Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 4, 2013

(Reuters) – Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo scored half centuries as West Indies battled to save the first test against New Zealand but were still 228 runs from making the hosts bat again at the close of play on the third day in Dunedin today.

Representatives of A Partnership for National Unity met today with representatives of the United States Embassy in Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) With only two weeks until a winner is crowned, anxiety was at an all-time high for supporters of Tessanne Chin.

Moblissa resident Orin Rodrigues was this morning charged with the double murder that occurred in the Linden/Soesdyke Highway community during the wee hours of Saturday.

President of the Albion Cricket Club Lloyd Kanden (right) receiving his Guyana Cricket Board trophy last night from Director of Sports, Neil Kumar.

June Ogle receiving her Guyana Cricket Board award last night from WICB Director Baldath Mohabir.

Leon Johnson (left) receiving his Guyana Cricket Board award last night from Chairman of the National Selectors, Rayon Griffith.

Two Memoranda of Understanding for large agricultural projects which were quietly signed by the government with Indian and Chinese companies are raising disquiet as their terms have not been publicized.

Guyana has slipped further down the Transparency International (TI) Corrup-tion Perception Index (CPI) after scoring an unflattering 27 out of 100 points following its assessment for this year.

The management of the Georgetown Public Hos-pital Corporation (GPHC) is never notified when a patient is under police guard, according to Chief Executive Officer Michael Khan, who also says that the hospital staff has been expressing fear at armed ranks being in the wards.

(Barbados Nation) Jerrick Tudor was yesterday arrested and charged with the murder of Krystal Lovell.

After grilling 19 employees, investigators believe that two fires that have hit Comfort Sleep within one month may be the result of an inside job.

A taxi driver was shot during a brazen daylight robbery by armed bandits at a city car wash yesterday.

North East La Penitence trounced defending national champions Back Circle 3-0 in their group-C match-up when action in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone continued last night at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac on Hadfield Street and Mandela Avenue.

An Anna Regina Multila-teral Secondary School teacher is accusing a male colleague of physically assaulting her during a staff meeting but he has denied the allegation, which is now being investigated by both the police and the Regional Educational Department.

Male cricketer of the year Leon Johnson and female cricketer of the year June Ogle posing with their awards last night.

A 19-year-old woman was yesterday accused of threatening to kill her ex-lover’s current partner.

The vision of the Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mis-sion for reducing poverty and social problems affecting Berbicians is closer to becoming a reality as construction of the Empower-ment and Training Centre moves apace.

(Reuters) – Ross Taylor’s first test double century helped New Zealand to 609 for nine declared before his bowlers reduced West Indies to 67 for two as the hosts took firm control on day two of the first test in Dunedin yesterday.

Residents of Middleton Street, Campbellville, want something to be urgently done about the deplorable state of the foot bridge located on the western half of the street, which they say is a hazard they are forced to endure.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has defended its decision to co-opt staff from its agencies and stressed that 98 percent of its staffing needs have been filled and that an international consultant has been hired to look at ways of strengthening the EPA, improve cost recovery and bolster staff retention.

Bids for the fabrication and delivery of eight steel gates for the Hope/ Dochfour sluice were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) with the procuring entity being the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA).

Nine lucky Courts customers were presented with $200,000 each in the Courts Frigidaire promotion yesterday, at Courts’ Main Street branch.

President Donald Ramotar lauded the contributions in aviation made by pilot, Captain Debbie Gouveia at a ceremony held to unveil a stamp in her honour on Saturday.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda with a doubleheader.

The Indian Education Trust College/Richard Ishmael Secondary Old Students Association presented a computer and a number of trophies to the school, on two separate occasions last week.

A night of revelry resulted in two men being fined for noise nuisance and a third man being placed on $20,000 bail yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC– West Indies cricketer Stafanie Taylor is once again a major contender for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho made winning titles a habit for Chelsea’s players when he first arrived in 2004 and three months into his second stint at Stamford Bridge he is urging them to rediscover it.

Bail was yesterday set at $150,000 for Kurt Heligar after he was arraigned on three charges, including threatening his sister and assaulting a police officer.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has joined with cricket fans across the region to encourage television companies operating in the Caribbean to secure the television broadcast rights for the ongoing West Indies v New Zealand Test, ODI and T20 series.

Inspections carried out at the worksite of the City Food Court, where at least four men were injured after falling from a building under construction on Monday, have revealed an absence of protective gear, according to a source at the Ministry of Labour.

The Ministry of Health has commended midwives from the 10 administrative regions for their “invaluable service” to the health sector and has advised them about new strategies to improve maternal health.

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC-Former West Indies batsman Gus Logie has been sacked as the coach of Canada, Cricket Canada announced yesterday.

The Guyana Beverage Company Incorporated via their Busta soft-drink brand, yesterday poured over $1.5 million into the 10th annual Rose Hall Town & Youth Sports Club (RHTYSC) Champion of Champions Cricket Tournament.

Argentina has bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of the General Liberator of San Martin upon Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

Patients and health care workers at the Fort Wellington Hospital are pleased with the launching of a water treatment plant, a new diabetic foot clinic and the rehabilitation centre.

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Three stadiums hosting matches at next year’s World Cup finals will not be ready by FIFA’s end-of-year deadline, the general secretary of world soccer’s governing body said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Resurgent Australia had enigmatic paceman Mitchell Johnson to thank for their crushing win over England in Brisbane and will put their hopes on another unknown quantity when the coin is tossed for the second Ashes test in Adelaide.

Increased intervention from government is necessary to ensure independent living for those with disabilities.

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – FIFA will go ahead with its controversial decision to stage World Cup matches at midday in tropical venues, president Sepp Blatter said yesterday as soccer’s governing body announced a bafflingly complex procedure for Friday’s draw.

Faced with two charges of threatening language against two men, Odel Drakes, 27, apparently agreed that honesty was indeed the best policy when he admitted to his crimes at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Basketball Association games.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- World athlete of the year Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has announced plans to compete in more 60m sprints as part of an overall effort to beat the 22 second time barrier in the 200m.

Dear Editor, In recent years there have been two bright signals to the start of the pre-festive season.

(Jamaica Observer) JERMAINE ‘Teddy’ Johnson, the speedy Jamaican midfieder, has been declared bankrupt, according to reports coming out of Britain on Monday.

Dear Editor, Illiteracy in Guyana is on the increase daily. I travel to Georgetown about four times a week and to other parts of the country, and I observe that many of our young people are street corner and market vendors.

Next year’s Carib Soca Monarch Competition promises to be bigger and better than ever before thanks to efforts by ANSA McAL to nurture musicians through a two-day workshop.

The Guyanese business community is not alone in its frustration and jitteriness over the proliferation of violent crime directed at lucrative targets.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to have dismissed a powerful uncle, a man key to his rise to power, from his posts, South Korean lawmakers said yesterday, a move that could help consolidate his power base with a younger guard of aides.

NEW YORK,  CMC– Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce have been shortlisted for the United States Sports Academy Athlete-of-the-Year Award 2013.

Trade officials from the European Union (EU) and Cariforum held a one-day meeting in Grenada on November 21 at which they reaffirmed the two regions’ commitment to their trade and development partnership.

Dear Editor, As I slog through the soggy slimy winter wonderland that is the Christmas season in Guyana, the sound of familiar lyrics and music rings in my head. 

By José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of  American States Today, in one of the countries of the Americas a girl will be born and her birth will not be registered.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Yasser Arafat was not the victim of poisoning, French forensic scientists concluded yesterday, countering a Swiss report on the 2004 death of the Palestinian leader that found he was probably killed with radioactive polonium.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi began the second phase of recovery from the injury that has sidelined the Barcelona forward until next month with a physiotherapy session at Argentina’s training complex on Monday.

Dear Editor, By way of your newspaper I take this opportunity to relate my anger and disappointment to the Ministry of Education and to the Department of Education in Mabaruma, Region 1.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy contracted in the third quarter for the first time since early 2009 as a steep drop in investment showed flagging confidence in what was recently one of the world’s most attractive emerging markets.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook has received a welcome boost ahead of this week’s Ashes clash against Australia after he was named skipper of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) test team of the year yesterday.

If it is the intention of the president and his government to provide maximum security for this nation, as the main law-givers whose activities are widely publicised, they should take note of how respect for the law has plummeted and of the part their actions are most likely playing in this process.

Dear Editor, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia as reported by Reuters in SN of November 26 has warned that “youth unemployment is a major threat to peace and security in Liberia which, unless addressed, could see the return of conflict to the West African country following a decade of peace.” 

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Indian gold smugglers are adopting the methods of drug couriers to sidestep a government crackdown on imports of the precious metal, stashing gold in imported vehicles and even using mules who swallow nuggets to try to get them past airport security.

First anniversary: Customers of the Avon Store and Beauty & Home Systems Inc.

Ruptured pipe – Works being conducted on the embankment near Lamaha and Camp streets caused this water pipe to rupture on Monday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket developed by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, blasted off yesterday to put its first commercial satellite into orbit, staking a potentially game-changing claim in a global industry worth nearly $190 billion a year.

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil,  (Reuters) – The prize money at next year’s World Cup finals will be increased by at least a third from that on offer in South Africa in 2010, FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said yesterday.

Introduction Recently the Bank of Guyana introduced a $5000 dollar note.

The conclusion of initial negotiations with Iran over the future of its nuclear capabilities has brought further into relief the changing relations between the major powers – old and new ‒ of today’s world.

Dear Editor, Amidst all the controversies that have plagued beauty pageants in Guyana in recent years, the 1958 Miss British Guiana was the exception with host, Harry Kawall, and Lionel Luckhoo (among others) as judge.

(Trinidad Express) Allan Thomas appeared in the Tunapuna Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with the murder of his one-year-old son, Jacob Monroe, sometime be-tween November 18 and 21.