Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 9, 2012

(Barbados Nation) Rihanna was rushed to hospital after partying at the Met Gala in New York on Monday night.

(Reuters)  The heavily anticipated rematch between Britain’s Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson, scheduled for May 19, has been cancelled after the American tested positive for a banned substance, organisers said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The teenage daughter of an Indian diplomat who says she was wrongfully arrested and falsely accused of sending threatening emails to two of her New York City teachers has sued the city for $1.5 million, claiming civil rights violations.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has ended his relationship with Slovakian fashion designer Lubica Slovak.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez broke a week-long silence on Monday to deny he had left Venezuela rudderless during cancer treatment in Cuba and to promise a resounding re-election win in October.

(WICB) ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket fans in the United States of America will have a double treat this summer as the West Indies face New Zealand in two historic Twenty20 matches in Florida.

Law enforcement officials today made another big cocaine bust in Berbice before the drugs could leave the country for Suriname and several persons are being questioned by police.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – A second unidentified masseur has joined a $2 million lawsuit against John Travolta claiming the actor sexually assaulted the men in two separate incidents during private massages, according to amended court documents filed on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) While West Indies cricketers Marlon Samuels, Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin were held up from joining the West Indies cricket team in England, awaiting an English visa, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) was told the situation is under control and their assistance was not needed at the point in time.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday premiered its fully automated Motor Vehicle Certificate of Registration.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The court martial has no choice but to apply the Amnesty Act and end proceedings against Desi Bouterse and other suspects in the December murders trial, as it has no authority to rule on the applicability of laws, jurist Jennifer van Dijk-Silos tells de Ware Tijd.

(Jamaica Observer) YORK, Westmoreland — Eleven-year-old Ricardo Dove was shot dead by gunmen who invaded his home in this quiet farming community on Monday night.

(Jamaica Observer) Digicel snarled back at the Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) yesterday, accusing the government body — which launched an armed raid on the cellphone operator’s offices last week — of “utter and complete incompetence”.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A former Jamaican policeman has lost an appeal to prevent his extradition from New York.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Chinese investor in Jamaica’s sugar sector has leveled serious allegations against several players in the industry.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has been sent home from Britain after just three days because of a foul-up with his visa.

(Barbados Nation) Just when Trinidadian company Neal & Massy is taking heat for its decision to close Almond Beach Village, another Trinidadian investor is about to pump Bds$20 million into the Barbados economy.

The police opened fire on two young men who had escaped into a yard filled with children at Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust late yesterday afternoon.

A significant amount of flood mapping for the communities of Little and Big Biabu in Upper Mahaica has been completed and an early warning system is being piloted in the area.

Former CNS TV 6 Editor and Videographer Shane Hubbard has won the inaugural Global Water Partnership –Caribbean (GWP-C) Media Award on Water.

One of the miners shot and robbed on Monday at a bar in the city remains in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he is on a life support machine.

A man who is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl appeared before the Suddie Magistrate’s Court last month but the child’s family is dissatisfied that he was not also charged with abduction and attempting to flee the country with a minor.

The lawyer hired by Teffiny Onika Smith, the Guyanese woman who has been held in jail in Ecuador for drug trafficking for almost a year without a trial, did nothing to prove her innocence and instead tried to bribe members of the justice system, a source familiar with the case has said.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development commissioned an $8.5M Amerindian hostel at Karasabai and several other projects during a recent visit to 20 communities in Region Nine.

Members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in Region Nine are expected to debate a motion for a vote of no confidence in the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Claire Singh over her alleged “interference” in village elections at the community of Parishara.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has registered a 10% decrease in serious crimes at the end of April compared to last year but speeding continues to be a major factor in fatal accidents.

The Guyana Mangrove Rest-oration Project (GMRP) on Monday launched its solid waste management and energy conservation awareness programme, beginning with the schools within the Golden Grove to Belfield Mangrove Reserve.

An agreement was signed on Friday that would see workers in certain categories of employment in the private sector benefit from a minimum wage increase from June.

Chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram is challenging Minister of Finance Dr.

Following two attempts to torch his car, an East Coast Demerara businessman is blaming an ongoing feud over a piece of land as the source of the attacks and he is calling for a thorough investigation.

The 12-year-old child, who was struck down by a minibus along the Friendship, East Bank Demerara public road more than a week ago, remains comatose in a critical condition while the driver blamed for the accident has been released on station bail.

Preliminary investigations into the murder of taxi driver Rajendra Puran do not point in the direction of a carjacking and police are on the hunt for several of his associates, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) yesterday said that power outages in parts of the East Coast and in Georgetown on Monday were caused by the inadvertent tripping of a circuit breaker.

Five Venezuelans were ordered deported and fined $30,000 each by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

A man was on Monday sentenced to one year in prison by Magistrate Sueann Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for escaping from lawful custody.

A woman who allegedly assaulted a man at Broad and Charles Streets was yesterday  put on $10,000 bail when she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

The University of Guyana (UG) said it will continue its outreach sessions to secondary schools in Region Two this week, where it will inform students about its programmes.

Oldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Inc is “deeply saddened” about the accident involving its tug on the Berbice River that resulted in the death of Andre Thompson and stands committed to supporting his family in their grief.

Forensic Analyst Lorraine Alleyne yesterday continued giving her evidence at the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Bibi Sharima Gopaul and Jarvis Small for the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul.

Delano Williams who was charged with causing the death of Sewcharran Persaud Ugraj by dangerous driving on June 26 last year on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, was  freed of all charges when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched an internal investigation into how a young man died from oral hemorrhaging and a blood clot to his brain at the institution, days after extracting a tooth at a private dentist.

Six students from the University of Guyana will be representing the institution at the 30th Model of the Organisation of American States (MOAS) for universities in the hemisphere in Cochabamba, Bolivia from May 16-19.

By Emmerson Campbell After Alonzo Greaves and his Roraima Bikers Club mate Warren ‘40’ McKay won back-to-back warm-up events in the National Park last weekend ahead of the upcoming three-stage road race, they are now focused on taking their talents to the open road.

Very wet conditions are forecast in  the extended weather outlook for the period May, June, July, the Hydrometeorological Services said in a press release last evening.

`The victory by Floyd Mayweather over Miguel Cotto Saturday night  in Las Vegas cemented his place among the greats, but in a few days time Mayweather will be placed among the criminals’ By Carwyn Holland Millions of boxing fans from around the world last Saturday night watched from the edges of their seats as the world number-one, pound-for-pound and pay-per-view king, Floyd “Money” Mayweather (43-0), pulled off one of the most ‘snatched from the nose of defeat’ victory in an epic battle against PPV number-three rated and defending light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-3).

It’s just 31 days to go now before Guyana’s Golden Jaguars kick off their opening third round match of 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against CONCACAF powerhouses Mexico on June 8th at the world famous Estadio Azteca (venue of the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup finals).

Dear Editor, Even as some schools in Region Three struggle with insufficient furniture for students and teachers alike, the wood ants continue to enjoy a daily feast on new, unissued school furniture at the Region’s Crane compound.

The President’s/Jefford Classic is gearing up to be one of Guyana’s grandest stages for showcasing local track and field talent as the event was officially launched yesterday by the organizers at Digicel’s head office in Barrack Street, Kingston.

Showman, Joseph Taylor, the man who was wanted in connection with the attempted murder of his reputed wife Eureka Garraway, yesterday turned himself over to police in the presence of his attorney.

A father who was accused of stealing his daughter’s cash had his simple larceny charge discharged yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton because of incorrect particulars in the  charge.

Acting General Secretary of the Caribbean Football Union Damien Highes says there has been no reduction to the suspension of former Guyana Football Federation president Colin Klass.

Dear Editor, I heard the tail-end of Capitol News on Monday, May 7, 2012 that the private sector were going to collaborate with the M&CC.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – An unfamiliar batting collapse undermined West Indies Women and sent them plunging to a 14-run loss against Sri Lanka Women in the fourth Twenty20 International here Monday night.

Head of the Government Information Agency (GINA) Neaz Subhan yesterday said the future of the agency, including the fate of its workers, hangs in the balance.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Fit-again West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons is targeting a comeback against England in the upcoming limited overs series there next month.

Dear Editor, Half-an-hour after the close of polls in the French presidential election last Sunday, the incumbent, President Sarkozy, telephoned his opponent François Hollande to concede victory.

This year’s annual Independence table tennis tournament which serves off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on May 18 will be a dress rehearsal for the upcoming mini, and pre-Cadet tournament.

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Security forces killed at least 10 people in fighting across Syria yesterday, activists said, in a 14-month-old revolt that international mediator Kofi Annan, the Red Cross and Arab League warned was deteriorating into a civil war.

(Cricinfo) Mitchell Starc, the Australia left-arm quick, will not be able to make his Yorkshire debut this week after being deported yesterday following a visa error that initially led to him being detained at Heathrow for more than four hours.

Dear Editor, I just read an article on a West Indies cricket website stating inter alia that two Guyanese members of the West Indies cricket team for the upcoming tour of England – Deonarine and Fudaddin – are in Jamaica awaiting visas because there is no British High Commission in Guyana.

INDIANAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, a 35-year veteran of the Senate and leading foreign policy voice, was defeated in the Indiana Republican primary by a Tea Party-backed challenger today, the first Senate incumbent ousted in the 2012 election year.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a unity government yesterday in a surprise move that could give him a freer hand to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities and seek peace with the Palestinians.

The Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) is celebrating the contributions of all its volunteers and donors and is encouraging young people in their continued action and leadership under the global theme ‘Youth on the move’ to mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.

Dear Editor, I am from the Rupununi and the word going around is that people from the hinterland are going to face much hardship because of the recent budget cuts by the opposition parties.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Police in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey said yesterday they had arrested a female assassin implicated in 20 murders for the feared Zetas drug cartel.

Former national volleyball captain Seon Glasgow and Naresh Jairam, a former national Under19 player, won the Silvina’s Variety Beach Volleyball Classic Trophy when the Berbice Volleyball Association held its two versus two competition.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – In Brazil, groups of armed agents fly around the country by helicopter, pounding on doors and instilling fear in the hearts of those who break the law.

Five persons lost their home yesterday afternoon when a fire of unknown origin gutted the upper flat of a wooden house in East Canje, Berbice.

David Harry secured victory in the Esau Shamshudin Farewell Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club over the weekend.

Dear Editor, Thank you for today’s front page photo of  ‘Differently-abled youth dancers…‘ on the occasion of the formal launching of the National Commission on Disability.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) is expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the injuries sustained by three-year old Gerald Durant, who was struck in his head by a falling utility pole on Saturday at Liverpool, Corentyne.

Dear Editor, It is the young South African theologian Hanno Langenhoven who posits that “obscene richness in the light of extreme poverty is a grave injustice.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress’ top Republican called yesterday for deeper economic engagement with Latin America as a bulwark against Iran’s attempt to gain influence in the region and the destabilizing effects of international drug cartels.

Dear Editor, The restoration of Austin House was a work of excellence.

The Ministry of Public Works is expected to start repair work on the bridge at Cemetery Road, La Penitence, where two cars plunged overboard over the past few days, resulting in one fatality.

While heaping praise on the sterling work of the Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET), Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque cautioned against complacency in the fight against animal health diseases in the region.

As was not entirely unexpected, President Sarkozy of France was defeated in the second round of the presidential elections, though his margin of victory was not substantial – 51.6% to 48.4%, as had been implied in the first round of the voting.

Dear Editor, President Ramotar has broken his silence on NICIL not putting its money into the Consolidated Fund.

(Trinidad Express) Contractors are paying more for cement now after local producer Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) increased prices again.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) are still working on finding a solution to the current impasse outside of the courts, General Secretary of the GFF Noel Adonis said yesterday.

CARICOM Foreign Ministers  have denounced in strong terms the negative impact that the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) tax continues to have on the region’s revenue sources.

Dear Editor, Last year purchasing a vehicle licence was made easy as there were four offices to serve the public.

Six companies yesterday each submitted bids for the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Linden Water Supply Rehabilitation Treatment and Storage works and Booster Stations.

The three-man boxing team of Stefan Gouveia, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan and Bert Braithwaite currently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil taking part in the Olympic qualifier box off suffered mixed fortunes in their respective bouts.

(Trinidad Guardian) Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Ministry of Finance, Susan Francois, says she is confident T&T will receive a positive review at next month’s plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from June 18 to 22 in Rome, Italy.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The People’s National Party (PNP) says it has no record of having received any donation from former Olint boss David Smith.

Dear Editor, As a National Insurance Scheme pensioner I think that it may be appropriate for me to state here that myself and my fellow pensioner who is my neighbour, were very pleased and satisfied with the services we received recently at the Demerara Bank branch at Le Ressouvenir on the East Coast of Demerara as compared to the past services at some post offices on the East Coast.

The Stabroek News, quoting GINA, reported that in response to the statement by Opposition Leader, David Granger “that he is ready for Government to seek a supplementary budget provided that certain conditions are met, President Ramotar said that he is not running a `casino-type’ operation and maintains that all decisions will be based solely on what is in the best interest of Guyana and its people.”

The Mayor and City Council is initiating plans to arrest the further decline of Georgetown, at a stakeholder meeting planned for today at the Pegasus Hotel.

Dear Editor, First I would like to congratulate Andrea Fortune on her success and hope that she can bring glory to Guyana.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Blake Griffin scored a game-high 30 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers push the Memphis Grizzlies to the brink of elimination with a 101-97 overtime victory in their Western Conference quarter-final on Monday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Banking, Insurance and General Workers’ Union (BIGWU) on Monday announced a 33 per cent pay hike for employees of the Public Services Credit Union.

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) is introducing biometric clinics for Suriname nationals who wish to obtain a visa to travel to the UK.

Part 4 By Janette Bulkan In this fourth article in this series, I will discuss the due diligence which should have been carried out prior to giving forest concessions to Café Coffee Day, and some of the associated issues.

(Barbados Nation) Two government ministers soundly criticized Barbados Workers’ Union general secretary Sir Roy Trotman on the floor of Parliament yesterday for calling an employer an “Egyptian Jew”.

(Trinidad Express) West Indies allrounder Narsingh Deonarine will most likely miss the regional team’s warm-up match against England Lions at Northampton, starting tomorrow as he continues to wait for a United Kingdom travel visa in Jamaica.