Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The police are investigating an attempted robbery/shooting incident that occurred at about 1900h.

Rickford Williams, known as Rickford Sabola and Rickford La Fleur, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was today charged with murder committed

LONDON, (Reuters) – Libyan foreign minister Moussa  Koussa arrived in Britain today to seek refuge after  quitting the government in protest against leader Muammar  Gaddafi’s forces attacks on civilians, a friend told Reuters.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has  signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S.

DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad  defied calls today to lift a decades-old emergency law  and said Syria was the target of a foreign conspiracy to stir up  protests in which more than 60 people have been killed.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Key moments from India’s  29-run victory over Pakistan in their World Cup semi-final in  Mohali today.

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – The sleepy town of  Mohali erupted with joy today as India reigned supreme  over fierce rivals Pakistan to reach the World Cup final.

Director of the Government Information Agency (GINA) Neaz Subhan collapsed while at work this morning.

(BBC)Pakistan Innings All outPlayer outReason Bowledby RunsTotal all out 231K Akmal c Yuvraj b Z Khan 19Mohammad Hafeez c Dhoni b Patel 43Shafiqb Yuvraj 30Younus Khan c Raina b Yuvraj 13Misbah-ul-Haq c Kohli b Z Khan 56U Akmalb Harbhajan Singh 29Razzaqb Patel 3Shahid Afridi c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 19Riaz c Tendulkar b Nehra 8Gul lbw b Nehra 2Saeed Ajmal not out1Extras 8w 81831 CommentarySachin Tendulkar is man of the match, and he says: “I would like to thank everyone here for their terrific support and not to forget the team’s effort.

(Barbados Nation) Domestic violence in Barbados has reached national proportion, according to Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development Steven Blackett.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan ordered an immediate  safety upgrade at its 55 nuclear power plants today in  its first acknowledgement that standards were inadequate when an  earthquake and tsunami wrecked one of the facilities nearly  three weeks ago.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Government will be hauled before the International Court of Human Rights, if need be, to ensure Jamaican Shanique Myrie gets justice for the trauma she reportedly suffered at the hands of airport officials.

(Barbados Nation) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean has come under fire for her handling of the incident involving a 22-year-old Jamaican woman, who claimed she was finger-searched before being denied entry into Barbados two weekends ago.

A super bike racer is dead and three other young men injured after the vehicle they were in was hit by a fire tender which was rushing to a fire that turned out to be a false alarm.

MOHALI, India,  (Reuters) – India kept alive a  billion dreams after sinking Pakistan by 29 runs in their World  Cup semi-final today to set up an all-Asian final against  Sri Lanka.

Fire suspected to be electrical in origin gutted a Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara general store yesterday morning, leaving three homeless and millions in losses.

Masked gunmen grabbed some $10 million in cash and raw minerals from a miner during a well-planned home invasion at Industry, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning.

The local branch of Transparency International yesterday called on the Auditor General to investigate whether the government’s use of Huawei’s US$50,000 “thank you gift” was in line with the rules governing public expenditure.

Vanessa Francis says the system offers no real protection to women in her shoes and she has dismissed justice as “just a word” after watching the man who allegedly stabbed her ten times leave custody on unrelated charges yesterday.

A man and his reputed wife were ordered to seek counselling by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when they appeared before her after the man allegedly assaulted the woman with a hammer.

At least 17 students from two city secondary schools were in police custody up to late last evening after they turned up at the Leonora Secondary School armed with knives, ready to fight.

A man accused of stealing a quantity of vegetables was on Thursday placed on $25,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he declared he would opt for a jail term since he had no money.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr. Steve Surujbally was the first to receive copies of the 2011 telephone directory.

The Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC), which was recently established by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), will officially begin operations today with a referees’ clinic at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 18:00 hours.

Disenchanted football officials are wary of long-standing Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass serving another four years at the helm, declaring they would prefer “a one eye, one foot, one hand man” to take the reins of football which  has suffered under Klass.

The Executive of the Police Association has launched a series of visits to police stations and departments in order to address misconduct by some ranks that is damaging the credibility of members of the force.

A 23-year-old minibus conductor was on Monday refused bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he appeared on charges of narcotics possession and trafficking.

Collis Collinson, who is accused of murdering Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ Joseph during a robbery, was further remanded by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Aged just 23, Germany’s  Andrea Petkovic has already established herself as one of the  most colourful, outgoing, unpredictable and introspective  players on the WTA Tour.

Four companies have bid for the project that would see the problematic Le Repentir dumpsite finally being closed.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said PANCAP has performed creditably over the past decade as the regional coordinating arm in the response to HIV/AIDS, but he observed there is a need for the unit to play a more robust role if it is to achieve its goals.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) last Sunday successfully launched its Junior Elite Training programme consisting of 35 under-15 players at the Albion Community Centre Ground, Berbice.

Prisons Director Dale Erskine yesterday said the prisoner who was attacked with a piece of wood by a fellow inmate in the Georgetown Prison on Monday is in a stable condition.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies’ 10-wicket humiliation of Bangladesh during the group stage of the World Cup will be at the centre of a government enquiry delving into the reasons behind the team’s poor performance.

Human Services and Social Security Minister Priya Manickchand has expressed hope that South American states will to continue to generate new ideas and commitments in advancing social development within the bloc.

Dear Editor, I filed a complaint in 2005 against a lawyer for unprofessionalism which resulted in my case being lost in the court of justice.

Dear Editor, It is 4pm Friday afternoon (March 18) and it is blackout again in the Meadow Brook area.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago will be boosted by the World Cup trio of Darren Bravo, Keiron Pollard and Ravi Rampaul for their semi-final of the Regional First Class Championship against Jamaica, starting this weekend.

A woman and a man were on Monday jailed in Suriname for trafficking in cocaine that reportedly came from Guyana.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Batsman Michael Clarke was  appointed Australia’s 43rd test cricket captain yesterday, a  day after Ricky Ponting’s resigned the post.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka repulsed a spirited  New Zealand challenge in Colombo yesterday to win their World  Cup semi-final and present Muttiah Muralitharan with the  opportunity to finish his career with a flourish.

At the Springlands Court     on Monday, Magistrate Krishndat Persaud remanded two men to prison when they appeared before him charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, Mr Anil Mohabir Nandlall evades my request (‘Not the rule of law’ SN, March 22) for him to state his opinion as to whether Guyana observes Lord Bingham’s eight sub-rules of the rule of law and instead immodestly invites me to examine his legal career: (‘Not a response to letter on mischief caused by prescriptive title’ SN, March 25).

The Ministry of Housing and Water has offered a 14-day reprieve to squatters living along the Herstelling sea dam and urges those living along the sea dam at Farm to relocate so that crucial sea defence works can be carried out.

Dear Editor, In my opinion the standard of driving in Guyana has deteriorated over the years, but I was astonished to have a rude encounter with an arrogant man with a DPL number plate – one would have expected better.

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 today in the wake of high profile peace talks  between the two nations.

The Ministry of Agriculture joins with other entities in the forestry sector in remembering Siew K Chan, CEO of Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL), for his commitment to developing the sector.

Local golfers are anxiously gearing up for  the  resumption of the 2011 season with this weekend’s Scotia Bank sponsored Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, The other day I had reason to pay a visit to a well respected, upper middle-class Guyanese.

St John’s, Antigua – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford is making encouraging progress as he makes a bid to return to competitive cricket.

LA PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who critics accuse of stifling press freedom, was given a prize by an Argentine journalism school yesterday for his contribution to “popular communication.”

Dear Editor, Mr Mike Persaud in a letter in the SN of March 28, titled ‘A legacy in tatters’ seems to believe that he alone has all the answers to Guyana’s political problems.

Two weeks after a Friend-ship, East Bank Demerara businessman was found dead in Le Repentir cemetery, police investigators have made little progress in the case.

Several bridges and culverts are currently being built and rehabilitated around the country, including 16 critical structures along the East Bank Demerara and East Coast Demerara highways, among According to a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA), government allocated $1.9 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of several bridges around the country, with an additional $953 million for works on other structures.

Dear Editors, Some of the problems are going around and around in cycles in Guyana, despite new administrations or governments. 

Ryan McKinnon returned to winners row when he won the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) handgun section three-stage Practical Pistol shoot  at the Timehri ranges Sunday last.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara advanced yesterday to within 200 km (120 miles) of the two main port cities in an intensifying offensive against incumbent Laurent Gbagbo.

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(Trinidad Express) – President George Maxwell Richards appears to have no choice but to remove Nizam Mohammed as chairman of the Police Service Commission.

It would not be at all surprising if individuals and officials in various parts of the world with whom Caricom countries do business, are asking themselves this question about our region, concerning what they have been led to think is a regional institution, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Dear Editor, Some years ago a study was conducted of traffic accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica’s foreign affairs ministry is sending a team of officials to Barbados to discuss Shanique Myrie’s allegations of abuse at an airport there.

TOKYO (Reuters) – France and the United States are to help Japan in its battle to contain radiation from a crippled nuclear complex where plutonium finds have raised public alarm over the world’s worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

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A man accused of breaking into a woman’s salon and stealing a quantity of items worth in excess of $94,000 was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $120,000 after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

Linden resident Ruel Williams emerged top student of the three-day Beginners Football Referees Course held last weekend at Carifesta Sports Complex, organized by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC).

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