Daily Archive: Monday, July 15, 2013

An injured passenger about to be placed in a waiting ambulance at the Ogle airport following today’s crash of an Air Services Limited aircraft at Matthews Ridge.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown had his probation revoked today by a judge in Los Angeles after he was charged in a hit-and-run traffic accident last month.

(Trinidad Express) Six police officers were today committed to stand trial charged with murdering three Moruga civilians in July 2011.

DEHRADUN, India,  (Reuters) – The pilgrims came seeking salvation and a place in heaven, but now their faces stare from banners and tatty flyers tacked to gates and walls of Indian villages and hill-towns.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper brought new, younger faces into his cabinet today after an expenses scandal dented the Conservative government’s popularity, but kept senior players such as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in place.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) today said that due to fluctuations in electricity GWI water production sites cannot facilitate normal service.

An Air Services Limited (ASL) plane landed off the Matthews Ridge airstrip, Region One this morning but there were no life-threatening injuries to the passengers and pilot aboard.

(Barbados Nation) A family is today mourning the loss of a son and brother after the usual quiet of Carrington Village, St Thomas, was shattered by gunfire shortly before 9:30 p.m.

(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Patrick Manning yesterday condemned former national security minister Jack Warner, calling him unfit to hold any office in the country.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese police today accused British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc of channelling bribes to Chinese officials and doctors through travel agencies for six years to illegally boost sales and to raise the price of its medicines in the country.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran yesterday said that Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira was wrong when she identified him as one of three persons who came up with an amendment to the 2003 Procurement Bill phasing out the role of Cabinet in the award of contracts.

Despite overtures from the government, the main opposition, APNU and the AFC yesterday reiterated their intention to proceed cautiously on the motion to increase the debt ceiling for the Amaila hydro project as well as amendments to the Hydro Electric Act suggesting that the matters may not receive their support at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly.

With countries throughout the region moving to implement bans on smoking in public places, the government and opposition parties here have mixed views on similar laws.

The West Indies were seeking revenge at Providence. Instead, the apathetic Caribbean Boys cowered under a blistering attack from Shahid ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi as Pakistan drew first blood in the five-match ODI series winning by 126 runs yesterday.

Almost five years after Anjanie Mahdoo was fatally beaten before being dumped in a canal at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, her mother remains convinced that her killer is still on the loose because police failed to do enough to even bring charges against him.

RALEIGH, North Carolina,  (Reuters) – Tearful former double sprint world champion Tyson Gay said yesterday he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and was pulling out of next month’s world championships in Moscow.

With sections of the private sector being caught flat-footed by the new 40-hour work week and the $35,000 minimum wage, the employers’  body, CAGI has been blamed for not adequately disseminating information, a charge its head has dismissed.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson have been confirmed among five Jamaican athletes to fail recent drug tests.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) has raised concerns about government’s reluctance to renegotiate contracts already approved to accommodate wage differences since the implementation of the new minimum wage.

Deputy General Manager at Bai Shan Lin, Girwar Lalaram says that the company received no official notice from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) before the agency put out a public notice informing that the company was banned from mining laterite.

Dear Editor, In your edition of July 14, 2013 on page 3 `Clause to remove Cabinet role in procurement had not been approved by gov’t – Teixeira’, Ms.

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Guyana posted comfortable victories in first round matches of the Regional Under-15 Cricket Tournament being played in Jamaica.

SANFORD, Fla., (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called for calm yesterday after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, as thousands of civil rights demonstrators turned out at rallies to condemn racial profiling.

Dear Editor, I was a member of the Region 10 team that travelled to Kwakwani for our 47th Independence Anniversary celebrations. 

DONETSK, Ukraine,  CMC – Jamaica toppled favourites the United States for victory in the Boys’ Medley Relay in a World Youth best of 1:49.23 to end the 8th IAAF World Youth Championship as the top nation yesterday.

Leslie Wood, the taxi driver who was shot multiple times and left for dead last week, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was quite surprised to read that the Editor in Chief of Kaieteur News Mr Adam Harris, an experienced journalist and a young reporter had been cited by Mr Justice Reynolds for contempt of court and he had convicted both of them and fined them certain sums of money.

There is no movement yet on implementing electoral reforms recommended by the Organisation of American States (OAS) following the November 28, 2011 general elections.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – The first senior U.S. official to visit Egypt since the army toppled the country’s elected president will hold high-level talks today in Cairo, where thousands of supporters of the ousted Islamist leader are expected to take to the streets.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – James Anderson took five wickets to inspire England to a nerve-wracking 14-run victory over Australia on a dramatic final day of the first Ashes test at Trent Bridge yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am amazed at the type of coverage given by my favourite television station, CNN, to the George Zimmerman murder trial.

 (Reuters Health) – Eating fewer than five servings of fruit and vegetables each day is linked with a higher chance of dying early, according to a large study from Sweden.

In an effort to assist various communities in the hinterland regions, Food For The Poor Incorporated on Friday donated a quantity of agricultural tools to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.

Ruqayyah Boyer was on Friday sashed and crowned Miss Guyana World 2013 and she vowed to make her country and the world proud.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez were married over the weekend in France, her representative said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was the headline on page 4 of Saturday’s SN which captured my attention: ‘Lithuanian capital to install public “happiness barometer.”’

PORT OF SPAIN,  CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has imposed a five-year ban on a spectator who threw a missile on the field during the final of the Celkon Mobile Cup between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Guyana and Windies flags flutter during the 1st ODI West Indies v Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday.

World ranked Nicolette Fernandes with no trouble yesterday afternoon clinched the Women’s squash title but her earlier attempt to make it a double were squashed by defending male champ Alex Arjoon who outplayed her in the men’s final of the Digicel Senior National Squash Championships.

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky has said that it remains committed to addressing issues related to migration in the Caribbean and will focus on increasing its value to development.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Guyana Times of Friday July 12, 2013, under the caption ‘Nine-year-old boy among three held for gun, ammo’.

(Reuters) – Canadian actor Cory Monteith, 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox’s musical comedy television series “Glee”, was found dead on Saturday in his Vancouver hotel room, police said.

Oops! This taxi was in a fender bender at Camp and Church Streets last night.

The US Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Wismar Mosque and the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana recently hosted a medical outreach exercise and donated a quantity of pharmaceuticals to the Linden Regional Hospital Complex in Region Ten.

Dear Editor, I was recently in a taxi on the East Bank Road when I saw a beautiful bird in a cage, in the very hot mid-morning sun.

 (Reuters) – Bollywood’s most famous villain Pran died in a Mumbai hospital on Friday after prolonged illness.

By Duncan Saul  in Mabaruma Photos by Orlando Charles Santa Rosa Secondary clinched their second consecutive Region One title as they edged Port Kaituma Secondary 9-8 on sudden death kicks in an absolute thriller as action in the Digicel Secondary Schools National U18 Football Tournament continued at the Mabaruma Community Centre ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, The hope for fairness, good governance and the equal distribution of our natural resources to all Guyanese people, has been replaced by cynicism, despair and gross corruption.

The police say that at about 0400h yesterday, ranks of a mobile police patrol recovered  an

Shahid Afridi collects his man-of-the-match award

(Jamaica Gleaner) After being informed by her doctor that she would never get pregnant, it was a miracle when 19-year-old Danielle Young gave birth to not one, not two, but three girls at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston two weeks ago.

  Adom Philogene Heron is a doctoral candidate in Social Anthropology and associate of the Centre for Caribbean, Latin American and Amerindian Studies (CAS) at the University of St.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The mighty minions of “Despicable Me 2” beat human comedy star Adam Sandler’s new “Grown Ups 2” at the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Seventeen months after the Airports Authority of T&T (AATT) came up with a plan to correct security deficiencies at the Piarco International Airport, measures have not been put in place to minimise risks to passengers and employees. The

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling secretly posed as a retired military policeman to write a crime novel that has been hailed as one of the best debut detective stories in years.

Women lawyers visit NA: Members of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers recently visited the female prison in New Amsterdam during which they donated hampers of needed items to the inmates.

Politikles

Interviews and photos by Mandy Thompson Shakisa Harvey This week we asked persons in the street for their thoughts on smoking in public places and what they think should be done about it.

Consider the following newspaper headlines: “PM says GPL commercial losses embarrassing”; “Power company forecasts $11B shortfall this year”; “Chand urges expert help to save sugar industry”; and “Sugar industry turnaround ‘far from reality’”.

While the public is acutely aware that law enforcement is severely hobbled in many ways, the problems in the maritime zone of the country are quite different from terra firma and even more serious.

MONT VENTOUX, France,- Chris Froome moved closer to a maiden Tour de France title with an awe-inspiring victory on top of the intimidating Mont Ventoux, pulling away from his rivals in brutal fashion seven kilometres from the finish yesterday.

The police say that at about 1730h on Saturday, ranks of a police mobile patrol stopped and searched a

Dear Editor, Travelling across the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Friday, July 12th around 5.30pm (rush hour), there was a long line of vehicles on the bridge and it took us more than half an hour to cross.