Daily Archive: Thursday, March 8, 2012

(Barbados Nation) More than 200 British tourists who were stranded without luggage in Barbados on Sunday are only now starting to enjoy their holiday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India batting stalwart and former skipper Rahul Dravid is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket tomorrow, according to local media reports.

(Reuters) – Belize moved closer to a potential renegotiation of its $550 million overseas debt today after the tiny Central American country’s centrist government narrowly won a second term in power, according to preliminary results.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1035h today  at Front Road, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and which resulted in the death of three-year-old Carlyle Moe, of Front Road.

A 42-year-old man was this morning murdered after he came to the rescue of some children who were attacked by a man who had become enraged after they threw water on him as part of their Phagwah merriment.

Police say that at about 2245h last night, vendors Errol Gardner, 42 years, and his reputed wife Thakurdai Persaud, 42 years of Vigilance, ECD, were in their Canter motor lorry at the Bourda Market, North Road, Georgetown, when they were held up by three men, all armed with firearms.

(Trinidad Express) A Guyanese attorney and businessman was on Monday reprimanded and discharged after he pleaded guilty to a charge of being in possession of a live round of ammunition.

(Reuters) – Clint McKay took five wickets as  Australia’s bowlers suffocated Sri Lanka’s normally free-scoring batsmen to wrap up the one-day international Tri-series with a 16-run victory in the third and deciding final at the Adelaide Oval today.

Citizens Bank says that from March 17, 2012 its Linden branch will be open on Saturdays from 8 am to 12 midday.

In a notice in today’s newspapers, telephone company GT&T says that until further notice no payment for telephone and internet bills can be paid to any Bill Direct agent.

(Barbados Nation) The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has lambasted the legislature for the Firearms (Amendment) Act 2002, saying killers can get less time in jail than someone guilty of having a bullet.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has filed a Constitu-tional Motion in the High Court seeking to overturn a parliamentary vote on the composition of the Commit-tee of Selection, maintaining that the make-up of several key committees must be based on the proportionality of seats that parties won at last November’s election.

Guyana’s political and judicial infrastructure has been impacted by narco-influence and its economy has become increasingly affected by drug money according to the US’s annual report to Congress which also expressed the hope for more co-operation from Georgetown on extraditions and fighting money-laundering.

Taxi driver Rudolph Seebarat, 54, died yesterday afternoon after ingested rat poison and set himself afire, following an argument with his wife.

There was weeping and wailing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday as four men were sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined  $100,000 each on a charge of abduction.

Wedding Expo 2012 is slated for April 13-15 to coincide with the Sustainable Tourism Conference, which is scheduled to commence on April 15.

The University of Guyana Administration Committee yesterday met with representatives of ‘Operation Rescue UG’ but failed to reach an agreement to address the dismissal of lecturers, including Freddie Kissoon.

Some residents of Linden had their hopes dashed but  others were in no way surprised when the management of the local bauxite company announced that it had failed to meet its commitment to put one of two dust collector units in operation by February month-end, and now they have set a new deadline for August.

Herman Ali, called ‘Shark Oil,’ will face a retrial for the murder of Roydel Sandy, after a jury failed to arrive at a unanimous verdict yesterday at the Berbice Assizes.

After arresting two robbery suspects, police on Wednesday night searched a house in Campbellville Housing Scheme and found a car and a motorcycle suspected to be used to commit the crimes.

City planners are now better equipped to respond to the booming housing sector after a three-year Canada-Guyana Partnership for Community Planning project wrapped up its activities here yesterday.

Ending the cycle of domestic violence and abuse continues to be a priority issue, according to Minister of Human Services Jennifer Webster, who says more steps are being considered to augment the ministry’s current programme.

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar is calling on women to stand together and support victims of domestic violence, in her message in observance of International Women’s Day 2012.

Two Linden families are lamenting that it has been more than four months since they have been running behind government officials to have their fences, yards and surroundings repaired after they were damaged by erosion.

Minister of Local Govern-ment and Regional Develop-ment Ganga Persaud is urging operators of trucks that traverse the East Bank Berbice (EBB) road to adhere to the set weights for such vehicles in order to reduce damage to the road.

A 29-year-old taxi driver was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge of unlawful wounding.

President of the West Indies Cricket Board Julian Hunte has written Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it has started a project in Ituni, Region Ten to correct the “water quality challenges” and it expects the situation to be rectified by mid-year.

(Reuters) – Medium fast bowler Chris Martin grabbed three wickets in four balls after tea to seize the momentum for New Zealand as the hosts reduced South Africa to 191 for seven at the close of the opening day of the first test in Dunedin yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s chief national selector Akram Khan resigned yesterday citing interference in the squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup by the country’s cricket board.

A 20-year-old Lodge Housing Scheme man was remanded to prison yesterday after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer two counts of robbery under arms.

By Iva Wharton Significant growth and development in badminton is being prevented because there is no facility available for training and tournaments, says Gokarn Ramdhani, President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA).

The Lethem to Georgetown project which will connect to Brazil and provide internet access for e-government purposes is about 85% complete with all the fibre optic cables in the country, and by mid-year government administration will be fully supported electronically.

New Campbellville Secondary, Central High School, Charlestown Secondary and St. Stanislaus College were presented with football equipment as they for the Scotia-Pepsi Schools football tournament this weekend.

Dear Editor, There has been a great deal of controversy arising from a disclosure that the government and ANSA Mc Al have signed an agreement for an Ethanol Plant or study.

The Board of Directors for the Protected Areas Commission recently held its first statutory meeting and its establishment is seen as the first step to creating an effective, globally recognised national protected areas system here.

Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon has requested information on the sacking of the regional Drainage and Irrigation (D&I) coordinator, saying that he would be seeking to have charges instituted if fraud allegations are substantiated.

Dear Editor, I write this letter after driving from my office through Regent Street.

Marvin Munroe, one of the two cricketers whose names have been linked to police investigations concerning allegedly receiving visas through the now defunct Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has said he never received any visas through the GCB.

With the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives resigning on Tuesday, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) is now by default the chief governing body for cricket in Guyana.

Dear Editor, When one is placed in a position of authority and takes to nurturing an over sensitiveness to criticisms of their performance, they must withdraw themselves from the position so as to open out an avenue for progress. 

Regional Chairman of Region Five, Bindrabhan Bisnauth has assured that government will provide excavators to commence empoldering in the Abary Creek because the water has now started to recede rapidly.

Dear Editor, The peace and quiet in Happy Acres is constantly being disturbed by a group of young boys riding motor cycles and ATVs at fast speeds through the streets of our community without helmets.

By Iva Wharton The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) is negotiating with an overseas coach to provide training for the national team to contest the Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA) tournament scheduled for  Trinidad in July.

Developing a five-year strategy to deliver on Caricom’s priorities and to be agreed on before mid-year will be among proposals to be considered by Heads of Government, when they begin a two-day Inter-Sessional Meeting in Suriname today.

Dear Editor, I would appreciate it, if you may, as you have done in the past, ask GWI why the Chateau Margot/LBI area has not been receiving water for the past week.

Sixty-one-year-old Lucille Posey has never owned a house but the Atlanta, USA grandmother would soon know what it feels like to be a home owner when she moves into her spanking new three-bedroom quarters, compliments of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – The U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos accompanied a Syrian Arab Red Crescent team yesterday into a former rebel-held district of Homs where dissidents have reported bloody reprisals by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

National chess champion Taffin Khan continued his winning ways on the local scene when he won the annual Topco Juices Mashramani tournament over the week-end at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.

Dear Editor, Now that they have all resigned, it is my fervent hope that there will be no place for any of the former members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in the new dispensation of Guyana cricket under Clive Lloyd’s Interim Management Committee (IMC).

Early Phagwah at QC: Students at Queen’s College started Phagwah celebrations

Idi Lewis, former Caribbean men’s singles table tennis bronze medallist has donated a quantity of equipment to the Rasville Youth Organization.

Former First Lady Varshnie Singh was yesterday morning robbed of valuables by men armed with a knife and a cutlass as she was overseeing work at a construction site on D’Urban Street, Wortmanville.

BOSTON – Mitt Romney’s campaign told his Republican presidential rivals yesterday they could not catch him and nudged them to quit the race even though he failed to deliver a knockout blow in the biggest round of nominating contests.

Local singer Jessica Xavier on Tuesday appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving and was released on self bail.

Dear Editor, I refer to the Kaieteur News Editorial dated March 6, 2012 re the proposed Canje Project as well as an earlier letter by Mr.

Covent Garden excavation: Excavators in the vicinity of

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s latest iPad sports a crisper display and an array of technology advances that, while less than revolutionary, may prove enough for now to keep rivals like Amazon.com

President arrives in Suriname: Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Lakin greets

Play in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association  (LABA) organized Trophy Stall-sponsored tournament will resume today from 18:30hrs with a double header at the Mackenzie Sports Club hardcourt after a break due to inclement weather.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Injury has put Australia captain Michael Clarke’s tour of the West Indies in doubt.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Russia accused Libya during a U.N. Security Council meeting yesterday of running a training centre for Syrian rebels and arming the fighters in their battle to overthrow the country’s President Bashar al-Assad.

(Reuters) – Asian military spending will top that of Europe in 2012 for the first time in centuries, a global defence survey said yesterday, pointing to high regional economic growth and an increasingly ambitious China.

New quarters for Home Affairs: Rebuilding of

Dear Editor, Sports enthusiasts and civil society with access to DirecTV from March 9-12 will be in for a treat when some of the world’s elite athletes and challengers take to centre stage at the World Indoors Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

The management and staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) is extending felicitations to its Assistant Director of Nursing Services Noshella Lalckecharan, who is one of several women who will be honoured for International Women’s Day.

(Reuters) – – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez will return home next week from Cuba where he is recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumour.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A Miami high school honors student who faced imminent deportation to Colombia has won a two-year reprieve after 2,000 fellow students took to the city’s streets to protest her removal from the United States, federal authorities said yesterday.

Installment 129 This Ask the Consul article addresses some common issues encountered with visa photographs.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Pinch-hitter Kieron Pollard sent a stern warning to Australia yesterday ahead of the upcoming five-match one-day series, when he plundered a magnificent 155 in a practice game at the 3Ws Oval.

Dear Editor, I am a resident of La Grange, West Bank Demerara and my five year old child attends the La Grange Nursery School.

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With the much anticipated Phagwah holiday today we asked people in Berbice what their plans were.

One hundred and one years ago, the first International Women’s Day was observed on March 19 in four countries in Europe – Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, following the establishment a year earlier at a meeting in Copenhagen of a ‘women’s day’.

Dear Editor, We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Guyana.

Fistic fury ahead!  Some of the boxers who will be on the 21st edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card on March 30 pose for Stabroek Sport on

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Works progressing on the East Coast of Demerara four–lane highway project in

Playing on the global stage calls for professional, world-class posture. We exhort our leaders that this nation now stands ready to become a global player.

Four-lane progress: Workers operating along the

NEW YORK, United States, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis were the biggest movers in the latest edition of the Caribbean Football Union rankings released yesterday, as Jamaica continues to rule the roost in the region.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim retained his position atop Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires yesterday with an estimated worth of $69 billion, while his Mexican rival Ricardo Salinas Pliego enjoyed the largest increase in wealth.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has anti-corruption legislation on par with the US and the UK, but appears to have a lack of will to enact it, giving a corruption perception index significantly higher than these other countries, Ernst and Young fraud expert Arnold Niranjan has said.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs is now being threatened with legal action should he fail to rescind, within 14 days, the contract he gave to Trinidad and Tobago Air Support Services (TTAS) for the provision of light aircraft services.

(Trinidad Express) The United States Embassy has been conducting queries into a former employee who is a director of the Trinidad and Tobago Air Support Company (TTAS), the company with which Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs signed a TT$900,772 lease for light aircraft services.