Daily Archive: Thursday, August 29, 2013

Newly appointed US Deputy Chief of Mission, Bryan D. Hunt today paid a courtesy call on Natural Resources and the Environment Minister, Robert Persaud to discuss ongoing collaboration in the Natural Resources and Environment Sectors.

Muammar Jabbar is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Tolasicy Marshall called ‘Talo’, which was committed on August 20, 2013, at James Street, Albouystown.

President Donald Ramotar (left in front pew) speaking with Opposition Leader David Granger at the funeral service of the late Harold B Davis yesterday at the Trinity Methodist Church.

Alfonso de Armas Mitchell and his wife Margarita have come a long way from twenty-one years ago when they first came to Guyana where he had been offered a job as a Marketing Executive with the Subryanville-based French firm, Amcar, that packages and exports Heart of Palm.

Former Auditor General of Guyana Anand Goolsarran says Minister of Finance Dr.

Residents of Timehri North yesterday protested the holding of a meeting on relocation between some of them  and Transport Minister Robeson Benn, saying attendance was restricted.

After years of deliberation, journalist Leon Suseran has decided to come out as gay, saying that he believes that openness is the path to making the country a safe and welcoming place for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons.

By Jeff Trotman Linden youth are being taught to prepare themselves for leadership roles by first serving the elderly in their community through a volunteer programme spearheaded by the organization, Youth Vision.

A Berbice man was yesterday charged with the murder       of chainsaw operator Chandradat Hussain who was found hanging in a logging camp at Kurduni, Berbice River last Friday.

Malcolm Sonaram, the customs broker charged with trying to smuggle marijuana out of the country in pumpkins, was yesterday freed after the charge against him was dismissed.

Nezaam Ali, the Muslim scholar accused of sexually molesting nine boys at the Turkeyen Masjid, intends to lead an expert witness as part of his defence.

National awardee Harold Davis who was the first Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was laid to rest following a funeral service yesterday at the Trinity Methodist Church on High and Leopold streets, Werk-en-Rust.

Anne-Marie Hutson, the trainee nurse who was doused with acid, is recovering at the Burn Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital where she remains a patient.

The recently-opened Gravity Lounge may be turning into the place to be but patrons last weekend found out that getting in was easier than getting out.

The community of Parik-warunawa (PK) in Central Rupununi recently celebrated the handover of a women’s livelihood project funded by the New Zealand High Commission Head of Mission Fund (HOMF).

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh said in a statement yesterday that the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) due diligence on the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project has ceased and blamed APNU for this development, a charge that the opposition group’s leader denied last evening.

Two Albouystown neighbours were yesterday brought before the court for assaulting and wounding each other.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he admitted to stealing up to $2M in items from his employer, who he said underpaid him.

The nation’s youngest ever world champion, Gumendra Shewdas returned to Guyana last night to a hero’s welcome after lifting the overall gold on Monday in the 53kg class at the World Sub Juniors and Juniors Championships in Killeen, Texas.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has saluted the contributions made by the late former Chairman of the GuySuCo board Harold Davis, recalling that he gave his expertise to the sugar sector during uncertain periods in the nation’s history.

A man was yesterday granted bail for the alleged theft of a laptop computer, after his lawyer said that he was duped into committing the crime.

Waste disposal bins were yesterday handed over to representatives of 15 NDCs in Region Four by Minister in the Ministry of Local Government Norman Whittaker, at the ministry.

Harinand Boodram, 18, who was hospitalised following an accident at Garden of Eden on Monday, has regained consciousness.

Two men were yesterday arraigned at court for wounding and assaulting each other and they were both placed on bail.

Athletes and fitness enthusiasts get ready; the fourth running of the Neal and Massy Guyana 10k Road Race and Fitness Walk will be staged on September 15 with lucrative cash prizes up for grabs.

A restaurateur was charged yesterday with verbally abusing the owner of a neighbouring liquor shop.

The PNCR and Culture Ministry are mourning the passing of Keith Booker, MSM, and remembers him as a distinguished public servant who served in myriad roles associated with nation building.

Guyana’s men’s table tennis team on Tuesday night crashed out of contention for title honours at the 51st annual Caribbean Table Tennis Championships here in St Lucia but the women’s team continued their smooth sailing with a 3-0 blanking of Guadeloupe.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt is not worried about tarnishing his career by failing to retain his 100 and 200 metres Olympic titles in Rio de Janeiro in three years’ time.

The Anna Regina Town Council’s IMC last week teamed up with the Region Two Administration and the business community to host a three-day Town Day where they reflected on achievements in education and committed to making improvements.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes this opportunity to set the record straight on the issue in which Mr Mark Isaacs, a deportee from the United States, accused Guyanese diplomatic officials based both here and in the United States of failing to help him in his battle with US authorities to avoid deportation.

National cycling coach, Hassan Mohamed resumes his cycling calendar on Saturday at the National Park with the staging of an 11-race programme to commemorate the end of the 37th annual ‘Teach Them Young’ eight-week clinic.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Venus Williams was sent packing from the U.S.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — Bermudian southpaw Teresa Perozzi is reportedly pregnant and has been forced to withdraw from her upcoming WBA women’s middleweight title defence here, the Royal Gazette newspaper said yesterday.

By Donald Duff in St Lucia For the second year in succession, the Guyana women’s table tennis team was forced to settle for the silver medal following their three games to one defeat at the hands of   Trinidad  and Tobago last night as the curtains came down on the final of the team events of the 51st annual Caribbean Table Tennis championships in St Lucia.

Dear Editor, The Anna Regina Town Day 2013 was a total failure in terms of planning; there was no smoothly managed diversion of the traffic and vehicles had to drive through streets filled with potholes causing damage to their vehicles.

(Trinidad Guardian) Mystery spinner Sunil Narine and middle order batsman Darren Bravo will both miss the Red Force T20 series against Guyana on the weekend. Manager

Guyanese Renaldo Mohammed won the Most Outstanding Cricketer award at the recently concluded West Indies Cricket Board Sandals Foundation Under 15 High Performance Camp in Antigua for cricketers from the Leeward Islands, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, This reflection is not a criticism of anyone, but rather a petition on behalf of our children and our beloved country, even as we agonize over the “lost art of expressing ourselves” (see Stabroek News, August 27, p13).

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Less than a week after England sealed a 3-0 Ashes win, Australians are turning their attention to the return visit of Alastair Cook’s side by painting fast bowler Stuart Broad as a cartoon villain.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC- Dylan Carter has created history by becoming the first Trinidad and Tobago athlete to qualify for the finals of the 100m at the World Junior Swimming Championships, currently taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

CASTRIES, St.Lucia, CMC- St. Lucia have made a clean sweep of the OECS Table Tennis Championships which attracted participation from only two countries and ended here over the weekend.

Dear Editor, After half a century and more as an attorney at law, Senior Counsel Mr Doodnauth Singh will no longer take part in the work of developing Caribbean or West Indian jurisprudence.

Former Pakistan player Saqlain Mushtaq has been hired by the West Indies Cricket Board to conduct an extensive spin bowling clinic for current and emerging West Indian players, a release from the West Indies Cricket Board said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made the case yesterday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last week’s chemical weapons attack even as he faced new obstacles with British allies and U.S.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Brooklyn Nets will escape New York for a few days and move their training camp to the Duke University campus in Durham, N.C.,

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC-Left-arm pacer Krishmar Santokie says he hopes his performances for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the just-concluded Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will help him regain his place on the West Indies senior team.

Slingerz FC overcame BK Western Tigers 3-2 in their semifinal encounter as action in the Slingerz/National Association for Women Football (NAWF) Goal for Gold tournament continued yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England apologised yesterday for “inappropriate” behaviour after media reports that some players urinated on the pitch at the Oval as they celebrated their Ashes test series victory.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s money-services businesses are being denied banking services overseas, especially in the United States and United Kingdom, where accounts are being closed because they are viewed as high risk, says the chief spokeswoman for the sector.

Dear Editor, Some weeks ago I was attracted by the headline: ‘Ministry mulls implementing streaming in schools’ (KN, July 22). 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA) would like to respond to a letter captioned ‘Improper for GGDMA to call for the confirmation of the acting appointment in GGMC’ Stabroek News August 26; and ‘A contradictory call by the GGDMA’ in the Kaieteur News, August 25.

The inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup recommences today at the Tucville Community Centre ground with two fixtures.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC- Dominica has been commended by the Caribbean Regional Anti Doping Organisation (RADO) for its campaign to combat the use of illegal substances in sports.

BAGHDAD,  (Reuters) – A series of car bombings and other attacks across Baghdad yesterday killed 86 people and wounded 263, police and medical sources said, extending the worst wave of sectarian bloodshed in Iraq for at least five years.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Cuban weapons seized aboard a North Korean ship in Panamanian waters last month are “without doubt” a violation of United Nations sanctions against arms transfers to Pyongyang, Panama said Wednesday, citing a U.N.

Dear Editor, Editor, please permit me a response to Mr Fizul Bacchus’ letter in the Stabroek News dated August 23 ‘The cricket bill is a political solution which will create more chaos in the future’ in which he attempted to proclaim my ignorance of the impending Cricket Administration Bill.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Michel Platini’s decision on whether to run for the FIFA presidency in 2015 will be made without considering the plans of incumbent Sepp Blatter, the UEFA chief was quoted as saying yesterday.

  FORT HOOD, Texas, (Reuters) – A military jury yesterday sentenced a U.S.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the recently concluded Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) has the potential to become a permanent fixture on the West Indies cricket calendar.

Our society faces these three crucial, persistent problems as 2013 enters its last quarter.

Dear Editor, Fifty years ago, the Rev Martin Luther King gave one of the most profound and inspiring speeches of all times which in a very fundamental way helped to shape the nature and course of race relations not only in the United States, but in the world at large.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Millions in northeastern Brazil were without power yesterday after wildfires crippled transmission lines in the first widespread outage to affect Latin America’s largest economy since 2012, the national electricity regulator said.

The long August vacation is drawing to a close and teachers, parents and children are preparing for the beginning of the new school year and, in some instances, new schools.

(Trinidad Express) A revenge attack was blocked by the police yesterday, about an hour after a Laventille schoolboy was murdered while walking out of a trade school on the first day of school.