Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Articles published on Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Domestic violence vigil
Balloons away
More technical and vocational education graduates
Mayor’s press conference
GT&T Pensioners protest in front of NICIL
Town Clerk conducts Police Band
Private sector slams motion seeking to have gov’t instruct lower Berbice bridge tolls
A motion submitted on Thursday by APNU to parliament which seeks to have the government instruct its representative on the board of the Berbice Bridge Company to demand an immediate lowering of tolls has been condemned by the private sector.
Ten budding entrepreneurs
US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt (centre) with the ten winners of the US embassy’s “Entrepreneurship Speed Challenge” last evening.
Eleanor Parker, baroness in ‘Sound of Music,’ dies at 91
(Reuters) – Eleanor Parker, a Hollywood leading lady of the 1940s and 1950s and three-time Oscar nominee who starred alongside big names including Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas and later appeared as the baroness in the blockbuster “The Sound of Music,” has died.
APNU mulling action against Persaud after mining survey info
APNU says it will be discussing what action to take against Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud over his granting of a mining survey permission in a sensitive part of the country without disclosing this to a parliamentary committee which had posed a specific question.
Treatment of wandering girls ‘criminal,’ De Souza says
Human rights activist Karen de Souza yesterday called the holding of three girls who were sentenced to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at the Albion Police Station for 24 days “criminal” and declared that the police, the magistracy, the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) and the Ministry of Human Services all stand indicted over their treatment.
Boy dies in hospital after treatment for bitten tongue
A four-year-old boy, who was admitted last Wednesday to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for a bitten tongue, is now dead after suffering multiple heart crises.
Partner charged in fatal beating of Ankerville woman
Cattle ranger Joseph Anthony Singh was yesterday charged with murdering his partner, Jasmattie Dowlatram, who he is accused of fatally beating with a piece of wood at Ankerville last Friday night.
Guyanese mother, autistic son secure return to T&T
Rosinda Nicholson, the young mother who was deported from Trinidad with her autistic son in October, is now back in the Twin Island Republic with the child.
Watooka Rd motorcyclist dumps AK-47
At about 1930h yesterday, the police say that two ranks were in a motor vehicle travelling along Watooka Road, Mackenzie, Linden, when they observed two men on a motorcycle, one of whom was carrying a haversack.
Bush Lot pensioner dies in fire
Sita `Padam’ Sukhai, 72, perished in a fire that destroyed her one-bedroom wooden house at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice on Monday.
Mon Repos Primary student wins GPL/IDB national spelling bee
Daniel Premsukh, a student of Mon Repos Primary, is now the proud winner of the Guyana Power and Light/Inter-American Development Bank’s (GPL/IDB) National Spelling Bee following the competition’s finals yesterday morning.
Trans Guyana plane goes off runway during Ogle landing
A plane veered off the runway at the Ogle International Airport yesterday after it experienced “partial brake seizure” during landing.
No bail for alleged Stabroek Market trunkers
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that they broke into a car and stole a quantity of items.
Taylor scores ton to hold together NZ innings
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Ross Taylor was in the best mindset of his life after he scored his 10th test century and surpassed 4,000 career runs to anchor New Zealand’s 307 for six against the West Indies yesterday.
Court fines ‘suspicious man’ nabbed with ice-pick
A man was yesterday fined $10,000 at court after police found him with an ice pick, which he said was for his protection.
GPSU writes Singh over $4B revised wages spending
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has written Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh for details about the spending of $4.4 billion allocated this year for the revision of wages and salaries in the national budget.
CXC to begin e-marking from May/June 2014 exams
Eleven papers in seven subjects would be electronically marked from the May/June 2014 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, according to the latest update on the introduction of electronic-marking (e-marking) by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).
Fixing not ‘big issue’ but we’ll learn from cricket, says FA’s Horne
LONDON, (Reuters) – Match-fixing and spot-fixing are not a “big issue” in English soccer despite six people being arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation this week, according to Football Association general secretary Alex Horne.
GCB senior inter-county tourney…President’s XI skittles Essequibo for 104, Berbice has edge over Demerara
Pace and patience were the tools used by the President’s XI team against Essequibo, while Devendra Bishoo’s wizardry gave Berbice the edge against Demerara in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day tournament played yesterday.
Help-desk set up to deal with gender issues in Region Five
Persons in Region Five suffering from various forms of abuse can now go to seek help at the desk that was recently set up at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice.
Ronaldo sets record, Leverkusen, Olympiakos into last 16
LONDON, (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo set a Champions League group phase scoring record yesterday as Bayer Leverkusen and Olympiakos Piraeus reached the last 16 and snow forced Galatasaray’s match with Juventus to be abandoned.
Round of 16 set for Guinness street football
Bent Street upset the highly favoured Alexander Village 2-1 on Monday but failed to qualify for the round of 16 in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone which is set to get cracking tomorrow.
Granger visits Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre
Leader of the Opposition, David Granger on Monday paid a visit to the Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre, East Coast Demerara.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson barred from Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been banned from entering Britain to promote his book due to changes in the country’s immigration laws, British media reported yesterday.
Region Two NIS Appeal Board met in October and November this year
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to the letter ‘NIS Appeal Board has not been meeting in Region 2’ which appeared in Stabroek News dated November 29, 2013 and in the Guyana Chronicle under the caption ‘Region 2 National Insurance Appeal Board out of existence for the past two years.’
Forde, Morgan finish in top six of Barbados 10 km
Guyana’s premier distance athletes, Cleveland ‘Little Kenyan’ Forde and Alika Morgan, finished in the top six of the annual Powerade Run Barbados 10km and half marathon events which ran off in Bridgetown over the weekend.
Why is GuySuCo not using local engineering expertise rather than foreign engineers?
Dear Editor, Why do we insist on perpetuating the most glaring form of discrimination against the local engineering expertise who are all familiar with GuySuCo’s factory technology right across the industry, by repeated invitations to foreign engineers.
Survival workers accused of stealing from supermarket
Two Survival Supermarket employees and their alleged accomplice were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing from the business.
Speaker lauds Rights of Child Commission
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman applauded the Rights of the Child (ROC) Commission for their efforts when the group last Tuesday submitted its 2011 report to him.
This government rewards mediocrity
Dear Editor, Reflecting on the present situation on the appointment of a Town Clerk to the Mayor and City Council, I have decided to pen my displeasure since the situation in its present state requires no less.
Windies cricketers shaken by ‘terrifying’ flight into windy Wellington
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC- West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that his plane flight from Dunedin to Wellington for the second test against New Zealand was his scariest for some time.
All established private schools are registered with the NIS
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter, ‘Are private schools providing real benefits to society?’
Pakistan call up rookie fast bowler Shinwari
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistani have called rookie left-arm fast bowler Usman Khan Shinwari into the squad for two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka.
Digicel donates over $11M to social service organisations
Digicel recently handed over more than $11 million to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC), Help and Shelter and Lifeline Counselling for refurbishing of the buildings utilised by these organizations.
Give the public servants 10% now
Dear Editor, Nobel-prize winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen have admitted that GDP does not capture the human condition and urged the creation of different tools to gauge the well-being of nations.
Fifteenth edition of Explore Guyana launched
Explore Guyana 2014 Magazine was released Thursday at an El Dorado Rum Punch Social at Cara Lodge, Quamina Street under the theme ‘Come, Re-Discover Guyana.’
Former captain says Windies have lost their warrior spirit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC- Manager of the West Indies cricket team Richie Richardson says the regional side has lost its warrior spirit and desire to be the best in the world.
Exploding power source led to temporary evacuation at St John’s
An explosion, which from all indications was electrical in nature, caused students of the St John’s College to be evacuated on Monday morning, before personnel from the Guyana Fire Service cleared the way for them to return.
Highlights of Monday’s NBA games
(The Sports Xchange) – – – – Trail Blazers 105, Jazz 94 LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 24 points hours after being named the Western Conference player of the week, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over the Utah Jazz.
Mandela was forgiving and generous to all
Dear Editor, There are times when it is exceedingly difficult for me to find the right words to convey the depth of my feelings.
Nicaragua’s assembly approves plan to end presidential term limits
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s national assembly yesterday approved a constitutional change to remove presidential term limits, which could allow incumbent Daniel Ortega stay in power for years and raises concerns about democracy in the country.
There is evidence to indicate an evolving political consciousness among the Guyanese people
Dear Editor, I write with reference to Mr Bisram’s letter titled, ‘Putting someone from another ethnic group as leader of an ethnic party does not necessarily bring votes’ (SN, Dec.
England’s mantra must be: ‘Thou shalt not hook’
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook has called on his players to search their souls for hidden resolve and dig themselves out of the deepest of Ashes holes, but mining reserves of character may not be enough to counter Mitchell Johnson on Perth’s WACA pitch.
Zuma humiliated at Mandela memorial
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at a memorial for Nelson Mandela yesterday, a rare gesture between the leaders of two ideological opponents that reflected the anti-apartheid hero’s spirit of reconciliation.
Rupununi expo forum focuses on school leavers skills
The Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) teamed up with Conservation International and the business community to host the first ever business forum at the13th Rupununi Exposition and focused on developing the Region Nine youths’ skills.
GPSU: take a stand or wither away
When solutions are not found to social problems they tend to recur from time to time in unexpected and sometimes destructive ways.
CDEMA ‘a regional champion’ in disaster management – LaRocque
Caricom Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque said the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is “a regional champion and broker for comprehensive disaster management” in his message at the launch of the CDM’s Strategy 2014-2024 in Jamaica last Tuesday.
Uruguay becomes first country to legalize marijuana trade
MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Uruguay became the first country to legalize the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana yesterday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations debating drug liberalization.
Politikles
Politikles
For a corruption-free future
U.S. budget deal could usher in new era of cooperation
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A bipartisan budget deal announced in the U.S.
Jamaica soccer international released on bail
LONDON, CMC – Jamaica Inter-national Ian Goodison has been released on bail following his arrest in connection with his alleged involvement in spot-fixing in British football.
Trinidad – academia and the powers
Once in a while, little events occur which suddenly assume greater proportions leading to unanticipated publicity, including the intervention of persons in high positions.
Six things you should know about corruption in Guyana
Transparency International defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
President lauds Caricom at 40th anniversary function
The benefits of Caricom to the Caribbean and its people were lauded by President Donald Ramotar at the institution’s 40th anniversary end-of-year function on Friday at the Princess International Hotel.
Marriott landscaping
Marriott landscaping: Heavy-duty equipment working behind the Marriott Hotel construction site in Kingston yesterday as the contractor prepares the beachfront.
Caribbean contingent at Mandela memorial
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, right, with her regional counterparts, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, during yesterday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Serious crimes up by 5 % – police
The Guyana Police Force has recorded an overall increase in serious crimes by five per cent from January to the end of November, compared to the same period last year.
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