Daily Archive: Sunday, May 17, 2015

Eleven persons are feared dead and several others were injured after a huge mining cave-in at Mowsie Creek, Region 8 this afternoon.

A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) today said it is disturbed at recent reports of illegal grabbing of land in some communities along the East Coast.

The transition team overseeing the change in administrations is to meet this afternoon.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, has congratulated President David Granger on his election and wished him success and prosperity during his period as the head of the government of Guyana.

In his first address, President David Granger yesterday urged that the nation puts past rivalries behind it for the sake of unity and he promised to govern for all of the people and not just those who voted for him.

Vrede en Vriendschap is such a tiny place in Canal Number One that you could easily pass it unawares.

It’s official The APNU+AFC alliance was yesterday declared the winner of the general and regional elections after securing 207, 200 votes to the PPP/C’s 202,694 votes to win both the presidency and control over the 65-seat National Assembly.

Although acknowledging new president David Granger, former president Donald Ramotar yesterday maintained that a recount would have proven that the PPP/C won the close May 11th elections and he said all legal options for redress would be pursued, including an elections petition.

Commander in Chief of the armed forces and newly appointed President David Granger yesterday said that contrary to some predictions, the appointment of Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud will not be revoked him.

After waiting six long days on edge since the May 11th elections, many did not mind waiting just a little longer for David Granger’s swearing in as the country’s eighth executive president.

A number of residents of various villages along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) have begun to illegally allocate themselves house lots, claiming that they are acting on a promise made to them by newly elected President David Granger.

An unnamed patient who had been referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) from the Suddie Hospital has died.

Captain of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI Leon Johnson, said it was an honour to lead the side for the upcoming tour match against the Australians and expects a tough challenge from the visitors.

The life of 22-year-old Abdool Ameer was cut short on Friday evening following his involvement in an accident on the West Coast Berbice (WCB) public road.

MUMBAI, India, CMC-Explosive all-rounder Andre Russell helped to inspire a gallant run chase that later stuttered as Kolkata Knight Riders lost by nine runs to former Champions Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

By Tony Cozier EXCEPT for a couple of clear-cut differences, Chris Gayle and Kevin Pietersen are two peas from the same cricketing pod.

Introduction I was caught completely off-guard at the depth of the consternation and disbelief expressed by quite a few readers who responded to the estimates that I had provided of the amount of money Guyana loses due to three corrupt practices (public procurement fraud; illicit capital flight; and the underground economy) in last week’s column ($313billion or about US$1.5billion).

Police are investigating the death of eight-month-old Reshma Deodat, who was allegedly punched in her head by her father when she was just two months old.

With the election dust almost settled, I have some suggestions for important items the new government needs to tackle as soon as it gets in harness, but I am sure there will be a flood of other voices raising suggestions – some have already begun – so I’ve decided to shelve my big items for now and focus on some of the minor irritations or inefficiencies that we have to wrestle with every day, in the hope that the folks coming into power may be listening.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday extended congratulations to the new government, wishing it all success.

A fine innings of 74 from Wahied Edwards helped spur Cumberland’s Young Warriors to an eight-wicket win over Canje Pathfinders in the 2015 New Building Society second-division limited overs cricket competition recently.

Several promises By the time this article is published Guyana will have a new government.

The men who allegedly invaded the Figueira Mining Company and fired shots causing millions of dollars in loss and leaving an excavator operator injured about one week ago, yesterday turned themselves in at Mahdia Police Station and were released on their own recognizance.

Fryrish Black Sharks are the latest winners in the inaugural NPG Packaging First Division Basketball competition after dismantling hosts Ithaca Hardliners by a 78-43 score line recently 3 at the Ithaca Court.

An excellent thing about America is that no one dissects America better than Americans.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is appealing for sponsorship from the private and public sector in order to send its seven-man team to Tijuana, Mexico in July to compete in the Pan Am Qualifiers.

I should like to take this opportunity to express my congratulations to the APNU+AFC alliance on its historic victory at the general and regional elections and to David Granger, Guyana’s new President.

In Trinidad and Tobago a national holiday is observed in recognition of a traditional folk religion.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC- Head coach of West Indies women Vasbert Drakes says all is not lost after the regional side was outplayed by Sri Lanka in the second One Day International (ODI) of a four match series at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

(Continued)   So far, we have discussed problems associated only with the “outer eye” (the eyelids, the cornea, etc).

(Reuters) – The hunt for the elusive Triple Crown is on again.

Dear Editor, The people have spoken. Let their will be done!

Across the Caribbean there is a pervasive view that the anglophone part of the region needs to find a new pathway to development, and a fresh narrative about its future.

Dear Editor,   I attach congratulatory remarks to APNU+AFC, first posted on my Facebook page some 23 hours ago: The Guyanese people through the sheer power of their vote have brought forth to this land a new paradigm in Guyana’s politics; where no more would any one political party have an exclusive monopoly over the political destiny of any ethnic group.

LONDON, (Reuters) – As flashbulbs illuminate his cast-iron torso in a gym wedged under a railway arch near London Bridge, Anthony Joshua paws at a punchbag with considerably less force than he used to demolish his first dozen opponents.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will have a formidable weapon to disarm Republican anti-immigration candidates who want to virtually seal the US southern border — there are already more Chinese than Mexican immigrants who enter the United States every year.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy shot his lowest score as a professional, a course-record 11-under-par 61, to charge into the lead after the third round at the Wells Fargo Championship on yesterday.

Dear Editor,   I wish to extend congratulations to Mr David Arthur Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Mr Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo, Prime Minister; and the APNU+AFC coalition for achieving victory at the 2015 National and Regional Elections.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the world’s fastest woman, says she is looking forward to one day being lauded as “one of the greatest” athletes in history.

Dear Editor,   When Burnham and Jagan split in 1955, Burnham was 31 years old and Jagan was 36.

JC Chandisingh Secondary defeated Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary 41-24 when the Corentyne Zone in the 10th edition of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National School Basketball Festival continued recently.

Codiaeum commonly called crotons belong to the Euphorbiaceae family, which has its origins in Asia: mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.

Dear Editor,   It is well known that I am one of those persons who urged all parties to unconditionally accept the final results declared by Gecom.

One month ago, British grandmaster Nigel Short provoked anger and derision when he claimed that men are “hard-wired differently” to be better chess players than women.

Dear Editor,   Given that the PPP/C has lost the 2015 elections, Dr Raj Singh, the Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo, and Mr Badrie Persaud, the Managing Director of GuyOil, must resign their current posts, as their next jobs are more than likely to be opposition parliamentarians.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain clinched a third successive Ligue 1 title, with a game to spare, and stayed on course for an unprecedented domestic treble with a 2-1 win at Montpellier yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A policeman has been left blind in one eye after being struck by six hit by South African David Miller in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, local media reported yesterday.

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University and recipient of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics, was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria, US officials said yesterday, an operation that marked a departure from Washington’s strategy of relying primarily on air strikes to target militants there.

Dear Editor,   I offer my congratulations to the winners of this election, APNU+AFC President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.

We did it! President David Granger and Prime Minister-elect Moses Nagamootoo gesture to the mammoth crowd that gathered at the Public Buildings for Granger’s swearing-in yesterday.

Dear Editor,   I am one of those who called upon the PPP/C to concede their loss in the just concluded general elections.

BEIJING (REUTERS) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea yesterday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard as a rock”.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – All season, the Los Angeles Clippers have strived to live up to two mantras, “Be Relentless” and “Hard Core,” today in Houston they will need to deliver on both of them if their playoff run is to continue.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has indicted a former head of counter-narcotics at the CICPC investigative police on money laundering charges, part of a bigger scandal linking the South American OPEC nation and tax haven Andorra.

I don’t know about you but I didn’t get much work done last week because I was caught up with all the happenings of Guyana’s elections.

KOH LIPE, THAILAND/ LANGSA, INDONESIA (REUTERS) – A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian vessels yesterday, the latest round of “maritime ping-pong” by Asian states determined not to let asylum seekers come ashore.

CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court yesterday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Mursi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.

(The Sports Xchange) – In less than three minutes, the Golden State Warriors went from nearly allowing the Memphis Grizzlies to erase a 15-point deficit to cruising to a 108-95 series-clinching victory in Game Six of the Western Conference semi-finals on Friday.

Let Us Cooperate: Members of the crowd singing “Let Us Cooperate” at Parliament Buildings after the swearing in of President David Granger.

Dear Editor,   As prime ministerial candidate of the United Republican Party (URP) I disassociate myself from any comments made by the URP in relation to a recount of ballots in the May 11 polls.

Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff Mark Phillips arrives at Parliament for the swearing in of President David Granger yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks survived a frantic finish to eliminate the Washington Wizards with a 94-91 win in Game Six of their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Friday.

What happened prior to the official declaration of results yesterday was both unnecessary as well as undignified.

Dear Editor,   It would be remiss of me not to congratulate the Guyanese masses first and foremost, and the leaders of the APNU+AFC coalition team, President David Granger, and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo for being victorious at the recent polls in Guyana.