Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Over the last decade Aamir Khan has saved villagers from an oppressive tax, led a movement against corruption, educated parents about learning disabilities and fought India’s flawed education system.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top diplomat in Nairobi was killed at her home by three intruders and Kenyan police believe a struggle for power at the embassy was the motive, they said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt could lower his 100 metres world record to 9.4 seconds if in shape and the rain clouds stay away from London, International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) president Lamine Diack said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Michael Phelps won the right to call himself the greatest Olympian of all time when the U.S.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Meteorological Services is monitoring an area of low pressure over the mid- Atlantic, that could become a Tropical Storm by the time it approaches Barbados and the southern Lesser Antilles late Friday, early Saturday.

(Barbados Nation) LIAT Airline has a new chief executive officer. He is Captain Ian Arthur Brunton.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-Former Prime Minister Dr.Keith Mitchell is calling on the West Indies Cricket Board to introduce a multiple captain system for the various formats of the game.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – From Thomas Burke’s 12-second run to win the first race in 1896 to Usain Bolt’s stunning 9.69 dance in 2008, the men’s 100 metres final has always been the jewel in the crown – not just of athletics but of the entire Olympic Games.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Usain Bolt will begin the campaign to repeat his three gold medal haul from Beijing 2008 this Saturday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Reggae artiste I-Octane has recently been admitted to hospital after falling ill late last week.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), is to appeal yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that its exclusive licence to transmit and distribute electricity is invalid.

Four stores in three buildings on the northern side of Regent Street between Camp and Alexander streets were gutted by fire this morning leaving millions of dollars in damage and the owner of one them collapsed at the scene and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

BASSETERRE,  St. Kitts,  CMC -No play was possible on the opening day of two of the three fifth round matches in the WICB under 15 competition in St.

By Johann Earle and Oluatoyin Alleyne The opposition this morning used its majority to adopt a motion expressing no-confidence in and calling for the removal of Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, rejecting a slew of amendments aimed at reducing its impact.

Electricity in Mahdia is cut and fuel in Lethem is running low as the impact of the road blockages at Linden bites into interior communities.

Regional Chairman Kuice Sharma Solomon informed Lindeners last evening that discussions with the government will recommence today at 2 pm at the Office of the President.

Story and photos by Alva Solomon By 9 am on any given morning the Region One mining community of Port Kaituma is buzzing with activity as a variety of vehicles plough through the narrow slushy roads at the Waterfront.

Government yesterday tabled two bills that are part of a raft of reform legislation expected to lay the ground work for overdue local government elections.

Overseas-based Guyanese Dr Rajendra Singh is the new Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Board of Directors and he travels here on a monthly basis at the expense of the cash-strapped corporation to perform his duties, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy disclosed yesterday.

A revised standard bidding document will soon be launched to ensure greater transparency and wider participation in the bidding process for government contracts.

Declaring that there is a time for everything and much work yet to be done, newly-elected PNCR Leader David Granger accepted his ‘third hat’, lauding outgoing leader Robert Corbin.

The Digicel store on America Street, in Georgetown was burglarised over the weekend and millions of dollars in cellular phones and other items were carted off.

Several Lethem residents are calling on the authorities to review the recent appointment of a housing officer there, after their house lots were taken away and awarded to others, mainly members of the business community.

A 46-year old man died on the spot after a speeding car collided with him on New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop yesterday.

Guyana and the European Union (EU) have agreed to commence formal negotiations later this year on entering into a forestry partnership, which would ensure ready access to the EU market for Guyana’s wood products.

Bus conductor Leon Doris, accused of raping an underage girl, will have to face a new trial, after a jury could not reach a verdict yesterday in the High Court.

Following judoka Raul Lall’s second round exit from the individual competition of the Summer Olympics as the 2012 London Olympic Games are called another Guyanese,

A scrap metal dealer who allegedly stole a minibus battery was yesterday placed on $35,000 bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Guyana’s lone participant at the just-concluded North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Regional Championships in the Cayman Islands, Anis Ade-Thomas, smashed his Commonwealth record whilst copping a silver and a bronze medal.

A bus driver who used indecent language to his reputed wife was yesterday reprimanded and discharged by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

By Iva Wharton There seems to be some controversy surrounding the selection of Guyana’s female team to contest the Regional tournament which starts on August 5.

The Assemblies of God Church, at Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was broken into some time on Sunday night and thieves carted off a host of items, including the church’s communion wine.

Enterprise, East Coast Demerara resident Albert Andries, 78, was yesterday arraigned on a murder charge, based on the allegation that he stabbed his stepson to death.

Story and photos by Lakhram Bhagirat Residents of Onion Field Housing Scheme, La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara are calling on the relevant authorities to have the condition of the roads in the area improved.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Women’s top seed Victoria Azarenka made hard work of her first-round win yesterday, while Roger Federer moved closer to a first singles medal after breezing into the last 16 on a packed Wimbledon Centre Court.

A 38-year-old mother of four died on Sunday last while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after she was beaten mercilessly, allegedly by her ex-husband, over a week ago.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee in a press statement last week defended his handling of a meeting with the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and stressed that complaints of corruption against police officers require statements before they can be acted on.

LONDON, (Reuters) – All eyes will be on the swimming pool later  today when Michael Phelps could make history by becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time and the first man to win the same event on three occasions.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – At just 15, schoolgirl Ruta Meilutyte showed nerves of steel as she withstood a delayed start that rattled experienced Olympians to claim Lithuania’s first ever swimming medal and become the one of the youngest women to win the Olympic title.

The Everest Cricket Club ground will come alive tonight with two feature softball encounters involving the country’s top male and female teams.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Coach Ottis Gibson says an all-round team effort was responsible for his side’s nine-wicket win in the first Test against New Zealand at the Sir Vivian Richards playing Field in Antigua Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed Zhang Jike came within a handful of points of turning the table tennis world on its axis but he held his nerve with the weight of a nation on his shoulders to move into the quarter-finals yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) “Justice was served this morning, but the lives lost will never be returned to us,” Tessa Chaderton-Shaw said after Charles Matthew Frederick was sentenced yesterday for the shooting deaths of Arthur Chaderton and his son-in-law Gerhard Stock on August 2, 2011.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – An almost robotically focused United States women’s team proved revenge is a dish best served cold when they got their own back on 2008 champions Brazil with an emphatic Olympic volleyball pool victory yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-Fast bowler Kemar Roach has achieved a career best ranking while mystery spinner Sunil Narine was the biggest mover among several West Indies players climbing the ICC test rankings, according to the latest figures released  yesterday.

Dear Editor, I read with some astonishment the editorial of the Sunday Stabroek of July 29 titled ‘UG Council.’

Ansa McAl Trading Limited will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this evening, with a grand concert dubbed the ‘Soca Showdown’ that will feature Trinidad and Tobago acts Kes the Band, Destra and her Band, Bunji Garlin, Fayann Lyons and the Asylum Band and Blaxx and the Roy Cape Band.

Dear Editor, The ongoing battle between Digicel and GT&T over the latter’s monopoly on international calls is much more than a telecommunications war.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbadian speedster Fidel Edwards has replaced the injured Ravi Rampaul in the 13-man West Indies squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand starting here Thursday.

Dear Editor, In relation to a previous letter, one of the blogs asked me to evaluate President Ramotar’s eight months in office, and I would like to respond by stating that I attached myself to the PPP/Civic in the last elections with the proviso, made clear to the public and to Mr Ramotar, that I was following the principles of my father, President Cheddi, when he invented the term “critical support” during some of  his years in opposition.

North Sound, Antigua ,  CMC – Fast bowler Kemar Roach, who broke the back of New Zealand’s second innings to set up a win for West Indies in the first Test, says his performance was part of a team plan that worked.

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – The Syrian military has stepped up its campaign to drive rebels out of Aleppo, where fighters said they were holding firm, vowing to turn the country’s largest city into the “grave of the regime”.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to use your column to highlight a dangerous piece of mischief circulated this past Sunday on the internet (Facebook) by someone using the name Tamara Deokumarie.

The Sri Sathya Baba Organization of Guyana will be hosting an International Convention, titled ‘Divine Showers’, from August 3 to 5 and will be joined by delegates from across the world.

BAYFIELD, Barbados, CMC- Spinners Shawn Pereira and Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai shared all 10-wickets as Guyana crushed Leeward Islands by 96 runs, two minutes after the scheduled tea interval, to kick start their campaign in the opening round of the WICB regional under-19 championship yesterday.

CAIRO (Reuters) – The struggle over Egypt’s new constitution was temporarily suspended yesterday when a court deferred until late September the next step in a legal row that had threatened the dissolution of the body writing it.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s spy chief will call for an end to US military drone strikes in its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and push for a sharing of technology and intelligence during a visit to Washington this week, the country’s interior minister said yesterday.

Dear Editor Emancipation, and the accretion and extension of the ideas and practice of human rights that it helped release, must be placed in its global historical context.

North Sound, Antigua, CMC –Former West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle says he is impressed with the tactics employed by fellow opener Kieran Powell to achieve his maiden test century.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A resilient Windward Islands staged a spirited fightback on the final day of their first round match in the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship to place themselves in position for an unlikely come-from-behind win over tournament hosts Barbados, but were forced to settle for a draw in the end.

(Reuters) – A Chicago man pleaded guilty yesterday to planning to join an al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, the latest US prosecution in a crackdown that has made it harder for Somali-Americans to send money to the war-torn country.

Dear Editor, My conversations with people all over the country over the last two weeks reveal rising political apathy. 

57-year-old Ralph Peters who cycled to Linden with his dog on a fact-finding mission.

Dear Editor, I would like to express my appreciation to Medi-Care for the good customer service that I received from the Prescription Department.

Robert Corbin’s successor as Leader of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNCR) is about to embark on an assignment that will either make or break his political career.

It’s a Monday morning. A commuter, let’s call him Mr Driver is hustling to work from the East Bank, all around him minibuses are weaving in and out of traffic, stopping suddenly. Fellow

LONDON (Reuters) – Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s most beloved writers, has died in Dublin after a short illness at the age of 72, Irish media reported today.   

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – A massive power cut hit India today, the second blackout to hit millions of people in the capital Delhi and the populous north of the country in as many days, TV stations said.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday questioned both the independence of the Police Service Commission and objectivity of the yet unnamed incoming Commissioner of Police following the resignation of Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner of Police Jack Ewatski yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) It might be just chicken feed, but it’s expensive.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) general manager, Satnarine Bachew, announced yesterday that the temporary surcharge imposed on bagged cement has been removed.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Terry Warren, 24 years, of Mango Creek, Pomeroon River, which occurred at about 2200h on Sunday July 29, 2012, at Mango Creek.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and Deputy Commissioner of Police Jack Ewatski have tendered their resignations which will take effect on August 7, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced last night.