’s rich boxing history.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A special recovery  commission announced more than $1.6 billion in projects to  rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti on yesterday, including a $200  million plan to create 50,000 new jobs in agriculture.

National junior lawn tennis player, Aruna Ramrattan, defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines’  fifth seeded girls’ Under-18 player Olivia Haslam yesterday to register a significant win for the Guyana team at the International Tennis Federation Junior tournament in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s Constitutional Court  suspended a deal yesterday giving U.S.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Waves crashing on to  Australia’s southern shores each year contain enough energy to  power the country three times over, scientists said yesterday  in a study that underscores the scale of Australia’s green  energy.

-Opportunity for cricket fans to vote online for the first-ever LG People’s Choice Award The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that the seventh LG ICC Awards ceremony would take place in Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), India, on 6 October, 2010.

LUSAKA,  (Reuters) – Zambia’s opposition criticised yesterday a court’s refusal to allow the government to recover  funds from ex-president Frederick Chiluba, describing the  decision as a step back in its fight against corruption.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will be gunning for their second straight title when they face St Vincent and the Grenadines in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Women’s 50-Overs League today.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka Cricket has  apologised to India opener Virender Sehwag after he was denied  a century by Suraj Randiv’s no-ball in their tri-nations  one-dayer at Dambulla on Monday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Striker Nicolas Anelka has been  banned for 18 games by the France team after the players’ World  Cup revolt, the French Football Federation (FFF) said yesterday.

A hat-trick from Gladwin Johnson helped send Monedderlust through to the next round of the Berbice Football Association (BFA) Cheddi Jagan Memorial Knockout Tournament.

Sixty aspiring cricketers drawn from across the Ancient County graduated last Saturday when the second annual Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy ended at the Albion Sports Complex.

Dear Editor, There seems to be an ongoing abuse of minors by a gang of young men in Pou-deroyen village, West Bank Demerara.

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) – Rap star Jay-Z came  first in a list of the richest rappers in 2010, earning more  than double that of runner-up Sean “Diddy” Combs.  

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in response to the Stabroek News article dated July 21, 2010, captioned ‘Canal woman dies in suspicious fire.’

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 17, CMC – West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard has been cleared of any serious injury, after being struck in the face by a short ball in the final of the Friends Provident Twenty20 final on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Dr David Hinds’ publicized contribution at the WPA’s first ‘Groundings’ public discussion distinguished him as someone who is extremely reasoned and politically seasoned, and that’s why I felt shell-shocked when I read where he made an unforgivable political gaffe that the “AFC ignored changes in PNC when rejecting electoral alliance,” (SN, August 15).

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss  played a straight bat to some provocative deliveries from his  Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting yesterday as his team  prepared for the third test against Pakistan.

(Trinidad Guardian) Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) and the Government of T&T on Monday signed the first agreement unifying the gas reserves located in the Lorán-Manatee field alongside their maritime border, whose certified gas reserves amount to 10 trillion cubic feet.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Thriller writer Frederick Forsyth  is renowned for his meticulous research, and a fact-finding  mission for his latest novel about the international cocaine  trade landed him in the middle of a bloody coup.  

LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – You’d better hurry if you  want to see the hats, shoes, dresses and immaculate gloves that  were an essential element of the style which made Grace Kelly a  fashion beacon for millions of women around the world.  

(Barbados Nation) The prevalence of dengue fever in Barbados is at a critical level, Minister of Health Donville Inniss disclosed on Monday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article ‘Bill seeks to end whipping of juveniles’ (SN, August 11).

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Graeme Smith is set to quit as  South Africa’s Twenty20 captain.

NEW DELHI – As the world economy begins to recover, Indians are looking back with particular satisfaction at how they coped with the recent crisis.

Dear Editor, Whatever scenario voting takes, there is one element of the voting process that remains constant:  every vote counts.

All over the Caricom region, as reflected in media commentaries, discussion continues on the retirement of Secretary General Edwin Carrington, on the attributes which a successor should have, on the mode of choosing that successor, and on the role which a secretary general can effectively play in managing and moving along the integration movement.

Dear Editor, Whatever scenario voting takes, there is one element of the voting process that remains constant:  every vote counts.

Trinidad Express) Central Bank directors have ordered that St Clair-based Motor and General Insurance Company’s operations remain suspended for 45 days.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The 10-year-old Human Genome  Project has only just begun to bring to fruition its promise to  transform medicine, its founders said last week.    Francis Collins, who led the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) – Soul and R&B singer  Erykah Badu has paid a fine and will serve six months probation  for stripping off her clothes to film a music video Dallas,  Texas, at the site where former President John F.