Daily Archive: Monday, March 19, 2012

(Trinidad Express) It was an interesting contest that did not deserve such a premature end.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The return of Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle to the West Indies team has been delayed, as the former captain is yet to sign a deal agreed on by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and CARICOM at a meeting in St Vincent today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An arrest warrant has been issued and a ‘Red Notice‘ authorised by Interpol for the arrest of Michael Eugene Misick, the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, says a spokesman for the governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

In the wake of the controversy over the $90M set aside for the police force during the elections, the PNCR has formally called for the Auditor General to mount a probe of the matter.

The IDB and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide up to US$600mn in financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Guyana and other Central America and the Caribbean over the next five years, the bank said in a statement.

In a sign of the changing times, Order Papers for the 10th Parliament are now being delivered to the media electronically in addition to the regular delivery.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trade and Industry Minister Stephen Cadiz says T&T will be moving from the traditional markets of Caricom to a market of 70 million people in South and Central America.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Ministry of Health is working feverishly to make a submission to Cabinet to receive approval for the passing of the Tobacco bill, designed to implement a ban on smoking in public places, including work places.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The man tasked with the responsibility of curbing the country’s crime rate has equated the weekly bloodletting across the nation to that of a 9/11 crisis.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Estranged batsman Chris Gayle could make a return to the West Indies team if everything goes according to plan during a scheduled meeting between himself and officials of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and CARICOM today.

(Trinidad Express) Perhaps the only interest which the population has in the UNC internal elections is whether Works Minister Jack Warner would emerge victorious in the four-man race for the chairmanship.

(Trinidad Express) A man who left Laventille two years ago because of rising gang violence, was shot dead yesterday after returning to the area to visit his grandparents.

Projects in Guyana have faced problems because of the poor services rendered by engineers, according to geotechnical engineer and groundwater hydrologist Charles Ceres.

A father of four died on the spot yesterday after he was pushed off the Strathavon Pavilion, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara by another man and sustained what appeared to be a broken neck.

The AFC is working on legislation that will amend several bills passed in the last parliament including that former president’s benefits Bill and the Broadcasting Bill but will require the support of one of the other parties for the amendments to be approved.

Two miners were yesterday taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital after being chopped by a third man during a confrontation over money at Tamakay Backdam, Region Seven.

Two persons were in custody at the Brickdam Police Station yesterday in relation to the murder of businessman Leonard Mahadeo on Friday night.

With boys in their early teens venturing out to sea to earn a living, the Transport Ministry will be moving to address the minimum age for seafarers.

Transport Minister Robeson Benn on Saturday directed questions on possible financial redress from the contractors and supervising firm over defects in the Supenaam stelling’s docking system to Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies broke a five-year losing drought against Australia when they held their nerves to seal the second One-Day International in a tense finish at Arnos Vale here yesterday.

The search continues for varieties of potatoes and onions that can be grown commercially and at a competitive cost here.

The Police still have in custody a cop and the boyfriend of Leonaka Natasha Johnson whose  body was found floating in a canal at Nismes, West Bank Demerara on Saturday.

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran said more resources will be allocated in the 2012 budget for reproductive and vaccination programmes.

The Guyana Cooperative Credit Union League (GCCUL) has pledged to up its relevance to the new PPP/C administration under President Donald Ramotar, at a ceremony it held on Thursday to recognise his long-standing service to credit unions.

The Fifth Hugh Desmond Hoyte Memorial Lecture is scheduled to be delivered by Staley Ming on March 28 in the Savannah Suite of the Pegasus Hotel at 5:00pm.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is to take on the part-time roles of High Level Envoy for Sustainable Development in Forest Countries and Patron of Nature within the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has provided a $4M double-cab Hilux pick-up truck to Kariako Village, Region One to assist with transporting children to school and produce to markets.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The unity that helped Mexico’s ruling conservatives end seven decades of one-party rule is cracking under the weight of infighting, scandal and defections that threaten their hopes of retaining the presidency in July.

Dear Editor, As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2012, there are many important issues still facing the nation.

Dear Editor, Notwithstanding that I am a male; I cannot help but respond to Indra Chandarpal and Cathy Hughes in their reaction to the Red Thread women’s organisation calling on female parliamentarians to start representing the interests of grassroots women.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 18, CMC – Guyana were facing a tense final day on Monday after Adrian Barath struck his seventh first class hundred and fast bowler Shannon Gabriel grabbed two late wickets, to put Trinidad and Tobago in charge of their sixth round, Regional Four-Day clash here Sunday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport says 78 students equipped with skills in six different fields graduated from the 22nd Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme on Friday.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article ‘Rohee dismisses call for audit of police $90M’ (SN March 16, 2012) for which I was intrigued by the fact that the cheque allocated to buy food and cover transportation for policemen had the name  D.

There seems to be no stopping Nigel Bryan. Twenty four hours after receiving his joint Junior Sportsman-of-the-Year award, Bryan played his way to the winning prize of $300,000 by capturing the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) Top 16 tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Saturday night.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – A heavy firefight broke out last night between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the capital Damascus, witnesses said.

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy on Friday challenged the participants of the Pest Control Operators (PCO) Basic Proficiency Course to make changes in the pest control industry, saying it has been operating in the past for far too long.

BISSAU,  (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau’s former head of military intelligence, Colonel Samba Diallo, was shot dead at a bar near his residence in the capital Bissau late yesterday, hours after a presidential election, witnesses and a security source said.

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) provides a comprehensive framework to improve the flow of investments between the two parties.

A number of exciting matches and individual milestones were the order of the day when rivalry in the third Guyana Telegraph & Telegraph (GT&T) 10/10 nationwide softball cricket competition continued at various venues over the weekend.

(Trinidad Express) National carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has not paid its promised US$5 million (TT$30 million) to the Prime Minister’s pet project, the Children’s Life Fund.

By Emmerson Campbell Joint junior Sportsman of the Year and potential London Olympian Imran ‘Magic’ Khan will be part of an International Boxing Association (AIBA) documentary called ‘Road to a Dream’.

Dear Editor, Executive privilege and presidential immunity are often confused terms as they both afford a certain amount of privacy and protection to the executive branch and to the president in particular.

The Regional Health Services (RHS) Unit and the Local Government Ministry agreed that closer collaboration is needed to boost the delivery of health, at the Regional Health Officers’ (RHOs) meeting held recently.

Dear Editor, The motion by the PPP/C on the President’s speech to Parliament is another antic to cloud the dim reality of life in Guyana – and is nothing more than a Vote of Confidence in themselves.

Hikers Hockey Club secured its second win in as many matches while All Greys got the better of debutants Saints as play in the John Fernandes Insurance Second Division league continued Saturday at the St.

Guyana Beacons Masters and their Suriname counterparts played out to a 1-1 draw in an exhibition over 40 football match, at the Tucville Community Center Ground on Saturday evening.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Indonesian police shot dead five suspected militants in Bali overnight who had identified and surveyed targets they were planning to attack, the national counter terrorism agency said last night, and were linked to the banned Jemaah Islamiah group.

President’s College will oppose St. Joseph’s High School tonight in the first semi-final of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company sponsored “Know Your Stuff” English Literature Quiz.

We regret that there is no Diaspora Column this week

(Trinidad Guardian) At least 80 per cent of the goods on the shelves of our supermarkets are imported.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Chaleo Yoovidhya, who rose from poverty to become one of the world’s richest men thanks to astute marketing of the “Red Bull” energy drink, has died in his native Thailand.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Barbados enhanced their chances of a semi-final place in the Regional first-class championship with a resounding innings and seven runs win over the Leeward Islands with a day and two-and-a-half sessions remaining in the sixth round affair here yesterday.

World story telling day, which is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling will be observed tomorrow at the Umana Yana, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has said.

Dear Editor, A staggering sum of $74.5m has been made available by the government to purchase high-powered vehicles for the police (Stabroek News, March 4, 2012).

COTONOU,  (Reuters) – Leaders of eight African Union countries failed on Saturday to break a deadlock over the leadership of the 54-member body, highlighting divisions that have repeatedly stymied its decision-making.

Newcomers Central High School suffered a 1-0 defeat against Lodge Secondary Scotia Bank-Pepsi School football tournament following last Saturday’s match at the Georgetown Football Club, ground.

(Jamaica Observer) A young, reformed gangster who said he committed his first murder when he was 14 years old confessed that during his days as a member of the Fatherless Crew he was contracted to kill Parliamentarian Dr Omar Davies.

Village council  elections meeting

Dear Editor, Could someone, anyone, please say what is happening to the online radio stations of the National Communications Network?

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Some 2,000 Venezuelan women are threatening to sue doctors, private clinics and distributors for faulty PIP breast implants if they do not get free replacements in one of the world’s hottest markets for plastic surgery.

Next week Tuesday, interested persons can listen and learn about poetry at the Umana Yana as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports celebrate World Poetry Day.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban authorities detained about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in White over the weekend, including 18 who staged its weekly Sunday march in the Cuban capital.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed a blistering 183 off 148 balls as India produced their highest ever run chase to beat Pakistan by six-wickets yesterday and keep alive their hopes of reaching the Asia Cup final.

If nothing else, the contretemps over the $90M allocated to the Guyana Police Force for the sustenance of its men and women in the election period underlines the fissuring in the esprit de corps and deep-seated grievances at various levels of the force.

Cheddi Jagan fitness walk

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, is poised today to confront one of the biggest questions in corporate America: what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard.

(Barbados Nation) A day after low-cost carrier REDjet announced the immediate suspension of its flights, one of its primary regional competitors moved hastily to pick up the slack – as Caribbean officials expressed strong disappointment over its seeming demise.

Celebrating men

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Barbados enhanced their chances of a semi-final place in the Regional first-class championship with a resounding innings and seven runs win over the Leeward Islands with a day and two-and-a-half sessions remaining in the sixth round affair here yesterday.

Politikles

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s seven-wicket haul shocked Combined Campuses and Colleges and propelled Windward Islands to a narrow 22-run victory inside three days, in their sixth round Regional Four-Day match here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The suspension of service by REDjet Airline which brought airfares to an  all time low between Guyana  and the Caribbean should now push the government of Guyana to give Suriname every incentive to allow its national  carrier, Suriname Airways (SLM) complete access to the Guyana  market.

Former Prime Minister of Grenada, George Ignatius Brizan who was buried on Friday in his homeland has been  lauded by CARICOM for his sterling contribution to advancing the democratic principles within the region.