Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Despite the inclement weather, West Berbicians were treated to spectacular performances at the police gymkhana at the Hopetown Community Centre Ground on Sunday.

The police this afternoon said that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0615h today on the Parika Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, which resulted in the death of pedestrian, Omar Hussain, 69 years, of no fixed place of abode.

About 1955h yesterday, a police patrol at Charity, Essequibo Coast arrested Michael Benn, 30 years, of Charity, Essequibo Coast, who had in his possession one Taurus .38 revolver, three live rounds and one spent shell.

At the starting of the month that  he was expected to go on trial, founder of  EZjet Sonny Ramdeo threw in the towel and today pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Florida Court and will be sentenced on January 13, 2014.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Integrity Commission, the transparency watchdog agency for public officials, was yesterday described as a “toothless tiger” by its chairman Ken Gordon. Legislation

Under the common law licensed firearm holders can only use their weapons in cases where they have evidence of a demonstrable threat of bodily harm, according to House Speaker and attorney Raphael Trotman.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. government began a partial shutdown today for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects.

The operations of domestic air charter service Air Services Limited (ASL) could be grounded by tomorrow after its sole fuel dealer Rubis West Indies gave notice that it would be suspending its supplies to the Ogle International Airport (OAI) over the comingling of its product.

One of the three men injured in the shooting which claimed the life of 33-year-old Essequibo businesswoman Shelliza Basir-Lall said yesterday that there was no time to try and see who the assailants were, as the immediate objective was life preservation.

US Ambassador Brent Hardt says the delay in the recently-passed local government bills reaching the President for assent has created uncertainty about the legislative process and is warning that the situation can undermine the people’s confidence in governance.

A North Ruimveldt businesswoman is now a prisoner awaiting trial on a charge of human trafficking.

A four-year-old girl of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice lost her battle to survive one week after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following an accident.

Teachers and Grade One pupils of the One Mile Primary School in Linden turned up for classes yesterday to find their classroom flooded.

A businessman is being accused of endangering motorists and pedestrians travelling through the Lodge Housing Scheme as a result of his placement of a container and other items at the corner of a narrow roadway.

Middleweight, Marvin Ageday survived a knock down to earn a split decision victory over William Hendricks Sunday night in the feature bout of the second Mackeson Fight Night card at the National Cultural Centre tarmac.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday denied that members of the Tuschen Community Police Group had been detained in connection with a shooting incident early last month.

A senior medical practitioner of New Amsterdam succumbed on Sunday night while receiving treatment at the New Amsterdam Hospital following an accident on the Berbice coast.

Boxing fans will get their long awaited fill on October 13 as three CABOFE champions Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell, Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques and Edmond ‘Wonder Boy’ DeClou will highlight 28 rounds of fistic fury at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

(Cricinfo) Trinidad & Tobago remained in the hunt for the second semi-finals berth in Group B, after rain halted a Titans surge as the match approached its crescendo.

(Cricinfo) Yuvraj Singh has made a comeback to India’s limited-overs squad for the Twenty20 and first three ODIs of the home series against Australia.

The four Brazilian miners who were killed when a pit caved in at Arau Backdam, Eteringbang have been confirmed as “illegal” and Natural Resources Minister Robert Persaud yesterday said the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had warned about illegal operations in the area just three weeks before the tragedy.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC- FIFA President Sepp Blatter has joined the growing list of well wishers hoping Trinidad and Tobago National defender Akeem Adams makes a full recovery after suffering a massive heart attack in Hungary Wednesday night.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC– Over 110 international and regional cyclists from 25 countries are down to participate in the Tobago International Cycling Classic (TICC) which involves six days of racing from today.

(Cricinfo) The match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Brisbane Heat was  yesterday abandoned without a ball being bowled in Ahmedabad.

The Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO)  on Sunday defeated Transport Sports Club by 45 runs to win the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Under13 Banks Malta Supreme sponsored limited overs tournament.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited last Tuesday hosted a special award ceremony in honour of its employees’ children who completed the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

It must be difficult for the Christopher Matthias-led Guyana Football Federation (GFF) not to feel aggrieved at the stand taken by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) over Guyana’s Goal Project given what transpired with the previous executive led by Colin Klass.

(Reuters) – Barcelona are preparing to unleash the speedy Neymar on Celtic in the Champions League, hoping the ‘next Lionel Messi’ can inspire them in the absence of the real one when they face the team who stunned them last season.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma yesterday presented Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman with the Auditor’s General’s Report, a compilation of the audited financial records of Guyana’s ministries, departments, and regions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) is disappointed that Attorney General Anil Nandlall has chosen to publicly air his views about an ongoing legal matter and condemns his assertion that the association supports criminals.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal starts the final push to what he hopes will be a return to the top of the world rankings when he gets under way at the China Open today.

Seven persons, including two Venezuelans were yesterday fined $30,000 each for illegal entry.

Dear Editor, It would appear that the Marriott  manoeuvre being done by NICIL is to have two thirds of the project equity in the hands of a friend, and then, the moment come, have the friend re-sell a large bloc of those shares for a profit that will end up being distributed out, etc.

(Reuters) – A deluge of double faults coupled with bad time management left Victoria Azarenka cursing her luck as she floundered in the first round of the China Open following a 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic  yesterday.

Former national junior champion Haifeng Su and Omar Britton Grant are joint leaders in the Diamond Mineral Water junior chess tournament after three rounds were completed on Sunday at the Guyana Legion Hall on Carifesta Avenue.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister yesterday compared what he described as an invasion of foreign terrorists across his country to the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, remarks that Washington dismissed as offensive and disingenuous.

Bryan Persaud of Berbice has won the opportunity to see Beyonce live in concert in New York in her final performance of the Mrs Carter world tour.

Dear Editor, It has been two weeks since the Guyana Prize for Literature has been awarded and, contrary to convention with the Prize, a certificate of achievement has not been issued to the winners. 

Dear Editor It has been reported that President Jammeh of Gambia addressed the UN on September 26 and said that “homosexuality, greed and obsession with world domination are more deadly than all natural disasters put together.”

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) eliminated Pele 1-0 in a tense group ‘B’ fixture when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup continued at the Tucville Community ground on Sunday.

Sterling Products Limited (SPL) has announced plans to augment its Literacy Staff Development Programme with information technology courses, even as it celebrated the success of 14 employees who graduated recently.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Congress, still in partisan deadlock yesterday over Republican efforts to halt President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms, was on the verge of shutting down most of the US government starting this morning.

(Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told his players to watch out for Napoli’s quickfire counter-attacks when the two high-flying sides meet at the Emirates Stadium in Champions League Group F today.

Dear Editor, I note with utter disgust articles in the Chronicle and elsewhere where the PPP blames the opposition for crime. 

A carpenter was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly stealing a quantity of items from another man’s home.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US President Barack Obama yesterday to step up sanctions on Iran if it pursues its nuclear drive even as it exchanges overtures with Washington and restarts negotiations with the West.

Managing Director of BK International Brian Tiwari says that the use of excavators, bulldozers and other heavy-duty machinery on the Supenaam Stelling is responsible for the collapse which occurred recently, even as the Public Works Minister says that the results of an ongoing review will determine what went wrong.

Dear Editor, There are certain things in life that we cannot predict or correctly give a timeline to.

ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi was at the centre of a new storm yesterday after a private phone call in which he made assertions about President Giorgio Napolitano was aired on television, prompting a furious reaction from the president.

Lawrence `Sparrow’ Griffith was elected President of the newly-formed Little Diva Flames Football Club at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) office in Section K Campbellville on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Two television projects focused on Hillary Clinton got the axe yesterday after the programmes became embroiled in partisan wrangling, including threats by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to boycott presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC.

Slingerz FC and Den Amstel FC played to a 1-1 draw when action in the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior League continued at the Den Amstel ground on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s column which was published in the SN of September 29 and titled ‘Defections from AFC to APNU ominous for PPP/C -Ramkarran’  is very thought provoking.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday he was expelling the top US diplomat in the South American nation and two others, accusing them of meeting with opposition leaders and encouraging “acts of sabotage” against his country.

Make way! A combine harvester traversing the West Coast Demerara public road at De Kinderen (Photo by Arian Browne)

(Trinidad Express) Canadian High Commissioner Gerard Latulippe said on Sunday he was “deeply offended” by Opposition MP Colm Imbert’s “personal attack” on him in Parliament on Friday.

Amelia’s Ward Jets blew out Block 22 Flames 67-48 when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)/Trophy Stall championships continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court on Saturday.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) recently donated a television set, a DVD player and a voltage regulator to the Sheet Anchor Nursery School, Canje, Berbice.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Marine Corps yesterday effectively fired two US generals over their failure to defend a major base in Afghanistan from a deadly Taliban attack last year, in an extraordinary and rare public censure.

Dear Editor, The conclusion in the title of Annan Boodram’s letter ‘Neither Indians nor Africans will disengage from traditional electoral support until a force comes along that is better than the PPP and PNC and can demonstrably win elections’ (SN, September 10) is grossly flawed.

By the end of last week the United States had still not made up its collective mind about the significance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s remarkable diplomatic demarche in New York.

Politikles

(Trinidad Express) Three South African visitors to Tobago—a 70-year-old woman, her son and his wife—are recovering from their injuries after being attacked by four masked men, armed with guns, aboard the yacht Dino off Bloody Bay around 1 a.m.