Daily Archive: Saturday, February 12, 2011

A 41-year-old nursery school teacher was this evening brutally stabbed to death by her partner during a heated row at her Norton Street, Wortmanville home.

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ramdanie Rajpattie, 54 years of Laluni Creek, Demerara River, who succumbed at the GPHC yesterday.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – South African captain Graeme  Smith spoke today of his concerns over the track at  Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, host of three World Cup  matches.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – A Pakistani court today  issued an arrest warrant for exiled former president Pervez  Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of Benazir  Bhutto, officially implicating him for first time in the death  of the former prime minister and rival.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s new military rulers said  today the existing cabinet would stay until a new one was  formed and the country would respect international treaties, a  statement that will reassure Israel and the United States.

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Thousands of police in riot gear  blocked off the centre of Algeria’s capital today and  stopped government opponents from staging a protest march that  sought to emulate Egypt’s popular revolt.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Former International  Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani has branded the governing  body “weak” for not doing more to prevent disgraced Pakistan  batsman Salman Butt from taking up a World Cup media role.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Ramnaresh Sarawan scored an  attractive 123 including five sixes to help West Indies to a  61-run victory over Kenya in their World Cup warmup match today.

Chinese company Huawei donated the first set of netbooks distributed under the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative but the next batch of computers will be procured by an open international competitive tender, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday refused to name the country that he said asked Guyana’s assistance in arresting Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse when he visited here.

Staff of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) stepped up their protest for gratuity payments yesterday, downing tools and demonstrating in front of the institution.

Guyanese David Ramnauth, the former head of a Queens, New York mortgage firm was on Tuesday sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a massive mortgage fraud scheme in which over US$23M in fake loans were processed in relation to 44 properties.

Fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon gutted a Beterverwagting (BV), East Coast Demerara building which housed several government offices.

Repairs have started at the Philadelphia Primary School after parents last week protested the building’s poor condition, but they remain worried about the safety of their children.

Thirteen persons were killed on the roadways by the end of January and Traffic Chief Neil Semple has said that despite numerous pleas for the exercise of care and caution, persons continue to be reckless.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is going to be revamped to reflect the greater stature of the sector in the economy and it will push mining but at the same time ensure that it is done sustainably and without any corruption.

The body of a spray painter was fished out of a drain in front of his home at Palmyra, East Canje, Berbice yesterday afternoon.

With the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the treason charge against army Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton set to begin next week, defence attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday said he would proceed despite not receiving the full disclosure of the state’s evidence.

Joel David, Rondell Tappin and Anthony Warner, who are accused of robbing an Avon employee of $1 million, were yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Fire of unknown origin early yesterday morning gutted an ice cream parlour and wholesale business located at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast.

Quick action by employees prevented what could have been millions of dollars in damage at Ramchand Auto General Store, when a fire broke out at the Sheriff Street store shortly before midday yesterday.

Two businessmen have filed contempt proceedings in the High Court against the Divisional Commander of ‘D’ Division Balram Persaud for flouting separate court orders and failing to return their respective firearms which were seized by the police.

Draft rules of the Family Court are now available for the wider legal fraternity to peruse and submit proposals and or comments to the office of the Chancellor.

The Georgetown Division’s Children’s Mashramani Competition wrapped yesterday with the Physical Display segments at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The trial into the cocaine trafficking charge against US citizen Maxine Cecelia Batts, 64, commenced on Wednesday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Hospital janitor Dawn Roberts, who admitted to wounding colleague Deon Norton last November, was on Wednesday ordered to pay a $50,000 fine or spend three months in prison.

A man who told the court he uses marijuana to treat his asthma was fined $3,000 on Tuesday and ordered to do six months community service by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Muniram Mohabir, who was found dead on a Leguan road on Wednesday, died as a result of drowning, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

Attorney Basil Williams in the High Court on Thursday levelled accusations against a state prosecutor and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over his client’s case not being called but this outburst had the reverse result as the sitting judge, after reprimanding Williams, agreed with the prosecutor that his argument would have prejudiced the jury.

Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo is a performer who knows what his audience needs and he always strives to give it them because for him even one unsatisfied fan means that he is not good enough.

Hi Everyone, I’ve fallen in love, With beets. Food can be like people sometimes – you see them often, but never pay attention.

Several years ago, when my partner and I moved into our new home, all went well until that night, two months later when she began to snore.

The Scene Cartoon

Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for this unnamed man who is wanted for questioning in relation to obtaining by false pretence.

If I were to judge ‘Nothing to Laugh About 4’ based on its opening sketch the review would be harsh because while we laugh at just about anything, some jokes are distasteful and really should be for private laughs.

President of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA), Christopher Ram, yesterday expressed his “disappointment” with the reaction of the Sport Minister to criticisms made of local facilities by International Tennis Federation (ITF) Development Officer Anthony Jeremiah.

Nevaeh Clarkston and Nirou Bissu came out on top of the under-8 boys and girls categories respectively on day one of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Mashramani Tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Los Angeles jewellery store, but was warned not to “push her luck” with any further slip-ups.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – Nicki Minaj claimed the top spot on the US pop album chart for the first time on Wednesday as her debut release jumped two places in its 11th week, and coincidentally passed the one million mark at the same time.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Mutual respect flowed both  ways when Filipino Manny Pacquiao and his American challenger  Shane Mosley discussed their May 7 WBO welterweight title fight  in front of a packed audience on Thursday.

De Man, a play dealing with family life and its challenges, will be staged next Saturday at the Theatre Guild.

Part of the Leeward Islands’ plan against Guyana in their second round game of the WICB Four-Day tournament is to push Guyana on the back foot from ball one.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Three-time defending champions Jamaica endured another first innings batting crisis in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Windward Islands yesterday.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago, led by fast-medium bowlers Rayad Emrit and Shannon Gabriel, made hay while the sun shone in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Combined Campuses & Colleges yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Kirk Edwards drew on his rich vein of form to craft his second first-class hundred, and lead Barbados’ batting in the WICB Regional first-class championship against England Lions yesterday.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers spoiled  Ray Allen’s record-setting game with a second half comeback to  earn a 92-86 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

Dear Editor, As an avid sports fisherman I have frequented the Anaraika and Rockstone areas with my friends for over forty years.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Belgium’s Kim Clijsters will  become world number one next week for the first time since 2006  after she reached the Paris Open semi-finals by beating Jelena  Dokic 6-3 6-0 yesterday.  

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky  Ponting is relishing the opportunity of another batting duel  with India’s Sachin Tendulkar in what will probably be their  last World Cup.

Dear Editor,I would like to bring to the attention of the public at large one aspect of the judicial system that has failed completely and despite efforts that I have made personally there seems to be no end to this atrocity.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your response to my letter (‘Come to heel’ SN, February 10).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s  failure to lay out a timetable for winning congressional  approval of free trade pacts with Colombia and Panama has  blocked renewal of trade programs for the Andean region and  displaced U.S.

(Barbados Nation) National hero and cricketing legend Sir Garfield Sobers yesterday described the late English cricket all-rounder and journalist Trevor Bailey as a “wonderful person”.

Dear Editor,With regard to your news story on Hosni Mubarak’s speech, the Egyptian hardliner tried to pull a fast one on the people. 

Near miss: Seconds after this car drove over a section of Middleton Street, near the junction with Duncan Street,

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Screen star Elizabeth  Taylor has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital to treat  symptoms from congestive heart failure, her spokeswoman said  yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) I’m sorry! A repentant Tino Best has unreservedly apologized for the conduct that led to his omission from the Barbados team for the second round WICB regional four-day match against England Lions which started yesterday at Kensington Oval.

Dear Editor, During the 2011 budget debate, standing at the Georgetown-Linden bus park just next to the Parliament Building, I made some observations of persons who were driving in and out of the  compound via the back entrance, where there is now a parking area.

‘African Vibes’ as presented by Winfer Gardens Primary in the ‘Legends and Traditions’ category, during Dance 1

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Ray Price and  former captain Tatenda Taibu have taken over the role of mentors  in an inexperienced Zimbabwe squad preparing to take part in the  World Cup.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egyptians who toppled Hosni  Mubarak yesterday may still have more to do to ensure a military  council now in charge transfers power to civilian hands.

CHENNAI,  (Reuters) – South Africa are determined to  make a new start at the World Cup opening on Feb.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – He spoke of the world  witnessing a true moment of history in Egypt, but President  Barack Obama also sought to advance U.S.

First place winners from East Ruimveldt Secondary performing social commentary piece,

Dear Editor, It was drawn to my attention yesterday that the Guyana Chronicle reported that Mr Christopher Ram has no moral authority to speak on the matter related to President Jagdeo’s land/house transaction at Pradoville 2.

Dear Editor, Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year repressive rule of Egypt is now over.

As creeping democratization takes hold in the Middle East, some curious Westerners  have combed through the region’s literature for clues to the turbulence.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – The protesters whose uprising  against President Hosni Mubarak forced him to step down defeated  all the weapons his administration deployed against them.

Politikles

North Georgetown Secondary students perform their interpretive piece, “Glitz & Glamour”, during the

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A giant cricket ball weighing  750 kgs will be displayed at Suriyawaya Stadium in the southern  port city of Hambantota during the World Cup opening on Feb.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ sugar industry is flat broke. This gloomy assessment was made by industry spokesman Dr Attlee Brathwaite yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A man who chased after two suspected criminals, who moments earlier chopped and robbed his relatives on Thursday, running them over with his car, was in police custody last night.