Daily Archive: Monday, October 13, 2014

As part of the observance of the 40th National Fire Prevention Week, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Friday hosted an exercise at the National Park that saw fire officers interacting with a number of students from schools around the city.

As the Ministry of Education continues the distribution of the $10,000 education grant “Because we Care”, over 1100 Leguan and Wakenaam, parents yesterday received their grants in the presence of Education Minister, Priya Manickchand and Member of Parliament (MP) Bibi Shadick.

As the Ministry of Education continues the distribution of the $10,000 education grant “Because we Care”, over 1100 Leguan and Wakenaam, parents on Sunday received their grants in the presence of Education Minister, Priya Manickchand and Member of Parliament (MP) Bibi Shadick.

(Jamaica Observer) FOUR men transporting a J$2-million payroll for workers on the Chinese-constructed Linstead to Moneague Leg of the North/South link of Highway 2000 were brutally murdered yesterday in a daring daylight robbery in the community, of Bowers Wood on the outskirts of Bog Walk in St Catherine.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Australian rapper Iggy Azalea scored the most American Music Award nominations with six nods, including the coveted artist of the year and favorite single and hip hop album, according to an announcement on Monday.

– sent on self-bail Mohan ‘Glenn’ Lall and his wife Bhena were this morning released on self-bail shortly after they denied tax evasion charges which were read to them at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said today that homosexuals had “gifts and qualities to offer” and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples.

With Guyana being tagged with the highest suicide rate in the world by the WHO based on 2012 figures, Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran says an action plan will be launched in February next year.

Issued at 8:30 PM – 12 October 2014  JOHN’S, Antigua – LIAT wishes to advise its customers and the general public of the following flight cancellations for Monday 13 October, as the airline prepares for the impact operations are likely to be felt by the passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo.

(Trinidad Express) A million-dollar insurance policy for doctors, nurses and members of the Ebola response team has been proposed for consideration.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – French economist Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize for economics for his work that has shed light on how governments should regulate powerful companies that dominate markets, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

Guyana has a mass preparedness campaign on stream for the dreaded Ebola virus and over 1600 medical personnel are to be trained on dealing with the disease.

Private companies are hoping to capitalise on the high demand for quality homes and, at the recently-concluded GuyExpo trade fair, they took the opportunity to present their services to the Guyanese public.

The ongoing probe into the remigrant scheme and any possible abuse of the duty-free concessions from 2010 to 2014 has also focused on members of the government.

Three partially masked men broke into GoodWood Racing Service early Saturday morning and carted off $2.1 million and a laptop.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo is blaming the opposition parties’ non-support for the Amaila Falls hydropower project for stymieing the country’s drive to go green as well as the economic and environmental benefits such a move would yield.

The 51st meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) revealed that Caricom is unable to meet its own demand for sugar by almost 50 percent.

By Desilon Daniels   With the right support, the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) may soon find its line of agro-processed products on supermarket shelves near you.

A year after three young men were fatally shot by police on South Road, their families are concerned that the outcome of a pending inquest into their deaths is a foregone conclusion since no civilian eyewitnesses have come forward to recount what they had seen on the night of the shooting.

Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Dr.

Bartica, Region Seven on Saturday had the privilege of being the first area to benefit from the government’s $10,000 grant per school child in the public education system.

Former MFK Trading boss, Mohammed Khan, who was shot three months ago by a gunman, is feared missing after he failed to contact relatives when he travelled to the interior for business.

The Police Complaints Authority has recommended that criminal charges be levelled against one police rank and disciplinary charges against another who were involved in the high speed chase/shooting incident at Eccles during which lawman Leroy English was wounded.

Even if it was just for one day, Princess She is Not was the ruler of all local thoroughbreds.

Transport Sports Club (TSC) completed a good weekend after recording wins against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Diplomats as action continued in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Banks DIH Malta Supreme Under-13 tournament yesterday.

Junior star cyclist, Michael Anthony continues to show why he should be in the conversation when it comes to the nation’s premier riders.

International lawn tennis is set to return to Guyana after a hiatus of 30 years as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) prepares to host Inter Guiana Games (IGG) 2014 later this month.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, CMC – A batting meltdown overshadowed off-spinner Shane Shillingford’s five-wicket haul and cost West Indies A dearly, as they were left them facing an uphill battle to save the first unofficial “Test” against Sri Lanka A here yesterday.

Dear Editor,   It has been a long while ago I discovered that the banks in Guyana have implemented a new set of rules pertaining to citizens who wish to open a new bank account.

Dear Editor, Dave Martins ‘Flamboyant folks’ in the Sunday Stabroek of September 21 was again one of ‘dem nice juicy piece,’ bringing lightness, relief and joy, if only for a fleeting moment.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Dwayne Bravo will forfeit 40 per cent of his match fee after West Indies were fined for a slow over rate during the second One-Day International against India in New Delhi on Saturday.

DALLAS, Texas, (Reu-ters) – A Texas health worker has contracted Ebola after treating a Liberian who died of the disease in Dallas last week, raising concern about how U.S.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Dangerous Cyclone Hudhud has forced the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) to cancel tomorrow’s third One-Day International between India and West Indies scheduled for Visakhapatnam.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, October 9, at approximately 12 pm, I called Commander Tyndall’s office to report constant threatening behaviour towards my family by a man.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Roger Federer claimed one of the few titles to have previously eluded him after he overcame a sluggish start to beat injured Frenchman Gilles Simon in the final of the Shanghai Masters yesterday.

Dear Editor,   The letter to Stabroek News by Swami Aksharananda on October 10 is commendable (‘Recognising outstanding educators’).

Dear Editor, Amidst the cacophony of claims and counterclaims concerning taxes, should Guyanese be concerned?

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court today to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or walk out a free man.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called yesterday for a renewed commitment to achieving Middle East peace, saying a lasting deal between Israel, the Palestinians and all their neighbours was possible.

MURSITPINAR, Turkey/BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Kurdish defenders held off Islamic State militants in Syria’s border town of Kobani yesterday, but the fighters struck with deadly bombings in Iraq, killing dozens of Kurds in the north and assassinating a provincial police commander in the west.

East Coast Football Association (ECFA) clubs Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove sealed their respective berth to the semi-final round of the Starlite Generation/ Monedderlust FC 2nd annual Berbice Cup knockout tourney on Saturday.

Dear Editor, As we continue to witness the increase in the incidence of suicide among our youths, it must be seen as imperative that we examine the efforts of the various agencies concerned with its eradication, and devise some new strategies to deal with this tragic phenomenon within our society.

By The Caribbean Voice   The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

Dear Editor,   The Alliance for Change (AFC) plans to present the much touted no confidence motion to the National Assembly on October 16.

Dear Editor,   The Alliance for Change (AFC) plans to present the much touted no confidence motion to the National Assembly on October 16.

SOCHI, Russia, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix and extended his championship lead to 17 points yesterday in a Mercedes one-two that clinched the team’s first constructors’ title.

In Guyana, public procurement accounts for approximately $150 billion or 70 per cent of the national budget.

Dear Editor, I am writing to beg this newspaper to run a section daily on ebola, detailing what it is, how it is transmitted, preventative measures, symptoms, and what is to be done if someone feels they might be infected.

(Reuters) – A smiling Eliud Kipchoge broke away from a pack of three in the closing three kilometres to lead a Kenyan clean sweep in the Chicago Marathon yesterday.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s President Evo Morales declared victory in yesterday’s presidential election, with typically fiery rhetoric against colonial powers.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Caribbean Islands and was forecast to become a hurricane by the time it reaches Puerto Rico tomorrow, the U.S.

During a recent visit to St Cuthbert’s Mission, we asked residents how the destruction of the Umana Yana by fire had affected them.

Nine days after a report appeared in this newspaper on the concerns expressed by residents and organisations of the Rupununi over road building, Chinese company Baishanlin issued a statement denying that it had built a new road network 130 kilometres long.

(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s Star group have bagged the broadcast rights for International Cricket Council (ICC) events to be held during an eight-year cycle after next year’s World Cup, the governing body said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The recent public exchanges by the captain of the WI ODI team and his union head have been most revealing.