Daily Archive: Friday, May 13, 2011

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – An earthquake with  a magnitude of 6.0 hit Costa Rica today, the U.S. 

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, (Reuters) – Leg spinner Devendra Bishoo claimed four wickets on  his debut to help West Indies skittle Pakistan for 160 on the second day of the first test today.

Gun-toting bandits last night robbed a Grove, East Bank Demerara family of $3.7 million and a quantity of jewellery before escaping.

If this year’s National Awards were to include a category for political longevity, you would have to think hard to come up with a serious rival to His Worship the Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Opener Gautam Gambhir will  lead a second-string Indian side in the limited-over series in  West Indies next month after the selectors rested regular  skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and a few other senior players today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A stash of pornography was  found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S.

LA BAGNAIA, Italy,  (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar  Gaddafi has likely been wounded in western airstrikes and has  probably left Tripoli, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini  said today.

One of the three Jamaicans, who were on Monday arrested along with two Guyanese in a Cummings Lodge raid, today appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was remanded on two charges.

(Jamaica Observer) Legendary former West Indies cricket captain Sir Vivian Richards has rejected the `Don’ metaphor ascribed by Sir Hilary Beckles to Jamaican Christopher Gayle and has also clarified his position on Marlon Samuels.

The UK male psychiatric nurse, who burnt a Guyanese woman to death, has been jailed for life after admitting to the murder, according to the BBC.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In a letter, President Desi Bouterse has asked Justice and Police Minister Martin Misiedjan to investigate crime scenarios in which convicts and former convicts allegedly commit serious crimes under orders from third parties.

The International Organization for Migration says that one-third of the Antiguan population comprises Guyanese and other migrants.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Customs officers who have participated in the fraud with luxury cars which cost the Surinamese government nearly SRD 1 million will be fired by Finance Minister Wonnie Boedhoe.

The West Indies Players Association has denied a contention by Sir Hilary Beckles that controversial remarks he made in relation to Jamaican star batsman Christopher Gayle were taken out of context.

(Barbados Nation) Reverend Guy Hewitt has been fired by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).

CHARSADDA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Suicide bombers  attacked a Pakistani paramilitary academy today, killing 80  people in revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden as Pakistani  anger over the U.S.

Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday said that there was nothing sinister behind Synergy boss Fip Motilall’s decision to transfer his licence to develop the Amaila hydropower plant to Sithe Global, saying that this is a common international practice in the construction of large projects.

A self-employed computer science lecturer who is accused of stealing clothing and haberdashery from the Chinese garment store which was destroyed by fire in Linden on Sunday was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A day after three-year-old Tony Ramlogan succumbed to burn injuries he sustained in a house fire, a second fire broke out and investigators are treating it as suspicious.

Logistics expertise, experience and service capability are among the fundamentals which a Miami-based freight company plans to bring to the local market following the opening of its offices here.

Region Seven Chairman, Holbert Knights has joined other Barticians in calling on the government to intervene in the latest increase in boat fares imposed by the speed boat association in the mining community.

International human-rights organisation, Amnesty International has noted that levels of violence against women and girls in Guyana remained high while Indigenous Peoples continued to face obstacles to realizing their land rights and at least one person was shot by police last year in circumstances suggesting it may have been an unlawful killing.

The driver of a Guyana Police Force (GPF) vehicle yesterday morning lost control of it and careened into a yard at the corner of Pere Street and Kitty Public Road, crashing into a wall of a house.

The Guyana Power and Light Company will rent six Caterpillar generating sets to make up for generating shortfalls as it moves to purchase another power plant, Cabinet Secretary, Dr.

Investigations into the Easter Monday shooting at Windsor Forest, during which three villagers were shot, are ongoing, Head of the police Office for Professional Responsibility (OPR) Assistant Commis-sioner, Mohamed Jameer says.

The Guyana Improving Teacher Education Project (GITEP), launched on Tuesday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) Convention Centre at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, is expected to improve learning.

It was an all-too-familiar batting collapse by the West Indies yesterday that served as a lingering reminder of the team’s penchant for squandering good positions and its susceptibility to quality spin bowling.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Player power in Pakistan  cricket had damaged team spirit but board (PCB) chairman Ijaz  Butt said he has succeeded in crushing it.

Joblessness, no markets for agricultural produce and corruption mark the underdevelopment of Region Eight, the Alliance For Change (AFC) says.

PAHO/WHO representative Dr. Beverly Barnett on Wednesday sounded the need for stronger traffic laws, as Guyana joined in the launch of the UN Global Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Most Valuable Player Derrick  Rose of the Chicago Bulls and LeBron James of the Miami Heat,  winner of the two previous MVP awards, were selected for this  season’s All-NBA team, the league said yesterday.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Five months after announcing his  retirement, Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has reversed  his decision saying he is available to play at every level.

The Salvation Army received a much-needed boost to its finances on Wednesday when President Bharrat Jagdeo presented a cheque for $5M to coordinators of the drug rehabilitation programme.

DAEGU, South Korea, CMC – Leevan Sands was the most successful Caribbean athlete at the IAAF World Challenge meet yesterday here.

The Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Digicel launched the week-long National Drama Festival yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Lyndel Wright unseated incumbent Paul Campbell, taking charge of the sport in island.

Police are looking for a man named “Charlie” who had reportedly told his employers that he shot Montague Small dead and then fled from the Mowasi Backdam, Konawaruk area.

Kares Engineering and Bushy Park Sawmills have partnered in sponsoring a countrywide knockout 10/10 tape ball cricket tournament,  labeled ‘Kares T10 Tape ball cricket tournament’, slated to begin next month.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings virtually  sealed a playoff berth after fifties from skipper Mahendra Singh  Dhoni and Subramaniam Badrinath took them to an 18-run victory  over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

The laying of government’s fibre optic cable from Brazil is on course to be completed by the revised May 26 deadline, senior government engineer Walter Willis says.

Cabinet has granted its no-objection to a US$1.6M contract for the improvement of the access road to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Differences of opinion have surfaced between the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) following last week’s expression of concern by GGMC Chairman Major General (rtd) Joe Singh over the difference between gold production targets and declarations to the Guyana Gold Board.

The Junior Selection Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) announced the names of the players who  were selected for the 2011 BCB/ Diamond Fire & General Insurance Company inter-zone under-19 two-day tournament starting  this weekend at various venues.

President of the United Minibus Union (UMU) Ian Andrews says that the umbrella body has two objectives.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will continue its track season with the staging of the World Athletic Day track meet tomorrow at the Eve Leary Sports Club Ground from 10:00hrs.

A Linden man accused of having a quantity of cocaine and cannabis was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Beginning last Tuesday the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in collaboration with the governments of the Netherlands and Japan and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) commenced a four-day training exercise targeting commercial banks in the region and aimed at equipping the banks to make more informed judgements on the matter of lending to small businesses.

Two men facing unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition charges were on Wednesday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate

ROME, (Reuters) – Roger Federer failed to make the  quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time in a year yesterday while Rafa Nadal returned to form in the third round of  the Rome Masters despite almost withdrawing with a fever.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – An inspired LeBron James delivered  the decisive blow with the last 10 points as the Miami Heat beat  the Boston Celtics 97-87 on Wednesday to book their place in the  Eastern Conference finals.

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The Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry (GBTI) donated a large quantity of cloth to the YWCA and a number of dress shirts to the Salvation Army Men’s Rehabilitation Centre “as part of its corporate responsibility to maintain healthy relations with its neighbours,” it said.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has invited President Bharrat Jagdeo to attend a special summit for regions with tropical rainforests at May month end.

Exemption Everyone likes to receive good news and Guyanese might believe that they got some in the 2011 budget. 

Dear Editor, The annual heavy rains seem to have already descended upon the Rupununi.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will begin its own  version of a Twenty20 league tournament similar to the  successful Indian Premier League (IPL) on July 19, the island  nation’s cricket governing body said yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Former test paceman Craig  McDermott has been appointed bowling coach for the Australia  team, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, On the East Bank dual carriageway beginning from the Harbour Bridge there are about ten to eleven pedestrian crossings up to the Vieira turn, most of which were added within the last few months.

In just over a year, Air Services Ltd (ASL), one of Guyana’s largest domestic aviation services, transformed an old cargo shed at Mahdia, a relic from the era of the Guyana Airways Corporation, into a critical cog in its interior aviation operations.

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At 27, Cairan O’Toole can be described as a rising entrepreneur whose business ‘footprint’ is already plainly visible both here in Guyana and in Canada.

Dear Editor, Mr Deonarine, Assistant to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport responded to my letter captioned ‘Given the poor support from government the artist community is shocked by the size of the budget allocation to the Culture Ministry (SN, April 27) with a letter to SN published on April 30 captioned ‘If Mr Alli is truly interested in partnership, he should engage the Director of Culture, Dr James Rose.”

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PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world number one Serena  Williams has pulled out of the French Open because she has not  fully recovered from health issues, organisers said yesterday.

Dear Editor, ‘Pakistan’s Prime Minister rejected accusations over bin Laden’ was the title of a news item On May 10, but Americans see Pakistan as complicit in protecting the terror mastermind and there are calls, even among members of Congress, to cut the anti-terror alliance with that country.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods’  troubles continued as he withdrew from the Players Championship  yesterday through injury after slipping to six over par after  the opening nine holes.

Investments in improving drainage structures in the country’s agricultural belt are paying major dividends since heavier than usual rains have not resulted in any major flooding.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mourning the passing of Kenneth Valley, former Minister of Trade, Trinidad and Tobago and lauds the “significant contribution” he made to the community.

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The public is invited to the 2011 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Guyana Vigil on Sunday, in front of the St George’s Cathedral in Georgetown.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A pivotal moment in the  long, tortuous quest to find c came years before  U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate  Mohamed Bin Hammam criticised Sepp Blatter yesterday for  donating $20 million to Interpol to help combat match-fixing,  claiming the idea was never approved by FIFA’s executive  committee.

Dear Editor, It is heartening to hear about the recent agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) about higher pay and greater benefits for present-day teachers.

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GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 407’s trading results showed consideration of $1,122,200 from 20,105 shares traded in 6 transactions as compared to session 406 which showed consideration of $643,884 from 46,494 shares traded in 5 transactions. 

Occasional association with GAWU President Komal Chand was good enough to arouse my interest – and curiosity – a few years ago.

An adjournment was granted for the commencement of the trial in the matter in which Merceline Small is accused of taking a cell phone into the Camp Street Prison because the prosecution was not in possession of the file.

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As if Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar did not have enough problems on Tuesday, having to sack her Minister of Planning, Economic and Social Restructuring and Gender Affairs, Mary King, for her involvement in the awarding of a government contract to a company owned by Mrs King’s family, potentially damaging revelations about the behaviour of another member of her Cabinet emerged that same day in London.