Daily Archive: Friday, November 9, 2012

Mark Anthony Lewis is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to Trafficking in Narcotics.

The police say they are conducting investigations into a fatal accident that occurred at about 2340h last night  on the Providence Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the deaths of driver Christopher Chung, 19 years, of  Cato Street, Agricola and passenger Kerwin Andrews, 16 years of Brutus Street, Agricola and injuries to passengers Stephen Fraser, 19 years, of Cato Street, Agricola and Martilda Gittens, 18 years, of Mocha, EBD.

(Barbados Nation) A downturn in tourist traffic has led to the closure of the popular McBride’s Pub in St Lawrence Gap, Christ Church.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – CIA Director David Petraeus resigned as head of the main U.S.

LAGOS,  (Reuters) – Nigeria is “at war” with Islamist sect Boko Haram and should not negotiate with its leaders who are “mass murderers”, Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said today.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown has been fired after a 1-4 start to the season, the 16-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champions said today.

The United States Department of Transport has advised that it has suspended the operations EZjet Air Services Inc and as a result the Government of Guyana through the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has followed suit.

(WICB) DHAKA, Bangladesh – Veerasammy Permaul said he felt little pressure following in the footsteps of the two young spinners that have preceded him into the West Indies team.

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(Jamaica Observer) David Summerbell Jr is optimistic about his chances in this Sunday’s Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) finale in South Dakota, Guyana.

Senior Counsel Clarence Hughes died this morning at his Subryanville home following a bout of illness, his son, attorney at law Nigel Hughes confirmed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Eighty per cent of boys who have demonstrated behavioural problems in schools have reported cannabis use.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Remittance companies have made more than 270,000 reports of suspicious transactions to the Financial Investigations Division (FID) since the start of the year.

(Barbados Nation) Insolvent airline REDjet will have to wait a little while longer to find out whether it will get the High Court’s approval to go ahead with its plan to pay creditors.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is preparing to tighten the noose on criminals who are accumulating significant wealth from their unlawful deeds.

Economists Dr Maurice Odle and Professor Tarron Khemraj say they have been harassed by immigration at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and said it seems that the same tactics employed by the Burnham regime against perceived opponents are being applied by the Ramotar administration.

(Trinidad Express) An off-duty police officer, attached to the Special Branch, was shot dead on Wednesday night when he along with three other people were ambushed at Dump Road, Arima.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Twenty-six military officers, including two generals, defected from the Syrian army to Turkey overnight, Turkish state media reported today.

(Trinidad Express) A 32-year-old Caroni woman who attempted to avoid being arrested for narcotics possession died yesterday after she swallowed an unknown quantity of cocaine while the police were raiding her house.

(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Basdeo Panday has said the political system in the United States shows us that “the head of State should be directly elected by the people,”.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A GlaxoSmithKline experimental malaria vaccine touted as a new weapon in the fight to eradicate the disease proved only 30 percent effective when given to babies as part Africa’s largest ever clinical trial.

-gov’t urges stronger action after Trotman adjournment Speaker Raphael Trotman prematurely adjourned yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly after opposition members refused to allow Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee to speak in keeping with a no confidence motion passed against him, even as government accused them of trying to save face through bullyism.

Well-known businessman and owner of the Denmor Garment Factory, Dennis Morgan, 64,  died yesterday afternoon at a city hospital after suffering a heart attack, his daughter Upasna Morgan confirmed yesterday.

A short while after he was shouted down and prevented from speaking in the National Assembly, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee yesterday declared that the opposition is not in a position to assess his ability to function as security minister.

A seventeen-year-old boy died at the Georgetown Hospital around 8 last night after he was involved in an accident around 8 am along the Essequibo public road yesterday.

An accident around 18:30hrs on Tuesday resulted in the death of Ryan Allen, a 25 year old resident of 22 Callender Street, Albouystown.

The government yesterday tabled the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2012 aimed at according to the accused the same rights as the prosecution with regard to submission of statements and to allow for statements written on behalf of a child to carry a mark made by that child if he or she is unable to sign his or her name.

A Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, businessman was robbed of a quantity of cash by two  gunmen who pretended to be customers around 11 am yesterday.

-court hears A miner was yesterday charged with threatening to kill his sister over a pair of long boots that he claimed was destroyed by his brother-in-law.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine says he is prepared to make adjustments if the pitches in the upcoming two-Test series do not offer any assistance.

Paul Daby Snr for whom police issued a wanted bulletin on Tuesday turned himself in to  police yesterday in the company of his lawyer and remained in custody last night for questioning about two recent execution-styled killings.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – The uncapped duo of Shohag Gazi and Abul Hasan have been named in a 14-man Bangladesh squad for the first Test against West Indies starting Tuesday.

Michael Lynch, accused of exposing himself to an underage girl and then assaulting her in her home, yesterday said he was trying to protect her from unwanted advances as he was a family friend.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s welterweight champion Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore will headline this month’s 26th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card on November 30, when he puts his title on the line against Mark Austin.

The operations of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commis-sion (GLSC) will be boosted by the addition of four new land surveyors who recently took the oath before Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud.

Overseas-based Guyanese/ proprietor of H2OBoy Bernard Couchman is staging an under-14 quadrangular football tournament at the Linden Technical Institute on Saturday, through a project that aims to use sports to deter youth from crime.

Ahead of a meeting at the Ministry of Labour this morning, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) on Wednesday morning called off a strike by its GuySuCo workers for a pay increase.

Cricket fans in West Berbice are in for a treat as Goodwill Promotions and the West Berbice Cricket Association will team up to

Samantha Charles, 25 years of 135 Canterbury Walk, Beterverwagting, ECD was yesterday charged with trafficking in narcotics committed on November 05, 2012, the police said. 

The University of Guyana (UG) Inter Faculty Dominoes and Whist competitions commence today at the Spicy Dish building, Turkeyen Campus from 19:00 hrs.

At about 0555h on Wednesday, police said that Ehwass Baksh, 32 years, of 2-3 Adventure, Essequibo Coast, reported that person (s) unknown broke into the home of Astabuddin Ahmad, of 36, Adventure, Essequibo Coast.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Defending champion Roger Federer guaranteed his place in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals with a straight-sets win over Spain’s David Ferrer yesterday but Janko Tipsarevic became the first player eliminated after a second defeat.

At about 0620h yesterday, police said that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch at the Ogle Airport, ECD, stopped and searched a man who was on a local flight to Ekereku, Cuyuni, and found 404 grams of compressed marijuana concealed in a flex hose.

Morvin Marcus, who was shot and injured during the robbery of an Edun Farms truck, is showing signs of recovery and has been transferred to the Male Medical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

SAVAR, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies will enter next week’s first Test against Bangladesh with no match practice after the only scheduled tour match was cancelled yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Four-time NBA champions San Antonio Spurs crashed to their first defeat of the season as the Los Angeles Clippers dazzled with high-flying dunks and tight defense on the way to a crushing 106-84 win on Wednesday.

-party supports inquiry The Alliance For Change (AFC) says its councillor on the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has recused himself from the Works Committee to facilitate an investigation into allegations of fraud.

Dear Editor, It appears that opposition supporters are being stopped and mentally harassed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport both when they enter and leave Guyana.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian attempts at mind games ahead of the test series against South Africa were at worst irrelevant and at best a motivation to the tourists, captain Graeme Smith said yesterday.

Dear Editor, After making pre-election promises to deal with corruption in government, President Donald Ramotar, almost one year later, appears more unwilling than unable to show uncompromising leadership in ensuring systematic prosecution of those who have been ripping off the state, even as the Auditor-General’s 2011 report reveals ongoing instances of bare-faced rip-offs.

Amidst the ebb and flow of the political controversy plaguing the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project, President Donald Ramotar believes that the worst of the country’s electricity woes could be over “within three to four years’ time” if the anticipated deal for the completion of the project is signed by the end of the year.

-Kennard Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice Cecil Kennard has said that the file compiled by the police on the fatal shooting of Dameon Belgrave should be with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) by next Monday.

Stevedore Housing Scheme resident Brian Westman was yesterday fined $15,000 after he admitted to cursing his aunt.

Dear Editor, The 2012 Banks DIH sponsored Guyana Open played at the Lusignan Golf Club produced a thrilling display of high-class competition and those who witnessed the final three holes will never forget what they saw.

Awareness of fire safety issues in the business community is not growing in tandem with the expansion of the urban commercial sector, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Stabroek Business in an interview earlier this week.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Umpires’ Association president, Cecil Fletcher has hailed the quality of Caribbean umpires, noting that significant strides have been made in developing the craft.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – President Hu Jintao warned China’s incoming leaders yesterday that corruption threatened the ruling Communist Party and the state, but said the party must stay in charge as it battles growing social unrest.

(Reuters) – The defending NBA champion Miami Heat blew away their second successive opponent in a 103-73 rout over Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Conflicts occur The year is almost at an end, but there are already indications of how the country would perform in 2012.

The United States Embassy joined the Festival City Youth and Parent Organisation (FCYPO) for a community clean-up last weekend as part of the ‘Guyana Shines’ initiative.

Dear Editor, The more Vishnu Bisram writes the more he lets the cat out of the bag on his many different characters and his dependency on the PPP for relevance.

PNCR Leader David Granger on Monday presented a bursary award to Jeanelle Fredericks, of Potarinau Village, Rupununi for her performance at the 2012 National Grade Six Assessment.

Dear Editor, Sometimes there are strange happenings which we can’t explain. For instance the eastern part of the USA was devastated by Storm Sandy before the elections, only to return under another name the day after the elections and results had been obtained.

(Reuters) – Bowlers Steven Finn and Stuart Broad were left out of England’s final warm-up match yesterday as the pace duo race against time to be fit for the first test against India starting on Nov 15.

Stabroek Business has learnt that earlier this week the Office of the Clerk of Markets ordered the closure of two stalls offering cooked food for sale in the Stabroek Market on account of the failure by the vendors to renew their Food Handlers’ Certificates.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In a step toward reining in offshore tax evasion, the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Clearly impatient with the perceived snail’s pace of the planned redevelopment of the downtown Kingston commercial district, a group of huge private conglomerates in the area is moving to establish a super-company designed to finance the transformation of the business Mecca.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – After a successful pilot phase in Wageningen, oil company Staatsolie is designing its sugarcane plantation and mill.

Dear Editor, Dr Joey Jagan reminds readers that I hedged my bets on an Obama victory but did not say why and he also stated, without evidence, that American political pundits wanted to pull down Obama (‘In the US Obama has committed to consensus and compromise …‘ SN, Nov 8).

A year after a multi-million-dollar pension book fraud at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, the ministry was yet to take control of the software used to print pension books, according to the 2011 Report of the Auditor General.

(Trinidad Express) A criminal investigation against former CLICO executives and several corporate entities aligned to the collapsed insurance giant has begun.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon says Cabinet has offered its no objection for an award of $40.32M for the rehabilitation of the Ekereku Bottom Airstrip in Region Seven.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s pace bowlers would be pushing the boundaries of acceptable aggression with a barrage of short bowling at South Africa’s batsmen in this week’s first test against the Proteas, captain Michael Clarke said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, wishes to address the concerns indicated in the letter by Winston B Miller Sr, published in the Wednesday November 7, 2012 edition of your newspaper regarding the service provided to Bartica (‘GPL will not be able to cope with the Christmas load in Bartica’).

Seon Gonzales was yesterday charged with assaulting his uncle, William Dailey, whom he has accused of trying to set his home on fire.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court yesterday struck down the patent on global pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer Inc’s Viagra erectile dysfunction drug and opened the door to generic competition.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 484’s trading results showed consideration of $1,671,716 from 74,844 shares traded in 10 transactions as compared to session 483 which showed consideration of $906,350 from 54,585 shares traded in 6 transactions. 

Race: Holidays and the Census Super storm – From Manhattan to Mahaica “Happy Election Day” Settle down and pay attention class.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One drivers have been told to mind their language after world champion Sebastian Vettel and race winner Kimi Raikkonen turned the air blue on the podium at last Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The recent re-opening of the Guyana Shop inside the completely rebuilt premises housing the New Guyana Marketing Corporation also re-opens a modest window of opportunity for local manufacturers, particularly agro-processors, whose challenges include insufficient adequate outlets through which to market their products.

(Trinidad Express) Director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Gillian Lucky is calling for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at strategic locations in all of this country’s police stations, in light of the recent incidents of prisoners committing suicide while in police custody.

Even as most people in the Caribbean breathe a sigh of relief or exult at President Barack Obama’s re-election, if only because they can identify with the way he looks and like the way he speaks, there is already a rush to analyse the deeper meaning of his victory and consider the implications for his second term.

(Trinidad Express) A criminal investigation against former CLICO executives and several corporate entities aligned to the collapsed insurance giant has begun.