Daily Archive: Friday, September 28, 2012

(Trinidad Express) High Court judge Justice James Aboud has dismissed the challenge against extradition of a 26-year-old Trinidad man who is wanted in the United States for murdering three people, attempting to murder a fourth, and illegally possessing a firearm.

(Trinidad Express) There will be a complete security overhaul of the country’s coastal areas, National Security Minister Jack Warner said in Tobago yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese batsman Narsingh Deonarine has become the third West Indies cricketer to have his arbitration matter with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) decided in his favour.

(Trinidad Express) The CLICO Policyholders Group said yesterday it was disappointed that the Government is yet to disclose the specific purpose for a recent TT$2 billion, 15-year fixed rate bond.

Police say that at about 0555h today, ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch at the Ogle Airport, ECD, stopped and searched a man who was on a local flight to Port Kaituma, NWD, and found 2 kilograms, 360 grams of compressed marijuana concealed in loaves of bread.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Wall Street closed its best third quarter since 2010 after a wave of central bank actions sparked a dramatic reversal in equity markets, but signs of weakness in the economy on Friday pushed stocks lower.

(WICB) Kandy, Sri Lanka – West Indies had a brilliant allround display against England when “everyone contributed”, and will look for more of the same when they face Sri Lanka in their second ICC World T20 Super Eights match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A record Twenty20 World Cup opening stand of 133 by David Warner and Shane Watson helped Australia cruise to a nine-wicket win over India in their first Super Eights match today.

Police say that at about 0100h today, Ruth Peters, 24 years, of Murray Point, Mazaruni River, succumbed at the GPHC.

The police say that at about 0600h yesterday, the body of miner Ramprakash Deonarine, 53 years, was found in a mining camp at Tumatumari, Potaro, with suspected chop wounds about the body.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, has ordered that no cops should be granted vacation leave over the coming Yuletide season.

(Jamaica Gleaner) National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, and several groups are to lead marches on important sites across Jamaica, as they vent their frustration over the increasing violence being perpetrated against women and children.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced that the Government of Brazil has given its approval for  Merlin Udho to be appointed as Ambassador of Guyana to Brazil.

Guyana Power and Light in a statement today said that a car owned by a GPL loss reduction supervisor in Berbice was set on fire yesterday and it is suspected that the act was perpetrated by a person who had been accused of stealing electricity.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Umar Gul blasted 32 runs off 17 balls and Umar Akmal struck an unbeaten 43 as Pakistan beat South Africa by two wickets in a nail-biting Super Eight stage match of the World Twenty20 today.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – A Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated at US$ 4.6 billion for this year means Suriname’s per capita income will be US$ 9,200, or SRD 27,500.

(Barbados Nation) Commercial leaders have asked Government to stay new labour legislation which they contend could destabilize their businesses during an already slow economic period.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Government has lost another round in the fight against the lawsuit filed by Jamaican Shanique Myrie.

(Barbados Nation) At least five more convicted murderers who have been locked away in prison for decades are due to be freed this year.

Local sprinter Alicia Fortune says quitting athletics is not among her immediate plans, rather she will continue training for major meets, putting to rest questions about whether she would be giving up her athletics career to pursue bodybuilding.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party accused disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai of abusing his power, taking huge bribes and other crimes today, opening a new phase in a scandal of murder and cover-ups that has shaken a leadership succession due at a congress to start on Nov.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – A career-best 84 from Johnson Charles and a typically enterprising 58 from Chris Gayle trumped half-centuries from Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales to give West Indies a 15-run victory over title-holders England in the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s marksmen will look to hit the bull’s eye and shoot their way to top honours when the annual West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championship gets underway at the Timehri Rifle Ranges from October 7.

– says only he fired shotgun, teargas Assistant Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd yesterday denied ordering ranks to open fire to clear the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge of protestors on July 18, saying he was the only person to fire shotgun cartridges and discharge teargas in a bid to disperse the large crowd.

– as GuyExpo opens Guyana’s premier trade fair and exposition got underway last evening with the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ron Webster calling for support of the Amaila Falls Hydro project, saying that it will be a boon for the manufacturing sector, the wider business community and the country.

A Rose Hall Town couple was brutally beaten and robbed by two armed bandits some time between 8 pm and 9 pm on Wednesday.

Veteran athletes Alicia Fortune and Caroline Forde have teamed up to run off the Super Mile set for October 3 in the National Park.

– national plan to combat child labour lacking Guyana lacks a national plan to combat child labour and children in Guyana continue to be engaged in the worst forms of child labour, including dangerous activities in agriculture and prostitution, according to the United States Department of Labour (DOL).

National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Laparkan Holdings Limited are hosting the eighth annual 11-race programme at the inner circuit of the National Park tomorrow.

A 44-year-old security guard was found dead with his hands tied at a construction site opposite the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) farm at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, around 6 am yesterday.

– husband re-arrested The 25-year-old mother of four, who was turned into a human torch, allegedly by her partner on September 18 over an argument about milk, succumbed to her injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

With 391 cases of physical abuse and 430 cases of sexual abuse against children reported up to the end of June this year, the time is more than ripe for adults to step up to the plate to put an end to these scourges.

A Surinamese national, who was reported as an illegal immigrant by his sister-in-law after he made a complaint to the police that she abused his six-year-old son, was yesterday remanded to prison.

The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) has expressed concern over the low levels of customer service provided by the public sector in Berbice and around the country.

– advocates accelerated lending    A review of the liquidity profile of Guyana’s commercial banking sector has revealed that commercial banks are positioned to significantly increase the extent of its lending to both individuals and the private sector though he cautioned that the growth of lending “has to be orderly and should not in any way upset the safety and soundness of the banking sector.”

When the country’s largest trade and investment exhibition, GuyExpo, opened last evening it was not on the same high note as last year, but exhibitors were highly optimistic that business this year will surpass last year’s given that on opening night there is never a large crowd.

Head of the Health Sector Development Unit (HSDU) and recently appointed Advisor to President Donald Ramotar, Keith Burrowes, has told Stabroek Business that the creation of a blueprint for the setting up of a Development Bank in Guyana will be undertaken in collaboration with the private sector.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Some athletes failed to report for blood doping tests at this year’s Olympics but escaped sanction, an independent report into doping procedures at the London Games has revealed.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his “red line” for Iran’s nuclear programme yesterday despite a US refusal to set an ultimatum, saying Tehran will be on the brink of a nuclear weapon in less than a year.

A 17-year-old student of St Mary’s Secondary School sustained two stab wounds to his chest after he was attacked by a another student around lunchtime yesterday.

It took us several weeks to acquire a copy of a paper presented to a seminar on banking and finance by the Governor of the Bank of Guyana.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago and St Lucia will host the fourth edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced T&T will host the first part of the preliminary round, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, while Beausejour Cricket Ground will be the venue for the second part of the preliminary round, the playoffs and the final.

A Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast businessman is at odds with the Anna Regina Town Council over his fence, which he claims was vindictively dismantled.

(Reuters) – Detroit pitcher Doug Fister set an American League record by striking out nine consecutive batters as the first-place Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 yesterday to boost their playoff hopes.

(Reuters) – Detroit pitcher Doug Fister set an American League record by striking out nine consecutive batters as the first-place Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 yesterday to boost their playoff hopes.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran responded to Israel’s “red line” for Tehran’s nuclear programme by declaring it was strong enough to defend itself and said it reserved the right to retaliate with full force against any attack.

– Persaud The Office of the Auditor General will soon complete its examination with regard to an alleged fraud at City Hall and six persons have had their leave extended to facilitate the investigations by the unit and the police.

Dear Editor, Yesterday (September 27), would have marked the deadline for local broadcasters to apply to renew their licences, under the Broadcast Act 2011.

Dear Editor, I was very privileged to have had the opportunity to attend the launching of the Guyana government’s Guyana Diaspora Project at the Marriot in Manhattan, New York.

Attractive Despite the pressure from other countries on the human capital of Guyana and other developing countries, there are benefits to having a diaspora. 

-sensitisation activities to await amendments Red Thread yesterday launched a household guidebook for the Sexual Offences Act but it is eagerly awaiting amendments to the law in order to begin an accompanying sensitisation programme.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – South Africa will study video analysis to prepare their batsmen to face Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal, captain A.B.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A pair of Canadian radio comedians said yesterday it took them less then an hour to get UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the phone during international diplomacy’s busiest week – by pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Dear Editor, I witnessed corporal punishment more than physically experienced it, but it left me mentally scarred and traumatized through to adulthood.

Senior students at the Centre for Communication Studies at the University of Guyana are hosting five documentaries they produced titled ‘Great Wonders of Guyana 2’ at the Theatre Guild on Saturday.

Tour operators say the ambience of Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls never fails to impress intrepid travellers, nature lovers who revel in the sheer power of the mighty Kaieteur, the rawness of the environment and the absence of too many symbols of civilization.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man linked to an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was ordered jailed without bond yesterday by a federal judge over accusations that he violated terms of his probation on a bank fraud conviction.

Retired teachers will soon be back in the education system after a formal appointment was made on Tuesday, Assistant Chief Education Officer for Secondary Schools, Doodmatie Singh said.

Dear Editor, I have to commend your columnist Shaun Michael Samaroo for his fine description of our disposition in relation to our present state of affairs at home in his column, ‘Why we migrate’ (SN, July 12).

 – to engage private sector umbrella bodies Even as chief executive officers of local private sector entities complain incessantly about the scarcity of skills at all levels in the business community, the head of one of the city’s leading business training institutions has told Stabroek Business that in some instances they may well have only themselves to blame for the problem.

NEW YORK  (Reuters) – The United States is temporarily withdrawing more staff from its embassy in Libya’s capital for security reasons, but hopes to send them back early next week, the State Department said yesterday.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu today, killing 19 people, including seven British and five Chinese passengers, an airline official said.

Dear Editor, We refer to the Stabroek News article captioned ‘Many Plastic City residents still waiting for house lots.’ 

Ask most small and micro businesses in Guyana what most threatens their capacity to grow and they will probably tell you something about the indifference of both the major local lending institutions and the private sector umbrella organizations to their concerns.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a scintillating 76 but it was Lasith Malinga’s tight bowling that scripted Sri Lanka’s thrilling Super Over victory against New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Dear Editor, Day after day, many of us read in the newspaper about the city and the garbage, and many of us walk around the city and ask ourselves, why is it so dirty?

As a child, Jasmin Deonauth somehow got it into her head that she wanted to be a successful businesswoman.

Colombo,  (Reuters) – Opening partnerships will be crucial when unbeaten India and Australia face each other in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup, the opposing captains said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Observer) — The Jamaican Government has been given the go-ahead by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to join the Shanique Myrie case.

An appeal filed against an injunction which was granted to vendors of the Anna Regina Municipality has commenced in the High Court.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of Google, the world’s No 1 Internet search engine, said yesterday it had obeyed a court order to remove a video attacking a candidate in Brazilian municipal elections from its YouTube service after legal appeals were exhausted.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister William Hague sought yesterday to allay his Ecuadorean counterpart’s concerns about the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying Britain’s extradition law has “extensive human rights safeguards.”

Dear Editor, Within recent times, the Public Relations Section of the council has been receiving numerous calls from citizens with questions about building operations in Georgetown. 

– life in the kleptocracy I know I’ll earn editorial permission to make today’s offering most brief.

It is difficult to understand, from a distance, what exactly is going on with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her People’s Partnership (PP) government in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago.

MoneyGram international transfer service presented gifts comprising two computers each and a quantity of school supplies to the David Rose School and the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre Special School through its ‘Back to School Promotion’ at a ceremony held at its head office on Wednesday.

In the issue of the Stabroek News of 17th August, 2012, a news item was published under the heading `Family questioning Diamond man’s suicide’ from which inference could be drawn, not intended by Stabroek News, but imputing upon the character of the wife of the deceased and attributing to her knowledge of the circumstance of his death beyond that which was available to the police.

MEDINAH, Illinois,  (Reuters) – The sprawling Medinah Country Club course outside Chicago is set up so benignly that it should be a shot-making delight at this week’s Ryder Cup, with club members even drooling over the chance to play it.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 478’s trading results showed consideration of $1,228,733 from 60,951 shares traded in 7 transactions as compared to session 477 which showed consideration of $3,137,724 from 149,582 shares traded in 12 transactions. 

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines Ltd is being restructured, Trade Minister Vasant Bharath said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) United National Congress (UNC) chairman and Minister of National Security Jack Warner yesterday warned that all media workers with “an axe to grind” against the Government should first be beyond reproach themselves.