Daily Archive: Monday, January 20, 2014

Leader of the Mission team from the United Nations (UN) Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Juliet Solomon, today presented the report on a legal study conducted to Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall.

Today, EU Ambassador to Guyana, Robert Kopecký and Omattie Madray, Programme Director of ChildLink, signed a grant contract to implement a project titled “Empowering Children in Difficult Circumstances”.

President Donald Ramotar (centre) and Ministers Dr. Ashni Singh (left) and Priya Manickchand (background) being given a tour of the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre’s new school building today.

President Donald Ramotar and widow of Harold B. Davis, Maylene Davis at the unveiling of the plaque naming the $50m school built by the government at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre in honour of her late husband.

President Donald Ramotar today commissioned a new school building, described as a world-class facility within the complex of the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) on Carmichael Street.

The Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) today made a monetary donation to Sharon Harding, the mother of 23 year old Colwyn Harding.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) is urging the government to mount a formal probe into the allegations made by the Regional Democratic Council Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon that the committees established under the agreement that brought an end to the Linden protests in 2012 have achieved little to date.

GDF Special Forces Officers arrived at the site of the wreckage of  a Trans Guyana Airways plane this morning a little after 7 am and found both of its occupants  Canadian pilot, Blake Slater and cargo handler Dwayne Jacobs dead.

(Barbados Nation) Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler last night warned professionals such as doctors and lawyers and self-employed people, including mechanics, they will soon be under greater Government scrutiny to ensure they pay their fair share of taxes.

The fate of the two men onboard the Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) plane which crashed on Saturday remained unclear last night with army Special Forces expected to reach the wreckage this morning.

By Jeff Trotman Businessmen in Linden are prepared to collectively invest $0.5B in 2014 to develop an industrial park and commercial complex along the Amelia’s Ward stretch.

A fire which erupted around 10 pm on Saturday gutted a Chinese-operated clothing store along Regent Street and a woman had to be dramatically rescued by firemen from a neighbouring building.

A constable attached to the Brickdam Police Station had to undergo emergency surgery to remove bone fragments from both knees and his lower back at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after surviving a chopping attack by his neighbour yesterday afternoon.

Tragedy struck once again on the Essequibo Coast around 9:40am yesterday when a three-year-old boy was knocked dead by a truck. 

Lethem residents are ready to stage peaceful protests over the recently instituted hike in electricity tariffs for the community and they are challenging the claim by the Lethem Power Company (LPC) that the increase was driven by fuel costs.

APNU’s Carl Greenidge says the coalition has fine-tuned actions to discipline Finance Minister Ashni Singh in the National Assembly for “contemptuously” expending monies cut from the 2012 budget.

Stronger protest action is needed to ensure improvement to the Linden-Kwakwani Road, according to Region 10 Chairman, Sharma Solomon.

Minister of Natural Re-sources and the Environ-ment Robert Persaud is hopeful that the opposition APNU’s statements at a recent press briefing are an indication that it will support the ministry in full resource surveys of pristine forests.

Regional Chairman for Region Ten, Sharma Solomon has said that he has not been given a thorough explanation for the more than two days of electricity outage in Linden that occurred last week.

Two neighbours embroiled in a property dispute were on Thursday brought before a city court facing charges of abusive language.

The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a motion paying tribute to freedom fighter and human rights activist, the late former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) accredited referee/judge, James Beckles urged the 14 participants of his five-day workshop which concluded yesterday to work together to ensure a high standard of officiating is maintained locally.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to make some comments on your Business Page of January 5.

The Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc. (GSCL) organized pre-Mashramani tournament which was scheduled to be played on January 25 and 26 but will now be played on February 14 now has a new closing date.

Dear Editor, The ideas we have proposed in the paper justifying Unity and Human Development (“UHD”), can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/18odYmG.

The newly-elected executives of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club, under president Lloyd Kanden have named the various sub-committees, captains and vice-captains of the club’s respective teams among others for the year 2014.

Dear Editor, Caribbean nationals were surprised to learn last week that there is no mechanism to enforce all judgments made by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – An inspired Ana Ivanovic blew the race for the Australian Open women’s title wide open when she stunned overwhelming favourite Serena Williams in the fourth round at Melbourne Park yesterday.

Pacers halt Clippers five game win streak  (The Sports Xchange) – – – –Paul George and Lance Stephenson continued their push toward NBA All-Star Game bids in leading the team with the NBA’s best record, the Indiana Pacers, to their fourth straight victory.

Dear Editor, I recently had the pleasure of reading the book, Hendree’s Cure, written by Moses Nagamootoo, Guyanese attorney and politician.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian government minister Shashi Tharoor appeared yesterday before a magistrate probing the death of his wife days after she accused him of adultery.

Dear Editor, I waited with great patience for the executives of the Guyana Teachers Union to bid New Year greetings to the teachers they serve, but I’ll wait no more.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Police High Command has come out swinging as it rushes to dismiss claims of the existence of a police death squad and the ordering of the execution of alleged criminals.

(Cricinfo) The ICC is to consider a comprehensive structural overhaul of world cricket administration that will effectively cede most executive decision-making to the BCCI, Cricket Australia and the ECB.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Syria’s political opposition said on Monday it will withdraw from international peace talks scheduled this week unless United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon retracts an invitation to Iran, President Bashar al-Assad’s main backer.

Dear Editor, How is it that the alleged sexual assault on Colwyn Harding is still being investigated two months after it is said to have occurred, whilst Mr Harding remains hospitalised?

By Harold A. Drayton   Harold Drayton served as the First Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1963-1964) at the University of Guyana, and as Professor and Head of the Department of Biology.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka lost early wickets in their second innings but extended their lead to 220 runs over Pakistan in the third and final test in Sharjah to boost their chances of a series victory.

Dear Editor, I would like to express frustration at the unconcerned attitude of GT&T for not fixing the telephone services of dozens of residents in the East Canje area, particularly  Cumberland Village.

Last week, we discussed the financial accountability of Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), which is in a complete state of disarray.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – David Warner and Shaun Marsh smashed fifties to complement their bowlers’ efforts as Australia crushed England by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Sydney yesterday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New Jersey mayor who added to Governor Chris Christie’s woes with fresh claims that his office punishes uncooperative local officials stuck to her story yesterday, overshadowing the governor’s fundraising trip in Florida.

Interviews and photos by Dacia Whaul Mark Blackman, farmer ‘Well I am living here for thirty-five years now and the road has never been graded, since it was last graded in 2011.

It should concern all of the people of Guyana, not only Region 10, that a multi-faceted agreement to address the origins of the unrest on July 18, 2012 that claimed three lives and sparked mayhem in Linden is yet to produce a single tangible result.

India’s Virat Kohli struck a blistering century, his 18th in One Day Internationals but it was New Zealand who walked off with victory in the first One Day International yesterday.

Dear Editor, In all the debates on the various issues which are attracting our attention and interest from time to time, whether it be the opinion-makers in feature columns and readers’ letters in our newspapers, between leaders of rival political parties, or among members of the public, we can see clearly that everyone is so convinced of the rightness of his/her own position, and so intent on converting everyone else to his/her own views, that people are simply not listening to one another.