Daily Archive: Monday, June 11, 2012

(Barbados Nation) A mountain of debt is hanging over Barbados and some of its Caribbean neighbours, sapping government revenues and retarding economic and social expansion.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this morning handed down a ruling giving representatives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) more time to appeal a decision by Chief Justice Ian Chang to throw out their application challenging the establishment of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to run the affairs of cricket in Guyana.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his Downing Street office said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) United Nations’ resident co-ordinator Marcia de Castro says T&T has a lot to be proud of after 50 years of independence but a lot of the strides the country has made can be lost if crime is not addressed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Roman Catholic (RC) Archbishop Joseph Harris is calling on citizens to resist moves to accept homosexuality.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds yesterday said three-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be criminally charged if investigations suggest that he is at fault following yesterday’s motor vehicle accident in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Frightened by the sudden and unexplained disappearance of her 39-year-old daughter, Marlene Coudray, the Mayor of San Fernando, in Trinidad, is expected to arrive in Jamaica today, to join in the search for her missing child, Michelle Coudray.

(Barbados Nation) The lawyer representing insolvent airline REDjet was up to last night fighting a court injunction granted to one of its creditors, Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Inc.,

BIRMINGHAM, England,  CMC – The third and final Test between England and West Indies finished in a no decision after rain forced the abandonment of the final day at Edgbaston here today.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  CMC – Wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has been slapped with a fine by the International Cricket Council for his controversial jibe at Sir Vivian Richards while celebrating his century on yesterday’s penultimate day of the final Test against England.

(Barbados Nation) LIAT’s Management wishes to inform the general public of the destruction by fire of one of its hangars, two office block buildings and an aircraft.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Rafa Nadal beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open title today.

(Trinidad Express) Seventy Cuban doctors and nurses were last Friday each granted two-year contracts for employment in the public health sector, as the Ministry of Health seeks to address the shortage of doctors and nurses in this country.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson is being investigated for several hit-and-run car crashes in Southern California on Saturday that police say appear to have been caused by the Obama administration official.

(Trinidad Express) More than TT$127 million of taxpayers’ money has been lost following the sale of four water taxis that were purchased under the People’s National Movement (PNM) administration—including the controversial MV Su that was never used.

The board of the National Communications Network (NCN) has launched an investigation into suspected financial irregularities at the network and the company’s programme manager, Martin Goolsarran has been sent on administrative leave in relation to a $3.9M cheque made payable to him by a major advertiser.

 An Upper Corentyne family wants answers from officials at the Skeldon Hospital after their teenage son died following severe haemorrhaging through his nose, a day after being admitted for a fever.

The main opposition, APNU, does not recognize the newly-installed Bartica Interim Management Committee as legitimate and is unlikely to work with the body.

Passengers on board Delta Airlines incoming flight 383 from John F.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud, has warned against the excessive use of  certain prescription medications, particularly the drug, Cytotec, and has stressed that it must be prescribed by a registered medical practitioner.

Amid conflicting information from the police, the Toronto Star is reporting that the Guyanese charged with the killing of a man and injuring of six others at the Eaton Centre in Toronto on June 2nd has been linked to a gang called Sic Thugs.

Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources Inc has been granted an environmental permit for the development, construction and operation of a large-scale gold mine at its property at Toroparu, Region Seven.

Despite some difficulties, the Hope canal project is still “within the timeframe for successful completion,” according to the Ministry of Agriculture, which said on Saturday that overall 32% of the channel and dams have been completed so far.

A struggling Santa Rosa, Moruca couple is facing an uncertain future after a bid for land for their business in the Region One community was recently denied by the Village Council.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Charismatic Tino Best astonishingly struck the highest score by a number 11 in Test history while Denesh Ramdin stroked his second Test century before embroiling himself in controversy, as West Indies dominated the fourth day of the final Test here yesterday.

An historic 75-feet high tower was dismantled in New Amsterdam yesterday because the crumbling edifice was leaning and posed a safety threat to passers-by.

By Emmerson Campbell National football coach Jamaal Shabazz described the Golden Jaguars 1-3 defeat by  Mexico in their opening, third round, World Cup qualifier on Friday night in Mexico, as an important learning curve in the team’s journey.

By Iva Wharton Football enthusiast Mark Phillips is calling on football fans to boycott tomorrow’s game between the Golden Jaguars and Costa Rica if there is no reduction in the price of admission.

The Project Concept Notes (PCN) for the rehabilitation of the Cunha canal and the Amerindian Development Fund were approved by the Steering Committee of the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) last week.

Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) President Patrick Yarde said the union which is celebrating its 89th anniversary remains determined in its pursuit of social and economic justice for the working class.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin tried to play down his angry gesture towards former captain Viv Richards after scoring a century in the third test against England yesterday.

By Anand Goolsarran Introduction A budget is a financial plan that drives the operations of any organisation.

By Iva Wharton The inaugural three discipline Digicel Fiesta held on Saturday at the National Gymnasium was a success Digicel’s Head of Marketing, Jacqueline James has declared.

Seventy-three-year-old Tyrel Bovell believes that his job at the Guyana Rice Board (GRB) provided the groundwork for training people to serve their country.

Shaka Moore of the Essequibo Boxing Gym got the better of Stephan Baldeo of the Rose Hall Jammers boxing gym when the Pepsi/Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) under-16 tournament got underway Saturday night on the tarmac outside of the National Gymnasium.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Captain Veerasammy Permaul brandished his left-arm spin to good effect to gain West Indies A a narrow first innings lead on the second day of their second unofficial “Test” here yesterday.

Dear Editor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited denies the implications made by the newspaper, Kaieteur News in an article published June 7, 2012.

A man was placed on $150,000 bail on Friday after appearing before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on another man.

LAS VEGAS, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was stunned by American Timothy Bradley on Saturday, surrendering his WBO welterweight title on a controversial split decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Maritime authorities are still trying to find Gerald Fraser, who was on board the cargo vessel Miss Elissa, which capsized in the Demerara River on Friday afternoon.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans flooded downtown Caracas yesterday to support opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the biggest rally to date of his campaign to unseat cancer-stricken socialist President Hugo Chavez.

Dear Editor, I have kept my silence about the increase in fares being peddled by the private operators of public transportation around Georgetown for as long as I possibly could.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Having managed to convince a judge to send Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to prison for the maximum 23 years, United States (US) law-enforcement agencies are now turning their attention to the assets of the man they once labelled as one of the world’s biggest drug traffickers.

ISLAMABAD/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, (Reuters) – When al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi arrived in northwest Pakistan several years ago, he commanded so much respect that even some of the world’s most dangerous militants held him in awe.

Dear Editor, I write to you with reference to the recent Independence Day celebration held at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Five.

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton stormed to a Canadian Grand Prix victory yesterday to become a magnificent seventh winner in seven Formula One races this season and seize the championship lead.

A man charged with stealing a BlackBerry cellular phone and fraudulent conversion was remanded to prison on Friday when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Oliver Yaw was sentenced to nine months in jail after he admitted to fraudulently converting the money of a woman to his own personal use, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) Inequality in the bail system is allowing gang leaders to stand bail for poor people who then have to commit crimes to pay back their bail money, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has said.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – World and Olympic record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt emerged unscathed from a car accident in the Jamaican capital on Sunday and was resting at home, authorities said.

Dear Editor, The glaring mismanagement of the PPP/C regime, along with the latter’s dictatorial tendencies has pushed me further towards the PNCR, as I long for a political alternative to lead Guyana.

SITTWE, Myanmar, (Reuters) – Northwest Myanmar was tense yesterday after sectarian violence engulfed its largest city at the weekend, with Reuters witnessing rival mobs of Muslims and Buddhists torching houses and police firing into the air to disperse crowds.

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran has said there is a backlog of 143,000 people on the waiting list for Housing Development Corporation houses nationwide.

Lawrence Wayne who was shot in his upper body in the Friday night incident at the National Culture Centre tarmac where three persons were injured has been moved from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the male ward where he is said to be recovering well at the Balwant Singh Hospital, according to his relatives.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will have to come back to finish their French Open final after rain prevented a conclusion on Sunday with the match on a knife-edge.

Dear Editor, As a resident of Lodge I would like to respond to Mr Balwant Persaud whose letter was published in the Stabroek News on June 7, 2012 under the caption ‘The job of maintaining a clean city lies with the city council, the government and citizens, not foreign diplomats.’

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Pratibha Patil wakes to the sound of trumpets and horse-backed riders in the cobbled courtyard of her magnificent palace in New Delhi, she walks on a treadmill, prays at her private temple and prepares for a long, hollow day.

(Trinidad Express) Pertinent files containing information about the operations of the failed Hindu Credit Union (HCU), kept at the offices of the Commissioner for Co-operative Development, have gone missing.

Concord Lodge, one of the oldest Masonic lodges in Guyana celebrated 100 years  of unbroken monthly meetings on March 20th last, having been consecrated on 20th March 1912 at Freemasons Hall, Company Path, Georgetown.

MAIDUGURI/JOS, Nigeria,  (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked two churches in Nigeria yesterday, spraying the congregation of one with bullets, killing at least one person, and blowing up a car in a suicide bombing at the other, wounding 41, witnesses and police said.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – Holders Spain, starting without a striker, spluttered to get into gear in their Euro 2012 opener as a vibrant and well-organised Italy mixed resolute defence with moments of flair to earn a deserved 1-1 draw yesterday.

Dear Editor, A few days ago as I watched Burma’s (Myanmar‘s) opposition leader, former political prisoner and Nobel Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi boarding a plane to neighbouring Thailand, I rejoiced in the triumph of her principled tenacity.

Dear Editor, This is a country that has untold wealth: gold, diamonds, bauxite, fertile lands, vast timber reserves and the list goes on.

Corporal punishment in schools Interviews and photos by David Papannah Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has been holding consultations on corporal punishment in schools in the wake of several violent incidents in the school system.

(Barbados Nation) A day after REDjet announced it was filing for bankruptcy, details emerged of a last-ditch appeal made to Government in May to save the Barbadian-based, low-cost carrier from going under.

(Reuters) – A former Indian army officer wanted for murder in India apparently shot and killed his wife and two of his children at his California home before committing suicide, police said yesterday.

In two separate reports, Stabroek News has exposed to the public glare the disastrous work done on roads in Amelia’s Ward, Linden as part of a $300M project.

(Reuters) – The Miami Heat and their Big Three are going back to the NBA finals.

Two members of the United States armed services are relieved that they can now be themselves in the wake of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) by the Obama administration, after having lived a lie for years while serving in active duty.