Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Number 65 Village sisters Tiana and Gayona Bissoondyal, each born with a hole in the heart and a slim chance of getting overseas for life-saving surgery, are the first successes of paediatric heart surgeries now being provided at the Dr.

(Trinidad Express) The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC) today recorded an earthquake, the third felt in Trinidad this month.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Renowned Montego Bay hospitality worker, Dean Moriah was early this morning killed and Bogue Village home in Montego Bay, burnt by unknown assailants.

Guyana yesterday missed the deadline to submit documents on anti-money laundering legislation to the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and the private sector is concerned about the ramifications.

Out of 27,500 school children who wrote CXC, in the last two years, 16,100 failed to pass English Language, the mother tongue, and only language, of the Guyanese nation.

A Commission from the OAS Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter- American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) will visit Guyana from October 8 to 10 and is likely to hear an earful from politicians and civil society groups.

An East Canje chainsaw operator was found hanging at a logging camp at Kurduni, Berbice River last Friday and police say that the “prime suspect” in his death is in custody after suicide was ruled out.

Odessa Thomas, the mother of the two children who died in the Joseph Pollydore Street house fire on Sunday, is under an investigation by the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) and could face charges.

President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes, who has been hailed for her work in combatting human trafficking, was arrested yesterday after she was accused of pulling a gun on an alleged human trafficker who was days ago charged with assaulting her.

A Better Hope mother of six died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Saturday morning and her family is saying that her death could have been prevented had the hospital staff attended to her in a timely manner.

Berbician, Gumendra Shewdas created history yesterday by becoming Guyana’s youngest World Champion when he squatted, bench pressed and dead lifted his way to the top of the podium at the World Juniors and Sub Juniors Men’s Championships in Killeen, Texas.

A young businessman was hospitalised in an unconscious state last evening following an accident at Garden of Eden last evening.

When Sachia Vickery sashays onto court 7 this afternoon at the US Open Tennis Championships in New York, she would dancing deeper into the hearts of many who have seen her career blossom like a well manicured flower.

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle yesterday confirmed that arson was the cause of the fire which consumed a `C’ Field Sophia house on Sunday although the alleged arsonist insists that it was an accident.

The Guyana Revenue Aut-hority (GRA) has called on businesses to seek its advice on the calculation of taxes and the completion of tax returns.

The four recently-passed local government bills, necessary for the holding of local government elections, remain with the Chambers of Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall and National Assembly Clerk Sherlock Isaacs says he does not know when they will be returned.

A Brazilian gold miner, who claimed he was misguided, was fined and ordered deported yesterday after admitting that he forged a passport to hide the fact that he entered the country illegally.

  A businessman was yesterday released on bail after he denied wounding a friend over money owed to him.

Alex Mendonca, faced with a robbery with violence charge, got a reprieve yesterday after his accuser declined to give evidence against him.

Banks DIH Limted presented bursaries to 24 children of its employees and shareholders who were successful at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment.

Chairman of the Linden Fund USA, Bishop Dr. Michael Clarke has expressed gratitude to those persons, who helped in pulling Dr.

Anthony Michael Samaroo, now on the run after chopping his wife several times last week after an argument at their Cummings Lodge home, says that he has no memory of most of what occurred but claims that he was set off by his partner’s taunts.

Wayne Cave played undefeated accumulating a spread of 382 to win the H.

For the second year running ‘Elle’s Vision’ took the jewel of the local horse racing’s crown, galloping away to claim victory in the seventh annual Guyana Cup feature `B’ and Lower 1400m (seven furlongs) event on Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club.

Dale Hing emerged winner of last weekend’s Secure Innovation and Concepts sponsored Action Pistol Shoot organized by the Handgun Section of the Guyana National Rifle Association and held at TSU ranges, Eve Leary.

Alpha United defeated Camptown 3-0 as semifinal action in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tournament began on Sunday.

Guyana concluded their poor showing at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) women’s U17 World Cup qualifiers in the Dominican Republic on Sunday going down to Grenada by 0-4 in their final group three fixture contested at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal.

Eagles FC mauled De Kinderen 6-0 as action in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior League continued at the Den Amstel ground, on Saturday.

Everest Sports Club yesterday upset opponents Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) by 32 runs as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Banks DIH Malta Supreme Under-13 Cricket Tournament continued in Georgetown.

New brigadiers: Chief of Staff (designate) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Mark Phillips (second from left) was yesterday decorated with the insignia of Brigadier at a ceremony at the Office of the President.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says he has taken responsibility for Guyana Amazon Warriors loss to Jamaica Tallawahs in the finals of the Inaugural Caribbean Premier League on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, Mr Carl Greenidge, Ms Amna Ali and I were quoted in a Kaieteur News’ story on the recent CXC results (KN, September 19). 

Dear Editor, I am compelled to respond to a letter appearing in yesterday’s edition of your newspaper (SN, August 26) written by Asquith Rose and Harish S Singh. 

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Captain Chris Gayle has credited all-rounder Andre Russell as being pivotal to the success of Jamaica Tallawahs in the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League which ended here on Saturday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota resigned yesterday after one of his diplomats acknowledged that he had helped a Bolivian senator, who had been accused of corruption, cross the border into Brazil.

BEIJING, China, CMC – Jamaica is willing to help China train track and field athletes, according to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Dear Editor, I was going through the profile of prominent Guyanese and I was amazed to learn that no national honour has been bestowed on 88-year-old Eusi Kwayana, one of the most distinguished and knowledgeable Guyanese, who wrote the lyrics of the party songs of Guyana’s three political parties, the People’s Progressive Party, (PPP) the People’s National Congress, (PNC) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA).

Dear Editor, If the allegations in Christopher Ram’s letter (‘Once Sithe’s licence remains valid the government has no control over the Amaila project site’) of August 25 are true then one has to wonder what the government was doing.

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, (Reuters) – He collapsed to his knees in pain and bent over to place both fists on the ground after a back spasm at the 13th, but Tiger Woods still managed to nearly force a playoff at The Barclays on Sunday.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – The United States put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on notice yesterday that it believes he was responsible for using chemical weapons against civilians last week in what Secretary of State John Kerry called a “moral obscenity.”

Last rites for Doodnauth Singh: The coffin bearing the remains of former Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Doodnauth Singh (SC) being borne from his residence on Forshaw Street yesterday for cremation at Kaashi Dam, West Demerara. 

(Reuters) – Napoli gave new coach Rafael Benitez a flying start when they beat Bologna 3-0 in their opening Serie A game on Sunday while predecessor Walter Mazzarri celebrated his first league game in charge of Inter Milan with a 2-0 win over Genoa.

Dear Editor, We recognise that the issue of our community is not the big selling story and that the lives of the residents, seemingly, hang in the balance.

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Two short years ago, Brazil had a terrible problem with its currency – it was far too strong.

(Trinidad Express) If soldiers were present near the home of the pregnant teenager who was shot and killed in East Port of Spain earlier this month, there was a possibility she might have been alive today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Australia coach Darren Lehmann has apologised to Stuart Broad for accusing him of cheating, the England all-rounder said yesterday.

In 2011, a Stabroek News feature article headlined the question; `Would Cheddi have sold his house for 120 million?’

It has been just over a year since the political opposition passed a vote of no confidence in Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee following the shooting to death of three persons during demonstrations at Linden.

JINAN, China, (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for ousted top politician Bo Xilai as his divisive, dramatic trial ended yesterday, saying his “whimsical” challenge to charges of bribery, graft and abuse of power flew in the face of the evidence.

Dear Editor, A hot topic has arisen in the Guyanese horse-racing community.