Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 9, 2011

LONDON, (Reuters) – Brief history of the cricket World  Cup ahead of the 2011 edition which starts on Feb 19.

Two men, who allegedly beat and robbed a taxi driver in Prashad Nagar, were arrested by police shortly the incident on Sheriff Street.

More than 13 fields of cannabis were discovered and destroyed by police at Hauraruni Creek, Linden/Soesdyke Highway yesterday.

Motorcyclist Doodnauth Persaud, who sustained injuries during an accident at La Bonne Intention (LBI) on Saturday, succumbed to his wounds last night.

(thisisthewestcountry) Pupils and staff at Dunster First School were joined by parents, carers and governors for a special ‘wellie-walk’ to help raise money for UNICEF’s work in the country of Guyana.

(de Ware Tijd)  – “It may be wrong, but sometimes you must scream so people understand you,” says Ricardo Pané, chairman of the Association of Indigenous Village Heads in Suriname (VIDS), after a meeting the VIDS had with President Bouterse in Redi Doti.

The Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the Wisburg Secondary School this morning locked the gates to the learning institution in protest against the non responsiveness of regional and education officials to several issues affecting it.

(de Ware Tijd) – “Much has been said about February 25 and I am indeed one of the few people who know much about what happened then”.

Passports held by a high-profile Indonesian corruption convict and his family members were made available and officially registered in Guyana, according to police in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Members of the security forces in St. Kitts and Nevis have launched a massive manhunt for a Guyanese prisoner who escaped yesterday afternoon while working at the Needsmust Power Station in St.

Guyana is expected to lose out on a reported 14 million euros ($3.8B) when the current round of European Union budgetary support for the sugar industry comes to an end.

Businesswoman Ahmiss Lee believes that “inside information” was passed to the two bandits who robbed her of almost $2.7M, shortly after she left a city bank last Friday.

The Caricom Secretariat says it has been operating under severe financial constraints but described  recent media reports stating that the Secretariat is laying off staff due to cost cutting measures as having “no basis in fact.”

As a US-based Guyanese and his girlfriend sat outside a Princes Street yard on Monday night having burgers and fries, they were attacked by two robbers.

Two persons, including a 17-year-old, were shot early yesterday morning after an alleged attempt to burglarise facilities at the Ramsarup GuyOil Service Station at Good Hope, Mahaica.

Two men hijacked a car belonging to a United Kingdom-based resident at Republic Road, New Amster-dam around 7:30 pm on Monday after robbing him of his gold bands; the car was recovered yesterday morning.

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Rashleigh Jackson has said that the recent allegations that Suriname President Desi Bouterse and drug kingpin Roger Khan were involved in drug trafficking together until 2006 should have no implications for the relationship between the countries.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday said that the proposed six months notice period before mining can commence is “a small time” and warned that “people with excavators and other equipment need to be looking forward to much more even than six months.”

Walter Denny, who is accused of causing the death of his wife Deborah Denny as a result of dangerous driving, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $150,000 by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The National Cultural Centre stage was an explosion of brilliant colours and  creativity yesterday as the Children’s Mashramani Competition continued with the first segment of Dance and Masquerade.

Close to 5,000 additional hectares of rice were cultivated last year and resulted in an 11.4 percent increase in production when compared to 2009 figures.

Guyana supports the Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) initiative but the concept is still a long way from becoming a reality, Minister of Health Dr Ramsammy has said.

Less than a year after she was sentenced to serve seven years in prison for money laundering, ex-Guyana Revenue Authority employee Michelle Fraser had her conviction overturned by the Full Court.

Venezuelan captain Irashy Zapata, who pleaded guilty to fishing illegally in Guyana’s waters, had the 500 kilogrammes of fish found in his boat at the time of his arrest confiscated.

Malvin Taylor, who is accused of attempting to murder his wife and sister-in-law, was yesterday denied bail once more, after acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry found that he was a possible flight risk and may tamper with witnesses.

A miner accused of converting a boat engine to his own use instead of returning it to its owner was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $125,000 by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said in keeping with efforts to further diversify agriculture production farmers should organise themselves into clusters in order to boost production and tap into available market opportunities.

A man was badly chopped during an altercation at James Street, Albouystown last night.

Employees of a local construction firm are expected to complete works this week on the roof atop the building housing the library of the Cyril Potter College of Edu-cation (CPCE).

President Bharrat Jagdeo was yesterday conferred with the Doctor of Literature by the Padmashree Dr DY Patil University in Mumbai, India  at its annual convocation ceremony, the Government Information Agency reported.

State Prosecutor Rhondel Weever with guidance from Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack last night appealed a verdict of acquittal delivered by the jury in the Terrence Moffat murder trial.

A man has been arrested over the murder of Sophia resident Shane Rowley who was stabbed last month.

A 60-year-old woman was busted at the John F Kennedy Airport on Monday night with six pounds of cocaine, Capitol News has reported.

The Ministry of Education has credited measures from its five-year Education Strategic Plan for notable increases in the number of passes in English and Mathematics and an overall pass rate of 66% in the 2010 CSEC examinations.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas is currently assessing major wetlands here.

President of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), Bissoondyal Singh says that he, along with six other Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives have recognised the new office bearers of the DCB headed by him as the legitimate set.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga will return to lead Trinidad & Tobago in their second round match of the WICB Regional first-class championship against the Combined Campuses & Colleges, starting on Friday at the UWI Sports & Physical Education Complex.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will discover just how  far his game has slipped when he joins Lee Westwood and Martin  Kaymer in a mouth-watering matching of golf’s top-ranked three  players in the Dubai Desert Classic starting tomorrow.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) will  launch a review of the team’s performance and the governance of  the sport later this month after the 3-1 Ashes loss to England.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Kieran Powell and Brandon Bess have hailed the time they spent at the West Indies High Performance Centre.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Carlton Baugh Jr believes a change of attitude has been bringing him results on his return to the West Indies team.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers hit rock  bottom by losing an NBA-record 25th straight game in a 99-96  defeat to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, topping the previous  mark they set over two seasons in 1982.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Chris Gayle heads into the World  Cup with a reputation as one of the world’s most fearsome  strokeplayers but also as a player who needs consistent  big-tournament success to match his undoubted talent.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar, possessor of  every one-day batting record worth holding, carries an  unparalleled weight of expectation over the course of the next  two months.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis, South  Africa’s likely key performer in the subcontinent, has  unfinished business with the World Cup.

‘Addicted’ (Social Commentary) by F.E. Pollard Primary placed third in the 8 to 10 years category.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Flawless hand-eye coordination  and a simple batting philosophy where half-measures have no  place allow Virender Sehwag to compensate for other shortcomings  and make himself invaluable to India.

‘African Vibes’ (Legend and Traditions) by Winfer Gardens Primary won first place in the 8 to 10 years category.

Director of Sport Neil Kumar stated yesterday that the project for the re-surfacing of the National Park circuit and the E.R.

Dear Editor, This letter is prompted by my unhappiness and concern at the very unbalanced and derogatory assessments  made of Navin Chandarpal and Carl Greenidge by some commentators in recent weeks and by my perceived need for a more moderate and constructive tone to  public debates in Guyana.

The Fyrish Fire Hawks and the Smythfield Rockerz were the first two teams to go head-to-head in the Mashramani basketball tournament launched Monday at the New Amsterdam basketball court.

Dear Editor, President Jagdeo has finally confirmed that he has acquired land in Pradoville 2.

Table Tennis players were in practice mode yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in preparation for the upcoming Guyana Table Tennis Association Mashramani Tournament, which begins on Friday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s World Cup hopes suffered  a severe setback yesterday when their leading one-day batsman  Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the tournament with a broken finger  that requires surgery.

The aftermath of a collision at Belle West: Several persons were injured after two cars collided at Belle West, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara on Monday night.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egyptians staged one of their  biggest protests yet yesterday demanding President Hosni  Mubarak step down now, their wrath undiminished by the vice  president’s announcement of a plan to transfer power.

Dear Editor, One reason I heartily support Ian McDonald’s plea for the preservation of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) at Bourda as an historical sports, and specifically cricket, site is that it must remain to commemorate not only the history of the game which started to integrate the colonial territories of the West Indies, but also that it has been the nostalgic locus of all the great cricket played by the West Indies and West Indians in this country.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Jordanian tribal figures have  issued a petition urging King Abdullah to end his Palestinian  wife’s role in politics, in a new challenge to the monarch  grappling with fallout from uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.

Dear Editor, Multiple electoral defeats, internal convulsions and external criticisms have transformed the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) into the most democratic political party in Guyana today. 

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Mike Hussey and  spinner Nathan Hauritz have been ruled out of the World Cup  through injury and will be replaced by Callum Ferguson and Jason  Krejza, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti has issued a  diplomatic passport to former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,  clearing the way for the return from exile of the ousted  ex-leader, officials said yesterday.

Introduction Recently there have been open debates between senior members of the ruling PPP.

Dear Editor, It has become most evident that the PPP state apparatus has given the go ahead to spread untruths about the AFC; the special team I suspect, is in full operation. 

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India paceman Praveen Kumar has  been ruled out of the World Cup due to an elbow injury and will  be replaced by Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, the Indian cricket  board (BCCI) said yesterday.

In recent weeks discussion has again arisen on the question, ‘Shall we have a CCJ or not?’

Dear Editor, The Arab South America Summit (ASPA) that was scheduled for February 12-16 in Peru has been postponed to April. 

By Joseph E. StiglitzDAVOS – The whole world celebrates Tunisia’s democratic revolution, which has set off a cascade of events elsewhere in the region – particularly in Egypt – with untold consequences. 

(Trinidad Express) Veteran journalist Keith Smith has passed away. He lost his battle with cancer at 3.05 yesterday morning.

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Farfan and Mendes Ltd has again sponsored another year of cricket for the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club under-15 team for the 15th successive year.