Daily Archive: Saturday, December 13, 2014

On Thursday, 15 potential investors from Trinidad visited Guyana to check on land for large-scale agricultural ventures.

At about 0010h. today, police say that Surujpaul Ramnarine, 51 years, of Blairmont, WBB, intervened in an argument between a female relative and another man at Rosignol, WBB, during which he was stabbed to his chest.

JAKARTA,(Reuters) – A landslide destroyed a remote village in Indonesia, killing at least 17 people, an official said today, as rescuers used their bare hands and sticks to search through the mud for scores of missing in the absence of heavy-lifting equipment.

(Reuters) – Australia beat India by 48 runs in a thrilling end to the first test at Adelaide Oval today, with Nathan Lyon picking up seven wickets after Virat Kohli scored an inspired century for the visitors.

Opposition Leader David Granger has moved to the High Court to stop all government spending on programmes that were not approved in this year’s national budget or not authorised by the National Assembly.

Fifteen potential large-scale agriculture investors from Trinidad and Tobago scouted possible sites in the Canje Basin on Thursday as part of a year-old Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Guyana but deals are not likely anytime soon.

The Skeldon Public Hospital is being accused by a mother of negligence and inhumane treatment towards her and her infant who died hours after he was born.

Indicted by a grand jury, Chief Executive Officer of the Exec Jet Club Khamraj Lall will not only have to forfeit the US$620,588 found stashed away on his jet in Puerto Rico last month if convicted but also all the property connected to the offence, wherever located and in whatever name held.

Leader of the main opposition APNU David Granger yesterday said that while he agrees with calls for constitutional reform, the needs of the people should drive the process.

Though Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has deemed the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant programme a success, she believes that much more could have been done to grapple with the numerous challenges which arose.

Despite promises to place the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Guyanese on the front burner, the Government of Guyana came under fire last week in Geneva for failing to put mechanisms in place to combat sexual orientation discrimination.

Called upon publicly yesterday to defend her daughter’s attendance at a private school, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said it was done in her child’s “best interest.”

Weeks after being rushed to a city hospital in a critical condition, Chief Education Officer Olato Sam is now out of the hospital and recuperating.

Stalwarts who contributed between 20 to 35 years of selfless service to Guyana’s highest tertiary institution were on Thursday recognised, along with the fact that they have endured several constraints and still are.

One of the major pieces of equipment—a grinding mill—for Canadian gold mining company Guyana Goldfields Inc’s Aurora gold mine arrived in the country earlier this month, as the company continues to push towards gold production by mid-next year.

Courtney Crum-Ewing, the former soldier who has been staging an ongoing one-man protest outside the Office of the Attorney General (AG), was invited to the Brickdam Police Station on Thursday for the second time in a week and was informed that he had caused a breach of the peace.

Australian gold firm Troy Resources Limited will have to obtain political risk insurance before it is able to access another tranche of a loan to develop its gold mine at Kaburi in Region Seven.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard produced a typical cameo and returned with the ball to grab three wickets, as Cape Cobras breezed past Knights by 33 runs to lift the Ram Slam Twenty20 title here last night.

The Health Ministry will soon be launching a pilot project in Guyana’s hinterland regions to curb the spread of malaria.

Twenty new aircraft maintenance technicians who yesterday graduated from the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AWHWAES) were exhorted to stay and serve their country.

(Trinidad Express)  The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will provide an opportunity for the best Under-19 cricketers from the Caribbean and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Associate Members in the Americas region, to make the final squad of one of the six franchises taking part in the tournament.

(Reuters) – India were 105 for two in their second innings, chasing an improbable 364 for victory, at lunch on the fifth day of the first test against Australia at Adelaide Oval last night.

Over 100 young people are now equipped with work and life skills, having completed some 4 to 5 weeks of training under the United States Agency International Development (USAID) Skills and Knowledge for youth Employment (SKYE) project.

Two young men were each sentenced to nine months in jail yesterday after they admitted to stealing a Christmas caroler’s collection.

After partnering with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to box off two successful tournaments earlier in the year, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will once again brand and sponsor the final competitions which will be staged tomorrow.

Mark Singh, who allegedly threatened to cut off his ex-partner’s neck, will be spending Christmas behind bars after he appeared in court charged with threatening language.

BENONI, South Africa, CMC – Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel did not make much of an impression in West Indies’ three-day game against a South Africa Invitational XI which finished in a draw yesterday.

Over $2.4M in cash and prizes will be up for grabs when the second annual Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)/Banks DIH Limited GT Beer ‘Supa 16’ football tournament kicks off tomorrow with two exciting matches at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

Another inmate was yesterday charged with having marijuana in the Georgetown Prison.

Royals and Jets earned the right to represent the Linden zone after emerging the division’s best two sides when the Mackeson 3×3 Basketball Challenge continued on Thursday at the Mackenzie Sports Club court.

Courtney Crum-Ewing, the former soldier who has been staging an ongoing one-man protest outside the Office of the Attorney General (AG), was invited to the Brickdam Police Station on Thursday for the second time in a week and was informed that he had caused a breach of the peace.

  The Georgetown Softball Cricket League (GSCL) will bowl off their President’s Cup Open and Over-40 Big Ball competition today at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Ogle Community Centre grounds while the finals are set for tomorrow at the same venues.

A young labourer is now dead after falling from a scaffold.

The quarterfinal stage of the inaugural Health 2000 Guyana Incorporated Girls Primary Schools football event commences today at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Sonny Ramdeo, owner of the now defunct EZjet airline, is still battling for a reduced sentence for his wire fraud conviction, arguing that there was little or no loss in the case and that a hearing should be held to establish this as fact.

LIMA, (Reuters) – About 190 nations faced a crossroads Friday on how boldly to fight global warming as United Nations talks in Lima went into overtime amid concerns that watered-down goals could undermine a U.N.

Salute: West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell does his trademark salute while on a visit to the Lion Park in Johannesburg.

Two men accused of tying up and robbing another man of over $2M in valuables were yesterday remanded to prison.

When the sun sets today, the bright lights of the Rose Hall ground will be switched on and the upcoming boxing stars of Berbice will look to outshine their respective opponents.

Dear Editor, I read in the Stabroek News of Friday, December 15 on page 2, that a labourer was electrocuted while working on a three-storey building located in Evans Street, and furthermore, that an investigation would be conducted into the matter.

A young teacher was yesterday released on $15,000 bail after she denied wounding her common-law husband.

Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) finds laughable the AFC’s claim that it is “ready to lead a pro-democracy alliance of progressive forces against the PPP.”

RALEIGH, N.C.,  (Reuters) – The hanging death of a black teenager in a small North Carolina town will be probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the agency said on Friday, after his family questioned a finding by local authorities that it was suicide and his mother pleaded to know, “Was my son lynched?”

Guyanese Sir Ronald Sanders has withdrawn from the contest within the Caricom region for the candidacy for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

(Reuters) – Kane Williamson’s assured unbeaten 70 guided New Zealand to a comfortable four-wicket win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Sharjah yesterday to level the series at 1-1.

His name has become synonymous with down-to-earth Guyanese music because John ‘Slingshot’ Drepaul is about as real as it gets.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters – Cuba will attend the Washington-backed Summit of the Americas for the first time, host nation Panama said on Friday, edging two adversaries closer to a possible joint appearance by presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro.

Dear Editor, It is more than four decades since Carifta, the forerunner of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) was established, but despite the length of time it seems that the regional body cannot get their act together in many areas.

A Port Kaituma resident was sentenced to 12 months in jail and also remanded after he was arraigned in a Georgetown court on two separate break and enter charges yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Sean Abbott, the Australian fast bowler who delivered the ball that killed Phillip Hughes, has made a remarkable return to cricket, helping New South Wales beat Queensland yesterday.

The top brass of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and president of Suriname’s Boxing Association, Remie Burke held talks on Wednesday about the integration of the Guianas.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, December 4 at about 08:45 hours, the traffic is heavy; everyone is in a hurry; stop signs are being ignored by motorists; courtesy is dead on the streets of GT.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has announced that 14 workers of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC) will receive a 20 per cent salary increase.

Why do women do it? I’m talking about the breaking up of the house before Christmas.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s finance minister bought a home from a government contractor who is at the centre of a conflict-of-interest scandal embroiling President Enrique Pena Nieto and his administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

A pedestrian is now hospitalised with head injuries after he was stuck and pitched into a wall by a car after it collided with another vehicle at the corner of King Street and South Road last evening.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes opener Devon Smith and Guyana Jaguars left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul dominate the aggregates, at the Christmas break in the inaugural WICB Professional Cricket League.

Hi Everyone, The preparation for the Christmas feast kicks into high gear from this weekend.

Dear Editor, A remarkable letter from Medino Abraham titled ‘What if the Amerindians could unite and have their own political party?’

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Crude oil markets fell 3 percent or more to plumb new five-year lows oiday after the world’s energy watchdog forecast even lower prices on weaker demand and larger supplies next year.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a series of anti-Muslim demonstrations centred on the eastern city of Dresden, saying via an aide yesterday that there was “no place in Germany” for hatred of Muslims or any other religious or racial group.

City Hall would be approaching business owners about illegal adjustments to city pavements, according to Mayor Hamilton Green.

Dear Editor, I refer to the excellent, comprehensive, heart-throbbing yet objective letter written by Major General (rtd) Joe Singh titled ‘We should redouble our efforts at shaping a caring, enlightened and civil Guyanese society’ which appeared in SN on December 12, and in other media under the caption ‘Country above self’ on December 11.

(Reuters) – His goal of 18 majors is in serious doubt, but five years after his precipitous fall from grace a rehabilitated Tiger Woods is entering the next phase of his career heading toward making another billion.

Dear Editor, This is in reference to your editorial ‘Trinidad warming up to elections’ (SN, Dec 10) wherein it is incorrectly stated “elections are due latest May 2015.”  

With a title like “Black-ish”, ABC’s newest family sitcom surrounding a successful black family was bound to garner a lot of buzz.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Hidden in a large ochre-colored container, the 1.4 tonnes of cocaine got past two dozen army checkpoints during a 500-mile journey from the Colombian border to the Venezuelan capital.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – FIFA could learn a lot from the Nordic model of transparency and openness and should release the Garcia corruption report in full, according to the chairman of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has denied a private audience to the Dalai Lama because it could harm the Holy See’s already fraught relations with China, the Vatican said yesterday.

Mayor Hamilton Green has warned against the government’s proposal to cover canals in the city to facilitate parking, saying that if this plan should be implemented it would be a “monumental” tragedy.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Commission has issued warnings to four Pacific and Caribbean countries for failing to crack down on illegal fishing, exposing them to a possible trade ban.

Christmas is around the corner and for many of us this means shopping; new wardrobe for work and probably even some new Brazilian weave.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Monday donated a 30hp Yamaha outboard engine and a solar power system to the Kaikan community as part of its ongoing efforts to foster good civil-military relations with communities.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One team principals have snubbed Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in a best driver poll, rating the German only fifth in a list headed by his title-winning team mate Lewis Hamilton.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – The former Korean Air Lines executive who delayed a flight because she was unhappy with the way she was served macadamia nuts apologised yesterday over the incident, which fuelled outrage and ridicule in South Korea.

The release of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s ‘Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program’ marks the point at which there can no longer be any doubt that senior Bush administration officials deliberately enabled the use of torture during the Global War on Terror.

Dear Editor, Former SN Sports Editor Orin Davidson has not in my opinion lost any of his journalistic attributes despite permanent residency in the USA.

(Trinidad Express)  State carrier Caribbean Airlines yesterday announced a new baggage policy of charging customers for their second checked bag.