Daily Archive: Sunday, April 19, 2015

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief executive, Michael Muirhead as described the newly launched Four Knights Academy as a “masterstroke”, and says it has the potential to play a critical role in national development here.

The Berbice bridge toll was today waived for persons attending the PPP/C’s Albion rally in what will be seen as another case of the abuse of public resources for the gain of the ruling party.

At about 0300h. today, the police say that Alicia McPherson, 17 years, of “C” Field, Sophia, was involved in a misunderstanding with a man at “B” Field, Sophia, during which she was stabbed about her body.

The PPP today said that its prime ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper will not be debating Moses Nagamootoo as it won’t allow him to disrespect her further.

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – As many as 700 people were feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, in what may be one of the worst disasters of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, officials said on Sunday.

A jubilant section of the crowd at the PPP/C Anna Regina Rally last evening.

President Donald Ramotar and prime ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper waving to the crowd at Anna Regina last night at the PPP/C meeting at Damon Square.

Remedial works on the botched project to run a fibre optic cable from Brazil to Georgetown have begun and true to experts’ predictions it will cost about another $2 billion to fix what has already been done to the value of $1 billion.

Described as a closely-knit community by residents, the village of New Road on the Essequibo Coast is cozily nestled between Charity and Somerset and Berks and is home to over 70 families.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) is in a “parlous state” and is in need of a rescue package and Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram has restated that the only way for it to survive is for government to intervene.

Long accused of straying from the values espoused by late presidents Dr Cheddi Jagan and Mrs Janet Jagan, the PPP/C scrambled to put a Jagan on the party’s list of representatives for the May 11 general election, but the opposition coalition APNU+AFC has a Jagan in its camp too.

Quick response by firefighters attached to the Central Fire Station in Berbice yesterday prevented a two-storey house from being destroyed by a fire, which had been started by two preschoolers, aged five and three years old.

Off-spinner Sagar Hetheramani headlined the third and final day and round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 three-day tourney between Demerara and the U17’s which ended in a draw at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

The future for Essequibo may be in coconuts, President Donald Ramotar said yesterday, while urging farmers in the county to work with the PPP/C administration to expand and diversify the agriculture sector.

New Amsterdam (NA) Kings and Unruly Gang sent early warnings to the field following comprehensive opening wins in the inaugural Guinness of the Streets Berbice edition on Friday at the NA Ferry Tarmac.

An APNU+AFC-led government will ensure that sexual predators are jailed, human rights activist and miner Simona Broomes said last evening, while adding that victims will no longer be left out in the cold.

JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Last year’s controversial abandoned tour of India will be on the agenda when the West Indies Cricket Board meets with CARICOM’s Committee on Cricket Governance next Monday in Grenada.

Lynched effigies of APNU+AFC presidential and prime ministerial candidates David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo were yesterday found erected on a power pole at Anna Regina, prompting condemnation by the opposition coalition.

When the US Government under President Bush decided in 1990 that it would support free and fair elections in Guyana, it was the Carter Center that was called upon to act as the midwife for a new era of democracy in Guyana.

Introduction Lesson 2 in the present series of SN columns was presented in two parts over successive weeks; the main content of which was summarized in two schedules carried in last week’s column.

In the building of reputations, be it in tourism attractions, or in a doctor’s practice, even for the best laundry soap, nothing is as immediately effective as the power of word-of-mouth.

Phil Simmons would have known what to expect when he took over two weeks ago as the latest West Indies head coach.

A young mother of Farm, East Bank Essequibo is distressed after a demolition exercise on Tuesday left her and her four children, including an eight-month-old baby, homeless.

The current struggle   In 22 days, the current struggle for political leadership in Guyana will be over and the preference of Guyanese as to who must lead them would be known.

A little over five years ago the countries of Cariforum signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe.

Part 2  (Continued from last week) I have received my Dahlia tubers and they are ready to be planted.

Can Alpha United qualify for the second round in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships or will Trinidad and Tobago unit Central FC seal their inaugural passage to the next round in the prestigious regional showpiece?

Prioritised health care funding, with extra resources going towards the most financially challenged communities and critical medical cases, is among the proposals made by the Blue C.A.P.S

The list of candidates for the May 11 general elections published in the newspapers today has former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s occupation as “President” while President Donald Ramotar’s occupation has been listed as “politician”.

Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) wishes to respond to statements published in the Stabroek News, April 15 2015, in the article titled ‘Mabaruma residents without running water since January’.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada CMC-Left arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been dropped from the West Indies squad for the second test against England starting in Grenada on Tuesday.

During the National Drama Festival in 2013 and again last year in Guyana, it would have been noted that there were multiple entries of plays written by Guyanese dramatist Paloma Mohamed, performed by different groups.

Among the fitness booths, bodybuilding and Ms. Bikini contests, a historic event occurred on the Novices Bodybuilding and Fitness stage last Saturday at the Theatre Guild.

Dear Editor, It was President Barack Obama who recently said in relation to Cuba, that what happened over 50 years ago is not relevant to him because he was a kid in short pants, the cold war was ending, and that he’s moving the country along to open the doors for friendship to Cuba.

While investigations continue into the discoveries of the bodies of two teenage girls on the West Coast and East Coast foreshores on separate occasions, there are no new leads.

(Continued) The third eyelid You may recall that we had mentioned that dogs and cats and other species have a third eyelid (nictitating membrane) – in addition to the upper and lower lids, which cover the eyeball during sleep and blinking.

Several Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) security guards have been implicated in the disappearance of just under a kilogramme of cocaine and the police have since launched an investigation.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 yesterday, setting off a blast outside a bank where government workers collect salaries, the city’s police chief said.

Team Coco’s Jamal John upset a star studded field of rival wheelsmen to cart off the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the 11th annual United Auto and General Supplies criterium programme yesterday.

Dear Editor, All the noise about APNU+AFC setting the stage for the militarization of the nation is much ado about nothing.

An overseas-based Guyanese who said he paid millions of dollars to obtain a property in the Young Professional Housing Scheme at Eccles, East Bank Demerara has accused the construction company of shoddy work and breach of contract.

As I conclude the lengthy Karpov interview discussing only Fischer, I was surprised when Karpov, over dinner in Nassau, noted that Fischer had legions of chess fans in the Soviet Union during his match with Spassky.

The Guyana Defence Force ended their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship campaign on a positive note drawing with Spirited, Attitude and Performance (SAP) FC of Antigua and Barbuda 2-2 in their final group matchup.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in a television interview.

Dear Editor, When I read the story that Guyanese sprinter Rupert Perry clocked 10.3 seconds in the 100-metre dash, I must say that I felt proud for the taxpayers of Guyana.

Corn is in season. Fresh sweet plumb cobs of corn; they are so sweet that I like to eat them raw.

A resounding call was made on Thursday evening for supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to come out in their numbers on elections day and vote to keep the party in power.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma yesterday cancelled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of anti-immigrant violence at home and promised peace to those who wished to remain in Africa’s most advanced economy.

Dear Editor, “He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past controls the future.”

There is nothing more valuable in man than an ability to write well.

GABF President Nigel Hinds said the arrival of US-based player Ginelle Ifill from Odessa College for Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) trials, is due largely to the donation made by corporate giant John Fernandes Limited.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police clashed yesterday with thousands of protesters, blocking their way to the presidential palace where they hoped to press for more government action in response to a ferry disaster that claimed more than 300 lives a year ago.

By Bill Schneider  (Bill Schneider is professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University.

The final round of group fixtures in the inaugural Guyana Beverage Company Busta Football championship commences this evening at the Ministry of Education’s Carifesta Avenue ground with six matchups.

With the death of 15-year-old Alicia Ali, whose body was found on the seawalls two months ago, Roxanne Myers decided that she had had enough and even though she has been working for years to address the issue of violence on the whole, she knew more had to be done.

Never has ‘history’ loomed so large in a Guyanese election campaign.

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PANAMA CITY — The handshake between President Barack Obama and Cuban ruler Gen Raúl Castro was not the only symptom of changing political winds at the 35-country Summit of the Americas: Much of the region showed signs of ideological fatigue and a new yearning for pragmatism.

Dear Editor, Private sector bodies including the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) are highly dominated by the Government.

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