Daily Archive: Saturday, January 18, 2014

(BBC) BBC TV presenter Komla Dumor has died suddenly at his home in London at the age of 41, it has been announced.

The Rescue Coordination Centre has suspended the search for a Trans Guyana plane that went missing this afternoon over the Mazaruni.

At about 0430h today, police say that a patron at a night spot on Main Street, Georgetown, observed a man attempting to break into his motor vehicle and discharged a round from a firearm at the man.

At about 0535h today, the police say that Police Constable 14716 Kirk Profitt was walking along Bent Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaica-born ex-pastor has been convicted in the United States of raping two teenage girls, one of whom attended his church.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) this afternoon said that an intensive search is on for a Trans Guyana Cessna Caravan which is believed to have gone down somewhere between Olive Creek and Imbaimadai.

(Barbados Nation) The importation of wigs and weaves into Barbados is a Bds$2 million business.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) says a $43m bridge at Moruca has been disastrously done and the contractor has abandoned the work.

(Trinidad Express) Three co-workers were killed in a crash along the M2 Ring Road, Debe today.

The man who was shot during an attempted robbery yesterday at the home of businessman Ishwar Jeffrey at Annandale North, ECD, was seriously injured to his face and not fatally shot as was inadvertently stated in a press release on the incident yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese nationals have featured prominently as both “overstayers and undocumented migrant workers” in this country, according to statistics from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service’s Crime and Problem Analysis Branch (CAPA), a research report on invisible immigrants has stated.

Reports that four prison officers assaulted 23-year-old alleged baton-rape victim Colwyn Harding surfaced yesterday, triggering a fresh wave of protests while a witness to the alleged beating her suffered at the Timehri Police Station has come forward.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) under new president, Christopher Matthias produced its most potent muscle flexing exercise to date, handing down an eight-year ban to Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) president, Sharma Solomon and five years to his executive members which includes GFF vice president, Collie Hercules.

Guyana has registered its highest score in eight years on the Wall Street Journal/ Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom but remains listed among “the mostly economically unfree” countries.

Reeling from a spike in armed robberies in villages along the Corentyne Coast, some villagers have formed themselves into vigilante groups to patrol their communities at night.

Litterbugs who dispose of garbage in public places and out of vehicles can be fined $50,000 under new anti-littering rules laid in the National Assembly on Thursday.

Senior doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday said signs of the alleged rape were not seen at any time since Colwyn Harding’s hospitalisation last month and that he did not tell any of the medical staff attending to him that he had been sexually assaulted with a baton by police.

A man who had threatened to kill the mother of his two children was wounded when he broke into her Number 4 Village, West Coast Berbice home yesterday, while he in turn wounded another man who managed to overpower him.

An overseas-based Guy-anese man and his adult son died yesterday after they were struck down by a car on the Public Road at Land of Plenty, Essequibo Coast.

The investigation into the death of four-year-old Jaden Mars at the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal in December has not found anyone culpable, according to Chief Executive Officer Michael Khan.

An amendment to the Evidence Act, passed on Thursday in Parliament, will now make it easier for mothers in paternity disputes to prove their case in a court of law as well as speed up the presentation of evidence in other matters.

Peter Abdool, president of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and the Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE), has issued a statement conveying his condolences to the family and friends of long standing president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Jose Sulaiman who passed away on Thursday.

A bill was passed on Thursday evening that paves the way for persons ticketed for traffic offences to pay their fines in any jurisdiction.

Entries for the grand Kennard Memorial Horse Race meet billed for January 26 at the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice will close tomorrow.

Local judges and magistrates are closer to being able to electronically record court proceedings under a new law that has been proposed.

Four young men are rapidly rising to heights on the hip hop dance scene, displaying such energy and talent that they are being referred to as unforgettable.

A suspected robber was shot dead early yesterday morning after he invaded the home of an Annandale, East Coast Demerara family.

Honestly, no one knows the constant battles in my head. There are three personas: I call them Joy, Sadness and Anger, all speaking at the same time; all telling stories and trying to solve puzzles.

Veteran cricket umpire Shannon Crawford was re-elected unopposed as president of the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCU&SA) last Sunday when the body held its Annual General Meeting at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU).

The newly-built Leonora Magistrate’s Court was yesterday commissioned in a simple ceremony at its location on the West Coast Demerara.

Hi Everyone,  with the end of the Sorrel season quickly closing in, I wanted to share with you a way in which you can still enjoy the flavour of sorrel beyond the season.

The Annual Lennie Shuffler birthday volleyball festival for third division teams across Guyana is set to spike off on February 9 from 9am at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

Dear Editor,   I have noted your reports on a proposed incinerator for Georgetown and would like to point out in this internet age it is not rocket science to carry out ‘due diligence.’

President Donald Ramotar, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has approved the promotion of 348 members of the Guyana Defence Force in accordance with the Defence Act Chapter 15:01, of 1977.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) in collaboration with the world body Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) will host a six-day beach volleyball training course at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Thomas Lands.

The Tourism and Hospita-lity Association of Guyana (THAG) expects to launch Guyana’s first boatyard in 2015, THAG President Kit Nascimento says.

President of the Guyana Baseball League Incorporated (GBL) Robin Singh said that 2014 will see a new benchmark being set in order to create a stronger fraternity that will provide opportunities for players to compete outside of Guyana.

Dear Editor, It is already very painful that the remains of family, relatives and friends entombed for several years cannot be visited because their last resting places are covered with bush, but now we are confronted with another situation.

Guyana made a quite splash at last Sunday’s Barbados Music, Fashion and Film Awards (BMFFA) with its largest representative contingent yet, which was well received.

Dear Editor, ‘Why y’all out here? Was it your sons/brothers/fathers that got killed in Linden?’

A Guyanese who was originally destined for Canada is now in custody of local authorities after becoming the latest person to be caught trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic bared his teeth to finish off Denis Istomin and extend the hottest winning streak in tennis to 27 matches in the third round of the Australian Open yesterday as a cool front brought respite to Melbourne after a four-day heatwave.

Three employees of Muneshwers Limited were yesterday charged with embezzling over half a million dollars from the company.

Dear Editor, Firstly I must commend the President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for affording the football fraternity some level of insight into the selection process of the technical director, head coach and players for preparation for national duty.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – – The wife of an Indian government minister was found dead in a New Delhi hotel room yesterday, police said, days after she was involved in a row with a Pakistani woman journalist over Twitter.

The work of National Drawing Competition winners Courtney Douglas, Troyden Bonds, Shimuel Jones and Roann Pierre is currently on display at the National Gallery, Castellani House, Vlissengen Road along with those of other entrants and the exhibition has been extended to January 25.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies yesterday and began reining in the vast collection of Americans’ phone data in a series of limited reforms triggered by Edward Snowden’s revelations.

Local poet and calypsonian Aaron ‘De Liberator’ Blackman is now the president of the Guyana Calypso Writers and Singers Association following the body’s elections on January 5.

A man, who told a city magistrate that he sells weed for a living, was remanded to prison on Wednesday after being charged with sticking up a doctor on the Agricola Public Road.

Dear Editor, The Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, Kingston was the venue which facilitated the semifinals doubleheader in the Kashif & Shangai KO Tournament/Inter-Secondary Schools Championship.

JOHANNESBURG/KIGALI,  (Reuters) – The United States says it is deeply worried about threats made by Rwandan President Paul Kagame against political opponents after one of his exiled critics was found murdered in a hotel room in South Africa.

A Sophia man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged in a city court with robbing a woman in her home using a cutlass.

Dear Editor, The Auditor General’s reports should be noted in relation to the performance of Region 10 for the period 2000-12 (13 years).

(Trinidad Express) An estimated U.S $100 million worth in cocaine concealed in fruit juice cans originating in Trinidad and Tobago was seized by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers in Virginia, United States in December.

The Indian Cultural Centre screens The Dirty Picture this afternoon, in its first screening for 2014 at its Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air, Georgetown location.

Dear Editor, Another good Guyanese has gone. Farewell Terry Holder ‒ he always had a smile and a twinkle in his eye.

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Another 5.6 million American children may die prematurely unless smoking rates fall in the United States, according to a report by the U.S.

(Reuters) – James Faulkner’s sensational late assault powered Australia to a dramatic one-wicket victory over England in the second one-day international in Brisbane yesterday.

A plethora of pop divas are kicking off 2014 in high form, with new singles that could soon be hijacking your radio.

Four hospitals around Guyana are now the beneficiaries of a quantity of medical equipment and over the counter medication following donations from local organisation, Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc.

(Trinidad Express) THE hosting of the 2014 Lotto Plus Chutney Soca Monarch competition is in jeopardy as Government has failed to deliver on its financial commitments.

(Billboard) They’re not household names. . . yet, but these 14 music makers — including pop stars in the making, soulful UK upstarts, an up and coming rapper, and a few hot groups — are primed to do big things this year.

Earlier this week the government of Mexico sent thousands of federal police and military troops into the western state of Michoacán, hoping to arrest suspected members of the Knights Templar drug cartel.

Guyana has signed an Agreement on Political Consultations with Guatemala that would provide a mechanism for both countries to develop coordinated positions on several matters and allow regular exchanges on areas of common interest on the regional and international agendas.

(The Sports Xchange) –  – –Blitzed by the Houston Rockets’ perimeter shooting in the second quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder turned to their third-ranked defense to grind out a 104-92 victory.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and debutant Dilruwan Perera narrowly missed centuries but guided Sri Lanka to a solid first innings total on the second day of the third and final test against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Local conglomerate GraceKennedy is to build a state-of-the-art commercial centre in downtown Kingston which will accommodate offices, a gym and retail enterprises.

breakfast, clearly referring to the Karegeya case but without naming him.

Dear Editor, We sometimes take for granted the extent to which we enjoy religious freedom and tolerance in Guyana.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Up to 15 people, mainly foreigners, were killed in Afghanistan yesterday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a popular Lebanese restaurant in the capital Kabul, police said.

Justice Winston Moore assumes the role of Ombudsman almost a decade after the office has been vacant and largely weakened, and at a time when administrative justice is lacking in our democracy.

In yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News on the centre pages under the headline  `Questions on fibre optic cable project solely on its poor execution – Harmon’, a quote attributed to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh contained several errors.