Daily Archive: Friday, May 31, 2013

Articles published on Friday, May 31, 2013

Bartica flood

 The inside of the Executive Classic Store, located on Second Avenue, at Bartica, after heavy rain on Thursday night.

Jamaica creates FATCA intermediary

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica plans to set up a central authority led by the central bank to report on the financial activities of US taxpayers to their government, which has been on a three-year campaign to track down tax cheats.

US in talks on $300M democracy project here

The US Ambassador to Guyana and a USAID team yesterday held discussions with the Leader of the Opposition, David Granger on a $300M democracy project here and heard complaints about ministerial manipulation of the local government system among others.

Guyana gets new deadline for anti-laundering laws

Finding that Guyana has “failed to make sufficient progress” in addressing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering legislation, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has given the country until November to take the necessary steps or face a call for measures by other members of the group.

Deolall Rooplall

Region Four sacks REO

The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has made a collective decision to dismiss Deolall Rooplall, Regional Executive Officer and will be seeking the approval of the Minister of Local Government.

A section of the audience

AFC won’t back Cabinet retaining role in contract process

The AFC will not support a bid by the government to retain a role in the supervision of contract awards once the Public Procurement Commis-sion (PPC) is in place, party Vice-Chairman Moses Nagamootoo said yesterday, even as Minister Juan Edghill said there needs to be a call for consensus on the establishment of the body.

Sideek Juman

Home Affairs slams police over pool death probe

The Ministry of Home Affairs has flayed the police over the probe into the swimming pool death of Sideek Juman last year and says it is anticipating that decisive action would be taken by the force to satisfy the matters detailed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Bhaskar Yadram

Yadram to lead U-15 squad

Under-15 batsman Bhaskar Yadram will lead the Guyana Cricket Board’s squad selected for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Tournament 2013 which will be held in Jamaica from July 10-26.

Bucket brigade saves Grove home

Joycelyn Johnson, a 56-year-old grandmother is grateful for her neighbours’ quick thinking in forming a bucket brigade to save her Grove, East Bank Demerara home from burning to the ground yesterday morning.

Action in the Brydens Super Classic Indoor Hockey Tourney between Hikers in green and Cadets in black

Hockey: Branford’s helmet trick stuns Hikers

Cadets powered by dynamic forward Aroudy Branford’s helmet trick on either side of half time defeated Hikers 5-2 in a first division encounter as action in the Brydens Super Classic Indoor Hockey Tournament continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Thursday.

Andy Roberts

Ex-pacer disagrees with Windies coach

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– Former West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts says he disagrees with comments by West Indies coach Ottis Gibson who has tipped England as favourites to win the Champions Trophy which begins in the United Kingdom next week.

Desmond Haynes

West Indian greats to coach CPL teams

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC– Several former West Indian greats have been named as coaches among the six franchises participating in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) scheduled to be played from July 30 to August 24.They

Residents of Oronoque, Region One during the community meeting. (Government Information Agency photo)

Region One communities urged to watchdog roads

Responding to concerns raised by Region One residents about the state of the roads, Minister of Local Government and Regional Deve-lopment Ganga Persaud reminded that taxpayers’ money is used to finance these investments and as such residents must be more vigilant to ensure that the infrastructure is not used indiscriminately.

The three vehicles handed over to CANU (GINA photo)

CANU gets vehicle fillip

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday received three vehicles, a mini bus and two 4x4s valued $16.8M from the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to the Government Information agency.

U-20 basketball finals set

The Georgetown and East Coast (Country) U-20 Conference Finals in the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) will commence at the Marian Academy School Court, Carifesta Avenue tomorrow from 13:00hrs.

Home Affairs Ministry has directed that Police Commissioner, Chief Fire Officer take action to ensure Covent Garden residents enjoy the peace and comfort of their homes

Dear Editor, I refer to your letter dated May 9 2013, concerning a letter captioned ‘Noise pollution affecting Covent Garden residents’ published in Stabroek News on May 6 and wish to convey the Ministry’s findings having conducted an independent investigation into the complaint.

Dominico Scala

FIFA reforms set for Congress green light

PORT LOUIS,  (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter’s two-year campaign to change the public perception of FIFA as a corrupt organisation run by self-interested old men, reaches its moment of truth at the governing body’s annual Congress in Mauritius today.

JP Duminy

Duminy delight at comeback after seven months out

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa batsman JP Duminy admits he was suffering nerves ahead his first proper net session following seven months out with injury but was pleased with his practice ahead of today’s one-day international against Netherlands in Amstelveen.

Garbage trucks with holes

Dear Editor, It is commendable that the various garbage disposal services are helping to keep Guyana clean on payment of a fee by the residents, but their services are not up to standard and I am appealing to the relevant authorities to address the following problems.

Semantics or substance

More weight In reading about small business in Guyana and elsewhere, quite often one encounters the words “entrepreneurship” and “small business” used interchangeably.

Reuters World News Highlights

BEIRUT – Syrian rebels under siege near the Lebanese border pleaded for help on Thursday against government troops and their Hezbollah allies as a confident President Bashar al-Assad spoke of having new Russian missiles.

Dr Dane Hartley

Guyana needs veterinary diagnostic laboratory

Providing the scientific capabilities to match the human resources in the practice of veterinary medicine in Guyana is critical to realising the goals of both delivering high quality foods to the table as well as enhancing market prospects for the country’s food exports.

Independence goals and objectives

Dear Editor, Another Independence anniversary has just passed. I need to remind fellow Guyanese citizens and other observers that independence is merely the achievement of political freedom by a country in order to pursue and establish its own socio-economic and cultural goals and objectives.

Novak Djokovic

Watertight Djokovic stays on course, Li sinks

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had a simple solution to the rain showers that continued to play havoc at the French Open yesterday but the weather got the better of former women’s champion Li Na whose hopes were sunk at a soggy Roland Garros.

Out of service…

This Scotiabank ATM (automated teller machine)  situated at The Courtyard Mall on Robb street has – presumably for one reason or another – been out of service far too frequently over the past several months.

Reporting the News. News?

The lead issue today resides in the fact that I notice this newspaper advertising its vacancies for “Reporters” and the various reports in the dailies this past Monday regarding the fatal shooting on Orange Walk in Georgetown.

Is this the PPP?

Dear Editor, The socialist political heritage of the PPP when they were in opposition was parked temporarily by a very aware Cheddi Jagan, who recognized that the world had moved on to one where there was only one superpower ‒ the USA.