Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Incorporated today inked a contract with the Wartsila Company for 15.68 more megawatts to the existing 20.7 megawatt plant at Kingston, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The Guyana Revenue Authority has announced a simplified barrels clearance process where personal effects will no longer be examined and transactions should take no more than 10 minutes.

One of the three miners injured in Monday’s tree mishap at an upper Barama River location succumbed while being air-dashed to Georgetown this morning.

(Reuters) – Democratic Representative Charles Rangel, Congress’s former chief tax writer, was convicted by a congressional panel today of ethics violations, many dealing with personal finances.

Mervin Williams, the prisoner who was shot in his attempt to escape from lawful custody outside the Camp Street Prisons on November 11, was today sentenced to two years imprisonment by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Three police officers accused of taking 301 grams of cannabis from a man and then demanding the sum of $75,000 so that he could avoid prosecution were today remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) says that Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has apologised to the region for  comments she has made in the past few weeks on assistance to storm-stricken countries in the region.

The non-governmental organization Help and Shelter says it will strenuously and actively oppose any attempt to retain convicted sex felon Dr Vishwamintra Persaud as a medical doctor in Guyana.

Alliance For Change Leader and MP Raphael Trotman is to move a motion at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly for the introduction of the long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill.

Gun-toting bandits this morning raided a welding shop and the L and B  shopping centre at 18, Second Street, Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara and killed the owner, Dennis Ramah.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William is to  marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year,  Buckingham Palace said today, ending months of media  speculation about the couple’s plans to wed.

Housing Minister, Irfaan Ali yesterday met with squatters of Container City, Front Road East and West Ruimveldt, Laing Avenue and Sideline Dam, Georgetown at St.

Michael Brassington, the Guyanese former president of a luxury charter company whose plane ran a Teterboro Airport runway in 2005 put profits ahead of safety in a scheme to overload jets with cheap fuel, a jury ruled yesterday, according to www.jersey.com.

(Trinidad Express) The country’s top telecommunications companies have both distanced themselves from any involvement in the illegal wiretapping of their customers’ phones.

Five workers dismissed by the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) are claiming discrimination as a result of their protest against meals prepared in the roach-infested kitchen at the Aroaima work station, which was filled with spoilt and expired goods.

PNCR executive member Winston Murray last evening remained in a coma in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and a decision will not be made by his family on the next step until later this week when his son arrives from London, England.

A man was fatally stabbed by his younger brother following an argument over money at their Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara home on Sunday night.

A tree which fell in a gold pit in the upper Barama River where four miners were working yesterday has left one dead and three injured.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuter s) – Opener Chris Gayle  tormented Sri Lanka with a career best 333 as West Indies took  control of the first test before declaring on 580-9 today.

The Bank of Guyana has recovered records for Globe Trust depositor Avil Murray who went public with her story when the company was unable to find records for her children.

There was no indication yesterday as to whether child sex felon Dr Vishwamintra Persaud had responded to the Guyana Medical Council, but the stipulated seven days which he was granted has expired.

-IMC stands by Town Clerk suspension Workers of the Linden Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) took to the streets yesterday to press their calls for better and timely payments of wages and the withdrawal of the suspension of Town Clerk Patrick Inniss, which Interim Management Committee Chairman Orin Gordon said was in keeping with the law.

The relatives of Alexis Perreira, whose decomposing body was discovered early Saturday morning in a yard at Christianburg are awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME) before making funeral arrangements.

The Harris Group of Companies yesterday held a one-day seminar on paint dynamics and the language of colours with its staff, dealers and contractors as it prepares to launch a series of new technology to aid in the selection

The security personnel on duty at the Georgetown Pub-lic Hospital (GPH) on Sunday night when a nurse/midwife was attacked by her former lover, failed to perform their duties, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Khan said.

A mother of three accused of breaking into her boss’ house and stealing a quantity of items was yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $75,000 when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Hindu Society of the Berbice Sri Krishna Mandir at Gay Park Greater New Amsterdam presented over 700 food hampers to less fortunate families for the Diwali celebrations.

A mother, left distraught by the death of her son in a traffic accident last Tuesday night on the Timehri Public Road, is feeling short-changed by police who are yet to update her on the status of the investigation.

An arrest warrant has been issued for social activist Mark Benschop after he failed to attend court for a traffic violation.

Three young men are questioning their detention at the New Amsterdam Police Station on Sunday night and are calling on the law men who rudely took them out of their beds and forcing them to sleep on cold concrete barely clothed in their underwear to provide answers.

The Irene Madray Recreational Arts and Resources Centre (IMRARC), Kids First Fund, Red Thread, Help and Shelter and friends will host a day of awareness of violence against women and children on Thursday, November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women at GCC Ground, Bourda.

– education ministry pursuing litigation Two years after paying a contractor $18.5 million to supply equipment for technical/vocational projects, the Ministry of Education is still to receive the equipment or a refund of the payment, the latest Auditor General’s Report reveals.

A man accused of causing the death of another as a result of riding his motorcycle in a dangerous manner was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $200,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The AND 1 Streetball team brought the curtain down on Wildfire Entertainment’s All-Star Basketball Weekend Sunday night with their 101-55 annihilation of Wildfire Entertainment’s Guyana All-Star team.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – A rampaging Chris Gayle uncorked his third Test double century and his highest score on foreign soil, to spearhead a fabulous West Indies batting effort on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here yesterday.

The decomposing body of a man of mixed race was found floating in the Pomeroon River around midday yesterday, two days after he went missing.

The Golden Jaguars were not destructive these last few weeks. Rather, they limped along, undernourished while successfully completing the first two phases of its mission.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Brendon  McCullum stood firm with his sixth test hundred yesterday to  leave the second test against India evenly poised.

West Indies under-19 opener Trevon Griffith notched up another first division century for Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) over the weekend while his teammate Totaram Bishun again took over 10 wickets in the Carib Beer Heroes Cup two-day first division cricket competition at the Queenstown ground.

Jeremy Miller and Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan on Sunday defeated Krystal Sukra and Andy Gouveia to win the mixed doubles competition of the Pegasus Open lawn tennis tournament at the hotel’s courts.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Phoenix Suns made 22  three-pointers, the second highest in an NBA game, to beat two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 121-116 on Sunday.

The ambulance which collided into a truck injuring the driver and attendant after its brakes reportedly failed was only acquired by the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) this year.

Dear Editor, The case of the late saint, Ms Neesa Gopaul, is one of our foulest experiences.

Gavin Lewis gained his first boys’ singles 18 years  and under champion title as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association Pegasus Open continued on Sunday.

Round two wraps up tonight The second round of the recently commenced Guinness Greatest of the Street Futsal competition will wrap up tonight with eight matches at the Culture Centre Tarmac, Mandela Avenue from 6pm.

Dear Editor, On pre-Diwali night and the following day, the night sky was lit up with an array of squibs followed by a variety of violent sounds, which caused anxiety to our dumb four-legged animals, residents, not forgetting the elderly.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Protesters in Haiti who blame United Nations troops for a cholera epidemic that has killed hundreds attacked UN peacekeepers with rocks in two cities yesterday, raising questions about security ahead of presidential elections this month, authorities said.

Dear Editor, I have read a few letters on whether Dr Vishwamintra Persaud should be allowed to practice medicine in Guyana.

Flora Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans hockey club retained their Under-21 women’s title at the fifth Shandy Carib Magnolias Indoor hockey tournament at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, in Trinidad on Saturday.

Dear Editor, At a recent meeting of the general journalistic staff at Kaieteur News, I appealed for the end of anonymous letters even including where valid names are given but identity withheld.

DUBAI, (Reuters) –  Pakistan face an uphill battle to  save the first test after closing the fourth day on 109 for two  after being set a formidable winning target of 450 by South  Africa yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook trotted out an all-in-one messaging tool yesterday that pools users’ email, instant and text messages, taking on Google Inc’s and Yahoo Inc’s popular email platforms.

Two time national men’s Open chess champion Kriskal Persaud is in the lead after four completed rounds of the National Closed Chess tournament which commenced Saturdaty at the Ocean Spray Hotel.

Dear Editor, The title of Randy Persaud’s rebuttal ‘To say the PNC and PPP both failed equally is to disregard the evidence’ is intellectually dishonest.

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she wants a full probe into the operations of the Security Intelligence Agency (SIA).

CONAKRY (Reuters) – Veteran opposition leader Alpha Conde won 52.5 per cent of the votes in a November 7 run-off in Guinea’s presidential election, according to provisional results issued by the electoral commission yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Warring gangs took their fight from the dancehall to the Sangre Grande District Hospital on Sunday morning, forcing doctors and nurses to scamper for safety and lock themselves in various rooms to avoid being injured.

Roy Cummings might not be as well known a golfer as his father Syd and brothers Bruce and Andre.

Dear Editor, The news that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest by the Burmese military has come as a relief to all those who cherish the ideals of freedom and democracy.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – From selling crack cocaine as a teenage hustler to becoming one of America’s richest rappers, Jay-Z writes about his life, decodes his music and explains hip-hop culture in his literary debut Decoded, set for release today.

(Barbados Nation) Opposition leader Owen Arthur on Sunday told the woman he and four of his parliamentary colleagues ousted from the leadership of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) that the country and the party needed her.

Dear Editor, It would be good if the Ministry of Education could state its position on unregistered private schools across the country.

The Police Officers Mess “A” team lost 2-3 to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Sunday in their semi final encounter of the 2010 Inter-Organization teams table tennis tournament at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Two men who allegedly attempted to rob a woman in front of Scotia Bank, Strand, New Amsterdam were arrested yesterday morning by public-spirited citizens and handed it over to a police.

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – One of the concerns West Indies fans had ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka was Chris Gayle’s response to being stripped of the captaincy.

In what may well have been her first public pronouncement since her recent appointment, the new United States Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater has declared her intention to set her face against corruption during her diplomatic tenure on the island.

Dear Editor, According to the findings of an opinion survey conducted by NACTA earlier this month, Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar remains very popular but her government’s popularity has slipped since a similar poll conducted in July.

Early Vincie  poll The Vincentian parliament was dissolved yesterday ahead of general elections in less than a month’s time on 13 December.

Coming down: The building which formerly housed the Bureau of Statistics at High Street and Brickdam being torn down yesterday.

Commander of the Police’s ‘D’ Division Assistant Commissioner Balram Persaud (seated, left) and other police officials after they handed over a food hamper to Sinmateah Mangru (seated, second right) and her family as part of their outreach for the upcoming holiday season.