Articles published on Wednesday, June 4, 2014
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A British High Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a record company’s claim to the rights to 13 Bob Marley songs, including the 1974 classic No Woman, No Cry.
British High Commissioner, Andrew Ayre recently met members of Wilderness Explorers 11th annual familiarisation trip to Guyana, a release from the British High Commission said today.
Sharing is caring and this is the theme under which GraceKennedy Remittance Services (GUY) Ltd plans on reaching out to several youths in Agricola and McDoom who are part of a feeding and mentorship programme organized by the Calvary Assembly of God Church in McDoom on the East Bank of Demerara, a release from GraceKennedy today said.
The Police say that investigations are being conducted into the murder of Devon Anderson, 30 years, of Jonestown, Mahaica, which occurred at about 0700h.
(Trinidad Express) Those sections of the Dog Control Act which carry serious penalties and restrictions designed to protect and safeguard innocent members of the public have been proclaimed, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan stressed on Monday.
By Dacia Whaul and Desilon Daniels After nearly six months of investigations into the alleged police abuse of detainee Colwyn Harding, two constables Devin Singh and Rosel Tilbury-Douglas were yesterday afternoon charged with assault and released on bail.
When elderly Turkeyen resident Sewsankar was pulled from his burning home early yesterday morning, family members and neighbours who had watched firefighters battle to free the man for nearly half an hour breathed a sigh of a relief.
Responding to allegations before the Commission of Inquiry into the death of Walter Rodney that he supplied weapons in 1978 to the House of Israel, former leader of the PNC, Robert Corbin yesterday said there had been much fabrication and perjury.
Yet another airline plans to enter the Guyana market and it hopes that the necessary documentation and clearances will be given soon so that it can begin offering direct nonstop flights to New York and Toronto during the summer peak season.
Police are being accused of trying to cover up the alleged torture of detainee Junior Thorrington, the 19-year-old who claims he was burnt by police officers while in custody at the Sparendaam Police Station.
The Tower Hotel remains closed as power has not been restored to the building and employees who opted to remain on the job will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they will be paid outstanding salaries.
The preliminary first crop figure for sugar is just shy of 80,000 tonnes however GuySuCo is still pushing the beleaguered Skeldon factory to make its individual 13,795-tonne target before finally closing the crop.
People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) lawyer Basil Williams yesterday attacked the credibility of former House of Israel priest Joseph Hamilton, suggesting that all the testimony that he has given to the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into Walter Rodney’s death is untrue and calling for the PPP/C Member of Parliament (MP) to be charged with perjury.
Embattled Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said the congress held by several associations on Saturday is illegitimate as it did not conform to the regulations of the GFF constitution.
Eccles resident Devar Kissoon was yesterday charged with assaulting two transgender sex workers, following an attack in which the women were shot at with a pellet gun.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowler Jerome Taylor is poised to play his first Test in nearly five years after being named in a West Indies 13-man squad to face New Zealand in the opening Test of the three-match series at Sabina Park next Sunday.
CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Spinners Sulieman Benn and Shane Shillingford warmed up for next Sunday’s start of the first Test against New Zealand, with three-wicket hauls on the final day of West Indies’ two-day practice game here yesterday.
An Albouystown man yesterday pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his wife in front of the Georgetown Prison.
President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Keith Foster yesterday called the decision by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to pull the third Test match between the West Indies and New Zealand from Guyana “disrespectful.”
The senior Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) official entangled in alleged breaches of procedure involving surveying for the Santa Fe mega farm in the Rupununi has returned to work.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pace and spin smothered a middle innings fight back and helped West Indies High Performance Centre take control against Bangladesh A in Barbados yesterday.
By Mario Joseph Being deprived of the opportu-nity to decide who takes care of their community for 20 years, the residents of the Diamond/ Grove Neighbourhood Demo-cratic Council (NDC) have joined the call for Local Government Elections, even comparing the PPP’s actions to that of the PNC in denying the country democracy.
A 22-year-old Hosororo Hill, Mabaruma man committed suicide on Monday evening and his teenage lover tried to do the same after the two had encountered problems in their relationship.
To assist in the cleaning up of communities countrywide, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development yesterday received tenders for two projects.
Samuel Hinds Jr yesterday began leading his defence in the alleged of assault of his fiancée’s sister but his two witnesses gave conflicting testimony.
Executive Director of International Recruiting for the Baltimore Orioles, Fred Ferreira tipped Guyana as the country with most potential to source players to major league baseball in the US due to the sheer strength and talent they’ve displayed.
Guyana has been advised of a stringent review process costing millions of dollars with an international body policing the local financial sector likely to set up shop here as a result of the country’s failure to pass anti-money laundering legislation, according to Attorney-General Anil Nandlall.
Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) wishes to respond to the letter published in the Stabroek News, on Saturday, May 31, titled ‘Water wastage continues on the East Coast.’
Siblings Damian and Tyler Persaud will be the first overseas-based players to audition for the Guyana national side of the upcoming 2014 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship scheduled to be held in the British Virgin Islands.
After two years of training, eight Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) have been certified and have assumed their responsibilities at Ogle and the Cheddi Jagan International Airports control towers, a release from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday.
Dear Editor, The explanations as to why we can’t have local government elections keep getting more bizarre.
Dear Editor, I am very disappointed that Mr David Granger, Leader of the Opposition, met with President Donald Ramotar on Monday and did not have with him a member of the Alliance for Change.
The Ministry of Education yesterday said that it has come to its attention that a former male student of the Mahdia Secondary School was found in the female dormitory early yesterday morning.
Dear Editor, When I go to the Republic Bank in New Amsterdam I am able to park my car in the place provided by the bank for parking.
Dear Editor, The writer of the article ‘Rafieyah Husain wins disappointing Miss Guyana World Pageant’ in the SN of May 31, 2014 laments, “It was disheartening to hear Guyanese hurl out comments such as, ‘Watch Fat Girl!’
At a seminar aimed at forming a group to eradicate domestic violence (DV) in Region Five, participants were told that “even one case is too much” and that everyone should get involved in the fight.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s former navy chief, captured in a high-profile drug sting on the West African coast, has secretly pleaded guilty ahead of a trial on charges he conspired to import narcotics into the United States, court sources said yesterday.
Former President of the Guyana Petrol Dealers Association Steve Chung is calling on petrol dealers to unite against what he said are the excesses of oil companies as they are apt to continue unprincipled practices, forcing dealers out of business.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge accused of punching an assistant public defender after telling him “stop pissing me off” is stepping down temporarily for anger management counseling.
LONDON, CMC-Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica have announced changes to their line up on the hunt for their first win in a quartet of international matches on tour.
Sixteen lucky customers who participated in MoneyGram and SurePay’s Mother’s Day promotion were presented with their prizes at a ceremony held at the Neal and Massy (NM) staff facility last week.
Dear Editor, Tell me I was wrong to say that the actions, words and deeds of the current PPP/C administration are sufficient to suggest that the Government of Guyana turns a blind eye to torture.
Dear Editor, I am not optimistic. Yes, there is the need for a new breed of revolutionary intellectual (Frank Fyffe, SN, June 2), but I cannot see him or her appearing in the foreseeable future.
WASHINGTON/WARSAW, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended yesterday the prisoner swap deal that freed a U.S.
Senior police officers together with representatives from the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Director of Public Prosecutions participated in a U.S.-funded
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African cricket broke new ground yesterday with the appointment of Hashim Amla as test captain, the first black cricketer to hold the post permanently in a sport long seen to be dominated by whites.
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the calls I received about what I meant by “disaffected Indian group” (‘Granger disappointed on the question of an apology for PNC excesses,’ SN, June 3).
RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced a jump of nearly 50 percent in deaths from a new virus yesterday after re-examining old data that also showed the number of infections since 2012 was a fifth higher than previously reported.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa have included uncapped right-handed batsman Stiaan van Zyl and off-spinner Dane Piedt in their test squad for the two-match tour of Sri Lanka next month.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Christchurch’s Hagley Oval will get the first trial of its upgraded facilities ahead of next year’s World Cup with a Boxing Day test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
Dear Editor, It may have come as a big surprise to fans of West Indies cricket in Guyana, to read of the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) decision to terminate the 3rd Test slated for 26 to 30 June 2014 at the National Stadium in Guyana.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is reviving a law enforcement group to investigate those it designates as domestic terrorists, the Department of Justice announced yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – There was no Serena Williams standing in her way but the absence of her American nemesis did not stop Maria Sharapova from almost fluffing her lines yesterday before she set up a semi-final date at the French Open with Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.
According to Prime Minister Hinds, Cheddi Jagan believed that national unity between the races and classes was so important to nation building that throughout his political life he attempted “new, bold and courageous alternatives to bring our people together” but died without his goal being realised.
Dear Editor, One of the things that we seldom do in Guyana is to recognize courage.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago footballers have arrived in Buenos Aires for one of its biggest football assignments, a clash with former FIFA World Cup holders Argentina.
Part 1 Commenting on the Sonu Nigam concert, Mr. Romain Khan wrote a very perceptive letter titled `The Nigam concert and false consciousness’ (Stabroek News on May 12, 2014).
The leaders of the European Union have experienced a virtual earthquake as the strength of rightwing political forces demonstrated itself in major countries like Britain and France in the recent elections to the European Parliament.
President Donald Ramotar yesterday met more than 25 Christian leaders at the Presidential Complex to brief them on several issues, with primary focus on the Anti-Money Laundering Bill.
