Daily Archive: Saturday, January 28, 2012

(Jamaica Gleaner) Five people – two children and three adults – died early this morning during a fire of unknown origin at their house on Spencer Close, Kingston 8.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “We have absolutely no need to muzzle the media as some claim”, President Desi Bouterse reacts to the controversy caused by Suriname’s rather high ranking on the press freedom index recently published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

At about 0130h today, police say that businessman and licensed firearm holder Patrick De Freitas of Waterloo Street, Georgetown, was aroused by noise on his premises.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of eleven-year-old Justin Nobrega of Adelaide Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, which occurred at about 2310h.

Three out of five men who were yesterday charged at the Springlands Court with attempted murder and two counts of discharging loaded firearm have been remanded to prison.

(Trinidad Guardian) St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves shed some tears yesterday after he visited his friend, former prime minister Patrick Manning, at San Fernando General Hospital.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Spinner Abdur Rehman took six wickets as Pakistan beat England by 72 runs in the second test on Saturday to clinch the three-match series, bowling out the tourists for 72 in their second innings after another abject batting display.

(Barbados Nation) While free WI-FI across the island has been a boon for Barbadians and tourists seeking a wireless Internet connection, it has a serious side-effect: more laptop computers are being stolen.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory over Russia’s Maria Sharapova today.

(Barbados Nation) There may be light at the end of the tunnel for CLICO International Life’s (CIL) policyholders and investors.

Drug enforcement officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday afternoon intercepted some 10 kilogrammes (22lbs) of cocaine, with an estimated street of $50M, on board a ship that was destined for Jamaica.

The protest action against the recent termination of University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Freddie Kissoon grew yesterday with more support from the opposition parties and the university students and staffers.

The file on the investigation of a Muslim Scholar’s alleged sexual abuse of seven boys has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and according to a police official this is the policy of the Guyana Police Force.

A coordinator and a supervisor attached to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are among several persons who were this week sent on leave while an investigation is underway into alleged financial mismanagement.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised police investigators to conduct another interview with the woman who has accused Police Commissioner Henry Greene of raping her.

An office assistant of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, who said he tried to smuggle cocaine to the Cayman Islands to help his sisters, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail.

The three parties represented in Parliament met yesterday at the Office of the President for tripartite talks and will meet again on Monday after agreeing that the issues to be discussed are urgent.

In what can be described as an interesting game of “cricket musical chairs”, 24 hours after the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) named its Guyana squad for the opening regional four-day encounter against the Leeward Islands next Friday, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) named an identical squad – but with controversially discarded senior West Indies middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan as its skipper.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) president, Kit Nascimento yesterday underscored the need for the full support of both government and the corporate sector  to get the national ruggers to the international level.

Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos yesterday sought to submit hundreds of newspapers as a new witness took to the stand yesterday in the libel case brought by former president Bharrat Jagdeo against Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon.

Motorists who use the East Bank Demerara public road, frustrated with enduring daily traffic congestion, are pouring cold water on the ongoing four-lane expansion and are calling instead for a new access road to be built.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Australia took India’s last  four wickets yesterday morning to crush the tourists by 298 runs in the fourth test and record a 4-0 series sweep.

Passionate about a career in music, 20-year-old Dominic Weekes says he is committed to making a breakthrough as a Guyanese rapper to sing among the very best on an international level.

Guyana’s first comprehensive Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Strategic Plan is now a reality and the Ministry of Health is developing a two-year work schedule that will focus on the priority areas.

ABU DHABI,  (Reuters) – Monty Panesar ripped through Pakistan’s top order to reduce the hosts to 125 for four in their second innings at the close of the third day of the second test yesterday, 55 runs ahead of England in an interestingly poised match.

You know you are in for a great performance when the main act for a concert has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work.

Eyes and faces are looking on at the happenings in Georgetown as the ‘Inside Out Witness Project’ put up several posters this past week ahead of its massive roll out today.

Dear Editor, Reference two articles in the Kaieteur News of January 20 (both blurbed on page one) the first of which was captioned ‘Guyana hogtied by Jagdeo’s secret deals‘ and the second, ‘Kaieteur, Stabroek News denied radio licences.‘

Whenever it seems things simply cannot get worse (in other words every other week), West Indies cricket lapses into further sharp decline.

Early this week the national cricketers, like animals caught in the glare of a car headlight, were a confused bunch, not knowing, whence or which way to turn.

Hi Everyone, Last week, in this 2-part series looking at the required water content for creating dough, I explained that there was no definitive answer as to how much water is needed to make dough.

The driver accused of causing the death of pedal cyclist Ronville Roberts along the Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Dear Editor, I am in the UK on personal business but I kept in touch with how things were developing in the country under the new dispensation.

There were minor changes to the executive as Commodore Gary Best, Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force was returned unopposed as President of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) at its Annual General Meeting Thursday evening at the Bank of Guyana Roof Garden.

A suspect has been arrested after the robbery on Thursday evening, when five armed bandits gained entry to a Diamond, East Bank Demerara home and subsequently escaped with over $200,000 after terrorizing and robbing a family.

As part of its celebration of its 52nd anniversary as a club, Thomas United Football Club (FC) has launched a month-long “Mashramani Challenge Cup” scheduled to kick off from February 5 – March 8.

Dear Editor, Ryhaan Shah, in her letter of January 24 (‘A completely different take on Bhattacharya’s book’), criticises The Sly Company of People Who Care, the recent book by Rahul Bhattacharya, for its presentation of four-letter words and violence to women in depicting the Guyanese culture, and she is upset at persons (me included) praising the work.

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United States Ambassador Brent Hardt announced the winners of the US Embassy’s inaugural Dr.

Volunteers put up Inside Out Witness Project posters on the National Library’s walls to prepare for today’s roll out.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic survived a brutal battle of wills with grand slam nearly man Andy Murray yesterday to reach the final of the Australian Open against fellow fighter Rafa Nadal.

Dear Editor, I have noticed with some amount of amusement that in recent times there has been an upsurge in the letters column of your newspaper, of very critical missives concerning the operations of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and more particularly the Licence Revenue Department (LRD).

(Jamaica Gleaner) American energy firm GreenRG Management LLC, which last year got the go-ahead from Cabinet to set up business in Jamaica, said it will be investing some US$30 million (J$2.6 billion) to finance a plant to manufacture and assemble energy-efficient equipment.

(EUR) – Jason Derulo’s girlfriend Jordin Sparks is helping to nurse him back to health after he fractured his neck in a dancing mishap.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned yesterday.

Dear Editor, In response to your news article, ‘GTUC concerned about AFC’s approach on public sector wages,‘ (January 27), I think there has been a complete misunderstanding of the AFC’s role and motive in expressing a willingness to meet with President Ramotar to discuss wage increases for public sector workers.

TEHRAN – A law to be debated in Iran’s parliament tomorrow may halt oil exports to the European Union as early as next week, foiling an EU plan to phase in an oil embargo gradually to help its struggling economies adapt, lawmakers said yesterday.

(EUR) – Who would have imagined that flashy singer and dancer Beyoncé would be considered a political figure?

(Barbados Nation)LIAT pilot and admitted drug trafficker Keith Richard Otway Allen escaped a long prison term and should be back home in St Vincent and the Grenadines today after paying fines totalling Bds$1/4 million yesterday.

National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Limited will team up to host the 19th annual Ricks & Sari Agro Industries ‘Teach Them Young’ cycling programme today at the National Park Circuit.

(Trinidad Express) Police intend to consult the Director of Public Prosecutions in their probe against an official of Blackman’s Private School accused of plunging the head of an eight-year-old pupil in a toilet bowl and flushing it.

OSLO, (Reuters) – orway apologised for the first time yesterday for the country’s complicity in the deportation and deaths of Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two.

We are, still, a young nation. We hasten towards our destiny and, like most youngsters, pay scant regard to the past.

I have never written about abortion before because I attempt to steer clear of polarising subjects.

The Hadi’s World Inc., formerly the City Mall, of Camp and Regent Streets, nationwide male and female softball tournament organised by the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will continue tomorrow at several venues coubntrywide.

Installed: President Donald Ramotar (centre) and the Regional Chairmen after they took their oath of office at

Dear Editor, In light of events since the election, I am asking a legitimate question on the minds of many Guyanese: who is really in charge of Guyana, Mr Ramotar or Mr Jagdeo? 

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By Timothy AustinWhich five films are destined for Box office glory in 2012?