Daily Archive: Sunday, December 5, 2010

A ten-year-old boy hanged himself this afternoon, two days after his older brother was taken into custody following

Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger who is in the running to be the PNCR’s presidential nominee for next year’s general elections is to leave Guyana tomorrow to meet party members in New York, New Jersey and Washington DC.

(Barbados Nation)  “Short-sighted!” is how attorney-at-law Latchman Kissoon views the recent hike in immigration fees.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters  demanding the annulment of Haiti’s elections marched in the  capital for the second time in days today, clashing with  riot police and stoking tensions ahead of results expected on  Tuesday.

The police this afternoon said that a Mon Repos fisherman and two of his crew were robbed last night by pirates about 30 miles off the Mahaicony foreshore.

Dear Editor, It is with grief I read of the passing of former US Congressman, Stephen Solarz.

KANDY, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara  called for cricket officials to analyse weather patterns  thoroughly before hosting test matches after the third and final  test against West Indies ended in a tame draw at the Pallakele  Stadium today.

In the wake of the closure of its plywood factory at Land of Canaan following a boiler explosion, Barama Company Limited has begun importing plywood.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Three Russian satellites crashed  into the Pacific Ocean today after a failed launch, media  reported, in a setback to a Kremlin project designed as a rival  to widely used U.S.

All of Bartica was plunged into darkness earlier this morning following a fire at the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) station in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni community.

(Barbados Nation) Two of Barbados’  most prominent heart specialists Dr Richard Ishmael and Dr Alfred Sparman are at it again.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The International Cricket   Council is eyeing June 2013 for the  inaugural test world   championship and will use current rankings to decide the four   playoff spots, CEO Haroon Lorgat told Australian radio today.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – replaced   Alastair Cook as Australia’s tormentor with a majestic double   century as England took a commanding first innings lead before   rain curtailed the third day of the second Ashes test today.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – The third and final   test between Sri Lanka and West Indies ended in a draw with no   play being possible on the fifth and final day today   because of rain.

Is wanted man George Lashley the US-based link who was supporting the gang responsible for the Ministry of Health (MoH) fire and a string of attacks in the city last November?

Caribbean female under-19 squash champion Ashley Khalil and her brother Jason Ray Khalil are expected to depart for Canada tomorrow where they are scheduled to participate in the Canadian Junior Open Squash Championships from December 11 – 14 at Niagara on the Lake, Ontario.

Twelve years after she lost her eyesight, Abigail Hamilton still finds every day a struggle; and were it not for her three minor children and a few good friends, she would have given up already.

A letter from the late Winston Murray to the PNCR General Secretary along with a second to which he and others were signatory records the concerns of some within the PNCR about the transparency and fairness of the process to identify the party’s presidential candidate.

Research has shown that many premature male school leavers turn to a life of crime and it is for this reason that the Education Ministry has embarked on a vigorous three-year campaign to reduce the drop out rate.

Caribbean junior cadet table tennis player Chelsea Edghill yesterday formally added the 2010 National 13 years and under Singles Champion to her list of achievements when she won the title at the Vita Malt National Championships currently ongoing at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The historic St Peter’s Anglican Church in Leguan is in urgent need of repairs but the lack of funding is proving to be a major obstacle.

Government has stopped sole-sourcing drugs from the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) and tenders are now being considered by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said.

Another low scoring match of the Pepsi/Carib T20 tournament saw defending champions Cellink Berbice emerge the winners over Essequibo by eight wickets at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday evening.

Otis Gibson and Courtney Browne have spent as much time over the past month in Sri Lanka experiencing the effects of global warming on what should be the end of the annual monsoon season as on what their principal mission was meant to be.

PNCR Chairman Cammie Ramsaroop had been identified as the party’s representative to deliver a tribute at Tuesday’s interment ceremony for former chairman Winston Murray after a request was made, the committee that arranged the funeral said.

The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) is calling on government to reconsider the monetary policy currently in place for two new programmes at the Turkeyen campus and extend loan opportunities to the interested students.

As the end of the year draws near many athletes take time to reflect on their performance; to assess whether it’s been satisfactory or if they ought to have worked much harder and to decide on a plan going forward.

Barbadian and former Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champion Miguel Antoine secured a TKO victory over Shawn Pile 1:26s in round three of their four-round encounter on the Friday Night Fights Pro/Am boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – Defending champions Jamaica and Guadeloupe will clash in today’s final of the Digicel Caribbean Cup here after carving out hard-working victories in the semi-finals on Friday night.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in as Ivory Coast president yesterday after his proclaimed election victory was rejected by world leaders and his rival, but accepted by the army, raising the risk of a long power struggle.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook continued to dominate Australia’s bowlers with an unbeaten 136 to help drive England to a first-innings lead of 72 with eight wickets in hand after second day of the second Ashes test yesterday.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) has expressed its “concern” over “statements in the press which question the level of competency of the hospital’s trained profession staff”.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The persistent rain which has dogged the third and final test continued to thwart Sri Lanka’s attempts to bowl West Indies out in their first innings yesterday as the match drifted towards a tame draw.

OSLO (Reuters) – China will not be a true world leader until it stops human rights abuses at home and support for ‘brutal’ regimes, former Czech President Vaclav Havel and Nobel Peace prize winner Desmond Tutu wrote in an editorial.

VADODARA, India, (Reuters) – Stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir hit a second consecutive unbeaten century to lead India to a nine-wicket win and series victory against New Zealand with two one-day internationals to spare yesterday.

The Guyana Water Incorporated served 60 customers in the South/North Ruimveldt area with demand notices requesting outstanding arrears before court action is taken against the defaulters in a campaign to recover outstanding debt.

Dear Editor, In recent days there has been considerable public attention focused on the courageous headmaster, Cleveland Thomas, who has taken a principled stand against the Ministry of Education’s policy of automatic promotion.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The hacking of Google Inc that led the Internet company to briefly pull out of China was orchestrated by two members of China’s top ruling body, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks and cited by The New York Times yesterday.

The Kanuku Mountain Conservation Group (KMCRG) in Region Nine is giving support to a Christmas Food Fair to be held at the Market Place, Lethem, on December 11, starting with an opening ceremony at 10 am.

(Trinidad Guardian) Clico chairman Gerry Yetming said on Friday that he is preparing to recommend to Finance Minister Winston Dookeran that the government not pay the 14,000 holders of the insurance company’s short-term policies and mutual funds, unless former Clico chairman Lawrence Duprey “comes to the table to renegotiate the terms of the June 2009 shareholders’ agreement.”

BELGRADE, (Reuters) – France edged towards a 10th Davis Cup title when Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra staged a remarkable fightback to beat Serbia’s Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki in a five-set cliffhanger yesterday.

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – The United States and some developing nations criticized yesterday a new UN draft text seeking to break a deadlock at UN climate talks in Mexico on a modest package to help slow global warming.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter in SN of November 23 captioned ‘The treatment of the rural constable in the Chateau Margot shooting sends a bad signal to policing groups,’ written by Clement Sarran.

The traditional Festival of Carols will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Brickdam, tomorrow beginning at 6 pm and also on Tuesday starting at the same time.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Should a highly anticipated clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr fail to materialise, Manny Pacquiao will pick from a shortlist of three opponents for an April 16 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the Filipino’s promoter Bob Arum has said.

BANOS, Ecuador (Reuters) – Villagers fled their homes yesterday after a volcano in central Ecuador erupted, spewing rocks, gas and ash that prompted officials to issue an alert and order the evacuation of nearby communities.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh has finally spoken. He now says his ministry has no such thing as a ‘No Child Left Behind’ policy.’

Dear Editor, On Friday, November 19, in the LEN Conference room in Linden, two world leading historians – Professor Tony Martin and Dr Kimani Nehusi – RDC Chairman, Mr Mortimer Mingo, representatives of the business community, youth clubs, religious community, non-governmental organizations, schoolchildren and teachers, performing artists and three media houses were present for the launching of the Region 10 Organizing Committee’s programme for The International Year of People of African Descent.

MANAMA (Reuters) – Iran told Gulf Arab states yesterday it was not a threat and wanted cooperation, in an apparent attempt to lower tension after revelations that Gulf Arab leaders are deeply anxious about its nuclear programme.

The freshness of the air suggests that clouds may soon unleash some rain.

Introduction During the past week Mr Leon Rockliffe, attorney-at-law, has written two letters on developments affecting the Deeds Registry, arguably the most important depository of business information in Guyana, the regulator for businesses and companies, and the authority for a number of critical functions regarding real property.

Winston Murray, CCH, MP, January 31, 1941 – November 22, 2010 Winston Shripal Murray, CCH, MP, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Industry and Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, died on November 22, aged 69.

Thankfully, it is a not too heavily represented group; there is an inner core consisting of public superstars, and there is robust support from a ragbag phalanx operating behind the deep cover of barricades, some official, some scummy. 

It is very significant to note that in his continuing programme of theatrical productions to highlight Indian culture in Guyana, director Neaz Subhan, on behalf of the Indian Arrival Committee, produced three plays by Sheik Sadeek. 

The controversy Georgetown lost yet another of its exquisite architectural structures, when the former Bureau of Statistics Office, on High Street and Brickdam, opposite the Parliament Building, was demolished in November 2010.

I have always been impressed by the advice the great French philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, gave a gambling friend of his who was inclined to doubt the existence of God.

In Mon Repos, at the junction where Agriculture Road meets the Railway Embankment, behind a makeshift stall with cherries and a few cashews, sits Kowsilla Takechand.

The sheer size and pervasive presence of the underground economy in Guyana and some other Caricom countries symbolize the serious vulnerabilities which plague the financial regulatory and oversight structure of the region.

MEXICO CITY — More than 6,000 environmental officials from throughout the world started a new round of United Nations talks this week in Cancun, hoping to reduce global warming.

Encouraging the Caribbean private sector to become more dynamic is far from easy.

Mark Wilson with Patrice Bowen, Anthony Rogers Caribbean Business for CSEC Principles of Business (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

The Guyana National Bureau Standards warns consumers as follows: We are already in the Christmas season and it is generally the peak period  for purchasing  household items including electrical appliances.

Continued from last week Treatment In those instances when you have actually witnessed the dog ingesting a poisonous substance (rat bait, say), you can at least try to institute immediate supportive remedial action, according to what the poison was, even before you begin your trip to your vet.

Remember the Golden Rule: Tree roots will grow outwards as far as their branches, and often more than the area covered by their branches (the canopy). 

Guyana has crowned a new teenage chess champion in Taffin Khan, 19, the youngest ever to my knowledge since the Guyana Chess Association was established in 1972.