Daily Archive: Friday, September 24, 2010

The relatives of a cancer patient who died last week are facing allegations that they continually abused her up until the last days of her life—a charge that they strongly deny.

-as UN council adopts human rights report United Kingdom Ambassador Bob Last yesterday maintained that an independent investigation of the ‘phantom squad’ is an issue that requires attention as the report on Guyana’s human rights record was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.

John and Cynthia Singh, the couple now facing mounting public condemnation for racially offensive comments about their former maid, were investigated earlier this year after identical complaints were made by another woman of Amerindian ancestry, the Amerindian Affairs Ministry disclosed last evening.

Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday remanded the second accused in the murder of businessman Lakeram Bishundial, after he surrendered to police.

Police investigators are checking to see if pieces of fabric found beneath a car match the clothing Demerara Bank employee Sheema Mangar was wearing when she was dragged along Camp Street, Police Commissioner Henry Greene said yesterday.

Police will now be able to reduce fraud and tampering and improve the look of their identification card with the recent acquisition of a Complete Identification Card System.

– supervisor in custody Police are investigating a multi-million dollar fraud at Guyana Bank for Industry and Trade (GBTI) that was unearthed earlier this week and an employee has since been held for questioning.

The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has said its presidential candidate for the next general elections would be selected according to the procedure it has always used—a decision that closes the door on the push by MP Moses Nagamootoo for a broader approach.

– Roger HarperFormer West Indies coach Roger Harper said yesterday that the Amazon Conquerors did not play to their full potential although their performance got markedly better as they progressed in the Airtel Champions League in South Africa.

National junior cricketer Shaquille Williams yesterday switched from the pitch to the track to give dominant performances in the under-18 category sprint races at the St Joseph High School Inter-House Athletics meet held at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

Hemchan Dass, a farmer of Number 58 Village, Corentyne pleaded guilty to charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

By Marlon Munroe Central American and Caribbean (CAC) selectees Clint Duke, Marlon Bennett and Alisha Fortune have expressed their disappointment at not being able to attend the bodybuilding championships currently underway in Aruba.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More nations delayed their departure for the Commonwealth Games in India as organisers raced yesterday to tackle security and health problems that have already prompted several top athletes to pull out.

This is the third in a series of interviews with women who have been supported by the Ministry of Human Services being published in recognition of Child Protection Week, which is being observed under the theme, ‘Positive parenting; saving tomorrow, today’If Roma* sees her name in black and white she might recognize it, but there are no guarantees. 

TAMPA, Florida (Jamaica Observer) — The 13-member panel of jurors were still undecided on the fate of Reggae singer Buju Banton after more than four hours of deliberation yesterday and will reconvene today at 9:30 am.

Fogarty’s Supermarket presented 15 winners in its ‘Back to School’ promotion with their prizes at a ceremony it held recently.

A goldsmith of Number 79 Village, Corriverton was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty on a charge of possession of 10 grammes cannabis sativa.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday accused the PPP/C administration of circulating flyers which misleadingly indicate that party leader Raphael Trotman would be contesting for the presidency at next year’s general elections.

Dear Editor, The Gomes family is soliciting your help to highlight the unanswered questions the Guyana Police Force, B Division East Berbice is avoiding about the death of Ivor Gomes, former police officer and taxi driver of Asylum Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Mortice Primary School of Mahaicony emerged victorious at a Spelling Bee competition held on Monday at the Lachmansingh Primary School at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice.

A conversation with the Clerk of Markets Schulder Griffith has no illusions about the importance of his job as Clerk of Markets.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has postponed the Heritage Cultural Extra-vaganza until Thursday and has instead scheduled a wild meat buffet for Wednesday afternoon.

Dear Editor,A national cricket team left these shores amid all the hype of ‘taking it.’

Dear Editor, When the idea of constructing the Suddie car    park was conceived by Riverstown-Annandale Neighbourhood Democratic Council, and the announcement was made at a meeting of the Regional Democratic Council some time in 2007, I as a member of the RDC representing the Alliance for Change, advised the council that the proposed site for the car park which is south of the Suddie Post Office, would not suit the hire-care drivers, the minibus drivers and most important, the commuters.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds gave the charge at the Annual Day of Sports and family fun day at the Carifesta Sports Ground hosted on Saturday last as part of Amerindian Heritage month activities.

For the second time in just over four months, one of the world’s major multilateral institutions concerned with monitoring and supporting the global financial and economic recovery has provided a positive assessment of the likely rate of recovery by Caribbean territories.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will next Tuesday launch its long-awaited revised code of conduct, almost two years since the organization undertook a review of the document.

– Melanie Patriots coach Newcomers to the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Division Three League, Melanie Patriots will face a competitor not equal in years of experience when they go up against the Ravens in GABA’s Pepsi Street Playoff Series tomorrow at the Burnham Basketball Court.

Dear Editor, A few days ago you published a letter from a contributor suggesting that the Lotto company should publish the names of the winners to give credibility to the drawings.

Minister Robert Persaud’s recent remarks about the nexus between agricultural production and securing markets, particularly overseas markets for the food we produce, has, for more reasons than one, struck a responsive chord with this newspaper.

The Hydrometeorological Service is teaming up with GTT&T to delivery up-to-date weather forecasts by SMS (text messages).

PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – North and South Korean officials met today to try again to set up reunions of families split by the 1950-53 Korean War, amid signs of conciliation between the rivals after months of high tension. 

Dear Editor, I would like the Minister of Public Works, Mr Robeson Benn to use his powers to require the speedboat operators on the Parika-Supenaam route to put sheds on their boats.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) launched the Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket ‘Heroes Cup’ First Division two-day tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) pavilion yesterday.

Dear Editor, I agree with Ravi Dev’s concern that too much of the debate about the past could be a distraction from the present problems Guyana faces.

A small group of Bourda market vendors with whom Stabroek Business met at their request have said that the Georgetown City Council is not playing fair as far as providing stallholders with the services which they should under the tenancy agreement.

Middle order batsman Jeetendra Sookdeo will be replaced by Chandrapaul Hemraj in the Demerara Under-23 side that will play Berbice Under-23 at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground today for the Colin Wiltshire trophy.

CAIRO (Reuters) – When posters vaunting President Hosni Mubarak’s son as Egypt’s future leader appeared in Cairo’s poorer districts, it was only days before many were torn down or defaced with spraypaint.

Trinidad Express) Ten people, linked by the chain of friendship or family to the PNM, raked in $84 million in legal fees during the years of the Patrick Manning administration, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan disclosed to the Senate on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Quick sleuth-like action by the police has led to the capture of some known criminals and the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition in various parts of the country.

Normalcy Two decades after the passage of the Dealers in Foreign Currency (Licensing) Act, it is reasonable to inquire of the state of foreign currency trading in Guyana, given the dysfunctional condition of the market before the Act was passed. 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Formula One has no concerns about next year’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix despite New Delhi’s problems with the Commonwealth Games, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday.

Dear Editor, An officer from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of the Guyana Police Force visited my home on Sunday last for statements from myself for an affidavit which would then begin an investigation into the 911 operator of the Central Police Station’s Operation Room in ‘B’ Division who was unprofessional to me during a telephone call whereby I requested immediate help in August.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama urged Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to take rapid steps to address a dispute over the value of China’s currency and made clear the United States would protect its economic interests.

-Global Competitiveness Report Guyana is deemed to have the lowest level of efficiency in legal measures for settling disputes than any other Caribbean territory, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal is “a beast” on the court who’s capable of overtaking Roger Federer as the all-time grand slam king, Pete Sampras said yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s consul in New York was found dead with his throat slashed in a Bronx apartment yesterday during the United Nations General Assembly, officials said.

Dear Editor, As an international relations and economic development specialist, I am following the speeches being delivered at the United Nations summit on achieving millennium development goals (MDGs) relating to the eradication of poverty.

– spousal killings, defence duty It could be the unfortunate legacy of our “culture of lateness, late-coming and delay”.

BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) – Top Colombian rebel commander Mono Jojoy has been killed in a military raid on his jungle camp in one of the biggest blows against Latin America’s oldest insurgency, the government said yesterday.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 374’s trading results showed consideration of $3,645,558 from 86,908 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 373 which showed consideration of $605,763 from 53,377 shares traded in 8 transactions. 

LONDON (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar was handed a chance to resurrect his test career while Chris Tremlett could join a towering pace attack after both were named yesterday in England’s squad to tour Australia this year.

The rotating chairmanship of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) was officially transferred from Ecuador to Guyana at a meeting of foreign ministers, on Tuesday, in New York, in the margins of the UN General Assembly, and it was agreed to hold UNASUR’s next summit in Georgetown on November 26.

Dear Editor, As President Barack Obama recently defended his policies during a townhall-style meeting after the worst US recession since the 1930s was declared over, members of the audience voiced exasperation and disappointment at his administration.

Banana reforms Problems with fruit quality have prompted St Vincent’s Ministry of Agriculture to announce changes in the operations of local banana farmers.

Not every president has a police mug shot, but it’s not so surprising in Latin America.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people from 2001 to 2007, US researchers reported yesterday.