Daily Archive: Monday, June 9, 2014

Articles published on Monday, June 9, 2014

Starting young

In observance of World Oceans Day on Sunday, June 8, 2014, the Guyana Shines: Keep Guyana Beautiful project undertook a cleanup of the beach area along the Georgetown Seawall.

Police probe into station hand burning completed

The Guyana Police Force says that the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has completed their investigations into the allegation made by Junior Thornton of Annandale, ECD, that he was burnt to his hands by the Police, while in custody at the Sparendaam Police Station.

The Marriott Hotel

Goolsarran pillories Marriott ‘deal’

The cost of the Marriott Hotel could effectively be US$100M with the two Hong Kong investors owning 67% of it for a paltry US$8M, according to former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran who again roasted the terms of the deal and its lack of transparency.

William Woolford

Where is the missing 20% of gold?

Where is the missing 20%? While the reason for the 20% reduction in gold declarations is “anybody’s guess” it is unlikely that miners are hoarding the precious mineral with few having the capacity to hold such a large amount of gold, retired Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) William Woolford says.

Future’s skipper Keron Solomon receiving the winning trophy from August Beverage sale representative Annastatia Lewis.

Future defeat Broad Street on penalties

Future overcame the constant downpour of rainfall and tough competition by Broad Street to win the inaugural August Beverage and Sparta Bosses small goal knock out football competition in the wee hours of Saturday morning at the Sparta Tarmac in East La Penitence.

Agricola Red Triangle wins

Agricola Red Triangle overcame Kuru Kururu Warriors by a 2-1 score line when the CULT energy drink sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) u-17 league continued on Saturday at the Grove Community ground.

Albouystown A win on penalty kicks

Albouystown-A overcame Back Circle 4-3 on sudden death kicks following a nil-all score line at the end of normal time when the round of 16 stage in the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ commenced at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Tarmac on Saturday.

Guyana lose 1-2 to T/dad

Team Guyana lost 1-2 to host nation and defending champions Trinidad and in the final of the Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.

GTI suffer blow-out at hands of UG

The University of Guyana scored a blow out win over the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) in their U19 matchup when the Youth Basketball Guyana Conference Championships continued on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Apology

In the May 26th 2014 edition of Stabroek News under the headline `Hope Canal sluice gates yanked from Courtney Benn’, it was erroneously reported that the contract for the fabrication, delivery and installation of gates for the Hope Canal sluice has been taken away from Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited (CBCSL).

We are fooling no one with patchwork apologies and bogus reformation

Dear Editor, With respect to the Mr David Granger’s visit to Mike Persaud’s home in Queens, New York, last week, there have been some letters in the Stabroek News as well as some interesting related blogging, and a number of persons have requested the script of my short presentation, slightly edited, which I hereby submit: [Ed note: A few small sections have also been edited by SN, as can be seen from the ellipses and square brackets.]

Tumatumari hydro upgrade stalled

The Caribbean Develop-ment Bank (CDB) was willing to provide financing to upgrade and operationalize the Tumatumari hydropower facility but the funds needed is below the minimum the bank lends and the project is stalled as local institutions are unwilling to act as the intermediary.

Linden developing new garbage disposal site

By Jeff Trotman   Linden is developing a new garbage disposal site and though property owners in some communities do not pay rates and taxes, the municipality’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) says it is committed to providing essential services to them.

Skeldon fiction

At his press conference on Saturday, President Ramotar spoke optimistically about the sugar industry and lauded the performance of the beleaguered Skeldon factory.

WICB was right to move the Test match from Guyana

Dear Editor, It has been almost two decades since I have agreed with anything coming from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) but last week when they moved the Test match from Guyana after warning the PPP Government of Guyana to refrain from meddling/attempting to have government exert control over Guyana’s cricket, I wholeheartedly agreed with them.