Articles published on Sunday, December 2, 2012
The police say they are investigating a hit-and-run fatal accident that occurred at about 2010h last night on the La Union Public Road, which resulted in the death of pedestrian Bibi Salima Khan, 44 years, of Belle West, Canal No.
The Office of the President says that at around 11 am today, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court postponed its work indefinitely today after a protest by Islamists sympathetic to President Mohamed Mursi outside its headquarters.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Undefeated American Austin Trout jabbed his way to a unanimous points decision victory over Miguel Cotto to retain his WBA light middleweight title at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – CONCACAF, boosted by Mexico’s triumph at the London Olympics, is making ambitious plans to grow and develop soccer in the region as it starts afresh after last year’s corruption scandal.
A 76-year-old pensioner, Mohamed Shaeed Hamid of Maida Farm, Corentyne was shot dead around 2:40 this morning when person/s invaded his yard.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says it isn’t easy being the leader of the People’s Partnership.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – Suicide attackers detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A recent mapping survey conducted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade – in tandem with the National Water Commission – has revealed that close to 5,000 (roughly 40 per cent) of Jamaica’s 13,000-strong network of fire hydrants are out of commission.
(Barbados Nation) The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has identified banking and other sectors in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as markets for investments.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Hashim Amla scored 196 and AB de Villiers 169 in a batting exhibition that drove South Africa to a commanding lead of 631 runs before they were dismissed for 569 on the third day of the third test against Australia today.
KHULNA, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Opener Anamul Haque struck his maiden international century as Bangladesh crushed West Indies by 160 runs in the second one day international today to record their biggest win in the 50-over format.
-was destined for Miami The stash of gold grabbed off a fishing boat in a spectacular early morning heist in Curaçao on Friday was destined for Miami, an island customs official said yesterday as authorities followed new leads while a local probe was announced to determine if the gold was mined here.
Whenever one hears of Coomacka, that small community up the Demerara River in Region 10, immediately one associates it with bauxite mining.
There is evidence from the numerous cocaine busts here since the start of the year that drug traffickers have found an alternative route for transporting narcotics from Guyana to markets outside and have also found innovative ways of concealing it.
By Ralph Ramkarran The election result and its aftermath Four successive election victories of the Peoples Progressive Party (the Party) in 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2006 were followed by the failure to obtain an absolute majority in 2011.
Guyana is unlikely to receive another tranche of payments from Norway under their forest protection partnership for this year because most of the money already disbursed remains unspent.
Too many women and children continue to die and this signals that something is systemically wrong with the country’s health system, says new head of the Medical Council of Guyana Dr Vivienne Mitchell-Amata, who said the answer lies in improving the competence of our medical practitioners.
-Singh warns Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has said that while he believes major tax cuts and increases in social services would make him and the government politically popular, such decisions would leave Guyana in a financially unstable position.
The manager of the Sunflower Hotel and Fast Food Restaurant at the corner of Cummings Street and South Road was yesterday afternoon shot and wounded by a bandit who later escaped with a bag containing $500,000 in cash.
The doctor implicated in the case of an 18-year-old mother of two, who died last December as a result of injuries she sustained during a botched abortion, is still being investigated by the disciplinary committee of the Medical Council of Guyana, according to its new President Dr Vivienne Mitchell-Amata.
A Guyhoc resident says that she will be starting a picketing exercise tomorrow after her 12-year-old son was arrested and detained overnight by police for being in possession of a toy gun.
– Azore outboxes AustinBy Emmerson Campbell Once again the fountain of youth prevailed over the wealth of experience.
Two local teams GCC and Hikers will today contest the final of the Veterans category of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Tournament at the National Gymnasium.
Although bids are being sought for the rehabilitation of the government building at Princes and High streets, documentation relating to this seems to suggest that work would be geared towards completion of its construction rather than fixing defects.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher committed suicide outside the team’s training facility yesterday morning in an apparent murder-suicide.
An unidentified motorcyclist is in a critical condition at the Georgetown hospital after he collided with a motor car at Ogle, East Coast Demerara last night.
Many of us in the Caribbean have it in for the USA – the interference in the affairs of other countries; the deadly machinations of their agencies such as the CIA and the FBI; their massively corrupt system of lobbying government running in the millions of dollars daily; their opiate problem – the list goes on – but there are times when you simply have to hand it to America.
(Reuters) – David Beckham has targeted one final fling in the European Champions League before hanging up his boots once he leaves Los Angeles after five-and-a-half years.
Winston Churchill, exasperated by opposition politicians constantly questioning his policies and his own credentials and frustrated by having to consult and compromise on measures which in his judgement were straightforward and ripe for introduction without hesitation, once exploded: “Democracy is the worst kind of government!”
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers rebounded from their worst offensive performance of the season with an all out blitz against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, prevailing 122-103 at the Staples Center.
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) commonly called fine-leaf thyme or Spanish thyme herb originates from the Mediterranean and is used in many Caribbean dishes.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A tainted official was left as the only candidate in a controversial election for the post of secretary-general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) which is likely to earn the Asian nation an Olympic ban.
When Doral made history by becoming the first Florida city to elect a Venezuelan mayor earlier this week, my first reaction was to run to my Twitter page to spread the news alongside a short comment: Gracias, Hugo!
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi called a Dec. 15 referendum on a draft constitution yesterday as at least 200,000 Islamists demonstrated in Cairo to back him after opposition fury over his newly expanded powers.
Conclusion Introduction This week I continue to raise questions on matters we may not have noticed in areas of public finance and management in Guyana.
A 22-year-old father of one was killed yesterday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck on the Public Road at Cullen, Essequibo Coast.
(BBC) – If there was one moment during the London Olympics which betrayed the lie that female sporting endeavour is necessarily less compelling than that of men, it was Great Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead and Marianne Vos of the Netherlands duelling for gold in the women’s road race: Battle Royale on The Mall.
On December 4 and 5 the Premiers and Chief Ministers of the UK’s Overseas Territories will gather in London for their annual Joint Ministerial Council with the British Government.
A $29.5 million multipurpose centre, built by the Ministry of Housing in La Parfait Harmonie and handed over to the Goed Fortuin Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) more than a year ago to be used by the community’s residents, stands idle and overrun with bushes.
Many of us in the Caribbean have it in for the USA – the interference in the affairs of other countries; the deadly machinations of their agencies such as the CIA and the FBI; their massively corrupt system of lobbying government running in the millions of dollars daily; their opiate problem – the list goes on – but there are times when you simply have to hand it to America.
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling for a shutdown in the capital to protest the garbage situation, according to Executive Member Joseph Harmon.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The presidents of Colombia and Nicaragua on Saturday both said they hoped to avoid war and use dialogue instead to solve a dispute over a recent UN court ruling that shifted some of Colombia’s resource-rich water to the Central America country.
(BBC) – Promoter Frank Maloney says he will have “failed” if David Price is not world champion by the end of 2013.
The new Queenstown Mosque currently under construction on the old site between Oronoque and New Garden Streets (Photo by Arian Browne)
Dear Editor, It was distressing reading the papers of Saturday, December 1, with their description of the cruel and demeaning squalor in which the country lives.
A few thousand members of Guyana’s theatre audience were entertained by a variety of dramatic performances in the recently concluded 2012 National Drama Festival.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Hundreds of rebel fighters, singing and brandishing weapons, pulled out of Congo’s eastern border city of Goma yesterday, raising hopes for negotiations to end the insurgency.
Last week, we dealt with chronic endometritis as an infection of the womb (uterus).
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Britain and France condemned yesterday a plan by Israel to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying international confidence in its desire to make peace with the Palestinians was at risk.
Dear Editor, I looked into the pitiful eyes of the scrawny brown puppy and a silent rage flowed through my being.
(BBC) – Joe Root is hoping he has done enough to earn his England debut on the current tour in India, having scored 166 in a warm-up match.
Dear Editor, In my letter of November 25 in Sunday Stabroek, I informed the public about a parrot name JoJo in Lusignan, living in cramped and miserable conditions.
Introduction Last week’s column covered the strategic role of maintenance in GuySuCo’s efforts to modernize the sugar industry.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it would carry out its second rocket launch of 2012 as its youthful leader Kim Jong-un flexes his muscles a year after his father’s death, in a move that South Korea and the United States swiftly condemned as a provocation.
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The 8 December murder trial will be resumed this month.
Police are in evidence all around the city centre in the lead-up to Christmas.
There is nothing more depressing than George-town on a wet day.
MANAMA (Reuters) – US television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun grenades yesterday when she visited Bahrain to launch a milkshake franchise, witnesses said.
(BBC) – India lost the second cricket Test against England in Mumbai as much due to their inept batting against spin as their lack of a plan for their spinners.
(Trinidad Express) Former Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute chairman Victor Hart has severely criticised local lawyers and doctors, claiming that they band together to prevent lawsuits against their colleagues.
Sunday’s Cartoon
A sink-hole on Duncan Street
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guyana are hoping to complete the first phase of the Guyana Diaspora Project (GUYD) in Antigua by early next year, according to today’s edition of the Antigua Observer.
Dear Editor, The machine which copies maps and plans at the Lands and Surveys Department was only recently repaired after causing massive frustration to the public during the months it was out of service.
