Daily Archive: Monday, October 7, 2013

Just after 12:00 h today, the University of Guyana said that a grass fire started at the Eastern end of the play field of the Turkeyen Campus.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 2200h.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday he would not attend a November summit of the Commonwealth in Sri Lanka because of what he called human rights abuses on the island.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is ranked No. 1 in the Caribbean when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT) development for 2012 to 2013.

Newly confirmed Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell taking the oath of office before President Donald Ramotar today at the Office of the President.

Katherina Roshana in the introductory segment of the Miss Guyana Universe pageant last night which she won.

(Jamaica Observer) The harsh economic times have forced many inner-city shopkeepers to become more creative in pricing basic food items to suit the pocket of their strapped-cash customers.

A man was shot in his leg today outside the Wizz Electronic Store on Alexander Street, Kitty after running to the rescue of his employer who was attacked and reportedly robbed by two armed men.

It was a weeping Leroy Brumell who took the oath as Commissioner of Police this morning promising to use the criticisms levelled against him constructively to fight crime.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Actress Halle Berry gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday, her representative confirmed to Reuters.

(Trinidad Express) The 2013 murder toll, after 279 days, now stands at 300—12 fewer than the corresponding period last year.

Katherina Roshana was last night crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2013 after triumphing over seven other delegates in the local pageant held at the Pegasus Hotel Poolside.

Katherina Roshana was last night crowned Miss Guyana Universe 2013 after triumphing over seven other delegates in the local pageant held at the Pegasus Hotel Poolside.

A landmark decision by the top regional court in a case brought by Jamaican Shanique Myrie against the Barbadian Government is being seen as paving the way for freer movement in Caricom for Guyanese and other nationalities.

Albouystown/Charlestown retained their title defeating Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust 87-82 when the Mackeson Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club Inter-Ward Championships concluded on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

(Cricinfo) A furious finish from Mumbai Indians’ middle order propelled them to a monumental total before a chase-breaking over from Harbhajan Singh snuffed out the last of Rajasthan Royals’ spirit, driving Mumbai to their second major title of the year, as they won the Champions League final by 33 runs yesterday.

Dear Editor, For about two years, we have seen many exposés in the print media and heard much in the electronic media, about the plight of the National Insurance Scheme. 

Dear Editor, “NIS was used as PPP ‘cash cow’ –these are things that should get people angry –APNU” (KN 10.05.13). 

Roraima Bikers Club’s Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams outsprinted national road race champion Raynauth Jeffrey to take top honours in the 11th annual Victor Macedo Memorial road race yesterday.

Dear Editor, Imagine that you’re a Guyana Police Officer and you were killed in the line of duty.

A Guyanese father and son, who reportedly went on a “robbery spree” on the Venezuelan border close to Guyana, were on Thursday evening shot dead by Venezuelan soldiers after the duo reportedly opened fire on them.

BK Western Tigers defeated Beacons FC 3-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup group stage concluded at the Tucville Community ground on Saturday.

Dear Editor, October 2, 2013 marked the 144th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 

A Black Bush Polder (BBP) man was discovered dead on Saturday night sometime after he was attacked by a gang of men who were consuming alcohol at a shop.

An appreciation ceremony was hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for the athletes and officials that participated in the inaugural South American Youth Games (SAYG) in Peru and the Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia last month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Suzie Bates played a captain’s innings to lead New Zealand women to a dramatic one-run victory over West Indies in the first of three One Day Internationals (ODI) at Sabina Park yesterday.

“These people are foreign-minded,” could just as easily been the theme for GuyExpo 2013 which concluded yesterday at the Sophia Exhibition Centre.

Dear Editor, I refer to a comment made by Mr Ramesh Dookhoo on Demerara Waves in which he stated that, “We didn’t ask for our debts to be written off.

LOS ANGELES, USA, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic cyclist, Njisane Phillip returned to his home-base in Los Angeles, California, USA, and has revived his training regime with American coach Jamie Staff and former manager, Peter Maharaj.

The recent moves by the government to give approval for the creation of a SWAT unit to deal with the upsurge in crime and to confirm acting police commissioner Leroy Brumell, according to AFC member Moses Nagamootoo is nothing more than a “political ploy”.

DELHI, India,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) wants to forge closer ties with the Board of Control of India (BCCI).

President Donald Ramotar says that the government will take the necessary steps towards the setting up of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) as early as tomorrow as long as Cabinet is allowed to retain its no-objection powers as it relates to tendering of state contracts.

CHENNAI, India,  CMC – West Indies One Day International cricket captain Dwayne Bravo, is set to spend his 30th birthday today, filming his movie debut in an Indian thriller.

 (Reuters) – Former England fast bowler Stephen Harmison announced his retirement from cricket yesterday The 34-year-old, who made his England debut in 2002, took 226 wickets in 63 tests, including a memorable 7 for 12 against the West Indies in Jamaica in 2004 which helped him to briefly earn top spot in the test bowler rankings.

The family of Charran Hanoman, 9, called ‘Rocky’ of Number 64 Village, Corentyne, who died on Saturday say his death is a great loss.

A New York-based  Guyanese man has been charged over a brutal road rage assault on a Manhattan man on September 29, according a report in yesterday’s New York Post.

 (Reuters) – Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere responded to recent criticism over a photograph of him smoking by scoring the equaliser that rescued a 1-1 draw for the Premier League leaders at West Bromwich Albion yesterday.

Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi on Friday urged the newly-elected president and members of the University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS) to be an active society that will go down in the annals of history as having done something good for the university.

National coach Phillip Fernandes says that compared to previous performances, the Guyana team showed progress and competed better than ever before at the recent Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Cup in Mendoza, Argentina.

Dear Editor, I was in the audience (as a scribe reporting for community publications) last Friday evening at the Queens public meeting where President Donald Ramotar updated the diaspora on the state of affairs in their homeland and fielded questions.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) on Saturday defeated the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) by four wickets to win the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Brainstreet limited overs competition.

Innovative: Calvin Hector, a University of Guyana lecturer stands next to the beginning stages of a housing wall that is made using sand-filled recycled bottles instead of blocks.

Dear Editor, After reading Mr Mohabir Anil Nandlall’s letter ‘The President has untrammelled freedom to assent to and to withhold assent from Bills’ (Stabroek News September 30), I could not help but wonder whether Mr Nandlall was trying to be smart in a context where the opposition is either very lazy or incompetent or both, with a civil society that is practically non-existent, or was it a case of pure contempt for the populace?

By Andy Higginbottom Andy Higginbotham is Secretary of the Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Principal Lecturer at Kingston University, London Editor’s Note: This is an adapted version of an essay that was carried on the 1804 Caribvoices blog (http://1804caribvoices.org)

TRIPOLI/MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – Two U.S. raids in Africa show the United States is pressuring al Qaeda, officials said yesterday, though a failure in Somalia and an angry response in Libya also highlighted Washington’s problems.

Politikles

This week we asked attendees at a University of Guyana event to commemorate the university’s 50th anniversary for their thoughts on this milestone.

Former national junior champion Haifeng Su with six points was the winner of the Diamond Distillers Limited/Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) qualification tournament to identify the eight players to contest the national Closed junior championships which ended on Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

On September 17, 2013, the Minister in the Minis-try of Local Government, Mr Norman Whittaker wrote to Mr Orrin Gordon, the Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Linden notifying him that the government had revoked the Kara Kara road toll.

Two weeks ago, we discussed the issue of conflict of interest.

AIRO,  (Reuters) – At least 44 people were killed during protests across Egypt yesterday, a security source and the state news agency said.

Dear Editor, After a careful examination of the spate of armed robberies and murders that are occurring daily in Guyana, we think that it is time for Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to resign. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Last month’s Cabinet reshuffle may have been a close call for Sport Minister Anil Roberts, as a reliable source said yesterday that the Government had approached former West Indies and T&T cricket captain Brian Lara to be his replacement.