Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0200h today at Second Avenue, Bartica, and which resulted in the death of Clarence Jordon, 24 years of Second Avenue, Bartica, and injuries to Chavez Garcia, 20 years of Third Avenue, Bartica.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Desperate British students,  faced with rising costs on the back of government austerity  measures, are turning to prostitution, gambling and other  dangerous pursuits to fund their studies, support workers and  student leaders said today.

“Let God be the judge,” Police Commissioner Henry Greene today calmly told reporters when asked about the abuse complaint filed against him by a woman yesterday.

Different things come to different people’s minds when they think about the 2011 general elections.

Courts customer Deonauth Deodat (second from  left) won the maximum amount of cash on offer in the Courts Vault Promotion today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost two years after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar wrested power from her former leader, United National Congress (UNC) founder Basdeo Panday yesterday stated his intention to take back the party. He

(Jamaica Observer) Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica Professor Errol Miller has assured that only living, registered voters will participate in the December 29 general election.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) met again yesterday to continue the exploratory process of a fashioning a framework for joint engagement in the National Assembly, and the shaping of a common agenda that takes into account the needs of the Guyanese people and the Parties’ commitments made during the just concluded campaign.

A Canadian Provincial Court judge is being asked to determine whether the New Brunswick RCMP played a role in fabricating a crime in a human smuggling case, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

(Barbados Nation) Barbados exports to China have risen by 80 per cent each year for the last six years.

(Barbados Nation) After years of speculation, the dangerous and invasive lionfish has finally been caught in Barbados.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Staatsolie celebrated its 31st birthday yesterday by signing three production sharing contracts with oil multinationals Kosmos Energy and Murphy Oil for Blocks 42/45 and 48 respectively.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – President Desi Bouterse was made a fool in Parliament yesterday when he explained that his order to suspend payment of a claim by bridge constructor Ballast Nedam Infra had not been carried out.

Bandits early yesterday morning attacked a group of miners on the Five Star Backdam trail, in the North West District, shooting one dead and injuring two more before escaping with an undisclosed amount of raw gold.

Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday declined comment on an abuse complaint filed against him by a woman at the Brickdam Police Station.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised police to charge Office of the President (OP) Press Officer Kwame McCoy for allegedly gun-butting a man last month.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has decided to scrap a fund-raising drive by its social committee for a Christmas party, after concerns were raised about letters soliciting donations sent to contractors used by the ministry.

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member Khemraj Ramjattan says that his party is supportive of the call by APNU’s David Granger to have a tripartite budget committee established and called it a wonderful idea which would enhance transparency.

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT), a group of young activists affiliated to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), said that it had nothing to do with a list of businesses slated for boycott as reported in an article published in Sunday’s edition of the Guyana Times.

UNICEF Representative Dr Suleiman Braimoh yesterday presented a $3M cheque to the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic to be used to provide services specifically for children.

Santa Rosa, North West District villagers say that many of them still don’t have a full understanding of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), which they will need to make a fully-informed decision on whether they should opt-in.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud In an initiative aimed at helping to preserve and expand Guyana’s cultural heritage, the Moray House Trust was last evening officially launched in memory of late Stabroek News Editor-in-Chief David de Caires.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan said he was now looking forward to play for Guyana in next year’s WICB Regional first-class championship.

The Guyana Elections Com-mission’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) found that “strong editorial control” was abandoned in the broadcast media in the month leading up to the November 28 polls, which included the violation of the media code by the airing of campaign material the day before the elections.

The ongoing impasse between the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) and Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has attracted the attention of Sport Minister Dr.

Police Corporal Sherwin Smith who is charged with the September 15 murder of Counsellor Ralph Turpin reappeared on Monday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for the commencement of the preliminary inquiry (PI).

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Shane Warne is confident he will be fit to make his return to cricket       in Australia’s revamped Twenty20 competition this weekend despite burning his bowling hand while cooking.

A man was yesterday placed before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer  charges of simple larceny and fraudulent conversion.

Ramdeo Kumar was on Monday placed on $250,000 bail after he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge of causing death by dangerous driving and two other counts.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Former Pakistan leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who is now employed in a coaching role with England, has predicted a battle of spin between the two countries when they meet in an upcoming series.

More than 500 persons yesterday graduated from the Board of Industrial Training’s National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) and Single Parents, at a ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

Round-of-16 action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continues this evening with a double-header at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground from 18:00hrs.

LIEGE, Belgium, (Reuters) – A lone gunman  brought carnage to the Belgian city of Liege yesterday,  spraying bullets at Christmas shoppers and hurling a grenade at  people waiting for a bus, killing four people including a girl  of 17 months before shooting himself dead.

The Banks Beer Cup football tournament which kicked off Sunday night at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground is of a high quality says Kwabina Griffith vice president of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA).

The residents of Bel Voir Court, Georgetown have been complaining that their garbage has not been collected for over two weeks, causing an unhealthy backup of their rubbish and they would now have to pay private contractor Cevons Waste Management $400 per barrel for disposal services.

 AMMAN – Security forces shot dead 17 people in Syria yesterday and rebels killed seven police in an ambush, activists  said, after the U.N.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – International scientists  said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an  elementary sub-atomic particle believed to have played a vital  role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang.

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) is working towards self-sufficiency without a fuel subsidy by the end of next year.

By Emmerson Campbell Medalists at the recently completed Ronald Wilson Memorial Boxing Tournament in Barbados, Ron Smith, Richard Williamson and Delon Charles, will be part of the amateur segment of the 19th edition of the Pro Am Guyana Fight Night card.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has decided to scrap a fund-raising drive by its social committee for a Christmas party, after concerns were raised about letters soliciting donations sent to contractors used by the ministry.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A U.S. Congressional  panel has frozen $700 million in aid to Pakistan until it gives  assurances it is helping fight the spread of homemade bombs in  the region, a move one Pakistani senator called unwise and  likely to strain ties further.

Swimmers Athena Gaskin, Britany van Lange and Onika George will represent Guyana at the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Age Group Championships to be held at the Marlins Swimming Pool, Trinidad starting tomorrow.

Charitable organization ‘Feed a Child for the Holidays’ last Saturday  began its Christmas cheer giving with donations to the St.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Eight former executives and  agents of Siemens AG have been indicted over a scheme to pay  $100 million in bribes to Argentine officials to win a $1  billion contract, the

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Denesh Ramdin said he was looking forward to leading reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship next month.

Dear Editor, The editorial in the Sunday Stabroek of December 11 is a most troubling one for its attack on the APNU and its main constituent forces, the PNC and the WPA.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) in a press release yesterday said that the deadline for posting international mail for

An Agricola man who was charged with robbery with aggravation was placed on $75,000 bail yesterday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court.

By David Cay Johnston The author is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed  are his own.

Dear Editor, Young Voices is an organization which offers young persons with disabilities (PWDS) in developing countries the opportunity to empower themselves and change the way disability is viewed. 

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – Dwayne Bravo said he hoped his participation in the Big Bash League Twenty20 would spark his revival and spur his return to the West Indies team.

At about 2130h on Monday night, the police say that ranks searched a man at Takaka Landing, Cuyuni River, in whose possession was found an unlicensed .

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late goal to help Real Madrid beat third tier Ponferradina 2-0 away in a King’s Cup last-32, first-leg match yesterday, as the holders looked to recover from their demoralising ‘Clasico’ defeat by Barcelona at the weekend.

Dear Editor, APNU/PNC came in second for the fifth consecutive election in twenty years.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s doctor yesterday asked for a publicly-funded lawyer to handle his appeal  on a manslaughter conviction in the pop star’s death, saying he  could not afford to pay for one himself.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ronald Jones has emerged as another candidate for the vacant position of President of the Caribbean Football Union.

REDjet, the Caribbean’s low fares airline, has   welcomed the Caribbean Airlines  Chairman’s announcement that CAL will be launching a ‘low cost service’, contending that this shows how REDjet’s low fares and number one customer service is leading the way for consumers.

Dear Editor, In SN of Saturday, December 10, 2011, Ian McDonald came up with a curious bit of fact-finding, albeit in the ‘integrity’ of the election – a descriptor, so far as I recall, not found in any of the published sections of the reports by the observer teams.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – In 2009, British film  writer/director Guy Ritchie shocked Sherlock Holmes purists by  rebooting the classic crime-fighting character for a new  generation of movie fans.

A section of the audience at

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Government officials have imposed a six-month suspension on professional bouts in the two-island republic, as they seek to iron out some serious issues outside of the ring.

PAHO Caribbean Programme Coordinator, Dr Ernest Pate, says that CARICOM must be more data driven in the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Director David Fincher’s  film adaptation of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” earned  solid early reviews on Tuesday following its London premiere,  and the studio behind it pushed up the release in a crowded  holiday season.

Dear Editor, With reference to Mike Persaud’s letter (‘While the PPP/C won the presidency, they did not win the elections’ SN, December 12), my tabulation never mentioned anything about who won the government or otherwise (‘An interesting statistic’ SN, December 7). 

This young lady posed outside the City Mall on

(Trinidad Express) Massive losses at the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT) may result in new taxes and tariffs for importers and exporters using the facility.

Dularay “James” Seemungal, MS, joined the work force at the tender age of 12 and demonstrated a willingness to learn and discipline at his tasks that soon earned him promotions and the respect of his peers.

(Jamaica Observer) Soul singer Michael McDonald and his son Dylan had Bob Marley on their minds when they came up with the idea to record a cover album, Billboard Magazine reports.

(Trinidad Express) Poultry industry insiders are warning of a sharp increase in the price of chicken, possibly before Christmas, following Government’s application to Caricom’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for an increase in the tariff on imported chicken. The

USAID 50th From left:  Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, President

Dear Editor, I was in awe with regard to the organisation and competition in the just concluded four-day Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Tournament which concluded on Sunday 11, 2011 at the National Gymnasium.

Two-time winners of the annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament Milerock Football Club is quietly confident of success at this year’s 22nd annual tournament.

(Reuters) – Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and wife Kiran Rao announced on Monday they were parents to a baby boy born with a surrogate.

Politikles

I believe that we have reached the point where people were shot in the street for their involvement in the most basic of their human and constitutional rights, namely to protest peacefully, largely because the conceptual and operational process established by the Guyana Elections Commission to present the results of the 2011 national and regional elections was deeply flawed.

(Trinidad Express) Massive losses at the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT) may result in new taxes and tariffs for importers and exporters using the facility.

Dear Editor, Now that the voting populace of Guyana has spoken, they would undoubtedly wish to see a return to normalcy in our country, so that the continuous and accelerated development to which we of the PPP/C committed in our 2011 election manifesto and to which decent and progressive Guyanese eagerly look forward, can begin to be realized.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Asafa Powell will return to indoor competition next year, when he runs on February 18 at the Birmingham Grand Prix.

Strengthening trade between Guyana and Canada and the assistance which Canada can give to developing countries like Guyana were discussed when the Private Sector Commission met with Canadian High Commissioner David Devine and Pearl Williams, Senior Advisor, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department of Canada last Monday.

A lot of eyes will have been turned towards the European Union over the last few weeks, and particularly last week, as its member governments met to seek to try and bring some closure, at the level of policy agreement, to the issue of coping with what is now called the Eurozone crisis.