Daily Archive: Thursday, October 27, 2011

Police today said that the body of Devindra Mohabir,13 years of Grove Housing Scheme, EBD, was at about 1230h.

Digicel’s network has been encountering problems since midday yesterday and according to the company’s Public Relations Officer Shonnet Moore technicians are working around the clock to rectify the situation.

Outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo today lambasted Moses Nagamootoo, saying he is someone who does not deserve to be respected.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today lashed out at Moses Nagamootoo for joining the Alliance For Change (AFC), saying that he has always sent selfish signals in his quest for power Executive of the party and Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee  at a Freedom House press briefing called to address the Nagamootoo endorsement of the AFC, said that given

ASSISI, Italy, (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, leading a  global inter-religious meeting,  acknowledged on Thursday “with  great shame” that Christianity had used force in its long  history as he joined other religious leaders in condemning  violence and terrorism in God’s name.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Euro zone leaders struck a  last-minute deal today to contain the currency bloc’s  two-year-old debt crisis but are now under pressure to finalise  the details of their plan to slash Greece’s debt burden and  strengthen their rescue fund.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ken Baugh, said Jamaica will not suffer, as a result of its absence from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in Perth, Australia.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Although no one says it outright, talks with Parliamentarians from both opposition and coalition show that they consider the demands such as ‘the right to self-determination’ made by the Indigenous and Marrons at last weekend’s land rights conference to be unrealistic.

(Barbados Nation) Murders have been on a steady increase since 1997 and of late guns are becoming the weapon of choice in the committal of violent offences.

(Trinidad Express) Police officers, who were on Tuesday searching for the body of an Arima man who was reported missing, last Friday, had to run for their lives after they were attacked by bees in a forest in Arima.

(Trinidad Express) The shooting death of a 36-year-old San Juan man, which occurred mere minutes before curfew restrictions took effect on Tuesday night, is engaging the attention of police.

Moses Nagamootoo will be on the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) list of candidates along with former TUF presidential candidate Valerie Garrido-Lowe.

Soldiers leaving the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) base at Tacama, Berbice River are rarely searched, making the smuggling of grenades or any type of arms an easy task, a source has said.

The pilot and three passengers on board a light Cessna 206 aircraft operated by Air Services Limited (ASL) escaped with minor injuries after the plane overturned shortly after landing at the Arau airstrip in Region 7 yesterday.

Former Guyana People’s Partnership (GPP) leader Peter Ramsaroop has said that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) members forced him out—a claim disputed by the opposition coalition’s presidential candidate David Granger.

Trinidad & Tobago defeated Guyana by four wickets at the Guyana National Stadium last evening to book a place in the final of the Regional Super50 tournament on Saturday.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Darren Sammy says he is hoping for a better showing from his batsmen when his side faces Bangladesh in the second Test starting in Dhaka on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation boss Oliver Camps is among 10 Caribbean Football Union officials set to face a probe from football’s world governing body, FIFA, over the cash-for-votes scandal.

With just over a month before elections, presidential candidate for opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger believes that his policies are what set him apart from the other candidates, especially that of the incumbent PPP/C, which he says faces greater resentment now than in past years.

Dear Editor, I am today sending to the Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) the following letter in connection with the list of nominations which is to be presented to him for the November 28 national elections.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s sports minister resigned yesterday over a corruption scandal, reviving concern about President Dilma Rousseff’s unstable coalition and the country’s lagging preparations for the 2014 soccer World Cup.

Dear Editor, In 1996 I entered cricket administration, on a voluntary basis, with the single intention of giving the best of my skills to the game I love.

Twenty–five-year-old Hubert Hunte, the motorcyclist who collided with a minibus close to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) last evening, succumbed to his injuries this morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground will come alive tomorrow when the University of Guyana  (UG) hosts its annual inter faculty track and field championships.

Pitching the presidential candidacy of Donald Ramotar at Tuesday’s night Diwali programme at the LBI Community Centre, President Bharrat Jagdeo urged the massive crowd gathered to see elections day as part of “the struggle” to ensure that the country never returns to the days when culture and identity were under “active assault”.

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to two letters to editor from His Excellency’s finest representatives in this the year of People of African Descent, Dr Roger Luncheon and “my brother” Mr Odinga Lumumba.

Australia and Caribbean Community nations yesterday pledged to build on a growing partnership and to continue sharing experiences and expertise in addressing development challenges in the Caribbean.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki celebrated in defeat yesterday after injured Russian Maria Sharapova’s withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships made sure the Dane would end the year as world number one.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in Monday’s edition (Oct 24) of SN signed by four persons (all of whom are good friends).

A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing and her guardians have since received a telephone call for a $50,000 ransom.

By Emmerson Campbell Robin Persaud reclaimed the National Park circuit 35-lap record yesterday when he powered to victory in the 35-lap Schoolboys and Novices  category at the 14th annual Troy Humphrey Memorial cycle meet yesterday.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi wants to turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court, a senior Libyan official told Reuters yesterday.

An argument over politics during a drinking spree has led to the chopping and subsequent death of a 31-year-old labourer of Strand, New Amsterdam, Berbice around 5.45 pm on Saturday.

Patrons and employees of the popular Rockies Brazilian Bar on Light Street in the city suffered a scare yesterday afternoon after an fire ignited at the back of the building.

Dear Editor, We are approaching the stage of desperation in the administration of our cricket, and the fact that the present illegal Guyana Cricket Board regime has no representation from the Berbice Cricket Board, the Georgetown Cricket Association and the East Coast Cricket Board constitutes a serious indictment of the process, since 95% of the quality cricketers are produced by these three areas with their astute and dedicated administrators.

This Alexander Village resident relights a few diyas that

Guyana’s track and field athletes failed to advance past the first round when competition at the XVI Pan American games continued in Guadalajara, Mexico on Monday.

Dear Editor, I support the Guyana Human Rights Association’s call for an investigation into the removal of the three top officers of the New Building Society and for the men to be immediately paid everything due to them.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rajat Gupta, who sat on the boards of some of America’s most prestigious companies, was arrested and charged yesterday with being the “illegal eyes and ears” for his friend Raj Rajaratnam, the central figure in a broad US crackdown on insider trading at hedge funds.

In an effort to help address the problem of domestic violence here, Operation World Care Network (OCWN) will host a three-day conference from today.

The Rama Krishna Mandir located in Campbellville celebrated the

By Iva Wharton For Lennox `Cappel’ Daniels one thing is certain come Saturday night and it is that his fighter Clive `Wonder Kid’ Atwell will win his bout against Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers on the Thirst Park Explosion card.

ERCIS Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey struggled to provide shelter yesterday to tens of thousands left homeless by an earthquake that killed nearly 500, and rescue teams began taking painful decisions to call off searches for those buried alive.

The Guyana swim team returned from the recently concluded Inter-Guiana Games that was held in Paramaribo, Suriname over the last weekend with a total of 17 medals.

In observance of Diwali, this woman, fully adorned in

A 23-year-old miner was on Tuesday night stabbed to death, following an argument at a drinking spot in Barlow Landing, Enachu.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan spinners got in on the act after pace duo Umar Gul and Junaid Khan ripped through the Sri Lankan top order to bundle out the tourists for 239 in their first innings on day one of the second test yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) – Latest statistics from the Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA) show a marked decline in Barbados’ birth rate – the second lowest in 30 years.

Dear Editor, “I have always been committed to the formation in this country of broad coalitions, that work for common goals, and I believe some day this country will see and must see a government of national unity.”

Persons celebrate Diwali in front of the Alexander Village Mandir which

Dear Editor, It is with some concern l write regarding the published comments regarding Bishop Juan Edghill’s public endorsement of the presidential candidate, Donald Ramotar and the People’s Progressive Party/C.

Arifa Lisa, the girlfriend of the Dutch Bottle Café robbery suspect who died after being found unconscious in the Brickdam lock-ups, has raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding his death.

AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 20 people died in clashes and strikes paralysed parts of Syria yesterday as President Bashar al-Assad held an inconclusive meeting with Arab ministers seeking to end months of violence.

MIAMI (Reuters) – The former president of a US-based telecommunications company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a scheme to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to officials of a Haitian state-owned phone company.

Part of the Cumberland Sri Radha Krishna Mandir depicted the

By Iva Wharton Two of the four women who competed in this year’s Guyana Golf Open say though they played to win, they did not expect much of a challenge from the listing and are disappointed at the small number of women players.

TUNIS (Reuters) – When hundreds of Tunisians drove through the capital sounding their horns and waving scarves this week to celebrate the election victory of an Islamist party, there was little jubilation in the Ennasr neighbourhood.

How could this nation create a brand new future; one that sees that astonishing, elusive, national potential become real?

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in an interview to be aired on Sunday that the couple attempted suicide by taking pills on Christmas Eve 2008 after his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme was exposed.

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Intellectual Property Organization launched a consortium yesterday that would allow the public and private sector to share intellectual property to promote the development of new drugs to treat diseases such as malaria.

NEW YORK – Good news not only sells less well than bad news, but also often seems harder to believe.

Dear Editor, Phillip Bynoe’s presence on the PPP/C stage for its Sunday, October 16 Linden rally is a stark reminder of the nature of the governance Guyanese have suffered for 19 years.

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The LBI Hindu Temple float at Tuesday night’s Diwali Float Parade, depicted the return of

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Australia will approach the third and deciding one-day international against South Africa as a “grand final”, experienced batsman Mike Hussey said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have heard some people declaring that Cde Donald Ramotar is not fit for the role of president.

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