Daily Archive: Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Guyana Police Force says it is informing the general public that approval has been given for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to hold a march around the streets of Georgetown tomorrow, Friday December 09, 2011, commencing at 1500h from the Square of the Revolution and culminating at the Stabroek Square where a public meeting will be held at 1700h.

(Reuters) – FIFA’s head of security believes games at  this year’s U.S.-based

The Home Affairs Ministry today said that it did not instruct the use of rubber bullets against APNU protesters on Tuesday and out of “deep concern” it today called in the police top brass to discuss the issue.

A  memorial service for Bollywood legend Dev Anand, who passed away in London last week, will be held at the Mehboob Studio in Mumbai on December 15, his son Suneil Anand said according to the Press Trust of India.

At about 1300h. yesterday the police said that ranks of a Mobile Police Patrol stopped and searched a man at Jumbie Creek, Mahdia, and found an unlicensed .32 pistol in his possession.

At about 1030h today police say they responded to a report received that three men on two motor cycles had robbed a mini-bus driver at Beterverwagting Public Road, ECD.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A gunman killed a police  officer and another person today at Virginia Tech  University, the site of one of the worst shooting rampages in  U.S.

INDORE, India, (Reuters) – Virender Sehwag (219)  blasted the highest individual score in 50-over cricket to  secure India’s comprehensive 153-run series-clinching victory  over West Indies in the fourth one-dayer today.

GECOM this afternoon said that it has dispatched a DVD Rom containing Statements of Poll from all 2076 polling stations to the four parties which contested the November 28 general elections.

(Trinidad Express) In a new twist regarding the hosting of the fourth Caricom/Cuba Summit, the US Embassy in Trinidad is reporting that the request for a special licence by hotel chain Hilton to accommodate the conference was received a little over a week before the event and was not declined but was still “pending”.

(Jamaica Observer) One thousand jobs will be created when the Convergys Corporation opens its first call centre in Jamaica next year, Dr Christopher Tufton, the minister of industry, investment and commerce, announced yesterday at a press briefing in Kingston.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – ‘All hen houses are full right now.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday sought to assure media practitioners who have come under attack from Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) platforms in Manchester and Portland that his Government supports democracy and freedom of speech.

LIAT today said  that the sick-out action by pilots, represented by the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA), is continuing on a limited basis.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians may be forced to live with a 17.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) permanently.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s cricket governing  body will recommend its entire board step down in accordance  with an independent review that criticised its structure as  being riven with conflicts of interests.

By Mark McGowan and Johann Earle President Donald Ramotar recently met with opposition groups A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) and pushed for Ralph Ramkarran to be returned as Speaker of the National Assembly, but neither of them is in support of the proposal.

A 70-year-old rice farmer of No. 48 Village, Corentyne, accused of murdering his reputed wife was remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Krishndat Persaud at the No.

Chairman of opposition coalition A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) David Granger believes that the cabinet recently named by President Donald Ramotar reflects a “tightening of control by PPP apparatchiks,” saying that there was no attempt to bring in fresh faces and ideas.

A bandit bit the rings off a Laing Avenue housewife’s fingers during a home invasion on Tuesday night but he was arrested after she spotted him in the bank less than a day after.

Supporters of opposition coalition APNU yesterday protested at the Home Affairs Ministry over the actions of police as well as at the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) over its conduct of the recent general elections.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said that police ranks will take necessary action against any illegal activities, as the police force defended the actions of a squad that opened fire on A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) protestors and injured several persons.

A 15-year-old lad who was charged with robbery with violence committed on a 16-year-old girl  appeared yesterday  before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali told Cane Grove, Mahaica residents that the plans to regularise the community will result in some relocation.

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising breast cancer patients who use Avastin to contact their physicians since the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found no evidence that the drug can delay tumour growth or prolong life.

While assuring that he is familiar with the challenges of farming communities, newly-appointed Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said his priorities include modernising the sector and introducing new crops to increase production.

Five new faces are among the 32 persons extracted from the PPP/C’s list of candidates to represent the party when the 10th Parliament of Guyana convenes later this month.

Former Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has found himself in hot water with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) following a dispute over his non selection on the Guyana national Twenty20 team named for next year’s regional Twenty20 tournament.

The AFC has condemned the police’s use of force in Tuesday’s faceoff with APNU protesters in their quest to have the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) supply Statements of Poll (SOPs) from the elections, which up to last night had not been delivered.

A 25-year-old mason died on Tuesday while receiving treatment for injuries he suffered when he fell from a  scaffold on the third floor of a structure on which he was working.

Star Party Rentals and Global Connection have become the latest entities to throw support behind the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, which commences on Saturday with a double-header at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

CGX Energy Inc has announced that its subsidiary CGX Resources has awarded a 1,160 square kilometre 3D marine seismic contract to PGS Ramform Challenger starting mid-month.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has warned paceman Pat Cummins about his Indian Premier League ambitions after it emerged the talented teenager’s heel injury would see him sidelined for most of the Australian cricket summer.

A man who allegedly damaged an $85,000 car windscreen belonging to another man was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation on Monday hosted its final exposition for the year, showcasing the work of women who participated in arts and craft training courses.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Bangladesh have recalled former captain Mohammad Ashraful to a 15-man squad for their upcoming two-test series against Pakistan.

Orrin Bailey was yesterday slapped with the charge of assault causing actual bodily harm when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – The Bangladesh Cricket Board are to carry out an investigation after the car carrying match officials following Tuesday’s defeat by Pakistan was alleged to have been stoned.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Manchester United and Manchester City will begin 2012 scrapping with the also-rans of European football after ignominious Champions League exits as Basel, Olympique Lyon, Napoli and CASK Moscow grabbed the last four knockout round spots yesterday.

Edris Fraser, 71, the mentally-disabled woman, who was found living under harsh conditions in Kitty and was later hospitalised, has been discharged after receiving some much needed medical attention.

Says Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, Kurt ‘The Sledgehammer’ Bess will look to destroy the bodywork and break through the defenses of World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE cruiserweight champion Barbadian Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox when the two pugilists match gloves for the latter’s title in the headline bout of the 19th edition of the Pro Am Guyana Fight Night card on December 17.

The Round-of-16 stage matches in the 2011 Guinness-in-the-Streets football tournament got underway on Tuesday evening with Alexander Village, West Front Road and Charlestown securing spots in Saturday’s quarter-finals.

Dear Editor, I am sad. So sad that tears came to my eyes when I thought of what I learned.

Dear Editor,   I was watching the nightly Capitol News on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 

INDORE, India,  CMC – For the second time in four days, West Indies face a crucial test of their mettle as they seek to win the fourth One-Day International against India here today and stay alive in the five-match series.

It has come to the attention of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation that various public pronouncements are being made which suggest that the organization has been displaying partisan political preferences.

Dear Editor, I am befuddled by the consistent and inexplicable lengthy delays of garbage disposal in the vicinity of Diamond; this continues to be a thorn in the flesh.

Dear Editor, The continued discussion about the Grow More Food campaign, the many letters to the editor and the editorial in Stabroek News ail makes interesting reading, especially those letters written by Dr Kenrick Hunte, the former general manager of the now defunct Guyana Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank.

The Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) has stated that its is extremely disappointed to learn of the decision of the WICB to relocate the preliminary round of the regional T20 tournament from the Queen’s Park Oval to the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has confirmed that the National Table Tennis Championships will bounce off tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) from 16:00 hrs.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Former Illinois Governor  Rod Blagojevich yesterday was sentenced to 14 years in  federal prison for political corruption including attempting to  sell the U.S.

Dear Editor, On Monday the President appointed Dr Leslie Ramsammy as the Minister of Agriculture in the newly formed cabinet, passing over Mr Dharamkumar Seeraj, the General Secretary of the Guyana Rice Producer’s Association (GRPA).

A protester who has been on the picket line with other APNU supporters was vocal yesterday in his call for GECOM to give account for the statements of poll from last week’s elections.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) is requesting the presence of the executive members of its seven top clubs this evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club Pavilion from 18:00hrs.

Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram feels that we should scrap the 1980 constitution instead of changing it and we should revert to the 1966 constitution.

(Trinidad Express) US-based hotel chain Hilton Worldwide has been denied a special licence from the US Government to allow for the IV Caricom/Cuba Summit to be held at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre with visiting Cuban President Raul Castro.

PARIS – France and Germany are to sound out conservative  European leaders today about their plan to defuse the euro  zone’s debt crisis, eager to rally support before a high-stakes  EU summit.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies off-spinner Rangy Nanan has praised the selection of fellow Trinidadian Sunil Narine for the third One-Day International against India, and says playing leg-spinner Anthony Martin in the first match of the series was a mistake.

(Barbados Nation) Excessive use of force by police is of concern to Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, and he has asked regional commissioners to pay attention to it.

Dear Editor, Dr Surujbally declared that Gecom and its staff do not practise dishonesty or collaboration with any political party.

(Reuters) – The U.S. health secretary  overruled government scientists and refused to bring  the controversial morning-after pill from behind the pharmacy  counter and onto drugstore shelves.

Red Thread pickets: The Red Thread organization yesterday picketed in front of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Brickdam over the firing of rubber bullets at APNU protestors during a march in the city on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I find it despicable that the back of Mr James Bond should show evidence of the brutality dispensed by the Guyana Police Force.

Jamaica Observer) The Caribbean has failed in its lobby to get the United Kingdom (UK) to place it in a band which would see tourists to the region paying similar Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates as those to several rival destinations.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico uncovered and stopped  an international plot to smuggle late Libyan leader Muammar  Gaddafi’s son Saadi into the country using fake names and false  papers, authorities said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies batting legend Gordon Greenidge partnered with Trinidadian Carlos Baynes to win this year’s inaugural Celebrating Life World Aids Day Golf tournament here last weekend.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican government is insisting that there was no assistance from the United States government in the Tivoli Gardens incursion last year May.

Politikles

A president chooses his own cabinet, or at least he should.

This APNU protester sent a message yesterday to the authorities regarding last week’s elections.

Listening to people voice their concerns across this country shows voters want urgent action on three fronts: rampant State corruption, pervasive organized crime, and promised Constitutional reform.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyanese Cary Harris struck his second straight brace to fire Harlem Strikers to a convincing 3-1 win over Couva Sports in the Central Football Association Premier Division “Big-Six” competition last Sunday.

Dear Editor,                           I cannot escape the daily sight of a desperate and helpless child in need of an education, yet he is joyfully embraced by his mentally challenged mother who daily seeks sympathy from a sometimes hostile public while being exposed to the wrath of the weather.

Thursday’s Cartoon

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Former U.N. chief Kofi  Annan has urged Kenya to respect the judiciary’s independence,  after political leaders condemned a Nairobi court ruling calling  for the arrest of Sudan’s president.

The University of Guyana (UG) Library on Monday received a donation of books valued $1,023,000 from overseas-based Guyanese Dr Shamir Andrew Ally President/CEO of International Consulting and Financial Services.