Daily Archive: Saturday, July 16, 2011

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez delegated some powers to his vice president and finance  minister today, hours before a planned departure to Cuba,  where he will be treated for cancer.

The Ministry of Health today said that there is currently no O-negative blood in its Blood Bank and it made an urgent appeal for donors.

(TrinidadExpress)Trinidad and Tobagoneeds to invest millions of dollars on research and development (R&D), so the country can gain more when it exports its products.

(TrinidadExpress) The first president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday retired from the bench for the last time.

(Jamaica Observer) Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry is hoping that the launch of a regional all-cargo airline will enhance business opportunities for Jamaica.

Jamaica Gleaner) Yesterday Gregory Anthony Isaacs, who succumbed to lung cancer on October 25 last year, would have been 61.

(JamaicaGleaner) LINSTEAD, St Catherine: ANITA SAMUELS is one of the scores of commuters who rush for the train station in the mornings since it started to roll two weeks ago.

‘We are sounding the death knell of winner-take-all politics. Never again must 51percent behave like 100 percent and 49 percent  be treated as zero.’

Chandraradha Rampersaud and six alleged co-conspirators that include ex-policeman Shawn Hinds were yesterday charged with Tuesday’s $7M Bel Air Gardens robbery.

The authorities are investigating another apparent fraud in the Accountant General’s Department relating to the issuance of travel advances by a senior official who has since been asked to resign by the Minister of Finance.

Nation of Islam aide Akbar Muhammad says he plans to sue local police for unlawful arrest and defamation of character and if he wins he says he will use the money to help protect Muslims falsely accused of crimes because of their names and spirituality.

Convicted pirate Kevin ‘Long Hair’ Narine, who escaped with three others from the New Amsterdam Prison last month, has been captured in Suriname.

Guyana now has an HIV prevalence rate of about 1.4%, just a little higher than the 1.3% that was estimated two years ago, Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said.

APNU presidential candidate David Granger on Thursday met with executives of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), telling them that an administration led by him would promote a safe environment for miners and support the industry.

Following a decision taken by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), some 1,700 sugar workers are expected to receive retroactive payments from the corporation for the period between January 1 and July 2 this year.

-will face GTI Wismar Christianburg Multilateral and the Government Technical Institute will contest the final of the inaugural 2011 Digicel Schools football championships, after securing semi-final victories at the GCC Ground Bourda yesterday.

A solution to a ten-year-old dust pollution problem involving the Faizul Hakh Rice Mill was presented to residents of Cane Grove, Mahaica on Thursday when the Ministry of Agriculture hosted a community meeting there.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Chief regional selector Clyde Butts has given Darren Sammy’s leadership a stamp of approval and has hinted that he is likely to continue as captain for the proposed tours of Bangladesh and India later this year.

Changes are expected to be made in the administration of the Lethem Power Company (LPC) within the coming weeks, after the border community suffered an extended blackout this week.

Post-mortem examinations yesterday revealed that Shiva and Viya Persaud, who were found dead in a pond near the hanging body of their father, at Adventure, Essequibo Coast, were both drowned.

Selectors of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) have chosen  the final 18 players who will make the national female team and earn a chance to represent Guyana at the inaugural Pan America Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge to be held from July 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A pedestrian was hit and killed on the Parika, East Bank Demerara Public Road on Thursday night and a truck driver is now police custody assisting with the investigation.

By Marlon Munroe The Berbice Cricket Board is to meet on August 14 to decide the fate of David Black, the delegate who voted at the controversial Guyana Cricket Board elections even though the county board had instructed him not to.

Over the last twenty years Guyana has dominated regional squash by winning fifteen of the last twenty Caribbean Areas Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championship titles while making it seven straight at the recently-concluded Digicel Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Guyana from July 8-14.

Miner Earle Austin, who was tied to a tree and beaten to death at 14 Miles, Issano on Monday, died as a result of multiple blunt traumas, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

Aliann Pompey clocked 52.02s to place fourth in the women’s 400 metres final at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships yesterday in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud remains in police custody as investigations into the alleged sexual molestation a 13-year-old girl continues.

Essequibo ladies suffered their second embarrassing defeat in two days, as their counterparts from the Ancient County toppled them by a mammoth 250 runs, in the 2nd match of the 2011 Inter County Women’s 50 over competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground, yesterday.

Thirteen-year-old Clinton Warde, a student of President’s College (PC) who was diagnosed with a brain tumour, has recently returned home after undergoing a successful surgery at the Sick Kids Hospital in Canada.

Argentine Navy Sail Training Ship “Libertad” will today begin a four visit in Georgetown today, the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Guyana announced.

Elishaba Johnson and Paul Meusa yesterday received $20,000 each as donations towards acquiring table tennis equipment from FAB-STAR Pre-FAB Steel Buildings on Regent and Cummings streets.

Rose Hall Town, Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) received a boost on Tuesday from Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana for the launch of its 2011 Cricket Academy and annual Tribute to Retired Teachers programme.

A beekeeping workshop, facilitated by the Guyana Apiculture Society and the Association of Caribbean Beekeeping Organisation was held yesterday at the Bel Air Diary farm, as part of a regional drive to promote apiculture.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s (GASA) Goodwill Games time trials will take place today from 09:30hrs at Castellani Swimming Pool.

Banks DIH Limited has purchased eight new trucks, valued at close to $60 million, which are expected to boost its distribution network.

Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, Returning Officer at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) elections last Sunday, said yesterday the polls were legally held and followed due process.

A clogged neutralisation tank in the sewer system at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has been identified as the cause of the fumes that have been affecting staff for more than six months.

LIÈGE, Belgium, CMC – Nickiesha Wilson got an early birthday gift, when she was the only English-speaking Caribbean competitor to win at the Province of Liège international meet on Wednesday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Retired Australian umpire Daryl Harper has accused cricket authorities of being too lenient on  India’s player and claimed their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni  had put undue pressure on him in last month’s Jamaica test,  local media reported yesterday.

Devon Lee, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a gaming shop and stealing more than a half of million dollars worth of property, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison.

(Trinidad Express) Cricket legend Brian Lara on Thursday expressed concern that his family name was at stake, given the controversies surrounding two troubled institutions named after him— the Cancer Treatment Centre at St Clair and the cricket stadium at Tarouba.

A man, who is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to another man, was placed on $150,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Former pace bowler Rumesh  Ratnayake has been appointed Sri Lanka’s coach for the tour of  Australia beginning next month, the head of the country’s  newly-appointed interim cricket committee said yesterday.

The security expo, hosted by Neal and Massy, will be extended for another two days beginning next Monday.

LOURDES, France, (Reuters) – World champion Thor  Hushovd claimed the 13th stage of the Tour de France after  defeating two Frenchmen in a nail-biting finale yesterday.

Twenty-three-year-old Kara Lord is now Miss Guyana Universe 2011, and as an ambassador for her country, will be competing on the international stage in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September.

At this hour of the day even the shade of a scrawly (Guyanese word), holey umbrella is welcoming.

Dear Editor, The Advisory Committee on Broadcasting was established on November 15, 2001 as a semi-autonomous body, pursuant to regulations made under the Guyana Post and Telegraph Act, Chapter 47:01.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Strauss’ guest appearance  for Somerset against tourists India yesterday paid dividends as  the England captain hit a quickfire half century in the  three-day match.

Hi Everyone, Green is the number one colour when it comes to food.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – When Argentina’s  president revealed last month on live television she would run  for re-election, her accompanying announcement offered “TVs for  All”.

Dear Editor, In 1983 I joined the Democratic Labour Movement (DLM) and served as the Movement’s representative in the Washington, DC area until after the 1992 elections.

(Barbados Nation) Signing to play in the Australian Big Bash Twenty League shouldn’t affect my Test career.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez said yesterday he plans to return to Cuba for more  cancer treatment, in a move that will raise further concerns  about his illness that has upended the OPEC nation’s politics.

Dear Editor, An opinion survey conducted in early July by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) has found mixed views about the performance of the government.  NACTA

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ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Rebel leaders won recognition  as the legitimate government of Libya from the United States and  other world powers yesterday in a major boost to the rebels’  faltering campaign to oust Muammar Gaddafi.

Seistra Allen This Guyana-born beauty will celebrate her 18th birthday one day before the pageant.

NEW YORK/LONDON, (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch  apologized to victims of criminal phone hacking by one of his  tabloids and accepted the resignations of News Corp’s  top two newspaper executives, Rebekah Brooks and Les Hinton.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 something happened in Second Avenue, Bartica between 11am and12pm.

(Jamaica Observer) The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has withdrawn a controversial statement made by Senior Superintendent Fitz Bailey linking of members of the homosexual community to some forms of organised crime in the country.

SANDWICH, England,  (Reuters) – World number one Luke  Donald and second-ranked Lee Westwood were among a host of  big-name players to miss the cut at the British Open yesterday.

Dear Editor, I tuned in to 98.1 FM online on Friday morning only to hear over 12 minutes of commercials from around 7:43hrs-7:53 hrs.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee  president Jacques Rogge has promised to strengthen the fight  against doping cheats, calling it the IOC’s top priority.

On Tuesday, 90 persons marched in Mabaruma, Region One in celebration of Rehabilitation Week 2011.

(Barbados Nation) Bajans, both the Government and consumers, are living above their means and therefore must put the brakes on their spending habits.

Local clothing designer and art teacher Lou Ann Jackson hosts an art and craft workshop for children starting on Monday and going until August 5 at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Syrian forces killed at least 32  civilians yesterday, including 23 in the capital Damascus, in an  intensifying crackdown on protests against President Bashar  al-Assad, activists said.

(Barbados Nation) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Association of Caribbean Media Workers was today investigating the jailing of prominent newspaper publisher Leslie Pierre on a charge of criminal defamation, ACM president Wesley Gibbings said here.

Dear Editor, On Monday, August 1, 2011, Guyana commemorates the 173rd anniversary of Emancipation.

Politikles

The phone-hacking scandal which has brought News International to the attention of British media regulators will surprise no one who has followed the career of Rupert Murdoch.

The fifth annual Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW 5) will be launched at the conference centre of Princess Hotel on Sunday 24 July offering a peek at fashion weekend for this year.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters Life!) – California became  the first U.S. state to require that public school textbooks  include the accomplishments of gay, lesbian and transgender  Americans as Governor Jerry Brown signed the mandate into law.

The Bartica St. Anthony Old Student committee this year awarded the top students from the St Anthony and Perima Primary Schools for

Question 5: The laws of Guyana currently allow for perpetrators of rape to settle financially with the victim, thereby dodging the justice system and leaving a rapist on the streets to rape again.

(TrinidadExpress) The Unemployment Relief Programme (URP) is being shared among three ministries because it had become unmanageable and corrupt, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said last evening.

(TrinidadExpress) Sasha Mohammed, engagements adviser to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, yesterday demanded an apology from the Trinidad Express, claiming that the newspaper published a series of untrue statements which were a “bitter and unjustified attack” against her which has damaged her reputation.

We’ll probably never know what took Brasilia so long to say yes to Guyana’s new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Kellawan Lall.