Daily Archive: Friday, October 17, 2014

DHARAMSALA, India, , CMC – West Indies cricket could face a severe fall-out from the decision by the one-day squad to abandon their five-match tour of India.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Indian authorities are considering an Indian Premier League ban on West Indies players after the Caribbean one-day side walked out on the tour of India today, the Press Trust of India has reported.

The WICB this evening apologized for the stunning collapse of the West Indies tour to India over a player revolt and said it will be meeting on October 21st to discuss the way forward.

President Donald Ramotar in an address to the nation today said a range of measures have been instituted to combat the possibility of Ebola here and these will include quarantining at ports of entry.

(Reuters) – U2 frontman Bono has revealed the mystery behind his trademark sunglasses.

The following CXC press release was issued today Queen’s College Guyana Tops CSEC Again A student from Queen’s College in Guyana is once again the Most Outstanding Candidate in the region in the May/June Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

(Trinidad Guardian) There is a prediction that Petrocaribe will be discontinued by the Venezuelan government in the near future.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board directors were scheduled to hold an emergency meeting at 3 pm Friday, to discuss the one-day squad’s controversial decision to quit the ongoing tour of India.

Troy Resources today signed a mineral agreement with the Guyana Government for the Karouni gold mine being developed by the Australian company.

Chargé d’Affaires of the US embassy, Bryan Hunt today met with Clonel Samuels-Boston upon her return from the United States after participating in the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange.

Dharmasala: Dalai Lama the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists with a West Indian cricketer Dwayne Bravo ahead of the fourth ODI match between India and West Indies at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala on Oct.17, 2014.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Comedian Joan Rivers, who passed away last month at the age of 81, died of a complication during a medical procedure, the New York Chief Medical Examiner’s Office said on Thursday.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Wilson James, 35 years, of Nappi Village, Central Rupununi, who was found at his home at about 1000h.

The WICB this morning denied that it had abandoned its troubled tour of India despite international reports to this effect and confirmation from the Indian Board.

(Trinidad Express) As Trinidad and Tobago takes steps to prevent the deadly Ebola from reaching its shores, the United Kingdom registered cargo ship Ocean Discovery was yesterday prevented from docking at the Chaguaramas port.

MAPUTO, (Reuters) – Mozambique’s main opposition group Renamo today rejected as fraudulent results showing the ruling Frelimo party had won national elections but African observers endorsed the vote as largely free and acceptable.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South African track star Oscar Pistorius should serve at least 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day last year, the state prosecutor said at the close of the athlete’s sentencing hearing on Friday.

Guyana has placed restrictions on entry into the country of travellers from Ebola-hit West African countries and government yesterday announced that simultaneously a series of health prevention and care measures have also been implemented.

After the opening stages of the ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage road race yesterday, it is Team Coco’s Ruben Companioni who leads the way from his club mate and countryman, Carlos Ospina.

DHARAMSALA, India, CMC- West Indies will attempt to re-ignite the brilliance which earned them a commanding opening win over India, when the two sides clash in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) today.

Government yesterday filed a lawsuit against specialty hospital contractor Surendra Engineering for breach of contract and fraud and is seeking damages to the tune of $100M and the recovery of US$4.2M ($865M) in advance payments for the project.

The former Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) teacher, whose relationship with student Alex Persaud resulted in his expulsion, says she believes the embarrassment and harassment the boy faced as a result had pushed him to take his life.

More than 500 persons gathered at the Enterprise Community Development Centre ground as early as 8am on Sunday for the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s fun-filled ‘Day of Interaction.’

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has formally written the Leader of the main opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger requesting support in a call to have the Speaker of the House Raphael Trotman set a date for a sitting of the National Assembly in order to proceed with its no confidence motion against the government.

Relatives and friends of former MFK Trading owner, Mohamed Khan who has been missing since August 21 believe that the decomposing remains of a body and a head found last month are his but will be depending on a post-mortem examination scheduled for today to confirm their suspicions.

Two Group B matches will be played in the Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) T20 Hardball Cricket Competition on Sunday at Maria Elizabeth.

By Jeff Trotman The Works and Buildings Committee of the Linden IMC yesterday voted to put on hold the construction of a multi-million dollar rehabilitation centre for children with special needs, one day after the sod was turned at the spot where work was slated to begin by month end.

LONDON, (Reuters) – New buyers of English and Welsh soccer clubs may be forced to sell up to 10 percent of their stakes to fans of the club under plans put forward on Friday by Britain’s opposition Labour party to shake up club ownership and governance rules.

The six companies that submitted expressions of interest in building Guyana’s first solid waste recycling plant will be asked to rework their proposals to meet specified requirements of government, Head of the Presi-dential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon announc-ed yesterday.

Pele FC reclaimed the top spot in the second round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer First Division League, crushing Beacons FC by a 7-1 margin on Wednesday at the Tucville Community Ground.

Sanjay’s Jewellery is teeing-off its Classic Golf Tournament this Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC).

After six months without pay, a dozen employees of Canada-based mining company Mahdia Gold Corporation (MGC) yesterday decided that enough was enough and staged a protest to demand the company pay them for their labour.

The Georgetown Cricket Association in collaboration with its sponsors will be hosting sixteen weekend matches at several venues in the city.

Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said that Digicel’s plan to lay its own submarine fibre optic cable here to develop its network has been known for some time and he dismissed claims that former President Bharrat Jagdeo may have been acting as government’s mouthpiece when he alluded to the administration possibly granting permission.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is fit to play in the two-test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.

The Guyana Sugar Cor-poration Inc yesterday called for arbitration in the case of an employee it said was summarily dismissed last month for assaulting the Manager of the Skeldon Estate.

Mocha, East Bank Demerara residents were in darkness last night after multiple electricity poles fell causing power outages.

As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World Food Day yesterday, Agriculture Minister Dr.

Some of the creative works created for the Food Art Exhibition held at School of the Nations on Thursday to mark World Food Day.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi had nothing to do with his own tax affairs and should not be included in an investigation into an alleged fraud, his father Jorge has insisted.

A homeless man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with trying to rob a woman of her cellphone in order to resell it for food.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, , CMC- A project of football’s government body (FIFA) focusing on health, is to be implemented in the Caribbean region over the next three years, officials have announced The medical project, “FIFA 11 For Health”, was among topics discussed by officials who attended a meeting in Puerto Rico hosted by FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Opener Horace Miller, one of five players drafted by Jamaica’s franchise, says he will use the opportunity to enhance his game in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board Four-day Tournament which commences next month.

Months after two men were charged with stealing a car, a taxi driver made an appearance before the city courts charged as a co-conspirator in the carjacking.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius will be committed to the hospital wing of one of South Africa’s toughest prisons if the double-amputee Olympic track star is sentenced to jail time for killing his girlfriend, the head of the prison service said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Jamaica’s football chief Horace Burrell has cautioned the nation against expecting miracles regarding the country’s bid to appear in successive FIFA World Cup finals.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) through funding from the European Union’s 10th European Development Fund (EDF) under the Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP) released to five Guyanese firms the sum of €119,000 this year.

Focus was on the elderly recently when the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with UNICEF hosted a developmental interactive seminar to commemorate International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said he was considering appointing an Ebola “czar” to coordinate the fight against the virus in the United States, but he remained opposed to a ban on travel from West Africa.

Dear Editor, In my most recent letter to you Stabroek News 3/10/2014 I had challenged the Minister of Legal Affairs to make public his perception of the character and quality of the recently established Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority.

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – CMC- Trinidad and Tobago played tough and frustrated the United States but suffered a narrow one-nil loss in the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship on Wednesday night.

Fruit ninja: In observance of World Food Day yesterday, the School of the Nations held a food art exhibition at the school.

The national cricket team is set to start preparations for the upcoming Senior Regional Tournaments with two days of physical assessments starting Monday.

MURSITPINAR, Turkey, (Reuters) – Two days of heavy air strikes by U.S.

Switzerland’s newly appointed Ambassador, Sabine Ulmann Shaban presented her Credentials to President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday at the Office of the President.

Dear Editor, The National Park has become a hive of activities especially in the afternoon between 4:30 and 6:30 pm.

GWI has begun laying the groundwork for the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 17025:2005 accreditation process, which in essence would guarantee that the instruments and equipment used for water quality testing and calibration have met internationally required standards.

(BBC) Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been told he will stand trial on perjury charges next October.

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Niger has removed former President Mamadou Tandja’s legal immunity, his lawyer confirmed on Thursday, as it hunts for 400 billion CFA francs ($780 million) that has gone missing.

Dear Editor, As PNCR Coordinator, Ms. Sandra Adams is a staff/employee of the Party.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The slump in global oil prices has heightened pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to enact politically risky reforms to bolster Venezuela’s weak public finances and its ability to pay down debt.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia coach Darren Lehmann has been rewarded for his integral role in turning around the fortunes of the team with a one-year contract extension until June, 2017, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is said that time can erase memories and so can Alzheimer’s, memory lapses can be also be very convenient to say the least.

Hemwantie Bissoondyal of Golden Fleece Estate, Essequibo is now US$5000 richer as her name was pulled for the grand prize in the second TRINCHLORO SURE CASH promotion on Wednesday when ANSA McAL Trading Ltd held the final drawing in the promotion at its head office, Beterverwagting, E.C.D,

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hong Kong police staged a dawn raid last night on one of the key sites occupied by pro-democracy protesters, removing barricades from roads and clearing out most of the demonstrators in an another setback for their movement.

I would like to start this column by stating that Ebola is not the biggest problem the world currently faces.

A general feeling of repugnance for a dictator and his regime does not necessarily equate with universal distaste.

Dear Editor, The Private Sector has been sitting on its hands while the PPP/C has run roughshod over its businesses, and the people of Guyana, without regard.

Food art: The School of the Nations held a food art festival to commemorate World Food Day yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) From January 2015, former Calypso Monarch and Calypso Queen Denyse Plummer will no longer be singing calypso.

Politikles

Hardly the socio-political analyst as others claim qualifications to be, I’ll limit this lead item to my personal remembrances, anecdotes and opinions – the latter deduced from both reasonable belief and speculation.

NEW YORK, (Reuters Health) – Hapless lovers are not the only ones who get lost down there: even sexologists can’t agree on what’s what, and where, among women’s female parts.

ASH, England, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen may have played his last professional game of cricket in England, former international team mate Geraint Jones said yesterday.