Daily Archive: Sunday, September 19, 2010

– Roopnaraine Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Co-leader Rupert Roopnaraine has admitted that the party was accumulating weapons long before the murder of Dr Walter Rodney—the first admission of the kind by any member of the party leadership.

A 45-year-old Guyanese businessman was killed and his sister injured when a car driven by a drunken driver slammed into them as they attempted to cross a New York street early yesterday morning.

Introduction My notes of the meeting which President Bharrat Jagdeo held with policyholders of the failed insurance giant Clico Life & General Insurance Company (SA) Limited, or Clico, for short, quote him as saying that “Everybody will get back every cent of their money.”

Gunmen struck in two separate parts of the city on Friday and escaped with more than $600,000 in cash.

-parents threaten protest Sections of the St Aidan’s Primary School building at Linden are showing signs of crumbing, with massive erosion taking place close to its foundation.

A six-year-old girl was last night admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after being run over by a ‘Tundra’ at Legaun.

-warns contracted workers against tax evasion Two Jaguar motor cars imported by a “prominent city auto dealer” were impounded in July by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), which says it averted a major scam after the value of the vehicles was under-declared.

– threatens to close operations General Manager of Mahai-cony Rice Limited (MRL) Taramatie Ghani, speaking for the first time about the millions the company owes farmers, has said that her company does not wish to enter into discussions with “anyone or the government” and will clear its debts and close operations if there is no other option.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Virtually eliminated from semi-final contention, embattled Guyana will try to rescue their Champions League Twenty20 campaign when they face Highveld Lions of South Africa here today.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Victoria Bushrangers handed Chennai Super Kings their first loss of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday while keeping their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals of the lucrative showpiece.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has called for the condemnation of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s verbal attack on well known Char-tered Account, attorney and Stabroek News columnist, Christopher Ram at the forum he had with Clico policy holders on Thursday.

The LCDS comes to Georgetown? A house at the corner of D’Urban and Chapel Streets festooned with vines (Jules Gibson photo)

Here we go again in the interminable battle for control of West Indies cricket.

Winston Forrester followed up his performance at this year’s 24th annual Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Tournament in Barbados with a century yesterday in the second division Haier Cup at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Injury prone West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor says he is looking past the disappointment of losing his central retainer contract, and focusing on regaining his fitness so he can resume his international career.

The security guard who shot a thief dead in the Bakewell Factory compound at Triumph on Wednesday was on Friday released from custody and the police will soon be seeking legal advice.

Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad said a number of airline companies have express-ed an interest in providing flights to Guyana just as  government has started to explore ways of starting a sustainable airline industry.

Top local cyclist Marlon `Fishy’ Williams on Thursday was the beneficiary of a financial contribution from Fitness Express, specialists in health and fitness products to help offset his participation at next month’s Commonwealth Games in India.

Role of official external financing As a rule, small relatively poor open economies that are highly dependent on the production and export sale of low-value added primary products and/or other natural resources-based products that are not presently enjoying a secular boom in world commodities markets, end up in a situation where debt-led and capital inflows-led processes become the key drivers of economic growth. 

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) has written to the Ethnic Relations Commission regarding its lax approach to initiating an investigation into alleged government discrimination against bauxite workers.

Following a brief press conference at the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, the Rugby Sevens team yesterday departed for Barbados to begin the next phase of their training regimen in preparation for the Commonwealth Games that will be held in New Delhi, India from the October 3 – 14.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said GPL is exploring projects for power generation in gas and oil as well as implementing policies to generate electricity and reduce losses.

Taking the action into the night the two-day annual Amerindian Heritage Month Sports and Fun Day took off yesterday at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, with the preliminary rounds of the male and female cricket, volleyball and football competitions.

I am sometimes accused by bloggers, and often gently told by friends, that I am inclined to view life, and particularly life in Guyana, through a glass not darkly but beautifully rose-coloured.

The Public Works Ministry on Friday issued an advisory to residents in areas across the country to take precautions ahead of another spring tide period, even as some communities are still reeling from the recent assault.

—-Says Clint Duke Mr. Guyana 2010 Clint Duke has signaled an early warning to competitors of the upcoming 39th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) championships in Aruba from September 22-26.

It is a remarkable irony that a very public undertaking with the potential to energize and empower is mired in a bog of controversy and sometimes slick, sometimes jagged representations. 

Criminals beware(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced new strategies in the fight against crime, including the downsizing and revamping of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (SAUTT) and the use of technology to hunt criminals.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an investigation into Friday’s third one-day international between England and Pakistan at The Oval.

Continued from last week 12.    (1) The employer may terminate the employment of the employee because the employee is redundant under the provisions of subsection (2).

At the halfway point in the DDL Topco Juices Chess Tournament, Taffin Khan, Omar Shariff and Shiv Nandalall  are leading with four points each with four games to go.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Dominican umpire Billy Doctrove says he is relishing the thought of standing in his 100th One-Day International at the historic Lord’s Ground in England on Tuesday.

– vendors propose Local government, public works officials no show at meeting Charity vendors were up in arms on Thursday when they turned up for a meeting scheduled for 10 am with officials from the Local Government and Public Works ministries and no officials showed up.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – European champions Spain edged South American kings Brazil 2-1 on Friday evening to clinch a semi-final spot in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

Employees of the Ministry of Works repairing a road in Annandale yesterday.

‘Money will depreciate over 20 years’ (Trinidad Express) Govern-ment’s plan to bail out CLICO will lead to hardships for the people of this country and could ruin the economy, Opposition MP Colm Imbert says.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Warriors of South Africa sent Central Districts tumbling from the Champions League Twenty20 with a convincing six-wicket hammering as they clinched their third successive win here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Several Clico policyholders after hearing of Clico going bankrupt and the financial scandals, in fear, especially public servants, stopped the monthly insurance deductions from their salaries which went straight to Clico.

Continued Organ failures As can be expected, as the dog gets older, some of the vital internal organs tend to deteriorate.

The new Hallmark store at 70 Quamina Street yesterday. (Photo by Jules Gibson)

Part 1By Dr Vineet Naja, MS (General Surgery) MCh (Urology) (Consulting Urologist and Andrologist) Prostate problems are common male health problem.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Assistant West Indies coach David Williams believes next month’s regional one-day championship will serve as good preparation for the regional side’s tour of Sri Lanka in November.

Dear Editor, In our highly partisan political process where there is no wall of separation between party and state, it is conceivable that every now and then the Head of State would descend into partisan ‘busing out.’

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Damascus yesterday, two days after Assad held talks with a US envoy about the prospects of renewing peace negotiations with Israel.

A Hallmark store was officially opened in Quamina Street yesterday. In photo above Mrs Marissa Adams, the Managing Director of the outlet stands in front of the shelves displaying some of the Hallmark products.

Rising Sun Turf Club of Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, will come alive today for the True Friendship Committee Charity horse race meet and over $3.5 million in prize monies, trophies and other memorabilia.

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan officials hailed a parliamentary vote yesterday as a success despite low turnout, attacks that killed 14 people and widespread fraud that could undermine the result and test the government’s credibility.

Dear Editor, It was very gratifying to see and read that Ms Tennicia De Freitas won the 2010 Guyana Cultural Association Youth Award.

A man who stole a quantity of vegetables from his employer was on Friday fined $25,000 or an alternative of two weeks imprisonment.

Gardeners in the tropics, including Guyanese gardeners, often get quick results.

Dear Editor, A serious health hazard in the form of a sewage overflow has erupted in Henry Street,  Werk-en-Rust.

Mining for gold and diamonds is a major industry in Guyana.

(Cricinfo)The clash between the two IPL heavyweights Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore is the biggest draw in Group A and the stakes have increased with South Australia Redbacks sealing their place in the semis after three straight wins.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A Canadian man who admitted helping make the bomb that destroyed Air India Flight 182 was found guilty of perjury yesterday during the trial of two other men accused of history’s deadliest airline bombing.

Dear Editor, Can someone in charge please put back, or fix the pelican crossing on the busy East Bank Highway outside Eccles Housing scheme, so that children and adults will know when it is safe to cross the road?

A week or so ago, six tourism ministers visited London as a part of a group co-ordinated  by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO).There

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai chose a female, Hindu candidate when he voted in yesterday’s parliamentary election, two palace officials close to him said.

It is not often that cases of Amerindian exploitation come to public attention through the media, which is not the same thing as to say that they are a rare occurrence, because one has every reason to believe they are not.

A Linden man was charged with stealing dredging equipment valued at $3.1M on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he was granted $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty.

Guyanese point guard Dave Causway scored 21 points to lead Royal Extra Lions to victory over Longdenville Bullets by a massive 34 points, to take the Central Zone Basketball League’s Knock Out title at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas, Trinidad on Thursday night.

A new World Bank study is likely to raise high hopes in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and other South American commodity exporters.