Daily Archive: Thursday, September 15, 2011

Two persons are dead and five injured in an early morning accident involving a truck that had just left Bartica for the mining fields in Region 7.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Former FIFA presidential  candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has lost his appeal against a life  ban for his part in a cash-for-votes scandal, one of several  recent controversies to hit world soccer.

(TrinidadGuardian) Hours before she said final goodbyes to her parents who died in a tragic murder/suicide in Couva, 20-year-old Anita Balkaran was detained by Chaguanas Police on Tuesday night because she had no official documents to live inTrinidad.

(TrinidadExpress) Head of the Joint Consultative Council for the local construction agency Afra Raymond yesterday sounded a “note of caution” regarding the recent Chinese investment thrust in theCaribbean.

(TrinidadExpress) Depositors desperate to get back their investments in insurance giant CLICO are to get Republic Bank shares.

Health officials inPuerto Rico say a middle school student stabbed at least 40 classmates with a hypodermic needle and all are being tested for possible diseases and are being given preventive medicine, the Associated Press reported today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A universal dress code is now in place to govern the way teachers are dressed while they are on the job.

A violent convict, who was one of Canada’s Most Wanted, was arrested in the Toronto area this morning.

A 54-year-old Mon Repos counsellor was early this morning shot and killed at a Stabroek Market food stand.

(Reuters) – A magnitude 6 earthquake hit in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba today, the US Geological Survey said.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron today said his government would look to unfreeze a further 12 billion pounds ($18.9 billion)in Libyan assets if a United Nations Security Council resolution on Libya was passed.

TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plans to open doors for its key corporate customers using a decade-old technology most in the smartphone industry eye as a way to turn phones into wallets.

The government and Chinese firm Haier Electrical Appliances Ltd yesterday signed a US$7.5 million contract for the supply of 27,000 netbooks for the much-vaunted One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Project, even as the Chinese government is looking to provide an additional 21,000 computers by year end.

An investigation has been launched into complaints by residents of Aishalton, in Region Nine, about the sexual abuse of students of the secondary school there by teachers and village officials.

Following the withdrawal of Sheila Holder due to illness, the AFC’s National Executive Committee will identify a new prime ministerial candidate this Saturday, in keeping with the party’s constitution.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that the death of 91-year-old security guard Adolphus James is now being treated as a murder after a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and compression injury to the neck.

About seven armed, masked pirates terrorized and robbed 35 crew members of seven fishing boats between 6 pm on Tuesday and 3 am yesterday in the Nickerie, Suriname area.

Lethem resident Colin Pedro, 21, died on the spot on Tuesday night following a vehicular accident along the Lethem trail in Region Nine.

Classes were suspended yesterday after an early morning fire ravaged a section of the four-storey Wismar Christianburg Secondary School gutting the top flat, while there was severe water and other damage to classrooms on the second and third storey and at least one teacher’s apartment in the bottom flat.

Sewnarine Deonarine, the man who allegedly hacked the mother of his seven children to death at Rasta Country, Laluni Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway remains on the run and has since severed cell phone contact with relatives.

Most of the supermarkets across the city have been restocked with sugar but there are still complaints from retailers that the prices have skyrocketed and they are still not getting their full supply.

The Department of Education’s weekly truancy campaign in Region Five ended abruptly on Tuesday when a relative of one of the truants reportedly assaulted a School’s Welfare Officer.

Guyana is among the 10 Caribbean countries to have entered into an agreement with China to implement four strategies to promote common development in agriculture and fisheries at the recent China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum.

A robbery convict’s bid for freedom was short lived yesterday when prison officers managed to recapture him minutes after he escaped.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed today and his assailant beaten, following an early morning drinking spree at Aranka, Cuyuni Region One.

The 41-year-old security guard who discharged a loaded firearm in the compound of Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) was yesterday fined $15,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing items valued $187,000 after breaking into a woman’s home was yesterday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A Jamaican citizen who overstayed his time in Guyana was yesterday fined $30,000 when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and he will also be deported.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is inviting the public to support its efforts to promote children’s right to life without abuse as it observes Child Protection Week  from Monday.

The Kuru Kuru Training Centre has named Zamal Poliah of White Water, Mabaruma the most disciplined and most outstanding student at its recent graduation exercise.

Murdered Brazilian Marie Alves Da Silva had journeyed to Guyana just over a month ago to collect her husband but was forced to find work since they did not have enough money to travel back to Brazil.

Discussions on the city’s financial woes took top billing at the Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) statutory meeting on Monday along with the garbage situation and the unavailability of minutes.

A post-mortem examination has revealed that the young fisherman who was found dead at the Paradise Village, Essequibo Coast sea shore on Saturday died as a result of a fractured spine.

Relatives of 46-year-old Basmattie Anantram, who went missing more than 3 months ago, are displeased with the way investigations into the matter are being conducted and are calling for more to be done.

By Iva Wharton Superwoman just might be the most appropriate word to describe Alisha Fortune.

As part of Caribbean Wellness Day activities, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will host a day of sports at the Carifesta Sports Complex today.

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Ramsey Ali yesterday refuted claims that an Interim Management Committee (IMC) was formed to run cricket in Guyana, maintaining that no one has sent his administration a directive to step down from office.

The first annual Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide Inter-Jamaat 10/10 knockout softball cricket tournament organized by the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) of Guyana in association with Raf’s Variety Store bowled off last Sunday with a series of matches at the MYO ground.

The Berbice Cricket Board has extended “profound congratulations” to Devendra Bishoo on his being named the 2011 Emerging Player-of-the-Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

(Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on Tuesday they had reached an agreement to hire Rick Adelman as their next head coach.

The Mahaicony District commemorated its Village Day with a roster of activities, including an interactive session for youths with the Ministry of Agriculture and a cycle race, all accompanied by gospel music.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Stylish West Indies batsman Darren Bravo experienced fluctuating fortunes as Nottinghamshire struggled against Sussex on the penultimate day of their County Championship clash here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Trinidadian Denesh Ramdin has gained a recall to the West Indies side for the Test and one-day tours of Bangladesh.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to the attention of members of the Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Association that there are persons out there who hang around the GPO and in the vicinity of lawyers’ chambers pretending to be justices of peace, and approach people offering the services of a justice of peace.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) is scheduled to box off its annual national intermediate championships tomorrow at the National Gymnasium.

Dear Editor, I write in relation to a news item, ‘Ramotar shuns UG Workers’ Union organized debate‘ (SN, Sep 14) The union apologizes for a mistake that took place during the typing of the press release.

Dear Editor, September 11,2011 marked one year since the brutal death of Sheema Mangar who was employed at the time at Demerara Bank Ltd.

National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed has teamed up with De Sinco Trading to organize an 11-race cycling programme this Saturday at the National Park circuit.

(Reuters) – Veteran rider Jeannie Longo’s husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli faces disciplinary action following allegations that he bought erythropoietin (EPO) in 2007, the French cycling federation (FFC) said on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News has definitely cornered the local media market with its almost daily reportage of WikiLeaks cables that reveal the impressions and allegations as noted by US Embassy officials in Georgetown and transmitted to Washington DC.

Dear Editor, I do not know if it is divine intervention or someone at City Hall woke up and did his job, but I am pleased to advise that the excavator has been removed from Anira Street, and at the time of writing there were no trucks parked on the parapet, giving the area a residential look.

Paintball: These tyres in the National Park have been placed a short distance from the football field.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The return of Ricky Ponting following the birth of his daughter and Ryan Harris’s hamstring injury have caused a selection dilemma for Australia as they aim to heap more misery on hosts Sri Lanka in the third and final test.

Dear Editor, At present I am deeply engaged in reading the revised edition of A History of West Indies Cricket, written by Michael Manley; which has a scintillating foreword by the legendary former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The High Performance Centre squad is set to play the West Indies senior team on their upcoming two-week tour of Dubai.

Dear Editor, The transportation sector is one of the biggest employment sectors in Guyana employing directly or indirectly several thousand persons as drivers, conductors, mechanics, upholsterers, wash-bay attendants, gas station attendants, tint shop personnel, vulcanizers, number-plate craftsman, auto and spare parts store salespersons, auto electricians, road repairers – and the list goes on – yet it is the most unregulated sector.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have received a TT$3.3 million (US$519 685) boost from the National Gas Company for their Champions League Twenty20 campaign.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian police firing tear gas clashed on yesterday with demonstrators who demanded the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers in a protest against the alleged rape of a man by a group of Uruguayan marines.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s 2012 presidential election campaign was unofficially underway yesterday, with President Hugo Chavez and his foes rallying supporters and predicting victory in the South American OPEC member.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Test off-spinner Graeme Swann will lead England in a two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies later this month.

Barama Company Limited donated plywood and other lumber valued $200,000 to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Tuesday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said yesterday it refused to let former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson see jailed American Alan Gross during a recent visit to the island because it was irked at some of his actions.

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The United States heaped the lion’s share of blame for the country’s biggest ever offshore oil spill on BP yesterday as the government issued its final assessment of last year’s Gulf disaster.

Dear Editor, I heard a new one recently. Here is how it goes: things are getting hard under the PPP but it will go from bad to worse under the PNC.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Pennsylvania are mounting a bid to end the political battleground state’s winner-take-all system for electoral votes, which could hurt President Barack Obama’s re-election chances in 2012.

Dear Editor, I took some time over the weekend to read up on all the political parties that will be contesting this year’s election.

The Guyana Beverage Company (GBC) has renewed its sponsorship of the Rose Hall Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) organized, Busta Champion-of-Champions limited overs tournament.

Thursday’s Cartoon

Working hard to hone and develop inner character rewards one with a deep appreciation of life’s beauty.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo pleaded with a US judge yesterday to block his extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, saying he was improperly arrested in the Central American nation.

Dear Editor, My acknowledgement of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s remarkable achievement both as an individual and as the leader of the nation, was inevitable once there was an initiative to formally recognize his profound contribution as the sixth President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

Politikles

A letter from a septuagenarian, published in yesterday’s Stabroek News, proposes lowering the age of consent from its current 16 to 15 years old.

Iron water: A resident of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara collected this sample of water flowing through the tap in his yard. 

The 2011 Tenelec Inc. First Division limited overs  round robin competition in Berbice continued last Sunday with Ralph Ogle turning in an outstanding performance.

(Trinidad Express) – Eleven new areas in addition to the country’s maritime boundary have been deemed “hot spots”, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said.