Articles published on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said unidentified groups had entered the country with the aim of assassinating him and the head of the National Assembly as President Hugo Chavez recovers from cancer in Cuba.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military’s ban on women serving in combat, a move that could open thousands of front-line warfighting jobs to female service members, a senior U.S.
Up to 5 pm today there was no sign of any of the eight persons missing after two boats collided yesterday up the Mazaruni River around 12.30 pm.
Former Stanford Financial Group Co. finance chief James M. Davis was yesterday sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a 20-year, US$7 billion international fraud scheme, according to Bloomberg.
MIAMI, CMC- Eight new world class venues in the United States are among 13 which have been selected for the prestigious Gold Cup in July, CONCACAF announced today.
GPL today said that Bartica and parts of Georgetown were affected by power cuts this morning after several problems.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today angrily defended her handling of the Sept.
Dozens of protesters today picketed the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs over a court decision against the village council of Isseneru as it relates to a mining claim.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A police constable is among five persons arrested and charged by the Police Flying Squad in connection with the theft of approximately J$50 million worth of gold bars from a businessman in downtown Kingston last year.
(Jamaica Gleaner) With evidence indicating that Jamaica lottery scammers are continuing to run rampant in at least three American states, two United States (US) legislators are considering bringing the multibillion-dollar industry to the attention of Congress.
(BBC) India took an unassailable 3-1 lead today in the one-day series against England following a five-wicket win in Mohali.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer fended off a withering challenge from Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to prevail 7-6 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 in Rod Laver Arena and reach the Australian Open semi-finals today.
HOBART, (Reuters) – Phil Hughes returned to form with a century before Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques took three wickets each to lead Australia to a series-levelling 32-run win over Sri Lanka in the final one-day cricket international today.
(Trinidad Express) Government was yesterday accused of using National Security helicopters for campaigning in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams went down fighting like the five-times champion she is but bowed out of the Australian Open quarter-finals today, hampered by a back injury and stunned in three sets by fellow American Sloane Stephens.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron promised today to give Britons a straight referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union or leave, provided he wins an election in 2015.
One man is confirmed dead and eight others are missing after two boats collided near Crab Falls, Mazaruni River around 12.30 pm yesterday, triggering a search and rescue operation that drew in the GDF and other agencies.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is seeking to strengthen its fight against commercial fraud and tighten airport security, Commiss-ioner-General Khurshid Sattaur said yesterday while highlighting the addition of a baggage scanner at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Three persons were yesterday charged with the murder of a security guard during the multi-million dollar armed heist in Lethem last weekend.
The Village Council of Isseneru is calling for the Amerindian Act to be amended after a recent court ruling allowed a miner to proceed with mining activities on titled lands belonging to the villagers.
A 13-year-old Dolphin Secondary School student was yesterday stabbed in his abdomen and upper back during a scuffle with another student, who is now in police custody.
Officials from the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) were given a failing grade when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on Monday to explain multi-million dollar overpayments to contractors cited in the Auditor General’s 2010 Report.
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) hosted the first in a series of consultations with local stakeholders to review existing safety guidelines for regattas and water sport in Region Seven last week.
Gunmen on Monday evening stormed into Permaul Trading, located at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt and stole $1.3M after holding two persons at gunpoint.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company is getting set for its biggest jingle and song competition this year with bigger lights, props and venues.
A post-mortem examination was on Monday performed on the
Kipany Productions, a company specialising in direct marking of products and services for Fortune 500 companies is mulling teaming-up with Qualfon Guyana to establish links for a centre business here.
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is on the verge of intensifying major infrastructural works countrywide, heralded by the opening of several bids yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board’s office at Main and Urquhart streets, Georgetown.
The Ministry of Housing and Water has moved one step closer to regularising 86 lots in Plantation Prosperity/ Barnwell North, EBD at an initial cost of $90M.
Guyanese experts yesterday began tapping into knowledge on how to cushion the country from the ill-effects of oil exploration and exploitation with Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud emphasizing that Guyana will not sacrifice environmental safety for wealth.
Miner Trevor Paul was yesterday sentenced to an 18-month-long prison term after he was found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend’s former partner.
GT&T customers in the Catherine, East Coast area were on Monday evening left without internet service following a vehicular accident at Airy Hall, Mahaicony which damaged a GT&T pole and burnt the attached telephone cable.
A Caricom Electoral Observer Mission is today observing the Nevis Island Assembly elections, having been invited by the government of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis.
The City Engineer’s Department of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has met with building inspectors to improve the processing of applications for building plans.
Despite scoring the most runs and having the highest average in the recent Guyana Cricket Board One-Day Inter County tournament, 17 year old Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been omitted from the Guyana One-day team to contest the upcoming Super50 limited overs tournament.
The Ministry of Housing and Water is working to complete the semi-gated scheme for professional groups in Eccles by August.
Adjutant General of the Florida National Guard (FLNG), Major General Emmett Titshaw,
Mark Austin is talking up a storm ahead of his bout on Friday against Gladwin Dorway for the junior middleweight title of Guyana when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) hosts its first Guyana Fight Night card for 2013 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Guyana’s senior football team the Golden Jaguars will not be participating next month on the date identified by FIFA, the world governing body for football, for international Friendly matches.
Demerara were closing in on an out right win over the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Berbice when stumps were drawn at Everest in the third and final round match of the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Inter County Tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.
On the basis of recent form which is normally the modus operandi of selection panels as they pick teams, Guyana all-rounder Chris Barnwell would have thought himself hard-done by not to have been selected for the West Indies team as a replacement for injured batsman Marlon Samuels for their brief five ODI/two T20 tour of Australia beginning this week.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Association (TTCA) is seeking the assistance of the government to retain the services of its Indian Premier League (IPL) players for the 2013 Champions League T20.
(Reuters) – Despite missing leading scorer Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls were able to heap more misery on the slumping Los Angeles Lakers with a routine 95-83 home victory on Monday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serbian superman Novak Djokovic remained firmly on course for a third straight Australian Open title yesterday after dismantling Tomas Berdych in four sets to set up a last four meeting with Spanish comeback king David Ferrer.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC- West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels has accused Australian legend Shane Warne of going “overboard” in a “desperate” attempt to unsettle him during an ugly confrontation in the Big Bash League.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s parliamentary election, shrugging off surprise losses to centre-left challengers and vowing yesterday to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, CMC- Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Patrick John has dropped his appeal against a two-year FIFA ban in the bribery case involving Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Dear Editor, The Stabroek News editorial on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, ‘Managing Jamaica’s economy’ highlighted the difficulty of sustaining a large public debt.
LA PAZ/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is undergoing physical therapy to hasten his return from Cuba after surgery there last month for the cancer jeopardizing his 14-year rule, Bolivian President Evo Morales said yesterday.
Choral winners: The winning choirs in the National Choral Festival received their trophies yesterday at the Umana Yana.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Jamaican bowlers have come under fire for that country’s failure to reach the finals of the Caribbean T20 tournament which climaxed in St.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The UN Security Council yesterday unanimously condemned North Korea’s December rocket launch and expanded existing UN sanctions, eliciting a vow from Pyongyang to boost the North’s military and nuclear capabilities.
Dear Editor, It gives me great pleasure to say that I’m so proud to visit my homeland again.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – General John Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was cleared by Pentagon investigators of allegations of professional misconduct over email exchanges with a Florida socialite, U.S.
Dear Editor, Mr Patrick Gomes in ‘Georgetown: the Augean stable’ (SN, Jan 22) laments that the descendants of two continents (meaning Indians and Africans) are responsible for the decay of Georgetown.
(Trinidad Express) The Peoples’s National Movement (PNM) won all 12 seats in Monday’s Tobago House of Assembly (THA) election.
Dear Editor, He basked in glory during the 1970s-1980s, announcing his arrival in the athletics arena in fine style at the age of fifteen.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A veteran British TV presenter was charged with rape and 14 counts of indecent assault on underage girls, police said on Tuesday, deepening concerns about sex abuse by top BBC personalities decades ago.
Recently, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mr Joseph Hamilton informed us that “a needful reform is required if the Ministry of Health is to better its current mode of operation.”
Dear Editor, Of the 144,323 acres which were sown in Region Two, approximately 122,000 acres were expected to be harvested.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – An undersea fiber-optic cable that promises to bring Cuban Internet and phone communications into the 21st Century stirred to life this week, two years after it was laid between Venezuela and the Caribbean island.
– Part 1 Introduction The previous Development Watch column (SN Jan 9, 2013) presented the idea that voters from one ethnic group face a great uncertainty problem as to how the voters of the other ethnic group will vote.
Over the last year at least, the British government of Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has been faced with calls for decisions on the political character of the United Kingdom.
(Trinidad Express) The People’s Partnership administration played right into the hands of the People’s National Movement (PNM).
(Trinidad Express) A MORVANT couple were shot dead as they slept in their bed early yesterday morning but by 1 p.m.
