Daily Archive: Monday, May 16, 2011

(Barbados Nation) REDjet is yet to receive permission to fly into Trinidad and Jamaica.

(Barbados Nation) A tremor was felt in sections of Jamaica at 10:07 this morning.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail today on attempted rape and other criminal charges, and prosecutors said they are investigating whether he may have engaged in similar conduct once before.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Billionaire real estate magnate  Donald Trump said today that he will not run for the White  House in 2012.

(WIPA) The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has sent congratulations to the victorious West Indies Cricket team which won the First Test Match against Pakistan at Providence, Guyana, yesterday.

Guyanese Gavton Shepherd who spent much of his life here and in the UK helping youths and promoting racial harmony has died in the UK at the age of 76.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police say the murder of Maraval businessman Anthony Chen and the kidnapping of restaurant owner Xue Hua Shan, who is still missing, are linked, but the cases may never be solved. Suspects

(Jamaica Observer) NEW YORK — Marlene Malahoo-Forte, Kenneth Baugh’s deputy, has been dispatched to pound the pavements of North America, beginning today in New York, to smooth over anxiety that the Government is losing the Diaspora.

A team of senior RUSAL officials is to visit Guyana to investigate a complaint by the  Trades Union Congress on behalf of Aroaima workers against the General Manager of Operations here, Ruslan Volokhov.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The find of some kilos of gold by Brazilians has led villagers of Klaaskreek to come to blows.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police said today  they had been warned of a bomb in central London, a day before  Queen Elizabeth makes a historic visit to Ireland.

(Barbados Nation) Bishop of Barbados Dr John Holder has distanced the church from controversial statements made by Reverend Charles Morris, who said there was nothing wrong with premarital sex.

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles  shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in the Pakistani city of  Karachi today, police and the Saudi ambassador said, the  second attack on the mission since the killing of Osama bin  Laden increased tension in the region.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The International Criminal  Court prosecutor said today he had requested arrest warrants  for Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the  country’s spy chief on charges of crimes against humanity.

A mini-bus driver and former boxer was shot dead in Festival City last night in an execution-style killing.

The “outdated” US$1M container scanner purchased by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is known to be “problematic” and will require costly and regular maintenance, according to sources within the agency.

Up to press time last night, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene remained in a private room of a city hospital, hours after he was removed from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and his condition remains serious.

A 12-year-old boy drowned on Saturday after he plunged from a koker into a trench at Lochaber, West Canje, breaking his neck in the process.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Bell 412 helicopter is expected to be back in full operation shortly.

The police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old Port Kaituma resident under unknown circumstances sometime Saturday night in the backdam.

A computer training programme for East Ruimveldt youths was launched on Saturday as part of government’s Information Com-munication Technology (ICT) strategy.

Yesterday he was not the bane of a disenchanted Caribbean public but rather, the toast of the party, – the West Indies skipper that marshalled his troops to a rare victory over Pakistan with a five-wicket haul at the Guyana National Stadium.

One year after the trial into the 2009 multi million dollar Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) fraud case started, the prosecution last Monday asked for it to be aborted citing irregularities but according to the defence this is an attempt to correct “enormous defects” in the evidence.

By Treiston Joseph New Silver City Secondary School, with 93 points, yesterday lifted the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) trophy at the annual World Athletic Day track meet held by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at the Eve Leary Sports Club ground .

The Federation of Indepen-dent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) said on Friday it has noted with “deep concern” the recent remarks on the privatization of sugar, Guyoil and the state media by Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger who is the Presidential  candidate of the PNCR.

A victory at last! That must have been the thoughts of the West Indies team and its supporters following the team’s 40-run triumph over Pakistan yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence to end a  two year drought.

In the final year of its four-year restructuring plan, Caribbean Container Inc.

The review of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) trade in services and investment legislation for implementation of EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) obligations is nearing completion, according to  release from the CARICOM Secretariat at Turkeyen.

CANNES, France, (Reu-ters) – U.S. director Terrence  Malick brings his eagerly anticipated drama “The Tree of Life”  to the Cannes film festival today, ending a long wait for  movie fans and critics intrigued by only his fifth feature.

Desmond Alli, like most artists, splits his time between his creative pursuits and trying to make a living.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Thor” reigned at the North  American box office for the second straight weekend while the  raunchy women’s comedy “Bridesmaids” beat expectations to come  in second.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan international  off-spinner Akram Raza was among seven people detained by police in Lahore for running an illegal betting ring.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot  Palestinian protesters who surged towards its frontiers with  Syria, Lebanon and Gaza yesterday, killing at least 13 people on  the day Palestinians mourn the establishment of Israel in 1948.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies  105-90 yesterday to seal their place in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western  Conference finals.

A grass-cutter who damaged his neighbour’s belongings was  fined $75 000 when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The Bartica Regatta Committee says the Easter Regatta is the biggest it has hosted to date with huge crowds converging on the area for the week-long programme, providing a boom in commerce for business persons.

By all counts it was an average game of cricket, and the tone for the ordinariness was set right at the start.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – IMF chief Dominique  Strauss-Kahn was charged yesterday with trying to rape a New  York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes  of becoming France’s next president.

The short boundaries in Indore proved to be bad masters for Rajasthan Royals.

Dear Editor, In an article published on May 14 in the Guyana Chronicle, Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali stated, “that over the past five years the percentage of persons across the country with access to potable water has increased from 71% to over 98% resulting in the promotion of healthier lives and improvement of economic activities throughout the country.”

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – NATO must broaden the range of  targets it is bombing in Libya or risk failing to remove Muammar  Gaddafi from power, Britain’s most senior military officer was  quoted as saying.

In June two Prime Ministers, one Deputy Prime Minister, 10 Ministers of Health, including Dr.

Dear Editor,I am the brother of Bishop Juan A Edghill who currently serves as the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commis-sion.

SANAA,  (Reuters) – The Yemeni father of Osama bin  Laden’s youngest wife, wounded in a U.S.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China’s former Olympic and  world 110 metres hurdles champion Liu Xiang ended American David  Oliver’s winning streak of 18 finals at the Shanghai Diamond  League meeting yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the 7th May 2011 edition of SN captioned `A vast number of Guyanese support the work of the ERC’ written by one Yolanda Ward, in it she describes how many meetings the ERC held in the last six months.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – World men’s marathon  record holder Haile Gebrselassie completed a fourth victory in  the Great Manchester Run over 10 kms yesterday while Briton  Helen Clitheroe won the women’s event.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Scientists say they have  discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some  peoples’ genes may cause depression — one of the world’s most  common and costly mental illnesses.

Dear Editor, Much has been said about the new salary agreement signed between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union. 

KROTZ SPRINGS, La., (Reuters) – The opening of a key  spillway to relieve flooding along the Mississippi River could  create logistical headaches for big Gulf Coast refiners, but  will likely spare the lion’s share of the area’s refining  capacity from flooding danger.

Deborah A. Thomas is Professor of Anthropology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Yosimi Pol of Team Coco pedalled  his way to the title at the 29th annual Independence Three-Stage Road Race clocking 6:39:59s to dethrone defending champion Warren Mc Kay.

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GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – At least 27 people were  killed this weekend in a Guatemalan village near the border  with Mexico in one of the worst mass killings in a generation,  local police said.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your article entitled: ‘Tackling crime, revamping education would be priorities – Granger tells business leaders,’ dated May 12.

Guyana stood at 126 on the Transparency International 2010 Corruption Perception Index.

PONCE, Puerto Rico, CMC – Nickel Ashmeade and Rondell Sorillo captured the two men’s sprint on Saturday at the Ponce Grand Prix.

Toys and candy anyone?

Dear Editor, The Associated Press and MSNBC are reporting that the green card visas won in this month’s lottery have been nullified and the entire process will have to be redone.

Interviews by Frances Abraham with photos by Abigail SempleCureen Fraser, unemployed – ‘I have 4 kids, ages 11, 8, 6 and 6 months.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Scientists have found that a gene  linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a “master switch” that  controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should  help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.

ROME, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic continued his  domination over world number one Rafa Nadal ahead of the French  Open by claiming the Rome Masters crown 6-4 6-4 yesterday to  stretch his unbeaten run this year to 37 matches.

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Prime Minister Sam Hinds took exception to the lead story in Thursday’s edition of SN headlined `Motilall sold Amaila licence to Sithe’ which reported on the revelation at a public forum on March 11 of the transaction.