Daily Archive: Sunday, July 22, 2012

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Lenico Boucher’s unbeaten century fired Barbados to their second straight win while Windward Island produced yet another brilliant run chase to also post their second victory, on the final day of the second round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board Under-15 Championship here today.

Police say that at about 1420h today, the body of Rohanie Tagwattie, 22 years of Anna Regina Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was found in a canal in the backlands of Riverstown, Essequibo, while the body of Rabinandan Radahar, 23 years of Riverstown was found hanging from a tree.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – One of Cuba’s best-known dissidents, Oswaldo Paya, leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, died today in a car crash, religious and dissident sources said.

It is now five days since the deadly events in Linden, in which three men were shot dead by the police during a day of community protest.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Elton John has scored his first number one album in 22 years, an electronic reworking of his hit songs, while Florence and the Machine clung to top spot in the singles chart for a second week running, the Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.

(Barbados Nation) He’s a former homosexual now turned preacher, and he is waging war in a battle to help others.

(WICB) St. John’s, Antigua – The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 13-member squad for the first Digicel Test against New Zealand, starting on Wednesday, July 25, at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez compared his election rival to “far-right” U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Pranab Mukherjee, a former finance minister of India and senior leader of the ruling Congress party, has been elected as the new president, a government official said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Triple centurion Hashim Amla hit the highest test score by a South African as he and Jacques Kallis took their side to a commanding 637 for two declared against England at tea on day four of the first test at The Oval on Sunday.

The AFC says that the possibility of protracted arguments over the eligibility of persons to sit on the Commission of Enquiry into the shooting of Linden protestors is real and significant and this is why the party is advocating for a full international Commission.

(Barbados Nation) The police have arrested and jointly charged four men with several drug offences as a result of the seizure of 14 taped packages of cannabis, weighing 825 pounds by the RBPF Drug Squad at sea about 9 nautical miles off Needhams Point, St.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France when he claimed the 99th edition of the greatest cycling race today.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Jack Warner is contemplating bringing back the police marine branch to complement the Coast Guard in patrolling and securing the nation’s sea borders.

(Trinidad Guardian) Colombia is in need of 25,000 English teachers. Colombian Ambassador to T&T Alfredo Riascos made the announcement on the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Colombia on Friday in Newton.

(Jamaica Observer) He has been described by his supporters as fearless, brazen, the bravest prime minister that Jamaica has seen, and some scenarios in which veteran politician-turned-academic Edward Phillip George Seaga, 82, has found himself would, perhaps, add credence to that view.

(Barbados Nation ) In an unprecedented move, 15 police officers, including nine from senior ranks, are going to the High Court to challenge their omission from this year’s promotions list.

The protest in Linden heads into its fifth day today with its original focus—the increase in electricity tariffs—being widened to include the gunning down of three men by police on Wednesday.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Overlooking the Soesdyke-Linden Highway is a village called Long Creek which is home to about 400 persons who maintain a simple lifestyle because of the hardships they face.

Attorney Nigel Hughes has formally made a request to the police to postpone the post-mortem examination of the three men who were shot by police during the recent protest at Linden as an international pathologist has expressed his willingness to help.

APNU MP Carl Greenidge has signalled the opposition’s preparedness to withhold support for the passage of all government legislation, should President Donald Ramotar refuse to assent to opposition-piloted bills, including those intended to give effect to motions passed by the National Assembly.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association has said that it is “greatly perturbed at the events which resulted in the loss of life, damage to property, and the general state of unease in Linden.”

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, retired justice Cecil Kennard says that as long as the police are involved in a shooting his office should investigate.

Fifteen-year-old Nyron Joseph produced an outstanding come-from-behind performance in the semi-final of the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Squash Championships in Jamaica to advance to today’s final.

Famous indigenous Northern Plains Flute player, JJ Kent will perform at the Umana Yana on Thursday from 9 am.

A DSL subscriber on Friday won a major victory over the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), after Justice Rishi Persaud found that the company acted unlawfully when it blocked his internet access after he used it to make calls over the internet.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyanese left-hander Narsingh Deonarine staked his claim ahead of the opening Test against New Zealand starting Wednesday, with a stroked-filled century on the second day of the three-day match against the tourists here  yesterday.

With the third annual Hugh Ross Classic just days away and with the arrival of the World renowned bodybuilder in Guyana the event is picking up momentum and promising to be well —- a Classic.

Several vehicles suffered extensive damage on Friday evening after a Demerara Shipping Company container truck slammed into a Prado at the corner of Main and Middle streets, Georgetown.

By Emmerson Campbell Three grade ones, three grade twos, four grade threes and a grade four  – those are the CXC grades of 22- year-old Kishawn Simon who will be making his professional boxing debut on the 25th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on July 27.

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira yesterday chided some of the leaders joining the protest action for saying that Linden is poorer than anywhere else in the country, insisting that this is not a true statement.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Exciting West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine is headed to Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League after signing with defending champions Sydney Sixers.

(Conclusion) Introduction Today’s column concludes my review of the strengthening of economic relations between Guyana and China.

Leader of the Opposition David Granger and a team from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday met Western diplomats to brief them on Wednesday’s killings in Linden and reiterated the call for an independent inquiry.

It is understandable that newsmen look for sensational stories since these are what sell newspapers and make the names of correspondents.

CHARTRES, France, (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins was 120 km away from becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France after he outclassed the rest of the bunch in the penultimate stage, a 53.5-km time trial to Chartres yesterday.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday met the Diplomatic Community in Guyana, including developmental agencies and their Heads in order to brief them on developments in relation to Linden, the Government Information Agency said.

As much as we talk about “the region” in one context or another, as a kind of given, and as much as some of our political leaders – Forbes Burnham, Owen Arthur, Ralph Gonsalves, etc. –

The police said yesterday that 12 people were held after the Linden Digicel Store and the Mackenzie Post Office were broken into and looted; suspects had items from the two offices in their possession.

ST KITTS – A rainy day throughout the island of St Kitts left the Under 15 cricketers frustrated as they were on and off the field as Round II of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under 15 Tournament got underway yesterday.

President Barack Obama’s campaign ad slamming Gov Mitt Romney for allegedly heading companies that “were pioneers in outsourcing US jobs to low-wage countries,” and claiming that “President Obama believes in insourcing” is unfair, hypocritical and dangerously deceptive.

A Lethem man is calling for disciplinary action against three policemen after he suffered a severe beating at their hands and had to be hospitalized.

Part 4 In this week’s column I begin consideration of the third grouping of challenges and threats facing near to medium-term macroeconomic stability in Guyana. 

Atlantis Cricket Club of the United States of America yesterday scored a 15-run victory over a Guyana Police Force XI in the second match of the three-way club teams T20 match at the Guyana Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Dear Editor, Ron Somerset, Shemroy Bouyea and Ivan Lewis  are now martyrs to Guyana’s version of independent and republican democracy.

For the second straight year at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Squash Championships, the girls under 19 final will be contested by two Guyanese players.

Dear Editor, I had previously refrained from commenting on the allegations, indeed arguments and counter-arguments, about the apparent conflict of interest involving the Minister of Finance and his wife, Mrs Geetanjali Singh from the Audit Office.

The Ministry of Home Affairs did not need a Mutual Assistance Act to request information on the 2008 cocaine in pepper sauce bust from Canadian officials as there were other avenues available at the time, a security source said.

Recent Caricom Heads of Government meetings have recorded concern about one or another aspect of the relationship between the UK and its overseas territories.

The Social Development Initiative of the Faith Harding Quick Impact Programme (QIP) is calling for the establishment of peace and understanding and at the same time pledging therapeutic care and nutritional sustenance to Linden.

Dear Editor, As a Linden layperson and an ex-Linmine pensioner, I’m tired of hearing about the subsidies that the goverment has been giving to Linden to make up the cost of their electricity tariffs. 

Pax Britannica is a well known term which means ‘the British Peace’ and it is used to describe one of the proud periods of British history when Great Britain experienced a lengthy era of peace and power. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Graeme Smith scored a century in his 100th test and Hashim Amla was 183 not out as South Africa took control of the first test against England at stumps on the third day  yesterday.

(Continued) Today, we’ll look at a very special method of breeding animals with the hope of capitalizing on specific assets of related parents. 

Dear Editor, I must commend the effort by the government, most especially Minister Robert Persaud and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) for imposing a temporary halt on the granting of new licences for river mining.

A 50-year-old foreman attached to John Fernandes Limited (JFL), Water Street died around 10 pm on Friday as he was about to go into surgery at the Georgetown Hospital after sustaining a broken leg when he was hit by a forklift at his workplace around midday on Friday.

For a variety of reasons, the two forthcoming Tests between the West Indies and New Zealand rank as little more than an irrelevancy as international sporting – indeed cricketing – contests go.

Caribbean Under-15 girls’ singles runner up Chelsea Edghill kept alive her chances of qualifying for the 2014 Junior Olympic Games in China by reaching the quarter finals of the Mexico Open currently in progress in Mexico.

Today’s plant, the Madagascar jasmine, has a botanical name, Stephanotis, which is Greek.

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops and armoured vehicles pushed into a rebel-held district of Aleppo yesterday and struck back in Damascus against fighters emboldened by a bomb attack against President Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle.

Dear Editor, ‘Apology as Chairman of the Board stands‘ refers (SN, July 21). 

LONDON (Reuters) – News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch has stepped down from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain, the company said in an internal memo yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Region Two Management Committee is very concerned that after the National and Regional Elections, neither the Leader, the Chairman or any member of the National Management Committee has seen it fit to visit this region, despite several requests made by us, and promises that visits would be made.

Manning the bridge:  Lindeners stand guard behind the huge logs they used to block the Kara Kara Bridge yesterday.

Greenheart is found only in Guyana and is one of the most important timber species.

The relatives of an unruly thirteen-year-old girl are uncertain about their next move since more than two years of intervention have not succeeded in persuading her to abandon a self-destructive path.

Three little boys sit gingerly on a sofa and survey the strange environment.

(Trinidad Express) Two relatives of a 12-year-old boy found locked in a kennel at a house in Cascade on Thursday were expected to be charged over the weekend while another relative was released by police on Thursday night.

Last week, demonstrators were on the streets of the major cities of Spain in their hundreds of thousands.

Dear Editor, It is with deep concern that I condemn the killing of Guyanese citizens at Linden, who were engaged in protest activities against a very steep increase in their electricity rates, by the Guyana Police Force.

GDF Colonel General Staff Bruce Lovell speaking to Linden residents near the bridge yesterday.

The inaugural Red Cherry Ladder Chess Tournament kicks off this morning at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.

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(Trinidad Express) An audit by international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has found that Mohamed Bin Hammam, once a candidate to oust FIFA President Sepp Blatter as head of the world governing body for football, enriched himself and handed out hundreds of thousands of dollars to friends and relatives.