Daily Archive: Sunday, June 21, 2015

Come April 23, 2016 Bartica will attain the status of a town in keeping with a promise made by President David Granger during his election campaign, GINA reported.

Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton on June 19 visited the Skeldon Hospital, East Berbice, Corentyne, Region Six, which is currently undergoing massive renovation and remodelling.

Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence was the guest of honour at a ceremony organised by the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex’s Akbar Hussain Lecture Hall yesterday.

Economist,  Dr Clive Thomas has been appointed Presidential Adviser on sustainable development, GINA said today.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0330h.

At about 0140h. today, the police say that shots were discharged through the bedroom window of the residence of miner Travis Rudder, 26 years, of Nandy Park, EBD, hitting him and his fiancé Mawanza Gill and his one year six months old son Travis Rudder Jnr.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Scoreboard of the opening game of the Caribbean Premier League between Barbados Tridents and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Kensington Oval here Saturday.

Guyana’s Hugh Ross is once again the best Master’s over-50 bodybuilder in the world.

President David Granger says that when the PPP/C takes up its 32 seats in Parliament, the government will be able to reach out to it for more inclusive governance and he acknowledged that parts of the agreement underpinning the historic alliance between APNU and the AFC collide with the Constitution and would therefore have to await reforms In an exclusive interview with the Stabroek News last Friday the Head of State said it was following legal advice this would have been discovered.

The Representation of the People Act, which can be found in Volume 1 of the Laws of Guyana, contains the laws relating to elections, including the counting and recounting of votes.

Isaiah Berlin, who died a few years ago at the age of 89, was in my view the most distinguished political philosopher and historian of ideas of the 20th century.

Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara was bustling as with dark clouds hanging overhead, everyone was hurrying to get about their business done before the rains came.

Introduction Beginning with this brief introduction, in coming weeks I explore the linkage between initiatives to recover stolen public assets in Guyana and financing for its development.

An early morning accident along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) public road has left one man dead and another seriously injured.

Despite intermittent showers, the Smalta National Youth and Junior Track and Field Championships had some scintillating performances.

Jeb Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish and has a Mexican-born wife, is the Republican hopeful who would do best among Hispanic voters in the 2016 presidential elections.

Kwakwani Secondary defeated Harmony Secondary 3-0 when the 5th edition of the Digicel Secondary Schools Championship continued yesterday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

Former Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford who is ensnared in a police investigation involving vehicles that were to be transferred to her and persons close to her after the May 11 general elections, yesterday declined to comment on the matter saying that she was media-shy.

The proprietor of an internet café and Western Union outlet at Duncan Street, Campbellville was yesterday morning shot once to his left foot when armed bandits invaded his business and carted off an undisclosed amount of cash.

Guyana’s winless campaign at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships continued yesterday, losing to the Cayman Islands 61-89 in their opening Reclassification Round fixture at the Multi Sports Complex in Tortola.

The Golden Jaguars u-23 squad for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) leg of the 2016 Olympic Qualifiers was officially named yesterday by Head-Coach Jamal Shabazz.

A North/East La Penitence resident was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Accident and Emergency Unit (A&EU) during the wee hours of yesterday morning after he was hit down by a motor car at D’Urban and High streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.

From I was a youth, as my Jamaican friends would phrase it, I have always been one of those “let me see for myself” guys.

Every time that Caricom Heads of Government meet, they include language in their final communiqué on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.

AFTER Australia’s lop-sided victories over the West Indies in the two Tests in Dominica and Jamaica earlier this month, a foreboding headline appeared in the Melbourne Age over a piece by its chief sports columnist, Greg Baum.

  The word forensic   Over the past month or so, Guyanese have heard the words forensic auditing come into frequent use in relation to the activities of the past government.

The police, through increased patrols, roadblocks, raids and other crime fighting initiatives, have successfully managed to keep gun-related crimes down, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who said yesterday that the type of robberies being reported in the media has created an impression that there is an increase in crime.

A Mahaica Creek farmer is trying to save his 94 cows, after his ranch was once again flooded as a result of the May/June rain.

Each weekend I set out to cook a different meat but there are times (many times) that I end up cooking chicken, every weekend – roast, curried, stewed, baked, grilled, pan-seared etc.

VINA DEL MAR, Chile, (Reuters) – An early goal from Gonzalo Higuain was enough to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Jamaica at the Copa America yesterday and secure their place in the quarter-finals as winners of Group B.

Wamara logs exported from Guyana earlier this year were priced between US$200 and US$220 per cubic metre but were priced between US$757 and US$773 in China, a difference of over US$500 and forestry expert Janette Bulkan says forensic audits in the natural resources sector are urgently needed.

Officials of OPCO (Guyana) Inc., the local franchise for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) met with Junior Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow bludgeoned a brilliant 83 not out in Durham to lead England to a three-wicket win over New Zealand on the Duckworth-Lewis method yesterday, earning a 3-2 victory in the five-match series of one-dayers.

Almost 700 miners have outstanding payments for environmental bonds dating to 2008 and if payments are not made soon, their mining blocks would be deemed abandoned.

Last week we considered what constitutes Guyanese Literature in the Pre-Independence era, focusing on the Colonial period.

In the light of the increased crime rate, the Guyana Police Force’s ‘D’ Division has begun a strategic plan, targeting youth, especially the unemployed and school dropouts in the region, to equip them with life skills.

(Reuters) – Asad Shafiq’s seventh hundred and a belligerent 96 from Sarfraz Ahmed helped give Pakistan a sizeable lead against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the opening test at Galle yesterday.

Where there’s a will… These boys determined to pick coconuts off a tree a ‘B’ Field Sophia yesterday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s foreign ministry has sent a letter of protest to neighbouring Venezuela after the government of President Nicolas Maduro decreed maritime borders in a disputed area of the Atlantic Ocean, a ministry source said yesterday.

In the long, fluctuating history of chess, since it was first discovered in India some time around 6 AD, the number of heads-of-state who are familiar with the game becomes noticeable.

Last week while driving along Carifesta Avenue, I saw the most amazing Cassia javanica commonly called Pink Cassia in bloom at Marian Academy.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC– Several players are expressing excitement as preparation continue for the first West Indies Retired Player Foundation Golf Day, slated for today at the prestigious Sandy Lane Country Club.

In the light of recent Hydrocarbon finds by ExxonMobil, Canadian oil exploration company CGX Energy Inc is seeking support to intensify its exploration efforts on the Corentyne block in the Guyana-Suriname Basin.

1) Dermoid Cysts This is a tumour, not a malignant one though.

Dear Editor, Venezuela is alleged to have looked with disfavour on the so-called interference by the British High Commis-sioner, Mr Quinn, in the current controversy between Venezuela and Guyana.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s foreign ministry has accused a group of Brazilian senators of seeking to destabilize the country during a brief visit on Thursday and denied their safety was under threat.

After completing years of training that started with a dream to become a doctor, local neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi has performed several high-risk operations since assuming his post at the Georgetown Public Hospital, including on a police constable who was shot in the head.

Dear Editor, Insurance is the cornerstone for the development of any country.

Last week PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee wrote to the newspapers about the precarious state of the Cummingsburg Accord.

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(Brasilia) Reuters – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity suffered a new blow in June, with just 10 per cent of voters approving her government as unemployment rises and corruption allegations haunt key allies, a poll showed yesterday.

Jonathan Jagdeo, Jamal John, Adrian Sharma and Alex Leung were the standout cyclists yesterday when the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) teamed up with the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) to observe World Olympic Day with five BMX races at the National Park.