Daily Archive: Saturday, July 23, 2016

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich struck his second half-century in only his third Test but West Indies were staring at a possible innings defeat after being forced to follow-on by India, on the second day of the opening Test here Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force today said that the suspect in the murder of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, resident Terry Lackhan has confessed.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – A German-Iranian teenager who shot and killed nine people and then himself in Munich on Friday had received psychiatric care and was in all probability a lone gunman who had no ties to Islamic State, police said.

By Bebi Oosman   The bodies of two men and a teenage boy, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered yesterday at Mibicuri Creek, Black Bush Polder and police had one person in custody up to late last night facing questions about their shocking deaths.

Speaking at a symposium for new and existing contractors, Minister of Public Infrastructure (MPI) David Patterson yesterday stressed the need for transparency in the huge public procurement sector and added that distrust in the system has to be dispelled.

Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence would be removed from office once evidence is presented supporting her dereliction of duty, according to President David Granger, who has lauded her for her work so far.

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc recently performed its first ever pericardiectomy on a 27-year-old patient who had been given 48 hours to live while hospitalised at another institution.

While the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has agreed that the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) needs to collect revenue, it has lambasted the council for doing so without consultation and in an unlawful manner.

A largely reactive approach to flood situations has worked well under the circumstances but the current flood management system is vulnerable and may collapse dramatically under extreme conditions, according to a report from a Dutch risk reduction team, which has urged a more proactive approach.

Government is awaiting advice on the feasibility of setting up a Special Prosecutors’ Office to handle high-profile cases but opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has voiced concern about the move, saying that it will be yet “another attempt to witch-hunt political opponents.”

Four years after the deaths of three Lindeners, who were shot and killed during a protest action by the residents of the mining town on July 18, 2012, attorney Nigel Hughes has bemoaned the fact that nothing has been done to prevent a recurrence.

Linden businesses will be asked to pay fees for use of the Kara Kara Bridge twice yearly following a decision taken by the Linden Town Council at an extraordinary meeting on Monday.

Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Board Chairman Dr. Max Hanoman says the hospital has seen several improvements, including a reduction of the waiting time at the Accident and Emer-gency (A&E) Unit.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – An error-strewn performance, coupled with Virat Kohli’s maiden Test double hundred and a third Test hundred by Ravi Ashwin, left West Indies facing a massive fight for survival in the opening Test against India here yesterday.

A two-day conference to examine standards for professional social work practice and ensure accountability, concluded on Thursday at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, CMC – Jamaica picked up two more medals on the fourth day of competition at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships here yesterday, after CARIFTA gold medallists Shannon Kalawan and Nigel Ellis reached the podium in the women’s 400 metres hurdles and the men’s 200m respectively.

Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud yesterday urged 230 new police officers to ensure they resist the various temptations that will come their way throughout their careers.

SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France, (Reuters) – Chris Froome hit the deck but retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the Tour de France on the 19th stage, a crash-marred 146-km mountain trek won by Frenchman Romain Bardet in vintage style yesterday.

City Councillor Alfred Mentore has engaged the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to help with drainage in Campbellville, Newtown and neighbouring areas.

Guyana’s girls junior squash team earned a final’s berth against Barbados after defeating Bermuda 4-1 yesterday at the Caribbean squash championships in the Cayman Islands.

A Gafoor’s manager was found dead at his Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home on Thursday night.

The Hikers Hockey Club will stage its annual two-week hockey camp from Monday to August 6th, at the St.

Tucville officially received their prizes for winning the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe championships yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony at the Guinness Bar, Durban Street.

Oswald Andrews, the man who police say is responsible for the stabbing of national footballer Rensford Coleridge, was yesterday charged with attempted murder.

Dear Editor, According to the media there appears to be a misconstruction of roles, respectively of the Chairman and Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority, and that of the President, GPSU; probably because in one instance the authors are uninformed of the Revenue Authority Act 13 of 1996, amended by 16 of 2003, Clause 2 (1) which reads as follows: “Functions of Governing Board (16 of 2003) “(1) The Governing Board shall be responsible for – “a)   subject to subsection (2) the approval and review of the policy of the Authority; “b)   the monitoring of the performance of the Authority in carrying out functions; and “(c)  the discipline and control of all members of staff of the Authority appointed under this Act.”

A Sophia man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he admitted to four counts of armed robbery.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook and Joe Root made centuries to lift England to a commanding 314 for four at the close on the first day of the second test against Pakistan yesterday.

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisation, the Guyana National Fisherfolk Organisation and the Suriname Fisherfolk Organisation ‒ Visserscollectief.

The family of a 14-year-old girl, who was tricked into what she thought was a game of treasure hunt for an iPhone but instead ended up handing over her family’s jewellery to thieves, is grateful that she is alive and not hurt.

Dear Editor, Just last week, I examined the causal connection between taxation and fear and economic decline in the context of the Guyanese economy.

A match-winning knock from Barbados skipper Shaquana Quintyne steered her side to an easy 49-run win over hosts Guyana when round two of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Women’s Regional T20 tournament continued at Providence yesterday.

An unbeaten 50 from Shamaine Campbelle coupled with a venomous spell Of pace bowling from Erva Giddings, propelled Guyana to a  omfortable 45-run win over the Leewards Thursday night in the opening round of the Women’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional T20 tournament.

Brazilian tourists are showing increased interest in Guyana, partly as a result of the economic and political turmoil in Venezuela, and local tourism operators were able to showcase what the Rupununi has to offer and strengthen ties with their Brazilian counterparts during a conference last week.

Dear Editor, To hang or not to hang has been a topic in Guyana, the Caribbean and much of the free world for several decades.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France’s highest appeals court ruled yesterday that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial for her role in a 400 million euros ($440 million) state payout in 2008 to businessman Bernard Tapie.

Guyana’s Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani both lost in the quarter-finals at the Pan American Junior Badminton Championships at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Lima Peru.

Dear Editor, I wish to express my appreciation for the complimentary remarks and invitation extended by Mr Annan Boodram of Caribbean Voice in his letter of 21st July in the Stabroek News, in the context of the ‘debate’ on rum and alcoholism, etc (‘Letter on alcoholism referred to all alcoholic drinks, not just rum’).

Emergency work on the Matarkai road has stalled owing to the inclement weather, Chairperson of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Margret Lambert has said.

Naomi ‘Young Royalty’ Horsford is one to watch in the music industry.

(Barbados Nation) Sagicor Financial Corporation has officially moved its headquarters to the British oversees territory of Bermuda after more than 100 years in Barbados in its previous incarnation as The Mutual.

Courts Furniture Inc., at a simple ceremony Thursday at the headquarters of the furniture giants on Main Street, handed over the sum of $200,000 to assist in providing trophies for the annual Guyana Police Force Athletics and Swimming Championships.

Five teams from various branches of the Guyana Police Force yesterday afternoon thrilled a large gathering at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Square, Eve Leary as they competed in the Force’s Annual Drill Competition.

(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh revealed yesteday that his recent and sudden hospitalisation was due to dengue.

MUNICH,  (Reuters) – An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich last evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days.

Hi Everyone, I have often been asked what it means to adapt a recipe.

Dear Editor, Lunch-time second day of the first Test India v West Indies: I watched half of the morning session on TV and listened carefully to the comments of Bishop and Dujon about the handling of the bowlers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Parish Judge Simone Wolfe Reece said that based on evidence presented by prosecutors in the corruption trial of Al Miller, she is convinced that the clergyman’s “behaviour facilitated the desires” of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate yesterday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.

The Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s final involving Guyana and Mexico will now be played on October 1 instead of today as previously reported.

Dear Editor, It is an accepted fact that politics in Guyana is defined and shaped by race; political parties are race based.

Another policeman testified yesterday when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Anand Narine and Darrol Compton, who are charged with the six-year-old murder of Babita Sarjou, continued.

I recently met up with a fellow Guyanese who is also based in Europe.

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championship originally scheduled for this weekend will now box off on July 29.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and with S&K Construction Services on Wednesday inked two contracts, valued in total at $21.5M, to improve river defences at Walton Hall and Lusignan.

Most of us are locked into Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or other social media platforms.

Politikles

Dear Editor, There is not a better time for me when I pick up a book or newspaper and sink myself so deep, that I become transfixed in that moment of delight, where the author takes me on a journey and I am unaware of my wife beckoning.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians longing for cheaper electricity will start getting an ease now that Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) has completed its ten megawatt solar farm.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Zimbabwean war veterans turned on their long-time ally President Robert Mugabe, describing him as a dictator in a jolting rebuke underlining political manoeuvring over his succession and mounting anger over economic woes.

  Under construction: Work ongoing on the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court after the old wooden structure was demolished in February of this year.

Narratives of America’s decline have become so entrenched in the US media that is possible to forget that the same news outlets that created, and continue to foster, such pessimism are responsible for giving Donald Trump an estimated US$2 billion in free media coverage.

Season Five of the radio serial drama “Merundoi” commenced on Monday and is expected to run until December 31.