Daily Archive: Thursday, September 29, 2016

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – On the heels of an embarrassing whitewash in the preceding Twenty20 series, West Indies’ three-match One-Day International series against Pakistan will take on new value when it bowls off here Friday.

The Ministry of Education today said that Professor Doris Rogers passed away on September 22, 2016.

Police have arrested an Annandale man who allegedly fatally stabbed his son during an altercation last night.

(Barbados Nation) It’s now safe to go outside. Following an almost 48-hour shutdown of Barbados, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) this morning gave the all-clear because of Tropical Storm Matthew.

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – India said today it had conducted “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, making its first direct military response to an attack on an army base it blames on Pakistan.

The newly established Bid Protest Committee (BPC) now has three cases to deliberate on as Guyana Beverages Inc (GBI), has joined Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) in protesting the award for the supply of juices to the Ministry of Education’s distribution programme.

Law enforcement authorities were yesterday mum on the embarrassing escape of Barry Dataram several days before he was convicted of trafficking following a major cocaine haul.

The second accused in the murder of Gafoor’s manager Terry Lackhan was yesterday remanded to prison after he was jointly charged with the first accused David Outar.

Two weeks after female students of the Santa Rosa Secondary School dormitory were subjected to a strip search over missing money, allegedly at the hands of the School’s Welfare Officer and the Matron of the dorms, parents are expected to meet with officials of the Ministry of Education on Saturday to discuss the incident.

The unemployment rate in Guyana as per the 2012 Population and Housing Census has been placed at 12.5 per cent, according to Compendium 3 of the census’s findings, dealing with economic activity, which was released yesterday.

Determined to have an asphalt plant relocated, residents of Block 1 Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo were successful in getting officials from the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) and the plant to visit them on Tuesday.

A day after the Guyana Police Force issued a wanted bulletin for the second suspect in connection with the murder of Cummings Lodge vendor, Anita Mohan, the man surrendered to the police.

A Cuban national was yesterday morning shot in her right hand after she was attacked and robbed by two bandits on Regent Street, Georgetown.

A US$226,000 grant programme  via the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to assist the  music, art, craft and agro processing industries to maximize their potential will kick off on October 1st and run for three years.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men, accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued yesterday with the police officer who detonated the live grenade giving evidence.

Bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for rehabilitation and expansion works at the Guyana Water Inc’s Shelter Belt.

Jeffrey Dujon, the former West Indies wicketkeeper, has said it would be a “terrible embarrassment” if the West Indies were unable to qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup.

A date was set yesterday for the trial of Ishwar Heeralall, who was charged with chopping his estranged wife at La Penitence Market in July.

Regional Health Officer (RHO), Region Seven, Dr Edward Sagala told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the region has not recorded any maternal or neonatal deaths for the past three years, a press release from GINA stated.

Vehicle Workshop defeated fierce rivals Water Plant and Soft Drink Plant in the final of the Banks DIH Limited dominoes competition Friday at the Thirst Park Sports Club.

Attorney Keisha Chase’s trial over causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving, remains on hold pending a High Court ruling.

The annual Inter House track and field championships of Queen’s College will take place tomorrow from 9 am at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda because of the unavailability of the school’s ground.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Fast bowler Kesrick Williams said making his international debut in a series West Indies had already lost, had no bearing on his approach.

A Stabroek News reporter was assaulted by a prisoner yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, while taking video footage of a murder suspect.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said his side outplayed West Indies in every department, during their 3-0 whitewash of the reigning World champions in the just concluded Twenty20 International series.

We are still in our Jubilee Year though the ceremonies and celebrations put together to mark the 50th Anniversary of Guyana’s independence have passed and gone without matching the hype and hoopla that had been attached to the buildup to the event.

With growing complaints of reduced spending and a seemingly sluggish economy, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Vishnu Doerga says that significant growth in the economy cannot happen overnight and urged patience.

Dear Editor, The SN editorial of 26 September 2016 `Juice contract and transparency’ is a barefaced attempt at historical revisionism, seeking to excuse the obvious and blatant APNU+AFC corruption involved in the award of the fruit juice contract to a foreign company which was not the lowest bidder (and the still fresh scandal involving single sourcing of an unfinished building to serve as a drug bond) by seeking to misrepresent the PPP/C’s record in office in relation to procurement and using this misrepresentation as a smokescreen.

Address by His Excellency Brigadier (retd) David Granger Leader of the People’s National Congress to the 19th Biennial Delegates Congress of the People’s National Congress The 19th Biennial Delegates Congress of the People’s National Congress assembles today.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against Leon Lindo, who is charged with conspiracy to murder late businessman Mohamed Khan, continued on Tuesday with the evidence of the secretary of attorney Nigel Hughes.

Brigadier (rtd) Edward Collins was yesterday sworn in as the sole commissioner to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances under which a foreign aircraft, which was discovered near the village of Yupukari in Region Nine two weeks ago, landed in this country.

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany,  (Reuters) – Barcelona battled back from a goal down and scored twice in the second half to overcome hosts Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in their Champions League Group C match yesterday despite the absence of the injured Lionel Messi.

Soft Drinks Plant whipped Stores by eight wickets when the Banks DIH Limited GT Beer Inter-Department tapeball cricket competition continued Tuesday at Thirst Park.

A PRESENTATION BY AMBASSADOR COLIN GRANDERSON ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT AT THE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR THE NEWLY APPOINTED HEADS OF GUYANA MISSIONS Caricom, going forward In 2012, one year before the celebration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Caribbean Community, the Conference took the decision to “re-examine the future direction of the Community and the arrangements for carrying it forward”.

As pressure builds for action, Crown Mining Supplies has consulted with a professional salvager to retrieve their sunken dredge at Piremap Falls, Mazaruni River, while MARAD says that a date cannot be set as to when the river will be cleared.

Dear Editor, Based on newspaper reports in September 2015 of a high-speed vehicle chase of three armed suspects in south Georgetown by the police (the Joint Special Operations Group- JSOG), I asked the question “What are the rules of engagement for the police pursuing escaping suspects?”

Beer Plant and Trisco secured contrasting victories when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department 5-a-side football tournament continued Tuesday at the company’s sports club ground, Thirst Park, with several preliminary matches.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has made a valid and timely assessment when he stated that the people should hold all contractors responsible for shoddy and substandard work done, and he hit the bull’s eye when he further contended that each citizen has a right to demand value for money.

By Leonardo Vivas Any candid observer visiting Venezuela five years ago could hardly anticipate what the country has become under Nicolas Maduro’s government.

The Bank of Montreal yesterday made a presentation to stakeholder ministers and members of the subcommittee on oil and gas on the likely financial impacts of the oil and gas industry.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Congress yesterday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Theo Walcottt scored twice before halftime as Arsenal beat FC Basel 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium to move joint top of Champions League Group A yesterday.

A man who was caught on CCTV footage breaking and entering a trading store was yesterday jailed when he appeared before the chief magistrate.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Matthew brought flooding and felled trees to islands in the eastern Caribbean yesterday and forecasters said the 13th cyclone of the 2016 Atlantic season would reach hurricane force later this week.

Dear Editor, A few years ago the western section of the East Coast corridor was a very picturesque scene at night as all the road lights were in working condition and there seemed to be a maintenance programme in place to replace any defective or damaged units.

Treated well, tourism has an extraordinary contribution to make to regional growth; treated badly it has the capacity to damage economies and reduce government revenues.

Emma Ashford Leif Wenar, Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World (Oxford University Press, 2015) The oil magnate J.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is hopeful for improved relations with the United States, a day after meeting U.S.

Dear Editor, Thanks for the opportunity to clarify a complaint made in a letter published in your Monday, September 26, 2016 publication, titled ‘Baffled by GTT’s service for mobile internet users’.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will take on Kent in a first class warm-up match on their tour of England next summer, the English County has confirmed.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – California State Treasurer John Chiang yesterday announced a sweeping suspension of business relationships with Wells Fargo & Co as punishment for the company’s defrauding of customers.

(Some of) The Sharon Maas story In a sense I had met her by accident.

Dear Editor, As a former Director of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Board I have noted the vigour with which the Minister of Communities has been moving to build apartment buildings in housing schemes.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham will miss the second test against India in Kolkata due to the rib injury that kept him out of the first match in Kanpur, coach Mike Hesson said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Despite knowing that he could be shot dead, Krishna Maharaj sacrificed his life for his family when he coaxed a gunman into leaving their home together so his wife could have a chance to escape.

EL CAJON, Calif., (Reuters) – Protesters yelled “murder” and demanded yesterday a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Southern California, just as racially charged anger over two similar incidents during the past two weeks had begun to subside.

By Alex Cuadros   Widespread anger over corruption helped to bring about Rousseff’s downfall, but in getting rid of her the Congress has swapped one President tainted by scandal for another.

Dear Editor, I respect Dominic Gaskin very much since I think as Treasurer of the AFC he ticked all the right boxes in running a tight financial ship in the 2011 elections campaign. 

A Route 48 minibus plunged into a trench along Homestretch Avenue yesterday afternoon to avoid colliding with a motor car which reportedly made a sudden turn.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Hours after Sam Allardyce was sacked as England manager for inappropriate conduct, the Football Association was hit by a new crisis as eight current and former Premier League managers stand accused of receiving ‘bungs’ for player transfers after a long-running investigation by The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

CHARLESTON, S.C.,  (Reuters) – A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school playground where he wounded two children and a teacher with a handgun before being tackled by a firefighter who held him for police, authorities said yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Nearly one-third of Argentina’s population lives in poverty, the government said yesterday in the first official poverty data published in three years, underscoring the difficulty of reaching President Mauricio Macri’s “zero poverty” goal.

By Mawutodzi Kodzo Abissath An American IT guru, Marto Thomas, once said: “There are two kinds of people in the world: Givers and Takers.

Dear Editor, Recent recruitment and procurement undertakings by UNDP Guyana bring the organization’s integrity into question.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Shimon Peres, one of Israel’s last surviving founding fathers who developed its powerful armed forces and nuclear capabilities before seeking peace with the Palestinians and sharing a Nobel prize, died yesterday at 93 after suffering a stroke.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s first-ever LGBT film festival has been postponed after threats to burn down a building it was to be held in and an order by Port-au-Prince police to ban it, organizers said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge will be performing the duties of Prime Minister in the absence of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who departed for India where he will engage in a number of activities.

After the deed had been done they were unable to think straight, to fashion a plan to extricate themselves from what they had done.

Dear Editor, It is my belief that the newly constructed venue at Cuffy Square will now be the centre of attraction for many events in the near future.

Spectacular Lord Shorty was ironically anything but little. Standing an imposing six feet four inches tall the musical genius boldly experimented and created the sensual soca, with his exploratory “Indrani” song in the early 1970s, the consummate classic “Endless Vibrations” album of 1974 and the international hit “Om Shanti Om.”

Education month ends tomorrow and as far as annual observances go, this was a pretty interesting one with several highs and lows.