Daily Archive: Saturday, May 3, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky,CMC – Jamaican jockey Shaun Bridgmohan produced one of the best rides of his outstanding career, to land second place in the prestigious 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs here today.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   Transport Sports Club (TSC) upset favourites Guyana National Industrial Corporation yesterday at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground to win their first title of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Brainstreet Under-15 tournament.

During yesterday, police say that ranks conducted drug eradication operations at Gateroy, Berbice River.

Hundreds of people turned up today at the US Embassy’s Visa fair on Bentinck Street to seek advice on acquiring visas.

-pretended not to recognise Walter at funeral parlour out of fearClosing off the first session of the public hearings for the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 1980 killing of political activist Dr.

Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday warned government to expect a “juk fuh juk” retaliation from the United States in the wake of the revocation of the work permit of Leadership and Demo-cracy (LEAD) Project Head, Glen Bradbury.

– US Embassy The Donald Ramotar administration’s decision to revoke the work permit of the head of a controversial USAID-funded democracy project here was contrary to its commitment for a review of the project, the US Embassy said yesterday.

-wounded wife in intensive care A fisherman was chopped to death in his home early yesterday morning during an attack by suspect robbers that left his wife hospitalised with severe wounds.

Masked gunmen last evening held up employees of the Trans Pacific Motor Spares and Auto Sales at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara and later escaped with $10M, Crime Chief Leslie James confirmed.

A young mother of two was found dead yesterday at Baramita, North West District.

-urge decriminalisation of wanderingHuman rights groups yesterday called for an independent probe into the most recent allegations of sexual abuse of New Opportunity Corps (NOC) inmates, while urging a full disclosure on the findings of a Board of Inquiry into disturbances at the facility two years ago.

Alex Griffith, the 15-year-old who was shot in his mouth by a policeman after being detained for questioning about a robbery, has been left with a hole in his tongue and a gaping wound at the back of his throat.

Nigel Lawson, who was stabbed to death on Thursday evening, was killed after an altercation with a security guard who accused him of stealing from him, police said yesterday.

Undefeated featherweight contender Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell flew to the US yesterday to ramp up his preparation for his World Boxing Council (WBC) world championship bout in Mexico on May 24.

-after drugs found in car at airportA member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of over four kilos of cocaine allegedly found in his car at the airport.

-Results from 2012 all erased from record books RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Former world double sprint champion Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year after testing positive in 2013 for a banned anabolic steroid, the U.S.

GCB Inter County U19 cricket By Delvon Mc Ewan   A fluent century by Shimron Hetmyer combined with quality bowling from their spinners led Berbice to an innings and 88-run win over the President’s XI on the second day of the first round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three day Inter-County competition.

– says some operating standards fall short of efficient utility The Guyana Power and Light Inc.

(Reuters) – Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd was fined by the National Basketball Association yesterday after complaining about a lack of fouls called against the Toronto Raptors in their latest playoff game.

-arrest warrants issued for witnesses A witness yesterday testified that Jevon Wharton, one of the two men accused of the November 2007 rape and murder of nine-year-old Sade Stoby, gave a caution statement to the police of his own free will.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Chris Rogers is uncertain Australia deserves to be ranked world number one in tests, saying the team’s 4-0 drubbing by India was not the mark of a top team.

-says statements misconstruedA week after a recording of Permanent Secretary (PS) Nigel Dharamlall surfaced in which he threatened to bar access to his office and withhold stipends from Amerindian leaders, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai stood by his claim that his comments had been “misconstrued.”

Several attorneys were granted standing to represent the interest of Dr.

(The Sports Xchange) ——-Just when it looked as if their demise was complete, the Indiana Pacers found some life and fought off the Atlanta Hawks and an electric crowd at Philips Arena to win Game 6 95-88 and keep their Eastern Conference playoffs matchup alive.

“Guyana is sort of an arid land when it comes to being able to discuss things,” Esther McIntosh of The Consultancy Group (TCG) says.

“I believe pageantry is a celebration of beauty, beauty with a purpose.

League champions Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) will face Transport Sports Club (TSC) in today’s final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Brainstreet Under-15 Tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Ground, Thomas Lands.

The ninth edition of the Regional Basketball Conference will tip off in the conferences of Georgetown and East Coast of Demerara on May 10 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall says the backlog in Guyana’s judiciary is growing every day that the National Assembly’s Committee of Appointments delays the appointment of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Samuel Elvis, a policeman who had his right foot amputated after he was shot by another rank who was clearing his gun, wants the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to look into his plight and offer support.

Christopher Barnwell, Leon Johnson, Robin Bacchus and Devendra Bishoo are just a few of the country’s’ most talented and exciting cricketers who are expected to be on show tomorrow when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) double wicket cricket festival bowls off at the Albion Sports Complex, ground in Berbice.

It should be the dream of every Guyanese to visit the Kaieteur Falls.

Hi Everyone, It’s cruel, unfair and sheer torture. What is? The calling, texting, tweeting, Facebook-ing and instant messaging that many of us are involved in as we tease and taunt our family and friends living overseas with the food of home.

– court hears Accused of an armed robbery in which he allegedly shot at the victim of the attack, a young man was yesterday refused bail after a court heard that he was held at the scene of the crime after the gunfire alerted police.

Dear Editor, We are extremely disturbed by both the tone and content of the statements the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr Frank Anthony is reported as having made in response to the recent allegations by several girls who are students at the New Opportunity Corps (NOC), of being sexually assaulted and raped by both male students and adult NOC staff members.

The Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) through fund raising and assistance from a few kind hearted persons has purchased gear for Arif Chan and Demetri Cameron who have been selected to represent Berbice in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day U19 inter-county competition.

Liston Marcus, accused of robbing a man of a gold band worth more than half a million dollars, is claiming he was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a mob that accused him of being a thief.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Hundreds of people have been killed and more than 2,000 are missing after a landslide smashed into a village in a mountainous area of north Afghanistan yesterday, and rescue teams were struggling to reach the remote area.

By Mario Joseph Gazing across vast paddy fields and sitting atop tall coconut tress overlooking the savannahs gave Limlair farmer William Matheson the impetus to write poems.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Tamar Lambert has pointed to Jamaica’s final preliminary game against Combined Campuses and Colleges as the turning point in their Regional first class season.

Dear Editor, Within the past 10-15 years the government has embarked on a process of marginalising the private broadcasters who were not sympathetic to the PPP, whilst at the same time supporting and elevating those who were supportive of them.

Police trainee Wazir Hussain was placed on bail yesterday after being accused of stealing a colleague’s phone.

SLAVIANSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in a fire and others were shot dead when fighting between pro- and anti-Russian groups broke out on the streets of Odessa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast on Friday, opening a new front in a conflict that has split the country.

Rebecca’s Story is a 12-minute film which sprouted from the Witness Project’s Film Workshop.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will showcase her talents before an adoring home crowd when headlines the Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadium here today.

Dear Editor, I write to correct misimpressions created by Lomarsh Roopnarine’s letter published in the May 2 edition of this newspaper.

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) for the third year has thrown its weight behind the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the 2014 Independence T20 Cup 2014 set for May 25 at the Albion Sports Complex Ground, which will be played under floodlights for the first time.

(Billboard) The first annual iHeartRadio Music Awards hit Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, celebrating the year’s biggest pop stars and paying tribute to the musical culture of the City of Angels.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British judge hailed as a role model was jailed for 16 months yesterday for lying to police about her role in a revenge plot that landed a cabinet minister in prison.

Clinton Charles, 20, the Sophia resident who was shocked while attempting to retrieve a kite stuck on a utility pole last week, remains an admitted patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing severe burns about his body.

Dear Editor, The actions of the Government of Guyana in revoking the work permit of the Head of the LEAD Project smacks of an era of animosity between Cold War foes.

(Billboard) – Controversy translates to chart action for Avril Lavigne, whose “Hello Kitty” debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 at No 75 following the track’s Vevo video debut on April 23.

Andre Lloyd Britton of Mahdia would like to inform the general public that he was not the author of a letter published in the May 1st , 2014 edition of the Stabroek News under the heading ‘Mahdia only receives ten hours of electricity a day’.

President Donald Ramotar told leaders at the Third Caricom-Mexico Summit that the Caribbean Community has identified agriculture as a priority area vital for food security and for maintaining the political stability of the Region.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – The winners of this year’s CFU Caribbean Cup have been guaranteed a spot in the 2016 Centennial Edition of the highly regarded Copa America, as part of a historic collaboration announced by CONCACAF here Thursday.

SAN JOSE, Calif., (Reuters) – A U.S. jury yesterday ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc, after it found the South Korean smartphone maker had infringed two Apple patents.

(Billboard) – “I probably discovered it after some stupid boy broke my heart,” Priyanka Chopra says about her new single.

Last evening a number of media workers–journalists and editors–were given awards by Ambassador of the United States Brent Hardt for their sterling contributions to the profession in the various fields.

Dear Editor, Recent news reports of proposed integrity tests for senior officers of the GPF drew some attention and comments.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican Representative Paul Ryan, who angered black lawmakers in March with his comments about the causes of inner-city poverty, met with the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday and pledged to study its proposal to help the poor.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago World Cup star Shaka Hislop believes the Caribbean’s collaboration with South America for the 2016 Copa America, will reap huge benefit’s for the region’s football development.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro is introducing a controversial shopping card intended to combat Venezuela’s food shortages but decried by critics as a Cuban-style policy illustrating the failure of his socialist policies.

RANCHI, India, CMC – West Indies opener Dwayne Smith sparkled only briefly but his Chennai Super Kings never looked in trouble as they hammered Sunil Narine’s Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

LES CAYES, Haiti,  (Reuters) – With the sun barely up, beads of sweat already dot the brow of a barefoot farmer as he hacks at the soil with a pickax, digging up a precious root that has been dubbed Haiti’s “super-crop.”

Last month, in a scene few novelists would dare to write, an Iranian woman spared the life of her son’s murderer seconds before his execution.

Dear Editor, Dr. Henry Jeffrey has again ventured into troubled waters.

The political landscape of this country has for some time now been a theatre for acerbic insults and narrow-mindedness.

(Billboard) Billboard went behind the scenes with the super-producers who sifted through nearly two decades of Michael Jackson’s studio outtakes in an attempt to produce what they hope will be a posthumous hit record.