Daily Archive: Thursday, September 6, 2012

Two men, including a Roraima Airways employee, were today remanded to prison over the almost two kilos of cocaine intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) on Monday.

Tourists are postponing holidays in Bermuda and locals are stocking up on emergency supplies as Hurricane Leslie nears Bermuda, the Associated Press reported today.

CHEVALINE, France, (Reuters) – A four-year-old British girl spent eight hours cowering among the bodies of three adults, thought to be her mother, father and grandmother, who were shot dead in a car in the French Alps.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested the American captain of a U.S.-flagged

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Corporal Dwight Smart has now been charged in relation to the shooting death on Saturday of an eight-month pregnant woman and the injuring of her sister in St Thomas.

Ramesh Praimlall, aka Sharukh, 27 years old of 14 Supply, Mahaicony and Airy Hall perished in an early morning accident today at Kairuni, Linden-Soesdyke Highway while others escaped with minor injuries.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government will be exploring the engagement of psychological services for the Jamaica Constabulary Force in the wake of Saturday’s shooting death of 27-year-old pregnant mother Kayann Lamont and the injury of her sister by a policeman in St Thomas.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadso could face sanctions from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) if tighter security measures are not introduced in and around Grantley Adams International Airport.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Having knocked down many an off stump during his time as England cricket captain, Andrew Flintoff hopes to do the same to opponents when he takes to the boxing ring later this year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton gave a rousing defense of President Barack Obama’s handling of the weak U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer was knocked out of the U.S.

Four of the five members of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the July 18 Linden protestor shootings were yesterday sworn in and President Donald Ramotar hoped that the truth would be revealed as soon as possible to put all speculation to rest.

Kwakwani residents last evening cast ballots to elect a committee to run the community, even as the government’s threatened strong measures against the Region Ten leadership for encouraging what it deemed an “irresponsible and illegal” act.

Upset over the state of their roads, Port Kaituma residents yesterday blocked a section of the main roadway, barring all vehicular traffic heading to and from the airstrip, waterfront and backdam and cutting off supplies to mining camps.

A 29–year-old Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) cyclist was fatally struck down by a pick-up last evening while heading home and his 4-year old son is fighting for his life.

By Treiston Joseph and  Yonalla Dalrymple It has been 20 months since the deal for phase one of what will be Guyana’s first synthetic track has been inked but the first phase is still to be completed.

Police officers are continuing to investigate the murder of a Corentyne labourer at Tiger Creek, approximately 15 miles up the Corentyne River.

The Indigenous People’s Commission yesterday launched its five-year strategic plan which aims to tackle several problems faced by the country’s first people.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-West Indies batsmen have been seeking to improve their ability to play spin as the squad fine tune their preparations in a training camp in Barbados ahead of the ICC T20 world cup in Sri Lanka.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has regained his place on the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team after recovering from an injury that forced him off.

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.

The government has ap-proved the appointment of the governing board of the Guyana National Broad-    casting Authority which will be headed by former Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Bibi Shadick.

The newly-formed Guyana Baseball League (GBL) will hold its first event on September 29 at their Turkeyen Ballpark.

Five athletes were reportedly selected for the upcoming Under-23 championships in Sao-Palo, Brazil coming out of a meeting with coaches and the Athletics Association Guyana’s (AAG) selection panel last evening.

Members of a family who survived last month’s Lima, Essequibo Coast accident, which claimed the lives of three persons, are bedridden at a relative’s home, where they are now enduring a painful recovery and hoping for any assistance that may be forthcoming.

A protest by striking minibus operators at Bartica is expected to continue today and residents are expected to join a picket outside the offices of the regional administration this morning.

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

Dear Editor, Perhaps Wild Coast author John Gimlette’s bewilderment at Major-General Singh’s criticism may lie in the gross misunderstandings created by statements such as “It’s true too that I acknowledged him as the commanding officer in two operations that were – from a military point of view – deemed successful.

A man was yesterday ordered to pay a $100,000 fine or serve a year in jail after he admitted to scamming a woman by renting her an occupied house that belonged to someone else.

(Reuters) – Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers shared an unbroken stand of 172 to steer South Africa to comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the fifth and final one-day international in Nottingham yesterday.

Brian Allen, president of the Roraima Bikers Club and manager of the club team that participated in this year’s annual Bigi Bergi four-stage cycle meet in Suriname last weekend is dissatisfied with the organization of the event.

Dear Editor, Soon after Dr David Hinds of the WPA announced to the media that he and his family were experiencing harassment, the Office of the President, without time for investigation, was able to “dismiss” his claims.

Despite calls for the city markets to be shut down yesterday, business went on as usual at the Stabroek and Bourda markets as some administrative staff members continued their duties while some continued strike action.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The curtain came down on Andy Roddick’s career when the American was beaten 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-4 by Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the fourth round at the U.S.

Dear Editor, NCN is holding a lop-sided four on one debate on corruption at big spending items like Marriot, Amaila, Cheddi Jagan International Airport and Pradoville 2.

Alvin Barkley, the man accused of fatally stabbing barber Yohan Hunte during a row over electricity, was yesterday arraigned on a murder charge.

Female players Joann Deo and Christine Sukram copped the first and third places when the Unique Group Auto Dealer golf tournament took place at the Lusignan Golf Club last Saturday.

A teen was yesterday fined for stealing items from a store where he worked.

GASA president Andrew Arjoon President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Andrew Arjoon says that despite the fact that Guyana lost both the men’s and women’s team finals he was still pleased with the performance of the national squash team that competed at the 20th edition of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior Caribbean Squash Championships which were held in Trinidad and Tobago last month.

Dear Editor, I must congratulate the Bartica IMC on doing a fine job.

A former driver/salesman of Continental Agencies was yesterday placed on $1M bail after denying a charge that he embezzled money from the company.

A Tucville carpenter was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing from a woman and assaulting her.

Dear Editor, I wish to support the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in disputing allegations by Region 7 Toshaos.

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

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Government has promised an extra TT 5 million dollars to assist the Red Force in its preparation for the champions’ league T20 tournament in South Africa next month.

Dear Editor, I would like to publicly congratulate Dr Bhoj and her staff at the Diabetic Foot Clinic of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Guyana has maintained its status as foot-and-mouth disease free, according to surveillance studies done here between December 2011 and February 2012, through collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture,  PAHO/WHO and PANAFTOSA, a Brazilian laboratory for animal health.

 (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.

The Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO) will mark its 60th anniversary today and  included in a series of events countrywide was an exercise  on Sunday where more than 30 pedestrian crossings in Regions Two to Six were repainted.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Michelle Obama sent TV viewing figures soaring after an emotional speech at the Democratic National Convention that lit up the Twitterverse with messages suggesting she should one day be a presidential candidate herself.

Dear Editor, Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) 2012 CSEC results have once again made us all proud as supporters of this unique Hindu secondary school, which welcomes teachers and students from other religious persuasions.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago have won the first women’s team encounter against Barbados in the 40th World Chess Olympiad, currently being played in Istanbul, Turkey.

Carib Feedback Productions is premiering its play The Golden Scheme at the Buxton Tipperary Hall on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have seen an upsurge of interest from fans and sponsors on the back of Britain’s success in hosting the Olympics this summer.

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

Dear Editor, In his response ‘An Obama defeat cannot be ruled out but is highly unlikely’ (SN, Sep 2) to my letter (SN, Aug 31), Mr Wesley Kirton queried firstly, where did I get my information from, suggesting that an overwhelming majority of Guyanese and Caribbean people are Democrats and that not many watched the Republican convention; and secondly, on what basis I made the claim that Guyanese-Americans (and others) were disappointed with Obama’s education policies.

Dear Editor, Whenever I read or hear one of these high profile world leaders speak of justice I laugh.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The number of U.S. cases of West Nile virus rose 25 percent in the latest week, putting the 2012 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on track to be the most severe on record in the United States, health officials said yesterday.

President Donald Ramotar (centre) with the commissioners after the swearing in yesterday at the Office of the President.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Jonathan Trott will miss the rest of the domestic season but is expected to be fit for next month’s tour of India after suffering a broken hand, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A fresh set of rumblings of discontent emerged on Tuesday 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.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are continuing their investigation into sidelined president Mohamed Bin Hammam despite his provisional suspension ending on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, There was a recent letter, ‘An Obama defeat cannot be ruled out but is highly unlikely’ (September 2) by Wesley Kirton that was published in SN.  I

Republic Bank awards bursaries: Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited presented 15 of its employees’ children who completed this year’s National Grade Six Assessment with a Republic Bank RightStart Gift Certificate and a special gift.

NEW YORK/HELSINKIA, (Reuters) – Nokia shares plummeted 13 percent after its new Lumia smartphones failed to impress investors looking for transformational handsets to rescue the struggling Finnish company.

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake rocked Costa Rica yesterday, killing at least two people, sparking landslides, knocking down buildings, and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

(Trinidad Express) Social media users created a sense of panic yesterday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii mistakenly reported that the Caribbean was under a tsunami watch.

(Trinidad Express) In a cruel twist of fate, 26-year-old Donna Diana Persad was struck and killed by a car at Rochard Douglas Road in Barrackpore on Tuesday, two months after her mother was killed in the same way, near the same spot, in the arms of the same man.