Daily Archive: Monday, May 11, 2015

Envoys from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada today teamed up with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to observe the electoral process in Essequibo, Berbice, Linden and Georgetown and all said they were satisfied with the process.

PPP/C member Kwame McCoy was this afternoon the target of an angry crowd at the St Sidwell’s Primary School polling station and had to be escorted away by police.

As a result of expressions of intimidation by members of the electorate, coupled with a few incidents in Georgetown, the Commissioner of Police has called on the Chief of Staff for the support of Guyana Defence Force troops in the conduct of Joint GDF/GPF Patrols, a release from the police said.

APNU+AFC prime ministerial candidate Moses Nagamootoo and his wife, Sita voted at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal.

President Donald Ramotar and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar after voting this morning at St John’s College.

APNU+AFC presidential candidate David Granger and his wife Sandra after voting this morning at the Enterprise Primary School in D’Urban Backlands.

At about 0245h. today, police say that the roadway at Alness Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, was found to have been blocked with a derelict vehicle, pieces of wood and other debris.

The Guyana Elections Commission is set to start releasing live preliminary results at 11pm tonight even as Chairman of the commission Dr Steve Surujbally appealed to the citizenry and political leaders to let peace and tranquility prevail.

This elderly woman was aided to get to a polling station at Chesney, Corentyne this morning.

91 year old Agnes Arno of Queenstown just after voting this morning at the St Gabriel’s Primary School.

Updated: 8:25 pm. Stabroek News will continue to publish the results of Statements of Poll posted up outside of polling stations as they become available.

Former US President Jimmy Carter yesterday flew back to Atlanta, Georgia after feeling unwell, dealing a blow to many who had hoped for his presence at today’s general elections and for the declaration of the final results.

To assist with investigations into Friday’s discovery of an arms cache at the GNIC wharf, Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for an ex-policeman who was in 2003 implicated in another arms bust with the now deceased convict Ricardo Rodrigues.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Dr Steve Surujbally yesterday told Stabroek News “administratively, logistically and technically we are at 110%…we are ready and everything is fine.”

A Guyhoc Gardens resident died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was shot to his head by a man who had fired at another man on Main Street.

Five person are in custody after the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit intercepted a shipment of over 50 kilograms of cocaine concealed in frozen shrimp at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri yesterday.

Hundreds of thousands of Guyanese will head to the polls today in the most pivotal elections since 1992 with the main opposition parties uniting in their strongest effort yet to unseat the incumbent PPP/C government which has been in power for the past 22 years.

A billboard boasting of over $8 million in development is absurdly displayed near the run-down Mahdia hospital which also boasts a filthy non-functioning x-ray department and morgue and a ramshackle furnace, in the market area of the town.

The Guyana Police Force is informing members of the public that during the Elections period its Quick Response Hotline 225-6411 has been dedicated to include the receipt of information/ reports on serious or unusual incidents that may have been observed by citizens.

Over the past months, the government has handed over vehicles, among other things including money to Rupununi communities and PPP/C affiliated groups and also made extensive use of state resources for their election campaign, according to several residents who have expressed concern.

Six months after she was punched in her head, allegedly by her father during a fight with her mother, 8-month-old Reshma Deodat succumbed to her injuries on April 25 at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) observer mission will be sending teams to monitor polling stations in Regions Three, Four, Six and Ten for today’s general elections, mission coordinator Dr Domingo Paredes said yesterday.

Four armed men invaded   a mining camp at Konawaruk, Region 8 yesterday afternoon shooting fuel tanks and terrorizing workers and leaving an excavator operator of the Figueira Mining Company injured.

Eleven-year-old Ricky Samaroo remains in critical condition at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) after he was doused with methylated spirits then set on fire allegedly by his father, Ravendra Samaroo on Thursday.

On April 29, the old Mahaica Bridge re-opened to restricted vehicular traffic after the completion of a 33.9M rehabilitation done by KB & B Contractors.

The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) has issued a call to both candidates and the general electorate to exercise maturity and civility today and during the post- election period.

The Food and Drug Department has announced that the US FDA and Reckitts and Benckiser have recalled a number of Mucinex Fast-Max Liquid products manufactured under several brand names.

(IPL) The Chennai Super Kings climbed to the top of the Pepsi IPL 2015 standings yesterday after they defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 12 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

DNA samples taken in the Millicent Prince-Cummings rape/murder investigation are still at a lab in Brazil, more than a year after they were sent there as part of an agreement between the two countries which should have ensured speedy results.

The newly reconstructed Mahaicony Post Office has been officially reopened for business.

KINGSTON, CMC- Former world record holder Asafa Powell ran the fastest 100 metres in the world this year, rocketing to a world-leading 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica Invitational International Saturday night.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) recently hosted a four-day workshop for students taught by lecturers from St Kitts-based Clarence Fitzroy Bryan College (CFBC) who are spearheading an organic, hydroponic ‘Provisions Project.’

Once sponsorship is garnered, five Guyanese boxers will aim to fight their way into acclaim at the Pan American Games when they contest the Games qualifier in Tijuana, Mexico in July.

Colts overcame Pepsi Sonics by a 72-66 margin in an Open Division fixture when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘King of the Hard Court’ Championship continued on Saturday at the Burnham Court.

Berbice B wrapped up the second of two Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organized limited overs trial match after whipping Berbice A by 51 runs on Saturday, thanks to a century from batsman David Latchaya and some spin magic from Veeraammy Permaul and Arif Chan.

Tourney host Fruta Conquerors and Santos FC will faceoff in the inaugural I-Net Communications u-13 Football League following semi-final wins over Renaissance and Western Tigers respectively yesterday at the Tucville ground.

The Ministry of Sport Saturday highlighted the T&T Football Association (TTFA) in a renewed call to all sporting national governing bodies (NGB) to “provide audited financials” for Government funding from itself and the Sports Company of T&T (SporTT), “if they wish to continue receiving support from the Government purse.”

(The Sports Xchange) – The Memphis Grizzlies held off a late charge by the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night at FedExForum for a 99-89 victory and a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.

Tourney host Fruta Conquerors and Santos FC will faceoff in the inaugural I-Net Communications u-13 Football League following semi-final wins over Renaissance and Western Tigers respectively yesterday at the Tucville ground.

(The Sports Xchange) – Forward Paul Pierce banked in the winning jumper at the buzzer as the short-handed Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 103-101 in Game Three of their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Saturday.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods completed four rounds in back-to-back tournaments for the first time in 18 months but the former world number one will continue his drop in the rankings after the Players Championship.

Dear Editor, Despite what Guysuco’s Cane Farming Manager, Mr. Walter Persaud wrote in his missive published in Stabroek News’, letter column of April 22, 2015, “All private cane farmers treated alike,” the following information below in this letter will help expose his attempt to mislead the Minister and the public.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal slumped to one of his worst defeats in a clay final yesterday but said his week in Madrid had been positive despite losing his Masters crown to Andy Murray in a crushing 6-3 6-2 reverse.

JACKSON, Miss., (Reuters) – A man and woman in Mississippi were arrested and charged with murder yesterday after two police officers were shot dead a day earlier while conducting a routine traffic stop in Hattiesburg, officials said.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to find much comfort at home or abroad in his fourth term as prime minister after taking six weeks to form a coalition that will hold a parliamentary majority of just a single seat.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton for the first time this season and cut the Formula One world champion’s lead to 20 points with a commanding victory in the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday.

Dear Editor,   Mother Teresa was a humanitarian. She chose to “serve the poorest of the poor and to live among them and like them.”

The Potaro River from the Denham Potaro Bridge, Region Eight, also called the Garraway Stream Bridge.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro thanked Pope Francis yesterday for brokering the thaw between Havana and Washington and said the pope so impressed him that he might return to the Catholic Church, despite being a communist.

The Tumatumari Hydropower plant along the Potaro River, Region Eight.

(Trinidad Express) A Chinese company listed as posing a national security threat to the United States has been secretly awarded a TT$512 million contract to upgrade the National Operations Centre (NOC).

MADRID, (Reuters) – Andy Murray attributed his stunning victory over Rafa Nadal in the Madrid Masters final yesterday not only to the work of his team but also to a happy private life following his recent marriage to Kim Sears.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections in the last quarter of this year and the exact date will be announced soon, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE) said yesterday.

Today is Election Day. It is the sincere hope of this column that peace will prevail in an atmosphere free of fear or intimidation, as citizens proceed to cast their votes for the political parties of their choice.

Children playing in the Rupununi River in Karaudarnau, South Rupununi last week.

Dear Editor, Consistent with the historical struggles of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) for universal adult suffrage (one man, one vote) and good governance, the GTUC recognises that the people through elections as they exercise their franchise, can make a difference.

A view of the Potaro River from the Tumatumari Hydro plant, Region Eight.

Today, we repeat some of the appeals we have made at previous general elections.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline , which decided last week to retain rather than float off its HIV drugs business, is to collaborate with U.S.

Dear Editor,   I am still mystified and unable to comprehend the statements and expressions made by his Excellency, the President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

This grandmother was determined to cast her ballot at the Hydronie/Good Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council office.

(Trinidad Express) Hot dogs and ketchup. An order for US$1,250,187.36 (TT$7.8 million) worth of it was made under the title “Food items for Guyana” by the National Energy Corporation (NEC), via an invoice sent to the Central International Company LLC.

(In the interest of a peaceful election climate, Stabroek News has agreed to publish this column by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Roman Catholic Church.)

(Reuters) – Third-placed Lazio played the last half hour with nine men and survived a missed penalty before losing 2-1 at home to Inter Milan with their former player Hernanes netting a double in Serie A yesterday.