Daily Archive: Monday, July 4, 2016

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Left-hander Leon Johnson has been named to lead a 12-man WICB President’s XI squad against touring India, in a two-day tour match starting Saturday at Warner Park.

Former President Donald Ramotar today said that a container of steel belonging to the fired specialty hospital contractor had been examined by the Guyana Revenue Authority and this is how he had arrived at the conclusion that it was valued at $800m.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Finding Dory” dominated the Independence Day box office, overcoming a trio of new releases to provide the weekend’s biggest fireworks.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two non-functioning traffic lights at the intersection of the Bypass Connector Road and St Helena Bypass Road are being blamed for the death of two pilots in a car accident yesterday afternoon.

Former Auditor-General Anand Goolsarran has called on City Hall to rescind the secret contract for the installation and operation of parking meters in Georgetown even as he pointed out that procurement laws were not followed.

An ex-convict was fatally stabbed by his girlfriend on Saturday night following an argument after both accused each another of having an affair. 

CARICOM Heads of Government will meet for their 37th Regular Meeting from today in Georgetown and observers say that a key topic for discussion will be Britain’s shock withdrawal from the European Union (EU) and its implications for the region.

While seeking to ensure a reliable electricity supply, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has set its sights on having over 30% of its generation from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to Board Chairman Robert Badal.

Michael Anthony powered to his sixth win of the season yesterday, out sprinting a star studded field in the seventh annual Seven Seas Multivitamins and Dr.

Thrice was nice as Cleveland Forde completed the men’s `three peat’ in yesterday’s 12th annual CARICOM 10K on the streets of the capital.

The Norwegian firm selected to review the financial model of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) has until September 1 to submit its report, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says he is waiting to be advised by the Board of the Guyana Forestry Commission on the way forward for troubled logging company Baishanlin after a no-show by reps of a Chinese State-owned firm that was supposed to take over the company.

It was night of upsets as Sophia, Kitty Weavers and North East La Penitence sealed their quarterfinal berths when the round of 16 stage of  the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe Championship ended on Saturday.

Alex Arjoon and Ashley Khalil were crowned the Men and Women Open Senior Squash Champions respectively when the curtain came down on the Digicel Senior Championships yesterday at the Georgetown Club Facility.

Toolsie Persaud Timber Traders Inc has tendered an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorisation to undertake large-scale logging in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources notes the comments of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo with regard to the Government of Guyana’s stewardship of our country’s natural patrimony, particularly its 18.5 million hectares of forests, and thanks him for the opportunity to highlight our strategies to develop Guyana’s economy sustainably for current and future generations, based on the strategic advantages our natural resources provide.

Attorney-General Basil Williams is in the process of reviewing the parking meters contract for Georgetown which has sparked controversy due to the secretive nature of the deal.

Mahdia Secondary were crowned the Region Eight Champions, dismissing Paramakatoi Secondary by a 5-0 margin when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued on Saturday at the Campbelltown Playfield in Region Eight.

Dear Editor, On Thursday, June 30, 2016, while in the water taxi going from New Amsterdam to Rosignol, I observed that of the 33 passengers in the little vessel, I was the only one wearing his lifejacket properly; the others had theirs just thrown over their heads and shoulders and not buckled around the chest.

An overseas-based Guyanese was assaulted, tied-up and robbed by two bandits at his Number 63 Village, Corentyne home just before mid-day on Saturday.

Dear Editor, There should be a forensic audit of the parking meter contract with the city; first, we should take the ‘good deal’ argument off the table.

Barbados and The Bahamas secured opening night wins when the historic Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) u16 Championships commenced yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

HONG KONG/LONDON, (Reuters) – As an international tribunal prepares to rule on Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, officials in Washington, Tokyo and Southeast Asia are on tenterhooks.

Dear Editor, The Heads of Caricom will meet in Georgetown from today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Colin Munro smashed a sensational maiden Twenty20 hundred but it proved in vain as Guyana Amazon Warriors produced an audacious run chase to shock Trinbago Knight Riders by six wickets here Saturday night.

President David Granger on Friday evening extended Guyana’s gratitude to the Government and people of Canada for the firm support he said that country has shown in the face of the ongoing Guyana/Venezuela border controversy.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Nearly 120 people were killed and 200 wounded in two bombings overnight in Baghdad, most of them in a busy shopping area as residents celebrated Ramadan, police and medical sources said yesterday.

A team headed by Minister with responsibility for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Valerie Patterson on Tuesday and Wednesday visited Suriname to inspect housing projects pursuant to a proposal from a developer there and she said she was impressed with what she saw.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Vote counting resumed yesterday in a dramatic Australian federal election but a winner is not expected to be announced for several days, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instability.

Dear Editor, As a PPP/C supporter I have on several occasions defended the party.

By Vibert Cambridge Vibert Compton Cambridge, Ph.D. is professor emeritus in the School of Media Arts and Studies, Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A Frenchman being involved in a long — or rather very, very long — fifth set epic against John Isner at Wimbledon had a feeling of deja vu about it.

Last week, we ended our final article on public financial management in the post-Independence.

Dear Editor, I had applied to One Laptop Per Family for a laptop more than three years ago, and I was verified on more than three occasions at Lamaha Street and later Forshaw Street, but until this day no laptop has ever been given to me.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne is planning to cut corporation tax to less than 15 percent in an attempt to offset the shock to investors of the country’s decision to leave the European Union, the Financial Times reported yesterday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France swept emphatically into the Euro 2016 semi-finals and brought Iceland’s fairytale run to a crushing halt as Olivier Giroud scored twice in a 5-2 win yesterday to set up a mouth-watering last-four clash with Germany.

Continental Agencies Ltd on Saturday donated a quantity of its Ashoka food items in aid of a recognition day for over one hundred senior citizens associated with the Agricola Caregivers Great Movement Association, a release from the company said.

Dear Editor, If cricket were being invented today it would likely be much more like the twenty-over version than the unlimited overs version, the only limitation on which, is the length of time during which the game must be played.

A man is in a serious condition at the New Amsterdam Hospital after being stabbed several times during a fight with another man who fled after the attack.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A code violation for on-court coaching could not stop Svetlana Kuznetsova from producing a stirring comeback as she reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time in eight years with a 6-7(1) 6-2 8-6 win over American Sloane Stephens yesterday.

Photos by Shabna Rahman This week we asked the man and woman in the street to talk about their favourite show on television, the last movie they would have seen, the last book they read or their favourite radio station and why they consider them to be their favourites.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Canada is exploring the use of gender-neutral options on identity cards, Justin Trudeau told a television station yesterday as he became the first Canadian prime minister to march in a gay pride parade.

CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Georgetown from today have a packed agenda on their plate but the dominant motif may not even have been pencilled in – Britain’s stunning exit from the European Union (EU) and what the political upheaval in London means for countries in this part of the world.