Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Police have issued wanted bulletins for four men in connection with break and enter and larceny.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist Party chose  the old guard to oversee a new economic course for the  Caribbean island today, selecting President Raul Castro  and First Vice President Jose Machado Ventura to lead the  country’s highest political body.

A clothes vendor was this morning denied bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, when he appeared before her charged with attempted murder and robbery under arms.

A La Grange woman is dead after a Route 42 minibus collided with the motorcycle she was driving.

A section of the drawbridge at the recently opened Good Hope/Supenaam stelling on the Essequibo Coast collapsed under the weight of a vehicle, triggering traffic congestion in the area late yesterday afternoon.

The two men who were apprehended on Friday evening last after the Berbice cocaine bust yesterday appeared Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

REDjet, billed as the Carib-bean‘s first low fare airline, yesterday officially launched its operations here and it plans to stimulate travel within the region with its “war on high air fares”.

South American businessman Jose Arturo Castillo Balcazar was allegedly fatally shot by a soldier at Eteringbang on Saturday.

The main opposition PNCR has called on the Education Ministry to revisit the programme content and guide for the Educational Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS), which it says was launched before it was ready.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute have been working with farmers in Region One to develop new crops such as spices, including turmeric, black pepper, ginger and nutmeg, the Government Information Agency said in a release.

Trust in the police force is critical to nation building and democratic stability according to a new report from the Vanderbilt University-based Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) which says that the level of trust here is 42.3 out of 100, ahead of the figures in Trinidad and Jamaica.

The parents of a 17-year-old girl of Rosignol, West Bank Berbice are distressed that they got her married to a 25-year-old US-based Guyanese, who has turned out to be a drug user.

The Georgetown Public Hospital in a release yesterday said that its Occupational Safety and Health Officer has said that the type of cockroach that has plagued the Female Medical Ward is the German species, which did not originate there but was taken into the hospital.

The family of pensioner Elfreida Benjamin, who died after she was hospitalized following the use of expired medication reportedly given to her by a public healthcare facility, has decided to seek legal advice on how to proceed with the matter.

Guyana led the way in developing the “economics of trees” and citizens must be proud of the collective achievements, President Bharrat Jagdeo has said but he warned of the consequences if forests are considered in isolation from climate policies.

Despite a cut in the excise tax on gasoline, prices at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) remain the same, which an official explained may be due to stations selling previously purchased stock.

Almost a week after it was made public that he was living with the child he is accused of raping, Vibert Henry on Sunday moved out of the Canal Backdam, Port Kaituma home.

The second and third of seven witnesses in the robbery under arms trial of Tyrone “Cobra” Rowe, who is accused of committing the offence against Mark Hunte, testified on Friday in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A taxi driver was last Sunday night shot before being beaten unconscious while he was visiting a female friend at Arapaima Street, East La Penitence.

Navindra Shamlall, the man who was found dead at Eccles over the weekend, died from drowning compounded by blunt cranial trauma and relatives say that they are not ruling out foul play.

Two more witnesses took the stand on Friday last as the trial into obstructing the municipal works at Le Repentir dumpsite continued; with which activist Mark Benschop and columnist Freddie Kissoon have been charged.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry will hear the preliminary inquiry into the murder charge against Kevin Verwin on

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Ernest Hilaire  has urged the Honourable Dr.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with Wilderness Explorers recently trained 25 persons as city tour guides.

Colin Elcock Stable’s Prince Charming registered a commanding victory over a top field of horses to take the C class race when the Rising Sun Turf Club held its pre-Easter horse race at the West Coast, Berbice, facility.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Legendary former opener Desmond Haynes was yesterday confirmed as batting consultant to the West Indies team for this year’s Home Series.

A 26-year-old boat operator was yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on separate charges of possession of ammunition and narcotics.

A woman who pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking was yesterday fined $30,000 and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Chris Paul ran circles  around the Los Angeles Lakers in a scintillating performance to  lead his New Orleans Hornets to a 109-100 upset victory over the  defending champions in their NBA playoff series opener Sunday.

Several City councillors yesterday refused to recognise Yonette Pluck-Cort as Town Clerk, while a scheduled no-confidence motion against Mayor Hamilton Green was postponed until the next statutory meeting.

By Treiston Joseph Junior 100 and 200 metres sprint champion Chavez Ageday will be fit in time for the Carifta Games in Jamaica it was disclosed yesterday.

The second annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communication Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter-zone limited overs tournament will bowl off tomorrow with two matches at venues in Berbice.

A man was on Sunday caught in what is suspected to be a gun trap at the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Agricultural Road, Mon Repos East Coast Demerara.

The Plaisance/ Sparendaam/ Goedverwagting Sports Association in conjunction with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday commenced a four- day training programme for schoolchildren and individuals within the community.

The Hebrew Family of Guyana recognizes Passover as the day of independence in the community and observances were held here from dusk yesterday until earlier today.

Lusignan are all set to defend their East Coast Carib Twenty/20 cricket  title after an eight-wicket victory over Plaisance in a quarterfinal match at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground last weekend.

A McDoom, East Bank Demerara resident was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $20,000, and his matter adjourned pending the appearance of his wife, whom he is charged with assaulting.

The New York Chapter of the Pele Football Club will stage an eight team under-17 knockout football tournament,  coach Gordon Braithwaite said yesterday.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon yesterday in  two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the gruelling  distance.

Dear Editor, In a recent letter  (Sunday Stabroek April 17th) Dr Roger Luncheon argues that the One Laptop per Family (OLPF) policy is transformative.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A century by stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez and a four-wicket haul by Abdur Rehman steered Pakistan to a comfortable 68-run victory over the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI, as the tourists made a winning start to their tour here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I request some space in your letter column to express views on an issue of grave unfairness.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Dwight Howard was named the NBA’s defensive player of the  yesterday, making the dominant Orlando Magic center the first player to win the award in  three consecutive seasons.

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for unity yesterday after deadly riots erupted in largely Muslim opposition strongholds over his election victory.

Dear Editor, I recently came back from Guyana after living 21 years in the US.

Dear Editor, I ask that you please publish this letter in your newspaper.

RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco hosted a visit by a Libyan deputy foreign minister yesterday, a rare diplomatic link between Muammar Gaddafi’s government and one of the staunch allies of the Western coaltion determined to overthrow him.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Discarded Trinidad and Tobago batsman Runako Morton put his legal woes behind him to strike a century and fire Queen’s Park to a 71-run victory over Wanderers in the sixth round of matches in the Premiership Division here Sunday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Portland Trail Blazers coach  Nate McMillan was fined $35,000 for criticising the officiating  after his team lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the opening game  of their playoff series, the NBA said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was with horror that I read the news report of the April 12th, 2011 court proceedings in New Amsterdam.

Dear Editor, Hanuman Jayanti (yesterday) is observed very significantly in the Hindu religious calendar for devotees to reflect on the life of the ultimate teacher, Hanumanji. The

BEIJING (Reuters) – China appears to have staged a second test-flight of a new stealth fighter jet, a state-owned newspaper said today, which if true could be another step towards narrowing the military gap with the United States.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder’s  go-ahead basket late in their playoff victory over the Denver  Nuggets was offensive basket interference and should not have  counted, the NBA said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Ravi Dev’s letter in SN April 17, brief and to the point for a change, is a great example of self-exoneration and passing the buck, while  at the same time , straddling empty spaces in his mind; in Guyanese politics his letter stands out as a hat-trick in escapism and dodging the bullet.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Hundred dollar oil, a brighter economic outlook and growing popularity after a tough couple of years are just a few reasons Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has to be cheerful as he plans a re-election bid.

Flamingo Football Club on Saturday sealed a spot in the semi-final of the Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Under-15 league when the defeated Renaissance 5-0 at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of warning by the authorities to halt what they called an insurrection, a rights campaigner said today.

This sewerage line at the corner of Smyth and Princes streets burst yesterday afternoon spewing filth in the area. 

By Robert B Zoellick Robert B Zoellick is the President of the World Bank Group Afghanistan. 

Access to the state media by political parties never fails to become a major political issue during the campaign period preceding general elections in Guyana.

Guyanese Deon Ferrier and Kellon Carmichael continue to make headlines in Trinidad & Tobago for Aranguez against Defence Force in the national two-day championship league.

Dear Editor, You would remember you published some letters about the lumber yard next door to me and the animal drawn vehicles that park in front of my house and the others in the vicinity.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist Party congress suggested refinements to President Raul Castro’s wide-ranging national reforms in weekend meetings, but generally embraces his overhaul of the ailing Cuban economy, state-run media reported yesterday.

Politikles

About 40 women who were successful at the BIT garment construction training recently paid a courtesy call on Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Three dozen Crips street gang members and two motel owners have been indicted for running a prostitution ring that targeted underage girls through social networking sites including MySpace, Craigslist, Twitter and Facebook, prosecutors said yesterday.

By Bernd Debusmann “Part of the beauty of me is that I’m very rich.