Daily Archive: Friday, November 14, 2014

Narsingh Deonarine’s unbeaten half-century helped pilot the Guyana Jaguars to a first day score of 230-5 against the Leewards in yesterday’s first round of the 2014/15 West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Professional Cricket League 4-day tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Popular talk show host, Joel Ghansham recently chose to donate $108,000 to the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The Cane Garden Leguan Project has seen some 750 meters of Rip Rap completed to date and works are expected to end by December 2014, a statement from the Ministry of Works said today.

THE SITUATION in Guyana is one with which all nations in the region should be concerned.

At about 1215h. today, police ranks intercepted a motor car at Alexander and Thomas Streets, Kitty, Georgetown, with three men who were wanted for questioning in connection with a number of armed robberies and during which gunfire was opened on the police.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has written Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma asking him to send a delegation to Guyana to intercede in the dispute between the government and the opposition over the proroguing of Parliament.

In the wake of the suspension of Parliament by President Donald Ramotar, APNU today called on all Guyanese to oppose what it said was one-party dictatorship.

(Barbados Nation) With one day left before the expiration of a deadline for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to explain how it plans to pay the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) US$42 million in compensation, CARICOM has asked the BCCI to delay its threat to initiate legal proceedings.

(Trinidad Express) A US-based infectious disease spe­cialist says hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago would not be prepared if there is an outbreak of the deadly Ebola here.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has matched compatriot Ricky Ponting’s feat of winning the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricketer of the Year award twice, the governing body said today.

The state is set to appeal the outcome of the trial of drug trafficker Leonard Bacchus, who earned himself a suspended sentence after he admitted to trafficking nearly 150 pounds of cocaine.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA appeared to be in limbo yesterday as a long-awaited report on the turbulent bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups was criticised by its own investigator while the soccer world watched on in a mixture of bewilderment and anger.

The deal to sell the beleaguered Hotel Tower to Canadian Mike Mosgrove seems to be in jeopardy and the fate of payments owed to several employees remains in limbo.

Guyana Jaguars Captain Leon Johnson and his Leewards counterpart Devon Thomas are optimistic that their teams can pull out all the stops when the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Professional Cricket League tournament bowls off today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Collis Collinson, who was accused of killing Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ Joseph during a robbery, was freed yesterday after Justice Dawn Gregory yesterday upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney.

At about 1930h on Wednesday, police say that a motor lorry was proceeding

Orin Jerrick, the man accused of stabbing driver Gavin Fiffee to death after he upbraided him about urinating on his minibus, has been committed to stand trial in the High Court for murder.

A man was sentenced to three years in jail yesterday after admitting to having cocaine in his possession for sale.

Jennifer Validen, the widow of the biker who was found dead on the Montrose public road on Wednesday, is accusing investigators of ignoring evidence that suggests that her husband might have been killed.

By Jeff Trotman   A woman has been ordered to reappear in the Linden Magistrate’s Court on January 6th, 2015 on a charge of assaulting the assistant to Prime Minister Sam Hinds during an APNU protest in October.

A meeting between Presi-dent Donald Ramotar and civil society members failed to draw any consensus on the president’s decision to prorogue Parlia-ment and no date was set to continue the discussions.

One of the main witnesses in the trial of three men charged with a drug-related killing in the United States recently testified that he got his drug supply through Guyana’s ‘Phantom Squad,’ which is believed to be responsible for a number of execution-style deaths here.

The government of Guyana has once again answered the call of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).

Relatives believe that the police are not doing enough to find missing miner Troy Greenidge, who left his home a month ago and has not been seen since.

Digicel Guyana yesterday unveiled its “Digicel Gold Hunt” Christmas Promotion, which will see over $18M in cash and prizes to be won.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Hidden behind the artistic beauty of Roger Federer’s tennis lurks the primal instinct of a cold-hearted killer and yesterday Andy Murray was the unwitting victim as he was hammered 6-0 6-1 in his own backyard.

(BBC) India batsman Rohit Sharma has become the first man to hit 250 in a one-day international.

President Donald Ramotar, at his invitation, held a meeting yesterday with Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne to explain the reasons behind his proroguing of Parliament.

Troy Younge, currently serving a three-year prison sentence for a drug-related offence, was yet again before a court yesterday after allegedly being caught with marijuana in jail.

The Trinidadian daredevils have invaded Guyana’s shores on a quest to leave the competition in their rear view mirrors when they put pedal to the metal on Sunday in the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).

Up to earlier this week, the Government of Guyana had not provided a response to the warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the much-vaunted PetroCaribe Agreement between Venezuela and several Caribbean countries—under which the latter receive oil from Caracas under various concessionary arrangements—might stand imperiled in the face of plummeting global oil prices.

An excavator operator was yesterday granted $100,000 bail after he denied stealing just under $1M in goods during a break and enter and larceny.

The nation’s best cyclists are in for a busy weekend as two events organized by Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.

Dear Editor,   Mr Ramotar’s decision to prorogue Parliament is a decision that I, a member of the PPP/Civic list in the 2011 general election, cannot accept, but only condemn as anti-democratic and bordering on dictatorship.

Dear Editor,   I had penned the following letter a few weeks ago and had been debating in my mind whether and/or when the opportune moment would have been to release it.

The mother of the 13-year-old boy who stabbed his classmate in the head with a screwdriver is claiming that her son is being victimised after teachers and students objected to his return to school.

The Coast Guards and Base Camp Stephenson were crowned male and female champions, defeating First Infantry and Base Camp Ayanganna respectively when the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Inter-Unit championships concluded on Wednesday.

The recent statement issued by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on the subject of the political impasse confronting the country and the attendant counterproductive outcomes is significant insofar as, among other things, it reflects the assertion by at least a section of the business community of what it sees as both a right and a duty to comment publicly on an issue of national importance.

Dear Editor, Yesterday morning, there was another motor vehicle accident on the Railway Embankment Road junction with the road running south to north from Conversation Tree.

(Reuters) – Pakistan continued to dominate at their adopted home in the United Arab Emirates by defeating New Zealand by 248 runs in the opening test of the three-match series in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

PPP/C city councillor Kamla Devi-Ross has accused acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba of trying to attack her.

Perhaps the main challenge facing Bartica at this time is the decision it must make as to whether it will remain a kind of geographic signpost, the gateway to the interior or whether it will make a name for itself as a viable and attractive community.

A Partnership for National Unity met with the American, British, Canadian and European envoys yesterday at their invitation on the suspension of Parliament and related matters.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, Guyanese officially welcomed Road Safety month.

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC- Former Trinidad and Tobago World Cup 2006 and England Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has been appointed by FIFA to serve on an advisory panel for the influential International Football Association Board (IFAB).

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MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Steven Smith will be rested for the opening one-day international against South Africa in Perth today, with all-rounder Shane Watson returning to the side after recovering from injury.

Dear Editor, Lincoln Lewis has been beating a tired drum on the constitution.

Director of the Food and Drugs Department Marlon Cole may have been short on details regarding what he told this newspaper was the planned creation of a new complex to house his department.

Dear Editor, It was Karl Marx who posited, “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.”

Safraz Khan’s Amazon Bioplastics, which will see the production of biodegradable plastic for various applications, has targeted January next year as the time for commencing operations.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Former Brazil striker underwent a procedure yesterday to remove kidney stones that were obstructing his urinary tract, his doctors at a Sao Paulo hospital said.

Commercial banks in the region are providing less than robust financial backing for private investment and, by extension, contributing to the overall underperformance of business in the region.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name yesterday, saying his self-declared caliphate was expanding there and in four other Arab countries.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Former South Africa coach Gary Kirsten has been recalled to help the Proteas prepare for next year’s World Cup and will act as a batting coach and mentor in the upcoming one-day series in Australia.

Dear Editor, As I read the letter from church leader Chris Bowman in today’s SN (November 13) I was forced to recall the life of John Wesley.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An agency of the U.S. Justice Department is gathering data from thousands of cell phones, including both criminal suspects and innocent Americans, by using fake communications towers on airplanes, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies women squandered an impressive run chase and succumbed to a 53 run thrashing against Australia Women in the second One-Day International of the ICC Women’s Championship here yesterday.

Hadfield St house: Children peering through the door of this Hadfield Street house which has no steps on the upper flat.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – In Venezuela, Christmas has begun in November. President Nicolas Maduro has launched a plan dubbed “Operation Merry Christmas” to lower the cost of toys, clothes and appliances for shoppers, potentially boosting his slumping poll numbers as the country struggles with a weakening economy.

Dear Editor,   Clichés and metaphors may be frowned upon by greater minds, but it is beneficial to call a spade a spade, and sometimes we need to shine the spotlight on the elephant in the room.

By Mohamed A. El-Erian   LAGUNA BEACH – The US dollar is on the move.

Stock market updates

Dear Editor, Guyanese have heard from a number of international and local organizations regarding the latest dictatorial act by the PPP/C regime, namely, to prorogue parliament.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Gold multinational Iamgold plans to make cuts in managerial staff worldwide as part of economizing strategies.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC– Jamaica and French-speaking Martinique battled to a one all draw in their opening Group B encounter of the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup here Wednesday night Darren Mattocks opening the scoring for Jamaica in the 13th minute, while Yoann Arquin equalized for Martinique in the 29th at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON/GENEVA, (Reu-ters) – India and the United States settled a dispute yesterday that had paralysed the World Trade Organization and risked derailing a $1 trillion package of reforms of global customs procedures.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC– An outstanding performance by goalkeeper Molvin James inspired Antigua and Barbuda and allowed them to resurrect from a two-goal deficit to force a two all draw against Haiti as Group B in the final round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup kicked-off here Wednesday night.

(Jamaica Observer) MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica –The medical fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the murder of one of their members in the full view of a child in St James Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, What does this fateful step of proroguing parliament, as taken by the ruling PPP mean in practical terms?

Last weekend’s persistent bad weather almost ruined Bartica’s first ever product and service expo, though a lucky break in the weather on Saturday caused the local Chamber of Commerce to succeed in making its point about the significance of the event and more particularly, of Bartica.

And snippets from the protest You “regulars” know me. Though a man-in-the-street, working-class commentator, I pause a while before rushing in to weigh-in on the hot topics of national significance.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

LISBON, (Reuters) – Police arrested the head of Portugal’s immigration and border service as part of an investigation into corruption linked to the issuing of so-called “golden visas” to wealthy foreign investors.

Having considered the Scottish referendum and the Catalan independence movement in previous editorials in September, we would be remiss if we did not now comment on last Sunday’s non-binding vote on independence for Catalonia.

Dear Editor, We Guyanese are following with eager anticipation the unfolding of this national drama before our very eyes.

As someone who loves street food and eats about the place all the time, and who grew up hearing the “if it doesn’t kill, it’ll fatten” mantra, I’ve come to expect a little diarrhoea now and then as the price to pay for my fondness for street food.

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CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling socialists have set up a telephone hotline to denounce “infiltrators” they say are jeopardizing the legacy of beloved late leader Hugo Chavez by seeking to destroy the socialist government.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Performing well overseas should be India’s top priority and the test squad needs “smart preparation” every time they embark on a tour, according to former India batsman VVS Laxman.

Chunilall Baboolall may be one of Bartica’s most accomplished gold miners but he is also among those who are acutely aware of the vicissitudes of the industry and of the need to guard against the imponderables that are characteristic of its behaviour; like the current fall in gold price.

The Paramakatoi Primary School, built at a cost of $80.5M was commissioned by President Donald Ramotar during a visit to Region Eight on Wednesday.

The transformation of the country’s aviation sector as it relates to female involvement came in for high praise from Lucille Dawsey, the first female private pilot to fly in Guyana’s airspace.