Articles published on Monday, January 4, 2016
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian-born music mogul Robert Stigwood, who managed the BeeGees at the height of their fame and guided musician Eric Clapton’s successful solo career while producing musicals for the stage, has died aged 81, friends said today.
Over 400 farmers and other residents on the Essequibo coast are expected to benefit from the installation of the Lima Pump Station which was this morning commissioned by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, GINA said.
A weekly series of fitness and health tips commences today. The Fitness and Health Column, will feature articles by award winning sports journalist and Guyana’s Men’s Physique Champion Emmerson Campbell, who will outline and illustrate ways in which you can achieve your fitness goals on the way to better health.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has said he was joking when he asked an Australian reporter out during a live TV broadcast and said he was sorry if she was offended by the widely condemned remarks.
A bill seeking to soften penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use could have its first reading in Parliament on Thursday.
(Trinidad Guardian) The H1N1 virus (swine flu) ought to be taken seriously because people can die from it, former health minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – West Indies were 248 for seven in their first innings when rain interrupted play for the third and final time half an hour after lunch on the second day of the third test against Australia last night.
A Hope, West Coast Berbice woman was burnt to death in her home yesterday in a fire set by two bandits who first robbed and brutalised the woman and her son.
President David Granger yesterday pledged money to support the Guyana Press Association so that the organisation could provide training programmes for journalists.
Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has urged President David Granger to seek a solution to ethnic divisions in the country saying that unless the issue is dealt with, the clefts will solidify and negatively impact the country.
Barring the passage of a law, the National Assembly had no legal basis to direct government’s holding company NICIL and a motion approved by APNU and AFC in 2012 was not legally enforceable, according to advice given to NICIL in 2013 by attorney Ronald Burch-Smith.
Plans are in train for the landscaping and setting up of various amenities on the foreshore/sea defence reserve between the Kitty Pump Station and the Round House behind the Pegasus Hotel.
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is inviting proposals from power producers interested in designing and developing a generation system to produce electricity from renewable sources to power Bartica.
Gold declarations for 2015 amounted to 451,490 ounces, representing a 16.5% increase over 2014 figures with the two foreign large-scale gold companies that began operations in the latter half of the year being credited for the increase.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says that tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5, 2016, is the deadline for the submission of applications for approval of symbols to contest the upcoming Local Government Elections.
A son of the man who died in the horrific Carifesta Avenue crash on Wednesday believes his father would have been alive today if the soldier driving a speeding car had been careful.
The Ministry of Public Security on Thursday said an updated national drug strategy master plan will soon be released and on another front, it vowed to invest in the total eradication of trafficking in persons.
Life for 44-year-old Sandra Sookdass has been tough but her wish for the New Year is to finally find happiness and to own a home so she can be together with her children.
As it continues to examine alternative means of generating electricity, the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) plans to install more solar powered, energy-efficient street lights this year.
Team Benschop says that thirty-one-year-old businessman Ronson Gray has joined it for the upcoming Local Government Elections, slated for March 18, 2016.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Opener Kraigg Brathwaite stroked an enterprising half-century but West Indies’ batting wobbled to give Australia the advantage on the opening day of the final Test here yesterday.
A second-half blitz from Half Mile Bulls helped them secure the inaugural Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Malta Supreme Christmas Open basketball championships downing Retrieve Raiders 64-47 Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) in Linden.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Brutal batting from Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow broke a host of records as England declared on 629 for six before South Africa replied with 141 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second test at Newlands yesterday.
President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde has described the year 2015 as one of the most challenging in the sport’s history and said that he is prepared to lead his executives through the uphill task that’s ahead in 2016.
Dear Editor, If The Caribbean Voice were to present a pragmatic wish list for the year 2016, elimination of the law criminalizing attempted suicide would probably top the list.
On January 02nd the Giftland mall welcomed the newest addition to its food court.
Dear Editor, I note from Stabroek News, January 1 edition, under the caption ‘Commission of Inquiry report inflates sugar workers’ wages -GAWU’ that the union at its end-of-year press briefing is positing that the COI’s report has “grossly exaggerated” the wages and salaries of the sugar workers.
Dear Editor Respect to Bertrand Stuart, your correspondent on marijuana law enforcement, but I think he is misinterpreting concerns over the victimization of petty offenders as promoting wholesale decriminalization (‘There needs to be an understanding of the properties of cannabis…’ SN, January 1).
Dear Editor, The senior management at GPL especially the embattled acting CEO, is a disgrace to all families which are struggling to meet their monthly light bill payments.
Dear Editor, I was a member of the Guyana Police Force (1987-1995) serving most of my tenure as an instructor both at Eve Leary and the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) at Adventure on the Corentyne.
The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) says it is disappointed over the non-selection of Berbician Jonathan Foo from the national one-day squad named to contest the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s NAGICO Super50 limited overs tournament and is seeking an explanation from the national selection panel.
(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has launched a probe into the death of a teenage boy whose mother said nurses laughed as he lay writhing in pain at hospital.
(Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole, whose biggest hit came in a virtual duet with her late father, pop legend Nat King Cole, of his decades-old hit “Unforgettable,” has died at the age of 65, her family said today.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will take his case for new gun control measures directly to the American people this week while proposing new executive actions in a final big effort to reduce gun violence during his last year in office.
Dear Editor, In an earlier letter we surveyed the pernicious problems that racial discrimination continues to pose for Guyana’s social, political and economic development.
DUBAI/RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran yesterday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric.
(Reuters) – Stephen Curry’s return from injury was cut short on Saturday with a knock to his bruised left shin and his early exit showed how vulnerable the Golden State Warriors could be without their MVP.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies opener Lendl Simmons emerged from his slump to stroke a small cameo as Brisbane Heat chased down a challenging total to beat Andre Russell’s Sydney Thunder by six wickets in the Big Bash League here yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) After spending time with his family on New Year’s Day, 27-year-old Ravi Maniedeo was shot and killed outside his apartment in Chaguanas, a short distance from the Longdenville Police Post.
Dear Editor, Some PPP supporters have stated that if the economic trouble under the coalition government continues or worsens, it strengthens the chances of the PPP returning to power.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition coalition yesterday chose Henry Ramos to lead the country’s National Assembly, which convenes tomorrow for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.
KIGALI, (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply disappointed” by Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s New Year’s announcement that he would seek a third term in 2017, according to the U.S.
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Having vanquished “Titanic” and “Jurassic World,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has set its sights on “Avatar.”
Dear Editor, I am hoping to see something this year, something totally different.
By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa opener Dean Elgar said his side were shell-shocked after being flayed by England’s batsmen in the second test yesterday, but he appealed for patience with their new-look side.
Last Thursday, the National Assembly considered and approved two financial papers that were presented by Finance Minister Winston Jordan.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The following are records set by England on the second day of the second test against South Africa at Newlands yesterday.
Dear Editor, I wish West Indians would read Daniel Brettig’s most recent article on the differences in the pay scales between West Indian and Australian cricketers, and ask those who keep spreading the myth that West Indians are among the highest earners in cricket to stop the nonsense.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes’ reaction to his record-breaking day with the bat was almost as nonchalant as his approach in scoring 258 to help England to a stunning 629 for six declared in the second test against South Africa yesterday.
Now that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has rejected the key recommendation of the Caricom Cricket Review Panel (CCRP) for an immediate dissolution of the board the stage is set in this New Year for the ultimate test of wills.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The United States has requested the extradition of Jaime Rosenthal, the 80-year-old Honduran banker and politician accused of participating in a scheme that moved illicit funds through U.S.
Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate Ms Simona Broomes for the splendid work she has been doing in the field of labour.
Even if it was just for one day, Just Call Me Boss was in charge of all local thoroughbreds.
