Daily Archive: Sunday, January 25, 2015

Guyana’s Miss Universe 2015 contestant, Niketa Barker as she appeared at today’s Miss Universe Pageant in Doral, Miami.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago crushed Guyana Jaguars by 135 runs to win the final of the NAGICO Super50 here today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Long serving regional Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has blasted the leadership of West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron as “poor” and “embarrassing”, and says the Jamaican executive needs to be axed or resign as head of the regional entity.

(Trinidad Express) TELEVISION personality Marcia Henville was scheduled to file divorce papers tomorrow.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) – All-rounder Andre Russell smashed a match-winning half-century as West Indies claimed a nail-biting one-wicket victory over South Africa in the fourth one-day international at St George’s Park today.

At about 0010h. today, Police say that Riburn Fraser, 48 years, of Manatee Place, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was about to enter his residence when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

At about 1300h. yesterday, the police say that Garfield Rodrigues, 19 years, of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, was in the Queenstown Backdam when he was shot to his left foot.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney Gene­ral Anand Ramlogan has refused to confirm or deny an allegation that six days before attorney David West was appointed director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), he asked him to withdraw his witness statement in a defamation lawsuit rela­ting to the failed extradition involving Section 34 applicants Steve Ferguson and Ishwar Galbaransingh in exchange for him being selected for the job.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants began attacking Nigeria’s major northeastern city of Maiduguri just after midnight on Sunday, military, government and local sources said.

As the end of his tenure nears, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman says he is disappointed at the inability of the parliamentary parties to find consensus on many issues and he believes the Tenth Parliament will be defined more by its failings than its successes.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah   Farming is the main source of income in the indigenous community of Bonasika Mission, Essequibo Islands but the problem is that there is not enough land.

Justice William Ramlall has moved to the court to seek constitutional redress for the deduction of millions in income tax from his salary, arguing that the granting of tax exemptions only to the acting Chancellor and Chief Justice is discriminatory and has left him feeling inferior.

The Police Service Com-mission (PSC) approved about 80% of the persons identified for promotion last year end and on its own added ranks to the list who it was felt were outstanding but were omitted, according to Chairman Omesh Satyanand.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday disclosed that it allowed the MV Deltadiep, which had been busted with some 192 kgs of cocaine, to leave Guyana after the payment of a $12 million fine, but AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says the amount is too meagre and will not act as a deterrent to drug traffickers.

Privately-owned gas stations made further reductions on the price of fuel, days after the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) gas stations slashed prices, following last Monday’s announcement of a 30% reduction on fuel by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh.

A woman who allegedly swallowed cocaine pellets is now an admitted patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The controversial $600 million High Street complex that was proposed as the main office for the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will see a retender soon for its completion.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has said investigators from the Guyana Police Force have reported to his lawyers that the file on sexual molestation allegations against him has been returned from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and they are about to complete the investigation.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Hosts Trinidad and Tobago Red Force will look to make good on their label as favourites but face a stern test from the formidable Guyana Jaguars, when the two sides renew their rivalry in the final of the NAGICO Super50 here today.

Relatives of 39-year-old Shaneeza Farouk of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara who died after jumping out a window at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Friday evening, said that her condition had started to improve.

Part4   Introduction Today’s column concludes this four-part series on the Guyana state.

A date for the budget cuts appeal could be soon set as records submitted for the case are being indexed.

Stabroek News this week carried a photograph by Arian Browne of a solitary minibus driving on the Seawall Road in broad daylight.

By Tony Cozier Throughout two decades of disputes and decline, the West Indies captaincy has been an unbearable burden, even for its most prominent holders.

Golden Jaguars Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz said yesterday that the team’s main objective for the impending away international friendly on February 1 against Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rival Barbados is to emerge victorious.

Attorney-at-Law, Keavon Bess was returned unopposed as President of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) when the body held its AGM yesterday at GOA’s Kingston headquarters.

Traffic accidents continue to place a huge burden in the country’s health budget.

There was a famous occasion in Trinidad a few years ago when an audience, bored out of their minds by an interminable function, decided to take matters into their own hands and exited the seemingly endless and agonizingly dull proceedings.

Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) President Michael Singh yesterday said that no one has officially signalled their intention to contest for the post of GABA president at today’s Annual General Meeting.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness that I write this letter to inform the general public about the death throes of the University of Guyana, an institution to which we all but more specifically the support staff have contributed their blood, sweat and tears.

(continued) Physical changes in the elderly dog   Since the old dog tends to be more lethargic and less likely to frolic around the yard as he used to do when younger, it stands to reason that the increased slothfulness and resting periods will lead to a loss of muscular tone.

Part 2   A few days ago, Dong Xiaojun, the Chinese Ambassador in Jamaica, wrote a commentary on the recent meetings held in Beijing between China and the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); the political grouping that includes all of the nations in the Americas other than the US and Canada, and the dependent territories The Ambassador made clear that for China the meeting on January 8 and 9 was “of milestone significance and profound influence.”

The trick   The President of Guyana on Tuesday January 20, 2015 announced May 11, 2015 as the date on which the next elections will occur.

Marlon Williams kicked off the local cycling season in fine style yesterday, winning the feature 35-lap event of the 22nd annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries 11-race programme.

Canada-born forward Emery Welshman said the main reason influencing his decision to choose the Golden Jaguars over the country of his birth is because of the lack of attention from Canada for international honours.

Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman made headlines before his mysterious death last weekend by accusing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of trying to cover up Iran’s role in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, but there was another — more important — leader who was at the centre of the deceased prosecutor’s probe: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.

(Alim A Hosein is Dean of Education and Humanities at the University of Guyana; a linguist, artist, literary and art critic; Convenor of the Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition; Member of the Management Committee of the Guyana Prize for Literature) By Alim Hosein   A book of artwork titled Panorama – A Portrait of Guyana was launched at Cara Lodge on Monday January 12.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today at YMCA, Thomas Lands.

When I first moved to Barbados in the late 90’s to work at the Caribbean Broadcast-ing Union (now Carib-bean Media Corporation, CMC), it meant getting home closer to 8 each evening after Caribbean Newsline, one of the flagship programmes of the organization.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has pushed back its Novices Championship.

Following the approval of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Normalization Committee, veteran tournament coordinator Lennox Arthur said all systems are in place for the staging of a successful Mayor’s Cup knockout football championship.

The election date has been announced. Because it is just under four months away, the campaign will start slowly.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Batsman JP Duminy does not believe a whitewash of West Indies in the ongoing One-Day International series will have much resonance for South Africa when the World Cup bowls off next month.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – With only pride left to play for, West Indies will go in search of their first win of the five-match One-Day International series when they face South Africa in the fourth game here today.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams and her older sister Venus led a foursome of American women into the Australian Open fourth round yesterday, while men’s top seed Novak Djokovic survived a nervous start to overcome a feisty Fernando Verdasco.

(The Sports Xchange) – Oklahoma City came in with a mini-streak but the Thunder could not stop the Atlanta Hawks from a 103 -93 points win for a team-record 15th straight victory.

Many citizens who now have their own homes also have a desire to beautify their surroundings.

Dear Editor, It is with a sense of incredulity, and then one of horror, that I read the article in your Stabroek News edition of January 24, captioned ‘Torture aside, Leonora cop had an unblemished record.”

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State after a video surfaced claiming that a fellow Japanese captive had been executed.

The following games were played at the Tata Steel Tournament which is being contested in the Netherlands.

Dear Editor,   Reflecting on letters to the press by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds it has struck me that his language is usually tempered and devoid of invective and ad hominem references.

LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu secured a narrow victory in this week’s presidential poll, results showed yesterday, defeating his closest rival who said the election had been “stolen”.

Dear Editor, Since 1987 when the UN Convention against Torture entered into force there has been an absolute, global ban on torture.

RIYADH (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet its new King Salman after the death of his predecessor Abdullah on Friday, testimony to Riyadh’s important role in energy markets and the fight against Islamist militancy.

By Dr Michael Rosenbaum   (Dr Michael Rosenbaum is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and an Op-Ed Project Public Voices Fellow.

Me Tarzan, you Jane: This man was having the time of his life getting in touch with nature at the Promenade Gardens yesterday, though he did seem a tad overdressed for the occasion.

Sound check: Getting the music ready for a beach party at the Kingston seawall yesterday.

Dear Editor, Allow me the opportunity to challenge some aspects of Dr Clive Thomas’ regular column in the Sunday Stabroek of January 18, 2015, specifically his contentions about “looting national resources”; “the PPP/C executive is particularly promoting a frantic scramble for minerals similar to other poor countries of Africa and Asia with the attendant looting of the country’s natural resources”; and “the fire sale of Guyana’s national resources.”

So, the President has named an election date. Or has he?

This is a big one! A large, deep pothole poses a threat to motorists driving along the public road at Montrose, East Coast Demerara.

KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine yesterday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations.

(Jamaica Observer) – Lloyd Bogle’s anxious wait for a British visa ended on Friday when the 64-year-old man, who was stranded in Jamaica for the past three months, got a call from the British High Commission.

(Reuters Health) – After a school-based prevention programme, European teenagers were about half as likely to attempt suicide or to feel suicidal, a new study shows.

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