Daily Archive: Sunday, August 25, 2013

Police today said that investigations are being conducted into a fire that occurred at about 0430h today at Lot 71 Pollydore Drive which resulted in the deaths of Adam Marshall, 11 years; and Shania Marshall, 8 years.

(Trinidad Express) Two former pilots of British West Indies Airways (BWIA) have sought judicial review against national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) for allegedly retaining foreign pilots without work permits.

Nazalena Houston and her relatives are now feeling relieved after the body of her husband, Richard Lord, who murdered their two children and severely wounded her at their Zeelugt Squatting Area home on July 31, was found hanging at Zeelugt North, East Bank Essequibo yesterday.

Story and photos by Tifaine Rutherford Situated on the East Bank of Essequibo, Naamless stretches for about a ¼ of a mile and is home to approximately 150 residents of Indian and Amerindian descent.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Another exhibition of power hitting by captain Chris Gayle and the consistent Andre Russell guided the Jamaica Tallawahs to a commanding seven wicket win over the Guyana Amazon Warriors that gave them the first hold of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League last night.

Guyana’s next clean energy project could be harnessing wind power, with Chinese wind energy company Goldwind proposing to sign on to the US$31.5 million Hope Wind Farm project as provider of technology and possibly financing.

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Rajendra Singh has told Stabroek News that his contract has not been renewed although he will be returning to the state-owned corporation in another capacity.

Two armed bandits in the wee hours of Saturday morning broke and entered the Dharm Shala in Albouystown and escaped with millions of dollars worth of construction equipment and other articles, while leaving residents terrified.

 (Reuters) – Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has claimed he is on the verge of dying from ongoing drug and alcohol problems.

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods said he hopes a normal work day today at The Barclays will enable him to ward off the effects of a sore back and challenge for victory in the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs.

A Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara fisherman was found dead yesterday with marks of violence about his body and the two men he was drinking with the night before are suspected to be responsible.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium,  (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton turned the screw on Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel at the Belgian Grand Prix yesterday by chalking up his fourth pole position in a row.

THE exquisite assortment of bouncy cheerleaders have gyrated for the last time.

Introduction In my recent Sunday Stabroek columns I have sought thus far to provide a background for assessing the money laundering situation in Guyana, with specific regard to examining its local, regional, and international regulatory regimes.

I’m writing this in Toronto a few hours after a concert at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, designed to help raise funds for the Burn Care Unit at our Georgetown Public Hospital. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A trademark expert wants Jamaican athletes to engage in proper marketing and branding strategies to safeguard current and future financial earnings.

Public exchanges The story of the Amaila Falls hydropower project dates back many years and much has already been said and written about it. 

GLASGOW, Scotland, CMC – Barbados put out a dynamic performance to beat the Republic of Ireland 84-5 in their first game of the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships here yesterday.

Norway has not deposited the US$45 million that Guyana qualified for in 2012 under the two countries’ forests protection plan and a top official says that a consensual decision has been made to delay the pay-out while working on improving the financial mechanisms for funding projects.

While the much-needed US immigration reform bill remains stuck in Congress, Canada is not waiting — it has launched a pilot programme to attract global entrepreneurs by offering them permanent visas and a path to citizenship.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake says he has no plans to compete on the indoor circuit, at least for now.

Something interesting is happening in the US Senate’s Com-merce, Science and Transportation committee.

St John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron says he is very pleased with the success of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 Tournament so far, and impressed with the response the League has received both regionally and internationally.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) made its position on Amaila known from the outset.

Once the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) gives its blessing, boxing fans in Linden will be treated to a Boxing Night Special, ‘National Promotions Card’ later this year.

In the intense, ongoing debate about the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project I confess to finding myself mystified.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – There is a familiar but deceiving look about the main contenders set to battle for the U.S.

Carifesta XI, 2013, closes its curtains today in Paramaribo, Suriname.  At its closing this evening it is expected that Haiti will be declared the host and the venue for Carifesta XII in 2015. 

Slingerz FC, led by a Devon Millington helmet-trick defeated Topp XX 4-1 as action in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tournament continued on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Representatives of the Sport Journalists Chapter of the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) are encouraged with recent meetings with officials of sporting federations.

Phone records can crack many crime cases but their uneven use by the police has left relatives like those of Delon Melville of Mocha, whose murder was reported to his family by an unknown caller, baffled as to why more isn’t being done with these leads.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The fourth day’s play in the fifth and final Ashes test between England and Australia was abandoned due to rain at The Oval yestterday.

Over the previous months we have discussed problems associated with pregnancy and whelping. 

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Like a high roller on an endless winning streak, Serena Williams believes she just cannot lose.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of marchers converged on Washington yesterday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech and to urge action on jobs, voting rights and gun violence.

Vehicles use this bridge to cross the Konawaruk River in Region 8 (Photo by Arian Browne) 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US military and national security advisers presented President Barack Obama yesterday with a range of options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, the White House said.

I honestly don’t like him playing chess. I mean I see him sitting there for ten minutes thinking four moves ahead before he makes one.

The leaders of Guyana’s parliamentary opposition say they are willing to commit to working with government to find the best measures to deal with the country’s crime problems but only if current Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is out of office.

(Reuters) – Ahmed Shehzad’s impressive form continued as he struck an unbeaten 98 to help Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs and wrap up the Twenty20 series in the second match at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Spathoglottis are terrestrial orchids commonly referred to as Ground orchids because they grow in soil.

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Three leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood go on trial in Cairo today on charges of inciting lethal violence during unrest that preceded the army’s overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi.

Every year the CXC results are announced it triggers the annual hand-wringing about English and Maths, and a spate of suggestions about what can be done to rescue the education system.

The seventh annual Guyana Cup horse racing event is set to take place today at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, Berbice.

Dear Editor, I think I am no different from other citizens in relation to my degree of tolerance for the unsubstantiated statements and catchy sound-bites that have become the norm for politicians—it seems to be endemic to the business of politics. 

Dear Editor, The debate on the Amaila Falls Hydropower project continues to rage two weeks after Sithe Global, the project sponsor, declared that it had pulled out.

Knowing firsthand the trials and tribulations US deportees face once they arrive back in Guyana, city businessman Paul Giddings is urging the business community to welcome them with open arms and offer them jobs so that their lives can move in a positive direction.