Daily Archive: Friday, May 31, 2013

 The inside of the Executive Classic Store, located on Second Avenue, at Bartica, after heavy rain on Thursday night.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon today at demonstrators in central Istanbul, wounding scores of people and prompting rallies in other cities in the fiercest anti-government protests in years.

Caricom Transport Ministers have called for the restoration of the hassle-free travel that was in place for the Cricket World Cup in 2007, citing ongoing problems for travellers in the region and poor customer service from border control officers.

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – OPEC’s halcyon days of high prices and high production may be drawing to a close as soaring U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar is shocked by the spot-fixing scandal swirling around the country’s popular Twenty20 league and today urged authorities to get to the bottom of the controversy.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court today upheld the convictions of two Islamic militants charged with participating in a plot to bomb New York’s John F.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) West Indies opener Chris Gayle is set to land the biggest contract during the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 tournament.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Crime-scene investigators were yesterday called to a scene along March Pen Road in St Catherine where the body of eight-year-old Tamera Laing was found in a pit latrine.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After hitting a snag in the auction of the 700MHz band, Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell has said the process is back on track.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica plans to set up a central authority led by the central bank to report on the financial activities of US taxpayers to their government, which has been on a three-year campaign to track down tax cheats.

The US Ambassador to Guyana and a USAID team yesterday held discussions with the Leader of the Opposition, David Granger on a $300M democracy project here and heard complaints about ministerial manipulation of the local government system among others.

(Jamaica Gleaner) In a major decision by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday, the regulatory body approved a mobile termination rate (MTR) of J$1.10 effective July 1, which will see consumers benefitting from a sharp decline from the current J$5.00 per minute.

The police say they are investigating the murder of fisherman Leroy Khan, 36 years, of Goed Fortuin, WBD, which occurred at about 1700h yesterday at the Goed Fortuin Koker.

(Trinidad Express) The region’s most sophisticated clay-block plant, run by Abel/Bestcrete, is scheduled to begin commercial production by next month, ANSA McAL chief operating officer Gerry Brooks said on Tuesday.

Finding that Guyana has “failed to make sufficient progress” in addressing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering legislation, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has given the country until November to take the necessary steps or face a call for measures by other members of the group.

Local cricketer Carlyle Barton was yesterday charged with the murder of D’Urban Street resident Shawn Nelson, who was shot at Orange Walk on Sunday.

The woman accused of beating Azaad Ganie to death in his Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo home earlier this week was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

Alliance for Change Leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday confirmed that he had met with President Donald Ramotar in a meeting which he requested.

The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has made a collective decision to dismiss Deolall Rooplall, Regional Executive Officer and will be seeking the approval of the Minister of Local Government.

Donald Ross, 38, of Washington, West Coast Berbice (WCB) who went missing in the Abary Creek last Sunday evening miraculously survived by keeping afloat on his back until relatives rescued him around 11 am on Wednesday.

Laundry for caretakers at the Children’s Convalescent Home in D’Urban Backlands will be much easier now, following the donation of six washers and dryers from the private sector yesterday.

The AFC will not support a bid by the government to retain a role in the supervision of contract awards once the Public Procurement Commis-sion (PPC) is in place, party Vice-Chairman Moses Nagamootoo said yesterday, even as Minister Juan Edghill said there needs to be a call for consensus on the establishment of the body.

Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn is concerned about safety measures not being adhered to which has resulted in the loss of about four lives monthly on the waterways and at sea due to mishaps and accidents that can be prevented.

The body of Shawn Robinson was recovered yesterday near the Matouk Falls Rapids where the boat that he and six other passengers were travelling in capsized while en route to Bartica last Saturday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has flayed the police over the probe into the swimming pool death of Sideek Juman last year and says it is anticipating that decisive action would be taken by the force to satisfy the matters detailed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Under-15 batsman Bhaskar Yadram will lead the Guyana Cricket Board’s squad selected for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Tournament 2013 which will be held in Jamaica from July 10-26.

Joycelyn Johnson, a 56-year-old grandmother is grateful for her neighbours’ quick thinking in forming a bucket brigade to save her Grove, East Bank Demerara home from burning to the ground yesterday morning.

A Baramita, North West District man was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with having 64 grammes of cannabis at the Ogle Airport on Wednesday.

Cadets powered by dynamic forward Aroudy Branford’s helmet trick on either side of half time defeated Hikers 5-2 in a first division encounter as action in the Brydens Super Classic Indoor Hockey Tournament continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Thursday.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, South Australia to develop a programme to foster cooperation for biodiversity, conservation and sustainable environmental management practices.

Navindra Singh of LBI Housing Scheme yesterday emerged the grand prize winner of ANSA McAl Trading Limited’s Tropical Rhythms ‘For the Fun of Life’ Promotion and is the new owner of a Mazda Axela car, as a result.

LONDON,  CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul stroked his tenth County Championship hundred and his 67th first class, as Derbyshire dominated the opening day of their contest with Surrey here yesterday.

The Guyana Business Coali-tion on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA) celebrated five years of advocacy aiding the private sector response to HIV/AIDS in the workplace and community by electing a new board at its annual awards ceremony.

The appointment of a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate human trafficking here “will only result in duplication of efforts and a waste of resources,” according to the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts says he disagrees with comments by West Indies coach Ottis Gibson who has tipped England as favourites to win the Champions Trophy which begins in the United Kingdom next week.

The Lions Club of George-town d’Urban Park will host its Annual Career Fair today at the Girl Guides Pavilion, at Brickdam.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Operations manager of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Carlisle Powell has expressed concern that venue agreements have not yet been signed for the July 30 to August 24 tournament.

A robbery accused on remand had his trial date brought forward after he pleaded with Magistrate Ann McLennan to give him an earlier trial date when the complainant in the case failed to appear in court.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– Several former West Indian greats have been named as coaches among the six franchises participating in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) scheduled to be played from July 30 to August 24.They

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– West Indies One-Day International Captain Dwayne Bravo will lead the Trinidad and Tobago franchise in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament, organizers announced on Wednesday.

Magistrate Ann McLennan on Wednesday dismissed a case against two men jointly charged with robbing another man of a BlackBerry and other items, since the victim is overseas and not likely to return for some time.

President Donald Ramotar lauded OIC Secretary-General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu for his advocacy for the needy and for dialogue between Muslim and Western cultures at international forums, during a ceremony held at the Office of the President earlier in the week.

Responding to concerns raised by Region One residents about the state of the roads, Minister of Local Government and Regional Deve-lopment Ganga Persaud reminded that taxpayers’ money is used to finance these investments and as such residents must be more vigilant to ensure that the infrastructure is not used indiscriminately.

“I’m ready to go. I’m feeling a lot fitter and stronger” CARDIFF, Wales, CMC- Pacer Ravi Rampaul says he plans to make an impact when he returns to the West Indies team for the Champions Trophy which begins next week.

Every working day Sattaur Gafoor climbs 33 stairs to get to the third-floor office of the Houston building housing his business complex, a not inconsiderable task for a man who, two Wednesdays ago, celebrated his 73rd birthday.

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday received three vehicles, a mini bus and two 4x4s valued $16.8M from the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to the Government Information agency.

Krishnand Jaichand is currently serving his second term as President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce.

The Georgetown and East Coast (Country) U-20 Conference Finals in the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) will commence at the Marian Academy School Court, Carifesta Avenue tomorrow from 13:00hrs.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation will be undergoing an overhaul at the administrative and management levels,  according to Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

Dear Editor, I refer to your letter dated May 9 2013, concerning a letter captioned ‘Noise pollution affecting Covent Garden residents’ published in Stabroek News on May 6 and wish to convey the Ministry’s findings having conducted an independent investigation into the complaint.

The commencement of a slide in gold prices on the international market in April coincided almost precisely with new external signals that the local gold-mining sector will have to begin to contemplate what one might describe as life without mercury.

PORT LOUIS,  (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter’s two-year campaign to change the public perception of FIFA as a corrupt organisation run by self-interested old men, reaches its moment of truth at the governing body’s annual Congress in Mauritius today.

The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday began cleaning the clogged trenches at Versailles in an effort to bring relief to persons flooded at Pouderoyen and Malgre Tout, on the West Bank of Demerara.

Dear Editor The failure of the Guyana Police Force/Service and the other authorities to provide assistance to a 14-year-old victim of rape is an example of the government’s failure to reform the police force to ensure that victims of sexual violence could get justice.

(Reuters) – Miami’s LeBron James was among three players who were each fined $5,000 by the National Basketball Association (NBA) yesterday for violating the league’s anti-flopping policy during the Eastern Conference finals.

The Business Cartoon

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa batsman JP Duminy admits he was suffering nerves ahead his first proper net session following seven months out with injury but was pleased with his practice ahead of today’s one-day international against Netherlands in Amstelveen.

Dear Editor, It is commendable that the various garbage disposal services are helping to keep Guyana clean on payment of a fee by the residents, but their services are not up to standard and I am appealing to the relevant authorities to address the following problems.

An investigation has been launched into the alleged beating of a murder accused prisoner by wardens at the Georgetown Prisons and the Home Affairs Ministry yesterday said it views the matter very seriously.

Miles Williams has come a long way from flying twin-engine Islander aircraft for the Guyana Defence Force during the late 1980s; he serves as Chief Pilot and flies Lear Jets for a high-profile company in Naples, Florida.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Flamboyant British-based Italian jockey Frankie Dettori has been cleared to resume riding by France Galop following a six-month doping ban, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told media editors yesterday that he would change the way the Justice Department handles investigations that involve reporters and not repeat searches that have raised concerns about freedom of the press, the editors said.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Service some of the good work achieved by ‘G’ Division police officers.

More weight In reading about small business in Guyana and elsewhere, quite often one encounters the words “entrepreneurship” and “small business” used interchangeably.

BEIRUT – Syrian rebels under siege near the Lebanese border pleaded for help on Thursday against government troops and their Hezbollah allies as a confident President Bashar al-Assad spoke of having new Russian missiles.

Dear Editor, Is the spat between David Dabydeen and Ruel Johnson over the Caribbean Press a strictly private one or can others join in?

Providing the scientific capabilities to match the human resources in the practice of veterinary medicine in Guyana is critical to realising the goals of both delivering high quality foods to the table as well as enhancing market prospects for the country’s food exports.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – With no miracle in sight, Roman Catholic churches are being asked to ration wine in the latest shortage to illustrate Venezuela’s economic troubles.

Dear Editor, Another Independence anniversary has just passed. I need to remind fellow Guyanese citizens and other observers that independence is merely the achievement of political freedom by a country in order to pursue and establish its own socio-economic and cultural goals and objectives.

Up from nine last year, twelve Westside teams will vie for half a million dollars and the winner’s trophy when the 2nd annual Stag/West Demerara Football Senior League Tournament kicks off tomorrow at the Den Amstel ground.

Stock market updates

The Fruta Conquerors Football Club’s under-13 Competition which was scheduled to commence from tomorrow at the Tucville Community Centre ground has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 8th due to the inclement weather.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)

PHNOM PENH,  (Reuters) – A leader of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge expressed remorse yesterday for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people during the “Killing Fields” regime in the 1970s and accepted responsibility for the first time during court proceedings.

Dear Editor, The situation in Guyana certainly makes us a rather unusual place – just look at events in Guyana over the past two decades.

Dear Editor, After 47 years of managing our own affairs of state, Mr Walter Alexander is moved to remind Guyanese that “we still have a nation to buiId!”

In response to pressure for the complete removal of mercury from the recovery process in the global gold-mining sector, Devindra Baldeo and Jhonny Marquez have teamed up and set themselves the ambitious task of working with the local industry in the search for a mercury-free method of gold recovery.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Protests in northern Peru over the $5 billion Conga gold mine make “no sense” and could spell the end of the project if they succeed in preventing the draining of a nearby lake, the project’s junior partner said yesterday.

Not good: This Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara bridge on the railway embankment continues to pose a danger to motorists.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had a simple solution to the rain showers that continued to play havoc at the French Open yesterday but the weather got the better of former women’s champion Li Na whose hopes were sunk at a soggy Roland Garros.

This Scotiabank ATM (automated teller machine)  situated at The Courtyard Mall on Robb street has – presumably for one reason or another – been out of service far too frequently over the past several months.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – The regional human rights court for the Americas yesterday told El Salvador it must let doctors perform an abortion on a woman carrying a seriously deformed fetus that has put her life at risk, but the Central American nation was not bound by the move.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian cricketer Ankeet Chavan, arrested on suspicion of spot-fixing earlier this month, has been granted conditional bail so he can get married on Sunday, his lawyer said.

Politikles

Guyana is reportedly examining a proposal to set up a PetroCaribe Economic Zone (PEZ), made by Venezuela at the PetroCaribe summit held earlier this month in Caracas and attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

The lead issue today resides in the fact that I notice this newspaper advertising its vacancies for “Reporters” and the various reports in the dailies this past Monday regarding the fatal shooting on Orange Walk in Georgetown.

National skipper and former West Indies left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has big plans for his future which he says hinges on putting on a match-winning performance to help his team to victory in the upcoming Sri Lanka tour of the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The socialist political heritage of the PPP when they were in opposition was parked temporarily by a very aware Cheddi Jagan, who recognized that the world had moved on to one where there was only one superpower ‒ the USA. 

A river runs through Hadfield Street.