Daily Archive: Friday, January 20, 2012

A certain newspaper has upped and published the Opposition Leader’s package of ‘goodies’ and if the truth be told and if the newspaper is telling the truth retired Brigadier Granger didn’t get a bad post-Christmas present at all.

MUMBAI, India, CMC/IANS – Estranged West Indies batsman Chris Gayle inked a new deal yesterday with Bangalore Royal Challengers for the next two seasons of the Indian Premier League.

Acting in accordance with Article 73 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana, President Donald Ramotar has issued the Notice today, 20th January, 2012 proclaiming January 25th, 2012 as the date that election of members of the ten Regional Democratic Councils shall be held in their respective boardrooms.

(Barbados Nation) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Government about its continued use of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) funds.

(Jamaica Observer) Former Jamaican Cabinet Minister Dudley Thompson died this morning in New York, USA, one day after he celebrated his 95th birthday.

(Jamaica Observer) Producer and songwriter Winston Riley is dead. Riley died in hospital yesterday from the effects of a gunshot wound he received last year.

Police say that at about 0300h. today, attorney Gomattie Singh, 52 years, and Krishna Persaud of Prashad Nagar, Georgetown; along with taxi-driver Seenauth Ramroop, 36 years, were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Billy Glasgow, Steve Reddy and Robin Singh, held in connection with cocaine and ganja found aboard the MV Bismarck 2, were today remanded to prison after being arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three-time Grammy winner singer Etta James, a pioneer of 1950s rhythm-and-blues and rock music known for her show-stopping hit “At Last,” has died at age 73, her manager said on Friday.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – A 31-year-old jailed dissident,  Wilmar Villar Mendoza, died yesterday in eastern Cuba from the  effects of a 56-day hunger strike and what fellow opposition  activists believe was mistreatment by the Cuban government, a  Cuban human rights activist said.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France threatened today  to pull out early from the NATO-led war in Afghanistan after  four a rogue Afghan soldier opened fire on French soldiers,  killing four and wounding about 15 others.

(Reuters) – The time has come to clean up  soccer’s governing body FIFA “from top to bottom”, three-times  world champion Pele said today.

Guyanese are promised a concert with a difference when American gospel music singer and Pastor Donnie McClurkin takes to the stage at the National Stadium tonight for an evening of prayer, inspiration and great music.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (LVV) has not been able to determine the cause of the recent fish deaths on Coronie’s coast.

By Colin Benjamin in Barbados A solid all-round team performance by the Windward Islands propelled them to a five-wicket victory via the Duckworth/Lewis method in the final Group A encounter of the 2012 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament in the early morning hours today at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday said strengthening of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will depend on economic growth, but urged the army to ensure that it gets value for money in its spending.

Guyana’s national amateur flyweight champion and Road-To-London Olympic Games pugilist, Imran ’Magic’ Khan suffered a setback to his budding career after he sustained a stab wound to his left arm yesterday.

After weeks of talks primarily focused on the selection of a Speaker, the two parliamentary Opposition parties are expected to soon settle on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the basis of future engagements.

The Berbice farmer who was shot along with a 16-year-old boy on Monday morning while travelling in a boat was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday after his condition worsened.

Friends from the Diaspora and persons impacted by his work continue to pay tribute to the late Guyanese social history icon, Godfrey Chin.

A Muslim scholar attached to the Turkeyen Masjid was recently accused of sexually molesting four boys, aged 4 to 10 years old, and has since been arrested and released on station bail.

A goldsmith accused of receiving $450,000 worth of stolen gold was yesterday released on bail in the sum of $100,000 by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Miller Faizul Hack has been given a cease order for dumping and burning paddy shells in the Strathoven, Junior Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker told Strathavon residents on Wednesday.

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) expects this year to see record tourist arrivals and wants the Minister of Finance to give due recognition to the contribution that the sector is making to the economy.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is focusing on worker turnout among its plans to ensure that it meets this year’s 265,000 tonnes production target, according to CEO Paul Bhim.

Four persons are expected to appear in court tomorrow in connection with Wednesday morning’s discovery by law enforcement officials of a quantity of cocaine and marijuana on board a Trinidad-bound fishing vessel.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment will be moving to hold consultations to develop a policy for mining on titled Amerindian lands while safeguarding the rights of villages under the Amerindian Act.

A two-time convicted felon, who was almost at the end of serving a sentence, was yesterday sentenced to a further nine months imprisonment after escaping from the Camp Street Prisons.

Dear Editor, The Fiscal Management and Accountability Act 2003 is “An Act to provide for the regulation of the preparation and execution of the annual budget; the receipt, control and disbursement of public moneys; the accounting for public moneys; and such other matters connected with or incidental to the transparent and efficient management of the finances of Guyana.”

Journalist and sports administrator  Troy Peters has joined a growing number of concerned persons calling for the problems in football administration to be addressed and remedied.

Dear Editor, Oh God! OW, another one? This was the cry of one of our nephews when he glanced at the front page of the January 18 edition of Kaieteur News.

In a historic first, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer, Windee Algernon, has been promoted to Colonel making her the first full-serving female member of any of the Caribbean’s armed forces to hold such a rank.

Dear Editor, We the family of Assistant Superintendant of Police Ivelaw Murray wrote a letter requesting a thorough investigation into the death of our beloved so that justice can be served (‘Police version of how ASP Murray died varies greatly from autopsy report…‘ SN, July 31, 2010).

A 47-year-old homeless man  yesterday sustained injuries about his body after a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) electrical pole broke and fell on him at the corner of Camp and North Road.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic eased  past Columbia’s Santiago Giraldo 6-3 6-2 6-1 to reach the third  round of the Australian Open yesterday to cement his position  as the man to beat at Melbourne Park.

A local gold miner and member of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has told Stabroek Business that last Monday’s meeting between Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud and stakeholders in the natural resources sub-sectors is unlikely to quell suspicion among miners that government is bent on taking control of a sector that has traditionally been in private hands, “What the setting up of a Natural Resources Ministry has done, in a sense, is to create even deeper suspicion among miners that official rules, regulations and controls are going to be put in place and that these are not going to work to the advantage of miners,” the miner

The Guyana Defence Force and Pele Football Clubs have been summoned by the General Council of the Georgetown Football Association to a disciplinary hearing tomorrow in the boardroom of Sleepin International Hotel, Brickdam.

Four armed, masked bandits attacked and robbed a No 19 Village, Corentyne businessman and his family of $1M in cash and $150,000 in jewellery around 7:10 pm on Wednesday.

Continually rising crime and various other security concerns have seen a significant increase in the level of interest in electronic and IT–based security solutions by sections of the business community, though some business houses compromise their enterprises by relying on cheaper, less efficient options, Stabroek Business has learnt.

Dear Editor, Our garbage city stinks. So too do the blame games.

By clustering all of the various natural resources under a single ministry the Government of Guyana is sending a signal that it intends to lend much closer official attention to those sub-sectors.

Members of the Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) yesterday held a protest outside  the National Communications Network (NCN) on Homestretch Avenue, voicing concerns over the absence of  “fair and balanced” coverage and the government’s radio monopoly.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board officials have come under fire from Minister of Sport Anil Roberts again.

Dear Editor, I refer to two recent articles in Stabroek News: ‘Angola denies US$32 billion missing in state funds’ (January 10) and ‘Where will oil take us?‘

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal struck a blow  for the old establishment, overwhelming Lukas Lacko to become  the first man into the Australian Open’s last 16 last night,  before Caroline Wozniacki’s reign as world number one survived  with a win over Romania’s Monica Niculescu.

(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co, the photography  icon that invented the hand-held camera, has filed for  bankruptcy protection and plans to shrink significantly, capping  a prolonged plunge for one of America’s best-known companies.

Two men were yesterday charged with defrauding another man of $1.7M and falsely promising to get visas for him and family.

CHARLESTON, S.C., (Reuters) – Republican  presidential candidate Newt Gingrich angrily defended himself yesterday against allegations that he had asked his ex-wife for  an open marriage, lashing out in perhaps the most crucial debate  yet in the 2012 campaign.

Dear Editor, I get so excited every Mash when the different song competitions are launched, I look forward to hearing all the new lyrics created by various artistes in soca, chutney and calypso.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago marched into the semi-finals of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, after steady fast-medium bowling from Ravi Rampaul and Dwayne Bravo helped them clinch an eight-wicket victory over Canada under the Duckworth-Lewis Method last evening.

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(Reuters) – Pakistan took full advantage of  another brittle England batting performance to crush the world’s  top-ranked test team by 10 wickets and win the first test inside  three days in Dubai yesterday.

Dear Editor, This morning I watched the children on their way to school – a truly heart-warming sight. 

At the Mibicuri Court on Wednesday an unemployed woman of Kingston Squatting Area, Corriverton was sentenced to three years imprisonment on a charge of possession of narcotics.

Enigma The Guyana stock market could hardly be regarded as a vibrant market place. 

MADRID,  (Reuters) – The normally loyal  Madrid-based sports papers rounded on Pepe yesterday after the  Real Madrid defender stamped on Lionel Messi’s hand during  Wednesday’s King’s Cup quarter-final first leg defeat by  Barcelona.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s elite Rapid  Action Battalion force, accused of extrajudicial killings and  branded a death squad by Human Rights Watch, has opened a  complaints bureau, a senior RAB official said yesterday, in a  move to placate its critics.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury  Department named eight individuals and entities yesterday as  drug traffickers, including a Guatemalan drug lord believed to  be one of the most prolific Central American narcotics  traffickers, and banned Americans from having any dealings with  them.

Dear Editor, In a letter captioned ‘No one has the right to the Speaker’s chair‘  published by Stabroek News on January 17, I highlighted the fact that there needs to be a meeting of minds in the governance of this country.

President Donald Ramotar has lauded China’s economic growth and its support for Guyana over 40 years, at a reception held at the Chinese Embassy to celebrate the start of the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

Fresh from being awarded the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) Exporter of the Year, local rice-millers Nand Persaud Investments is upbeat about the future of the international rice market and more particularly about what lies ahead for them.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World record holder Usain  Bolt will race over 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in  Rome on May 31 in preparation for the London Olympics.

(Trinidad Express) “The ultimate subservient of superiority and inferiority being demonstrated”.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) and President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), Clinton Williams, has been inducted into the Caribbean Shipping Association’s prestigious Silver Club.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to bring to the public’s attention the dedicated way in which Mr Keith Burrowes has carried out his duties in the many positions that he currently holds and to recommend that President Donald Ramotar finds a way of convincing this gentleman to be a part of the government.

(Reuters) – Chauncey Billups delivered on his  reputation as “Mr Big Shot” with a game-winning three-pointer  with one second remaining to give the Los Angeles Clippers a  91-89 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

Banks DIH Limited has won the Ram and Mc Rae Best Annual Report Award for 2010 in the second annual competition involving 20 local companies, a release from the beverage company said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An army of white-coated  scientists equipped with the latest technology will make it  harder than ever for dope cheats to avoid detection at the  London Olympics, organisers warned on Thursday.

NEW YORK, – Apple Inc unveiled a new digital  textbook service called iBooks 2 yesterday, aiming to  revitalize the U.S.

Muhammad Ali, the former, three-time world heavyweight champion, turned 70 on Tuesday.

LILONGWE, (Reuters) – Malawi’s president has  ordered police to arrest anyone who attacks women wearing  trousers or miniskirts after several females were stripped by  mobs angry at their non-traditional dress.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Shahid  Afridi was the hottest property in an auction held for the  inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament yesterday, but English spinner Monty Panesar failed to attract a  bid.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Presidential Advisor on Community Development Odinga Lumumba inspected drainage works done in North Ruimveldt, during a walkabout on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Ever so often there is a conflict between the Government of Guyana (Ministry of Local Government) and the Mayor & City Council over finance.

Yes, some who bother to read this would probably be justified for thinking or saying “there he goes again”. 

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GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 443’s trading results showed consideration of $1,614,180 from 132,600 shares traded in 8 transactions as compared to session 442 which showed consideration of $154,401 from 20,000 shares

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – A Chinese-built drilling rig to  be used in the first major exploration for oil in Cuba’s  offshore waters arrived yesterday off the coast of the  communist-ruled island’s capital.

(Trinidad Express) Local coffee house Rituals is planning to open 50 outlets in India over the next five years.

It appears that a certain newspaper has picked up the vibe about the sudden and near complete disappearance of ex President Jagdeo from the news since early December and has decided to do something about it….Except

(Trinidad Express) There was nothing wrong with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar touching the feet of India President Pratibha Devisingh Patil because it was in keeping with religious tradition.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Windward Islands completed a five-wicket victory over Windward Islands under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in their Group-A match of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament this morning at the Kensington Oval.

(Trinidad Guardian) With the spate of homicides since the start of the year, Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs says from previous homicide statistics the number of murders for the year are still low.