Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 15, 2010

-end strike after president agrees to meeting Route 50 (Georgetown to Rosignol) minibus operators yesterday picketed the Office of the President (OP), as they moved demonstrations against new zoning regulations to the city.

The police last evening confirmed that a suspect is in custody in connection with the robbery and murder of Demerara Bank employee Sheema Mangar and according to reports a car was also impounded.

-13th woman to die by partner’s hands for the year During the last seven years of her life Dionne Stephens battled constant physical, verbal and psychological abuse.

The mother of the seven abandoned children, who were taken into state care at Linden on Monday, sent money to the eldest daughter, who disappeared months ago.

Two  flights leaving the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri were delayed yesterday morning, after a damaged pipe flooded parts of the airport’s terminal building.

Guyana is already reaping tremendous commercial benefit from the presence of the Takutu Bridge a year after it was officially commissioned and it is set for take off and expansion, Trade and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has said.

Facing a budget estimated at approximately $15 million  to host the 50th  edition of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships scheduled from November 9 – 12,  the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) were yesterday extended major assistance from telecommunications giant Digicel, as the business handed over a $3.625 million cheque to the two bodies.

Unless the Linden/Lethem trail is paved, the expected business capacity which is anticipated by the authorities in the region would not be fulfilled.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Rashid  Latif has resigned from a coaching position with the country’s national body after being asked to explain comments he made about the current spot-fixing and betting scandal.

Contracts valued at an estimated $800M were signed yesterday for five new housing projects to be undertaken under the second phase of the Low Income Settlement Programme, which is expected to benefit over 11,000 people.

A workshop to discuss government’s anti-terrorism initiatives was held yesterday and Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said that Guyana is in the process of drafting an Anti-Terrorism Bill.

So much for all the sentimental thinking that left Guyana’s cricket team without the strongest possible squad for the biggest assignment of their lives.

Today the squad of over 25 local football players called to trials for the inaugural Kashif and Shanghai organized President’s Cup International Friendly match between the Golden Jaguars and Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors will be trimmed.

The Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project (GMRP) is heading to Essequibo where it aims to plant 36,000 mangrove seedlings on 45 hectares of land to restore sea defences to low-lying areas.

Ryan McKinnon,  Michael Blake, Ian Rogers and Ray Beharry, turned in outstanding performances at last weekend’s Pistol shooting competition organized by the smallbore section of the Guyana National Rifle Association (Guyana NRA).

A timber truck toppled somewhere along the Kwakwani-Ituni trail about 8pm last night and the driver was killed, police sources said.

-nearly 3,000 on national HIV treatment programme Guyana has acquired a supply of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to treat persons on the national treatment programme for more than a year, according to Director of National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Dr.

Dear Editor,The Rice Factories (Amendment) Bill 2010 – Bill No.

The top teams in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League tournament scored heavily over the weekend in lopsided wins.

Dear Editor, Today is the first of September 2010. It is my half brothers and sisters’ month of celebrations in Guyana.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) yesterday said that it will commence rehabilitation on the building it provides as living quarters for its workers on the Torani Canal’s head compound in Berbice, as soon as the budget estimate is completed and approved.

Clint Duke from the Total fitness Gym out-flexed and out-posed the  field of category winners to emerge the winner of the Mr.

Dear Editor, The tragic and brutal death of Seema Mangar has sent shockwaves through a society that has been ruthlessly trampled by a series of serious crimes, especially in the last few months.

The Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute is aiming to break the perception of gender-type jobs by offering driver/salesman training to women in its latest programme.

Dear Editor, I am responding to the column by Arif Bulkan ‘The hypocrisy Of Caricom’ published on September 6 in SN’s ‘Diaspora’ column, as well as the letter in response, ‘Diaspora column contained inaccuracies’ by Edward Greene (SN, September 12).

DURBAN, South Africa,  CMC – Guyana coach Ravindra Seeram says he expects a radically different approach to his side’s batting in their next match against the powerful Mumbai Indians.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal was still beaming  about winning the U.S.

– alleged accomplice put on $80,000 bail Two men accused of breaking into a store bond and stealing a quantity of items appeared yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry-Sewnarine at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, For the years 2007 and 2008, I am owed tax refunds by the Guyana Revenue Authority.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Selectors here have called up young fast bowler Daniel St.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is considering taking action against Mahaicony Rice Mills (MRM) even as several farmers are yet to uplift monies owed to them by the company.

Dear Editor, It is no surprise that the woman and her daughter who applied to remain in Canada under the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) system was granted permission temporarily to do so based on lack of police protection against abusers of women in Guyana.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s best player Lionel  Messi lit up the opening night of the Champions League for  Barcelona although holders Inter Milan and Manchester United  endured less than sparkling starts yesterday.

The man accused of causing the death of Police Corporal Bertrand Edwards as a result of dangerous driving was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $200,000 when he made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

LONDON (Reuters) – Pressure mounted on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at home and abroad yesterday as his government’s disputes with the West deepened.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – Devon Thomas stroked a half-century to guide West Indies HPC to a comfortable five-wicket win over hapless Bermuda yesterday.

Dear Editor, Land disputes in Mahdia are ongoing because land predators or grabbers are deliberately distorting the right information given them by the relevant authorities of the Guyana Lands and Surveys with regard to the procedures for land application and occupation.

(Trinidad Express) – Clico, the country’s largest insurer, and its parent, CL Financial, perpetrated an elaborate “Ponzi scheme” on thousands of unsuspecting investors and the people responsible for it should be jailed, Government Senator Patrick Watson has said.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held in Iran for more than a year on suspicion of spying, left the country yesterday after she was released on bail.

Dear Editor, Religious bigots, under the guise of right-wing Christianity, are working themselves into a frenzy this month, the anniversary of the attacks of 9/11.

– GABF wants to recruit NBA’s CollisonIt has been three years since Guyana last participated in the Caribbean Basketball Championship (CBC), but president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), David Patterson is “over 80% sure” that Guyana will be contesting next year’s event.

The US Embassy is hosting a public forum titled ‘Intimate Partner Violence’ on Friday to share ideas and strategies on countering domestic violence and protecting women’s rights.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will lay off more than 500,000 state employees by March and expand private employment to give them work in the biggest shift to the private sector since the 1960s, the Cuban Workers Federation said yesterday.

Local beverage giants Banks DIH Limited yesterday presented a sponsorship cheque to the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation ahead of next Sunday’s super clash between Guyana’s Golden Jaguars and Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors senior football teams at the Guyana National Stadium.

Dear Editor, Pastor Terry Jones has decided against burning some copies of the Holy Koran.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – The European Union hopes to reach an accord with South American trade bloc Mercosur by mid-2011 as negotiators iron out details on tough issues such as farm aid and intellectual property, the EU’s trade chief Karel De Gucht said yesterday.

Food For the Poor (Guyana) Inc on Thursday donated a supply of foodstuff, furniture and books to the Municipal Day Care Service.

-Players file responses KARACHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) will convene a preliminary hearing into allegations of spot fixing against three Pakistani players in 40 days time, the legal adviser to the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Polls show Venezuela’s parliamentary election is a tight race between President Hugo Chavez’s allies and his opponents, but Chavez’s rising popularity and favourable election rules may tip the balance.

Dear Editor,There seems to be madness in horse racing and unless the administrators of various clubs can forget their differences, come together and cooperate with each other, the progress which had been made in horse racing will soon be erased.

PARIS (Reuters) – French police evacuated tourists from the landmark Paris Eiffel Tower and a metro station following bomb alerts yesterday evening, but searches found no explosives, police said.

Worth a dance: The dance studios/benabs in the National Park, Thomas Lands which house the National School of Dance and the National Dance Company are receiving a much needed face lift.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said plans are moving apace for the hosting of its second ‘Big Ride’ which falls under its ‘Fit for Life’ programme.

Introduction This essay will conclude the series on the post-1992 elected oligarchy by proposing a set of policies that could circumvent the further entrenchment of the present oligarchy or the emergence of future elected ones.

By Augusto de la Torre Augusto de la Torre is  Chief Economist for Latin American and the Caribbean at the World Bank.

DURBAN, South Africa, CMC – A late flurry from Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo failed to ignite the Mumbai Indians, and the South Australia Redbacks prevailed by five wickets in a tense Champions League Twenty20 match yesterday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union threatened France with legal action over its handling of the expulsion of Roma migrants yesterday, with the EU’s justice commissioner calling France’s behaviour unacceptable and a disgrace.

Race relations concerns British Labour MP Dianne Abbott says cuts being made by the Coalition administration of Prime Minister David Cameron could put back race relations by a generation.

Dear Editor, The REDD plan for Panama reflects a country with a clear vision of how, in specific terms, it intends to integrate REDD planning with sustainable development.

Perhaps the most immediate issue in the minds of Caribbean policy-makers and commercial interests on the eve of last May’s general elections was the effect of an Air Passenger Duty (APD) or tax which the then Labour government proposed to introduce on persons leaving Britain for other destinations.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds joined other government functionaries in a commemorative walk aimed at promoting healthy and sustainable lifestyles in honour of Amerindian Heritage Month.

Taking Precautions: This Stabroek Market vendor was taking no chances and was raising the floor of his stall yesterday.