Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 30, 2013

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Former India test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other cricketers were charged today in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, New Delhi police said.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has been nominated for membership of the Central Committee at the 30th PPP Congress which will be held this weekend.

Former People’s National Congress member and Minister of Works and Transportation, Steve Naraine passed away today in Canada.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern Spain last week, killing 79 people, was talking on the phone with state train operator Renfe at the time of the accident, a court said today after analysing the train’s data recording devices.

Economist Professor Clive Thomas has warned against the continuation of the Amaila project, saying it would be better for the country to cut its losses than be saddled with a liability that nearly rivals the size of the economy.

The Customs and Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) employee wanted for questioning in connection with Saturday’s cocaine find at the airport.

Opposition-nominated commissioner at the Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom) Vincent Alexander says former Chief Elections Officer Gocool Boodoo must take responsibility for his actions during the last elections and not try to cast blame on the information technology (IT) department.

President Ganesh Mahipaul repaid $1,095,000 that he was accused of misusing to the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) by the end of May but he might liable for additional sums, according to the final report of an audit of the organisation’s accounts.

A murder accused was found hanging in his cell in the Georgetown Prison late Sunday night, according to the police.

The main opposition, APNU, is not prepared to have local government polls held under the current laws, the coalition’s leader David Granger says.

Defending champions Wismar/ Christ-ianburg Secondary overcame Warama-dong Secondary 5-4 on sudden death penalty kicks in an epic final as the Digicel National U18 Secondary Schools Football Tournament concluded at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

Guyana’s national women’s team coach, Andre Percival, yesterday said that he was confident of the team doing well in the upcoming 2013 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional tournament, despite the brief period they have had to prepare.

The International Press Institute (IPI) has called on the Guyana Government to review all outstanding broadcast licence applications, including those lodged before the Broadcast Act took effect, and to ensure the fair distribution of state advertising.

A competitive evening of basketball ended in a most unsportsmanlike manner Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when a game between a Guyana U20 All Star side and a USA U20 selection ended in a free-for-all.

Den Amstel Panthers led by five-goal hauls from Orette Stephenson and Jeffrey Perreira, thrashed Jetty Gunners 12-0 in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior League at the Den Amstel ground Sunday.

Motorists were scampering for gasoline yesterday after shortages forced several dealers to temporarily suspend their operations, which officials expect to return to normal with the arrival of the first of three fuel shipments tomorrow.

At Conaree, Guyana declared overnight on 334/9 and that proved to be a good decision they went on to take first innings points against the Windwards.

The notice asking 613 persons to report to the Immigration Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in relation to their “immigration approval documents” has to do with work permits and extensions of stay, an official has said.

Leading Barbados academic and hockey institution the Combermere Secondary School arrived yesterday to compete in the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) Caribbean Kids Hockey Festival which commences tomorrow and ends on Sunday.

Hardat Kumar, one of the accused in the July 12, 2011 $7.2 million robbery committed at businessman Malcolm Panday’s Bel Air home was yesterday fined $12,000 for using threatening language to Panday’s wife.

Murder accused Mark Royden Williams and James Hyles yesterday denied that they were involved in the 2008 Lusignan massacre which claimed 11 lives.

A post-mortem examination (PME) conducted yesterday on the decomposing body of a baby boy found in a septic tank in Albouystown last week has failed to determine how he died.

Nicola Ramdyhan was crowned ladies champion after she defeated top seed and defending champion Carol Humphrey of Berbice in straight sets as the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) lawn tennis Open tournament continued Sunday at the company’s Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street Bel-Air Park.

A 68-year-old man who allegedly stabbed and wounded his teenage son on July 24 over two eggs has been charged with unlawful wounding.

Two-time Olympian, Niall Roberts crashed out of the men’s 50m butterfly preliminaries on Sunday at the 15th FINA World Championships which is being held in a long course pool inside the Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain.

LONDON, CMC- Two time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says performances such as her 200 m sprint that earned her the world leading time over the distance are needed to throw the spotlight back on track and field.

Refford Williams, who was beaten to death with a piece of metal at 10 Miles, Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) on Thursday, died as a result of a ruptured spleen his post-mortem examination said.

Dear Editor, The PPP administration has disrespected Berbicians once again by attempting to fool us into believing that the 63 beach will be developed this time not as “major tourist attraction” but rather as a “tourist dive.”

The 30th PPP Congress will provide a venue for members to discuss the party’s failures at the 2011 elections and governing with the opposition, Congress Committee Chairman Clement Rohee said yesterday.

Lloyd Britton, who was shot to his left side chest by a policeman in plain clothes on Friday night on Mandela Avenue, is recovering slowly in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Hospital where he is a patient.

Dear Editor, According to Town Clerk Ms Diane Critchlow, “Anna Regina Town Council is likely to collect less than half of the $86 million projected taxes for this year and she believes that setting up a municipal court is among the solutions to get defaulters to pay” (SN, July 27).

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica’s coach, Carl Brissett, has blamed a lack of adequate preparation for his team’s poor performance in the just-concluded West Indies Under-15 Tournament.

Eleven patients have benefited from free arteriovenous fistula surgeries that were done on their forearms.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has accepted a challenge from Britain’s Olympic middle distance champion Mo Farah to race for charity, saying he would be prepared to meet over 600 metres.

Dear Editor, The syndicated column from the Miami Herald by Andres Oppenheimer which appeared in Sunday Stabroek on July 21, shows that the US economy is about to really take off and re-assert itself as the most powerful economy in the world, and the statistics and insight he provides, especially in the realm of technology, confirm what I have being saying all along, namely, that President Obama will stand out as one of the greatest presidents of the USA.

Dear Editor, It’s been thirty-three years since one of the greatest singers of all time passed on, after decades of bringing music to the ears of millions the world over, including so many of his diehard fans in Guyana.

A man who stole a vehicle rim valued $15,000 from a car belonging to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) was yesterday fined $20,000 with an alternative of three months’ imprisonment.

Horses who were down to compete in the third annual Digicel Horse Race Classic which was scheduled to run off on Thursday (Emancipation Day) will have to wait in their paddocks a bit longer as the meet has been postponed to August 11.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-Jamaican pace bowler Andrew Richardson has been called up to replace the injured seamer Ravi Rampaul in the Jamaica Tallawahs franchise for the Caribbean premier League which starts today.

Dear Editor, The DCB wishes to record its extreme disgust at the disrespectful attitude of the East Coast cricket administration towards its cricketers and the cricket structure.

Labourer Anthony Primo who was allegedly spotted throwing an unlicensed .38 revolver in a bin and later found with matching live rounds in his crotch was yesterday remanded to prison when the matter was heard in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, I read with interest a recent opinion expressed in this newspaper this past week which stated that Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon’s “wings are effectively clipped.”

AT EGSC MOLINEAUX – gave themselves a very good chance of getting an outright victory over the Leeward Islands after destryong the hosts for first innings points on Day 2.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas laid out his vision yesterday for the final status of Israeli-Palestinian relations ahead of peace talks due to resume in Washington for the first time in nearly three years.

Dear Editor, In less than a week, the PPP will begin their long overdue party Congress in the midst of political turbulence and gridlock in Parliament which they single-handedly created.

AT WARNER PARK – Trinidad & Tobago edged Barbados in a thrilling contest for first innings points.

WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed to consider a second case against Poland over allegations it allowed the CIA to run a secret jail on its soil, intensifying pressure on Warsaw to reveal how closely it was involved in the US “war on terror”.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of low-wage workers at fast food chains such as McDonald’s and Wendy’s yesterday protested in the streets of New York, kick-starting a week of demonstrations in several major cities demanding the right to unionise and pressing to double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Dear Editor, With regard to an article which appeared in the Antigua Daily Observer on Wednesday, July 24th under the headline ‘Willock blasts Shillingford, welcomes WICB intervention,’ the WICB wishes to clarify as follows: At the last West Indies Cricket Board meeting of the Board of Directors (Georgetown, Guyana, July 13, 2013) a committee comprising Vice-President Emmanuel Nanthan (Chairman), and Directors Milton Henry and Anand Sanasie was appointed to sit with the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) to review and advise the WICB Board on the way forward.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent. CMC- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says it is concerned about reports of match fixing, raised in the British press, over the recent One Day International (ODI) series between West Indies and Pakistan in the Caribbean.

Multitasking: This young boy was walking his dog along the road at Houston, while keeping his trousers on his waist.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Nicholas Pooran slammed an unbeaten 49 off just 23 balls to lead the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, to a seven-wicket win over the T&T Red Force in their final warm-up match ahead of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts tomorrow.

ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalised but integrated into society, in some of the most conciliatory remarks by a pontiff on the issue of homosexuality.

Deep potholes on Front Road, West Ruimveldt which have consistently become worse over a matter of weeks in the light of heavy rainfall and a lack maintenance on the road which is normally under heavy traffic.

Dear Editor, I write to raise public awareness, and if necessary bring light to my own ignorance.

It is undoubtedly the case that the essential structures of authoritarian rule, using the army as a critical instrument of stabilization, were constructed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, in his long period of domination following the military’s abolition of the Egyptian monarchy in 1952, and his takeover of the presidency of the country from General Naguib in 1956.

(Trinidad Express) It’s a new day in the politics of the country.