Daily Archive: Friday, February 1, 2013

(Trinidad Express) The intervention of two clergymen was not enough to save the life of a 36-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the washroom of a church in Chaguanas on Thursday evening.

Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best today met with a group of miners at the Julian Ross Landing in the Cuyuni (Region Seven), where it was alleged, that soldiers menaced and robbed miners in the area.

The Guyana Defence Force’s  Women’s Army Corps today observed its 46th anniversary at which Chief of  Staff Commodore Gary Best urged female ranks to maintain high standards and avoid the pitfalls of immoral behaviour.

Pegasus Hotel, in association with PEP TV and Carib Feedback Productions, will be hosting the ‘One Love Reggae Night’ to commemorate Bob Marley’s 68th birth anniversary on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 7:00 pm at the Pegasus Poolside. 

BERNE,  (Reuters) – World soccer’s governing body cannot battle corruption in the game alone and national associations must also join in, according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose to five-year highs on Friday, with the Dow closing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007, after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy’s recovery remains on track.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Cuban boxers could soon be fighting under professional rules for the first time in more than 50 years after high-level meetings between the Caribbean island’s authorities and the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

BOSTON,  (Reuters) – As many as 60 students have been forced to withdraw from Harvard University after cheating on a final exam last year in what has become the largest academic scandal to hit the Ivy League school in recent memory.

Chief of Staff Gary Best today announced that, in accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act Chapter 15:01 of 1977, the promotion of 267 Other Ranks was approved, effective from January 1, 2013.

APNU MP Volda Lawrence is to move a motion at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly calling on the government to embark on a massive effort to restore the capital to its long cherished title of the Garden City.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-Trinidad and Tobago captain Denesh Ramdin is planning to use the regional cricket season to press his claim for a recall to the West Indies side after he was overlooked for the current tour of Australia.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC-Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA), Patrick John, has sued the DFA over his suspension in the wake of FIFA’s infamous bribe for vote scandal.

Residents of Canal Number Two Polder, Region Three yesterday at a meeting at the Endeavour Primary School with Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture Alli Baksh.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – A suicide bomber from a far-left group killed a Turkish security guard at the U.S.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Birthday boy Graeme Smith did not contribute much with the bat against Pakistan but it was still his day at the Wanderers today as he captained his 100th test and basked in the adulation of the crowd.

(Jamaica Observer) Less than 24 hours after the nation was rocked by the gruesome slaying of 14-year-old Shariefa Saddler, Jamaicans yesterday woke up to the macabre murder of another child — this time a five-year-old.

Guyanese, Mohan Jagnarine, the chief executive officer of Spur Tree Spices Jamaica Limited, says it is costing the company J$15 million to retrofit new space in the Garmex complex where its factory will be relocated.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former Mayor Edward Koch, who presided over New York City during the turbulent late 1970s and ’80s and came to personify the city with his wry and outspoken style, died today at the age of 88, his spokesman said.

The community of Linden suffered a 12-hour blackout commencing on Wednesday night due to circuitry issues with Bosai’s power distribution with power being restored yesterday midday.

The acting Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell has made the following new postings at Command level within the Police Force, with effect from today, a release from Police headquarters, Eve Leary said.

PERTH, Australia,  CMC – Lethargic West Indies were bowled out for their lowest ever One-Day International score against Australia, as they made a calamitous start to their five-match series with an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat here today.

A 33 year old miner was last night gunned down in the Meadowbrook home he was staying at the time after a gunman jumped the gate and fired a volley of shots, killing him instantly.

Led by a six-wicket haul from skipper Veerasammy Permaul, the national team were in a formidable position against the Reserve XI when play on the second day of their three-day warm up match ended yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club.

President Donald Ramotar this week joined Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the opening of the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), under the theme ‘The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and Development’, according to a release from the Office of the President.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC –Coach Sherwin Campbell says West Indies women have enough time to conjure up a winning strategy for their crucial second round match against Sri Lanka in the ICC world cup in India.

A death sentence was yesterday handed down to 21-year-old Nazrudeen ‘Buddy’ Jhoot of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice who was facing trial at the Berbice High Court for murdering Khemlall Mangal, 43.

Amid public criticism of its performance, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday launched an “aggressive” safety campaign in the aftermath of two horrific boat collisions that claimed 16 lives in just over a month.

Nandalall Ruplall was yesterday sentenced to a 12-year prison term after he pleaded guilty to killing his father.

Family members of two of the three men who were shot dead at the start of last year’s Linden protest yesterday testified about their contributions to their families before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) looking at their deaths and compensation.

Despite a commitment from no less a person than the head of state himself, school cleaners are still waiting to be counted among those who earn the minimum wage.

Plans are being put in place to establish a Legal Support Department and an Internal Audit Department at the Ministry of Local Government, Permanent Secretary Collin Croal said yesterday.

An eyewitness to the robbery and shooting at the residence of PNCR General Secretary Oscar Clarke was yesterday expected to identify suspects held by police in relation to the attack.

Four years after unsatisfactory repairs were done to fix Cinema Road, at Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, residents say they continue to endure an eroding, potholed road that has affected life in the street.

The 6th edition of the Namilco/Fruta conquerors knockout tournament dubbed the – One Love football festival 2013 will be commencing on the 3rd of February at the Tucville ground.

Munesh Persaud was yesterday charged with threatening his brother and damaging his property.

In just over 20 months the dream of the country’s leading distributors of Japanese motor vehicles and engineering services of relocating  operations outside the capital is scheduled to become a reality.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC- West Indies women star player Stafanie Taylor has entered the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 as the world’s leading all rounder in One Day Internationals (ODI).

The second and third events of the 2013 cycling season, sponsored by the National Sports Commission (NSC) will pedal off this weekend.

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has been sounding off on what he says is the desirability of Guyanese assuming a more assertive buy local posture, while warning local agro-processors to ensure their products secure official certification from the Food and Drugs Department or they will effectively be barred from local supermarket shelves.

Wendell Austin, who was allegedly seen by a policeman committing a robbery, was yesterday granted bail after saying he was out of town at the time of the attack.

Miner Rayburn Avery, who is accused of wounding another man using a gun, was yesterday remanded to prison.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-Jamaica has announced a 23 man squad, dominated by foreign based players, to face Mexico in the first phase of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign.

Twice in as many weeks Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has commented on what he perceives to be protectionist trends in intra-regional trade that are locking Guyanese products out of some regional markets.

The Lions Club of Bel Air celebrated its 39th Anniversary as a civil society organisation with an event at the Georgetown Club, where the guest of honour US Ambassador Brent Hardt highlighted the importance of civil society organisations and the value of their commitment to the development of their communities.

ROME, (Reuters) – Assertions by authorities that tackling match-fixing in soccer will be a long and complex process have been rejected by a leading expert on corruption in the game, who says the arrest of one person will make a difference.

General Agreement Guyana began its return to a market economy in 1989 with the implementation of the “Economic Recovery Programme” (ERP) which was introduced by the Hoyte Adminis-tration. 

Dear Editor, From the perspective of telecommunications/broadcasting, it is extremely important that everyone ought to be interested in what is available, or has been allocated by the NFMU, or is in use in the ‘airwaves sector.’

Farmers cultivating crops on state land in Region Ten have been unable, over the years, to access funding opportunities that had become available through the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) and other lending and grant avenues on account of being unable to secure leases for the land they have been cultivating, officials of the Region Ten Farmers Association have told Stabroek Business.

SANTA MARIA,  (Reuters) – A highly flammable foam was responsible for the death of 235 people in a nightclub in southern Brazil last weekend, filling the venue with a thick poisonous smoke within three minutes, police investigators said yesterday.

The emergency medical team deployed to Region Seven last Thursday to investigate claims of a malaria outbreak at Waramadong found a few imported cases but no epidemic.

Dear Editor, For a number of years commuters have had to endure hardship at the Vreed-en-Hoop stelling just to please a few bitter Route 32 minibus operators.

Up to 65 farmers’ groups from various regions of the country will benefit from grants totalling around $120 million and loans totalling $38 million through a US$6 million loan/grant facility extended to the Government of Guyana by the Inter-national Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) under the Rural Enterprise and Agricultural Development (READ) project.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives is attempting to craft a bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a way to become citizens, House aides said yesterday, mirroring an effort in the Senate.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – West Indies Women batting woes continued here yesterday as they slumped to a heavy loss to hosts India in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Inc yesterday awarded two women for their outstanding performances at the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, It was somewhat appalling to see on one of the evening television newscasts a full view of the face of the six-year-old child who is alleged to have been playing with matches, which led to a fire and the death of an infant who was just over a month old.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s 800 metre champion Ricardo Cunningham has escaped with only a reprimand after a positive test for the banned substance Pseudoephedrine.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have named a trio of unproven all-rounders in their test squad for the tour of India and thrown a life-line to discarded spinner Xavier Doherty as they scramble to find a winning combination ahead of back-to-back Ashes campaigns.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Former captain Ross Taylor has returned to the New Zealand squads for this month’s one day internationals and Twenty20s against England.

Shawn Sealey escaped a jail sentence yesterday after his girlfriend, who he was charged with assaulting, said she no longer wished to give evidence against him.

A group comprising farmers, trained agriculturalists and potential investors are spearheading the creation of a cooperative society aimed at mobilising resources in pursuit of the local pork production industry.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Singer Beyonce said she sang along to a pre-recorded track at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but delivered a stirring a cappella version of the U.S.

Dear Editor, Recently there were two incidents reported in the media involving Chinese and Guyanese nationals and on both occasions violence was resorted to.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – A powerful explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex yesterday, killing at least 14 people, injuring 100 and trapping others inside.

(Trinidad Express) CL Financial (CLF) is hoping to raise more than TT$300 million with the private sale of two of the conglomerate’s malls—Valpark Shopping Plaza in Valsayn and Atlantic Plaza in Point Lisas as well as the Holiday Inn Express, its hotel at Trincity.

Government is taking seriously the lobbying efforts of the tourism industry for amendments to legislation to ensure that the country secures a bigger share of the regional market for wedding tourism, according to Roraima Airways Inc.

(Reuters) – Vijay Singh pulled out of the Phoenix Open yesterday before the start of the first round, a day after admitting he had used deer antler spray which contains an ingredient banned by the PGA Tour.

Digicel on Wednesday announced it will be launching the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone across the Caribbean.

BEIRUT/AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Syria protested to the United Nations on Thursday over an Israeli air strike on its territory and warned of a possible “surprise” response.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the residents of Bartica and its environs, the parents, wives, children and other relatives would like to thank the maritime department (MARAD), the police, miners, owners of boats and persons who braved the rapids and the Mazaruni River around Crab Falls to recover the bodies of those who worked in the mining sector.

Some countries in the region can perhaps, do much worse than follow the lead which the United Kingdom has set in what now appears to be an all-out war against tax evaders.

(Jamaica Observer) The gruesome discovery of the body of a 14-year-old girl wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Kingston 11; the killing of a special constable by gunmen dressed in police garb along Grange Lange in St Catherine; and the brazen attack on a businessman in the upper St Andrew community of Temple Hall kept detectives in the Corporate Area and St Catherine busy between late Tuesday and yesterday morning.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen admitted yesterday to more than a decade of doping after making a tell-all deal with anti-doping authorities.

Christopher Matis and Venette Jerome were yesterday both ordered to pay court costs after refusing to proceed with assault and property damage charges that they brought against each other.

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – Iran has announced plans to install and operate advanced uranium enrichment machines, in what would be a technological leap allowing it to significantly speed up activity the West fears could be put to developing a nuclear weapon.

(Trinidad Express) The long-standing corporate relationship between the soca superstar Machel Montano and bmobile was “suspended” as of Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Graeme Smith will become the first cricketer to captain 100 tests when he leads South Africa out against Pakistan today, his 32nd birthday.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read of the complaint in the press recently about the confusion surrounding the administration of the Associate Degree programme conducted jointly by the CPCE and UG.

A fair measure of evidence is emerging that oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago is beginning to assume a position of prominence in the region in seeking to respond to what politicians and experts alike now agreed is a need for a collective focus on food security.

J&S promotion: Five lucky customers walked away with prizes when the J & S Furniture Store at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice held the drawing of its first promotion last weekend.

(Trinidad Express) Oil production in the country has fallen by close to 50 per cent in the past seven years, Finance Minister Larry Howai said on Wednesday.

Enterprise block maker Rajendra Singh was yesterday discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs gave recuperating coach Gregg Popovich a welcome return to the sidelines on Wednesday by romping to a ninth consecutive win with a 102-78 thumping of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Improved facilities are in place now at the Arapaima Primary School, Lethem following $2.78M worth of works spearheaded by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and other agencies.

A précis of PJ Patterson’s “cri de coeur for Caricom,” his speech to the Rotary Club of Georgetown on Monday, would actually make an excellent editorial, without any need for additional comment.

Dear Editor, The current executives of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) are treading on uncertain ground that will inevitably further destabilize cricket administration in Guyana.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 496’s trading results showed consideration of $2,964,523 from 30,991 shares traded in 30 transactions as compared to session 495 which showed consideration of $18,965,940 from 963,100 shares

I had already penned the lead caption when I realized that today being only the first day of February 2013, might make my offering both preemptive and premature.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – A leading Egyptian Islamic scholar brought together rival politicians yesterday in a bid to ease a crisis that has triggered street violence killing more than 50 people, saying dialogue was the only way to resolve differences.

Improved facilities are in place now at the Arapaima Primary School, Lethem following $2.78M worth of works spearheaded by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and other agencies.

A 33 year old miner was last night gunned down in the Meadowbrook home he was staying at the time after a gunman jumped the gate and fired a volley of shots, killing him instantly.

(Trinidad Express) The latest unemployment figures for this country is just below six per cent, reported Planning Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie.

(Trinidad Express) CALYPSONIAN “The Baron” or the “Sweet Soca Man”, is not singing too sweetly these days after he was robbed of his TT$50,000 bracelet in East Port of Spain.

(Trinidad Express) Former executive chairman of the collapsed CL Financial conglomerate (CLF) Lawrence Duprey is criticising the sale of select assets of the empire he created.