Daily Archive: Thursday, March 10, 2011

Dear Editor, The President’s attack on my professional character as reported in the Stabroek News and the Guyana Chronicle has been drawn to my attention.

Police today said that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Richard Titus, 30 years of Second Street, Alberttown, Georgetown who was reportedly killed in the North West District (NWD) yesterday.

KANDY,  (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan produced a  superb all-round display with bat and ball to send Sri Lanka  through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup today with  a crushing 139-run win over Zimbabwe.

A taxi driver is dead after the vehicle he was driving collided with another in the vicinity of the Conference Centre, Liliendaal late last night.

(De Ware Tijd) THE HAGUE — Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Uri Rosenthal has again asked the Dutch Lower Chamber for respite in answering questions from SP faction member Harry van Bommel about Holland’s involvement in the military coup of 25 February 1980.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — The government is unable to replace around 50 top executives at state and state-owned companies without paying them, a fortune.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh  players will try to block out their passionate fans when they  face England in the World Cup tomorrow after the crowd turned  on them in their previous match.

(BBC) The European Union Council of Ministers has rubber-stamped two agreements that end the 16-year trade dispute between the EU and 12 Latin American countries.

SANAA, (Reuters) – Yemen President Ali Abdullah  Saleh, hoping to defuse increasingly violent protests against  his 32-year rule, said today he would draw up a new  constitution to create a parliamentary system of government.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Libya has descended into civil  war with increasing numbers of wounded civilians arriving in  hospitals in eastern cities, the International Committee of the  Red Cross (ICRC) said today.

Less than an hour after three cousins arrived from Trinidad yesterday morning they were attacked by three gunmen and robbed of more than $10 million in cash and jewellery.

New York police are investigating the killing of a 21-year-old Brooklyn mother on Wednesday as a possible murder and attempted suicide, according to today’s Wall Street Journal.

Police this afternoon said that the two bodies discovered late yesterday in a car in Flatbush, Brooklyn, are those of a Guyanese couple who went missing 17 days ago in New Jersey.

Gilbert Wharton, the butcher who was hit by a speeding car driven by a policeman on Monday evening, succumbed to his injuries last evening.

A taxi driver accused of using a gun to rob local designer Trevor Rose of more than $2M was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A hire car driver accused of robbing a woman of a quantity of cash at gunpoint outside the Black and Decker Hard-ware Store was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Food and Drug Department is recalling Skippy Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread because they may be contaminated with salmonella.

Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin paid a courtesy call on PNCR Leader Robert Corbin yesterday and was apprised of the party’s concerns about recent statements made by President Bharrat Jagdeo.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday signed several contracts, valued at $65.5 million with four contractors, to rehabilitate and construct new pens and also supply equipment for the resuscitated Guyana Livestock Breeding Station.

A Guyanese woman’s bid to be granted refugee status in Canada based on allegations she was being persecuted because of her race and the fact that she was a member of the PPP was thwarted recently when a judge agreed with an earlier ruling that she faced no real risk in Guyana.

While most Route 44 minibuses returned to work yesterday, an estimated 25 buses plying the Georgetown to Mahaica route stayed in the Mon Repos area in protest over what they believe they should be granted, a $40 increase in fares.

Public officers who are legally required to submit declaration forms to the Integrity Commission must submit all outstanding forms by March 25 or face the possibility of legal action, according to a recent notice in the newspaper.

From next week, the World Bank’s Country Representa-tive for Guyana, Giorgio Valentini will no longer be based here but in Jamaica.

A former army officer is fearful for his life after he says he was almost forced into a private car by two individuals in the city yesterday afternoon.

A three-year-old boy, who is suspected to have been kidnapped on Monday from outside his Hyde Park, Timehri home, was taken to the Grove Police Station yesterday and police are searching for the woman accused of taking him.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charges levelled against William Light who is accused of murdering Cedrick Blackman and Ann Cham-A-Koon is set to begin on May 9.

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising the public that it has recalled several batches of Apo-Levocarb and Apo-Atenol used to treat Parkinson’s disease and hypertension/angina, respectively.

Several Region Nine communities celebrated Mashramani for what was said to be the first time this year, in observance of the country’s 44th republic anniversary.

CARICOM has joined with St Lucia in mourning the passing of the island’s former Prime Minister Sir Allan Fitzgerald Louisy, while lauding him as a true visionary and regionalist.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In CHANDIGARH THE West Indies have gone into their three previous World Cup matches with Kemar Roach as their solitary fast bowler.

By Treiston Joseph Trinidad-based Guyanese and former 400 metres Schools National Champion Phillip Drayton will be looking to make good his debut at the Southern Games trials in Trinidad and Tobago on the March 13 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella from 10:00 hrs.

Police drill instructor Dexter Clementson who is accused of raping a 19-year-old recruit was placed on bail in the sum of $300,000 after making his appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court yesterday.

The initial approach of the England Lions team will be to exploit the Guyanese batting weaknesses and put them under pressure, according to their head coach Mick Newell.

Bauxite workers affected by ongoing disputes between the BCGI and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) hope that the favourable ruling on the issue of union recognition would  pave the way for the quick resolution of all outstanding issues between the two parties.

DELHI, India,  CMC – World Cup favourites India survived a brief scare before rolling over minnows Netherlands by five wickets to remain unbeaten and on top of Group B yesterday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Miami’s recent cold streak  continued on Tuesday as a 105-96 loss to the Portland Trail  Blazers sent the Heat to their season-worst fifth loss in a row.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – JP Duminy agonisingly missed  out on his first World Cup hundred by a run but his sparkling  effort propelled South Africa into the quarter-finals with a  crushing 131-run win over Ireland yesterday.

The steering committee of the Berbice Table Tennis Sub-Association continues  its efforts to promote table tennis in the area with a two-day tournament for school children and those attending tertiary institutions in Berbice.

Newcomer ian Meckdeci gave Patrick Fraser a scare Tuesday night as the Toucan Industries Skill Level squash tournament commenced at the Georgetown Club.

CHITTAGONG, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Chris Tremlett  replaced the injured Stuart Broad in England’s World Cup squad  yesterday for the remainder of the tournament.

SEATTLE, (Reuters) – The Portland Trail Blazers are  hoping a two-year contract extension for coach Nate McMillan  will be a key piece in the rebuilding of the West Coast team.

Defending Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Foundation Annual Secondary Schools Football champions Wisburg Secondary suffered a humiliating 0-3 defeat to New Silver City while Christianburg/Wismar hammered Marcia Craig’s Educational Institute 6-0, at the Bayroc Community Centre ground in Linden when the competition got underway on Tuesday.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant  became the sixth-highest point scorer in the NBA as the    Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-87  on Tuesday and recorded their eighth successive win.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections of office bearers on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) and current president, Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid is reportedly not seeking re-election.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jamaica have continued on top of the Caribbean Football Union in the latest rankings released yesterday and have claimed their highest FIFA ranking in six years.

Dear Editor, It is unreasonable for minibus operators to strike since the price of fuel has not reached the $1000 par that the government stipulates.

Dear Editor, The residents of Hosororo and Wauna are very concerned about the rehabilitation works presently taking place on the Wauna public road in Region One.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran police discovered  a Mexican-run cocaine lab yesterday, the first ever found in  the Central American country, in a sign Colombian-dominated  production of the drug is moving north.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the March 7 edition of the Stabroek News about President Jagdeo’s remarks at Babu John last Sunday.

Dear Editor,I read with considerable interest the publication in this week’s column ‘In the Diaspora’ of  an article headed ‘Would Cheddi have sold his house for $120 Million?’

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine economists vow  to resist a government crackdown on their independent inflation  estimates and accuse President Cristina Fernandez of trying to  silence critics before October’s election.

Dear Editor, There is much debate at present in the mining sector pertaining to the proposed six-months waiting period before mining. The

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – A Libyan insurgent said rebels  had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from  forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi last evening in some of  the fiercest fighting in almost three weeks of clashes.

Dear Editor, On the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, Help & Shelter joins in saluting the women who have struggled and survived to achieve dignity and equality in Guyana and around the world.

MARRAKESH, Morocco, (Reuters) – Morocco’s King  Mohamed announced a planned constitutional reform yesterday  and appointed a committee to work with political parties, trade  unions and civil society groups to draw up proposals by June.

MADISON, Wis.,  (Reuters) – Republi-cans in the  Wisconsin state Senate approved Governor Scott Walker’s plan to  curb the rights of public-sector unions yesterday, stripping  out the parts that required the presence of their 14 absent  Democratic colleagues.

Dear Editor, It doesn’t seem to me that we are dealing with this issue of domestic violence in a practical way.

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In a letter to this newspaper, published on Monday last, Mr Vanrick Beresford lamented that the launching of the Men’s Affairs Bureau, held on Friday, March 4, started some 40 minutes after its scheduled time owing to the President being late.

“Some people don’t just live: they lead a life. They don’t sit around waiting for a lucky break; they create opportunities for themselves.

By Nigel WestmaasIn his book Holding Aloft the Banner of Ethiopia Winston James, in a note on Caribbean Pan-Africanism, wrote, “It is no accident that the Caribbean, being the area that has historically produced the most peripatetic of all African peoples, has also thrown up an extravagantly disproportionate number of Pan-Africanist political activists and intellectuals.

Dear Editor, In the spirit of appreciation, reflection and contemplation embodying the ethos of International Women’s Day, I salute all, especially Guyanese women and other historically marginalized gender groups for their courage, perseverance and contributions to the well-being of our society.