Daily Archive: Friday, August 10, 2012

The Office of the President this evening said it views with dismay the events of today in the township of Linden.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Fighting broke out between Jordanian and Syrian forces in a border region between the two countries late today, but a Jordanian source said no one on Jordan’s side appeared to have been killed.

(Reuters) – CNN host and Time magazine contributing editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria was suspended by his employers today after he acknowledged copying material for a recent column he wrote about gun control from another writer.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has described the performance of students in the most recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations as shocking.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is now under a Tropical Storm watch because of a tropical depression that appears to be strengthening.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India named Yuvraj Singh in their squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka today, marking the all-rounder’s return to international cricket following his cancer treatment.

LUCKNOW, India,  (Reuters) – A minister in India’s most populous and politically crucial state, Uttar Pradesh, has said bureaucrats can steal a little as long as they work hard – sparking national outcry in a country whose ruling class has long been mired in corruption scandals.

BERNE,  (Reuters) – FIFA has formally opened a new investigation into former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam, less than one month after his life ban for bribery was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

LONDON,  (Reuters) – He can be unassuming and sometimes grumpy, but Glen Mills’s Jamaican athletes call him the messiah of sprint coaching and the world is finding out why.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The United States smashed a 27-year-old world record in the women’s 4×100 metres relay today, running a sizzling 40.82 seconds to win gold at the Olympics for the first time since 1996.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Bahamas took gold in the men’s 4×400 metres relay final today after overhauling favourites the United States in a thrilling final leg.

Following chaos in Linden this morning and a spate of arson, the Joint Services this afternoon denied that it had mounted an early morning operation to clear barriers in Wismar and other parts of Linden.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Poor Mathematics performance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level is worrying those who administer the exams.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Mobile phone company Digicel Jamaica yesterday announced the appointment of its fifth chief executive officer in eleven years following the promotion of Mark Linehan to a regional position.

Abrams Zuil Secondary student Sarah Hakh is the top student for Guyana at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Olympic double-double achieved and his “living legend” status in the pantheon of great sprinters now secure, Usain Bolt plans to think long and hard about just how long he can remain master of his domain.

The Joint Services at around 4 am swooped on the main road block at Wismar and attempted to clear it but hundreds of residents engaged in more than three weeks of protests over electricity rates resisted and several buildings were later set on fire.

-$$ for NCN, GINA rejected again The National Assembly in the wee hours of today approved Financial Papers 1 and 2/2012 with the Opposition rejecting a number of items and the few that saw approval were subject to rigorous scrutiny, like the sum of $5.3 billion for a new Guyana Power and Light Wartsila power plant.

Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and partner Jarvis Small, the couple charged with the murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul, are to be committed to stand trial, after a preliminary inquiry found that a prima facie case has been made out against them.

Opposition party AFC yesterday objected to a proposal for the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 shooting of Linden protestors to include the organisation of the protests, saying that it was unacceptable and an affront to the dead.

A 22-year-old Bare Root, East Coast Demerara resident yesterday delivered  the  country’s  first triplets for the year.

LONDON,  CMC – The prodigious Usain Bolt again elevated himself into a class of his own when he raced to gold in the men’s 200 metres final, to complete an unprecedented repeat Olympic sprint double here yesterday.

Office of the President (OP) communications coordinator Kwame McCoy yesterday said that he plans to appeal his recent assault conviction as he views the outcome of the case as a “classic case of the miscarriage of justice.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Teadie Crawford wrote her name in the record books of the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament yesterday with a destructive spell of bowling that undermined Dominica’s fragile batting and catapulted St.

Toshaos of Region Nine are calling on the Government and opposition parties to negotiate with protesters in Linden to bring the situation back to normalcy and at the same time they condemned the “criminal acts of extremist protesters.”

A woman was yesterday charged with fleecing a security guard of almost $1M by promising her that she could heal her sickness by performing spiritual work.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday air-dropped flyers across Linden, appealing to residents to secure the community.

LONDON, UK,  CMC – World and Olympic 400 metre champion Kirani James says one of his goals is to help stop talented young athletes in Grenada from falling out of grace with the sport.

Sheldon Bowen and Leon Munroe, the two men charged with hacking fisheries worker Mark Solomon to death, were yesterday discharged at the end of a preliminary inquiry.

Dear Editor, Guinea fowls or birds have long had a special place in the English language and more recently have had the distinction of starting at least one international war.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When a rower is helped from his boat after a race robs him of the ability to walk, and a triathlete is put on an intravenous drip after winning bronze then collapsing, people wonder if being an Olympic athlete is good for your health.

Local miners have already come to terms with the inevitability of a mercury-free  gold mining sector in Guyana in the foreseeable future but are seeking government’s support to lobby the international community to protect the industry against any ban on the purchase of gold produced through the application of mercury, Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) official Colin Sparman told Stabroek Business in an exclusive interview earlier this week.

Dear Editor, The regrettably grievous situation in Linden strongly reinforces the essential value and role for civil society’s active participation in the larger political narrative as well as the existing political arrangement in parliament.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced the staging of the second annual High performance camp for under-15 cricketers in the region.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand says while she is personally against corporal punishment being administered in schools many parents do not see such disciplining as abuse and hence the need for consultations.

Dear Editor, Guyana could never seriously have pretended that it had hopes, much more chances, of achieving an Olympic medal, so totally underprepared were its representatives for such a high standard of competition.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kenya’s David Rudisha stormed to 800 metres gold in a world record time at the London Olympics yesterday to cap four years of dominance in the two-lap event with a brilliant run.

An official of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) who has been part of the processing of applications for duty-free concessions has told Stabroek Business that the high degree of distrust of middle level and junior officials functioning in some departments has created “an unacceptable situation” that is poisoning the work environment.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on a way forward in the murder of 14-year-old Woodley Park schoolgirl Basmattie ‘Manda’ Moonsammy for which two individuals have been taken into custody.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – A new cyber surveillance virus has been found in the Middle East that can spy on banking transactions and steal login information for social networking sites, email and instant messaging, according to a leading computer security firm, Kaspersky Lab.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World champion Christian Taylor produced this year’s biggest jump to take gold in the men’s triple jump in an American one-two at the London Olympic Games yesterday.

Dear Editor, In reference to the letter by Messrs Rose and Singh in SN (‘Raj Singh is not a management professional with a global understanding of sugar issues’), there are some who might say that “Joey” just recently supported the PPP in the last elections and now, only 8 months later, he criticizes this Ramotar government.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s foreign minister slammed “right-wing, tabloid” journalists who he accused yesterday of launching a dirty campaign to discredit the country after its acting ambassador was murdered in Kenya.

Ray and Angela Rahaman are the proprietors of Rent-A-Tent, one of the best-known local enterprises offering services and facilities associated with the hosting of public functions.

Leader of the PNCR,  David Granger has issued a call to the government to empower indigenous people by improving physical infrastructure.

Dear Editor, Citizens would have learnt of the exercise through the media on Tuesday at City Hall, when there was a rumour that the government had planned the imposition of an Interim Management Committee (IMC).

LUCAS STOCK INDEX In the first week of trading in August 2012, the Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 1.04 percent.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment on Wednesday handed over a Global Positioning System (GPS) to the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) at the Sea Breeze Hotel, Kitty, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

HEFEI, China,  (Reuters) – The woman at the centre of China’s most politically explosive trial in three decades did not contest charges of murder yesterday in a hearing that lasted just seven hours and could determine the fate of former Politburo member Bo Xilai.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico handed Sandra Avila, Mexico’s highest-profile woman drug smuggler known as the “Queen of the Pacific,” over to United States authorities yesterday to face trafficking charges north of the border.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- West Indies Cricket coach Otis Gibson says he is deeply inspired by his side’s recent series win against New Zealand in all three formats of the game.

Come 2013 Ramroop’s Furniture Store will be celebrating forty years in the household furnishing industry and the proprietor, Dinesh Narine looks back on the impact which the enterprise has made on the sector with a considerable sense of accomplishment.

Cheryl Bassoo exudes the satisfaction of a woman who is enjoying the rewards of having realized a lifelong ambition.

Moraikobai Toshao, Derrick John was chosen the new Chairperson of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) on Wednesday evening when 20 toshaos were elected to the Executive Board at the end of the third day of the NTC conference, the Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on Godfrey Skeete’s letter carried by you on August 8 (‘There was no Plan B in Linden for when bauxite declined’).

(Barbados Nation) Minister of Education Ronald Jones says there are too many fetes in Barbados disturbing the peace.

ALEPPO, Syria,  (Reuters) – Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the city and the United Nations said the conflict engulfing Syria would have no winner.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa test captain Graeme Smith was omitted from the 15-man squad to take part in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ernesto weakened as it traveled inland from the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, but it sent wind gusts and showers across the state of Veracruz, home to some of Mexico’s busiest ports and oil installations.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said it will not pursue criminal charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc or its employees related to accusations that the firm bet against the same subprime mortgage securities it was selling to clients.

RUSAL visit: The Russian-owned Bauxite Company Guyana Inc., (RUSAL) is ploughing ahead with its plan to expand operations in Guyana, and yesterday, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud inspected the company’s operations in Aroaima, Region 10.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Monday completed rehabilitation works on the northern section of the Stabroek Ferry Stelling.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Four years ago Warren Weir was at home watching Usain Bolt race to a 100 and 200 metres Olympic double in Beijing but yesterday he sat beside him having just helped deliver a Jamaican clean sweep in the longer distance at the London Games.

Dear Editor, I hope that I am not alone in taking note of President Ramotar’s attempts to display strong-arm tactics over the recent peaceful demonstrations of civil disobedience in Linden.

Managing Director of the recently launched Guyana Logistics & Support Services Inc.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 471’s trading results showed consideration of $846,600 from 43,600 shares traded in 7 transactions as compared to session 470 which showed consideration of $2,984,704 from 161,470 shares traded in 22 transactions. 

PHILADELPHIA,  (Reuters) – A doctor known for his research into near-death experiences of children was in jail on Thursday on charges he disciplined his 11-year-old daughter with a simulated drowning technique known as waterboarding, Delaware State Police said.

When the United Kingdom made its pitch to host the 30th Olympiad in 2007, one of the key messages underlying the bid was the wonder of the rest of the world coming to London in 2012 rather than the old stereotypical notion of the post-imperial power still seeking somehow to impose its will and its presence on the rest of the world.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Newly-crowned “greatest-ever sprinter” Usain Bolt said yesterday he had lost all respect for Carl Lewis, the man whose on-track exploits he has surpassed with his unique Olympic double-double but who still leads the way in self-regard.

Dear Editor, Blood pressure monitors today are far removed from the common standard instrument of yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Attackers kidnapped and murdered 14 men and left their corpses in a Mercedes Benz van on a major highway in the state of San Luis Potosi in central Mexico, a prosecutor said yesterday.

Whilst again slightly escapist from our now-normal sordid national goings-on, I recycle much of this, after three years, to celebrate the youth of my generation, in the hope that the nostalgia could influence today’s Guyanese young to balance their captivity by the technology, with clean, healthy, innovative, even outdoor pleasures, at this time.

Last week’s meeting between President Donald Ramotar and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) followed what has now become a familiar pattern of the Head of State having to step in to resolve issues between the government and one sector or another rather than  having the matter placed in the hands of the relevant Ministry or state agency.

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A dispute over the demolition of a stairway landed a man before the court yesterday for provoking a breach of the peace.

(Trinidad Express) The TT$10 million fund for MPs to utilise for community projects should be put on hold until proper oversight and accountability measures are enforced in this programme, says the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI).

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Therese Baptiste-Cornelis, has been recalled from the post.