Daily Archive: Friday, August 3, 2012

LONDON, (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Roger Federer had to break yet another record to keep his Olympic dream alive and Andy Murray surfed a wave of British euphoria at Wimbledon today to set up a mouthwatering showdown for a gold medal.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ernesto swept over the tiny island of St Lucia today and could strengthen into a hurricane as it races westward across the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said.

A post-mortem examination was today performed on the body of Frank Persaud of Bel Air, Georgetown, by Government Pathologist Dr.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — DANCEHALL act Ninja Man has been cleared by the Supreme Court to perform at two shows over the weekend.

At about 2320h. last night, police ranks searched an unclaimed bag without a name tag that was seen in the loading area at the CJIA and found a total of 25 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, is said to be left frustrated by what his agent described as ‘excessive drug testing’ inside the Olympic Village, after the sprinter was awaken from his sleep at 10:15pm last night, by doping officials for his third test in five days.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Moscow is sending three large landing ships with marines aboard to a Russian naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartus, Russian news agencies quoted a source in the general staff as saying today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Kemar Roach underlined his role of strike bowler for West Indies with another telling bowling performance, helping to demolish New Zealand’s fragile batting in the second Test yesterday here.

The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Commission of Inquiry into the Linden shooting was presented to the National Assembly last evening but it could be some time yet before the Commission begins to probe the shooting which left three persons dead as the composition and other factors are still to be decided.

Eight-time Caribbean Squash Champions, team Guyana has returned with the Caribbean Girls championship title, overall championship title and third place title in the boys championship.

The National Assembly last night carried a motion to have a committee of the Parliament examine the current arrangements for former Presidents’ pension, other facilities and benefits and the Opposition will bring a bill to significantly amend legislation passed in 2009 and which created a public outcry in the months leading up to the 2011 general elections.

Attorney and AFC executive Nigel Hughes yesterday sounded concern over what he said was apparent selective enforcement of taxpayer penalties by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)—a charge that Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur rejected outright.

Law enforcement officials last evening arrested three men who were part of a gang that pounced on travellers forced to slow down at a ditch dug across the roadway at Rockstone, Upper Demerara River.

Residents of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, celebrated their 3rd annual Victoria Village Day under the theme “Transforming words into action through cooperation” with the hosting of a village conference yesterday.

Two new temporary magistrates were yesterday sworn-in to serve following selection by the Judicial Service Commission, according to the Government Information Agency.

Linden protestors manning blockades around community access roads are alleging that they have been on the receiving end of threats from the owners of mining operations in interior locations cut off as a result of the continuing protest action.

A man who slapped the mother of his child was on Tuesday reprimanded and his matter discharged when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill yesterday defended the system used to award government contracts, saying it is open, transparent and with no preferential treatment given to friends of the party in government.

The Essequibo Coast family that cremated the wrong corpse on Tuesday will burn the right body today.

Australia-based company, Azimuth Resources Ltd has secured US$6 million to continue its resource expansion and prospect drilling at its West Omai gold project in Guyana, even as the global demand for gold remains high.

LONDON,  CMC – The much anticipated track and field segment of the London Olympics runs off today with the first round of the women’s 100m expected to be the highlight, but with most waiting with baited breaths for the showdown between Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake later in the weekend.

A monument erected in Buxton to memorialize the more than 400 Guyanese who have died as a result of police action since 1992 is scheduled to be unveiled today.

Special gender-based violence units manned by trained officers were suggested for the Guyana Police Force, including additional units for outlying areas, when  East Bank Demerara residents participated recently in the National Conversation on Gender-based Violence held at the Diamond Secondary School.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics when he clinched the men’s 200 metres individual medley gold medal at the London Games yesterday.

The Inter-Ministries/Corporation seven-a-side football tournament which was scheduled to have its semi-finals and finals played last Sunday at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground has to be rescheduled  due to inclement weather.

West Berbice widow Thakurmani, 64, who was on trial for the death of her husband, was yesterday acquitted by a jury.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A former Mexican state governor pleaded guilty in a New York federal court yesterday to conspiring to launder millions of dollars of cocaine trafficking proceeds.

A woman yesterday pleaded guilty to setting fire to the gate and fence of her reputed husband’s property when she was brought before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

FOURSQUARE, Barbados,  CMC – Jamaica’s batmen won an intriguing battle with Guyana’s spinners to eke out a narrow first innings lead of three runs on the second day of the second round match of the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship at Foursquare Oval here yesterday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ernesto formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Windward Islands yesterday and could strengthen into a hurricane as it races westward across the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said.

Two men accused of robbing a man of his gold chain and a woman of her gold band appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, I write to contribute to the current debate regarding the use of mercury in the mining of gold. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – An irresistible force met with a very moveable object on Thursday and the result was a record-breaking scoring spree for the U.S.

PINE BASIN, Barbados, CMC – Windward Islands managed to grab first innings points over Trinidad and Tobago as seventeen wickets tumbled for 193 runs on the penultimate day of their second round match in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

A teenager accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint of items totaling $187,000 in value was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $200,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

While the local mining industry is both morally and legally bound to respect the rights and privileges of indigenous people in their own communities, the prevailing view in mining circles is that the authorities are advancing the issue of the rights of the country’s indigenous Amerindians as a means of enforcing its own agenda as far as mining in the country’s interior regions is concerned.

LONDON,  CMC – Trinidadian George Bovell, the only Caribbean athlete in action yesterday, produced a strong performance to qualify for Friday’s final of the men’s 50 metres freestyle here at the 30th Olympiad.

Dear Editor, In reference to your news article, ‘Private sector criticizes Region 10 Chairman for objecting to presence at Linden talks,‘ (August 2), I am tempted to ‘go rogue’ on the PSC, which has suddenly found its voice after almost a decade of deafening silence as corruption ran amok during the period of the Jagdeo regime – a regime which appeared to have exerted unusual influence over the organization.

The United States Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) has completed three projects, including providing logistical support for the training of airport employees on first response,  building new sanitation facilities, and donating office supplies to a domestic violence counselling centre.

BAYFIELD, Barbados,  CMC – Captain Shai Hope led by example to strike his second century in as many matches as Barbados took full control of their encounter in their second round match of the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship against the Leeward Islands here yesterday.

Just back from a tour of several European countries, a delegation of private sector officials from CARIFORUM member states have concluded that trade agreements with the European Union (EU) are unlikely to bring significant economic gain to small operators in the short to medium term.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The Honduran Congress approved a law on Wednesday that prohibits the public possession and transportation of guns in a region of the country where drug trafficking and other agrarian conflicts are blamed for the killings of more than 60 people in the past three years.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British middleweight Anthony Ogogo caused the first big boxing shock of the Olympics yesterday, upsetting gold medal favourite Evhen Khytrov in front of a vociferous crowd that included Queen Elizabeth’s husband Prince Philip.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The 2012 Olympic velodrome proved itself more than just a pretty face yesterday as the Games’s most beautiful venue produced six world records and a gold medal for the hosts on a unforgettable first night of track cycling.

In recent weeks local gold miners and particularly the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), the umbrella organization for small and medium-scale gold miners have been making clear their discomfort with the role of the recently established Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.

Dear Editor, In the August 2 edition of the Stabroek News, Norman Browne pointed out that the Global Women’s Strike did not organise the July 25 London protest.

Dear Editor, I don’t know who is advising President Ramotar on the matter of the Linden based protests, but I am pretty sure that he is not being well served. 

A 27-year-old man was yesterday hospitalized after he was stabbed by his cousin who he tried to counsel.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Alviro Petersen punished England for dropping him early on by scoring his fourth test century as South Africa reached 262 for five at the close of the first day of the second test yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the August 2 edition of the Stabroek News, Norman Browne pointed out that the Global Women’s Strike did not organise the July 25 London protest.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) said yesterday that President Donald Ramotar’s intention to establish a technical team to review the current issues at Linden is very encouraging and it is looking forward to a  representative from the private sector being included on the team.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Teenager Kirani James’s biggest improvement has had to come off the track since a shock 400 metres world title last year propelled him into the limelight, his coach Harvey Glance said yesterday.

The spectre of high food import bills that have haunted much of the Caribbean for several years appears to be persisting in some countries in the region, notably Barbados where local analysts estimate that the CARICOM member state’s food import bill for the first four months of 2012 reached Bds$178m.

Dear Editor, The excesses of this regime never seem to amaze anyone any more.

Dear Editor, As the world celebrates the individual and collective successes of nations at the London 2012 Olympics it seems that the only thing our government can hope to celebrate will be the notion of a gold medal for taking our country to the brink of a ‘failed state.’ 

It’s amazing–and baffling at times–with what we Guyanese do with words, which, in long-time accepted English, have natural, traditional meanings.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams were on course for further success at the All-England Club after booking their places in the Olympic singles semi-finals yesterday.

The Guyana operations of the Trinidad and Tobago-owned conglomerate Neal and Massy has again come in for high praise from company Chairman Arthur Lok Jack in his most recent disclosure regarding the financial performance of the company.

No one is in any doubt that the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has a vested interest in the outcome of the Linden talks which took place on Tuesday.