Daily Archive: Saturday, September 13, 2014

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 4:00 pm Saturday the centre of Tropical Storm Edouard was located near latitude 22.5 degrees north and longitude 47.5 degrees west or about 1695 kilometres east northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, the Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica has reported.

There have been no proven allegations that padding of the elections list has occurred since 1992, former member of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), Ralph Ramkarran has said.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Openers Leon Johnson and Kraigg Brathwaite gathered half-centuries but fell before tea as Bangladesh fought back on the opening day of the second Test here today.

(Trinidad Guardian) After more than three years and four months of deliberation, the arbitration tribunal sitting on the valuation of Point Lisas-based Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd (MHTL) has decided that Clico’s 56.53 per cent stake in the methanol company is worth US$1.175 billion (TT$7.40 billion).

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Debutant Leon Johnson made a cautious start to his Test career as West Indies reached 61 without loss at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh here today.

Members of the Scout Association of Guyana (SAG) including a large number of youths came out on Saturday to participate in the annual “Clean Up the World” environmental campaign being held under the theme “Our Place…Our Planet…Our Responsibility”.

Members of the Scout Association of Guyana (SAG) including a large number of youths came out on Saturday to participate in the annual “Clean Up the World” environmental campaign being held under the theme “Our Place…Our Planet…Our Responsibility”.

Sterling Products Limited (SPL) facilitated 13 students in its annual work study programme this year.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO –Suriname recently signed an agreement with China for investment in industry zones.

At about 2215h. last night, police say that two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered the Popeyes Restaurant, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, where they held up the supervisor Mahendra Persaud, 27 years.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 1730h.

KIEV, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister said today Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and said only NATO could defend the ex-Soviet republic from external aggression.

Confident that the documents submitted by Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL) for the specialty hospital contract are bogus, government has asked the Guyana Police Force to begin criminal investigations.

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the National Commission for the prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in order to document, through a multisectoral approach, chronic diseases’ strains and trends in Guyana.

Proprietor of Sanjay’s Jewellery Bishnarine Persaud was yesterday placed on $1.5M bail after being charged with causing the death of a man by dangerous driving.

A labourer was burnt to death in his house at Number 3 Village, West Coast Berbice on Thursday evening, while his brother was badly scorched during desperate attempts to save him.

Hundreds of persons turned out yesterday for Giftland OfficeMax’s first day of recruitment to garner staff for its soon-to-be opened mall.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has signaled its intention to strenuously oppose extensions for Amerindian lands and has set up a fund and hired lawyers in anticipation of future court action.

Gold declarations continue to lag behind last year’s figures and the industry needs to produce just under 200,000 ounces more to meet the revised target.

Governments of the region have been advised to be transparent with their people about the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus and have been told that as fast as new information surfaces it should be disclosed, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Executive Director Dr.

The Blue CAPS group has once again sounded a warning over the failure of the health authorities to address the scope of the threat posed by the chikungunya virus and its Executive Director Clinton Urling yesterday issued an appeal to visiting PAHO Director Dr.

Seven weeks after the Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) announced that New GPC was the only company pre-qualified for the supply of drugs to the health sector, the Ministry of Health yesterday said it had not been officially notified—a claim denied by a National Procure-ment and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) official.

The five-month wait for boxing starved fans is finally over. Get ready to be served a scheduled 28 rounds of fistic fury tonight when the ‘Gentleman’s Sport’ returns to the ornate splendor of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as the GBBC presents the ‘Battle of the Contenders’ card.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather Jr., rarely hands anyone a rematch and Argentine brawler Marcos Maidana is hoping to make the undefeated welterweight champion regret giving him a second chance when the fighters meet again today.

Civil society organisations were yesterday urged to place emphasis on advocacy in addressing public health threats while at the same time remaining independent of the government in their operations.

Leader of main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger is perplexed to why the President would have found his letter asking for the setting of a date for local government elections ambiguous when his correspondence was pellucid.

Distance athletes get ready, the annual Courts (Unicomer Guyana Inc.)10km road race billed for September 28 was launched yesterday with lucrative cash prizes on offer. 

City Hall has endorsed the ultimatum by Opposition Leader David Granger to have President Donald Ramotar name a date for local government polls and plans to hold a ‘day of reckoning’ next week to express its disgust with the state of affairs in the municipality.

Guyana’s premier muscleman, Kerwin ‘Chisel’ Clarke is hoping that this is the year he stands atop the podium at the CAC Amateur Bodybuilding Championships.

Last year the two sides played to a tie in a match reduced to 20 overs-a-side at the Albion Community Centre ground.

Students at the Zeeburg Secondary School, in Region Three, currently access water by leaning into a reservoir with a bucket attached to a rope.

The police at Charity have arrested the main suspect in the fatal stabbing of miner Rafael Danns.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has named a strong six-man unit to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the ninth Caribbean Cycling Championships in Suriname.

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of Hindus for Selfless Service, a group that has been working in the social field within the Hindu community since 1996, especially among male youths.

The security of City Hall is a function of the City Constabulary and no formal request has been made by that entity to the police for any assistance in investigating a reported break-in to the Town Clerk’s Office, acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has said.

After partnering with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) last year to box off three successful tournaments, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will once again brand and sponsor two upcoming competitions, the first of which will be staged tomorrow.

Dear Editor, There is a serious health crisis unfolding in Guyana that has yet to be sufficiently addressed by the authorities responsible for maintaining and assuring the public safety and welfare.

Floodlight’s John Sumair blasted the first century of the competition 134 as Floodlights defeated Frontliners by a mere three runs last Sunday in a match of the Ramchand/Rohan Auto sales softball cricket competition last Sunday.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint.

A recently-released convict who maintained that he had “turned his life around” was remanded to prison on Thursday after he was found in the yard of a man who claimed he robbed him.

Rafieya Husain believes that being a pageant title holder is a job that requires hard work, dedication and determination, because you’re no longer representing yourself but a group of people, a country and as is the case with her current crown, the prestigious brand of Miss World.

Dear Editor, 1 refer to the article ‘Bidders: Health ministry did not notify of drug supply decision as required by law’ on page 10 of Stabroek News dated September 9, 2014 by Marcelle Thomas and wish to set the record straight.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies will hope to mark their 500th Test with a victory when they face Bangladesh in the second and final Test at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here today.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to Mr Neil Adams’ letter to the editor captioned ‘Can’t get telephone fixed,’ which was carried in the Tuesday, September 2 issue of the Stabroek News.

(Jamaica Observer) DIGICEL plans to build out an islandwide digital cable and home broadband network within three years, says Barry O’Brien.

Accused of defrauding and stealing from her former employer, a woman yesterday told Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that her accuser deals in the sale of stolen articles and only brought charges against her because she exposed him.

LONDON/GENEVA, (Reuters) – The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than authorities can manage them, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, renewing a call for health workers from around the world to go to the region to help.

Dear Editor, Guyana once made its international presence felt at the World Expo 1967 in Montreal, Canada (Theme: ‘Man and his world’) which was the first world exhibition to be held in North America.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Tremayne Smartt’s five-wicket haul and Deandra Dottin’s attacking half-century fired West Indies Women to a five-wicket victory and to a crucial 1-0 lead in the four-match One-Day International series against New Zealand.

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is the most indebted State entity, as well as the largest recipient of Government’s transfers to the State enterprises.

September is the month when we celebrate the first peoples of this land; their culture, their heritage, their history and remember why special attention needs to be placed on protecting their livelihoods, and their land.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Cuba is to send 165 healthcare workers to West Africa to help in the battle against the world’s worst ever epidemic of the Ebola virus, the country’s health minister said yesterday.

A young porter was yesterday remanded to prison after a city court that his arrest resulted in him being positively identified in relation to another crime.

Residents of Turkeyen and its environs will benefit from mini physicals, awareness and education when the Turkeyen Police Station Management Committee in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force hosts a health fair in the community tomorrow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – With returns on government bonds at rock-bottom prices, sovereign wealth funds are muscling into stock markets and other higher-yielding assets like real estate at a rate that private investors warn could destabilise the world economy.

Dear Editor, Guyanese immigrant advocates, including lawyers and organizations, as well as other Caribbean people, are very disappointed over President Obama’s decision to put off executive action on giving relief to undocumented immigrants.

Hi Everyone, This week begins a 4-part series of a gathering of Tastes Like Home friends that was held in July of this year.

Dear Editor, I notice that no mention was made about the private sector’s contribution to the people of Grenada during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 in an article published on Friday, September 12 in Stabroek News captioned ‘Guyana recognized by Grenada for Hurricane Ivan help.’

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies’ most capped player, Shiv Chanderpaul, is cherishing the 500th Test to be played by the regional side, and says it is a reminder of the rich cricketing heritage of the Caribbean.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for legal action against a former government official who now teaches at Harvard University and wrote an opinion piece that contributed to a fall in the nation’s bond prices earlier this week.

The members of the new Teaching Service Commission (TSC) were sworn in on Thursday before President Donald Ramotar.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday it would be “inappropriate” for Iran to join talks on confronting Islamic State militants, as he appeared to play down how fast countries can commit to force or other steps in an emerging coalition.

Hopeful hires: Applicants fill out forms during yesterday’s recruitment drive for the soon-to-be-opened Giftland Mall.

Dear Editor, Having been systematically dosed with empty promises and propaganda which the government has used as a curtain for their double-dealing, Guyanese have been generally left not much better off after two decades of the PPP’s government.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide yesterday, escaping the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and will now battle to avoid going to prison.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. government has moved to invoke a powerful national security law to dismiss a private lawsuit against a non-profit group, United Against A Nuclear Iran, on grounds that the case could reveal state secrets, according to a court filing yesterday.

Caribbean people have latched onto the “summer” idea like they have with most other northern and western practices and trends.

The Clean Green Guyana Campaign has said that its soil composting initiative is gaining momentum and residents of Mocha Arcadia and the Marfriends Cooperative Society in Friendship were recently able to reap the rewards of their labour under the community composting project.

Sonia Noel, who is promoting and marketing her First Resort collection and Makin’ Style magazine overseas, poses with Selwyn Collins author and talk show host in New York.

In the report headlined “Use of unmarked vehicles against police policy – Persaud,” published in the September 12, 2014 edition of Stabroek News, it was incorrectly stated that Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud said “it has never been the policy of the police to use unmarked vehicle.”

Although it took place around the time that Apple launched new products and the US government outlined its plans to attack Islamic State (IS) forces with a “coalition of the willing,” the Democratic primary recently won by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo deserved more attention than it received.

(Barbados Nation) A new community exclusively for Muslims has been started at Clermont, St James.

Politikles

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United States’ President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on Tuesday hosted a workshop on diversity and sensitivity for health care workers, to combat the stigma and discrimination that continue to hamper HIV/AIDS treatment.

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Just days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) named Guyana as the country with the highest estimated suicide rate for 2012 globally, the findings of a local study were released and together they confirmed the growing mental health crisis we are facing.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall says that organisations have already been shortlisted to conduct a review of legal education in the region.