Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The Ministry of Education this evening said that forty-two schools in Georgetown and one on the East Coast of Demerara will remain closed on Thursday, November 28th following flooding today from heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours.

The following statement was received from the Ministry of Agriculture today: “The Hydrometeorological Office has reported a high pressure system over the Bermuda which was dominant and forced the intertropical Convergence Zone to shift from its last position, to about 6 degrees North of the equator bringing it directly over Guyana’s Coast.

The flooding and this desolate lot at Regent and Alexander Sts created a nightmarish scenario today.

KANPUR, India,  CMC- India rode on a sparkling century from Skikhar Dhawan to beat West Indies by five wickets in the third and final One Day international (ODI), clinching the three-match series two-one here today.

Light and Church Sts inundated today

A desperate attempt on Church Street to stay above the flooding.

Brickdam near Demico House was also flooded.

A mother carrying her child through the floods on Church and Thomas Sts today.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago did absolutely nothing wrong in the matter involving the deportation of 13 Jamaican nationals from this country last week, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said.

Schoolchildren braving floodwater on King Street, Lacytown this morning. 

(Trinidad Express) A security guard was shot dead by thieves who stole more than a quarter million dollars during the hijacking of a security company vehicle in Macoya today.

Flooding outside St Gabriel’s Primary on Crown Street after heavy rain today.

The scene near Howes and Saffon streets today.

Saffon Street, Charlestown flooded this morning.

The Ministry of Agriculture this morning said “that the current heavy downpour has resulted in parts of Regions 3 and 4 under water.

This cyclist seemed well prepared for today’s deluge on Howes Street, Charlestown.

Deep flooding in Howes Street, Charlestown today after heavy rain. 

The state of Howes Street, Charlestown this morning after massive flooding.

GPL today advised the public that in light of the inclement weather pattern, the company has implemented several initiatives to mitigate the probability of network faults.

The Ministry of Education says that all public schools in Georgetown and along the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara will be closed today due to inclement weather.

The days of the century-old Fogarty’s Water Street store may be numbered with its reported sale alongside its Norton Street bond to Trinidad-based American Stores Ltd, which has started its regional expansion here.

A Tain Settlement man was found dead early yesterday morning at Port Mourant, Corentyne and it is believed that he was beaten to death.

Caricom is suspending consideration of the Dominican Republic’s (DR)  request for membership of the community and reviewing ties with it in other fora over the Santo Domingo court ruling that strips citizenship from tens of thousands of persons mostly of Haitian descent.

Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn says that there is a good chance that government re-tables the expenditure for the US$138 million expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) at the very next sitting of the National Assembly and called on all sides to work to make this project a reality.

Although Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has denied knowledge of the procurement of services for a warehouse for the Office of the President there was a retender of the said project yesterday and still no explanation of its purpose.

The Maritime Administra-tion Department (MARAD) says that the owner of the 17 Taiwanese vessels that were registered under Bejorie Limited in Guyana and abandoned in Trinidadian waters have two weeks to remove them.

Laing Avenue upset defending champions Leopold Street 4-2 in the opening match of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone last evening at the Demerara Park tarmac at Industrial Site.

Transparency Institute Guyana (TIGI) has welcomed the government’s decision to cancel the MoU for the construction of a solid waste recycling plant saying that it may be an indication that the administration sees the value of involvement by other interest groups when making decisions that affect citizens.

Nine-year-old karate sensation Tyler Orderson continues to impress senseis at the Guyana Karate College (GKC), leading a group of young martial artists who turned in sterling performances at the final grading examination for 2013.

By Dacia Whaul The family of one of the two men killed in the boat collision in the Demerara River on Sunday believes that alcohol may have contributed to the fatal accident and are questioning the police’s failure to do a breathaylser test on the surviving captain.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda with a double header.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Envi-ronment              says imaging has shown that the Parabara mining road has driven 16 hectares of deforestation in southern Guyana during the years 2009 and 2010 and that there was no new deforestation as a result of it in 2012.

(WICB) ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Over 600 Scotiabank Kiddy Cricketers are set to participate in camps in the coming weeks.

Executive Director of the National Integrity Action of Jamaica (NIAJ) Professor Trevor Munroe says while there should be sustained focus on corruption in public office, the private sector must come under equal scrutiny.

The government’s an-nounced 5% public servants wage increase is “illegal,” according to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), which says the Donald Ramotar administration has failed to honour a promise to end the annual practice of arbitrarily imposing the hike.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in celebration of its 48th anniversary will be hosting a seven-a-side Rugby competition today at its Camp Ayanganna Playfield.

BASEL, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Champions League outsiders Basel completed a remarkable double over Chelsea yesterday, winning 1-0 with a late Mohamed Salah goal although the stunned visitors still qualified for the last 16.

A former employee was yesterday charged with embezzling $1.4M from Beepats.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in collaboration with the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) and Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance companies, officially launched the 2013 Senior Inter-county four-day tournament set to bowl off tomorrow.

Over 300 residents from Mahaica and 201 residents from Albouystown and its environs benefited from the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Programme ongoing distribution in Region Four on Saturday.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC- Opener Kieran Powell says West Indies would be looking to use the momentum from their victory over India on Sunday to push for a series-clinching triumph in the final match of the series today at Green Park in Kanpur.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he allegedly stole a BlackBerry smartphone from another man.

Dear Editor, So the National Geographic Traveler has listed Guyana as one of the top 21 must-see places for 2014.

(Barbados Nation) Michael Taitt is a gymnast, dancer and teacher, who has become known for his performances as the shaggy bear and green monkey at cultural events.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) on Monday joined in the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by lobbying for the implementation of the 2008 National Policy on Domestic Violence by having the National Domestic Violence Oversight Committee begin functioning.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is considering removing Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) from its regional tournaments next year.

Neville Chandrawattie, the El Dorado Trading Company employee accused of masterminding the theft of $93M in raw gold and cash from the company, was last week slapped with two additional charges.

KANPUR, India,  CMC- Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for the third and decisive One day International between West Indies and India here today.

Two Bangladeshi men were yesterday charged with attempting to pass off forged documents as their own.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter which appeared in the Friday November 22, 2013 edition of the Stabroek News captioned ‘Long wait for documents at the GRA.’

Five years after what was described as a successful operation for end-stage kidney disease, Reena Sultan will have to return to India as her new kidney is showing signs of rejection.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Under a blow-torch of criticism after their humbling in humid Brisbane, England’s beaten cricket team will seek respite from a tempestuous Ashes series in the most unlikely of places — Australia’s scorching ‘Red Centre’.

Three persons are now remanded prisoners after allegedly being found with marijuana during police searches in Cuyuni River areas.

Akeem Niken, 19, called ‘Angel,’ was yesterday charged with the armed robbery of a policeman.

With the grand opening of the Queens Boutique and Diner at Bath Settlement two Sundays ago, residents of West Berbice can enjoy a new experience.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-The installation of floodlights at one of the leading cricket venues in the Caribbean, Jamaica’s Sabina Park, has returned to the front burner ahead of a general election for a new executive to govern the country’s cricket association.

Dear Editor, Another gruesome tale involving the Pitbull breed has confronted the Guyanese public.

(Reuters) – Having gone through a similar ordeal, former England paceman Steve Harmison would prefer to see troubled batsman Jonathan Trott quit cricket and be happy rather than play and suffer.

Dear Editor, We must be grateful to Messrs Tony Vieira and E B John for penetrating the gloom cast over the sugar industry by the ruling politicians.

A man was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital last evening after he was shot several times following an alleged altercation with police at the metal bridge Liliendaal.

The preliminary inquiry into the murder charge against Water Street businessman Rondy Jagdeo, who is accused of the fatal shooting of his close friend, will begin on February 5, 2014.

Three persons were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after an accident at Nabaclis.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Honduras’ conservative ruling party candidate, Juan Hernandez, has won Sunday’s presidential election after campaigning on a promise to tame rampant drug gang violence that has given the struggling nation the world’s highest murder rate.

Dear Editor, Say Wismar, Christianburg, Macken-zie, Mackenburg, Linden or Linden town, many ‘firsts’ are associated with Region Ten, for example, the first bridge across the Demerara River (the Hope Bridge), the Christianburg Water Wheel, Town Day celebrations, Mash celebrations, River Regatta, bauxite production and many others.

 WASHINGTON/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers on a training mission flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea without informing Beijing, defying China’s declaration of a new airspace defense zone and raising the stakes in a territorial standoff.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday announced that the Government of Belize has agreed to the appointment of Hugh Asquith Saul as Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Belize.

Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry v Desiree Alleyne [2011] CCJ 5 (AJ)  By Renaldo Toote, Eugene Dupuch Law School Ms Alleyne was a director of Wilson Enterprises, a Guyanese company which borrowed money from the Appellant Bank.

People’s Progressive Party/ Civic, Member of Parliament, Bibi Shadick yesterday visited Sasha Bharrat of Block 8, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara to hand over a laptop thorough the One Laptop Per Family Programme, GINA reported.

(BBC) Ashes umpires have been told to “stiffen up their act” after tensions mounted in the first Test between England and Australia in Brisbane.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), has announced that effective November 1, permission has been granted for all miners who sell gold to the Guyana Gold Board to access a foreign currency account at a local commercial bank.

NASSAU, Bahamas,  (Reuters) – At least 10 Haitian migrants were killed and 110 were rescued after clinging to the hull and mast of an overloaded wooden sloop that capsized in the Bahamas, U.S.

MADRID, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has condemned the Real Betis fans who apparently directed racist chants at their own player Paulao after he was sent off in Sunday’s 4-0 derby defeat at Sevilla.

A year or so ago there would have been few, if any, takers on a bet that the events culminating last Sunday could have occurred.

Politikles

Golden Grove collision: At around 2.15 am yesterday, this car and truck were in a horrific crash  at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Muriel ‘Babes’ Glasgow, woman of our soil, has left this earthly plane (November 23, 2013). 

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – China’s aggressive quest for foreign oil has reached a new milestone, according to records reviewed by Reuters: near monopoly control of crude exports from an OPEC nation, Ecuador.

Guyana and Sri Lanka are usually categorized as bi-communal societies, and recently the latter has been in the international news because some countries boycotted the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference which was being held there, and the British Prime Minister used his presence in the country to call for an international investigation into the recently concluded civil war between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The inaugural Regional Investor of the Year Award was held at the Radisson Fort George Hotel & Marina before a host of invited guests, including members of the private sector from Belize, a release from Caribbean Export said yesterday.

Three Amerindian communities in Region Nine, over the weekend, received assistance to further economic enterprises within their communities, GINA said.