Daily Archive: Monday, April 23, 2012

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A healthy-sounding President Hugo Chavez called Venezuelan state television from Cuba on Monday to dispel rumors fanned by a nine-day silence that he had died undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Havana.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Grammy and Oscar winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testified today that she had known the man charged with killing three members of her family since they were in middle school together but never liked him.

ROSEAU, Dominica, (Reuters) – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford ran through Australia’s middle order on the first day of the third test today before admitting his surprise over how much purchase he gained on his home track.

St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves was treated for an abscess at a hospital in Barbados over the weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Douglas Slater announced today, according to CMC.

Ninety-four foreign miners – many of them Brazilians – were snared in a recent crackdown by the government against illegal mining which apparently led to a high-level delegation from Brazil’s state of Roraima seeking clarifications from Georgetown.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  (Reuters) – Shane Shillingford delighted his fellow Dominicans with a four wicket haul as West Indies restricted Australia to 212 for seven on the first day of the third and final test.

The Guyana Police Force today said that senior officers of the force expressed concern at a  management team meeting last Wednesday about statements that had been made by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee at a recent Community Policing Workshop but that the matter had now been resolved.

Police say that at about 0930h today, ranks conducted a  search on a fishing trawler at Morawhanna, NWD, and found an unlicensed 12 gauge single barrel shotgun.

The police say they are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of Ignatius Sandy of Parika, EBE, whose body was found at about 0520h today on the Public Road at Zeelugt, EBE, with injuries to his head.

The suspect in the murder of Travis De Souza who was arrested by the police at Tiger Creek, Puruni River yesterday was found with cocaine in his possession.

APNU MP Desmond Trotman is to move a motion on May 7th for the National Assembly to declare that the right of citizens to assemble and demonstrate peacefully outside of Parliament should not be hindered.

(Jamaica Observer) The Mount Salem Police are now investigating a shooting incident at a party in Branch Hall at Rose Heights, St James this morning and are appealing to anyone who can aid their investigations to come forward.

(Jamaica Observer) New Jersey promoter Derrick Plunkett is angry that singer Natural Black did not show up for his Caribbean New Jersey Reggae Awards on April 14.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The rural community of Catadupa in St James is on edge, and there is a blanket of silence following the shooting deaths of two young men by a gunman on Saturday night.

(de Ware Tijd) THE HAGUE — Suriname should not expect a change in policy from the Dutch, despite the fall of the Dutch government.

(Barbados Nation) Former Cabinet minister Gline Clarke says that black contractors are suffering in this country and the major contracts from the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Government are going  to “a certain class of people”.

(Trinidad Express) The Government’s parliamentary website, www.ttparliament.org, was taken offline yesterday after a computer software hacker apparently breached the security codes of the site and left a mischievous message announcing the security break.

SANFORD, Fla., (Reuters) – George Zimmerman, the former neighbourhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was released early on Monday from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail.

A Guyanese couple died in a murder/suicide on the Caribbean island of St Maarten yesterday morning.

The police are investigating the murder of 29-year-old Travis De Souza whose body was found at Puruni, Region Seven with suspected stab wounds on Saturday.

PNCR member Aubrey Norton is set to fill the vacancy of commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (Gecom),  a move which is expected to further strain relations between APNU and the AFC, sources said yesterday.

The Ministry of Human Services & Social Security has taken three girls who were removed from the Oko Backdam in Region Seven late Friday afternoon, where they were reportedly taken to be part of a prostitution ring, into its custody as the police step up their investigations.

A two-year-old girl died on Saturday  while being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital for what was described by relatives as a mild fever and vomiting and her parents are seeking answers about the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

A 35-year-old father of three died yesterday morning moments after he was pitched some 50 yards from his motorcycle when a car crashed into him on the Diamond, East Bank Demerara public road .

A police Lance Corporal is under close arrest for allegedly sodomising a boy, acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell yesterday confirmed.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has expressed optimism of a win which would level the Digicel series against Australia in the third and final Test starting here today.

The woman who levelled a rape allegation against former police commissioner Henry Greene has moved to the courts asking to be named as a respondent in the commissioner’s original application to quash the rape charge advice given by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Lavern Cosbert, the UK-based nurse who was prevented from leaving the country, has returned to her adopted homeland after Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang two Fridays ago granted her permission to leave.

The residents of the communities of Parishara, Nappi and Haiwa (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) will not participate in the upcoming village council elections unless the name of one of the persons nominated for a post on the village council, and then removed, is reinstated.

National 400 metres junior champion Stephan James retained his epithet by spoiling any chance newly crowned junior 200 metres champion Elton Bollers had of claiming a sprint double when the National Junior and Senior Championships concluded yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud  on Friday issued a call to Caricom officials for action on climate and sustainable development issues at the upcoming Rio +20 conference.

MONTE CARLO,  (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal relished a perfect day in Monte Carlo yesterday as he ended a seven-match losing streak to Novak Djokovic at one of his favourite venues by overpowering the mentally exhausted Serb.

Several social activists picketed outside the office of Public Service Minister Jennifer Westford on Thursday over Wednesday’s mass protest of Public Service workers and were upset at the treatment meted out to them by the minister.

Fruta Conquerors and Renaissance football clubs have advanced to the final of the Banks DIH Powerade Under -13 tournament following their semi-final wins on Saturday at Thirst Park.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France’s presidential race wide open yesterday by polling nearly 19 percent in the first round – votes that may tip a runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Two months after classes resumed at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, ‘Operation Rescue UG’ says it has not seen much progress and the option of further action is being considered.

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News of Saturday 21/04/2012 carried an article titled `Mayor and City Council to build modern crematorium’ – this, it states, is according to the purported Chairman of the Markets and Public Health Committees, Mr Ranwell Jordan.

Catholic bishops gather: Bishops and archbishops who head the Roman Catholic Church in the English, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean sit at the altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Backed by unprecedented funding, Argentina can sow seeds of Olympic success in London this year looking to reap the rewards at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016, the government’s Sports Secretary Claudio Morresi told Reuters.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un spent more of his childhood being educated under a pseudonym in Switzerland than originally thought, Swiss newspapers reported yesterday.

The official opening ceremony of Linden Town Week 2012 yesterday was one with a difference as residents circled the area and walked through the audience with placards protesting over a number of issues in particular the controversial proposed removal of the subsidy for electricity in Region 10.

Anglican march: Clergy of the Anglican Church yesterday marching from Independence Park towards the

Dear Editor, The media have an important role to play in raising awareness about domestic violence and domestic violence prevention.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – There were contrasting fortunes for West Indians Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Two senior Republicans in the House of Representatives expressed confidence yesterday in the head of the U.S.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Whether you are the world’s No. 1 retailer or a humble street vendor, paying public officials a bribe may be the quickest way to get your business growing in Mexico.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has repudiated the notion that a political party can direct transfer of a budgetary allocation from the state media to another entity and regards it as a “a blow to democracy and violation of the constitutional rights of the citizens to receive government information,” the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

91st anniversary for Dharm Shala

Dear Editor, Yesterday morning, Sunday April 22nd, I arrived on Caribbean Airlines Flight 662 at Piarco International, Trinidad and Tobago as an in transit passenger.

MANAMA, (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Grand Prix in Bahrain yesterday while rage boiled beyond the circuit among protesters who say the ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year should not have hosted the race.

Roseau, Dominica — Shane Shillingford is set to create history today when he becomes the first Dominican to play a Test match on home soil.

Director of Latin America and the Carib-bean of the European Commission’s Directorate for Development and Cooperation (DEVCO), Jolita Butkeviciene is to begin a three-day working visit here today in order to assess Guyana’s capacity to improve in its development cooperation relations with the European Union.

Dear Editor, The Berbice Bridge was considered one of the trump cards for the populace of Berbice and the country as a whole.

Anglican march: Members of the Anglican Church yesterday marching from Independence Park towards the St George’s Cathedral where a mass was later observed, marking the opening of the

REYKJAVIK,  (Reuters) – Few suspicions are raised by the sight of another geologist pottering around Iceland’s natural wonders of rock, fire and ice – unless that geologist is also the Chinese premier.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Premier League title race took another dramatic twist yesterday when leaders Manchester United blew a two-goal lead to draw 4-4 with Everton and Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 to narrow the gap to three points.

Dear Editor, There is an endless stream of individuals who pontificate in the letter columns and some in their own columns and in the blogosphere on the plight of the poor in Guyana, especially the plight of the Afro-Guyanese who have been subjected to second class citizenship in their own land.

The efforts of Guyana and Belize in restoring and sustaining their mangrove reserves along the coast to aid in protecting against natural disasters were recognised in ‘Living Shorelines’, one of three films launched by the British High Commission and CARIBSAVE as part of global efforts to raise public awareness on the importance of climate change adaptation and its relevance to the Caribbean people, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported on Thursday.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – When one of your big oil suppliers splits into rival states, that’s a problem for any country.

AGM of Catholic bishops: Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (right in first pew at centre of photo) at yesterday’s mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Brickdam which marked the opening of the

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government fears that a bustling business may develop selling new widescreen television sets with obsolete analogue technology dumped from developed digitised markets for cheap sale in Jamaica.

Earle Williams was on Friday placed on $75,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on charges of breaking and entering and stealing.

With former West Indies U-15 player Assad Fudadin set to make his test debut for the West Indies today for the third and final Digicel Test against Australia in Dominica, one businessman has promised to make the event a memorable one for the 26-year-old Guyanese.

Workshop on Justice Chang’s decision: A section of the audience at the workshop held by Hughes, Fields and Stoby at

Dear Editor, Now they have their minions yapping at Moses Nagamootoo’s feet simply because he expressed a truism that is practiced throughout Guyana and literally the rest of the world – that everyone speaks sternly to their children and grandchildren from time to time. 

No matter how it is parsed or spun, APNU’s deal-making last week with the PPP/C government will be seen as a continuation of the historic engagement of the duopoly that has bestridden the political landscape for the last 55 years or so and which has left the country wallowing in the backwaters of development and deeply divided.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is conscious and able to speak to his wife and family after waking from a coma caused by a combination of illnesses that nearly cost him his life, his doctors said yesterday.

Politikles

Psychologist Dr Faith Harding addressing the

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – For 30 years the Grateful Dead recorded music and toured the world with their unique blend of rock, folk and psychedelic songs, gathering an army of followers known as Deadheads.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The box office competition finally overwhelmed “The Hunger Games” as the romantic comedy “Think Like a Man” beat expectations with a chart-topping $33.0 million in U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Neil Diamond has married his manager Katie McNeil in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles, People magazine said yesterday.

This week we asked the delegates at the 13th Annual Caribbean Tourism Organization Conference their thoughts on the presentations.

Dear Editor, Given the new dispensation for the governance of cricket in Guyana – albeit temporarily until a new constitution is tabled – women should be included in the new administration of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

(Reuters) – Derrick Rose returned to the lineup to help Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 93-83 on Saturday and increase their lead over the Miami Heat in the race for the Eastern Conference’s top seed.

(Jamaica Observer) A trial involving some of Jamaica’s most prominent politicians and businessmen shaping up in a Florida court is likely to be sensational and could impact the way people use e-mails.