Articles published on Sunday, December 4, 2016
SANTIAGO, Cuba, (Reuters) – Fidel Castro’s ashes were encased in a large granite boulder today, in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning in Cuba that aimed to literally set in stone the legacy for one of the 20th century’s most influential figures.
(Trinidad Express) The integrity of Angostura’s rum is under audit. The local rum company has been buying bulk rum from Cuba and South America and simply repackaging it, without substantial changes, and selling it to export markets.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday accused the government of trying to play down the “humun-gous tax burdens” that the proposed 2017 national budget would place on citizens, while estimating that the measures would net an increase of roughly $25 billion dollars in Value-Added Tax (VAT) alone.
Some 2,000 people live in the small village of Columbia, on the Essequibo Coast, which fits snug between Aberdeen and Affiance and the majority of them are Hindus, while a few are Muslims.
In a bid to clear a huge backlog of mining cases, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has written to acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh requesting that five magistrates be appointed as hearing officers to deal with the matters.
The proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act that would allow the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to garnish funds from bank accounts, will almost mimic those already in place in the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act of 2005, though they have not been used.
Meningitis has claimed the life of a child living in Kato, Region Eight and has left his brother hospitalized in a serious condition, Minister in the Ministry of Health Dr.
“We must protect our sport. We must put in place the structures that will keep our sport and athletes safe on and off the field of play, in and out of the stadium.
A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident was on Friday afternoon crushed to death by a motor lorry while she was walking along the Haags Bosch Access Road at Eccles, EBD.
Since it became known that Dr Steve Surujbally will be retiring shortly as Chairman of the Elections Commission, popularly known by the acronym, Gecom, there has been a flurry of activity in connection with the appointment of a new Chair.
Georgetown residents have been granted a two-week extension on the amnesty on the interest accrued on unpaid property rates.
Financial plan On November 28, the Minister of Finance presented the budget for the year 2017 for the consumption of the people of Guyana.
With the December 31, deadline for the end of vending at the so-called Parliament View Mall approaching, the Markets and Public Health Committee of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has identified three possible sites to relocate the vendors.
I have been re-reading Seamus Heaney, great Irish poet and Nobel Laureate.
Defending champ St. Stephen’s, North Georgetown, St. Agnes and Enterprise were among the teams to seal quarterfinal berths in 3rd Annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Championship, when the group stage concluded yesterday.
Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart was awarded the Order of Roraima as a reward for standing in support of Guyana in the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela.
Sports watching can be one of the most engrossing pastimes, particularly in these days of live television and rebroadcasts of singular events, and while the overwhelming victory has its moments – sometimes the mathematics of what has taken place in a blowout are staggering – the highlight for me is almost always the finely balanced contest that turns on a miraculous play or a last-minute singular effort that turns into a heart-stopping victory – for our guys, of course.
(Reuters) London Mercedes have been approached by half the Formula One grid since world champion Nico Rosberg announced his retirement on Friday, according to the team’s non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.
Following a meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) General Secretary Lincoln Lewis says the opposition’s recent engagement with the trade union body and civil society is giving meaning to inclusionary democracy envisaged in the constitution.
What happens when you really care? Abbigale Loncke knows. Three years ago, her grandfather had to have his legs amputated due to complications from diabetes and she, along with other family members, tried to find assistance for him, but failed.
Introduction Today’s column concludes the discussion on fiscal break-even prices for crude oil, introduced three weeks ago on November 13.
Parents today have a huge problem on their hands. The world is currently experiencing the worst epidemic of childhood obesity.
Fruta Conquerors claimed the top spot in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, crushing Berbice outfit Monedderlust 4-0 on Friday at the Tucville Community ground.
Skeldon Electricity Inc. (SEI), which is in charge of the GuySuCo Co-generation plant at Skeldon, is assuring Region Six residents that no major power outages are expected over the holiday season.
On November 28, the US President-elect, Donald Trump said that “if Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the US as a whole, I will terminate deal”.
The Canadian High Com-mission in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection and the Guyana Police Force yesterday facilitated a self-defence training session in observance of the 16 days of Activism for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence.
National junior squash champions Taylor Fernandes (Girls U19) and Shomari Wiltshire (Boys U15) departed yesterday for tournaments in North America.
Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson’s conversation this month surrounds Ron Savory’s acrylic painting, Forest Path Night Fall, which he completed in 1996.
A Guyanese woman who was arrested at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York last year is to be sentenced in February 2017 and faces imprisonment of between 18 and 24 months after which she will be deported.
With the Christmas season approaching, there will be lots of plant sales with a variety of plants being offered for sale.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Chris Gayle failed again and so did Darren Sammy but Rajshahi Kings still managed to pull off an uncomplicated six-wicket victory over Chittagong Vikings in the Bangladesh Premier League here Saturday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Cycling is keeping the door open for Bradley Wiggins to continue racing in 2017 as the five-times Olympic champion and Tour de France winner considers his future.
The mayoralty of Corriverton changed hands on Friday last, when a re-election to break Thursday’s tied vote saw former Deputy Mayor Krishnand Jaichand, winning with nine votes out of 15; former Mayor Ganesh Gangadin secured the other six votes.
These fun desserts are ideal for the holidays and offer a welcome respite from the cake that is prevalent at this time of the year.
Dear Editor, The new tax measures announced by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan will inject some $9,595,000,000 ($9.595 billion) into the Guyanese economy.
Mayor of Lethem Carlton Beckles and Deputy Mayor Maxine Welch were re-elected on Thursday last, when mayoral elections were held in that municipality.
Norway’s chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen turned 26 on Wednesday, and captured chess’ biggest prize, the world championship title on his birthday.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U.S.
(The Sports Xchange) – Raptors 113, Lakers 80 Kyle Lowry scored 24 points, and DeMar DeRozan 16, as Toronto (13-6) extended their winning streak to five games.
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY – I recently heard former World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy paraphrasing a classic Buddhist proverb, wherein China’s Sixth Buddhist Patriarch Huineng tells the nun Wu Jincang: “When the philosopher points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.”
Dear Editor, On Wednesday, November 30, a delegation from the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) met Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo at Parliament Buildings.
BANJUL (Reuters) – The winner of Gambia’s presidential election told Reuters yesterday he was keen to form a new cabinet to get cracking with reforms, a day after veteran leader Yahya Jammeh stunned the tiny West African nation by conceding defeat.
A recent study by University of Guyana students, which found that the quality of life in kidney failure patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was higher among those who received hemodialysis, as compared to those on peritoneal dialysis, has been questioned as doctors say inferior drugs were being used during the research period.
(Reuters) – For a third day in a row, Tiger Woods treated his fans to a rousing start in his much anticipated return to competition but lost momentum over the closing stretch at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday.
SANTIAGO, Cuba (Reuters) – President Raul Castro led tens of thousands of Cubans yesterday in a pledge to defend the socialist legacy of his brother Fidel Castro, who died last week aged 90 and will be interred in the city where they launched the Cuban Revolution.
A smash-up between two vehicles including a Route 42 minibus yesterday morning along the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara has left one woman seriously injured and a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal nursing minor injuries.
Dear Editor, Quite recently Guyana has once again been associated with notoriety by virtue of an article by Andrea Fernandes and subsequent articles in the little known online paper: Guyana Guardian, whose ‘Editor in Chief’ is Dennis Adonis.
A second half brace from Devin Fraser propelled Uitvlugt to a 2-1 win over tourney hosts Fruta Conquerors when the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League continued yesterday.Fraser
The Scarlet Ibis (also know locally as the “Curry-Curry”) is a wading bird with a luminous orange-red coloration.
SANTIAGO, Cuba (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Cubans packed into a public square in Santiago de Cuba yesterday, joining dignitaries to bid farewell to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the city where his ashes will be entombed.
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – A fire that erupted during a dance party in a warehouse in Oakland, California, killed at least nine people and left about two dozen missing, raising fears the death toll would rise, authorities said yesterday.
First Published: December 4, 1987. THE Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill has been published.
(REUTERS) BARCELONA Sergio Ramos again proved Real Madrid’s last-gasp hero by heading a 90th-minute equaliser to force a 1-1 draw at champions Barcelona and preserve his side’s six-point lead at the top of La Liga on Saturday.
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday Venezuela would issue higher denomination bills “very soon” as soaring inflation and a crumbling currency leave the crisis-stricken country’s largest note worth just 2 US cents on the black market.
While following the announcement of the Grade Six Assessment results, great emphasis was placed on the creditable achievements of the top candidates, nothing was said by the Ministry of Education about the overall performance of the student body as a whole.
Thursday night’s Chateau Margot Public Road crash victim has been discharged from the hospital and is currently at home recuperating.
Dear Editor, The Working People’s Alliance Overseas Associates (WPAOA) learned with concern of the sudden collapse of its brother, Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine at a function welcoming Prince Harry.
