Daily Archive: Monday, July 4, 2011

Police say investigations are being conducted into a report of suspected food poisoning involving a brother and five sisters residing at Kumkaow, Essequibo River.

A Partnership for National Unity presidential candidate David Granger has urged Lindeners to develop a spirit of forgiveness for those who they alleged planted the bomb on the Son Chapman that claimed the lives of 43 persons in the community.

A four-year-old girl fell into a well at Woweta Village, Region Nine and drowned on Sunday afternoon shortly after she slipped away from her brother who was left by their mother to care for her and a one-year-old baby.

Police in Region Nine are investigating the murder of a former footballer turned contractor who was shot with a bow and arrow and killed some time early Sunday night at Karasabai Village.

PARIS, (Reuters) – A French writer will file a legal  complaint against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tomorrow alleging that he tried to rape her during an incident  nine years ago, her lawyer told Reuters today.

A Linden parent is calling for action by the region into an incident where a student of the Wisburg Secondary was denied the opportunity to complete an end-of-year exam because she refused to apologise to a teacher.

(Barbados Nation) A comprehensive overhaul. That’s what Caricom Chairman Dr Denzil Douglas believes is immediately needed to get the regional movement in high gear.

(Trinidad Express) Newly-elected leader of the Congress of the People Prakash Ramadhar yesterday promised a revived and streamlined party that will operate more tightly as a unit.

(Jamaica Observer) A worldwide freeze of the assets of former Turks and Caiços Islands premier Michael Misick has been ordered by Special Prosecutor Helen Garlick, the Turks and Caiços Sun newspaper reported over the weekend.

(Jamaica Observer) With the economy estimated to have lost $1 billion to metal theft over the past three years, new Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has called scrap metal dealers to a meeting this week in an effort to end what he described as the trade’s “destructive impact on businesses”.

(Barbados Nation) Police moved in yesterday and smashed an early morning dogfight in one of its biggest raids – seizing ten dogs and a truck.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ever-theatrical  President Hugo Chavez made a surprise homecoming from Cuba today and declared himself “fine” despite speculation his  cancer may still require lengthy treatment.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago are on a collision course over the failure of the low-budget regional airline REDjet to get a licence to fly into the twin-island republic.

A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) presidential candidate David Granger does not foresee a group recently launched by a former member of the PNCR doing any damage to the party’s standing in the region.

Abuzz with the success of Terron Alleyne, top student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Lindeners welcomed the historic GT&T Fastball tournament in grand fashion with much pomp and ceremony Saturday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has called on the law enforcement agencies to “step up” their operations in the fight against piracy, a major challenge facing the local fishing industry.

A 22-year-old mason yesterday morning collapsed at his front door and died after an hour of panting and his friends suspect foul play.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan paid the ultimate price for his failures in the first two Tests against India.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Board officials said yesterday that they will continue their efforts to meet resolve all outstanding issues with Chris Gayle.

The procurement of up to 11,000 65W Solar Home Systems for the LCDS Hinterland Electrification Programme has been approved by Cabinet after the conclusion of an international bidding process that resulted in over 40 expressions of interest.

More than two years after the new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Terrorism law was enacted, it is still not clear what work the lead agency under the Act—the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)—has been doing as there has been no known case brought by it against anyone during that period.

Unlike previous years, only three overseas-based players have been included in the Guyana 15-member squad for the 21st Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships in the Bahamas.

Says Colin Benjamin The 2011 edition of the Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) three-day and 50 over-a-side competition has concluded with a mixture of positive and negative results even as Guyana prepares to host the TCL Group regional Under-19 tournament later this month.

An off-duty policeman was stabbed with an ice-pick yesterday after he tried to free his wife from an armed robber.

Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart says  there is encouraging progress in the free movement of skilled persons and goods in the region and he urged an end to the unwieldy agendas at the summit of Caricom Heads in favour of the “simplicity of serious intellectual discourse”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Twelve years after leaving home  with a racket bag full of dreams Novak Djokovic saw two of them  come true in three remarkable days at Wimbledon, culminating in  an emphatic victory over Rafa Nadal in the men’s singles final yesterday.

The Ministry of Education inaugurated student councils in 13 schools on Wednesday, in keeping with its broader initiative to give students a greater voice on matters that affect them.

The second staging of the five-a-side Inter-Market Futsal football competition scheduled to commence at the National Gymnasium on July 28, received its usual sponsorship from Chetsons the official agent for Clarks shoes in Guyana, in a short handing over ceremony

Dion Mangali, of Cropper Primary, on the Corentyne, is Region Six’s top student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, while Cumber-land Primary School, in East Canje, produced the region’s other top performers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Dinesh Chandimal stroked an  unbeaten 105 to help Sri Lanka to a convincing six-wicket win  over England at Lord’s yesterday as the tourists took a 2-1 lead  in the one-day series.

Government on Friday launched a $20M national programme  to improve livestock breeds to aid the industry’s growth with the aim of tapping into the world market,  the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad has been  fined 50 percent of his match fee for showing “serious dissent”  at an umpire’s decision during the second one-day international  against Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

The annual summer camp organized by the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) and sponsored by P and P Insurance Brokers Company Limited will run from July 11-18.

In fulfilling their commitment to give back to the town that gave them a head start, members of the Linden Fund (LF) and the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) have booked their tickets for Guyana on  July 10.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Thailand’s opposition won a  landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of  former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for  red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – India have been fined for  maintaining a slow over-rate during the drawn second test  against West Indies, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Child abuse has become a major problem and the region must take urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable ones in the Caribbean Community, says  Desiré Delano Boutérse, President of Suriname.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency  said yesterday that a senior commander from the Pakistani  Taliban sold a suicide bomber to an Afghan militant network, to  carry out an attack on a local commander in eastern Afghanistan.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Teams began arriving yesterday in rainy conditions for the annual Windward Islands Under-19 championship, set to start on Monday with two matches.

(Trinidad Guardian) Plans are afoot to slash this country’s TT$4 billion food import bill in half by growing rice, corn, peas and beans on a large scale by 2012.

The Ministry of Education says St Margaret’s, Rose Hall Estate and Hampton Court primary schools were judged the best child-friendly schools in a recent contest organised by the ministry and UNICEF.

Dear Editor, I was pleased to read that a group of young people from Linden has decided to make a move to have some kind of political control over their development.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian tanks deployed at the  entrances to the city of Hama yesterday but later pulled back,  residents said, two days after it saw the largest protest  against President Bashar al-Assad since an uprising began three  months ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Six years ago when Lorraine Carpenter found out her sixth child was a girl, she was filled with joy and decided that she would stop having children.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says he hopes that the films produced through the President’s Film Endowment Project 2011 will promote local culture and see the revival of a true Guyanese identity.

LES ESSARTS, France, (Reuters) – Thor Hushovd swapped  his world champion’s jersey for the Tour de France yellow thanks  to his Garmin-Cervelo team mates who won the 23-km second stage  of the race, a time trial, yesterday.

Dear Editor, With respect to the topic of domestic violence, is anyone hearing us men?

A doctor will be deployed to Leguan full-time with effect from July 25, 2011.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate Mr Khurshid Sattaur and the Guyana Revenue Authority for upgrading the operations at the agency as well as making the agency more people friendly.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Finance Minister Audley Shaw says Jamaica is planning to return the bailout funds it got from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as he moves to re-engineer the debt-servicing bill on padded foreign reserves.

HAMBURG, Germany, (Reuters) – Vladimir Klitschko beat  Britain’s David Haye on a unanimous points decision on Saturday  to add the WBA heavyweight title to his three other belts and  complete his family’s domination of the division.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, (Reuters) – A treasure  trove of gold, diamonds and precious stones hidden for centuries  was discovered in the underground vaults of a temple in southern  India, a temple official said yesterday, as authorities  scrambled armed police to guard the shrine.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Vast deposits of rare earth  minerals have been discovered on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean  amounting to 1,000 times those on land, media reported yesterday  citing a study by Japanese researchers.

Dear Editor, With regards to your news item on the cabinet reshuffle in Trinidad, the preliminary qualitative findings of a NACTA poll being conducted in Trinidad show overwhelming endorsement among voters of the Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle but they are not pleased with some of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s  appointees. 

The British High Commission says it hoped that the recent Olympic Day Fun Walk/Jog and Run exercise hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) last Sunday would inspire the public to participate in sport and exercise.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Western Bureau: Doctors at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) worked hard to save 17-year-old Khajeel Mais’ life last Friday night, and when nothing seemed to be working, one of the medics held the Kingston College sixth-form student and prayed.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez’s supporters rallied and prayed yesterday for the speedy  recovery of a man whose cancer has rattled the country he has  dominated for more than a decade.

Dear Editor, In a letter to the Stabroek News published on April 27, 2011, Abu Bakr eruditely speculated that there is no statute of limitations, and that perpetrators of election rigging could yet find themselves facing the judges.

The foundation for the new Sacred Heart Church has been successfully laid, according to a report in this week’s Catholic Standard.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government must first examine what will happen “at home” in T&T regarding the Clico matter before it can consider outside, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said, noting regional concerns about the Clico issue.

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(Barbados Nation) Church leaders have denounced the lewdness and vulgarity of Crop Over, particularly Kadooment, and are advising members of their faiths to steer clear of the festival in its present form.

Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) is hosting Peace Fest 2K11 at the National Park on Saturday, July 9 featuring some of Guyana’s best performers.

The top three students of Concord Academy, who placed among the top

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Big-budget Hollywood flick  “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” smashed rivals and delighted  movie fans around the world, ringing up $372 million at global  box offices since its Wednesday debut, Paramount Pictures said  yesterday.

The top two students from North Georgetown Primary, who made it among the top

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the GRA for putting measures in place towards the provision of a better service to the public and taking steps recently to ensure higher levels of transparency.

(Jamaica Observer) A police inspector assigned to a Corporate Area Police Division was on Saturday nabbed by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) with more than 100 lbs of ganja.

The Commemoration Committee for the Son Chapman tragedy is to hold  a remembrance programme today to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the bombing of the Son Chapman vessel which caused 43  persons from Linden to lose their lives, a press release from the PNCR said.

In the fullness of time, the PPP/C’s version of access to information legislation will come under careful scrutiny however urgency is not required at the moment as it is clear to all breathing individuals that no functioning system will be in place before the general elections.

BENGHAZI, Libya,  (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi is  welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he  gives up all power, Libya’s rebel chief said in the clearest  concession the rebels have so far offered.

The top four of the five students from Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary School, who placed among the top

In last week’s column, ‘Homosexuals, Dirty Words…and Me,’ award-winning US based Guyanese singer Nhojj spoke of the dangers of living in a world that can “never reflect the full spectrum of our lives,” cutting us off not only from each other but from parts of ourselves.

Dear Editor, The Gentlewomen’s Relief Association is a home that provides boarding and lodging for our elderly ladies in comfortable and pleasant surroundings. 

This week, we visited the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, where we asked staff members and residents about how rehabilitation has changed their lives, the goals they have for persons living with disabilities and the kind of improvements they would like to see in their centre.