Articles published on Sunday, September 15, 2013
The Guyana Prize for Literature awards were tonight presented to Ruel Johnson for Best Book of Fiction, a collection; Best Drama went to Mosa Mathifa Telford for Sauda while Ian McDonald and Cassia Alphonso jointly shared the award for Best Book of Poetry for The Comfort of All Things and Blackcake Mix respectively.
At about 1030h today, police say that the body of businessman Abdul Majid, 79 years, of No.
(Trinidad Guardian) The National Foodcrop Farmers’ Association (NFFA) says it is planning a major protest to object to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the T&T and Guyana governments that will provide 10,000 acres of land in Berbice for immediate agricultural production. A
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – American Floyd Mayweather produced a masterclass as he outboxed Saul Canelo Alvarez to take the Mexican’s WBA and WBC super welterweight titles by majority decision in Las Vegas last night.
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud this morning said that a ballistics examination found that the same firearms were used in two recent crimes including the murder of grocery owner, Zulficar Namdar.
(Trinidad Express) A mother of 11 was among five people murdered between Friday night and yesterday evening.
On Tuesday we reported that the Government of Guyana was investigating the circumstances of the ‘visit’ by a group of Venezuelan civilians and military personnel to Eteringbang on the Cuyuni River.
Executive Director of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington has denied the sale of the under construction Marriott Hotel building to a British Virgin Islands-based investor but says that a deal with a foreign investor is in the closing stages.
Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, a well-populated community has seen considerable development over the years with the establishment of several large-scale businesses and a new housing scheme in one section.
The long-awaited Forensic Lab is about to be completed, but DNA testing is still not on the front burner.
Mining and environmental protection officials will soon visit the Konawaruk River to check on its state and an assessment is needed to determine whether the river is supporting aquatic life, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud has said.
A 27-year-old Qualfon employee succumbed yesterday around 2 am following an accident at the Bachelor’s Adventure Access Road.
Obtaining the services of full-time legal counsel to serve Parliament Office will be a priority once the National Assembly comes out of recess in October, Speaker Raphael Trotman says.
Running Brave athlete Jevina Straker yesterday won the battle of the CARIFTA Games gold medalists when she twice defeated Cassey George in the middle distance events at the Athletics Association of Guyana Inter-Guiana Games trials yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) rounded out the 11th week of the second crop with production just over 48,000 tonnes of sugar, equalling its first crop figure and putting the total for the year at 96,000 tonnes.
Relatives of Lallapersaud Juggerdeo last evening said they are upset that the police are regarding the man’s son, Basant Lallapersaud, as a suspect.
Priyanna Ramdhani and Abosaide Cadogan won gold in the girls U13 singles and U11 doubles divisions respectively when the age group events of the Caribbean Badminton Confederation International Junior Championships (CAREBACO) continued on Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Essequibo Cricket selectors yesterday named Essequibo all-rounder Rayon Fredericks captain of a 14-man team ahead of the 2013 Pepsi Senior Inter-county 50 overs tournament which commences on September 21 at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
There has never been a better time to be a West Indies cricketer.
BENGALURU, India, CMC – West Indies A-Team limited-overs captain Kieran Powell said the players on his side were looking to prove themselves against tough opponents when they tackle India-A in three One-day (50 overs) matches followed by a Twenty20 contest this coming week.
Opinions will differ as to what is the most important quality God gave man for coping with life.
What’s most amazing about the arrest in Miami of Bolivia’s top anti-corruption police official, caught on tape extorting a bribe from a well-known businessman, was that hardly anybody was surprised by the news.
OFCs and tax havens The origins of money-laundering as a global phenomenon are closely tied to the international spread of offshore financial centres (OFCs) and the opportunities these provide for the spread of tax avoidance and evasion; the latter being of course a criminal offence.
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe completed only their 11th test victory with a dramatic 24-run win over Pakistan at Harare Sports club yesterday to draw the series 1-1.
An uncharted situation faced the new government after the 2011 elections.
The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Stag Beer Senior league continues today (Sunday) at the Den Amstel ground with two fixtures.
My tutor at Cambridge, Professor Nick Hammond, authority on the history of ancient Macedonia and on the life of Alexander the Great, used to coach me on what he called “exercises of the mind.”
The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) has extended congratulations to national U15 player Ronaldo Ali Mohamed for his outstanding performances in the recent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional U-15 tournament in Jamaica and says that it will reward the young player later this year.
The leaders of the two parliamentary opposition groups plan to hold government accountable for spending not approved in this year’s national budget and at least one of them is prepared to take the matter all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) if necessary.
Investigators seem to have hit a brick wall in the search for the killer of Diamond businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress but DNA testing, surveillance footage and the establishment of a motive may still offer hope for them cracking the two-week-old case.
Outward movement Guyana continues to be a net exporter of its human resources and has one of the highest emigration rates in the world.
Top veteran, Stephen Fernandes powered to his first win of the season yesterday by out pedaling 20 other rivals to claim the feature 35-lap event of the 13th annual DeSinco Trading sponsored 11-race cycle programme.
BK Western Tigers defeated arch-rivals Pele FC 2-0 when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League Georgetown Zone Playoffs continued at the Tucville Community Centre ground on Friday.
Franklin Reid playing with ‘Blue Ivy’ a tame tapir, who follows workers around and has become a pet, in a creek near the BK Quarry at Essequibo.
As mentioned last week, hedges are grown mostly for privacy. A hedge can be described as a continuous line of plants with one height that needs little or no support.
Wheelies, burnouts and stop drops, abounded yesterday morning and afternoon as approximately 78 bikers clad in red and white from around Guyana and as far as Suriname turned out to the funeral of slain biker Kirk Davis to pay their last respects.
Former Veterinary Officer attached to the Ministry of Agriculture in Guyana Dr Horace Errol Walcott has been inducted into the Worldwide Who’s Who for Excellence in Zoological Medicine.
Tranquility: Two men fishing peacefully on the Essequibo River yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)
Caricom governments are struggling to maintain the levels of social and other spending that electorates have come to expect.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former Antigua and West Indies pacer Curtley Ambrose believes an overhaul of the entire structure on the island is needed if the game is to improve.
Two men have been arrested and are currently assisting with investigations into the murder of 53-year-old Seepaul Beharry, sources say.
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia and the United States put aside bitter differences over Syria to strike a deal yesterday that by removing President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical arsenal may avert US military action against him.
Georgetown was yesterday morning raked with heavy rain, deafening thunder claps and blinding flashes of lightning.
Modern marvel: A wind turbine-powered yacht in the Essequibo River yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)
The Guyana Prize for Literature Awards 2012 will be announced and presented tonight at the Awards Presentation to be held at the Pegasus Hotel starting at 7.00pm.
Basketball action continues today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue as the Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Inter-ward tourney continues with three matchups.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The opposition Syrian National Coalition elected a moderate Islamist as provisional prime minister yesterday, hoping to avoid being sidelined as world powers renew diplomatic efforts to end the civil war.
LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds which gambled on how much money would be recovered from the bankrupt carcass of Lehman Brothers are set to make hundreds of millions of pounds from a full payout to creditors of the European arm.
Contracts for $47 million worth of works at the University of Guyana were cleared by Cabinet last week.
Pasture? No. This is the state of the main canal that drains the Tuschen Housing Scheme.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Test captain Darren Sammy and Coach Otis Gibson have hailed the team’s recent rankings in the International Cricket Council (ICC) table.
Continued Why do newborn puppies die? According to USA textbook figures, thirty per cent of puppies die between birth and weaning.
(Reuters) – Jos Buttler made an unbeaten half-century as England shrugged off Clint McKay’s hat-trick to win the fourth one-day international against Australia by three wickets yesterday to set up a series decider tomorrow.
Dear Editor, The unions fully support efforts to make the university more efficient.
(Reuters) – Japan is set to be nuclear power-free, for just the third time in more than four decades, and with no firm date for re-starting an energy source that has provided about 30 per cent of electricity to the world’s third-largest economy.
In view of the ongoing dispute over the supply of stone, BK International yesterday facilitated a visit to its quarry operation in the Essequibo for a first-hand look at its stone processing.
Stabroek News regrets that the last line of the editorial in our edition yesterday (Saturday, September 14) was inadvertently omitted.
Dear Editor, Guyana is now saying the requiem of the Amaila project and hopefully that matter could be put to rest for the time being.
Recalling chess positions which existed previously, is critical for assessing a current position that you are playing.
The Universal DVD Young Warriors Cricket Club has congratulated national U19 batsman Shimron Hetemyer on his selection to the West Indies U19 team for the upcoming series against Bangladesh.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Top advisers to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff are urging her to cancel her planned state visit to the White House next month after revelations the US National Security Agency spied on her and other Brazilians.
Sunday Cartoons
Nick Jost plays the upright bass guitar during a jazz concert at the residence of US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt last week.
