Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

(Trinidad Express) United States carrier JetBlue Airways has announced tickets are now on sale to Trinidad and Tobago, its 84th destination.

The Civil Defence Commission Volunteer Corps (CDC VC) with financial assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has extended its membership to include persons from Region 9 (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo), according to a release from GINA.

The Fourth Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission was deemed a success by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security of St.

(Jamaica Observer) AFTER much anticipation for Sizzla’s return to performing in the United States, his tour of that country has hit a roadblock.

(Jamaica Observer) Montego BAY, St James — Prominent St James businessman Clinton Young was yesterday morning robbed and murdered by gunmen on his way to a bank to make a lodgement.

(Jamaica Observer) ST ANN, Jamaica —The Ocho Rios police say they have made a breakthrough in the murder of 63-year-old Nathlee Hamilton, who was stabbed and killed in her home in Beecher Town, St Ann on November 11.

PUNE, India , CMC-West Indies cricket selectors seem to be coming under increasing pressure to review the role of test captain Darren Sammy following the team’s humiliating innings defeat to India in the recently concluded two-match test series.

Local cricketer Carlyle Barton is now a free man after the murder charge against him was discharged at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today.

Pensioners gathered to uplift their pension books at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara.

At about 1200h. yesterday,police say that miner Michael Morris, 42 years, of Sophia, was involved in an altercation with some other miners at West Park Backdam, Cuyuni, during which one of them is alleged to have dealt him a blow to his head with a piece of wood.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A BARBADOS government minister has launched a scathing attack on a Sunday Gleaner editorial, telling the newspaper to take its nose out of Bajan affairs and concentrate on the “rot going on in Jamaica”.

MUMBAI, India, CMC-Former West Indies Captain Brian Lara has questioned the decision by selectors to ignore Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine for the Test leg of West Indies’ tour of India.

PUNE, India, CMC- Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has blamed a heavy diet of T20 cricket for the regional side’s humiliating defeat to India in the just concluded two-match test series.

President Donald Ramotar met Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for talks while on a visit to Dubai on November 18, GINA reported.

A close friend and associate of Deryck Kanhai is claiming that last week’s murderous shooting rampage could have been prevented if officials had heeded his warnings against issuing the miner with a gun licence.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (centre in shirt-jac) US Ambassador, Dr. Brent Hardt (at PM’s right) and other top ranking security officials of the region at the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative meeting at the Guyana International Conference Center (GICC) yesterday.

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the University of Guyana (UG), yesterday launched a one-week health and wellness event that targets students and lecturers, but is also open to the public.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy hit the Lebanese capital Beirut today killing 18 people and damaging buildings around the embassy compound, medical sources and witnesses said.

(Trinidad Express) Saying she was deeply concerned by recent developments in the nation’s prisons, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday appointed “a special committee to investigate and address issues emanating from both prison officers and prisoners themselves”.

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on Saturday rescued four teenage girls who are suspected to have been trafficked into the Mahdia Backdam, including a 14-year-old who may have been a sex worker.

The men who engaged the police in a shootout on Sunday night, had earlier committed a robbery somewhere on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) according to Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell; one of them is currently in hospital with gunshot injuries.

The death toll from road fatalities grew over the weekend when at least six people lost their lives and Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell is blaming “carelessness” on the country’s roadways for the situation.

Heavily armed ranks were up to 3 pm yesterday still keeping watch over the Georgetown Prisons after inmates again lit a fire and began shouting as they continued to protest the deplorable conditions they were being kept in.

There are over 1,200 artisanal fishing boats registered along Guyana’s coastline, but many are not licensed and for those looking to tap into the overseas market, this can pose problems.

Three 11-year-old boys were last evening admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital after they were hit by a car on Station Street Kitty, while on their way home from lessons.

Police investigators are working to ascertain whether there is a link between the recent Orange Walk shooting which left a Jamaican man dead and the execution of Denzil Mingo, Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell has said.

Ransford Goodluck retained his title on a hard fought final day of competition at the National Rifle Shooting championships sponsored by Crown Mining, Queensway and Industrial Safety Supplies Inc.

A mother of six was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that she attempted to traffic almost three kilogrammes of cocaine into the United States (US) through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Government believes that the success of the US-funded Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) is important if countries in the region, including Guy-ana, are ever going to effectively deal with security challenges like at-risk youth, gun and drug crimes and human trafficking.

The Ministry of Agricul-ture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), is implementing new measures to address some challenges faced during the rainy season.

Tiffany Peters, who was wanted by the police in connection with forgery and larceny from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, since last October, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison when she appeared at court.

Gibran Hussain on Sunday defeated Rono Joseph 3-0 to win the men’s singles category of the second annual Souvenir Ramdehol-sponsored Berbice Open table tennis championships at the Port Mourant Training School, Corentyne.

Relatives of Deryck Kanhai, who died after an almost 3-hour engagement with police, are saying that many items not related to the shooting were removed by police from the 315 Middle Street residence without their permission or knowledge.

Minister of Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony has pledged his ministry’s support for the continuity of the ‘Ride For Life’ five-stage cycle road race.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) yesterday bought hundreds of tickets for the 11th day of this year’s Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) football tournament paving the way for school children to be admitted free to witness the semifinal matches.

A South Ruimveldt Gardens man was yesterday accused of being one of five men who attacked and robbed a businessman who was searching for a friend in the area.

The city council is at an impasse over its proposed 2014 budget, which was rejected by a majority of councillors during a vote last Thursday.

After two years of discussion, the Government of Guyana has approved a series of actions that will lead to the restriction of the use of Styrofoam products and an eventual ban in June 2014.

Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC 1) maintained their unbeaten record this year when they won the Shamshadbagan Chattergoon Memorial volleyball competition Sunday at the Guysuco Apprentice Centre, Port Mourant, Corentyne.

The mother of the 24-year-old man who was murdered in Albouystown on Sunday morning said that he died at the hands of close friends.

The child-friendly versions of three Acts were yesterday handed over to Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster and will serve to inform children on the laws which protect them.

McDoom resident Michael Scott, who allegedly robbed a guard as she was returning home from work, was denied bail yesterday after a court was told that he was a flight risk.

Former national junior chess champion Anthony Drayton was the winner of the Guyana Chess Federation/Caribbean Containers Incorporated (CCI) senior championship qualification tournament which ended on Sunday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

An all-round performance from Everest Cricket Club (ECC) skipper Troy Gonsalves set up a comfortable 88-run win yesterday against the touring Ontario Cricket Association (OCA)team at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) – Romania must attempt the ‘extraordinary’ if they are to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Greece in the second leg of their World Cup playoff in Bucharest today and end a 16-year absence from the tournament finals.

Dear Editor, I was very sad to read that Yesu Persaud is to demit office as chair of DDL as of year end.Yesu

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has identified November 21-23 for the staging of trials to select the Demerara team to contest the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior Inter-County tournament.

Dear Editor, In your Monday, November 18 letter to the editor section, you carried a letter written by Frank Fyffe entitled ‘ACDA Feast of the Year was not well attended by young people.’

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for Robin Llewlyn Wills.

SANFORD, Fla (Reuters) – George Zimmerman, who was acquitted this summer in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was arrested yesterday after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend during a domestic dispute, police said.

ZAGREB,  (Reuters) – Croatia will have to overcome a sudden loss of form if they are to build on their impressive record of qualifying for major tournaments when they face Iceland in the return leg of their World Cup playoff today.

Dear Editor, There is an unhealthy despicable theory circulating in the camp of those opposed to law and order and good governance, especially when it comes to the operations of the police force.

Dear Editor, Mr Hydar Ally has taken to the media, including the taxpayer-funded Guyana Chronicle, to bash the opposition (November 16).

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 airliner crashed yesterday in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of regional airlines that ply internal routes across the world’s largest nation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Senate passed legislation yesterday to extend for another five years a successful and popular program to combat AIDS worldwide started 10 years ago by former President George W Bush.

Seawall FC trounced Uitvlugt Warriors 4-0 when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer senior league continued at the Den Amstel community ground on Sunday.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Portugal are 1-0 up after the first leg of the World Cup playoff against Sweden but with the return match being held at a stadium dubbed the ‘Zlatan Arena’ the job is by no means done.

Dear Editor, I am becoming increasingly concerned about the alarming rate at which various foreigners are taking up residence in Guyana.

AMMAN/ARSAL, Lebanon (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fired rocket and artillery barrages on a besieged mountain town near Lebanon yesterday in a push to capture the strategic area following advances against rebels in Damascus and in the north of Syria.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez burst back on the scene yesterday after a five-week absence following surgery, naming as economy minister the government’s point man in its 2012 seizure of the country’s biggest oil company.

 Dear Editor, Every cricketer should look up to the two senior batsmen Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sachin Tendulkar playing in milestone Tests – 150th for Shiv and 200th for Sachin – their last as competitors and the last for both in India.

MUMBAI, India, CMC-West Indies yesterday announced a 15 man squad to play a series of three Tests in New Zealand next month with no changes following their two humiliating defeats to India this month.

MIAMI/HAVANA (Reuters) – US relations with Cuba have undergone a surprise warming in recent months, raising expectations of possible agreements to bring the two countries closer after more than 50 years of hostility.

The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), an affiliate of Transparency International, is holding its second annual fundraising dinner at the Pegasus Hotel on Friday, 22 November at 7 pm.

Despite all of the pre-summit brouhaha over the Sri Lankan Government’s dubious human rights record the final communiqué issued at the end of the gathering in Colombo uttered not a word about the issue that had dominated the international headlines.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ruggers continued their sublime form on Sunday by winning the Flavor’s Fish shop Creole Food and Bar round robin Sevens tournament at the National Park.

Dear Editor, On November 10, 2012 my contract with the Ministry of Education as Senior Mathematics Subject Specialist attached to NCERD ended.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The second leg of an Ashes double-header unique in the 131 years of such contests gets underway in Brisbane on Thursday with everything bar the eternal optimism of the Australian nation pointing to a fourth successive England triumph.