Daily Archive: Monday, August 13, 2012

SAN ANTONIO,  (Reuters) – A gunman killed two people today, including a law enforcement officer who was serving him an eviction notice at a home near Texas A&M University, before police fatally shot him, officials said.

(Barbados Nation) Banks beer in a can has become increasingly popular in the six months that it has been available to the Barbadian public, and is expected to perform well over the coming months.

Former Commissioner of Police Laurie Lewis passed away today at his Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara home.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0845h today at No.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian guru known to millions from a television show on Hinduism and yoga was arrested at a protest against corruption near the parliament today, putting pressure on a Congress Party-led government trying to revive its political fortunes.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norwegian police and security services could have prevented all or part of an attack by far-right militant Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and gun massacre last year, a government commission said today.

(Trinidad Express) Speaker of the House Wade Mark says the Parliament “wants to get into serious discussions with” Chief Justice Ivor Archie about “the future” of the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court.

(Jamaica Observer) MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Despite desperate pleas over the years, the island’s multimillion-dollar cattle industry continues to spiral downwards, and promises by successive governments to resuscitate it have not yielded much, cattle farmers say.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Come the new academic year, the Ministry of Education will begin to roll out a specific tutorial programme tailored for boys, which will be more practical-oriented.

(Reuters) – Usain Bolt could repackage himself as a big-hitting cricketer in Australia’s Big Bash League after defending his sprint double at the London Olympics, local media reported today.

A Linden school which housed 830 primary students was burnt to the ground yesterday morning and around nine persons were injured by pellets later in the day as the police clashed with protesters during renewed attempts to clear blocked roads into the mining town which remains gripped by a near month-long protest over electricity tariffs.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand has condemned the torching of the One Mile Primary School in Linden yesterday morning and questioned what would become of the 830 students registered there with the new school year set to begin in just a few weeks.

A 34-year-old mother of two died shortly after she was pulled yesterday from a mangled minibus she and her family had been travelling in which was involved in an accident with a car on the Lima Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

Tragedy struck at the Lake Mainstay Regatta yesterday when popular powerboat racer Orin Keith Belle’s `Iron Charlie’ collided with another boat during the 90 hp race resulting in his death.

Missing transcripts of Hansard chronicling parliamentary sittings for the years 1985-1992 were probably damaged as a consequence of a leaky roof, and in the absence of evidence could not be said to have been deliberately destroyed, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman said on Thursday in a report to the House.

The opposition used its majority to approve a number of items of expenditure amounting to about $11 billion at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly, where some proposed allocations previously axed from the national budget failed again to win approval over a lack of information about their necessity and unforeseen nature.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday called for an immediate de-escalation of tension in the mining town of Linden as it condemned the Joint Services operations there.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – London bade farewell to the Olympic Games  yesterday with a high-octane romp through British pop music, bringing the curtain down on more than two weeks of action at the end of which the United States topped the sporting world with 46 gold medals.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) said it is deeply disturbed at the ongoing unrest at Linden and called for the situation to be treated as a national priority.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago were undone by Shai Hope’s third century of the tournament as Barbados snatched first innings points on the final day of their top-of-the-table fourth round clash in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

A parliamentary committee will be set up to hold national consultations on proposals by the United Nations Human Rights Council for the country to abolish the death penalty, corporal punishment and decriminalise consensual same sex relations and discrimination against Lesbians, Gays, Bi-Sexual and Trans-gender (LGBT) persons.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Bud Winter, the American sprint coach who mentored a generation of world record-holders including Tommie Smith and John Carlos, held a series of seminars in Jamaica in 1966.

A young Parika businessman was attacked by several bandits last night who attempted to rob him as he closed his business for the day.

Dear Editor, It is with much sorrow I learnt of the fore-dawn invasion of Linden, executed by the Joint Services at 2am Friday, August 10, 2012.

Canadian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Diane Ablonczy on her first official visit to Guyana today  will pay a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar, according to a press release from the High Commission of Canada in Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Controversial batsman Kevin Pietersen said he was “gutted” after being dropped yesterday from the England squad for the third and final test against South Africa amid speculation of dressing room tensions with his team mates.

Private sector representatives from the Caribbean and Europe in a marathon two-day, high-level meeting in London that discussed  a way forward to effectively harness the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) came to a close last Thursday  with delegates reaffirming their commitment and interest in “making the Agreement work.”

Dear Editor, The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) would like to respond to the Stabroek  Business Editorial on August 10, 2012 titled `Warring factions and the future of the gold mining industry’.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Guyana’s spinners triggered a late order Windward Islands batting collapse to force a 53-run victory on the final day of their fourth round match in the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship here yesterday.

The National Gallery will present a quirky and entertaining comedy, ‘Kinky Boots’ (2005) for its Classic Tuesdays programme tomorrow at 6pm at Castellani House, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Nothing highlights Gay McDougal’s assessment of Guyana as a land of two realities, as the President’s open letter to Lindeners supported by the Police Force‘s two assaults on unsuspecting citizens, one on July 18 when three were killed and in the wee hours of Friday August 10, 2012.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Gail Seetahal helped Trinidad & Tobago clinch a nailbiting, one-wicket victory, ending Jamaica’s unbeaten streak in the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament  yesterday here.

A group of students from the University of the Southern Caribbean, Guyana Extension Site, on Monday  launched an environmental club at their campus in Queenstown, Georgetown, under the theme “Transforming Lives while keeping the Environment Clean”.

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Under-19s twice recovered from critical setbacks to complete a nervy run chase and beat two-time former champions India Under-19s by four wickets in their opening match of the Youth World Cup here  yesterday.

Dear Editor, Though it may be a surprise to many who read my letters in relation to football in your newspaper, I have previous experience as a ‘B Plant Operator’ in the Treatment Plant of the then Georgetown Sewerage & Water Commissioners (GS&WC), spanning a period of 7 years (1979-1986).

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo’s two top generals and quashed a military order that had curbed the new leader’s powers, in a move that further stamped his authority on the country and its army.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has declared the north-west peninsula a disaster area.

Banks DIH Limited has donated six benches to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in an effort to improve the hospital’s public image, its environment and the

Chatterpaul Deo was triumphant in the Tony’s Auto Sales Medal Play golf tournament under tough conditions at the Lusignan Golf Course Saturday.

ALEPPO, Syria,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said.

Dear Editor, On July 18, the citizens of Linden town staged a peaceful protest exercise against the high electricity bill imposed upon us by the Guyana government which always claims to be a concerned and caring group of politicians who have its people’s welfare at heart.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday July 24, 2012 by the way of a motion moved by Ms Collins, I along with two other members were suspended from holding any office in the Guyana Teachers’ Union for two years (2012-2014) by the General Council.

All patients at the maternity unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received donations of newborn kits from the Enterprise Outreach Charitable Group on Wednesday.

Twenty20 superstar Chris Gayle will definitely play in this weekend’s Jamzone T20 four team playoffs at the Providence National Stadium the organizers have announced.

CHONGQING, China,  (Reuters) – China’s fallen politician Bo Xilai left a timebomb as a parting gift for the Communist Party leadership that threw him out — the smouldering demands for redress from the many targets of his harsh version of justice in the city he ruled.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro turns 86 today, out of sight, but not out of mind as Cubans wonder about his future and theirs at a time of change in one of world’s last communist countries.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Renew-able energy firm Naanovo, in partnership with a Jamaican company, plans to setup a power plant at Riverton City that will convert garbage into electricity, state investment agency Jampro told Sunday Business.

The One Mile Primary School ablaze yesterday morning.

In-form Robin Persaud won yet another cycle road race when he romped home ahead of the pack in one hour, two minutes and 24 seconds in yesterday’s cycle road race oragnised by the “Buxtonians for Life” group.

Dear Editor, I am neither surprised nor daunted by the latest People’s Progressive Party attack launched against me.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – A number of Ugandan military helicopters went missing in Kenyan airspace yesterday on their way to Somalia to reinforce African Union peacekeeping forces battling al Shabaab rebels, the Ugandan military said.

As Toshaos from across the country gathered at the Liliendaal Convention Centre for the annual Toshaos Council Meeting last week, we asked them what were some of the difficulties faced in their community and what are their expectations coming out of the meeting.

FRIENDSHIP, Barbados,  CMC – Jamaica’s skipper Oshane Walters bagged a ten-wicket match-haul but his effort was in vain as Leeward Islands held on for a tense draw on the final day of their fourth round of match in the Regional Under-19 Championship yesterday at the Yorkshire Sports Club.

Promoting a violence-free environment: These youths from the US and Guyana will today participate in a one-day youth conference at the Pegasus Hotel which would see them making presentations on harassment and sexual bullying, sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence and race, including racial tolerance.

Politikles

Dear Editor, The concern raised (and advice proffered to address the problem) by Dr.

It is refreshing to see ministerial initiative embedded in a results-oriented framework and targeted at enhancing service to the public. 

Next week’s column will pay tribute to the people of Linden.

On 2 August 2012, the Minister of Finance tabled two financial papers in the National Assembly requesting the Assembly to approve sums totaling $13.740 billion by way of supplementary estimates.

(Barbados Nation) The Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) is scrambling to get rid of 60 000 cases of unsold milk and has reportedly turned to Government for assistance.

(Reuters) – Pregnant women who fasted during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were no more likely to give birth prematurely than women who didn’t observe the fast, but the babies of women who fasted were smaller on average, a Lebanese study has found.

(Trinidad Express) Money lender Kevon Mark was shot multiple times in the back and left to die in a dirt track in Rio Claro on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s second Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott, 19, will be honoured with a national holiday and a motorcade to his home town in Toco today.