Daily Archive: Thursday, December 3, 2015

Articles published on Thursday, December 3, 2015

In picture: (from left) Brigadier Mark Phillips, Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Attorney General, Minister Basil Williams, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and President David Granger, following the Presentation of the GDF's 50th anniversary medals. (GINA photo)

President heralds GDF on golden jubilee

President David Granger and the Members of the Defence Board; Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo;  Minister of State, Joseph Harmon; Attorney General, Minister Basil Williams and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, were today presented with the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Commemorative 50th Anniversary Medal.

Alfredo Hawit

Swiss arrest more FIFA officials

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) named Alfredo Hawit of Honduras, acting president of CONCACAF, and Juan Angel Napout of Paraguay, the head of CONMEBOL, as the two FIFA officials arrested in Zurich on Thursday.

GuySuCo set for production incentive talks today

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Errol Hanoman remains mum on the state- owned company’s foreseeable plans which will be influenced by the still unreleased Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report into the industry, while noting that talks are set to continue with the main sugar union over the Annual Production Incentive (API).

England tour positive for the Caribbean

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – With the increased demand for information regarding the value of cricket events to the Caribbean economy, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) commissioned an economic impact evaluation on the 2015 England tour of the Caribbean.

Residents of Savannah at the meeting (GWI photo)

GWI meets NA residents on service

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Richard Van West-Charles, on November 26th, met with residents of three communities within New Amsterdam to address their concerns regarding the water service upgrades being implemented in the area.

Was Nandlall ‘flummoxed’ by the Duke Street sale?

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Anil Nandlall’s letter (‘The government cannot avoid the provisions of the Procurement Act’ SN, December 1)) in which he sets out in extenso the provisions of the Procurement Act in order to “prove” that I was wrong in defending the government’s action by signing an MOU with Fedders Lloyd without another tender process, and asserting that such a process was to Guyana’s disadvantage.

John Wall

Wall powers Wizards past Cavaliers

(The Sports Xchange) – Washington guard John Wall scored a season-high 35 points, and coach Randy Wittman’s seat cooled ever so slightly after the Wizards’ impressive 97-85 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

James Pattinson

Not much left in Australia’s pace stocks

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The retirement of Mitchell Johnson, coupled with the injury cloud hanging over Mitchell Starc, will force Australia to dig deep into their pace reserves during the home summer but ready-made left-arm replacements are in short supply.

Injured Steyn to miss final test against India

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – South African speedster Dale Steyn will miss the fourth and final test against India with a lingering groin injury that has limited his participation in the four-match series to a solitary contest in the series-opener in Mohali.

Early visit

Dear Editor, Santa Claus came early to Guyana this year. He came in October to play special host to two prized political children: one had laboured in vain and the other dissipated scarce natural resources.

Ice water bath for the health sector

One month ago today, a one-hour-old baby born to Akiem Balgobin and Phoulmattie Ramjattan at the Georgetown Public Hospital, fell, reportedly off of a cot, at the hospital while under the care of a nurse or nurses in the hospital’s Maternity Unit.