Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 8, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Barbados stumbled and stuttered before eventually marching to their second victory of the Caribbean Twenty20, with a five-wicket defeat of embattled Jamaica here Tuesday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will miss Thursday’s scheduled swearing-in ceremony for his third term due to health problems, the government said in a letter to Congress read out today.

The police today said that the body of an unidentified man was found on the Public Road at No.

The police today said that the body of the man found at Mousie Backdam, Mahdia, on January 01, 2013, has been identified as Rudolph Williams, of Mabaruma, NWD.

JAMMU, India, (Reuters) – India accused old enemy Pakistan of sending troops across the heavily militarised line dividing the disputed region of Kashmir today, and said two of its soldiers were killed and one wounded in a gunfight.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff cut short her vacation today to deal with a budding energy crisis that could wreck her efforts to restore vitality to Brazil’s economy this year.

Two Chinese nationals accused of beating an 11-year-old girl whom they said entered their Croal Street store to steal were today admitted to bail in the sum of $80,000 each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – About one million Syrians are going short of food, most of them in conflict zones, due to government restrictions on aid distribution, the United Nations said today.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC- Chris Gayle emerged from a run drought to hit a record half century but the Sydney Thunder squandered his heroics and succumbed to a 13 run loss against the Melbourne Stars in the Australian Big Bash League Tuesday.

(Jamaica Observer) NEGRIL, Westmoreland — A UK national who reportedly stabbed his spouse’s son was set upon and hacked to death by an angry mob yesterday in a section of Negril known as Hermitage.

(Trinidad Express) Two murders occurred about an hour apart on Sunday night in the east Port of Spain and Laventille areas, leaving two families in anguish and bringing the year’s murder toll to three, according to an Express tally.

(Trinidad Express) The trial of gynaecologist Dr David Ali, who is charged with grievous sexual assault and rape, is expected to begin on Thursday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 8, CMC – A sloppy final over from beanpole seamer Jason Holder gifted Guyana a dramatic last-ball win over Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Caribbean Twenty20 here last night.

More than two weeks after her throat was slashed and she was stabbed multiple times by her husband, a 22-year-old Bartica nurse says that the authorities are not moving fast enough to charge the man—a prison officer—and she wants the process to be sped up because she feels unsafe.

“We want answers!” villagers in Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara yesterday demanded, as they buried teenager Safraz Sattaur, who they alleged was threatened by welfare officers shortly before he took his own life last Friday.

A 61-year-old security guard of Bloomfield, Corentyne who was on duty at the Iskcon Sri Sri Radha Gokula Chandra Mandir at Block 6 Williamsburg was discovered dead around 3 o’clock this morning.

Police and firefighters last night teamed up to save the Ministry of Culture’s wooden Annex Building on Middle Street from being destroyed by a fire of electrical origin.

The Ministry of Housing and Water may have been the subject of possibly the shortest Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing in quite some time, after only one issue was singled out by the Auditor General’s (AG’s) Office for scrutiny in its 2010 report.

Region Two Chairman Parmanand Persaud is maintaining that the captain of the regional administration boat that collided with another vessel on the Pomeroon River last month, resulting in six deaths, left the scene to get help and did not abandon the victims.

Despite armed robberies increasing by 21% at the end of December 2012 in comparison to 2011, the Guyana Police Force is reporting an overall decrease of 1% in serious crimes for the last year.

There were 110 road deaths last year, which the Guyana Police Force says is the lowest figure recorded in 43 years.

The site of the proposed Specialty Hospital was a hive of activity last Friday with white sand being delivered, nearly a year after preparatory site works began and less than two weeks after an advertisement appeared for the submission of expressions of interest (EoI) for the supply, delivery and stockpiling of white sand.

The completion of the National Action Plan against gender-based violence is among the priorities this year for the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

Jermaine Daley was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of armed robbery, after an attempt to compensate the victim did not go as planned.

A man accused of assaulting his wife was yesterday ordered to undergo counselling.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados made light work of Leeward Islands, romping to an emphatic nine-wicket win to send an early warning in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 here yesterday.

The police yesterday said that 750 Guyanese were deported from various countries last year.

Arch-rivals Berbice and Demerara are both within reach of winning the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior Inter County limited overs competition which will climax today with the final two matches.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Lionel Messi, still only 25, was named the world’s best player for the fourth time in a row  yesterday after a year in which he finally produced his best form for Argentina as well as Barcelona.

Veronica Hendrax, wife of former Rose Hall Town mayor William Hendrax died yesterday at the New Amsterdam hospital.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A fighting knock of 40 from skipper Merissa Aguilleira was the only sparkle as West Indies suffered a batting collapse and lost to South Africa by 80 runs in the first of their five match one-day International series at Warner Park here yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Coaches of the two teams involved in Sunday night’s opening clash of the Caribbean T20 tournament both claim they had a chance of pulling of victory barring the inclement weather which forced the match to be abandoned.

Two women have been arrested in the Cayman Islands in connection with the disappearance of missing Guyanese Hemerson Raymond Gonzalez and police here say they have not been asked for any help with the case by their counterparts.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets dropped the stumbling Los Angeles Lakers further into the doldrums on Sunday with a 112-105 win despite some fourth-quarter fireworks from Kobe Bryant.

Roger Hinds is elated at having won the 2013 Chutney Monarchy and the chance to represent Guyana in Trinidad and Tobago.

Police are yet to identify a man who was said to be found in a drum of water at Mousie Backdam, Potaro, and are requesting the help of the general public in doing so.

LONDON, England, CMC- Former England captain, Andrew Strauss, says he is excited about the role he is playing in helping to develop cricket in St.

Fruta Conquerors Football Club’s administration and management on Friday held an appreciation dinner for members of their senior team at the Salt and Pepper Restaurant on Robb Street, Lacytown to honour their commitment to the continued success of the club.

Dear Editor, The insanitary conditions in the Suddie Police Station lock-ups are very inhumane for anyone incarcerated there; they are aggravated by bad treatment by the ranks.

The attorney representing Seudat Ramlall, who has been charged with causing the death of Rodwell Brummell in a hit-and-run accident, yesterday made yet another desperate attempt to secure his client’s pretrial liberty but failed.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC-West Indies pacer Kemar Roach failed with both ball and bat as his Brisbane Heat’s bid to qualify for the semi-final round of the Australian Big Bash League suffered a blow yesterday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Five men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student were read the charges in a near-empty courtroom yesterday after the judge cleared out lawyers for bickering over whether the men deserved a defence.

The suspect in the case of the missing Guyana Energy Agency, Field Manager has reportedly been released from police custody, while the missing man’s family members are pursuing legal advice as regards the money withdrawn from Levoy Taljit’s account.

Dear Editor, The GWI Divisional Manager made it clear to the residents near the Number 53 sport complex that there were no plans for a well at Number 53 Village.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – There was no fairytale start to Trinidad and Tobago’s quest for a third Caribbean Twenty20 title as their curtain-raiser against archrivals Jamaica ended disappointingly in a no-result, after rain washed out the contest on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, Before a person finishes reading this letter, thousands of women all over the world would have been raped. 

No date has yet been set for the first meeting of the parliamentary Special Select Committee that will consider the four bills expected to pave the way for the holding of long overdue local government polls.

A former nursing student accused of killing seven people – including a Guyanese woman – at a Christian college in Oakland last April was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial, Reuters reported yesterday.

Former national junior player Chris Williams scored a game-high 26 points to lead Victory Valley Royals to a 66-57 points win over the Amelia’s Ward Jets in the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Magnificent Seven championships at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court Saturday night.

While the first phase of the national population census came to a formal close last Friday, preliminary results may not be known until late September as the Guyana Bureau of Statistics (GBS) is still asking persons not registered to call the agency to ensure they are counted.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC- West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been charged with two offences following his ugly clash with Shane Warne during a match between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars in therememebr u h Australian Big Bash league on Sunday.

Hands up! Pupils of Liana Nursery in East La Penitence

Dear Editor, I read the report in your Christmas edition about the tragedy in the Pomeroon River on the 18th of  December, captioned ‘Mother wants justice’ (not revenge).

WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – In a case US officials say is the first of its kind, a Chinese businessman pleaded guilty yesterday to selling stolen American software used in defense, space technology and engineering – programs prosecutors said held a retail value of more than $100 million.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Cricket officials here have defended their decision to omit Chris Gayle from the Jamaica squad for the Caribbean T20 tournament currently underway in Trinidad and Tobago.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A recent advisory by the Obama administration warning that Americans were victims of murder and kidnappings in Haiti could unfairly hurt efforts to get the earthquake-crippled nation back on its feet, Haiti’s government officials said yesterday.

Eight persons including the driver of a minibus and a car were rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital yesterday following a collision at Number 27 Village, West Coast Berbice around 6.45 am yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article titled ‘National Champ Arjoon will be honoured to play Gordon‘ which appeared on page 25 of your issue dated December 27, 2012 (Stabroek Sport).

The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Deeds and Commercial Registries Amendment Bill with a view to modernising the operations of the agency and while the opposition expressed reservations about certain provisions, support for the bill was not withheld.

Chief Education Officer Olato Sam at St Joseph High in Woolford Avenue yesterday urging students to finish their School Based Assessment

Dear Editor, Much has been made, and rightly so, about the firing of five Georgetown City Council officials, (‘Five city officers sacked after Audit Office probe,‘ SN, January 3).

Bauxite Flyers Cycle Club’s Orville Hinds on Sunday outsprinted veteran rider Raymond `Steely” Newton to win the Wilbert Benjamin-sponsored Flying Ace Cycle Club Open 30-mile event in Berbice.

LIMA (Reuters) – A helicopter carrying seven people crashed in Peru’s Amazon jungle yesterday and all aboard perished, a judicial official said.

Politikles

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is accusing the government of violating the constitution by proposing to delay cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez’s inauguration due on Thursday amid growing uncertainty over the polarized OPEC nation’s political future.

The government, it seems, has decided to employ a transparent and, frankly, not particularly ingenious ruse in order to adjust the public perception of policing.