Daily Archive: Saturday, September 15, 2012

By Emmerson Campbell Local Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champions flyweight Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques, bantamweight Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry, welterweight Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy and middleweight Edmond ‘Wonder Boy’ DeClou

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world was taken in for questioning today by authorities investigating possible violations of his probation for a bank fraud conviction.

(Jamaica Observer) Olympic Games double sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake says his time to take over the helm as the world’s leading sprinter from current sprint king Usain Bolt is not far away and he anxiously awaits the day.

(WICB) Colombo, Sri Lanka – West Indies legend Brian Lara was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame at the ICC Awards ceremony on Saturday night.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara was named ICC cricketer of the year and test player of the year at the governing body’s annual awards ceremony in Colombo today.

DUBLIN (Reuters) – An Irish tabloid newspaper broke ranks with its British and Irish rivals to publish topless pictures of the wife of Prince William today, angering its British co-owners and risking legal action from the royal family.

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda urged Muslims today to step up protests and kill US diplomats in Muslim countries over a film denigrating the Prophet Mohammad which it said was another chapter in the “crusader wars” against Islam.

KHARTOUM  (Reuters) – Sudan has rejected a US request to send a platoon of Marines to bolster security at the US embassy outside Khartoum, the state news agency SUNA said today.

An eight-year-old boy is now dead after he was fatally struck down by a car that was allegedly speeding around 15:40 hrs yesterday as he was walking along the No  56 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.

(Trinidad Guardian) Justice Minister Herbert Volney said he had a conversation with businessman Ishwar Galbaransingh about one of his ministry employees during a ministry conference at Galbaransingh’s Tobago hotel last weekend.

(Jamaica Observer) No new Jamaican food companies have received a critical food safety certification in the past year, despite it being an essential part of America’s new import standards.

(Trinidad Express) It was a difficult task to select Trinidad and Tobago’s 15-man senior cricket squad for the October 9-28 Champions League in South Africa, but in the end no room was found for former skipper, Daren Ganga.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The education minister, Ronald Thwaites has instructed that a controversial textbook commenting on homosexuality be withdrawn from the school system.

(Barbados Nation) A young beauty queen has been stripped of her title as police investigate the circulation of nude photographs of the queen via BlackBerry cellphones.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday charged a “crisis of confidence” in Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and demanded that he be removed from office.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Premier League (IPL) side Deccan Chargers have been shut down for failing to comply with a deadline to pay overdue player fees, organisers of the Twenty20 league said on today.

A young narcotics detective, who was gaining a reputation for making big drug busts, was early yesterday morning found dead in his car, shot to the head execution-style, on the public road at Jackson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice.

Shaquille Grant, the 17-year-old who was killed during a police operation in Agricola earlier this week, was shot three times, a post-mortem examination (PME) conducted yesterday morning revealed.

UK publishers are weighing legal options to stop the government from buying pirated textbooks for schools here, according to The Publishers Association Limited.

Today is census day and the National Bureau of Statistics will begin a countrywide exercise to determine the size of the population resident in the country and key demographic features that will be used to inform government policy-making.

Marking its 19th anniversary in Guyana, Courts yesterday launched its eighth branch store, at Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) once again pulled out another victory at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) annual athletics championships yesterday at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

The stage is set for the inaugural President’s Cup golf tournament billed for tomorrow at the Lusignan Golf Club with local and international players competing for the prestigious event organized to promote golf and sports tourism in Guyana.

Chairman of the Linden Commission of Inquiry (COI), former chief justice of Jamaica Lensley Wolfe says the two lawyers appointed as counsel to the commission are not decision makers and there are steps in place to prevent any improper meddling.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has moved to the High Court to challenge the passage of the parliamentary motion of no-confidence carried against Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee.

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Football Fed-eration (GFF) and the Guyana Football Association (GFA) have been locked in a bitter dispute for quite some time and according to National Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamaal Shabazz, this has led to the detriment of the local based players on the national team.

An elderly man was on Thursday killed after he was attacked by a swarm of bees at the Cotton Tree Burial Site and his family is blaming the Neighbour-hood Democratic Council (NDC), to which they say several complaints of the bees were made over the past three weeks.

By Iva Wharton Riddim Squad Football Club (FC) will be donating its winnings from the Banks President Beer Tournament to the family of Shaquille Grant to assist with his burial.

A fire of unknown origin at the Bourda Cemetery yesterday affected residents, pedestrians, and business persons in the immediate area.

Attorney-General Anil Nandlall on Wednesday rejected as “myth,” charges that there is no transparency in the operations of the state holding company, NICIL, and said that transactions up to 2011 are being compiled.

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will meet this evening at either the Linden Enterprise Network on Republic Avenue, Mackenzie or the Mackenzie Sports Club Lounge on Green Heart Street to finalise plans for the staging of the inaugural Bosai Open basketball championship,

Senior Engineer in the Ministry of Public Works, Walter Willis says that over $38M is yet to be recovered from the three former contractors for the Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration at Onverwagt, Region Five, whose contracts were terminated in 2010.

The inner circuit of the National Park will be transformed into a speedway today when National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed and Desinco Trading, through its Degree line of deodorants, team up to host an 11-race programme.

PORT-OF-SPAIN-Trinidad, CMC- Former Trinidad and Tobago captain, Daren Ganga, has been omitted from the Red Force for the upcoming Champions League in South Africa.

Over the years Guyana has been seeing a rise in Hip Hop artists and N.E.B

Balkarran Lillie and Danica Griffith, the two persons accused of defrauding prospective land buyers by pretending they could acquire over two dozen house lots at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, were yesterday granted bail in the sum of $1.7M each.

Main opposition APNU on Thursday threw its support behind Kwakwani residents who have elected their own community council, after refusing to recognise the authority of a government-installed Interim Management Committee (IMC).

Dear Editor, The Cabinet’s decision in Guyana to procure pirated textbooks for public schools is an indisputably illegal act.

We as a people can never have a set time. We don’t observe Daylight Saving Time nor do we separate the country into different time zones – so then why is it we have a mixed interpretation of time?

By Neil Barry The Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) will start as favourites when they take on the Gandhi Youth Organisation in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) two-day first division Carib Beer Heroes Cup competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Queenstown.

Residents of Mabaruma and other surrounding communities in the Region One area on Thursday protested against the unstable electricity supply as well as other issues facing the sub-region.

By Neil Barry Some seven second division matches will take place this weekend as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society (NBS) limited overs competition continues at various ground in the city.

Dear Editor, Dr Roger Luncehon and Education Minister, Ms Manickchand, have confirmed the widespread assumption that the ‘rule of law’ has broken down and, more precisely, does not exist in Guyana.

Hi Everyone, Feeling tired and run-down? Need a pick-me-up? Don’t reach for Red Bull or any other readymade energy drink.

Dear Editor, I am not aligned to a political party but I am a nationalist, and I express my opinions on matters which affect the masses.

By Iva Wharton A protest launched by Santos Football Club against Fruta Conquerors Football Club is holding back the start of the Banks DIH Super League tournament.

Minibus operators at Bartica are closely monitoring the repairs being done on the Bartica-Potaro road and are prepared to restart strike action if they detect shoddy works.

When the curtains rise on the Miss Guyana Universe pageant this evening at the Princess Hotel, the venue would have welcomed a special guest, Ms Universe 2011, Leila Lopes from Angola, who is here for four days.

Local punk rock band, Keep Your Day Job! (KYDJ) is fresh off its first tour in the Dutch South American nation.

By Neil Barry jr Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored an unbeaten even hundred and his son Tagenarine scored 65 and took three wickets to inspire an East Coast XI to a 19-run victory over the over the touring Prasad Cricket Club of  Trinidad.

Mark Holder is definitely something of value, especially when it comes to the Guyanese music industry.

The Ministry of Housing and Water and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Thursday signed an agreement with Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL) that will see low- and moderate-income earners being able to access building materials at discounted prices.

Dear Editor, This is my final call for immediate action. For a number of years I have being calling for the Charity Police Station to be properly secured.

Lakhram Sugrim, the four-year-old boy who was involved in an accident that killed his father at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Thursday, was discharged from the Georgetown Hospital Paediatric Unit on Tuesday.

Dear Editor. I deliberately held off writing on the issues being raised in this letter due to my sense of political responsibility and my desire to be objective and fair in my criticisms of the political and social forces in the society.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc rejected a request by the White House yesterday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversial YouTube movie clip that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson just does not get it. It will be very difficult for his side to win the upcoming International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 World Cup which commences next week.

Singer Melissa Roberts better known as ‘Vanilla’ has launched a business, which is geared to helping women achieve their fitness goals.

The third round of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) U-19 limited overs cricket competition gets underway at 11am today with four matches.

BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders, the government said in a statement late yesterday.

A Barnwell Street, Buxton, East Coast Demerara man, who is suspected of being mentally ill, was shot on Thursday after he attacked police ranks who responding to a report that he was threatening residents in the area.

(Billboard) R&B singer Miguel lands himself another No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs song as “Adorn,” the Greatest Gainer/Airplay recipient, tip-toes up 2-1 (up 29% in audience impressions according to Nielsen BDS).

Dear Editor, The recent letter by Romel Roopnarine in which he defends the presidential package of Mr Jagdeo, former president of Guyana, is so ridiculous and riddled with holes, that one cannot help but laugh and cry at the same time – laugh at his comparisons with US presidential retirement packages which make no sense at all, and cry because Mr Roopnarine is supposed to be an upcoming ‘leader’ in the PPP and yet can hold an opinion which is so flawed, one wonders what real future this country really has.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition challenger Henrique Capriles sought to deflect attention from a corruption row by throwing the accusation back at President Hugo Chavez yesterday in an escalating political brawl ahead of the Oct 7 vote.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – West Indies batting great Brian Lara says it is a ‘humbling experience’ to be selected for induction into the cricket hall of fame alongside some of the world’s greatest cricketers.

(Billboard) Britney Spears got down to business in her “X Factor” debut Wednesday night, dispensing blunt-but-fair rulings on some singers, cheery encouragement to others and even weathering a sad encounter with an old duet partner who was clearly past his prime.

There has been much buzz this week about a new book, entitled “The End of Men and the Rise of Women,” by Hanna Rosin.

Dear Editor, I agree with Dr Joey Jagan that ‘President Barack Obama will win in November’ (SN, Sep 12) but for different reasons than those he offered (although I don’t disagree with his reasons). 

KABUL (Reuters) – Two US Marines were killed and other Americans were wounded yesterday during a Taliban attack on a base in southern Afghanistan where Britain’s Prince Harry is stationed, US officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Paul Smith, who was charged with threatening to kill his mother and wounding a policeman, was yesterday released on his own recognisance by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

In 1988, when Salman Rushdie’s Booker-shortlisted novel The Satanic Verses earned a fatwa from Ayatollah Khomeini and triggered violent protests in several countries, many Westerners were puzzled at the furore.

(Trinidad Express) President George Maxwell Richards yesterday signed the Proclamation Order repealing Section 34.

(Trinidad Express) Attorneys representing businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh, Steve Ferguson and six other men, charged with fraud-related offences arising out of the Piarco Development Project, have signalled their intention to argue that the proceedings should be stayed on the ground that it would be an abuse of process to continue.

Minibus operators at Bartica are closely monitoring the repairs being done on the Bartica-Potaro road and are prepared to restart strike action if they detect shoddy works.