Daily Archive: Sunday, August 14, 2016

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York police were investigating reports of gunshots fired inside a terminal at John F.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres with a time of 9.81 seconds on Sunday.

The police say that they conducted a drug eradication exercise at Twenty Miles, Ituni, Upper Demerara during which over fifteen acres of cultivated cannabis was destroyed.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred at about 22:20h last night on the Ann’s Grove Public Road, ECD, that resulted in the death of John Forde, 27yrs, of 17 Supply, Mahaica, ECD.

(Trinidad Express) Insurance company Colfire has come under fire after one of its employees posted a warning letter he received from the company, chiding him for his “unprofessional” hairstyle.

Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff yesterday denied any involvement in the theft or embezzlement of public funds and charged that the distorted information appearing in the media is evidence of a campaign to stain his character.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj This village is the third of the same name that the World Beyond Georgetown has visited.

Questioning of the Minister of Health by opposition members last Monday on an item seeking approval for $31,080,000, revealed that the sum was intended as expenses for renting a bond for the storage of pharmaceuticals.

A special investigation into the financial operations and functioning of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) over the period January 2012 to May 2015 blamed the hospital’s management for not tackling minor deficiencies which resulted in millions in losses.

Two families in Berbice are now in mourning following two suicide deaths in the county on Friday.

At the end of July eleven individuals received jail sentences in Havana of between 15 to 30 years for attempting to traffic narcotics into Cuba from Jamaica.

Two businessmen have filed a $1 million lawsuit against China Harbour Engineering, the firm currently responsible for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport expansion project, after saying the company’s workers removed more than a dozen truckloads of loam from land they have leased without permission.

With a total of 245 workplace accidents already recorded for the year, the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour will be working with select employers to improve workplace conditions and reduce the number of both fatal and non-fatal accidents.

Introduction Today’s column closes the discussion we are having on production of timber and non-timber products in Guyana’s extractive forest sector over the past decade (2006-2015).

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica continued its dominance in the women’s 100m as Elaine Thompson secured the country’s third consecutive 100m Olympic gold medal, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking the bronze.

Complex technology When someone examines global trade statistics, one thing that jumps out at the reader is the difference in export revenues between primary commodities and manufactured goods. 

Almost four decades ago, a then 17-year-old Charmaine Stuart fell in love with the Guyana Police Force’s ‘Band Complex,’ as she not only got to be involved in music—her heart’s desire—but “the discipline” involved in it.

The father of three-year-old Rania Rogers, who sustained third degree burns to her face and hand more than two years ago is desperately trying to raise funds for her to undergo the recommended corrective surgeries and the government has since offered to assist.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies suffered the indignity of being bowled out for their second lowest total ever against India as they crashed to a 237-run defeat in the third Test, after barely surviving two sessions on the final day here yesterday.

One of my earliest awareness moments upon my return to live in Guyana (I have mentioned it before) took place in a visit to a major hardware store in Georgetown in search of some half-inch bolts to secure the posts of a wood fence.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Britain’s Mo Farah stormed to the gold medal in the Olympic 10,000 metres final last evening, recovering from an early fall to retain his title with a blistering final lap.

Seven months after Albion resident Surendra Nauth was fatally stabbed by an ex-convict, the police are yet to arrest his alleged killer and his parents who are determined to obtain justice are accusing the police of foot-dragging.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour looks at the forgotten scoreboard from the 1981 Shell Shield Match between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday warned that without political consensus the draft State Assets Recovery Bill 2016 runs the risk of “prolonging ethnically polarized politics.”

T20 cricket, the way it has developed, is unbalanced in favour of batsmen.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt produced an effortless win in his opening round men’s 100 metres heat, as he led a string of Caribbean qualifiers into today’s semi-finals of the event at the Olympic Stadium.

Police continue to probe the murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, whose body was pulled out of the Hope Canal on Tuesday, but there have been no arrests so far.

Guyana secured dissimilar semi-final berths in the Men and Women’s Team Championship when the Caribbean Senior Squash Championship continued on Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.

One thing you need to get into your mind is that fitness results don’t happen by chance.

Pizza Hut Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Hikers and Old Fort Stallions secured contrasting wins when the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship continued on Friday at the National Gymnasium.

Members of the Rotary Club of Stabroek yesterday provided Geeta Boodhoo and her children with much needed supplies.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday congratulated Parliament on the approval of the nominees for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – In the last decade, Jamaica, with Usain Bolt as the figurehead, has emerged as the world’s dominant sprinting power, usurping the United States from the throne it occupied since the start of the modern Olympic Games in 1896.

The National Dance Company (NDC) last week staged ‘A Celebration of African Heritage,’ as one of its six regular annual programmes on specified themes at different times of the year.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray will meet Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the Olympics men’s tennis final today, as he aims to become the first player to retain the singles title.

The term ‘fried’ in this recipe refers to the style of cooking we Guyanese employ when we talk about cooking vegetables – fried pumpkin, fried callaloo etc.

Mandevilla, a tropical beauty commonly called Rock Trumpet, originated in the forest of Brazil and comes from the Apocynaceae family Most Mandevilla species are also native to Central and South America Mandevilla was named after a British diplomat and gardener Henry Mandeville, who came across the species in this continent in the 18th century.

London (Reuters) – Younus Khan’s superb 218 put Pakistan in a strong position before they picked up four England wickets to take complete control on the third day of the fourth and final test at The Oval yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The two fastest women’s track cycling pursuit teams locked horns for gold at the Olympics yesterday but the expected close battle ended in a romp for Britain as they crushed their American rivals in another world record.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Allyson Felix showed no discomfort from her ankle as she eased through the first round of the 400 meters heats yesterday, taking another step towards what would be a fifth Olympic gold for the American.

Dear Editor, Ralph Ramkarran, in his article in SN of August 7, 2016 ‘Guyana’s future as an oil producer’, estimates that Guyana can expect revenues of US$5.5 billion a year from the recent Liza oil discovery by ExxonMobil and partners.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij yesterday after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said.

Dear Editor, The issue of the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) grant/subvention existed since the college opened its doors.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Thousands of  Venezuelans were welcomed to Colombia by a military band early yesterday morning as the two countries’ borders were officially reopened after being closed by Venezuela a year ago.

Guyana’s Aliyah Abrams failed to advance to the semis of the women’s 400m at the Olympic Games in Rio, finishing fifth in her heat at the Olympic Stadium yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Reigning champion Kirani James clocked a season-best 44.02 seconds to lead LaShawn Merritt and Wayde van Niekerk into the final of the 400 meters at the Rio Olympic Stadium yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday yesterday in a meandering column carried by state-run media in which the iconic leftist revolutionary also lambasted old foe United States.

Following six rounds of scintillating chess, the Sinquefield Cup is off to a brilliant start in St Louis, Missouri.

Dear Editor, Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Cecil Dhurjon and the Head of SARA, Dr Clive Thomas, made it quite clear that the proposed legislation on the State Assets Recovery Agency will not protect  current or future presidents.

On Friday evening the Ministry of the Presidency issued a press release stating that the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology had been “air-marked” – not earmarked, it seems − for a major upgrade and change of location. 

The Least Grebe is a very small waterbird often found near freshwater ponds and marshes. 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Aida Hadzialic, Sweden’s youngest-ever cabinet minister, said yesterday she was resigning her education post after being caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

Dear Editor, The most recent hot point within the City Hall is the installation of parking meters in the City of Georgetown.