Daily Archive: Monday, March 3, 2014

The ruling PPP today condemned the TUC’s rejection of an all-party deal in Parliament on Thursday to restore the annual subvention to the Critchlow Labour College.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Graeme Smith, one of the most dogged batsmen of his generation, stunned South Africa today by announcing he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing third test against Australia at Newlands.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jamaica sent an early warning to their rivals as they brushed aside Guyana by seven wickets on the final day of their first round WICB Regional Four-Day game here today.

The prime minister’s son was today granted bail after he was charged with assaulting and threatening his sister-in-law.

A woman is hospitalized in serious condition after she was repeatedly stabbed by her ex-lover who later took his own life by hanging.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – President Desi Bouterse has ordered an investigation to find out the real extent of the expenses made for Carifesta XI.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Gunmen burst into a court in a busy shopping area in the heart of Pakistan’s capital today, killing at least 11 people in a suicide-bomb and gun attack likely to shatter any prospect of meaningful peace talks with Taliban insurgents.

The opposition yesterday struck back at the “uncompromising” Trades Union Congress (TUC) for its rejection of the terms for the restoration of the subvention to the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) saying that its stance was unfortunate.

The ‘Road to Mecca’ began Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with wins for Colts, Retrieve Raiders, Ravens and Kings as the new executive of the Guyana Amateur Basketball federation staged its first tournament a countrywide inter-club affair.

Residents of Canal Number 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara are complaining that a loam road, which runs parallel to the village access road, is on the verge of collapse after contractors ceased works nearly two years ago.

The issue of the toxicity of chemicals used on a Barbadian-operated mega-farm that borders the wetlands of the Rupununi could be examined by the parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Re-sources, its chair Dr.

Top cyclist Michael Anthony was a double winner yesterday as the first stage of the 17th annual three-stage memorial cycle road race in memory of former Guyana president Dr Cheddi Jagan concluded in West Demerara.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Disciplined bowling led by a five-wicket haul by left-arm experienced Vincentian seamer Kenroy Peters helped the Windward Islands to a nine-wicket victory over Barbados in the opening round of the Regional Four-Day Cricket Tournament at the Beausejour Cricket Ground yesterday.

Residents of Berbice can look forward to a return of the ferry service from New Amsterdam to Kwakwani by the end of this year after the National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a motion for the return of the service which was tabled by the Alliance for Change (AFC).

Guyana’s cricketers were facing the prospect of an outright defeat at the end of the third day’s play of their four-day regional West Indies Cricket Board match at Sabina Park yesterday.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation has quietly moved in the new Chief Executive Officer, current Chairman of the Board of Directors, Raj Singh as the third week of the first crop is about to commence.

A mining company is selling out its entire operation at Ekereku, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) with the deadline for the submissions of tenders being today.

The University of Guyana rugby team proved they are no flash in the pan after they defeated the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rugby team by 48 points to 28 to win the Bounty Farm Products 15-a-side competition organized by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday in the National Park.

Dear Editor, Harvesting of the present rice crop has commenced in Region Two, in the central parts of the Essequibo Coast.

The huge expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri is set to meet its August 2015 deadline.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – A significant partnership between Ravi Bopara and Stuart Broad led England to a three-wicket victory and to square the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday.

Dear Editor, There’s a tendency to embark on pointless political excursions while shrinking from that grotesque creature before us that is most significant and has damaged, like no period before it, the collective psyche of the nation.

(Jamaica Observer) When History and English Language master Anand James left his native Guyana in August 1983 hoping to land a teaching job in Jamaica, little did he know that he would be running a successful, publicly listed company today.

Anthony `Awo’ Abrams Saturday night continued his prolific goal scoring in the Stag Beer/West Side Mashramani Champions Cup football tournament with a hat trick which sent his team Slingerz into the final.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security on Friday presented monetary assistance to two organisations for the differently-abled from the National Disability Fund for Development Programme.

Chase Academy yesterday recorded the biggest win of the day when the Milo U20 Schools football tournament organized by the Petra Organisation continued at the Ministry of Education ground Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, Regarding Mr Perry’s thoughtful letter (‘Not social integration’ SN, March 1) re my recent column on ethnic separation here, I had explicitly stated the “need to address it with every fibre of our being,” so for him to say that my response can be paraphrased “as no big deal” is puzzling.

Although new generators are now servicing the Lethem Power Company, residents are being forced to endure daily blackouts that may not be rectified for another three months.

Dear Editor, Most of the media both print and electronic are attacking the Minister of Finance with a vengeance.

APE TOWN, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke remained unbeaten on 161, one of the more heroic of his 27 test hundreds, as Australia reached 494 for seven before rain brought an early end to the second day of the series-deciding third test against South Africa yesterday.

Masked James leads Heat past Orlando (The Sports Xchange) – Indiana forward Paul George scored 10 points over the final four minutes, 20 seconds as the Pacers, the team with the best record in the NBA, beat the Boston Celtics 102-97.

Dear Editor, Some time last year the residents of Lamaha Gardens published in the print media a detailed double page notice on the suspected fraudulent sale of their community playground.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) will meet today to discuss the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 1980 murder of that party’s then co-leader Dr.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic on Saturday said it had noted the “disparaging and insensitive” remarks made by opposition politicians and others after former President Bharrat Jagdeo took ill recently.

Dear Editor, Former Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran, has recently spoken out against the failure of the PPP/C administration to announce national awards annually as was done under the Forbes Burnham and Desmond Hoyte PNC administrations.

(Reuters) – Shahid Afridi smashed an unbeaten 18-ball 34, including two consecutive sixes in the final over, to take Pakistan to a tense one-wicket victory over arch-rivals India in the Asia Cup in Dhaka yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – While many Venezuelans went to the beach to enjoy the Carnival holiday, thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in the capital yesterday, trying to keep up the momentum from weeks of protests demanding President Nicolas Maduro resign.

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green said Town Clerk Carol Sooba either refused or failed to act on instructions given to advertise for tenders to aid in the rehabilitation or sale of the Kitty Market.

Two weeks ago, we discussed the latest position with regard to the proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act.

(Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods withdrew from the Honda Classic during the final round yesterday at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, citing a back injury.

Dear Editor, The recent commemoration of our 44th Mashramani anniversary depicted lots of scenes of immorality and vulgarity.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A man has been arrested and over J$10 million worth of ganja seized following a two-day operation by the police at the Kingston Container Terminal in the capital city.

KIEV/BALACLAVA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine mobilised for war yesterday and Washington threatened to isolate Russia economically after President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to invade his neighbour in Moscow’s biggest confrontation with the West since the Cold War.

The warhead that was lodged in the body of Berbice teen Oumesh Ballram, who was shot by a gunman during an attempted break in at his Number 69 Village home on February 20, was successfully re-moved on Friday.

(Barbados Nation) CLICO policyholders may be getting a dream offer from a North American firm, which wants to buy all of the assets of Clico International Life (CIL) Insurance Limited and repay the principal sums to the policyholders and investors in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

Dear Editor, Apropos Mr Khemraj Ramjattan’s statement that the passage of the anti-money laundering (AML) bill is “easily solvable”, one can conclude that the President has a golden opportunity to act.

INVERCARGILL, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women faced just two overs before rain forced a no-result in their second Twenty20 International against New Zealand Women yesterday.

With the Mash celebrations still in the air, persons in Berbice commented on how they spent the day.

At a press conference on February 17, 2014, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee said that the government-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) were doubtful about the commission’s readiness to hold local government elections.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for best picture yesterday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industry’s highest honor in 86 years of the Oscars.