Daily Archive: Sunday, August 23, 2015

There were more than 19 000 late registrations of birth in four interior regions within the last five years and there are suspicions that the process may have been abused.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt once again produced his best when it mattered most to retain his 100 metres world title today and reassert his status as the fastest man on the planet.

(Trinidad Express) The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) is calling on cable television providers to remove 16 channels for which they have not acquired Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) from local channel line-ups.

Following days of surveillance and careful planning, police yesterday arrested the prime suspect in the murder of 77-year-old Montrose caretaker Danrasie Ganesh and the man told investigators that one of the woman’s relatives hired him to carry out the brutal crime.

Tucked away behind Mon Repos on the East Coast Demerara is the little village of De Endragt that is populated with approximately 300 people.

Unless government comes up with a “proper plan” for renewable energy, US$80 million earmarked for the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) will return to Norway, Director of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative Per Fedrik Pharo has told members of civil society.

A modernised prison system is on the government’s to do list but given the unavailability of financing not much can be done in the short term, according to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, who says surveillance is being increased as a short-term measure.

Although the current headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) have been deemed as “sufficiently safe” for continued occupation, board chairman Rawle Lucas says a long term solution for housing the agency’s operations is necessary.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has presented Cabinet with a draft security plan which outlines a strategy to be used by government to fight crime, State Minister Joseph Harmon announced on Friday.

While affirming government’s commitment to fighting poverty during its term in office, President David Granger has announced that an annual subvention would be allocated to the Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFTP) from next year.

A review of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s strategic plan is being conducted to clearly identify factors which are causing the underreporting of taxation so that measures to improve collection can be implemented, according to GRA Board Chairman Rawle Lucas.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has announced a campaign to remove derelict vehicles and debris from city roadsides, sidewalks and parapets.

With Guyana’s male team failing to defend their title, the female unit did not disappoint and retained their crown, downing Barbados 3-2 in the finale of the Caribbean Squash Association Championships Team Tourney which concluded in the Cayman Islands yesterday.

A Lusignan storeowner is now in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was struck yesterday while riding his motorbike at the corner of Cummings and Lamaha streets, in Georgetown.

Standing atop the podium and hearing the National Anthem play on three occasions at the just concluded World Masters Athletic Outdoor Championship in Lyon, France was the proudest moment of Alisha Fortune’s 31-year track and field career.

From a boy of 10 or so, growing up on West Dem, it was there in front of me – the difference between Indians and Blacks, what we refer to today as the ethnic divide; I never heard the term back then.

Introduction   Last week’s column briefly reflected on the ongoing transitioning from the present era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for global development (2010-2015), which expires this year to the upcoming Post-2015 Development Agenda that is presently being forged by the global community.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Britain’s Mo Farah survived a last-lap trip to retain his 10,000 metres world title in some style yesterday, extending his dominance of men’s distance running at major championships.

Two Guyanese women are now in police custody after they were found with cocaine at the Ogle International Airport, where they were outgoing passengers.

A week after his discharge from hospital, accident victim Christopher Naipaul’s relatives discovered pieces of broken glass in his wounds, which had been stitched and bandaged.

It was a night littered with goals as West Front Road Gold is Money, Festival City, Bent Street and Sophia recorded wins when the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship continued on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Collection entity   For a government to carry out its work or execute the policies that it has adopted for the management of the country, it needs money.

“Jhal,” Uncle Raghu shouts, as he beats a huge drum down the East Coast Highway.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception better known as Brickdam Cathedral held a Grand Festival of Flowers in celebration of their centenary last Monday and Tuesday at the cathedral.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews struck his sixth test century but India took command on the third day of the second test at P Sara Oval yesterday.

One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatest concerns may be about to materialise: US citizens being allowed to travel to Cuba on an individual basis.

A production titled Performance 4: The Resurrection was presented by the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama at the Cultural Centre the week before last.

LILLE, France/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A day ago he was just another tourist on a train.

The population has learnt not to expect much that is edifying in the annual budget debates.

Guyana’s u-14 and u-18 tennis teams returned home on Friday following a dismal outing in Tobago with only Kalyca Fraser able to make it to the semi-finals.

SEOUL (Reuters) – Aides to the leaders of North and South Korea held talks at the Panmunjom truce village straddling their border yesterday and into the early hours of today, raising hopes for an end to a standoff that put the rivals on the brink of armed conflict.

Continued   I had promised last week that we would go delving into the ‘middle ear’ in order to ascertain what sort of stomach-turning maladies we will find there.

With a berth in the next round on the line, the Lady Jaguars will face-off with Cuba today in their final Group 4 fixture in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Olympic qualifiers at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.

It is my fervent hope as President of the Guyana Chess Association and as the Head of a Government committed to national excellence in sports, that Ajedrez will make a contribution in further popularizing chess, to illuminate the darkness and dispel the mysteries which in some cases still surround and engulf this great game, and be a source of instruction to the inexperienced, and of pleasure to the initiate.    

BEIJING, China, CMC – Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell led a quintet of Caribbean qualifiers into the men’s 100 metres semi-finals at the IAAF World Championships here yesterday.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The last remaining ministers of Guatemalan President Otto Perez’s original cabinet said yesterday they could no longer work in his government after prosecutors sought to impeach him for corruption, piling pressure on the head of state to resign.

Dear Editor,   It is not listed in the Table of Contents, but if you have the will you can find a relatively short list of statutory utilities, two of which seem to have been ignored in all the years of scrutiny and budget debates.

Dear Editor,   In the Stabroek News of August 5, Minister of Education, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, was reported as disclosing that he intends to amend parts of the National Grade Six Assessment process.

Having had great success with my red cabbage and fresh coriander/cilantro raw slaw, I figured that I would try the combo again, only this time, I’d use the regular white cabbage.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have received more than 100 reports of suspicious financial activity linked to FIFA’s decisions to let Russia and Qatar host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, the Swiss attorney general’s office said yesterday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Friday declared a state of emergency along parts of the border with Colombia to restore order after a clash between smugglers and troops left three soldiers wounded.

Members of Guyana’s contingent moving through the streets of Port-au-Prince as they make their way to the Carifesta XII opening ceremony on Friday.

Young people enjoying themselves at the HJ Water World (Photo by Keno George)

We are richer by far in having a varied media as part of the life of the community.

Sunday Cartoon

At least the government is still listening to criticism, and that is a major point in its favour.