Articles published on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi cracked jokes and tagged Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men as favourites as he attempted to deflect the pressure off his team ahead of their World Cup semi-final against arch rivals India.
MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket semi-final on Wednesday in the wake of high profile peace talks between the two nations.
The local branch of Transparency International today questioned the single-sourcing of procurement to Chinese company Huawei and its subsequent US$50,000 donation.
The British High Commission will shortly be advertising for applications for Chevening Scholarships for the academic year 2011/12.
The police today said that at about 1430h yesterday while following up investigations into a report of rape police ranks saw the suspect at Sand Road, Soesdyke, EBD and shot him after a confrontation.
Masked gunmen escaped with millions in cash and gold after raiding a house at Industry, East Coast Demerara.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka advanced to the World Cup final for the third time today after stopping New Zealand from pulling off their second upset of the tournament.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant seems to be in “slow recovery” from damage incurred this month from an earthquake and tsunami, the head of the U.S.
Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Saturday afternoon intercepted a small parcel, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, destined for Canada with 1.3 kilos of cocaine.
ROME, (Reuters) – U.S. forces attacked three Libyan ships, including a coast guard vessel, to stop them firing indiscriminately at merchant ships in the port of Misrata, military officials said today.
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Uganda’s government said today it had seized control of Libya’s majority stake in Uganda Telecom to comply with U.N.
DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignation of the government today, Syrian state television said.
A prisoner was attacked with a piece of wood by a fellow inmate inside the Georgetown Prison yesterday, renewing concerns about weapons in the facility.
The St Martin News Network says that the authorities on the island have arrested at least seven Guyanese nationals as suspects in a crime ring involved in selling fake Guyanese passports, Dutch residency papers and identification cards.
The City Council approved a motion for city spokesman Royston King to perform the duties of Town Clerk at a statutory meeting yesterday, where Mayor Hamilton Green declined to vote.
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (GuySuCo) Paul Bhim says the industry will not revise its first crop target after close to three weeks of down time due to the weather, but the crop would be extended to May.
A Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara businessman shot a suspected burglar who he found in his yard with a knife early yesterday morning.
A family of three is homeless and millions of dollars are lost in a fire this morning, suspected to be electrical in origin, which destroyed a two-storey building that also housed a store at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.
Bids for the construction of the much-debated Hope Canal are expected to be opened next Tuesday, in the boardroom of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NP&TAB).
A workshop opened yesterday to compile a regional disaster and preparedness plan for the 10 administrative regions.
Despite the alarm about the lack of sponsorship preceding the event, the sterling performances of the athletes at the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation’s (GABBFF) National Novices championships underscored why more corporate funding should be invested in the sport.
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) launched its inaugural National Club Championships with the support of ANSA McAL and Digicel yesterday at the Waterchris Hotel.
(Cricinfo) Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia’s captain in Tests and ODIs following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup but will be available for selection as a batsman in both formats.
A 30-year-old vendor was yesterday refused bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on seven different charges, including trafficking in narcotics and possession of unlicensed firearms.
A Siberia/Old England, Linden family was yesterday attacked by a lone gunman and members now fear for their lives.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Angry protestors clashed with police yesterday outside the stadium in Mohali where India will meet Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final which has captured the imagination of the sub-continent.
Alliance for Change (AFC) members held a peaceful picket in Linden last Friday over “increasingly morbid conditions of the health sector in the mining town.”
Relatives of a Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice resident who left home 10 days ago are worried that he has not returned and that calls made to his cellular phone have gone unanswered.
– Alpha also wins Marvin Joseph produced a terrific performance, recording a hat-trick which propelled Pele into the semifinal of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Football Competition at the Georgetown Football Club Ground on Sunday night.
The inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League finally got underway over the week end at the Georgetown Football Club ground after being delayed for two weekends due to inclement weather.
A fisherman was yesterday refused bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he appeared on two charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Three men, all armed with guns broke into the R & S Variety Store and Supermarket at Clifton Settlement, Port Mourant around 11.30 pm on Sunday and escaped with cash and articles totalling $1.4 million.
Guyanese players continued to make the headlines in Trinidad and Tobago with their exploits in the top league.
Persons living on the river defence reserve at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara say they have nowhere to move to as they anxiously waited yesterday to see whether authorities would evict them.
South Ruimveldt Park Primary School took top honours when Scotiabank hosted the Kiddy Cricket Mascot Competition recently.
A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning in Stewartville has left four people homeless.
Dear Editor, The public is anticipating with great interest the impending determination by the PPP of its presidential candidate.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will stick to the tried and tested formula they employed to defeat New Zealand in their group match when they clash in Colombo today for a place in the World Cup final.
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations’ handling of humanitarian emergencies has been “very disappointing” and its leadership in that area should be overhauled, a British government-commissioned report said yesterday.
National Fullbore vice captain, Dylan Fields shot his way into form last Sunday at the Timehri ranges a few weeks away from the West Indies Fullbore Championships.
Dear Editor, I happened to stumble, late as usual, across the news that Caricom and the UWI supposedly “planned” a conference on ‘Collective Responsibility for the 21st century.’
A couple claiming that they were “the parents” of Renaldo Parris turned up at his home at Tuschen on Sunday but left without him after he cried and refused to go with them and the Child Care and Protection Agency is looking in his circumstances.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A five-wicket haul by left arm orthodox spinner Garey Mathurin and an unbroken, third wicket partnership of 48 between St Lucians Keddy Lesporis and Johnson Charles steered Windward Islands to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Leeward Islands here yesterday.
Dear Editor, I’d like to draw your attention to an open letter sent by members of Guyanese civil society to the Norwegian Minister of the Environment on 24 March 2011 and posted at: Eight problems with Norway’s REDD support to Guyana, http://www.redd-monitor.org/2011/03/25/eight-problems-with-norways-redd-support-to-guyana-open-letter-to-erik-solheim/
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition coalition will consider privatizing companies currently in state hands if they defeat President Hugo Chavez in elections in December 2012, a senior alliance official said.
The United Minibus Union will be issuing a fare structure to the route 47 buses after these operators attempted to strike yesterday.
NAWFALIYAH/MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Rebels advanced west toward the birthplace of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi yesterday, firing mortars and heavy machineguns in sporadic clashes with loyalist forces.
Dear Editor, As a victim of the sloppy job done by the security service hired by government I can say that we need better security.
Coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan has conceded that it was another challenging outing for the young Guyanese tennis players who represented this country at the recent North/Central America and Caribbean Pre-Qualifying World Junior Tennis (WJT) tournament in the Dominican Republic.
The Rotary Club of Stabroek said about 50 persons participated in a Spelling Bee it hosted on Saturday at one of its Literary Project sites in Bagotville.
(Go Jamaica) The Government has indicated that it will be raising with Caricom the issue of the alleged mistreatment of a Jamaican woman by Barbados customs and im-migration officials.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former US President Jimmy Carter met with Cuban Jews on Monday at the start of a private three-day visit to the island, but he did not discuss with them a US aid contractor jailed for allegedly providing illegal Internet access to Jewish groups.
By Sanjeev Miglani (Reuters – Global News Journal) In the run-up to tomorrow’s cricket match between India and Pakistan, passions are running high on both sides of the border and in the diaspora which is following their teams’ progress in the game’s biggest tournament.
A taxi driver was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after he was accused of attempting to commit a fraud.
It would, perhaps, be precipitate to suggest, at this stage, that the hurdles that appear to be springing up following GRA Commissioner General Kurshid Sattaur’s publicly stated commitment to a full and transparent investigation into the Vega Azurit cocaine incident could end up derailing a major drug bust.
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian forces fired into the air yesterday to disperse a pro-democracy protest in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, where reformists want to overthrow the 41-year rule of the Assad family.
The dates for the first leg of the annual Inter-Guiana Games to be held in Suriname this year is still unsettled.
Dear Editor, I have just read that the incumbent ruling party in Canada, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has “fallen after a no confidence vote passed in the country’s parliament,” and two observations came immediately to my mind.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Suspected Colombian rebels bombed a gas pipeline pumping 150-200 million cubic feet per day, halting natural gas exports to Venezuela, a source at Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol said yesterday.
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(Jamaica Information Service) The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) proposed Maggotty hydroelectric power plant in St Elizabeth is projected to employ some 200 persons during the construction phase, according to the company’s President, Damian Obiglio.
(Trinidad Guardian) Security officers at the San Fernando General Hospital attacked members of the media yesterday, trying to stop them from covering a protest by the hospital’s maintenance staff.
(Trinidad Express) President George Maxwell Richards appears to have no choice but to remove Nizam Mohammed as chairman of the Police Service Commission.
