Articles published on Wednesday, August 3, 2011
BOSTON, (Reuters) – Security experts have discovered an unprecedented series of cyber attacks on the networks of 72 organizations globally, including the United Nations, governments and corporations, over a five-year period.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1630h today at Ruimzigt, WCD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Joshua Daniels, 8 years.
The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1215h.
The body of Hemchand Manram, 33 years, of Canal No. 1 Polder, WBD, was recovered at about 1100h.
The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 0230h today at Ithaca, WBB, during which contractor Jermaine Benjamin, 37 years, was attacked and robbed by five men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.
The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ramjit Dindial, 35 years, of Lusignan North, ECD, who died at the GPHC, today.
Two men were yesterday remanded over the murder of a Hogstye, Corentyne farmer and a third suspect was found dead from a bullet wound.
(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Journalist Nancy Lodik had to spent 2 weeks in the inhumane jailhouse of the Geyersvlijt-precinct before everyone from the President’s Cabinet, the Prosecutor General‘s to Parliament took action.
(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Iamgold/Rosebel-management is obliged to observe the laws of Suriname.
(Trinidad Guardian) The flight crew of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight BW 523 have returned to T&T.
(Trinidad Express) Ancil “Smokey” Richards, the man accused of murdering Vonetta Haynes-Reyes, 31, and her sons, Malik, eight, and Makasi, four, at their La Horquetta home on July 21, yesterday appeared before an Arima magistrate, charged with the murders.
Thirteen days ago Rozena Razack was struck down on Lamaha Street on her way home from work.
As the campaign for the 2011 general elections heats up, a group called Youths for the PPP is to hold a youth expo on August 11 which will also feature a mega concert and appearances by cricketers.
(Barbados Nation) An elderly man and his son-in-law were killed last night in St George by two masked gunmen.
Two employees of Reunion Manganese Incorporated were on Monday evening killed and at least two others were injured after a truck they were in toppled at Six Miles Matthew’s Ridge, North West District (NWD).
All systems at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri were up and running when the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) jet crashed there early Saturday says veteran pilot Gerry Goveia who suggested that pilot error or the plane itself is likely the cause of the accident.
A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of Motilall Persaud called ‘Brother Martin’, a pastor of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, proved that he died from multiple incised wounds.
One of the survivors of Saturday’s plane crash recalled seeing at least four fire-fighters looking down at her and the others from the edge of the runway, but says they offered no help as more that 150 screaming passengers scrambled to exit the smoking wreckage.
By Treiston Joseph Headquarters surged to the front on points in the ‘B’ Class competition of the annual Guyana Police Force (GPF) Inter Unit Championships while Guyana stood strong in the ‘A’ class version when the championships commenced yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
There has been a shortage of chicken and eggs in recent weeks, but producers expect the situation to be back to normal by next month.
The Guyana Softball League (GSL) says the 2011 Kares Tapeball Ten/10 tournament has been put on hold until Kares Engineering and Bushy Park honour certain agreements.
Pele Gold, BK International Western Tigers A, West Front Road and West Demerara United all advanced to the next round at the close of part of GT&T’s Fastball competition on Sunday at the GFC Ground.
The Mayor and City Council (MCC) says garbage contractors again withdrew their services from the city on Monday because of a delay in payment; however, it will soon restart its own garbage collection with two compactor trucks it recently procured.
(ICC) England’s Ian Bell has broken into the top five in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings after recording a career-high batting rating following his brilliant 159 against India at Trent Bridge.
Brazilian businessman Rodrigo de Paula says that he was clueless that presidential guards were among the group of men hired to “conduct a peaceful operation” to remove a conveyor to prevent the illegal use of the Guyana Sandport Inc.
Efforts to locate Haimchand Manram, who went missing in Monday’s boat mishap in the Mazaruni River, have been unsuccessful.
AKRON, Ohio, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has generally been a winning bet at Firestone Country Club but this week at the tree-lined venue he will face as much uncertainty as the recent U.S.
A part-time minibus conductor was early yesterday morning found dead in a trench near his home.
Reigning national champion Taffin Khan finds himself in the lead of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Emancipation Day Chess Tournament after the fourth round concluded on Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Camp and Hadfield Streets.
The man who confessed to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) to supplying a Guyanese woman with cocaine, which she was busted with in the US last week, has been released from custody on bail as the investigation continues.
As expected, not a ball was bowled at any of the venues on the final day of the round four matches of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) three-day Under-19 tournament.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States stepped back from the brink of default yesterday but congressional approval of a last-gasp deficit-cutting plan failed to dispel fears of a credit downgrade and future tax and spending feuds.
The Council of Management of the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) has announced the launch of its 2011 programme to monitor the upcoming National and Regional Elections.
The Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) second annual Elite Training Programme got off to a successful start on Friday at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground.
President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union Kit Nascimento will be Guyana’s representative at the North America and Caribbean Rugby Association’s (NACRA) Annual General Meeting in Miami, Florida.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd says that there have been forty attacks on its cables in 90 days, the latest being yesterday morning in Better Hope South, ECD.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Lawmakers rejected Haitian President Michel Martelly’s new choice for prime minister yesterday, blocking his efforts to install a government and move ahead with rebuilding a country shattered by last year’s earthquake.
AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian forces kept up attacks on Hama for a third day, residents said, while U.S.
The Burnham Foundation is hosting a public symposium on the late president’s legacy in the International Year for Peoples of African Descent on Friday at the St Stanislaus auditorium.
Virtual unknown, Grande Roja, of the Jumbo Jet stable created another upset at the Port Mourant Turf Club on Sunday, at the Annual Emancipation Day seven-event horse race meet.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala yesterday sentenced four soldiers to 6,060 years of prison each, in the first conviction for a massacre during the country’s brutal 36-year civil war.
Guyanese and West Indies batting star Ramnaresh Sarwan has vowed to win back his Test place after acknowledging that he nearly gave up the game eight months ago, according to a report today in The Royal Gazette Online of Bermuda.
Leading netball club Emanie made good on its promise to successfully defend its title when the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) staged its National Under 23 Tournament last weekend at the National Gymnasium.
The rain did not spoil the festivities for the hundreds that gathered in the National Park to partake in Emancipation celebrations.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Stuart Kuttner, who ran the News of the World’s finances for 22 years as managing editor, was arrested yesterday over a phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct tabloid which has rattled the British establishment, a source close to the case said.
Dear Editor, I write in reference to Guyana Chronicle article by Chevon Singh, captioned ‘Housing Minister accuses Stabroek News, APNU of insulting Muslim community.’
Executives of the Lusignan Golf Club and associates of outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour will be in action later today in a farewell tournament in honour of the diplomat at the Lusignan Golf Club starting at 13:00 hours.
The Society Against Sexual Discrimination (SASOD) is inviting students of law and related fields to participate in a training workshop on human rights and equality law.
The seventh annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited, Memorial Regan Rodriques 50-mile cycle road race is scheduled to ride off this Sunday on the West Bank of Demerara.
(Trinidad Express) If the Government adheres to the demands of the trade union leaders without the benefit of prudent management then the entire country could be placed at risk as the gains made in the economy could be lost.
The Environmental Com-munity Health Organisation (ECHO) is finalising arrangements to start a recycling programme in 40 primary schools in Georgetown.
Dear Editor, In a letter appearing in Stabroek News of Monday August 1, captioned ‘Kissoon’s fears are misplaced,’ Mr Anil Nandlall, signing as “MP and Attorney-at-Law for President Bharrat Jagdeo,” states that the exercise of the fundamental right to freedom of expression in a manner which may prejudice or influence the outcome of a pending case, or which may bring the administration of justice into disrepute, constitutes a contempt of court.
PARIS, (Reuters) – A French magistrate has decided to decided to send giant oil company Total and its chief executive to trial on charges that the company engaged in corruption during the United Nations oil-for-food program in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, a judicial source said yesterday.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – West Indies batting star Ramnaresh Sarwan has admitted he considered quitting international cricket recently but says he now intends to fight for his spot in the regional side.
Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton granted a pensioner $20,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with stealing bearings worth $89,400 from the Kei-Shars Gift Shop.
Dear Editor, When the Abolition Act was passed in 1833 and emancipation was made final in 1838, and by extension, when indentureship came to an end in 1917, these acts conjured up the idea of ‘freedom.’
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian authorities have captured two leaders of a 20-ton-per-year cocaine operation that sent drug-laden submarines to the world’s top drug consumer, the United States, local police said yesterday.
“I thank God, we have no free schools nor printing; and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world; and printing has divulged them and libels against the government.
(Trinidad Express) Former works and transport minister Colm Imbert has said the authorities must move swiftly to determine what caused the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft to crash-land as this would affect the airline’s ratings and ability to fly freely into different countries.
(Trinidad Express) Former works and transport minister Colm Imbert has said the authorities must move swiftly to determine what caused the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft to crash-land as this would affect the airline’s ratings and ability to fly freely into different countries.
The appointment of Mr Irwin LaRocque as Secretary General of the Caricom Secretariat has been generally welcomed, and we join others in that regard.
Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton remanded to prison a man accused of having in his possession an unlicensed gun and a quantity of ammunition, after he denied the charges when they were read to him in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – State governments would have to identify persons forming corporations under legislation that was reintroduced yesterday in the U.S.
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Dear Editor, The African Cultural & Development Association (ACDA), despite torrential rain, held one of its best ever Emancipation Day Festivals at the National Park.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world’s highest paid woman in professional sports.
The National Steel Orchestra
