Daily Archive: Thursday, October 11, 2012

Police tonight said that while police ranks were clearing the main roadway at Agricola, EBD, of debris and other obstacles thrown by protestors this evening, persons continually threw “Thunder Flash” and other squibs along with bricks and bottles at the ranks.

Caribbean Airlines has cancelled two of its flights which were scheduled to depart Trinidad for Guyana and Guyana for Trinidad respectively, this evening, as a result of the unrest on the lower East Bank Demerara.

The police say they are conducting investigations into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1135h today on the Diamond Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of Doran Keith James, 23 years, of  Adventure, Soesdyke/Linden Highway and injuries to Raganauth Mohabir.

The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that approval has been given for the Alliance For Change (AFC) and Red Thread organisations to hold a procession tomorrow Friday October 12, 2012, commencing at 1530h in Georgetown The procession will move off from the junction of Hadfield and John streets and proceed east along Hadfield Street, north into Winter Place, west along Brickdam and culminate at the junction of Brickdam and Avenue of the Republic.

Residents of Agricola this afternoon blocked the East Bank Demerara roadway with burning tyres as tempers flared at government’s comments that Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee “will not be moved” coupled with what they called preferential  treatment of the police officer who was charged with the murder of Shaquille Grant.

Government today vowed that it “will not be moved” into giving in to the opposition’s demands for the removal of Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, saying that it is prepared to “rumble” to ensure he remains in office.

The Guyana Police Force says that in its continuing effort to improve the quality of service to the public it decentralised the operations of the Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) with effect from yesterday.

SANAA,  (Reuters) – Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni security chief on his way to work at the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States today imposed financial penalties on violent street gang MS-13, which has thousands of members operating in the United States as well as El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s West Indies cricketers Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels returned home yesterday to a heroes’ welcome by government ministers and schoolchildren at the Norman Manley International Airport.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Marlon Samuels starred for the West Indies in the final of the 2012 International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup with both bat and ball, leading the regional team to its first global title in eight years.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – A new electronic border management system may be put into operation in November.

Following his guilty plea to mortgage fraud conspiracy in New York, Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad faces over 10 years in jail and US$15M in restitution and fines, according to today’s edition of the New York Daily News.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Moscow accused Ankara of endangering Russian lives today after Turkey forced a Syrian passenger plane to land and seized what it suspected was military equipment being ferried from Russia to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

(Trinidad Express) RBC Royal Bank has withdrawn its proposal to implement a one per cent fee on foreign currency credit card transactions.

(Trinidad Express) Confessed bigamist Lynette Phillips was told yesterday that her illegal marriage left her second husband feeling cheated and humiliated.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for two multi-million-dollar Tobago projects to be halted and has requested that a probe be conducted into questionable dealings of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) led by Chief Secretary Orville London.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Former India captain Anil Kumble has been named the new head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee, replacing former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd, the global governing body said today.

(Trinidad Express) Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams yesterday said the police had a legal obligation to provide crime statistics to the public and the National Security Minister had no authority to stop that.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature today for works which the awarding committee said had qualities of “hallucinatory realism”.

Bakewell owner Naeem Nasir, 52, passed away on Tuesday at the Balwant Singh Hospital at around 11.15 pm after a period of illness and was interred yesterday at the Crane cemetery.

The Chief Mate of an Aruba-bound cargo ship died on Tuesday evening in what was described as a freak accident while crew members were attempting to dislodge the vessel after it ran aground in the Demerara River, in the vicinity of Supply.

After four years under construction, the doors of the United Centre, at the corner of Regent and Camp streets, will finally open today, promising shoppers a whole new experience.

By Neil Barry Jr., The second edition of the highly lucrative and much anticipated Queensway limited overs Open knockout competition for teams in Georgetown was launched at the pavilion of the defending champions, the Georgetown Cricket Club yesterday.

Kevin Abrams, a seaman, was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with using an iron to burn his wife’s face after a row over money.

By Emmerson Campbell The competitors of this year’s sixth annual ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage cycle road race were urged yesterday to raise the benchmark above last year’s performances so that every year improvements can be seen.

Ricardo Rodrigues who turned himself into police after a wanted bulletin was issued for him in connection with the recent Lethem arms bust was yesterday released on station bail according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Neola Husbands, the sister of the Guyanese man charged with murder and attempted murder after a shooting at a shopping centre in Toronto in June, says that she has not given up on him.

-Local shooters  occupy top four positions Guyana’s  Lennox Braithwaite captured the lead as Guyanese marksmen stamped their authority on day two of the Individual Competition of the West Indies Fullbore shooting championships at the Timehri rifle ranges yesterday.

The government signed an investment agreement with China Railway First Group (CRFG), the company slated to build the Amaila Hydropower plant in China last month.

-IGG reduced to contest between Guyana versus Suriname Coaches and selectors have chosen the final 12 players for the junior national male basketball team to compete at the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Basketball tournament next month in Suriname but the format of the Games has been adjusted this year.

Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) is “one of the biggest threats” to international cricket right now.

-Anand Goolsarran says at book launching Acting appointments are likely to lead to the performance of senior public servants being compromised as they feel beholden to those in authority.

By Emmerson Campbell When this year’s Courts Pee Wee (under 11) football tournament which involves 16 primary schools kicks off at the Thirst Park Ground on October 20, the students and their schools will have some extra motivation.

US-based Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad yesterday morning pleaded guilty to attempting and conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud before Judge Dora Irizarry in a New York Court.

A group of Linden women braved heavy showers on Tuesday to march through their community to denounce the unwarranted killing of several young men by police across the country.

With just over three weeks to go before the premier Guyana Open local golfers will be involved in three warm up tournaments over the next three weekends.

A quick response from neighbours stopped a fire, believed to be electrical in nature, from destroying a house at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara yesterday morning.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress says steps must be taken to ensure that the Rule of Law and justice form the cornerstone of the society in order to curb the current excesses and establish a modern police force.

By Cosmo Hamilton Stop the press. It’s official. The drought is over.

Residents of Foulis, East Coast Demerara, are hoping that the reconstruction of a community bridge along the embankment road will be completed soon, bringing an end to their continuing traffic woes.

Dear Editor, It amazes me, especially how wrong I was about Mr.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Kevin Curran, the former Zimbabwean all rounder and coach, has died in Mutare at the age of 53 after collapsing on a morning run while preparing his franchise team for a domestic game.

An elderly Middle Street, South Cummingsburg man says that the fumes and noise emanating from generators at Dr Balwant Singh Hospital are making his life uncomfortable and may have resulted in his mother being hospitalized, but according to the hospital they are operated under the guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

(BBC) Six umpires alleged to have been willing to fix games will not officiate before an investigation is completed, the International Cricket Council says.

Amid public consternation and calls for the resignation of Minister Clement Rohee, the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday expressed deep concern over the killings of Shaquille Grant and Dameon Belgrave by the police in separate incidents and said that an analysis is being done of current training regimens.

Dear Editor, Very few will agree that the lack of reliable garbage disposal service in Georgetown has not taken a toll on citizens and residents in and around the nation’s Capital.

Director of Prisons Dale Erskine charged Guyana Prison Service ranks and officers to continue to adhere to the established ethical rules in order to maintain a secure and efficient environment in the country’s prisons, when he congratulated them for their service at the Officers Annual Awards Ceremony held on October 5.

Dear Editor, Upon the passing away, in Georgetown of a legendary Guyanese and Bakewell owner, brother Hajji Naeem Nasir, I would like to extend my condolence to his family and to the Guyanese community from faraway, Toronto.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio,  (Reuters) – Not long ago, Republican Mitt Romney’s crowds on the campaign trail were mostly in the hundreds, he was fading in the polls and his calls to create jobs by limiting government’s reach seemed overrun by his own missteps.

CENTURION, South Africa,  CMC – Injury has forced West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo to pull out of the champions’ league Twenty/20 tournament currently underway in South Africa.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner shot by the Taliban had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection, her father said yesterday.

Anthony Samuels, a man who admitted that he borrowed his friend’s BlackBerry smartphone then later disappeared with it, was yesterday fined $50,000 for the offence of simple larceny by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Dear Editor, I wasn’t sure I wanted to reply to the ridiculous concerns raised by the PNCR’s chairman, and MP for the APNU, Basil Williams (`It was not the people of Linden’ SN Friday, October 5th, 2012.)

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-A dispute has erupted between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and the government over the accounting of TT 11 million dollars to fund the Soca Warriors’ ill fated World Cup campaign.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkey scrambled fighters and briefly detained a Syrian passenger plane yesterday, suspecting it of carrying military equipment from Moscow, while Turkey’s military chief warned of a more forceful response if shelling continued to spill over the border.

A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for a woman, who was allegedly found loitering in the yard of her former lecturer with bottles filled with kerosene.

Dear Editor, I wish to advise the letter writer in SN of 2012-10-08  Hilman Henry that the area he referred to as “Confusion Square” has already been renamed “Jurassic Park” by many, including vendors, pedestrians, drivers and other “ residents” who eek out their daily existence in that area.

Three labourers, who were hired by an Indian national to offload imported goods from a container, were yesterday accused of stealing.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) suspended chief executive Gerald Majola withdrew from an independent disciplinary hearing into his conduct in favour of pursuing his case in the labour court.

Dear Editor, I read with concern the article in SN Tuesday 9th Oct 2012 about the plight of the headmistress of the Mahdia Secondary School.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices yesterday vigorously challenged a University of Texas admissions program that favors some African-American and Hispanic applicants in a case that could determine how universities use affirmative action at campuses nationwide.

-USADA report NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong cheated his way to the top of the cycling world through the most sophisticated doping programme ever seen in the sports world, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said  yesterday.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have crashed out of the champions’ league T20 tournament after losing to Yorkshire by six wickets at Supersport Park yesterday.

Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended best wishes to Hugo Chavez, President of the Republic of Venezuela, on his re-election to office for an unprecedented fourth term.

Dear Editor, Many citizens have been calling our Public Relations Office at City Hall with questions on building and construction works in the City.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez named Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro as his new vice-president yesterday in the first change of cabinet after Sunday’s re-election.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.,  (Reuters) – In an embarrassing mistake, Florida Governor Rick Scott gave out a phone sex hotline number to Floridians seeking information on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.

Dear Editor, Your news item `Four teens of Guyanese parentage die in horrific N.Y.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada has no need to stop Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from doing business with Canadian telecommunications companies even though the Chinese equipment maker could very well try to engage in cyber-espionage for Beijing, a former Canadian intelligence official said yesterday.

The  Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force must reassess the GPF’s training and management protocol as there have been too many incidents where ranks have used excessive and lethal force against innocent citizens.

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Uncapped all-rounder Rory Kleinveldt has been called up to the South Africa squad for the three-test series in Australia, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner on Tuesday placed an information blackout on all crime reports coming out of police stations, “with immediate effect”.

When Mrs Vanessa Wilson-Johnson accepted the position as headmistress of the Mahdia Secondary School, she would have done so cognizant of the fact that she would have to leave her home, family and familiar surroundings.