Daily Archive: Saturday, February 25, 2017

A Ministerial team today, visited the Kato Secondary School in Region Eight, to get a firsthand look at the state of the building and what needs to be done to the costly school that has never been occupied.

The PPP today said that any charges brought against its ex ministers will be staunchly defended.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picked up 12 wickets to guide Australia to a first win in India since 2004, the 333-run thrashing in the opening test also bringing the home side’s 19-match unbeaten streak to a juddering halt today.

The Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) was dissolved because the “rancour” between it and the agency’s staff saw very little work being done, Minister of State Joseph Harmon has said.

President David Granger yesterday urged the residents of Sophia to reclaim and establish their dignity to build a better community as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Guyana Water Inc (GWI) commissioned road upgrades and a new water distribution system.

Following concerns raised by Region Nine Chairman Bryan Allicock about illegal mining operations causing water pollution, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has shut down three illegal mining operations in regions Eight and Nine.

A policeman died yesterday afternoon when he succumbed to injuries he sustained hours after he lost control of a service vehicle and slammed into a lamp pole and fence along the Vigilance Public Road.

A coconut vendor is now dead after he was hit along the La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD) on Thursday night by a speeding car.

Three companies, Ecab.gy, Drop and iRide are seeking to “revolutionize” transportation services in Guyana through mobile apps that promise their users speedy access to safe, reliable and inexpensive taxis through just the tap of their smartphones.

A Pike Street, Kitty man was yesterday charged with the murder of a vagrant, who was fatally stabbed earlier this month after he attempted to rescue an employee of a Lamaha Street nightclub from an attack by three men.

Who will be responsible for offering the ‘no-objection’ to large contracts was thrown into disarray when the recently-appointed Public Procurement Commission (PPC) announced yesterday that it had no such powers, raising the prospect that Cabinet will continue this role in the interim.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Chadwick Walton will captain the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI against touring England in a 50-overs match here today which will be used to honour veteran former West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul.

Members of the Student Council of the School of the Nations, yesterday delivered to various government ministries a petition signed by over 14,000 Guyanese calling for the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on private education.

By Royston Alkins National fast bowler Ronsford Beaton, who is the lone Guyanese in the President’s XI team to face England Monday in a warm-up match ahead of the One-Day International Series against West Indies, said that the call-up is a clear indication of his hard work and the execution of solid advice given to him by International stars like South African Hashim Amla and West Indian Dwayne Bravo.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Dis-crimination (SASOD) has launched a campaign to prevent the broadcast of anti-LGBT music and hate speech on the radio.

National rider, Hamza Eastman secured his first victory of the season on Thursday, sprinting away with the spoils of the Courts 40-mile ‘Mash Day’ road race in Berbice.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picked up a career-best six for 35 to help Australia take command of the first test against India after 15 wickets fell on a bowler-dominated second day of the contest yesterday.

A young miner yesterday found himself facing a charge that he wounded his grandfather, who now faces the possibility of suffering a disability.

Dear Editor, We have respectfully submitted a petition on the removal of the 14% VAT tax on private education to the government.

The centenary issue of the Guyana Annual Magazine was officially launched yesterday.

 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md./WASHINGTON, Reuters) – P resident Donald Trump said he would make a massive budget request for one of the “greatest military buildups in American history” yesterday in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism to eager conservative activists.

Lindener Diana Chapman-Clarke stole the hearts the crowd and judges at the Banks DIH Demerara Park two Fridays ago, when she marched to the front of the line and was crowned the queen of the adult calypso competition with an electrifying performance of her piece “Put Your House in Order”.

Half Mile Bulls and Amelia’s Ward Jets secured contrasting wins when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) U23 championships continued on Tuesday.

The late General Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) was yesterday remembered as a “true champion” of workers.

Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.

Dear Editor, We are in the habit of criticising our public servants and not applauding them when they get things right. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – An emboldened Mexico hardened its opposition to President Donald Trump yesterday by saying it would retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax and that it can afford to lose financial aid that might be pulled to pay for a border wall.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Sunil Narine played his part in a late innings rally but the effort was not enough to save Lahore Qalanders from a 17-run defeat to Darren Sammy’s Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

Fitness enthusiasts and athletes mark your calendars, March 5 has been earmarked for the staging of the third annual Guyana Fitness Games ‘Fitness Challenge’.

Dear Editor, The legal immunities which the executive president of Guyana enjoys, is regularly, recklessly and unwittingly invoked in political quarters whenever it is expedient and convenient to do so.

  (Reuters) – The shooting death of an Indian engineer and the wounding of another man in a possible hate crime at a Kansas bar has raised fears among members of the area’s fast-growing Indian-American community.

Substance and value will never go out of style. They can be intimidated by trends, but trends are exactly what they claim to be and temporary.

As Hindus across the world observed Maha Shiva Raatri yesterday, hundreds of devotees attended the Cove and John Ashram for worship.

The Region 2 administration has been asked to provide a more detailed report in relation to its storage of fuel and losses of same reported to be from spillage and evaporation.

(Barbados Nation) The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs yesterday advised that Dr DeLisle Worrell has been relieved of his duties as Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados.

Dear Editor, The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) televises an advertisement (I am sure they do it proudly) which says “We don’t just report a story, we live it.”

Captain of the Berbice female cricket team Shemaine Campbelle has credited the investments by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and Metro Office Supplies as the main reasons for the success of the team.

Aquaila Rupan, who went by the stage name ‘Miss Buxton Spice’, was crowned Miss Mash Queen Guyana 2017 on Sunday last in what played out to be a very competitive competition where she faced off with beauties who fought for the crown ‘tooth and nail.’

Dear Editor, The Court of Appeal decision to uphold the former Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling that the two-term presidential limit is unconstitutional, should not be seen as a chance for Mr Jagdeo to seek more than two terms as President of Guyana.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The United States will request the extradition of former Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti and a former cabinet minister on drug trafficking charges, the U.S.

The Guyana Fire Service has come in for praise after firefighters saved a house from going up in flames at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara on Thursday night.

Guyanese can continue to enjoy the ‘mash fever’ at least up until March 4, when the exciting, entertaining, fun-filled and affordable ‘after-Mash’ Rupununi Music & Arts Festival comes to Thirst Park (Banks DIH).

(The Sports Xchange) – Newly acquired guard Lou Williams scored a team-high 27 points to lead six players in double figures, and the Houston Rockets forced 20 turnovers to spoil the Twin Towers debut of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins with a 129-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.

Dear Editor, The news article ‘Third term case for CCJ’ (SN, February 23), may be the only ray of hope for Guyanese who lived through the Forbes Burnham and Bharrat Jagdeo eras and understand what it means to endure presidencies fraught with dictatorial propensities.

  LUANDA, (Reuters) – Angola said yesterday that Portugal’s decision to charge its Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption and money laundering was a “serious attack” that threatened relations between the two states.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa have called on the uncapped pair of Heinrich Klaasen and Theunis de Bruyn for the three-match test series in New Zealand next month, while there is also a return for fast bowler Morne Morkel.

Two Albouystown men, accused of trailing then robbing a man after he left a city bank, were refused bail yesterday on a charge of armed robbery.

Two days ago, during a trip to Lebanon that was intended to strengthen her foreign policy credentials, the leader of  France’s National Front party paid a visit to the Grand Mufti of Beirut, the country’s leading religious authority.

A carpenter was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of being in possession of almost a pound of cannabis for trafficking.

This week a woman humiliated a popular Disc Jockey who goes by the name DJ Magnum.

(The Sports Xchange) – All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins lashed out at Sacramento Kings management, terming Sunday’s trade to the New Orleans Pelicans as “a coward move.”

(Trinidad Guardian) After five months of hard battle between the Government and Opposition, legislation to facilitate the Foreign Account Taxation Agreement (FATCA) between T&T and the United States was passed in the House of Representatives at 7.48 on Wednesday night, with unanimous support from both sides.

Dear Editor, At a time like this there will be pressure on people with the banning of used tyres.

Georgetown Almost Normal By Sharief Khan THE one-day protest call by the dissident trade union alliance echoed resound­ingly in the sugar and bauxite belts yester­day but sounded hollow in the capital Georgetown.