http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com Online Edition of Guyana's Leading Daily Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:24:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en - Caricom official’s son rescued after $50M ransom demanded. By Michael Jordan and Leonard Gildarie Alert police ranks, in high drama last night, rescued the son of a CariCom official and captured three kidnappers, including a woman, who had abducted their 26-year-old victim in West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme. One of the kidnappers, identified ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/kidnapper-captured/ - Finance Ministry fails to submit list of outstanding advances Several weeks after the Ministry of Finance was mandated to submit a list of all outstanding conference advances, there is still to be compliance with the order. When the Public Accounts Committee met in early February the officials were unable to provide ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/172munaccounted-for-overseas-travels-up-to-2006/ Is funny how when people get ketch in trouble dem does always try fuh implicate others. Kwame get in trouble again and he vex. He cuss up de police and dem boys talk de story. Right away Kwame get vex. He write a letter which de state owned Chronicle carry. Now ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/dem-boys-sehkwame-do-it-again/ Homeowners interested in equipping their homes with alternative energy can benefit from tax exemptions. According to Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Commissioner–General, Khurshid Sattaur, tax exemptions are granted on certain equipment used in the generation of alternative energy when imported into Guyana for household purposes. All alternative energy equipment of a type used ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/tax-concessions-for-alternative-energy-for-homes-gra-2/ A Coast Guard patrol, while returning to Parika from an authorised routine mission on Wednesday March 10, 2010, apprehended a boat captain north of the Hubu koker. A subsequent search of the vessel unearthed a bag of marijuana hidden in its bow. Members of the patrol noticed the captain acting in a ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/gdf-coast-guards-bust-drug-smuggling-vessel/ …GuySuCo says criticisms unjustified “Workers employed by the Diamond Estate, appear to have been set up for massive defrauding of their benefits and entitlements as GuySuCo struggles to rescue the ailing sugar industry.” This was a charge made by Dr Faith Harding of the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) during the party's weekly ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/pncr-accuses-guysuco-of-devious-plot-against-diamond-employees/ - awards him $250,000 in damages By Latoya Giles Yet another landmark ruling was made yesterday in the High Court when Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire granted $500,000 bail to murder accused, Dunsford Dodson. Dodson is being represented by attorney Nigel Hughes. The accused is also expected to lodge his passport and report to ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/judge-grants-murder-accused-500000-bail/ - but Medical Council wants him removed as Police Physician By Michael Jordan Dr. Mahendra Chand, the Physician at the centre of the case involving the torture of a teenage boy, will not be suspended after all. But there are indications that recommendations are to be made for him to be removed from ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/doctor-in-torture-teen-probe-escapes-suspension/ A Vigilance, East Coast Demerara man who is a suspect in the Cool Square nightspot murder has been identified as one of the gunmen who shot and robbed Troy Collins in Orange Walk, Bourda, a fortnight ago. Police said that the suspect was picked out during an identification parade yesterday. He ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/second-cool-square-suspect-linked-to-bourda-shooting/ [caption id="attachment_68710" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mervin Moses"][/caption] Mars, Moses and Seymour winding down at Buddies Gym By Franklin Wilson With less than a week to go before the start of the 4th Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships at Princess Hotel, March ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/powerlifters-continue-preparations-for-caribbean-cships/ [caption id="attachment_68707" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Christopher Ram"][/caption] - Using corporate clout to realise projects By Rawle Welch In an effort to increase visibility of the sport, President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Christopher Ram organised a Lunch Meeting with members of the media on Friday, at Ram & McRae Head Office on ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/glta-president-pleads-for-more-support-from-media/ [caption id="attachment_68704" align="alignright" width="400" caption="In photo the new Everest executive after the elections: Front row (from left) Carmachand Rambarran, Stephen Lewis, Mark Singh, Rajesh Singh, Prataap Persaud. Back row (from left) Neil Singh, Ramjit Singh, Malcolm Sonaram, Mohabir Sukhpaul, Safraz Ally, Feroz Khan, Royston Rachpaul."][/caption] The Everest Cricket Club held its ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/everest-cricket-club-has-new-executive/ Trial match set for DCC today The Georgetown Cricket Selectors have reduced the GCA under-19 training squad to 32 players after a match simulation session at the Malteenoes ground yesterday. The GCA is preparing for the Demerara Cricket Board Inter-Association 50-overs under-19 competition which will be used to select the Demerara ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/gca-squad-reduced-to-32/ [caption id="attachment_68700" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Grace Jackson"][/caption] Local athletes, representatives of other sports disciplines and local sports administrators benefited tremendously from an inspirational talk delivered by three times Olympian and 1988 Olympic 200m silver medalist, Grace Jackson at a specially arranged session organized by the Guyana Olympics Association (GOA) at the YMCA ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/olympic-silver-medalist-delivers-soul-touching-inspirational-talk-to-local-athletes/ The Continental Group of Companies of Industrial Site, Ruimveldt is the sponsor of today’s Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Approximately 35 golfers are expected to tee off in the one-day tournament in what is expected to be another keenly contested encounter. Prizes will be presented ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/continental-golf-tourney-to-be-contested-today-at-lgc/ An independent resource assessment for three prospects on CGX Energy’s Corentyne Offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) located offshore Guyana has come up with a total best estimate of 2.8 billion barrels of oil. The assessment was completed by Gustavson Associates LLC of Boulder, Colorado, USA. Gustavson is a global consulting firm ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/study-finds-28-billion-barrels-of-oil-offshore-guyana/ Guyanese criminals seeking refuge in Suriname will now have to think twice about that choice of destination, as Guyana and its neighbour to the east have agreed to have a more efficient system of information exchange on criminal suspects fleeing this jurisdiction to avoid prosecution. According to Suriname’s Minister of Justice ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/escaping-criminals-will-not-find-safe-haven-in-suriname-santokhi/ Half centuries by Arjune Jagroo and Jerome Basdeo enabled Hampshire to overcome Rising star by 99 runs in the latest match of the Bartica Cricket Association twenty/20 competition played last Sunday at the Bartica Community Centre ground. Hampshire batted first and scored 176-3 off their 20 overs.  Jagroo led with 64 ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/jagroo-basdeo-hit-half-centuries/ The recently unveiled National Rehabilitation Services Strategy 2009-2013 sets out Government’s plans for providing and delivering equitable access to high quality and consumer-friendly disability and rehabilitation services to the people of Guyana. And according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, it comes at a time when the legislation for People ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/disability-bill-is-indication-of-govt%e2%80%99s-commitment-to-the-differently-able-%e2%80%93-ramsammy/ - Ravens blow-out Eagles By Edison Jefford Bounty Colts had let off teams before, but Thursday night had to be one of their memorable flops as the usually aggressive team easily loosed their lasso around number one ranked Courts Pacesetters to initiate a great escape. Pacesetters untied their suppressed offence in the ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/colts-flop-hand-pacesetters-win/ …still being awarded lucrative contracts Residents of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council in Region One are perturbed at revelations that a former senior official owes the Council $4.5M in what appears to be an accumulated amount handed over to him over a period of time. What is even more disturbing is that ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/former-regional-official-owes-council-in-excess-of-45m/ Popular football promoter and former national coach, Lennox Arthur yesterday morning received a tidy cheque from Digicel to offset the costs of this year’s edition of the annual Mayor’s Cup Football tournament. Representative of the telephone company, Shonette Moore handed over the cheque valued some two hundred thousand to Arthur ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/digicel-renders-support-as-mayor%e2%80%99s-cup-football-extravaganza-prepares-for-kickoff/ [caption id="attachment_68736" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ms Valerie Adams-Sharpe hands over the cheque to Ramona Vansluytman"][/caption] Members of the Haiti Disaster Relief Committee of Linden on Thursday handed over a cheque for G$407,180 to President of Rotary Club 7 of Demerara, Ramona Vansluytman. The presentation took place in the lobby of the Linden ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/more-money-for-haiti-disaster/ Essequibo skipper Ricardo Adams hit an attractive 95 but Berbice still managed to overcame the host by 3 wickets as play in the Castrol U-15 50 overs cricket competition continued yesterday at Anna Regina in Essequibo. Essequibo won the toss and elected to bat first and scored a respectable 179-7 off ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/adams-95-fails-to-save-e%e2%80%99bo/ [caption id="attachment_68733" align="alignleft" width="284" caption="The owner, Jerald Toovey, hands over the cheque to Rashma Persaud "][/caption] Sheriff Taxi Service located on Sheriff Street awarded the grand prize of $250,000 to Rashma Persaud on Thursday. The woman was randomly chosen by way of a computerised system for traveling with the Service that issues ... http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2010/03/13/sheriff-taxi-service-draws-grand-prize/