Articles published on Monday, July 21, 2014
In what will likely be seen as one of the biggest ironies this year, the Ministry of Local Government is staging a seminar tomorrow on the role of elected officials in local economic development despite the fact that the PPP/C administration is flagrantly withholding local government elections and these haven’t been held here for 20 years.
The committee tasked with the execution of the $500M city clean-up programme at the public engagement at the National Frequency Management Unit.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, an unwavering moralist who became one of the most powerful voices against the injustice of apartheid, has died at the age of 90, her family said on Monday.
Police say that investigations are being conducted into the murder of Curtis Mc Kennon, 38 years, of Plantain Walk, Klien Pouderoyen, WBD, which occurred at about 2200h.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Close to TT200,000 dollars from ticket sales of upcoming matches in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been stolen, Police in Trinidad and Tobago have said.
(Jamaica Observer) BILLED as The Greatest Show On Earth’, the 2014 World Cup, which kicked off June 12 with host nation Brazil facing European rivals Croatia, kept Jamaican criminals so busy that murders dropped by 70, or 12 per cent during the month-long soccer fiesta.
Dear Editor, The simplistic caption ‘The government should develop a plan to recruit skills from overseas,’ certainly misrepresents the thrust of Mr Mohamed Akeel’s very perceptive letter to SN of July 10, in which he attempts to portray, convincingly to some, the lack of a comprehensive national human resource development strategy.
PARAMARIBO — Fishermen who lack the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) will not be eligible for a license.
Two persons from the gay community were early yesterday morning brutally stabbed to death at separate city locations by a man who later confessed to the killings and committed suicide by torching himself.
The PNCR’s congress this weekend is coming at a particularly difficult time for its leader David Granger as he faces a challenge for leadership of the party, mounting questions over his effectiveness as Opposition Leader and a bitter discipline row involving MP Vanessa Kissoon and General Secretary Oscar Clarke.
Likening the proposed no-confidence motion against the government to a ball, AFC vice-chairman Moses Nagamootoo says that ownership of it resides in the combined opposition and it is time to kick it home.
The names of the companies pre-qualified to supply the health sector with billions of dollars in drugs will soon be made available to Cabinet for its no-objection to be given.
Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has rejected charges of nepotism in relation to his children being employed at the organisation and says that they were subjected to competitive interviews before being employed.
APNU MP Joseph Harmon will today make inquiries of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Comission (GLSC) when it meets the Economic Services Committee of Parliament, concerning instructions it has given for persons squatting in ‘Circuitville,’ Yarrowkabra, Linden-Soesdyke Highway to relinquish the lands and leave the area.
The Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) is questioning the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s formula for paying farmers and wants drastic changes to the industry.
Local anti-corruption organisation, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has been accredited as a “National Chapter in Formation” (NCiF) to Transparency International (TI), the well-known international anti-corruption non-governmental organization which is based in Germany.
An aggrieved resident of Area Q, Turkeyen has lamented the state of the roads in the community compared to those in Pradoville 1, Goedverwagting, home to a number of current and former senior government officials.
More than seven months after the last piece of legislation postponing local government elections expired, Cabinet is yet to discuss bringing such legislation back to the National Assembly.
All-rounder Andre Russell’s magical last over backed up by Chadwick Walton’s half-century steered Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 champions Jamaica Tallawahs to a nerve-wracking 4-run win over the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last evening.
Police are investigating the death of Christopher Hookumchand, 22 years, after he was struck by a car early yesterday morning at Columbia, Mahaicony, ECD.
The Committee for the Improvement of Buxton Inc (Cimbux) recently hosted its first Economic Development Conference at the Friendship Primary School aimed at fostering sustainable development in Buxton and nearby villages.
A 25-year-old Queenstown, Essequibo Coast man was on Friday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.
A 53-year-old babysitter who assaulted another woman while at a funeral service after arguing about the daughter of the deceased, was on Friday fined $5,000 in default of which she will have to spend one month in prison.
The Jamaica government has taken a decision to confront the abuse of hard liquor head on and plans to develop a national alcohol policy in this regard but there is little sign of such moves in Guyana.
California Strike and Jack In My Style were the betting favourites to win yesterday’s feature D1 and Lower seven furlongs event at Bush Lot’s United Turf Club.
St. George’s High successfully retained their Georgetown zone championship, squeaking past heavyweights Chase Academy when the Georgetown zone of the Digicel Secondary Schools u-18 football tourney concluded yesterday.
Dear Editor, For several years, the poor performance of GuySuCo has been described in the newspapers by knowledgeable professionals.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Jamaica will open the defence of their Regional Under-19 three-day title against archrivals Barbados at Everest, in the re-jigged competition which bowls off here tomorrow.
Dear Editor, I was flabbergasted by Norman McLean’s authoritative statement in the Kaieteur News of July 18 that “In fact, all parties should be very happy that for the first time in living memory any bauxite company has turned a profit and has been able to pay corporate tax above and beyond the amount of royalty it would have had to pay.”
Dear Editor, Mr. Basdeo Gobin began experiencing heart problems in 2011 and at some point was a patient of the Caribbean Heart Institute attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Kevin O’Brien narrowly missed out on a century as Red Steel sent Antigua Hawksbills crashing to their fourth straight loss of the Caribbean Premier League, with a nine-wicket defeat here yesterday.
Dear Editor, Bare Root, a once troubled community located at the back of Bachelor’s Adventure is once again congratulating its children for another splendid performance at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, after Candacy Prince and Donavon Sullivan raised the bar in 2005 and 2006 gaining places at Annandale Secondary and President’s College respectively.
Guyana romped to a 3-2 victory versus Antigua and Barbuda in their second game off its Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-17 championship campaign at the Estadio Panamericano in the Dominican Republic yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England face an uphill battle to save the second test at Lord’s after slumping to 105 for four at the close of yesterday’s fourth day in pursuit of 319 to beat India.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – When 9-year-old Genesis stepped off a plane in Honduras after being deported from the United States, she was excited at the thought of seeing her cousins.
Dear Editor, I wish to comment briefly on a letter recently penned by James Bond, APNU Member of Parliament.
BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – The head of Iraq’s largest church said on Sunday that Islamic State militants who drove Christians out of Mosul were worse than Mongol leader Genghis Khan and his grandson Hulagu who ransacked medieval Baghdad.
HOYLAKE, England, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy suffered several anxious moments but kept the jitters in check to rubber-stamp his status as the newest golfing great by landing the first British Open title of his career yesterday.
Dear Editor, When I heard ‘Under the Microscope’ host Eon Halls bemoaning the cutting down of the ‘Welcome to Linden’ signboard at Millies Hide Out junction, I took it with a pinch of salt.
HRABOVE, Ukraine/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out what he called overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as international horror deepened over the fate of the victims’ remains.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Suspended all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan apologised yesterday and appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to reduce the six-month ban slapped on him earlier this month for misbehaviour.
GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Hamas’s armed wing said yesterday it had captured an Israeli soldier, as fighting in Gaza led to the bloodiest losses in a nearly two-week military offensive, with some 100 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers killed.
Dear Editor, We need to get real. We have a driving culture that allows people to drive the way they do, with loud music playing; very fast; undertaking; beating the lights; and even when intoxicated.
In February of this year, the National Assembly approved a Bill for the holding of local government elections no later than 1 August 2014.
NIMES, (Reuters) – Norway’s Alexander Kristoff claimed his second Tour de France victory when he won a bunch sprint to take yesterday’s 15th stage after the peloton reined in the day’s breakaway in the final straight.
GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – South African fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel ripped through the Sri Lanka batting lineup to seal a 153-run win in the first test yesterday as Hashim Amla started his captaincy in fine style.
HOCKENHEIM, Germany, (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg gave Germany another win to celebrate after their World Cup success with a home grand prix triumph for Mercedes yesterday that stretched his overall lead in the Formula One championship to 14 points.
Dear Editor, I thank M Maxwell for concisely summarizing the reasons against a racial federalism for Guyana.
Dear Editor The President should can the rhetoric. We want our local government elections.
BULAWAYO, (Reuters) – Opener Sikandar Raza blasted his first one-day international century as Zimbabwe trounced Afghanistan by eight wickets in the second ODI at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday.
Given the enormous failures at GuySuCo, particularly in the last five years, one would have expected radical changes this year in the management and leadership of the corporation accompanied by a new plan to rescue it.
This week we asked the man and woman in the street what they thought of the 2012 census draft report, which recorded a decrease in the population.
(Right to left) President Donald Ramotar presenting the winner’s cheque to the Jamaican Tallawahs Captain Chris Gayle after they defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the National Stadium at Providence.
President Donald Ramotar (second from left in middle row) cheering on the Guyana Amazon Warriors during the CPL match between the team and the St Lucia Zouks on Saturday at the Providence Stadium.
