Daily Archive: Sunday, February 22, 2015

A friend asked me how important a part poetry plays in my life.

The opposition alliance APNU-AFC has described the PPP/C’s naming yesterday of career diplomat Elisabeth Harper to be its prime ministerial candidate as an act of desperation and one that signals division in the party.

At about 1230h today, police say that David Hinds of Mocha, EBD, was driving a motor vehicle along the Houston Access Road, allegedly at a fast rate, when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a concrete culvert.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India announced themselves as genuine contenders to defend their World Cup title today by humbling South Africa’s vaunted pace attack before bowling out the Proteas for an emphatic 130-run victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

(Trinidad Express) A man in prison custody is now assisting police with details into the murder of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal.

For most countries, the national championship in a sporting discipline remains the celebrated feature of that particular event.

Director General of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Elisabeth Harper was yesterday announced as the prime ministerial candidate for the incumbent PPP/C at the upcoming May 11 general elections, replacing Samuel Hinds who has been the number two on the ticket since 1992.

Story and photos by Jeanna Pearson   Sandwiched between the Plaisance and Vryheid’s Lust communities, Better Hope is a beacon of togetherness with its friendly villagers and rustic homes.

Moco Moco Toshao Mark George, who was arrested on a rape allegation on Friday, just days after denying President Donald Ramotar entry to the village for a political meeting, has been released from the Lethem Police Station.

The drop in the value of the Brazilian currency is hurting the Lethem economy, while increased competition, including an influx of mainly Chinese businesses, has forced a number of local businesspersons in the Region Nine border community to rent their properties rather than trade.

Johil Green Farms’ proposed soybean farm in the Rupununi would see a capital outlay of $664 million in the first year.

Concerned that a recent US$17.2M loan for Guyana that is to be used to strengthen the environmental sector could be misused for electioneering, the local human rights body has asked the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to defer release of the funds until after the May 11th general elections.

Angry Black Bush Polder Corentyne rice farmers, who protested in the streets over non-payment for their paddy have been promised some $90 million in overdue payments from rice miller Jai Beni.

  Introduction   As indicated last week, in order to promote an intelligent appraisal of PetroCaribe and the current regime of Guyana’s oil importation, an appreciation of the trajectory of the current global crude oil price is essential.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies took a giant step towards banishing the painful memory of their shock defeat to minnows Ireland, by producing a magical all-round performance to hammer a sloppy Pakistan by 150 runs and pick up their first win of the ICC Cricket World Cup here yesterday.

By Rae Wiltshire   The smoke from a generator at Single Food Export (SFE), a factory in the Ruimveldt area is causing serious respiratory problems and might have been a contributory factor in the death of a woman four months ago, residents say.

There can no longer be any serious debate about it: wherever we aim our gaze, the evidence is clearly before us now that Guyana must find a way to get off this fractured political path that has bedevilled us since independence.

As questions persist over the cause of the fatal mishap at Burma, Mahaicony that claimed seven lives, the mother of two of the six Augsburg students who died on Friday afternoon said she did not want to send them on the trip but had relented at the urging of their grandmother and teacher.

The annual Republic of Guyana Distinguished Lecture Series, established in 2011, continued last week with a lecture that provided, as has been the intention, an opportunity for intellectual engagement with concepts that define Guyana as a nation as a part of the celebration of Mashramani and the anniversary of Republicanism.

(continued) As promised, we continue with more detailed discussions relative to changes that take place as your dog ages.

The ‘cocaine submarine’ which was found in a secluded spot in the Waini area, North West District in August last year, has been transported to the United States where additional forensic tests will be conducted.

Four people are currently in custody after police unearthed a large cache of ammunition in a building at Austin Street, Campbellville.

Learning that your four-year-old angel has been sexually molested is a nightmare for any parent but when the molester is your spouse and the father of the child your world collapses around you and it becomes a fight to move from one day to another.

This sauce is quick and easy and it requires no cooking.

Bad for business   The labour dispute at the University of Guyana has brought to mind the debate of whether or not union activity and collective bargaining help or hurt the economy.

While Latin American presidents meet in regular summits that usually end with grandiose declarations vowing to dramatically increase economic integration, several little-noticed reports paint a very different picture: they show that trade within the region is falling fast.

Despite all assurances that no stone will be left unturned in the investigation of suspected abuses of duty-free concessions given under the remigrant scheme, months have elapsed and no information has been released as to the possible involvement of Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall and other members of the government in any of the cases.

By Duncan Saul It will be West Demerara versus Georgetown when Slingerz FC tackles Western Tigers to crown a new Mayor’s Cup knockout tourney champion today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

A third restaurant in the Popeye’s Louisiana Kitc-hen chain opened yesterday on America Street, with Chairman of Guyana Restaurant Incorporated Raj L Singh promising to open more locations in different parts of the country.

Hamza Eastman out pedaled a field of Guyana’s premier wheelsmen yesterday to ride off with the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the 24th annual R&R International 11-race programme.

Queenstown Secondary registered their first win of the event, dismissing Cummings Loge Secondary when the third annual Milo/Petra Organization Secondary Schools u-20 football tourney continued yesterday.

The 2015 track and field season continues today with the third Development Meet at Camp Ayanganna ground.

The Cummingsburg Accord is only the latest in the history of alliances in Guyana’s post-war politics.

When the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, opens the 26th Caricom Heads of Government Intersessional meeting on February 26th in Nassau, one might be forgiven for wondering if this regional summit will be perceived any more positively than those in the recent past.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Contrasting half-centuries from Vishaul Singh and Chris Barnwell went in vain as pacer Miguel Cummins snatched his third five-wicket haul in regional first class cricket, to undermine Guyana Jaguars here yesterday.

The White-tailed Hawk is a stocky, long-winged, long-legged polymorphic hawk that feeds on small vertebrates and invertebrates, including snakes, lizards, young rabbits, rats and frogs.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha will begin its Phagwah celebrations with the annual Phagwah Mela, bazaar and folk dance competition on February 28 at 4 pm at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal.

Garfield Benjamin’s half-century reinforced by Captain Kevlon Anderson’s four-wicket haul steered Berbice to the 2015 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-county U15 50 over title yesterday after they defeated Demerara by 31-runs at the Wales Community ground.

A murder accused was on Friday sentenced to 48 months in jail after he was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm.

A gunman was arrested on Friday night after he snatched a gold chain from a woman in the Stabroek Market area.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo is likely to miss the West Indies’ next two fixtures in the ICC Cricket World Cup but will remain with the squad to continue his rehabilitation.

LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and its European allies are in talks about harsher sanctions against Moscow, while US President Barack Obama will evaluate next steps in dealing with the conflict in eastern Ukraine in coming days, US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Leonard Nimoy, who won fame and fans with his portrayal of logic-bound, half-alien Mr.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Talisman Chris Gayle may be finding runs hard to come by but teammate Andre Russell says just his presence in the squad is having a great impact on team morale.

South Road Nursery pupils tramping along South Road on Friday. Several nursery schools held their Mash parades on Friday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – The mayor of Vene-zuela’s capital Caracas will fight charges of plotting violence against the socialist government, his lawyer said yesterday, denouncing the accusations as baseless.

Some 160 miniature yellow and blue birds caused a stir in Kitty on Friday morning when the Kiskadee Kids and Blue Sackie playschools held a joint Mash parade around the Queen and Alexander streets area.

By Ora Szekely   (Ora Szekely is an assistant professor of political science at Clark University in Worcester, MA.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Expect West Indies to enter their next clash against Zimbabwe with their tails up.

Starters Nursery Mash tramp along Camp Street on Friday. (Photo by Arian Browne)

KABUL (Reuters) – The United States is considering slowing a planned withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan to ensure that “progress sticks” after more than a decade of war, new Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during an unannounced visit to Kabul yesterday.

Spathiphyllum commonly called Peace Lily originated in the tropical rainforest of Central and South America.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival claimants to the contested waters.

BAUCHI, Nigeria/NIAMEY, Niger (Reuters) – Nigerian forces backed by air strikes seized the northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist group Boko Haram yesterday, the military said, a significant victory in an offensive against an insurgency affecting four African states.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has freed Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian after more than three years in jail, his company said yesterday, resolving a case that had strained Cuban-Canadian relations and alarmed foreign investors.

A child stoops to pick up a watermelon at Culvert City, Lethem.

The annual Children’s Costume Band and Float Parade graced the streets of Georgetown with 48 different groups of participants last Saturday and Happy Hearts Nursery, Tucville Primary and Cummings Lodge Secondary came out on top.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has recalled its new ambassador to Brazil after the South American country stopped him taking part in a credentials ceremony following the execution of a Brazilian national for drugs trafficking.

Dear Editor,   I attended a youth-led workshop late last year and was refreshingly surprised by one of the presentations which highlighted the youth activism of our past Presidents and other well-known Guyanese personalities.

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s interim parliament has passed a law that bans foreigners from seeking surrogacy services to end a “rent-a-womb” industry that made the Southeast Asian country a top destination for fertility tourism.

It is not often that the political cognoscenti of this land are mystified; after all, that which is outrageous has become so commonplace in our little universe that the term ‘bizarre’ is fast losing its meaning.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s president and prime minister attended a rare official funeral yesterday for the victims of a Carnival stampede that killed 17 people earlier this week, accompanying relatives of the dead and hundreds of other mourners at the open air ceremony on a main city avenue.