Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 2, 2012

LILLE, France,  (Reuters) – French public prosecutors have shelved an investigation into allegations that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man once tipped to become president of France, had engaged in group rape.

A fisherman was stabbed to death this morning at his Block 8 Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home and his common-law wife has been held by police as the person responsible.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two Jamaican athletes have been tested positive for banned substances.

Three policemen were today charged with the murder of Agricola youth, Shaquille Grant but only one appeared in court.

(BBC) India failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20, despite beating South Africa by one run in Colombo.

(BBC) Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 despite losing by 32 runs to Pakistan in Colombo.

(Jamaica Observer) Three deaths have been blamed on the weekend’s flood rains, which left millions of dollars in damage across the island.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The management of the Ministry of Education (Minov) had to face the facts once more at the start of the school year: the demand for more schools and classrooms has not let up.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More than two years after the bloody Tivoli Gardens incursion rocked the nation and attracted international media coverage, with the killing of 73 people, the Jamaica Civil Society Coalition (JCSC) is describing as a national shame the absence of even an interim report into the incident.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said today he accepted his ruling party had lost a parliamentary election to an opposition coalition and that he would respect the voters’ will.

Two fishing trawlers slammed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge yesterday, after a strong tide broke them loose from their moorings at the Georgetown Ferry Stelling.

– riot squad leader Assistant Superintendent Patrick Todd yesterday said he believed that if he and his riot unit had remained on standby at the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, the situation at Linden could have been better managed on July 18, when three persons were killed and others wounded.

Former government minister Shaik Baksh has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) an entity which in the past had been under his portfolio.

– man, woman arrested Automatic rifles and shrapnel grenades were found at a house at Tabatinga, Lethem yesterday, and two persons have since been held in connection with the discovery.

— Windies  secure semi-final berth after super over win against New Zealand and a little help from Sri Lanka KANDY, Sri Lanka,  –West Indies needed their now customary melodrama before they could beat New Zealand in a nerve-wracking Super Over and advance to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 Championship here yesterday.

The three policemen implicated in the shooting death of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant are to be charged with murder and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud they could be arraigned in court as early as today.

Former 74kgs Master’s Two world deadlift record holder, Winston ‘Little Master’ Stoby will look to create history this afternoon when he attempts to capture Guyana’s first powerlifting World title in Killen, Texas at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships.

Former auditor general Anand Goolsarran has exposed a raft of breaches of the law by the government through the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and said there should be a judicial review of the entity’s operations should government continue to defend its action and not take remedial measures.

– says Shaun Dietz Guyana’s 17-year-old World Junior 400m silver medallist Kadecia Baird could possibly lead Guyana’s team as the number one medal prospect at the 2013 CARIFTA Games which will be held in Bahamas during the Easter Weekend next year.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 1, CMC-Batting legend Brian Lara was among 33 past and present national cricketers honoured by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) in a special ceremony over the weekend.

HELSINKI, Finland,  CMC-Finland based retired athlete, Sheldon Monderoy, is seeking to introduce a middle and long distance running programme to Trinidad and Tobago.

– witness tells inquiry The weapons used by the riot unit that was deployed to Linden on July 18 were not returned to the armoury until three days after the unit got back from Linden and four policemen had less ammunition than they had taken, but no explanation was given, a police witness testified yesterday.

International radio cricket broadcaster and sports journalist  Sean Devers is set to undergo surgery on his brain today at noon at the St.

LONDON, (Reuters) – West Ham United climbed to seventh place in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at bottom club Queens Park Rangers  yesterday, the London club’s first away win of the season.

Police have gathered very little evidence in the murders of Anna Catherina mother Jennifer Persaud and her two young children and while a spot of blood was found on pants belonging to the prime suspect, it appears to be insufficient to lay charges.

-mother was unaware of abuse, police find The 11-year-old girl who was impregnated by her father, who later took his own life, has given birth and she is now in the care of her mother.

New national junior 400 metres record holder and South American Under-23 bronze medalist Stephan James is at the crossroads of his budding career.

—Ministry of Sport pledges $3m The country’s premier secondary learning institution Queen’s College (QC) is a step closer to constructing a brand new pavilion on the school’s soil after receiving major contributions and pledges from stakeholders.

Dear Editor, Some time in 2010, roughly three years ago, the Ministry of Housing allocated house lots to individuals in Section D, Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, for residential purposes.

One person is still in police custody over the double murder which occurred some time on Saturday at Adventure backlands, Corentyne, Berbice.

Tim Eversley, 65, was yesterday fined $30,000 after he admitted that he punched his landlord in a dispute over rent.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-Interim CEO of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), Michael Hall is optimistic of a fresh start in WIPA’s relationship with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as its new CEO takes charge.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Creating jobs can help governments improve the lot of their citizens, but some jobs have more impact than others when it comes to helping societies move ahead, the World Bank said in a report yesterday.

Dear Editor, The question of piracy in general and the specific issue of the piracy of textbooks no longer lie within the legal framework of prosecuting this or that printer, now that the state has revealed that citizens were given the mandate to steal from a Cabinet consensus.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC– Wicketkeeper batsman Jahmar Hamilton has applauded the efforts of spinner Veerasammy Permaul on the Sagicor High Performance Centre team’s tour of Bangladesh.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong last night in one of the city’s worst maritime accidents.

Dear Editor, When child sexual abuse occurs the results are damaging psychologically, and they range from suicidal ideation, to substance abuse, to loss of sexual identity, to anxiety, to promiscuity.

Alwin Glasgow, the security guard found dead at a construction site at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, last Thursday, was strangled to death.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is calling on the management of the sugar industry to address agricultural issues which impact annual sugar production.

Veteran union leader Komal Chand was returned as president of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU).

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as rebels and government forces fight for the ancient heart of Syria’s biggest city, opposition activists said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A Hindu pundit appeared in the Siparia Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with nine counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chavez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday’s election.

— Malinga burst sends England home PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Lasith Malinga took five wickets as Sri Lanka knocked Twenty20 World Cup holders England out of the tournament with a 19-run Super Eights victory yesterday.

Dear Editor, ‘Something is rotten in the country of Guyana.’ Like Denmark, in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, our beloved country is festering in a state of moral and political corruption, but the people of Guyana must look further into the reply offered by Horatio when he said, “Heaven will direct it.”

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Supporters of a Mexican leftist party, angry at losing a local election, went on the rampage and set 80 prisoners free from a detention center in the southern state of Chiapas.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan need to rethink their strategy for  today’s World Twenty20 Super Eight game against undefeated Australia after suffering an eight-wicket loss to India, coach Dav Whatmore said.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti imposed a ban on plastic and foam food containers as well as black polyethylene bags yesterday, amid concern that the country’s poorest consumers would not be able to afford the substitutes.

Dear Editor, I recently visited the Passport Office to have my passport renewed.

The Noble Sun and the Lady Sue at rest at the Demerara Harbour Bridge yesterday, which they drifted into after the tide broke them free of their moorings at the nearby Georgetown Ferry Stelling.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – South Africa have a habit of failing to deliver in crunch matches at major tournaments but coach Gary Kirsten says they must produce the goods in today’s World Twenty20 clash with India.

Dear Editor, The people of Region 10 will persevere and succeed.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Drew Barrymore has given birth to a daughter named Olive, her first child with husband Will Kopelman, the actress said in a statement yesterday.

One of the unintended consequences of the UN’s involvement in seeking to bring an end to conflict between and among states is the risk – an increasingly high one these days – that its reputation as a peacekeeper may be even further eroded, providing even more grist to the mill of the organization’s critics.

(Trinidad Express) The son of Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh spent last night in police custody after he surrendered to officers of the Port of Spain Criminal Investigations Department (CID), in connection with an incident which took place at a doubles stand outside Brooklyn Bar in Woodbrook two weeks ago.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday that he would undergo surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer and that the tumour was caught “in time”.

David Hendricks, who is alleged to have stolen a BlackBerry smart-phone, was yesterday released on $75,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to a simply larceny charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Politikles

(Trinidad Express) There is no deception in the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on food and although some 50 items are already zero-rated, over 7,000 more will now be added to that list.

(Trinidad Express) Motorists who use premium gas will be the main persons to feel the pinch from Minister of Finance Larry Howai’s first budget, presented yesterday in the Parliament.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday he would undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer in a health scare that seemed unlikely to derail his government’s imminent talks with Marxist rebels to end decades of war.