Daily Archive: Sunday, June 5, 2016

(Reuters) – Spinners Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa tore through the West Indies batting line-up to set up a dominant Australian victory by six wickets in the second match of a triangular one-day international series in Guyana today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – After years of near misses, Novak Djokovic finally conquered mount Roland Garros on Sunday to win the one trophy he craved like no other — a maiden French Open title that elevated him into the pantheon of tennis greats.

The government today expressed alarm at the lobbing of a grenade outside of Kaieteur News yesterday and expressed solidarity with the newspaper.

(Trinidad Guardian) Desperately hungry but with their dignity well intact, boatloads of Venezuelans are continuing to show up along the shores of the southwestern peninsula, with the hope of building a better life in Trinidad.

Five years after BK International had been granted contracts to drill three wells worth $252 million for the Guyana Water Inc (GWI), only one has been completed raising questions about the selection of the contractor and why there was no termination of the arrangement.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Spring Garden is one of the many villages situated on the Essequibo Coast.

Under the PPP/C’s rule, the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Deve-lopment Authority (MMA-ADA) issued rent-free leases for periods up to 99 years at the behest of the president, an audit of its operations has found.

Eusi Kwayana had an active role in Guyana’s politics for many decades, beginning in the colonial period of the 1940s, and continuing until he retired to California a few years ago.

If the launch of Directory.gy last month was not exciting enough, local IT solutions company Intellect Storm (IS) is now one of five winners of the PitchIT Caribbean Challenge, which wrapped up on yesterday in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Over the period 2011 to May 2015, the National Communications Network (NCN) paid in excess of $28 million to 35 persons employed at the then Office of the President (OP) to monitor, analyse and report on the content of media reports.

A candidate has been identified to serve as the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Attorney-General Basil Williams revealed on Friday.

Shellon Nikita Beckles who was held at the JFK Airport in New York after disembarking a CAL flight on November 22, last year was last month sentenced to time served for swallowing 40 pellets containing 513.2 grammes of cocaine.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., (Reuters) – The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures of the 20th century.

A single mother is accusing officers of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) of being involved in a scheme to take away her 10-year-old daughter and put her in the care of her paternal grandmother by alleging the child was pregnant; she is calling for action to be taken against the officers.

A biker died just before midnight yesterday after the CBR motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden.

An unlicensed motorcyclist died early yesterday morning, less than two days before he would have celebrated his birthday, after he reportedly lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and slammed into a lorry before hitting a light pole.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour takes an initial look at the controversial subject of apartheid and cricket.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has praised the qualities of Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard and says the duo are an invaluable part of any West Indies one-day set-up.

As one of many thousands of Guyanese who returned to the scene of the time when the majestic Golden Arrowhead was raised on the north side of Georgetown at the National Park on May 26, 1966 by Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lieutenant Desmond Roberts to mark our country’s independence from British rule, by calculation I admit to being well over 50-years-old.

Dorofield Hardy’s painting Sir Walter Raleigh and Son is the subject of this the 15th Conversation on Art between Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson.

An elderly man on Thursday afternoon sustained minor burns about his body when a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed his Enmore, East Coast Demerara house leaving millions in losses.

NEW YORK, CMC – Disgraced former CONCACAF strongman, Jeff Webb, has had the sentencing in his corruption case delayed until November.

Aimed at highlighting events in the community, the recently launched Radio Lethem 95.1 FM, would not be airing political programmes.

In the midst of the daily complaints in the media about this problem and that, it’s a relief to sometimes see the bright spots.

The challenges, though many, have not stopped the young minds behind Intellect Storm (IS), a local IT solutions company, from trying to change how Guyanese access country-specific information with the launch of their mobile software application Directory.gy.

Higher knowledge In the column of last week, the 17 goals for sustainable development were identified. 

I like to tell the story of Tony Judt. Tony Judt was a writer on recent world history whom I greatly admire.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Resurgent off-spinner Sunil Narine hopes his career-best performance against South Africa on Friday proves a turning point in his career, and that he can flip the page on the recent troubles surrounding his bowling action.

The right to question took centre stage last week in the National Assembly.

The Guyana Hemp Association is on a mission to change the perception of hemp in Guyana as it believes that large scale production of the plant is the solution to Guyana’s impoverishment.

Australia Captain Steve Smith said he will be banking on his openers to set the tone come today when they take on the West Indies in the second match of the 2016 Day/Night Tri-Nation 50 overs series to be played at the Providence National Stadium, Guyana.

Attorney Gem Sanford-Johnson is the new president of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) for the period 2016 – 2017, succeeding Attorney Christopher Ram who did not seek reelection.

Introduction Today’s column reflects on a well-known hypothesis (forest transition theory), developed in research on the dynamics of forests in human societies.

(Reuters) – LeBron James kept rolling the numbers over in his mind, dumbfounded over how he and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers squandered a shot at stealing Game One of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

  If the opinion polls are to be believed, the British electorate may vote by a small majority to leave the European Union (EU) in the country’s June 23 referendum.

Three years after her husband was shot and killed during an armed robbery, a grief-stricken Faye Joseph is calling on witnesses to come forward and for the police to work towards finding those responsible.

Pouderoyen FC dismissed Young Achievers 5-3 in the always emotional ‘Pouderoyen Derby’ when the third annual Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League continued yesterday.

The residents of two villages in the Upper Pomeroon River now have access to a water ambulance, which will be used to transport the ill to the Essequibo Coast for urgent medical attention.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuelan Presi-dent Nicolas Maduro called upon Latin America yesterday not to give in to “brutal pressure” from the United States to isolate his government, which is battling intensifying opposition at home and abroad.

Dear Editor, In reference to the article captioned ‘NCN didn’t bill PPP/C for millions owed for political ads, audit finds’ published on page 3 of your June 4 issue, which gives the impression that our agency is indebted to NCN and might have benefited from debt write-offs, I wish to clarify that all our payments to this entity are current and at no time did we request or were granted debt write-offs.

Den Amstel FC brushed aside Beavers FC 2-0 when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) started their leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National Under-17 Football League yesterday.

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The recently tabled Telecommuni-cations (Amendment) Bill 2016 is the same piece of proposed legislation which was brought to the National Assembly by the then PPP/C administration in 2012, Attorney General Basil Williams said yesterday.

Dear Editor, He was a legend in his time, and one of that even rarer breed: a legend towering over other legends. 

KINSHASA (Reuters) – A top ally of Congolese President Joseph Kabila yesterday raised the possibility of a constitutional referendum to alter the number of terms he can serve, defying opponents and western powers who insist Kabila should leave office this year.

Boiled and sliced ground provisions work well as a side dish or the main starch to a curry or stew with lots of sauce/gravy.

Guyana practically sealed their berth in the third round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers, dismantling United States Virgin Islands (USVI) yesterday by a 7-0 margin in their final group fixture.

Agapanthus commonly called African Lily or Lily of the Nile originated in South Africa.

NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thirty soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed in a Boko Haram attack by “hundreds of assailants” on Friday on the southeastern town of Bosso close to the border with Nigeria, the Niger defence ministry said yesterday.

The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will convene a meeting of Caribbean delegates from government and civil society to cement a position for the region during the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on Ending AIDS, which will be held from June 8 to June 10 at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.

The Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations around May 26, were full of fun, fetes, food and frolic.

HAVANA (Reuters) – The day after his 85th birthday, Cuba’s President Raul Castro quipped that the Castros were clearly “robust and long-lived” and he could easily manage several more five-year terms although he would stick to his promise to step down in 2018.

Dear Editor, Director Conde Riley’s recent castigation of the cricket legends’ support for the Special Committee’s recommendation to dissolve the WICB was in my opinion insensitive, insulting and clearly depicts the arrogance and disdain of that group of persons on the WICB who believe that they are the owners of Caribbean cricket. 

PARIS, (Reuters) – For a split second Garbine Muguruza stood wide-eyed and open mouthed as she seemed to have no clue if her lob had landed in — but as she turned towards the VIP Box, the wild cheers proved she had dethroned Serena Williams to win the French Open title.

                    With style: A fisherman casts his net into the Atlantic at the Kingston seawall yesterday.

Blue-and-yellow Macaws usually mate for life. They prefer to nest in dead palm trees as is the case here in the Botanical Gardens and they feed on a wide range of fruits, particularly palm nuts and leafbuds.

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Dear Editor, World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated globally on June 5 to create awareness of environmental issues and encourage action from all levels of society.

AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army pushed into Raqqa province, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State, after a major Russian-backed offensive against the militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said yesterday.

 Councillor Gregory Fraser, of Constituency 8 Wortmanville/Werk en Rust/Stabroek in collaboration with Automotive Art placed 12 garbage drums along Brickdam on Friday.

There must be many streets in Georgetown in need of attention, and a huge number in rural and interior areas.

Last Sunday morning, the illegal Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) strolled without purpose in its usual manner, into the meeting room of the National Resource Centre.

ASUNCION, Paraguay (Reuters) – Paraguay’s state-run oil firm Petropar said yesterday that  Vene-zuelan state oil producer PDVSA had set a 10-day deadline for the Paragua-yan company to pay off $287 million of long-standing debt.

Fuel prices will be increased today at Guyana Oil Company Ltd (Guyoil) pumps countrywide, which the company says is due to the acquisition costs going up.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The reputations of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as the fittest men in tennis will be rigorously tested when they slug it out today for the French Open title, at the end of a tournament in which endurance has been a prime asset.