Daily Archive: Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Ministry of Education is currently engaging parents and guardians of school age children on the most suitable manner in which the Ministry can issue the $10,000 per child grant that was announced by the government in the 2014 budget.

The Ministry of Education is currently engaging parents and guardians of school age children on the most suitable manner in which the Ministry can issue the $10,000 per child grant that was announced by the government in the 2014 budget.

The Ministry of Education is currently engaging parents and guardians of school age children on the most suitable manner in which the Ministry can issue the $10,000 per child grant that was announced by the government in the 2014 budget.

In keeping with the integration of Regional Militaries, a contingent from the Guyana Defence Force comprising 5 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer and 5 Senior Non Commissioned Officers, participated in Phase Two of EXERCISE TRADEWINDS 2014 which was recently held in the Dominican Republic, a release from the GDF said today.

Members of the business community continue to show support for the Police Force’s “Impact Albouystown” Project which was launched on April 14, 2014, aimed at creating positive changes in the community.

At about 0805h. today, police say that Rajdeo Taijpaul, 56 years, of Mahaica, ECD, was at the Mon Repos Market, ECD, when he was attacked by a man armed with a firearm and who made efforts to take away a bag with $4M that Taijpaul had in his possession.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Cosmetologist Ashminee Harrryram, 19 years, of Lusignan, ECD, who was shot to her head at about 1115h.

At about 2130h last night, police say that Mohamed Khan, 54 years, of Cornelia Ida, WCD, was on the roadway at Independence Street, La Grange, WBD, when he was confronted by a man armed with a handgun and who demanded his valuables.

The PNCR today issued a statement explaining matters surrounding the suspension of MP Vanessa Kissoon.

(Barbados Nation) Fire roared through the Richmond, St Michael district yesterday destroying four houses and damaging two as at least six people were displaced.

HOUSTON, Texas, (Reuters) – A gunman shot six people to death, four of them children, in what appeared to be a domestic dispute in a Houston, Texas, suburb late yesterday then fled the scene before surrendering to police after a standoff, a police official said.

The construction of a US$54 million five-star hotel and casino at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, is set to begin before the end of the month.

The Commonwealth’s Deputy Secretary General, Deodat Maharaj is in Guyana and has met with President Donald Ramotar and opposition leaders for talks on a range of issues including local government elections.

A Diamond resident was shot on Tuesday evening after five men bullied their way into his home with a gun and robbed him of over $300,000 in cash, jewellery and smartphones.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Argentina’s Sergio Romero launched himself left and right to save two penalties in a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands yesterday that sealed the South Americans’ first World Cup final appearance in 24 years.

Following a basketball game at the National Gymnasium along Mandela Avenue on Sunday evening, St.

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says it suffered major damage as a consequence of a powerful storm which raked the Upper Corentyne on Sunday knocking down power poles and ripping off roofing sheets.

Persons purchasing gold jewellery throughout Guyana must be given documentation on the carat and alloy content of their purchase by the respective jeweller.

A decision is still to be made to identify qualified suppliers of drugs for the health sector, although the pre-qualification period elapsed at the end of last month and the awarding of contracts has been halted.

(Reuters) – Germany’s astonishing demolition of Brazil was the brutal culmination of a long, slow decline for the five-times world champions whose production line of world-class players seems to have ground to a halt.

Jermaine Carroll, the man accused of causing the death of six-year-old Joseph Quallis by dangerous driving, was yesterday finally granted his release on $400,000 bail.

The Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Classic Committee held its fourth annual workshop to address a host of subjects ahead of the annual championships scheduled for August 16-17 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground.

Sun and Sand Mining Resource Incorporated, a branch of the Sun and Sand Group of Companies, has applied for a logging licence and is also interested in mining in the near future.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Traditional Dutch frailty in penalty shootouts again proved their Achilles heel when they lost 4-2 on spot-kicks to Argentina after a goalless World Cup semi-final yesterday.

A man accused of calling his mother derogatory names was yesterday remanded to prison after being unable to provide the court with his address.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced its Under-15 and Under-19 squads to compete in this year’s Regional Tournament and noted that all the players will be encamped at its hostel at La Bonne Intention.

Presidential Advisor on Sustainable Development, Science and Technology, Navin Chandarpal is suffering from cancer and is now receiving outpatient treatment.

A delegation of Swedish investors yesterday met with President Donald Ramotar to discuss the possibility of investing in Guyana’s growing economy, GINA said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC– The handlers of Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell yesterday dismissed local media reports that Powell and training partner Sherone Simpson were cleared of doping offences by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

Guyana Water Incorpo-rated (GWI) has declared that the recurring problem of overflowing sewage at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Courts was caused by prisoners depositing items other than waste in the toilets.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Argentina are not intimidated by facing Germany in the World Cup final despite seeing them tear hosts Brazil to shreds in the semis, striker Gonzalo Higuain said yesterday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has lauded relations between Guyana and Venezuela and called for the expedited settlement of the decades-old border controversy between the two countries.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s football federation will provide security measures for defender Camilo Zuniga over threats he has received for a foul that ended Brazilian forward Neymar’s World Cup, the ruling body said yesterday.

In light of allegations that octogenarian, Julia Melville was beaten by nurses at the Fort Wellington Hospital, the nurses are fearful after being threatened on two occasions by a relative of the woman.

Defending national U-19 champions Marian Academy failed to defend their title, losing to Plaisance Academy 35-27 when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) 9th National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

The Church’s Chicken restaurant on Camp Street is being expanded to increase seating capacity and to house a Dairy Queen Grill and Chill store.

Team Guyana suffered another crushing group-B loss, going down to Trinidad and Tobago 96-33 when the women’s section of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) championships continued yesterday in Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

A joiner from Angoy’s Avenue, was pulled from the Canje Creek on Tuesday morning after persons discovered his body floating near the Tucberg/New Amsterdam koker.

Institute of Business Education (IBE) defeated Buxton Youth Development by a 3-0 score line when the Region Four conference of the 4th Annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football tourney continued yesterday at the Beterverwagting ground.

The Albion Sports Ground, Region Six can now cater for a host of events following the installation of a state-of-the-art lighting system costing close to $110M.

Paul Lo Hing, who is accused of choking his girlfriend to death, yesterday told a judge and a jury that on the day she died, she went out and left him in their apartment.

LONDON, England, CMC- Cricket legend Sir Curtly Ambrose says the game’s rulers need to make test matches more exciting by creating quicker pitches and removing restrictions on short-pitched bowling.

Wendell Cadogan, charged with threatening to kill his cousin, yesterday told a shocked courtroom that he only took up a cutlass to defend himself because they were fighting over a drug deal and he thought the man was going to try to shoot him.

Dear Editor, The recent controversy over United States Ambassador Brent Hardt’s tenure in Guyana seems to have focused on his persistent calls for local government elections, and the government’s “feral” reaction towards his so called meddling.

Just under a month after being the victim of a crime, Delroy Parks yesterday found himself facing armed robbery charges.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC– Reigning World Champion, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jehue Gordon, just missed out on gold in the men’s 400 metres hurdles, at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet, in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday.

Dear Editor, Guyana, as everyone agrees, suffered and is continuing to suffer from a massive brain drain; even labourers are in short supply.

Police are yet to identify a suspect in the murder of Bharrat Pitamber, who was knifed to death last Tuesday as he was riding home at Grove, East Bank Demerara.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Murali Vijay hit an unbeaten 122 as India made slow progress to reach 259 for four against a determined England seam attack on the first day of the opening test at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, I must be numbered amongst the citizenry who clamour vociferously for local government elections.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Four new players have been included on franchises preparing to battle each other in the high energy Caribbean Premier League (CPL) set to begin in Grenada tomorrow.

A 35-year-old farmer who resides at 124 Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, appeared at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court before presiding magistrate Clive Nurse to answer to the indictable offence of malicious damage to property.

Dear Editor, Could the relevant authorities kindly inform the residents of Sophia D Section in the third street from the police station if this area was designated as a residential one or otherwise.

Despite the dismal state of a number of roads in central Georgetown, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) project manager Orin Browne says the company is pleased with the progress it has been making in upgrading the sewerage system and repairing the roads that were damaged in the process.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan have dropped top order batsman Mohammad Hafeez from their test squad and recalled former captain Younus Khan in the one-day team for next month’s tour of Sri Lanka.

Two teenagers, caught with a stolen motorbike in Sophia, were remanded to prison yesterday on a simple larceny charge yesterday.

Dear Editor, I’ve been observing with no great surprise the aftermath of the embarrassing Manickchand attack on now former US Ambassador Brent Hardt.

KANDY, (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan outshone Hashim Amla’s 14th one-day international century to steer Sri Lanka to a series-levelling 87-run win over South Africa in the second match at Pallekele Stadium yesterday.

Lindeners were once again given the opportunity to experience international medical care during an outreach by the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) in association with Women of Mission International.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Nigeria was suspended from international football yesterday because of government interference, FIFA said in a statement.

Dear Editor, Present-day pensioners have been contributing to the National Insurance Scheme since its birth in 1969, and these contributions are made on a percentage fixed by NIS.

DALLAS/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama rejected demands from Texas Governor Rick Perry and others that he visit the border where a child migrant crisis is unfolding and said his critics should get behind his request for $3.7 billion if they want to solve the problem.

Chief Labour Officer Charles Ogle says that the Labour Ministry is “tying up some loose ends” with the report on its investigation into the failure of the mechanical ventilation system at Qualfon Goedverwagting call centre.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Four years into the shale revolution, the U.S.

Dr Stephen Carryl, Head of the Overseas Medical Assistance Team which visited the mining town last week to render services to the community, speaking at the Son Chapman memorial.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo is scheduled to be released from a U.S.

ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT, France, (Reuters) – Chaos and carnage rained down on the Tour de France yesterday as defending champion Chris Froome crashed out of the race on stage five and Vincenzo Nibali seized overall control.

Dear Editor, Any person with an iota of common sense will agree that if you ask, request or beg someone a favour or for something they have in their possession that may be rightfully yours and he/she finds excuses on more than one occasion not to grant it, then maybe that person has no intention of yielding positively to that request.

We face two possible futures: either the default future we stumble into, or a created future we design and shape.

A board displaying newspaper clippings about the Son Chapman tragedy 50 years ago, along with the inquest which followed.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s World Cup trouncing by Germany threw a bucket of cold water on a nation that was starting to feel good about hosting the tournament but the humiliating defeat is unlikely to be a game changer in October’s presidential election.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – German politicians reacted angrily yesterday to news of a suspected U.S.

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Germany midfielder Toni Kroos not only silenced Brazil’s fans with his scintillating performance in Tuesday’s astonishing 7-1 World Cup semi-final victory but also countless critics back home as well.

Dear Editor, At the reception held at the US Ambassador’s residence to reflect on the 238th Independence anniversary of the United States of America, the Guyana government’s message read by Minister of Education and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Manickchand, whom this country’s youths depend on for educational guidance, was misguided by her own PPP comrades.

Dear Editor, Our society has suddenly become a place where curse words or ‘cuss words’ have become the order of the day.

BAGHDAD, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, south of Baghdad yesterday as Shi’ite and Kurdish leaders traded accusations over an Islamist insurgency raging in the country’s Sunni provinces.

Plaisance Primary School students who performed well at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment were honoured by a group of female old students recently.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamai-ca and the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) have signed off on an amendment to the company’s licence, to allow the Cabinet to manage the procurement pro-cess through the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET).

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s embarrassing 7-1 defeat by Germany in the World Cup semi-final has prompted much soul searching in the host nation and calls are mounting for wholesale changes in Brazil’s notoriously chaotic domestic game.

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Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change to submit a weekly column on local government and related matters.

As World Population Day 2014 is observed tomorrow under the theme, ‘Invest in Young People today, to ensure a Bright Future’, the world economy continues to grapple with an ever burgeoning population and rapid urbanization.

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