Daily Archive: Thursday, January 23, 2014

PPP/C MP Bibi Shadick in the Speaker’s Chair for yesterday’s sitting of Parliament.

The police say that Anthony Lloyd Neville Morrison, 36,  is wanted for questioning in relation to the death of Beverley Anesta Gardner which occurred at the New York Car Wash & Hotel, Camp and  Princes Streets, Georgetown on January 22, 2014.

Local Government and Regional Development Minister Ganga Persaud this afternoon announced his resignation citing “personal issues” and “additional responsibilities” to which he has committed.

The investigations by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility into the allegations against police ranks of Timehri   Police Station made by Colwyn Harding have been completed, the police said today.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Grammy Award-winning husband and wife pop duo Captain & Tennille, whose biggest hit was 1975’s “Love Will Keep Us Together,” are divorcing after nearly 39 years of marriage, an Arizona court clerk confirmed on Wednesday.

Linden will be shutting down on Saturday during a planned visit by President Donald Ramotar as residents look to express their “disgust” over the fact that none of the agreements signed in 2012 have been honoured, says Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon.

Two 17-year-olds were arrested yesterday by police after they were found with a rifle and grenades while walking down Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt and the police later shot and killed three dogs at the home of a suspect in the area.

(Cricinfo) New Zealand pushed India off the No. 1 position in ODIs with another clinical performance although India’s middle order demanded that their bowlers stay at it till the end.

The family and supporters of Colwyn Harding, the man who has accused a policeman of raping him with a baton, are trying to have him flown overseas for what is being described as urgent medical care.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s troubled season took another turn for the worse when they lost 1-2 to Sunderland in a penalty shootout in a dramatic League Cup semi-final  yesterday.

A Jamaican woman was early yesterday morning found dead in a city guest house and investigators say that the man she checked in with has suddenly disappeared.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s revival gathered pace as he edged Andy Murray in a late-night dog fight to set up a blockbuster Australian Open semi-final with world No.1 Rafa Nadal who earlier yesterday had rode his luck to beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

Copa Airlines has announced that its growth plans for the first half of the year will include new direct flights from Panama City, Panama to Georgetown, Guyana.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC- Cricket Australia Chairman, Wally Edwards, has defended a plan to centralize power in world cricket with India and England.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Flamboyant opener Chris Gayle was yesterday expected to make his first competitive appearance since picking up a hamstring injury during a tour of India last November.

A woman accused of receiving two women in the North West for the purpose of prostitution was yesterday set $1M bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

(Reuters) – The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) urged test playing nations yesterday to reject the controversial proposals that would effectively place Australia, England and India in charge of the world game.

In the wake of recent incidents with planes including crashes, aviation authorities will be stepping up surveillance of local airlines and their operations.

The Guyana Securities Council says the Directors of Guyana Stores Limited Ltd continue to flout regulations by neglecting to submit its accounts to the relevant stakeholders, and it said  that the retention of office by the said Directors is therefore prejudicial to the interest of the company.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC- A brilliant, nerveless all-round display from Dwayne Bravo helped Melbourne Renegades secure a thrilling one-run win over the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash yesterday.

Former beauty queen Carolan Lynch was yesterday again charged with murdering her husband, a day after turning herself over to police.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods could not wish for a better place to launch his 2014 PGA Tour campaign than at the Torrey Pines Golf Club for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open outside San Diego where he will be hunting a record eighth victory.

Surinamese national Omar Williams was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of former disc jockey (DJ) Sheldon Cheddie.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago men and women national rugby teams will participate in the Las Vegas Invitational Rugby Tournament from January 23- 25.

Members of the Lamaha Gardens Community Cooperative Society yesterday said that they have moved to the court in an effort to reclaim the Lamaha Gardens playground they said was sold illegally to a private businessman.

LONDON, CMC- Jamaica’s senior netball team has suffered its third straight defeat in the tri-nation tour of England, losing to England ‘A’ 40-45 over the weekend.

Caught trying to smuggle 25 songbirds out of the country by hiding them in hair curlers in his luggage, Nazeem Karim was yesterday fined and disqualified from obtaining an import and export licence Karim, of Lot 3 ‘C’ Clonbrook, had initially been brought before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Monday and had been remanded to

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said yesterday that the GFF Congress made no decisions against the clubs of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and as such the three competing clubs are still eligible to continue participating in the GFF Premier League.

A pump attendant was placed on $250,000 bail yesterday after she denied stealing over two million dollars’ worth of fuel and embezzling $48,000 from her employer.

Two families have been left homeless after a fire suspected to be electrical in origin completely destroyed a two-flat, three-bedroom house at D’ Edward Village, West Coast Berbice yesterday morning.

(The Sports Xchange) – – – -Kevin Durant scored 46 points, his eighth straight game with at least 30, to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105- 97 points victory in a division showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night With the win, the Thunder (32-10) took the lead in the Northwest Division from the Blazers (31-11).

Dear Editor, While the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) is seeking a replacement for one of its judges on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), a call has been made by a senior CCJ judge for more funds to be allocated to the regional court.

Rental charges are only a fraction of the financial burden placed on producers who use the National Cultural Centre (NCC), according to producer Gem Madhoo-Nascimento.

Magistrate Sunil Scarce on Tuesday at the Anna Regina Magistrates Court remanded two drivers to prison when they appeared before him charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Dear Editor, I would first like to congratulate you on the tremendous work you are doing at your respective posts and it is my wish that nothing but continued success is granted to you and the companies you represent.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela revamped its 11-year-old currency controls yesterday, creating a dual-rate system intended to stem rampant embezzlement of oil dollars, a change critics pilloried as a disguised devaluation.

(Reuters) – The New York Knicks remained the NBA’s most valuable team, worth over $1 billion, according to a Forbes poll yesterday that showed the average team value rose 25 percent from last year.

MONTREUX, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that talks to end the war in Syria should cover all topics of concern to the two sides, including the future of President Bashar al-Assad.

United States- based Guyanese professor of political science Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, who is also a specialist on Caribbean security issues, held a two-hour interactive session with Members of Parliament on crime in Guyana on Tuesday.

St. Lucia has joined Jamaica in confirming their participation in the International Goodwill amateur boxing competition here next month.

Dear Editor, I am happy that the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee is taking steps to keep animals off the road.

Dear Editor, I am not one of those persons who would say it’s good that the entire executive of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) was suspended following an extraordinary congress called by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the GFF Secretariat in contravention of Article 27 of the constitution. 

The final of the Mayor’s 79th birthday anniversary seven-a-side inter-ward knockout football tournament will take place this Sunday at the Den Amstel Community ground, West Coast Demerara.

KIEV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovich yesterday saying he had failed to give concrete answers to their demands, and told their supporters on the streets to prepare for a police offensive.

The man shot during a break-in at an Annandale family’s home on January 17, is on the road to recovery, in the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

ORLANDO, Florida, CMC- A California based company and a firm registered in Barbados have come together to stage a professional soccer league for teams in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 an episode of ‘Time Out,’ done by Bibi Narine entertained some respectful views on power. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The World Bank’s private-sector arm yesterday accepted criticism from its internal watchdog that it should have done more due diligence on a loan to a Honduran company allegedly linked to multiple killings.

A South Ruimveldt man was sentenced to a one-year prison term after a brief escape from the city magistrates’ courts lock-ups.

(Jamaica Observer) After months of speculation played out in the media and the public domain, the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) on Tuesday confirmed that Goat Islands will indeed be the site of a Chinese seaport.

By Janette Bulkan and John Palmer  (This is Part Two of a series of five reviewing the reports of the Guyana Forestry Commission for 2005-12 which were tabled in Parliament on November 7th,  2013) In the first article in this series, we gave reasons why the National Assembly should be scrutinizing, and be helped to scrutinize, the annual reports and audits of finances of government agencies as a routine function of parliament acting on behalf of the citizens of Guyana. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Flies who play the mating game while also living with their brothers are gentler to females during sex and tend to hassle them less, according a study by British scientists.

(Trinidad Express) A 15-year-old mother of one has become the 40th murder victim for the year.

With the Grammy Awards just a day away — taking place tomorrow night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles – Billboard editors have finalized their predictions for the top prizes.

Politikles

Over the past few days this newspaper, as it has always done, published photographs that were taken around the country – mostly in Georgetown.

We face system failures in this society that cause severe social crisis.

Dear Editor, A letter entitled ‘What is the status of the technical/vocational curriculum in our schools?’

Cartoons 

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is requesting all former national players submit the necessary documentation as the entity attempts to create national identification cards that will allow the recipients free entrance into any football event in the country.

President Donald Ramotar addressing guests at the Ministry of Tourism’s Stakeholders’ Cocktail at Palm Court last night.(GINA