Daily Archive: Monday, July 23, 2012

President Donald Ramotar is urging an immediate return to normalcy at Linden even as he has indicated that his Government is amenable to meeting relatives of the three persons who lost their lives during the power tariff protest on July 18, and to offer assistance to them.

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has given the go ahead for water taxis to install navigation lights on their vessels so that they can operate a 24-hour service in light of the Demerara Harbour Bridge being temporarily out of commission, GINA reported this evening.

GWI today said that due to a damaged electrical pole in the vicinity of the Wisroc Water Treatment Plant, customers in the following areas are experiencing a service disruption: * Wisroc, * Block 22 * Blue Berry Hill * One mile * Canvas City * One Mile It said that the LUSCSL is currently addressing the power disruption.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman to travel into space, died today after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, according to her organization, Sally Ride Science.

Digicel today welcomed the decision of Justice Rishi Persaud in the Commercial Division of the High Court in which he ruled that the monopoly held by GT&T to provide telecommunications service or to regulate voice and data transmission over the internet is unlawful and void.

The United Nations System in Guyana today issued a statement expressing condolences to the families of the three men who died in the Linden protests last week and commending the government’s decision to set up a Commission of Enquiry into the matter.

Police today said that at about 0400h yesterday, a  dredge capsized in the Cuyuni River resulting in the death of three Brazilian nationals.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Organisers may think the most closely-guarded secret of the 2012 Games is who will light the Olympic flame, but of far greater interest to the wider sporting public is the condition of Usain Bolt’s right hamstring.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A study of black gay and bisexual men in six U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Dale Steyn claimed five for 56 to help bowl South Africa to a comprehensive innings and 12-run victory over England before tea on the fifth day of the first cricket test at The Oval today.

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff is pessimistic about Brazil’s chances for a meaningful economic recovery this year and is pushing ahead with new measures aimed at lowering taxes and increasing investments, hoping they might give the economy a lift by 2013, government officials told Reuters.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former prime minister Patrick Manning says he is recuperating well in Washington after suffering a mild stroke on January 24 at his home in San Fernando.

CENTENNIAL, Colo.,  (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater during a showing of the new “Batman” film ma de his first appearance in court today, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jump suit and with his hair dyed bright red.

(Reuters) – The governing body of U.S. college sports took sweeping, unprecedented action against Penn State University’s revered football program on Monday in response to a child sex abuse scandal, fining the school $60 million and voiding the team’s victories for the past 14 seasons.

The Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) has appointed  Mohindra (Neil) Chand as its new President.

(Barbados Nation) Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler is one man in Dr DeLisle Worrell’s corner as the Opposition party ramps up its calls for him to resign.

A small section of the Demerara Habour Bridge this morning  sank causing all traffic to be halted.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite believes the introduction of unmanned surveillance drones would be a useful addition to the arsenal being used to fight the illegal drug trade in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean.

The still-explosive situation in Linden, Guyana which claimed three lives and left a significant number injured, should serve as a warning to all Trinidad and Tobago.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – At least 107 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq today, a day after 20 died in explosions, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi’ite Muslim targets.

The Essequibo Coast community of Riverstown was rocked by a gruesome murder/suicide yesterday afternoon as a young carpenter killed his wife and dumped her body in a trench before hanging himself.

Tension rose in Linden yesterday after a protestor was beaten by a member of the police Tactical Services Unit (TSU) even as residents maintained roadblocks and vowed to continue their protest beyond the planned five days if there is no progress on meeting their demands.

By Emmerson Campbell The Hugh Ross Classic Committee yesterday staged a successful Fitness Walk around the outer circuit of the National Park.

A 17-year-old carpenter died yesterday morning when a stairway being built at a house at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara  (ECD) crashed down on him.

United States of America-based Jamaica track and field coach Shaun Dietz says he wishes to denounce all the threats by unknown persons to three-time Olympian Aliann Pompey following the recent success of his athlete Kadecia Baird at the World Junior Championships last week in Barcelona Spain.

Two Brazilians are dead and another person is missing after a mining dredge capsized at Amatuk Falls on the Cuyuni River late Saturday.

When most players would have lost hope and given up, Nyron Joseph produced his best squash to relinquish a two-game deficit en-route to becoming the 2012 Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Caribbean Under 17 Champion last night at the Liguanea Club Kingston Jamaica.

A 20-year old man died yesterday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding was struck from behind by a car at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets.

From Iva Wharton in Trinidad After their one year absence the Jamaica’s national netball team on Saturday reclaimed the Americas Federation of Netball Association (AFNA) title from defending champions Trinidad and Tobago who fell to third place.

A 14-year-old boy died yesterday and another was rescued after they disappeared under the water at the Splashmin’s Resort during a fun day hosted by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) for its employees and their families.

A taxi driver died last evening on the Coverden, East Bank Demerara road, in front of Kaylee’s Service Station, after the car he was driving crashed into two others.

By Emmerson Campbell The Hugh Ross Classic Committee yesterday staged a successful Fitness Walk around the outer circuit of the National Park.

Guyana’s Under-13 table tennis girls’ team of Jamaali Homer, Priscilla Greaves and Kristie Lopes defeated Jamaica in the final of the team event at the seventh Pre-cadet and cadet championships in Jamaica.

Chartered accountant Christopher Ram believes the amount that Chinese bauxite company Bosai Minerals charges the Linden Electricity Company (LECI) for electricity supplied to the Linden community is exorbitant.

The members of the Bartica Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) have moved to the courts to reverse the dissolving of the council saying that the installation of an Interim Management Committee was illegal.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors  yesterday announced a largely predictable squad for the opening Test against New Zealand starting here Wednesday, with the erratic Denesh Ramdin returning as vice-captain but no room found for speedster Fidel Edwards.

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England,  (Reuters) – South African Ernie Els won the British Open by one stroke from Adam Scott  yesterday after the Australian suffered an extraordinary late collapse on an incident-packed final day.

Kwakwani yesterday entered its sixth day of protest calling for the removal of the Deputy Regional Executive Officer Devon Bremner and the dissolution of the recently installed Interim Management Committee (IMC).

Deon Williams of Lot 7A Laing Avenue was on Friday brought before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting his wife.

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso led from pole position to chequered flag to win the German Grand Prix for Ferrari  yesterday while Germany’s Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was stripped of second place for an overtaking infringement.

The inclement weather failed to dampen the spirit of local golfers as they battled in the Trophy Stall Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club Saturday.

Police say that at about 0110h yesterday, ranks of a mobile police patrol at Mahdia were travelling along a trail when they were seen by a man who dropped a

The suspect in the brutal chopping of the 16-year-old North West girl is hiding out in the Big Creek area where he is being reportedly supported by relatives and at nightfall would venture into the community to ‘sport’.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s five-wicket haul on the final day of the three-day match against New Zealand  yesterday was not enough to earn him a spot in the first Test squad against the tourists starting Wednesday.

Guyana’s female team captain Mary Fung-A-Fat won her fourth Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Caribbean title last night at the Liguanea Club Kingston Jamaica after defeating teammate Ashley deGroot.

APNU executive, Joseph Harmon yesterday defended the August 2 “outside date” for drafting the terms of reference for the Commission of Inquiry that will probe the killing of three Linden protesters last week and said that the AFC will be invited to the next meeting.

BARCELONA, Spain, (Reuters) – When Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird hit Barcelona 20 years ago they ushered in a new era of Olympic basketball, their Dream Team of NBA stars firing the imagination of hoopsters around the globe.

Although construction is ongoing at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), Region Three Regional Health Officer (RHO) Ravindranauth Persaud is assuring that measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of hospital staff and patients.

Several persons were injured yesterday when a minibus and a motorcar collided at D’Urban and Smyth streets, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, 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.

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  yesterday.

Three reporters who visited the Georgetown Hospital on Thursday seeking tuberculosis (TB) testing were rudely and reluctantly attended to by a staff member at the Chest Clinic.

Dear Editor, The most important terms of reference for the investigation into the Linden police shootings must be that it should be (1) led by external and objective officials; (2) selected by joint agreement between the government and the parliamentary opposition (and this must include the AFC); and (3) granted subpoena powers to summon witnesses and take testimony under oath.

BAB AL-SALAM, Syria, (Reuters) – Syrian troops have driven rebel fighters out of two districts of Damascus a week after the insurgents launched a major assault on the capital.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Hashim Amla hit the highest test score by a South African with an unbeaten 311 to put his side within sight of a crushing victory over England on the fourth day of the first test at the Oval yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have no illusion, no singular revelation, no special moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities, a thousand hurting moments as a resident and leader of God‘s people in Region 10 producing in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to see a system that divides people by reason of race defeated, and a desire to resist a system that has imprisoned the people of Region 10.

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

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 yesterday.

Partners of the Americas, Guyana Chapter, is among the seven winners of the Call for Proposals for Civil Society projects for poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean, which would benefit low-income communities and vulnerable groups, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Friday.

Dear Editor, Regarding (letters in SN) President Donald Ramotar’s cricket comment in his Caricom speech about the West Indies Cricket Board taking international matches to Florida instead of utilizing facilities developed by regional governments to benefit their own territories, the President is not in tune with the views of diaspora lovers of cricket in North America.

AURORA, Colo., (Reuters) – President Barack Obama visited with friends and family of the Colorado movie theater shooting victims yesterday, joining local officials and residents in mourning those who died.

Introduction In last week’s article, I discussed the constitutional and legislative arrangements relating to the Government’s procurement systems.

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

Dear Editor, Last year a young man whom I knew from childhood who left Guyana in his early teens and went to live in the United States of America with his family, distinguished himself by becoming an international lawyer.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Mark Solomon at McDoom continued on Friday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before acting Chief  Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Photos and interviews by David Papannah Given the tremendous impact it has been having on our country, a team including government officials is going around the country talking to people about the domestic violence situation in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I would like to join with the rest of Guyana in expressing heartfelt condolences to the families and relatives who lost their loved ones during the recent shooting spree at a peaceful picketing exercise in Linden. 

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest rebel group has blown up a section of the 220,000-barrel-per-day-capacity Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline, Ecopetrol and the army said yesterday, in the latest in a series of attacks on oil infrastructure.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Vietnam, Laos and Mozambique are the countries that do the least to crack down on an illegal trade in animal parts that is threatening the survival of elephants, rhinos and tigers, the WWF conservation group said yesterday.

News that the investigation into the macabre killing of eight men at Lindo Creek in 2008 has come to an end is unlikely to convince members of the public that real answers will be forthcoming.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins was greeted by thousands of Union Jack-waving fans on the Champs Elysees when he claimed the 99th edition of the Tour de France to become the first British winner of the famous race  yesterday.

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

(Trinidad Express) An attempt to get help for his uncle, who was shot during an attempted robbery, ended in the death of a 14-year-old boy at the hands of a gunman on Saturday night.