Daily Archive: Sunday, April 12, 2015

Brigadier David Granger, (third from right in front row) Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and APNU+AFC Presidential Candidate, attended a commemorative church service today marking the one-year anniversary of the merger of the Guyana Legion and Ex-GDF Association into the Guyana Veteran’s Legion.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans today as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front runner.

At about 0800h. today, police say that the body of Roy Bovell, 36 years, of Tabatinga, Lethem, who was in custody at the Lethem Police Station, was found hanging from the grill work of the station lock-ups.

Invitations have been issued by Atlantic Hotel Inc (AHI) for the opening of the Marriott Hotel on Thursday, April 16th.

Repeatedly linking the PNCR to criminals, PPP/C officials including President Donald Ramotar told Barticians yesterday that the opposition has been the greatest hindrance to development in the country and warned of the creation of a “militarised” state should it get into power.

The opposition alliance has now evolved into a movement that will break the “Berlin Wall of ethnic preference,” according to APNU+AFC prime ministerial candidate Moses Nagamootoo, who says Guyanese, particularly young people, are bringing real issues to the fore.

The family of 17-year-old Devkumarie Ramadhar was plunged into a state of shock yesterday after the discovery of her partly nude, decomposing body, which washed ashore at Ruimzigt, West Coast Demerara.

Suriname’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin has conveyed apologies on behalf of his government for the attempt by police to arrest a staff member on the premises of the Guyana Embassy, at Paramaribo, where Ambassador Keith George was also assaulted while trying to intervene.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday defended its intervention in the proceedings against Samuel Hinds Jr, whose sentencing for assault is currently in limbo, saying the law does not allow for him to be sentenced by a magistrate who did not conduct the trial that led to his conviction.

Former army Chief-of-Staff Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best has endorsed the APNU+AFC coalition for the May 11th general elections, saying it is “an A-Team” that is capable of managing the affairs of the country now and in the future.

Ballistics tests on shells from the scene of the murder of Courtney Crum-Ewing provided no leads, according to Crime Chief Leslie James.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) along with the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers and the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) yesterday hosted a conference to educate legal practitioners and social workers on making child rights “more visible” in Guyana.

“Them tek meh whole life,” said Iris Dillon yesterday as she continued to grieve for her son, 12-year-old Ezekiel Murray, who died after he was run over by a Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) truck that was allegedly speeding on Friday evening along the Friendship, East Bank Public Road.

Corwin Benjamin, one of two persons hospitalised in critical condition after an accident at Strathspey, East Coast Demerara, over a week ago, succumbed yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The young man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy on Friday, at Eccles Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, has been arrested by the police.

A contingent of four organisations representing the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) made presentations on discrimination in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in Guyana at the 154th session of hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on March 20, in Washington, DC.

Head of the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene has described the case of the 14-year-old who was allegedly prostituted by her mother, and was then sent to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) after she had escaped from the agency’s care as reflecting a certain “uniqueness.”

As promised, this week’s column provides the second of a two-part lesson on the topic: organizing the management of Guyana’s public investment regime.

Frankly speaking, as my columnist friend Alan Fenty would say, I have mixed feelings about the English.

Conclusion Alter the production structure Last week, this writer took a look at the financial profile of NICIL and its links to the long-term investment policies of the government.

I must confess that I have had an ambivalent attitude to ethnicity for most of my life.

The small farming village of Grove, located on the outskirts of Parika, East Bank Essequibo and made up of residents of mixed ethnicity, is bordered by the villages of Salem and Look Out.

What is expected to be the biggest 20/20 softball competition to be played in the Upper Corentyne is expected to commence in June.

I urge all those who can afford it – many thousands of you if you consult your heart first and only then your bank book – to make a gift of a new life for a destitute or homeless Guyanese child.

By Tony Cozier Except for the significant disparity in their ICC rankings, England and the West Indies start the first Test series of the year at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua tomorrow with much in common.

Last week we dealt with conjunctivitis, an inflammatory process of the membrane which covers the inner side of the eyelids and part of the surface of the eyeball.

Floyd Cumberbatch of Linden upstaged season competitors Khemraj Pooranmall and Jairam Ramdeen to win the Guyana Draughts Association National A Class event last weekend at the National Gymnasium.

There are several ways in which theatre education in Guyana in its widest context has been broadening its scope and attempting to achieve greater depth at a national level.

By Delvon Mc Ewan The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) yesterday won the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ New Building Society second division 40 overs to complete a three-peat at the third edition of the tournament.

National heavyweights Alpha United have recalled the services of Grenadian hitman Kithson Bain in their bid to qualify to the second round of the 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships.

Golden Jaguars captain Chris Nurse said while he expects a tough 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign match against St.

Here is the penultimate instalment of the Anatoly Karpov interview discussing Fischer.

Agricola Red Triangle got their Lens Craft Optical/EBFA U-13 League off to the perfect start dismantling Diamond United by a 7-0 score line yesterday at the Grove Community Centre ground.

The Guyana Karate College’s (GKC) first grading exercise for 2015 held last month by Frank Woon-A-Tai was a tremendous success with 107 students graded at the Carifesta Avenue Sports Complex.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – Young Jordan Spieth refused to crack under mounting pressure as he continued to hold the Masters third-round lead yesterday as some of the biggest names in golf mounted a charge.

It is probably true to say that the average person has little idea what international financial institutions like the World Bank or International Monetary Fund (IMF) do, beyond knowing that they are in some way responsible for having governments impose tough austerity measures and conditions in return for their support.

(The Sports Xchange) – Guard Marcus Smart scored 19 points, forward Evan Turner passed for a career-high 13 assists and Boston remained seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 99-90 victory over short-handed Cleveland.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies bowling consultant Sir Curtly Ambrose has given his full backing to new head coach Phil Simmons, describing him as a “team man” who he expects to bring a new dimension to the regional squad.

Thinking about salads to serve with Sunday lunch can cause some head scratching.

PANAMA CITY — We’ve known for a while that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was planning to stage an anti-US show at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Panama, but a copy of the draft final declaration of the meeting that I obtained this week shows that he will seek much more: a formal, region-wide condemnation of the United States.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Superstar opener Chris Gayle narrowly missed out on a hundred, upstaging West Indies teammate Sunil Narine who again went wicket-less, as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets here yesterday.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro yesterday in the highest-level talks between the two countries in nearly 60 years, and the two men agreed to push ahead on improving relations after decades of hostility.

Dear Editor, I was flabbergasted when I read that the PPP nomination list contained the names of sons, daughters and wives of the ruling class, with, most importantly, the obvious dynastic implications for the Guyanese public.

ADEN (Reuters) – Local militiamen in the Yemeni city of Aden said they captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels during fighting on Friday evening.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will announce her second run for the presidency today, starting her campaign as the Democrats’ best hope of fending off a crowded field of lesser-known Republican rivals and retaining the White House.

Following a successful Regional four-day title win, the Guyana Jaguars were at it again as the team resumed training ahead of the senior Inter-County tournaments and the third edition of the Caribbean Premier League T20 competition.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh hanged Islamist opposition leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman yesterday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, a move met with an angry reaction from his supporters who called for a protest strike.

Dear Editor, As the election campaign has gained momentum there has been a series of interesting exchanges between the major parties about the economic performance of Guyana over recent decades.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said yesterday that Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington on June 30, raising hopes of closer ties that could increase trade between the two biggest economies in the Americas.

Dear Editor, When my father was a poor young man living in rented accommodation, he applied for a house lot.

Last Tuesday the political parties submitted their lists of candidates to Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield.

Dear Editor, It is said that the youth vote will be one of the deciding factors in the upcoming elections.