Daily Archive: Monday, October 27, 2014

At about 0330h. today, police say that three men, two of whom were armed with firearms, entered the home of Kalicharran Surujpaul, 43 years, of Prospect, EBD, and held him up along with his wife.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Sunday 26th October 2014, hosted two events in commemoration of Senior Citizens Month.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman today disclosed that he has asked the Clerk of the National Assembly to fix a sitting of Parliament for November 6.

In an address to the PNCR’s General Council on Saturday, party leader David Granger adverted on several occasions to coming elections and warned against factionalism in the party.

(Trinidad Express) ANIL Jaikaran was shot dead in Marabella on Saturday night by people intent on killing his brother Ramnaresh Jaikaran, who had refused to end a love affair with a woman despite being beaten and threatened.

With its sugar output continuing to be far below expectation, the Skeldon sugar factory is preparing for the conversion of the current hydraulic dump system to an electric winch system which will help it get closer to its 350 tonnes per hour crushing potential originally promised under the China National Tech-nical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC) construction contract.

Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur says that a Toyota Prado imported by him was a used one thus the taxes paid was less than if it was a new one.

A Corentyne fisherman died at the Skeldon Public Hospital after he was reportedly stabbed by a fellow fisherman who he was drinking with yesterday.

A 58-year-old woman was struck down and killed on the Happy Acres Public Road on Saturday night.

Police are yet to arrest anyone for the killing of James Peter, the nurse from India who was fatally stabbed to his neck over a phone as he waited to see the Diwali motorcade.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will launch an investigation to see if there have been any infractions as it relates to Travelspan selling tickets for Dynamic Airways as the latter airline has not yet been granted approval to recommence service here and thus should not be selling tickets.

Telling the nation that a sitting of the National Assembly must await the outcome of a meeting between the President and Opposition Leader demonstrates contempt for the people and the Speaker must bring an end to this situation without delay, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says.

By Jeff Trotman   Hire car drivers staged a protest on October 20th, calling for the removal of   a $20 increase in the toll   on cars crossing the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge but the Linden IMC will not consider the demand.

Amidst wrangling on a date for a sitting of the National Assembly, there will be no sitting this week as, even if the political parties reach agreement on a date, members have to be given at least six days’ notice.

Residents of Salem, Parika, East Bank Essequibo are pleased that a branch of the National Library was established in the village two years ago but lamented that the building still lacks basic amenities.

Guyana will be hosting the 39th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS) and the 24th Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) today.

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women around the globe while hundreds of women in Guyana had lost their lives simply because they were not screened in time.

The Ministry of Education said parents of primary age students from seven schools turned out in their numbers at the National Park to collect their ‘Because we care’ $10,000 vouchers.

A Mahaicony market jeweller was on Saturday robbed of an undisclosed quantity of jewellery and other valuables.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited honoured seven of its RightStart account holders with vouchers valued $10,000, in recognition of their outstanding performance at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) 2014.

Brinetta Browne, the woman accused of killing Sheriff Balmacoon at Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara in 2011, was acquitted of the murder on Wednesday by Justice Brassington Reynolds.

Assuria insurance company and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) recently signed an agreement to provide teachers who are members of the union with a multiple insurance protection, multiple discount plan policy.

Sterling Products Limited (SPL) says no employee should ever put a cap on their potential, in the charge to its latest batch of employee graduates at its Fourth Graduation Ceremony in the Fast Track Initiative Programme held on Tuesday.

By Tony Cozier THE far-reaching implications of the West Indies’ desertion of their tour of India have attracted the global attention.

Kravitz Jeffrey was the star of the show but Guyana’s other cyclists stuck to the script yesterday, sweeping the medals of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) boy’s road race here in Suriname.

Hosts Guyana finished second at the Inter Guyanese Games (IGG) lawn tennis competition behind Suriname who dethroned defending champions French Guiana to win their second title.

Following a week of fitness tests, gym sessions and batting and bowling simulation exercises, Cricket Guyana Inc.

CONAKRY, (Reuters) – Guinea plans to fight its deadly Ebola outbreak by drafting graduating medical students for national service and enlisting retired doctors and nurses, said Samantha Power, U.S.

Quincy “Biggie” Small younger brother of former World boxing champion Wayne “Big Truck Braithwaite Saturday night dodged a barrage of aggressive jabs and punches to win his 91 kg and over bout against Jason “AK47” Barker.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won re-election yesterday after convincing voters that her party’s strong record of reducing poverty over the last 12 years was more important than an ongoing economic slump.

(Trinidad Express) The United Kingdom-based Medical Protection Society (MPS) Ltd has weighed in on the cocaine surgery that was conducted last December at the St Augustine Private Hospital.

National lightweight boxer Prince Lee Isidore, who recently recovered from dengue fever, defeated Guyana’s Revlon Lake in six rounds to capture the Caribbean Commonwealth lightweight title at the Fine Light Fight Factory Boxing Card, Jean Pierre Complex, on Friday night.

  The No. #5 ground in West Coast Berbice was transformed into the Victoria Community Centre as Victoria King’s dethroned champs Monedderlust FC 2-0 to be crowned the Starlite Generation/Monedderlust FC 2nd annual Berbice Cup champions on Saturday.

Dear Editor,   One of the fundamental problems to be surmounted in Guyana is our inability to become involved in genuine dialogue and to compromise and find consensus in the interest of the entire body politic.

All of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) matches that were being played around the city yesterday were abandoned due to rain but Police Sports Club managed to secure first innings points against the Guyana Defence Force before that match was abandoned.

Dear Editor,   The authority that the people have given to the parliamentarians embodies their will and determination in pursuit of their goal for an improved quality of life.

MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Ruling coalition candidate Tabare Vazquez had a strong lead in Uruguay’s presidential election yesterday, exit polls showed, but he appeared to fall short of taking victory in the first round and will likely face a runoff vote next month.

MARYSVILLE, Wash., (Reuters) – Members of a tight-knit Native American community in Washington state were struggling yesterday to comprehend how a life-long friendship among cousins ended with one of them gunning down the other two, along with three friends, in a high school cafeteria.

Dear Editor, Greenidge has been opening a lot more recently. The problem is that he has to carry the rest of the side on his back.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Robin Van Persie scored a dramatic stoppage time equaliser to earn Manchester United a deserved 1-1 draw at home to Premier League leaders Chelsea yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am an overseas-based Guyanese who is very interested in returning to do serious business in Guyana.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan spinners Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah took nine wickets in the second innings as the hosts beat Australia by 221 runs in the first test yesterday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Climate change may have “serious, pervasive and irreversible” impacts on human society and nature, according to a draft U.N.

By Gabrielle Hosein   Gabrielle Jamela Hosein is a feminist, activist, poet and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, and also writes a column in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian   Diaspora Column Editor’s Note: Our October 6th column reported on Dr.

Dear Editor,   One could not help noting recently in the press a flurry of exchanges intending to address legal issues, amongst which was that concerning the Deeds and Commercial Registries, with expansive reference to private status – self-confused, and simultaneously misleading the public.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams destroyed Romania’s Simona Halep 6-3 6-0 yesterday to win the WTA Finals championship in Singapore, proving once again why she remains the most formidable force in women’s tennis.

This is our third in a series of articles on the above subject.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Senior Pakistan batsman Younus Khan, who capped a memorable test against Australia in Dubai with hundreds in both innings, said he had thought of skipping the two-match series after being dropped from the 50-over squad.

While anxieties about Ebola have taken flight globally, it is particularly important in a small economy like ours with definite health challenges and ringed by porous borders that levelheaded approaches utilizing government and non-government resources be deftly and swiftly applied.

Interviews and photos by Shabna UllahThis week on What the People Say we asked persons about the no-confidence motion that the opposition is planning to move in Parliament against the government.

Dear Editor, Following a recent meeting between Mr. Granger and President Ramotar, there has been much speculation that APNU may be colluding with the PPP to avert the no-confidence vote tabled by the AFC.