Daily Archive: Thursday, December 18, 2014

Articles published on Thursday, December 18, 2014

President Donald Ramotar sharing meals to junior ranks of the Guyana Defence Force at Camp Stephenson, Timehri (GINA photo)

Joint Services to get an extra month salary

The men and women who serve in the nation’s joint services are to receive an extra month’s salary, President Donald Ramotar, announced when he addressed hundreds of soldiers, at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, today, as they participated in their annual Christmas luncheon.

Three chopped to death at Tuschen, one injured

At about 0030h today police say that the reputed husband of Geeta Boodhoo, 30 years, of Phase 2, Tuschen New Housing Scheme, EBE, smashed his way into her home through a glass window and inflicted severe chops with a cutlass to her and others who were in the home.

Kemar Roach

Windies sweating on Roach injury

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – West Indies have been left sweating on the fitness of frontline fast bowler Kemar Roach after he pulled up with an ankle injury during the first day of the opening Test against South Africa here yesterday.

Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers leave the field at Centurion yesterday after hitting unbeaten centuries on the way to their unbroken record fourth wicket stand.

Amla, de Villiers tons floor Windies

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Unbeaten centuries from AB de Villiers and captain Hashim Amla squashed a brief flicker of resistance from West Indies, as South Africa dominated the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.

Sepp Blatter

FIFA ethics investigator Garcia resigns in protest

MARRAKECH, Morocco, (Reuters) – FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia resigned yesterday in protest at the way his report into allegations of corruption in awarding the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments to Russia and Qatar was handled by the soccer governing body’s ethics judge.

Rotarians serving residents of Archer’s Home

Demerara Rotary spreads Christmas cheer

The Rotary Club of Demerara helped to usher in the festive season at the Archer’s Home, Byer’s Home and Joshua House by embarking on a two-week campaign of cleaning, decorating and parties, in collaboration with the Guyana Prison Service.

The government should call it a day on the Amaila Falls access road

Dear Editor, In an interview reported in SN on December 16 with respect to the PPP/C government’s commitment to continue upkeep of the Amaila Falls access road after it is completed, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn was reported as saying that the proposed Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) access road, “is not a road to nowhere but a road to everywhere since he believes it is the single most important infrastructure project needed for Guyana’s economic development.”

Marc Gasol

Grizzlies ends Warriors win streak at 16 with 105-98 victory

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games: – – – Grizzlies 105, Warriors 98 Center Marc Gasol scored 24 points and power forward Zach Randolph added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies ended the Golden State Warriors’ 16-game winning streak.

City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado speaks with journalists in Little Havana in Miami, Florida yesterday. REUTERS/Javier Galeano

U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years

HAVANA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba agreed yesterday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War enemy.

Legality of dog-eared vehicle licence?

Dear Editor, Recent robberies committed on vehicles traversing to and from airport as well as from commercial banks to and from business places or homes, have prompted me to note that my name and address are prominently displayed on my dashboard via a copy of the vehicle licence.

Legality of dog-eared vehicle licence?

Dear Editor, Recent robberies committed on vehicles traversing to and from airport as well as from commercial banks to and from business places or homes, have prompted me to note that my name and address are prominently displayed on my dashboard via a copy of the vehicle licence.

A new day for inclusionary democracy

Article 13 of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana mandates “The principal objective of the political system of the State is to establish an inclusionary democracy by providing increased opportunities for the participation of citizens and the organisations in the management and decision making processes of the State with particular emphasis on those areas of decision making that directly affect their well- being”.

Blackouts

Blackouts have become so much a part of life in Guyana that citizens are often hard pressed to remember a time when there were no power outages; it requires thinking way back for people who are over 35 years old, while those who are younger cannot, as they would have experienced blackouts all of their lives.

Christmas lunch at Amerindian Hostel

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai in the spirit of the season, yesterday visited the Amerindian Hostel on Princes Street and joined with residents from interior locations in a Christmas lunch.