Daily Archive: Thursday, February 21, 2013

(Trinidad Express) Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning suffered a seizure at his constituency office in San Fernando this afternoon, and is tonight at the Emergency Department of the San Fernando General Hospital.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-A large crowded is expected at the Chinese built state of the art national stadium in St.George’s

The Alliance For Change today upped the pressure on President Donald Ramotar for not taking action on irregularities at state TV NCN which implicated two senior officials of the network.

The police today said that Egland McIntosh is wanted for questioning in relation to Trafficking in Narcotics.

During this morning, police say they conducted a cordon and search operation in the Rosemary Lane (Tiger Bay) area, Georgetown, during which a quantity of electrical items, including television sets and stereo equipment, and seven motor cycles that are suspected stolen or unlawfully obtained were seized.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 53 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus today when it blew up on a busy highway close to ruling Baath Party offices and the Russian Embassy, Syrian television said.

HYDERABAD, India,  (Reuters) – Two bombs placed on bicycles exploded in a crowded market-place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad today, and the federal home minister said at least 11 people were killed and 50 wounded.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – The lead detective in ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius’ murder investigation was taken off the case today after it emerged he was facing seven attempted murder charges for opening fire on a minibus full of passengers.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Jennifer Hudson and Catherine Zeta-Jones will perform at the Academy Awards in a tribute to the resurgence of big-screen musicals, organisers said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The movie studios behind this year’s Best Picture nominees already have brought home a treasured prize: big box-office sales that placed the Oscar contenders among the most-watched films of 2012.

(Barbados Nation) Raul Garcia is a winner. The Cuban yesterday won his case against the Government of Barbados and the Chief Immigration Officer, when a High Court judge ruled that his continued detention was unlawful.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Foreign investment in Egypt was almost non-existent in the six months to the end of December, Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby said today, illustrating the depth of the economic crisis facing the Arab world’s most populous nation.

(Trinidad Express) Police sergeant Hayden Manwaring, who died after being shot with his own gun during a fight with a robbery suspect on Tuesday, was remembered yesterday as a dedicated crime fighter and a gentleman.

A gold miner was shot dead last night after four men entered his Lot 48 Middle Street, Mc Doom, East Bank home and then escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash.

The container in which cocaine-filled logs were found on Tuesday was flagged for irregularities since it was scanned on January 30th by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) but it remained at a city wharf for almost three weeks before a decision was made to have it searched, a source has said.

Police were last night hunting for a truck driver who fled after his vehicle fatally struck a schoolgirl at Manchester, Corentyne yesterday.

Ten persons are now homeless after fire completely destroyed their two-storey home yesterday at No.79 village on the Corentyne.

A fire believed to be electrical in origin has left a family of four homeless after it reduced their Lot 93 Independence Street, La Grange, West Bank Demerara home to ashes yesterday.

Sixty-six-year-old Kubert George will spend the rest of his natural life in prison after he was found guilty yesterday of murdering his former partner Patricia Rose and was sentenced to 60 years in jail.

Delta Airlines has dismissed claims that its decision to withdraw its services from Guyana was influenced in anyway by complaints from former president Bharat Jagdeo and a source close to him has dismissed the suggestion as preposterous.

Caricom has rescinded the offer of the position of Deputy Secretary-General made to Guyanese Dr Naresh Singh, who is under investigation in Canada over a possible conflict of interest.

An early morning fire at the Grove Housing Scheme yesterday left three persons without their home and an elderly man hospitalised after he jumped from the two-storey building to escape the flames.

The Lamaha Gardens playground at the centre  of a dispute over its sale is to be restored to its previous owners, an official in the Labour Ministry says.

Guyana and Brazil yesterday began meeting to discuss bilateral infrastructural integration aimed at seeing the establishment of a Guyana to Brazil Road, a hydro-electric plant and a deep water port, among other projects.

A renowned Guyanese cardiologist is among the list of honourees the University of the West Indies plans to recognise at its fourth annual Toronto Benefit Gala set for May 11 at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto, Canada.

The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) says that 659 junior teachers were appointed in 2012 and 315 senior teachers promoted.

Lyndon Phillips was yesterday accused of stealing a quantity of copper wire when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Scotiabank says it has launched the Scotia Professional Plan (SPP), a banking product for accredited professionals aimed at helping them to set up, manage or upgrade a successful practice.

The National Milling Company of Guyana (Namilco) has issued a press release warning consumers that someone or a company is selling a white substance as flour packaged in a 4.5kg bag marked ‘Product of Guyana’ and carries no expiry or manufacture date.

After a special caucus on the crime that has been plaguing the region, Caricom Heads at their February 18-19 intersessional conference in Haiti adopted a Regional Crime and Security Strategy and again pressed the United States to help stem the flow of illicit arms to the region.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Ashley Nurse spun a web around Guyana to set up a comfortable five wicket victory for Barbados in their second round Super50 match at Kensington Oval here yesterday.

Caricom heads have condemned the manner in which St Vincent and the Grenadines PM, Ralph Gonsalves was accosted by persons purporting to be journalists on an aircraft and impeded by them.

PROGRESS PARK, St.Andrew’s, CMC-Recalled West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, seeking a return to form, stroked 90 but it was not enough as Zimbabwe posted a comfortable 77 run victory over a UWI Vice Chancellor’s X1 here yesterday.

Former West Indies speed merchant Andy Roberts is throwing his support behind his former captain Clive Lloyd for the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

A case of burglary was yesterday dismissed after the virtual complainant (VC) informed the court that he did not wish to give evidence against the accused.

A couple of days Showtime and two boxers on the Night of Champions II Card Elton ‘The Bully’ Dharry and Dean ‘Bad News’ Burrell say that they are ready.

A man who told the court that he would take responsibility for repaying a store owner for an item he claimed he did not steal was admitted to bail in the sum of $20,000.

A mason, who allegedly punched his nine-year-old neighbour in the head when the child’s mother sent him to fetch water, was placed on $25,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – A witness heard “non-stop shouting” in the home of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead, the detective leading the murder investigation said yesterday.

National men’s singles champion Nigel Bryan is mentally ready to compete in the 2013 edition of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/ National Sports Commission (NSC)Mashramani Table Tennis tournament which continues tomorrow the National Gymnasium.

Dear Editor, “Every single radio station, licensed radio station, approved broadcasting… They all have to make an application accompanied by those supporting documents” (Ms Bibi Shadick, Chairperson, Board of the Guyana National Broadcast Authority (Demerara Waves, November 21, 2012)).

A mother of nine, who allegedly left a three-year-old at home alone with another underage child, was yesterday released on $50,000 bail when she appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Action in the final three categories of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/ National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Table Tennis Competition will continue tomorrow at the National Gymnasium beginning at 1700hrs (5pm).

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, February 19, I was at Parika with a car to travel with the 11pm roll-on/roll-off ferry to Supenaam, Essequibo.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali said his ministry will be gearing up to take advantage of the benefits of staging matches in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League T20 (CPL) cricket tournament following the news that Guyana is one of the six franchise countries  which will host matches in this year’s tournament which runs from July 29 to August 6.

Dear Editor, Mr Adams in a letter captioned ‘Not a PPP constitution’(SN, Feb 19) did a poor job at commenting on Dr Henry Jeffrey’s article.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England Lions players Ben Stokes and Matt Coles have been sent home from the second-string cricket tour of Australia after repeated misdemeanours.

Dear Editor, Mr Rockcliffe (SN, Feb 20) is of course right that the conveyancing function of the Deeds Registry is most important and urgent in terms of maintenance and upgrade.

Dear Editor, Suddenly the love of my life was snatched away leaving me in grief, with a sense of hopelessness, and very confused.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Faced with what experts say is growing theft of U.S.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Former West Indies middle order batsman Gus Logie says he is disappointed the momentum that spurred the regional side to the ICC T20 title last October did not carry into the just ended tour of Australia.

It might be the biggest news about football at the moment as investigators unearth massive corruption and match-fixing which has threatened the integrity of the sport ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil.

Dear Editor, Since his entrance into politics in the ’40s Cheddi Jagan had to battle against two major red herrings − communism and race.

A gift certificate worth $30,000 compliments of Global Technology will be awarded to the Most Improved Player of this year’s NAMILCO/ Fruta Conquerors One Love Football Classic.

Dear Editor, I am dumbfounded by the perverse thinking of individuals who would wish that a health crisis would arise in the city of Georgetown.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil agreed yesterday to negotiate the purchase of Russian anti-aircraft missile batteries on the condition that Russia transfer the technology to Brazilian defense companies without restrictions.

The United Nations has declared 2013 ‘International Year of the Quinoa’ in order to highlight the value of the grain, which is seen as an alternative quality food source for countries that are food insecure.

Golfers will participate in the true spirit of Mashramani in the ECI Engineering Services sponsored Medal Play tournament Saturday (Mash Day)  at the Lusignan Course.

Dear Editor, The traffic ranks in Berbice are on a rampage—a road rampage, to find any and every fault on motorists’ vehicles; even invent new laws.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Onetime Democratic Party rising star Jesse Jackson Jr.,

How could we build a decent society if our leaders sap their own energy, inspiration and initiatives with constant strife and quarrels?

In Guyana, it is estimated that some 3,000 young girls drop out of school annually as a result of pregnancy.

Dear Editor, It is indeed refreshing news to hear that our great cricketing legend Clive Lloyd had made himself available as a candidate to contest the presidency of the West Indies Cricket Board at its upcoming presidential election.

The US Coast Guard intercepted 1,400 pounds of cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of more than US$17 million from a go-fast vessel in the southwest Caribbean Sea on Jan.

A Mandy Dainty fourth minute strike powered Leonora Secondary to a 1-0 victory over West Demerara Secondary in the latest action of the Fazia’s Collection/West Demerara Football Association, Secondary Schools competition.