Daily Archive: Friday, November 1, 2013

President Donald Ramotar with Head teacher Charmaine David, and students of the Annai Secondary School today.

Educator and former Headteacher of the Helena Primary School, Mahaica, Anoopwattie Vereen died today, at age 68, after a brief period of illness, the Government Information Agency reported.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire with an assault rifle in a Los Angeles International airport terminal yesterday, killing a Transportation Security Administration agent and wounding at least six other people before he was shot and captured, authorities said.

Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant Ronald Gonsalves, succumbed following injuries sustained in a vehicular accident on Mandela Avenue earlier this afternoon, a release from the GDF said.

A small plane that had crash-landed on the island of Wakenaam in November 2011 crashed again as it tried to take off this afternoon injuring the pilot, reports stated.

The opposition’s belief that the PPP will lose its plurality anytime soon is “farfetched” and it has to find creative ways of engaging with the government to lift the country out of the present impasse, according to former PPP/C Minister Henry Jeffrey.

Dancers performing at the launch of Tourism Awareness Month yesterday at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s importation of wigs and weaves is set to hit $1 billion this year based on growth over the last four years.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- Pacer Ishant Sharma was surprisingly retained while senior bowler Zaheer Khan was ignored in a 15-member Indian squad announced for Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell two-Test series against the West Indies next month.

Minister in the Ministry of Local Government Norman Whittaker has warned that moves to resume collection of the Kara Kara bridge toll could result in extortion charges, even as about 30 toll collectors working with the Linden Town Council have been sacked.

KOLKATA, India, CMC- West Indies batsmen, led by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, their most experienced, heeded head coach Ottis Gibson’s advice and made the most of steady, if not threatening Uttar Pradesh bowling in their tour-match yesterday here.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister with responsibility for sport Natalie Neita-Headley on Wednesday came to the defence of the board of commissioners of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO).

Education Minister Priya Manickchand extended felicitations to the outstanding performers at this year’s local and regional examinations, and to their parents and teachers, asserting that the ministry itself cannot create successful students but it depends on partnerships with parents, teachers and communities.

The Caribbean Inter-Club Football Matches which is scheduled to start on November 29 at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, was officially launched yesterday at the National Communications Network (NCN) studios on Homestretch Avenue.

Mayor Hamilton Green is blaming acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba for City Hall’s failure to fully utilise two garbage compactors given to the city.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Former Australia captains Allan Border and Steve Waugh are among the cricketers who will accompany Ian Botham at various points during his latest charity walk in Sri Lanka.

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn says that measures have been put in place to better manage the Supenaam Stelling in wake of the faults discovered after a recent collapse of a section under the weight of a heavy-duty truck.

(Reuters) – England made a poor start to their Australia tour yesterday with their fancied bowling attack forced to toil by a second-string Western Australia Chairman’s XI at Perth.

A Stewartville woman was yesterday sentenced to a three-year jail sentence for drug trafficking, after she was snared with cocaine and marijuana in a police sting operation.

The just-concluded regional parliamentary conference has not been another talk shop, Guyana’s Speaker Raphael Trotman said yesterday, while announcing the passage and adoption of three resolutions that would see an outreach to youth and persons with disabilities.

This year’s 24th annual Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Football Tournament will see 24 of the nation’s secondary school teams vying for top honours instead of the traditional senior ball clubs.

Investigations into what might have caused Wednesday’s fire that ravaged a bond belonging to the Payless Variety Store and a storage facility owned by Comfort Sleep at Industrial Site, Eccles are still ongoing.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands,  CMC- CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb believes the recently held CONCACAF Sports Summit could set the tone for a new relationship between football and government authorities, and lead to a new era of development in the region.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England spinner Monty Panesar has signed a two-year contract with Essex, the county said yesterday.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after police allegedly found him with shotgun cartridges.

USAID, in collaboration with the University of Guyana, on October 24th launched the “University of Guyana Interactive Speakers Series.”

KOLKATA, India, CMC- Head coach Ottis Gibson says he is pleased with the composition of West Indies bowling unit as they prepare to battle India in two test matches starting next Wednesday.

The Inter-American Com-mission on Human Rights (IACHR) has expressed concern that Guyana is relying on the popular vote to protect human rights and has urged the government to take a leadership role.

Nigel Garraway was elected president of the West Demerara Football Association at the entity’s electoral congress held on Wednesday at the Den Amstel Community Centre.

Alex Persaud, who was caught with a container of cocaine in his mouth during a police search, was yesterday sentenced to a total of four years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of the drug and utensils for using it.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has praised CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb for taking bold steps to reform the confederation, and says the body is now poised to become a potent force in world football.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – While the Boston Red Sox were putting the finishing touches on a World Series championship on Wednesday, the NBA’s Boston Celtics were kicking off a rebuilding phase with a season-opening loss.

Member of Parliament for the main opposition party APNU Joseph Harmon said that he is unconvinced that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has a handle on the royalties that BOSAI Minerals is supposed to pay to Guyana for its bauxite extraction, which he estimates to be in the order of US$54 million.

(de Ware Tijd) SOUTHDRAIN – The Canawaima ferry service at Southdrain, has served its purpose in the past 15 years.

Rescued animals countrywide will soon find a home at a planned petting zoo to be built in the compound of the National Zoo in the city.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article captioned, `GRA Head defends Bai Shan Lin parking deal’, SN 10-30-2013, and would like to state that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Commissioner General, Mr.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – The Boston Red Sox completed a rousing run from a last-place finish to top of the baseball universe by routing the St.

Dear Editor, In Wednesday’s edition, Stabroek News quoted the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Agency (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur, as comparing the rehabilitation of the avenue in Camp Street with the current work undertaken by the Chinese contractor, Bai Shan Lin.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Domini-can government is facing intense international pressure over a court ruling that stripped citizenship from hundreds of thousands of people and threatens to damage the tourism-dependent country’s reputation.

In my home city of Halifax, in Canada, there is only one market: Farmers’ Market.

(Reuters) – Australia paceman Ryan Harris has suffered shoulder, back, hip, knee, ankle and Achilles issues in a start-stop career and while the right-armer thinks there could be more problems to come he hopes to stay injury-free during the upcoming Ashes.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said an image of his political idol and predecessor, the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, had appeared miraculously in the wall of an underground construction site.

(Reuters) – Australia have recalled paceman Mitchell Johnson from the tour of India to help him prepare for his Ashes selection, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

At a time when small businesses in the region and further afield are reportedly experiencing “considerable difficulties” in securing financing “for initiatives associated with growth and expansion,” the recently launched Micro and Small Enterprise Development (MSED) project under the Small Business Bureau (SBB) reflects government’s focus on better positioning the sector to play a meaningful role in the country’s economy, SBB Chief Executive Officer Derrick Cummings has told the Stabroek Business.

Dear Editor, I would like to suggest that the N.I.S amend their monthly Old Age Pension to the first working day of each month as is currently done by the Ministry of Human Services for their  Old Age Pension.

Outstanding: The five outstanding regional CSEC performers. From right are Yogeeta Persaud, Anna Regina Secondary – Best Overall; Cecil Cox, Queen’s College-Science; Sasha Woodroofe, Queen’s College –Business Education; Rafena Mustapha, Saraswati Vidya Niketan- Humanities and Zimeena Rasheed, Technological/Vocational Education, Anna Regina Secondary.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has started the rehabilitation of the entrance road to the Guyana Zoological Park that will address issues of flooding and erosion.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 535’s trading results showed consideration of $3,388,135 from 8,673 shares traded in 3 transactions as compared to session 534 which showed consideration of $664,454 from 34,269 shares traded in 8 transactions. 

Dear Editor, Very many years ago care was taken in preparing birth certificates in terms of hand writing and in spelling of names especially if the names are not English names.

Dr Ivelaw Griffith, Presi-dent of Fort Valley State University, Florida, USA, and a graduate of the University of Guyana, is expected to deliver the feature address at the 47th Convocation of the Tur-keyen campus on Novem-ber 16, 2013, on the campus.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court froze court-ordered reforms to the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program and removed the judge who found the police tactic unconstitutional, saying she “ran afoul” of the judicial code of conduct.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico businesses could lose as much as $650 million if the country fails to beat New Zealand in their World Cup soccer playoff and qualify for the 2014 finals in Brazil, according to sports marketing expert Rogelio Roa.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – It would be a “big mistake” for Colombia to reduce troop numbers or cut its security budget if a peace agreement is signed with Marxist FARC rebels to end a half century of war, the defense minister said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am requesting some space in your paper as I wish to make a special appeal to President Donald Ramotar, the Minister of Education and all those who have authority over the school system, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, sociologists and social workers and parents.

A decade or more of national preoccupation with fitness and health has witnessed the emergence of business enterprises that offer a range of goods and services linked to what is commonly described as the health and wellness industry.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The ancient Aztecs would be up in arms: in the land that gave chocolate to the world, Mexican lawmakers have declared the popular food to be “junk,” subject to an extra tax.

Dear Editor, As a University of Guyana graduate (LLB programme), I join in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the university and acknowledge the contributions of those who have contributed to the growth and development from its modest beginnings  to the stage where its existence in the Guyanese society is being lauded as an educational institution of  repute.

Roger John hopes to be one of the first persons to benefit from a commercial bank loan secured by the Small Business Bureau under the first phase of the US$10 million Micro and Small Enterprise Develop-ment (MSED) project.

A total of 1695 house lots, on Wednesday, were allocated for the housing scheme at Farm Phase 2 area on the East Bank Demerara at the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) seventh ‘One Stop Shop’ programme for 2013 at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – AC Milan forward Robinho was the surprise choice yesterday when coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named Brazil’s squad to face Honduras and Chile in friendlies next month.

 (Trinidad Express) There is a multi-million-dollar sex slave trade taking place between this country and South America where persons are being held against their will, forced into prostitution and threatened with death.

Tourism Awareness month launched: Minister of Tourism (ag) Irfaan Ali and Andrea De Cairies, Representative of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana cutting a cake at the launch of Tourism Awareness Month last evening at the International Conference Centre.

(Barbados Nation) Some Caribbean countries are near the brink of collapse but one wouldn’t get that impression from the way governments are behaving.

Guyana has embarked on a process to ease the importation and use of mercury as an endorsement of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on October 10, 2013.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of the founder and former editor-in-chief of this newspaper, David de Caires.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – Golf Channel television pundit Brandel Chamblee was out of order earlier this month when he implied world number one Tiger Woods had cheated, Rory McIlroy said yesterday.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – A scandal over lawmakers’ misuse of public funds has become the biggest crisis of Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s three-year rule, tainting his carefully crafted image as a corruption fighter and undermining his ability to push economic reforms.

Dear Editor, On October 24th, 2013, I wrote and sent a letter for publication to the Stabroek News, Kaieteur News, Guyana Chronicle and Guyana Times.

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Tourism, focusing on domestic tourism, launched the Leguan Nite, to promote the island and for visitors to explore and see what is offered at that location.

Dear Editor, The iconic Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his final domestic first class cricket match, did extremely well leading his Mumbai side to victory against Haryana state with an unbeaten 79. 

After many weeks of silence on the land-for-farming deal between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, crystallized in a Memorandum of Understanding earlier this year, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy still appears disinclined to make the details public.

(Trinidad Express) Five million dollars’ worth of cocaine hidden in cornflakes boxes was found on Wednesday aboard a vessel at the Port of Port of Spain.

Today I again side-step the usual, high-profile “issues of national significance”. 

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(Reuters) – Ron the Greek, the morning line choice for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, was scratched from the race yesterday because of a hoof injury, his Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott has said.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Gestapo chief Heinrich Mueller, the most senior Nazi whose fate has until now remained unknown, died in Berlin in 1945 and, in a chilling twist for an organiser of the Holocaust, lies in a Jewish cemetery, a German historian says.

Like several other emerging local entrepreneurial pursuits, the South American Coco Company is looking to enhance its capacity to consolidate and expand through the Small Business Bureau’s recently launched Micro and Small Enterprise Development Project (MSED), which will address the single biggest handicap to the growth of the small business sector in Guyana: financing.

In response to our editorial last Sunday on our country’s latest confrontation with Venezuela, one blogger opined that “diplomacy is nothing without the backing of a credible military option.”

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