Daily Archive: Saturday, January 7, 2012

The Guyanese suspect wanted in connection with the killing of another US-based Guyanese man in Richmond Hill, New York last month is believed to have fled back here or to Miami.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday warned newly installed ministers of government to perform or be fired.

(Trinidad Express) Lawrence Duprey is the opposite of his uncle Cyril Duprey.

(Trinidad Express) Maintaining their stance that they did no wrong, Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Justice of Appeal Wendell Kangaloo yesterday returned the instruments which granted them the title of Senior Counsel to President George Maxwell Richards.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christians have begun to flee northern Nigeria after dozens were killed in a series of attacks by Islamist militants who issued an ultimatum to Christians to leave the mainly Muslim region or be killed, witnesses said today.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers meet tomorrow  to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to help their mission in Syria which has failed to end a 10-month crackdown on anti-government protests in which thousands have died.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Chaos seems to rule in Suriname as it is not clear how many people actually own a casino license.

Despite initial concerns about the likely impact of pre and post-elections unrest, businesses across Guyana reported booming sales over the Christmas period and the unexpected high-volume shopping is continuing into the new year.

A 25-year-old father of two was yesterday stabbed to death by a male relative during an argument involving money around 9 am.

An unidentified man was yesterday shot and killed by police at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara moments after he snatched a woman’s bag containing $90,000.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Minister of Education Priya Manickchand along with regional and education officials yesterday visited several schools in Region Three and examined what could be done to rehabilitate them and their surroundings.

For the past two years more than 100 persons from the Tiger Bay community have been participating in activities at School of the Nations in the afternoons including literacy classes, a mentoring   programme,

Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says that the party would be willing to work with anyone that the AFC is proposing for the post of Speaker in a rotational arrangement, even if that person is Moses Nagamootoo.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has congratulated all miners who helped it to surpass its target and with a record gold declaration of over 360,000 ounces in 2011.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted a 50-year-old maid $100,000 bail when she appeared in court charged with stealing her employer’s $1.5M diamond bracelet.

Two days after being told that they would no longer participate in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Twenty20 tournament and one day after learning that they would be replaced by a WICB `B’ team, the Amazon Conquerors as the national T20 team is known found themselves back in the competition.

By Emmerson Campbell Having straddled the best that Britain and Antigua has to offer in the way of facilities for amateur and professional boxers it is no wonder that former World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Junior middleweight champion, Maurice Hope wants better facilities for the regions boxers.

Hubert Pilgrim, who allegedly fatally stabbed nursery school teacher Natalie Loncke in the head at her Norton Street home last February, was committed yesterday to stand trial in the High Court.

By Emmerson Campbell National cyclists Alonzo Greaves and Geron Williams each had a successful 2011 season barring the injuries they each sustained.

The Government of Guyana is making available Gardasil in the fight against cervical cancer and will on Wednesday introduce the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to be administered to girls from age 11 years.

Journalist Rawle Toney, who allegedly abused the mother of his child and assaulted her mother was yesterday placed on self bail on both charges after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

LONDON, (Reuters) – No one inflames British  passions quite like Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister  whose biopic “The Iron Lady” has rekindled debate on her legacy  ahead of the film’s release yesterday.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday further remanded three of six men accused of armed robbery committed at the Hollywood Bollywood Night Club.

(Reuters) Mumbai -Pop sensation Lady Gaga is keen to land a role in a Bollywood movie.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Fleetwood Mac  guitarist Bob Weston has died at the age of 64 in London.

The police yesterday announced more changes in its command structure. A release said that the following postings at command level have been made within the Guyana Police Force with effect

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment says the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is not aware of a company called North Springs Resources Corporation (NSRC) doing business in Guyana with respect to mining or mineral properties.

(Reuters) – Veteran rockers Van Halen said yesterday that they will kick off a North American tour with  original lead singer David Lee Roth in mid-February, shortly  after the release of the band’s first full album with Roth in  nearly 30 years.

Guyana’s Under-20 Lady Jags will begin their quest for victory over challengers Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Puerto Rico when they compete this weekend in the second round of the Caribbean qualifying matches for the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championships.

By Iva Wharton Coming off a sub par year in 2011 by her usual lofty standards, top female long distance athlete Alika Morgan is contemplating participating in more international competitions this year.

AMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former envoy  to the United States, Husain Haqqani, is no stranger to  intrigue.

A man, who had been charged with killing Sheranie Doobay, wife of Head of Internal Medicine at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), Dr Ramsundar Doobay, at their Echilibar Villas home, died in hospital.

The police say that at about 1430h on Wednesday, pedal cyclist Morris Albert De Caires, 72 years, of Waterloo Street, Georgetown, was struck down by motor lorry GKK7893 at Norton Street,

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport will launch an Under-16 football academy today at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue from 08:00hrs.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday named as defense minister General Henry Rangel Silva, who the United States has described as a “drug kingpin” linked to cocaine smuggling from neighbouring Colombia.

The Guyana Softball League (GSL) and its affiliates namely the Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL); Linden Softball Cricket League (LSCL);  Lower East Coast Softball Cricket League (LECSCL); Upper East Coast Softball Cricket League (UECSCL); Berbice Cricket League(BSCL) and the Essequibo Softball Cricket League (ESCL) will stage a preparatory T10 softball tournament for male and female softball teams around the country shortly.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted a 29-year-old miner $200,000 bail when he appeared in court charged with stabbing a man to his abdomen after he had refused to buy him an alcoholic beverage.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – A rating downgrade yesterday left Hungary’s debt rated “junk” across the board,  underscoring investors’ doubts about the government’s  willingness to change its controversial policies in return for  aid to stave off a financial crisis.

Dear Editor, Owing to the fact that we are so segregated in Region Two, I think it matters not when some groups and persons are affected in the PPP.

The Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) yesterday be-moaned the nearly two-year delay in holding national consultations on repealing anti-gay laws contrary to a commitment given to a United Nation Human Rights body.

Dear Editor, Sometimes it appears as though time, progress and development seem to march right past Guyana, especially when one looks in particular at the state of our politics.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has demanded decisive action from the Ministry of Home Affairs to protect vulnerable women and girl children from sexual violence and murder and is calling for there to be a study done to determine the cause of such criminal conduct.

Frequent visits to the cinema where he watched his favourite ‘cowboy’ films from the pit with his friends and sometimes his grandparents is what drove Mahadeo Shivraj in the direction of acting.

TEHRAN/LONDON, (Reuters) – Iran announced yesterday new military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, but the West has readied plans to use strategic oil stocks to replace almost all Gulf oil lost if Iran blocks the waterway, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters.

(Trinidad Express) The final step in Government’s plan to repay Clico policyholders-the Clico Investment Trust—will begin in the first quarter of this year and could cost more than TT$5 billion, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said on Thursday.

Coach of the Bounty Colts basketball team, Philip Rockcliffe ‘One Foot’ George was laid to rest yesterday after a ceremony at the Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral on North Road which was attended by a large number of former players.

Dear Editor, It is with some sadness that I read of the government reaction to the allegation concerning a minister. 

A one week long dominoes competition in honour of Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire’s 57th birth anniversary is set to commence tomorrow at three venues namely Dynasty,  Frankie’s Shop at Wales and Meckles at Leonora.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 26  people and wounded 63 in Damascus yesterday, Syria’s interior  minister said, vowing an “iron fist” response to the carnage in  the heart of the Syrian capital after similar attacks two weeks  ago.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) – Peter Phillips, who  held several Cabinet posts in previous administrations, was  sworn in yesterday as Jamaica’s minister of finance  and planning and will lead the economically struggling island’s  negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia, inspired by captain Michael Clarke, crushed India by an innings and 68 runs in the second test at the Sydney Cricket Ground  yesterday to take a dominant 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

It is that time of the year when so many of us are reflecting on the past year and making plans for this brand new year.

At the Fort Wellington Court yesterday, Magistrate Roby Benn placed the driver of the car that was involved in the Bush Lot, West Berbice hit-and-run accident, on bail amounting to over $2M.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Colombian authorities  said they plan to hand over a pregnant 15-year-old Texas girl to  U.S.

A 25-year-old man is in the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing injuries he sustained from being severely beaten by men he had approached to sell scrap metal.

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! Today is the 6th birthday of this column!

Dear Editor, It is very disappointing that up to now, since the elections on November 28, 2011, the parties are not yet ready to begin attending to the affairs of the nation.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – A superb all-round performance by Jacques Kallis carried South Africa to a series-clinching 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the third and final test at Newlands yesterday.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A judge granted a request from boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to postpone until June his three-month jail sentence for domestic battery so the welterweight champion can compete in an upcoming bout, prosecutors said.

The Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) yesterday began a two-day training programme to introduce a cross-section of individuals from the private sector, academics from the University, and technical staff from a variety of science-related agencies to a suite of state-of-the-art analytical equipment the institute recently acquired.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Shanique Myrie, the Jamaican woman who claimed that she was abused by immigration officials at an airport in Barbados has filed a law suit against the Barbadian Government.

Good luck

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Retirees looking to stretch  their pensions might consider spending their golden years in  Ecuador, Panama or Mexico, where cost of living is low and the  weather is warm, according to a new index.

Dear Editor, Clearly the PPP had been waiting to get back in government to decriminalise homosexuality.

Earlier this week the writer Pico Iyer wrote a thoughtful essay for the New York Times on ‘The Joy of Quiet.‘

The appointment of Guyanese attorney, Sanjeev Datadin, as special constable working along with the team of investigators in the Antigua IHI fraud investigation has been met with dissent in some quarters.

Christmas tree

LIMA, (Reuters) – Dutch citizen Joran Van der  Sloot, poised to plead guilty, went on trial yesterday on  charges of killing a young Peruvian woman in 2010, five years to  the day after a U.S.

Director Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient (2006), winner of numerous international film festival, critics and technical awards, is next week’s Classic Tuesdays film and will be on at 6 pm at the National Gallery, Castellani House, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.

This is my first column for the year and as such, I would like to address a topic that is always close to my heart, violence against women.

Gail Ann Singh wins GT&T Bollywood contest

ZURICH, Switzerland,  CMC – FIFA have debunked claims that the award of lucrative World Cup TV rights to former vice president Austin “Jack” Warner for as low as US $1 had nothing to do with his support for current president Sepp Blatter.

Dear Editor, The newly-appointed Attorney General has many minuses against him, among which is the fact that he is a Junior Counsel and within living memory it has only been Senior Counsel who have been appointed to the office of Attorney General.

By Timothy Austin Whether we buy them bootleg or pay to see them on cable or online, we enjoy getting our money’s worth when it comes to huge studio films. Unfortunately

Berbician, Gail Ann Singh walked away with the first prize in the Bollywood segment of the GT&T Jingle & Song Competition at the grand finale held at the Albion Community Centre ground last night.