Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 5, 2012

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (Reuters) – Florida officials today were reviewing a federal judge’s ruling ordering the state to stop charging U.S.-born

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan crushed Australia by seven wickets in the opening Twenty20 international today.

Amidst an ongoing furore over the awarding of a US$18.1M contract to Surendra Engineering to build a specialty hospital, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Digicel Group Limited, owned by billionaire Denis O’Brien, is planning to raise another US$700 million of debt financing through a private bond placement, the telecoms announced today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) St Andrew businessman Bruce Bicknell has been charged with a second offence in the high-profile case which also involves West Portland MP Daryl Vaz and Senior Superintendent of Police James Forbes.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – Two people died during a powerful earthquake that rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday, one of them from a heart-attack, the Red Cross said.

Four of the commissioners who will be investigating the July 18 shooting to death by police of three Linden protesters were sworn-in today by President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ruled that four charges be laid against police Corporal Dwayne Smart, who is accused of killing 27-year-old Kay-Ann Lamont last Saturday in Yallahs Square, St Thomas.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) The BBC is reporting that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says Jamaican Usain Bolt could play for the club in a charity match next year.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica,  (Reuters) – A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Costa Rica on Wednesday, rattling buildings and cutting power in some areas of the capital.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of labourer Madan Ramkirat, called “Pencil”, 25 years of Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne.

(Barbados Nation) The much mooted gas pipeline from Trinidad to Barbados is still a “couple” of years off.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s president, promising to put Cairo back at the heart of Arab affairs, made an impassioned appeal to Arab states today to work for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and said the time had come to change the Syrian government.

NOUAKCHOTT,  (Reuters) – Mauritania extradited Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya today, a Mauritanian government source and the state news agency said, after months of wrangling over who would put him on trial.

MONTREAL,  (Reuters) – A masked gunman shot dead one person inside a Montreal theater where the leader of Quebec’s separatist Parti Quebecois was celebrating a narrow election win in the Canadian province, police said today.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said that the Roraima Airways employee implicated in the most recent cocaine find at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) had placed the drugs on top of food that was about to be taken to a waiting aircraft.

Kaieteur News’ publication of aerial photographs of former president Bharrat Jagdeo’s ‘Pradoville 2’ estate has been dubbed a serious breach of security, the Government Information (GINA) said last evening, while quoting a senior police official.

With attempts to broker a settlement yielding no success, Mayor and City Council (M&CC) workers plan to intensify their strike from today, although some staffers returned to their jobs yesterday after salaries were paid out.

Four of the five persons selected to sit on the Commissioner of Inquiry (COI)  into the July 18 protestor shootings at Linden will be sworn in today at the Office of the President (OP), where the details of their work will be announced, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said last evening.

A United States-based Guyanese, who admitted that he was trying to take birds back to America by hiding them in his crotch, was yesterday fined $100,000.

Human rights activist Joel Simpson and former Environ-mental Protection Agency worker Chuvika Harilal are the latest Guyanese to be awarded Chevening Scholarships.

NCN Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran yesterday confirmed that his suspension has been extended for another six weeks as investigations continue into financial irregularities at the state broadcaster.

Chief Statistician Lennox Benjamin says he believes that the upcoming national census will find an increase in Guyana’s population.

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

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.

As the furore continues over the awarding of a US$18.1M contract to Surendra Engineering to build a specialty hospital, Chairman of APNU, Dr.

A poultry farmer was yesterday accused of using threatening language and verbally abusing his wife of 30 years.

A teenager accused of stealing over $6M in household items, was yesterday granted $750,000 bail by Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Despite the fact that they reside at the bottom of Group B having lost all two of the matches they have played so far in the current International Football Federation (FIFA) World Cup qualifiers, national football captain Chris Nurse is optimistic of victory against El Salvador on Friday.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is advising the general public that it is the only authorised agency for the allocation and receipt of payments for house lots, for which official receipts are issued.

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

The USAID/Guyana Safe Injection Project (USAID/GSIP) is marking its imminent closure with a meeting today aimed at “Sustaining Successes in Injection Safety’.

ISTANBUL, Turkey,  CMC – Jamaica beat Barbados for the first time ever at a World Chess Olympiad when they pulled off a surprise win in the fifth round here Saturday.

Members of the United Women for Special Children (UWSC) visited Cheshire Homes in Mahaica last  Thursday and donated supplies for the residents of the newly-formed semi-independent living facilities for youth and adults with mental and physical disabilities.

Last year’s National Road Race Senior Champion, Walter Grant-Stuart’s fourth place overall finish at this year’s annual Bigi Bergi four-stage Road Race in Suriname, was the highest of the four local riders that featured in the top-10.

The victim of last Wednesday’s fatal accident near the East La Penitence Market on Saffon Street has been identified as Thakoor Persaud of Nottinghamshire, Linden.

By Iva Wharton Height and athleticism will now be considered when the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) does its next recruitment drive according to GNA President Kim Kyte-John.

Dear Editor, We have witnessed a number of reviews and analyses of the results of the recently concluded CSEC examinations.

Ambassador George Talbot, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), was yesterday elected to serve as Chair of the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the General Assembly for the 67th session.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago,  CMC- Former West Indies wicket-keeper, David Williams, is backing Rayad Emrit to lead Trinidad and Tobago to victory in the Asia vs.

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 yesterday.

The US Embassy says 12 youth ambassadors and two mentors have travelled to the United States on a three-week exchange programme aimed at honing their leadership and problem-solving skills to “foster civic activism” within their communities.

Dear Editor, I want to make a small observation in relation to Freddie Kissoon’s piece on the return of the $65 odd million which was cut from the NCN budget.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The world’s top rated ODI all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, says Bangladesh is aiming for a confidence boosting performance in this week’s international T20 Tournament in Trinidad ahead of the ICC T20 world cup in Sri Lanka.

Guyana and the UK are aiming for a better understanding on how the two countries can  cooperate on climate change.

Dear Editor, On August 6, 2012 another National Toshaos Conference commenced at the Conference Centre, Liliendaal.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Belarusian Victoria Azarenka survived a ferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur yesterday to reach the U.S.

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is inviting all cultural and religious groups and individuals to a special meeting to discuss ideas for the 175th anniversary of Indian Arrival in Guyana which will be observed in 2013.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese here in the US and in Guyana are watching the upcoming US presidential race between Obama and Romney closely.

Ten of the 11 market tarmacs the Ministry of Local Government had earmarked for handing over in August  are now under the purview of their respective Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) in Regions Two, Three, Four and Five, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

Dear Editor, The Jamaican consultancy on the restructuring of the governance edifice at UG has been submitted.

October 16 is the date set for the hearing to determine whether the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) will get back its voting rights from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Dear Editor, Some two years or so ago I forwarded to one of the local private sector organisations a copy of a magazine called Contact, produced by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Trinidad & Tobago.

Two workers from the Blairmont Sugar Estate are experiencing excruciating stomach  and back pain after they were injured separately on the job during last month.

By Iva Wharton Horse racing might be considered a male-dominated sport in Guyana but one female, Melissa Chattergoon, is on the mission to develop the sport while making a name for herself.

Pre-tournament favourites New Amsterdam/ Canje and Lower Corentyne will clash in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communications Network (NCN) Inter Zone Under 15 tournament.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s peace talks with leftist FARC 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 yesterday.

Scores of Guyanese turned out at the explosion of colour, culture, food and entertainment that characterised the Guyana Family Fun Day held last Sunday at the Prospect Heights School Campus in Brooklyn.

Dear Editor, Pondering on the significance of this year’s theme for Education Month, ‘Transforming the Nation through Inclusive Education,‘ I consider that it reflects the huge strides that have been made in the education sector and particularly within our public schools over the past years.

Guyana in Brooklyn: ‘Mad Bull’ and other flouncers entertaining the crowd at the Guyana Folk Festival held in Brooklyn last Sunday.

MUMBAI, Sept 4 (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.

Dear Editor, As a student of American politics, after watching the Republican Convention on TV and reading about it in the print media, one can’t help but notice how much (in physical outlook) the Republican Party (RP) has changed from just a couple decades ago with the party going all out to embrace ethnic minorities and women. 

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Federal law enforcement officials have named an MP from India’s ruling Congress party in an investigation into irregularities in the award of coalfield concessions, piling more pressure on the government firefighting the latest in a series of scandals.

Dear Editor, The press has reported that it might not be possible for Kadecia Baird to represent Guyana at the U23 South American Championships slated for Sao Paulo, Brazil, because of clashes with her schooling, and the fact that two months’ prior notice is required.

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Trinidad & Tobago, caught in the headwinds of Olympic gold medal and bronze medal successes, was able to put all its troubles aside last week, as it celebrated, following Jamaica,  fifty years as a sovereign state.

(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.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico has captured a leader of the country’s Gulf Cartel in one of the highest-profile arrests in months in President Felipe Calderon’s war on drug gangs.

The Region 10 chairman and his team should be congratulated for successfully completing the recent negotiations with the government.

Politikles

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – All-rounder Shahid Afridi is a major injury doubt for Pakistan ahead of their Twenty20 series against Australia in Dubai.

(Barbados Nation) A man with hundreds of dollars stuffed in his pockets, apparently bled to death after breaking into Liquidation Centre on Bay Street last Sunday night.

(Barbados Nation) The Grantley Adams International Airport has been mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to do background checks on its Immigration and Customs officers.

(Barbados Nation) Three Coast Guard Men, accused of unlawfully killing a man at sea, were each released on bail when they made an afternoon appearance in the Bridgetown Traffic Court yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Every member of Parliament will be given an iPad before the end of October in a move to save paper and money and progress in terms of technology.

(Trinidad Express) Collin Partap, Member of Parliament for Cumuto/Manzanilla, yesterday broke his almost two-week-long silence and spoke out on the details that precipitated his removal as minister in the Ministry of National Security.

(Trinidad Express) A fresh set of rumblings of discontent emerged yesterday from the Congress of the People (COP) over the continued presence of National Security Minister Jack Warner in the Cabinet, as well as his intent to purchase two newspapers.