Daily Archive: Monday, June 23, 2014

The Ministry of Health will soon be launching a National Mental Health Action Plan to deal with the numerous aspects of mental health.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker was today denied the opportunity to address the City’s councillors at their statutory meeting by Mayor Hamilton Green.

The USAID-funded $300M Leadership and Democracy Project (LEAD) is going full speed ahead as the government and the United States have finally reached an agreement on it.

Wendell Liverpool of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was shot during an armed robbery on June 20, 2014, succumbed at the GPHC today, police said.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud (second from right) inspecting the off-loading of quarry products following calls by the government for suppliers to build capacity and increase supply.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – An Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is out of control and requires massive resources from governments and aid agencies to prevent it from spreading further, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When veteran California rock band the Eagles hit the stage in London at the weekend, there was no pretence about why people had come to see them or what the band was expected to do.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and Permanent Secretary, Delma Nedd on Friday held a meeting with contractors who will be constructing furniture for schools across Guyana and they were warned about timely delivery.

(Trinidad Express) Petrina Salandy, 39, was walking home holding her five-month-old baby, Kayla, in her arms with three of her other children in tow when snipers hidden in the nearby hills decided to open fire in Port of Spain yesterday.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A prominent cleric returned to Pakistan today to lead what he calls a peaceful revolution against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as his supporters fought pitched battles with police firing tear gas in the capital Islamabad.

Five months have elapsed since seven companies submitted pre-qualification documents vying to supply billions of dollars in medical supplies to Guyana’s health sector and having received no response since, some believe that the delay is a tactic to have current tenders given to the New GPC.

Jude Joseph, a 28-year-old farmer, was fatally struck by a passing car on the Patentia Public Road, Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WCD) yesterday morning as he was heading to the market to buy bread and eggs to make breakfast for his daughters.

A police constable in Linden is under close arrest for beating his eight-month pregnant girlfriend around 10 pm on Friday to return baby clothing he had purchased.

Former Chief Execu-tive Officer (acting) and Finance Director of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, Paul Bhim, has tendered his resignation.

The incidence rate for Tuberculosis (TB) is expected to drop significantly this year as the National Tuberculosis Programme has recorded the lowest figures for new cases ever for the first four months of this year.

A 17-year-old miner died some time Monday morning after the mining pit he was working in near Mahdia, (Region Eight) caved in and buried him.

Popular newspaper vendor Lorna Johnson was yesterday involved in a car accident and was robbed by persons pretending to come to her aid.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Friday, graduated 276 new soldiers who have completed 10 weeks of training on its first Basic Recruits Course for the year.

Guyana is moving again to amend an environmental tax provision in the law that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said discriminates against importers of beverages from other Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries.

Magistrate Judy Latchman on Friday sentenced a teenager who was caught with marijuana to three years in jail after he was found guilty of the offence.

Residents of Canje Creek say that chemicals used by rice farmers are continuing to contaminate their only source of water for drinking and other purposes, resulting in them becoming sick.

West Front Road were crowned the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ champions, defeating title holders Sparta Boss 3-2 on penalty kicks following a nil-all score after normal and extra time in the grand finale on Saturday.

Following a dispute, two North Pakaraimas men found themselves at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court facing two separate charges of attempted murder.

Usual suspect, Winston Stoby along with Roger Callendar and Chloe Hunter copped the marquee titles when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) hosted the Claude Charles Memorial Intermediate and Masters Championships yesterday at YMCA.

A man was on Thursday found guilty of having 7.9 grammes of marijuana in his possession and was jailed for three years by Magistrate Judy Latchman who presided over the matter.

Earlier this month, bankers and rice millers met with the agriculture ministry to discuss the overdraft system and to work out criteria to assist with loans.

President’s College student Lakeisha Henry has been selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

In an effort to protect the intellectual property of artists and to provide them with an environment conducive to creating new work, the Janus Cultural Policy Initiative, conceptualised by local writer Ruel Johnson, was launched at the Theatre Guild on Friday evening.

Six months after four-year-old Jaden Mars died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following treatment for a bitten tongue, his mother is still waiting for disciplinary action to be taken against those culpable for his death.

Benedict Sukra defeated Kiemo Benjamin in a marathon opening match as the fourth the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tournament got on the way last Thursday at the GBTI Recreational Facility in Bel Air.

Minister of Local Govern-ment Norman Whittaker says that school students in Mahdia, Region Eight can access the community’s Resource Centre and were given books for a reading corner.

Bishops’ High clinched their berth to the Georgetown final, defeating St.

By Delvon Mc Ewan     Demerara recorded an emphatic victory on the back of Sherfane Rutherford’s composed half century to claim the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 limited overs title after they defeated Berbice by 139 runs Saturday at the Everest Cricket Club Ground.

A 74-year-old man accused of shooting at a miner was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $100,000 when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Topping Region Five at this year’s National Grade Six Exams with 518 marks was no surprise for 12-year-old Grace Etwaru of Rosignol Primary School on the West Bank of Berbice.

A man was on Saturday arrested after a quantity of marijuana was found in his baggage as he was preparing to leave the Ogle Airport on an Imbaimadai bound flight.

Dear Editor, Our great son of the Caribbean, Grenada-born economist and former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies Sir Meredith Alister McIntyre said that, “The idea of integration is the most persuasive idea in developmental policy since the Second World War.”

Dear Editor, In a nation where professional first responders and referrals relating to suicide prevention are very few and far between and where cost becomes a deterrent, faith based associations can play a critical role, especially given that most Guyanese subscribe to one religion or another.

A couple was held at gunpoint and relieved of personal items and cash on Friday night in Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara.

Three Moco-Moco farmers accused of stealing a cow were granted bail when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court last week.

Dear Editor, It is my belief that only when there is a fatal accident on the West Bank Demerara public road will something be done about its seriously deteriorated state.

Dear Editor, We would like to add to Gokarran Sukhdeo’s letter ( ‘Green and the PPP are the problem not the solution,’ SN, June 14) in addressing the issue of Hamilton Green as raised by Dr Dolly Hassan in her letter in SN, June 11, titled, ‘The PNC should concede that certain mistakes were made during its tenure.’

She wanted to ride and pay later but the unamused taxi-driver drove her to the police station instead where a search unearthed marijuana and Shellon Pilgrim will now have to perform community service at the Palms home for the indigent for the offence.

(Barbados Nation) Peter Tosh never hid his love for ganja. He wrote several songs about its spiritual powers and was a passionate advocate for its legalisation.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Wimbledon welcomes back a British men’s singles champion for the first time in 78 years today but Andy Murray says he will allow himself only a brief moment to milk the adulation before getting down to business.

While Caribbean countries welcome the decision by the United Kingdom government earlier this year to amend the controversial Air Passenger Duty Bands, the retention of the travel tax albeit at a lower rate, remains a matter of concern to the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, One wonders what it would take for the authorities responsible for impounding stray cattle to respond to, and prevent a large herd of cattle and horses from destroying taxpayers’ properties, bridges and fences in the Success and Chateau Margot communities.

CUIABA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Highly-fancied Belgium booked a place in the World Cup last 16 with a late goal in a pedestrian 1-0 win over Russia leaving Algeria to light up Group H by routing South Korea 4-2 with a scoring spree yesterday.

ANBAR, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader accused the United States yesterday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.

Dear Editor, Demico ‘Qik Serv’ has been rooted in our history as a country for many, many years.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system managed by Boeing Co yesterday hit a simulated enemy missile over the Pacific in the first successful intercept test of the program since 2008, the U.S.

MOSCOW/KIEV, (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian and pro-Moscow separatist forces, both sides reported yesterday, further straining a unilateral ceasefire declared by Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed Kiev to talk to the rebels.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Resurgent sprinter Richard Thompson smashed the Trinidad and Tobago national record as he streaked to a world-leading 9.82 seconds at the National Championships here Saturday.

Dear Editor, The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is grateful for the media coverage of the panel discussion on mental health issues held on Tuesday, June 17, as part of our 10th annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) film festival, ‘Painting the Spectrum 10.’

By Hilbourne Watson   Barbadian Hilbourne A. Watson is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania   In “The Idea of Barbados,” a commentary carried in Barbados Today on April 3rd, Prime Minister of St.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently completed its examination of the public accounts of Guyana for the years 2010 and 2011.

Dear Editor, The 2011 results had a very deep meaning. If one analyzes Guyana’s history, one would realize that 1964 was the last election when no party got more than 50 per cent of the votes (one would never know the reality between 1968 and 1985 as these elections did not reflect the will of the people).

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – “Think Like A Man Too”, a sequel to the 2012 comedy based on Steve Harvey’s book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man”, collected $30 million in ticket sales to lead the weekend box office, outdistancing last weekend’s top film, “22 Jump Street”.

SPIELBERG, Austria, (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two finish yesterday to stretch his championship lead over team mate Lewis Hamilton to 29 points after eight races.

Group A Australia vs Spain noon Croatia vs Mexico 4pm   Group B Netherlands vs Chile noon Cameroon vs Brazil 4pm

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – On a Friday afternoon in March, Jose Luis Zamora pulled into a Lexus dealership in Dallas to test-drive a new car with his wife.

Dear Editor, Does the PPP honestly have the capacity to accept and acknowledge that since 1997 they have failed the nation; have jeopardized the democratic process in Guyana by not holding local government elections; and have overseen the complete destruction of the local government system?

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara scored a world record equalling half century as Sri Lanka reached 214-4 at the end of the third day to leave the second test against England delicately poised yesterday.

Just over four years ago in these columns, Stabroek News addressed the disturbing problems of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in the aftermath of the acid attack on one of its executives Mr Pretipaul Jaigobin, an accountant who had raised questions about the accounts of the GCB and other matters, and following the decision of the Minister of Sport, Dr Frank Anthony to convene a meeting of the entire board.

Interviews and photos by Jannelle Williams This week we asked vendors in the New Amsterdam Market to talk about issues of concern they might have about the market.