Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 24, 2014

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A plan by Central American governments to boost economic growth in the region and cut illegal immigration to the United States foresees major spending on infrastructure and energy projects, a draft of the proposal showed on Wednesday.

The Guyana Defence Force Cessna 206 today, crashed upon landing at Camp Jaguar at New River at 1350hours.

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston A. Browne (centre) on Tuesday attended a reception hosted by President of the United States Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 0900h today at Wallers Delight Public Road, WCD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Simon Bachu, of Wallers Delight Squatting Area, WCD.

The Director of Public Prosecutions today denied that she had a conversation on Sunday with the man who has levelled sex abuse allegations against House Speaker Raphael Trotman.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Leon Johnson is poised to play his first One-Day International in six years after being named in a 15-man West Indies squad for the one-day tour of India starting next month.

The People’s National Congress Reform today announced the death of Elvin Bernard Mc David, a former political assistant to Prime Minister Forbes Burnham.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development yesterday handed over 10 swing-fog machines to Regions One, Two, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten and the Georgetown Municipality.

Chinese Ambassador Zhang Limin (left), the ambassador’s wife Liu Yiu (second from left) Mrs.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will continue talks today towards finalising the terms of resumption that will see sugar workers back on the job as soon as possible.

Although attorney Jaya Manickchand has denied representing Johnny Antony Welshman, the man who has made abuse allegations against Speaker Raphael Trotman, court filings show that she sent text messages lobbying for a settlement on his behalf.

Guyana’s first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby was successful delivered at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital Inc and both the baby and mother are doing well and were discharged on September 18.

The High Court was a scene of drama and emotion as ex-policeman Quancy John, who was accused of the 2010 killing of a Patentia Secondary School student, was yesterday set free.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet’s orbit today, crowning what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was a “near impossible” push to become the only country to complete the trip on its maiden attempt.

The AFC yesterday called for the immediate removal of Khurshid Sattaur as Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), following the publication of what appeared to be an email exchange between him and Attorney-General Anil Nandlall discussing actions to be taken against the Kaieteur News.

The main opposition APNU yesterday held picketing exercises in the country’s six municipalities to demand the holding of local government elections to allow citizens to manage their own communities.

The headless corpse that was found in a drain of a cemetery at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara by on Monday remains unidentified.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday unveiled a new company Cricket Guy Inc.

Attorney at Law and APNU Shadow Minister for Public Infrastructure, Joseph Harmon has been appointed as the General Secretary for A Partner-ship for National Unity.

(Trinidad Express) A total of $1.8 billion! That’s how much Caribbean Airlines will get in support from the Government during the period 2013 and 2015, according to the figures revealed at yesterday’s meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the Parliament.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday officially presented a new bus to the David Rose Special School to be used for the transporting of students.

After being charged with two separate offences, a man who told the court that he lives in Venezuela, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

Tony Marcus, who stands accused of attempting to murder a friend during a row over money, was committed to stand trial yesterday.

Construction of the new One Mile Primary School building is progressing satisfactorily, according to a supervisor on the 18-month project.

The attack on the house at Parfaite Harmonie on Monday, which left 27-year-old Jason Munroe dead and the house reduced to ashes was apparently executed by two intruders, the home owner said yesterday and relatives of the dead man are awaiting the conclusion of investigations being done by the police and hoping that justice will be served.

The Guyana Foundation has announced the appointment of Guyanese-born Canadian Educator Vidya Seekwar-Jaisaree to serve a two-year term on its Board of Trustees.

By Jeff Trotman   After months of supporting Ituni and Kwakwani residents for better roads between their communities and Linden and ridiculing Baishanlin for damaging the Linden/Kwakwani Road, the Region Ten Democratic Council (RDC) is being ignored as tangible moves are being made to fix the road.

Five taxi drivers were yesterday charged over a botched attempt to steal a bag of money from a parked car on Monday.

A porter from Adventure, Essequibo Coast is the latest guest of the state after he was charged with felonious wounding.

In a bid to ensure more transparency in parliamentary business, the National Assembly on Monday launched its new state-of-the-art website.

The man who allegedly caused the death of Ramesh Jaigopaul was yesterday granted bail when he appeared at the Anna Regina Magis-trate’s Court.

Construction worker Anthony Peters, accused of stealing a motorcycle, was remanded to prison yesterday after a city court heard that he was caught red-handed by public-spirited citizens as he was pushing the bike away.

Two days following the brutal stabbing and battering of 16-year-old Warren Semple, who is now hospitalised awaiting surgery for an injured hand, police are still in pursuit of suspects.

Multi-million dollar tenders were opened yesterday for the provision of security services to the Ministry of Education.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted today on the body of Rajkumarie Persaud, who was fatally stabbed at her home on Sunday.

Demerara Captain Vishaul Singh and Developmental Team opposite Steven Jacobs said their teams are upbeat and raring to go ahead of today’s second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)’s four-day Inter-County tournament at the Everest Community Development Centre ground.

An elderly man, who is suspected to have ended his life, was found dead in his apartment at James Street, Albouystown last night.

The Young Warriors Cricket Club of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice is asking the general public to assist them to recovering their pitch covers stolen from the ground recently.

Hikers and GCC successfully retained their Woodpecker Products U-21 male and female titles respectively when the fourth annual Hikers Hockey Club Junior Indoor tournament concluded Sunday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — The authorities expect a total disruption of society if the Chikungunya epidemic is not addressed properly soon.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor says their One Day International series win over New Zealand is a confidence booster that sets the stage for their upcoming tour of Australia The resurgent Caribbean women swept the series against New Zealand and on Tuesday were scheduled to begin a T20 series battle.

Dear Editor, It was reported recently that at a joint press conference Andrew Ayre the British High Commissioner, Nicole Giles the Canadian High Commissioner and Bryan Hunt the US Charge d’Affaires, called upon Guyana to stand in solidarity with the international community and to condemn Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.

GLENEAGLES, Scotland, (Reuters) – The 24 players in this week’s Ryder Cup must leave their egos at the front gate and focus on the needs of their respective teams, according to one of golf’s top psychologists Dr Bob Rotella.

JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Former West Indies cricket captain Sir Richie Richardson has expressed an interest in the vacant position of head coach of the regional squad.

Dear Editor, I was surprised by the recent utterance of the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) that protests are “never” welcome as a dispute resolution tool.

(Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams added her name to the list of slain seeds at the Wuhan Open yesterday after the American was forced to retire from her second round match against France’s Alize Cornet because of illness.

With only two games remaining and the championship mathematically clinched, Grove Hi-Tech continued their dominant run in the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association division-one league, defeating Soesdyke Falcons 4-0 on Sunday last at the Grove Playfield.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police shot dead a teenager they said was a terror suspect after he stabbed two officers, days after sweeping raids involving hundreds of police thwarted what they said was an imminent plot to behead a member of the public.

Dear Editor, There must be a formula for normal charges by GPL.

GLENEAGLES, Scotland, (Reuters) – Alex Ferguson was yesterday unmasked as the man Europe captain Paul McGinley has asked to address his team on the eve of the Ryder Cup but the former Manchester United manager will be leaving his hair dryer at home.

LONDON, CMC – Gareth Breese played a crucial role in a lower order revival for Durham while former West Indies vice-captain Brendan Nash failed with the bat for Kent, on the opening day of the final series of matches in the English County Championship.

MOHALI, India, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Jason Holder wants Caribbean fans to have patience with the regional side as it continues to struggle at the highest level.

Dear Editor, I don’t know Patrick Fitzpatrick, but I know the technicalities of what he is talking about (SN, Sept 2), and I can therefore safely infer he is right.

Victoria Kings strengthened their grip at the top of the East Coast Football Association (ECFA) Stag Beer division one league after crushing Ann’s Grove 2-0 Sunday at the Victoria Community Centre Ground.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States informed Iran in advance of its intention to strike Islamic State militants in Syria and assured Tehran that it would not target the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

Dear Editor, I was a guest at a presentation function at the Rose Hall Estate Staff Club on Saturday, 20th instant.

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) – When the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers take the court for their preseason opener next month it will be more than a ho-hum exhibition.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ending Colombia’s 50-year war against Marxist rebels without a ceasefire will require carrots, sticks and social policy incentives, President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) – The National Commission on Reparations (NCR) says Jamaica would be due at least £2.3 trillion (approximately J$416.3 trillion) from any slavery reparations paid by Britain to the region.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Three men convicted of murdering a former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband this year were sentenced to at least 24 years in jail in a case that shook the crime-ridden South American nation, authorities said.

BRASILIA – (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff has regained the edge in Brazil’s presidential race after weeks of aggressive campaigning against environmentalist Marina Silva, who has lost ground among voters in the campaign’s homestretch, polls showed yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Four Pakistan international cricketers have been docked part of their salaries in a crackdown on fitness standards, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governments of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala presented US officials with a plan yesterday to boost economic growth in the poor countries and stem the flow of migration to the United States.

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

Dear Editor, A few days ago duties called me to the Golden Grove Police Station.

BERNE, (Reuters) – The public has a “full right to know” the contents of the ethics investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, FIFA executive committee member Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan said yesterday.

The Against All Odds (AAG) non-profit organization’s best of the best 16 team five-aside knockout football tourney has been officially cancelled due to financial reasons.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A seemingly unrepentant Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in New York following his conviction on terrorism charges.

It is good that more people, including letter writers and bloggers, are demanding that those who are calling for the formation of a national unity government give more details of what it is they intend.

Dear Editor, People do not pick a right, equally as they do not negotiate a right.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet’s orbit today, crowning India as the first country to complete the trip at its maiden attempt.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- A new company has been formed to run the affairs of Trinidad and Tobago cricket under the new franchise system soon to be introduced by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

KINGSTOWN, St.Vincent, CMC – A fiery spell from new ball bowler Morna Neilson rocked the West Indies Women top order and sent them tumbling to a seven wicket loss against New Zealand Women in the first T20 International at Arnos Vale Sports Complex here yesterday Windies women plummeted to five for three and crumbling despite a Stafanie Taylor sponsored fight back with a top score of 43 which sought to rekindle the innings but Neilson’s early wickets had already done irreparable damage.

The campaign, and the vote in Scotland on that region’s separation from the United Kingdom, will have reminded West Indians over a certain age of the 1961 referendum in Jamaica, conceded by the Conservative British Government, on whether to stay in the West Indies Federation.

Dear Editor, Please permit my final word of response in the exchange, which includes Mr Sase Singh’s letter captioned, ‘PPP, PNC are bad news for Guyana,’ (SN, Sept 23).

By Andres Oppenheimer aoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.com   Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso confirmed last week something that many of us have suspected: If the opposition wins the October 5 presidential election, there will be changes in Brazilian foreign policy that might affect all of Latin America.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said yesterday a new global agreement on climate change must include strong commitments from emerging economies and move past the rich-poor country divide that has hampered progress in United Nations negotiations.