Daily Archive: Monday, November 11, 2013

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was today signed between the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and Natural Globe Incorporated which will see Guyana’s first solid waste recycling plant being installed in Region Four, according to the Government Information Agency.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The message from Novak Djokovic could not have been more emphatic as he retained his title at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday with a crushing victory over Rafa Nadal.

TACLOBAN, Philippines, (Reuters) – Rescue workers tried to reach towns and villages in the central Philippines on Tuesday that were cut off by a powerful typhoon, fearing the estimated death toll of 10,000 could jump sharply, as relief efforts intensified with the help of U.S.

Following the recent non-passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) bill, President Donald Ramotar met numerous civil society stakeholders today at the Office of the President for talks.

At approximately 1:45hrs today, a vehicle collided with a utility pole at Coldingen, cutting power to parts of the East Coast.

President of the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) Anand Goolsarran says the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) as a state entity albeit a semi-autonomous one had no business accepting a gift from a commercial entity, one for which it has to administer taxes, since such a move could compromise its objectivity.

(Trinidad Guardian) Antiguan band Burning Flames’ contentious single Kick ‘een’ She Back Door is causing commotion once more. This

(Trinidad Express) SIX deaths in less than six hours were recorded in four separate road traffic accidents across Trinidad yesterday morning.

Police are investigating a huge gold heist at Port Kaituma and some of the booty has been recovered in Berbice and several men held.

Urging constitutional reform, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says that the answer to the problem of minority government and instability is to return to the full Westminster system with a ceremonial President and a prime minister as head of government.

Front bencher for the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Carl Greenidge says that while the party has no plans to attend the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) meeting to put forward its arguments as to why it did not support the anti-money laundering Bill, it plans to write the body outlining its rationale.

According to the president of the Brazilian Mining and General Association (BMGA), Antonio Szala some 12 Brazilian miners were arrested yesterday in the Port Kaituma area and will likely be deported after court proceedings.

A hit and run accident which occurred on the Vryheid’s Lust roadway has left a 35-year-old Better Hope father of one dead while the driver of the vehicle which hit him fled the scene.

New York Better Hope and Trophy Stall XI were yesterday crowned respective champions in the Masters and Open categories of the 2013 Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Guyana Softball Cup 111 which concluded at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda yesterday.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling says that following Thursday’s defeat of the anti-money laundering bill, the Chamber together with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) will meet to craft a joint strategy aimed at capturing the impacts of the sanctions to be imposed on Guyana.

By Jeff Trotman   Contrary to the announcement  by the leadership of the Linden IMC that the Kara Kara toll point would be opened on October 28th in defiance of an order by Local Government Minis-ter, Norman Whittaker, the facility remains closed and by last Friday the municipality’s officials seemed unsure of the way forward.

In an extraordinary display of speed, power and stamina, Warren ‘40’ McKay rode wire to wire and emerged winner of yesterday’s Diamond Mineral Water 14th annual 50-mile road race at West Demerara in a thrilling four-man sprint finish.

Pharmaceuticals supplier, the New GPC Inc. has criticized aspects of the 2012 Auditor-General’s report as erroneous and said sloppy word was done by the Audit Office after the report highlighted multi-million deficiencies in the procurement and supply of products from the company.

With the upcoming busy Christmas season, solid waste is expected to increase by as much as 60%, and Mayor Hamilton Green is appealing to all citizens to practice better garbage disposal.

42-year-old Harrilall Mohan reportedly hung himself on Saturday evening in his Lusignan home leaving his four children and other relatives to mourn.

Mabaruma’s electricity network is being upgraded but there is no timeframe as yet for the introduction of a 24-hour electricity supply.

Region Ten Vice-Chairman Byron Lewis has expressed concern that no fire hydrant has been installed under the multi-million dollar Linden Potable Water Rehabilitation Programme.

The residents of White Water, North West District (NWD) are being urged to be very careful with what they buy from shops in the area following Sunday’s consumption of candy which turned out to be cocaine by three children, Toshao Ernice Samuels said.

Secretary General of Caricom, Irwin LaRocque, on Wednesday, lobbied for Belgium’s support to urge the European Union (EU) to revisit its differentiation policy which denies Caricom’s highly-indebted middle income countries reduced access to concessionary funding.

Canada-based golfer Jaipaul Suknanan on Saturday won the MACORP Invitational golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation says that registration for Sunday’s Senior Powerlifting Championships closes on Thursday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s growing domination of great rival Roger Federer continued with a comprehensive 7-5 6-3 victory in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Congo and defeated M23 rebels are to sign a peace deal today to end a 20-month revolt in the east of the vast African nation, where other militias still roam and millions are destitute despite great mineral wealth.

Brutal knocks from Christopher Barnwell and Leon Johnson steered their respective teams Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to wins yesterday when the GCA/Carib Beer sponsored first-division T20 tournament continued across venues in the city.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government announced arrests of both store managers and looters yesterday as part of what it calls an “economic war” in Venezuela between the socialist state and unscrupulous businessmen.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Sunday sent special birthday greetings to one of the best batsmen to represent the West Indies Team.

Dear Editor, We have almost reached the end of the year and the anthologies of local fiction and poetry that Minister of Culture, Dr.

Celtics stun heat on Jeff Greene’s buzzer-beater (The Sports Xchange) —-Forward Jeff Green hit a buzzer-beating, fall-away three-pointer over LeBron James as the Boston Celtics stunned the Miami Heat 111-110 on Saturday.

WASHINGTON/GENEVA, (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said yesterday they aimed to tighten sanctions on Iran to prevent Washington giving away too much in a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme that diplomats said was still possible despite the failure of high-level weekend talks.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Fast bowler Kemar Roach has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies’ tour of India due to a shoulder injury and will be replaced by Shannon Gabriel.

The essential fact is that this Committee is a Committee of the House responsible to the House as a whole and is not the battleground for party faction…I believe it is true to say that the authority of the Committee is greatly enhanced by its unanimous character and I hope complete objectivity of its report.

Dear Editor, This is my response to the letter by the Attorney General published in the Stabroek News of the 4th November, 2013 `My focus was on the portion of the judge’s Order banning publication of matters from the Annual Reports of a public company’.

TACLOBAN, Philippines,  (Reuters) – Rescue workers struggled to reach ravaged towns and villages in the central Philippines yesterday as they tried to deliver aid to survivors of a powerful typhoon that killed an estimated 10,000 people and displaced more than 600,000.

Dear Editor, So we have finally crossed the bridge on the money laundering amendment bill and it is quite interesting to see the PPP propaganda machinery on display as they try their very best to save their money laundering buddies from the scrutiny of CFATF. 

After months of rhetoric and bickering on the anti-money laundering bill, the political leaders who have been elected to run this country’s affairs finally delivered on Thursday night.

By Honor Ford-Smith   Honor Ford-Smith is Associate Professor of Community and Environmental Art in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University, Toronto, Canada. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors have called up five players to join the team for the One-Day Series against India starting on November 21.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will skip a meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Sri Lanka this week marred by long-running accusations that Colombo has failed to resolve the issue of war crimes against minority Tamils.

Photos and interviews by Kenesha Fraser Every year there are numerous complaints about banned firecrackers being used at Diwali time, but the practice continues.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – The first one-day international between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was abandoned because of rain yesterday.