Daily Archive: Monday, May 13, 2013

Today, police say that the undermentioned persons were charged with murder committed on Alfred Munroe called ‘Guana Man’, of Manchester Village, Corentyne, on May 09, 2013, at Port Mourant, Corentyne.

Post Mortem Examinations were today performed on the bodies of Totaram Mohotoo and his wife Bhagmattie by Government Pathologist Dr.

Post Mortem Examinations were today performed on the bodies of Vijay Arjune, 24 years, of Land of Canaan, EBD, and Parbattie Mangru, 19 years, of Soesdyke, EBD, by Government Pathologist Dr.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India have no plans to pull out of next month’s Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player’s election to an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel, the Indian cricket board said on Monday.

(Jamaica Observer) The Congos’ 1977 album, Heart of The Congos, is included in Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time.

MILAN,  (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor is seeking a six-year jail sentence for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly having sex with an underage nightclub dancer during notorious ‘bunga bunga’ parties at his villa outside Milan.

(Barbados Nation) Long overdue, and a step in the right direction.

(Trinidad Express) While his father chose to not provide FIFA’s ethics committee with answers, Daryan Warner had indicated he was ready to face the heat and prove his innocence with respect to allegations made against him.

The time has come for the Corporation Sole as represented by Finance Minister Larry Howai to step in and rescue the public interest from the politics and mismanagement at Caribbean Airlines (CAL).

(Trinidad Express) Who’s minding the store? Yesterday, the Sunday Express reported on the million-dollar write-off at national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) in the midst of the company’s financial turbulence.

A 30-year-old mother of three was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital  (GPHC) yesterday morning after she was found with knife wounds at the K&VC Hotel on South Road.

National player Shomari Wiltshire won the U11 and U13 squash competitions and placed second in the U15 category to be adjudged the most outstanding player when the Guyana Sqaush Association’s national junior championsips ended yesterday at the Georgetown Club.

Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday said that while information is still being gathered, the first round of payments to rice farmers, from a $2.5 billion government advance began on Wednesday of last week.

Cassey George lived up to expectations in the distance arena as Athletics Association of Guyana celebrated World Athletics Day with a track and field championship for junior athletes at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

Cambio dealer Totaram Mohotoo‘s  business practices and huge unpaid debts likely resulted in the brazen home invasion on Thursday which ended in the brutal killing of him and his wife, Bhagmattie  and the setting off of  a thunderous explosion and fire which wrecked the home.

“And the winner is Alonzo Greaves,” seems to be the recurring theme at the completion of local cycling events this season.

Television veteran and former Member of Parliament Anthony Vieira insists that because of the name change from Vieira Communications Limited to Television Guyana, that Ramroop Group station should have been shunted to the back of the line and not given a radio licence before others.

For most table tennis players in the World, winning the World singles championships is their greatest achievement.

Guyana’s racquet wielders will swing into action today when the Qualifying competition of the Liebherr World table tennis championships get underway in Paris, France this morning.

Citing the 20th anniversary of Stabroek News’ first failed application for a radio licence, the Trinidad Express newspaper has criticized the Guyana Government for its “blatant” favouring of “friends and family” in the allocations.

President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Philip Fernandes netted a helmet trick while Attorney-at-Law and former national player Timothy Jonas added a double as All Greys defeated St Stanislaus 7-3 on Saturday as the John Fernandes Insurance Services second division league continued at the St.

Leon Yaw’s first half double enabled Alexander Village to defeat North East 3-0 when the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football tournament continued at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre Ground (California Square) Saturday night.

In keeping with its plans to step up overseas training of personnel in the police and fire service, the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday announced courses in Jamaica, Russia and other places.

Opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said on Friday that President Donald Ramotar violated the spirit of the Constitution when he refused to sign two bills.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Clay king Rafa Nadal sent another reminder he is not about to surrender his Roland Garros crown without a fight when he crushed Swiss 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open  yesterday.

With less than a week of harvesting left the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has no chance of getting near to its 77,000-tonne first crop target and is headed for a record low.

Dear Editor, We write in relation to the current impasse between the residents of the Amerindian titled village of Hururu and the Bauxite Company Guyana Inc (BCGI).

MADRID,  (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her illustrious 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open crown yesterday.

Invest Guyana, a magazine aimed at providing a total picture of Guyana’s investment potential was launched on Thursday at Duke Lodge, Kingston with the first issue highlighting several local successful businesses that had grassroots start-ups.

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese national who has been involved at the Cabinet level in the adoption of the country’s foreign policy decisions, and as someone with a longstanding and profound admiration for Nelson Mandela and for the South Africa that he has bequeathed, I feel an abundant concern at the decision to defer the grant of the posthumous offer of the Oliver Tambo Award to the late Forbes Burnham.

Farmers at Moblissa, Region 10, are concerned about a plant disease outbreak which has been killing their bora plants since last February.

Dear Editor, There can never be rationalization for the utter depravity that occurred in Sophia and Berbice last week. 

Banks DIH Limited has installed a new Stromboli system as its multimillion brewery modernisation programme intensifies at Thirst Park, a release from the company said.

RANCHI, India, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine snatched four wickets to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to an easy five-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

A woman suffering from possible post-partum depression and domestic problems yesterday allegedly burnt her home down at 22 Meadowbrook Drive, Meadowbrook Gardens and was subsequently arrested.

NEW ROAD, Worcester, CMC – West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan hit 79, his highest score of the season, as Leicestershire drew their Division Two County match with Worcestershire here Saturday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers called yesterday for a broad investigation of the U.S.

Dear Editor, With keen interest I have followed the unbelievable dispute on whether Forbes Burnham should be granted an award for his contributions to the struggles against apartheid.

MOHALI, India, CMC- West Indies test and T20 Captain Darren Sammy ripped through the heart of Kings XI Punjab’s batting order to hand Sunrisers Hyderabad a comfortable 30 run win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.

The Shipping Association of Guyana (SAG) will be represented by the chairman, Desmond Sears and the vice-chairman, Julian Archer at the Caribbean Shipping Associa-tion’s 12th Caribbean shipping executives conference in the Bahamas from May 13-15.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said yesterday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact.

In light of the recent incident where a man collapsed and died following an argument with the conductor when he asked for the music to be turned down, we asked members of the public to share their views on loud music in minibuses.

(Jamaica Gleaner) It now appears certain that the Jamaican Government received even more air support from the United States than has already been reported.

(Sports Direct) – Roy Hibbert collected a post-season career-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as host Indiana Pacers won a defensive battle over the New York Knicks to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal with a 82-71 points win on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Although varied opinions have been expressed with regard to the allocation of radio and cable  licences by the former President Bharrat Jagdeo, I nevertheless feel compelled to posit the following.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Left crumpled in the gutter after an ill-fated visit to a seedy club in a rough part of Mexico City, the grandson of murdered U.S.

A 31-year-old carpenter was denied bail and remanded to prison on Friday after he pleaded not guilty to fraudulently converting over $1.5 million to his personal use.

Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green confirmed on Friday that a man was held at the Bourda City Police Outpost after he was caught in the Stabroek Market with a cache of $4 million in cash and phone cards, suspected to be stolen from a stall.

Dear Editor,      Somehow, it seems that Freddie Kissoon has an obsession with Annan Boodram, as, ever so often, my name becomes a target in his outpourings.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago captain Denesh Ramdin has chided the indiscipline of his batsmen, following his side’s loss to Barbados in the Regional Four-Day final here Saturday.

By Joel Simpson Joel Simpson is a Guyanese Chevening scholar currently pursuing a Master of Laws in Human Rights Law at the University of Nottingham, and Co-Chair of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD).

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the fragile economy.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is facing a potential write-off of approximately TT$200 million in losses, including TT$60 million lost from what executives say could amount to credit card fraud related to airline ticket purchases.

Dear Editor, I wish to thank you for publishing my letter in the May 5, edition of your newspaper.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early 1980s.

One of the comments made in the Guyana 2012 Human Rights Report was that the Audit Office’s effectiveness remained limited since the Government may or may not act on the deficiencies identified.

Leader of the Opposition and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger has called for greater citizens’ representation in Caribbean electoral politics.

President Ramotar’s decision to reject two bills which were passed by Parliament on the strength of the opposition’s one-seat majority on the grounds that they were unconstitutional will further deepen the political divide in the country and make it even more difficult for mature compromise between the two sides.

(Reuters) – Nineteen people including two young children were shot yesterday when gunfire erupted at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, police said.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- A longstanding record set by Brian Lara for the highest individual score in Trinidad and Tobago’s Secondary School Cricket League (SSCL) has been broken.