Daily Archive: Sunday, January 3, 2016

Investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Anita Baichan, 49 years, of Hope, WCB, who perished in a fire at her home about 0230h.

(Trinidad Guardian) A security expert at a local commercial bank says skimming attacks like the one which occurred on December 28 will happen again because ATMs are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who are using increasingly sophisticated high-tech methods to empty the accounts of bank customers..

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s spinners Nathan Lyon and Stephen O’Keefe took key wickets between rain showers to peg West Indies back to 207 for six at the end of a weather-disrupted opening day of the dead rubber third test today.

Seven months after being elected to office, the APNU+AFC government has been able to fulfil and make progress on some of its pledges but it has also courted controversy on several issues and has been accused of being slow to take action.

Den Heuvel, on the East Bank Demerara, has a population of approximately 300 and is located just before Soesdyke.

A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara family was sent into a state of shock on New Year’s Day after a carpenter was stabbed to death allegedly by his cousin.

Ten minutes into the New Year, a Crabwood Creek, Corentyne man was fatally stabbed by another man during a confrontation.

Returning home from Barbados to spend Christmas with his family for the first time in five years, a 22-year-old Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man was stabbed to death on New Year’s Day during an altercation with a group of men at a rum shop at Greenwich Park, EBE.

A 22-year-old Cane Grove man was robbed and badly beaten by a group of men on Friday evening while he was returning home from a ‘lime.’

Electricity utility, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company says that although it pays less for fuel at the moment, it has no surplus monies and its focus this year will be on fixing its equipment and not on lowering domestic power tariffs.

The Ministry of Public Health has received confirmation that a Guyanese patient who was hospitalised after displaying symptoms of swine flu has indeed been infected with the H1N1 virus which causes the disease.

Nearly three months after controversial salary increases for cabinet ministers were unveiled, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is still to issue a formal statement on it.

A moment of individual brilliance from Delon John propelled Riddim Squad to their inaugural national title, downing Western Tigers 2-1 in the grand finale of the 5th Annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup on Friday.

In last week’s column I indicated the commencement of a new series aimed at addressing burning considerations surrounding Guyana in a time of oil/gas production and export.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies cricket teams were described as “favourites” among Australians and the present team was specially honoured at an afternoon function hosted by Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on New Year’s Day.

The National Assembly on Wednesday approved two financial papers totalling $9.6 billion dollars spent during the last PPP/C administration.

Cramped in rickety wooden homes with no water, electricity or drainage, residents describe life in Plastic City, a depressed section of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, as a real struggle.

Grove Hi-Tech football team successfully defended their Stag Beer Super 16 knockout championship title downing Ann’s Grove 6-5 on sudden death penalty kicks Friday at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground after normal time ended 0-0.

Worshippers in the Brickdam Cathedral on Old Year’s Night (Photo by Keno George)

Former President Donald Ramotar has accused the APNU+AFC government of harassment of former Minister of Finance Ashni Singh and charged that it is misusing the state apparatus to serve its narrow political ends.

History was created Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground as Federal Winners Connection completed an astonishing trifecta defeating Silver Shattas 1-0 to seal their third consecutive triumph in the third annual Upper Demerara Football Association/GT Beer knockout championships.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes struck a sparkling unbeaten 74 to help England finish the opening day of the second test against South Africa on a healthy 317 for five at Newlands yesterday.

A large number of observers of varying views believe that the single most important obstacle to progress in Guyana over the past fifty years and before has been the expression of ethnic division in organized political form and the failure to find a resolution to this dilemma by way of a constitutional or any other form of modus vivendi.

The Guyana Police Force says that while it received a report of a car being trailed shortly after the car crash involving army intelligence officer Robert Pyle, they are investigating to ascertain if the two incidents are connected.

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Friday (home team in CAPS) WASHINGTON 103 Orlando 91 MIAMI 106 Dallas 82 TORONTO 104 Charlotte 94 CHICAGO 108 NY Knicks 81 LA LAKERS 93 Philadelphia 84

A Brazilian miner is now dead after he was shot and robbed of a quantity of gold last Wednesday but the police have arrested the suspect who confessed to the crime.

The suspect in the murder of a Mathews Ridge man was arrested by the police on Thursday and he told investigators that the act was the result of an old alternation.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder believes parity in earnings will motivate players to focus more on international cricket instead of solely on the lucrative Twenty20 format.

Not long ago, in one of his endlessly interesting and instructive ‘So It Go’ columns, Dave Martins lamented the lack of recognition given to our heroes and heroines.

One of the most intriguing aspects of the music business is the hold that a particular style or era of music has on its followers.

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric and dozens of al Qaeda members yesterday, signalling that it would not tolerate attacks, whether by Sunni jihadists or minority Shi’ites, and stirring sectarian anger across the region.

Just before Christmas the Doha Development Round was all but declared as dead.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – West Indies players Hayley Matthews and Stacy-Ann King played minor roles but still managed to help their franchises to victory in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash on New Year’s Day.

Minimum role Over the past three weeks, this writer looked at the challenges of revenue collection in Guyana.

Dear Editor, It has been reported in the media that the cabinet has given clear instructions to the Minister of Finance to send Mr Winston Brassington on administrative leave pending the outcome of a probe into the affairs of NICIL.

A YEAR that began in turmoil ended in turmoil for West Indies cricket.

When you make this recipe, be prepared to smear it over a variety of bread such as your morning toast or biscuits.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Angry Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran in the early hours today, smashing furniture and starting fires before being removed by the police.

The Little Vagabond Dear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold; But the Alehouse is healthy, and pleasant, and warm.

Dear Editor, Mr Khemraj Tulsie wrote an interesting letter about political polarization, the rise of the middle class and its potential impact on politics, and thus economics (SN, December 30, 2015).

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Both Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo failed to spark as Melbourne Renegades crashed to a comprehensive seven-wicket defeat to city rivals Melbourne Stars here yesterday.

Zingiber officinale commonly called ginger comes from the Zingiberaceae family and originated in South-East Asia.

Minister Joseph Harmon (left) and Brigadier Mark Phillips (right) greet Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and his wife Seeta (hidden) on their arrival at the GDF party

PATHANKOT/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – Militants launched a deadly attack on an Indian Air Force base near the Pakistan border yesterday, exchanging fire with Indian forces who, backed by tanks and helicopters, battled for more than 15 hours before wresting back control of the compound.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Under-fire West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the upcoming Indian Premier League season, despite currently being banned from bowling in international cricket.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A new appraisal names the United States as one of the threats to Russia’s national security for the first time, a sign of how relations with the west have deteriorated in recent years.

Dear Editor I write to make the case that Privatisation Unit (PU)/NICIL has been good for people and country.

 Ruel Johnson (left) and a friend at the Gravity

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The newly installed mayor of the Mexican city of Temixco was killed yesterday, according to a tweet from Morelos state Governor Graco Ramirez.

Dear Editor, The ‘Pergola’ was financed by six institutions under the umbrella of the Cooperative Financial Administration during the 1980s and was dedicated to the memory of the late Shirley Field-Ridley for her sterling performance as a former minister of the government.

The Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) will kick off its 2016 season today at the Rising Sun Turf Club with a seven-race card to be held in memory of the late Mohamed ‘Nankoo’ Shariff.

Blogger, freelance writer, author and editor Anne Lyken-Garner, a Berbice-born Guyanese now living in Bristol in the UK tells a story, hers, of growing up poor and battered in her book Sunday’s Child.

A singer entertains the patrons at the Palm Court

“Good morning and Happy New Year to all!” Good morning to the Guyana Chess Federation and friends of chess.

Firstly, allow me to wish you and your pet-owning, animal-loving families all the very best for 2016 and beyond.

Dancing the night away at the Police Officers’ Mess (Photo by Keno George)

(Reuters) – In the same week that comedian Bill Cosby was arrested on sexual assault charges, his wife, Camille Cosby, learned she must testify in a civil case against the entertainer filed by seven women who said he defamed them, court documents said.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – West Indies will not be able to match hosts Australia by playing two spinners in the third test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Devendra Bishoo was ruled out of the dead rubber contest by a shoulder injury yesterday.

Reminiscing on the moment they said “I do” to each other 30 years ago, a smiling Stephen David-Longe described his wife Hazel as “stunning” when he took his first glimpse of her on their wedding day; and with a chuckle she said softly that he looked “handsome” when she laid her eyes on him.

First Assembly of God Church, D’Urban Street 9 (Photo by Keno George)

Sunday  Cartoon

The Gray-headed Kite is a large raptor with a blueish-gray head, white chest and underparts and a black tail with white barrings.

The Drop-in Centre in Hadfield Street and the Generation Next Training Centre, which is run by the First Assembly of God Church on D’Urban Street were beneficiaries of 24 and 15 Acer Computer Tablets respectively, compliments of Fox News Digital Education Department through US-based Guyanese Karl Moore.

Mr Bharrat Jagdeo is very much a political being and his comments on many subjects, therefore, should be placed within a political context.

Dancing the night away at the Police Officers’ Mess