Daily Archive: Monday, November 12, 2012

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic cemented his place as the world’s top tennis player when he dethroned Roger Federer in an enthralling showdown at the ATP World Tour Finals, grinding down the Swiss to take the title 7-6 7-5.

BELIZE CITY, (Reuters) – Police in Belize want to question U.S.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Armed cattle raiders killed at least 32 Kenyan police officers in a military-style ambush, officials said today, calling it the worst attack on police in Kenya’s history.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A chief of staff to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fellow founder of Brazil’s ruling Workers’ Party was sentenced today to over 10 years in prison for running a congressional vote-buying scheme almost a decade ago.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Aubrey Benjamin, 16 years of Dog Point, Bartica, which is reported to have occurred at about 0100h on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Flower Creek, Cuyuni, Backdam.

(Trinidad Guardian) Reports of an earthquake occurring in West Trinidad this morning have been confirmed by The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre.

A taxi-driver was shot to the face during a carjacking on Sunday night by three men who posed as passengers.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Monday it will recognise Syria’s newly formed opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

Deliberations of the Region Nine Tender Board have been severely criticized in the 2011 Auditor General’s Report which said that because of defects it could not be determined whether the tender process was fair and complied with the Procurement Act.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chairman of the Clico Policyholders Group (CPG) Peter Permell says former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey should not be allowed to return to the company.

(Jamaica Observer) Furniture retailer Courts Jamaica Limited has lost its bid in the Court of Appeal to cut the multimillion-dollar award to a 28-year-old man it had previously agreed to provide with a lifetime supply of Viagra, following an accident that left him impotent.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Opposition Senator Dr Christopher Tufton says the Government should consider enacting laws to counter the influence of popular culture in promoting crimes such as lottery scamming.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Global health officials agreed a deal today to fight smuggling of tobacco products, a trade which robs governments of more than $40 billion in revenue each year and undercuts efforts to reduce smoking.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The two most senior figures at BBC News stepped aside today a day after the chairman of the broadcaster’s governing body said it needed a radical overhaul to survive a child sex abuse scandal, it said.

By Sir Harold Evans (Reuters) – America, the morning after the night before, is asking what the noise was all about.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Captain Michael Clarke said positive batting had been the key to his unbeaten double century and Australia’s remarkable turnaround of fortunes in the first test against South Africa on Monday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) POLITICIAN-TURNED-churchman Francis Tulloch has joined the choir of voices declaring that casino gambling will strengthen Jamaica’s tourism product.

(Trinidad Express) A change in leadership style is needed if local businesses are to survive and continue being successful into the 21st century, according to chairman of SM Jaleel Group of Companies Dr Aleem Mohammed.

By Iva Wharton The Georgetown leg of the Guinness in the Street football competition started on Saturday at the Albouystown Tarmac with Sport Minister Dr.

By Emmerson Campbell Local speed ace Mark Vieira powered his V power Mazda RX 8 to two Group 4 victories yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit.

By Chevy Devonish and Javon Vickerie Residents of several wards of the city were left without water from about 10 am yesterday after a main located between Cummings and Light streets, on Church Street, ruptured around 4 pm on Saturday.

It is regrettable that the administration of cricket and football, two of the more popular sports disciplines in Guyana, has come to such a sorry pass.

By David Papannah The murder of a Rose Hall teenager has left the town in a state of shock.

In light of Trinidad last week opening a criminal investigation of former CLICO executives and several corporate entities aligned to the collapsed insurance giant, AFC leader, Khemraj Ramjattan says that the government should be held to a pledge by former President Bharrat Jagdeo to initiate a probe into CLICO’s local operations prior to its collapse.

By Iva Wharton Paul DeNobrega, in a time of 2:2:18s yesterday won the Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile road on the West Bank of Demerara, The race started at the Demerara Harbour Bridge and the cyclists proceeded to Bushy Park, Parika before returning to finish at the Harbour Bridge.

Guyana suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at the hands of hosts Trinidad and Tobago in their opening match of the World women’s Hockey League first round yesterday at the National Hockey centre in Tarcarigua, Port of Spain.

EZjet today said that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was not hunting its former CEO Sonny Ramdeo.

-mother frustrated but determined Three months after 14-year-old Basmattie ‘Amanda’ Munusami of Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice was raped and murdered, her mother fears that the attackers would never be brought to justice.

DCC dominate Malteenoes on opening day By Neil Barry Jr. At the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground in Queenstown on Saturday, only 27 overs were possible on day one of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafoods second division competition between DCC and Malteenoes Sports Club.

The Judicial Service Com-mission (JSC) is not a properly constituted body as two members who had vacated their posts have not been replaced, Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman Nigel Hughes says while noting that in spite of this High Court judges are still being appointed.

-GFF president Wilson says team not affected in any major way When Group Six action in the second leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championships kicks off on Wednesday in Grenada Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will be roaring without some of their key starting players.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday pledged $1M to the Guyana Legion on behalf of the government and all told $2.2M was raised at a reception hosted at Coghlan House, Carifesta Avenue, according to the Government Information Agency.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul could be in line for his international debut as West Indies face Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series starting in Mirpur here  tomorrow (Monday, 11:30 pm Eastern Caribbean time).

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee of Appointments, Dr. George Norton says that it will begin meeting soon and he stated that the committee had not met previously because it was waiting for some members to become available.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that he is unaware that opposition supporters are being profiled and subjected to harassment when leaving or entering the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

Dear Editor, The political challenge faced by Guyana today remains the same as it was under the unmodified Westminster system (post-independence).

Ardent golfer Patrick Prashad will be the third player to have his name inscribed on the winners’ board following victory in the Annual Players Championship sponsored by Citizens Bank and played last Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.

The amateur segment of this month’s 26th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card  will feature the best of the local boxers  matching gloves with some of Trinidad and Tobago’s best amateur pugilists.

Dear Editor, I kept silent while the EZjet story unfolded on one wing and some questionable representations. 

The Ministry of Tourism yesterday said that Caribbean Airlines executives have agreed to include Guyanese craft items in their duty-free shops.

Dear Editor, Very briefly the sugar industry’s current governance structure constitutes of a board, with chairman; a chief executive officer; an executive management team, of which general managers of estates should be members.

An eight-member swimming team has been selected by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) to participate in the South American Sport Council (CONSUDE) School Games to be held in Brazil from November 28 to December 6.

The Region 1 administration has still not utilized 300 electricity meters which were purchased in June, 2003, according to the 2011 report of the Office of the Auditor General.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Friday handed over a cheque for $1.9 million to Merundoi Incorporated, to assist in sponsorship of the Radio Serial Drama “Merundoi” and administrative expenses of the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), which specialises in behaviour change communication.

By Abinaya Balasubramaniam Abinaya Balasubramaniam is an undergraduate  student at the University of Toronto Editor’s Note: This week’s column comes from a Sri Lankan – Canadian university student, who is also taking courses in Caribbean Studies.

Dear Editor,  It seems that there is gridlock in Guyana because of the lack of co-operation between the government and the combined opposition forces since government proposed Bills cannot be passed if they are blocked by the combined opposition and successful opposition Bills cannot become law because the President can refuse to give his assent.

Dear Editor, The media (TV, print, audio, etc) took centre stage with the coverage of the US presidential elections, prior to, during and after the outcome.

The abuse of the Contingencies Fund continued unabated despite comment to this effect in previous PAC reports.

OSLO/LONDON, (Reuters) – Rich nations are dismaying developing countries with pledges merely to continue aid to help them combat climate change in 2013 despite past promises of a tenfold surge to $100 billion a year by 2020.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs distributed ATVs and other equipment to boost mobility and livelihoods in several Region Nine villages, during a recent outreach exercise.

It is indisputable that PPP/C governments, the Jagdeo administration in particular, developed the reputation for attracting investors who never intended to succeed at the investment they undertook, were not fit and proper or didn’t have the wherewithal and therefore failed miserably.

Their vision for Linden Town Week 2013 Interviews and photos by Cathy Richards Stakeholders in Linden have begun to pool their ideas for next April’s Linden Town Week celebration.

The Wildlife Division has called for a comprehensive review of the Wildlife Export Act on the grounds that it has become outdated and is hampering trade.

Dear Editor, Whenever there is an increase in traffic fines, the traffic cops reap the benefit: no one likes to be asked to “drive to the station” for simple human infractions such as driving two points over the speed limit, driving over an already dead animal on the road, reversing on the road from a residential gap even though it is safe to do so, driving through an amber light  when it came on about a second ago, etc.

(Trinidad Guardian) After building a billion-dollar insurance empire with tentacles throughout the region, former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey claims he is now flat broke. 

(Trinidad Express) Facing eviction from his home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada as Christmas approaches, former consultant and director of Colonial Life Insurance Ltd (CLICO), Gene Dziadyk, is willing to tell all to the police, in the wake of a criminal investigation into key executives of the former insurance giant.