Daily Archive: Saturday, January 25, 2014

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today congratulated its members and supporters of Linden for the holding of a successful relaunching of the party ‘s office in Linden, Region 10 today.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today said that it will move to have every act of torture or shooting by the police over the last 20 years investigated.

At about 1015h. today, a man armed with a handgun attempted to commit a robbery at the Mexican Grille and Bar, Water Street, Georgetown, which was thwarted by employee Jason Fraser, 29 years, who was shot and injured to his abdomen in the process, police say.

At about 0445h. today, Vejai Narine Ragandan, 55 years, of Mon Repos, ECD, succumbed to his injuries at the GPHC.

COLUMBIA, Md., (Reuters) – Three people died in a shooting at a large shopping mall outside of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, and one of the dead was believed to be the shooter, police said.

(Trinidad Guardian) New India Assurance Company Ltd is planning to expand to Guyana from its T&T subsidiary’s head office in Port-of-Spain, the company’s global chairman said on Thursday evening.

(Trinidad Guardian) An 81-year-old businessman fought off two bandits during a daring home invasion yesterday, by kicking one of them so hard that they both fled the scene with whatever they had managed to grab before trying to subdue him in their Princes Town home.

Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips, yesterday afternoon awarded on-the-spot promotions and special incentives to eight Other Ranks of the Three One Special Forces Squadron (31 SF Sqn), and another, from the Force’s G2 Branch.

A security guard employed with RKs security firm was discovered dead this morning behind a store in Rose Hall town, Corentyne.

(Trinidad Express) Captured on camera. This is what National Security Minister Gary Griffith hopes to achieve with a now-functioning network of CCTV cameras that has been in active use since last October to monitor roads, highways and the activity of Trinidadians across the country.

Even as he criticised media reports on the Colwyn Harding abuse allegations, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said he was in support of an independent inquiry into the case.

A police constable was shot dead last night in Guyhoc Park after confronting another man during a visit to his girlfriend.

The main opposition says it wants to complete the amendment of the anti-money legislation before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary on February 14th although government spokespersons remain unconvinced.

The two teenagers, who were allegedly found with a haversack that contained an M-16 assault rifle, ammunition and grenades, were arraigned in a city court yesterday and remanded to prison.

The main opposition coalition has not taken any decision on replacing Deborah Backer as one of its Members of Parliament (MPs).

By Desilon Daniels A month after floods ravaged St Vincent and the Grenadines and other Caribbean countries, leaving hunger and homeless in their wake, Minister of Agriculture Leslie Ramsammy is once again emphasizing the importance of achieving food security.

In an effort to help eliminate hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in Guyana, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) will collaborate with Conservation International Guyana (CIG) over the plight of food insecure persons in the Rupununi district.

Ahead of today’s planned shutdown of Linden, to protest the lack of results from the landmark deal signed between the government and the Region 10 administration over a year ago, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said that his administration has been doing its best.

President Donald Ramotar says he hopes this year’s wage increase to public servants will be preceded by meaningful negotiations with the relevant stakeholders.

Guyana, as a party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, is mandated to have the national regulatory body for civil aviation carry investigations on aircraft accidents, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said.

The resignation of Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud will not impede preparations for local government elections, says President Donald Ramotar.

An unbeaten half-century from middle-order batsman Narsingh Deonarine took the National XI to a 5-run win over the Rest XI in their rain  affected  final practice match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling for the promulgation of a plan to meet the social, economic and political needs of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region, so that it does not become a “Cinderella” province.

Carlton Beckles, who claims to be the Secretary of the Bartica Football Association (BFA) says he is prepared to take the Christopher Matthias-led Guyana Football Federa-tion (GFF) to court for indebtedness and the alleged installation of an unconstitutional Interim Management Committee (IMC).

In excess of $10M was handed over to the 32 competing teams of the GFA/Banks Beer Tournament which concluded on New Year’s Day when the official presentation ceremony was held last night at the Banks DIH Limited Sports Club, Thirst Park.

Digital Technology yesterday opened a new store on Brickdam and President of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clinton Urling hailed it as an embodiment of growth for the economy.

If the name John Greene sounds familiar, it’s possible you might have seen his work on the social networks.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James and Kevin Durant headline the 28-man Team USA player pool announced by chairman Jerry Colangelo.

Entrepreneur Gail Russell yesterday launched Yog Yog’s Frozen Yogurt parlour with hopes of luring smart eaters.

I love Soca music! Absolutely love it! The genre defines my phone’s playlist and I have the energy for it.

Hi Everyone, There is way too much misinformation about food out there.

Guyana is about to become the first South American nation to site a Dairy Queen store.

Once good weather prevails, local Track and Field athletes can look forward to an action packed 2014.

A street vendor was yesterday placed on $125,000 bail after he denied battering and robbing a woman of her gold chain at the Stabroek Market.

The Scene Cartoon

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela yesterday decreed a new price control law that sets limits on company profits and establishes prison terms for those charged with hoarding or over-charging, part of socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to tame inflation.

IVERNESS, Scotland, CMC- Former Trinidad and Tobago International Footballer Russell Latapy has signed a deal to become the assistant manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club which competes in the Scottish Premiership.

Dear Editor, Editor, allow me the opportunity to again assure the citizens of Linden/Region 10 and, indeed, everyone else in Guyana, that the PPP/C administration has been working for the economic and social upliftment of Linden/Region 10 in no way less than, and in no way different from, the way that we work for other towns and regions. 

Junior Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker says that there have been noticeable positive improvements since personnel changes were made at City Hall.

Dear Editor, Despite residence overseas, I have more than a tepid interest in the state of affairs back home.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Hard reality crushed a fairytale revival at Melbourne Park as a ruthless Rafa Nadal inflicted more grand slam agony on Roger Federer with a straight-sets rout yesterday that booked his third Australian Open final.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – A wave of bomb attacks targeting police hit Cairo yesterday, killing six people on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak and raising fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace in Egypt.

By Desilon Daniels Come February 8 in Berbice, 18 Guyanese musicians will duke it out during the semi-final round of the 2014 Carib Soca Monarch Competition.

Britain has given Dominica its ap-proval to adopt the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the island’s final court of appeal, according to the Caricom Secretariat.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has warned that any attempts to stage a professional football league in the region must be sanctioned by relevant governing bodies.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The Syrian government and its opponents will hold their first joint meeting today to launch peace talks aimed at resolving nearly three years of civil war, after negotiations almost collapsed before they began.

The newly-appointed Slovenian Ambassador to Caricom His Excellency Bozo Cerar yesterday presented his credentials to Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque, who identified the post-2015 development agenda, the ongoing global climate change negotiations and the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as key areas for potential cooperation.

(Trinidad Express) Things seem to be turning against Jack Warner. The Integrity Commission has asked President Anthony Carmona to appoint a tribunal to investigate the Chaguanas West MP and former National Security minister.

Reigning Soca Monarch Jumo Primo has released his new single “The Road Again” and will be dropping the music video this weekend.

Dear Editor, The Police Complaints Authority is at Lot 39, Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown (Land Court Building).

(The Sports Xchange) — – -In a game missing some of its star power due to injuries and other issues, the Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 109-102.

Continuing her crusade: Guyana Women Miners Organisation President Simona Broomes holds up a copy of the group’s 2013 report, which was launched last evening at the Pegasus Hotel.

Caricom Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the news that Dominica has taken further steps to formally recognise the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court of appeal.

Dear Editor, Recently, I visited an eatery in Alberttown and proceeded to pay for my order with the recently circulated five thousand dollar bill. 

MIAMI, (Reuters) – One of Colombia’s top former drug traffickers, Diego Perez Henao, pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 80 tons of cocaine into the United States over the course of almost two decades, according to federal prosecutors in Miami.

(Trinidad Guardian) The United States Department of Justice on Thursday issued a diplomatic note to T&T’s Foreign Affairs Ministry for provisional warrants to be issued for three suspects described as “businessmen.”

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica is to become the first country in the Caribbean and Latin America to have a Junior Achievement Biztown (JA Biztown), a model business town in which students in Grade Five will be allowed to run their own businesses while learning the basics of financial responsibility.

Dear Editor, The hallmark which accompanies the operation of every business should be friendliness and fairness to its customers.

The launch yesterday of the Guyana Women Miners Organization’s (GWMO) first report under the theme ‘Removing the veil from Modern Day Slavery’.

(Billboard) – What is power? At its base, it’s the ability to reshape the world around you according to your vision.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– Members of Trinidad and Tobago’s 2006 World Cup squad are threatening to return to court after the country’s Football Association fell behind on a payment schedule designed to honour a longstanding pay dispute.

A view of St George’s Cathedral – A John Greene photo

BANGUI,  (Reuters) – A Muslim former minister was hacked to death by machete-wielding militiamen in the capital of the Central African Republic yesterday, as clashes escalated a day after interim President Catherine Samba-Panza took office.

Dear Editor, After reading the horror story about Colwyn Harding I was almost strangled by my own anger.

A view of the Stabroek Market – A John Greene photo

(Jamaica Observer) Peter Bunting on Thursday said that select police units will start wearing body cameras soon, even as concerns are being expressed over the allegations of extrajudicial killings and professional misconduct by members of the constabulary.

“The majority of us are responsible for the kind of barbaric, lawless society we have today… We have become so disconnected from the sufferings of our neighbours that we are no longer able to recognise how their suffering is connected to the collapse of social peace and law and order in our society.’

(Reuters) – A fine all-round display by Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler’s late assault with the bat ended England’s long losing streak against Australia as the visitors won the fourth one-day international by 57 runs in Perth yesterday.

DAVOS, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Pepsico, Nestle and Cisco yesterday announced major investments that together totaled more than $7 billion in Mexico, where the government has pushed through a series of economic reforms that aim to boost foreign investment and growth.

Politikles

As the necessary and important reflections on the Great War are published throughout this year, historians have tried to grapple with the lessons of what American historian Fritz Stern memorably called “the first calamity of the twentieth century, the calamity from which all other calamities sprang.”