Daily Archive: Friday, October 11, 2013

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States defeated the Reggae Boyz 2-0 in Kansas City tonight to kill all hopes of Jamaica reaching the Brazil 2014 World Cup finals.

(Trinidad Express) Surinamese national Edmund Muntslag, who is wanted in the United States on allegations of conspiracy to smuggle ten kilogrammes of cocaine into that country, was yesterday denied bail.

A brief temblor said to be of around 6.2 on the Richter Scale struck around 10.13 pm tonight off Venezuela and was felt in Trinidad, Georgetown and other parts of Guyana.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc today apologised for the extended outage experienced by its customers within South Ruimveldt Gardens, Roxanne Burnham Gardens and East & West Ruimveldt areas yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with two recent killings.

Thick smoke issuing from the fire at Ogle today.  A bond belonging to Beepat’s and several houses were hit by fire.

The police say they are investigating the death of Chris Allicock,30 years, of Aruka River Mouth North West District, which occurred on Sunday October 06, 2013.

Beepat’s bond located at Temple Street, Ogle, East Coast Demerara and at least two houses are on fire, residents and fire officials have confirmed.

A Venezuela frigate yesterday shadowed a research vessel for a US oil explorer in Guyana’s waters and later forced it to the Venezuelan island of Margarita where it is presently detained, sparking a strong protest from Guyana.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said it is instituting wind-up proceedings against security company COPS (Guyana) and the holding company for the local KFC operations, Friendship Hotel and Restaurant Holdings over large outstanding tax sums.

OSLO, (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog charged with overseeing destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile during a civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize today.

Guyana will from this year begin implementing measures to phase out the use of mercury in mining, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

By Erica Williams A businessman and a real estate agent were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged over 36 kilos of cocaine and a quantity of ammunition found at a house at Ogle earlier in the year.

A Bartica boat captain, hailed as a hero by passengers, yesterday died after being snared underwater by his lifejacket when his boat capsized in the rough Cuyuni Rapids.

The dredging of the Demerara River needs to be boosted to 24 hours a day as it is clear that the routine dredging that is currently practised in the river channel is insufficient to optimise the use of ocean-going ships of Port Georgetown, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday moved to the courts in an attempt to recover more than $52M in rates and interest it says is owed from 1996 to present and among those targeted are Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram and the owners of Kaieteur News.

A former cycling champion of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice fell to his death from the top of a coconut tree around 8 am yesterday.

An SUV which was transporting Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill and four other passengers crashed yesterday morning while travelling along the Linden-Kwakwani dirt road on the way to Aroaima, Berbice River.

The assailant in the killing of a Hosanna Street, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice teenager has been taken into custody.

Eight pioneering women in the aviation industry were honoured for their outstanding contribution to the local aviation sector in Guyana on Wednesday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers’ Mess, Camp Ayanganna as the first Women in Aviation Stamp Series was launched and unveiled by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) on Wednesday celebrated several achievements, including the introduction of the InstaPay bill payment system, at observances to mark the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 44th World Post Day.

Orlando Fitzgerald and his 17-year-old son Jesse, who were reportedly shot dead by Venezuelan soldiers in the Spanish speaking territory one week ago, were yesterday buried  after a simple funeral service at Wauna, North West District (NWD).

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Stafanie Taylor unleashed an amazing display with bat and ball to reinforce her ranking as the world’s leading all-rounder in women’s cricket and guided West Indies to a convincing 95 run win over New Zealand here yesterday.

Oasis Café yesterday celebrated eight years since opening its doors at Carmichael Street, Georgetown.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Indian Sachin Tendulkar, the world’s most prolific international run-scorer, will retire after playing his 200th test match at home against West Indies next month.

Minister of Public Works and Communication Robeson Benn yesterday declined to give his account of an incident which occurred on Sunday when it is alleged he ordered police to throw Andrew Livingston in the lock-ups for heckling him.

President Donald Ramotar says the lack of cooperation from opposition parties is hindering progress on development projects vital for Guyana’s transformation and vowed to bring them to fruition, at a town hall style meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

HUBLI, India,  CMC- West Indies A are struggling against India A who have taken control on the second day of their third unofficial test at Hubli Cricket Ground.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) on Tuesday donated a trophy and a medallion to the Retired Teachers group for the New Amsterdam and East Canje Education district.

Fans of the Bangladesh and West Indies under-19 teams are eagerly anticipating the third of seven ODI matches set for today, after the tourists used the willow and the leather to trounce the WI by 63 runs levelling the series 1-1 in the second game played on Wednesday.

Boxing fans get ready, the long-awaited 30th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card featuring three Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champions is just two days away.

Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United edged BK Western Tigers 2-0 in the feature contest of the beginning of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Players Cup quarterfinal round at the Tucville Community ground on Wednesday.

The first semi-final of the 2013 Universal DVD First Division T20 Cricket Competition held in Berbice between Group A winners Albion Community Centre and Group B runners-up West Berbice, is scheduled to bowl off tomorrow at Albion.

The quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Players Cup continues today with an exciting double header at the Tucville Community Centre ground.

On Thursday afternoon last, GuyExpo XV was declared open by President Donald Ramotar, who, along with the various other functionaries, said his piece about the event being billed as the country’s premier trade show.

Riddim Squad FC crushed Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 3-0 in the opening quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Assoc-iation (GFA) Players Cup at the Tucville Community ground on Wednesday.

A near interminable wait for the launch of the US$10 million Micro and Small Enterprise Development (MSED) Project comes to an end on Monday with the unveiling of the first phase of the project by President Donald Ramotar at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal.

For all the vigorous and, frankly, fanciful and far-fetched efforts of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) to sell GuyExpo XV as a flawless success, it is patently obvious that nothing can be further from the truth.

Action continues today with a double-header in Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)/Trophy Stall Championships after the Kashif and Shanghai Kings defeated the Half Mile Bulls 56-42 in Wednesday’s game at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.

Dear Editor, As a stakeholder in the National Insurance Scheme and one who never stopped paying since I started as an apprentice, I am very much disturbed that as a nation we can allow such a well thought out Scheme to reach to this state in its 44th year.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – An apocryphal story freely circulated about Sachin Tendulkar holds that for most of his career India’s selectors never debated his place in the national team.

(Reuters) – Little-known facts about Sachin Tendulkar, who announced yesterday he was retiring from all forms of cricket after playing his 200th test against West Indies next month.

Dear Editor, In response to a letter dated October 9 titled ‘Unsolicited advertisements on Digicel phones an annoyance’, please note that we have contacted our customer Mr Sheldon A McDonald and amicably resolved the matter.

For the past ten years a determined group of women have been journeying by boat, tractor and trailer, truck and Canter to Georgetown and to GuyExpo.

Nandkishore Andrews is one of those exhibitors whom we were desperately hoping would put in an appearance at GuyExpo XV.

Dear Editor, Julian Giddings of CMC’s Carib Vision of Monday, 7 October 2013, must be forgiven for assuming in his interview with our Minister of Agriculture, that the good ‘doctor’ knew anything substantive about his subject.

(Reuters) – A tenth-wicket stand of 127 between BJ Watling (103) and Trent Boult (52 not out) helped New Zealand to a first innings total of 469 on the second day of the opening match in a two-test series against Bangladesh yesterday.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Pegasus Hotel Robert Badal has said that the unfolding circumstances of the Marriott Hotel have given rise to the need for President Donald Ramotar to mount an enquiry into the project “without delay”.

(Reuters) – Fifth seed Roger Federer was dumped out of the Shanghai Open, losing to Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the third round yesterday, while top seed Novak Djokovic progressed.

Dear Editor, After being out of the limelight for a while former President Mr Jagdeo is increasingly making public statements.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – More than six million requests for World Cup tickets were made during the first sales period that ended yesterday.

For Zarinah Hameed GuyExpo XV provided a timely opportunity to show her creations to a wider audience while simultaneously broadening her client base.

Dear Editor, I did a water colour painting of the church of St James the Less in David Street, Kitty in the late 1960s.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Young Brazil playmaker Neymar has improved since leaving Santos for Barcelona in June and could go on to become the best player in the world, according to compatriot Ronaldo.

It takes Joyce Lawrence three days to travel from Aishalton in the South Rupununi to get to GuyExpo.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- The first ever international women’s tri-nation series hosted in the Caribbean will be broadcast live on television across the region, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, For about one week there had been a disruption of the regular programmes of both radio and television in Linden with all kinds of music on the radio filling the gap continuously, twenty-four seven without a single word.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican leaders appeared ready to end a political crisis that has shuttered much of the U.S.

The lure of gold has given rise to a devil-may-care attitude in some sections of the mining industry and in an overwhelming number of instances, is responsible for the loss of life, Administrative Coordinator of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Colin Sparman told Stabroek Business on Monday.

(BBC) Yuvraj Singh, playing in his first international since January, scored an unbeaten 77 as India beat Australia yesterday by six wickets in their Twenty20 meeting in Rajkot.

A trainee policeman was yesterday charged with assault after allegedly using a hot iron to burn a fellow officer.

An autopsy performed on the body of Hampshire business Devindra “Dave” Deodat has confirmed that he died from shock and haemorrhage due to gunshots.

Dear Editor, The Weldaad Magistrate’s Court needs two fans overhead and the Magistrate needs one.

At 34, John Lewis bares the persona of an experienced businessman without appearing burdened by the responsibility.

Lack of funding has been a setback for the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) but according to its deputy chairperson Rosemary Benjamin-Noble it is still pushing forward and will soon be embarking on an education campaign in school to teach children about their rights.

(Reuters) – A one-year-old filly has been sold at auction for a world record 5.25 million pounds ($8.36 million).

BAKU,  (Reuters) – Opponents of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said yesterday  they would go to court to challenge his election to a third term, rejecting the result of a vote that international monitors said was seriously flawed.

Dear Editor, Mr Annan Boodram’s letter, “Politics in Guyana is reactive because survival is the name of the game,’ (SN, October 8), is invaluable because it is firstly a reflection of the shaping of the social psychology of many Indo-Guyanese, and secondly it shows just how difficult it will be for an Afro-Guyanese to win over Indian votes, even Brigadier Granger who satisfies all the virtues as prescribed in the Vedic literature.

Dear Editor,   The PNC has reverted to their old ways over the last two years.

A 19-year-old from Tucville is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital nursing a gunshot wound to his right side just above his hip after he was confronted  by six men, two of whom were armed with firearms on Wednesday evening.

(Reuters) – The 2013-14 PGA Tour season began in cool, calm conditions at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California with yesterday’s opening round of the Frys.com

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – When news broke at dawn yesterday that Libya’s prime minister had been seized by gunmen from his Tripoli hotel, it looked as if Islamist militants might have pulled off a spectacular and potentially bloody coup.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 532’s trading results showed consideration of $2,189,173 from 10,163 shares traded in 9 transactions as compared to session 531 which showed consideration of $23,746,708 from 105,266 shares traded in 9 transactions. 

Two Guyanese Girl Guides have been elected to new office-bearing status for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Western Hemisphere Region.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. on Tuesday met with an OAS team on the implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption)   National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB)   The NTPAB was established by section 16 of the Public Procurement Act 2003 as an agency that reports to the Minister of Finance.

Norman Girvan, Irwin LaRocque and Sir Dennis Byron, three prominent Caribbean personalities, have all been in the news in the past couple of weeks, signalling another upsurge of interest in the health of the regional integration process.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Frank Maloney, mentor of former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, has retired after spending more than 30 years in boxing as a manager and promoter.

Dear Editor, For the last three years, a group of mostly female Hindu students of Indo-Caribbean descent have gotten together and formed a Hindu Club and the first ever Mandir on a campus in New York City amongst the City Universities.

While most local wood products’ manufacturers embrace the ambition of capturing lucrative overseas markets, the  Hauraruni Agricultural Development Company (HADCO) Farm and Sawmill Incorporated is proceeding in the opposite direction.

Pity that in Guyana – and the world – of today, the issues as reflected in my lead caption attract national attention to the extent that they impact on the quality of citizens’ lives in terms of security and comfort.

STOCKHOLM/TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canadian Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for her tales of the struggles, loves and tragedies of women in small-town Canada that made her what the award-giving committee called the “master of the contemporary short story.”

(Barbados Nation) After being hit by a massive bank card heist last week, commercial bank say they will unilaterally and immediately block credit and debit card accounts on which they suspect suspicious activity.