Articles published on Friday, December 19, 2014
In a short ceremony held at Camp Ayanganna today, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Bryan Hunt (second from left) presented Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Mark Phillips with the second shipment of a communications package to the Guyana Defence Force.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Vernon Philander took five wickets as South Africa closed in on victory having reduced West Indies to 76 for two in their follow-on innings at the close of play on day three of the opening test today.
The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Maharani Udaraj called ‘Sherry’, 28 years, of Grant 1780, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne.
Post-mortem examination are to be performed today on the remains of Bibi Zalima Khan, 55, Ashley Boodhoo, 9, and Floyd Drakes, 30, who were murdered at Phase Two, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo yesterday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Eight children have been killed and a woman who was mother to seven of them was injured in the northern Australian city of Cairns, police said today, in what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing.
The 2014/15 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Annual Awards ceremony last night saw Veerasammy Permaul bowling his way to the male cricketer of the year award while Tremayne Smartt was named female cricketer of the year for 2014/15.
In front of a large gathering at the Ministry of Education ground yesterday, Stella Maris was crowned the inaugural Health 2000 Guyana Incorporated Girls u-11 champs, upsetting St.
A jilted cane harvester went berserk and brutally chopped three persons to death around 12:30 am yesterday at Phase Two Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Hashim Amla’s third double-ton for South Africa and Stiaan van Zyl’s unbeaten century on debut against West Indies helped the hosts declare on 552 for five before rain brought an early end to day two of the first test yesterday.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) maintained their perfect group-D record in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Cup, crushing Flamingo FC by a 6-2 margin on Wednesday at the Camp Ayanganna ground.
With its operations already suspended here, the jet service on which US$620,000 was found in Puerto Rico last month has closed its operations in Gainesville, Florida.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) says talks will be held soon with all stakeholders, including the main opposition APNU, on its pro-democracy alliance proposal.
Blueberry Hill FC punched their ticket to the second round of the GT Beer-sponsored Upper Demerara Football Association knockout tourney, crushing Vasco FC by a 4-1 score line at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground on Wednesday.
A young Alberttown woman succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday twelve days after she underwent a caesarean surgery and delivered a healthy baby boy.
The joint services are to receive an extra month’s salary, President Donald Ramotar announced yesterday when he addressed hundreds of soldiers, at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, as they participated in their annual Christmas luncheon, GINA said.
Guyana’s junior men’s hockey team continued their positive showing on their tour of Trinidad and Tobago, defeating a Trinidad national u-19 second selection outfit by a 2-0 score line on Wednesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Only a special performer can live up to a seismic pre-season prediction and, when he is old and grey and sitting in his rocking chair, Rory McIlroy will look back at 2014 as the year he became a true golfing great.
The flagship air carrier of Curacao, Insel Air has increased its flights to and from Guyana.
(Reuters) – Skipper Steve Smith scored a century and Mitchell Johnson a quick-fire 67 as Australia battled their way to 351 for six at lunch after the loss of two early wickets on the third day of the second test against India in Brisbane last night.
The Donald Ramotar administration was yesterday accused of sabotaging an ongoing civil society summit by intimidating backers to pull financial support and forcing the shifting of the venue.
(ICC) The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will launch in spectacular fashion with opening events in both Melbourne and Christchurch on 12 February 2015.
As part of its campaign against driving under the influence, the police have released more information on persons charged with this offence and four have pleaded guilty and were fined $7,500 each.
Several culverts will be built along the Linden/Lethem road as the Ministry of Public Works continues to upgrade the 276 miles thoroughfare.
Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips has once again briefed GDF Officers and Ranks at Base Camp Stephenson on the GDF’s zero-tolerance policy on drug use and drug trafficking activities.
MARRAKECH, Morocco, (Reuters) – FIFA’s executive committee began a two-day meeting amid tight security yesterday with members expected to vote on whether to release ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into the turbulent bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC- West Indies opener Dwayne Smith has pulled out of the Big Bash League for the second consecutive season, again citing personal problems.
Two nurses attached to the Public Health Department of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) picketed outside of City Hall yesterday, claiming that they have not been paid in five months.
Local politicians and academics from across the region on Wednesday paid tribute to economics professor and political activist Dr Clive Thomas, who is going into retirement after 50 years in academia.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named 2014 World Champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Blueberry Hill FC punched their ticket to the second round of the GT Beer-sponsored Upper Demerara Football Association knockout tourney, crushing Vasco FC by a 4-1 score line at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground on Wednesday.
ADELAIDE, Australia, , CMC- Kieron Pollard’s Adelaide Strikers scored a big win over Melbourne Stars in the opening match of the Big Bash League here yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – This year’s World Cup was supposed to mark the moment Brazilian football emerged from the shadow of the 1950 Maracanazo and stamped its authority on the sport by winning a sixth world title on home soil.
Just weeks after being charged with shoplifting pricey liquor from a city supermarket, Lakeram Doodnauth found himself in a court once more charged with the same crime.
Up to late on Wednesday evening city traders were still awaiting the anticipated wave of Christmas shoppers which, many of them concede, has failed to materialize.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – South African Stiaan van Zyl waited a long time for his test debut but made the most of the opportunity when it finally arrived with an unbeaten century on debut in the first test against West Indies on Thursday.
Dear Editor, I was saddened by what was reported as advice coming from the Office of the President concerning the Guyana National Civil Society Summit and its organizers.
(Trinidad Express) Government will pay $2 million to acquire the memorabilia of the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco).
A logger is now on bail after denying that he wounded a co-worker.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Pacer Krishmar Santokie says he is disappointed but not worried that he was released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Mumbai Indians ahead of the next season of the prestigious T20 tournament.
Planning is underway among businessmen in Berbice and Suriname for the staging of a major business summit between the two sides, which Upper Corentyne business officials say seeks to regularise trade and widen business relations between enterprises on both sides of the Corentyne River.
Dear Editor, Well at long last! The letter is titled: ‘No garbage collection in Better Hope,’ and I really thank Nyall Jodhan, for penning his little piece (in a nice way too).
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin assured Russians yesterday that the economy would rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide this year but offered no remedy for a deepening financial crisis.
The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) has been gifted a multimedia projector by Shaikh Safraz Bacchus, Imam of the Masjid Al Abdin, New York.
The Berbice Chamber of Commerce has listed sluggish paddy prices, the inability of GuySuCo to achieve its crop production targets and falling gold prices as being among the primary reasons for the disappointing performance of the economy of New Amsterdam and its environs this year.
By John Foley The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned his lawmakers for the first time to stop promoting controversial issues such as religious conversions and to focus on economic reforms as he struggles to pass legislation needed to kickstart the economy.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC- West Indies legspinner Samuel Badree has been ruled out of the Big Bash League due to a shoulder injury.
Dear Editor, According to a Stabroek News report (December 12) the Minister of Education told the media that a private school education is in her child’s best interest.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Assad Fudadin has been ruled out of the three-test tour of South Africa after fracturing a finger in fielding practice on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, In the Stabroek News of December 17 a letter was published captioned, ‘Contrary to the Stabroek News story there was no slapping incident in Aishalton involving a Presidential Guard.’
A man will be spending the next two months in prison after he admitted to stealing his employer’s fishing nets.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 594’s trading results showed consideration of $14,888,868 from 632,472 shares traded in 10 transactions as compared to session 593’s trading results, which showed consideration of $2,957,539 from 79,047 shares traded in 10 transactions.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has the power to further weaken U.S.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Global crude oil prices slumped anew yesterrday, a day after a short-covering rally, as traders placed fresh bets the market would resume a six-month rout on worries about a supply glut.
Shaping up: Visitors to the Essequibo Coast are already offering salutary reviews of the still to be completed Rooster Fun Park and Resort at Onderneeming.
Dear Editor, I attempt below to answer a question which forms the caption of a letter (SN, December 12), ‘Is something wrong with the selection process for magistrates?’
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe are searching for a new coach just eight weeks before the World Cup after sacking Stephen Mangongo, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
Residents of Company Road, Buxton have been without power since Tuesday after this rotten utility pole collapsed.
By Peter Hakim (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has inverted U.S.
By Peter Hakim Peter Hakim is president emeritus and senior fellow of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based policy organization on Western Hemisphere affairs.
Dear Editor, The recent overtures made by United States President, Barack Obama towards arch-enemy Cuba must be applauded.
Business Cartoons
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Thursday to help implement the toughest corporate governance standards at state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA, which is grappling with the worst corruption scandal of its history.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The historic breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations began in spring 2013, when President Barack Obama authorized secret talks with Havana, the same tactic he used to open nuclear negotiations with Iran.
TOUGH TIMES: The New Amsterdam commercial area
(Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin believes India still have work to do in the slip catching department but the lanky off-spinner is delighted that the hard work he has put in fine-tuning his technique is paying off.
On Saturday last the Stabroek News published a story about a group of potential investors from Trinidad and Tobago who had come to Guyana to scout local lands suitable for large-scale farming initiatives.
A young university trained couple earlier this year unveiled a $20 million investment, one of several launched by Guyanese entrepreneurs in recent years, that seeks to add value to local fruit whilst placing what appears to be yet another high-quality product on the local market.
– Americans against Christmas? With a mere five days to the December twenty-fifth date chosen by some long-time Christian (?)
Politikles
It was pure coincidence last week that just as one Caribbean candidate was elected to the post of Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group for 2015-2020, another Caribbean candidate was withdrawing from the race to be the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth for 2016-2021.
