Articles published on Thursday, January 10, 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana overcame an indifferent batting display with a gutsy bowling performance to stun Barbados by 42 runs, and post their second win in the Caribbean Twenty20 at Queen’s Park Oval here last night.
The Opposition using their majority in the National Assembly today passed a motion in the National Assembly granting leave for the introduction of a Bill to repeal the controversial Presidents’ Benefits and Other Facilities Act of 2009.
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 101 people were killed in bombings in two Pakistani cities today in one of the country’s bloodiest days in recent years, officials said, with most casualties caused by sectarian attacks in Quetta.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Turks and Caicos Attorney General’s Chamber has signaled its intention to submit a formal extradition request to have former Premier Michael Misick extradited.
Timely donation: The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Tuesday received ten barrel-type bins from Beauty and Home Systems to help relieve the city’s garbage problem.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A Canadian native leader said today that anger among the country’s aboriginals is such that they could block resource development and bring the economy “to its knees” unless the Conservative government addresses a series of grievances.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, has asked the country’s governor general to dissolve the parliament paving the way for elections to be held within 90 days.
(Jamaica Gleaner) With speculation rife over whether Venezuela would continue the PetroCaribe arrangement if Hugo Chávez is replaced as president, Jamaica’s energy minister says willpower such as the ailing leader’s is a necessary ingredient to the survival of the deal.
The police this morning conducted cordon and search operations in the areas of Albouystown and West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, during which eight buildings were searched, a release from the police said today.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s roads became deadlier for the country’s citizens in 2012, with an 18 per cent jump in the number of people who were knocked down and killed by speeding motorists.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A ruthless Trinidad and Tobago stormed to the top of the Caribbean Twenty20 standings on Wednesday night after clobbering hapless Leeward Islands by 95 runs in a lopsided affair.
The four key western missions in Guyana yesterday called for the holding of local government elections, saying that there is no valid justification for further delay, which they said is responsible for a persistent drag on Guyana’s national development.
In a dramatic about-turn, National Insurance Scheme (NIS) General Manager Doreen Nelson has withdrawn her resignation “Dr Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance has just received and accepted Ms Doreen Nelson’s letter withdrawing the notice of her resignation as the General Manager of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS),” the government yesterday said in a brief statement yesterday.
Chinese wood processing company Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc is looking to move ahead on its large-scale industrial plans, which include a wood economic and trade park at Providence, East Bank Demerara.
Work is said to be advancing rapidly on the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, with the substructures taking shape as workers of the Shanghai Construction Group execute works on what will be a nine-storey structure.
The M.V. Lady Northcote encountered very rough weather en route to Kumaka, North West District on Tuesday and the army coastguard and an aircraft were put on alert after authorities lost contact with the vessel for 12 hours.
There are 12 first-time entrants among the 22 singers vying for the Carib Soca Monarch title and first prize of $1.5 million, among them a former local top model and a winner in the 2009 Guyana Music Festival.
The Region 10 Regional Democratic Council will convene a public meeting in Linden on Saturday to speak to residents about the progress of the talks between the region and Government on a number of issues – including the long-stalled television station – connected to the August 21, 2012 agreement.
An investigator yesterday admitted under cross-examination that hearsay statements were the only evidence he had which points to the guilt of father and son duo Arif and Latiff Mohammed in the murder of Jairam Balgobin.
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Carl Greenidge says none of the parliamentary parties has formally submitted their nominees for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), although AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan maintains that this party’s nominations have already been made.
The team of Federation International de Football Association’s (FIFA) and the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) officials who are here to iron out the dispute between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) will meet with the
A man found dead on the No.68 Village, Corentyne road on Monday has been identified as cane harvester, Hemchand Singh of Lot 12 Dad Street , Princeton, # 76 Corentyne, Berbice.
West Indies could be looking for a new head coach after it emerged that Ottis Gibson could be in contention for the role of director of cricket at Warwickshire.
Habitat for Humanity Guyana (HfHG) Inc through its Buy-a-Block 2012 initiative has constructed a home for former Qualfon Guyana employee, Kaminie Chichester.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies women suffered another batting meltdown against spin, losing by four wickets to South Africa Women in the second One-Day International at Warner Park here yesterday.
(Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves coped with the absence of head coach Rick Adelman and All Star forward Kevin Love to beat Atlanta 108-103 on Tuesday, ending a near seven-year winless run against the Hawks.
Twenty-four groups from across the country will be vying for $1M in prizes in the finals of the inaugural National Song Festival set for Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.
Wining and the wine glass: Look, this is how to do it, wine glass and all.
Silence from the Leonora Police Station about Bhagwan Boodhram who died in a hit-and-run accident has left the man’s daughters worried that they would never know who killed him.
After lifting multiple gold medals and smashed Commonwealth records to en route to earning Female Sports Personality of 2011,powerlifter, Dawn Barker was sidelined for most of 2012 due to an injury but is now healthy and aspiring to return to her winning ways.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Swansea City inflicted the second shock home defeat in eight days on Chelsea, goals from Michu and Danny Graham giving the Welsh club a 2-0 win in their Capital One (League) Cup semi-final first leg yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Kevin Pietersen has signed a full central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to complete his reintegration into the international fold, the ECB said the team had confirmed yesterday.
An angry mob on Tuesday raided a Croal Street store and assaulted the proprietor, a Chinese national, who was earlier charged with assaulting a child.
There was a voir dire as the trial of Kenise Glasgow, the man accused of the almost decade-old murder of nine-year-old Christine Sookra, continued yesterday in the High Court.
Dear Editor, In an SN letter of Jan 6 on solid waste disposal in Georgetown, Mr Royston King, Mayor and City Council (MCC) Public Relations Officer, expressed the view that increasing the number of garbage collection vehicles in the already crowded city streets and setting up a collection/holding centre were viable options to solve the solid waste disposal problems of Georgetown (‘The city needs a transfer station to manage solid waste’).
The proposed bout between Elton Dharry and Jamaican Rudolph Hedge is off.
Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, wishes to address the concerns of Mr Christopher Samuels, printed in the Tuesday January 8, 2013 edition of Stabroek News, captioned ‘Number 53 Village needs potable water.’
A West Berbice minibus driver has been taken into custody at the Fort Wellington Police Station for allegedly raping a mentally challenged 18-year-old woman.
Blessed with a talent for football, Troy “Bugsy” Prescod has finally decided to hang up his cleats on what can be described as an illustrious career.
A search along the Soesdyke highway came up empty yesterday for clues to the whereabouts of the missing Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Field Manager Levoy Taljit.
Dear Editor, I do not think that rational Guyanese would, for one moment, deny the need for urgent reform of the Guyana Police Service (GPS), but I would suggest that Mr Rohee has succumbed to a flawed strategy in his anxiety to prove his critics wrong.
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa will be looking to secure just their second home test series win in over four years when they take on New Zealand in the second test at St.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago brushed aside a ragged Combined Campuses and Colleges team by seven wickets to register their first win and get their Caribbean Twenty20 campaign up and running here Tuesday night.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top court endorsed the postponement of Hugo Chavez’s inauguration this week and ruled yesterday that the cancer-stricken president and his deputy would continue in their roles, despite a cacophony of opposition complaints.
A man was yesterday placed on a one-year bond to be on good behaviour after a charge against him of obtaining money by false pretence was dismissed.
Dear Editor, A few hours after having sent off my second letter on the Ashley Anthony/ Caribbean Press fiasco, I received a telephone call from a Ministry of Culture official inquiring about my home address.
Director of Culture, Dr. James Rose yesterday presented a cheque for $17M to Secretary to the Guyana Prize for Literature Management Committee, professor Al Creighton to cover preparation costs for the 2013 contest, the Government Information Agency said.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor will look into allegations that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was involved in a vote-buying scheme in Congress that led to the conviction of several of his closest aides for corruption.
Eight persons were injured yesterday after a Tapir vehicle toppled on the Number 76 Public Road, Corentyne.
Dear Editor, This morning (January 8) was the opening of the assizes.
Following the conclusion of its senior Inter County limited overs competition on Tuesday the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior four day Inter County competition today on the grounds of the Demerara and Everest Cricket Clubs.
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.
Dear Editor, I am wholly disheartened by the several crimes being perpetrated against women and children in Guyana ending without the conviction of the accused.
CAIRO/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – The U.N. peace envoy for Syria said yesterday that Bashar al-Assad could have no place in a transitional government to end civil war, the closest he has come to calling directly for the embattled president to quit.
Dear Editor, I wish to raise in the public domain an issue which can be sorted out to the satisfaction of customers.
Essequibo on Tuesday recorded a massive 148-run victory over the President’s XI despite Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s maiden limited overs century as the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior Inter County one day tournament ended at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.
CAIRO/GAZA, (Reuters) – An Egyptian official said the leaders of the Palestinian Hamas and Fatah factions had agreed at talks in Cairo yesterday to implement a long-delayed reconciliation pact, although it was unclear if the deal would extend beyond holding more talks.
Derbyshire have signed West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul on a two-year contract.
(Jamaica Observer) The Government on Tuesday labelled as shrill and arrogant Acting Contractor General Craig Beresford’s accusation that the Cabinet has been obstructing his probe of major State projects.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A prosecutor questioned former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday over accusations he used homeless children to elicit donations that were later used to help fund his political career.
Timely donation Timely donation: The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Tuesday received ten barrel-type bins from Beauty and Home Systems to help relieve the city’s garbage problem.
High Commissioner of Guyana to Canada, Harry Narine Nawbatt, and Sattie Sawh, Consul General in Toronto, Ontario, hosted a New Year’s get-together at the Guyana Consulate office in Toronto last Friday.
Dear Editor, It increasingly seems as though the constitutional battles of the land live and die in the lower level courts.
There have been at least 5 cases in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court alone for this year already, involving the battering of women by their husbands or partners.
Thursday’s Cartoon
(Barbados Nation) A national strike, which could see thousands of workers on the streets, is now looming following LIME’s decision not to withdraw dismissal letters to 97 employees.
(Trinidad Express) If a UNC candidate had stated on an election platform that a boat from the Congo would arrive in Trinidad if the PNM wins the election, what would have been the PNM’s and the nation’s reaction?
