Daily Archive: Monday, February 10, 2014

The stage is set for Republic Bank’s Mashramani Panorama 2014 as the financial institution has renewed its sponsorship for the sixth year.

Today, Ambassador Robert Kopecký, Head of the European Union Delegation in Guyana, and Margaret Lawrence, Executive Director of Merundoi Inc.,

ISESCO Director General Dr. Abdulaziz Otheman Althwaijri, addressing stakeholders at the 9th Meeting of the Heads of Islamic Cultural Centres and Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean last evening at the International Conference Centre.

Dr Karen Cummings was sworn in as an APNU MP to replace Debra Backer this afternoon, while fellow coalition member Basil Williams was made Deputy Speaker.

The police said in a release today that at about 2000h last night, security guard Nicole Bobb, of Virginia Village, Cane Grove, ECD, informed the   police at the Cane Grove Police Station, by telephone, that a man was in the GT&T Compound at Cane Grove behaving in a disorderly manner and threatening her.

(Barbados Nation) CAPTAIN Winston Leslie Fitzgerald Phillips is scheduled to appear in court today to answer eight drugs charges.

With a crucial vote looming today on the anti-money laundering bill, the AFC this morning signalled it would not vote for it as there had been no progress on the procurement commission.

(Reuters) – “Self-interest” and “short-term deal making” will prevail over cricket’s long-term health following the recent structural reforms in the International Cricket Council (ICC), the global players’ association said today.

Citing unconfirmed threat information, the US Em-bassy yesterday advised its citizens here to avoid CAL flights over the next few days and government officials last night said the “highest security posture” in in place while the regional airline said its service will go ahead as scheduled.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) MPs yesterday finally submitted proposed amendments to the anti-laundering bill for consideration in the select committee of Parliament which will require an additional day for drafting and consideration by the committee.

The proposed 25-megawatt wind farm under consideration at Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara is more likely to produce on average eight to 10 megawatts of electricity.

Despite a decision by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruling against the opposition being able to cut the budget, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says that agreement can be reached by the two sides.

Team Coco’s Michael Anthony powered to his first victory of the season and his career yesterday when he blitzed a field of Guyana’s best wheelsmen to claim the 23rd annual R&R International 40-mile road race in a thrilling four-man sprint finish.

The number of teens now seeking treatment for marijuana addiction is at an alarming level, according to Chief Counsellor at the Salvation Army Amarnauth Persaud, who says that more families are coming forward for help.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago produced an all-round clinical display to beat Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) by seven wickets and advance to the semi-finals of the NAGICO Super50 Regional cricket tournament at the Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

The National Assembly will today decide whether or not an appeal will be filed in the budget cuts case.

Members of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) were informed about the tax regulations governing the gold mining industry and their obligations as taxpayers when they met officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday.

Lenox Shuffler, who yesterday officially stepped down as President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) prior to his 75th birthday exhibition tournament held at the National Gymnasium, said his successor John Flores is the right man for the job.

A report on the death of eight-year-old St Margaret’s Primary School student Joshua Hubbard, who was pushed down by a classmate last Valentine’s Day, was sent to the police, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said.

Dear Editor, While the construction boom in Guyana is a welcome development, the attendant attitude of contractors and potential building owners leaves a lot to be desired.

After several delays, the rubber surface of the Leonora Synthetic Track facility is completely laid and the venue should be able to host events by the third quarter of the year.

Guyana’s effort to achieve compliance with international aviation standards was discussed on Wednesday when a team from the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) met with President Donald Ramotar, along with Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn and local aviation officials at the Office of the President.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Two former West Indies cricketers are sharing differing views about the importation of players from outside the sub-region.

Several volunteers from the Canadian Executive Service Organisation (CESO) are currently in Region Two – Pomeroon/ Supenaam, training local agro-processing businesses to raise their standards to international levels.

Dear Editor, Amidst all the criticisms being levelled at the Guyana Police Force, there is a proud picture of our local 27-member SWAT team in the making on the front page of at least two daily newspapers that I read on February 7.

The Ministry of Home Affairs in its monthly report on the operations of its Stray Catching Units said that the units impounded a total of 413 animals during the month of January 2014, in its continued efforts to enhance road safety.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) along with the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) officially launched the fistic International Goodwill tournament on Saturday at the GOA headquarters.

Dear Editor, There are a lot of questions and comments about the way our young people are behaving in society today and lots of people are blaming parents, but because of the situation in Guyana, people are scared to scold their children, and because they cannot do that some of the children have become uncontrollable which has resulted in many of them being involved in violent fights, drugs and crime.

Facing a three-year prison sentence after admitting to stealing a smartphone, a teen was on Friday given a reprieve ahead of sentencing after an attorney appealed on his behalf, while arguing that jail would only make the young man much worse.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board has ruled out appointing a foreign coach for the national team.

Dear Editor, Permit me please to respond through your newspapers, to an article in the Kaieteur News dated February 7 captioned ‘Guyana’s foreign policy is in a mess -Aubrey Norton.’

A team of volunteers from the Illinois, US Church of the Nazarene on Friday completed a week of rehabilitation work at the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre.

Dear Editor, The great Mahatma Gandhi and his self-styled disciples, Rev Martin Luther King and our beloved Madiba, Nelson Mandela, all of whose visions served to transform their respective societies and eventually the world, were unique visionaries and transformational leaders par excellence.

Since the death of Jose Sulaiman, who served as president of the World Boxing Council for many years, the question of who will glove-up for the next round of the presidency has attracted lots of interest although no word has been forthcoming on the new successor.

Dear Editor, I have often decried the negativism and extremism that seem to have become the normal nature of the contributions of most letter-writers and columnists who express their views in our national media.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A desire for captain Alastair Cook to be able to trust and rely on the support of all his players was behind the decision to end Kevin Pietersen’s international career, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., (Reuters) – Entrepreneurs from one of the grittiest cities in the United States have joined forces with peasant farmers in Haiti to help transform the country’s bitter poverty into delicious and life-sustaining ice cream.

By Hilbourne Watson Hilbourne A. Watson is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania  Barbados is yet another casualty of the economic crisis facing the Caribbean, with the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) government euphemistically announcing last December that it is “sending home” 3000 public sector workers – about 10% of the civil service labour force. 

Atlantic Cable Television Network’s (ACTN) incorrect laying of cables on Friday caused interference with Guyana Power and Light lines in Kingston resulting in mass blackouts on Saturday.

SERANG, Indonesia, (Reuters) – Indonesia’s first female governor, smiling broadly, looks down from billboards that line the pot-holed roads of Banten, the country’s fifth-most populous province that she has ruled for almost a decade.

(Trinidad Express) A principal of a Tobago school is expected to appear before a Scarbo-rough Magistrate today facing 75 sex charges.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – All-rounder Shane Watson has been ruled out of the first test against South Africa starting on Wednesday after a slow recovery from a calf injury with Australia bringing Shaun Marsh back into their squad.

On 30 April 2012, the National Assembly approved the Estimates of Expenditure for 2012 of $172 billion against the Government’s request of $192.8 billion, a reduction of $20.8 billion.

(Trinidad Express) The chief executive of a small company which recovers vehicles using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology was shot on Friday night and later died at the Port of Spain General Hospital.

Dear Editor, One psychological and physical attribute of adolescence is a crush.

The first of three coaching sessions for Teachers/Coaches participating in the 2014 Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Tournament commences today at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Stronger winds which have cooled the surface of the Pacific Ocean could explain what is likely to be a temporary slowdown in the pace of global warming this century, researchers said.

Politikles

So, the undisguised takeover of world cricket by the Indian, English and Australian cricket boards has been approved.

(Trinidad Express) Carelessness and negligence on the part of some Petrotrin employees are the reasons why the company lost more than 7,000 barrels of oil last year.

Kelly, Christ Church Secondary School `I think for Mash they should bring back folklore instead of trying to match the other Caribbean islands.

   Dear Editor,   As we enter the month of February, the citizens of Guyana are naturally expected to be harbouring expectations about the fun and frolic associated with the annual celebration of the nation’s status as a republic ‒ Mashramani.