Articles published on Friday, February 6, 2015
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Nicole Kidman says she loves the desert, which was lucky for her as veteran German director Werner Herzog expected her to spend a lot of time there for his entry for this year’s Berlin film festival competition.
During this morning, the police say that Divisional Commander Superintendent Kevin Adonis (right), along with Pastor David Christiani of the Cops and Faith Community Network and other ranks, visited the home of the parents of Leon Alphonso who was shot by the police during efforts to arrest him on February 04, 2015, at Daniestown, Essequibo Coast.
On February 02, 2015, the police say that Dexter Sandford, 29 years, of Paradise, WCB, was involved in an argument with another man at Paradise during which he was assaulted with a metal bar.
As expected, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today settled a tax evasion matter brought against Kaieteur News proprietor Glenn Lall, his wife Bhena and remigrant couple Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan over the importation of two luxury Lexus vehicles.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Students from various schools across Georgetown performed spectacularly in the Costume segment of the Mashramani Children’s Costume competition, which was held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
A crisis between the University of Guyana and the two unions representing academic and non-academic staff deepened yesterday with the Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi withdrawing a wage increase offer and asserting that there would be no negotiations under duress.
(Jamaica Gleaner) President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, says he is not too perturbed by developments surrounding the recent decision by the directors of Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) not to support his candidacy for re-election.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – “Evil” illegal gamblers using the grooming methods of paedophiles to try and corrupt cricketers have not gone away but the game’s anti-corruption chief Ronnie Flanagan is confident the upcoming World Cup will be clean.
On Valentine’s Day, next Saturday, executives of the Alliance For Change (AFC) will decide on the way forward for a possible electoral alliance with the main opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
After recanting a sex abuse allegation against her step-father, Neesa Gopaul had made a third statement to police concerning the man but went missing before she was due to once again withdraw her claims, a police witness testified yesterday.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday flayed a court bid to reverse presidential term limits and declared that former President Bharrat Jagdeo has long said that he is not interested in a third term.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Presi-dent Donald Ramotar yesterday called on the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to act professionally at the upcoming May 11th polls and to stay away from politics even as he expressed confidence that the PPP/C would be returned to power and this time with a majority in the National Assembly.
The family of the Danielstown, Essequibo Coast man who died on Wednesday after being shot by the police is upset at the way the law enforcers handled the situation and kept them in the dark about his whereabouts.
A businesswoman was granted $1M bail yesterday after being accused of trafficking two women for sexual exploitation.
By Kenesha Fraser An Essequibo Coast family is mourning the death of a 17-year-old boy, who was killed after he was buried by a large amount of paddy at Caricom Rice Mills Limited, Anna Regina yesterday morning.
Canadian High Commissioner Dr Nicole Giles and Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr Steve Surujbally yesterday signed a CDN$43,360 agreement for the supply of computers to aid the electoral processes in the upcoming elections.
Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon announced on Wednesday that Cabinet has approved a US$100,000 ($20M) loan from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to the Iwokrama Inter-national Centre for Rainforest Conserva-tion.
The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) recently met with the chief scrutineers and other representatives of political parties on mechanisms and procedures for the upcoming claims and objections period, which begins on February 9th.
Both acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba and the Mayor and City Council are making separate plans for the rental of spots for vending during the upcoming Mashramani day celebrations.
The motive for the fatal stabbing of Friendship minibus driver Yamsham Ram remains unclear.
Truckers on Thursday called off an overnight protest about the Burma, Mahaicony access road after the Region Five Chairman ordered remedial works.
(Trinidad Guardian) Embattled incumbent president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, is set to receive a challenge from former Test pacer Joel Garner when the regional cricket board hosts it annual general meeting on March 7.
A man was remanded to prison while his teenage co-accused was granted bail after they were both charged with trying to steal motors yesterday.
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is among nine Guyanese selected to represent the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2015 CPL T20 tournament planned later this year, at the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Players’ Draft yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica.
A man was yesterday sentenced in his absence to two years in prison for trafficking two grammes of cocaine.
Satwattie Leelawattie, 53, of Leonora, West Coast Demerara was elated because she would finally be able to acquire a house lot to own her own home.
FIFA Head of Member Associations, Primo Corvaro says the reform process to bring the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) constitution into alignment with other members of the world governing body has not yet been completed.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand are looming as the popular dark horses for the cricket World Cup with Brendon McCullum’s side eager to shake off the ‘nearly but not quite’ tag.
The Amerindian community of Kariako, in Region One, recently received the title to 51, 641 acres of its land.
The Ministry of Local Government has said that more than 232 truckloads of waste was removed from Linden when it launched the ‘Clean up my country’ programme in the township last month-end.
Guyana’s most successful indoor sport, powerlifting got a timely shot in the arm from the Ministry of Sport yesterday.
The nation’s cyclists are in for a busy weekend as two events organized by Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.
Good things are on the horizon for the disciplines of Track and Field and Swimming.
Georgetown Football Club (GFC) booked a quarterfinal showdown with Den Amstel FC on Sunday in the Mayors Cup knockout football tourney, edging West Demerara unit Uitvlugt Warriors by a 3-2 score line on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, I will fairly say that successive post-Independence governments led respectively by the PNC and PPP have made efforts to improve the status, conditions, rights and representation of Amerindians in Guyana.
Former international cricket umpire Edward Nicholls will continue as chairman of the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA) selection committee.
As the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) move to staunch continually mounting claims of corrupt practices in the gold-mining sector, GGMC staff members can expect to come under closer official scrutiny with the establishment of a Special Inspectorate that will investigate allegations made against them.
(Reuters) – Pulling off an upset or two and guarding against potential banana skins will be the mantra for Bangladesh, who will bank on the senior trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim to try and punch above their weight at the World Cup.
Dear Editor, As usual the PPP’s awesome propaganda machinery is busy blaming university faculty and staff for the present crisis at University of Guyana.
Dear Editor, I should like your readers to know that the most exceptional ocean tides of the year 2015 will be on the days around Feb 19, March 20, and Sept 28.
Almost eighteen months after its September 13, 2013 launch here, Credit Info Guyana Inc has recorded the first use of credit data generated by the institution as part of the process employed by a local financial institution to support its risk management mechanism and decision-making process for credit applications.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The sudden resignation of Canada’s foreign minister has revealed strains inside the ruling Conservatives and complicates their bid to extend a decade in power in elections this October.
(Jamaica Observer) CAREY Brown, the executive director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), has urged athletes and administrators to be more vigilant in their efforts to avoid possible anti-doping violations.
Dear Editor, Guyanese will once again be required to go to the polls to elect a new government of their choice.
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist Dale Beresford has told Stabroek Business that last Friday’s electrical accident at the Bauxite Company Guyana Inc’s (BCGI) Kurubuku Mines ought to be the subject of an independent investigation and that investigation should be undertaken and the findings made public without delay.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyberattack on No.
Seven years after the launch of the Wedding Expo product by the Roraima Group of Companies, Chief Executive Officer Captain Gerry Gouveia has told Stabroek Business that the absence of legislation to better facilitate Wedding Tourism in Guyana amounts to “an opportunity that we continue to pass up” to broaden the base of the local tourism industry.
(Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke continued his push to prove his fitness ahead of the cricket World Cup by bowling two overs and fielding in multiple positions in a warm-up match against Bangladesh yesterday.
Dear Editor, The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) has noted your extensive editorial on Monday, February 2, 2015, regarding comments made by Bishop Juan Edghill at the ‘Night of Remembrance’ to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Lusignan massacre.
No.1: The Georgetown Regional Schools Competition continued yesterday with the Mashramani Dance and Masquerade segment.
Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday February 5, 2015
AMMAN, (Reuters) – Jordanian fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria yesterday, before roaring over the hometown of the pilot killed by the militants while King Abdullah consoled the victim’s family.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Experienced wrist spin bowler Odean Brown has been recalled to the Jamaica cricket set-up after being overlooked for last season’s first-class tournament as well as the start of the new campaign.
Dear Editor, In preempting a coalition between APNU and AFC, many pundits are engaged in what seems to be casting lots.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Experienced wrist spin bowler Odean Brown has been recalled to the Jamaica cricket set-up after being overlooked for last season’s first-class tournament as well as the start of the new campaign.
KIEV, (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine yesterday, flying to Kiev with a proposal they would then take on to Moscow.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 601’s trading results showed consideration of $49,088,362 from 905,442 shares traded in 51 transactions as compared to session 600’s trading results, which showed consideration of $1,263,400 from 50,600 shares traded in 8 transactions.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Ranked number one in the world going into the tournament on the back of an impressive Tri-series triumph over India and England, co-hosts Australia are the unsurprising favourites to clinch a fifth World Cup.
Dear Editor, In a previous letter captioned, ‘Voters have the right to abstain from voting’ (SN, February 4), I had posited that both abstentions and valid votes determine electoral outcomes, in equal measure.
Business Cartoons
Recipients of grants from the Small Business Bureau pose with President Donald Ramotar (centre in white shirt) at the National Conference Centre shortly after the presentation ceremony last Friday.
Caribbean Container Inc (CCI), the only enterprise in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) that produces recycled paper says it is prepared to work with local manufacturers in providing access to affordable packaging that meets export standards.
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan batting stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are eyeing the perfect finish to their illustrious 50-over careers by winning the World Cup next month after two near misses.
Business Cartoons
Dear Editor, I am prompted to write about the water situation the teachers of Mackenzie High School are facing, after reading the Kaieteur News of February 3.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States is pressing Cuba to allow the opening of its embassy in Havana by April, U.S.
In their 2012 book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty – Guyanese would no doubt find this particular juxtaposition of three Ps somewhat intriguing and ironic, even if unintentional – the Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the British political scientist James A Robinson of Harvard University provide some fascinating ideas about economic development in both developing and developed countries.
A few weeks ago Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud provided responses to questions put to him by this newspaper about conditions in the mining sector covering both the gold and bauxite industries and embracing such issues as the general state of health of the respective industries, safety and health, the environment and – in the particular case of the bauxite industry, industrial relations.
(Reuters) – Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection yesterday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores to an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender and largest shareholder.
– ISIS: A global threat? I suppose it’s no irony; just his many assignments and publications which resulted in Historian David Granger- currently the political Opposition Leader- producing a booklet on a summarized history of Guyana’s (earliest) Newspapers.
The Georgetown Public hospital in collaboration with the Ministry of Health yesterday honoured nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nursing programme.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company yesterday handed over a $3M cheque to Delma Nedd, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education towards the Children’s Mashramani Costume Parade, slated for February 14.
