Daily Archive: Monday, August 11, 2014

(Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California, Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

Following a commitment from the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert M.

The biennial Conference of the Heads of Guyana’s Missions overseas opened today at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

At about 1300h. today, the police say that Richard Kanhai, 19 years, of Pomeroon, Essequibo, lost his life when a tree fell and pinned him in the Arakaka Backdam, NWD.

Mahdia residents have intensified their calls for improved services and an end to shoddy infrastructure in their region.

An armed gang has attacked a prison in Haiti freeing an unconfirmed number of inmates, the BBC said.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce (ag)  Irfaan Ali preparing duck curry as part of the Kings World Team at yesterday’s Guyana Festival.

(Trinidad Express) When family members cleared the office of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, they discovered presents they had given her over the years proudly displayed.

Two miners, one of whom was the chairman of the Marudi Miners Association died when the tunnel they were working in at Mazoa Mountain, Marudi, Region Nine caved in yesterday morning.

The troubled Skeldon sugar factory will soon be relying on the punt-dumper from the old factory which had been decommissioned in 2009.

Scaling down of operations, worked-out lands and migration of Brazilians are three of the main reasons for a drop in gold production for the first half of this year, a preliminary report on a Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA)-sponsored study says.

Afro-Guyanese need to get involved in revitalizing the institutions that can allow them to exercise their sovereignty as individuals and at a communal level, University of Guyana Registrar Vincent Alexander said yesterday.

By Delvon Mc Ewan Guyana stifled Jamaica in their rain affected match to claim their fourth victory of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

A Canal Number One grass cutter succumbed to his injuries on Saturday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was a patient for one day being treated for head and bodily injuries sustained from a beating by his friend while they were consuming alcohol last Thursday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – In-form opener Lendl Simmons narrowly missed out on three figures as Guyana Amazon Warriors completed the highest ever run chase in the Caribbean Premier League, to beat St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets here yesterday.

Treacle looked like just another steed at the Rising Sun Turf Club yesterday.

A four-year-old boy is now dead and his father seriously injured after they were involved in an accident on Saturday afternoon.

A Region Eight man who was on remand at the Georgetown Prison was found dead in his cell yesterday morning and his fellow inmates blame lax medical personnel at the prison infirmary.

Rain stopped play in yesterday’s 5th round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) U19 Regional 50-over match between Barbados and the lowly placed ICC Americas at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

The planned major drainage project for the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Scheme will not commence for some time as the financing agreement with the European Union (EU) is still to be clinched.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd will be the convenor of newly-constituted West Indies selection panel.

Gold declarations for the first half of this year have dropped by 17.2% with export earnings from the precious mineral sliding by 25% and the decline is likely to continue for the remainder of the year, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh says.

Dear Editor, This past Monday I encountered first hand a problem that seems to be plaguing us.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts,CMC – A miserly, yet penetrative spell from Ben Laughlin inspired Antigua Hawksbills and lifted them to their only victory in the Caribbean Premier League, when they cruised past Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in their final preliminary match by five wickets on Saturday.

The Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), the youth arm of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), on Saturday held its Biennial Congress at the Party’s Headquarters, Sophia and Ryan Belgrave was elected as the new Chairman.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Resurgent St Lucia Zouks comfortably disposed of title-holders Jamaica Tallawahs to reel off their second straight win here Saturday, as they continued to salvage some much needed pride from their Caribbean Premier League campaign.

Dear Editor, In the Kaieteur News of August 5 there is an article captioned ‘Agriculture Ministry eying higher price markets for rice as production keeps climbing.’

A minibus conductor was on Thursday stabbed at ‘B’ Field, Sophia by a youth who had previously threatened him over the bus fare.

Dear Editor, Today I read a letter in SN by Dr Janette Bulkan asking serious questions about the logging deal between the Guyana government and Bai Shan Lin.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe stifled South Africa’s usually fluent top six but the world’s top-ranked test side remained in control by reaching 201 for four, 55 runs behind, at the close on the second day of the one-off test at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Passengers of TravelSpan Airline are stranded in Guyana and complained that while the airline has said that it was a mechanical malfunction they have not been given alternative airline travel options or refunds.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Hard-hitting right-hander Kieron Pollard is set to play his first One-Day International in more than a year after being named in a West Indies 13-man squad to face Bangladesh in the three-match Dhaka Bank Cup series later this month.

Dear Editor, I read with interest a letter authored by Tarron Khemraj, Mark DaCosta and Terrence Simon, captioned, ‘The PPP/C’s refusal to hold local government elections is hurting all Guyanese’, published in your newspaper on August 7.

Dear Editor, Over the past two weeks, I have heard of several people having Chikungunya-like symptoms and have even talked to some of them who happen to be my friends and relatives in Zeelugt.

The streak of wins on Board One by Guyana’s Anthony Drayton (no mean feat) was stopped at three by Brunei’s Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah Hj as the Guyanese lost by one and one half points to two and one half yesterday the seventh day of action at the 41st World Chess Championships in Tromso, Norway.

The Disciplinary Committee charged with investigating the incident that led to Vanessa Kissoon’s suspension from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has forwarded its recommendations to Kissoon and is currently awaiting a response.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Special forces loyal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were deployed in strategic areas of Baghdad last night after he delivered a tough speech indicating he would not cave in to pressure to drop a bid for a third term, police sources said.

Hilbourne Watson is a Barbadian political scientist. Trevor Campbell is a Jamaican political economist.

MONROVIA/FREETOWN, (Reuters) – People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, defying official warnings to avoid public gatherings to contain an epidemic that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed six wickets as Sri Lanka fashioned an unlikely seven-wicket victory over Pakistan to go one-up in the two-test series yesterday.

Dear Editor, The PNC and its leaders want to abort the work of the Rodney Commission of Inquiry and they have threatened to cut funds to allow it to continue its work and to fully explore the question as to what happened in the period before and in the aftermath of Rodney’s death.

Refreshingly sweet: Quenching the thirst for cane juice on the opening day of the Guyana Festival on Friday at the National Stadium.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England’s Moeen Ali and James Anderson made up for the loss of Stuart Broad through injury with a devastating bowling display as the hosts skittled India out for 161 to win the fourth test Saturday for a 2-1 series lead.

Politikles

Literally dozens of men, many of them just into adulthood have lost their lives in the danger-filled gold fields of the country in the last few years.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan secured his place in history as Turkey’s first directly elected head of state yesterday, taking him a step closer to the presidential system he covets in a result his opponents fear heralds an increasingly authoritarian rule.

On 22 July 2014, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) announced that only one company met the prequalification requirements for the supply of drugs and medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and the Georgetown Hospital.

Dear Editor, Cricket fans throughout the Caribbean and further afield are no doubt happy to learn that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has finally decided to have the most experienced former Test players including two captains as members of the selection panel.

The last census report reflected a reduction of the population in Region Six and residents shared their views on this issue below:  Godwyn Allicock, self-employed, ‘I think people from this region are moving out because they are not getting jobs.