Daily Archive: Sunday, November 1, 2015

The first phase of the rehabilitation of the Georgetown drainage system has concluded, with 45% of the main drains cleared and a combined expenditure of more than $195 million.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal took three quick wickets before Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a 32-ball 59 to lead Sri Lanka to a tense one-wicket win in a rain-curtailed first one-dayer against West Indies on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The former People’s Partnership government spent TT$250 million on travel.

(Reuters) – Wreckage believed to be of the cargo ship El Faro, which was lost off the Bahamas along with its 33 crew during Hurricane Joaquin, was discovered on Saturday, U.S.

The 476 pounds of gold stolen during an armed robbery in Curaçao in November 2012 definitely came from Guyana, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman who said that a report compiled by Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officials who had travelled to the Dutch island contained nothing useful.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Catherina Sophia or CS as most villagers refer to their home, lies tucked away in a tiny corner of the West Bank Demerara.

Getting an abortion in Guyana is legal. It has been so for 20 years and after all the hiccups the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) is offering the service free of charge to all women.

“It never used to pain every day and all day. But…when you feel the pain, you can’t move,” 11-year-old ovarian cancer survivor Shelly Debidin said, as she described the beginning of what would months later prove to be an ordeal.

Introduction Let me admit upfront, I agree entirely with Ramesh Gampat’s headline statement as reported in his SN letter of October 26, 2015: `While Guyana’s data is too weak to be subjected to rigorous analysis it allows for broad trends’.

By Major General (retd) Joseph G Singh (Former Chief of Staff 1990-2000)   Today the Guyana Defence Force observes its 50th Anniversary.

Constant trade deficit Guyana, like several other countries, runs a constant trade deficit.

John Phillips, a former well known face on the local theatre scene has been doing quite well for himself in Canada and now wants to return to Guyana and conduct workshops to help young actors and actresses.

In last week’s offering, I made the point that if we want Guyanese to move beyond their ethnic positions to be comfortable under the wider umbrella of a bona fide nation, we need to work to ensure that the populace knows of the achievements and successes behind that national entity.

At her funeral service yesterday, human rights’ activist Zenita Nicholson was remembered for the contributions she made to helping others, though no one knew she too needed help.

The list is long in Guyana of problems needing solution and the list isn’t shortening.

Having the ability to request personal banking information from institutions will afford the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) the opportunity to reconcile information provided by taxpayers.

Diwali is celebrated by Hindus to signify the victories of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.

Carl Inniss, the owner of Street Styles boutique was shot last evening as he exited his vehicle on Barr Street Kitty sometime after 6pm.

Carjackers traded shots with police early yesterday morning when their getaway was interrupted by members of an alert police patrol.

Prompt response from police resulted in two suspected bandits being apprehended shortly after a brazen daylight robbery of a Mahaica family.

Some residents of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, have had their street lamps removed by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) after their failure to pay a monthly charge.

An early morning fire razed a Rosignol house yesterday. Una Devi, 56, said she lived in the two-storey house all of her life.

Toshaos and village councillors belonging to 17 indigenous villages in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) recently completed a two-day workshop in Kato to help equip them to address labour and human trafficking issues.

In the last few weeks the European Commission (EC) has made available two discussion documents that will change Europe’s future relationship with the Caribbean and Latin America.

Alanzo Greaves (Team Roraima) claimed his first stage win in this year’s Tour of Guyana with an impressive sprint in the penultimate stage yesterday in Essequibo, but Team Coco’s Carlos Ospina still has a firm grip on the leaders jersey.

In this their eighth Conversation, artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson examine Marjorie Broodhagen’s painting, Lukanani and Lemons, completed in 1967.

Three hundred and seventy-five new members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have completed the basic recruit courses resulting in their promotion to the rank of private with 283 of those soldiers being attached to the regular force and the remaining 92 the reserve force.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) congratulated the Government and the Mayor and City Council’s clean-up efforts and issued a call to the business community to support same by adhering to the waste disposal regulations.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC- West Indies will attempt to rebound from a battering in the test series to prove that they are still a major force in One Day International cricket when they face Sri Lanka in the first of Three ODI’s here today.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Phil Simmons will be reinstated as head coach of the West Indies Cricket team weeks after his suspension, a top Newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago has reported.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced the sale of a 40-ft container of high-value liquor.

A lot of what was said last week during the discussion of genuine lip infections would be valid for this ailment as well.

By Tony Cozier NOTHING is as it seems in West Indies cricket.

Jamaica reverberated last week with birthday tributes, programmes and performances in honour of Ranny Williams called ‘Mas Ran,’ (October 26, 1912 – August 11, 1980) who was born as Randolph Samuel Williams on October 26, 2012 in Colon, Panama.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago captain Rayad Emrit, opening batsman Evin Lewis and all-rounder Kevon Cooper have signed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League which is scheduled to start next month.

ISMAILIA, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers crashed into a mountainous area of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula yesterday shortly after losing radar contact near cruising altitude, killing all aboard.

A new champion will be crowned in the fourth annual Courts Pee-Wee Under-11 football championship as Enterprise, St.

Dear Editor, The much anticipated report from the Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry has been submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and was due to be tabled at a Cabinet meeting this week.

GENEVA (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer made what they called an “unprecedented joint warning” yesterday for states to stop conflicts, respect international law and aid refugees.

Mohanlall Dinanauth, Rishi Sukhram and Christine Sukhram led the way on the opening day of the fourth annual Digicel Guyana Cup Open which teed off at the Lusignan Golf Course yesterday.

“Once every four years the world goes to war. They call it the games.”

Dear Editor, I must say that I am very flattered that Mr Abu Bakr was prompted to complain that “..a

Dear Editor,           A healthy and vibrant sporting environment has the potential to breed a successful and proactive society.

    BEIRUT (Reuters) – A newly formed US-backed Syrian rebel alliance yesterday launched an offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka, a day after the United States said it would send special forces to advise insurgents fighting the jihadists.

Regal XI and Regal Masters secured spots in the finals of the Open and Master’s categories of the ongoing Guyana Softball Cup 5 which continued across venues in the city yesterday.

A 10 member Slingerz FC defeated the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) by a 4-2 score line to climb to second position when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League continued on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Dear Editor, I was recently driving through McDoom, East Bank, delivering supplies of dog food donated by my Guardian Angel from Toronto, Ian Tenneesee.

In an earlier article, I had implored the authorities to put in place a maintenance plan with the hope of raising the awareness and importance of our trees; to no avail.

The other day, a food-in friend was sharing with me the pleasures of eating Guyanese-style Aniseed Biscuits.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly 10,000 refugees continued to arrive in Germany daily, police said yesterday, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the country’s stretched border staff ahead of a crunch meeting between Angela Merkel and a Bavarian ally on the crisis.

The week before last former President Bharrat Jagdeo opened a little window onto the nature of the negotiations his government had been pursuing to resolve the boundary controversy with Venezuela.