Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Indranauth Haralsingh along with the contestants of the Miss Leguan Nite pageant and Philomena Chintamani, head of the Cultural Committee of Leguan.

A fire in the Eccles Industrial Estate tonight completely destroyed the factory of Comfort Sleep Mattress Company and threatened to consume surrounding structures as firemen battled to douse the flames.

Rafena Mustapha, one of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) top performers, whose 15 distinctions earned her the Caribbean award in humanities, today met President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President.

Water Street businessman Randy Jagdeo appeared in court today before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with the murder of biker Kirk Davis.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown is entering rehab “to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior,” the singer’s representatives said on Tuesday, after Brown was arrested and charged with assault over the weekend.

(Trinidad Express) A Guyanese woman and her ailing two-year-old son, a Trinidad national, were deported hours after the child was discharged from a Trinidad hospital on Monday night.

Rice production levels so far this year have reached 514,000 tons, shattering last year’s record of 422,000 tons, which until October 21st was the highest yield seen in Guyana’s history, says Agriculture Minister Leslie Ramsammy.

A man who attempted to smuggle some 3.360 kilogrammes of cocaine sewn into two girdles he was wearing was busted at the JFK Airport last Thursday, where he touched down on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana.

The Head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday defended an arrangement with a Chinese firm for the construction of a car park on the Lamaha Street embankment amid concerns about the propriety of the arrangement.

By Jeff Trotman Linden’s Interim Manage-ment Committee (IMC) plans to reopen the Kara Kara toll booth next Monday, despite a recent decision by the government to revoke it.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against the seven men accused of murdering Meten-Meer-Zorg businessman Zulficar Namdar will begin on November 5.

With government and the opposition continually clashing over legislative drafting and vetting, former Clerk Frank Narain says the time may have come for the National Assembly to have its own legal counsel.

Orpheus Johnson, accused of the 2009 murder of Brendon Charles, was yesterday freed in the High Court by Justice James Bovell-Drakes after a no-case submission was upheld in his favour.

A man yesterday tried to attack his mother just moments after being sentenced to 12 months in jail for punching her in the face.

Godfrey Lammy, 62, was yesterday arraigned on an attempted murder charge, days after he allegedly slashed the throat of his former partner.

This weekend’s Digicel sponsored Guyana Open golf tournament promises to be the biggest thus far.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- Opening batsman Chris Gayle says he plans to make a big impression with the bat when West Indies play India in a two-test series starting next week Wednesday.

A young man was killed after the blade of a grinding machine he was working on broke off and struck him in the stomach, piercing his heart on Sunday at Victoria, East Coast Demerara.

Several days after the body of a 27-year-old farmer was extricated from the Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River, investigations are still being conducted to determine how he died.

Three men are now remanded prisoners after being accused of the gunpoint robbery at Aranka backdam, in which raw gold and cash were stolen.

A security guard will be spending the next two years in jail after he was found guilty of having an illegal gun and ammunition in his possession.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied any irregularities in the provision of consular services to Guyanese residing in St Maarten, in response to an article published in the St Maarten News Network (SMN) which it says seeks to discredit Consul General of Guyana to Barbados Michael Brotherson.

Another batch of solar panels for the hinterland seems in the making soon as the Office of the President yesterday received bids for the supply and delivery of same.

Football’s most coveted crown, the FIFA World Cup Trophy will be arriving on local shores today as part of the penultimate stage of the Caribbean leg of the third ever Coca-Cola World Cup Trophy Tour.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday dismissed the case against a Werk-en-Rust woman accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on her spouse after the man declined to give evidence in the matter.

Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba and the Mayor and City Councillors remain at an impasse over the reinstatement of waste management contractors Cevon’s and Darthmouth Rentals, whose services she terminated earlier this month.

The National Assembly recently sent its Public Relations Officer Oneika Walton and its Systems Development Officer Deo Dookie to a the workshop on information and communication technology (ICT) Strategic Planning and the use of Social Media in Parliaments in Montevideo, Uruguay.

West Indies ‘A’ middle-order batsman Assad Fudadin yesterday said that the recently concluded tour of India was a dream come true and he relished the opportunity to play with some of the world’s top cricketers.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited rewarded seven RightStart account holders who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment 2013, in a ceremony at Queen’s College, during the school assembly on October 25, 2013. 

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Retired England soccer star David Beckham has chosen Miami for a new U.S.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced that cabinet has given no objections to six contracts, including one valued US$80,000 for services linked to the development of terminals at the country’s ports of entry.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has completed his recovery from injury and could feature as a substitute in Wednesday’s La Liga match at home to Sevilla, coach Carlo Ancelotti said yesterday.

(Reuters) – England brushed aside any concerns surrounding captain Alastair Cook’s availability for the upcoming Ashes series in Australia despite the opening batsman’s decision to skip a practice session yesterday due to a sore back.

Over 1,200 families drew their house lot numbers for the housing scheme at Lust-en-Rust, Region Three, at the Ministry of Housing’s sixth One Stop Shop for 2013 last Friday.

Dear Editor, How do you apologize almost 35 years later? This is my humble attempt to do just that.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC– Reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will headline Barbados’ Dream Cup opening next month.

Already dealing with the loss of her farm after an apparent attack less than a month ago, Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice farmer Amaloon Bickram on Friday received news that ten of her cows were slaughtered and their heads, intestines and skins left behind.

A man charged with assaulting his common-law wife was on Monday ordered by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry to attend counselling sessions at the Help and Shelter.

Dear Editor, I would like to take a few minutes to comment on a startling letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News `The dog should have been released to continue its life’  by Learie Barclay. 

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Richard Gasquet kept his ATP World Tour finals hopes alive when he overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-7(6) 6-3 to reach the Paris Masters third round as fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out of the race yesterday.

The St Kitts and Nevis Education Minister has challenged practitioners in the field of statistics to demystify it to young people in the Caribbean and to find creative ways to expose them to the subject.

An elderly man was shot and injured early on Monday morning when he tried to resist gunmen during a robbery.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The first One Day International (ODI) between West Indies Women and England Women was abandoned yesterday because of persistent rain.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to actions by APNU during its press conference held on Friday, October 25, 2013 to deflect attention from their failure to support the Government’s calls for sustainable development and advancement of a Green Economy.

The Ministry of Health’s outreach on the weekend at Maria’s Pleasure Primary School, Wakenaam, provided services such as general medical checkup, screening for cervical cancer by visual inspection using acetic acid (VIA), eye and blood pressure testing, and blood donation.

(Trinidad Guardian) President Anthony Carmona says society has been producing “yes” men and women.

Dear Editor, I am responding to Mr. Ronald Bulkan’s letter (`T&T PM said that the UNC would not negotiate with criminals’ SN Oct 27) in which he accuses me of “suffering from a full-blown panic attack” (of what – he did not say) and for “commencing the beating of well-known tribal drums”.

(Cricinfo) Rubel Hossain’s six-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, turned the first One Day International in Mirpur yesterday on its head, helping Bangladesh to defeat New Zealand by 43 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ports in Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico took top prizes in this year’s Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) annual Caribbean Port Awards.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja has been handed the chance to audition for an Ashes place after being named in the Australia A side to face England two weeks before the first test.

Dear Editor, We at Pro Guyana read the letter entitled `How credible is Dr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare after reports that thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.

By Roxaine Smith, Norman Manley Law School In the CCJ case Frank Gibson v The Attorney General [2010] CCJ 3 (AJ) the CCJ clarified the full meaning of what is a fair trial.

Walter Bunting was yesterday sentenced to 36 months in jail after he was found guilty of attempting to traffic 21 grammes of cannabis.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– The world’s leading women’s cricketer, Stafanie Taylor, says she plans to continue working to improve her game despite achieving an unprecedented feat in international cricket.Taylor,

Over the last few weeks Trinidad & Tobago has been at fever pitch, with campaigning for local government elections, now over, and a parliamentary bye-election  due  on November 4th in the constituency of Barataria.

Dear Editor, Upon reading the story captioned ‘File on abused 2-yr-old sent to DPP’ published on Tuesday 29th October 2013 on p 16, I felt compelled to make a public comment.   

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing’s first major suicide attack searched yesterday for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang after three people suspected to be from the restive region drove an SUV into a crowd at Tiananmen Square and set it on fire.

There has been much justifiable condemnation of the position taken by Ms.

Politikles

Magistrate Judy Latchman granted self bail to a man charged with using abusive language against his neighbour, after he pleaded not guilty to the offence in court.

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