Daily Archive: Monday, October 6, 2014

A heated argument at Baracara, Canje River, Berbice turned tragic early this morning after a man was shot dead with a 9 mm pistol.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The singing group might have started as a ploy to get attention from their female counterparts during their high-school days, but now T.O.K.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former West Indies wicketkeeper, Jackie Hendriks, believes the staging of the upcoming regional four-day tournament using a franchise team system is a bad idea.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Out-of-favour Test batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will play for Trinidad and Tobago during the upcoming inaugural West Indies Professional Cricket League, after being snapped up as a second round pick in the draft which finished just before midday here today.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – British businessman Shrien Dewani denied arranging the murder of his bride during their honeymoon in South Africa at the start of his trial today, four years after she was found shot dead in an abandoned car on the outskirts of Cape Town.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King has canceled the remaining performances of his current tour after falling ill on stage during a performance in Chicago, according to his website.

(Jamaica Gleaner) WESTERN BUREAU: Thirteen Jamaicans are claiming they were exposed to extremely cold conditions, forced to sleep on the floor, and deprived of access to food and bathroom facilities at Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport last Tuesday night after being denied entry into that Caribbean country.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite a growing acceptance of same-sex unions across the world, an overwhelming majority of Jamaicans are standing firmly against any attempt to change local laws that make it illegal for men to have sex with men.

From left, Director of Prison, Welton Trotz, Commissioner of Police (Ag.)

October 16 could be the day when government and opposition Members of Parliament clash over the unprecedented no-confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration which, if passed in the National Assembly, would trigger general elections within 90 days.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – An up tempo, run-a-ball hundred by Denesh Ramdin was not enough to save West Indies from their second straight tour defeat as they went down by 16 runs to India A here yesterday.

Third placed unit Sunburst Camptown crushed six placed side Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 4-0 when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) first division league continued at the Tucville Community Centre ground yesterday.

A Tain man was stabbed to death sometime between Saturday night and yesterday morning at Miss Phoebe, Corentyne, Berbice.

SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won a wet and sombre Japanese Grand Prix yesterday to extend his Formula One lead over Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to 10 points with four races remaining.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points yesterday when they beat London rivals Arsenal 2-0 as surprise package Southampton went down 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur.

National Insurance Scheme (NIS) General Manager Doreen Nelson says the Scheme faces a projected deficit of $713M this year and debt and data management efforts over the last two years have not resulted in the expected broader coverage and better compliance.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic destroyed Tomas Berdych in a lop-sided contest to win his fifth China Open crown yesterday while Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova in the women’s final to move up to number two in the world rankings.

A 35-year-old man was yesterday busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri as he tried to smuggle four bottles of cocaine concealed in local rum.

Between June and September, there were seven fatal accidents which claimed the lives of motorcyclists and Chairman of the West Demerara Road Safety Council Sahab Hack says that a culture, which includes disregard for the traffic laws and the use of helmets not recommended for bikes, is to blame.

Veteran softball player Wayne Jones made a half century while Floodlight captain Ricky Deonarain narrowly missed out on one as their team went down to regal Masters by two wickets in matches of the Ramchand and Rohan Auto Spares softball cricket competition.

Forty-nine matters out of the 242 listed were disposed of during the recently concluded June 2014 Criminal Assizes, according to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies team manager Sir Richie Richardson has backed embattled off-spinner Sunil Narine to emerge from his current crisis a better bowler than he was before.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   Transport Sports Club (TSC) defeated Bel Air Rubis by 174 runs to win their first match of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Banks DIH Limited Malta Supreme Under-13 match on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Dear Editor, It is my view that your recent article, `Granger calls for probe of residents claims to lands at Plaisance,’ which highlighted the ongoing tension among Guysuco, the Minister of Local Government and the residents of Better Hope and Plaisance, has exposed the calamitous dilemma of the entire African Guyanese community.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has described allegations that it is harassing state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) reporters as “ludicrous, disingenuous and mendacious” but said that some journalists were asked to leave a meeting after they lied about their media affiliation.

Dear Editor, I would like to extend on behalf of the executives of the Upper Demerara Branch of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, happy World Teachers’ Day to all teachers.

Tournament hosts Monedderlust FC and fellow Berbice Football Association (BFA) side Cougars FC recorded hard-fought victories when the Starlite Generation/Monedderlust FC second annual Berbice Cup knockout football event commenced on Saturday.

The automated voting system used in the recent University of Guyana Student Council (UGSS) election has been hailed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and observers as “smooth and successful.”

Dear Editor, It is now widely known that most countries in the Western world have already started to take major precautionary measures against the deadly ebola epidemic that is currently plaguing several African countries and is now in the United States.

Mahaica Determinators moved two points within touching distance of league leaders Victoria Kings after defeating Golden Grove Golden Stars by a 1-0 margin when the East Coast Football Association (ECFA) Stag Beer division one league continued on Saturday.

By Jeff Trotman Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon has voiced concern over Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill holding political meetings in the region under the guise of ministerial meetings.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has describ-ed a recent meeting with the Americas Regional Review Group (ARRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as fruitful and constructive.

The body of 42-year-old Nolan Lindie was brought out of the Mahdia area yesterday morning and family members are now awaiting a post-mortem examination to be performed on his body before laying him to rest.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Three debutant bowlers and a typically rampaging innings from David Warner helped Australia coast to a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in their sole Twenty20 international in Dubai yesterday.

Dear Editor, On October 6 we mark the anniversary of the horrible CU-455 Cubana Air Disaster off Barbados in 1976, which took the lives of seventy-eight persons, including several Guyanese students who were on their way to fulfil their dreams of obtaining a profession to serve humanity.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff placed first in yesterday’s election but did not get enough votes to avoid a runoff and will face pro-business rival Aecio Neves, who made a dramatic late surge to finish a strong second.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50 percent chance it could hit Britain by that date.

For 20 years St Cuthbert’s Mission has been holding an annual Amerindian Heritage celebration typically on the last weekend of Amerindian Heritage Month, September.

Grove Hi-Tech, Herstelling and Soesdyke Falcons recorded wins when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport u-13 tourney continued on Saturday.

Dear Editor, For a few years now I have noticed that school sports have been descending into what some people have deemed to be extreme lawlessness.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Legendary former captain Clive Lloyd believes the time has come to fight for West Indies players and ensure their careers are not ended prematurely by the politics of the game.

Dear Editor, Solving the problem of a poor work ethic within the labour force can be a responsibility that is addressed by several parties in positions of management.

Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) will soon be experiencing a surge of activities aimed at improving the quality of life of youth in the region as a result of the appointment of five culture, youth and sports organisers, GINA said.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduras has arrested two leaders of a major Central American drug gang responsible for transporting cocaine into the United States, the national police said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr Colin Klass, former president, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) had assumed the presidency of the then Guyana Football Association (GFA) following the 1987 fiasco, when a number of players absconded from the senior national team.

Editor’s Note: Nineteen days ago, on September 17th, Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh began a second hunger strike – no food, no water – in Trinidad and Tobago.

Endless: The view from the top of Awarmie Mountain at Rewa, Rupununi.

Last week’s article provoked quite a reaction from two bloggers who feature every day in the Stabroek News.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A test series against India, a World Cup on home soil and a much-anticipated Ashes campaign will put Australia’s cricketers under heavy scrutiny over the next year, but the team need to make themselves oblivious to the hype, according to captain Michael Clarke.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chinese nationals operating new businesses in T&T are latching on to a fast and easy money-making venture—gambling through unregulated and unlicenced gaming machines and bush whe whe that can make them targets for ambush and robberies.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – New NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that the Western alliance could deploy its forces wherever it wants, apparently calling into question post-Cold War agreements that have been shaken by Russia’s actions in Crimea and Ukraine.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Combative left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been called up to replace Sunil Narine in the West Indies 14-man squad for the five-match one-day series against India.

The High Commission of Canada in partnership with the University of Guyana on Saturday hosted a Reception in honour of the DELIAN Electoral Pilot project that was carried out during the University of Guyana Students’ Society elections over the weekend.

(Trinidad Express) In the past four years, collapsed conglomerate CL Financial has sold eight assets for TT$5.5 billion, even though they were valued only at TT$3.7 billion.

In a press release on Thursday, the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Khurshid Sattaur has acknowledged that the GRA had compiled information on an initial analysis of the income of media houses for the purposes of an audit of the Kaieteur News.

Dear Editor, It was with deep sadness and indignation that we received the news that on October 2 Laurent DuPasquier was killed during the shelling of the residential area in Donetsk where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has its office.

IGUALA, Mexico, (Reuters) – Bodies found in mass graves in southwestern Mexico are feared to be those of students who went missing last month after they clashed with corrupt local police, authorities said yesterday.

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