Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 4, 2012

A man was today arraigned in a New York court for the murder of his Guyana born wife and held without bail.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Suzan Smith, the woman charged with the murder of her sister in Portmore, St.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Finally! After nearly eleven months of arduous and painstaking evaluations and working tirelessly to meet the requirements of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Fly Jamaica Airways can now officially take to the skies.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian government peace talks with leftist guerrillas to try and end Latin America’s longest-running insurgency will begin next month in Norway before moving to Cuba, President Juan Manuel Santos said today.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James has been officially appointed a s a sports tourism ambassador for Grenada.

The police have launched a probe into allegations that US$15,000 went missing during the search of a house and Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says there is nothing in the law that prevents the police from searching premises even if a minor is the only person at home.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan,  (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens, officials said, one of the biggest attacks on civilians in weeks.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Former international player Shariful Haque has been found guilty of spot-fixing and banned from cricket indefinitely, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones will release an album of hit songs in November to celebrate their 50th anniversary, including their very first single “Come On.”

(Jamaica Observer) A lockdown of the local petroleum sector is looming as furious industry stakeholders intensify calls for Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell to intervene and plug gaping holes which they say are making their survival increasingly difficult.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Good Friday, Divali and Id-Ul-Adha have to be removed from the list of national holidays, is the advice by the Commission National Holidays to President Desi Bouterse.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Chief executive officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) – Dr Didacus Jules – has warned that holders of falsified preliminary results slips can be prosecuted.

(Trinidad Express) Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh says with more than a 100 schools in a state of disrepair, it is better to rebuild than to renovate.

(Trinidad Express) Cruise ship fraud-accused businesswoman Vicky Boodram went to jail last night, after being denied bail on charges of fraud and forgery related to purchases including a Mercedes Benz, house and land.

(Trinidad Express) Yasin Abu Bakr yesterday ignored the subpoena to appear before the Commission of Enquiry into the 1990 coup attempt.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli’s exploits with the bat in the two-test series sweep of New Zealand will encourage India to believe they have pinpointed the right men to help carry the team through a tricky transitional period.

Kwakwani residents will tomorrow go ahead with planned elections to set up a committee to run the community, despite a vow by the government that it would only recognise the legitimacy of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) recently installed by the Local Government Ministry.

Officers attached to the Stabroek Market Administrative Office have taken industrial action over the deplorable condition of the revenue office, which is located in the market, and the late payment of salaries.

A toddler who was walking over to her uncle’s house died after she fell into a drain and drowned at Timmers Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam last evening.

Minibus drivers operating in and around Bartica yesterday parked their buses in protest over the deplorable state of the Potaro Road–the major roadway leading into the interior–putting great pressure on commuters who depend on the buses as their main means of transportation.

The government is considering five proposals, including by Canadian and Trinidadian firms, to set up recycling plants here, according to Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud.

Behind in its capital works programme, Region Ten could see most of its budgetary allocation for this year being returned to the treasury, according to Junior Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker.

Police on Sunday found an unlicensed 16-gauge single barrel shotgun during a

Four former employees of Avinash Complex were yesterday each sentenced to 56 months in jail after they were found guilty of stealing $24 million worth of suiting material from the company’s LBI bond in 2004.

United States of America-based World Junior 400 metres silver medallist Kadecia Baird will miss the upcoming Under-23 South American Junior Champion-ships president of the Athletics Association of Guyana Colin Boyce said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Stylish West Indies batsman Darren Bravo is hoping to rekindle his love affair with Sri Lanka when he suits up for the World Twenty20 Championship in Colombo later this month.

Officials of Baupanel Systems Limited, a diverse worldwide group of companies with a commitment to affordable and sustainable homes is eying Guyana.

By Iva Wharton Lawyers and officials for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) are due in court today to see whether a date will be announced for the beginning of the hearing involving the restoration of voting rights for the GFA.

A 16-year-old Brickdam Secondary School student was last evening hit down by a car that was allegedly speeding as she was about to cross on a pedestrian crossing  at Flour Mill Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

LONDON, (Reuters) – South Africa’s ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius has expressed regret over the timing of his outburst following his shock loss to Brazil’s Alan Oliveira in the 200 metres final at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday.

The Guyana Revenue (GRA) yesterday started the computerised sale of liquor and trade and miscellaneous licences through its Regional Integrated Offices countrywide in what is being described as a major step in improving tax collection and going after tax dodgers.

The use of motorcycles in the commission of serious crimes, including executions and armed robberies, has been on the rise recently, but the numbers are not alarming to the police.

Mahaica became the 2012 champions in the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Under-13 League by defeating Buxton Stars by a 3-0 margin in the final last Friday afternoon at the Buxton Community Ground, East Coast Demerara.

A Roraima Airways employee was yesterday morning arrested by security at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA), after he was found with two kilogrammes (approximately four pounds) of cocaine on his person.

Technical officials from the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), this week completed the measuring of the course for the Ainlim 10km Road Race which will be held on Sunday 9 from 06:00hrs on the Highway of the East Bank of Demerara.

Dear Editor, The People’s Parliament wishes to thank Stabroek News for its coverage of us that appeared on Sunday, September 2nd, 2012.

Eight winners have been announced in the 2012 Ideas Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean, following a selection process that considered a total of 189 proposals.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) are the champions of the inaugural PowerAde Inter-Ministry/Cooperation seven-a-side football competition played on Sunday at the Thirst Park Ground.

Dear Editor,   I write to extend my congratulations and my commiseration in respect of the information about the CSEC results as published in Stabroek News.

(Cricinfo) A little calmer when it mattered most, Australia completed a victory more testing than the scoreboard ultimately showed to defeat Pakistan in Sharjah and claim the overnight ODI series 2-1.

Dear Editor, I’m puzzled by Major-General Joseph Singh’s letter dated September 1st 2012 in SN. 

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board has conveyed its concern to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the omission of off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal from the shortlist of nominees for the annual ICC awards.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth-In Project is inviting young people to submit entries for a Climate Change Cartoon Competition by October 15.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said they planted bombs inside the Syrian army’s General Staff headquarters in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces bulldozed buildings to the ground in parts of the capital that have backed the uprising.

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Small South Pacific island nations are cashing in on new aid rivalry between China and the United States as both powers vie to boost their influence in a vast region of mostly micro-nations.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni bailed India out with an unbroken 96-run stand that took the hosts to a five-wicket victory in the second and final test for a clean sweep in the series against New Zealand  yesterday.

Dear Editor, In response to my letter in SN of August 28, 2012 regarding my reservations on the use of geotextiles for coastal protection in Guyana, Dr.

A 16-year-old Brickdam Secondary School student was last evening hit down by a car that was allegedly speeding as she was about to cross on a pedestrian crossing  at Flour Mill Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

LONDON (Reuters) – Police in Northern Ireland fired plastic bullets and water cannon on rioters late yesterday in a second night of sectarian clashes between Catholics and Protestants that left nine police officers injured.

A week after being granted bail on a robbery charge, a Sophia teen was yesterday again before the court.

Dear Editor, When I asked the question before the 2011 general elections why Donald Ramotar who has been in the PPP since 1967 was never picked by the Jagans to any high office such as minister of government, I got complete silence from the direction of the PPP propagandists and defenders.

Queenstown Secondary School first formers lined up in the schoolyard yesterday morning waiting to begin their secondary school life.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has described the sale of Caribbean Examina-tions Council (CXC) passes as scandalous.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s injury lay off was extended by another two months  yesterday, with the Spaniard saying his troublesome knee will not be ready for the Davis Cup semi-final against the United States.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Venezuela and indigenous groups are disputing whether an alleged massacre of Amazon villagers took place after Venezuela’s government said it found no evidence of an attack.

A throng of primary pupils in the St Angela’s schoolyard yesterday morning waiting to begin classes on the first day of the new school year.

Vendor Trevor Olivier was yesterday accused of trying to defraud a man by using forged United States currency notes in a transaction with him.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, (Reuters) – The Formula One title remains a long shot for McLaren’s Jenson Button but he is determined to give it his best shot after his pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Please allocate me, temporarily, a plot of space in your letter pages to seek from the Honourable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Since the start of 2012, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has lost more than US$30 million as a result of electricity theft.

By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI – America’s strategy in Asia for more than a century has sought a stable balance of power to prevent the rise of any hegemon.

Shortly before the start of last month’s Sixteenth Summit of Heads of Non Aligned countries in Tehran, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird issued a robust statement urging United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to turn down the invitation to attend the meeting in the Iranian capital.

Three men were yesterday accused of committing a pair of armed robberies.

In one week’s time, pistols will fire off for the commencement of the track and field event which has produced several sensational, under the radar senior athletes.

Dear Editor, Your news item `Man dies on CAL flight’ (SN Aug 28) is heart wrenching.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of a death row inmate in the 1999 drama The Green Mile, died in a hospital yesterday, less than eight weeks after suffering a heart attack, a spokeswoman said.

Three policemen were yesterday accused of taking a $360,000 bribe from a man who was allegedly found with drugs and a gun.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry was happy to poke fun at himself yesterday when he made his first official public appearance since pictures of him cavorting naked while on holiday in Las Vegas were published.

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Hot car! The engine of this SUV, PHH 6110, which was parked on Camp Street, caught fire at around 1 pm yesterday.