Daily Archive: Sunday, June 28, 2015

Former Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh today challenged the US$1.6b external debt figure which Finance Minister Winston Jordan was reported to have made to the National Assembly on Friday.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ignatius Francis, 72 years, of Kumaka, NWD, whose body was found on the roadway at Moruca, NWD, at about 2340h.

At about 0230h. today, the police say that two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered the home of Gowkarran Rampersaud, 46 years, of New Providence Scheme, EBD, through an open door, and held him at gunpoint.

(Trinidad Express) Lawrence Duprey feels he was duped into disposing of his company, CL Financial (CLF), to the Government in January 2009.

The billion dollar Guyana Forensic Science Labora-tory which opened a year ago at Turkeyen “has its problems” and the aim now is ensuring that it becomes a working facility, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj This week, the World Beyond Georgetown visited a gem of a village tucked away between Sarah Johanna and Caledonia on the East Bank Demerara.

“The Commonwealth stands as one and speaks with one voice in our commitment to Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

iRADIO which currently has two controversial radio frequencies − 90.1 and 91.5 − in operation has been sold to a Trinidad owned company which has a branch here, according to sources who questioned the validity of such a purchase given that the licence to operate the frequencies was acquired less than three years ago.

Introduction As promised, today I continue discussing the topic: financing for development and its linkage to efforts directed at recovering stolen public assets belonging to Guyana.

To 78-year-old Yvonne Trim, age is just a number. A resident of Roden Rust, East Bank Essequibo, Trim is about to complete her first year of studies in mechanics, but for her this is just to give her the papers to match her skills as she is already a whiz at vehicle repairs.

Most feared Every time one reads about the economic crisis in Greece, one cannot help thinking of how the world has changed.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson is aiming for Category 1 aviation status by 2018 but acknowledged that this is going to be an uphill battle due to the lack of technical skills.

A Caneville, East Bank Demerara teen was yesterday afternoon intercepted with drugs strapped to her body as she was preparing to board a LIAT flight to Barbados.

I have come to the conclusion that it will never stop – persons telling you angrily that today’s music is “garbage”.

“The writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed – love and honour and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice.”

Imrain Khan who shipped the consignment of shrimp which was recently intercepted in New York with US$12M ($2.4B) worth of cocaine concealed inside has been released after being questioned by police and ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Derlis Gonzalez slotted two penalties, one in regular time and again in the shootout, to help Paraguay beat Brazil 4-3 after a 1-1 draw on Saturday that advanced them to a Copa America semi-final against Argentina.

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday afternoon arrested a Guyanese as he attempted to smuggle some 12 kilos of cocaine in among other things Kerrygold milk powder at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Eager to divert attention from a world-record inflation rate, massive food shortages and other self-inflicted economic problems that could lead to an opposition victory in the Dec 6 legislative elections, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is pulling a trick of last resort for embattled demagogues: reviving a dormant territorial controversy to stir nationalist passions.

While measures to alleviate the flooding in Georgetown continue, there are plans to extend this to an urban renewal programme as well as address flood problems in other parts of the country.

The Providence High Performance Centre (HPC) is currently in the design stage and work will commence following the approval of funds from football’s world governing body FIFA, chairman of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee Clinton Urling says.

For many years now, the Caribbean has been able to cultivate a generally positive image of high literacy levels and academic achievement.

A wash bay owner was on Friday night abducted from his business in Georgetown by gunmen who later took him to ‘A’ Field, Sophia where he was shot twice but they were forced to flee on foot after their car ended up in a trench while they were escaping.

On the back of his recent sublime form, Team Evolution’s cyclist Michael Anthony added the national time trial championship title to his collection yesterday.

Couroupita guianensis, commonly called Cannonball tree, is a large upright tropical tree that grows to approximately 60 feet in height, with a thick, tough bark.

I keep explaining to anyone who would listen that dogs have a pronounced sense of hearing and an acute sense of smell.

Meticulous work by ranks attached to the major crime investigation unit operating out of CID Headquarters, Eve Leary has led to the arrest of four persons in the shooting death of Rubis Accountant Jason Cort, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who revealed that charges are likely to be laid early this week.

It is always of infinite interest to take a close look at trends in theatre in Guyana while casting a glance across the Caribbean to see how they measure up.

Both APNU and the AFC appear anxious to amend the Cummingsburg Accord allegedly on the ground that the reality of political office has clashed with the Accord’s constitutionality.

Nyron Joseph, Reagan Pollard and Larissa Wiltshire were amongst the winners when the Digicel/Guyana Squash Association Senior National Championships continued on Friday at the Georgetown Club Squash Facility.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Such has been Serena Williams’s iron-fisted dominance of women’s tennis that the American is one Wimbledon title away from achieving a ‘Serena Slam’ and halfway towards completing a rare calendar Grand Slam.

Jamal Goodluck and Tandy Primo are the 2015 Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) doubles champions after a sterling performance gifted them the title yesterday at the bank’s recreational facility.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican signed its first treaty with the “State of Palestine” on Friday, calling for “courageous decisions” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and backing a two-state solution.

SOUSSE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia yesterday, a day after a gunman killed 39 people as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

There are times when dessert is preferred in liquid form. Lighter than ice cream and regular milkshake, this Banana-Dulce de leche Shake comes together quickly and you can adjust the sweetness to suit your taste.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine judge has ordered the seizure of assets of oil drilling companies operating in the Falklands Islands, including property held by US firm Noble Energy, as the country takes a firmer line on the disputed territory ahead of October elections.

Becoming a world chess champion may be, decidedly, the most extraordinary feat one can perform as it is captured in a halo of glory; a colossal achievement.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Uruguay’s FA will raise a formal complaint against Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara for provoking striker Edinson Cavani by sticking his finger up his backside during the hosts’ 1-0 Copa America quarter-final win.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots beat Barbados Tridents by one run in game seven of the Caribbean Premier League at Kensington Oval here yesterday.

Dear Editor, After an historic election victory that gives people all over the country the sense of the dawn of a new day, free at last from twenty-three years of PPP/C rule, many were happy to see the back of nepotism and political cronies in positions of authority.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara will quit international cricket during the test series against India in August, the island nation’s most prolific batsman said yesterday.

TAIPEI (Reuters) – About 200 people were injured after a fire suspected to have stemmed from the explosion of an unknown flammable powder occurred in a recreational park in northern Taiwan, local media reported yesterday.

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) – Four years after his miss in a penalty shootout sent Argentina spinning out of the Copa America, Carlos Tevez slammed home the winning spot kick against Colombia on Friday to book his country’s place in this year’s semi-finals.

Dear Editor, As I drive or walk around the city and its neighbourhoods I am always on the lookout for suffering animals, and I seldom fail to spot one or more.

Dear Editor, The new administration is extremely busy at this time trying to ‘right the wrong’ of the past years.

Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine is apparently hopeful that extra lessons can in due course be dispensed with.

Teenage dream… Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and his wife Sita snuggled up in the Caribbean Cinemas theatre yesterday probably reliving their teenage years during a tour of the Giftland Mall.