Daily Archive: Monday, August 4, 2014

At about 1500h today, police say that Alex Narine, 17 years, of Columbia, Essequibo Coast, was involved in an argument with a man over a computer at Drying Floor Ground, Anna Regina, during which he was stabbed to his back.

Dr Nichole Nedd-Jerrick, Head of the Enmore Polyclinic, recently participated in a public health programme in the US sponsored by the US Embassy here.

PNCR Region 10 member Sharma Solomon today defended his group’s concerns over the process for accreditation of delegates and other shortcomings at the party’s turbulent elections two Sundays ago.

(Jamaica Observer) After dismal first month sales, Tessanne Chin’s Count On My Love has been named in yahoo.com’s

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1935h last night on the Main Road at No.

(Trinidad Express) The silence of St Lucien Road, Diego Martin, was violently broken on Saturday night when a lone gunman entered the compound of a young mechanic and killed two people who were working on a vehicle, while seriously injuring a third, before calmly disappearing into the night.

Team Guyana played second fiddle in the field events but dominated on the track to regain the Track and Field segment of the XX annual Inter Guiana Games (IGG) yesterday at the Camp Ayangana ground.

With the ruling PPP/C under pressure on various fronts and disarray in the PNCR ranks following its turbulent congress, the AFC’s recent attempts to keep government accountable has given the party a boost but expanding long-term support of the electorate remains a work in progress.

After a meeting of its Management Committee and National Executive Committee, the AFC is awaiting a response from APNU on whether the coalition will support the party’s no-confidence motion against the government but it appears that the impending parliamentary recess has paused the action for now.

A Soesdyke miner was stabbed to death on Saturday night at Itaballi, Mazaruni River by the friend of his lover.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Tallawahs overcame a destructive spell from Ravi Rampaul followed by a thrilling, unbeaten half-century from Shoaib Malik to prevail over Barbados Tridents by 19 runs in the Caribbean Premier League yesterday.

Local chess champion Taffin Khan has been refused a visa to travel to Norway to participate in the 41st Biennial Chess Olympiad after his name turned up on an international terrorist watch-list when his team travelled to Suriname to apply for visas.

The 2014 Senior Body- building Champion-ships is a wrap. Reigning Mr.

One man is dead and several others are in critical condition following two separate accidents on the Essequibo Coast on Saturday night.

Two gun-toting bandits escaped with $10M in local and foreign currency after robbing a cambio dealer, Heeralall, 60, at his Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice home around 1:30 pm on Saturday.

The multi-million dollar inaugural Guyana Festival is slated to kick off in just four days but passers-by have expressed concerns about the seemingly flimsy nature of some of the infrastructure to be used to facilitate the event.

Had migration in the period between the 2002 and 2012 censuses been “normal”, Guyana’s population should have fallen in a range of 790,000 to 1,009,000 persons, economist Dr.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) David Granger yesterday said he would investigate any allegations of impropriety during the party’s 18th Biennial Congress once evidence can be provided that any wrong-doing took place.

Robin Persaud is turning the Reagan Rodrigues Memorial 50-mile road race into a one man show.

Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall says his ministry proceeded to advertise for vacancies for the Supreme Court’s Verbatim Court Reporting Unit (VCRU) based on directions from the Public Service Ministry but President of the        Bar Association, Ronald Burch-Smith says the law strictly provides for the Supreme Court to make the decision.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   Adrian Amsterdam coach of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 three-day champions, Guyana, is optimistic of completing a double as his team sets eyes on securing the limited over title.

Score’s Even proved once again yesterday why it is Guyana’s premier thoroughbred.

Guyanese songstress Lisa Punch will have to wait on the West Coast once again to know her fate as she didn’t qualify automatically after last’s night episode of ABC’s Rising Star.

The Queen’s College Ground will come alive this morning with the crack of bats hitting balls and shouts of “play ball when the Guyana Baseball League’s E-Networks Summer Baseball camp commences at 9am.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt says he wants to concentrate on smashing the 19-second barrier for the 200 metres following his cameo appearance in the Commonwealth Games.

Dear Editor The First of August Movement of Buxton (FAM) salutes African Guyanese on this 176th Emancipation anniversary.

The contract for the repair of Le Repentir cemetery’s internal access roads has been retendered.

The J & C Renaissance Banquet Hall,in Amelia’s Ward, Linden opened its doors on Saturday, the Government Information Agency reported.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Opener Evin Lewis’s third straight half-century inspired Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel to an emphatic eight-wicket win here Saturday, lifting them to the top of the Caribbean Premier League standings and eliminating the winless St Lucia Zouks from playoff contention.

Dear Editor, On July 26, 2014 I had a chance to attend the Digicel Schools Football Championship at the Beterverwagting Community Centre Ground.

President Donald Ramotar on Saturday told residents of Wakapau in Pomeroon, Region Two that the PPP/C government needs their support to continue with the transformation of the country and he pilloried the opposition.

Dear Editor, If we are to take Swami Aksharananda’s convoluted logic to its eventual conclusion (‘Guyana should get out of the OIC,’ SN, Aug 2) then Guyana should opt out of arrangements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since the United States, the majority shareholder in the IMF is a primary ally of Saudi Arabia.

By Delvon McEwan   Suriname won the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Swimming Championships after two days of competition concluded at the National Aquatic Centre on Saturday.

Guyana’s national chess team, competing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway lost their opening two matches by 0-4 scores to Albania and Kyrgyzstan.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel said it would unilaterally hold fire in most of the Gaza Strip yesterday to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and allow some of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by an almost four-week-old war to go back to home.

Dear Editor, I have been meaning to respond to GHK Lall’s letter titled ‘Guyanese no longer have it in their moral fibre to be angry at continuing PPP vulgarities’ (SN, October 7, 2013) and kept putting it off.

At about 1000h on Saturday, police say that miner Leonard Raymond, 37 years, of Micobe, Potaro, was in the tray of a motor pick-up vehicle along with four other men when the vehicle turned turtle while the driver was negotiating a turn in the trail.

(Trinidad Express) A senior employee of State-owned Petrotrin has been suspended pending investigations into the recent oil spill in Marabella.

Dear Editor, The PNC is not an insignificant political party in Guyana.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns yesterday after inflicting their first major defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping across much of northern Iraq in June.

Over the years, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been aiding the forgotten Cashew Island Amerindian community, teaching the children to speak English and to read and write.

ST. JOHN’S Antigua, CMC – Last year’s double crown champions Jamaica will travel to the north of Dominica to face Guyana at Benjamin Park in the opening round of the Regional Women’s Super50 Tournament.

The Guyana Police Force is still investigating the circumstances which resulted in the stabbing death of 31 yr old Gavin Fiffee on Thursday night and a suspect is in custody.

Dear Editor, Never mind that geographically Guyana is outside of the hurricane zone and has not been hit by a serious earthquake, a visitor coming for the first time would never be able to tell that the calamity that is Guyana is manmade compliments of the PNC and PPP.

Dear Editor, It has become necessary for us to write you about your coverage of events and activities at City Hall.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama dismissed Russia as a nation that “doesn’t make anything” and said in an interview with the Economist magazine that the West needs to be “pretty firm” with China as Beijing pushes to expand its role in the world economy.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Acting Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier says the prevailing drought has resulted in the destruction of some 1,600 hectares of crops valued at nearly J$1 billion across the island.

  MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The son of a prominent ruling party politician in Mexico was charged yesterday with withholding evidence as authorities investigate his potential ties to organized crime after a video surfaced showing him meeting with one of the country’s top drug lords.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Abu Bakr (‘Guyana should be a collection of groups defining themselves in ways which include but are not limited to race,’ SN, August 1) in which he gave the following opinion, “Fazeel Ferouz, the CIOG leader, may be like many Muslims cited as a case of leader of a post racial group …Muslim groups in this country have done as much as Christians to reach out to members of the other race.”

Dear Editor,   I Am Guyana Solutions Tank held its public forum on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in the conference room of the National Library.

Enough has been reported on the $800M worth of pumps being supplied by the Indian company Surendra to warrant a thorough investigation of the deal by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

By Tiffany Barry   Tiffany Barry is the Social Change Coordinator at the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), based in Georgetown, Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The agriculture ministry is to begin demonstration of a new National Animal Identification Traceability System (NAITS) with the tagging of the first head of cattle at the Denbigh Agricultural and Food Show yesterday.

Since my last article, two further developments took place as regards the allegations that the Minister of Finance has been undermining the authority of Parliament by authorizing withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund without the latter’s authority.

Interviews and photos by The last census report has pointed to a reduction in the population due to migration, especially in Region Six.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China yesterday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse.