Daily Archive: Saturday, September 8, 2012

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Vitaly Klitschko retained his WBC world heavyweight title today when the referee stopped the contest against Manuel Charr in the fourth round after the German sustained a deep cut above his right eye.

Arti Cameron’s team today issued the following statement thanking persons for assisting here to compete at the Miss World contest recently in Ordos, China.

(Reuters) – Nearly 17 years after O.J. Simpson walked away from his Los Angeles murder trial a free man, a prosecutor at the center of the case has alleged that the lead defense lawyer tampered with a crucial piece of evidence.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The U.S. National Weather Service reported a tornado may have touched down in the New York City borough of Queens this morning, pulling down power lines, throwing around cars and damaging property.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Leslie swirled over the Atlantic on a track likely to pass east of Bermuda tomorrow as the outer wind and rain bands approached the island, the U.S.

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck northwestern Costa Rica on Saturday, three days after a powerful 7.6-magnitude quake hit the Central American country.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo says he is now happy with the pace at which the arrangements for Guyana to access the Norway funds are progressing, noting that the parties have been able to address and resolve most of the outstanding issues blocking the path to the financing of a range of low carbon projects.

(Reuters) – A fourth-wicket stand of 90 between Jacques Kallis and Jean-Peal Duminy guided South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win over England in the opening Twenty20 match played at Chester-le-Street today.

At about 1700h. yesterday, Police say that Delon Morrison called “Gully”, 26 years of Zeskendren, Mahaicony, ECD, was driving a tractor in a rice field at Carlton Hall, Mahaicony, when he lost control of the vehicle which turned turtle and pinned him below.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 50-year-old Tobago woman was hacked to death on Thursday evening as she tended her garden near her home.

(Jamaica Observer) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — Caricom should generate export-led growth by recruiting new members, rather than by trying to deepen its existing relationships, regional leaders were told this week.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have recorded a historic win against the United States inside the National Stadium.

(Barbados Nation) It is not uncommon for schoolchildren to carry to school or bring home contraband such as illegal drugs, weapons or other property, warns Assistant Commissioner of Police Oral Williams.

(Barbados Nation) Government is on the verge of constructing a massive cruise facility to accommodate some of the world’s biggest ships, while reclaiming 15 acres of land from the sea off Trevor’s Way in Bridgetown for the ambitious project.

(Barbados Nation) Government has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of being austerity-driven and of not listening, as the administration sticks to its five-year strategy to keep the Barbados economy on an even keel.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – A 14-year-old suicide bomber detonated explosives near the heavily barricaded NATO headquarters in Kabul today, killing six civilians including children, NATO and local officials said.

(Reuters) – Australia will begin this month’s Twenty20 World Cup ranked 10th in the world in the shortest form of the game after losing a thrilling match to Pakistan in a ‘super over’ in Dubai.

Former commissioner of police Henry Greene and a 10-year-old girl, Shaffiya Jamaluddin, died yesterday morning after the vehicles they were in, collided head-on, on the West Demerara highway at Harlem.

“Full of life” and a “stickler to protocol” is how Commodore Gary Best, Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), remembers former commissioner of police Henry Greene, whose sudden death yesterday morning he described as “shocking and tragic”.

Acceptance of an alternative committee to run Kwakwani could see the springing up of other such bodies elsewhere, Junior Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker warned on Thursday.

Academic David Hinds has been named as the first witness for Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon in the $10M libel case brought against him by former president Bharrat Jagdeo.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s entitlement to unlimited benefits needs to be addressed, according to opposition party AFC, which says that it is necessary to prevent an abuse of the country’s limited resources.

Four policemen were yesterday charged with assaulting a businessman. The four policemen, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, were released on self-bail after making their appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Prem Persaud, called ‘Prem Rampersaud,’ is wanted by police for questioning in connection with the Little Diamond Housing Scheme, for which two persons have already been charged and remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Health has formally responded to rejected bidder Fedders Lloyd Corporation over its concerns in the award of the contract for the specialty hospital, saying it has openly and transparently assessed the “best offer” made to the country.

Tekeram Lachanna, who is accused of stabbing cousin Mohammed Sheriff also known as ‘Sheriff’ and ‘Buddy’ to death, yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter when the trial began before Justice Roxane George.

Region Ten Regional Executive Officer Yolanda Hilliman has been given up to Tuesday to submit a detailed report on the completion of contracted capital works in the region.

As the University of Guyana celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, improvements have been promised at the two campuses during the 2012/2013 academic year, which begins on Monday.

A sizeable crowd yesterday celebrated and reflected on the life of veteran broadcaster and international civil servant Hugh Cholmondeley who lost his battle to cancer on August 10.

By Emmerson Campbell Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the second highest run scorer in West Indies cricket history, was yesterday presented with a portrait of himself playing an innings by the top brass of CGX Energy Incorporated at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).

By Johann Earle In Jeju, South Korea WWF France has sponsored a motion at the World Conservation Congress 2012 in Jeju, South Korea calling for a moratorium on oil drilling off the coast of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana citing the potential for disaster and for them to strengthen energy conservation policy and support for renewable energy resources.

Former Commissioner of Police Henry Greene is being praised for his role in reviving table tennis in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Head coach Ottis Gibson believes West Indies boasts a bowling attack that will thrive in whatever conditions the team meets during the World Twenty20 Championship starting next week in Sri Lanka.

The Ministry of Health said the 20 newly-trained doctors and a pharmacist who have just completed studies in Cuba will be doing their internship at the Georgetown Public Hospital and the New Amsterdam Hospital before being dispatched to the regions to serve.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – The outstanding Chris Gayle took centre stage with an exciting half-century in a smooth all-rounder performance as West Indies beat a UWI Select XI by 77 runs, to sweep their warm-up doubleheader at the 3W’s Oval here Thursday night.

Forty-five schools across five regions will compete in this year’s fourth annual Secon-dary Schools’ Hydroponics Competition as part of Education Month activities.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) is calling on all stakeholders in the education sector to play a more vital role in producing well-qualified students so as to advance the development of the country, considering the unimpressive results in recent exams.

A medical student, a registered nurse and a secret would-be mechanic are among the diverse group of girls set to vie for the Miss Guyana Universe title and crown next week Saturday at the Princess Hotel and Casino, Providence and the chance to represent Guyana at the Miss Universe pageant in December.

The stage is all set for today’s Demerara Distillers Limited sponsored El Dorado golf tournament which takes place today at the Lusignan Golf Club.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Afghanistan stole a last-over thriller against hosts Trinidad and Tobago while Bangladesh beat Barbados in a rain-ruined game, on the opening day of the Asia vs the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament here Thursday.

By Iva Wharton The second annual Kingston Grassroots Under-13 Soccer Academy will commence today at the Banks DIH Limited Thirst Park ground after a one week delay.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is advising the public that it will commence its reconfiguration activities at the Accident and Emergency Unit waiting and triage areas, from Monday, September 10 to Friday, September 14.

The Salvation Army Drug Rehabilitation Centre will host a ‘Dinner and Laughter’ fundraising event on September 29 in order to help finance the cost of continuing to provide counselling and other related services for a number of recovering addicts in Guyana.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a Good Hope, East Coast Demerara mother of four, who died on Thursday, after her relatives said they suspected there was foul play.

Jamaica enjoyed their best day at the 40th World Chess Olympiad yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey, as both the men and women’s teams won easily in the 10th round.

A man has been taken into custody in connection with the death of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice carpenter Koomalram Chattergoon, whose decomposed body was found on Wednesday.

A number of unavoidable snags were the main reasons for the Leonora Synthetic track falling behind its initial schedule according to Director of Design and Constructing Services Limited (DCSL) Patrick Pitt.

A man, who admitted to stealing a quantity of items from the Roti Plus Restaurant on Sheriff Street, was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams routed 10th-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 6-1 6-2 yesterday to advance to the U.S.

By Jairo Rodrigues Theatre Guild diehards will remember his memorable performances as Moustique in the Dereck Walcott play Dream on Monkey Mountain and as Brother Jero in The Jero Plays by Wole Soyinka, but Guyanese Eugene Williams, current Director of the Jamaica School of Drama has, for a number of years, been directing and teaching rather than acting.

The above headline is the theme for this year’s Amerindian Heritage Month and there are three things in September that fit this theme well.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the United States broke the world record in the 110 metres hurdles while Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake won their sprints in the final Diamond League meet of the season yesterday.

Shondell Smith, a salesgirl, was yesterday accused of stealing over $200,000 from her employer’s safe.

A man was on Thursday accused of pretending to be a taxi driver and later robbing a man he picked up.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic was at his brilliant best as he moved a step closer to defending his U.S.

Hi Everyone, A friend: “I ain’t want no blond sauce (referring to all light coloured sauces).

Dear Editor, We refer to an article in the Stabroek News on Wednesday, September 5 in relation to an explosion in the Blairmont Estate Sugar Factory.

A miner, who was accused of stealing his best friend’s phone, was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail, after he was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a larceny charge.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak economy as he appealed for a new term in office and defiantly rejected Republican Mitt Romney’s proposals for growth as heartless.

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 (Jamaica Gleaner) A former senior prosecutor who has served across the Caribbean is asserting that judges in Jamaica and the rest of the region are not capable of delivering judgments that are on par with their British counterparts.

By Neil Barry The Chanderpaul batting lineage shone brightly Wednesday as the trio of Tagenarine, Shivnarine and Khemraj Chanderpaul all scored runs to lead the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) to victory over the touring Perseverance Sports Club of Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, Having regard to the tone of my many letters kindly published by Stabroek News and mostly of a critical nature, I consider it appropriate that I clear the air by asserting, as I now do, that I am unfettered by any political party affiliation or association. 

Dear Editor, Ashton Simon claims that the LCDS booklet has been available at meetings of the statutory National Toshaos Council (2009-2011) and a LCDS information desk on the LCDS at the 2012 meeting (‘No point in LCDS supporting documents being in Amerindian languages because most indigenous people can’t read them,’ SN, September 5).

CHEVALINE, France,  (Reuters) – Police investigating a gruesome family murder in the French Alps are looking at several theories, including that the British man shot dead in his car with his wife and another woman was involved in a financial feud with his brother.

The annual Guyana Folk Festival in New York had the added boost of upscale fashion on Sunday last, when Sonia Noel, along with the three winners of Designers’ Portfolio 2012 – Andy Cummings, Shameeza Subrattie and Mwanza Glenn—presented their designs at the event.

(Trinidad Express) It starts innocuously enough. A security guard assists an elderly man with his transaction at an ATM.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Warwickshire won the English county championship for the first time in eight years when they wrapped up an innings and 202-run victory over local relegation-threatened rivals Worcestershire on Thursday.

US Olympic gymnast Gabrielle (Gabby) Douglas arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012.

The National Community Policing executive lauds the members of the community policing fraternity for their dedication to crime fighting, noting that their service had led to numerous arrests.

 (Reuters) – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said requesting a transfer away from Old Trafford two years ago was the biggest mistake of his career.

(Trinidad Express) For the first time since the Government intervened in the bailout of collapsed insurance giant CLICO more than three years ago, Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran on Thursday admitted that, as a supervisory body, there was a perception that the Bank “faltered”.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it is designating the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist organization, triggering sanctions against a group American officials blame for high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, and which they say has ties to the Pakistani state.

Singer Rihanna poses as she arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012.

Henry Greene’s SUV following the accident with the Bakewell truck in the background. 

(EUR) Poor Kim Kardashian, oh wait, hold up, bad choice of words; the LAST thing this woman is, is “poor.”Anyway,

Dear Editor, Last night (Wednesday) I watched the ongoing debate on corruption and I had to turn off my television in disgust.

Haiti’s Minister of Health and Chair of the Executive Board Dr Florence Duperval Guillaume has urged members of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) to strengthen and accelerate coordination efforts to that nation as it progresses in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Miley Cyrus arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012. 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British boy band One Direction were the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, edging out Rihanna and taking home three prizes to crown their arrival on the US pop scene just six months ago.

Dear Editor, I write to express support for the community elections at Kwakwani on September 5.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Sports Minister Anil Roberts says government went to great lengths to ensure the trio of Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine represented the country at the upcoming Twenty20 Champions League.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, has said the ruling Communist Party must embrace reform with fresh vigour to stave off social and economic malaise, sources said, citing accounts of comments he made at a meeting with a party reformer.

(Trinidad Guardian) If a tsunami is heading towards Port-of-Spain, buses will take people from the capital city to places like the Lady Young lookout or the Northern Range which are more than 30 to 40 feet high, says the CEO of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), Dr Stephen Ramroop.

Singer Nicki Minaj arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, September 6, 2012.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The cash-strapped Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has invited bids for its Twenty20 team in what is perceived as yet another sign of the league’s diminishing sheen.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company on Thursday handed over a newly refurbished benab, located at the western end of the National Park, to the National Parks Commission (NPC), in keeping with a commitment it had made earlier.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Two shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquakes hit mountainous southwestern China yesterday, killing at least 64 people and forcing tens of thousands of people from damaged buildings, state media said.

Last week, I wrote about local female musician Jackie Hanover, who has a song out that encourages women to be independent and to make a good life for themselves.

Recent speeches at the back-to-back political conventions in the United States must have scared anyone unfamiliar with the pandering populism and outright propaganda that precedes an American election.

Politikles

Following on the heels of the Sonu Nigam concert and Naya Zamana 17, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha brings to Guyana, famous Indian playback singer Shreya Ghoshal and troupe.

Dear Editor, My heart bleeds every time I pass by the Parliament Building which sits amidst the most foul-smelling part of the City of Georgetown.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Residents of the community of Maroon Town in south St James were yesterday cowering in fear following a string of violent incidents that escalated on Wednesday night and left a young couple gunned down at their business place in the area.

(Trinidad Express) Republic Bank Ltd has passed on to the police information relating to a video showing an elderly man being savaged by two security guards at one of its automated teller machines (ATMs) at Centre City Mall, Chaguanas last year.

(Trinidad Express) In an effort to decrease the price of animal feed locally, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj is planning to plant 1,000 acres of corn.