Daily Archive: Sunday, April 5, 2015

Rupert Roopnaraine enlivening the crowd

Moses Nagamootoo (second from right) and others celebrating on stage yesterday.

Faces painted for the opposition alliance

People crowded the Anna Regina bridge to observe the rally yesterday.

A section of the audience at the rally yesterday.

Rice miller Sam Bacchus endorsed the opposition alliance yesterday.

Promising that Essequibo rice farmers would gain from deals made in addition to overall development of the agriculture and information technology sectors, the APNU+AFC alliance took their campaign to Anna Regina yesterday with thousands turning out to hear their message.

(Trinidad Express)  THE 12 police officers allegedly involved in pouring hot water on a detained suspect at the Sangre Grande Police Station in late February, and who were arrested by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau last Sunday, were granted station bail on Friday night.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- A new rule mandating franchises to select at least two players outside of their territories will come into effect when the draft for the second edition of the Professional Cricket League (PCL) takes place later this year.

National rivals will take centre stage when Alpha United battles Slingerz FC in the grand finale of the 25th Kashif and Shanghai Football championship today at the National Stadium in Providence.

Introduction   Last week I introduced the first in the present series of lessons explaining Guyana’s public investment management regime.

I’m not big on “long time” – I remember it as a lot of hard time – but there are instances where I suddenly regret some aspect of life from that era that’s no longer around.

“It was one of the toughest decisions the AAG had to make since I became president.”

 By Tony Cozier   ENGLAND spent their first day in the West Indies on Friday in their luxury accommodation in St.

Public policy analysis   The analysis of the individual performance of the commercial banks that are part of the Lucas Stock Index (LSI) will conclude when the 2014 annual report of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) becomes available.

The announcement of general elections in Guyana is a signal for an immediate increase in tension across the land.

The Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) will come alive today when the fourth edition of Sanjay’s Jewellery Golf Tournament gets cracking.

Since the restoration of free and fair elections in Guyana, the only election results that have been accepted were those of 1992, even though they, and most other elections since then, were accompanied by violence, particularly after the elections.

With an allotment of       109 properties, Baishanlin Director Chu Hongbo is the third largest holder of medium-scale mining permits in Guyana, according to a recent report that reviewed operations at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and described the allocations as “scandalous.”

The highly anticipated Guyana Cup Fever will run off today at the famous Port Mourant Turf Club.

The cream of the nation’s cyclists will transform the roadways of West Demerara into their battleground when the fourth annual Powerade 50-mile race pedals off today.

Story and photos by Joanna Khan   Vriesland is a tiny village on the West Bank Demerara, which has been in existence since the late 1800s.

(Continued)   Let’s face it, the eye is a very vulnerable organ.

A desperate three-day search for missing nine-year-old Shaquan Gittens came to a tragic end yesterday when his body, half naked and bound, was found in a trench running alongside a dam just off of Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt.

Sandra Granger is still getting used to being a politician’s wife but she firmly believes that her husband is the man to take the country forward, as he cares for the ordinary; she points out that there is so much wrong with the country and that those bearing the brunt of it are the young and the elderly.

The Guyana national 15s men’s rugby squad has stepped up preparations as they prepare for their upcoming clash against Trinidad and Tobago April 11th in the NACRA Zone Qualifiers in Trinidad.

Black Stallion Sports Committee will host a day of sports tomorrow at the Vryheid’s Lust play field.

A businesswoman was last night fatally shot while her son was wounded after they were attacked by armed bandits outside their Block 22, Wismar, Linden home.

            Easter 1916   I I have met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses.

Locally known as the Powis, the Black Curassow spends most of its time on the forest floor in search of fruit and insects. 

Police are looking for a man they believe masterminded a spate of robberies committed on Thursday night between the East Bank of Berbice and the East Canje and in which millions were taken in cash, jewellery and other valuables and one of the victims was shot in the shoulder.

While US and Latin American officials say that Venezuela’s political crisis should be solved through upcoming legislative elections, recent testimony before the US Senate raised many questions: It said Venezuela’s voting registry includes the names of so many dead, many states have more registered voters than people.

Everest Cricket Club under-13 team completed a four-wicket victory over the visiting United States of America Cricket Academy (USACA) under-13, yesterday at the Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) ground.

Dear Editor,   I have considered the large-scale long-term energy plans by the main political parties and I agree with Charles Sohan and other critics that the main hindrance is the magnitude of the financing, without which the plans will remain a dream.

Dear Editor,   The balance of powers in our Westminster model of state control creates a complementary tension among the executive/government, parliament, and the judiciary.

The maritime security of the Caribbean is an issue not often written about.

A four-year-old boy died yesterday after he was struck down by a minibus along Water Street, in Georgetown.

BASSETERRE, St.Kitts, CMC- England’s cricketers arrived in the Caribbean late on Thursday for their three-Test tour of the West Indies.

A Guyanese mother and her son are now facing jail in the United States after admitting that they hired a young teen to burn their property in order to cash in on an insurance policy.

Beautiful flowers are popping up everywhere in a rainbow of colours and you can tell it is that time of the year – Easter or Spring as they say in northern climates.

It is commonly felt that in chess as in life, when people cannot figure out what you are doing, they are kept in a state of confusion, uncertain and waiting.

Dear Editor,   The history of the debt relief effort for Guyana goes back to at least 1987 when the G-7 countries at their annual meeting actively began the process to cancel some of the debts of low-income countries (LICs).

A rice shipment that Chilean authorities found to be contaminated was inspected and certified by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), which is being accused along with the Agriculture Ministry of trying to smear the supplier, the Alesie Group.

(Reuters) – Two-time NBA All-Star Paul George will make his season’s debut for the Indiana Pacers today, eight months after breaking his leg in a horrifying incident.

Dear Editor,   A violent storm has brewed in the PPP/C’s cup, spilling over to GINA, NCN, Chronicle and the Guyana Times.

Starting with Human World by Denis Williams, eminent Guyanese artist Stanley Greaves A A and artist Akima McPherson will discuss significant works of art in the Guyana National Collection, housed in the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House, Georgetown.

UNITED NATIONS/ADEN (Reuters) – Russia and the Red Cross appealed yesterday for a military pause in Yemen to allow urgent humanitarian aid deliveries and evacuation of civilians after 10 days of Saudi-led air strikes and fighting in which hundreds of people have died.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Bucks exploded for 36 points in the third quarter on their way to a 110-101 win over Boston that damaged the Celtics’ playoff chances.

Dear Editor,   Having looked forward to the long Easter weekend and intending to enjoy spending all of it relaxing in the comfort of my home, I awoke early Easter Saturday morning to the pungent smell of burning.

Ambassador to Suriname Keith George was on Wednesday assaulted by Surinamese police on the premises of the Guyana Embassy in Paramaribo, where they were trying to make an arrest and the administration has since called on the Government of Suriname to take action against the ranks for violating international diplomatic conventions.

GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said yesterday that those behind an attack in which al Shabaab Islamist militants killed 148 people at a university were “deeply embedded” in Kenya, and called on Kenyan Muslims to help prevent radicalisation.

Dear Editor, Since 2011 when Mr Granger accepted the leadership role of both the parliamentary opposition APNU and the PNC, there has been increasing evidence of the militarisation of the opposition’s leadership.

(Trinidad Express) The 12 police officers allegedly involved in pouring hot water on a detained suspect at Sangre Grande Police Station in late February, and arrested by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau, last Sunday were charged last night following instructions issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), according to reliable police sources.

(Reuters) – Martin Guptill has been recalled to the New Zealand test squad for the two-match tour of England after the top-order batsman finished top scorer at the recent 50-over cricket World Cup.

For as long as I can remember, tea and tea parties have always been associated in some way with the celebration of Easter.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Almost all Shi’ite paramilitaries had left Tikrit yesterday after locals complained that some fighters had spent several days looting the Sunni city after helping retake it from Islamic State.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, appeared in public “full of vitality” for the first time in more than a year on Monday, greeting a delegation of Venezuelans, official media reported yesterday.

LIMOEIRO DO NORTE, Brazil (Reuters) – The farmers of Brazil have become the world’s top exporters of sugar, orange juice, coffee, beef, poultry and soybeans.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-West Indies offspinner Sunil Narine will know by tomorrow if he will be allowed to ply his trade in the new edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which starts next week.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are still running neck and neck with the main opposition Labour Party ahead of next month’s election, a poll yesterday showed, further indicating a major TV debate had failed to sway voters.

Dear Editor,   Yesterday, April 4, 2015, Eusi Kwayana turned 90.

In our Friday edition we carried a photo of two inmates of the Camp Street prison, one of whom was armed with a cutlass, about to attack a third in his cell.

A section of the audience at the APNU+AFC rally last evening at Anna Regina.