Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Executive Council of A Partnership for National Unity-APNU met in an extraordinary session this afternoon at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, a release from APNU said.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon today said that President Donald Ramotar sent a formal invitation to the Leader of the Opposition David Granger yesterday requesting dialogue in the wake of Ramotar’s suspension of parliament two Mondays ago.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A Honduran beauty queen has been found murdered just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London, police said on Wednesday.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – A Cuban doctor treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the disease and was being sent to Geneva for treatment, officials said, the first Cuban known to have contracted the potentially deadly haemorrhagic fever.

A bandit is dead and his alleged accomplice is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after they were run over shortly after robbing a woman of a quantity of cash at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara yesterday.

The former Sergeant-in-Charge of the Leonora Police Station is being accused of stealing just over $7.5 million from the Guyana Police Force.

Seven thousand tonnes (140,000 bags) of urea fertilizer is on its way from Venezuela for farmers in Guyana.

The Guyana Fire Service is working with the belief that arson was the cause of the early morning fire at King and Robb streets which claimed the lives of two children on Monday, Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said yesterday.

The latest round of surveys here by the Latin American Public Opinion (LAPOP) Project has found a decline in the approval rating of President Donald Ramotar and a sharp rise in those who think the economy worsened this year.

The Kato Secondary School in Region Eight should be completed by the end of January 2015, according to Regional Executive Officer (REO), Ronald Harsawack.

The complaint against Attorney General Anil Nandlall that he threatened the lives of the staff of Kaieteur News during a conversation with one of the newspaper’s senior reporters is now in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

A week of robberies at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) at Mon Repos, ECD came to a head yesterday when an employee of the institute was shot while attempting to accost bandits.

An 18-year-old, said to be a Freeburg Secondary School student, was yesterday charged in a city court with stealing a gold chain.

Randy Rampersaud, who appeared in court on Monday charged with armed robbery, made a second appearance in court yesterday on four other charges.

The Ministry of Local Government has withdrawn its recent appointee to the overseer post at the Industry/Plaisance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and re-advertised the position after a standoff with residents.

A strike by Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) workers continued into a second day, while the Ministry of Labour moved to resolve the dispute.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) recently completed a current Good Manufactur-ing Practices (cGMP) inspection of the NEW GPC INC.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday commissioned a $34.5M water treatment plant to provide safer water for both patients and staff at the facility, a release from the Government Information Agency said.

By Delvon Mc Ewan Once again the North Georgetown District/ District 11 has dominated the other districts to top the swimming segment of the 54th National Schools Championship yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre.

Guyana’s premier junior distance athlete, Matthew McKenzie was touted to win yesterday’s 10km road race of this year’s 54th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.

A pregnant woman was among three persons who were remanded to prison yesterday after police charged them with being in possession of marijuana for drug trafficking.

A lone $34.9M bid was yesterday received for the construction of government’s anticipated “Rice Brekkies” cereal factory.

Among the star studded field of Guyana’s best junior wheelsmen, Romello Crawford was the one that shone the brightest.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is proposing that the political parties return to Parliament to complete key electoral reforms in order to improve relations between the government and the parliamentary opposition.

JOHN’S, Antigua CMC- 14 of the 15 players offered Match/Tour Contracts for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa have signed and returned the contracts, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed late yesterday.

Opening batsman Ricardo Adams slammed 238 not out (30×6) & (7×4) as Guyana Softball Cup 4 champions Wolf Warriors defeated Brickery Super Stars by 229 runs in the quarter finals played at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation ground last Sunday.

Five municipalities presented 2015 budget estimates to the Local Government Ministry on Monday, while acting Town Clerk for Georgetown Carol Sooba said the city’s Mayor and City Council failed to prepare its estimates as the entity has no finance chairman and encountered some “political issues” at a meeting set to prepare the figures.

ST .JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Leeward Islands coach Ridley Jacobs says poor preparation was the cause for his team’s lackluster showing in the opening round of the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) over the weekend.

The laying of approximately 1,000 metres of rip rap fortified sea defence is expected to be completed at Cane Garden, Leguan by December.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,CMC– Guyana Jaguars and the Jamaica franchise have established themselves as early front runners at the end of the opening round of the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) which concluded on Monday.

The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) last Friday met with stakeholders on the first draft of its management plan for the Shell Beach Protected Area.

Mon Repos residents who participated in a composting exercise in collaboration with the Clean Green Guyana Campaign were recently able to collect this nutrient-rich soil for their gardens.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC- A threat by Trinidad and Tobago Football team to boycott last night’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) finals has been called off after outstanding salaries and arrears amounting to millions were paid to players and members of the technical team.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day will be marked today by a series of exhibitions and events at the University of Guyana (UG) aimed at highlighting the benefits of GIS technologies.

Dear Editor, According to an INews report on November 17, 2014, Commander of ‘A’ Division, Mr Hicken reportedly made a statement to the effect suggesting that women and girls must ensure they do not dress in any manner that “plays into the agenda” of a rapist.

Guyana Jaguars leg-break bowler Devendra Bishoo, said despite his match-winning performance in the last game against Leewards, he plans on taking it “day by day, match by match and wicket by wicket,” as the 2014/15 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League tournament progresses.

Festival City successfully navigated its path to the main draw of Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown leg, crushing Louisa Row 4-0 in their final preliminary round matchup at the East Ruimveldt Community centre on Monday.

Dear Editor, Cognisant of an article published in the Stabroek News on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, under the caption ‘Police Commander under fire for blaming victims for rapes’ and other media coverage of this matter, the Guyana Police Force wishes to advise the public that the Police Divisional Commander of ‘A’ Division has been taken out of context.

Team Guyana will continue its 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) group campaign today when they faceoff with cellar occupants Bermuda in their second Pool-B matchup at the High Performance Centre in Veracruz, Mexico.

Dear Editor Many men and women in Guyana probably think like Commander Hicken does, that young women are to be blamed for rape because they do not dress ‘morally’.

Participants in the track and field leg of the 54th Annual National School Championships which begin today at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Camp Ayangana ground, warmed up for today’s events with heat sessions yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to give relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S.

Dear Editor, Last Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, I participated in a consultation on Solid Waste Management, organised by Rev Raphael Massiah and the First Assembly of God.

Dear Editor, The remarks attributed to Police Commander ‘A’ Division, Mr Hicken, demonstrate once again the urgent need for the implementation of the Sexual Offences Act 2010.

Port Mourant Training Center (PMTC) were crowned champions of the 2nd Annual Rollers Old Boys Lien Trophy Volleyball Competition after defeating the Port Mourant Jaguars 3-1 last Sunday at the Port Mourant Community Centre Harcourt.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) maintained their dominance in Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized tournaments when they defeated Everest Cricket Club by first innings points to win the GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division two-day title over the weekend at the DCC ground.

Dear Editor, The recent events in the Parliament coupled with the Nandlall affair; the NBS scandal, in which the name of former President Jagdeo, a leader in the PPP, has been mentioned; the Marriott mystery; the longstanding scandal and subterfuge in the NCN (‘Fuzzy’ Sattaur) affair with no finality in sight after three years; the Chinese logging company and the export of logs where the Guyanese taxpayer feels betrayed; the sugar industry and Mr Raj Singh’s illogical appointment and his total inability to cope with all the problems involving GuySuCo; the state of affairs in Georgetown and many other important affairs of state, lead me to the conclusion that this nation is suffering from a crisis of leadership.

(Trinidad Express) The catastrophic collapse of part of the Manzanilla-Mayaro Road on Sunday as a result of flood waters that carved a new watercourse was inevitable, and if rain were to continue to fall regularly, there would be more damage.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – From a military rules-of-the-road agreement with Washington to $20 billion in loans for Southeast Asia, Beijing has set aside the tensions of recent years to present a softer side to the world in the last week.

Dear Editor, It was instructive to see Mr E B John’s critique last Saturday on the “organizational lacuna” that plagues the National Cane Farming Committee (NCFC) (‘There is an organizational lacuna in the National Cane Farming Committee’ SN, November 15).

ST.  LOUIS, (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor yesterday named 16 members to a panel charged with making recommendations to fix social and economic inequalities in Ferguson, the St.

The Mandela Avenue-based Basketball Club Pepsi Sonics will be staging an Open U-23 Five-a-Side Basketball tourney and three point shooting contest on Sunday at the National Gymnasium from 11:00hrs.

Delivering his contribution to a PPP congress about a decade ago, Mr.

HAVANA/BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels justified their capture of an army general in a remote jungle area as a legitimate act of war on Tuesday and urged the government to rethink its retaliatory suspension of peace talks.

(Barbados Nation) THE GOVERNMENT of Barbados is committed to the implementation of global standards for the supervision and regulation of the international business and financial services sector.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police are claiming a major breakthrough in the investigation of killings in St Catherine, after three men were charged, including one with eight counts of murder.

Dear Editor,   “In order to understand the legality or the constitutionality of the President’s proclamation, [to prorogue parliament] one has to understand the “constitution in its entirety” wrote Mr Raymond Gaskin in the SN of November 18 titled ‘The constitution says the government cannot remain in office if it does not enjoy the confidence of the House of Assembly.’

Rosetta Hiralall became the first female Guyanese to win an international darts title when Guyana’s three-member darts participated at the Bryden’s Barbados Darts Festival which was held in Bridgetown, Barbados just under two weeks ago.

East Bank Football Association (EBFA) President Wayne Francois said only after discussions with his general council following a forum with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalisation Committee will his association decide whether to participate in a sanctioned yearend event or host their own tourney.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – United Nations and African human rights experts yesterday urged African countries and others around the world to lift bans on lobbying for gay rights after Botswana’s High Court ruled that a local group there had a right to be registered.

As the Group of 20, made up of the leading industrial and so-called emerging-market countries, plus the European Union, met as the G20 in Brisbane Australia last week, it almost looked as if the belief of some commentators, and indeed countries that that area will become the centre of world economic and political activity has become the global reality.

Dear Editor,   Reference is made to your editorial ‘The Marikana Massacre and the unravelling of the ANC’ (Nov 18).