Daily Archive: Sunday, November 24, 2013

Lawyers who are paid by clients with proceeds generated through money laundering run the risk of being forced to forfeit those proceeds and/or the risk of imprisonment, says anti-money laundering specialist Toussant Boyce.

The formal launch of the Windsor Estates Housing Development was welcomed by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday as he formally opened the doors to a completed model home behind Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, GINA reported.

Suriname’s Ambassador to Guyana Nisha Kurban (second from left), President Donald Ramotar (centre) and Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett toasting to Suriname’s 38th Independence anniversary yesterday.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India,  CMC- West Indies beat India by two wickets to win the second One- Day International at the VDCA Stadium today.

At about 1830h yesterday, police say that a plain clothes police rank observed a man walking behind a couple in the vicinity of Anira and Irving Streets, Queenstown.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers clinched a deal today curbing the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signalling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that could ease the risk of a wider Middle East war.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force is moving to destroy 6,000 brand new army uniforms, following the discovery the material used to make them is infe­ri­or in quality.

(Trinidad Express) Programme director at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (GSB) Brian Ghent has tendered his resignation over the awarding of the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) to House Speaker Wade Mark.

Intermittently through the year, and especially during memorable times up the immense and soul-redeeming Essequibo, I like to read Shelley – as we all should do from time to time since he is pre-eminently the poet of hope.

By Erica Williams and Tifaine Rutherford A businessman early yesterday morning shot and killed his sleeping wife before turning the weapon on himself at their Campbellville home.

Most people pass the scattered, thatched-roofed, mud-brick huts of Kumu without stopping and head directly to the white spray of the Kumu Falls to splash about in the cold waters roaring off the mountain.

Two Guyanese men were on Thursday found guilty by a Tampa, Florida federal jury of trafficking in narcotics and face up to life in prison when they are sentenced on February 20, 2014.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has acknowledged that over three years ago, parts of the contentious road in the Parabara area in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/ Upper Essequibo) were “seen to be in construction” but no action appeared to have been taken by the authorities.

CONVIASA Airlines of Venezuela made its inaugural flight to Guyana yesterday and will be commencing a once a week commercial service in December, officials from the airline said at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) just after touchdown.

The release of two persons who were charged with two separate killings has raised questions as to the effectiveness of the justice system and the competence of police investigators and prosecutors.

Daredevils from Guyana, Jamaica and Barbados will push their start buttons today as their high velocity machines line up for the final leg of the 2013 Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) at the South Dakota Circuit.

Out-of-sorts West Indies and Guyana middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan yesterday top scored for the Leon Johnson led XI on the third and final day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day trial match played at the Everest Cricket ground.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC – West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson said his side needed to execute better if they are to turnaround their recent form in One-day Internationals.

An accident that occurred on Friday around 20:00 hrs at Maria’s Delight, Essequibo Coast has left one man dead and two others injured.

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is likely to win the Dec 15 runoff election by a landslide, and the conventional wisdom is that her new coalition, which includes the Communist Party, will make a sharp turn to the left.

Two hundred musicians are officially a part of a family of artistes following the launch of the Guyana Music Network (GMN).

(The Sports Xchange) –  – -The powerful Indiana Pacers toyed with the Boston Celtics, then exploded after halftime en route to a 97-82 victory.

The recent tepid performance by the West Indies cricket team touring India has triggered yet another barrage of media outcries about our place in the sport that leaves us far removed from the world champions we once were. 

Well-orchestrated As stated last Sunday it was my intention to bring the series of columns on money laundering to an end.

Missed opportunities For some time now Guyana has been using the public-private partnership (PPP) to invest in the creation of several public goods. 

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid ahead before going off injured as they cruised to a 5-0 win at Almeria to remain six points adrift of leaders Barcelona who defeated Granada 4-0 earlier yesterday.

Last week the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, spelt out a new US policy for the Americas.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position for the season-ending Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix after a rain-hit qualifying session at Interlagos  yesterday.

There has been much, inevitable speculation about the future of President Jagdeo.

The decision by a Caribbean financial body to encourage its member countries to consider implementing counter measures to protect their financial systems from the “ongoing money laundering and terrorist financing risks” emanating from Guyana is most unfortunate, Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh has said.

The quarter-final matches of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association Trophy Stall competition will continue today at several venues.

Did those couple of specially arranged Tendulkar Tests in India really happen?

Police say the majority of serious crimes are being committed by people between the ages of 14 and 35 years old, a situation which Opposition Leader David Granger believes could be corrected with a revamped education system and the creation of jobs for young people.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Venezuela yesterday to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government before Dec 8 local elections after their leader denounced the pre-dawn arrest of an aide.

Euphorbia mille commonly called Crown of Thorns or Christ of Thorns originates from Madagascar and comes from the Euphorbiaceae family.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India,  CMC – Opener Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies’ tour of India and the subsequent three Tests against New Zealand due to a hamstring injury, according to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The Kashif and Shanghai organization at a simple presentation ceremony yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue handed over the respective playing kits to the coaches of the competing schools for their upcoming secondary schools tournament.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China yesterday bolstered its claim to islands that Japan says it owns, warning that it would take “defensive emergency measures” against aircraft that failed to identify themselves properly in airspace over them.

Kitty upset a star studded Meadowbrook side 1-0 in the feature matchup of the Mayor’s 79th Birthday Inter-ward/Village 7-aside Knockout football tournament at the Tucville Community ground on Friday.

WARSAW (Reuters) – Almost 200 countries yesterday kept alive hopes for a global deal in 2015 to fight climate change after overcoming disputes on greenhouse gas emissions cuts and aid for poor nations at a meeting widely criticised as lacking urgency.

Dear Editor, I read in the Tuesday’s edition of the SN an article entitled ‘Country prepared for December/January rainy season – Ramsammy.’

Last year, world champion Viswanathan Anand lost game seven of his world championship match to his challenger Boris Gelfand, an Israeli grandmaster, in a best-of-12 series.

The seventh round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League continues today with eight fixtures programmed to be hosted at four different venues around the country.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to echo and support the sentiments of Ganga Persaud in his letter captioned ‘There was poor germination of rice seedlings from Burma station this crop.’

The third edition of the Guyana National Drama Festival ended its run of performances last Friday with plays entered by students of the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama. 

The parents of Sasha Bharrat, the ten-year-old who has a rare skin condition which speeds her skin cell turnover, causing the top layer to shed six times faster than in a normal person, said that they are heartened by the public response to the child’s plight and there have been promises of help.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist rebels led by al Qaeda-linked fighters seized Syria’s largest oilfield yesterday, cutting off President Bashar al-Assad’s access to almost all local crude reserves, activists said.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – David Warner and Michael Clarke scored dominant centuries to put Australia firmly in control of the first Ashes test on Saturday and leave England needing an unlikely 537 for victory at the end of day three at the Gabba.

At eighty-one Claudia Linguist is a pillar of strength as not only does she live on her own and do everything for herself, but she has been a breast cancer survivor for 29 years and is always ready to lend a helping hand.

Sunday Cartoon

Dear Editor, A few years ago the western section of the east coast corridor was a very picturesque scene at night as all the roads lights were in working condition, and there seemed to be a maintenance programme in place to replace any defective or damaged units.

The police have come under a great deal of criticism recently, more particularly over their handling of the Middle Street shootings the week before last.

Continued  Problems at the navel site (1)  Bleeding When a puppy is in the womb, it is connected to its mother by the umbilical cord which contains tubes (one vein and two arteries) which bring in nutrients and take out impure blood. 

RIGA (Reuters) – Rescue workers late yesterday stopped searching the rubble of a supermarket collapse that killed at least 54 people in a disaster that Latvia’s president called “murder.”