Daily Archive: Monday, January 21, 2013

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Algeria said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of at least 38 workers, all but one foreign, at the Sahara gas plant its forces stormed two days ago and said the Islamist gunmen had been led by a man with Canadian citizenship.

(Jamaica Information Service) Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Stephen Vasciannie has renewed calls for Jamaican migrants to abide of US law in an effort to reduce the deportation rate.

(Barbados Nation) Forty two year-old Dave Henderson Powers is expected in court tomorrow morning on five charges including that of murdering Kari Cumberbatch in an attack outside CinCin By the Sea Restaurant in Prospect, St James last Wednesday.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development says it will aggressively pursue relocation of roadside vendors this year to market tarmacs that were handed over last year and will resort to police help if necessary.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC-West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels has escaped punishment for his role in an ugly clash with Shane Warne, captain of the Melbourne Stars during a match of the Australian Big Bash League.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin has attributed team work as the main reason behind Trinidad and Tobago’s historic milestone after they blew away Guyana to win the Caribbean T20 title for a third consecutive year.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans today to reject political “absolutism” and partisan rancor, as he kicked off his second term with an impassioned call for collective action and established a more assertive tone for the challenges he faces over the next four years.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at about 1900h last night  during which Seelochanie Budhoo of Hanam Street, Ruimzigt, WCD, was attacked and robbed by four men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2030h last night at Long Creek Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and which resulted in the death of driver Saphraz Ali, 33 years, of Sarah Johanna, EBD, and passenger Joel Mohamed, 50 years, of Dora, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer delivered another stinging lesson to the next generation of men’s tennis at the Australian Open today, mauling Canadian Milos Raonic in straight sets to extend his record to a 35th consecutive grand slam quarter-final.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s educational system must see to it that the country becomes the best in the region both qualitatively and technically.

(Barbados Nation) THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (CXC) is taking steps to reduce incidents of fraud.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and gunmen launched an eight-hour assault on the headquarters of the Kabul traffic police today, Afghan officials said, in the second coordinated attack on a government building in less than a week.

The three persons nabbed after Friday’s deadly Lethem heist are to appear in court today while police are hunting two other suspects who were involved in the multi-million dollar robbery that left a security guard dead.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Mighty Trinidad and Tobago reduced the Caribbean Twenty20 final to a no-contest as they crushed out-of-sorts Guyana in a authoritative performance to march to their third consecutive title here  last night.

Financial and economic point man of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Carl Greenidge says that his party will soon be bringing to the House legislation seeking to enforce penalties upon Minister of Finance Dr.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Only a few days ago, Chris Gayle was lying on a beach in Jamaica soaking up warm mid-January sunshine and unwinding from a difficult Australian Big Bash campaign.

A resident of the East La Penitence Night Shelter collapsed and died in the compound on Saturday.

At Fellowship, Mahaicony, Alfred Richmond was busy working on his farm.

Demerara closed day one in a commanding position against GT&T Berbice in their third and final round match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter County competition at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

Chairman of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council, Sharma Solomon said that a meeting on Friday between the Region and Government saw the two sides further narrowing down the list of persons to chair two of the three committees spawned by the August 21, 2012 agreement – the Technical Review Committee and the Economic Review Committee.

Police yesterday said that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 9 pm on Saturday at No.1 Road, Corentyne, and which resulted in the death of a so far unidentified pedestrian.

Aubrey Hutson yesterday defeated Colin Boyce to become the new president of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) when that body held its annual general meeting and election of office bearers at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) building Thomas Lands.

Following a surprise visit by Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud and a team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Saturday, three dredges operating without the requisite documentation in the Essequibo River near Itaballi, Region Seven were issued with cease-work orders.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Deandra Dottin celebrated her 50th Twenty20 International for West Indies Women by unfurling a superb innings to guide them to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in the opening Twenty20 International here Saturday.

In a notice in yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle, the Guyana Power and Light advised that problems with two units had led to generation problems at Bartica.

Soesdyke Primary through a Kevin Marshall spot kick in a nerve wracking penalty shootout won the inaugural Kashif and Shanghai Chico U13 football tournament 1-0 over heavy favourites Grove Primary at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground yesterday.

Travis Blyden struck an accomplished 101 for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) against Gandhi Youth Organization at the Camp Ayanganna ground when the Hadi’s World Incorporated/City Mall first division two-day competition resumed on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health Vector Services Unit presented 5,000 Long Lasting Impregnated Nets (LLINs), sprinkles and water purification tablets to Region Eight REO Ronald Harsawack as it continues to advance its programme to eradicate malaria in hinterland communities.

Dear Editor, From the limited press reporting on this case, it seems that both the Judge and the gold miner, Joan Chang, the holder of the mining licence who is suing the Isseneru Amerindian Village Council (AVC), are unaware of the laws safeguarding Amerindian rights.

President Donald Ramotar says that the main reason for granting Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flag carrier status was to access direct flights to destinations and lower fares.

Dear Editor, “It used to be that, when discussing integrity and ethics, be it in business or politics, it would be said that responsible people need to eschew not only impropriety… but the appearance of impropriety.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has received complaints from members of the public about the quality of white rice and parboiled rice and is seeking a meeting with millers on the matter.

Dear Editor, In a Kaieteur News letter of Jan 14, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) through its Public Relations Officer (PRO) continues to expound the case for a garbage transfer/sorting/recycling station to better manage, as claimed, the City’s solid waste before it is sent to a landfill facility.

Soesdyke Primary through a Kevin Marshall spot kick in a nerve wracking penalty shootout won the inaugural Kashif and Shanghai Chico U13 football tournament 1-0 over heavy favourites Grove Primary at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, When the residents of Lethem and its environs thronged the NDC office in Lethem in May of last year to denounce the suggestion of replacing the NDC with an IMC, they knew exactly what they were doing.

Caiman concentration: Guides at the Caiman Field research station in Yupukari, Region Nine prepare to release an 11-foot, four inches black caiman after taking measurements last week.

An incinerator to tackle solid waste was on Saturday commissioned by the Ministry of Natural Resources at Itaballi Landing (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).

(Reuters) – Justin Trudeau, son of charismatic former Canadian leader Pierre Trudeau, said yesterday the race to find a new head of the minority Liberal party was about ushering in someone with “vibrant ideas” who could help the struggling middle class.

Another regional branch of the National School of Dance has been set up, this time in Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne).

Dear Editor, The WPA brought to our attention the passing of Adeshina, a very active but relatively unknown WPA activist of the 1970s and 1980s.

Dear Editor, Tobago holds elections today for control of the island’s Assembly that is responsible for internal self governance.

ALGIERS, Algeria, (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to at least 48 hostages killed during a four-day siege at a gas plant deep in the Sahara as a veteran Islamist fighter claimed responsibility on behalf of al Qaeda for the attack.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Rain and a wet outfield brought a premature end to the fourth one-day international between Australia and Sri Lanka  yesterday but not before the hosts’ batting frailties had been exposed again.

(Trinidad Express) Government on Saturday signed an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the largest loan ever granted to any country in the English-speaking Caribbean.

A team from the French Guiana Health Council was recently in Guyana seeking this country’s participation in an HIV co-infection research on histoplasmosis.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Left-handed batsman David Miller has been named in the South African one-day squad for the second and third games of their series against New Zealand tomorrow and Friday  following the suspension of captain AB de Villiers.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term yesterday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago.

Dear Editor, There were very few batting positives to take from Guyana’s laboured victory against the Windwards Islands, but there were some very encouraging bowling performances worthy of mention.

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran has urged the Board of Directors of the Berbice Health Authority (BHA) to forge closer ties between regions Five and Six health services.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government is open to improving troubled ties with Washington and is considering a U.S.

Duncan St crash: An accident which occurred near the intersection of Duncan Street and Campbell Avenue around 5:00 pm yesterday left this Black Toyota in the nearby drain.

JAIPUR, India,  (Reuters) – Rahul Gandhi embraced his role as a leading contender for India’s next prime minister in a speech yesterday that spoke of his family’s tragic history but yielded few clues about his views on politics and the economy.

Last December Courts opened its first new concept flagship store in Constant Spring, Jamaica.

Regal but in desperate need of repairs: City Hall on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Like the Ancient Mariner, transformation comes slowly; then it envelops.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – Leicestershire are unnerved by Ramnaresh Sarwan’s selection to West Indies for the upcoming tour of Australia, and plans to speak to the right-hander about his availability during the upcoming English county season.

(Jamaica Observer) Acrid grey smoke still spewed from the smouldering ruins of the massive warehouse at Omni Industries Limited and Flexpak compound in Twickenham Park, St Catherine way past midday on Saturday after a ferocious fire ravaged it in the pre-dawn hours.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow has insisted that his administration did not negotiate with known gang leaders following last week’s murder of four people whose bodies were found in an apartment building.

Each work has to pass through these stages – ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – A DNA investigation of bloodstained clothes and body swabs has linked all five men and a juvenile accused of the gang rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi to the crime, providing evidence the prosecution claims will be enough to convict them.

When FIFA and CONCACAF swooped into Guyana two weeks ago to attempt to settle the  fractious state of affairs in football, it must have dawned upon many citizens that the public disputation on any and every issue here is causing enormous damage to the inherent trust between individuals and groups and to the country’s prospects.

This week we asked people about their thoughts on the music industry worldwide and who their favourite artistes were.

The Protected Areas Commission received a boost on Wednesday when the German government formally initiated a funding grant valued about 5M Euros to the Guyana government via the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Dear Editor, The promises of 10,000 jobs by China’s Bai Shan Lin could turn out to be yet another bitter pill for Guyana to swallow.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic survived an almighty scare from an inspired Stan Wawrinka in a five-hour, five-set thriller at the Australian Open  yesterday, reaching a 15th consecutive grand slam quarter-final but only after digging himself out of a huge hole.