Daily Archive: Sunday, July 21, 2013

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a graduation party at a home in Venezuela’s central Bolivar state and killed eight people, including six teenagers, the country’s public prosecutor said today.

BEAUSEJOUR, St.Lucia,  CMC – A responsible knock by captain Misbah Ul-Haq and a fluent half century by Mohammad Hafeez piloted Pakistan to a six wicket win over West Indies by the Duckworth Lewis method despite a brilliant unbeaten hundred by Man of the Match Marlon Samuels.

Police say that at about 0140h today, a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a wooden house at Grant 1780, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice.

(Jamaica Observer) Less than week after the Ministry of Health imposed a smoking ban, bar owners say their businesses are suffering.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Residents of Lucea, Hanover, were left in shock yesterday after a double murder at the Clipper Nite Club in the wee hours of the morning.

Minister of Works Robeson Benn says that the huge Timehri airport expansion project is at risk following the opposition-led budget cuts and that government will face penalties for missing a payment to the contractor.

There was a lot of activity in the village of Britannia, West Coast Berbice on Saturday afternoon, with some rice farmers returning home on their tractors and other persons tending to their livestock.

Sharma Solomon, Chairman of Region 10 is one of three new members of the Central Executive of the PNCR, according to a release today from the PNCR.

Regional airline LIAT will begin daily scheduled flights from Grantley Adams Internation-al, Barbados to Ogle International Airport in Guyana.

Former Consular Officer Edy Duran was in collusion with local officials to secure genuine Guyana passports for foreign nationals who formed part of his clientele and were willing to pay thousands of US dollars for US visas, sources here say.

Port Kaituma resident Yonette Barrington was on Friday evening stabbed by her former partner after an argument with him at the Port Kaituma bus park and she says the thought of her children being left motherless may be the only reason he did not kill her.

What has become of Babita Sarjou? That is the question that still lingers in the minds of her relatives two years and eight months after she went missing.

(Cricinfo) – It was not exactly 624 but Kumar Sangakkara’s career-best had a similar effect as the 2006 record stand he put on with Mahela Jawaywardene against the same opposition seven years ago.

BK Western Tigers, compliments of a Malachi Adonis five-goal haul, blanked Santos FC 5-0 as action in the Fruta Conquerors sponsored U-13 Football Tournament continued at the Tucville Community Centre ground yesterday.

Association do Shotokan Karate (ASK) of the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) bagged 57 medals at the10th annual Caribbean Karate Championships in Barbados on July 13 and 14 at the Barbados Community College.

Failed presidential ambitions and a quest to remain relevant are behind the “attacks” by former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran on the PPP, according to the party, which yesterday said that his exit from its ranks after nearly 50 years of membership was “inexplicable as it was sudden.”

(Cricinfo) – Joe Root has shown an ability to adapt to any given match situation in his brief international career.

A programme to assist students with learning difficulties has been launched at the No.

GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will rely on his experience of winning major titles when he bids for number 15 in the final round of the British Open today.

The relatives of Dorwin Pitman, the policeman who collapsed and died in Sophia a month ago whilst chasing a prisoner, are calling for a full investigation as they still believe that there is more to be revealed about his death.

The four local government bills dropped from the Parliamentary Order Paper last week are on the Order Paper for Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly and it is expected that unlike the previous sitting, the legislation will be considered by the House.

Four children, including a four-month-old baby, were lucky to escape unhurt when their house collapsed at Belladrum, West Coast Berbice during heavy winds on Thursday.

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli became the first swimmer to win Olympic and world titles in both the pool and open water when he sprinted to a narrow victory in the 5-km event in Barcelona yesterday.

Three weeks after Jagdeo Thakurdeen, a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara electrician was found dead on the Good Hope Railway Embankment, police are still to arrest his killer and relatives are claiming that investigators are failing to do their job.

California (Reuters) – Germany’s Stefan Bradl stole the pole for the US Grand Prix from MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez yesterday after the Spaniard crashed late in qualifying on the tricky Laguna Seca circuit.

First of all, “the book” is ultimately not about Guyana.  Yes, it took place here, and it involved many Guyanese, but it’s essentially about a US State Department sub-culture bubbling in the US visitor-visa scam that is found in several US embassies around the world.

Former APNU MP Richard Allen has raised concerns about the situation of the victims of the Air Services Limited plane crash which occurred last Monday.

Bishan Dalip defeated Sewon McGarrel in straight sets in the Men’s Open Singles encounter as action in the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Tennis Open commenced at the company’s Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street, Bel Air Park on Friday.

The Report of the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) dated July 17, 1997, recommended at clause 9.9.3.4.

I do not get the impression that governance in the world is good or that it is getting better.

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) in collaboration with Partners in Christ USA presents a grand International All-Star Basketball Extravaganza on Sunday July 28 from 5 pm at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Mandela Avenue.

The United States is becoming a dysfunctional country: politically, it’s lurching from one embarrassment to the next, but economically and technologically, it’s rising at an amazing speed.

A surprise It must appear as a surprise to investors from China that many in a country with which it has shared friendly ties for four decades view its economic participation in the Guyana economy rather dimly. 

The Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday rejected the statement by President Donald Ramotar that the opposition’s rejection of a bill and motion dealing with the Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Project is an “act of terrorism against the development of Guyana.”

Judging by the numerous requests which I have received from readers to comment on the Hydropower Purchase Agreement (PPA) between GPL and Amaila Falls Hydropower Inc (AFH Inc) this seems to be, by far, the public’s most troubling concern about the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP).

Former Auditor General of Guyana Anand Goolsarran says that if the government gets its way and Cabinet retains a permanent role in the procurement process, it could undermine the Public Pro-curement Commission (PPC) when it is finally set up.

A 34-member National Pre-cadet Table Tennis squad has been named and is set to commence preparation in view of selection by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) for the 8th Caribbean Pre-cadet Table Tennis championship billed for Guyana from August 10-15.

When Britain assumed the presidency earlier this year of the G8, the grouping that brings together the world’s most powerful developed economies, it made clear that tax compliance would be one of its core priorities.

Colts Basketball Club defeated Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club by a 68-53 score line in their first division matchup as action in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Tier 1 Playoffs commenced at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Mandela Avenue on Friday.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim prime minister appealed yesterday for an end to the nation’s divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Group of 20 nations pledged on Saturday to put growth before austerity, seeking to revive a global economy that “remains too weak” and adjusting stimulus policies with care so that recovery is not derailed by volatile financial markets.

With every passing ODI over the past eight months – in Bangladesh, India, Australia, England and back in the Caribbean – the West Indies’ problems multiply.

There are several maladies which can affect the dog after she has given birth to her puppies.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday sentenced six men convicted of the gang rape of a Swiss woman to life in prison, in one of several recent cases that have fuelled a public outcry over the high rate of sex crimes in India.

Dear Editor, When I wrote to the press on September 25, 2012, I was hardly surprised at the expeditious reaction by the authorities in fixing the bridge in question, if only for the sake of GuyExpo 2012.

Not wanting to deny, I believed it.  Not wanting to believe it I denied our Bastille Day. 

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said it was ending efforts to improve ties with Washington after the Obama administration’s nominee for envoy to the United Nations vowed to oppose what she called a crackdown on civil society in the “repressive” OPEC nation.

ROME (Reuters) – Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part in the 2012 cruise ship disaster that killed 32 people, leaving only the captain still on trial.

SEMNOZ, France (Reuters) – Chris Froome virtually sealed his maiden Tour de France title with yet another strong climbing performance in yesterday’s penultimate stage won by Colombia’s Nairo Quintana.

The Ministry of Agriculture has advised that a spring tide advisory will be effective from today July 21 until July 27 and is advising all those with marine interests to be cautious during this period.

Dear Editor, The shorter version of cricket is not for the faint hearted.

Phalaenopsis orchids are native to South East Asia; they are beautiful and exotic and are commonly known as phal.

Watering the donkey on Sheriff Street yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

Cycling through flooded First Street in Alexander Village yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

There has been no let-up in the spate of armed robberies in the city. 

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The Business Page column which used to appear in Sunday Stabroek under Christopher Ram’s name will continue on his website at chrisram.net

NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) – Trayvon Martin’s mother choked back tears as a crowd of 2,000 New Yorkers chanted “We love you” – one week after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder by a Florida jury in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s weakened conservative UDI party said on Saturday it has picked Labor Minister Evelyn Matthei as its new candidate in the November presidential election, which is expected to see former President Michelle Bachelet triumph.

Guyana’s biggest track and field competition, the Boyce and Jefford Classic IV is being staged at two venues this year—the Police Sports Club and Mackenzie Sports Club, Linden—and will attract top class local and regional athletes come August 17 and 18.

Dear Editor,   I see the Private Sector Commission up in arms because the Amaila Falls bill was not passed.