Daily Archive: Saturday, December 24, 2016

No Comments99 views ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – CARICOM chairman, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, urged regional leaders to be less confrontational than they have been previously in addressing the parlous state of West Indies cricket.

Heavy rain is expected from tomorrow to Wednesday, according to the National Weather Watch Centre.

The Mayor and City Council today said it intends to apply to the Minister of Communities for confirmation of the Georgetown Metered Parking bylaws, which was approved by the Mayor and City Council.

(Trinidad Guardian) The brazenness of the country’s killers went to the extreme in two separate murders that took the toll to 450 for the year between Thursday night and yesterday morning.

Government and the city were jolted into reality yesterday after intense and prolonged rain coincided with the spring tide, flooding the capital for hours and exposing the danger of dependence on kokers.

Seventeen hundred cases of sardine imported from China were denied entry into Guyana after it was found that the labelling was tampered with and the tins were rusting, the Government Analyst– Food and Drug Department said yesterday.

Heavy rainfall coupled with a spring tide inundated large sections of Georgetown yesterday, leaving many businesses bailing water, but this failed to deter consumers, who flooded the streets to get their Christmas shopping done.

-`consideration for the transaction was stated to be in Guyana dollars’ Banks DIH Limited (BDIH) has defended its $5.5b repurchase of its shares from a Barbados company saying that the amount paid was based on a 2015 valuation conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called on the government to keep a close watch on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) following yesterday’s heavy rain.

Heavy flooding in East Berbice yesterday, which some residents feel was exacerbated by a broken dam, put a damper on the Christmas spirit, leaving many residents confined to their homes.

Three days after he accused the two union groupings in the country, the TUC and FITUG, of “virtual impotence”, Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott  has apologised for the remark.

-says AAG president Aubrey Hutson During Minister Nicolette Henry’s address to the National Assembly which was part of the 2017 Budget debate earlier this month, she said that: “synthetic tracks will be laid in regions 2,4,6,7 and 10 for which $210M is allocated.”

Floodwaters, the result of persistent overnight rainfall coupled with a spring tide began to recede from affected communities on the West Coast Berbice late yesterday afternoon.

‘The police are now treating Thursday’s attack during which two armed bandits stormed the Diamond Fire Station as an attempted robbery since they say no valuables were stolen from the victims during the incident.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Roger Federer believes his six-month absence due to a knee injury could help prolong his playing career, with the 17-times grand slam winner saying he has enjoyed the break.

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) sees President David Granger’s request for the curricula vitae (CV) of the six nominees for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as fair but says they [nominees] are well-known.

Despite stating that the members of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will be the ones to decide whether he will seek another term as WICB president, Claude Raphael, former Guyana Cricket Board selector says that incumbent Dave Cameron has already began making moves to ensure he stays put.

A Wismar, Linden resident was yesterday refused bail on a charge of trafficking in cannabis and being in possession of an unlicensed firearm when he appeared before a city court.

A son was yesterday placed before the court by his father after he allegedly changed the registration of his father’s car into his name.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday allowed the U.N.

The pair of Anthony Downes and Jason Andrews won their first Trophy Stall men’s doubles tournament after defeating Heimraj Rasul and Jordan Beaton 6-2, 7-5 in the final recently at the National Racquet Centre courts.

A Grove resident was yesterday brought before a city court and charged with robbing a woman of cash and other items.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump yesterday took a break from preparing to take office to engage in a pastime beloved by presidents since Dwight Eisenhower: playing 18 holes of golf.

Dear Editor, I grew up on the adage ‘Youths are the future’; I say youths are the now.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Chris Jordan and Kieron Pollard shared three wickets, but failed with the bat, as they saw Perth Scorchers beat Adelaide Strikers by 49 runs in the Big Bash League yesterday.

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – Congolese politicians have agreed in principle to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila leaves office by the end of 2017, opposition leaders said yesterday, an unexpected breakthrough after dozens were killed in anti-government protests this week.

Dear Editor, I am replying to a letter that was published in the Stabroek News dated December 21 under the heading ‘AFC is not dead in Region 5 as opposition claims’, written by Mr Abel Seetaram, who is an executive of that party.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – Hijackers armed with what were probably replica weapons forced an airliner to land in Malta yesterday before freeing all their hostages unharmed and surrendering, having declared loyalty to Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day (Dec.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Vladimir Mokhnev, former athletics coach of Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova, has been banned for 10 years for offences involving banned substances, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

MILAN,  (Reuters) – Italian police shot dead the man believed responsible for this week’s Berlin Christmas market truck attack, killing him after he pulled a gun on them during a routine check in the early hours yesterday.

Dear Editor, Consultation is a fundamental factor in any democratic equation.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article in yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Times under the caption ‘Gunmen invaded the Diamond Fire Station -Suspect in custody.’

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia has died at the age of 72, the International Association of Athletics Federations said on its website (www.iaaf.org)

Writer and now producer and director Esther Sobers after much deliberation is bringing Hidden Treasures to television, the first ever puppet show to be aired in Guyana.

Following 0-5 defeats to Martinique and Guadeloupe respectively the Guyana national U15 football team wrapped up their tour of French Guiana with a 1-2 defeat to neighbours Suriname.

Dear Editor, A little after the 2015 national and regional elections a senior political figure of the Alliance for Change (AFC) threatened to resign, maybe because he was not given the position he had wanted, or had been promised.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Haiti will end the year on top of the Caribbean Football Union rankings.

Hi Everyone, The woman sitting next to me on the plane from my most recent trip to Guyana remarked how amazing it was that we Guyanese have so many different things we make and eat at Christmas.

Dear Editor, The letter by Pastor Gideon Cecil, in the December 21 edition of Stabroek News entitled ‘Too many of our young people are involved in crime’ refers.

Dear Editor, Amid the historically unprecedented Russophobic outburst in Western media justifying the killing of Russian Ambassador to Turkey the social networks feedback to these publications show that Russophobia is not related to common people’s thinking, but is influenced by certain politicians.

I suppose it came as a surprise to many that I haven’t written a fashion Christmas wish list but I have grown to believe that consuming just for the sake of consuming takes away from one truly embracing fashion.

A number of unsavoury practices were highlighted when the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) held its Annual General meeting and awards ceremony last Saturday at 185 Waterloo Street, Georgetown.

MARACAIBO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – A legal strategy switch by Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant PDVSA to portray itself as a victim in a massive bribery scheme detected by the U.S.

The manhunt for Anis Amri, which ended in a shootout in Milan, closes another chapter in Europe’s struggle against terrorism, but it also highlights the difficulties of protecting large democracies against resolute combatants like IS.

(The Sports Xchange) – Despite losing Chris Paul to a hamstring injury, the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-101 at Staples Center on Thursday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Corruption allegations implicating Brazilian President Michel Temer and his party are casting doubt on his ability to remain in office and causing the first cracks in his coalition amid growing calls for early elections.

Since its return in 2011 the National Drama Festival has helped to develop and expose the talent of many young people.

Schools Still Plagued By Text Book Shortage A SENIOR education official says the Ministry of Education is hard put to resolve the critical textbook problem in most of the country’s 385 primary and 57 secondary schools.

 Police miscalculation: It appears that the driver of this police van misjudged the distance between the edge of the road and the drain.

Dear Editor, It is with great sadness the ANSA Caribbean Awards for Excellence conveys news of the passing of Sir K Dwight Venner, former Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, and a member of our Regional Eminent Persons Panel.

As Trinidad and Tobago carnival 2017 approaches a youthful, energetic vibe has been added to the Soca equation, according to the handlers of Zion Andrew who has been described as “multi-talented” and who recently released the track “Cannot Stop Me”.