Daily Archive: Sunday, May 4, 2014

Two men died around 7 pm this evening and several persons were injured, one of them critically, following a three-vehicle smash up on the Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) highway.

AFC executive Moses Nagamootoo in conversation  at Friday’s reception hosted by US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt at his residence in observance of World Press Freedom day.

From left are CN Sharma, his son Jaipaul Sharma, Argentina’s Ambassador to Guyana, Luis Alberto Martino and social activist Mark Benschop at Friday’s reception hosted by US Ambassador Brent Hardt at his residence in observance of World Press Freedom day.

(Trinidad Guardian) This is the text of the statement issued this afternoon by Prime Minister  Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the murder of Dana Seetahal, SC: “It is with profound sadness and shock that I learned of the tragic death of a dear friend and colleague, Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal.

To culminate National Vaccination Week, the Ministry of Health’s Maternal and Child Health/Adolescent Department hosted a vaccination/adolescent health fair at the Bedford Methodist church, on Camp and Robb streets on Saturday.

Guyanese-born United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Baroness Valerie Amos is greeted by President Donald Ramotar during a courtesy call on the Head of State on May 2, 2014.

The Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services on Friday hosted a malaria smear fogging demonstration exercise at the Square of Revolution for media operatives to heighten sensitisation on the work they are conducting, GINA said.

A man, two women and a child died today after drinking what is now believed to be a cocaine- laced tonic which has also left another child critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

Trinidadian senior counsel Dana Seetahal who was one of the commissioners in the Linden Commission of Inquiry was murdered in Trinidad just after midnight. 

– AG says freedoms being abused, urges accountability More can be done to protect and expand freedom of the press in Guyana, according to US Ambassador Brent Hardt, who on Friday said that government censorship of opposition views on state media is wrong and also called for fair distributing of state advertising.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah   Rice was very much in evidence at Tempe, West Coast Berbice with some farmers drying paddy in their yards or on the roadways.

At least nine persons were injured when the boat they were travelling in crashed into the river bank at Wolga, Essequibo River near Bartica early yesterday morning.

– after marks on body cast doubt on alcohol poisoning report The family of a young mother, whose death last Wednesday was reported to be the result of alcohol poisoning and gallstones, are calling on police to investigate the marks of violence they found on her body.

…even as corporation on verge of making first crop target The Skeldon factory has produced just over 9,000 tonnes of its 14,000-tonne first crop sugar target even as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is on the verge of attaining its 2014 first crop target.

An attempt to appoint Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Public Relations Officer (PRO) Vishnu Persaud to act in the position of Deputy Chief Elections Officer was stymied after three commissioners objected to the proposal.

Guyana’s National rifle shooting team will wing out this morning to compete in the 2014 West Indies Fullbore shooting championships (WIFSC) in Jamaica.

– PM says special border arrangement in place Operations smuggling fuel from Venezuela to Guyana have been flourishing for more than a decade, according to opposition leader David Granger, who says that government knows who are the beneficiaries and is deliberately protecting them.

An open letter seeking votes for the ruling PPP/C has been sent to residents of the Stevedore Housing Scheme.

The mother of the teen shot in his mouth by a policeman late Wednesday evening, after he denied knowledge of a robbery, expressed concern at strangers visiting her home asking her to come to a compromise.

Hundreds of people turned up yesterday at the US Embassy’s Visa fair on Bentinck Street to seek advice on acquiring visas.

Introduction   The serious weaknesses and massive underperformance of Guyana’s sugar industry during the past two to three decades were revealed in previous columns, through an evaluation of six standard performance measures that are routinely applied to the assessment of sugar industries.

– director of unit says dengue fever remains a concern   Despite a rise of mosquito-borne diseases in the region and South America, there has been a “noticeable” drop in malaria transmission in Guyana in 2013 while dengue fever continues to pose a major threat, Director of the Vector Control Services Dr Reyaud Rahman has said.

It is astonishing to me that a third of the year is over.

TravelSpan yesterday introduced to Guyana its 727/300 aircraft and General Manager Vanita Jagnarain said the new addition would expand the airline’s service.

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ronald Daniel Webster, 72, was laid to rest yesterday following a service at the Bethel Gospel Hall, where family and friends reflected on his life.

The New Building Society (NBS) ended last year with a surplus of $993 million compared to $813 million in the preceding year, a rise of 22%.

The Walter Rodney Inquiry dominated the news last week. The evidence given and hopefully to be given by former and current activists of the WPA and the participation of the PNCR, suggest that the Inquiry will be provided with material, information and oral evidence, to enable it to arrive at a credible conclusion.

Tameshwar ‘Rambo’ Khemraj, 27, the second accused in the $10M robbery at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne was remanded to prison when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

  ‘First of all let me say that the Private Sector (PSC) is in full support of local government elections, and is very frustrated that it has not yet been held.

A Guyana Sugar Corporation employee succumbed early Friday morning after his motorbike apparently collided with a horse on the Rose Hall Town public road.

Largest Companies Republic Bank (Guyana) is by far one of the largest companies in Guyana by any measure.

– as Roman Catholic community joins fight The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) in partnership with the Sisters of Mercy and more so the Roman Catholic community is set to open the first ever home for survivors of human trafficking which is aimed at ultimately giving them a fresh start in life.

Apple Turnovers (with solid Coconut Oil)   Did you get a chance last week to try making pastry dough with the hardened (refrigerated) coconut oil?

On a recent trip to Orlando I saw a comment by Sam Roberts, son of former Guyana Police Chief “Skip” Roberts, on the widespread Caribbean practice of pinning nicknames on people, especially males, and he noted the almost amiable nature of the practice in that, most of the time, nobody takes offence to the monikers even when they could be seen as disparaging.

Lomattie Ramdat, who sustained several chop wounds about her body during a suspected robbery attempt at her Haslington home on Friday morning, is recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

– the final ‘wrap–up’ column After more than 45 years of veterinary practice and participating in dozens of ‘refresher’ courses which share the latest knowledge in animal health matters, it has become clear to me that pet owners, over the years, still ask the same questions relative to the best nutritional regime for an elderly pet.

When I read the document about the “crisis of capitalism” issued by Venezuela’s ruling party last week, I couldn’t help wondering whether its writers live on this planet, or have been watching the news in recent years.

Reihan Salam is a Reuters columnist, a fellow at the R Street Institute, and a contributing editor at National Review.

This is a Rupununi Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus trigonicus) that was found last October while the World Wildlife Fund-Guianas and Global Wildlife Conservation were conducting a survey in Guyana’s south Rupununi savannah.

Horizon Arts Production is a theatre company that was recently founded and has cemented its place on the Guyanese stage in the past four years.

By Tony Cozier PRESSURE from high places in Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda and behind-the-scenes persuasion of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are a couple of the reasons advanced for the West Indies Cricket Board’s reported review of its original choice of Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana for England’s three Tests next year.

Later this year China will become the world’s largest economy, overtaking the United States roughly five years earlier than was previously expected.

(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association said it will appoint a chief executive officer to supervise the daily running of the Los Angeles Clippers while plans are drawn up to sell the franchise.

Trans Pacific Motor Spares and Auto Sales has thrown its support behind the Arrival Day T20 competition in Enmore billed for tomorrow.

(Cricinfo) Rajasthan Royals yesterday produced one of their better batting performances this season to keep pace with the two table leaders and no, the starring roles didn’t feature Ajinkya Rahane or Shane Watson or Stuart Binny.

ODESSA/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – At least 42 people were killed in a street battle between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with dozens of pro-Russian protesters incinerated in a burning bulding, bringing the country closer to war.

(The Sports Exchange) Brooklyn Nets set up a Game Seven decider in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series with a wire-to-wire 97-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors Friday night.

Star Party Rentals is ensuring that tomorrow’s Arrival Day T20 cricket competition be one to remember.

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan security official yesterday survived an assassination attempt by members of an Islamist militia in the volatile eastern city of Benghazi, a security spokesman said.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson shot his best ever score at Quail Hollow, a nine-under-par 63, to move within two shots of leader J.B.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Football Union president, Gordon “Banks” Derrick believes the Caribbean’s participation in the Centennial edition of the Copa America, can result in a rise in the standard of football in the region.

The following game was the most anticipated one of the Gashimov Memorial tournament.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard provided an explosive finish to Mumbai Indians’ run chase, as the reigning champions finally broke their five-game losing slide with a five-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras said it will extradite to the United States a drug trafficker who worked for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa Cartel, making him the first such case since the country changed the law to allow the process two years ago.

– Sherman becomes oldest winning trainer (Reuters) – California Chrome won the 140th Kentucky Derby in brilliant fashion at a bright and sunny Churchill Downs yesterday, adding another fairytale chapter to America’s most famous and revered horse race.

Dear Editor,   I must refer to the article carried in your Monday edition of the 28th April under the caption ‘There is no evidence of five per cent GDP growth’ under the pen of Sase Singh, Vincent Nauth et al.

Dear Editor,   It now has been two decades since we last held local government elections in Guyana.

(Reuters) – Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini warned his side not to take their eye off the ball despite a 3-2 victory at Everton yesterday that put them in reach of the Premier League title.

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least three people were killed when attackers threw an explosive device at passengers at a bus station in Mombasa yesterday, and a luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal city was damaged in a separate blast, officials said.

Donald M Beaudette is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Political Science of Morehouse College.

— Guyana’s Adam Harris places second PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sprinter Richard Thompson ran his fastest time in two years to win the 100 metres at the International Twilight Games here Friday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 riders derailed on Friday morning while traveling through a tunnel in the borough of Queens, injuring 19 people, city fire officials said.

Last week the Government of Guyana revoked the work permit of the head of the USAID Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project, Glenn Bradbury, for activities contrary to the immigration laws of Guyana.

Flowers are loved for their beauty. There are simply beautiful shades of yellow, pink, salmon, blue, white, red, orange and purple blooming everywhere as the Easter season is upon us.

—Cardiff and Fulham relegated LONDON, (Reuters) – Edin Dzeko’s double at Everton helped Manchester City clear the biggest obstacle blocking its route to a second English title in three years yesterday but Cardiff City and Fulham fell through the relegation trapdoor.

Police on Friday discovered a large marijuana field at Gateroy, Berbice River but up to press time last night no arrest had been made.

Dear Editor,   Professor Webster Hutton in his book “History of the Modern World” asserts that the British constitution is both written and unwritten.