Daily Archive: Monday, November 18, 2013

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shouted at hecklers and nearly knocked down a city councillor in a raucous meeting today as the City Council debated imposing further limits on Ford’s power.

At about 2200h. last night, police say Leon Madramootoo, 21 years, of Kingelly Village, WCB, was driving an ATV, accompanied by another man, along a trail at Warudi Backdam, Cuyuni River, when they were confronted by three men.

At about 2045h. last night Sunday November17, 2013, Anand Singh, 35 years of Bath Settlement, WCB, was struck down by a motor vehicle while walking along the Public Road at Bath Settlement.

Part of the crowd at the annual Christmas tree light-up at Rahaman’s Park on Sunday.

Officer Cadets rappelling from the Bell 412 helicopter at the Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School on Sunday at Camp Stephenson.

Officer Cadet Lawrence King demonstrating the use of traps in jungle survival at the Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School at Camp Stephenson on Sunday.

Fifteen Officer Cadets, three of whom are Belizean nationals on Sunday demonstrated aspects of military training they are undergoing at the Camp Stephenson, Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School, according to GINA.

The 70- foot Christmas tree at Rahaman’s Park all lit up on Sunday as part of an annual Ministry of Tourism initiative.

Prisoners at the Camp Street jail last evening set fire to their bedding and pieces of paper in protest at conditions triggering a response by the Joint Services who were in control of the situation up to press time last night.

One man is in a critical condition at Georgetown Public Hospital after receiving multiple gunshot wounds during a confrontation between police and armed men last night.

Two West Coast Demerara residents were yesterday morning killed and a third was injured when a car slammed into them on the Meeten-Meer-Zorg Public Road as they stood in conversation.

An accident which occurred on Mandela Avenue last evening left two persons dead and another in need of medical attention.

Amid the deep-seated problems of the flagship Skeldon factory, an experienced manager from UK sugar refiner Tate and Lyle was quietly brought in to run it in February of this year.

A 20-year-old man was yesterday morning brutally murdered during an attack by three men who battered him with pieces of wood, bottles and other implements in front of a Lusig-nan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) nightspot.

Team United’s Orville Hinds brought the curtain down of the ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage road race with a victory but Team Coco’s Raynauth Jeffrey took the overall spoils of the seventh annual event which concluded yesterday on Homestretch Avenue.

Vijai Rahim continues his record breaking tear and is showing no signs of slowing down.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Recovering from a tennis-elbow injury was the most difficult phase in Sachin Tendulkar’s illustrious cricket career with the master batsman fearing he would never be able to hold a bat again after surgery in 2005.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Bermuda’s fairytale start to the ICC World Cup Twenty20 qualifiers ended when they were crushed by eight wickets by the Netherlands at the ICC Academy ground here yesterday.

BELGRADE, (Reuters) – The Czech Republic retained their Davis Cup title after Radek Stepanek ruthlessly exploited the inexperience of Dusan Lajovic in the decisive rubber to seal a 3-2 final victory over Novak Djokovic’s Serbia  yesterday.

(BBC) Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been suspended for one game by Cricket Australia for tampering with the pitch during a Sheffield Shield match.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has been advised by doctors to consider retiring after undergoing shoulder surgery, the Briton said yesterday.

Armed bandits invaded the home of a Better Hope shopkeeper last evening and carted off cash, jewellery and other valuables.

Dear Editor, I saw on Saturday that Minister Whittaker was trying to disparage the Linden Town Council for non-submission of the budget for 2014.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – Red Bull’s quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel won the U.S.

Dear Editor, What follows is an edited version of my tribute to the late Fazel Khan at his funeral: While we cannot be unmindful of the realities of death, we must at the same time reminisce on the life of the person.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaican Usain Bolt may ditch plans to retire from track after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Lloyd Benjamin of 130 King Edward Street, Albouystown was stabbed to death yesterday morning and his assailant is yet to be apprehended.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet looked in the pole position to become Chile’s president again, but was falling short of the votes needed to avoid a December runoff.

Dear Editor, My grandmother frequently would observe: “Drunk or sober, count your number.”

(The Sports Xchange) –  Last year, the Chicago Bulls ended Miami’s 27-game winning streak and on Saturday, they ruined Indiana’s 9-0 start to the season with a convincing 110-94 victory at United Center.

Government was urged to “resist the temptation for political intrusion and micro-management” at the University of Guyana (UG) as 1367 students were bestowed with their diplomas and degrees at the institution’s  47th Convocation exercise held at the Turkeyen Campus on Saturday.

Dear Editor, On Sunday October 27th I attended the ‘Feast of the Year’ celebration presented by ACDA under the patronage of the Registrar of the University of Guyana Mr Vincent Alexander.

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s human rights record was glaringly absent from a communique issued by Commonwealth leaders yesterday at the end of a fractious summit dominated by allegations of war crimes during the bloody climax of the island’s 26-year civil war.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago edged Jamaica 1-0 at the Catherine Hall Stadium on Friday night in the first of two international friendlies between the Caribbean rivals.

The Trinidad farmers association remains in the dark about the contours of a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) which would see the development of agricultural lands here and it argues that the twin-island republic has ample land for any farming initiative contemplated.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana yesterday, killing at least two people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois as it crashed across the Midwest, officials said.

By Miguel Ceara-Hatton Miguel Ceara-Hatton is a professor and researcher in economics from the Dominican Republic.

(Reuters) – England’s concerns over who will complete the pace attack for the first Ashes test against Australia may have been put to rest after bowling coach David Saker expressed satisfaction with Chris Tremlett’s form in the nets.

Considering the depth and age of the debate for best procurement practices and good governance, it is appalling that the government has embarked on a Memorandum of Understanding for what could be a US$30M waste recycling plant in such a flawed manner.

LONDON (Reuters) – Novelist Doris Lessing, who tackled race, ideology, gender politics and the workings of the psyche in a prolific and often iconoclastic career, has died at the age of 94, her publisher said yesterday.

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German recluse whose billion-dollar art hoard was seized by authorities has broken his silence to ask for the pictures back and to deny his father, an art dealer for Hitler, ever extorted any from Jewish owners.

Charity, Essequibo Coast is a booming waterfront community from where many persons access the Pomeroon.

Dear Editor, On October 7, 2013, I wrote a letter to this newspaper entitled ‘A million dollars is not enough for families of cops who die in the line of duty.’

On 7 November 2013, the Minister of Finance tabled three financial papers in the National Assembly requesting the Assembly to approve of $12.385 billion in supplementary estimates, as summarized below:The Assembly had approved of the 2013 budget in the sum of $163 billion against the Government’s original request of $208.8 billion. 

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