Articles published on Tuesday, July 7, 2015
With approximately $60M being expended monthly on the Youth Entrepreneurship and Apprenticeship Programme (YEAP), Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock, has criticised the initiative, which he said, did not aid in community development, instead it undertook political work at the behest of the former government.
The efforts of the Agricola Care Givers association, over its years of existence to reach out to senior citizens, and youths were lauded by Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence.
Gariban Ali, 22, called “Bagiee” is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to investigations into the murder of Patrick Boodie which occurred on April 15, 2015, at Levi Dam, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The PPP/C has settled its list of 32 MPs for Parliament and former President Bharrat Jagdeo is on it, making him the likeliest choice for Leader of the Opposition.
The need for a better system of governance, were among concerns raised by residents of Rockstone, during a ministerial outreach conducted on Sunday by the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs.
President David Granger this morning convened a high-level meeting to address the recent escalation of violent crime.
At about 1900h. last night, police say that businesswoman Angela Hussain, 39 years, of Palmyra, Canje, Berbice, was in her shop when five men, armed with firearms and cutlasses, entered and held her up, along with her family.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he had obtained Quaaludes with the intent of giving the sedatives to young women in order to have sex with them, according to court documents unsealed on Monday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said last night that he was recalling his Ambassador to Guyana Reina Margarita Arratia Diaz for consultation, initiating a comprehensive review of relations with this country and reducing the size of Venezuela’s embassy here.
Concerned about the recent rise in violent crime, President David Granger will today convene a high-level security meeting to craft a crime-fighting strategy.
A father of four died early yesterday morning after the car he was travelling in hit a horse along the Liliendaal Railway Embankment, and then collided with another vehicle.
A police constable on duty was killed yesterday morning when his head was crushed by a sand truck while he was assisting in making preparations for the ‘Soca on the Beach’ show at the new Hits and Jams Water World located at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Although Ganesh Ramlall’s relatives insist that he was the victim of a hit, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday said the information taken from his wife establishes that the businessman was killed during a robbery.
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge says Guyana is pleased with Caricom’s response to the most recent escalation of its border controversy with Venezuela.
One of the suspects in the recent Nandy Park shooting, in which a man was shot dead and his partner and child were wounded, was arrested on Sunday, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.
A Brazilian man was killed on Saturday after he was hit to his head with a piece of wood.
Defending champs Port Kaituma sealed their berth to the final of the Region #1 zone, edging Kamwata Secondary 1-0 in a semi-final affair when the Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Kumaka ground.
Festive flags and the cheers and screams of loyal Guyanese living in Barbados, paved the way for President David Granger’s meet and greet on Sunday morning at Bubba’s Sports Bar, Hastings, Christ Church.
A second consecutive superb bowling performance from the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots saw them register their third win of the 2015 Hero Caribbean Premier League season and consolidate their position at third in the league table, while the Barbados Tridents have now lost two in a row.
The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) is seeking quotations for a public awareness campaign on local government authorities (LGAs) as preparations intensify for the staging of local government elections.
LONDON, (Reuters) – After three hours and two minutes of combat yesterday, Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson were forced off court in the twilight with their last 16 clash tantalisingly poised at two sets all and their Wimbledon audience begging for more.
Dear Editor, With reference to Kamal Ramkarran’s question published in a letter on June 7 in Sunday Stabroek, under the caption, ‘Which is more important: rights or order?’
Auto dealer Deokarran ‘Ram’ Sanasie who was arrested last Thursday in connection with his wife’s murder has been released from police custody.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – CONCACAF, the regional body controlling soccer in North and Central America, announced measures yesterday meant to curb corruption and improve transparency following its involvement in a scandal that has engulfed soccer’s governing body, FIFA.
Dear Editor, On Father’s Day, a miner with an alleged shady past was gunned down in his Nandy Park home as he slept with his girlfriend and their baby son.
ZURICH/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Harold Mayne-Nicholls, who led the teams which inspected bids to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, has been banned from all football for seven years, FIFA’s ethics committee said yesterday.
Some fisher folk are against a suggestion that they be licensed to carry guns to protect themselves against pirate attacks and have indicated that they would prefer mid-ocean patrols instead, according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan.
Seven people are now homeless after fire razed an Alberttown home on Sunday morning.
Dear Editor, In my article published in my blog, conversationtree.gy and in last Sunday’s SN (‘The PPP has lost its way’), I asserted that Mr Donald Ramotar obtained nine votes out of thirty-five in the voting at the Central Committee of the PPP for the position of opposition leader.
Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine on Saturday said that his ministry was committed to returning sports in the curriculum of schools, looking to produce well-rounded athletes and ensuring that monies allocated for sports were utilized by student athletes.
Dear Editor, I heard that there was television coverage of Minister Volda Lawrence visiting a post office and expressing consternation at the way pensioners were treated.
VANCOUVER, (Reuters) – Carli Lloyd led from the front as the United States won the Women’s World Cup for a third time with a crushing 5-2 victory over Japan on Sunday, the striker scoring the tournament’s fastest ever hat-trick, including a spectacular long-range goal.
The seven-storey building located on Camp Street is the site of intense construction.
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has embarked on the Induction Lamps Street Light Project in a bid to conserve energy and cost while addressing environmental concerns.
Dear Editor, In response to my letter in SN of June 30 ‘GuySyCo cannot be resurrected’, Robin Persaud in elucidating the achievements of Vibert Parvatan, appointed Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which will examine the affairs of GuySuCo and make recommendations to chart a new way forward to make it a viable industry, claimed that his experience amply qualified him for the assignment despite my reservations regarding his suitability, and that I should be encouraging and supporting members of the CoI team instead of personally attacking them in their difficult task (‘Parvatan’s experience covers more than forty years…’ SN, July1 ).
HUY, Belgium, (Reuters) – Chris Froome seized early control of the Tour de France, the 2013 champion snatching the yellow jersey after a crash-marred third stage won by Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez yesterday.
Dear Editor, Over many years, starting with the period when Mr de Caires was the editor-in-chief, Stabroek News has printed my letters every time I have submitted them.
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Shan Masood struck his maiden test century and Younus Khan his 30th to fuel their spirited chase for a daunting 377-run victory target in the series-deciding third and final test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele yesterday.
Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud on Saturday told policemen and women that while the new APNU+AFC administration has signalled the provision of more resources there will be a greater demand for accountability.
A June 2015 study done for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Guianas has voiced concern about mercury pollution from Small-Scale Gold Mining (SSGM) in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana and has called for a commitment to ban the gold purifying metal and to stringently monitor its trade.
Dear Editor, In his column last Sunday (‘The PPP has lost its way’, SN, July 5), Mr Ralph Ramkarran made the following statement: “The PPP has made, arguably, the most egregious blunder in its entire history by failing to implement Cheddi Jagan’s ‘shared governance’ or ‘winner does not take all’ policies in political conditions in 2011, where it could have been easily sold to its supporters.
Candidate Master (CM) Anthony Drayton played unbeaten Sunday to win the Guyana Chess federation’s first tournament for the year, the Caricom one-day Rapid Play (Blitz) tournament held at the National Resource Center.
Dear Editor, It is necessary for me to notify the general public of an unfortunate incident which occurred at Wakenaam on June 24, 2015.
PARIS/ATHENS (Reuters) – France and Germany told Greece yesterday to come up with serious proposals in order to restart financial aid talks, a day after Greeks voted overwhelmingly to reject more austerity.
OSLO (Reuters) – More efficient energy use and investments in greener cities are among 10 measures that can help the world to slow global warming while also spurring economic growth, an international report said today.
Daniel Lopes and Aretta Dey trounced Jason Andrews and Afruica Gentle on Saturday to advance to the final of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) premier tournament, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open competition.
Dear Editor, The long anticipated Giftland Mall has finally opened for business, and without a doubt is indeed a fine specimen of Guyanese entrepreneurship.
In the absence of defending champion John Charles, Michael Anthony of the Evolution Cycle Club defeated a number of seasoned campaigners on Saturday to win the fourth annual Joseph and Adelaide Baker Memorial Cycling Classic event in Linden.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Religious groups are an under-used health resource that could help achieve universal healthcare and accelerate the medical response to disease outbreaks, health experts said today.
Caricom Heads who met in Barbados from July 2 to 4 condemned the manner in which the Dominican Republic was treating Haitians who have been living and working there.
Politikles
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – A teenager blew herself up near a mosque last night in an apparent suicide attack attempt in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, police said.
GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) – Camped on streets with sleeping bags and stocked with food supplies, thousands of excited Ecuadoreans congregated in the coastal city of Guayaquil yesterday for Pope Francis’ first mass of his ‘homecoming’ tour of South America.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych was not in the best of moods after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon at Wimbledon yesterday so the journalist who asked him whether he was looking forward to his quarter-final was playing with fire.
Dear Editor, Joey Jagan was unduly harsh in assailing Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran in ‘Granger and Nagamootoo will work things out’ (SN, Jul 1) for not publicly endorsing and supporting the APNU+AFC coalition during the election campaign.
There are a few things about last week’s two-day working session on finalizing a national policy on youth empowerment that merit public comment.
