Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Doodnauth Singh (SC) passed away this evening at the age of 80 at the Balwant Singh Hospital.

Grammy Award winner R Kelly will not be performing on Saturday at the Jamzone International Night.

St. Lucia’s prime minister says the United States has suspended all aid to its police force over concerns about alleged unlawful police killings.

The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) today advised customers from Eccles to Prospect, East Bank Demerara of a service disruption due to damage to the distribution network by private contractors involved in the East Bank Highway Project.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will leave jail as early as tomorrow after a court ruling that jolted a divided nation already in turmoil seven weeks after the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

Harold Davis, a long-time former Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) died early this morning, in his sleep, at his New Market Street, Georgetown residence.

(Trinidad Guardian) A gang leader in Laventille has 21 “clips” (sub-gangs) and a rough total of 600 young men under his command. He

GuySuCo yesterday commissioned its $85 million Bioethanol Demonstration Plant at the Albion Estate, where it was hailed as a “stepping stone for greater things” despite not being a commercial venture.

An Albouystown man was fatally stabbed a few streets from his home yesterday morning by a man he claimed owed him money.

A woman is missing and several persons have been hospitalized after the boat they were travelling in on the Barima River in the North West District (NWD),  collided with a floating branch yesterday.

Relatives of Keith Wallerson have been receiving conflicting reports about his death and are awaiting the results of the post-mortem examination scheduled to be conducted today to determine the cause.

While the prevalence of HIV in adults increased marginally, from 1.1% in 2001 to 1.3% in 2012, the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) believes that it is because infected persons are living longer lives.

Guyana’s Athena Gaskin and Soroya Simmons each won a silver medal at the 2013 Goodwill Swim Meet held at the National Aquatic Centre in Barbados last weekend.

A 27-year-old mother of three was stabbed several times about her body yesterday, allegedly by her reputed husband, after an argument ensued between the two at their Lot 211 2nd Field, Cummings Lodge home.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Ex-Sri Lanka captain Taillakaratne Dilshan has become the latest Sri Lanka player to link up with the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) which climaxes in Trinidad this weekend.

The body of a 32-year-old man was yesterday discovered in the compound of the Safari Hotel and Inn at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

Bids were opened yesterday for sea defence works in several regions while the opening of bids for other projects was deferred.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Pakistan Twenty20 International captain Mohammad Hafeez says he will love to return for next year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as long as his international schedule allows it.

With Clement Rohee’s election as the new PPP General Secretary, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says he should let the reins of the Home Ministry go.

Despite the many positive drug tests which robbed the just concluded World Championships of some of its biggest stars and injury to others which prevented the eagerly awaited showdowns, the 14th IAAF event was satisfying and successful.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday announced the launch of its new website and online advertising service at www.gcci.gy.

The KFC outlet near Stabroek Square and the KFC and Pizza Hut outlets on Vlissengen Road closed earlier than usual yesterday afternoon due to unknown circumstances although a sign at the Stabroek outlet said it would be reopened “shortly after maintenance.”

TORONTO, Canada, CMC- Former West Indies opening batsman Ryan Ramdass wants to reclaims his place on the Guyana and West Indies team after a run spree in the Toronto and District Cricket Association Elite 50-over tournament.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Jamaican fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell, who created an impression with his pace during the preliminary round of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), says his burning ambition is to play cricket at the highest level.

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday insisted that the Government of Guyana would not have been incurring a single dollar of debt from the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric project and said that the loans guarantee sought in Parliament protects against a default by GPL.

Head of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand says that mechanisation and manual labour have to go hand-in-hand if the sugar sector is to see a turnaround.

West Demerara Mavericks captain Sudesh Persaud yesterday said that his team will be looking to put on a good showing against Suriname in their exhibition T20 game at the Providence National Stadium this month end.

Sudesh Fitzgerald won the Open singles title of the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) on Friday.

What his lawyer called “a strong alibi” was not enough to get bail for the accused in a break-in and larceny yesterday, after a court heard that police were investigating him for similar offences.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that plans are in train to build a $28M Protected Areas Commission Head Office at Thomas Lands by year-end.

Guyanese players suffered mixed fortunes on the official opening day of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wilson Junior Open at the Grass Roots Tennis Center in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday.

The Guyana Water Incor-porated Inc (GWI) says there will be a number of traffic diversions on several city streets to facilitate the upgrade of sewerage pumps and other works as the Government of Guyana/IDB US$10,000,000 Georgetown Sanitation Improvement Programme progresses.

The quarter-final round of the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold football tournament is set to commence at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda today.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) has donated $30,000 to Satish Gobin towards the cost of a kidney transplant operation in India.

Dear Editor, The bombshell revelation that Mr Nigel Hughes is in fact Secretary of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project Inc, while serving as Chairman of the Alliance For Change has naturally captured the public interest.

President of the Albion Cricket Club Lloyd Kanden on Monday challenged participants to make full use of the 2013 academy so that Albion will continue to be the breadbasket of Berbice and Guyana’s cricket.

Dear Editor, The Amaila Falls Hydropower project is symptomatic of a wider problem.

Plumber Matthew Adams, who was found with a utensil used to crush cannabis when he was arrested and taken to the Brickdam Police Station, will be spending the next year in jail.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government, accused of abusing media freedom, said yesterday police were right to detain a journalist’s partner if they thought lives might be at risk from data he was carrying from fugitive U.S.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is ready to return to the one-day international side for a last shot at winning the 50-overs-a-side World Cup.

Dear Editor, The letter of Mr Vishnu Persaud, PRO of Gecom, in SN August 17 putting Facing the Future (FtF) organizations in their place over their pamphlet, aimed at educating the public about local government elections, is surprisingly defensive.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday adopted a harder line toward Egypt’s military-backed government, stressing that its bloody crackdown on protesters could influence U.S.

The Guyana Mining School and Training Centre’s started its first training session last week and even as stakeholders welcomed the initiative they hoped that the curriculum would feature topics that are relevant to small miners.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A court in Pakis-tan charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf yesterday with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army.

MOSCOW, Russia,  CMC- Bahamas will host the first two editions of the IAAF World Relays, a new competition being introduced by the sports governing body.

Two brothers were yesterday put on bonds to keep the peace after one admitted to threatening the other.

Dear Editor, We write to correct the misapprehension that may have been created by the recommendation in GAWL’s statement condemning the recent spate of domestic violence incidents that “a safe house be established forthwith so that women who make the decision to leave their homes will have alternative accommodation for themselves and their children until the law can take its course.”

Pele Football Club on Sunday defeated Fruta Conquerors 3-1 in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tournament at the Blairmont Community Centre ground, Berbice.

Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative for Guyana and Suriname, Marianne Flach on Monday  presented her Letters of Credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Dear Editor, Referring to the SN article of August 12 captioned ‘African Guyanese disinterest in business is myth  -Greenidge,’ I believe there is value in Mr Greenidge’s assessment that “the flawed education system is partly responsible for the problem,” with ‘partly’ as the key word.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – Public executions and torture are daily occurrences in North Korea’s prisons, according to dramatic testimony from former inmates at a U.N.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest rebel organization for the first time yesterday accepted partial responsibility for decades of bloodshed and called for a commission to investigate the causes of the armed conflict that has killed more than 200,000.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he took in a supplement to help him lose weight, the country’s sports tribunal said yesterday.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have signed a $4M co-financing grant agreement aimed at developing the EPA’s Environmental Protection Compliance and Enforcement Regulations in support of the Environmental Protection Act No 11 of 1996.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Malaysian entrepreneur Matt Chandran wants to revive the moribund post-mortem by replacing the scalpel with a scanner and the autopsy slab with a touchscreen computer.

Dear Editor, It appears that some officers in the cooperative department have been delaying their intervention in the Belle Vue Co-op which is giving a private contractor time to occupy the co-op farmers’ land, without the members’ permission.

Country night: Under the theme Rhythms of the People, Guyana’s presentation at Carifesta XI’s Country Night in Suriname yesterday was one with colour and vibrance.

The Middle East and its environs has remained a centre of concern of the major powers, in particular the United States.

(Reuters) – New cable network Al Jazeera America introduced itself to U.S.

Politikles

(Trinidad Express) Almost a billion dollars was on Mon-day approved by Cabinet’s Finance and General Purposes Committee for the National Oncology Centre (NOC) in Mount Hope.

Two bus operators were charged yesterday with threatening and assaulting each other.

Dear Editor, What will it take to turn around Guyana’s education system?

Given our long association with local government, the idea that it is a good in itself comes naturally and so the temptation to believe that any working system of local democracy is better than none is ever present.

(Reuters) – Monty Panesar is hoping a change of county will help his chances of gaining selection for England’s Ashes tour to Australia later in the year.