Daily Archive: Saturday, May 25, 2013

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – It wasn’t a typical photo opportunity for Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth as he stood outside a New Delhi court in a pair of faded jeans and a dark blue full-sleeve tee-shirt.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A brilliant Franco-Dutch move involving Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben in the final minutes settled a memorable all-German Champions League final as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley today.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Eastern Conference finals between the plucky Indiana Pacers and top-seeded Miami Heat is giving NBA fans a battle with all the hallmarks of a classic series, including a fierce duel between two red-hot players.

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Brazil will cancel or restructure almost $900 million in debt owed by African countries, a Brazilian official said today, as part of a plan to increase future funding to the continent.

BEIRUT,(Reuters) – The leader of Lebanese guerrilla movement Hezbollah said on Saturday his group would stay in the Syrian war “to the end of the road” and bring victory to its ally President Bashar al-Assad.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Indian conglomerate Confident Group has agreed to sponsor the West Indies cricket team for the ICC Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom next month and ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced.

Four persons are missing following a boat mishap at the Matouk Falls on the Cuyuni River this morning.

(Trinidad Express) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard last night recommended an international forensic investigation into the Section 34 e-mails released by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mumbai Police apprehended a key official of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Chennai franchise late on Friday in connection with a spot-fixing scandal that has also led to the arrest of three cricketers.

Amid concerns about stalled anti-money laundering laws, the private sector yesterday urged the government and the opposition to respect the “national interest” and convene an extra-parliamentary meeting to break the deadlock over the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and other public oversight bodies.

Although the police had collected some 40 statements in their case against Shaka Chase, who they charged with killing police corporal Romein Cleto and wounding two other ranks, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised that the charge be withdrawn because the evidence was insufficient to identify the shooter or accomplices.

By Pushpa Balgobin Residents of Yarrowkabra yesterday protested the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission’s (GGMC) decision to give BK International licensing rights to a sand pit on land above the community’s largest potable water well.

In an attempt to decongest Lamaha Street from Vlissengen Road to Main Street, the Public Works Ministry has struck a deal with local businesses to utilise the Lamaha Railway Embankment for temporary parking lots.

The government will be seeking an extension for compliance with recommendations to strengthen the anti-money laundering laws, after the administration’s failure to win the opposition’s support to fast-track the passage of amendments ahead of a review by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in Nicaragua beginning next Monday.

A Bagotville, West Bank Demerara grandmother was struck and killed on the Houston Public Road yesterday during her usual ride to work in the city.

He is back! Edmond ‘Wonder Boy’ DeClou, the WBC CABOFE middleweight champion is eager to get back in the ring after seven months of inactivity and resume his quest for a world title shot.

Corentyne fisher folk are calling for the authorities to intervene and for mechanisms to be put in place to stem the influx of shrimp smuggled from Suriname being sold on the local market.

Businessman Stanley Ming believes the next big flood to hit the country could be much worse than experienced in 2005 and laments the state of some of the sea defence infrastructure that he has seen over the past years and the nature of the repair works on them.

Princess Hotel has invested $2 million in its ‘Fun City’ family centre, which includes a movie theatre and video arcade and Minister of Culture Dr Frank Anthony believes the new attractions will offer an international experience.

The disruption of the water supply in Greater Georgetown areas is as a result of emergency maintenance at the Cummings Lodge Well Station, which commenced last week, according to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Sixteen students of the Sophia Care Centre were yesterday taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea.

A labourer, who claimed he was “high” when he was found in a woman’s house, was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of intent to commit a felony.

Guyana’s Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan have been classified as Elite players ahead of next month’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft.

Details of the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) player draft, the names of the remaining international players and the West Indies elite players and the CPL television ads was just some of the information revealed in a press conference held in Barbados by CPL officials that was streamed live around the world on the tournament website, and attended by the West Indies Cricket team who are in a camp ahead of the Champions Trophy League.

A bus conductor, who is accused of damaging a windscreen of a Guyana Police Force vehicle while resisting arrest, yesterday said that the damage occurred when an officer kicked him.

A vendor was remanded to prison yesterday on charge that he robbed a woman after attacking her at the Stabroek Market Square.

Local beverage giants, Banks DIH Limited are now co-sponsors of the National Sports Commission (NSC)/ Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Independence Half Marathon which is set for tomorrow.

Thirteen Guyanese law enforcement officers are attending a series of United States (US) sponsored training courses from May 13 to June 28 in Port of Spain, at the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Police Academy.

PHOENIX, (Reuters) – Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found yesterday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.

A combined club team of swimmers Joseph Seguina, Onika George, Accalia Khan, Joseph De Nobrega and Leon Seaton Jr.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited yesterday to the United States to face money-laundering charges, just days after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt’s genocide conviction was overturned.

Charmaine Blackman is a name that is known in every Guyanese household.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has said that their staff investigated complaints from drivers of motor vehicles alleging short measurement of fuel purchased from certain service stations and have checked the fuel pumps and verified that they were accurate.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Barbados and West Indies big-hitter Dwayne Smith struck his second successive half-century as Mumbai Indians snatched an exciting four-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals, to set up a clash in  tomorrow’s Indian Premier League final with Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said yesterday that Attorney General Eric Holder and other senior officials vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak investigation.

The last time we spoke to Darren McAlmont was back in 2010 when he had just begun his drama career.

Digicel Guyana has launched its own smartphone, which the communications provider said will make the Android experience affordable and accessible.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – David Rudisha was hailed as a super-runner after his world-record breaking victory in the 800 metres at last year’s London Olympics.

The struggles of Guyanese women, from slavery to Independence, are being featured in the annual

(Reuters) – Latin America should suffer just a short, sharp shock to its financial markets when the U.S.

Walk along Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown and you will come across several bridges, some beautifully designed in wrought iron; some with the British insignia, rusted and broken but still there.

New Amsterdamer Ivelaw James aka Brooks has released his second book of poetry titled Poems for Cuffy’s Children, which he hopes will ignite Guyanese of African descent to build on the foundation laid by their ancestors.

Hi Everyone,  It’s been almost 13 years since my first taste of fried onions and the memory is still as fresh as if it were yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the Chennai Super Kings franchise and son-in-law of the BCCI president N Srinivasan, has been formally arrested by Mumbai Police on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud.

Dear Editor, The recent visit by the two Ministers of Local Government to Sub-Region 2 of Region 8 was appreciated.

Charmaine Blackman and Abigail James are currently in Barbados where they will provide entertainment on Sunday at the Guyanese Association of Barbados Inc’s (GABI) annual ‘Taste of Guyana’ at the Barbados Hockey Federation’s Astro turf field in the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey, St Michael.

Habitat for Humanity Guyana Inc. (HfHG) and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Guyana (ADRA) have formalised a partnership to develop underprivileged communities around the country.

After tidying up the draft legislation, the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) will meet with Minister of Sport, Dr.

The 2013 Independence Exhibition, a collaborative venture by the National Archives, the University of Guyana Library, the Burrowes School of Art, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Museum, opened on Friday at the National Museum.

Dear Editor, We have read a letter written by Mr Ramon Gaskin on the Mayor and City Council (‘City councillors from all the parties should be dismissed,’ SN, May 21).

Lessons on landmarks and their importance were brought to life and made practical for pupils of Ithaca Primary, West Coast Berbice, when they visited Region 6 on a field trip last Thursday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS)/Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Independence half marathon gets underway tomorrow and Permananent Secretary within th ministry Alfred King said he is hopeful that the event becomes a regional one by the year 2016.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French magistrates decided yesterday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euro ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

(Billboard) – Mariah Carey’s appearance on “Good Morning America” yesterday was slightly less than beautiful, or even #beautiful.

GT&T last week made a monetary contribution to the Region 6 Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme for an initiative aimed at empowering the women of Berbice.

Dear Editor, How things have changed since I started practice so many years ago, when lawyers sensing some kind of lawlessness would, without being retained, of their own accord file an application to the court for a ruling as to whether what they perceived to be a wrong was legal or not.

Dear Editor, Caribbean Airlines’ Guyanese passengers have long expressed concern about the airline’s practice of spraying insecticide within their closed cabins prior to take-off. 

Educators at the Government Technical Institute (GTI) participated in a five-day training exercise on delivering Competency Based Education (CBE) this week, in keeping with plans to reform the institution from being a technical to a polytechnic facility.

(EUR) – The relentless Beyoncé is at it again. The singer is continuing to spread her brand throughout pop culture, including fashion and beauty.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this weekend.

(Trinidad Guardian) At the height of the Section 34 controversy, a sophisticated laser spying device was discovered in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Gaspard, SC. T&T

(Reuters) – For most of her life, Sanya Richards-Ross has done everything at full speed.

The National Gallery’s ’Anniversary Exhibition’, which marks 20 years since the gallery’ was founded, is currently on at its Castellani House premises on Vlissengen Road at 5pm.

Dear Editor, We see from a press release of the Ministry of Natural Resources that the Amerindians of the South Rupununi are calling for control of the mining areas up for licensing at and near Marudi Mountain.

SAN DIEGO,  (Reuters) – Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film “Traffic,” pleaded guilty to U.S.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is partnering with the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and the Labour Ministry’s National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) to create a wider range of skill sets for the forestry sector.

The fourth annual Guyanese style Safeway Security Pro-Am pairs Golf tournament will tee off tomorrow with some of the country’s leading players and several budding golf enthusiasts competing for top prizes at the Lusignan Golf Course.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ganja with an estimated street value of J$3.8 million has been seized by the police.

Weaving Water, Ryhaan Shah’s second novel was released May 20 by Cutting Edge Press in London, UK.

LONDON, (Reuters) – UEFA president Michel Platini repeated his call for soccer to win the battle over the evils affecting the game on an historic day for Gibraltar who were delighted at becoming European soccer’s newest member yesterday.

Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday ruled to admit the statement by murder accused Rudolph Williams into evidence at his trial, at the conclusion of a voir dire.

Former Mayor of Georgetown Ranwell Jordan has received a medal of appreciation from the Guyana Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association yesterday for his services to the body.

Dear Editor, With the advent of focusing on sustainable mining, I salute the initiative of the newly formed ministry responsible for mining in Guyana.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on the opening day of the second and final test between England and New Zealand at Headingley due to persistent rain.

(Billboard) – Robin Thicke breaks into the top 10 of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as “Blurred Lines,” featuring TI and Pharrell, leaps 16-3 in its eighth week on the list.

Dear Editor, In the tumultuous and hard days, weeks, months and even years ahead, I pray the voices of reason transcend those of ignorance.

For the tens of thousands of West Indian immigrants who live within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Rob Ford, the city’s current mayor has always been a polarizing figure.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to respond to allegations he was filmed using drugs, said yesterday that he does not smoke crack cocaine and could not comment on a video he had not seen or does not exist.

LONDON – British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London yesterday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.

Issues of gender equality come in so many forms: professional, relational, spiritual, intellectual – and yes, even sexual.

The trial of the three men accused of fatally stabbing Jermaine Ziage Anderson to death will continue on Tuesday and the prosecution is expected to call five more witnesses to testify.