Daily Archive: Saturday, May 7, 2016

Residents of River’s View, Upper Demerara – Berbice (Region 10) are the latest to benefit from the Government’s “Boats, Buses and Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books”  Programme.

The Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with charity organisation, Guyana Help The Kids (GHTK) today opened the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Bartica Regional Hospital in Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).

On Thursday, PPP/C MP Irfaan Ali is scheduled to move a motion in Parliament calling for the resumption of negotiations with Venezuela for the sale of rice and paddy.

(Trinidad Guardian) The owner of the Claxton Bay bar where a teen bandit was beaten so badly by his “victims” that he never regained consciousess after he was hospitalised feels no joy he is dead.

City Hall yesterday shut the door on any resumption of vending at Stabroek square, while promising vendors upset over their removal that the temporary site for their relocation would be ready by today.

It is too early to see the results of the measures government has put in place to fight crime, President David Granger said yesterday, while adding that overtures made to the UK will soon see a fresh approach to security sector reform.

Three men, including a security guard who police say aided in the planning, were yesterday charged with stealing almost $9 million from the Ramada Princess Hotel casino and their lawyers told a city court that they were abused while in custody.

Curt Thomas, the man accused of murdering Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh, was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison, all while professing his innocence.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) yesterday managed to secure a temporary High Court order preventing the GuySuCo from re-deploying and dismissing sugar workers stationed at the Wales Estate until a consultation is held between the two unions and the corporation in keeping with the law.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) were denied their first win in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League as a Travis Grant 86th minute goal secured Pele a 1-1 result yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

A one-day Sports Journalism Seminar organised by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will be held today at the GOA office, High Street.

President David Granger yesterday said that he supports the efforts of the Mayor and City Council to clean up and restore order to the Stabroek Square but regrets the delay in readying the alternative site for displaced vendors.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday condemned the forced relocation of vendors from the Stabroek Market square, calling it both “anti-people” and “anti-poor.”

DOHA, (Reuters) – American Tori Bowie streaked to victory in the women’s 100 metres at the Doha Diamond League yesterday, equalling her personal best and smashing the meeting record with a world-leading time of 10.80 seconds.

She has had a history of performing big time wherever she competed locally or internationally.

Eight months after she first took up her post in Caracas, Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela Cheryl Miles was finally able to present her credentials to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Last October’s ‘Exercise Greenheart,’ which was aimed at testing the preparedness of  the Guyana Defence Force  (GDF), saw the expenditure of an additional $410M for which approval from the National Assembly is being sought.

A third suspect was yesterday charged with the murder of Habiboodean, the elderly Ruby, East Bank Essequibo businessman who was fatally beaten in his home eight years ago.

Zafar Khan, the truck driver who ran over an 82-year-old woman at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, on Tuesday, has been charged with causing her death.

(Sports Xchange) – With All-Star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan continuing to struggle, the Toronto Raptors are forced to find other ways to win.

Dear Editor, We live in exciting times. In just the past week, the Government of Guyana has granted spectrum for Guyana’s Jubilee celebrations, allowing us to provide long-awaited 4G to Guyana.

An absent Rawle Brammer, who was charged last November with having 154 grammes of cannabis at his home for trafficking, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty.

Dear Editor, As the controversy grows surrounding the renaming of the Ogle International Airport it is anyone’s guess why President Granger suggested that the airport be renamed.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Former South Africa and Australia coach Mickey Arthur is to take charge of Pakistan following the resignation of Waqar Younis after the World Twenty20 tournament.

A strong 13-man squad from the Everest Cricket Club yesterday departed Guyana for Jamaica where they will play a series of matches beginning today.

The conduct of some members of the National Assembly was on Wednesday called into question by Speaker Barton Scotland even as opposition MP Juan Edghill was sent to the Privileges Committee for a statement he made last year and Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman and Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira called for each other to be sent to the said committee.

Dear Editor, Nothing irritates you more than when you pick up your phone to call government departments  and other places and there is no dial tone; all you hear is a voice from the exchange at Anna Regina saying you cannot reach the destination.

Dear Editor, The letter of Captain Gerry Gouviea, of Roraima Airways captioned ‘Show the evidence that EF Correira contributed significantly to aviation development in Guyana’ speaks volumes.

Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to use the D’Urban Park for the impending independence celebrations, saying it would have almost twice the capacity of the National Stadium and would be more easily accessible to more citizens.

Dear Editor, Guyanese have become very good and very crafty with the use of words and terms that resonate. 

Social activist Mark Benschop yesterday expressed his displeasure with the Commissioners and Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street Prison unrest and deaths after he was asked to testify in private.

Hassan Mohamed has organized a criterium event today to keep the competitive juices of the nation’s wheelsmen flowing ahead of next week’s 34th annual Independence Three-Stage road race.

Dear Editor, Whatever we do in Guyana, it should be obvious that the deterrence factor does not work in terms of crime and punishment.

All roads will lead to the Victoria Community ground today when the 22nd edition of the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship finally kicks off with what should be an epic doubleheader from 18:00hrs.

The Burn Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday received Cdn$13,500 worth of surgical equipment and two laptop computers from founders of Canadian NGO Caribbean North Charities Foundation.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned yesterday that occupying the Oval Office “is not a reality show,” in a swipe at outspoken Republican candidate Donald Trump who is vying to replace him in the White House.

The view that brands can actually care about social ills and can be ethical while trying to be profitable is still perceived as a highbrow and elitist marketing ploy.

Following the rescheduling of matches owing to the weather, the Berbice Football Association (BFA) ‘West Berbice League’ will officially resume this weekend with matches slated for the Mahaicony Sports Club ground.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver, became London’s first Muslim mayor yesterday, seeing off a Conservative challenger who attempted to link him to extremism and securing a much-needed victory for his opposition Labour Party.

Dear Editor, The role of women and the empowering of women within the Guyana labour force has been a matter of controversy for decades. 

The Jubilee Theatre Festival, which will showcase and celebrate 50 years of theatre in Guyana, will debut next Thursday at the Theatre Guild, quite fittingly, with two plays at extreme ends of the 50-year timeline.

Hi Everyone, There is a golden rule when entertaining, particularly for small gatherings – that we cook to suit the tastes of our invited family and friends and not exclusively to our likes.

WANDERING RIVER, Alberta,  (Reuters) – Convoys of evacuees stranded by a wildfire raging unchecked in and around the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray made their way yesterday through the heart of the devastation on the only highway out of the region, passing through the city’s charred ruins.

A new dance company birthed its first production at the Theatre Guild on April 23.

The third annual Stag Beer West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League Championship will continue today with a doubleheader at the Den Amstel Community ground from 13:30hrs.

PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Residents of Venezuela’s southern city of Puerto Ordaz enjoy pleasant views of the Orinoco and Caroni rivers and are a half hour’s drive from one of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dams.

Dear Editor, Sunday Stabroek’s report captioned ‘Broadcast authority looking to raise standards in television’, said that TV ratings were proposed.

A recent BBC documentary on the Obama years ends with a surprising conclusion.

Dear Editor, The release of some prisoners by President David Granger is a welcome new approach to tackling crime in Guyana.

In our lifetime, we will see thousands of faces. Facial expressions can give hints about what troubles the heart and what makes it happy.

Honouring single mothers: This group of single mothers was in receipt of gift hampers presented to them yesterday by the Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts (SNFCA) in collaboration with the Women’s Association for Sustainable Development (WASD).

(Reuters) – Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng died yesterday after collapsing on the pitch during a match for his club.

 Politikles

Fifty fabric art pieces completed by students of the David Rose School for Special Needs will be displayed for sale at the Fashion and Beauty Expo billed for the Pegasus Hotel on May 21 and 22.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A Senate committee recommended yesterday that Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff be put on trial by the full chamber for breaking budget laws, moving a step closer to the likely suspension of the leftist leader from office next week.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s armed forces will launch air raids on crime gangs involved in drug trafficking and illegal mining, the defence minister said yesterday, as the government steps up its offensive against what it considers the biggest threat to national security.