Daily Archive: Sunday, January 13, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – In-form left-hander Darren Bravo says Trinidad and Tobago will not be relaxing for the second phase of the Caribbean Twenty20 starting in St Lucia Tuesday, despite topping the standings at the end of the first leg here Saturday night.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s three most powerful government figures after President Hugo Chavez gathered in Havana today to check on their ailing leader’s condition and meet with Cuban allies.

(Barbados Nation) The Police have successfully dismantled a criminal ring at the Barbados Port made up of four Port employees and a freighter.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is forging ahead on a wide-ranging plan to overhaul the U.S.

Chinese wood processing company Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc which is looking to move ahead on its large-scale industrial plans has advertised for 700 Guyanese workers.

(Trinidad Guardian) Detectives are investigating two separate incidents of attempted fraud against high-profile clients at RBC Royal Bank (RBC). Sources

(Reuters) – Roughly 18,000 defrauded investors in Allen Stanford’s US$7 billion Ponzi scheme would receive an initial payment of US$55 million for their claims, according to a plan submitted by a court appointed receiver on Friday.

(Jamaica observer) Crime is on the decrease in the island’s deadliest police divisions, but popular culture continues to hamper government’s efforts.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Six fatal shootings by the police in the past 24 hours have pushed the number of police killings since the start of this year to 18.

(Trinidad Express) Two men who were believed to have gunned down a rival gang member last week met a similar fate early yesterday morning when they were ambushed and shot dead by two gunmen.

(Trinidad Express) A man described by the police as a gang leader was gunned down early yesterday morning moments after he and his girlfriend got to his Carenage home after a fete.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – An Egyptian court accepted an appeal by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister today, allowing him to be retried over the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprising.

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 Pakistani soldiers in the northern border region of North Waziristan today, military officials said, a day after the Pakistani Taliban leader called for attacks on the military in the area to stop.

The projected turnaround of the sugar industry is “far from reality” and there should be an investigation, given the dismal performance of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the past years, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand has said.

Zeelugt is a small, yet vibrant village on the East Bank Essequibo situated between Tuschen and De Kinderen.

The people of Region 10 last night gave a clear signal that they will no longer tolerate government’s backtracking on a number of commitments made in the August 21, 2012 agreement between the region and central government and want swift action on the television station among other elements.

Many magistrates lack the legal knowledge needed to deliver justice to victims of domestic and gender-based violence, according to Guyana Legal Aid Clinic Managing Attorney Simone Morris-Ramlall, who says the local legal system is insensitive to gender issues and a restructuring is needed to ensure those who need help get it.

Police last evening held one of three men who had been spotted trailing sex worker Wesley Holder in the period before he is suspected to have been fatally stabbed last Thursday, members of his family said.

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Attorney Christopher Ram says the court challenge to the government’s failure to pay over funds obtained from the Guyana Lottery Company into the Consolidated Fund was dismissed on “procedural points,” and he is accusing Attorney General Anil Nandlall of misleading the public about the decision.

A Mon Repos Market jeweller was yesterday afternoon robbed of millions of dollars in gold and diamond jewellery when a pair of armed male bandits  pretending to be customers fired rounds into the air and carted off the loot.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Parliamentarian Richard Alleyne said he is not at all satisfied with any of the responses given to him by Transport and Hydraulics Minister Robeson Benn during the December 20, 2012 Parliamentary hearing.

Three families had a rude and shocking early morning awakening yesterday around 5 am when someone drove a car into their yard at Lot 2 Industry Railway Line, East Coast Demerara, bulldozing their picket fence, damaging a grocery shop and disappearing.

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday appealed to farmers and stakeholders for cooperation to ensure that everyone has access to the limited amount of water available for distribution in the light of the current dry weather.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commis-sion (CCAC) will be hosting a seminar on consumer protection in the auto industry next week.

Stabroek Sports’ columnist Tony Cozier is of the view that West Indies cricket should be very concerned over the worrying standards of the game being exhibited at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad in the regional T20 tournament Had he watched the early matches in the regional Twenty20 from his luxury villa on Barbados’ west coast this past week, Verus International’s head honcho Ajmal Khan might have wondered just what he got himself into,

Winners of the 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament, Buxton United, were formally presented with their top honours yesterday at the Buxton Ground as did their Captain, and MVP of the tournament  Dwain Jacobs.

The National Gallery begins this year’s ‘Classic Tuesdays’ programme with the airing of the romantic comedy Gregory’s Girl.

Representatives of regional conglomerate, Ansa McAl Trading Ltd., on Friday formally handed over the newly resurfaced playing field to the handlers of the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Ten staff members of Sterling Products Limited (SPL) on Friday last received certificates and tokens for successfully completing the Sterling Products Literacy Staff Development Programme.

Global financial meltdown My efforts to draw readers’ attention to the fact that the Third World Debt Crisis, which started 30 years ago in Mexico (and as I noted Guyana also) is alive and well today is by no means intended to diminish the magnitude of today’s sovereign debt problems, which now centre on the First World economies.

A Corentyne Berbice man, who was committed to stand trial for murder in the High Court on December 13, 2010, was yesterday found hanging in his cell at the New Amsterdam Prison, the authorities said.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman will be seeking legal advice on Friday’s ruling by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang on government’s challenge to a motion to gag Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee in Parliament, and he did not want to speak definitively on it until he had a chance to fully examine it.

Betsy Karim’s ‘We are the World’ second prize winning painting in the recently concluded Guyana Visual Arts Competition came off exhibit with all others as the exhibition ended yesterday and the artist has expressed sincerest thanks to all her supporters.

– Everest grabs first innings points Everest Cricket Club yesterday grabbed first innings points against Ace Warriors after dismissing them for a paltry first innings score of 50 and then racking up 234-6 when the Georgetown Cricket Association, Noble House Seafoods two day second division competition resumed at the Muslim Youth Organisation ground.

Demerara yesterday defeated Essequibo by eight wickets inside three days in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter County four-day match at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

The Guyana Women’s Miners Association (GWMA) is advocating that women insist on something in writing before proceeding to work in the interior as too many of them are robbed by unscrupulous employers and most times they are unable to seek redress through the Ministry of Labour.

– Says Mark Austin With the paperwork completed the boxers who will appear on the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) first promotional card dubbed Guyana Fight Night on January 27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) are ready to swing into action.

For God’s sake, what is going on? A young Pakistani girl is shot in the head for trying to educate herself and others like her.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Berbice cricket team were in a strong position to force an outright win against the President’s XI on the second day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior inter-county tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club ground yesterday.

Conclusion Today I return to and conclude the topic started on December 16, 2012 to mark the 20 year anniversary of Business Page.

Continued Inflammation of the testicles (Orchitis) We are still discussing infertility in the male, and within this context physical injuries and infections (from bacteria, fungi and viruses) of the testicles are very common causes of the inability of males to breed.

Wherever we happen to live, our end-of-year diversions usually include the media interest in New Year resolutions.

This season is known for theatre in the Caribbean. Curiously, this theatre exists and has sprung from two different traditions: one that takes place on the formal (western) stage, and another belonging to the traditional theatre of the folk. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A spectacular Derone Davis hat-trick triggered yet another humiliating Barbados batting meltdown as Combined Campuses and Colleges hauled themselves off the bottom of the Caribbean Twenty20 standings with a sensational win here Friday night.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – World class all-rounder Stafanie Taylor proved her worth in gold to fire West Indies Women to an all important eight-wicket win over South Africa Women and keep the hosts alive in the five-match one-day series here  yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES — Things are not going well for Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — only fourteen months after winning re-election by a landslide, barely a week goes by in which she doesn’t do something that raises questions about her political wisdom and emotional stability.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez is recovering in Cuba and is not in a coma as some have rumoured a month after surgery, his brother, Adan Chavez, said after a visit to Havana.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Jamaica edged Leeward Islands in a nail-biter, pulling off an exciting win via the super-over to move into contention for a playoff spot in the Caribbean Twenty20 here Friday night.

BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) – French aircraft pounded Islamist rebels in Mali for a second day yesterday and neighbouring West African states speeded up their plans to deploy troops in an international campaign to prevent groups linked to al Qaeda expanding their power base.

Dear Editor, It was indeed a sad day in Canje 43 years ago.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Former US president Bill Clinton flew to Haiti yesterday to join the country’s president, Michel Martelly, at an official commemoration of the third anniversary of the earthquake that decimated the capital and killed more than 250,000 people.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are beginning to feel the pinch from Washington’s decision to embrace austerity measures aimed at bringing down the nation’s budget deficit.

Consider this: In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. 

Dear Editor, Your editorial of January 12 (‘A perspective on bad news’) reflects I’m sure the view of many Guyanese, including those in the diaspora about bad news in the media, but as you mentioned this is common to most, if not all countries in the world today.

(Reuters) – Internet activist and computer prodigy Aaron Swartz, who helped create an early version of the Web feed system RSS and later played a key role in stopping an online piracy bill in Congress, has committed suicide at age 26, authorities said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Ministry of Health is indicating that the pile-up of garbage in sections of the island poses significant threat to health as it could lead to an outbreak of various illnesses.

One of the oldest football clubs in the country the Thomas United Football Club will hold a special general meeting this afternoon at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) pavilion.

The governing party is never short of rationalizations to explain why something which is required to be done, has not been done.

With the holiday season over, we are left with some extra pounds and lots of fat to burn.

It’s the high life for me: This dog was captured strolling along a fence at Canal Number One, West Demerara yesterday.