Daily Archive: Thursday, July 25, 2013

NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON, July 25 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said today they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S.

A strenuous effort by the Government to have  today’s sitting of the National Assembly adjourned to further discuss disagreements on at least two of four local government bills was defeated by the combined opposition who voted down the motion brought by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

Parliament Office this morning said that today’s sitting of the National Assembly is on despite another statement yesterday afternoon saying that it had been postponed for two weeks.

(Trinidad Express) Former Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) pastor Marlon Holder appeared before a Scarborough Magistrate on Tuesday on six charges of sexual assault.

(Trinidad Express) Interim leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) Jack Warner has apologised for the statements made at his meeting at New Settlement Recreational Ground, Chaguanas, on Tuesday night.

(Trinidad Express) Acting Commissioner of Police, Stephen Williams, yesterday denied that he ever said the e-mails in the emailgate probe were fake.

Analysts Christopher Ram and Ramon Gaskin say the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) should be retendered internationally or scrapped entirely, while warning that the cost associated with the project is well over the country’s US$1.7 billion national debt.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday condemned government’s postponement of today’s parliamentary sitting saying that it was a “cold calculated move” to delay debating the four local government bills but that with or without government the combined opposition will be present  for the session this afternoon.

A police search is underway in the North West District (NWD) of Region One for the man suspected of fatally stabbing the teenage girl who was found dead in a shop at Tenapu, then fleeing with their infant baby.

A United States-funded project  aimed at boosting citizens’ engagement with local parliamentarians and  improving overall governance  here is about to begin its work even as the country prepares for local government elections in the coming months.

The Family Court has been identified as the headquarters for the Commission of Inquiry into the assassination of WPA leader and historian Dr Walter Rodney in 1980 and immunity from prosecution is on the cards.

Route 45 bus driver Wendell Morris has been charged with assault after allegedly punching another driver who voiced her disapproval when he cut into a line at the bus park.

BEAUSEJOUR, St. Lucia, CMC- Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi scrambled a single off the penultimate ball as Pakistan won the fifth and final One Day International against the West Indies by four wickets to win the series 3-1 at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here yesterday.

A police constable, who witnessed the post-mortem examinations conducted on the bodies of the victims of the Lusignan massacre, took the witness stand yesterday when the trial of accused James Anthony Hyles and Mark Royden Williams continued.

The US-based East Canje Reunion and Family Fun Day Group recently donated US$1,000 to help continue the development of the Reliance Crematorium at East Canje, Berbice.

Guyana’s Christopher Barnwell is the only Guyanese named in the 13-man West Indies team announced yesterday by the West Indies selectors for this weekend’s T20 Series against Pakistan in St.

Wismar/Christianburg Secondary booked their third consecutive finals berth as they humbled Georgetown champions St.

A 40-year old mother of eight was arrested yesterday after the decomposing remains of a full-term baby were found in the septic tank at her Victoria Street, Albouystown home.

Yesterday at an extraordinary meeting of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, a motion of no confidence in acting Town Clerk, Carol Ryan Sooba, was adopted by the council which recommended her immediate removal.

At the end of the third day of the Guyana Police Force’s Inter Division track and field championships at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, ‘A’ Division was still in the lead with 214 points, 11 points ahead of defending champions, Headquarters who are on 203 points with Country Division third on 62 points and ‘B’ Division fourth with 58 points.

Head of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, Komal Chand is urging the Guyana Sugar Corporation to be more proactive in providing information to stakeholders of the sugar industry on its status and challenges.

By Shakisa Harvey The lifeless body of 14-year-old Kelly Hope, of Wilson Street, Victoria, East Coast Demerara, was found in a clump of mangrove bushes along the shores of the Victoria Seawall yesterday, a day and a half after he went missing.

The Guyana Under-19 female cricketers experienced mixed fortunes in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Invitational T20 competition which was contested from July 18-21, in Trinidad and Tobago.

Ol Skool created the first upset of the annual Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships as they defeated local heavyweights Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) 14-2 in their Men’s ‘A’ division matchup when action continued on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Demerara skipper June Ogle struck a vital half-century against Essequibo Combined to help her team to a 35-run  win as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior female Inter-County limited overs tournament commenced yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club Ground.

(BBC) Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell says he wants to return to the track as soon as possible after his failed drug test.

The University of Guyana’s (UG) Library was yesterday presented with a cheque by Courts (Guyana) Ltd towards its ninth ‘Reading is Fun’ programme.

Vice Chairman of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) Sensei Jeffrey Wong says the performances of the young Karatekas at the recent Caribbean Karate Championships in Barbados has prompted the college to immediately begin scouting for young talent.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Usain Bolt is among 29 London 2012 Olympic Games medallists who have so far been confirmed for the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London this weekend.

Thirty-five U.S. military cadets recently graduated from a training phase at the Colonel Robert Mitchell Jungle and Amphibious Training School (CRMJATS), Makouria, Essequibo.

The inner circuit of the National Park will once again be transformed into a speedway on Saturday when National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed and the National Sports Commission (NSC) collaborate to pedal off an 11-race cycle programme.

A juvenile was among two teens yesterday accused of breaking into the Kwakwani Student Hostel and stealing food items.

Urmilla Dabydeen, who was recently reported missing by her common-law partner, has been located.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to make some comments about the cartoon in your Sunday 21st July edition.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain,  (Reuters) – A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela yesterday, killing at least 60 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe’s worst rail disasters.

Once a couple, Sharon Fowler and Leon Clarke yesterday appeared before a city magistrate on charges that they assaulted each other.

Dear Editor, I moved to the McDoom Middle Street area a couple of years ago, and am still living there although this has become a crime-prone area.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British businessman accused of arranging for his wife to be murdered while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town can be extradited to face trial in South Africa, a court ruled on Wednesday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – David Warner sent a clear signal  yesterday of his potential to ease Australia’s Ashes batting crisis after smashing 193 for Australia A against their South African counterparts.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis took an unequivocal stand yesterday against legalization as a means to fight drug addiction and criticized the trend in Latin America to decriminalize narcotics.

 Dear Editor, Since it is poll season, I thought that I should do my own. 

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs yesterday afternoon presented the community of Orealla, Region Six with a replacement part for the community’s generator.

Dear Editor,   The robbery and killing spree by bandits goes on unceasingly.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Almost a quarter of a million Colombians have been killed over the last 54 years of bloody strife, most of them civilians, a government-funded report revealed yesterday, providing fresh evidence of the vast scale of human rights violations since hostilities began.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- The Windward Islands have moved into second place in the race for championship honours in the regional under 15 tournament after defeating host Jamaica by 96 runs on the second and final day of their fourth round match at St.Elizabeth

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision to order fresh elections for PCB chairman within 90 days, the governing body said  yesterday.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli scored a century at more than a run a ball as India cruised to a six-wicket victory in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday.

Dear Editor, A mother cried for her dead son and a wife sobbed as her husband took his last breath.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay said yesterday its cost has skyrocketed to $2.7 million per inmate this year and argued it is too expensive to keep open while the country is fighting budget deficits.

Dear Editor, Please grant me a space in your letter column to give my recommendation as a former member of the army (GDF) and a citizen of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC- A stroke-filled 96 from Johnathan Drakes gave Barbados the edge over Leeward Islands on day one of their second round match in the Regional Under 19 tournament at Conaree Tuesday.

Dear Editor, The PPP believes that they are convincing the public with their unsynchronized information about the Amaila Falls Hydro Project which will make the public think that Guyana’s development is being held to ransom by the opposition thereby enabling them to gain political mileage.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy court judge yesterday dealt a blow to Detroit’s public employee unions and pension funds opposed to the city’s historic bankruptcy filing by suspending legal challenges in Michigan state courts while he reviews the city’s petition for protection from creditors.

  TRINCHLORO winners: ANSA McAL Trading Ltd held its first drawing yesterday for the TRINCHLORO Sure Cash Promotion and five lucky TRINCHLORO customers were the winners of US$100 each.

The assault of a female minibus driver by a male colleague, whose only concern appeared to be bending the rules so that he could earn an extra dollar and do it while putting lives at risk, should raise the ire of every one of us.

Young people, the new generation now coming of adult age, feel they must take responsibility for the state of the society, and launch citizen initiatives to solve crushing problems.