Daily Archive: Thursday, October 13, 2011

(WICB) Georgetown, Guyana – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced another exciting feature of the Regional Super50.

(Trinidad Guardian) Five more Caribbean nations have given permission for low-cost carrier REDjet to operate flights from their countries.

(Trinidad Guardian) Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner admitted yesterday that the voice on an exclusive video posted on the Internet by the Telegraph newspaper in London was his voice.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French public prosecutors dropped  an investigation today into a writer’s accusation of  attempted rape against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn  due to lack of evidence.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians should brace themselves for more job losses for the remainder of this year, says Governor of the Central Bank Dr Delisle Worrell.

Anti-narcotics authorities in Jamaica yesterday uncovered more than 50 lbs of cocaine on board the vessel, MV Azurit which left Guyana on Sunday.

GPL consumers in sections of the city, East Bank and East Coast were hit with an early morning power outage which lasted for about an hour.

(Trinidad Express)  The Central Bank is ready with the bonds for CLICO depositors, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said yesterday.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Illegal migration between Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil can only be tackled by consultations and close cooperation.

(Trinidad Express) Dr Eric St Cyr has tendered his resignation as chairman of the Integrity Commission and President George Maxwell Richards has accepted it.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The service problems Research In Motion (RIM), the parent company behind Blackberry (BB) mobile phones, is facing globally have also hit Latin America and the Caribbean.

A 35-year-old Guyanese Muhammed Gazznabi has been charged in Belize over crack cocaine, according to the news website, Love FM.com.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) have  named former rugby union international Patrick Howard as general  manager of team performance in a newly created role, recommended  by a review panel in August after the country’s Ashes defeat to  England.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday discharged the accused in the remaining preliminary inquiry (PI) into the $69M New Building Society (NBS) fraud, after the prosecution admitted that it would be difficult to make a case without the testimony of the complainant.

John Blanchard, who fatally knifed two of his children to death, has told police that he committed the acts because of problems he was experiencing with their mother.

Ex-members of the main opposition PNCR and the ruling PPP yesterday announced their support for the AFC, which signalled that it is in talks to get former PPP/C Minister Moses Nagamootoo on board as well.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday said that the media will not cower at the recent attempt at scaremongering, intimidation and harassment of media workers, which it charged has come to characterise the Bharrat Jagdeo presidency.

Small-scale, private sugar cane farmers are expected to boost their cultivation following the launch of a $10M revolving fund yesterday at Red House in Kingston.

Police yesterday invaded a Norton Street home and allegedly brutalized its occupants, after informing them that they were in search of a quantity of narcotics.

The Ministry of Housing on Tuesday processed 500 more house lots for the Recht-Door-Zee Housing Scheme, including for families from several squatting areas and recent fire victims.

A group of civic organisations and private citizens have applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent the holding of the general elections, until the electorate is assured that the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) is carrying out its mandate GECOM is named as a defendant in the action, which was filed by the Guyana National Council on Public Policy (GNCPP), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), An Interfaith Group of Concerned Religious Elders (AIGCRE) and private citizens Phillip Thomas,

Guyana’s Aliann Pompey will not be able to add a Pan American Games medal to the gold and silver she has won at two Commonwealth Games.

National youth sprinter Jevina Sampson made her mark at the North Zone Inter-Schools Championships for Zone Two yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Lendl Simmons hit 122 to set West Indies up for a 40-run victory over Bangladesh in the first One-day International yesterday.

James Benjamin celebrates his 100th birthday today and can still afford to brag about the daily exercise he is able to do and the fact that he remains an active member of the St Thomas Church.

A collision between a bicycle and a motorcycle on Tuesday evening at Diamond Housing Scheme Access road, East Bank Demerara left one man dead and the other injured.

NEW YORK CITY, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago hauled themselves back into contention with an emphatic crushing of Barbados but 11 teams were eliminated from contention from the next round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in the latest round of games on Tuesday.

MUMBAI, India, IANS-CMC – Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla will host the first of three Tests between India and the West Indies, when the Caribbean side arrives here next month.

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh commissioned a modern $8M annex to the Martindale Primary School in Region Two last Thursday, in keeping with a pledge to boost access to education in the community.

By Iva Wharton Equality for women in cricket is far from becoming a reality in Guyana but several of Guyana’s senior national players said they are not discouraged.

Quick response by police led to the arrest of the driver of the getaway car that was used in an armed robbery at Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara during which over $200, 000 was taken and a woman beaten.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted a driver $20,000 bail and ordered him to keep the peace when he appeared in court to answer to the charges of exhibiting threatening behaviour toward the mother of his children.

A father who pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm to his nine-year-old daughter while he was disciplining  her was yesterday placed on $30,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court pending a probation report.

Archrivals and neighbours Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets (RHTGG) and Port Mourant Karibee Rice (PMKR) will square off on Saturday at the Area H Ground in the final of the 8th annual RHTYSC Busta Champion of Champions tournament.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress yesterday approved long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea,  Colombia and Panama that are expected to lift exports by about  $13 billion a year and give U.S.

By Iva Wharton No local player has qualified for the second stage of the Digicel Kick Start clinic in Trinidad but according to the six players who participated in the first stage in Suriname, the experience was worth it.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday remanded a 31-year-old labourer charged with sticking-up and robbing two persons of cash and items amounting to over $1M.

Dear Editor, 14 year old Indranie Baldeo is the latest, most tragic victim of this country’s failure to give life to the laws we have on our books.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union/Ministry of Education National Schools’ Track and Field, Cycling and Swimming Championships have been set for November 14-18 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Acting Prime Minister of Dominica, Ambrose George has warned that the region is rapidly mortgaging its food sovereignty while failing to adequately follow-up  on such schemes like the Jagdeo Initiative on Agriculture.

Dear Editor, I write to express serious concern over a situation which is developing in the Paradise Housing Scheme (PHS). 

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said Tuesday he was not discouraged by his side’s heart-breaking loss to Bangladesh in the one-off Twenty20 International.

Maafa Day: African-Guyanese observing African Holocaust

BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and roadside  blasts targeted police across Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at  least 28 people and wounding dozens on the second day of serial  bombings in the Iraqi capital in less than a week.

The driver of this route 42 minibus, number BNN 3129, apparently felt the heat

A team of Local Government Ministry officials presented two All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) to two Region Nine communities and outlined plans for further development, during a recent four-day outreach.

Tonight’s third night of the Mackeson Smooth Moves basketball tournament will see action at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court and the Albouystown basketball court as the nation’s   premier players vie for a chance to cash in on the tournament’s $1M first prize.

Dear Editor, Belatedly I must pay my sincerest respects to the new President of the Guyana Bar Association for the energy he has invested in this organisation, and retrieving its image of authority.

SEAL BEACH, Calif.,  (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire  at a busy hair salon in the Southern California coastal town of  Seal Beach yesterday, killing eight people and critically  wounding another, police said.

A man paying homage to those who perished at sea

October seems to be the lucky month for Deonarine Dinnanauth following his victory in the Sanjay Jewellery Medal Play Golf tournament last weekend, one year after he won another major tournament.

APNU Presidential Candidate, Brigadier (ret) David Granger says he will make the Cuyuni-Mazaruni safe and will ensure that Bartica becomes a town.

Dear Editor, I pray to allow me to share with citizens some experiences over the weekend.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – The Nigerian man accused of  trying to use a bomb in his underwear to blow up a U.S. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel  Martelly sought to rally prominent political figures behind him  on Wednesday, meeting with two former presidents in an effort  to encourage reconciliation among past rivals.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Dr Conrad Murray’s defense  in the death of Michael Jackson suffered major blows yesterday when his attorneys dropped a claim that the singer  swallowed a fatal dose of an anesthetic, and two doctors  slammed his treatment standards.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry ordered a security officer to keep the peace and granted him bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with displaying abusive behaviour.

Dear Editor, What is wrong with calling a spade a spade?

Linden’s Bauxite Flyers Cycling Club has organised a 12-race cycle meet Sunday at the Amelia’s Ward Circuit from 9:30am.

Bananas galore: This farmer, Christopher Williamson of No. 22, Bel Air, West Coast Berbice was overjoyed

Results from Sunday’s Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association Bakewell 10/10 tournament.

(Jamaica Observer) The expansion and modernisation of Jamaica’s oil refinery, Petrojam, appears to have been delayed by at least a further four years.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Businessman Herman Cain now  leads the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination,  while former front-runner Rick Perry has dropped to third,  according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released yesterday.

African-Guyanese turned out at the seawall bandstand yesterday

The Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) recently opened a training centre at Charity, Region Two to augment the education of adults and students who did poorly at the CSEC exams.

Dear Editor, Adversity can be a great motivator and the period of economic adversity under the Bharrat Jagdeo /Janet Jagan rulership clearly brought out the worst of Guyana economically, politically and socially. 

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will clash this weekend in one of two Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup first-division matches.

Guyanese are known for their love of partying. We have moved from a situation some years ago where there was a dearth of entertainment in the country to there now being a tad too much.

Enterprise Primary wins computer at technology fair

Dear Editor, Our relative Barbara Collins underwent a major surgery at a regional hospital sometime in September and was discharged, but less than 24 hrs after, she had to be rushed to G.P.H.C

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The arrival of a Chinese-built  drilling rig set to explore for oil in Cuban waters has been  delayed again and is not expected to reach the island until the  second half of December, sources close to the project said.

How do we nurture this society to be the best place for Guyanese to spend their days, to call home?

The Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has partnered with CIDA, the Civil Defence Commission and Ministry of Local Government to train 15 communities to manage disaster risks, through its Caribbean Community Resilience to Disaster Risk Project.

Dear Editor, The spurious attack by Member of the National Assembly, Ms Gail Teixeira, against the media and particularly against the independent and respected Kaieteur News and Stabroek News at the PPP Rally, Kitty Market Square on Sunday, October 9, reminds me of the old saying “people who live in glass houses should not cast stones.”

Thank you very much Mr President

MANZANILLO/PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, (Reuters) –  Hurricane Jova flooded the streets of Mexico’s main Pacific  port with torrential rain yesterday, inundating popular  beach resorts and killing at least two people in a mud slide.

On Ice:  This freezer has been sitting in the Port Kaituma morgue