Daily Archive: Friday, January 14, 2011

Katheryn Fraser graduated with a Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Guyana, She has earned a Credit in Social Work.

What may well be the first campaign advertisement to appear in the print media was published recently.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – A surge of anger in the streets  over police repression and poverty swept Tunisia’s veteran  leader from power today, sending a chill through unpopular  authoritarian governments across the Arab world.

Government has rescheduled the official launch of the International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD) observances in the wake of concerns raised by several major African groups about the approved agenda, but the issues remain unresolved.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of mini-bus conductor Mark Paneshwar 22 years, of Agriculture Road, Block 8, Mon Repos, ECD, whose body was found at about 6.30 am today on the roadway at First Street, Montrose, ECD, with a suspected wound to his stomach.

The police today said they are investigating the murder of Elton Thompson, 14 years of South Rupununi, which occurred at about 8 pm on January 11, 2011, at Chinese Creek, Puruni.

(Trinidad Guardian) The controversial Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba which is yet to be completed has now reached a budget of TT$1.07 billion. This

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has been fined US$40,000 for what the United States Department of Transportation described as unfair and deceptive advertising.

The charges against three policemen accused in the high-profile case of torturing a teen by setting his genitals alight collapsed spectacularly at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s court today after witnesses – including the complainant – failed to turn up again.

The 64-year-old grandmother accused of having 9 kilogrammes, 490 grammes of cocaine in her possession was today remanded to prison after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The rebuilding of the Sacred Heart Church which was gutted on Christmas Day in 2004 is set to begin later this month, according to today’s edition of the Catholic Standard.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia ended England’s  record eight-match winning streak today with a four-run  victory in the second Twenty20 international which was again  decided on the final ball.

Parasurama Rabindranauth, the 28-year-old Guyanese man on trial in Connecticut, US for murdering another Guyanese man said he was in fear for his life when he fired the shot that killed Michael Sembhudyal.

(De Ware Tijd) — The government is working on making the visa policy more lenient.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II  was moved a major step closer to sainthood in the Roman Catholic  Church today when his successor approved a decree  attributing a miracle to him.

Businessman Bernard Yhun who runs Celina Atlantic Resort has moved to the High Court to stay in business after his lease was cancelled by the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission, which asked him to clear the Kitty Seawall site.

Guyana has formally recognized Palestine as a free, independent, and sovereign state, based on its 1967 borders, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin yesterday stuck firmly to his claim that the PPP government has sought legal opinions on how it could prolong its time in office without going through with the general elections which are

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Hampshire stunned last year’s losing finalists Barbados in a dramatic one-over eliminator to win their first match of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship here last evening.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) will this month end unveil its campaign for the upcoming election and it is expected to bring the change

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago defeated Leeward Islands by 56 runs in their Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, Group B contest at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground last night.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Pro Football Hall of Famer  Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges he paid  an underage girl for sex and must register as a sex offender,  prosecutors said yesterday.

Orrel Amsterdam, who police say shot a Brazilian miner in an attempted robbery in Mahdia, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of attempted murder.

Central Amelia’s Ward residents are appealing for relief from a brush fire in the area that is threatening their homes.

The government on Wednesday rescinded the appointment of Dr Steve Surujbally as Chairman of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA).

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ramesh Dookhoo believes that the next president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) should deliver good governance and be a servant of the board and not vice versa.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Kieron Pollard outshone Chris Gayle in the battle of the big-hitters, striking a typically explosive half-century to power South Australia to a 46-run victory over Western Australia in the Twenty20 Big Bash last night.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has commenced its first crop for 2011 to cash-in on early revenue, but sugar workers at the Uitvlugt Estate called a strike yesterday demanding a customary one-week sickness benefit.

Four months after the killing of Sheema Mangar, her parents say that police have made no “meaningful progress” and they are anxiously awaiting the results of DNA tests on a piece of fabric found underneath a suspect’s car.

VADODARA, India, CMC – West Indies produced a weak batting display to slump to a 10-run defeat at the hands of India, as the hosts levelled their five-match series 1-1 yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal faces Brazilian   world number 96 Marcos Daniel in his first round of the   Australian Open but faces a rocky path in his bid to become   the first man to hold all four grand slam crowns   simultaneously in more than four decades.

Two men accused of a robbery outside the Wild Palm Disco on Sherriff Street were yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sports fans attending the London  2012 Olympics can expect airport-style security screening at  venues, the policeman in charge of safety at the Games said yesterday.

Adjustments have been made to the route 41 and 46 minibus park in the Stabroek Market bazaar following a one-day strike on Wednesday by the bus operators over parking space.

Despite a hard-fought win over English county side Somerset in their second round Caribbean Twenty20 match, National Cricket Coach Rabindranauth Seeram says Guyana’s batsmen need to start giving their bowlers a

Dear Editor, Our city is fast becoming a ‘boom’ town – not like the old west of the United States when they struck oil.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic finally   ran out of steam on Wednesday and saw their run of nine   consecutive victories come to an end with a 92-89 overtime   defeat to the New Orleans Hornets.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News editorials are among the best I read for a newspaper anywhere in the world. 

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) yesterday called for compulsory arbitration to settle its more than year-long dispute with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Two FIFA executive committee  members have formally appealed against suspensions imposed on  them last year over allegations they offered to sell their votes  in the contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Dear Editor, This is my third letter re the dangerous hole in McDougall Street, Kitty, and I am sure by now that you are fed up with me.

The Caribbean Community said it is with a “deep sense of loss” that it acknowledges the passing of Professor Ralph Carnegie.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s top six   batsmen have been given a short, sharp reminder as to what is   expected from them when they face Pakistan in the second test   that starts in Wellington on Sunday.

Dear Editor, We, the parents of Sheema Mangar, are thankful to be given this public opportunity to share with you our feelings, concerns and perspectives on the brutal slaying of our daughter on September 14, 2010, at the hands of a callous criminal – just for the sake of her cell phone.

TERESOPOLIS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Rescue workers dug  for survivors yesterday and struggled to reach areas cut off  by floods and landslides that have killed at least 482 people  in one of Brazil’s deadliest natural disasters in decades.

Two men who are accused of possession of and cultivation of cannabis at Swan, Soesdyke/Linden Highway were remanded to prison yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The start of the 2011 basketball year has been hit by a one-week delay.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian President Rene  Preval has reservations about a report from a regional  organization that challenges the official results of Haiti’s  chaotic November elections, an official said yesterday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday placed a man on $75,000 bail after he was charged with robbery with violence.

Dear Editor, Bish Panday ought to be elected as the President of the Guyana Cricket Board at the end of this month.

Er…this South Plaisance road needs a lot of work.  

Kevlyn Veleme, 18, was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail after she denied a charge that she stole a quantity of jewellery from her sister-in-law.

Dear Editor, I don’t trust them, I don’t like them and I couldn’t care less about them, but you must give credit where and when credit’s due.

TUNIS,  (Reuters) – Tunisian President Zine  al-Abidine Ben Ali, facing the worst unrest of his rule, said  yesterday he would not run again when his term ends in 2014,  prompting scenes of celebration in the streets of the capital.

Former West Indies captain Brian Lara will read the eulogy at the funeral for his former mentor Joey Carew at a service at St.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine thieves stole at  least $68,000 that was meant to be used as spending money for  officials during a trip by President Cristina Fernandez to the  Middle East.

Dear Editor, At last the Leader of the PNCR has finally plucked up the courage to respond to one of my letters using his name (‘Political objective was to serve notice to President Jagdeo and PPP that PNCR was aware of their plans’ SN, January 12). 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International  Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Ghanaian national  committee yesterday after the government failed to take agreed  steps to ensure no political interference in the body.

A woman charged over the stabbing of her common-law husband yesterday told a court that the incident occurred as she tried to wrestle the knife away

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan hosted its maiden first  class match under lights with a coloured ball yetserday in a  bid to attract crowds and raise the profile of its domestic  cricket.

(Trinidad Express) The Anti-Corruption Commission will have “teeth” and will go after people who are corrupt in this country, says Attorney General Anand Ramlogan.

Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn again gave 31 relocated vendors permission to operate outside Demico House and explained that police had ordered them to vacate on Wednesday because of a certain security concern.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I thank Claude Raphael for his forthright views on the candidates for the upcoming elections as it is not often that people would publicly provide such candid views, particularly when he may be close ‘buddies’ with them all (‘Bissoondyal Singh is the best person to succeed Chetram Singh as President of the Guyana Cricket Board’ SN, January 10).

LONDON, (Reuters) – British scientists have developed  genetically modified (GM) chickens that cannot transmit bird flu  infections — a step that in future could reduce the risk of  avian flu spreading and causing deadly epidemics in humans.

-Some response from GAWU Because I agree with Eric Phillips – ACDA official, one-time consultant in South Africa (How did that go?),

“All politics is local,” said former US Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill, but a recent excess of rhetoric in Barbados prompted by domestic politicking is making waves across the region.

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) will launch the 2011 season on Sunday at the G.T.M

Politikles

A man charged over the possession of an offensive weapon was yesterday remanded after the court was told that he was attacking pedestrians with a knife.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bosses will no longer be able to  force staff to retire at 65, Britain’s government said yesterday in a move to boost the number of older people staying  on at work as the population ages.

Dear Editor, Someone asked, ‘What’s in a name?’ A name can be misleading sometimes.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados government says merchants are ripping off consumers with food prices and has vowed to increase the number of inspectors monitoring price movements.

Some of the street vendors displaced by the ongoing exercise being undertaken by government ostensibly to rid the Stabroek Market area of illegal physical structures and create an atmosphere that would discourage

A Canada-based, Guyanese-born environmentalist and food security advocate has told Stabroek Business that Guyana’s efforts to expand its markets for locally produced foods in North America must be attended by enhanced

The chaos that has, for years, passed for vending in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market could not have been allowed to go on forever; pity indeed that it took an incident involving loss of life and multiple injuries to get the authorities to do something to address the problem.

Resource-Poor Households Just over one week ago, the administration launched a G$220M credit program for the benefit of small farmers in Guyana. 

Part I This series of articles on the GCSP is intended to build awareness of it.

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