Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 26, 2015

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical storm warnings were in effect today for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as Erika, the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, closed in on the Eastern Caribbean and appeared to be heading for Florida, the U.S.

At about 2115h last night, the police say that motorcyclist Anil Henry, 19 years, of Danielstown, Essequibo Coast, was struck down by a motor vehicle as he was driving along the Danielstown Public Road.

(Trinidad Guardian) Science and Technology Minister Dr Rupert Griffith says a permanent home for showcasing local innovation will be established in T&T.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The Guatemalan Supreme Court yesterday approved a request by the country’s attorney general to impeach President Otto Perez over his suspected involvement in a racket to siphon customs revenue from the government, and passed the matter to Congress for approval.

Colin Alleyne, the man who allegedly bludgeoned and strangled elderly Montrose caretaker Danrasie Ganesh, was yesterday charged with her murder.

  Finance Minister, Winston Jordan yesterday said that a fair tax system and one that goes after evasion is what his government is expecting as a result of a review recently established.

First Vice President and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday generated concern about political interference in the media when he told reporters at Parliament Building that he was “surprised and disappointed” by a headline which appeared in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle newspaper.

  Parliament’s Committee of Supply yesterday approved the budget estimates for the yet to be gazetted Ministry of Communities amid howls of disapproval from the opposition PPP/C that the APNU+AFC government had not applied the Fiscal Transfers Act to determine allocations to local government bodies.

Days after being seriously injured in an accident at Mahaicony, a final year University of Guyana (UG) student succumbed early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Guyana’s education system is at the “cusp of a service delivery crisis” due to systemic flaws which successive education ministers have failed to address, according to Minister of Education Dr.

Manslaughter accused Gavin Towler was found not guilty yesterday of the charge that he killed his common-law wife Samantha Marques, due to insufficient evidence.

A 17-year-old was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with five counts of armed robbery.

In its attempts to provide regional authorities with more independence, the government has allocated funding at the regional level for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies.

Dozens of tenders were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday for works across the country in seven sessions.

A man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) last night after he was shot to his right foot.

A Sophia man was yesterday ordered to pay $50,000 in compensation after admitting to beating his uncle with a steel pipe in what he claimed was an act of self defence.

The Lady Jaguars advanced to the semi-final round in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Olympic Qualifiers after Cuba failed to defeat St.

Although a man was charged with the recent bloody attack on Abdool and Neeranie Kadir, their family remains critical of the investigation conducted by the police.

West Back Road, Festival City, Sparta Boss and Kitty Weavers were amongst the winners when the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

Keon Simon, who had managed to evade imprisonment after several court appearances for charges of armed robbery, was yesterday sentenced to 56 months in jail.

The trial of Deochand Ramlall, who is charged with raping a 12-year-old, ended in a hung jury last Friday.

The Guyana Sport Shooting Federation (GSSF) in partnership with the World Archery Americas (WAA), on Monday broke new ground when they officially launched their Archery Guyana project at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Ground.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – David Rudisha strained every sinew to win gold and Genzebe Dibaba dominated in the way the Kenyan once did at the world athletics championships yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to acknowledge the concerns expressed in Mr E B John’s letter published in the August 22, 2015, edition of the Stabroek News captioned, ‘Lack of timeliness in pension delivery evidence of chronic inefficiency within GPOC.’

By Jairo Rodrigues in Haiti After a few challenges in Haiti, all thirteen films entered by Guyana will be shown at CARIFESTA XII and four have already had their premieres.

A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of attempting to commit a felony.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from my colleague Mr Sherwood Lowe in yesterday’s newspapers (‘The government must urgently pass an amended broadcasting act…’ SN, August 25).

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A batsman of prodigious talent and a captain unflinching in pursuit of victory, Michael Clarke restored Australia to the pinnacle of test and one-day cricket but winning the affections of a nation proved his toughest battle.

Dear Editor, I refer to your report on page 9 of August 22, captioned ‘City to go after tax defaulters after amnesty.’

(Reuters) – World number ones Serena Williams, aiming to complete the first calendar-year grand slam in 27 years, and Novak Djokovic have been named the top seeds for the U.S.

A quick response by the police has led to the arrest of one of three men who attacked and robbed two others while they were repairing a vehicle at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, The recent revelations by Minister of State Joseph Harmon of the lease arrangement for Red House by a surrogate PPP organisation to house the Cheddi Jagan Resource Centre and the footing of the bill for staff of the facility by the then PPP government is not only malodorous but scandalous.

BEIJING, China, CMC – The Bahamas won its first medal of the 15th IAAF World Championships when Jeffery Gibson took bronze in the 400 metres hurdles on Tuesday.

The acclaimed documentary “You Are Not Alone,” which examines struggles with depression among Black gay men, is being screened this evening at the Dutch Bottle Café.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News, in its editorial of August 24, titled ‘A new Registrar of Lands’, has once again exposed its phobia over the presence of the PNCR in the coalition government.

Students have had a long break from school and it is almost time to send them back to the classrooms again.

LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s soccer clubs voted unanimously yesterday to sack the president of the national soccer federation after he was hit with corruption charges, a senior federation official said.

With the school vacation swiftly coming to an end, many parents have started to get their children ready for school by shopping for uniforms, stationery, footwear and many other items to start off the new term.

Dear Editor, I read that presidential advisers are to be paid $500,000 each on a monthly basis.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – A tired Usain Bolt and an emotionally fatigued Justin Gatlin progressed towards their second blockbuster sprint showdown of the world championships by easing through the 200 metres heats yesterday.

BEIJING, China, CMC – Reigning Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott is suggesting that an ankle injury is not to be blamed for his elimination from the Javelin event at the World Championships on Monday.

SPISE (Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering) recently concluded this year’s offering after challenging students on robotics and other areas.

Dear Editor, With reference to the current topic of the CCJ’s judgement relative to the imports and environmental tax by importer Rudisa, time after time administrative decisions are taken one way or the other which cause government, importers and consumers to suffer.

Aubrey Quamina is currently enjoying his summer vacation at the Silvertown home in Linden where he grew up, basking in the satisfaction of recently receiving one of the more prestigious awards for educators in New York.

Dear Editor, Lyndon B Johnson spoke of the “Great Society,” which for him meant social reforms designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.

BEIJING, China, CMC – The youngest competitor in the finals of the 400 metres of the World Championships, Trinidad and Tobago’s Machel Cedenio, says he would not be intimidated when he takes on a high quality field this morning.

HARARE, (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe pinned his hopes on China helping to revive Zimbabwe’s struggling economy on Tuesday and outlined reforms to investment rules to try to attract more capital.

Dear Editor, I just learned of the passing of Benjamin Gibson, the father of well-known activist-scholar, Kean Gibson.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC-An umpire, officiating in the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) International Under-19 Championship, has been banned for the rest of the tournament after a number of wrong line calls led to the elimination of Guyanese player Narayan Ramdhani at the quarter final stage.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Some Kenyan athletes were warned ahead of unannounced doping tests and a banned runner accused athletics officials of demanding money to hide positive tests, German state broadcaster ARD reported yesterday.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell yesterday as investors feared fresh rate cuts in China would not be enough stabilise its cooling economy or halt a collapse in its stock markets.

Dear Editor, What is our community responsibility when the deliberate misrepresentation of history arises?

Dear Editor, Kudos to Mr Annan Boodram, Ms Bibi Ahamad, Mrs Norkah Carter, Mr Nazim Hussain, Mr Yog Mahadeo and the young Divina Singh and Carol Lovell for a tremendous weekend conference and awards programme focused on the topic of suicide.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is used to being attacked by critics as a communist dictator, but one label the Latin American socialist was not expecting was to be compared to U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Five-times winner Roger Federer will go into next week’s U.S.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A federal judge in Brazil overseeing a sweeping corruption investigation said yesterday there were signs that President Dilma Rousseff’s former chief of staff had received bribes.

In the history of quarrels about borders, the Guyana situation appears quite unusual in that one state is trying to overthrow an arbitral award that has stood for over a century.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese thought that May 11, 2015 heralded the end of racism in Guyana when national elections ushered in the new coalition government just as a rather complementary set of other Guyanese had on October 5, 1992.

ILALASIMBA, Tanzania, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Y olanda Ngunda has every reason to smile now she holds a title deed recognising her as sole owner of a disputed plot of rugged farmland in Tanzania’s remote southern highlands.

As the next presidential and congressional elections draw nearer, it is perhaps now inevitable that the foreign policy initiatives of President Obama and his government will be embroiled in continuing campaign rhetoric and manipulation.

AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico yesterday opened their first new rail link in more than a century as part of plans to update infrastructure carrying nearly $600 billion a year in bilateral trade, officials said.

This is the season of funny debates. There is talk among observers and politicians that Guyana is either in recession or about to enter into one.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court ruled yesterday that ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt will be given a “special trial” next year on genocide charges in which the 89-year-old will not have to testify and will not be sent to prison if convicted, due to mental incapacity.

Dear Editor, I hope that the present administration is pursuing all aspects of this enigma – the Marriott Hotel.