Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 23, 2013

(Reuters) – Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a century off 30 balls in an Indian Premier League match today and finished on 175 not out, the highest ever Twenty20 innings.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Giant US agribusiness firm Cargill Inc confirmed that four workers died late Sunday at its grain delivery facility in Canarana, Brazil, when a silo containing soybeans collapsed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court ruled today that a legal immigrant is not subject to mandatory deportation after being convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana.

Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday called on the government to establish a facility for human trafficking victims, in wake of the handling of the four young girls who were rescued on Sunday from the Tiger Creek Backdam, Puruni in Region Seven, and then forced to spend the night at the Bartica Police Station.

by Heather-lyn Evanson The Nation, Barbados Two people charged with human trafficking in Barbados involving five Guyanese women appeared in the District ‘A” Magistrates’ Court in Bridgetown yesterday and one was granted bail, while the other was remanded.

The Committee of Supply yesterday approved the $1.819 billion in proposed spending for the Region Five Regional Democratic Council (RDC) this year following clarifications offered by Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Norman Whittaker about the allocations.

AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan believes local government elections are possible this year and has urged the fast-tracking of the examination of four crucial bills so that elections could be held by November.

With Guyana’s first world champion, Andrew ‘SixHead’ Lewis and WIBA’s bantamweight champion, Shondell ‘ Mystery Lady’ Alfred watching from ringside, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell moved one step closer to capturing a world title of his own.

President of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority, Cecil Kennard said yesterday that the use of performance enhancing drugs in the Sport of Kings was cause for concern.

Management of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is now looking at measures, including a hike in electricity tariffs by 17%, to offset the $5.2 billion cut from its subventions in the national budget.

The PPP yesterday marked the 7th death anniversary of former Central Committee member and minister of agriculture Satyadeow Sawh.

The confession statement of murder accused, Ryan Bacchus called ‘Rattie’, was yesterday admitted as evidence in his trial which is being conducted before Justice Navindra Singh in the High Court.

Increasing the cash flow from rice mills to rice producers is necessary to appease protesting farmers, General Secretary of the Rice Producers Association (RPA) Dharamkumar Seeraj said as Essequibo farmers protested again yesterday.

German-based Bauxite Com-pany Oldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Inc and the People’s United and General Workers Union are once again embroiled in a dispute over the rights, increased wages and improved working conditions of workers in the company.

A 66-year-old Armadale, West Coast Berbice woman was devastated when she heard a loud impact on Saturday and discovered that a bulldozer had crashed into her unoccupied one-flat two-bedroom concrete house nearby.

Police investigators will apparently have to depend on DNA evidence to catch the killer(s) in the brutal murder/rape of 90-year-old Millicent Prince-Cummings.

Prime Minister Sam Hinds is appealing to the opposition to rethink its position as regards the allocations in the budget for the Guyana Power and Light, while Attorney General Anil Nandlall believes the opposition is unjustified in its cuts to NCN and GINA.

The Ministry of Education has denied that it offered to compensate the relatives of Safraz Sattaur, the Anna Catherina teenager who hanged himself in January, after he was allegedly threatened by welfare officers in relation to the death of his girlfriend, Natasha Nazamudeen.

Youth Basketball Guyana (YGB) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) will launch the regional conference segment of the country’s premier school’s basketball championship, the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) today at Marian Academy, Carifesta Avenue at 11:00am.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints yesterday held a wheelchair programme which saw a number of persons being properly fitted for wheelchairs, and local medical physical therapists being educated and trained to appropriately assess and give the best fitting experience.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s Twitter account was hacked yesterday with a series of bizarre tweets saying he was stepping down and was involved in corruption.

Following their victory over Den Amstel in the final of the West Demerara Football Association Trophy Stall U17 tournament winners Stewartville’s Eagles United FC on Saturday received their trophies and medals during a simple presentation held at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday described Sunday’s shooting of Kitty resident Rabindra Samaroo as a “strange one”.

Residents of Hururu, Upper Berbice River, Region 10, yesterday continued to block access to the Rusal-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) mining site at Kwakwani, saying the company was ignoring their demands.

Prior to Region Four’s proposed $3.209 billion budget being cleared by Committee of Supply yesterday, members of the opposition called for systems to be put in place to monitor the use of resources and prevent fraudulent activities.

Two men were early yesterday morning shot outside Baroombar on North Road and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, one of the men, a security guard at the adult entertainment bar, was the target.

The two overseas consultants that are coming to assess the architecture of City Hall will arrive in the country today.

Rocky Richards, 21, of Mahdia was released on $50,000 bail yesterday after he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Two men who were charged with robbery under arms and possession of firearm and ammunition without licence were remanded to prison after they appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Two men were remanded to prison after they appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with robbery under-arms.

Coomacka compliments of a Dorwin Daw second half strike in the 18th minute edged Speightland 1-0 Saturday night when the round of 16 matches of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Linden Edition commenced at the Wisroc/Amelia’s Ward Bus Park.

Ransford Goodluck was crowned 2013 National Rifle shooting champion but Ryan Sampson upstaged the front runners in “X” Class on the final day of competition at the Timehri rifle ranges Sunday.

Dear Editor, On April 16, Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ramsammy reported to the National Assembly that a team from Guyana will leave on April 26 for India to conduct tests and diagnostic checks on 14 drainage pumps both fixed and mobile bought from that country.

Education officials yesterday found a 15-year-old student of a secondary school in Linden with “suspected marijuana” in his possession, police said.

A total of 36 motorcycles were detained and several persons arrested over various offences after the police conducted an operation at the Georgetown seawall in the light of an upsurge of armed robberies in that area.

A game-high 20 points from Taquille Johnson enabled Wisburg Secondary School to defeat four-time champions Mackenzie High School 55-21 when the  Linden Secondary Schools U-19 basketball championships continued at the Mackenzie Hard Court last Thursday.

Pele Football Club through goals on either side of half time on Sunday defeated Den Amstel Panthers 3-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League continued at the Den Amstel Ground.

Dear Editor, Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran made the right decision when he shut down the Georgetown Cancer Centre by refusing to licence the facility because of the leakage of radiation, which presents a grave and serious threat to the health of the people who work, visit, and attend as patients at this facility.

Trinity Grid Holding (TGH) Pacesetters were crowned Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) division-one league champions despite falling to Ravens 73-58 at the outdoor Burnham Basketball Court, Middle Street Sunday night.

Two men whose car broke down on the East Bank Demerara public road at Mc Doom early yesterday morning had more bad luck when they became the target of armed bicycle bandits.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek (April 21) captioned ‘The Demerara Bridge cannot be built in reinforced concrete and would not be profitable for any developer.’

A 28-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison on a break-and-enter-and-larceny charge when he appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, I resent with much disgust the statement by Mr Peter Ramsaroop, the new convert to the PPP’s position (‘The core of Jagdeo’s comments…’ SN, April 20) that, “Mr Nigel Hughes must take his position seriously and realize that in representing a lawsuit whose main premise is a racial defence approach only adds to this dilemma we face as a nation.”

BOSTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombings in an impromptu hearing yesterday in his hospital room, accusing him of crimes that could carry the death penalty if he is convicted.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Thomson Reuters has dismissed Matthew Keys, the deputy social media editor of Reuters.com

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News on Sunday, April 21 had a full-page colour ad for a Carib Beer Chutney Mania event on Sunday, May 4 at the Better Hope Ground.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A leading member of the body set up to advise FIFA on its anti-corruption reforms has resigned saying she does not believe world soccer’s governing body is taking the process of change seriously enough.

Chennai Super Kings have more match-turning batsmen than any other side in the tournament, and that was on display yet again as they hunted down 186 against Rajasthan Royals.

AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 109 people have been documented as killed and up to 400 more are likely to have died in an almost week-long offensive by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a rebellious Damascus suburb, opposition activists said.

A mid-morning accident along the Agricola Public Road on the East Bank Demerara left a long pile up of traffic yesterday.

(Sports Direct) – Kevin Durant scored 24 points and Russell Westbrook had 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as host Oklahoma City routed Houston 120-91 in the opener of the first-round Western Conference series on Sunday.

Overseas-based distance athlete, Euleen Josiah-Tanner suffered her first defeat for the season on Saturday last when she was beaten by Nancy Meck at the Running Nerds 5K event held in West Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dear Editor, As I intimated in my last letter to SN, the PPP/C is fast going along a path to destruction and is not seeing it.

Unusual view: A view of construction work underway inside the Camp Street prison yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Windward Islands ended a 13-year title drought when they pounded Combined Campuses and Colleges by nine wickets to win a lopsided Regional Super50 final here Sunday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday that he is no longer considering running for a shorter term of two years in 2014 and told lawmakers it was too early to consider an extension of presidential terms to six years.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United reclaimed their Premier League crown in style yesterday as Robin van Persie’s hat-trick inspired a 3-0 win over Aston Villa that gave them an unassailable 16-point lead over Manchester City and erased the pain of last season.

Dear Editor, We are living in exciting times. It is amazing how information and communication technology has impacted on our lives.

MASINLOC, Philippines (Reuters) – For decades, fishermen along the northwestern Philippine coast treated the teeming fishing grounds of the Scarborough Shoal as their backyard, less than a day’s boat ride away.

(Trinidad Express) – Jack Warner, who resigned as National Security Minister on Sunday, yesterday tendered his resignation as Chairman of the United National Congress.

Dear Editor, Now that APNU and the AFC have used their combined majority in Parliament and amended the PPP/C 2013 Budget we all need to be objective.

MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police said yesterday they had arrested a US man on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list suspected of child pornography offences, and handed him over to US officials for extradition.

Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

It transpires that People’s Progressive Party stalwarts and former government ministers Harry Persaud Nokta and Clinton Collymore are employed in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the same ministry in which they both served as ministers, since 2007.

Digicel launches BlackBerry Z10: Digicel Head of Sales and Distribution Nalini Vieira (left) presents a BlackBerry Z10 to the company’s first BlackBerry customer Stephen Fraser yesterday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has commended the members of the La Penitence Community Policing Group for arresting five men for possession of cannabis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Opener Devon Smith, eyeing a return to the West Indies side, has emerged as the leading scorer in the Regional Super 50 tournament which concluded in Barbados Sunday night.

(Trinidad Express) It was no secret that Austin Jack Warner, world football power broker and deep-pocketed political benefactor, made his own rules.