Articles published on Monday, April 15, 2013
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital today after opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for demonstrations to demand a recount of votes from Sunday’s election to replace the late Hugo Chavez.
CHENNAI, India, CMC-Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings were stunned by the unfancied Pune Warriors as matches in the Indian premier League (IPL) continued at the MA Chidambaram Stadium yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed today that the United States will find out who carried out explosions in Boston and will hold them accountable, and a White House official said the twin blasts are being treated as an “act of terror.”
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman says he may not be able to make a ruling on the legality of the proposed budget cuts until tomorrow.
(Reuters) – Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro faces a difficult economic panorama of rising inflation and slowing growth, further complicated by his slim election victory that is being challenged by the opposition.
Police say that at about 1330h today, businesswoman Seema Nauth, 28 years, had just returned to her home at Williamsburg, Corentyne, when three masked men barged in through the open door.
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Police are confirming 2 dead, and 23 injured after explosions at the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line today.
The meeting between government and the opposition at the Office of the President today yielded little else but justifications on the government’s part as to why it cannot accept the proposals by the opposition to prevent the budget cuts from going ahead.
(BBC) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has sought more time from India’s Supreme Court before he returns to prison for his conviction over the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Gold slumped anew today, racking up its worst two-day loss in 30 years, and investors dumped stocks and other commodities after weaker-than-expected Chinese data raised concerns about the global economic outlook.
(Trinidad Guardian) Republic Bank has alerted the Trinidad Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to the suspicious transactions of a senior government official. The
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T is looking to the diaspora market and to the Caricom market to boost its tourism industry, says Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz. He
(Jamaica Observer) Over 20 Government employees have been arrested over the past month, as the authorities clamp down on the pervasive motor vehicle licence racket.
(Trinidad Express) One suspect was killed, another was injured while another one was arrested following a robbery in Arima which led to a high-speed chase along the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway which culminated in an intense shoot-out between gunmen and the police at Broadway, Port of Spain.
A South Ruimveldt man was shot dead late last night in what investigators are treating as a robbery/murder, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud this morning confirmed.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.
The two men who perished in the plane crash which destroyed a house in Sparendaam on Saturday have been identified and the
Alonzo Greaves yesterday dominated the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) and Caribbean International Distributors Incorporated, inaugural 10-race cycle meet.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman says he expects that he will be asked to make a ruling on the legality of the planned opposition cuts to the budget beginning today.
Newly elected Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Christopher Matthias said yesterday that a collective and structured approach through the inclusiveness of all stakeholders will be implemented during his reign as the federation’s leader.
With government facing substantial cuts to the 2013 national budget, Attorney-General Anil Nandlall on Saturday reiterated that the opposition has no power to cut, alter or amend the estimates presented by the Finance Minister and doing so demonstrates their “naked and vulgar” disregard for the Constitution.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ron Webster is happy that President Donald Ramotar has agreed to meet with the Opposition on the budget and said that there needs to be frank and open discussions and compromise to stave off the cuts which he believes could be a setback to investment in the country.
A labourer who police said was a suspect in a robbery was fatally shot by a policeman at New Amsterdam early yesterday morning after he reportedly attacked the law enforcement officer during an attempt to arrest him.
In the end football won. The just-concluded elections of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) which saw the Georgetown Football
A German national was yesterday afternoon killed and his wife injured on the Meeterzero Road in Lethem, Region 9 when his vehicle careened off the road.
First vice president of the East Coast Football Association (ECFA) Eton Moses yesterday
Dennis Anthony Barker, 16 years, died yesterday after a mining pit caved in at Pamela, Mahdia while Scotland Pluck, 20 years was seriously injured.
The Tourism Ministry is spearheading the selection of a new Management Steering Committee to plan the improvement of the facilities at the Number 63 beach in Region 6.
The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is advising the public that Kareem Abdul-Jabar is no longer employed as Chief Co-Operatives Officer and it is also seeking information from persons who acquired land over the last two years through liquidations
Pro Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Prem Misir yesterday confirmed that the Bursar and Chief Accountant have been sent on leave without prejudice to facilitate an independent audit designed to analyze the institution’s financial deficit.
Concerned at falling gold prices, government and mining industry representatives will meet today to discuss the impact on the local economy.
After blocking a road at Ituni, Region 10 (Upper Demerara/ Upper Berbice) yesterday morning in a protest over forests,
By Juanita Hooper Despite winning a gold medal in her final year at the annual CARIFTA Games held in The Bahamas, Jevina Straker, of the Running Braves Athletics Club, is a dissatisfied athlete.
Old Fort Hockey Club, through first half strikes from Keon Evans and Anthony Cole, upset Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) 2-1 as the John Fernandes Insurance Service (JFIS) second division hockey league continued at the St.
Former Guyana wicketkeeper/batsman Neil Barry snr, was elected president of the Malteenoes Sports Club when the club held its Annual General meeting recently.
Although they staged a protest on Saturday to bemoan being supplied with only 12 hours of power per day, Mahdia residents are no closer to an improvement as they were told that the timeframe will remain but they can choose whether it’s a.m.
St. George’s High School yesterday afternoon defeated Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy newcomers Chase Academy 4-2 when the tournament continued at the Ministry of Education Sports Complex ground, Carifesta Avenue.
A Linden business was recently found to be repackaging flour, sugar and rice without a special permit, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
The main opposition, APNU, yesterday called on government to explain why a survey is only now being done for the Amaila Falls access road as it questioned whether the survey should not have been done prior to the awarding of the contracts for the construction of the road.
By Juanita Hooper This year’s Digicel Schools Football Championship which is scheduled to commence in June should be better than previous years as technical and tactical assistance is being offered to coaches and teachers who are responsible for many of the schools in the 10 administrative regions.
Ramesh Seebarran was recently re-elected president of the Guyana Lawn Tennis
Guyanese-born Abby Greene living in Vancouver, Canada for the past 24 years and long-time friend of the Tina Insanally Foundation, on a visit to Guyana during the first week of April 2013, volunteered to hold two-one hour improvised percussion music and dance sessions called ‘Pulse Play’ for the children from Bless the Children Home
The Demerara Under-15 Cricket team yesterday took control of their Match against the President’s XI on the opening day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Limacol Cup 2013 Inter-County U-15 tournament at the Everest Sports Club Ground.
Former West Indies Cricket Board Director Claude Raphael said that although it appears that justice seems to be eluding the stakeholders of Guyana’s cricket, they will not be dropping the fight to ensure the return of democratic elections to Guyana.
The opening ceremony of the ninth annual Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championships takes place this afternoon at the Mackenzie Sports Club hardcourt.
Dear Editor, Because of my ongoing concern with the economic and social deterioration of Guyana, I have to side with the comments of the leadership of the two opposition parties ‒ APNU and the AFC ‒ that the $208.8 billion dollar budget that was recently presented by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh was lacking in depth and seriousness.
Dear Editor, In January 2010, at the launch of the Agriculture Export Diversification Programme at the Guyana School of Agriculture, the then Agriculture Minister, Mr Robert Persaud said, “The ship for transforming the livestock sector is leaving the port.”
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Opposition leader Henrique Capriles charged there was a plot to change the result of yesterday’s presidential election in Venezuela, which will decide if a longtime loyalist continues Hugo Chavez’s self-styled socialist revolution.
Dear Editor, The community of Mahaicony recently suffered the loss of one of its distinguished daughters, Ethleen Downer née Wilson, who died after a period of illness.
Dear Editor, I refer to the Stabroek News report (April 13) of Mr Jagdeo speaking at the funeral service (appallingly held at the Convention Centre, making it two weddings, one birthday, a government-sponsored Phagwah celebration, and now a funeral service) of Reepu Daman Persaud.
Dear Editor, I read in your newspaper of April 12 that a donation of US$400,000 worth of medical supplies was made “to assist in alleviating a recent shortage at the Mahaicony, Suddie, Bartica, Linden and New Amsterdam Hospitals and their outlying health centres.”
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tighter border security must be one goal of U.S.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberals crowned charismatic rising political star Justin Trudeau as party leader yesterday, relying more on hope and a youthful image than on experience and substance to contest seven years of Conservative rule.
Dear Editor, My fight for a clean Georgetown is humanitarian and not political.
Dr. Arif Bulkan teaches constitutional law and Caribbean human rights law at the St.
(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is seeking financing from local banks to deal with a TT$1.4 billion (US$234 million) debt the company now faces.
When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is.
Dear Editor, In Guyana today most elected officials are loyal to their own party and their leader first and foremost.
(Jamaica Observer) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica’s PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) Dr Wesley Hughes has said that even a facile victory by Nicolas Maduro in today’s Venezuelan elections will not prevent changes to the concessionary nature of the oil agreement.
Former presidents in democratic societies, particularly those who have relinquished power voluntarily and within the construct of constitutional provisions are always looked upon as a reserve of moral authority and as elder statesmen who in times of crises and societal tensions can be relied upon to help bridge divides.
Concerns have been raised by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association about cellular phone usage affecting productivity in the workplace.
JAIPUR, India, CMC – Trinidadian seamer Kevon Cooper once again played a key role as Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab yesterday by six wickets, to maintain their lively start to the Indian Premier League season with their third win in four games.
Dear Editor, The only reason the PPP/C government treats Guyanese the way it does is because it has no regard for them.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became Hugo Chavez’s protege, was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday but the opposition refused to accept the result and demanded a recount of all the votes.
