Daily Archive: Friday, September 18, 2015

Chile’s Ambassador to Guyana Claudio Rachel Rojas (left) and his wife,  Maritza Del Carmen Perez Quimbaya (second from left) along with President David Granger (centre) and First Lady Mrs.

In keeping with a personal promise, and one that was made to the nation several years ago, President David Granger, this morning presented a laptop computer to the Head Teacher of Tutorial High School,  Walterine Mc Leod.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Out-of-favour Test batsman Narsingh Deonarine has signed on to play for Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in this year’s Professional Cricket League, in a swap deal that will see Nkrumah Bonner heading to Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

Investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ganesh Permaul, 28 years, of Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, whose body was found on a bridge at Crabwood Creek at about 1530h.

At about 1845h. yesterday, the police say that Sunil Sooklall, 31 years, of James Street, Albouystown, was at James Street when two men rode up on bicycles and one of them discharged several rounds in his direction.

At about 1700h. yesterday, police ranks conducted a search on two men at Black Water, Mahdia, during which fourteen (14) 12 gauge shotguns cartridges, seventy six (76) .38 rounds, one hundred (100) 9mm.

At about 1300h. yesterday, the police say that Brazilian national Jose D’Andrade, 30 years, of Bartica, was confronted by two men at Black Water, Cuyuni, and an argument ensued over the dust that was being caused by an ATV that he was driving.

At about 0945h. today, police ranks on a marine patrol in the Demerara River, acting on information received, went to the Houston Fishing Wharf, EBD, where they saw a man acting in a suspicious manner.

ZAGREB, (Reuters) – Croatia cannot and will not accept the burden of thousands of migrants any longer, nor register or accommodate them, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said today.

A couple was shot dead around 9 pm last night in Tacarigua, on the Eastern Main Road near Dinsley Junction.

A worker is dead and another is now hospitalised after a pit collapse at the site of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project.

In the wake of Venezuela’s freeze on the appointment of the new Guyana envoy, Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday said the exchange of ambassadors is important to promoting bilateral dialogue.

A Nigerian man, who admitted to swallowing over 245 grammes of cocaine in hopes of funding a trip overseas, will be spending the next four years in prison.

Long-standing criticism of the effectiveness of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) in its role as the state oversight agency for the country’s gold-mining sector has been expanded by the conclusions of the recently released four-member investigative report into accidents in the mining sector.

Administrative Coordinator of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) Mining School and Training Centre John Applewhite-Hercules believes that as public interest centres increasingly on building capacity in the industry the role of the school has become more important.

One of the men involved in Wednesday night’s horrific crash succumbed to his injuries early yesterday morning, while another is in police custody assisting with investigations.

Old enemies will resume hostilities when the eagerly anticipated Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League commences today at the Leonora Sports Facility with a clash of the heavyweights.

Hundreds of documents stored at the former Bedford Methodist School building were destroyed during Wednesday’s downpour as the demolition of the structure continues.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space to respond to a letter published in your newspaper dated September 16, 2015 titled, ‘Lands and Surveys has not activated sub-offices.’

Zurich/New York (Reuters) World football body FIFA ordered Jerome Valcke, its second-ranking official, on leave yesterday just hours after an ex-footballer raised allegations he was involved in a plan to resell 2014 World Cup tickets for a lucrative profit.

Government and UNICEF are currently finalising a project intended to ensure that all births in far flung areas in the hinterland are registered, according to Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix.

Dear Editor,   The newspaper report in SN of 15th September, at page 9, I regard as closing the issue of the appointment of a Registrar, Ms Rosalie Robertson, an attorney-at-law of long standing.

Superintendent Dion Moore has replaced Senior Superintendent Ian Amsterdam as Traffic Chief, a move, which some members of the force see as a demotion for Amsterdam and a response to him standing up for himself.

Dear Editor, Unusual stories from the Guyana airport shouldn’t be seen as singular.

Fresh off their success at the National Novices Championship last month, the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) has returned to the city with a five-man team to compete in this weekend’s Intermediate Championship.

Dear Editor, Corruption keeps riding the waves and bears examination again today.

Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte is accusing Chief Education Officer (CEO) Olato Sam of attempting to pass the buck for the failings in the education system by blaming teachers for the inability of students to demonstrate basic competency at the end of their primary-level education.

Retired Guyana Defence Force Staff Sergeant Claudette Croft, her daughter Roxanne and son Raymond are working diligently to grow what, though still a fledgling enterprise appears to have all the potential for rapid growth.

Key performances from a few of the Guyana Jaguars’ top players wrapped up a successful three-day simulation match played at Bourda, as part of the defending champions pre-season training camp.

For almost two years Optique Vision Care has been providing a comprehensive eye care service at affordable prices to Guyanese.

A fisherman was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied stealing $1.6 million worth of items from Guyana Stores Limited (GSL).

Dear Editor, As some continue to pursue the issue of bringing the opposition into the cabinet one cannot lose sight of what happens day-to-day in governance.

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – Sprint icon Usain Bolt has donated JAM$1.3 million (US$10 960) along with equipment, to bolster the ailing sports programme at his alma mater, William Knibb Memorial High.

Zurich, (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have approved the extradition of Uruguayan citizen Eugenio Figueredo to the United States as part of an investigation into suspected corruption in soccer, the government said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Many of us in the diaspora are concerned with some of the actions along with apparent contradictions which are emerging in some sectors of the new administration.

  Modest snackettes continue to spring up in Georgetown with startling frequency, an indication that food is one of the fastest growing services in the urban business culture.

Despite fewer donations and limited funding, the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) is continuing to provide disaster relief to those in need across Guyana.

Scotiabank, for the fifth consecutive year, has beaten all local competition in earning Best Digital Bank Award for 2015.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday  September 17, 2015          Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Kingston, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has urged support for the Twenty20 celebrity charity match which will be played in Barbados later this month to raise funds for the Dominica Emergency Relief Fund.

Dear Editor, Maybe I am the only person guilty of infringing your editorial policy of not publishing letters that appear in other newspapers; if so I apologise.

TOVARNIK, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatia threatened to close its border with Serbia yesterday as migrants fled from overwhelmed police, trekked through fields and tried to steal into Slovenia by train in a desperate march westwards that is sowing discord and recrimination in Europe.

Olympic cattle: And the winner is? Bessie! This herd made short work of swimming across the Hope Canal late yesterday afternoon on their way home from grazing.

One of the soldiers who was shot late Wednesday night was discharged from the hospital while the other is currently recovering.

TONGOY, Chile (Reuters) – Residents sifted through rubble yesterday and saved what they could from homes destroyed by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in central Chile that killed 11 people, forced 1 million from their homes and sent giant waves crashing into coastal areas.

St. John’s, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has hired the United Kingdom-based company Pitch International in a multi-year deal to develop and implement a new commercial strategy, with the aim of boosting the organization’s revenue.

Stock market updates

Dear Editor, Back in Guyana for my fourth visit of the year and while completing some project work, I decided to spend more time in Charity, a place I call home away from home.

Dear Editor, While I cannot deem myself a cricket enthusiast, I do read the sports news.

Spin twins Devendra Bishoo and Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai scripted an easy win for Albion who ran roughshod over Police by seven wickets in their semi-final of the 2015 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Berbice River Bridge 50 overs knock-out tournament.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)            *Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The White House is drafting sweeping regulations to further weaken the US trade embargo on Cuba that would ease restrictions on US companies and make it easier for Americans to travel there, US government sources said yesterday.

Expensive race: A race along Aubrey Barker Road, North Ruimveldt by two minibuses yesterday morning ended badly when one knocked this taxi into the canal.

Residents on the West Coast Berbice were the beneficiaries of a charity drive hosted by the Dhar-mic Naujawaan (DNJ), the central youth arm of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha.

ABUJA (Reuters) – The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4 million, the UN children agency UNICEF said yesterday.

Dear Editor, World leaders meet next week for the 70th anniversary celebration of the United Nations.

With gradually increasing consistency, I’ve been picking up indicative hints about the emphasis that is to be placed on the May 2016 Independence Anniversary event, apparently in preference to the annual February Republic Mashramani activities.

Despite failing to acquire any notable targets during the transfer window, Fruta Conquerors head-coach Calvin Allen believes his side will be competitive in the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League.

A section of the University of Guyana road will be closed to traffic today between 09:00 hrs and 13:00 hrs, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has said.

Think of the Garden of Eden and the biblical fields of plenty come to mind.

Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the United Kingdom’s main opposition Labour Party, is regarded as a rarity in politics: an honest man who generally gives straight answers to questions, even if his views might be as unfashionable and messy as his clothes.

BISSAU (Reuters) – Veteran politician Carlos Correia was sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new prime minister yesterday amid hopes that his appointment might diffuse a weeks-long political crisis in the coup-prone West African state.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s opposition parties yesterday filed a request in Congress to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for breaking fiscal rules by allegedly manipulating government finances to benefit her re-election last year.

Even as the government contemplates its next moves to shore up a mining sector reeling under pressure from continually falling gold prices, a succession of mining accidents some of which have resulted in multiple deaths and what, at this stage, is just the beginning of potentially scandalous allegations of large scale smuggling of gold out of Guyana, the recently concluded four-member Commission of Inquiry into “mine accident deaths by pit collapse” has launched a scathing attack on the sector’s key regulatory agency, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) charging, among other things, that the agency lacks “the focus, capacity and/or strategy to ensure that (gold mining) operations are meeting their legal responsibilities under accepted health and safety laws and guidelines and the requirements of the Mining Act.”

  “I’m so depressed.” This is a common phrase. However, many people still do not understand the difference between ordinary sadness and depression.