Daily Archive: Monday, September 26, 2016

US network CNN says a poll it did after the first presidential debate found that 62% thought that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won while 27% thought Republican candidate Donald Trump won.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican Donald Trump of racism, sexism and tax avoidance on Monday during a heated presidential debate that could reshape the 2016 campaign for the White House.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Thousands of people packed New York’s Central Park on Saturday for the fifth Global Citizens Festival which campaigns to end global poverty.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition called on Monday for mass rallies nationwide on Oct.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are splitting up after 11 years together, the couple said in a statement on Monday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican has been recalled for the West Indies three-Test series against Pakistan starting next month here.

The Guyana Power & Light today said it will be unable to satisfy demand during the peak period this evening due to the unexpected unavailability of two units with approximate capacity of 6 MW.

The PPP today flayed the Granger administration over the crime rate and said that criminals were omnipresent.

In relation to the accidental shooting of Jean Rodrigues on Tuesday September 20, 2016, the Guyana Police Force today said  that following ballistic and other examinations, the results of which contradict that of the police constable and the suspect, the constable has been removed from that type of duty, to another area as the investigation continues.

The Ministry of Education today warned that parents could face criminal charges if their children were absent from school without an excuse.

A 19-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was shot dead early this morning while another man was critically injured, following an argument which ended outside the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Denzel Washington hit the bullseye again. “The Magnificent Seven,” the Oscar-winner’s first western, topped the box office, picking up a solid $35 million.

I have no other interest, save and except my humble attempts to make a contribution towards protecting the interest of the State, and safeguarding public assets and resources.

Before the start of the sixth annual Courts 10km event yesterday, Cleveland Forde had won the flagship race four times.

Uitvlugt walked away with Secondary School title while Den Amstel copped the Primary School accolade when the inaugural Ministry of Social Protection West Demerara Football Championship concluded Saturday at the Den Amstel ground.

The city yesterday announced that it was going to tear down 52 derelict buildings (see list below) and occupants of some of the structures say they were unaware of these plans.

Team Coco’s riders defied the odds to finish 1, 2, 3 in yesterday’s gruelling 70-mile Victor Macedo Memorial road race.

As it begins to show a surplus, the Marriott Hotel is boasting of consistent occupancy of 65% but revenue will be used to correct building defects and as such it will likely not be able to start paying on the Republic Bank Ltd loan.

Buxton United recorded the largest margin of victory to date in the National Milling Company (Namilco) Thunderbolt Flour u17 National Championships, mauling derby rivals Buxton Youth Developers 14-0 in the East Coast of Demerara zone.

Uitvlugt claimed their fourth win in the Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League, overwhelming Beavers  4-0 yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

While officials from Chinese logging company Baishanlin want three more years to make good on long-awaited promises, the APNU+AFC government believes that not only the time requested is too much but that leniency and their patience have been exhausted.

Dear Editor, Last weekend a gifted 17-year-old female, Ms Teneisha Toney of Aishalton Village, South Rupununi achieved a remarkable feat. 

On September 16, 2016, Dr Riyad Insanally, Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, presented his Letters of Credence to Barack Obama, President of the United States at the White House in Washington DC.

Dear Editor, On Saturday I witnessed/nay felt the brunt of unbridled arrogance and naked abuse of power.

Residents of Sophia can expect running water through their taps by the second half of October, GWI says.

Linden’s Demerara Queens and West Side Conquerors of Berbice secured hard-fought wins when the National Association for Women’s Football (NAWF) Developmental League continued yesterday at the No.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission unveiling by the Auditor General is nothing new.

Fruta Conquerors whipped Bartica 6-1 when the National Association for Women’s Football (NAWF) Developmental League continued yesterday at the Tucville Community ground.

With the closure of sugar cultivation at the Wales estate looming at yearend, GuySuCo has advertised for infrastructural work for the transport of cane to Uitvlugt on the West Coast of Demera.

Dear Editor, City residents exist in a state of tenterhooks.  They are forced to sleep weekly with one eye open and both ears to the ground. 

Beterverwagting/Triumph United and Bachelors Adventure/Paradise Sports Club scored contrasting wins when the National Milling Company (Namilco) Thunderbolt Flour U17 National Championships continued Saturday in the East Coast of Demerara zone.

A 23-year-old man of Gangaram Village, East Canje, Berbice took his own life after a dispute with his overseas-based girlfriend.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies one-day players arriving here over the weekend trained with the full unit for the first time on Sunday, as they fine-tuned their preparation for the start of the three-match series in Sharjah next Friday.

Siltation of the Mongrippa Creek in Bartica has been cited as the major cause of recent heavy flooding and work is underway to deal with the problem.

Dear Editor, Every afternoon a gentleman at Enmore looses his goats, which daily bore through our fence and eat everything in sight, including our fowl feed.

Dear Editor, At a time when there are so few role models left, we lost two of the last Guyanese of great integrity in just the past few weeks: Bishop Randolph George and Mr Winston Moore.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain, Sir Vivian Richards has thrown his support behind the expansion of cricket to non-traditional nations.

Over half a year after President David Granger promised that measures would be put in place to deal with the “evil” of alcohol abuse, a policy has still not been developed.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton will press Republican Donald Trump to provide more specifics on his policies in their presidential debate today, two top Clinton campaign aides said ahead of a face-off that could set U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) For some residents of Montego Bay St James it is the smell of blood which will be their lasting memory of last week, for others it will be the sound of gunfire and the acrid smell of gun smoke, still others will never forget the haunting cries of persons who had their friends and relatives killed by marauding gunmen.

Dear Editor, In one of the dailies I read that the recent world class offshore oil discovery by Exxon Mobil Co, (the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company) has firmly launched Guyana’s hydrocarbon industry and that the Government of Guyana was proposing in association with the Private Sector to construct an onshore base with associated infrastructure in order to support and serve the fledgling offshore Oil and Gas Sector.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Selectors have recalled Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq to Pakistan’s One-Day International squad for the three-match series against West Indies starting Friday in Sharjah.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings-Williams and a team conducted an education outreach to several communities in Upper Region Seven  to raise awareness about child abuse.

By Dr Michelle Asantewa I didn’t set out to write books.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – John Kerry had heard enough. After last week’s bombing of a U.N.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – India set New Zealand an improbable 434-run victory target and then blew away the visitors’ top order in yesterday’s final session to close in on a resounding win in the first test.

(Trinidad Guardian) President Anthony Carmona took traditional and social media to task on Saturday as he slammed newspapers for becoming “garbage dumps” and lamented the rise of “armchair journalism.”

Dear Editor, The GTT internet service tends to rob mobile internet users; I am baffled and angry at the disappearance of my credit more than once.

A post-mortem report has been tendered in the preliminary inquiry into the murder charges against Ganga Krishna and Avishkar Bissoon, who are accused of starting the fire at a Robb and King Streets building that claimed the lives of a father and his two daughters.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street for their take on the proposed six months of maternity leave for women.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met with Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday during a two-day trip to Havana, and the two leaders oversaw the signing of around 30 agreements on economic cooperation in various sectors, Cuban state media reported.

After many years of PPP/C governance during which there was a heavy veil drawn across the huge procurement sector, the people of this country have an excellent opportunity to begin learning how decisions are made osn high value public contracts and whether they can stand up to scrutiny.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade at Kaieteur News, continued on Thursday with more testimony from police officers who conducted the investigations.

Dear Editor, Our benign President David Granger, in his noble address recently to the United Nations General Assembly on the matter of the current migrant crisis, noted that the situation “if left unattended or unresolved, can escalate into regional and even global crises, which can threaten the existence of larger numbers of persons in wider areas, even beyond their country’s borders.”

(Reuters) – A century on his One Day International debut from Temba Bavuma and four wickets from part-time spinner JP Duminy helped South Africa secure a one-sided 206-run victory over Ireland at Willowmore Park yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Barbados are continuing to seek asylum in Canada, England and the United States because they fear persecution at home.