Daily Archive: Monday, October 24, 2016

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government and opposition will hold surprise talks on Sunday amid a worsening political standoff and protests since the suspension of a referendum drive to remove unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.

One of two Lusignan Prison escapees was this morning recaptured by ranks of the Guyana Police Force, in a vehicle at Kitty, after being on the run since September 19 last, the police say.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The dollar hit a nine-month high against a basket of currencies on Monday, buoyed by expectations that the U.S.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) opposes the mooted acquisition by the government of two lots on Carmichael Street as it doesn’t rise to the level of an utter necessity and any such matter would first have to be debated by Cabinet, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan says.

A violent storm tore through several villages on the East Coast of Berbice during the wee hours yesterday flattening one home, damaging others and leaving residents with millions in losses.

A businessman from Alness Village, Corentyne is now living in fear after two bandits armed with a gun invaded his home, fired off two bullets and escaped with cash.

National Parking System/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS) has begun preparatory works to install an estimated 400 parking meters within the central business district of Georgetown.

The Regional Tender Board of Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) repeatedly failed to award maintenance contracts to the lowest bidder last year, the Auditor General has found.

The 2016 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) is a wrap. The hosts and Suriname shared in the spoils of the three-day, seven-discipline Goodwill tournament which concluded last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Guyana won the volleyball title after their male team dominated the Surinamese for two consecutive days in the 2016 Goodwill Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) which ended its three day marathon last evening.

Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine on Saturday said that bail ought to be a serious “deterrent to crime” and he criticised the judiciary for putting persons who should be on remand back on the streets.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Finance wishes to offer an unreserved apology to Dr.

Dear Editor, I am thinking about political governance in this country, and I came to an uncomfortable conclusion. 

A fourth quarter blitz from Troy David could not prevent Suriname from clinching the Inter Guiana Games male basketball title as Guyana went down 63-66 to surrender the three match series 2-0 yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Trailing 41-55 with less than four minutes remaining in the contest, David came off the bench to ignite the Guyanese offence, nailing three daggers from beyond the arc in a 15-point effort which gave Guyana the lead  60-58 and with 1:20s on the clock.

Three men and a motor car were detained by police on Saturday night after an unlicenced firearm and live ammunition were found in the possession of one of the trio, at East La Penitence.

An afternoon accident left one person injured and other passengers traumatized after both cars made several flips while negotiating a turn yesterday on the Herstelling Public Road.

Dear Editor, Attorney General, Basil Williams, launched a tirade against Stabroek News last week, alleging that the newspaper is biased against him.

Remarkable displays of speed, strength, stamina and leaping ability, enabled Team Guyana to retain the Inter Guiana Games Track and Field championship last evening at the National Track and Field Centre.

As expected Guyana easily brushed aside the challenge of neighbours Suriname when table tennis action of the 2016 Goodwill Inter Guiana Games took place yesterday morning at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Inter-governmental financial regulatory body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has taken Guyana off of its monitoring process, the organisation’s website reported.

Suriname stormed to the inaugural Futsal title in the 2016 edition of Inter-Guiana Games, trouncing Guyana 12-2 to clinch their three-match series 2-0 yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, While growing up in urban Guyana, I was privy to statements being made by adults, such as “he’s a little off,” “his head does come and go”, or she’s flighty”.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies were plunged into survival mode with two days of the second Test remaining, after their suspect batting failed on the third day here yesterday, allowing Pakistan take a vice grip on the contest at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Dear Editor, The 2015 Auditor General’s Report continues to inform the nation of some critical developments.

President David Granger lobbied the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), during a meeting held on Friday on the sidelines of the Conservation International Annual Board Meeting in Washington D.C.

Dear Editor, It may have been a smart marketing tactic by GTT, but I put it down in my books as being dishonest and deceptive.

Ramesh Manbodh, the Vreed-en-Hoop man who was beaten unconscious with a cricket bat by another man, has been removed from the male surgical ward of the GHPC to the ICU due to added health complications.

CHARLOTTE, N.C./NAPLES, Fla., (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump a “sore loser” yesterday because of his refusal at their debate last week to commit to accepting the results of the Nov.

Pouderoyen FC grounded rival Eagles FC by a 3-0 margin when the Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League continued yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

Kamarang in Region Seven and its surrounding areas on Friday received a total of 15 filters from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to assist in the purification of drinking water following an outbreak of diarrhoea there, a press release from GWI said.

The final leg of this year’s Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) scheduled for the South Dakota Circuit on November 13 is gearing up to be the biggest one yet.

Dear Editor, Having read Mr. Rooplall Dudnauth’s letter in your daily edition of October 14, 2016, which dealt with Bob Dylan, the American singer who was recently awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, I felt compelled to offer a few lines of my own in this regard.

ERBIL, (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic State yesterday as coalition forces pressed their offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold in Iraq.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly in a rowdy session yesterday pressed to put Nicolas Maduro on trial for violating democracy, days after authorities nixed a recall referendum against the unpopular leftist president.

Last week, a coconut festival was held in Guyana to highlight the potential of the industry.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – AT&T Inc’s proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc generated skepticism among both Democrats and Republicans yesterday, making it more likely that regulators will closely scrutinize the effort to create a new telecommunications and media giant.

(Jamaica Observer) When Dudley Smith boarded his Caribbean Airlines flight to Barbados at the Norman Manley International Airport on August 26 he never dreamt that it would lead to his first arrest and detention.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 154 to make short work of a seemingly steep target as India beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Mohali to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series yesterday.

A South Ruimveldt Park man was on Tuesday ordered to perform eight weeks of community service after he admitted to breaking and entering a Lethem home to fund a trip back to Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Ms. Denise Belgrave, Chairperson of the Education Committee of Region 10 is reported (Guyana Times, 22/10/16) to have said that: “Training, guidance essential for teachers performing management duties”.

By Cornel Grey Cornel Grey is an international student from Jamaica, currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Toronto.

(Reuters) – England need two more wickets on the final day to keep their all-winning record in tests against Bangladesh intact with the hosts 33 runs away from a famous victory in the closely-contested opening test at Chittagong.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) and Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Friday hosted an award ceremony at the MARAD boardroom, Battery Road, Kingston, Georgetown for top students and winners of an essay competition.

In recognition of Agriculture Month, Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFP) donated a  variety of agricultural tools to farmers, farmers groups, cooperative societies and farmers associations, a release from FFP said.

Nothing exposes the backwardness in this country and its stymied promise more than the never ending eruptions of power problems.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Big international banks are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to the uncertainty over the country’s future relationship with the European Union, a top banking official said.

Dear Editor, It is most depressing to me, and I am sure all Guyanese who have the welfare of our country at heart, to see the continuing hostile attitude that seems to pervade the relationship between the present political party in power and those on the other side of the table, both in and out of Parliament, the place which has been specifically designed for them to come together and work to find programmes and projects that would work for the benefit all the people of our nation, irrespective of political persuasion or any other diversity.

Every system of public accountability should embrace the following: (a) every act or action is done openly according to law and prudent judgment; (b) every actor is responsible for his or her action; (c) every act is documented and reported publicly; (d) every act or action is subject to independent, professional, non-partisan audit review and public reporting of the results; and (d) where the review shows that purposeful error has been made, prompt corrective action, including punishment where appropriate, is taken.