Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 15, 2014

(Reuters) – The 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards, the Oscars of Bollywood’s yearly $7.8 billion industry, will be presented in the United States for the first time this year, organizers of the event said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Education today said that  after the receding of flood waters and clean up exercises, the following schools will be reopened tomorrow Thursday January 16, 2014: East Ruimveldt Secondary, Tutorial High School, North Georgetown Secondary, The Bishops High, Saints Stanislaus College, Comenius Primary, St Gabriel’s Primary, St Sidwell’s Primary, Starter’s Nursery, Some schools are not ready to be reopened tomorrow January 16, 2014, and as a result will remain closed.

President Donald Ramotar speaking yesterday at the Peter’s Hall masjid, East Bank Demerara on the occasion of Youman Nabi.

(Trinidad Guardian) Roger Mohammed, better known in the calypso fraternity as “Bodyguard”, has shot back at Michael “Sugar Aloes” Osouna, saying he (Osouna) has no moral authority to talk about racism. Mohammed’s

The police ranks who have been accused of sexually brutalizing a man three weeks ago to the point where he still remains hospitalized, are to be transferred as police conduct a probe, according to Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand,  CMC- Poor fielding and a costly over from skipper Dwayne Bravo disrupted West Indies’ momentum and helped New Zealand to a four-wicket win in the second and final T20 match at Westpac Stadium, Wellington here today.

(Trinidad Express) The people of this country are lazy, making themselves sick and have created a crisis where the hospitals are packed to capacity, says Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan.

The body of a 16-year-old girl was found early yesterday morning with her throat slit in a creek aback her Kuru Kururu, Linden/Soesdyke Highway home and her 28-year-old lover in whose company she was last seen was found hanging in the afternoon, relatives say.

By Jeanna Pearson  Photos by Arian Browne   Georgetown was covered in floodwaters yesterday in a now regular pattern that follows heavy rains with residents once again riled up about the pile-up of garbage in drains and canals.

The Ministry of Education last evening said that 12 schools in Georgetown and one in Region Three will remain closed today as a result of severe rainfall which has caused flooding of their compounds.

After meeting separately with government and the United States embassy, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has indicated to both parties that it believes that the $300M democracy project rejected by the Donald Ramotar administration should go ahead.

A student of the Auchlyne Primary School died after being struck down by a minibus while riding her bicycle on the Bloomfield public road, Corentyne yesterday.

Some nine years after Shivnarine Chanderpaul led them to One-Day title triumph, the national cricket team, under all rounder Christopher Barnwell will be seeking Guyana’s 10th limited overs regional title at month’s end in the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

A four-month-old baby girl was on Monday kidnapped from a Buxton, East Coast Demerara daycare centre by a teenager who pretended to be an aunt and following police investigations, the suspect was arrested and the infant reunited with her mother last evening.

The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture said that today there will be moderate to heavy showers and light intermittent rain over regions 1 to 5. 

BM Soat withdrew its appeal against the Public Works Ministry’s tearing down of a structure at Success, East Coast Demerara, after reaching a settlement with government, according to Khemraj Ramjattan, lawyer for the former.

Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ali Baksh said the incidences of teenage pregnancy and truancy at Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast are alarming.

A strong trail of circumstantial evidence is pointing to the killer of Pomeroon businesswoman Judith D’Oliviera, according to her distraught relatives, who are criticising what they see as the “poor” police investigation so far.

Two cricket boards, one responsible for cricket in the country and one with responsibility for cricket in Georgetown have been plunged into mourning following the death of sports stalwart Terry Holder who died last week.

Minister within the Local Government Ministry, Norman Whittaker said that none of the municipalities performed to expectations last year, citing a disconnect between the councils and the people.

APNU MP Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says he finds it “extremely disappointing” that 16 months after a deal was signed between the government and Region 10 following five weeks of unrest on electricity tariffs, none of the three committees established has  yielded any results.

TravelSpan and Vision Airlines are inviting applications from university graduates to fill the positions of flight attendants to staff an additional aircraft that will be put into service on February 15.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Monday dismissed recent criticisms by opposition leader David Granger of the plans to set up a police Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit as contradictory.

The funeral for Terry Holder will take place today. According to the death announcement in yesterday’s Stabroek News, the viewing of the body will be held at the Merriman Funeral Home at Lime and Bent streets  between midday and 1 pm.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says that they are unsure whether the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars will participate in the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup qualification tournament in May in the Cayman Islands.

Two cricket boards, one responsible for cricket in the country and one with responsibility for cricket in Georgetown have been plunged into mourning following the death of sports stalwart Terry Holder who died last week.

APATZINGAN, Mexico, (Reuters) – Vigilante groups battling a powerful drug cartel in a troubled region of Mexico yesterday rejected a government call to lay down their arms, raising the risk of a serious security challenge to President Enrique Pena Nieto.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal got a free pass into the second round of the Australian Open when Bernard Tomic retired injured yesterday, a welcome reprieve from stifling heat that led one player to describe conditions at Melbourne Park as “inhumane”.

Dear Editor,   I would like to express satisfaction and extend my congratulations on the appointment of retired Judge Winston Moore as Ombudsman.

  Dear Editor, The main bridge of Patentia, West Bank Demerara, presents a danger to vehicles.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Former 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell, was yesterday expected to begin his defence after testing positive for an illegal substance last year.

Dear Editor, Members of Buxton’s Carl Hooper Cricket Club would like to record our full support for the Cricket Administration Bill 2012. 

Nene helps Wizards bully Chicago (The Sports Xchange) – Back in the starting lineup after coming off the bench for the last 12 games, Nene came alive with 19 points and several emphatic dunks, leading the Washington Wizards to a  102- 88 points victory over the Chicago Bulls.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel says he plans to work harder on achieving consistency as a pacer following unimpressive performances during the recent test series against New Zealand.

Dear Editor, Could any of your readers be of assistance please?

(Barbados Nation) The Barbadian economy will grow by less than one per cent this year, according to Central Bank figures released less than an hour ago, but after that, the bank predicts economic growth will slowly take off.

Dear Editor,   As the PPP ship sinks, its General Secretary’s letter dated January 11 on Sunday Stabroek’s editorial, had the tone and style of an orchestra that fiddles away for dear life in the final moments of the Titanic. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain is to investigate newly released official papers which suggest the government of Margaret Thatcher helped India plan a deadly attack against Sikh separatists in the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1984.

Dear Editor, Allow me to wish you, dear editor and staff, a rewarding, productive and pleasurable 2014, and may your efforts contribute to the upliftment of our people.

(Barbados Nation) Civil?servants, jittery over Government’s announced job cuts previously scheduled to begin today, now have two more weeks before they will know their fate.

BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados, CMC- Two of the top players in the three recent trial matches have been left out of the Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) 14-man squad for the 2014 WICB NAGICO Super50 championship in Trinidad & Tobago starting month end.

PARIS, France, CMC- Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica will play a friendly international football fixture against France in June as the build-up continues to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer.

(The Sports Xchange) – San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green suffered a fractured left hand in Sunday’s game against Minnesota on Sunday and will be out of action about four weeks, the team announced Monday.

Dear Editor, The rice industry continues to be a consistent contributor to real gross domestic product in Guyana, and 2013 is no exeption.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Lottery Scam Taskforce on Monday secured its first conviction in the Circuit Court after 21-year-old Marlon Davis of Grange Pen, Lilliput in St James, who was arrested for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Trans-actions) (Special Provi-sions) Act 2013, pleaded guilty.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A group of university educators has been added to the growing number of people who believe Jamaicans are being targeted for extra scrutiny when they seek to enter Trinidad and Tobago.

 Dear Editor,   Opposition leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger issued two calls at the beginning of the New Year, which I consider to be very much in the nation’s interest and which should attract debate and discussion among Guyanese residing both inside and outside Guyana.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Fulham forgot their Premier League struggles to sweep into the FA Cup fourth round with a 3-0 victory over fellow top-flight strugglers Norwich City in a third-round replay yesterday.

In the course of 2013 there was periodic grumbling within the region as to whether our integration movement had been making progress towards increasing unification of effort in both the economic and political spheres.

Development Watch – Tarron Khemraj Each year Guyana’s position in the world is made known by indices and data put together by global organizations such as the IMF, World Bank, Transparency International, The Economist Intelligence Unit, United Nations and others.