Daily Archive: Thursday, April 19, 2012

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican pilots employed to CARIBAL Limited — the Caribbean Airlines subsidiary — are to lose their jobs come next month.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused his former government bosses of systematic manipulation of the courts, including meddling in drug cases.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after the second test against West Indies ended in a draw at Trinidad today.

(WICB) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel has called up left-hander Assad Fudadin to squad for the third Digicel Test against Australia at Windsor Park in Dominica.

Government and the APNU have agreed that with regard to Linden, the elimination of the subsidy and the alignment with GPL tariffs are necessary.

Police say that at about 2300h last night, Brazilian national Antonia Priscila Lamego Dos Thangas, 24 years, of First Avenue, Bartica, was shot to her abdomen by a man with whom she had an argument over a sum of money.

Dear Editor, THE GGDMA calls on President Donald Ramotar and his Government to grant to the thousands of Gold and Diamond Miners, in the Small and Medium Scale Alluvial Gold and Diamond Mining Industry, an ACCUMULATED TOTAL acreage “EXEMPTION” of a small 1.6 Million acres, (4% of 40 Million Acres of state forest) to allow our Miners to continue to do Direct Mining, as they have been doing.

Move over Roger Luncheon, there’s a new ‘spinner’ in town and his name is Ashni Kumar Singh!

Local banks appear to have been slow to respond to a new United States tax compliance law which will require them to provide the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with financial information on US citizens possessing local bank accounts containing amounts exceeding US50,OOO (G$100 million) or foreign entities in which U.S.

(Trinidad Express) State telecoms provider TSTT will be unrolling a $500 million network upgrade programme which will see customers benefitting from a 4G ready network, wireless hotspots in popular areas, and wireless TV.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Dealers Association (TTADA) supports the decision by Transport Minister Devant Maharaj to request a probe into a racket at the Licensing Office.

(Trinidad Express) West Indies and Guyana batsman Narsingh Deonarine started the Digicel Test series with question marks over his fitness and his ability to bat for long periods, but he has answered his critics and has been hailed by West Indies coach Ottis Gibson for the mature innings he played on the third day of the second Test, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.

(Jamaica Observer) Shanique Myrie, the Jamaican woman who claimed she was finger-raped by Barbados immigration and security officials and then thrown out of the Caribbean country, was yesterday granted leave by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to take her case to a full sitting of the court in a landmark case against Barbados.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna on Tuesday proposed that any parliamentary deliberation of reparation from Britain be delayed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government has revealed it has no intention of continuing to bring in senior police officers from the United Kingdom (UK), as it has done in recent years, to assist their Jamaican counterparts in crime-fighting and other law-enforcement endeavours.

(Barbados Nation) A medical practitioner and his wife were each granted bail when they appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of over Bds$1/2 million.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India test-fired a long range missile capable of reaching deep inside China and Europe today, television stations showed, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear defence capabilities.

APNU has signalled that it would work with the government for the approval of the national budget and joint talks yesterday produced an increase in the old age pension to $10,000 along with the opposition coalition’s decision to withhold support for the AFC’s move to cut public spending.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Hundreds of public servants took to the streets yesterday to protest budget cuts proposed by the AFC, after being told by government that it would result in many of them losing their jobs.

In a protest over the planned increase in power tariffs, the mining town of Linden shut down for the day yesterday and hundreds of protesters poured into the streets to condemn the  government plan announced in this year’s budget.

Truck driver Jadesh Dass, whose body was found with what appeared to be a huge gash to the head, suffered two gunshot wounds at close range to the right side of his temple and his forehead, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

By Emmerson Campbell Alpha United will look to bounce back from Tuesday’s defeat against Inter Moengotapoe when they tackle Hubentut Fortuna of Curacao while  Inter Moengotapoe will look to continue their winning ways against Milerock when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships continues today with a double header at the Providence National Stadium.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth by Dr Nehaul Singh revealed that he succumbed to a perforated lung and liver due to gunshot wounds.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea kept free-scoring Lionel Messi in check to secure a 1-0 win over holders Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final first leg yesterday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkette on Tuesday said that Guyana is hoping to increase cooperation with Brazil to a level on par with what has been achieved with Suriname.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been chosen to lead Leicestershire in the club’s Division Two County clash against Derbyshire starting today.

William Walker warmed up for this weekend’s Torginol Paints Medal Play tournament with a convincing victory in last weekend’s club tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Canadian High Commissioner David Devine on Tuesday commissioned a guest house and boardwalk at Lake Capoey Village, which are aimed at providing employment through the promotion of eco-tourism.

The inclement weather on the crucial fourth day’s play of the second Digicel test at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, between Australia and the West Indies, yesterday prevented either team from claiming a decisive advantage at close of play.

The British High Commission yesterday donated 50 assessment kits, comprising supplies and equipment for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, to the Ministry of Health’s Rehabilitation Division.

A post-mortem examination which was performed on Mahaica toddler Rebekah Seetaram who was bitten about her body by rats some three weeks ago revealed that several brain abscesses contributed to her death.

MOHALI, India,  CMC – Exciting West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine once again showed his worth as he helped Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Champion Emmanuel Mutai does not expect a tactical race at this year’s London Marathon even though he is among six Kenyans hoping to impress the national selectors ahead of the Olympics.

Despite assurances that there would have been significant participation on the final day of the Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference being held here just a handful of hurriedly mobilized University of Guyana students were present yesterday and they did not actively participate in the session.

The Linden branch of the National Library hosted its second annual Regional Authors’ Fair awards ceremony, which is the realisation of a collaborative project between a Peace Corps Volunteer and the Region 10 Department of Education.

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. troops are seen posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents in photos published yesterday, an incident that threatened to further fray U.S.-Afghan

BEIRUT/PARIS,  (Reuters) – Gunfire and protests near a team of U.N.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A member of the emerging generation of West Indies pacers yesterday hailed one of the finest exponents of the art, after producing an outstanding spell on the fourth day of the second Test here.

The 62-year-old man who was accused by neighbours of committing a sexual act with a 13-year-old girl remains in police custody, four days after the incident allegedly occurred.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – London entered the final straight in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics during a wet and windy spring day  yesterday with celebrations across the world to mark the 100 days’ countdown to the Games.

Dear Editor, It is time enough and time over for Mr Henry Greene to be dismissed from the office of Police Commissioner and for the President to exercise his considerable powers under the Constitution of Guyana and  remove him from the high office he holds in this land.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly, who was recovering in a Miami hospital yesterday from a blood clot in his lung, condemned the gunmen who stormed and briefly occupied the lower chamber of Parliament in Haiti’s capital a day earlier.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack is still to reveal how she intends to proceed on the decision by Chief Justice Ian Chang (ag) to quash her advice to charge Police Com-missioner Henry Greene with rape.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s national men’s football team the Golden Jaguars yesterday received a substantial cash donation from corporate giants Ansa McAl to assist with their preparation for their historic participation in the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The Linden Mayor and Town Council plans to install overhead barriers across several roads to the limit access of heavy-duty vehicles to heavily-populated areas, in an attempt to boost road safety and preserve the longevity of the roads.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Perennial New Year’s Eve master of ceremonies and “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark, whose long-running television dance show helped rock ‘n’ roll win acceptance in mainstream America, died yesterday at age 82, a spokesman said.

Dear Editor, Every resident within the Aurora Good Intent Community, or even beyond, would by now have become accustomed to seeing a yellow Kobelco SK 2010 Long Boom Excavator parked at Good Intent, near to the chimney built in colonial times, and what is said or believed to be the oldest and most visible landmark in Region Two.

(Reuters) – Five prestigious U.S. universities will create free online courses for students worldwide through a new, interactive education platform dubbed Coursera, the founders announced yesterday.

Against AFC proposal: Public servants protesting yesterday on

Two United States-based former students of the Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Association recently presented training equipment to the local body in their quest to promote the sport.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports said preparations for the second Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival (IGCF), which runs from August 23 to August 26, 2012, are on schedule and publicity for the event will be increased after a theme and logo is approved at an upcoming meeting.

Dear Editor, It has become rather difficult for outsiders to criticize the present PPP/ C administration, because the latter would normally condemn those criticisms as normal opposition propaganda.

Guyana’s two leading women referees Diane Ferreira-James and Nykasie Liverpool have been selected to officiate in the CONCACAF Under-17 Women’s championship from May 2-12 in Guatemala, the confederation has announced.

The City Council is urging the public to desist from using barbering and other cosmetology services from vendors who operate along city streets as they may be putting their health at risk.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in the Mirror  (April 14-15) by Ralph Ramkarran captioned ‘Uncontrolled Money Supply is Inflationary and Harmful.‘

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Three U.S. Secret Service employees under investigation for alleged misconduct with prostitutes in Colombia before a trip by President Barack Obama are leaving their jobs, the agency said yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn said the decision to charge broadcaster Wayne Whyte with wounding with intent and illegal possession of firearm, instead of attempted murder in the shooting of his co-worker Jody Ann Gray, was made in the interest of justice.

Protesters at

Dear Editor, It was reported that the Minister of Home Affairs had a feeling out process lasting all of the last five years, and that he “intends to get upset” and “intends to kick a—” in the next five years (KN, April 17). 

MONTE CARLO,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal gave his troublesome knees a quick outing yesterday as the Spaniard launched his bid for a record eighth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-4 6-3 win over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

The US Embassy says three Guyanese girls who benefitted from a leadership camp, hosted by the US Peace Corps’ Gender and Develop-ment Task Force, have been using their newfound skills to raise suicide awareness, organise a clothing drive and motivate people to get active to stay healthy.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean Court of Justice has granted Jamaican Shanique Myrie leave to bring her case against the Barbados Government.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s King Juan Carlos I hobbled out of a Madrid hospital yesterday and apologised for making an elephant-hunting trip to Botswana – a jaunt that has caused outrage in a country suffering from an economic crisis.

Dear Editor, The English language has long not been owned solely by the English.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Talking about sex is still a cultural taboo in conservative India, but a Bollywood filmmaker is hoping to usher in change with a light-hearted take on infertility and sperm donation.

(Reuters) – San Antonio made amends for last week’s stinging home loss to Los Angeles by trouncing the Lakers 112-91 on their home court on Tuesday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly is in stable condition at a Miami hospital where he is recovering from a blood clot in his lung caused by recent shoulder surgery, the Haitian government said yesterday.

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KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan officials are hoping this month’s mini home series against Bangladesh will finally convince neighbouring India to renew bilateral cricket ties between the two Asian cricket powerhouses.

Budget Cuts Protect

Come August 1, this year, Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) twelve-year-old Dangerous Dogs Act will finally come into force.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Carly Simon, 66, known for 1970s smash hits like “You’re So Vain,” is being honoured this week with the prestigious ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Founders Award.

Words we speak, write and design shape this land, our social space.

Dear Editor, On April 3, 2012 President Donald Ramotar told the Guyanese people that a decision on embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene would be made in “a few days time.”

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s first major hostage-taking in a decade was a ruse to lure soldiers into a remote jungle valley and kill them in ambushes, said the Shining Path rebel who led the kidnappings of 36 gas workers.