Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

(Barbados Nation) Attorney-at-law Philip Nicholls has been arrested and charged with theft and money laundering of more than B$500 000.

The Guyana Fire Service today said that its inspection of the First Federation building on September 27, 2013 showed that the structure was a derelict and it either had to be torn down immediately or reconstructed.

Officials of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) this morning met with Ambassadors and High Commissioners from The United States of America, Great Britain, Canada and the Europe Union, a release from the coalition said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American rapper 50 Cent on Monday struck a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for three years’ probation and 30 days of community service after allegedly kicking the mother of his child and destroying her property during a June altercation.

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur said Chinese forest company Bai Shan Lin approached the agency with a view to demonstrating good corporate social responsibility and offered to build the car park now under construction on the Lamaha Railway Embankment.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) retained its GT&T first division national indoor crown, defeating arch rivals Hikers 2-0 on penalty strokes after a locked 5-5 score line at the end of normal time on Sunday.

Voice Recognition Sys-tems are being procured to unburden judges of having to manually record evidence in the Commercial Court, the Appeals Court and the Chief Justice’s Court, Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced yesterday, while declaring the Modernisation of the Justice Administration System (MJAS) project, under which the initiative falls, a success.

Guyana and West Indies Under-19 spinner Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai said yesterday that he was optimistic about successfully utilising the foreign conditions in Bangladesh as the Asian side prepares to host the return U19 series against the West Indies in December.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Azam Bassarath secured a third term as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), when he was re-elected on Saturday.

A young sugar estate employee succumbed yesterday following an accident at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara, one week after he celebrated his 19th birthday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Aggressive middle order batsman, Deandra Dottin, says advice from the world’s leading female cricketer, Stafanie Taylor, helped her achieve her goal of securing the top player award at the just ended Women’s Twenty20 International Tri-nations series on Saturday night.

Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC 1) on Sunday played unbeaten to win the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) third Dilip Budhram Memorial competition in Berbice.

PPP member Kwame Gilbert yesterday said education is more accessible than ever and that CSEC results have demonstrated the strides made in education reform, but added that in the light of dwindling literacy rates there is a need to study what is working and what is not.

The National School of Theatre Arts and Drama last evening held its first convocation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre, which saw the graduation of 12 students on two levels: the certificate in Theatre Arts and, at the higher level, the Diploma in Theatre Arts and Drama.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-1 Bundesliga win over Hoffenheim last week helped by a phantom goal will not be replayed despite the ball going in through a hole in the netting, Germany’s sports court said yesterday.

Totaram Bishum with a match haul 10 for 103 bowled the Demerara Cricket Club to the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s World Incorporated/City Mall first division two day title after they defeated arch rivals the  Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by four points.

As the city grapples with another garbage crisis, Solid Waste Director Walter Narine yesterday said that his department is not properly equipped to handle the situation, which is being partly blamed on the Town Clerk’s decision to sack two collection services.

Director of Prison Dale Erskine, DSM, has proceeded on pre-retirement leave and there have been several administrative changes as a result.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- A 13-member squad was named yesterday to represent the West Indies women against England women in a three-match One Day International (ODI) series which begin here today.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Trophy Stall sponsored Over-40 20-overs-a-side competition is scheduled to commence tomorrow at several venues across Demerara, after a hiatus of several years.

Riddim Squad overcame Mahaica Determinators on penalty kicks when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

The ease of doing business in Guyana continues to slide with the latest report ranking this country at 115 out of 189 countries, one place down from its 114 rank last year.

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)/YOLO Entertainment Super Sevens Basketball Challenge officially opened on Sunday at the Burnham Court, Parade Ground.

The body of the 13-year-old girl who jumped off a boat she was travelling in on the Berbice River has been recovered.

Grove Hi-Tech defeated Santos 4-2 from kicks from the penalty mark following a tied 2-2 score line at the end of normal time when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Sunday.

The performance of High Court judges is very inadequate, Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh said yesterday while noting that timeliness in the delivery of decisions is critical to the judicial system.

The second leg of the 11th South American 10 km Road Classic which was scheduled to run off this Sunday in Suriname seems to be in a limbo.

Monedderlust FC were crowned the champions of the Starlight Generation Entertainment Berbice Cup Knockout Football tournament, defeating Rosignol United 2-1 at the No.

A prime plot of land, located between the Guyana Stores and Courts buildings on Main Street, Georgetown is up for sale and the public might soon see another mega store on Main Street as the land is attracting serious interest.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia have received a major boost less than a month before the start of the Ashes with the news that captain Michael Clarke will return to action for New South Wales today, subject to a final fitness test on his injured back.

Police are investigating the shooting of 37-year-old Troy Bacchus, who is currently in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

(Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad has defended his decision not to walk in the most controversial incident of the first Ashes series this year, suggesting the huge row blew up because Australia had “wasted” their two referrals.

Dear Editor, The issue is sufficiently important to warrant more than the cursory commentaries (`CCWU says no to contract workers’ SN  24th October, 2013) by contending trade unionists.

The Tucville woman who was stabbed repeatedly by an ex-partner remains in a stable but critical condition in the Georgetown Public Hospital, a relative has said.

(Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder compiled a well-crafted century in his first match since surviving an assault that left him in a coma with serious head injuries.

Two men were yesterday placed on $80,000 bail each when they appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate Court.

Dear Editor In a letter (`The gov’t needs to stop talking and start listening to the Indigenous Peoples’ SN October 25, 2013), Mr DaCosta criticised the way we treat Amerindian peoples in Guyana.

A police report concerning the death of two-year-old Kimanie Watson has been drafted and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice, a police source at the Cove and John Police Station said.

KOLKATA, India, CMC– A new venue has been announced for the three-day warm-up fixture between the touring West Indies Cricket team and Uttar Pradesh, scheduled to begin on Thursday.

As legislative bodies within the Commonwealth group of countries continue to change, they must examine themselves to determine if they are meeting the needs of those they represent and resolve to make changes wherever required, according to Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly Raphael Trotman.

Dear Editor, The citizens/workers of this country do not want to see passing of the Amendment to the  Anti- Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill and the President’s assent, just so it can be said that  Guyana has honoured the said November 2013 Caribbean Financial Action Task Force deadline.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House moved yesterday to reassure US allies and Americans concerned about the sweeping nature of the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices by acknowledging that more constraints are needed to ensure that privacy rights are protected.

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian legislator at the heart of a spending scandal yesterday accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being involved in a cover-up deal, deepening a crisis that has engulfed the Conservative government.

Relatives of a 25-year-old missing man are worried about the prospects of finding him since it has been more than a month since they last saw him.

Dear Editor, I have seen with mixed feelings a recent reappearance of talk about reparations.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Serena Williams capped off a season to remember by capturing her fourth WTA Championship title with a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Li Na on Sunday.

LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hurricane strength winds battered northern Europe yesterday, killing more than a dozen people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Former South Africa coach Gary Kirsten is to make a surprise return to the national team just months after he resigned by rejoining as a “batting mentor,” Cricket South Africa said on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to express my shock and disappointment at the revelations expressed in the letter `A dog’s life’ by Syeada Manbodh in your October 28, 2013 issue.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces killed two people believed to be involved in a string of attacks on electrical installations at the weekend and captured three more, the government said yesterday.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago has captured its highest medal count ever in the World Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships which climaxed in Brazil on Sunday.

Guyana needs to begin frontally discussing sexual and reproductive health issues with children since the reality of not doing so has seen young women losing their lives pursuing illegal abortions.

The first batch of graduates of the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama pose with President Donald Ramotar (centre), Al Creighton (left), and Colonel Linden Ross (right) (Photo by Arian Browne)

(Trinidad Guardian) – T&T will sign an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on December 31, the Central Bank has said.

Dear Editor, I am heartened  to hear from sources close to Takuba Lodge that the UK High Commissioner Laleshwar Singh has decided to demit his seeming ‘job for life’ in 2014 after two plus decades in post.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s newly elected conservative government is upholding the ban on China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd tendering for work on the country’s $38 billion National Broadband Network (NBN), the attorney-general said today.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans are taking advantage of the loosening of travel restrictions this year to go abroad in record numbers, the government said yesterday, with the tally of travellers rising by 35 per cent since a new law took effect in January.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil, seeking to shield its citizens from alleged US spying, is pushing ahead with its plan to force global Internet companies to store data obtained from Brazilian users inside the country, according to a draft of the law seen by Reuters.

The rebuilt East Street Nursery School was commissioned yesterday and Education Minister Priya Manickchand boasted that both the new building and the teaching within its walls are meeting international standards.

Dear Editor, Can the relevant authorities kindly inform the residents of Hadfield Street between Louisa Row and Winter Place if this area has been designated a new bus park?

MIAMI, Florida – Members of the West Indies team had a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they got front court seats to see the Miami Heat play basketball.

Dear Editor, Dr Tarron Khemraj, unlike the many faceless bloggers who hide behind pseudonyms because they do not have the courage of conviction to declare their identity, is man enough to show his name and  picture against his comments on my recent letter `How credible is Dr Rose now as a messenger’ in the Stabroek News of October 26, 2013.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica defeated Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 to win the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women’s Under-20 Tournament here on Sunday.

New bar admission: New attorney Clevaun Humphrey was yesterday admitted to the bar.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Observer) — A Saudi man has done a remake of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” in response to Saudi Arabia’s ban of women driving motor vehicles.

(Reuters) – Penn State University agreed to pay $59.7 million to 26 victims of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, settling the bulk of claims in a major step to move beyond a scandal that upended one of US college football’s most lucrative teams.

From the controversy and protests that attended the outcome of the April 19 general elections that won him the country’s presidency, to the current consumer goods shortages that have brought his administration the kind of domestic and international criticism that it could have done without so early in its tenure, Nicolas Maduro’s six-month old political administration has been experiencing a bumpy ride.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says that Guyana’s environmental realities will continue to degenerate unless the Government of Guyana (GoG) produces a comprehensive National Environment Strategy but government says the coalition’s statements are “poorly-advised and partisan”.