Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

At about 1500h. today, Felesha Persaud, 7 years, of No. 71 Village, Corentyne, was struck down by a motor vehicle on the No.

At about 1330h today,  police say that three men, two armed with handguns and the other with a pair of scissors, entered the grocery and liquor store of businessman Eon Evans at Paradise Housing Scheme, ECD.

The police today said that investigations are being conducted into a report received yesterday  that at about 2100h.

Chief Justice Ian Chang this afternoon issued his long awaited final ruling on the cuts made by the opposition to the 2012 budget and ruled in favour of the government.

The garbage-littered seawall along Carifesta Avenue.

This rotten utility pole fell yesterday in front of a house in Second Street, North Mon Repos.

A vehicle negotiating around a pile of stone blocking the Seawall Road near Carifesta Avenue on Monday.

Director of Sports Neil Kumar last evening praised the efforts of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) along with Chairman of the national selectors Rayon Griffith for putting together one of the best teams he has seen in a long time to participate in the 2014 Nagico Regional Super50 tournament.

Residents of No 48 Village, Corentyne and surrounding communities were overjoyed yesterday afternoon after Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell assured them that  ranks from the No 51 Police Station would be replaced by a new batch.

Troy Nieuenkirk, one of the survivors of Sunday’s fatal shooting near the Eccles Access Road, yesterday said that designer Trevor Rose operated as though he knew the gunman and had ordered him to reverse the car when the altercation occurred.

Tramangra Williams, called ‘Queenie,’ who is accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend Tyrone McDonald Best, yesterday told a court that the man ran into the knife, which she was using to keep him at bay during a confrontation.

East Bank Football Association (EBFA) President Wayne Francois says that he will be seeking re-election at the entity’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM), slated to be held on February 16 at the Grove Community Centre.

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee yesterday restated the government’s zero-tolerance policy on all drugs that are deemed illicit, including marijuana, according to GINA His statement follows a news item  in yesterday’s Stabroek News which raised the question as to whether there was any prospect of decriminalizing marijuana for recreational, medical and religious uses.

The global price of rice has seen a decline of 10 percent in over a year and with that Guyana’s booming rice production may face hardships.

The fallout from blacklisting because of non-compliance with international requirements  can be “quite significant” for countries like Guyana, according to a UK expert in this area John McKendrick QC.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) in collaboration with the South American Volleyball Federation (CSV) will stage a beach volleyball workshop today at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Georgetown from 15:00hrs.

Works Ministry representatives came in for criticism from members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, when the illegal sale and cannibalism of vehicular assets belonging to the state came under scrutiny.

(Reuters) – Opener Kaushal Silva lived a charmed life on his way to a maiden test century as Sri Lanka put Bangladesh to the sword with a big first-innings total in the opening test in Dhaka yesterday.

Head of RK’s Security Services Roshan Khan is calling for government to “reactivate” the death penalty after one of his company’s security guards was found dead following a recent robbery.

(The Sports Xchange) — Forward Kevin Durant scored 41 points and hit the game-winning shot for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 111-109  comeback victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

LONDON, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago International Kenwyne Jones has left Stoke City for a new deal with Cardiff City, the Premier League club’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed.

A barber and a clerk in the Parliament Office were both remanded to prison on Monday after they were brought before a city court on possession of firearm and ammunition charges.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-West Indies opener Kieran Powell has been appointed skipper of the Leeward Islands for the upcoming NAGICO Super50 Tournament.

With the wide availability of digital cameras and camera phones, Acme Photo Studio has been forced to downsize its business operations, according to General Manager Anika Hinds.

Monedderlust FC defeated Cougars FC by a 4-0 margin when the Berbice Football Association (BFA) National Premier League Qualifying tournament continued on Sunday at the No.

Little Divas FC went down to Monedderlust FC by a 5-1 score line in their first competitive outing on Sunday at the No.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed yesterday to bypass a divided Congress and take action on his own to bolster America’s middle class in a State of the Union speech that he used to try to breathe new life into his second term after a troubled year.

St Joseph Mercy Hospital on Monday said that Jaiwanti Chanderpaul, who died along with her newborn baby at the institution after an emergency C-section last week, had been treated for multiple organ failure, which was a complication of the HELLP syndrome.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro challenged Latin American and Caribbean leaders yesterday to improve health care and education, telling a regional summit they have the natural resources to eradicate poverty but may lack the political will.

(Reuters) – Australia, England and India are to get more influence in deciding the future of world cricket following decisions made on the first day of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) board meeting in Dubai  yesterday.

Construction work for Guyana’s first Petting Zoo is to begin today at the Zoological Park following a contract signing yesterday at the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.

Dear Editor, The press reported that the Dr Doobay hospital at Annandale, East Coast, Demerara was planning to reduce fees for dialysis.

The Berbice Softball Alliance (BSA) in collaboration with Nand Persaud and Company will be hosting their inaugural Karibee Cup 15 overs-a-side softball cricket competition on February 2 at the Port Mourant community Centre Ground.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s national assembly yesterday voted to scrap presidential term limits, which could allow socialist President Daniel Ortega to remain in power indefinitely and has stoked concerns about democracy in the Central American country.

 Dear Editor, Please refer to a letter which appeared in your Stabroek News issue of Monday, January 27, headlined ‘Sooba should not be addressed as “Acting Town Clerk,”’ signed by Minister Norman Whittaker.

As sugar workers call for a thorough investigation into the death of Ulric Leonard Johnson, who was electrocuted at the Skeldon estate on Saturday, the probe has so far found no negligence on the part of the Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion (GuySuCo).

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Talented Jamaican Footballer Kemar Lawrence has been appointed as the country’s brand ambassador for the giant soft drink making company Pepsi Cola.

Street dweller Gordon Allen will be spending the next three years in jail after being found guilty yesterday of two counts of possession of narcotics.

Dear Editor, Another Guyanese soul and talent have been snuffed out. 

(Trinidad Express) The Government is currently facing a US$100 million claim in the United States from the minority shareholder of the US$400 million Alutrint smelter plant—Venezuelan company Sural—as a consequence of the People’s Partnership administration’s decision to cancel the smelter plant, Opposi-tion Leader Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday.

A pensioner was found hanging under a shed at the back of his Cotton Field, Essequibo home early yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, The Linden Town Day will be held in April-May.

The Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project proposed by the United States government has sufficiently broad support among the Guyanese people for the Guyana Government to have second thoughts about it.

NEWARK, New Jersey,  (Reuters) – Percy Harvin has one last chance this season to make the Seattle Seahawks smile about their $67 million investment in him as the receiver proclaimed himself ready to go for Sunday’s Super Bowl.

There have been much discussions and criticisms of APNU’s proposal of a social contract.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce is alarmed at the resurgence of crime in the ancient county and is urging Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to urgently put steps in place to arrest it and to bring to justice the perpetrators of these crimes.

The area encompassing what is broadly characterized as the Middle East continues to thrust itself into the global headlines and editorial spaces.

Dear Editor, I have been hearing about GPL’s problem with persons stealing electricity which is causing the company a lot of losses financially.

GT&T’s service to 600 customers in Bartica has been affected after cables were cut by a contractor.

(Barbados Nation) Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the unnatural death of  Torian Cleveland Earl, 21, of 10th Avenue, New Orleans, St.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Arsenal’s wings were clipped in a 2-2 draw at Southampton as they missed a chance to soar four points clear in the Premier League title race while Liverpool thrashed Everton and Manchester United beat Cardiff yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A 34-YEAR-old Mayaro woman and her unborn twins died on Monday at hospital mere weeks before she was to give birth.