Daily Archive: Thursday, September 19, 2013

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Thursday the United States had banned President Nicolas Maduro’s jet from flying through U.S.

The cause of the Caribbean Airlines Flight Number 523 crash-landing on June 30, 2011 has been found to be pilot error.

President Donald Ramotar today urged European Union (EU) officials to undertake a reappraisal of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to determine if tangible benefits have accrued to the CARIFORUM signatory nations since it took effect five years ago.

(Reuters) – Being a judge in New Jersey is no laughing matter.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The six Jamaican men allegedly held in the eastern Caribbean in a multi-million dollar drug bust have been remanded.

European Union Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs today said that the EU remains committed to strong ties with the Caribbean but he stressed the region has to do better on project implementation and he also pointed to the need for the highest standards of accountability and transparency.

Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger met military veterans last weekend to discuss matters affecting former members of the Guyana Defence Force, a release from APNU said.

(Trinidad Express) EDMUND MUNTSLAG, considered by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as an international drug trafficker, had come to Trinidad to rendezvous with a contact just before he was arrested on August 29.

(Trinidad Express) A police manhunt was on last night for the man suspected in the beating death of two-year-old Kimora Roopnarine on Monday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Wednesday that his government would never develop nuclear weapons, his strongest signal yet that he may be seeking a diplomatic thaw with the West after decades of acrimony.

Three New York-based members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) have switched their support to main opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Economist Dr Tarron Khemraj, who along with businessman Rab Mukraj and Political Science Professor Asquith Rose, has left the AFC’s New York chapter, said that the party has been suffering from “self-inflicted wounds” for a long time.

The result of the post-mortem examination conducted yesterday on the remains of Corentyne businessman, 79-year-old Abdul Majid proved that he died from strangulation.

More than a year after a man was hacked to death and a teen girl mutilated, police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for the North West District miner believed to be responsible.

Government says that an agreement with Trinidad and Tobago’s ENMAN Group to develop a hydropower plant at the Turtruba Rapids, upstream of Bartica on the Mazaruni River, expired over three years ago, despite the company’s recent announcement of plans to move ahead.

Even as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) prepares to integrate its Good Hope Sub Station into the current Demerara Interconnected System, its service in Berbice has been severely affected by an accident.

Guyana may once again be found non-compliant if it appears before a Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) review in November without any progress on the reform of the anti-money laundering law, Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall says.

A three-member team of Guyana’s premier bodybuilders spearheaded by reigning Mr.

Guyana will on Friday see the introduction of three new fast food franchises compliments of businessman Alfro Alphonso’s expansion of business to Georgetown with a US$3 million investment creating more than 80 jobs.

Rice production is poised to exceed this year’s 450,000 tonnes target, according to Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who says that the current second crop has shown that the paddy bug has had very little impact.

Camex Restaurants Incorpo-rated, the franchise holder for Church’s Chicken, Mario’s Pizza and Quiznos yesterday launched the newest addition to its chain of restaurants, Juici Patties at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that the parliamentary opposition would re-table the Firearms (Amendment) Bill, which they voted down in March, with a view to passing it in the National Assembly.

Bankers Trust Falcons defeated provincial rivals Amelia’s Ward Jets 63-55 as upsets marked the opening fixtures of the second edition of the Trophy Stall Regulation Basketball championships on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hard court.

Minister of Culture Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony has said that the world must understand that the slave trade and the atrocities committed during the 400 years of slavery are indeed crimes against humanity.

All-rounder Christopher Barnwell was yesterday named captain of the Demerara team ahead of this weekend’s Pepsi Senior Inter-County competition which bowls off on Saturday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

A man was yesterday refused bail after he allegedly used personal violence to rob another and then assaulted the man’s wife when she went to his rescue.

At a motivational workshop for teachers, held on Monday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), thousands of teachers and education officials were treated to an animated presentation by leading American educator and motivational speaker Ron Clark on his unique contemporary education concepts, principles and methodologies.

A young woman was yesterday fined and ordered to do two months’ community service after she confessed that she “smokes pot”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi stole Cristiano Ronaldo’s thunder again by plundering yet another hat-trick for Barcelona and Basel ruined Jose Mourinho’s Champions League return with a shock win at Chelsea yesterday.

NAPLES, Italy, (Reuters) – While Barcelona’s Lionel Messi grabbed the headlines for another Champions League hat-trick, Napoli’s diminutive playmaker Lorenzo Insigne also drew plaudits after a match-winning display against Borussia Dortmund yesterday.

Police yesterday received approval to further detain nine of the 17 suspects arrested in connection with recent armed robberies in the West Demerara and Wakenaam Island areas until Saturday, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best has alerted Brigadier Mark Phillips about the challenges he is likely to encounter in his new command as Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and encouraged him to remain focused on leading and effecting positive change in the force.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods heads into this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club with his sights set on a sixth victory of the season which, in all likelihood, would secure him PGA Tour Player of the Year honours.

The endurance of the nation’s cyclists will be tested this weekend as National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed has organized back-to-back events.

As a part of Education Month celebrations, the Allied Arts Unit of the Ministry of Education on Monday launched a four-day schools visual arts exhibition at the National Library, Georgetown showcasing work by Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination students and differently-abled children.

The Parent/Teachers Association (PTA) and other stakeholders of St Rose’s High School and St Agnes Primary School on Tuesday reached an agreement on how to utilise the space shared by the students of both schools.

Sports Plus on behalf of their proprietor and sports administrator Colin Baker at a simple presentation ceremony at their Quamina Street location donated 10 size five footballs to the recently founded Little Diva Flames FC.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Celebrated Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has awarded scholarships totaling over 700, 000 Jamaican dollars to seven needy high school student athletes on the island.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News article of September 17, 2013 with the caption, ‘T&T Group eyes hydro plant, power link, among US$4B-mega projects here’ was brought to our attention.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has launched a new project to rejuvenate the Arawak language, as part of a larger objective of revitalising the rich culture of Amerindians in Guyana.

Scotiabank is celebrating 45 years of service in Guyana with a roster of activities including a radio quiz on Scotiabank Money Minute which will be aired weekdays starting Monday.

Dear Editor, I am heartened by the President’s remarks at the Guyana Prize awards on Sunday last, in that they signal what would amount to a drastic positive change in the government’s de facto policy on literature.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Leaders of Brazil’s sporting confederations, many of whom have been in power for decades, will have their time in office restricted under new legislation enacted on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, It has just come to my attention by email that the Commission of Inquiry into the violent unnatural death of Dr Walter Rodney, cutting him down before his prime of life, is about to be appointed.

An eyewitness yesterday testified that murder accused Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’ was one of three men who robbed him and two other men while they were at a pharmacy in Plaisance, resulting in the death of Troy Collymore called ‘Collie’ and ‘Nellie’.

A security guard accused of being in possession of illicit drugs was once again denied bail after his lawyer failed to convince the court that he had provided the correct address to Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) investigators.

TEXAS, United States, CMC-Jamaican 400 metres hurdler Melaine Walker will be inducted into the University of Texas Women’s Athletics Hall of Honour, UT officials have announced.

Dear Editor, Most times whilst taking my daughter to Zeelugt Primary School, parents (mostly mothers) could be seen in the school compound in groups and when the school bell rings, they would converge where the children line up.

BENGALURU, India, CMC- Barbadian all-rounder Jonathan Carter says patience was the hallmark of his first century on tour recorded during the second one-day match between West Indies A and India A.

Politikles

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will receive a TT$3 million payout for their participation in this year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in India, cricket officials here have said.

President Donald Ramotar and Education Minister Priya Manickchand pose with some of the 170-odd recipients of notebook computers at the Theatre Guild yesterday.

In the light of the last crop’s “confusion” over paddy prices, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager Jagnarine Singh says prices will remain steady, while assuring farmers, especially those in Essequibo, that millers have been found to be compliant with industry regulations.

Dear Editor,      A number of residents have expressed to the Bartica United Youth Development Group (BUYDG) their disappointment with GPL over hours and days of unscheduled blackouts and the lack of notice about these. 

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A passenger train and a double-decker city bus collided on the outskirts of Ottawa yesterday, killing six people on the bus and injuring 30 others, emergency officials said.

Note The latter portion of this letter which was published in Stabroek News yesterday did not appear.

(Trinidad Guardian) Security has been beefed up at the Maximum Security Prison, Arouca, after reports surfaced that emissaries of a Latin American drug cartel were planning the escape of alleged drug trafficker Edmund Quincy Muntslag.

NEBRASKA, United States, CMC-France-based Darlene Ramdin inspired a late fight-back as Trinidad and Tobago pulled-off a nerve-racking victory over Costa Rica three sets to two in their opening Pool A match at the 23rd Norceca Women’s Continental Cup on Tuesday.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, seen by campaign groups as Iran’s highest profile political prisoner, was freed yesterday, in another sign that hardline policies may be easing under a new president.

Police yesterday destroyed four fields during a narcotics eradication operation, at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

(Trinidad Express) – “Jail is no place for the marijuana user,” said noted Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal on Tuesday when asked for her opinion on a recent statement made by Chief Justice Ivor Archie, who suggested marijuana possession be decriminalised, at the opening of the law term on Monday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford has confirmed he will leave his post when his contract expires in January, despite being pressed to reconsider by the island nation’s cricket authorities.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The mother of Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis apologized to the victims yesterday and was unable to explain what drove her son to open fire on civilian workers inside a restricted military installation.

Dear Editor, We write this letter from the perspective of concerned youths about the alarming rates of domestic violence in our nation, but more specifically in Zeelugt, especially because it sometimes translates into violent ends for the victims.

Dear Editor, The collapse of Supenaam stelling inspired some courageous reporters in pursuit of the truth about building standards in relation to the access ramp.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Glamorgan have signed South Africa left-hander Jacques Rudolph as their overseas player in the English County Championship for the next two years, replacing Australian Marcus North.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons under a plan agreed to by Russia and the United States last week.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s state-run company Petrobras said yesterday there was no evidence its computers had been hacked by a US intelligence agency to give American companies the edge in bidding for a large off-shore oil field next month.

This broken bridge at the Kabanawau Creek at Karaudarnau, South Rupununi has been this way for some time now and is in need of repair.

The decomposing body of an elderly woman was yesterday morning discovered in her home at Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara and police are awaiting a post-mortem examination to determine how she died.

We fail to audit the real results of our efforts at developing our society.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – As investigators intensify their investigations into the murder of popular music producer Patrick Samuels, otherwise called ‘Roach’, according to reports from Constabulary Communica-tion Network (CCN), Police intelligence have led them to carry out a search of the jail cell of Adijah Palmer, otherwise called ‘Vybz Kartel’.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Chief Executive Committee (CEC) has taken some major decisions including topping up of two reviews after 80 overs per innings for Test matches.

Dear Editor, May I take this opportunity to ask President Donald Ramotar to remember that although the political opposition would like to replace the People’s Progressive Party/Civic in government to pursue their own development agenda, they want what he wants.

Cartoons

Next Monday, as part of the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly which opened on Tuesday last, a high-level meeting will be convened on persons with disabilities.

Oops! This container fell off the truck transporting it on Mandela Avenue at the turn near the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School yesterday.

By Anne Marie Slaughter WASHINGTON, DC – Sitting in Paris as the United States’s first ambassador to France, Thomas Jefferson reflected on how the new US government could avoid the errors of European “despots” who kept their people subjugated through war and debt.

(Reuters) – Facebook users who employ the website’s “like”  feature to show support for a political candidate engage in legally protected speech, a US appeals court said, reviving a lawsuit examining the limits of what people may constitutionally do online.

A woman was hit down and killed yesterday afternoon while driving her bicycle along the Hibernia Public Road, Essequibo Coast.