Daily Archive: Saturday, March 22, 2014

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Three Venezuelans died from gunshot wounds during protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, witnesses and local media said on Saturday, pushing the death toll from almost two months of anti-government demonstrations to 34.

Having recently met representatives of the local private sector and policy makers here, Jamaican economist Dr Christopher Tufton says he is mulling proposals for foreign investors in sugar, rice and finance among other areas.

Who is fastest? The three Metal Shark Aluminium patrol boats handed over by the US yesterday to Guyana on a test run on the Demerara River in front of the coastguard HQ, Ruimveldt.

(Far right) President Donald Ramotar, US Ambassador Dr. Brent Hardt (left), GDF Chief of Staff Brigadier, Mark Phillips and security officials being given a ride onboard one of the new GDF Metal Shark Aluminum patrol boats provided by the US to Guyana yesterday.

Reacting to the sudden passing of Former Deputy House Speaker Debra Backer, President Donald Ramotar said her contribution was not only to her political party, but to the national body politic, GINA reported today.

KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian police have seized 42 kilograms of gold and $4.8 million in cash during a search of the apartments of Ukraine’s former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fifa has finally acknowledged new corruption allegations relating to the 2022 World Cup ballot disclosed by the Telegraph this week, the London-based paper reported yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Consultant and former Contractor General Greg Christie has proposed some tough measures to hit at the heart of corruption in Jamaica and other countries in the region.

The PPP yesterday called upon the leadership of the PNC and the WPA to fully cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the death of Dr Walter Rodney and to submit their written memoranda to the Commission by the deadline date of March 26.

(Reuters) – Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara held their nerve in the death overs with miserly fast bowling as Sri Lanka beat South Africa by five runs in their World Twenty20 opener at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce (ag) Irfaan Ali yesterday launched the eight-day, 600- mile trip of the 12th Pakaraima Mountain Safari, organised by Frank Singh, owner of Rainforest Tours in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA).

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand (sixth from right) Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd and University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Jacob Opadeyi, along with the awardees of the LCDS grants during the signing ceremony at the UG Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen Campus.

(Trinidad Express) The unemployment rate in Trinidad and Tobago fell from 4.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 3.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2013.

(Trinidad Express) A CUNUPIA man who police said was freed of a murder charge two years ago and had history of drug offences was gunned down near his home yesterday.

Mirpur, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – West Indies captain Darren Sammy laughed off Indian batsman Suresh Raina’s claim that the big-hitting Caribbean cricketers cannot rotate the strike and dared the Indians to stop his batsmen from hitting sixes in Sunday’s World Twenty20 match.

KUALA LUMPUR/PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Chinese satellites have spotted a new object in the southern Indian Ocean that could be wreckage from a missing Malaysian airliner carrying 239 people, and ships are on their way to investigate, China and Malaysia said today.

While the major parties agree on one amendment to the anti-money laundering bill, key differences remain over the structure of the authority to oversee the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)  and the appointing of its two top officers.

Assad Fudadin yesterday scored a half century but the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team had wrested control of the first day’s play of their day/night encounter against Guyana at the 3W’s Oval in Barbados.

Sharp, witty, fierce yet sensitive and patriotic were some of the words used to describe former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Deborah Backer who died early yesterday morning at the Davis Memorial Hospital following months of illness.

The University of Guyana Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the UG Workers’ Union (UGWU) have filed a writ against the university over the non-payment of workers’ benefits and remittances of their tax and insurance contributions off campus.

SAVAR, Bangladesh, CMC – Deandra Dottin emphatically announced her return to international cricket with a scintillating unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women whipped Australia Women by 16 runs in their second and final warm-up game here yesterday.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – India maintained their impeccable World Cup record against arch rivals Pakistan after Virat Kohli’s fluent 36 not out powered them to a seven-wicket victory in a group two super 10 stage match of the World Twenty20 yesterday.

The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard yesterday received three new Metal Shark Aluminum boats from the US Government valued at US$1.7M.

The sister-in-law of Samuel Hinds Jnr, became emotional when she testified against him in a city court yesterday and she was later placed on self-bail after threatening language and assault charges were read to her.

(Reuters) – The Netherlands qualified for the World Twenty20 main draw following a dramatic six-wicket victory over Ireland in a run-feast featuring a record 30 sixes in Sylhet, Bangladesh yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) — MVP candidate Kevin Durant finished with 35 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 102-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The three men accused of stealing over $17 million belonging to the Shamdas Kirpalani store in an armed robbery appeared in court again yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and were allowed to plead, while one man was granted a reduction in bail.

The D Y Patil Group, one of the largest private educators in India and which is also looking at agriculture here, says it will shortly begin building a medical college at Turkeyen to which other schools will be added.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – After a year’s absence, fifth seeded Roger Federer celebrated his return to the Miami hardcourts with a clinical 6-4 7-6(4) second round win over towering Ivo Karlovic yesterday.

The Windjammer Int. Cuisine and Comfort Inn and Sanjay’s Variety Store are the latest entities to support the Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Show.

Nabi Oil and Gas Inc says that it is awaiting an analysis of the results of soil and boundary tests in the Mahaica/Mahaicony area using hydrocarbon imaging.

University of Guyana (UG) Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi is confident of his ability to perform his duties at the university as well as the IDB-funded contract he was recently awarded to provide services to the Deeds Registry.

The country’s Under 18 and under 20 athletes hopeful for places on  Guyana’s team to the 43rd CARIFTA Games in the French island of Martinique over the Easter weekend, will start their quest when the two-day national trials commences today at the Police Sports Club ground.

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday ordered an investigation after a man who lost his eye when he was stabbed by another with a broken bottle accused the police of stalling the case.

The cream of the nation’s cyclists will transform the roadways of Essequibo into their battleground when the third and final leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race pedals off tomorrow.

Many local artists have been displaying their talents in more than one art discipline and showcasing their tremendous scope in the process.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said that the Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to instruct the Magistrate’s court to reopen the preliminary inquiry pertaining to businessman Rondy Jagdeo who was freed on Thursday on a charge of killing his close friend Kirk Davis.

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The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) in collaboration with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently threw their weight behind the 2013 Berbice player-of-the-year award for the Under-15/17 levels by sponsoring respective trophies for the events.

The ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the Shanique Myrie v the State of Barbados case “bristles with issues that would have implications for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States” which are unequivocally committed to “doing what is required to be done”, Prime Minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart said recently.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 2014 season commences today with  first and second division matches at Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) Ground and Malteenoes Sports Ground.

Hi Everyone, “We cannot afford to mortgage our palettes to foreign producers” – Freundel Stuart The Barbadian Prime Minister made this remark at the opening of the recently concluded annual local Agricultural Festival (AGROFEST).

Four months after hotelier Joseph Jagdeo was found dead in one of his hotel rooms, teenager Brian Leitch was on Thursday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the man’s murder.

Shomari Wiltshire showed the poise and class not found in your usual 10-year-old squash player to overcome a stellar performance from Alex Cheeks on Thursday evening during the Guyana Squash Association/Digicel Kraft Junior Skill Level Tournament sponsored by Toucan Industries at the Georgetown Club.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) says that the country needs a new relationship with water and it charged  that environmental priorities are being eclipsed by an economic strategy of incessant exploitation of natural resources.

Dear Editor, On December 20, 2012 you published a letter from me captioned ‘The government has not honoured its agreement on the Linden TV station,’ and the next day you published an article quoting aspects of my letter.

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Artist and theatre personality Collette Jones-Chin has quite a lot cooking over the upcoming weeks.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Half-centuries from left-hander Omar Phillips and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, led a steady Barbados batting effort on the opening day of their fourth round clash with Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.

Rubina Dilaik, who plays Radhika on “Choti Bahu”, an Indian soap opera, is in Guyana for three concerts this weekend.

MOSCOW/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia’s annexation of Crimea yesterday as investors took fright at a U.S.

Dear Editor, For some time now, residents and educational institutions have been calling me as Mayor, seeking relief related to problems they face; the most prevalent is the removal of heaps of ugly, unhealthy garbage.

Newly-sworn in Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Keith Lowenfield said integrity and efficiency will be the hallmarks of his stewardship at the secretariat.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford made an immediate impact on his return to first class cricket, rattling Jamaica on the opening day of their fourth round, Regional Four-Day match against the Windward Islands here  yesterdayay.

The comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, starring Sanjay Dutt, will be screened today at the Indian Cultural Centre, Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air, Georgetown from 5.30 pm.

Dear Editor, I was very saddened to read of the death of PNC parliamentarian Debbie Backer.

Eight grants were awarded to teams of academic staff at the University of Guyana by the Ministry of Education yesterday as part of a project to strengthen the four science and technology faculties in the university.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines airliner went missing with 239 people on board, officials are bracing for the “long haul” as searches by more than two dozen countries turn up little but frustration and fresh questions.

Several persons had a narrow escape when a car swerved to avoid hitting a bus, PEE 1988 that reportedly turned suddenly in front of it at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (WCB) around midday yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – While hemophilia sufferer Sergio Tovar lay in agony for five days at a hospital in Venezuela, his friends and family scoured hospitals and pharmacies looking for life-saving drugs.

Dear Editor, I read that, barring a retraction through apologies, SN and Chris Ram are threatened with a lawsuit by the AG (KN, March 20). 

Bravados Cricket Club and three other teams recorded victories in the latest round of the East Coast cricket trophy competition played last weekend.

(Billboard) “Happy” continues its Hot 100 command, claiming top Airplay Gainer honours for an eighth consecutive week.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – A Taliban assault on the restaurant of a luxury hotel, considered one of the safest places in Kabul and frequented by foreigners and Afghan officials, has swelled a tide of violence sweeping Afghanistan two weeks before a presidential election.

LOS ANGELES – (Reuters) – A futuristic utopia is divided into five communities, each defined entirely by one personality trait – wisdom, honesty, selflessness, kindness and bravery.

Dear Editor, I attended a Medical Board examination of a number of patients at the Croal Street office in Georgetown a few months ago, and I was amazed at the way people were treated at that meeting.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will stage a two-day under 15 trial match at the Demerara Cricket Club ground today and tomorrow.

An unbeaten half-century from Amzaan Appalsamy steered the Corriverton Cricket Club to a 124-run win over No.71 Cricket Club last weekend, taking them to the Price is Right Supermarket final against No.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey’s ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections brought a furious reaction at home and abroad on Friday, with users of the social networking service denouncing the move as a “digital coup” and the president expressing his disapproval.

Dear Editor, Abu Bakr is a well-read intellectual who knows his history better than most.

In 2012, during the London Olympics, the Globe theatre invited foreign theatre companies to perform every one of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in different languages.

Politikles

The continuing hostility and divisiveness surrounding the stalled anti-money laundering bill is an all too familiar occurrence in our politics, which has made it near impossible for mutual understanding and agreement on important national issues.

(EUR) – “Everyone knows me singing ballads, I wanted to show another side of me,” said Grammy Award nominated Ledisi (Young) about her latest album ‘The Truth’ released March 11.