Daily Archive: Sunday, June 14, 2015

Following a visit, the new Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, has expressed dismay at the state of the Suddie Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies lost their last three wickets cheaply to crash to an inevitable 277-run defeat to Australia in the second and final Test, 40 minutes after lunch on the penultimate day of the contest at Sabina Park here today.

On Friday June 12, 2015, the police say that Wesley Douglas, 47 years, of Goed Intent, WBD, was involved in an altercation with another man at Canal No.

(Trinidad Express) Former national security minister Jack Warner has admitted he and former deputy commissioner of police Mervyn Richardson were part of a plan to bury the alleged discovery of marijuana at the Phillipine home of the Prime Minister on April 12, 2013.

Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Dr Nicole Giles has urged the PPP/C to take up its seats in parliament and says the country must move swiftly towards electoral reforms and addressing matters such as the use of state resources during elections.

  Mon Bijou is a discreet, little village in Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara.

Over four years after construction began, the $3.6 billion Hope Canal was tested for the first time yesterday and assisted in lowering water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

With the second leg against St. Vincent and the Grenadines set for today from 19:00hrs at the National Stadium, Guyana head-coach Jamal Shabazz said the main objective is to advance to the next round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

Dochfour farmers and residents, who have long pleaded for suitable drainage and irrigation structures, are making a renewed plea, noting that the previous PPP/C administration had not heeded their cries.

 By Orin Davidson   Second time around wasn’t so good for Winston George.

Introduction Today’s column follows-up on 1) my earlier estimation of the value of potentially recoverable stolen public assets and 2) the ticking time-bombs that threaten the survival of sugar and rice.

Medal of Service awardee Patricia David is humbled and thrilled that her 50 years in education have resulted in national recognition and she is hopeful that it will inspire teachers of today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-West Indies are staring in the face of a series defeat as Australia established a commanding hold on the third day of the second test at Sabina Park here yesterday.

No-nonsense programme   When a country runs into financial trouble, it turns to the IMF for help, and depending on its level of development and financial health, the IMF gives it a structural adjustment programme to suit.

The scene of the Region Eight mining pit collapse in which 10 miners died last month has been at the centre of a two-year court battle and mediation which has left the plaintiff frustrated at the protracted proceedings.

The Guyana Police Force has recorded 45 road fatalities from 36 accidents up to the end of May for this year, as compared to 44 fatalities from 41 accidents for the same period in 2014.

We’re getting a good dose of negative Guyana news of late and justifiably so – whatever the process requires we have to work through these things; I will spare you the list.

It is an issue that won’t go away. Nor is it likely to anytime soon.

Three persons fell ill yesterday morning after chlorine gas seeped out of a leaking cylinder at the GWI’s Water Treatment Facility at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara and drifted across the village’s squatting area, causing that section of the village to be evacuated.

There are, you may be surprised to read this Sunday, more important things than constitutions, the results of elections, the making and unmaking of presidents and the first steps, and missteps, of a brand new government.

Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said he believes internationals Devon Millington and Gregory Richardson should be a part of Guyana’s current 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying roster.

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member Abel Seetaram says he is being targeted by businessman Alvin Chowramootoo, who has accused him of assaulting one of his employees three Sundays ago at a wedding in Berbice.

The national men’s Sevens rugby team won two matches and lost one as the 2015 NACRA Championships and Olympic Qualifiers got underway yesterday in Cary, North Carolina, United States of America.

Venezuela’s proclamation of its “Atlantic Front” on May 27, which includes all of Guyana’s maritime space, having already maintained since 1962 its fictional claim to two-thirds of Guyana’s land territory, is breathtaking in its audacity.

The cycling season continues today with the staging of a 50-mile road race at West Demerara.

Guyana ended their 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) women’s championships winless, losing to hosts the British Virgin Islands (BVI) 73-62 to finish in eighth position on Friday in the Classification Round Tourney.

Police investigators have identified two suspects in the murder of Mahaica rice farmer Hardat Kissoon and are actively pursuing them, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

It is convenient, but properly justified by theme, form and history, to define Guyanese Literature into a number of periods starting from its early beginnings.

Demerara’s senior and under-19 female cricketers wrapped up their first week of training ahead of Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) inter-county competitions.

Three persons were last week arrested in connection with the murder of Regent Street businessman Farouk Hamid but were all released from police custody yesterday, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

One of the main reasons I like to make scones/biscuits is because they require minimal pre-prep.

The popping eyeball This Problem is often associated with certain breeds (Pugs, Spaniels, Boston Terriers, etc).

In North America and Europe there are from time to time international conferences that quietly enable new thinking.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – India picked up three Bangladesh wickets in the morning session after declaring their first innings on 462 for six but rain washed out the rest of the fourth day as the one-off test headed for an inevitable draw yesterday.

Congratulations to the team who quickly got the planters around the Independence Arch cleaned and replanted.

“The ultimate strength of our country and our cause will be not in powerful weapons or infinite resources or boundless wealth, but will lie in the unity of our people.”

What a joke! Venezuela, a country facing severe food shortages where people have to make long lines in hopes of finding milk, flour or coffee, has just received an award from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for its allegedly great success in combating hunger.

DUBAI – (Reuters) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a UN inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets.

SANAA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a district in the Yemeni capital Sanaa inhabited by relatives of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, residents and medics said.

Dear Editor,   The article captioned ‘Iconic timber species overharvested near commercial extinction -Bulkan’ in the Sunday Stabroek of May 31.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance towards an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border yesterday, thrusting deeper into the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa province in a campaign backed by US-led air strikes.

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group’s Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   The Independent Party (IP) wishes to thank all Guyanese for participating in the process of electing a new government.

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s constitutional court yesterday threw out parliament’s impeachment of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, calling the move “unfounded” and helping to avoid a political crisis.

Dear Editor,   One of the consequences of living in an impoverished repressive culture is that we become so concerned with meeting our daily bread needs and survival that we oftentimes forget the power of our imagination.

On May 27th a decree which had been issued by President Nicolás Maduro the previous day was gazetted in Venezuela.