Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman this evening said that the nation faced a “clear and unvarnished constitutional crisis” after the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs today declined the speaker’s request to convene a sitting of parliament on November 6.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – St Vincent’s Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is advocating the assembling of a three-member CARICOM panel to help resolve the ongoing contract dispute between West Indies players, their union WIPA and the West Indies Cricket Board.

The Working People’s Alliance, a member of opposition coalition APNU, today called on President Donald Ramotar to sack Attorney General Anil Nandlall over statements he made in a phone conversation that has been released to the public.

LUSAKA, (Reuters) – Zambian President Michael Sata, an abrasive figure nicknamed ‘King Cobra’ because of his venomous tongue, has died in London where he had been receiving medical treatment, the government in Africa’s second-largest copper producer said today.

As the police begin a criminal probe into allegations that Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall threatened the lives of the owner of the Kaieteur Newspaper and his staff, the parliamentary opposition yesterday called for the AG to step down.

Clerk Sherlock Isaacs has yet to comply with a request by Speaker Raphael Trotman to make preparations for the reconvening of the National Assembly next week.

Presidential advisor and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart Navin Chandarpal passed away yesterday morning at his home.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has launched an investigation following the sinking of a BK Marine barge loaded with 2,000 tons of stone at the mouth of the Deme-rara River on Monday night.

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) member Dr Omawale Omawale yesterday said he was unaware of the party seeking arms and ammunition to contend with the “harassment and dictatorship” of the then PNC-led government, while emphasising that party leader Dr Walter Rodney would not have encouraged personal violence.

Bids for the US$40.5M Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded West Coast of Demerara Road Project were yesterday opened.

A Brazilian woman was yesterday remanded to prison after a police search uncovered guns and ammunition in her shop in the interior.

The Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (IAST) is inviting bids from qualified firms for the construction of the planned “Rice Brekkies” cereal factory and the provision of services.

The suspect in a carjacking was yesterday remanded to prison after being faced with three counts of armed robbery.

The preliminary results of the 2012 population and housing census were never intended to offer ethnic breakdowns, Chief Statistician and Census Officer Lennox Benjamin said on Monday.

Director of Vector Control Services (VCS) Dr. Reyaud Rahman, has defended his department’s res-ponse to the Chikungunya scourge.

A Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) ambulance and a car collided at the junction of D’Urban and Hardina streets, in Georgetown yesterday morning.

At about 2100h on Monday, the police say that rice farmer Jaiswah Boodnarine, 59 years, was in the yard of his residence at No.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday said it is awaiting correspondence from Dynamic Airways on the reported sale of tickets here while it is not approved to fly.

Rajendra Chandrika’s unbeaten half-century reinforced by Chris Barnwell’s five-wicket haul gave the Leon Johnson XI a 119-run lead over Vishaul Singh’s XI heading into day three in the first of two Cricket Guyana Inc.’s

Lionel Klass, accused of critically stabbing a drinking partner, was yesterday remanded to prison after being slapped with an attempted murder charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

A man found himself in a city court yesterday after his wife accused him of slapping her.

President Donald Ramotar has praised efforts being made to detect any possible cases of Ebola at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

EVEN as the official forecast that the storm clouds hanging over West Indies cricket are beginning to lift, the rumblings in the background persist.

At about 2230h on Monday, police ranks at a roadblock on the Liliendaal Railway Embankment, ECD, conducted a search on a

Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said Guyana will be the judge as to whether he was given a fair opportunity and that he believes the federation was able to fulfill its mandate despite the lack of resources and constant criticisms.

The five member Guyana Football Federation (GFF) FIFA Normilization Committee tasked with running the affairs of the sport has been officially appointed.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) SPC is preparing to make a payout of about half a million United States dollars to Anguilla, which had been heavily affected by Hurricane Gonzalo.

The Ministry of Education is mourning the passing of Georgetown Education Officer Seeram Bhairo.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has robustly dismissed claims from West Indies One- Day International captain Dwayne Bravo that the Jamaican had given support to the decision to abandon the tour of India.

(Reuters) – An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in Virginia yesterday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Suspicious cyber activity has been detected on the computer network used by the White House and measures have been taken to address it, a White House official disclosed yesterday.

`The IPL has spawned a new breed of cricketers who seem to have no respect for the various national governing boards just as long as they can receive top dollars from plying their trade in the many lucrative T20 leagues around the world with or without the blessings of these boards’   It seems difficult to call a spade a spade these days.

Forty-four exhibitors have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Berbice Wedding Expo, which is set to debut in the ancient county on December 7 at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus tarmac.

Lennox Braithwaite defied inclement weather and poor lighting conditions to win last Sunday’s Recorded Shoot at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol ranges.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party pledged yesterday to speed up legislation to fight corruption and make it tougher for officials to exert control over the judiciary, even as it stressed full control over the courts.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels has blamed the president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) Wavell Hinds for the circumstances which forced the players to abandon their tour of India Samuels says the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is not at fault since the players are upset with Hinds over the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, signed recently between the WICB and WIPA.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has bestowed nine Joint Services Awards for excellence to four members of the military fraternity and for the first time to five outstanding CSEC students Chairman of the Joint Services Council, GDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Mark Phillips presented the awards, a GDF press release said.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Scientific theories including the “Big Bang” believed to have brought the universe into being 13.7 billion years ago and the idea that life developed through a process of evolution do not conflict with Catholic teaching, Pope Francis said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Mr Mark Jacobs in yesterday’s Stabroek News captioned `Varying figures have been given for the cost of the Skeldon factory’.

(Reuters) – South Africa have moved to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day rankings for the first time in five years, the Proteas climbing above Australia following their 2-0 series win in New Zealand.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has taken note of the letter written by Mr.

HAMILTON, Ontario, (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners packed a church and lined adjacent streets in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday for the funeral of the soldier shot dead in last week’s attack on the nation’s seat of government.

GDF Major Michael Shahoud was admitted to the Bar on October 24 after a successful petition before Justice Brassington Reynolds.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB) has condemned the recent decision by West Indies cricketers to abort their tour of India.

Dear Editor, Politics will never be the same without gentle politicians like Navin Chandarpal.

ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – As the second of two nurses infected while treating an Ebola patient left an Atlanta hospital, President Barack Obama yesterday said policies adopted in the United States should not discourage Americans willing to fight West Africa’s outbreak.

Ambassador George Talbot, Guyana’s Perma-nent Representative to the United Nations said Caricom continues to support Africa’s efforts to enhance governance, in his address given on behalf of the Caribbean Community, at the United Nations Headquarters on Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica: A study conducted by two international companies has found that building a transshipment port on the Goat Islands is not the best choice either environmentally or financially.

MORATUWA, Sri Lanka, CMC –West Indies A lost their three- match unofficial test series against Sri Lanka A after their third and final four- day match petered out into a draw on the fourth day here yesterday.

Innovation: A barrel raft being used as a platform to manoeuvre on the waterway along the highway at Beterverwagting yesterday.

Dear Editor, I note Mr. Vishnu Bisram’s response to my criticism of the Guyana Times (`Prof Hinds did not call out the other newspapers’) in the October 28 edition of the Stabroek News.

President Donald Ramotar says government plans to ensure that every education institution produces distinguished results as Queen’s College, in his address at the Opening Ceremony of the school’s 170th anniversary held on Monday.

YANGON, (Reuters) – A Myanmar journalist who was killed in army custody this month was once a democracy activist and a bodyguard for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his wife said yesterday, adding she fears she won’t be able to find out how he died because of the military’s sweeping powers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Batsman Jonathan Trott has been selected for the England Lions tour of South Africa, his first international call-up since leaving last year’s Ashes tour with a stress-related illness.

Dear Editor, I read Mr Orrin Gordon’s (Linden IMC Chairman) response `Digicel project received bipartisan support from Linden IMC’ (SN October 25) to my letter that you graciously published on October 22, 2014 `Location chosen in Linden for Digicel rehab centre not appropriate’.

UNITED NATION, Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly yesterday voted overwhelmingly for the 23rd time to condemn the decades-long U.S.

FREETOWN, (Reuters) – In a stifling room in a sports stadium in Freetown, a dozen young people watch intently as three British soldiers show them how to put on several layers of protective clothing needed to enter an Ebola treatment centre “red zone”.

What is taking place in Fiji should alert Guyanese to pay greater attention to the natural structure of their political context.

Dear Editor, I am responding to an article in KN Oct 26, by Mr.

We adverted, last week, to an editorial and substantial commentary in the New York Times directed towards advising President Obama to bring an end to the embargo on Cuba, and to begin a normalization of relations with that country.

Southland International Inc launched Danish brew, Carlsberg beer at the 704 Sports Bar on October 17.

Politikles

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Organisers are confident West Indies will take part at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early next year despite the crisis caused by their withdrawal from the tour of India earlier this month.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Toronto voters replaced their notorious mayor, Rob Ford, on Monday and rejected an attempt by his brother to take the city’s top job, electing instead a conservative politician and broadcaster who promised to unite a city divided by four years of scandal and vitriol.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A joint police operation involving members of the Revenue Protection Divi-sion (RPD) and The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) was underway yesterday at the Account-ant General’s office downtown Kingston.