Daily Archive: Sunday, January 17, 2016

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana Jaguars defeated CCC Marooners by five wickets in their final round of the Regional Super50 at Warner Park here today.

About 0010h. today, the police say that Surendra Nauth, 29 years; and his brother-in-law Totaram Bhola, 25 years, both of Albion Front, Corentyne, were involved in an argument at Williamsburg, Corentyne, with a man who had allegedly slashed a tyre of their motor vehicle.

(Trinidad Guardian) Angered by the revised foreign used car policy announced by Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on Friday, president of the T&T Automotive Dealers Association (TTADA), Visham Babwah, says she shed tears for the wrong audience.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell struck a scintillating 96 in a tricky chase to help Australia beat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer today and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force has completed its investigations into the high speed chase on December 30 last that ended in the deaths of three persons, including army intelligence officer Robert Pyle, according to Traffic Chief Dion Moore, who has signalled that legal advice is now being sought.

There is an air of quiet. Most houses are closed; their occupants are off at work and school.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the entity tied directly to oversight of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and which is required to be operational under the anti-money laundering legislation, has been without a director since the end of last year.

Two teenage girls, one a 13-year-old who gave birth nine days ago and another a 12-year-old who is five months pregnant are presently receiving medical treatment after being removed from the Region 1 backdam by Members of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO).

Thousands of acres of paddy across Regions two, three, five and six are under threat due to a lack of adequate water and full blown water rationing is on the agenda if the situation worsens.

The first sixteen days of 2016 recorded ten confirmed murder cases but because of the brutal and well-planned nature of some of those crimes and the fact that most occurred in one police division, it appeared as though that number had surpassed the total recorded for the same period last year.

Two youths, including a former murder accused, were on Friday charged with the murder of Anita Baichan, who burned to death in her home after it was set on fire by bandits two weeks ago.

Person’s complaining about the Guyana Election Commission’s Local Government Election (LGE) education programme are “seeking to whitewash their own deficiencies,” according to chairman of the election management body Dr Steve Surujbally.

Almost four months have passed since the launching of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs is determined to extend it to an additional 100 villages after the 2016 budget allocations are made.

If elected to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Team Benschop is promising city vendors that under its tenure at there will be “no more big stick approach.”

Discussions on the way forward regarding the controversial Red House lease deal will continue shortly, according to Attorney General Basil Williams who says that he would not want to reveal too much now.

By Derry Etkins On December 2, 2015,   the Tina Insanally Foundation (TIF) hosted a concert in the Savannah Suite at the Pegasus Hotel.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – World number one West Indies will face host nation India along with Australia in the warm-up round of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship, which bowls off in March.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – A venomous spell of fast bowling from Stuart Broad led England to an emphatic seven- wicket win over South Africa in the third test yesterday to clinch the series.

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) yesterday announced the winners of the 2015 THAG Essay Competition.

Some years ago, when the banana wars were at their height, the issue for Europe was diversification.

The administrator of Uncle Eddie’s Home yesterday voiced her dissatisfaction over city contractors’ dumping of slush from a recent cleaning exercise on the premises, without permission.

‘Arrogance and complacency cost the PPP last year’s elections,’ screamed the headline in Stabroek News of January 1, reporting on the year-end press conference of former President Bharrat Jagdeo, now Leader of the Opposition.

(The Sports Xchange) – With their season-long, six-game road trip coming to an end, Cleveland recognized the need for one determined push across the finish line and rebounded from their first loss this month to beat the Houston Rockets 91-77.

Pastor Rohit Deonarine, who was chopped along with his wife Nirmala Deonarine during a robbery on Friday evening, says he believes their attackers were known to them.

(Reuters) – Back-to-back one-day defeats in Perth and Brisbane have forced India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to rethink his strategy of opting to bat first against Australia, who have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series by chasing down 300-plus targets.

Running anything – whether it is a national government, vast state industry, world-circling multi-national, small family business, or private club – involves making choices.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see collaboration in improving water quality and supply.

Contribution While small businesses may not generate as much money as large corporations, they are a critical component of, and a major contributor to, the strength of local economies.

Allen Stanford’s rare interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from his cell at the high-security jail in Florida last week revived mixed memories of the Texan billionaire’s involvement in West Indies cricket.

Newly-elected President of the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Trevor Williams yesterday promised to reshape the state of the sport in Demerara.

The litany of Guyana’s woes continue every day; we all know the instances, as we are regaled with examples coming from established columnists, various letter writers, and social media platforms.

VIII Enough, Catullus, of this silly whining; What you can see is lost, write off as lost.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force captain Jason Mohammed says the hosts are bracing for a strong challenge from a strengthened Barbados Pride unit but will be going all out to keep their unbeaten record intact, when the two teams meet in the sixth and final round of the Regional Super50 here today.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital yesterday a day after al Qaeda fighters seized it in an assault that killed at least 28 people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Rovman Powell shone with the bat and Chemar Holder with the ball as Combined Campuses and Colleges grabbed their first win of the Regional Super50, producing an incisive bowling performance to beat Windward Islands Volcanoes by 91 runs here Friday.

In chess we play the same game over and over again.

You may recall that last week we decided to deal with that which is normal before embarking on the pathological.

VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran emerged from years of economic isolation yesterday when the UN nuclear watchdog ruled the Islamic Republic had curbed its nuclear programme under a deal with world powers, clearing the way for the lifting of crippling sanctions against Tehran.

Dear Editor In response to the letter published in Stabroek News dated January 6, 2016 and captioned, ‘Meter readers should be supervised’ the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) wishes to unequivocally state the following: Electricity Charges We have standard charges that are applicable to customers of various tariff categories.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Opener Gidron Pope extended his good form with a stroke-filled half-century but his efforts failed to prevent West Indies Under-19s from plunging to a 16-run defeat to Bangladesh Under-19s, in their third and final one-dayer here yesterday.

Introduction In order to contextualize the analysis of the opportunities and pitfalls of Guyana’s mineral resources extraction dependence, this week’s column introduces further economic information on the overall performance of the sector.

WARSAW (Reuters) – Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), played down a European Union investigation into recent legislation, saying Poland has to go its own way and not yield to any pressures.

The Alphonso Family of Annandale decided to spend some time yesterday relaxing with a picnic and a spot of fishing at the Kingston jetty.

Dear Editor, Prior to 2011 I was of the firm view that in Guyana, justice was for all to the extent that even if one could not afford to pay for a defence lawyer the state would provide such legal assistance.

Central Georgetown, Albouystown, Grove and Tiger Bay clinched berths to the next round when the Central Georgetown Police Youth Group coordinated Rainforest Water Knockout Futsal Championship continued yesterday.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (Reuters) – The growing feud between Republican front-runner Donald Trump and his central rival Ted Cruz intensified yesterday with tit-for-tat attacks that put to rest any notion that their debate night fight was a solitary engagement.

There is hardly a legume that I do not like. I always have a variety stocked up and whenever I go to the supermarket or travel overseas, I look for heirloom legumes and others that might be new to me.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies and Jamaica all-rounder Andre Russell smashed a cameo as Sydney Thunder romped to a 46-run victory over city rivals Sydney Sixers to remain in contention for the final four of the Big Bash League here yesterday.

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential elections on Saturday and pledged to maintain peace with giant neighbour China, which warned it would oppose any move towards independence.

Last week we discussed staying on track, which is very important in keeping fit.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Freddie Kissoon’s letter ‘The diaspora cannot come and decide where they want to work’ (SN, Jan 15).

VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The day before the Obama administration was due to slap new sanctions on Iran late last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned US Secretary of State John Kerry the move could derail a prisoner deal the two sides had been negotiating in secret for months.

Dear Editor, Fighting against pandemic viruses such as zika recently found in Guyana, ebola, dengue, avian and swine flu and others requires joint efforts by all the members of the world community.

Sunday Cartoon

Roller skater at Merriman Mall. (Photo by Keno George)

Botched free throws by Kurt English along with a timely Trenton Woolford block in the dying moments, relegated Colts to a 76-77 loss to Plaisance Guardians when the best-of-three division-1 finale of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) league championships commenced on Friday.

The seemingly endless catalogue of murders has everyone alarmed. It is not just the number which is a source of disquiet, but the extraordinary brutality which accompanies them.

I have written so much on trees in the city and it all seems to have fallen on deaf ears.