Daily Archive: Thursday, April 4, 2013

BANGALORE, India, , CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle welcomed the latest edition of the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) with another scintillating innings to help Royal Challengers Bangalore start their campaign with a win here Thursday.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Every year, more people die of suicide than in traffic, says clinical psychologist and professor at the Anton de Kom University Tobi Graafsma.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0300h today at New Hope Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of  Denzil Thomas, 21 years, of Timehri, EBD and Qunicy David, 22 years, of Soesdyke, EBD.

APNU MP Richard Allen collapsed in Parliament around 1.50 pm today.

PRAIA,  (Reuters) – U.S. anti-narcotics officers have arrested the former navy chief of Guinea Bissau, wanted by Washington as a kingpin of the international drugs trade, in an operation off the coast of West Africa, two sources familiar with the operation said.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Guyanese mother of one, who served a five-year jail term for trafficking cocaine in T&T and has now been charged with breaching a deportation order, was yesterday advised to write to President Anthony Carmona to ask for a presidential pardon in order to continue living in this country. Anita

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Former Education Minister Dale Bisnauth passed away today following a heart attack.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S.

Engineer with the Ministry of Public Works and Communications Walter Willis yesterday said that the tower which was slated to be erected at the Plaisance/Industry Community Centre Ground for the government’s e-governance project will be sited elsewhere.

An ex-policeman and a barber were shot last evening after two men barged into a barber shop at Kitty Railway Line  and opened fire on them.

A man died yesterday after he was pinned underneath a bus following a collision on the No.

Lack of proper medical facilities in the Rupununi sub region has led to the deaths of Guyanese women in neighbouring Brazil after they travelled there for medical attention, according to A Partner-ship for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parlia-ment Sydney Allicock.

Minister of Natural Resource and the Environment Robert Persaud yesterday said that the government’s proposed budget brings “a pot of goodies” for the Guyanese people, while arguing that it would see the development of the natural resources sector to bring prosperity to all.

APNU Member of Parliament Ronald Bulkan has accused the government of victimising regions controlled by the opposition, since its proposed budget makes larger provisions for the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) controlled by the PPP/C than those controlled by either APNU or AFC.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand insisted that the 2013 budget has something for everyone and urged the Opposition to partner with Government to approve the allocations therein since it would lead to the country benefiting.

A Partnership for National Unity member and shadow Health Minister Dr George Norton yesterday painted a bleak picture of the health sector during his budget address and charged that a major project at the GPHC was already showing signs of decay.

The University of New Brunswick presented 12 boxes of books valued $1.5M to the CPCE following the close of a management programme for teachers and administrators it recently conducted in partnership with the Education Ministry and the Guyana Improving Teacher Education Project (GITEP).

Police yesterday said that the relatives of murdered Mc Doom miner Gavin Mc Neil are “stymieing the investigations” after they refused to attend an identification parade for a second time.

The West Indies Cricket selectors yesterday named a preliminary 30member squad to prepare for the upcoming International Cricket Council’s Champions’ Trophy limited overs cricket tournament.

Relatives of the Capoey, Essequibo woman, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital following a C-section performed at the Suddie Hospital, say they are unlikely to know any time soon the results of an autopsy performed yesterday.

A release from the Police Public Relations office yesterday said that a post- mortem examination was performed on the body

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC-Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket chief Azim Bassarath says new West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron brings a wealth of experience to the job, having served for a decade under outgoing president Dr.

Main opposition APNU frontbencher Basil Williams yesterday called for the “Guyanisation” clauses to guarantee jobs for local workers in large-scale projects, even as he decried the government’s seemingly unconcerned stance on unemployment.

The Guyana cricket selectors have decided to strengthen the Guyana team’s batting for today’s West Indies Cricket Board’s Super50 match against the Combined Campuses and Colleges team by including the dependable West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

It is almost a month now since one of the generators supplying residents in Lethem with electricity went down and it is still to be fixed.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins will not be rushed back into action any time soon, head selector John Inverarity said  yesterday, almost certainly ruling the teenager out of the Ashes series in England this year.

Agricola resident Romel Bollers was yesterday accused of committing two robberies at gun-point.

(Reuters) – New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has been released from a Christchurch hospital and returned to his home in Wellington after spending almost a week recovering from serious head injuries, local media reported yesterday.

High profile prisoner Collin Jones yesterday morning set fire to a mattress in his cell at the Camp Street Prison and it was the quick action of prison authorities that averted a disaster.

Christopher Matthias is the right person to head the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says Terrence Archer, former national player.

After three weeks, the new koker door at the Cummings canal is operational.

Murder accused Ramchand Persaud, on trial for the fatal beating of another man in Lusignan in 2009, had told police that the deceased attempted to rob him and he hit him once to the head with a piece of wood.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) presidential hopeful Aubrey “Shanghai” Major seems to be garnering support in his bid for the GFF presidency come April 12.

Godfrey Thomas, who was found with a quantity of cannabis hidden in his crotch, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A mason was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of having an illegal gun.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A Brazilian player has been banned for six games for entering the pitch without permission and stopping a certain goal by heading the ball off the line.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s pursuit of a 10th European crown continues to gather momentum after they dismissed Galatasaray 3-0 at home in their Champions League quarter-final first leg yesterday.

A mother of two was yesterday sentenced to serve a 12-month jail sentence after she pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of articles from a man she expected to pay her after intercourse.

In a battle of the joint top scorers, Alpha United will oppose Den Amstel Porknockers in the opening semi-final fixture of the annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC- West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine lived up to his billing and wasted little time in making his mark on the 2013 edition of the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) which got going yesterday in Kolkata.

Dear Editor, It has been an unusually long and dry season here in the Rupununi, with only a few days of rain worth remembering since last  September.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis stressed the “fundamental” importance of women in the Roman Catholic Church yesterday, a message hailed as a significant shift from the position of his predecessor Benedict.

Another parking lot on Camp St.: Another parking lot has been created on Camp Street to ease the traffic chaos from the Guyana Revenue Authority head office.

Lovers of dominoes will be in for a treat this Sunday when a 27 team tournament organized by president of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Faye Joseph and Organizing Secretary Mark Wiltshire gets underway.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, 02nd April, I rushed my six-year-old daughter to the Leonora Hospital after she started to complain of abdominal pain.

Trycel Barker was yesterday remanded to prison after a court heard that he was caught stealing tyres and rims by police.

HERAT, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – Nine Taliban suicide bombers killed themselves and 44 others yesterday in an attack on a courtroom in western Afghanistan where 10 of their comrades were on trial, a local official said.

Dear Editor, In the history of test cricket beginning in 1877, only 92 batsmen have attained a rating of  800 or greater with the Australian genius Sir Donald George Bradman (961 in 1948) at the top of the list. 

Three way crash: An accident at the corner of Camp and Robb streets last night damaged two motor vehicles and a bicycle.

The Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football tournament was officially launched at the All Saints ground, New Amsterdam last Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for press regulation threatens press freedom and could serve as a precedent for authoritarian governments across the world who want to gag their journalists, a leading media watchdog said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The type of governance being exercised by the People’s Progres-sive Party (PPP) has been described by its chief spokesperson as “Democratic Centralism”.

Runners up in the third annual Georgetown Cricket Association Brainstreet U15 cricket tournament Transport Sports Club bounced back from a loss at the hands of Queen’s College to defeat the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground.

LA PLATA, Argentina, (Reuters) – Flash floods killed at least 46 people and forced about 1,500 residents to evacuate the Argentine city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province, government officials said yesterday.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has turned to former captain and fast bowler Wasim Akram and will prepare special pitches for the national team ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy in England in June.’

Dear Editor, As obviously expected, I contest the contention of my fellow human resources management practitioner Nowrang Persaud (SN.

LONDON, (Reuters) – King Edward VIII may be best known for giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, but it wasn’t the first time his love affairs posed a threat to the British monarchy.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Los Angeles Lakers found their rhythm in a 101-81 victory over the Dallas Mavericks that draws them even with the Jazz.

Dear Editor, The Sunday Stabroek  editorial of March 31, 2013 titled:  `City changes’ is instructive and coming on the heels of a Parliamentary push to restore the City; it is timely.

The sixth Digicel Kick Start programme organized by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) in collaboration with England’s Chelsea Football Club will be officially launched on Monday in Trinidad and Tobago.

People  across this land go about their daily life oblivious to the shenanigans of their Members of Parliament, who this week engage each other in an exercise filled with acrimony, strife and distrust.

Dear Editor, The entire population, especially, the dwellers of Georgetown should welcome the news of a plan to restore this capital city to its pristine state.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to give back 5 percent of his pay in a gesture of solidarity with government workers who must take unpaid leave as a result of deep spending cuts that went into effect last month.

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

(Jamaica Observer) CONTENT, St James — Up to yesterday, a thick cloud of gloom cloaked this quiet community which has been rocked by news that one of their own, his two daughters and their mother died in a four-vehicle collision near the Falmouth overhead bypass bridge in Trelawny, Monday night.

(Trinidad Express) In the face of solid opposition from the Independent senators against the measure seeking to give powers of arrest to soldiers, Government backed down yesterday.