Daily Archive: Sunday, April 11, 2010

-NICIL source Synergy Holdings Inc. was awarded the US$15 million contract for the first phase of the Amaila Falls Hydro-  electric Power Project (AFHEP) based on the fact that it submitted the lowest tender to the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL).

By Marlon Munroe Every race is just like starting over, says gold-medallist swimmer Jessica Stephenson, even after a win.

Business Page today interrupts its series on the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation to present an overview of the annual reports and accounts of two of the country’s financial institutions which will soon be holding their annual members’ general meetings at which the presentation of the annual reports is a major agenda item.

-Johnson spearheads wins for GCC Everest Cricket Club’s (ECC) Abilash Deokie smashed the first century of the Georgetown Cricket Assoc-iation Digicel Twenty20 tournament at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground yesterday.

Three armed bandits posing as customers robbed a businessman at Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice of a large quantity of phone cards and an undisclosed amount of cash around 11.45 am yesterday.

Before last December’s climate change conference in Copenhagen, global public opinion was clearly supportive of an internationally agreed initiative to address the man-made aspects of global warming; now it is more divided.

– defeat Victory Valley Royals Kashif and Shanghai Kings are the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) under 21 champions after defeating Victory Valley Royals 63-60 in the much anticipated final on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.

The proprietor of a city grocery was last night nursing serious injuries after he was gun-butted by a group of men who attacked him outside his business place.

Wrap up This week I wrap up that part of my assessment of the LCDS that focuses on the several misstatements and computational errors found in the draft text and related official documents, especially as they pertain to such basic data as the area under forest and estimated rates of deforestation for Guyana.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Young West Indies all-rounder Lendl Simmons says he is disappointed at being left out of the West Indies senior and A team squads but is determined to fight his way back into the selectors’ frame.

A friend asked me how important a part poetry plays in my life.

The murder of Nootenzuil resident Llewellyn Kissoon, who was found dead aboard his boat one  morning just over two years ago, continues to haunt his family, which thinks not enough was done by police to find whoever is responsible.

Chelsea Edgill and Jamaal Duff have qualified for the Cadet Championships in the Dominican Republic in September after they copped gold and silver respectively at the Caribbean Pre-cadet table tennis championships in Utuado, Puerto Rico last week.

Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore’s quest to capture a world title continues to be put on hold as he slowly recovers from a hand injury he sustained during his recent successful challenge for the WBA Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) Super Bantamweight title.

The Lachmansingh Primary School at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice started out in a humble v-roofed wooden structure – though not at its present location – which was too small to accommodate the students.

A sudden flurry of words and actions has poured from government corners recently. 

“Not because I say so it’s so.”  This phrase used by Dr Ptolemy Reid when addressing members of his party is indelibly printed in my memory.

A sequence of events these past few weeks have accentuated, on the one hand, the desperate efforts to unearth new tearaway fast bowlers and, on the other, the absence, in that quest, of the host of West Indians from previous generations who made our cricket as strong and as respected as it was.

Dear Editor, I wish to react to a letter titled, ‘All common lodging houses are required to register under the Municipal and District Councils Act’ that was published in the Saturday, April 10 edition of Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, Collective bargaining involves a process of proposals, counter proposals, compromise and consensus. 

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson snatched a one-shot lead in yesterday’s third round of the U.S.

A dramatic performance called Choo Kong and Pennie Tell It Like It Is presented by Raymond Choo Kong Productions of Trinidad and Tobago, which is currently on stage in Port of Spain, draws attention to a number of issues in Caribbean theatre.

-no justice yet Already for this year, four women in Berbice have been murdered, allegedly at the hands of their partners, but so far justice has not been served.

-Auditor General The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continues to procure drugs and medical supplies from the New GPC without adhering to the relevant tender procedures, the latest Auditor General report has said.

-Luncheon The National Parks Commission (NPC) board is solely accountable for all the administrative, health and safety issues at Zoological Park, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon has said, in wake of concerns about the management of the facility.

Dear Editor, It was Mother Theresa who said, “We are all called upon to do great things with love.”

(Cricinfo) Deccan Chargers continued to climb up the points table by beating Chennai Super Kings comprehensively by six wickets at their “home” venue in Nagpur to draw level with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders and the losing side.

We have been discussing maladies associated with the digestive system over the last few weeks.

The rains can be very welcome to the gardener, but large trees can have very serious problems when they have to carry enormous weights of water on their limbs and leaves during the rainy season.

SMOLENSK, Russia/WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s  President Lech Kaczynski, its central bank head and the  country’s military chief were among 97 people killed when their  plane crashed in thick fog near a Russian airport yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sprint sensation Usain Bolt has been confirmed to run the 200 metres at next month’s JN Jamaica International Invitational, but there will be no Asafa Powell or World and Olympic sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser.

Dear Editor, It is not often that you will see a letter headlined ‘Thank you GPL’ without it being sarcasm, but permit me to relate a pleasant experience involving the power company.

Singer and songwriter Dave Martins, in collaboration with nine other local musicians, on Friday launched “Bientot Haiti,” a song written in support of earthquake ravaged nation.

The move to have credit unions fall under the purview of the Bank of Guyana (BoG) is still being studied, as government attempts to have the bank regulate the sector.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President  Jacob Zuma yesterday told the head of the ANC youth wing, who  has stirred controversy with a series of racially tinged  outbursts, that he must obey the ruling party’s discipline.

(Cricinfo) Royal Challengers Bangalore were inspired by their bowlers and a delightful half-century from Rahul Dravid in a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders that propelled them to second place in the points table.

The 8th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games were played last weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and the National Stadium.

While press releases flutter down about one or another aspect of the tourist industry from time to time, one is still left to wonder whether there is any coherent, integrated policy in relation to it.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva said yesterday she would take an indefinite break from competition.

Last week we published an article by Leila Persaud on a new painting by Stanley Greaves, entitled ‘Easter Kite.’

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s leading opposition  candidate Jose Serra  yesterday launched his bid for the  presidency in October elections, proposing more efficiency, new  trade deals and improved public transportation and security.

By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD (Internal Medicine Specialist) Flu is the common name for influenza, a virus that attacks the respiratory system.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Friday, April 9, 2010, under the caption ‘Child’s sudden death leads to parents’ arrest.’

Members of the Community Drainage and Irrigation Project from Buxton cleaning up along the Rupert Craig Highway yesterday (Aubrey Crawford photo)

Dear Editor , Mrs Stella McRae Williams was ninety when she left us, in Maryland, USA about a month ago.