Daily Archive: Monday, June 30, 2014

Chief Statistician and Census Officer Lennox Benjamin speaking today of the challenges faced in compilation of the 2012 census report.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies crashed to a 2-1 series defeat here yesterday after producing another inept batting performance to hand New Zealand a 53-run victory in the decisive third Test at Kensington Oval.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said today he would take executive action to revamp the U.S.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security today received a donation of $14.1 million from the estate of the late Muriel Wight.

This afternoon, the Benschop Foundation donated a pair of adjustable crutches to 9 year old Javier Anderson (in photo).

Guyana’s population as at September 15, 2012, Census Day, stood at 747,884, a marginal reduction of 3,339 from the last official census taken on September 15, 2002.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. pop singer Beyonce, basketball player LeBron James and record producer and rapper Dr.

(Jamaica Observer) POLICE last night estimated that around 25,000 Jamaicans turned out in their black, green and gold to support the Jamaica CAUSE (Churches Action Uniting Society for Emancipation) mass rally in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew.

Government is seeking shelter for $4.55B of extra-budgetary expenditure under an article of the constitution that is not applicable, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says and he roasted Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh actions as disrespectful and contemptuous of the National Assembly.

An almost casual reference to a no-confidence vote against the government by AFC executive and former PPP/C stalwart Moses Nagamootoo is fast mushrooming into a high-stakes standoff with risks for both the government and opposition, analysts say.

A Saturday night fire that started in a Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara chowmein factory completely destroyed two houses leaving 16 persons, including eight children, homeless.

Some of the miners who were part of the group held and assaulted by members of the Venezuelan military on Friday are saying the incident may have occurred due to the non-payment of gold to the soldiers in exchange for them turning a blind eye to illegal mining on Venezuelan territory.

The unidentified, decomposing body of a woman was discovered in an unfinished building behind the Plaza in North Ruimveldt yesterday afternoon.

The decomposing body of a handyman was discovered yesterday afternoon in a trench in Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

People’s National Con-gress Reform executive Amna Ally says that an investigation will commence into an altercation between parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon and the party’s General Secretary Oscar Clarke which resulted in Kissoon’s suspension from the party.

The National Family Commission (NFC) at the last minute had to cancel yesterday’s national men’s rally and a couple’s dinner that was to be hosted by motivational speaker Dr Myles Munroe after a communication breakdown resulted in Munroe not making it to Guyana.

In a departure from its usual truculent response to the US annual human trafficking report, which determined that Guyana was still not in full compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons (TIP), the local ministerial taskforce on TIP on Friday released its action plan for 2014-2015.

With around 20% of its 120 monthly patients in need of advanced therapy, the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) recently pioneered the first local cardiac resynchronisation therapy plus defibrillator implantation (CRT-D) procedure.

  Acting Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud on Friday urged 127 new police officers to follow a path of truth.

The Ministry of Education this month launched its Hinterland Education Improvement Project (HEIP) in Lethem, Region Nine which kick-started a series of public consultations aimed at informing a five-year action plan.

Police in ‘B’ Division launched a youth group at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice on Friday with the hope of reducing violence and social problems.

After some 25 years in the wilderness seeking out the dead wherever they were to be found, Ezekiel Thomas is going full time to the rostrum as he sets out to preach the gospel to those needing the way of salvation.

A mother and daughter found themselves before the court on Friday charged with abusing and assaulting each other and they were bonded to keep the peace for one year and undergo counselling.

Despite a plea to have the case thrown out, 24-year-old Abdool Ameer Khan was on Friday released on $20, 000 bail and will now face trial for assaulting his wife Angelica Persaud.

A mere two months after the sewerage system at the refurbished Georgetown Magistrate’s court was said

Dear Editor, With the exception of perhaps the City of Georgetown the Environmental Health Officer faces a dilemma when carrying out the provisions of the Public Health Act Chapter 145 owing to the following: Nuisance – If a person is taken to the magistrate’s court for causing a nuisance and found guilty, the magistrate cannot order the defendant to execute the work to abate the nuisance if the cost exceeds $240.00.

Geron Williams claimed his first National Road Race Championship yesterday with a photo finish victory after staving off a fast closing Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams on Homestretch Avenue.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Flamboyant opener Chris Gayle has been rested but Kieron Pollard has returned to the West Indies Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against New Zealand next weekend in Dominica.

Dear Editor,   My attention has been drawn to a recent Stabroek News guest editorial (“Really Dr.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The World Cup served up more nerve-shredding drama with Netherlands scoring two late goals to beat shattered Mexico 2-1 and 10-man Costa Rica bouncing back from conceding a stoppage time equaliser to oust Greece on penalties yesterday.

Dear Editor, As an AFC Councillor on the Region 5 RDC, I wish to express my disappointment over the non-response by the council to a number of issues affecting residents:- 1.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never had a high opinion of the Planning Commission, an institutional vestige of the country’s attempts to mimic the Soviet command economy during the infancy of its independence more than half a century ago.

Dear Editor, Leon Suseran (SN, June 26) inserts his brand of intellectual misrepresentation into the LGBT debate with Juan Edghill.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – Leeward Islands left-hander Chesney Hughes was among the runs but could not prevent Derbyshire from crashing to an eight-wicket defeat to Durham in the English T20 Blast here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Speedster Kemar Roach captured his 100th Test wicket but Kane Williamson’s career-best century and then torrential rain, spoiled West Indies chances of winning the decisive third Test at Kensington Oval here yesterday.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants killed dozens of people yesterday in an attack on three Nigerian villages, including one targeting worshippers at a church, a few kilometres (three miles) from Chibok, the scene of an abduction of more than 200 school girls.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray’s tranquil progress through Wimbledon’s opening week has been eerily calm.

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission meeting took place recently and interesting things were said.

Appearing before city magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond on Friday, handyman Etiah Byron denied stealing $80, 000 from a parked car.

Dear Editor, During Mr David Granger’s visit to the US in May, and following his return to Guyana, the Leader of the Opposition called for support for the idea of inclusionary democracy.

National men’s under-17 head coach Brian Joseph said that he expects Guyana to be competitive at the upcoming Caribbean Football Union (CFU) u-17 championships which is slated to commence in the Dominican Republic from July 18.

LONDON, (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline yesterday confirmed the existence of an intimate video recording of its former China head, Mark Reilly, which the Sunday Times reported kicked off a bribery investigation that has damaged the drugmaker’s business in China.

Dear Editor, Over a period of time I have been browsing a lot of companies/organizations’ websites and whilst doing that I would click on the link to contact the sites with queries or comments like GPL Inc, NM Services Ltd, GT&T, Guyana Police Force, Food for the Poor (Guyana) etc.

Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) were controversially crowned the Guyana Sports Develop-ment Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotiabank national u-15 champions after defeating Wismar/ Christianburg 5-4 on sudden death kicks after regulation time ended 0-0 Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) While there has been an increase in domestic travel to Tobago, there has also been a 75-80 per cent drop in international arrivals to the sister island.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic “caliphate” and called on factions worldwide to pledge their allegiance, a statement posted on Islamist websites and Twitter said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   Over the last years, there has been much said about police brutality towards members of our society, moreso the poorer class.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – As jihadists storm through the Sunni heartlands of Iraq towards Baghdad, where a Shi’ite government they regard as heretic clings on, they have lifted the veil on deep sectarianism which has also stoked the fires of Syria’s civil war and is spilling over into vulnerable mosaic societies such as Lebanon.

(Trinidad Express) Attor-ney Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC said on Saturday that he will be taking his fight to the Privy Council to reverse the decision by the Court of Appeal in the case of CLICO policyholders.

National men’s head coach Mark Agard stated that while he does not want to be overconfident, he is buoyant his charges will exceed expectations when Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship commences on July 1st in Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

We begin our discussion of Financial Paper 1/2014 that the Minister of Finance tabled in the National Assembly two Thursdays ago.

Dear Editor, I am somewhat amazed to see people who purport to be intelligent and are the watchdogs of a nation being caught up in a fiasco to blatantly overthrow an elected president of one of our main sporting disciplines.

Editor’s Note: Last week we carried Hilbourne Watson’s response to a recent essay in which Prime Minister of St.

East Ruimveldt Secondary were crowned the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotia Bank national u-17 champions after they defeated Wisburg Secondary 3-0 on penalty kicks after normal time finished nil-all.

(Trinidad Express) There has been an increase in the number of illegal firearms and gang membership in the Caricom region executive director of Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) Francis Forbes has said.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – British actress Keira Knightley, known for playing tragic heroines in period dramas, strayed into new territory with her first major singing role in “Begin Again,” a feel-good film about the music industry and starting over.

First Lady, Deolatchmee Ramotar, yesterday visited and distributed goodies and clothing to male residents of the Palms Geriatric Home, as part of the First Lady Foundation’s post-fathers’ day activity.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah    Although commuters have found the Berbice River Bridge quite convenient, they are finding it difficult to pay the high toll and passenger fares.

WASHINGTON/OSLO, (Reuters) – Indonesia has for the first time surpassed Brazil in clearing tropical forests and losses are accelerating despite a 2011 moratorium meant to protect wildlife and combat climate change, scientists said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Those who are advocating the gay and lesbian lifestyle should consider that the right to do something or to live a certain way does not make the action or lifestyle right.

The fourth annual Digicel national u-18 knockout football championship continues today with four slated matchups across three different divisions.

On March 1st this year in Trinidad, a baby, Simeon Cottle died at the Mount Hope Women’s Hospital after a horrific mistake during a routine caesarean operation.

First Lady, Deolatchmee Ramotar, yesterday visited and distributed goodies and clothing to male residents of the Palms Geriatric Home, as part of the First Lady Foundation’s post-fathers’ day activity.

(Trinidad Express) Prakash Ramadhar will hold on to the leadership of the Congress of the People (COP), with just over 55 per cent of the votes in yesterday’s internal party election.