Daily Archive: Monday, August 8, 2016

The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) today flayed the city over the controversial parking meters deal.

The growth in the country’s economy, by 2 percent, in the first half of 2016, has been largely attributed to developments in the mining and quarrying sectors, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan told the media today during the presentation of the country’s mid- year report.

QUETTA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens more in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the violence-plagued southwestern province of Baluchistan.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public on Monday, said he worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate.

Logging company Baishanlin owes the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) tens of millions of dollars and has made no effort to pay despite being requested to do so.

While the Bid Protest Committee (BPC) under the Procurement Act has been established, it is yet to start the official review of its first complaint as some procedures have not been made clear to officials at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

A painter is now dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a bus on the West Bank Public Road early yesterday morning.

Eighteen-year-old Berbice police constable, Sham Kumar Persaud of Chapel Street, New Amsterdam was yesterday discovered by his mother hanging around 03:30 pm in his room.

“It is a very hard thing for European governments which enslaved Africans for over three and half centuries to apologize.

A public scoping meeting will be held on August 22 in Bartica regarding a proposed US$12 million open pit gold mine by Sun and Sand Mining Resources in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

(CPL T20)  A brilliant bowling performance from the Jamaica Tallawahs saw them dismiss the Amazon Warriors for 93 in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final to secure their second title, the first team to do so.

More than a week after the residents of Swan, Linden-Soesdyke Highway saw several dwellings  demolished and damaged  in a violent storm they are still awaiting help to get back on their feet.

Residents of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are pleading with the authorities to repair their main access bridge as it continues to deteriorate.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Michael Phelps won the 19th gold medal of his Olympic swimming career yesterday after helping the U.S.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon said on Thursday that the search is on for the “ghost” who provided information to this newspaper that Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff was sent on leave over his discovery of a massive fraud.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Alia Atkinson qualified for the final of the women’s 100 metres breaststroke on the second day of swimming competition of the 2016 Olympic Games here yesterday.

Gaico Construction Inc on Friday launched an Oil Spill Response Operation at a cost of US$500,000 that would help to free the environment of pollution, as Guyana prepares to drill for oil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The capricious nature of road racing revealed itself on Rio’s perilous Olympic course again yesterday as Anna van der Breggen took gold after a horror crash for a teammate and American Mara Abbott was cruelly denied a medal.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Simone Biles showed the world why she is an Olympic champion-in-waiting as she and her American teammates blew away the opposition by almost 10 points in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Rio Games yesterday.

Guyana’s late president Forbes Burnham was the author of social cohesion and of national unity, according to President David Granger who hailed the former Head of State during a wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the 31st anniversary of Burnham’s death.

The High Court has ordered that an Order Nisi of Prohibition be directed to the Public Service Commission to show why a Writ of Prohibition should not be issued against commission member Cecil Seepersaud.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Chinese web-users unleashed their fury on the social media accounts of Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton, demanding he apologise for calling swimming rival Sun Yang a “drug cheat”.

BRISTOL, England,  CMC — West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor atoned for a major indiscretion in the field by stroking a superb, unbeaten half-century to fire Western Storm to a handsome five-wicket victory over Surrey Stars here yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Riddim Squad became the latest teams to qualify for the quarterfinal round in the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship, defeating Camptown and Beavers respectively yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

A team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will begin a probe into reported pollution of the Waini and Barama Rivers later this month.

CASTRIES, St Lucia,  CMC ? Darren Sammy’s apparent axing as West Indies Twenty20 captain has sparked outrage among West Indies cricket fans across the Caribbean, with several taking to online social media platform, Facebook, to express disgust and to call for a boycott of the upcoming third Test against India starting here Tuesday.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space to defend my company against the sustained and unwarranted attack it has undergone in the recent past in both the electronic and print media relative to our work at Kato on the secondary school.

A fire of unknown origin gutted the house of Imelda Chesney of Lot 1 Manchester, Corentyne, Berbice yesterday.

NAREI recently took its farmers’ field school to cassava and sweet potato farmers in Parika, East Bank Essequibo, as part of the Agricultural Diversification Project (ADP).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose allowing parents to deduct spending on childcare from their income taxes in a speech today meant to challenge the economic policies of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a campaign aide said.

(Reuters) – Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott yesterday accused the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighbourhood, the site of the first U.S.

Dear Editor, We of the Mahatma Gandhi Organization and the Gandhi Youth Organization (Woolford Avenue) would like to sincerely thank Messrs Vishnu  Bisram, Annan Boodram  and Dr Niamatali for their timely and important contributions in the print media on the  epidemic of alcoholism wreaking havoc in our society.

(Reuters) – Jim Furyk broke golf’s magic number when he shot a record 12-under-par 58 at the Travelers Championship yesterday, the lowest round ever on the PGA Tour.

(Reuters) – Superb pace bowling, immaculate catching and astute captaincy combined to forge a thrilling final-day victory for England, who dismissed Pakistan for 201 to win the third test by 141 runs and go 2-1 up in the series.

The security guard who was involved in an accident at Houston on Saturday morning is currently in a stable condition and recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mudslides triggered by intense rainfall in eastern Mexico killed 38 people during the weekend as saturated hillsides collapsed onto modest homes in the wake of now-dissipated Tropical Storm Earl.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON – The United States Embassy in Kingston has confirmed that all interview dates for nonimmigrant visas have been exhausted for the rest of the year.

Dear Editor, I was very instructed by the letter appearing in your publication of August 4, 2016 `Termination and dismissal from employment’ by Samuel J.

Three-month challenge: Mayor and City Council labourers working on the Kitty Market yesterday after they were given a three- month deadline to complete works.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Havana yesterday blamed Washington for a surge of Cubans trying to reach the United States by land and sea, accusing the Obama administration of encouraging illegal and unsafe immigration.

Day Two at the Rio Olympics in photos

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (Reuters) – Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson scored centuries as New Zealand posted a massive 582 for four declared in their first innings against Zimbabwe on the second day of the second test yesterday.

Dear Editor, Do West Indian cricketers lack pride in playing for nation or region?

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia said on Friday it was suspending funding for relief group World Vision’s operations in the Palestinian Territories after allegations its Gaza representative funnelled millions of dollars to the Islamist militant group Hamas.

By Mark Schuller   Mark Schuller is Associate Professor of at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université d’État d’Haïti.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track star had denied trying to kill himself.

It is easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.

(Trinidad Express) Starting next week, the Port of Spain City Corporation will begin its drive to combat flooding in the capital by cleaning the city’s underground drains.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Another day of Olympic sports played out before empty seats led to an admission from organisers that only Friday’s Opening Ceremony has so far sold out.

Dear Editor, There have been some rather ‘personal’, rude and crude comments on my letter in the 4th August edition of Stabroek News `Why advertise parliamentary sittings on TV when email, etc, is available’ which are not deserving of my reaction; however, I wish to make a few points that obviously escaped the commentators and which might be of further interest to the general readership and public at large:The TV advertisements were directed to MP’s principally and especially those living in outlying areas; they did not contain any invitation, directly nor implicitly, to the general public.

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LOS ANGELES,  (Variety. com) – “Suicide Squad” smashed records, scoring a colossal $135.1 million debut despite suffering some of the worst reviews of the year.

Photos and interviews by Dhanash Ramroop With the growing popularity of T20 cricket, does test cricket have a future?

So much has been found to be wrong with the secret contract signed between the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Smart City Solutions (SCS) for parking meters over a 49-year period that it is amazing that it hasn’t been cancelled as yet.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon (left), on Friday congratulated Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia on his new appointment, during his first official meeting at the Ministry of the Presidency.