Daily Archive: Thursday, May 24, 2012

A police constable was shot numerous times with arrows at Monkey Mountain Region Eight on Wednesday and had to be air dashed to Georgetown today for emergency medical attention.

A release from the Georgetown Hospital today said that at around 06:00h this morning, there was a temporary breakage of a 2” Main Waterline within the ceiling of the Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre (ACDC) building in the region of the Accident and Emergency Unit, which affected the smooth functioning of that and neighbouring departments.

Police say that at about 09:45 hrs. yesterday,  ranks on a mobile anti crime patrol operating in police Division ‘D’ intercepted and executed a search of a vehicle with three male occupants on the Leonora Public Road and unearthed one  .38 revolver with six (6) live matching rounds, found under the front passenger seat.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican entertainer Busy Signal has waived his right to an extradition hearing to go to the US to be tried for absconding bail.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex during at least one party at his luxury villa outside Milan, a witness said today at a trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.

(Trinidad Guardian) A TT$2 million contract has been awarded by the Transport Ministry to security company Pegasus Limited to set up a Global Positioning System (GPS) for the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC).

(Trinidad Guardian) Former manager of the West Indies cricket team Omar Khan says the time has come for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to have a full time sports psychologist attached to the team.

(Trinidad Express) Justice of Appeal Wendell Kangaloo will be flown to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, for further treatment as soon as doctors give his family the all clear allowing him to be moved.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) prepares to launch its new Port of Spain to London service next month, but with fewer flights than previously announced.

A section of the Meadow Bank wharf on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) collapsed this morning and fishermen subsequently listed a number of problems affecting the industry including a “dysfunctional” co-op society.

(Jamaica Observer) The US-based rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service, has downgraded the credit ratings of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) by one notch from Aaa to Aa1.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A June 8 sentencing date has been set for confessed Jamaican crime boss Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, who is facing 23 years behind bars in the United States on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

(Barbados Nation) Saying count them out, two of Barbados’ leading private sector groups have distanced themselves from a recent political poll.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has a whopping food import bill in excess of Bds$700 million and Barbadians are being asked for their input to reduce it.

(Trinidad Newsday) As if moved by the spirit, her voice cracking, Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development Verna St Rose-Greaves yesterday jumped around her seat in frustration in the Senate as she lamented the sexual abuse that has been meted out to children in this country over the years.

The baby girl born to Chitrawattie Ramjiwan, the 20-year-old woman who died in transit from the Fort Wellington Hospital to the New Amsterdam Hospital following delivery complications, succumbed on Monday evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital where she was being kept for observation.

Government is moving to the courts over the budget cuts at the Office of the President which a senior government functionary says have crippled President Donald Ramotar’s ability to carry out certain functions.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, the former president and general secretary of the CONCACAF confederation, were guilty of financial mismanagement on a grand scale during their years in office, delegates were told at their congress yesterday.

Hemwattie Abdulla, 42, who was charged jointly with Surojinie Tirmaul for the murder of her United States-based husband, Abdul Shakeel Majid was further remanded to prison yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell The national 15s rugby team has returned to the drawing board in order to be victorious in their all-important game against Trinidad and Tobago in the Southern Zone of the NACRA Regional Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup after playing to a 10-10 stalemate against Barbados last weekend in that country.

The trial of Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who has been indicted in New York over a US$50 million mortgage fraud, may begin sometime in November and the prosecution does not anticipate it lasting longer than a week.

BANGALORE, India,  CMC – Dwayne Bravo outshone West Indies teammates Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Smith as he produced a solid all-round performance to help propel Chennai Super Kings into the qualifying final of the Indian Premier League yesterday.

The teenage girl who was chopped multiple times on Monday when her lover launched a brutal attack at Big Creek Backdam, North West District, killing a man she was with, was up to press time on life support at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The man accused of raping and robbing a woman on November 15, 2009 at Jimbo Bridge Road, Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Tuesday led his defence as the trial continued in the High Court before Justice Franklyn Holder.

Residents of Kwakwani who are against the proposed installation of an interim Neighbourhood Democratic Council  protested  in front of the Local Government office where a public consultation was in progress, bringing it to an abrupt end.

A fire suspected to be of electrical origin gutted the home and wholesale grocery store of businessman Shazim Hamid yesterday at Diamond Housing Scheme, rendering him homeless and causing him to suffer millions of dollars in losses.

The main sugar union GAWU yesterday said that thousands of field and factory workers at the various sugar estates are in a state of agitation after they were told that their customary Holiday-with-Pay (HWP) – one-week will not be paid this Friday.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has stressed the need for consistency if the Caribbean side are to get the better of England in the second Test starting tomorrow at Trent Bridge.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh has stated that from the Board’s perspective,  Karen Livan remains responsible for executing the responsibilities of GGMC Commissioner  and she is not being marginalized.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky,  CMC – Jamaican jockey Shaun Bridgmohan logged impressive weekend doubles to remain on top the standings at the celebrated Churchill Downs.

Relatives of an 18-year-old mother of two, who died almost five months ago as a result of injuries she sustained during a botched abortion, are outraged that the Medical Council of Guyana and Health Ministry haven’t intensified investigations following a protest calling on them to do so.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Formula One will chalk up a notable first if Lewis Hamilton finishes first in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.

The Alliance For Change in expressing profound sadness  at the recent fatal stabbing of a teenager allegedly by one of his peers and is calling for a national caucus to address teenage violence.

LONDON, (Reuters) – New York’s police chief said yesterday he was impressed with security planning for this summer’s London Olympics, rejecting suggestions that U.S.

Martial arts, boxing, physical displays by the Guyana Police Force and a parachute jump by the Guyana Defence Force yesterday highlighted this country’s  observance of World Challenge Day at the Guyana National Stadium, focusing on a new attitude towards active living.

A Number Seven Village, West Berbice farmer turned up at his tomato farm recently only to find all of his crops destroyed.

The 12-year-old boy who was struck down by a minibus along the Friendship, East Bank public road three weeks ago has been transferred from the Intensive Care Unit to the Paediatric Ward, a sign of improvement, relatives said.

Dear Editor, You would be aware of my insistent recommendation ever since 2008 for the re-siting of the commercial activities of the Deeds Registry – Companies Incorporation, Business Names Registration, Bills of Sale Registration along with Intellectual Property ie Trade Marks, Patents, etc, to a Commercial Registry away from the physical accommodation at the main Deeds Registry office below the High Court. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England striker Emile Heskey has been released by Aston Villa, bringing to an end his three-and-a-half-year stay at the club.

Dear Editor, According to World Bank Director for the Caribbean Yvonne Tsikata, monies from the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF), or what we know as the LCDS,  are considered development assistance and Norway wants to make sure that funds are used  in the most transparent and effective way  (Stabroek News, December 11, 2010).

Almost a month after a Cuban man was hacked to death and his wife severely injured allegedly at the hands of a Guyanese scholarship student, charges are yet to be laid and the suspect remains in police custody.

LONDON, (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most respected journalists said today that former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan showed him how to hack into phones 10 years ago, the latest twist in a scandal that has so far centred on Rupert Murdoch.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – CONCACAF had regained credibility, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said, after Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Island Football Association was elected president of the troubled confederation yesterday.

LIMA, (Reuters) – The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru deepened yesterday as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has elected Antiguan Gordon Derrick, an official reprimanded in a FIFA ethics probe, as their new president a year after Jack Warner relinquished the post amid corruption allegations.

CANTERBURY, England,  CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Brendan Nash stroked an unbeaten half-century as Kent took first day honours over Leicestershire in the County Championship here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Some five years ago, a NARI team carried out a soil test at my vegetable farm located on my Suddie household plot in Region 2 with the aim of determining what was causing my plants to die.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year’s U.S.

Dear Editor, At present there is a lot of mud being dug up at Diamond EBD to make way for the four-lane road, and due to the rain the place is quite muddy.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico extradited to the United States an alleged drug kingpin who has testified that high-ranking military officers worked with drug cartels, Mexican officials said Wednesday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday remanded a miner to prison after he pleaded guilty to break and enter at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

MP Khemraj Ramjattan, Chairman  of the Alliance For Change (AFC) said that he preferred to spend Tuesday evening with members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) who were here for a seminar for parliamentarians rather than participate in a debate on NICIL aired live on state TV.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September.

MP Khemraj Ramjattan, Chairman  of the Alliance For Change (AFC) said that he preferred to spend Tuesday evening with members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) who were here for a seminar for parliamentarians rather than participate in a debate on NICIL aired live on state TV.

Dear Editor, After discussing recently the drama of NICIL, it struck me how much greed is perhaps our greatest danger; it is like a demon lurking in the corridors of power waiting to devour this country and its citizens as we enter soon our 46th year of Independence.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iran and world powers exchanged unusually detailed proposals at talks in Baghdad yesterday in hopes of defusing a long standoff over suspicions Tehran’s atomic energy programme may be a disguised quest for nuclear weapons.

Students at the Georgetown School of Nursing say its management is dysfunctional and has enrolled a large number of students while no infrastructural provisions have been made for them.

Dear Editor, Mr Brassington clearly placed himself in an unmistaken conflict of interest situation when he acted for his brother in procuring shares in the Hand in Hand Trust Company, which had been privatised by Mr Brassington seven years earlier.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Armed Racing Club fans stopped a player in the street and threatened to shoot him in the legs if their team failed to win their next game, a team mate who witnessed the incident said.

The World Bank yesterday approved a US$25 million financial package for the first phase of a Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme that will provide 27 million people with access to better and affordable broadband services.

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores, setting the stage to become the largest American city to date to implement such a measure.

(Jamaica Observer) National Commercial Bank (NCB) has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of US$225 million ($19.5 billion) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

PARIS,  (Reuters) – At his first meeting of EU leaders, with the hotly contested issue of shared euro-zone debt top of his discussion list, France’s new president made it clear yesterday that he intends to stand up to Berlin on European policy.

Dear Editor, Recently I was driving along Church Street going west to east. 

MIAMI, (Reuters) – There has been a nasty edge to the playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers and after more blood in Tuesday’s latest encounter, the Heat’s Dwyane Wade said the physical clashes were getting close to crossing the line.

Dear Editor I can recall in my senior year at high school my Literature teacher called me an “egotistical chauvinistic pig.”

Two interesting facts define this unfolding 21st century, and both work in our favour as a budding nation.

‘How’s life?’ It’s a seemingly innocuous question that people tend to ask when they have not seen each other for a long time.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities have sentenced a doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden to 33 years in jail on charges of treason, officials said, a move almost certain to further strain ties between Washington and Islamabad.

Macorp is launching a new CAT Product Link remote monitoring system aimed at helping business owners locate and protect their equipment.

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has sued former Express journalist Lasana Liburd for libel arising out of a statement he (Liburd) allegedly published on the social networking site www.twitter.com

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former champion Amir Khan will fight undefeated American light-welterweight Danny Garcia on July 14 for the WBC title.

(Trinidad Express) After three years of slump, Trinidad and Tobago’s economy is not recovering, and crime and labour unrest are making matters worse.

(Trinidad Express) Government has chosen to avoid the controversial issue of gay sex and has said no to sexual activity between minors of the same sex.