Daily Archive: Saturday, September 29, 2012

(Trinidad Guardian) Some 17 organisations, including the People’s National Movement, the Movement for Social Justice, the Joint Consultative Council and other civil organisations last night demanded the immediate removal of National Security Minister Jack Warner and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan from the Cabinet.

Green foliage plants will give you all-year-round pleasure with very little work. 

(BBC) Sri Lanka are on the brink of the World Twenty20 semi-finals after thrashing the West Indies by nine wickets to go top of their Super Eights group.

A Drysdale Street, Charlestown, fire has left four persons dead, including three children, and another critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital after it gutted the upper flat of a house around 6am yesterday.

(BBC) Luke Wright cracked five sixes in his 76 as England beat New Zealand by six wickets in the Super Eights to revive their World Twenty20 hopes.

(Trinidad Guardian) President of the Caribbean Cardiac Society Dr Ronald Henry says research has shown that T&T is the heart-attack capital of the western hemisphere and has called on the Government to provide more funding for health.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prof Clement Sankat, principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine campus, would like to see a more active Caribbean Community (Caricom) in the affairs of the region.

(Trinidad Guardian) Acting President Timothy Hamel-Smith has suggested improvements for the Parliament to prevent recurrence of the Section 34 issue.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Constabulary Force has revealed that an analysis done using its Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) has shown that a firearm, still in the hands of criminals, was used to kill as many as 16 people in separate incidents across St Catherine over a two-year period.

MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels withdrew from their last major bastion of Kismayu overnight, the group and residents said, a day after Kenyan and Somali government forces attacked the southern port.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The eight-year-old girl who was raped at her home in Irwin, St James, Monday night, has said she is afraid of going back to school and wants to leave the country.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants his batsmen to throw caution to the wind and play their natural attacking game in tomorrow’s crucial match against Pakistan to revive their stuttering World Twenty20 campaign.

-batsman to receive US$80,000 in compensation The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) continues to lose to legal matters to the West Indies Players Association, with the news now that they have lost their 15th arbitration matter to the WIPA.

ASP Patrick Todd, who fired off shotgun cartridges and tear smoke to disperse protestors from the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge on July 18, yesterday denied harming anyone during the operation.

The Auditor General’s Office is currently probing a possible fraud at the Supreme Court and at the Deeds Registry, acting Auditor General Deodat Sharma said yesterday.

-Caricom trade specialist A top Caricom agricultural official says progress on the Jagdeo Initiative on agriculture for the Caribbean has been slow and there is a tendency to produce large documents with little action following.

Ruth Peters, who was allegedly set on fire by her reputed husband after an argument two weeks ago, succumbed to her burn injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Veerasammy Permaul built on a solid, all-round performance from Carlos Brathwaite to usher the Sagicor High Performance Centre team to an 11-run victory over Bangladesh-A in the first match of their One-day series yesterday.

A petition to the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Lusignan Neighbourhood Democratic Council pleading for toilet facilities for vendors at the village’s market was rejected because it did not have their stall numbers.

Taxi drivers at Diamond, East Bank Demerara have expressed concern for their safety following an attack on driver attached to a taxi service on Thursday night by two men who turned out to be Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers.

-body had suspected chop wounds The dead body of miner Ramprakash Deonarine was found with suspected chop wounds at Tumatumari, Potaro on Thursday morning.

A man, who was a passenger on a local flight to Port Kaituma, in the North West District,

–lawyer says as $1B suit hearing opens Attorney Edward Luckhoo yesterday described the New Building Society’s (NBS) move to dismiss his client, Maurice Arjoon, as akin to a fishing expedition.

The Alliance for Change (AFC), as part of a continuing bid to extend its influence and capacity, yesterday opened the doors of its Region Four office, at the corner of Joseph Pollydore Street and Vlissengen Road, Lodge.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama blocked yesterday a privately owned Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site in Oregon due to national security concerns, and the company said it would challenge the action in court.

-until concerns are addressed Farmers at Hope/Dochfour are not convinced that all is being done to protect them from the ravages of flooding during the rainy season and want their concerns addressed before the $3 billion Hope Canal project is completed.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party accused disgraced politician Bo Xilai of abusing power, taking huge bribes and other crimes yesterday, sealing the fate of a controversial leader whose fall shook a leadership handover due at a congress from Nov.

Residents of Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD) claim that many of the accidents which occurred around the area where Abdul Zameer Abrahim lost his life just over a week ago could have been avoided if the numerous complaints that were made were addressed in a timely fashion.

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – Kenyan troops attacked the Somali port city of Kismayu yesterday, seeking to drive al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants from their last major stronghold and end a five-year rebellion.

Tonight the Berbice High School will be transformed from a learning institution into a battle ground of chiseled and sculpted physiques when Flex Night Inc.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) yesterday declared the recent exploits of their Under-23 national team which participated at the just-concluded South American Under-23 championships a success.

Kandy, Sri Lanka, CMC- West Indies cricketers are eyeing a semifinal spot as they take on Sri Lanka today in their second ICC World T20 Super Eights match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Former deadlift World record holder in the 74kgs Master’s Two category, Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby departed Guyana yesterday for Killen, Texas on a quest to secure Guyana’s first powerlifting World title.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement yesterday, declaring it now believed the Sept.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced that the government has given its approval for Merlin Udho to be appointed as ambassador of Guyana to Brazil.

NBS semi-finals on today…. By Neil Barry Jr., The New Building Society Limited 40-overs-a-sdie second division competition will showcase what is expected to be two captivating encounters today between the top four sides of the competition.

Terry Andrew Joseph, accused of being one of the two suspected pirates that eluded capture after attacking fishermen in the Pomeroon River and off the Waini Coast earlier this month, was yesterday arraigned on a charge of armed robbery at sea.

Dear Editor, In the final NCN debate on institutional corruption broadcast recently, Senior Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh accused Mr Moses Nagamootoo of the AFC of “pretence,” “misrepresentation,” “opportunism” and “making false charges of corruption” against the PPP/C.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The United States and France announced increased support for opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday, but there was no sign that the direct military aid the rebels want to create safe havens for civilians is on the way.

Dear Editor, In the middle of the last century our colonial masters suspended our constitution and appointed an interim government to replace the one we elected.

The Guyana Baseball League Home Run Derby which was scheduled to begin today has been postponed to a future date.

By Neil Barry Jr., The Guyana Defence Force first division cricket team will be aiming for a strong finish to the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Carib Beer Heroes Cup competition when they take on the Gandhi Youth Organisation this weekend at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground Thomas Lands this weekend.

(Reuters) – John Travolta has scored another legal victory with the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles man who wrote a book alleging he had gay encounters with the film star.

Kester Thomas, who confessed two days ago to unlawfully and maliciously wounding Dwain Caines and setting fire to home of the man’s mother, was yesterday fined $200,000 for his crimes.

National cycling coach Hassan Mohamed has teamed up with Banks DIH Limited to keep the local cyclists on their saddles ahead of the upcoming annual four-day, five-stage road race which will pedal off on October 11.

Albion and the Young Warriors cricket clubs will clash today at the Cumberland ground in Canje in the second semi-final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Ramcharitar Construction Services limited overs tournament.

-WHO LONDON,  (Reuters) – A new and potentially fatal virus from the same family as SARS which was discovered in a patient in London last week appears not to spread easily from person to person, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron had oil and sports on his mind when he visited Brazil this week seeking business opportunities in the South American nation that overtook Britain last year to become the world’s No.

“Theatre is a discipline, it’s a life discipline. It’s pretty easy to be distracted by the light and glamour that it attracts.It

-company suspects act is retaliation by power thief A car owned by a Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) loss reduction supervisor in Berbice was set on fire early Thursday morning in what the company suspects is a retaliatory attack carried out by a person that had been accused of stealing electricity.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies women lost the momentum in a dramatic penultimate over as Sri Lanka scraped through to a narrow five run win by the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-affected Group B match of the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, Even though my first emotion should be anger whilst writing this letter, it is sad to say that it has turned to pity, pity for where our country is heading when it comes to infrastructure.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced the suspension of three officers for allegedly demanding money from a taxpayer from whom they seized an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV).

A lucrative Twenty20 dominoes tournament will take place tomorrow at the Transport Sports Club from 2.30pm.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized yesterday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc’s Maps instead.

Dear Editor, The purpose of this letter is to correct erroneous statements made in the article published in the Guyana Times on Thursday, September 27, 2012.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Defense Ministry plans to send troops to ensure peaceful campaigning and voting in notoriously violent slum areas of the country’s second largest city for upcoming local elections.

Ashlee Khan, the Surinamese national who entered Guyana by sea and disembarked without permission from immigration officials (see: “Surinamese man reported for illegal entry after police complaint against sis-in-law” in yesterday’s edition), was fined $50,000 for the offence and not remanded as was reported.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – More than half of the European Union’s projects to provide safe drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa failed to deliver, the EU’s audit watchdog said in a report yesterday.

ROFLOL! Apart from the fact that “Gangnam Style” is an insanely hilarious and crazy song; the video is to die for.

The University of Guyana’s Inter-Faculty basketball competition bounces off today at the Cyril Potter College of Educate (CPCE) Auditorium.

Boogie Nights is the latest publication of Guyanese novelist Dr Albert Cumberbatch.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – A record Twenty20 World Cup opening stand of 133 by David Warner and Shane Watson helped Australia destroy India by nine wickets in their first Super Eights match yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Cuba’s signature industry is showing signs of life two years after the worst harvest in more than a century.

A man was yesterday charged with defrauding a woman of over $100,000 by posing as a Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport scout for young aspiring chess players.

Hi Everyone, I am a dunker. Yep! I like to dip my bread, biscuits, cookies, and cake into a hot or cold beverage of choice, then, heavy with sweet liquid and softened, I devour it.

Dear Editor, As a cricket lover I am disappointed that there is no local coverage of the Indian T20 League, especially the West Indies matches.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – An ancient papyrus fragment which a Harvard scholar says contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a fake, the Vatican said yesterday.

Attorney Gaumattie Singh was on Thursday granted leave to file an affidavit in response to the interim injunction granted to block her from selling a former client’s property, when the matter came up before acting Chief Justice Ian Chang in the High Court.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Umar Gul emerged as Pakistan’s unlikely batting hero, blasting a 17-ball 32 to give the 2009 champions’ a narrow two-wicket victory over South Africa in a nail-biting World Twenty20 Super Eight match yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to an article published in the September 25, 2012 edition of the Kaieteur News captioned ‘Three GRA Enforcement officials interdicted‘ in which that newspaper reported on   information the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) dispersed to the media via a press release the previous day following the conclusion of preliminary investigations into bribery allegations made by a business person.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – San Jose, Costa Rica, unveiled plans on Thursday to install its first street signs, so residents will not have to cite local landmarks like fast-food chains or gas stations when giving directions.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada said it was aware hackers had breached security at a domestic manufacturer of software used by big energy companies, but declined to comment on a report that a Chinese group could be responsible.

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

(Reuters) – A Connecticut man responding to his sister’s call for help during an apparent burglary at her home next door, shot and killed a masked intruder who turned out to be his own teenage son, state police said yesterday.

There are reports of groups of women in Northern India that visit abusive husbands and beat them up with bamboo sticks unless they stop abusing their wives.

A man left his Linden home and his family more than a month ago and has not returned since.

(The Telegraph) The England and Wales Cricket Board will face the prospect of a £1?million

“Eco-conscious couture” – Designer Sonia Noel’s ‘Amazonia Caribe’ gowns were on display at the opening of GuyExpo on Thursday evening.

Dear Editor, Mr Charles Sugrim was right that the audience, a packed room at the Marriott on Monday, was looking forward to a question and answer segment (‘Guyana could be transformed … ‘ SN, Sep 28) but because the programme was running late, I suppose it was not practical.

In the mid-1990s, when former US presidential candidate Bob Dole made a television commercial for Viagra, gravely recounting his bout with prostate cancer and the difficulty of post-operative complications like erectile dysfunction, many Americans were nonplussed.

(Barbados Nation)  Church leaders said a resounding “no” to the likelihood of casino gambling being allowed on board cruise liners berthed in the Bridgetown Port.

(Trinidad Express)  men detained and beaten by police officers and soldiers who stormed the St Michael’s Spiritual Baptist Church in Penal four years ago will be compensated more than half a million dollars.

(Trinidad Express) It is too late now to raise reservations about the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a final appellate court, former Jamaica prime minister Percival Noel James Patterson has said.