Daily Archive: Sunday, November 18, 2012

 (Jamaica Gleaner) The police have now confirmed that leader of the infamous Banton Gang was fatally shot this morning in August Town, St Andrew.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – The Formula One title battle between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso will go down to the wire in Brazil after McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton won the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – James Bond actor Daniel Craig surprised British troops in Afghanistan today by turning up at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province to introduce the latest 007 movie “Skyfall” as 800 soldiers sat down to watch it.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – International Cricket Council president, Alan Isaac has described West Indies’ victory over Bangladesh in the just concluded first Test as a great advert for the game.

KADUNA, Nigeria,  (Reuters) – A video obtained by Reuters shows Nigerian troops shooting unarmed captives in broad daylight by the roadside in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the bastion of an Islamist insurgency.

The doctor at the Mabaruma Hospital in Region One should be congratulated for the way he handled the stabbing of a Kumaka schoolgirl who later succumbed to her injuries, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran said yesterday, noting that he made efforts to find a medivac pilot and was in contact with his seniors in Georgetown throughout the night.

A Queens, NY teenager who crashed his car on a Long Island highway last month, killing four of his friends, faces 25 years in jail after testing positive for marijuana, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) By the end of 2015, widespread flooding in Port-of-Spain will be a thing of the past.

(Trinidad Guardian) The sweet potato fries deal struck between government agency T&T Agri-Business Association (TTABA) and the KFC fast food outlet in T&T has turned sour.

(Jamaica Observer) Of the 15,000 qualified students applying to study Medicine at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus each year, only 15 per cent are accepted because of space constraints, but this is set to change with the completion of a new $3.5-billion medical faculty building.

(Barbados Nation) After battling nearly five years of economic drag, the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) is asking Government to take a chance on a “moderate economic stimulus”.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “Do your job the way we know you can and you will get the government’s support,” President Desi Bouterse promised Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie, who was installed as the new police chief yesterday.

KHULNA, Bangladesh – The West Indies Cricket Board today advised of the West Indies 15-member squad for five One-day Internationals and a Twenty20 International on the tour of Bangladesh between November 30 and December 10.

(Trinidad Express) Government is seeking to purchase six naval vessels from the Colombian government because that country has been most successful in fighting crime, said Minister of National Security Jack Warner.

(Trinidad Express) A shortened version of the globally popular Kalishnikov (AK-47) assault rifle, along with 359 rounds of ammunition, were found in a Bon Air Gardens, Arouca, house where a 36-year-old man and his 89-year-old grandmother were arrested yesterday.

(BBC) A defiant century from captain Alastair Cook ensured England’s battle to save the first Test against India in Ahmedabad will go into the final day.

Haemorrhaging accounted for more than half of the maternal death last year, while it was respiratory disorders that had the highest infant mortality figure – a total of 88.

 Story and photos by Cathy Richards Back in the 1970s, the Wisroc Housing Scheme was the showpiece of Linden with its hundreds of three-bedroom claybrick houses, most of them built by self-help.

–  over $4B held in special accounts Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Carl Greenidge has asked Finance Secretary Neermal Rekha to provide a list of all agencies that have failed to transfer funds into the Consolidated Fund for 2010, after the Auditor General found that over $4 billion was still being held in special accounts.

A Chinese national was last evening shot and wounded by armed bandits when he rushed to the aid of his employer who was being robbed outside her Regent Street store.

-tourists triumph by 77 runs in first Test DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Fast bowler Tino Best snatched his first ever five-wicket innings haul in Tests to propel West Indies to a 77-run victory over Bangladesh on the final day of the first Test here  yesterday.

In light of growing criticisms over the conduct of the Guyana Police Force during the recent Agricola unrest where hundreds of stranded commuters were left unprotected, Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell has come to the defence of his ranks saying that they were in control of the situation from the beginning but had to use good judgment because of past incidents.

By Emmerson Campbell in Grenada Despite crashing out of this year’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup tournament, Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will look to go out on a positive note when they tackle Group Six foe, French Guiana, tonight at the National Stadium here in St George’s.

-TV station still not handed over to region Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 10 Sharma Solomon said the region is meeting the government this week to advance discussions on the Linden television station as well as on the technical committees agreed between the region and the government.

Residents in Lethem are still without power as the damaged part of the generator which was returned from the city yesterday had to be sent back since it could not work.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team’s self-belief never wavered despite being led on first innings by Bangladesh in the first Test which finished here  yesterday.

Introduction Recently, while examining the archival material in my possession on GuySuCo, I came across three documents which I believe readers would find instructive at this stage of my consideration of the sugar industry.

Children expressed themselves in dance, music, spoken word and dramatisations yesterday at the ChildLink Children’s Day event held at the West Ruimveldt Primary School, as they expressed their feelings about child abuse and the rights of children, grasping the attention of every adult in the auditorium, pleading for support and safety from those who are meant to protect them.

The governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago hope to conclude a Memorandum of Under-standing within a couple of weeks following last week’s visit by a team from the twin-island republic to explore food production here.

‘Education, education, education’, was the expression used by Britain’s former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to describe his three main priorities just before he first took office. 

Unanswered questions haunt the relatives of Shane Hinds who succumbed after being shot multiple times by the police under circumstances which are still unclear, and they are voicing concern about no action being taken against the ranks involved.

The long and mostly hard climb to football’s summit has ended for Guyana’s Golden Jaguars following their exit in the second round of the Caribbean Football Cup in Grenada, in a year that saw the team seeking to advance in their 2014 World Cup campaign and now the CFU organized tournament.

Introduction Dr Roger Luncheon, Chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and chief spokesperson for the Government is denying the reality of the parlous state of the NIS.

It is a part of human nature here and elsewhere that we sometimes deal with contentious issues by adopting a position of delusion, so as not to deal with the unpleasantly real factors involved. 

Three years after her husband died and her son, Ricky Jainarine, disappeared following a boat collision on the Essequibo River, Salimoon Rahaman is still trying to pick up the pieces.

—Coordinator In 1975 Aubrey left his homeland as a bright Guyana scholar and after he graduated with a degree in Business Economics and Informa-tion Systems from the University of San Francisco he easily found employment.

A man was chopped to his face and hands after he tried to fight off thieves who were trying to steal his goats on the Montrose, East Coast, Demerara (ECD), seawall around 3 pm yesterday.

Twenty-four-year-old Kumarie Kooseram always aimed to do her best but she would also tell you that the tragic loss of her father when she was just 13 moved her to want to make him proud even though he was no longer around.

Inaugural Phillip George Legacy Basketball Tournament… Georgetown’s two top teams Ravens and Courts Pacesetters held their seeds and secured wins on opening night of the Phillip George Legacy Basketball Tournament Friday night at the Burnham outdoor basketball court.

Former West Indies players Ramnaresh Sarwan and Leon Johnson won the Georgetown Cricket Club fund raising Double wicket competition with an emphatic display of stroke play in the final yesterday at the GCC ground, Bourda.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has named a provisional squad to prepare for two upcoming matches against a Berbice U-21 side.

The Little Tinamou (Crypturellus soui) is a frumpy looking ground-dwelling, bird that can be found in tropical rainforests throughout the tropics.

Local football referees are attending a FIFA Referee Assistance Programme which got underway last Friday at Georgetown Club.

The Mangrove Reserve Producers Cooperative (MRPC) has taken a major step forward and has developed a comprehensive 42-page business plan with the help of cell phone company Digicel.

Damaged pumps at Black Bush Polder (BBP) and Crabwood Creek on the Corentyne have resulted in water levels in the irrigation canals being significantly low and rice farmers worrying about the outcome of their crop.

As investigations continue into the murder of Muneer Hussain, the Canada-based Guyanese found partially naked on the Blankenburg seawall on October 22, police say that the suspect who had been apprehended in relation to the murder was released due to a lack of evidence tying him to the crime.

TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza’s Hamas movement wanted a showdown with Israel because its leaders are high on something called the Arab Spring and competing to become martyrs to the Palestinian cause.

Guyana and Venezuela battled to a 1-1 draw in their final match of the Hockey World League women’s first round yesterday at the National Hockey Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Tradewind Tankers International Invitational volleyball tournament… All four clubs from Guyana suffered defeat on the opening night of the Inaugural Tradewind Tankers International Invitational Volleyball tournament Friday night at the National Gymnasium.

The Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GMSA) mourns the sudden passing of Dennis Morgan, CEO of Denmor Garment Factor, even as it remembers him as a visionary and shrewd businessman who was highly respected by his colleagues and others.

Nine teams will battle for supremacy in the Neal and Massy Inter-Company 10-over Tapeball cricket competition which opens today at Banks DIH ground at Thirst Park.

By Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s and Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion Shondell “Mystery Lady” Alfred winged out to Mexico yesterday on a quest to clinch her second world title.

By Iva Wharton Darius Lyle, Tefon Green and Mellshion Barratt walked away champions when the first three finals of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association National Intermediate Championship commenced Friday night at the National Gymnasium.

(Reuters) – Days after an extramarital affair forced CIA Director David Petraeus to resign, the Florida socialite who triggered the inquiry that took down Petraeus complained about “paparazzi” in front of her mansion and “people calling me with threats.”

The life of the late Indranie Lennartson Shaw (December 7, 1961-October 25, 2012) will be celebrated by family, friends, fans, and all who wish to pay tribute to the renowned Kathak dancer at the National Cultural Centre this Tuesday, November 20, at 1 pm, a release from her sister Sita Shah Roath said yesterday.

National boys 15 – 17 champion Joseph Seguina and Goodwill Swimming Championships silver medalists Hannibal and Athena Gaskin are expected to be Guyana’s representatives at this year’s International Swimming Federation (FINA) Short Course World Swimming Championships set for Istanbul, Turkey from December 12-16.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels said they captured an airport used by Syria’s military near the Iraqi border yesterday, strengthening their hold on the recently seized border town of Albu Kamal.

Seamus Heaney, the great Irish poet, whose marvellous collection of essays The Redress of Poetry I like to re-read, writes that WH Auden’s elegy for Yeats was “a rallying cry that celebrates poetry for being on the side of life, and continuity of effort, and enlargement of the spirit.”

By Iva Wharton Marian Academy and Tucville Primary will contest the final of the Courts-sponsored Pee Wee School Championship next Saturday at Thirst Park Ground.

-Inaugural Int’l Invitational is a huge step in the direction of development President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) Lennox Shuffler said he is extremely pleased to engage three visiting contingents this weekend for the first annual Tradewind Tankers International Invitational Volleyball tournament which commenced Friday night at the National Gymnasium.

Last week we mentioned that the main cause of infertility in the bitch is an infection in the womb (uterus) or in some other area of the reproductive tract. 

KINSHASA (Reuters) – UN attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo yesterday after insurgents gained ground in heavy fighting with government troops and took control of a town, the United Nations said.

While many of us were focused on the elections in Mexico, Venezuela and the United States in recent months, a dangerous trend has gone almost unnoticed in the region — the slow death of the region’s human rights system.

(BBC) England are facing defeat in the first Test against India after another inept attempt at dealing with spin yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 27-year-old woman who confessed to fatally stabbing a Chaguanas father of three after a domestic dispute last weekend has been released by police.

BOSTON (Reuters) – Corporate America is raising the volume of its plea that the US government avert a year-end “fiscal cliff” that could send the nation back into recession, but chief executives aren’t pushing the panic button just yet.

Guyana’s second National Drama Festival (NDF) was held in September-October 2012 at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown and Lichas Hall, Linden.

It would be hard to imagine former President Jagdeo giving away 90% of his salary and living on a ramshackle farm when he was in office, let alone now that he has retired.

Dear Editor, The actions by Clement Rohee functioning in the capacity as Minister of Home Affairs after the passing of a parliamentary no-confidence motion are sending ominous signals.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s threat to reprise its Gaza invasion of four years ago if its air strikes against Hamas do not end rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave masks important differences between then and now.

The Guyana Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) softball tournament sponsored by Mikes Pharmacy, Ariel Enterprise, Trophy Stall, Ramchand Auto Spares, Survival, Motor Trend, and Petama Enterprise, continues today with a number of matches.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours before the funeral service of eight-year-old Dimario Ragoonanan on Friday his mother Marcia Harper appeared in court charged with his murder.

By R M Austin (Caribbean Challenges: Sir Shridath Ramphal’s Collected Counsel (Hansib 2012.