Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Anita Lynette Baird graduated with a Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Guyana.

Canacol Energy Ltd. today announced a 2011 CAPEX budget of US$106 million for exploration and development activities in Guyana, Brazil and Colombia.

The RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) Inc. today failed to show up at a scheduled meeting between the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) and the Assistant Chief Labour Officer.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Lawyers for the doctor  charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael  Jackson could claim the pop star killed himself when a hearing  begins next week, a prosecutor said yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael  Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built  on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters Life!) – Billy Taylor, a leading  jazz musician and composer who introduced the genre to wider  audiences as a TV broadcaster, teacher and booster of new  talent, died yesterday in New York of heart failure, age 89.

Officials from the Ministry of Housing and Water “One Stop Shop” campaign today visited Mahdia to allot house lots to those persons who were left homeless after a fire on July 1 wrecked 28 buildings in the community’s commercial district.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Rawlston Adams today described the year 2010 as a challenging but highly productive one given that in excess of $395M in revenue has been collected.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) today said that the public should be aware that delivery of inbound mail and mail posted from here would have been affected by the severe weather in the US and Europe over the weekend.

Tourism Minister Manniram Prashad this afternoon said the government will be lodging a formal complaint with the Caribbean Airlines head office over the treatment meted out to Guyanese passengers who were stranded in Trinidad and Tobago this week.

Faith’s show-womanship, Basil’s lapel buttons and Carl’s calumny are the latest episodes in what is now a ponderous PNCR drama to pick a winner for the 2011 political Grand Prix. 

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – India staged a  great comeback from their innings defeat at Centurion to beat  South Africa by 87 runs on the fourth day of the second test at  Kingsmead today.

(Jamaica Gleane r) A senior Ministry of Health official declared yesterday it would be redoubling its efforts to address the local skin-bleaching phenomenon by stepping up its education programmes as well as instituting stricter enforcement of regulations aimed at clamping down on illegal creams and other skin-fading products.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Yesterday, Justice and Police Minister Martin Misiedjan declared war on heavy crime.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Heart-broken after failing   to regain the Ashes today, Ricky Ponting was forced to   admit the captaincy issue was out of his hands and his powers   with the bat may be on the wane.

Given the recent trend in labour, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) will have to move swiftly towards greater mechanization, Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud says.

Investigators, with the help of a telecommunications provider, were able to trace a telephone number hours after it was used to make the call demanding a ransom for Gail Perreira.

Hours after a senior police officer apologised to him for his wrongful incarceration over the Christmas weekend, actor and stand-up comic Lyndon ‘Jumbie’ Jones said he is seeking legal advice on the way forward.

Georgetown Mayor and former PNC Prime Minister Hamilton Green has been nominated to be the party’s presidential candidate by PNCR members in Region 10, according to a release reaching this newspaper.

A week after government promised to aid in clearing the Mandela Avenue landfill, Solid Waste Director Hubert Urlin said yesterday that the assistance has been of great help.

An aspiring electrician at the Guyana Water Incorporated Linden treatment plant was electrocuted during the course of duties yesterday morning.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton were yesterday charged with trying to overthrow the government.

Overall, the agriculture sector is looking at growth of close to 3% for 2010, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud says.

Regional T20 champions Guyana were brought down to earth last night as a group of determined cricketers who had a point to prove defeated them by eight wickets in the Trinidad and Tobago  Cricket Board (TTCB) T20 Cricket Festival at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.

Minutes after robbing a River View businessman and his brother of a quantity of gold jewellery, two bandits on bicycles discharged gunshots at residents who attempted to chase them on Monday.

The body of Paul Peters was pulled from the Laing Avenue canal yesterday morning bearing a gunshot wound and according to reports he was part of a gang which police were hunting on Boxing Day.

An undefeated 75 from Man-of-the-Match Darren Bravo helped Trinidad and Tobago to an emphatic 78-run win over the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Academy Under-23 XI in the first match of the TTCB Twenty20 Festival at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre yesterday.

Almost two weeks after Paul Samaroo was shot by a bandit in his Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara yard, investigators are yet to return to the scene to look for spent shells and he has since been moved to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

Sabrina Princess won the feature event while Super Cat got the better of Wicked Intentions as the Kennard Memorial Turf Club staged its Boxing Day horse race meet on Sunday.

Days before Christmas, Sherronica Cummings lay in her bed her mobility limited; a hive of activity surrounded her as her family members got the house ready for the holiday.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation’s (GVF) first Volleyball tournament for 2011 will serve off on January 9 in Berbice, according to President of the GVF Lennox Shuffler.

Rice performed well in 2010 and the highest ever exports of 320,000 tonnes will be recorded by year end, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud reiterated.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England retained the Ashes   in Australia for the first time in 24 years when they won the  fourth test by an innings and 157 runs.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cubans who receive money from  the United State are getting a cash bonus this holiday season  from an Obama administration decision that should also cut the  flow of underground cash between the two countries.

Seafood company Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) may not have breached any existing laws or regulations as a result of the June 1 fire on board the Captain Lloyd 97 trawler, Agriculture Minister Robert says.

Pele and Sunburst Camptown Football Clubs filled the last two semifinal spots of the 21st Kashif and Shanghai tournament Monday night when they defeated their opponents in the quarterfinals at the Guyana National Stadium.

It’s down to the final four teams in the 2010/2011 Kashif and Shanghai football tournament and, with the defending champions out of the race; a new champion will be crowned.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it supports government’s initiatives to ensure policies/administrative acts are non-discriminatory against Chinese.

Implementation of taxes for containers parked in the city was one of several issues discussed when officials of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) met with President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United extended their  unbeaten Premier League run to 18 games and regained top spot yesterday but there were no celebrations after they gave away  another late goal in a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City.

Derrick Mathias, 47, reportedly hung himself in Bartica on Boxing Day morning but his family is calling on the police to conduct further investigations as they believe there was foul play.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s bowling attack   continued to maintain a stranglehold on Australia’s batsmen in the fourth test yesterday, putting the visitors on the brink of a first successful Ashes tour triumph in 24 years.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa, chasing 303 to win the second test and the series against India, slipped to 111 for three when bad light ended play an hour after tea on day three at Kingsmead yesterday.

The Food and Drug Department said the US FDA and Abbott Diabetes Care have recalled 359 different lots of glucose test strips marketed under several brand names.

Promoter Colin Mack was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $20,000 after he was charged with using abusive and threatening language towards a staff member of Church’s Chicken.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says his decision not to play for Trinidad and Tobago in next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship had been difficult one.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The streaking Dallas  Mavericks overcame an injury to nine-time All-Star Dirk  Nowitzki to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Monday and  maintain their impressive record on the road.

Three men nabbed with marijuana on Christmas Day were yesterday charged separately for possession of narcotics.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my total frustration and utter disgust over the dumpsite at Mandela Avenue that has now encroached onto the Le Repentir Cemetery.

ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – A delegation of three West  African presidents who met with incumbent Ivory Coast leader  Laurent Gbagbo yesterday to deliver an ultimatum to step down  or face force left saying more meetings were needed.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) wants government here to examine the possibility of creating a lottery to fund sporting entities.

Dear Editor,A basic principle in unionized entities where negotiations for wages/salaries are pursued is the ability to pay. 

Boat captain Mohamed Afzane and his crew members were attacked by three men; two armed with guns, and robbed of their outboard engine and other valuables on Monday night in the Essequibo River.

BAUCHI, Nigeria, (Reuters) – A radical Islamist sect  said yesterday it was behind bombings in central Nigeria and  attacks on churches in the northeast of the country that led to  the deaths of at least 86 people.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago are eyeing a live-in camp in Venezuela as they beef up their preparations for the final round CONCACAF qualifiers for next year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan postponed plans for a   national emissions trading scheme yesterday, bowing to   powerful business groups that warned of job losses as they   compete against overseas rivals facing fewer emissions   regulations.

Dear Editor, The GAWU/GuySuCo saga is yet one more battle in the ‘war’ between President Jagdeo and Freedom House.

The man accused of fatally stabbing his brother-in-law, Ravindra Sookhoo on Boxing Day remained on the run yesterday.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The Vatican must “face the   facts” about religious freedom in China, the Foreign Ministry   said yesterday, rebuffing the pope’s Christmas Day message   which decried the persecution of Chinese Catholics.

An Essequibo Coast housewife and her niece were robbed by five gunmen on Monday night of jewellery, electronics and $40,000 cash.

Dear Editor, On December 21, 2010, I read a most insightful editorial in SN about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and although I do not agree with some of the issues raised I do support the view expressed that the ministry is being marginalized.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana will face a tough clash when they do battle in next month’s Group E qualifiers for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Groups including the United  Nations, Harvard University, Google Inc and an organization  co-founded by actor George Clooney are launching a project  using satellites to “watch” Sudan for war crimes before a vote  that could split the African country in two.

Dear Editor, I, Sheik Mohamed Mustapha Muslim, of Mahaicony would like to inform the general public that I was not the author of the letter captioned ‘Some rum shops in Mahaicony sell liquor to persons under age’ which was published in the SN on December 15, 2010 under the name of one Mohamed Mustapha, Imam.

Joylin Nedd, the woman accused of murdering her husband on Christmas Day at Lima, Essequibo Coast, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with murder.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A batsman Jonathan Carter produced a strong all-round performance to fire Barbados to a six-wicket win over Combined Campuses and Colleges with an over to spare in a Twenty20 warm-up game here yesterday.

Part 2 Introduction As noted in the previous article, the purpose of this series of columns is to explain why widespread contagion in the Guyana financial system did not follow the global financial crisis, which was precipitated by the US subprime meltdown.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Elton John and his partner  have become the proud parents of a son born to a surrogate in  California on Christmas Day, US Weekly reported on Monday.

By Mikhail Gorbachev MOSCOW – When Russian President Dmitri Medvedev delivered his annual address to the Federal Assembly I was struck by the fact that his speech seemed to be meant for an advanced, prosperous country, not the real Russia of today.

Dear Editor When I was young (so long ago!) I started reading Perry Mason mysteries and enjoyed them thoroughly.

As 2010 recedes, there can be little doubt that much that was hoped for, by way of economic and social performance in most our Caricom countries, has not seen the light of day.

Ras Leon Saul is the new President of the Guyana Rastafari Council, a release from the group said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Milwaukee Bucks point guard   Earl Boykins has been suspended for one game without pay for   making intentional contact with a game official, the NBA said yesterday.

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