Daily Archive: Monday, February 7, 2011

The Pakistan-born founder of a Muslim-oriented New York television station was convicted today of beheading his wife in 2009, the UK Telegraph reported.

Jamaica beat Guyana by 165 runs before tea on the final day of their first round match in the WICB Regional first-class championship today at Alpart Sports Club.

A popular city mechanic today met a gruesome death in a vehicular collision on the public road at Farm, East Bank Demerara.

Police say that at about 8.10 today, a man armed with a firearm confronted sales clerk Mathura Narine, 51 years, as he was about to enter his work place at Narine’s Trading, Regent Road, Bourda and robbed him.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 11 am yesterday at No.

Trinidad authorities are searching for a Guyanese man in the waters off of Chaguaramas after a boat mishap yesterday morning left him missing and feared drowned.

(Jamaica Observer) Culture minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has announced that she intends to lead the advocacy for the Reggae singer Bob Marley to be declared a National Hero.

(BBC) A Scottish newspaper is reporting that controversy is being stirred between Scotland and Trinidad and Tobago by an advertisement mocking Scotsmen in kilts in a bid to lure Trinidadian drinkers from Scotch back to rum.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Sudan’s president today said  he accepted a southern vote for independence in a referendum  that is set to create Africa’s newest state and open up a fresh  period of uncertainty in the increasingly volatile region.

(de Ware Tijd) – “If the Health Minister says we cannot raise our tariffs and he does not come up with money, our services and care will grind to a halt by the end of this month.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Green Bay Packers reclaimed  the greatest prize in North American sport when they beat the  Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 yesterday to win the 45th Super  Bowl.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Criticism continues to dog  Australia’s selectors in the run-up to the World Cup despite a   comprehensive 6-1 one-day drubbing of England being wrapped up  at the weekend.

MEERUT, India, (Reuters) – When the world’s batsmen  dazzle crowds at this month’s cricket World Cup, many will use  bats hand-made in India.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – International Cricket Council  (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat favours legalisation of  sports gambling in India while retaining his optimism for a  corruption-free World Cup in the sub-continent.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – An injury-depleted England squad  depart Australia today after a gruelling three-month tour  with the prospect of a short break before the World Cup.

PPP Executive Navin Chandarpal says the recent attacks against him are being directed by a team with a mandate to discredit his political contributions, but the veteran politician adds that he remains unbowed by the efforts to bring him down.

Canadian natural resources company First Bauxite Corporation on Thursday announced its find of a potential 5.9M tonnes of bauxite at its operations here.

Police sources say there is insufficient evidence to lay charges in the murder of United States-based Guyanese Roopnarine Ramodit, who was killed two weeks ago during a robbery.

Relatives of Aubrey Buntin, the Guyanese contractor who was shot dead in Barbados on Saturday, left the country last evening for the island.

English tourists were yesterday offered a sneak preview of Guyana’s tourism potential following the stop over of United Kingdom-based cruise ship the Saga Pearl 2.

A 67-year-old gardener is hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital in a critical state after being stuck by a hit-and-run driver last Wednesday.

Relatives of 23-year-old Doodnauth Persaud of La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara (ECD) were yesterday praying for his recovery following an accident on the LBI Public Road on Sunday night.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says the National Budget is anti-working class as workers have been treated to a mere $5,000 per month increase in the tax threshold in a budget of $161.4 billion.

Georgetown residents can look towards the alleviation of sewage overflows as the tender document for the US$10M Georgetown Sani-tation Improvement Pro-gramme is being finalised to pave the way for tenders to be invited.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has introduced aquaculture farming in mined out areas in Mahdia to complement its re-vegetation project.

One month shy of her 105th birthday, centenarian Cecilia ‘Gertrude’ Goddard Hughes passed away after a bout of illness.

John Christian, a French Guiana national accused of entering Guyana illegally, was on Thursday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A shotgun which was used in a robbery at Jawalla Village, Upper Mazaruni was on Tuesday found by residents during a search for the suspects and handed over to the police.

The Norwegian team that was here on a visit related to the Guyana-Norway forest agreement departed on Friday having met government and civil society representatives.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is about to resuscitate its Guyana/China Business Council and igh on that agenda would be proposals for exchange visits among entrepreneurs from both countries, the association said in a press release.

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) is looking to forge a link with the Boa Vista Visitors Bureau so as to tap into the 200 tourists who transit through the border states of Brazil daily.

Some of the country’s outstanding teachers are to be formally honoured on Thursday  when the Ministry of Education  convenes the 2010 National Teachers’ Awards ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

NAIN, Jamaica, CMC – Gifted batsman Marlon Samuels re-launched his career with a monumental, unbeaten double century that put Jamaica in command of their first round match of the Regional First Class Championship against Guyana here yesterday.

Discipline proved to be a crucial factor for Junior Sportsman-of-the-Year, Chavez Ageday when he won the 100 metres boys under-20 race which had five false starts at the Eve Leary ground yesterday.

The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) in collaboration with the Region 6 Mashramani Committee will be tipping off a Mashramani Basketball competition today in Berbice.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Twenty-year-old opener Kieran Powell stroked his maiden first class century but it failed to prevent Leeward Islands from an innings defeat at the hands of England Lions here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Robert Kubica’s Formula One career  hung in the balance yesterday after a high-speed crash in a  minor rally in Italy left the Renault driver fighting to save  the use of his right hand.

BOSTON, Reuters) – Point guard Rajon Rondo, the  NBA’s assist leader, turned into a scorer yesterday and paced the  Boston Celtics to a 91-80 triumph over their Eastern Conference  rivals, the Orlando Magic.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Combined Campuses & Colleges’ spinners, led by Nkrumah Bonner, bowled their side to a 33-run, come-from-behind victory over Windward Islands in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad, CMC – Consistent batting down the order led by Denesh Ramdin, Runako Morton, and Rayad Emrit put Trinidad & Tobago on the brink of first innings points against Barbados in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Former Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo took two wickets but his efforts were not enough to lead Moosai Sports to victory over Clico Preysal in the Sunday League limited overs series on Saturday in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T).

International Tennis Feder-ation (ITF) Development Officer for the English speaking Caribbean, Anthony Jeremiah has lamented the state of Guyana’s lawn tennis facilities especially in light of the talent he is seeing on his visit.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – All-Stars Kobe Bryant and Pau  Gasol combined to score 66 points and lead the twice defending  NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-95 win against the New  Orleans Hornets on Saturday.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers  plunged new depths when they set an NBA record for the most  consecutive losses in a single season at 24 after losing  111-105 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.

DOHA, (Reuters) – The bans given to Pakistan trio  Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for spot-fixing  “will act as a strong deterrent” to others from corrupting the  sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – New Zealand head to the World Cup having capped their one-day series loss to Pakistan with a face-saving victory, but face an uphill battle to repeat punch-above-their-weight heroics of past editions of the  tournament.

Dear Editor, I write to sincerely commend the Immigration Department of the Guyana Police Force for the exceptional quality of service being provided to members of the public.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova replaced  Maria Sharapova on Sunday and led Russia to the semi-finals of  the Fed Cup with a dramatic 3-2 comeback win over France.

Dear Editor, Wednesday, February 2, dawned like any other ordinary day – birds singing, sun shining and a gentle cooling breeze blowing. 

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka eased to a 26-run  victory in the third one-dayer against West Indies to wrap up  the series 2-0 yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is launching a new publication this month as part of a series of activities to commemorate Intenation-al Year for People of African Descent.

Dear Editor, In February 2010, 1 applied to the Police Divisional Commander at Cove and John and then to the Commissioner of Police seeking permission to acquire a simple air gun, and made reference to the fact that I have been a firearm holder for over twenty-five years.

JIS: Archival materials belonging to Jamaica’s late Ambassador of Culture The Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be turned over to McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Canada.

Mirror building to be appliances depot

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson  again found the WACA a happy hunting ground as he inspired the  hosts to a 57-run victory and a 6-1 series hammering of England  in the seventh and final one-day international yesterday.

The Government Analyst, Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health is advising health care providers and consumers that diabetes medications Metformin and Glimepiride as separate drugs are not being recalled.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days there were debates in and out of Parliament on the credibility of the Old Age Pensioners current register.

Jens Hanssen is Associate Professor of Middle East History at the University of Toronto.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – President Hosni Mubarak held onto  power yesterday, defying a popular uprising against his  autocratic rule, after the government opened talks with  opposition groups to resolve Egypt’s deepest crisis in 30 years.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Thomas Bjorn became the first  Danish-born player to capture the Qatar Masters yesterday when  he recorded a bogey-free final-round 69 in windy conditions to  win by four strokes.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Labour has been kind enough to give us a comprehensive list of the former PNC finance minister’s performance while in office.

The  Government of Belize has inked an agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Department of  Public Security, for the execution of a project to strengthen information on crime and violence.

(Trinidad Express) Julie Browne, the deputy spy chief who made the politically explosive recommendation to appoint her very junior technician, Reshmi Usha Ramnarine, 22 rungs up the agency ladder was asked to do so, a source with knowledge of the situation has said.

(Trinidad Express) In a strange twist of events on Friday, a 32-year-old Diego Martin man, who police on Sunday described as a “known pest”, was shot and killed by a man who he (the deceased) went to kill.

TALLINN, (Reuters) – American Ashton Eaton broke his  own world record for the heptathlon yesterday at an indoor  meeting in Estonia.

Politikles

BANGKOK – Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rockets,  guns and tanks yesterday in a third day of clashes over disputed  territory surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu temple, the area’s  worst fighting in years.

Several regional and international stakeholders are in full support of establishing Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in the Caribbean as a workable alternative in easing the social and economic burdens of countries and reducing the backlog of cases that often clog the court system.

This week we asked the man and the woman in the street to share with us their expectations for Mashramani 2011.

Dear Editor, Noha Tarek, an Egyptian graduate student studying political science proclaimed to a BBC reporter that she was participating in Egypt’s pro-democracy rallies for greater prosperity, peace and freedom even if her participation resulted in her death. 

While to err is human, Minister Webster’s parliamentary howler in pricing the netbooks for the government’s one laptop per family (OLPF) programme betrays something else more fundamental.