Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – India dominated the second day  of the first test against West Indies today to seize the  momentum in the series opener at Sabina Park.

Congratulations to Aradhna R Balram (Asha) of Toronto,Canada who graduated in June 2011 from York University with a BA Degree.

Congratulations go out to Ruth Anna Arthur from her mom, brothers, sister and other relatives upon her achievement of a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Guyana and Master of Laws from the University of Georgia.

The Guyanese American Eagle flight attendant accused of stealing a US man’s identity to fly around the world used the same fake driver’s licence when he was arrested in the Tampa Bay area three years ago, records show, according to NBC Miami.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The 192-nation U.N.  General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a second  five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beginning Jan. 

(WIPA) The Board of Directors of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has made it clear that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has gone too far. 

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) – Most women would marry  for love over money — unless the man is unemployed, according  to a new survey.

In the wake of the declaration by the West Indies Cricket Board that it won’t be dealing with the players association President Dinanath Ramnarine unless he changes his behaviour, the West Indies Players Association has issued a statement in support of him.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations urged all  governments today to refrain from sending back Haitians to  their country, which is still reeling from an earthquake 18  months ago.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The World Bank today  launched a new agricultural hedging tool that will provide an  initial $4 billion to help farmers in poorer countries deal  with food price volatility.

(Trinidad Express) Members of the business community are condemning plans by the trade union movement to shut down the country and are urging them to settle their issues through dialogue.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) said yesterday it was regrettable that FIFA has apparently closed the investigation into bribery allegations against Jack Warner, without formally clearing his name.

(Jamaica Observer) Twenty-eight years after he led two rebel tours of Apartheid-ruled South Africa in contravention of an international ban on sporting activity with that country, former West Indies cricketer Lawrence Rowe apologised yesterday in time for the naming of a pavilion in his honour at Sabina Park in Kingston.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname has taken steps to protect the restrictions on the imports of secondhand cars that are in force because of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the region and Europe.

The driver, who fatally struck schoolgirl Jaswattie Ramnauth, 9, on Monday, turned himself over to police this morning.

Crime prevention advisor to the United Nations, Canadian Peter Faulhaber was shot on Sunday afternoon after he scuffled with bandits who robbed him while he was walking on the East Coast Demerara seawall.

Leyland Nichols and George Burrowes who were charged following the marijuana bust at the John Fernandes Wharf were yesterday remanded to prison after making their court appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Relatives of Kevin Poulis this morning found his remains just below the surface of the creek he had gone to on Sunday.

Ten community logging associations will this year benefit from training under an initial US$50,000 grant from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Sixteen-year-old Foster Hunt Piqué is living proof that being physically challenged does not mean being handicapped and he was honoured yesterday at the launch of this year’s Rehabilitation Week in Linden.

Two armed robbers yesterday grabbed $600,000 from the Linden Utility Services Co-op Society Limited (LUSCSL), after intercepting the security escort during a routine bank transfer.

Guyana appears closer to securing key financial support for the construction of the Amaila Hydropower plant from the Inter-America Development Bank (IDB), which has proposed support of up to US$200 million.

Co-Chair of the Guyana Human Rights Association Mike McCormack says the judiciary could be the avenue through which international human rights laws are interpreted and enforced, and he praised the recent ruling of Justice Roxane George in the case of the tortured teen.

The logs in a container where 122 kgs of cocaine were found last March in Jamaica were in-transit, Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) head James Singh has said.

Over the past six years, Food For The Poor (FFTP) has built six housing schemes, providing homes for over 4,000 people and as it marks its 20th anniversary with the distribution of over $1 billion in food under its belt, its focus is on the expansion of service to the needy.

SASOD supported a statement drafted at the 41st Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly urging Caricom leaders to guarantee the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) persons and address homophobia in the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Fast bowler Fidel Edwards grabbed a four-wicket haul in his first Test in two years as West Indies managed to subdue India’s batting juggernaut on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.

Director of Norway’s Inter-national Climate and Forest Initiative, Ambassador Hans Brattskar said the forest partnership with Guyana will improve over time and is moving into “unknown territory.”

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jack Warner, who had threatened  a “tsunami” of revelations about the way soccer is run, quit as  FIFA vice president yesterday, prompting the sport’s governing  body to drop an investigation into bribery allegations against  the Trinidadian.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fidel Edwards erased many of the questions that his international career may have come to an abrupt end, following a career-threatening back injury.

Eight-year-old Leslyn Baptiste, the Agricola Primary School student, who was struck down on Thursday last in the vicinity of her home, is said to be making progress health wise.

Imran Ally, called ‘Fat Man,’ was yesterday sentenced to two years imprisonment for the assault of his brother-in-law.

Western Union continued their support of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) yesterday for the third consecutive year as they supplied five Berbician under-19 cricketers with $300,000 in cricketing gear at the company’s head office on Water Street.

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster has resigned from the organization in protest over the state of Guyana’s cricket and the expulsion of a player from the county team.

The retender for the supply of computers for the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme has been delayed as the specifications undergo some “fine tuning”.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) in tandem with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will stage the annual Olympic Day walk, run and jog exercise on Sunday from the YMCA ground commencing at 06:30hrs.

Police on Sunday night found an unlicensed gun and matching rounds during the search of a car at Agricola Public Road.

The Childcare and Develop-ment Services Bill 2009 was passed by the National Assembly last Friday after it was discussed in a Special Select Committee for just under a year.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Sports Minister Anil Roberts has described Jack Warner’s resignation from FIFA as a serious blow to the country and the Caribbean.

BETHESDA, Maryland, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s  runaway victory at the U.S.

Terry James who along with Louis Alberto Garcia, Clint Collier, Deonarine Singh and Randolph Singh had been jointly charged with the Cuyuni cocaine bust at Batavia was readmitted to hospital on Sunday.

A Brazilian accused of forging an extension of stay stamp and a passport was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $400,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jack Warner, who resigned yesterday as one of the most powerful figures in world football, has thrown his support behind embattled Barbadian Lisle Austin to head CONCACAF.

A stallholder arraigned on two counts of armed robbery against the same virtual complainant in two separate incidents was remanded to prison yesterday after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara  scored his first international century in England as Sri Lanka  secured a draw when rain brought an early finish to the third  and final test yesterday.

The management of the Berbice Bridge Company has given the assurance that every effort is being made to maintain its operations in a safe and efficient manner, following the problem with the control system while opening and closing the bridge recently.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Stand-in captain  Kumar Sangakkara rued Sri Lanka’s bizarre batting collapse in  the first test after his team lost the three-match series 1-0 to  England.

GAWU General Secretary Seepaul Narine has been elected president of the Caribbean Region of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations (IUF) at a meeting held last week in Barbados.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Out-of-form England captain  Andrew Strauss will turn out for English county side Somerset  against India next month even though he is a Middlesex player.

President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Brian Hackett, had an early Father’s Day present when he carted off the inaugural Budget Super Centre  Medal Play golf tournament Saturday at the club’s, East Coast Demerara course.

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia yesterday to 35 years in jail, six months after his overthrow in a revolution helped to inspire the “Arab Spring”.

The Joint United Nations Pro-gramme on HIV/AIDS says world leaders have set a number of bold new targets regarding the virus, such as increasing AIDS-related spending and eliminating HIV infections among children by 2015.

Dear Editor, The junior Minister for Forestry has expressed his pleasure at the re-start of plywood production by the Barama Company Ltd (two articles published in Guyana Chronicle on Sunday, June 19). 

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is suffering from cancer, his defence lawyer said yesterday, citing a medical report to assess whether the former leader is fit enough to face trial.

Almost a year after fire levelled the Mahdia arcade, stallholders say rebuilding is lagging behind the planned completion date.

Dear Editor, The WPA no longer enjoys the support it used to enjoy during the Burnham era.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has shortlisted 18 male players and 11 female players to  prepare for possible selection on the respective teams for the upcoming annual Caribbean championship to be held here.

Dear Editor, I saw Mr Granger, the PNC candidate for President, on TV a couple of days ago and the answers he gave to the problems we face in this country were circumspect, clear and informed.

The official commissioning of the Shell-branded Regent Street Service Station yesterday brings the company closer to fully operating its local retail network which comprises 13 sites, 10 of which are owned by the company and operated by retailers while the other 3 are owned and operated by dealers.

By Treston Joseph Neil Gordon single handedly lifted St. Stanislaus College over School of the Nations 79-70 to reach the final of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YGB) and National Sports Commission Schools’ Basketball Championships in the Georgetown Conference Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

LONDON (Reuters) – More investment in midwifery could save many of the millions of babies and hundreds of thousands of women who still die every year because of a lack of skilled healthcare during childbirth, the United Nations said yesterday.

The relative who identified Mohamed Fazal Shaw on Saturday said that there were what appeared to be marks of violence about his body.

Dear Editor, This month’s Esquire (Middle East) magazine features a beautifully written article on West Indies cricket by Paul Wilson entitled, ‘So What Happened?’

Defending champion Carol Humphrey was beaten in a quarter final match of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open lawn tennis tournament by Aruna Ramrattan on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An eight-year-old Pakistani girl was kidnapped by Islamist militants who forced her to wear a suicide vest to attack security forces, police said yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – A 15-year effort to improve Communist Cuba’s shoddy bookkeeping and root out corruption has made progress but there is still much to be done, a national audit published on Sunday showed.

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed (MS) has organized a BMX cycle programme at the National Park Circuit on Saturday in honour of Olympic Day.

Dear Editor, Minister Ramsammy’s proclamation that the PPP has always been rich in policy directions and programmes is hollow and false (‘The PPP has always been rich in policy directions and programmes,’ SN, June 18).

MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 44 people were killed when a passenger plane broke up and caught fire on coming into land in heavy fog in north-western Russia, an Emergency Ministry spokeswoman said today.

Following extensive flooding health workers sprayed Region 9 villages in order to control insects and pests, especially mosquitoes which can transmit malaria.

Dear Editor, There is a proliferation of letters back and forth on the subject of the banning of food items and who the individuals were affected by it.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Attorney-at-Law Jacqueline Samuels Brown has started to make submissions on behalf of convicted attempted hijacker Stephen Fray, in the case brought before the appeals court.

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The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) and telecommunications company Digicel are onboard for the National Library’s annual reading competition which aims to promote reading as a pastime.

In a letter published in last Friday’s issue of this newspaper, the letter-writer angrily dismisses the alleged ruling that henceforth the various Divisional Commanders of the Guyana Police Force must defer to Police Commissioner Henry Greene in the Force’s interaction with the media as “sheer stupidity.”

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon may have almost blown his chances for re-election by antagonizing Moscow over the Balkans in 2008 but he has since focused on pleasing the United States, Russia and other big UN powers, making his re-election today a certainty.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Venus Williams’s first-round win  at Wimbledon yesterday was a small but important step in  American women’s tennis re-establishing itself after injuries to  the five-times champion and sister Serena had exposed an  alarming lack of depth.