Daily Archive: Friday, August 1, 2014

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago suffered their second batting collapse of the match to crash to an innings and 41-run defeat to hosts Guyana, in their final round match in the Regional Under-19 Championship here today.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT wishes to advise its customers and the general public of the following flight cancellations for tomorrow as the airline’s operations continue to be impacted by the passage of Tropical Storm Bertha: ·         LI 362 – Antigua-San Juan   ·         LI 563 – San Juan-Antigua   ·         LI 560 – Dominica-San Juan   ·         LI 565 – San Juan-Dominica   ·         LI 500 – Antigua-Santo Domingo   ·         LI 500 – St.

Despite saying that he was unaware of how advertisements for CDB-funded projects were being placed in the media, a unit of Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh’s ministry has resumed placing ads only in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle and the government-friendly Guyana Times.

At about 2300h last night, the police say that George Moore, 53 years, of Waterloo Street, Georgetown, was driving a motor car along the access road at ‘C’ Field, Sophia, when he lost control of the vehicle and drove into a canal.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – A Gaza ceasefire crumbled only hours after it began today, with at least 40 Palestinians killed by Israeli shelling and Israel accusing militants of violating the U.S.-

(Barbados Nation) A TROPICAL STORM Warning remains in effect for Barbados but will be discontinued by 11 a.m., says

PNCR leader David Granger perceives no damage to the party’s image after criticisms of the electoral process at its recent 18th Biennial Congress, including a charge by an opponent that problems with the accreditation of some delegates were to ensure his reelection.

A family is in mourning after a night of senseless violence that ended with 31-year-old Gavin Fiffee being stabbed to death at the Stabroek Market bus park last night.

Linden Primo, the man accused of firing a gun during the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) 18th Biennial Congress on Sunday, is now free after being released on self-bail on a threatening behaviour charge.

Dr. Walter Rodney’s killing was a clearly orchestrated plan of the military, according to Roman Catholic priest, Father Malcolm Rodrigues, who yesterday said the historian and political activist had been “singled out and targeted” during a time when people were marginalised under the Forbes Burnham administration.

Although charging that the electoral process at the PNCR’s just-concluded 18th Biennial Congress was “manipulated” to ensure the re-election of leader David Granger, party stalwart Aubrey Norton yesterday said he was prepared to work with fellow members to craft a strategic plan that could serve as the base for a general elections victory.

A Tucville man was yesterday charged with causing the death of a pedal cyclist due to dangerous driving.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has launched its new Shop’n Go feature, which allows subscribers to use their mobile phones to make wireless payments.

Assuria General (Gy) Inc. officially opened its first branch office in Vreed-en-hoop, West Coast Dem-erara yesterday appointing Lakeram Ganesh as the branch manager.

By Kenesha Fraser   Three projects including an $8.4 million venture to mechanise farming at Tapakuma, Region Two through the provision of a tractor, were commissioned on Wednesday.

The Barbados Tridents last night defeated the St Lucia Zouks at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia in the latest instalment of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T/20 tourney.

Barely three months after having three charges against her dismissed, 18-year-old Tenza Lane now faces imprisonment after admitting that she stole more than $1M from her partner.

Spearheaded by a century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul in addition to penetrative bowling, Guyana kept Trinidad and Tobago at bay and moved closer to claiming a 13th West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 title as matches continued yesterday.

A dialysis machine valued US$38,000 was yesterday donated to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the name of late Krishna Samaroo of De Kinderen, West Bank Demerara.

Hikers overcame a seven-goal deficit to defeat the (+7) Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Blue Steel 12-8 in their division-A matchup when the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tourney continued on Wednesday.

A week away from the experimental first ever Guyana Festival, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) appears to be brimming with confidence that the event will be a considerable success.

The recently established Guyana Geology and Mines Commission Mining School is seeking to raise levels of environmental sensitization across the local mining community by including environmental training as one of the core areas on its curriculum, the School’s Coordinator John Applewhite-Hercules has told Stabroek Business.

Friends and family gathered yesterday at the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana on Woolford Avenue for the last rites for renowned comedian Habeeb Khan.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The gloves that boxing great Muhammad Ali wore in his legendary 1971 fight against Joe Frazier in what became known as the Fight of the Century sold at auction yesterday for almost $400,000.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter which appeared in the Stabroek News on Thursday, July 10, 2014 under the caption ‘NIS Increases should be given to all pensioners not just those in receipt of the minimum pension.’

Everything that we have heard about next weekend’s Guyana Festival so far suggests that its primary focus is on trying to create an event that will serve as a kind of seasonal benchmark for visitor arrivals.

Dear Editor, Among other things, I have been writing about the crazy, nonsensical and misleading road signs in Berbice with the hope that the responsible authorities would take the necessary corrective action.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Shamar Springer hit an unbeaten century to lead a strong Barbados reply against Leeward Islands, on the second day of their third round match in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

An emphatic century from Leroy Lugg buoyed by a gritty half-century from Odaine McCatty gave defending champs Jamaica a 20-run lead against the Windwards heading into the final day of their match in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional U-19 three-day tournament.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Skipper Chris Gayle struck his second consecutive half-century to fire Jamaica Tallawahs to an easy seven-wicket win over luckless Antigua Hawksbills, in a low-scoring encounter at Sabina Park here yesterday.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Olympic champion Kirani James lit up the Commonwealth Games with a devastating and graceful run to win gold in the men’s 400 metres on Wednesday.

Caribbean territories have always utilised their creative industries as vehicles through which to market themselves.

  FREETOWN, (Reuters) – Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims, joining neighbouring Liberia in imposing controls as the death toll from the outbreak of the virus hit 729 in West Africa.

(Jamaica Observer) NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Some residents of West End in this western Jamaica town cried openly yesterday when they learnt of Tuesday’s night’s brutal murder of businessman Colin Lynch, who was said to be well-loved in the community.

Dear Editor, Quite a lot is being written and said about the PNCR Congress held over the last weekend.

Curbing what Prime Minister Samuel Hinds once described as “the wild west situation” that obtained in the approach to prospecting in the country’s gold-bearing regions is one of the “critical aims” of the training curriculum being delivered by the Guyana Mining School, according to a senior official of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a three-day humanitarian truce to begin this morning, and negotiators from both sides will travel to Cairo to discuss a longer-term solution.

Dear Editor, I was pleased to see the article captioned ‘Buxton: Holding fast to its roots and boasting striking historical features’ by Alex Wayne, together with the accompanying photographs, in the Guyana Chronicle of July 26, 2014 (http://guyanachronicle.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Botswana’s Nijel Amos produced a stunning late surge to land the 800 metres gold medal and shock Olympic champion David Rudisha at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW and public accountants are among five professionals and owners in the gaming sector that will now be subject to reporting requirements under the Financial Investigation Act (FID) and the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) as the Government expands its efforts to cramp money laundering and financial crimes in Jamaica.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s bond and stock markets and peso currency dropped yesterday after Latin America’s No.

(Jamaica Observer) The Government this week tabled a bill to streamline and transform the present public procurement regime, including its legal and regulatory framework.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The CIA conceded yesterday that it had improperly monitored computers used by the U.S.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Blessing by name, blessed by nature, Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare hailed a remarkable sprint double after racing to victory in the women’s 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.

Dear Editor, Are Guyanese beyond race? Heading, in historical terms, to a ‘post-racial’ dougla paradise?

The annual Kennard Memorial Turf Club Emancipation meet which will run off on Sunday, has once again received substantial support in the form of a cash donation from Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL).

(Trinidad Express) Inadequate governance and the “impunity” of white collar-crime are severely hampering the country’s ability to be competitive.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 574’s trading results showed consideration of $14,233,326 from 145,375 shares traded in 9 transactions as compared to session 573’s trading results which showed consideration of $1,222,490 from 35,831 shares traded in 24 transactions.

Dear Editor, Decency has died. It had been dying for a long time but had not before been so comprehensively dispatched to oblivion as at the present time.

BEIJING/HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Pro-democracy activists vowed yesterday to bring Hong Kong’s financial hub to a standstill after China’s parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony’s next leader in 2017.

A medal is still eluding Team Guyana following Day 8 of the ongoing XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Dear Editor, We, at ECHO, speak for the environment; no one else.

(BBC) Leicestershire captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has left the club after an agreement was reached to end his contract early, reports BBC Radio Leicester.

Introduction Starting today, Stabroek News will publish a biweekly column by Sherlina Nageer on various wellness-related issues, including sexual, reproductive, women, and children’s health, nutrition, primary health care, alternative and traditional medicine, chronic diseases, as well as issues around training, monitoring and evaluation, health policy and education among other areas.

NEW DELHI/GENEVA, (Reu-ters) – The World Trade Organization failed yesterday to reach a deal to standardise customs rules, which would have been the first global trade reform in two decades but was blocked by India’s demands for concessions on agricultural stockpiling.

BEIJING/HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Oil executive Jiang Jiemin rose to power in Communist China in time-honored fashion: by hitching his star to a mighty mentor.

Dear Editor, The situation at the Mayor and City Council, has further deteriorated and the duly elected Mayor and Councillors of Georgetown despite what the public rightly expects, are in no position to assist or intervene in any municipal matter affecting the city.

Dear Editor,   In July of 2012 Dr David Dabydeen announced that of the upcoming books to be released for 2013 by the state-funded, ministry-controlled Caribbean Press, one would be a book by the younger daughter of the Minister Dr Frank Anthony.

Within a five–day period thousands of us interested enough were able to be treated to varied “explosions of sound” emanating from the PNC/APNU/Parliamentary Opposition Leader, retired Army Brigadier, David Granger.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal and spinner Ajantha Mendis were left out of the Sri Lanka squad of 15 named for the two-test series against Pakistan starting at Galle next week.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A city magistrate yesterday committed newly appointed At-torney General Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin to face trial on October 1 on allegations of passport fraud.

Chico, the pet monkey enjoys riding on the back of the neighbour’s piglet whenever it strays into his yard at Friendship, East Coast Demerara (Photo by Arian Browne)

It should come as no surprise that our bureaucrats cannot execute complicated projects in accordance with the rules, when they do not even know how to apply the appropriate procedures in the case of simple matters.

When we met Karen Pollard on Tuesday evening she appeared amiable and relaxed despite admitting to having had a demanding day.