Daily Archive: Thursday, October 24, 2013

Seven persons, including five children under the age of 18, are now homeless after a fire razed their Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara home this morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) The data related to gender-based violence is alarming, with homicides due to domestic violence second only to gang murders. Making

President Donald Ramotar yesterday announced an increase in the stipend for toshaos of Amerindian villages.

At about 0350h. today, police say that Christopher Wayne, 22 years, of Callender Street, Albouystown, was about to enter his premises when he was confronted by two men on bicycles.

(Reuters) Singer Manna Dey, whose versatile voice charmed fans of Bollywood cinema for more than 60 years, died in Bangalore today, a hospital spokesman said.

A 47-year-old East Coast Demerara woman was yesterday discovered dead by neighbours, hours after allegedly being severely beaten by her spouse and her family says that given the abuse she faced in the past it was a tragedy waiting to happen.

Grave concern has been expressed by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) over a statement by APNU executive Joseph Harmon that the coalition was putting banks on notice that it considered the Marriott Hotel project unjustified and would therefore not honour any commitments made in relation to it by the government or its partners.

In less than a week, a second East Coast family has come forward to detail their terror at being ambushed at gunpoint after returning home from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

In the absence of opposition members, government representatives on Tuesday concluded the select committee work on the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Amendment Bill, which is to be re-tabled in the National Assembly once its preparation is completed.

A phone from a robbery in West Berbice on Friday morning was found on Delon Hawker, the Alness man whose killing by police following another robbery later that day at Mahaicony has fuelled controversy.

A 56-year-old Essequibo woman is now battling for her life in the Burn Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital after suffering first degree burns in a fire suspected to have been started by her lover who subsequently poisoned himself to death.

The government/UNDP agreement for the US$10.7M Amerindian land titling project came under protest yesterday by dozens of Amerindians led by the Amerindian People’s Association (APA), which says the recognition of the use of some traditional lands is still to be resolved.

The jury foreman in the Lusignan massacre trial, banned for life from jury duty after failing to disclose he was a long term client of Nigel Hughes, who was the attorney for one of the accused, was later a client of the chambers of current Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the AFC revealed yesterday.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday will be deciding on which of the 14 applicants for the post of Chief Election Officer will make the cut on the shortlist as the body seeks to replace  Gocool Boodoo.

The Ministry of Agricul-ture plans to take the livestock sector to new heights through investment and research in livestock husbandry, the completion of the US$2.5M veterinary lab and the development of a small ruminant farm.

The second staging of Mr. and Miss Flex Night Berbice will be held on Saturday at the Corentyne Comprehensive High School in Ankerville, Port Mourant.

Procurement officers have undergone training on best-practices for assessing bids for big projects funded by development banks, in-cluding the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, has pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals.

National rifle shooting captain Mahendra  Persaud defied the elements to win last Sunday’s third Recorded Shoot at the Timehri Rifle ranges.

Guyana Basketball Association Federation (GABF) General Secretary Michael Burnett stated that the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will continue to be officially suspended until they accept the federation’s decision of uplifting the ban on Retrieve Raiders national centre Dwayne Roberts.

An Essequibo man was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with chopping a man who owed him money.

All rounder Devon Clements struck a match-winning half-century and took three wickets as Bermine defeated West Berbice by 26 runs Sunday to win the 2013 Universal DVD first division T20 competition.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand joined students and staff at a simple ceremony held at the Fort Wellington Secondary School on Monday to commission a new wing that has been added to the building.

Azimuth Resources, the owner of Australian Company Pharsalus Gold Inc., has recently sold over the company to Troy Resources Limited.

The Caribbean Farmers Network (CaFAN) is urging local small farmers to demand that the Ministry of Agriculture do more to ensure that Guyanese produce gets freer access to regional markets.

Hikers Cadets crushed Old Fort by 8-4 margin in their first division matchup when action in the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships continued at the National Gymnasium on Tuesday.

Bankers at Scotiabank’s Robb Street branch are hosting their annual cake sale on Saturday in aid of programmes aimed at eradicating breast cancer.

National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed will resume his cycling calendar on Saturday at the National Park with the staging of the second annual Payless Variety Store 11-race cycle programme.

A confident 10-member outfit of under-18 lawn tennis players departed for French Guiana yesterday to compete in the three-day Inter Guiana Games which serves off tomorrow.

The Shameer Baksh Memorial U17 competition produced outstanding all-round performance from the county’s Under-15 cricketers in the first two rounds of its fixtures played over the weekend across the ancient county of Berbice.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) overcame Old Fort 6-3 in their veterans divisional fixture when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB)/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) National Indoor Hockey Championships continued at the National Gymnasium on Tuesday with president of the Guyana Hockey Board Philip Fernandes netting a helmet-trick.

Eusi Dusbury, accused of threatening a woman and exposing his genitals to her, was yesterday ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

  A pork knocker, accused of assaulting his uncle, was released on bail yesterday after denying the charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

By Shara Reid, Norman Manley Law School   Sandy Lane Hotel Co.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a sore subject just as relations between the two countries improve after years of suspicion over Afghanistan and the U.S.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Trophy will be arriving in Guyana next Wednesday.

Dear Editor, On the evening of October 13, my daughter and I visited my granddaughter who lives in Cummings Lodge.

Alex Abram Weeks, 18, caught during the violent robbery of a policewoman, was yesterday fined $75,000 after admitting to the crime.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – As Yu Qiyi’s interrogation entered its 39th day, officials from the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog debated how to get a confession out of the detained man, the chief engineer at a state-owned firm in eastern Wenzhou city.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education wishes to thank Mr. GHK Lall for bringing to its attention through the Stabroek News by way of a letter in its columns `Minister Manickchand should address the concerns of this weeder’ (SN Oct 22, 2013) , the non-payment for weeding services provided by Mr.

Dear Editor, Permit me a handful of quick questions on this latest farce from the PPP concerning its own ‘integrity commission.’

(Reuters) – Corey Anderson smashed his first test century as New Zealand reached 419 for eight against Bangladesh to take a first innings lead of 137 on the third day of the second and final test in Dhaka  yesterday.

Dear Editor,    The letter by Mr. Mark Dacosta titled `The Government should start implementing the recommendations of the Disciplined Forces report in order to tackle crime’ SN 18 Oct 2013, is so important that apart from complimenting him, every household irrespective of any affiliation should secure a copy and share it with friends  so that we all urge the government to act now. 

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s key resource, its agricultural soils, are being depleted by lack of crop rotation as soy farming encroaches on areas once used for corn, wheat and cattle grazing, according to local experts and a government source.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Manchester City’s Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure said he was the victim of racist abuse from the stands during his side’s 2-1 Champions League victory away at CSKA Moscow yesterday.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee in collaboration with the Queen’s College Allied Arts department will be hosting a day of sports at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue on Saturday from 9:00hrs.

The Guyana Energy Agency and other stakeholders recently participated in an ECLAC training workshop on energy efficiency and renewable energies.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- Stand-in captain Jenny Gunn and all-rounder Natalie Sciver exploded in a combined bowling offensive as England stormed back to annihilate New Zealand by 19 runs in the fifth match of the Women’s Twenty20 International Tri-Series on Tuesday at Kensington Oval here.

Dear Editor, In recent weeks we have witnessed a police crackdown on serious crimes involving firearm use, in some instances lethal force being an inevitable factor.

(The Sports Xchange) – The NBA Finals is returning to a 2-2-1-1-1 format in a change unanimously approved yesterday by the owners during their meetings in New York.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times of Wednesday, October 16, 2013 reported on a trade union clash over contract workers.

FLORIDA, CMC- West Indies batsman Kieran Powell says he is anxious to partner with veteran Shiv Chanderpaul for a significant milestone in his test playing career when the series against India get underway next month.

In the face of stunning failures at State level to transform our nation, we must applaud the few citizens who envision and lead private initiatives to make a defining difference for Guyanese.

Dear Editor,   This is just a reminder that that US Diversity Visa Lottery Programme (DV-2015) is accepting applications for the Green Card Lottery.

(Reuters) – Leg spinner Imran Tahir grabbed five wickets to put South Africa in control of the second test as Pakistan collapsed to 99 all out on the opening day in Dubai yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is ready to support an opposition proposal to increase a planned tax on junk food, the party’s leader in the Senate said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   The Local Government institutions in Region Two  are crashing, another councillor and chairman of the Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has resigned following alleged mismanagement of the council’s affairs.

A new series of advertisements intended to spark constructive dialogue globally on the twin issues of women’s empowerment and equality has taken on proportions that possibly were never envisaged when the concept was floated.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) for the first time in the history of the Department  has employed females as part of its cadet training, a statement from MARAD said yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gay rights activists from the Jamaica Anti-Homophobia Stand group, Tuesday night, staged a protest in New York City against a speech given by Jamaica’s former Prime Minister Bruce Golding at the Schomburg Center.

(Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook says his side accepts their role as favourites as they chase a fourth consecutive Ashes series victory over Australia for the first time in over 100 years.

(Barbados Nation) A British visitor is demanding an apology from the Immigration Department for what he calls the embarrassing and humiliating ordeal which his Vincentian girlfriend was put through when she arrived at Grantley Adams International Airport last Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) The brother of Congress of the People (COP) leader Prakash Ramadhar yesterday renewed his call on the COP leader to resign and for the party to remove itself from the People’s Partnership.