Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

(Trinidad Guardian) A Point Fortin father of six was shot dead early yesterday as he slept with his two sons.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a two-year-old girl yesterday in South Haslington, East Coast Demerara.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1545h yesterday at Onderneeming Public Road, Essequibo Coast, and which resulted in the death of Felix Layne, 66 years, of Onderneeming.

(Trinidad Express) The local government elections have marked a return to tribal politics, the burial of the Congress of the People (COP) and voter migration from the People’s Partnership to Jack Warner’s Independent Liberal Party (ILP) and the People’s National Movement (PNM).

(Trinidad Express) People’s National Movement (PNM) supporters returned home yesterday, taking the party from overwhelming defeat in 2010 to resounding victory.

The 7th annual National Toshaos Council (NTC) meeting opened yesterday with the signing of a US$10.7 million agreement between government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Amerindian land titling and community demarcation.

Inconsistencies between the accounts being given by eyewitnesses and the police about the death of alleged bandit Delon Hawker, fatally shot by lawmen at Mahaicony last Friday, has led his mother to conclude that there is more to his death that is being covered up.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police not to institute any charge against President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisa-tion (GWMO) Simona Broomes.

The family of Romario Gouveia, who was shot by police two Saturdays ago at South Road during an alleged shootout, is now seeking answers after receiving conflicting results of a post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on his body yesterday.

A classy display of spin bowling by Uzzman Nehad who bagged five wickets  and an all-round performance from Man-of-the-series Mehedi Miraj, bamboozled the West Indies U19 team as Bangladesh wrapped up the seven One Day International Under-19 series 4-3 with a 67-run win yesterday at the Everest Sports Club ground.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says further seismic exploration of the Roraima Block is contingent on a longer term resolution to the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United led by a Anthony `Awo’ Abrams’ double, humbled Western Tigers 4-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

Government yesterday granted the main opposition a one-day postponement of a planned meeting of the parliamentary committee handling the reform of the anti-money laundering laws, accusing it of showing scant interest in concluding the work as calls grow for the passage of the amendments before of a crucial country review next month.

Former political prisoner, social activist and agitator Mark Benschop under the rubric of the Independent Party has signalled his intention to contest Local Government Elections in a bid to win the seat of Mayor of Georgetown.

As the man who killed her son two weeks ago remains on the run, even as a wanted bulletin was issued by police for his capture, Karen Hamilton said that her family is getting no justice.

The Insurance Association of Guyana has called on Parliament to address the issues hindering the passage of the anti-money laundering bill as failure to do so puts at risk the integrity of the local financial sector.

(Cricinfo) Younis Khan was baffled by his continued omission from Pakistan’s limited-overs teams.

Stephen Fernandes won the first prize in the open category of the inaugural Janet Jagan Memorial 50 mile Cycle Road Race which was staged on the West Coast of Demerara on Sunday.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr Steve Surujbally said that 14 applications for the vacant position of Chief Elections Officer (CEO) have been received and that the applicants – three of whom are from overseas – will be interviewed in the near future with a view to arriving at a shortlist from which one will be selected.

Jermaine Jervis who holds a wealth of experience in the country’s legal system having worked at the High Court Registry, Court of Appeal and the Guyana Bar Association, was yesterday admitted to the bar.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships continues today with five fixtures at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The rule of having only four fielders in the deep to protect a less than incisive bowling line-up has placed limits on MS Dhoni’s captaincy (Cricinfo) MS Dhoni walked slowly near the boundary of the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium near Hambantota, the notorious wind howling across from the forest behind him.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Conservation International will soon begin a study of the state of food and agriculture in the Rupununi.

Top female cyclist Hazina Bharrat was the best Guyanese performer at the Caribbean Cycling Championships in Curacao last weekend.

A French Guiana national was yesterday fined $30,000 for illegally entering the country after turning himself into the police when he discovered he had no money to get home.

(Reuters) – Opener Tamim Iqbal survived two dropped catches to hit an entertaining 95 as Bangladesh reached 228 for five wickets before rain stopped play after tea on the opening day of the second and final test against New Zealand yesterday.

Defiant tenants continue to occupy the run-down First Federation building on Croal Street and Manget Place, despite a warning issued to vacate the premises.

Emmanuel Lawrie, held by police after allegedly robbing a man of his mobile phone, was yesterday fined for possession of the cannabis found on him during a search.

(Cricinfo) India’s tour of South Africa later this year is all but confirmed, with a formal statement expected in the next 24 hours.

(BBC) Former Middlesex and Sussex batsman Toby Radford has been appointed head coach of Glamorgan.

Berbice academic, attorney-at-law Naomi E Christie was on Friday admitted to the Guyana Bar in the Berbice Supreme Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Serena Williams aims to claim her 11th tournament trophy to round off one of the best years of her career, and warned her opponents at this week’s WTA season-ending championships that she can still improve.

The PPP has formally set up an integrity commission to ensure that its members in public office, at all levels, “maintain the highest level of integrity in the performance of their duties,” General Secretary Clement Rohee has said.

(Cricinfo) South Africa may be without the world’s No.1 batsman and bowler for their must-win second Test against Pakistan. Dale

Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud on Saturday commissioned three key infrastructure projects that will augment the delivery of health care and education in Region Nine.

Dear Editor, Recent references to road construction projects and road erosion problems got my attention. 

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will hold polls for its new chairman under the supervision of an election commission on Nov.

Athmaram Mangar has been sworn as the new commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), filling a vacancy created by the resignation of one of the commission’s latest additions, Jaya Manickchand.

Dear Editor, We write to bring attention to the plight of child survivors of sexual offences whose cases are being heard under the old sexual offences legislation that was in effect prior to the enactment of the ‘new’ Sexual Offences Act in 2010.

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Regional leaders yesterday authorised African troops deployed to Central African Republic to use force if necessary to drive foreign fighters out of the country, which has been plagued by violence.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – American golfer Michelle Wie, who helped her sport win a place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been appointed Youth Olympics ambassador, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday.

(Reuters) – World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey has slammed Jamaican authorities for failing to accommodate an independent audit of their anti-doping regime until next year.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s late bid to secure his customary place in the season-ending ATP World Tour finals began with a routine opening round win over Adrian Mannarino in his home town tournament in Basel yesterday.

Dear Editor, I note with some concern that flood fallowing has been quoted by several sources as a panacea for the ills which plague our sugar cane fields.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said yesterday no date had been set for an international conference on ending his country’s civil war and cast doubt on whether it could succeed if held now.

Two-year-old Mya Evans is said to be well on her way to recovery at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), while Repish Bhagwandin and Savitri Thomas have been discharged following last Friday morning’s accident at Coverden, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Contrary to Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s view there has been no misreading of his article (`The PNC, APNU and National Unity’ – SN 13/10/2013), moving the goal post or uprooting and running off the field with it.

LONDON,  CMC — Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson says he will not risk rushing injured Bermudian striker Nahki Wells back into action despite the English League Two club firing a second successive blank at the weekend in his absence.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc will begin to shield news organizations and human rights groups from cyberattacks as part of a new package of services designed to support “free expression” on the Web, the internet giant said yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run energy company Petrobras joined forces with European oil majors and Chinese rivals yesterday to buy the country’s biggest-ever oil field with a lone bid at the minimum price, a worse-than-expected outcome for a sale designed to launch Brazil as a petroleum power.

LUXEMBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – France summoned the US ambassador yesterday after Le Monde newspaper reported the huge scale of alleged American spying on French citizens, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius calling the revelations unacceptable.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct for his behaviour during a Premier League game against Cardiff City, the FA said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I patronized the Choka Fest at the Indian Cultural Centre on Sunday but the food was a major disappointment.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Nelson Vivas resigned as coach of Argentine first division club Quilmes yesterday after attacking one of his own fans in the stands.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Coca growers in Bolivia ambushed soldiers and police who were destroying illicit crops used to make cocaine, killing one and taking hostages, the government said on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Minister Priya Manickchand has shown strong interest and taken an even stronger position in the Mrs.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said it has recovered what it believes are the remains of Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, who went missing in January after taking off in a small plane from the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean.

(The Sports Xchange) – Center Nerlens Noel, the Philadelphia 76ers’s first-round draft pick, is expected to sit out the entire 2013-2014 season following knee surgery, coach Brett Brown said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Voters from two electoral districts will have to return to the polls today.

Dear Editor, 1.            If and when mothers see their sons with large sums of money and they are not gainfully employed, why do they not ask where the money is coming from, or at least be suspicious? 

Last week’s  official launch of the Micro and Small Business Development Project (the full title of the Project is twice as long) under the watch of the Small Business Bureau is deserving of some measure of commendation if only because of the potential which the project has to enhance the fortunes of the local small business sector.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s human rights record under President Xi Jinping will come under formal international scrutiny today for the first time since he took power, with the main UN rights forum set to hear accusations that the government is expanding a crackdown on dissent.