Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 23, 2011

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Libyan rebels sacked Muammar  Gaddafi’s Tripoli bastion, seizing weapons and smashing symbols  of a 42-year dictatorship whose demise will transform Libya and  send a warning to other Arab autocrats facing popular uprisings.

A woman is dead after she was stabbed in the heart allegedly by her reputed husband during a drunken quarrel at their Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home, late this afternoon.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A strong earthquake struck  the U.S. East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada today, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and  trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the  streets.

  Chutney singer Mahendra Ramkellawan was today remanded to prison after he was charged with assaulting his wife.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Toxicology tests showed there  were no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse’s  system when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said today.

Guyanese Francis Vieira, a pilot of the now-defunct luxury charter company Platinum Jet Management, was on Monday sentenced to six months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud charter customers and brokers using interstate wires and to impede and obstruct the FAA, a release from the Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has said.

Guyana today said it supported the move by Trinidad and Tobago to institute a limited state of emergency to deal with crime.

(Barbados Nation) Cleared. More than 250 used vehicles passed the test Sunday when health authorities carried out inspections for any signs of radiation at the Bridgetown Port.

A Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) Cessna Caravan careened off the runway at the Mabaruma airstrip in Region One early this morning after the aircraft suffered an apparent brake failure.

(Barbados Nation) Masses of sargassum, a brown seaweed that has been washing up on Barbados’ shores within recent weeks, could pose a threat to the vital tourism industry and sea creatures such as turtles.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Office of the President has started an inquiry into possible irregularities in the judiciary.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Infuriated by India’s  humiliating 4-0 series defeat in England, the local media lashed  out at the cricket board today, accusing the governing body  of pursuing riches instead of developing the test team.

A Block 20  Enmore/Haslington New Scheme, East Coast Demerara,   couple and a 15-year-old boy were yesterday jointly charged with cocaine trafficking.

Forest concessions that are under- or unutilized may be reallocated to facilitate increased log production, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told sector representatives yesterday.

Shilpa Shetty was never advertised to dance at last Saturday’s Jamzone Bollywood Night Super Concert, says event spokesman Joel Ghansham.

Authorities in Suriname have been enlisted in efforts to locate five missing Berbice fishermen.

Davia Chambers of Trinidad and Tobago bested 10 other young women to walk away with the Miss Jamzone International pageant crown at the Splashmins Fun Park and Resort, on Sunday evening.

Before  dying, miner Rafael Khan had revealed the name of the person who stabbed him, a relative said.

There is some evidence in the Karen Kerr shooting matter and it will be up to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to decide if it is sufficient to charge the suspect, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Residents, business people and passers-by watched helplessly yesterday as a young man was severely chopped about his body by a friend shortly after the start of business in the shopping centre at Mackenzie, Linden.

The post-mortem examination (PME) performed on the body of pharmacist Harold Rachpaul yesterday revealed that he died from asphyxiation.

Guyana’s national football team ‘The Golden Jaguars’ will look to impose their will on the Indian national team when a friendly game of football gets underway between the two nations at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, tomorrow from 19:00hrs.

A Delta Airlines flight which departed the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri for New York yesterday morning was diverted to San Juan in Puerto Rico some three hours later for an emergency landing.

Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday struck out an action brought by Angela Haniff in her capacity as secretary of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) which sought to restrain the Ramsey Ali-led Guyana Cricket Board executives from functioning.

A man is now a patient under guard at the Georgetown Hospital after he was reportedly shot during an attempt to break into the home and business of a Strathspey, East Coast Demerara businessman on Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – English soccer club West Ham  United cleared another hurdle in their bid to move into London’s  Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games when an independent  investigation yesterday said the procedure surrounding the bid  had not been compromised.

A contract valued over $117M was signed on Friday for the rehabilitation of 4.04 kilometres or 12 roads in Cornelia Ida/Stewartville, Region Three, the Government Information Agency (GINA) stated in a press release.

A large crowd witnessed Donut Prince of the Colin Elcock stable upstaging a quality field to take the feature C Class event of fifth Guyana Cup horse race event at the Port Mourant Turf Club on Sunday.

Guyana and Canada will cooperate to introduce cyanide leaching technology to improve gold recovery in the medium-scale mining sector here.

The third CARICOM-SICA Summit in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday agreed to promote coordinated initiatives between their sub-regional institutions to combat transnational organized crime, according to a  copy of the joint declaration from the CARICOM Secretariat at Turkeyen.

LONDON, (Reuters) – As a signal that England were no  longer prepared to tolerate physical and mental flabbiness, Ian  Bell was told to go away and toughen up after his side were  bowled out for 51 by West Indies in February, 2009.

Every healthcare facility, government and private, will now have a reminder of the zero tolerance for stigma or discrimination to anyone seeking health treatment, including protection from prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation.

The  Secondary Competency Certificate Programme (SCCP) is to be introduced in 16 more schools from September in a move by the Ministry of Education to stem school drop-outs and ensure secondary school students are adequately prepared for the world of work.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England swept to a series  whitewash over India in the fourth test at the Oval yesterday after Sachin Tendulkar had been dismissed nine runs short of a  100th international century.

Children living with type 1 diabetes and their care-givers last weekend attended a two-day camp at Splashmin’s camping ground, along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Lasith Malinga became the first  bowler to take three one-day international hat-tricks as Sri  Lanka beat Australia by four wickets in the fifth and final  match of their series yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Striker Danny  Welbeck scored one goal and created another to inspire a  youthful Manchester United team to a 3-0 win over Tottenham  Hotspur in an entertaining Premier League match at Old Trafford yesterday.

Dear Editor, It comes down to this.  The last Guyana Prize for Literature was for 2006, an election year; for five years after that, there was a vacillation between dithering excuses and deafening silence from the Management Committee.

Deston Bailey, 26, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on the charges that he broke into his father’s house and damaged a vehicle windshield and window.

A taxi driver accused of using an unlicensed handheld radio set for wireless telegraph was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $60,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Dear Editor, The  constant bickering between Vishnu Bisram and those who think that he is a fraud when it comes to polling in Guyana is getting boring and taking up important space in your letter columns, and indeed, needs closure in more ways than one.

The Demerara Cricket Club’s (DCC) second annual cricket camp got underway yesterday at the club’s ground in Queenstown.

Dear Editor, An evaluation of emergency care in Anna Regina for decades now would lead to the conclusion that there had been no recognizable health policy and programme in place for emergency cases for the outlying areas.

A minibus driver accused of stealing a quantity of sand and stone belonging to another was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail.

Dear Editor, LIAT airline flight 501 was scheduled to depart from Santo Domingo Airport on Sunday afternoon but was cancelled, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded there.

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Budapest has  withdrawn its candidacy for the 2017 world athletics  championships, leaving a three-way fight between London,  Barcelona and Doha.

The Ministry of Culture has extended condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of calypsonian Paul Augustus Nurse, popularly known as ‘The Mighty Groucher,’ who passed away a few days ago.

TOTANA, Spain,  (Reuters) – Spaniard Pablo Lastras  battled through searing heat yesterday to claim victory in the  Tour of Spain’s third stage, marking his first win in more than  three years and his first ever lead in a major Tour.  

Dear Editor, I do not know about other African Guyanese but I am totally embarrassed. 

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1915h on Sunday at No.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – A son of Muammar Gaddafi who  rebels said they had captured appeared with cheering supporters  in Tripoli, giving a boost to forces loyal to the veteran leader  trying to fight off insurgents who say they control most of the  capital.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York prosecutors asked a  judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF  chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday, a stunning reversal  that could revive the political future of a man many had seen  as the next president of France.

TOTANA, Spain, (Reuters) – Double champion and  leading favourite Denis Menchov’s dismal start to the Tour of  Spain continued  yesterday when he lost one minute 23 seconds to  the other contenders on a seemingly straightforward stage.

Dear Editor, At Lake Mainstay Regatta on Sunday August 14 last, power boat pacers showed spectators their best performances in boat racing in the practice session on Sunday morning.

The pound  in an open field behind the Diamond Police Station was repaired and  is back in operation after it collapsed around

Wisland Parks has a record of service that is second to none, and a peek into his life since he entered this world in 1929 reveals an impressive track record.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. songwriter Nickolas  Ashford, who penned such rhythm and blues hits as “Ain’t No  Mountain High Enough” and “I’m Every Woman” with his wife  Valerie Simpson, died on Monday at age 70.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Freddie Kissoon’s missive ‘SN should make a decision on Bisram’ (SN Aug 18).

(Trinidad Guardian) Government had initially planned to implement a daily 6 pm to 6 am curfew in “hot spots” involved in the limited state of emergency, National Security Minister John Sandy said on Sunday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Veteran striker Stern John scored his 70th international goal and former Turkey-based frontman Darryl Roberts added a brace, as Trinidad and Tobago ensured new coach Otto Pfister’s reign started with a 3-0 win over lowly India here Sunday night.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Russian Igor  Andreev opened the Winston-Salem Open with an upset, blasting  by second seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer 7-5 6-3 yesterday to  reach the second round of ATP Tour’s newest tournament.  

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene  strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it swept north of  the Dominican Republic yesterday and could hit the Southeast  United States as a larger and more powerful storm during the  weekend, forecasters said.

We are in the midst of one of those now familiar seasons, when, for brief periods, serious allegations of inappropriate behaviour by public officials surface, set tongues wagging and, in the face of the indifference of the political administration, wither and eventually die.

A passer-by yesterday morning stumbled upon skeletal remains in a clump of bushes at Weldaad Foreshore, West Coast Berbice.

This car experienced a tyre blowout on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – In July 2010, U.S. investor  Todd Lemons and Russian energy giant Gazprom believed they were  just weeks from winning final approval for a landmark forest  preservation project in Indonesia.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Clashes in South Sudan  have left at least 600 people dead and hundreds wounded, and  possibly displaced more than a quarter million people, the U.N. 

Dear Editor, At the Impress Youth Conference, President Jagdeo reportedly listed some attributes of Donald Ramotar that made him presidential material. Now,

Politikles

Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday declared war on the criminal element in the country.

(Trinidad Express) Hours after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced a limited State of Emergency in effect in crime hotspots, police shot and killed two of three armed bandits in Arima yesterday.