Daily Archive: Saturday, November 27, 2010

SEOUL, (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea  began joint military exercises in waters west of the Korean  Peninsula today that have been opposed by regional giant  China and have led to North Korea threatening “consequences”.

(Jamaica Observer) Two recent surveys have found that crime and violence are the main subject areas that get coverage from the media in the Caribbean, including Jamaica.

(Barbados Nation) Five outstanding journalists were inducted into the Barbados Association of Journalists’ (BAJ) Hall of Fame last night.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Gunmen disrupted the  final campaign rally in Haiti of a charismatic presidential  contender, stoking tensions on the eve of tomorrow’s elections in  a nation racked by cholera and political uncertainty.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain said today it would  help pay for more than 1,000 medical staff to fight a raging  cholera epidemic in Haiti.

PORTLAND, Oregon, (Reuters) – A Somali-born teenager  was arrested today for attempting to detonate what he  thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in  Oregon, officials said.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The second test between Sri  Lanka and West Indies ended in a draw today.

(TT Newsday) The two-match T20 series between the visiting Guyanese Lawyers Cricket Team and their TT counterparts ended in a draw over the weekend as both sides continue their preparation for the 3rd Lawyers Cricket World Cup next year.

Police in Linden yesterday captured one of the suspects in last year’s Ministry of Health arson attack and he later confessed to killing two of his gang members and led law enforcers to the shallow graves with their remains up the Kara Kara creek.

Years of drawn out court proceedings came to an end yesterday for two former employees of the New Building Society (NBS) when two fraud charges against them were discharged even as five others face a third.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday declared that developed countries can no longer dictate “homework” to South America.

Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo has assumed the Chairmanship of the South America integration group UNASUR with a list of what he thinks should come next for the grouping with closer political integration a priority.

South American leaders meeting here yesterday pledged to defend democracy with the approval of a democratic charter which will serve as a guide in the event of any disruptions and coupled it with a declaration of “unwavering respect for human rights”.

A Port Kaituma man is a patient of the Georgetown Hospital where he underwent surgery for internal injuries which he reportedly sustained at the hands of two police officers following a complaint by two women.

A janitor of the Georgetown Public Hospital who allegedly dealt a woman several cuts across her face with a razor blade was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has called off its industry wide strike, but some workers at Rose Hall estate are refusing to resume duties citing the current wage offers and working conditions.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has been reaching out to several countries in an effort to attract investors and capital, its President, Clinton Williams, says and he also pointed to a range of problems hampering businesses.

There is a 50% chance of oil being discovered in Guyana within the next 12 months, according to CGX Energy Inc’s President, Kerry Sully who said that a find could treble Guyana’s economy.

A mother of two is thankful she is still alive after she and her children were terrorised after robbers invaded their home as they slept.

The distribution of old age pension books  for 2011 so far seems to be moving smoothly and some minor glitches are being ironed out as the majority of pensioners are turning up to uplift their books.

Caribbean Airlines announc-ed yesterday that its Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ian Brunton has demitted office and that Vice President Commercial and Customer Experience of Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica, Robert Corbie who had been acting as CEO of the Trinidadian owned airline for the last week, has been appointed acting CEO.

A man who allegedly had a quantity of cocaine in his possession was on Thursday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry before whom he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

After two years of strained relations Ecuador and Colombia yesterday announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations following deliberations at the UNASUR summit in Guyana.

A teenager who had two grammes of cannabis in his possession and explained that he uses the illegal substance for medicinal purposes was yesterday ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and do six months’ community service.

A labourer alleged to have had a quantity of cocaine in his possession was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Designer Sonia Noel is pushing for people here to “go local” in their fashion choices saying that if one item is taken from a single designer, the industry would get the kind of jumpstart it badly needs.

His body is sprinkled with pink dots, curly hair a damp mess and his breath is coming in short, very exasperated gasps.

Hi Everyone, I made bacon! Yep, right in here in my home, I made bacon.

Born on Leguan Island, Bibi Khan now resides in Canada but for the past four years she has been returning annually to Leguan to spend a month during which time she holds training sessions for youths

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Two weeks after topping the Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with “What’s My Name?”

Digicel has confirmed its partnership with the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) with a $170,000 donation towards the GVF’s hosting of their international Goodwill Series, beginning today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Producer of the popular, ‘Nothing to laugh about’ series, Maria Benschop, has teamed up with a hilarious gang for an adults-only production this weekend.

A man accused by the police of having a gramme of cannabis in his possession was yesterday placed on $5,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will this afternoon tackle the Guadeloupe national football team at the Riviere Pilote  Stadium in a key encounter of the Digicel Cup football finals in Martinique.

Selectors of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) have included Guyana National Industrial Corporation’s (GNIC) middle order batsman Shawn De Souza for the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib/Pepsi four-team Twenty20 cricket tournament that begins next Friday at the Guyana National Stadium.

President Bharrat Jagdeo met with a group of fisherfolk from Goed Fortuin to allow them to voice their concerns about a proposal to relocate them to Vreed-en-Hoop.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Odean Brown gave a glimpse of his all-round ability to fortify West Indies A’s grip on the second and final, four-day “Test” against Pakistan-A yesterday.

Daryl Warner, son of Austin Jack Warner and FIFA Technical Development Officer for the Caribbean Region, yesterday gave a donation of an undisclosed amount  to the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation towards the  staging of the 21st annual tournament.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks cruised to a   116-96 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday to snap a   three-game losing run.

Dear Editor, A perusal of the National Budget 2010 will reveal that normally in addition to the Special Grade, there are nineteen sets of salary grades for teachers in the national education system. 

LONDON, CMC – Nicolette Fernandes was knocked-out of the Coronation London Open at the semi-final stage yesterday.

A steelpan serenade at the National Cultural Centre on Thursday for the conferral of the Order of Excellence on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on being awarded Guyana’s highest National Award, the Order of Excellence.

-Rain pushes Test towards drawCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Unrelenting heavy rains wrecked the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies here yesterday, preventing a ball from being bowled and leaving a tame draw as the likely result.

GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – Bangladesh cricketers  dashed Afghan dreams of taking home a first Asian Games gold  medal to their war-torn country, while Chinese athletes burst  with pride after smashing their own Games record yesterday.

Dear Editor, Ever since Simon Bolivar, the nineteenth century Latin American Liberator, organized the Congress of Panama in 1826, Latin American leaders have been hankering after regional integration. 

Dear Editor, I am literally saddened at what I perceive to be a very arrogant stance taken by the Kashif and Shanghai Organization against the Alpha United Football Club.

The Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission/ Guyana Cricket Board Secondary School Under-15, limited overs cricket competition continued recently in the Berbice/Mahaicony Districts.The 

Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your Stabroek News issue on Monday, October 4 2010 headlined ‘Chinese restaurant clogging drains with `fat’’.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC – Frenchman Jacques Crevoisier has had a lucrative three-year deal to become a part-time technical consultant for the Bermuda Football Association terminated.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Canadian police say May’s operation to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, and the tumbling of the headquarters of the Shower Posse have had a far-reaching effect on law enforcement in Toronto.

Dear Editor, Since the adult world is always wringing its hands over how to relate to young people, they may be interested in the experience of the members of Rights of Children (ROC) with the media in relation to its recent ROC-A-Thon to stop violence against women held on Sunday November 21st, 2010.

Banks DIH Limited has donated a 20-foot container of Tropical Mist Water and Trisco Biscuits to the people of St Lucia who were severely affected by Hurricane Tomas.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA)/Olympic Solidarity annual Sports Administrators course for the year 2010 got underway on Thursday at Olympic House on High Street.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia yesterday directly blamed  Josef Stalin for the 1940 massacre of 22,000 Polish officers at  Katyn in a rare condemnation of the dictator, in a vote widely  seen as an attempt by Moscow to improve ties with Poland.

Dear Editor, The spirited defence in yesterday’s issue of Stabroek News by two letters of the GMR&SC’s acceptance of $40M of taxpayer’s money to repave their track `The President’s gesture will certainly catapult motor racing in Guyana to new heights’ by Bryan Mackintosh and `Motor racing inspires national pride in all the people’ by Malcolm Harripaul gave a good indicator of the mindset of the elite of this country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal roared into the  semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday with a 7-6  6-1 defeat of Czech Tomas Berdych who later accused the Spaniard  of intimidating the umpire.

(Trinidad Express) – Police probing the murder of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago employee Kenny Goddard have unearthed a corrupt practice involving three of their colleagues and a TSTT employee, who were providing security for work crews in high risk areas.

CANAAN, Haiti, (Reuters) – Canaan, a 10-month-old  tent and tarpaulin settlement of thousands of earthquake  survivors carpeting bare hillsides north of Haiti’s capital,  has a prefabricated police station, a tin-roof meeting center,  tent schools and churches, and even a barber shop.

Campaigning closes It’s the last official day of campaigning in presidential and parliamentary elections in Haiti.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A bellicose Mike Hussey   belted 81 not out yesterday to drag Australia within 40 runs   of England’s first innings tally before play was called off  early on day two of the first Ashes test with the match finely   poised.

Dear Editor,I respectfully wish to refer to the comments of Mr.

Sharp personal criticism of politicians, especially those portrayed by their opponents as glib, arrogant or incurious, has become a regular feature of our age.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. authorities had long  suspected that a self-described Taliban leader was an imposter,  even as he engaged with Kabul over reconciliation, the top U.S.