Daily Archive: Sunday, September 30, 2012

(Jamaica Gleaner) Seven members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), including the general secretary Peter David and trade unionist Chester Humphrey have been expelled from the party.

MEDINAH, Illinois,  (Reuters) – Inspired by the spirit of Seve Ballesteros, Europe’s big guns all delivered as Jose Maria Olazabal’s players produced one of the greatest comebacks on a golf course to win the Ryder Cup by 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2 today.

(WICB) DHAKA, Bangladesh – Jahmar Hamilton said Veerasammy Permaul was a welcomed presence on the Sagicor High Performance Centre team’s tour of Bangladesh, and he was enjoying the experience of keeping wicket to him.

(Jamaica Observer) BROWN’S TOWN, St. Ann – Gunmen struck in the Brown’s Town market, St Ann Saturday night leaving two men dead and the St Ann police searching for clues into the brutal killings.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A large earthquake shook Colombia today, rattling residents in the southwest of the Andean nation, but there were no reports of deaths or major damage, authorities said.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A British national was arrested by Sri Lankan police today on suspicion of stealing 103 tickets for the World Cup Twenty20 Super Eight game between defending champions England and hosts Sri Lanka, an official said.

(WICB) Kandy, Sri Lanka – West Indies plan to throw all they have at New Zealand when the two teams meet in their final Group 1 Super Eights match of the ICC World T20 tournament on Monday afternoon, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the suspected suicide of prisoner Melville Smartt, 24 years of No.1 Road, Corentyne, Berbice, who was found hanging in his cell at the New Amsterdam Prison at about 0720h today.

(BBC) India reignited their World Twenty20 campaign with a comprehensive eight-wicket Super Eights victory over their bitter rivals Pakistan in Colombo.

The police say they are conducting investigations into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0215h today on the Public Road at La Grange, WBD, and which resulted in the death of Chad Terrence, 18 years, of Goed Intent, WBD.

The police say that they are investigating the murder of brothers: Imran Bacchus, 27, and Shaheed Bacchus, 26, of Wismar Street, Mackenzie, Linden, which occurred at about 8 am today at Industrial Area, Mackenzie.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Flory Papayya, 33 years, and Jennifer Pooran, 19 years, both of Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne, whose bodies were found at about 0730h today in the backlands at Adventure, Corentyne, with wounds to their throats.

(BBC) Shane Watson’s incredible displays at the World Twenty20 continued as he inspired Australia to a resounding eight-wicket win over South Africa to effectively seal a semi-final spot.

(Trinidad Guardian) An American tourist injured in a vehicular accident in Tobago believes he survived because he had the presence of mind to tell paramedics how to care for him and his family was able to get him off the island quickly.

(Jamaica Observer) An eerie silence hung over the Nightingale Grove community in Old Harbour, St Catherine, yesterday as residents reflected on the savage mob-killing of a hapless teacher whose vehicle mowed down four persons as they tried to help a hit-and-run victim.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Uncontrollable gay men wreaking havoc on residents of New Kingston have been abandoned by the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals & Gays (J-FLAG) – the group that was formed to represent the homosexual community in Jamaica.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Outraged by the recent spate of rapes, including the violation of an eight-year-old girl at gunpoint while her mother was held captive in nearby bushes, several prominent Jamaicans have joined a groundswell calling for stiffer penalties for sexual predators.

(Barbados Nation) Minister of Health Donville Inniss has rejected a plea from local dentists for American World Clinics-Barbados (AWC-B) to be blocked from treating Barbadians when the doors to the multimillion-dollar medical centre open in another two years.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has assured supporters of the People’s Partnership government that his job is secure.

(Trinidad Express) United National Congress (UNC) chairman and Minister of National Security Jack Warner said yesterday he never attacked the media and continued to support a free press.

-including three children 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.

Despite its small size, the community of Onderneeming on the West Coast Berbice is culturally very active, and is developing rapidly, according to residents.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said that government will table legislation that will see convicted paedophiles being monitored for the rest of their lives.

Testimony from the three senior police officers who have so far appeared before the Commission of Inquiry into the July 18 fatal shooting of three Lindeners have exposed  inconsistencies between their accounts of events.

As the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) grapples with setbacks affecting sugar production—which has dipped over the last four years—the expected benchmarks set in its strategic turnaround plan appear distant.

Superwoman is the most appropriate word to describe 39-year-old Vanessa Simon who has three jobs, strips and sells brooms, sells plants, helps her five sons with their homework and attends church on Saturdays.

Thirteen Guyanese who have worked with families and children recently entered a Master’s degree programme in ‘Trauma Sensitive Assessment and Consultation’ at the Lesley University in Boston.

By Ronald Austin This week the 57th quadrennial presidential election of the United States entered its final phase.

DNA tests conducted on a strand of Sheema Mangar’s hair and a blood sample recovered from an impounded car did not yield a positive match and according to a source it is unkind for the police to keep this from relatives knowing full well that the case can go no further.

This is my 50th year in the entertainment business, and along the way there’s been much to be grateful for.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies went down without so much as a whimper, losing to Sri Lanka by nine wickets here  yesterday to leave their semi-final chances in the World Twenty20 Championship hanging in the balance.

Two Canadian universities recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Government to facilitate training to develop the mining, oil and gas industries at local institutions.

In a report which appeared on page 9 of our edition yesterday, captioned ‘Man fined $200,000 for chopping, arson attacks,’ it was stated that accused Kester Thomas was fined $100,000 on each of two offences.

Indicator Perhaps the single most revealing performance indicator of the state of Guyana’s sugar industry is to be found in its annual production figures.

NOTE: Tony Cozier is indisposed. In place of his usual column, we carry an article by ANAND VASU, Managing Editor, Wisden India, that appeared in his magazine on Friday.

Conclusion In the introduction to last week’s Business Page I pointed out that it was refreshing that the mid-year report was not only prepared within the statutory deadline but that the report was actually made public even before it was laid in the National Assembly which is presided over by the Speaker.

Over 20 teachers were awarded certificates for completing a four-week workshop endorsed by the Ministry of Education to help students do better at Mathematics and Science, as the India Science Exhibition wound down on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Plaisance Guardians engineered an inspiring come-from-behind performance against Georgetown powerhouse Ravens but came up short during the final minutes on opening night of the Pepsi Sonics ‘Refresh your game’ basketball competition on Friday night on the Burnham basketball court.

One year ago Europe made clear that it intended changing the basis on which it provides development assistance to the region.

Relatives of Nazleen Mohammed whose decomposing remains were found in a Linden coal pit in 2007 feel that they have not had justice in the case.

A Charity resident has died one week after he fell from a building at Grant Enterprise, Lower Pomeroon River.

Jeremy Bascom, Central Park’s Track Club, New Balance star sprinter, fresh from equaling Guyana’s national 100m record of 10.19 seconds at USATF’s Club Nationals, in Omaha, Nebraska on July 6, went into the London Olympics overly confident that amongst other things, he would leave London as the sole owner of the title he shared with James Wren Gilkes.

I remember ‘Read to Succeed‘ was once the theme of the activities and exhibitions organized to celebrate the work of library services for the children of Guyana.

While the speeches by President Obama, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew the biggest headlines at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, there was a major event that went almost unnoticed: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s launch of a plan to put education at the centre of the world’s political agenda.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels retreated from the southern port of Kismayu overnight, abandoning the last major bastion of their five-year revolt to an offensive by African Union and Somali government troops.

Park Rangers  defeated regal masters by 37 runs when the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) tournament sponsored by Mikes Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Ramchand Auto Spared, Survival Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, continued last Sunday.

An 11-year-old boy, who recently started at the Freeburg Secondary School, was yesterday reported missing by his father Donald Walcott.

A century from opening batsman Shemroy Barrington enabled the Guyana Defence Force to reach 285 all out on the first day of their Carib Beer Heroes Cup match against the Gandhi Youth Organization yesterday.

Bernt Aasen, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, is scheduled to be in Guyana on an official visit tomorrow to strengthen local and regional ties towards advancing programmes for the development of women and children.

VANDALIA, Ohio (Reuters) – Trailing in the must-win state of Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked his running mate Paul Ryan to meet him here this week.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo yesterday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria’s largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site.

One of the Giants of Eldorado, the Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is the largest of the armadillos, and weighing in at 26 kg (approximately 57 lbs), is truly deserving of its name.

By Emmerson Campbell Robin Persaud’s dominance on the local cycling scene continues.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict’s butler, accused of using his access to the pope to steal papers that he thought would expose Vatican corruption, suffered a blow on yesterday’s first day of his trial when judges refused to admit evidence from the Church’s own investigation.

Everything on earth is changing – bit by bit – right now – in front of our very eyes.

The house where fire claimed the lives of four persons

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and the organizers of the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships which was staged two weeks ago in the Dominican Republic are yet to iron out an issue involving junior star rider Raul Leal.

Prolonged mating We had mentioned that the actual act of canine intercourse is called the ‘tie.’

On August 8 this year, a cane farmer died in an accident on the Zorg-en-Vlygt Public Road in Essequibo; on August 12, a mother died in an accident involving a minibus and a car on the Lima Public Road and the two drivers died subsequently; on August 13 a six-year-old boy was killed by a minibus which was allegedly speeding near the Plaza bridge in Georgetown; on the same day a labourer riding his bicycle was killed by a car which was allegedly speeding on the No 53 road; on August 20, a man died following a crash involving two vehicles at Land of Canaan; on August 25 a motor cyclist was killed in an accident with a car at Conversation Tree; on August 26 a man was killed in a hit-and-run on the No 10 road, West Coast Berbice; on August 26 too, on the Bath Public Road a man was killed by an out-of-control truck which was allegedly speeding; on August 27 a former soldier died after being hit first by a car, and then being run over by a lorry when about to cross the road; again on August 27 a cyclist was killed on the Good Hope road in a hit-and-run; and on August 28 a man was killed in an accident at Saffon Street, La Penitence.

Dear Editor, I am responding to the letter signed by Nicola Berkley for the Management GPOC, which was published in SN of Sept 22, captioned ‘GPOC treats as priority…’ I daresay that the Post Office has found itself in a crisis and may need to refocus and get back to the basics.

Sunday’s Cartoon

The fourth annual ‘Big Ride’ cycling event will pedal off this afternoon from 16:00hrs.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the company for 34 years in a period of growth that made it a multibillion-dollar media enterprise, died yesterday at the age of 86, the newspaper said.

(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.

Participants in the Youth Ambassadors Programme with US Amabssador

(Trinidad Express) A Guyanese national, an illegal immigrant, will spend the next two years in jail for stealing from the man who hired him to work as a mason at his home.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Gunmen shot and killed two local leaders of parties backing presidential challenger Henrique Capriles yesterday in the worst violence of a volatile campaign before Venezuela’s election next weekend.

(Trinidad Express) Come November 15, Value Added Tax (VAT) on all food items, except luxury items such as champagne and caviar, will be removed.