Articles published on Tuesday, April 26, 2011
President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent Babu John address, where he accused PNCR presidential candidate David Granger of having “blood on his hands,” was not racially inflammatory but may set a “dangerous” precedent, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has found.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A delegation of Libyan officials is in Venezuela to discuss possible peaceful solutions to the war in the North African country, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said today.
The demolition of the historic Globe Cinema on Church and Waterloo Sts has begun and is to be completed in around two weeks.
A Better Hope man was last night shot to the ear by a gunman during an apparent robbery attempt.
(Jamaica Gleaner) DANCEHALL ARTISTE Carlton ‘Spragga Benz’ Grant is claiming to be a victim of a conspiracy to smear his reputation.
ROME, (Reuters) – France and Italy want to reform the Schengen treaty and reinforce the European Union’s Frontex agency, France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy said today.
Grammy award winner Rihanna has scored big on the Billboard. She has secured her tenth Number 1 hit on the Billboard charts.
AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian security forces have shot dead at least 400 civilians in their campaign to crush month-long pro-democracy protests, Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah said today.
An Antiguan immigration officer is to appear in court charged with fraud following a transaction with a Guyanese.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – New-look West Indies suffered more agony yesterday when they slumped to a seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in the second One-Day International, to fall behind 2-0 in the five match series.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics swept aside the New York Knicks to move ominously into the second round of the playoffs after a 101-89 victory on Sunday.
A condemned two-storey building at the south-western corner of High and Barrack streets, Kingston, was yesterday afternoon completely gutted by fire, leaving dozens homeless and destroying huge amounts in valuables and household items.
Police were last evening forced to fire pellets at an irate crowd which launched an attack on law enforcers after they instructed that a large music set on the Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara seawall be turned off.
Gros Islet, St Lucia – West Indies Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer Dr.
Guyana Police Force (GPF) records indicate that there has been at least a 5 percent increase in armed robberies during the first quarter of 2011, a senior police source reported.
The mother of two of Canefield, East Canje who was stabbed repeatedly by her now dead estranged husband around 6:40 am on Saturday is said to be “out of danger.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Anthony Alleyne stroked centuries as West Indies Under-19s surged ahead of Australia Under-19s on the second day of their three-day “Test” here yesterday.
Syrian troops and tanks poured into Deraa yesterday, seeking to crush resistance in the city where a month-long uprising against the autocratic 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad first erupted.
Minutes after departing the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri this morning, a Caribbean Airlines flight was forced to return following a bird strike.
NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) – Belief in a god, or a supreme being, and some sort of afterlife is strong in many countries around the globe, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Mike Hussey’s half-century and three wickets from Albie Morkel earned champions Chennai Super Kings a 25-run victory against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.
Winner of the Ms Bartica Regatta Pageant Ava Hicks was not surprised when the results were announced on Sunday evening.
By Treiston Joseph The 40th anniversary celebrations for the Pele Football Club continued yesterday with a luncheon in honor of Lennox Arthur and Clyde Browne founder and co-founder of the club at the Cara Lodge Suite, on Quamina Street.
Twenty Amerindian communities in the Rupununi, Region Nine on Saturday received aid from the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, based on “long-awaited” requests for assistance.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – Hundreds of prisoners escaped from a jail in Afghanistan’s south yesterday through a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents, officials said, a “disaster” for the Afghan government and a setback for foreign forces planning to start a gradual withdrawal within months.
Ryan Spencer of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, displays
Former national chess champion Wendell Meusa with six points was declared the winner of the Caribbean Container Incorporated (CCI) Chess Tournament hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF)which ended on Sunday.
At about 0330h yesterday vendor Wajid Ishmael, 67, of Grove Squatting Area, EBD, was aroused by noise in his home and upon checking was confronted by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Rebels and residents of Misrata said bodies lay scattered in the streets of the city and medics struggled to cope with the wounded yesterday after some of the bloodiest fighting of a two-month-old siege.
Mini-batsman: This little one was playing an
SANAA, (Reuters) – Yemen’s opposition has agreed to take part in a transitional government under a Gulf-negotiated peace plan for veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step aside, an opposition source told Reuters yesterday.
The Dow Jones stock exchange yesterday reported that Colombian stocks fell, led by energy firm Canacol Energy Ltd.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Anthony Alleyne both made superb centuries as West Indies Under-19s made 426-8 declared against Australia Under-19s on the second day of their three-day Test match yesterday. The
Dear Editor, Another Labour Day when the triumphs and travails of the workers are brought to the attention of the nation by way of celebrations and demonstrations is on the horizon.
Subscribers to GT&T’s 256 DSL internet service in the areas that the company’s high-speed E-magine service has not yet been launched, will now benefit from a reduction in rates.
Dear Editor,I am writing about something that is worrying me.
Picnickers under a tree at the
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s dispute with Barbados over the alleged ill-treatment of 20-year-old Shanique Myrie could be headed to the Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haiti’s President-elect Michel Martelly asked Haitians living abroad yesterday to support his country’s post-earthquake recovery with contributions to a fund for education to come out of money transfers and phone calls.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian police arrested the former chief organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games yesterday as part of a crackdown on corruption, embarrassing the government as it fights major state polls.
An unidentified man suffered head injuries after he was struck by a Toyota Raum PLL 6320 at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice around 10:30 am yesterday.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he lacks the authority to personally order a probe into the mass killings of civilians in the final months of Sri Lanka’s civil war, as a report recommended yesterday.
Dear Editor, I think the Department of Education in Berbice needs to employ better procedures when dealing with the records of teachers that are submitted to the department.
Push! Fly! This boy was giving his kite a
(BBC) Sri Lanka’s former sport minister has denied claims that he made a 10-year-deal allowing the country’s cricketers to play in the Indian Premier League.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she believes the board of Caribbean Airlines Ltd should continue to work together.
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Four Pakistanis have been charged as co-conspirators in the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans, U.S.
Dear Editor, During this holy week one should give some thought to man’s feelings toward animals.
Ryan, of D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty proudly
(Trinidad Express) A restaurant owner was gunned down in front his Ellerslie Plaza, Maraval, business on Sunday, in what the police are describing as a hit.
BELGRADE, (Reuters) – A change of diet has played a major role in Novak Djokovic’s unbeaten run this year, the world number two said yesterday after receiving a hero’s welcome from fans in his home town.
Jamaican reggae legend Beres Hammond delivered a signature performance to the thousands who flocked to the Guyana National Stadium for the “A Moment in Time” Concert on Sunday.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Runaway Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returned home from London yesterday after being being assured by the government he would be safe in Pakistan.
SYDNEY, (Reuters Life!) – Beware, Naga Viper. Your reign as the world’s hottest chili pepper may be coming to a close.
After several tries, this girl was finally
Politikles
Dear Editor, There appears a missive in your letter columns of Friday April 22, 2011 titled, `It was Mr Rohan Singh who achieved much of the change being credited to Mr Ramjattan’.
Members of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) are considering a programming model to ensure equitable airtime for all religious groups when the still-in-the-works Inter-Religious Television (IRTV) channel begins broadcasting.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Joint ventures between private firms and Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA will not pay a windfall tax on new output until they have recovered their investments, the oil minister said yesterday.
Few people who are familiar with the Guyanese political culture would have attached any substantive significance to the recent announcement that Messrs.
The body of a man, who reportedly drowned at Itaballi, was brought to the city yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Australian oil and gas producer Range Resources Ltd is to take full control of three production licences in active onshore oilfields in Trinidad and Tobago.
