Daily Archive: Monday, November 9, 2015

Today, November 9, 2015 incoming passengers were given a warm Diwali welcome by Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation’s (CJIAC) staff at the Arrivals walkway.

On 8th November 2015, members of the Rotary Club of Demerara conducted a medical outreach to another under-served rural area of Guyana.

(Reuters) – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspect bowling action during Saturday’s third and final one-dayer against Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

The PPP today said that it was dissatisfied with a meeting it held with the Guyana Elections Commission on Tuesday as only one of eight matters raised was addressed satisfactorily, The PPP press release follows: A delegation representing the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) led by its General Secretary, Clement Rohee, met with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

While it welcomes the move to give the revenue authority access to the banking data of citizens, the Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) has written to the government urging it to take parallel steps for data protection and privacy rights.

HINTHADA, Myanmar, (Reuters) – The acting chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party said he would accept the result of the country’s first free national election in 25 years, as he conceded defeat today to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition.

In 2010, then President Bharrat Jagdeo had proposed a judicial solution to end the border controversy to then Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, former Guyana Facilitator to the Good Officer process Ralph Ramkarran has disclosed.

A woman died and her husband sustained injuries after the Canter they were in ran off the Demerara Harbour Bridge yesterday morning.

Just about 33% of school-aged children in Baramita, Region One attend school and many youngsters between the ages of 10 to 16 years work in the goldfields, Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs Sydney Allicock has said.

Dear Editor, Having read former President Jagdeo’s statement (SN, October 24) that the Venezuela controversy could be settled by Guyana allowing, “…Venezuela a channel out to the sea.

The three persons who were injured in the hit-and-run on Saturday night are currently in stable condition and are recovering while the family of the woman who died is unsure as to how the investigation into the accident is going.

Winston Collins was on Friday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Dear Editor, It’s been 6 months now since I reported to the supervisor of GPL and the regional electrical inspector that a number of street lights on the public road are not working and are posing a danger to life and limb at night.

Dear Editor, In his riposte to my comments regarding the lack of guidance from Indian intellectuals who can shape the Indian imagination, Abu Bakr pushes the discourse into a new direction (‘The Indian intellectuals are fighting a losing battle against a natural force’ SN, November 5).

Shane Shillingford’s 31st five-wicket haul helped send the Guyana Jaguars Crashing to 95 all out in their second innings leaving the Windwards Volcanoes heading into today’s final day needing 230 runs for victory in round one of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-Day competition.

Sidewalks will be constructed along the main access road in Corriverton, Region Six (Upper Berbice/Upper Corentyne) before the end of May 2016, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson says.

Dear Editor, A sitting of the National Assembly was scheduled for November 12.

(Jamaica Observer) The family of Bob Marley is to make children of the late reggae icon available to compare DNA samples with that of singer Fabian Marley, who has been claiming publicly for the past two years to have been sired by the world-renowned artiste.

President and Commander-in-Chief David Granger yesterday announced the return of a fixed annual State subvention for the Guyana Veterans’ Legion.

Peruvian duo Yerson Orellana and Luis Ostos clinched the gold and silver medals respectively and overwhelmed traditional powerhouse Cleveland ‘Little Kenyan’ Forde in the second leg of the 13th South American 10K Classic yesterday.

Dear Editor, Vincentians are going to the polls on December 9 — three and a half months before the constitutional deadline.

Sugar union GAWU has decided not to strike this week over delayed wage negotiations but will instead test the intention of GuySuCo with a request for talks on the Annual Production Incentive (API).

Winners Connections sent an early warning to the field in the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GTT) knockout football tournament, hammering Rosignol United 6-1 Saturday at the No.

New Amsterdam United commenced the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company GTT Knockout football championships on a winning note Saturday, defeating Milerock 2-1 at the No.

Dear Editor, The forcefulness with which this government defended the ministerial salary increase, even as the overwhelming majority of this country across the entire political divide condemned it demands closer analysis of the reasoning behind it.

President David Granger yesterday joined with veterans, members of the Cabinet, the Joint Services, the diplomatic community and citizens at the Remem-brance Day War Memorial Service at the Cenotaph on Main Street, Georgetown.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a heavy defeat yesterday in an election in Bihar, India’s third most-populous state, signalling the waning power of a leader who until recently had an unrivalled reputation as a vote winner.

Plaisance Guardians downed Pacesetters by a 68-65 score line in their Open Divisional fixture when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) 2015 League Championship continued on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

It will be a matchup of first time finalists for the fourth annual Courts Pee-Wee Under-11 football championship as Enterprise and St.

Dear Editor, Before this government took over the country they were aware of the hardship facing the citizens and went around the country convincing people that they would make life better for us.

The family of a man who recently succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), due to severe head injuries allegedly sustained in a fall from the tray of pick-up, believes that there is more to his death than has been reported.

Fruta Conquerors solidified their fourth position in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, overcoming a one goal deficit to defeat hosts and fifth placed Guyana Defence Force 2-1 Friday at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

Dear Editor, I am hoping that the Guyana Teachers Union soon sees it fit to support the call from various sections of our society for the total ban on corporal punishment in our schools.

Following the conclusion of the group round on Thursday, the round of 16 stage of the inaugural Banks Beer Futsal Championship will kick off tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

President David Granger and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge are scheduled to depart Guyana today to attend the Fourth Summit of the South America and Arab Countries (ASPA), which will be held tomorrow at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The National Commission on Disabilities (NCD) is urging all Government agencies to encompass persons with disabilities in their policy documents.

Dear Editor, While the fate of the WICB is being discussed, there are a few cricket matches to play.

YANGON/NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration yesterday after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship.

Former President Donald Ramotar says that he does not regret his prorogation of the 10th Parliament last year and if given the opportunity he would do it again.

By Filiberto Penados and Mark Chatarpal According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food security is generally defined as occurring when everyone has constant access to healthy and safe food to live an active life.

Dear Editor, It would be remiss of me not to place on record my appreciation to the management and staff of John Lewis Styles on Waterloo Street, Georgetown for affording me a pleasant shopping experience.

There must be no compromise on integrity, no allowance for arrogance, no room for violation of mutual respect; there will be no sacrifice of our values on the altar of political expediency…No one is exempt from the measure of value based leadership…All my considerations are character driven.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are “90 percent sure” the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate Balwant Singh Hospital on East Street for the way they maintain the environment outside their establishment.

MARIANA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away in the torrent.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy believes the two-match Twenty20 International series starting here tonight (9:30am Eastern Caribbean time) represents West Indies’ best chance of securing a result on what has been a hugely disappointing tour of Sri Lanka.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force crushed hapless Leeward Islands Hurricanes by an innings and 23 runs inside three days, to make a superb start to the Regional Four Day Championship here yesterday.

Sweeping proposals by the Caricom Cricket Review Panel for a revamping of the governance of the game in the region will undoubtedly resonate with the millions of West Indian fans both here and in the diaspora who have wallowed in despair for too long over the fortunes of their team.

Dear Editor, Every Guyanese of the present and past generations, especially Hindus, knows that Diwali is a ritual festival of the ancient Indo Aryan Rig Vedic and Adivasi Puranic cultures of Ancient India.