Daily Archive: Sunday, June 8, 2014

New social change organisation, Blue CAPS, on Friday June 6 launched its Youth Leadership Development Programme at the New Guyana School in Houston Gardens, Georgetown, a release from the organisation said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Kane Williamson struck his sixth Test hundred to put New Zealand on top, as West Indies made a feeble start to the post-Darren Sammy era, on the opening day of the first Test here today.

At about 2300h last night, police say that Anthony Johnson, 34 years, of Friendship, EBD, was walking along a road in the Friendship Squatting Area, EBD, when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The police this afternoon refuted accusations against cops at the Timehri Police Station which were contained in a news item in today’s Kaieteur News.

Two years after an inquiry uncovered financial irregularities at the state broadcaster NCN, President Donald Ramotar once again had no answers when asked about the issue at a news conference yesterday.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt today in a ceremony with low-key attendance by Western allies concerned by a crackdown on dissent since he ousted Islamist leader Mohamed Mursi last year.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday floated the possibility of early general elections if sanctions against Guyana for its failure to pass anti-money laundering legislation hit hard, even as he took a hard line against giving concessions in the legislative process.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah   Even with a small population, Number 6 Village/Bel Air, West Coast Berbice is booming with businesses and boasts beautiful modern houses.

Amid questions about how it had converted an intended wood processing facility to a housing project, it has now been revealed that the company co-owned by controversial businessman Edul Ahmad had quietly approached the Chief Justice’s court last year and secured an order to alter the conditions attached to the sale of the land.

The recent shutting down of eight miners working on Isseneru’s titled land coupled with what appears to be the application of a new mechanism to deal with mining on Amerindian lands has raised alarm among villagers of the Region Seven community, who say that they are being put under pressure for complaining to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) over their land rights.

The continued brutality of citizens during routine investigations and a poor track record of successfully prosecuting cases have once again become the subject of public discussion, and according to security experts if not addressed quickly, a dangerous situation could develop where persons will not only have no respect for the law but will take matters into their own hands.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday explained that his noticeable weight loss was a consequence of making healthy eating choices in order to ease the strain on his knee from an old injury.

Guyanese international superstar Eddy Grant will not be performing at the Guyana Festival ‘Night of Legends’ in August, contrary to information attributed to the Guyana Festival Committee in another section of the media.

In another country Patricia Bacchus might be practising human rights law, but not in Guyana.

Risk factors Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN), the parent company of GT&T, has told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it continues to worry about several risk factors that could affect its operations in Guyana.

Colombia’s opposition candidate who polls show is tied with President Juan Manuel Santos in the June 15 run-off, says one of his first foreign policy priorities, if elected, would be to demand enforcement of a regional treaty to restore democracy and fundamental freedoms in Venezuela.

Lotto operator, Canadian Bank Note (CBN) has been operating on a monthly licence and President Donald Ramotar yesterday indicated that government is considering going back to tender on the franchise.

Guyana clawed their way back from a second half deficit and defeated arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago 15-8, in a nail biting final of the Southern Zone NACRA 15s Championships yesterday at the National Park.

A fire, believed to be arson, on Friday night destroyed the home of former PNC parliamentarian Dunstan Barrow in Linden.

Sanctions and large fines are becoming the weapon of choice for the United States and others as they seek ways to stop nations facilitating trade or financial transfers that touch countries they are engaged in a political dispute with.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Her 12 double faults were a nuisance and the non-stop shrieks that punctured the air for more than three hours even made a baby wail, yet all Maria Sharapova will want to remember from the French Open is the moment she sunk to her knees in triumph.

Violence and corruption in the police force can no longer be classified as allegations.

Gold declarations for the first five months of the year have dropped 20% compared to the same period last year and President Donald Ramotar yesterday sounded the alarm at the “drastic” reduction and hinted that the authorities could go after gold hoarders.

Former Guyanese Olympic marathon runner Sewsankar, who died after a fire at his home on Tuesday, was yesterday laid to rest.

Tutorial Secondary edged arch-rivals North Georgetown Secondary 5-4 when the male section of the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotia Bank tourney continued at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue yesterday.

Bill Shankley, manager of Liverpool Football Club in the English Premier League, was once asked whether a game his team was about to play was a matter of life and death.

East Ruimveldt Secondary were crowned the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotia Bank Georgetown zone female champions, crushing New Campbellville Secondary 5-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The folks in tourism have it right when they talk about the Guyanese treasures we have, particularly in the interior, for visitors.

Today’s column examines the fourth and last of the ‘other proposals,’ which aim at finding a way forward for the sugar industry.

By scoring two wins in his first two games, Italian grandmaster Fabiano Caruana is calmly demonstrating he might even take the prestigious Norway Super-Tournament, which boasts in its line-up the four highest ranked players on the planet.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A new look West Indies will seek to atone for a recent nightmare run, when they face New Zealand in the first Test at Sabina Park starting here today.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday described the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) removal of the scheduled third cricket test match between the West Indies and New Zealand from the Providence National Stadium, as a “slap and an attack against the whole integration movement.”

Haemangiomas   Haemangiomas of the skin and soft tissues are benign proliferations (growths) that closely resemble blood vessels.

Overshadowed, as was their previous meeting in the Caribbean, by a somewhat more important international sporting event, the third series in less than two and a half years between the West Indies and New Zealand carries special significance for the teams all the same.

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s new president Petro Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea and would not compromise on its path towards closer ties with Europe, spelling out a defiant message to Russia in his inaugural speech yesterday.

BAGHDAD/RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – A wave of car bombs exploded across Baghdad yesterday, killing more than 60 people, and militants stormed a university campus in western Iraq, security and medical sources said.

Over the weeks, I have had numerous visits and phone calls about people buying plants on the street and when they get home they’re all wilted, or a few days later they have all died on them.

Team Guyana clinched a berth in the semi-final round, defeating both St.

Dear Editor, In 1970, the Caricom Heads of Government crafted a comprehensive system of legal education for Caribbean lawyers.

Sliders are mini or small burgers. They are so small that a typical serving is usually 3 or 4 depending on the eating establishment.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new government sought to ease concerns that freedom of expression is under threat yesterday, promising to strengthen the independence of the state-run broadcaster and to consider allowing more foreign investment in Indian media.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo snatched the headlines at the WICB/WIPA Awards ceremony here Thursday night, when he captured the West Indies Player-of-the-Year honour.

For most persons around the world the internationally popular musical form reggae began with Bob Marley.

Dear Editor, Air Services Limited would like to set the record straight on the recent incident with an aircraft at Paramakatoi airstrip.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt and the United Arab Emirates said yesterday they had contracted a state-run company headed by a retired Egyptian army officer to build wheat silos that are a key part of the UAE’s $4.9 billion aid package to Cairo.

  A vagrant, called ‘The Hurry King’ by Albouystown residents, pulling his wardrobe behind him through James Street yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – California Chrome’s bid to complete U.S. racing’s elusive Triple Crown ended in disappointment when he finished fourth behind Tonalist in the Belmont Stakes yesterday.

Dear Editor, This is a follow-up to my letter of April 6 about a dog named Brown Girl who found a school, Smith Memorial Primary, to call home.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said on Friday the case of the rats eating the cocaine or of money disappearing while in police custody should be a thing of the past when the Indictable Offences (Committal Proceedings) Bill is in effect.

Two weeks after failing in his maiden bid to capture the WBC world featherweight title, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell broke his silence to the media yesterday at the Millennium Manor.

In addition to the Memory Lane column, where the emphasis is on places or occasions before 1966, we are offering readers space in this new column called ‘As we were,’ where the emphasis is on people, and in particular, relatives and friends.

This bold little flycatcher is the White Headed Marsh Tyrant. As its name suggests,

 Jumping off a bridge in Mon Repos

SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters) – LeBron James insisted he will be “100 percent” for Game Two of the NBA Finals today after being forced from the series opener during crunch time against the San Antonio Spurs.

Dear Editor, Under the theme, ‘Working together for a better tomorrow,’ the PPP/Civic launched its 2011manifesto with much fanfare, but after 30 months of winning the presidency and losing its parliamentary majority, perhaps its concept of ‘working together’ really means working only with those who support the PPP.

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his roles on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘30 Rock,’ was badly injured when his limo bus overturned in a multi-vehicle crash that killed another comic in New Jersey early yesterday.

Endless column inches in the independent newspapers have been devoted to the failings of the Guyana Police Force, but the Guyana Prison Service has come under less scrutiny.