Daily Archive: Sunday, May 7, 2017

PARIS, (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union, early projections showed.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Clinton Walks C/D Bongo, 36, unemployed of lot 3 Bus Shed Street, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara whose body was found with multiple suspected chop wounds to its back, left ear and abdomen about 7 this morning on the Uitvlugt Access Road.

Trinidad Guardian) Calling for transparency in last week’s $255 million buyout of Massy’s Communications Ltd by state-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT), Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and his Junior Minister Stuart Young to come clean on the deal.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo last Friday authorised Attorney General Basil Williams, SC, to request that Justice Franklin Holder recuse himself from presiding over Carvil Duncan’s challenge to his suspension as Public Service Commission Chairman, in light of his fear that he will not receive a fair hearing.

Former Guyana Medical Council Chairman Dr Max Hanoman plans to call on the organisation to launch an investigation into how former APNU+AFC Region Five Councillor Carol Joseph was able to access high amounts of prescription painkilling medication.

Questions have been raised about how evaluators recommended Alternative Contracting Enterprise for a $42.2 million contract to build the base for the proposed Palmyra, Berbice Indian Arrival Monument, which recently collapsed.

Four Venezuelan women suspected to be victims of human trafficking were rescued during an early morning police raid on two city businesses last Friday; the raid also led to the recovery of an illegal firearm.

A bread vendor died on Friday evening, hours after he was shot by one of two bandits, posing as customers, who held him at gunpoint and demanded cash at his shop in Sophia.

Last week the 27-year-old Anthony Joshua dethroned 41-year-old Wladimir Klitschko, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion for the past 15 years. 

At a time when one is still shaken by the death of Derek Walcott – the thought which diminishes us that he will never again decipher the beauty of the world for us – let us celebrate poetry – “the bread that lasts when systems have decayed.”

Her father was involved in a misunderstanding with a relative, which was about to get violent.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) says it is deeply concerned about the shortage of drugs and medical supplies at hospitals, health centres and health posts throughout the area.

Mandate The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is one of the international entities of the United Nations family of organizations. 

From time to time on this ubiquitous internet that parades things before us, one often sees presentations reminding us of aspects of our lives that are no more. 

The needs assessment for the security sector, which is being conducted by British security expert Lt Col (rtd) Russell Combe, should be completed by year-end, according to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, who says that it is expected to both professionalise the police force and restore public confidence in its members.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has requested a seat on the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Board of Directors.

(Continued from last week) Photos by Joanna Dhanraj The only word to describe the village garden is lush.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has commended the Ministry of Natural Resources for issuing five cease and desist orders against gold-mining dredges on the Puruni river, with the promise of similar actions against others in the coming weeks.

Last week, after months of growing street protests, detentions, escalating violence, at least 36 deaths, and shortages of almost all basic necessities, Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, announced the creation of a constituent assembly with the ability to re-write the country’s constitution.

DELHI, India, CMC – Compatriots Lendl Simmons and Kieron Pollard accepted individual challenges and hit explosive half-centuries to propel Mumbai Indians into the playoffs of the Indian Premier League following a commanding, record 146-run victory over Delhi Daredevils yesterday.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has declared that the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Disciplinary Committee’s mandate does not give it the authority to rule against the Executive Committee of the federation on the matter of league expansion.

Introduction Today I provide my penultimate presentation on “lessons to be learned from global experiences with local content requirements (LCRs) for the oil and gas sector”.

Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams, S.C, has filed an appeal to challenge an order made by Justice Nareshwar Harnanan directing him to appoint the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Women will be a part of the richest and most viewed ICC Women’s World Cup ever.

On Wednesday, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) met with Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine in his Brickdam office to press for the introduction of chess into the school system.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, CMC – Basit Ali said he still favours Pakistan to win their ongoing Test series against West Indies, although they suffered a huge setback following their defeat in Barbados.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is accusing government of ignoring the plight of small and medium scale miners and it says new tax regulations are creating “significant hardships and chaos” in the mining sector.

Rehabilitation of the Mon Repos Nursery and Primary schools is to begin shortly, according to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon.

In very general terms there has been a great leap forward in terms of theatre and secondary schools in Guyana recently.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 35 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-94 Friday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.

Today’s recipe is more about the main ingredient – rice noodles – than the other things that contribute to the composition of the dish.

HOVE, England, CMC – Jerome Taylor said he welcomed the chance to play county matches in England and hoped his brief stint with Sussex can spur a recall to the West Indies team.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two (Pomeroon/ Supenaam) is urging Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder to “meaningfully engage the region in Agriculture development”.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Dressed in white and chanting “Liberty!”, tens of thousands of women opposed to Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro marched yesterday, proffering roses to security forces who blocked their way.

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The South Ruimveldt woman, who police say was arrested after failing to declare a large amount of cash when she arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport last Thursday, has been released on self-bail but is due to face further questioning tomorrow.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul snatched a four-wicket haul to help fire English county Surrey to a seven-wicket victory over Middlesex in the Royal London One-Day Cup here Friday.

PARIS (Reuters) – After a tumultuous election campaign filled with scandal and surprises, French voters will decide today whether a pro-European Union centrist or an anti-EU, anti-immigration far-rightist will lead them for the next five years.

The lawmen in Berbice on Friday discovered quantities of cannabis in two separate locations in the county and one person has since been placed in custody, pending charges.

Dear Editor, Sometimes we read of a wife’s body found in a shallow grave, on other occasions, about a wife or lover gone missing and her male lover being the prime suspect.

(The Sports Xchange) – San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker underwent successful surgery on Friday to repair his ruptured left quadriceps tendon, the team announced.

MONZA, Italy, (Reuters) – Eliud Kipchoge ran the quickest recorded marathon yesterday, crossing the line at the Monza Formula One track in two hours and 25 seconds but missing out on an ambitious attempt to break the two-hour barrier.

ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said yesterday.

The two accused, who allegedly stabbed 16-year-old Brian Charles Yearwood to death last Saturday have been charged with the capital offence and are expected to appear in court tomorrow.

Dear Editor, I believe that Swami Aksharananda’s interpretation of John Rawls is too narrow, and it was precisely in anticipation of such interpretive dissonance that I stated that I took Rawls to mean that in political discourse, ‘whether or not we take a religious or non-religious position, it must be backed up by proper logical and/or empirical reasoning.’

The Chestnut Woodpecker has a rufous-chestnut colour overall, with a yellow rump and flanks.

Torenia commonly called Wishbone Flower originated in southern and western Asia.

Dear Editor, The mindset appears to be quickly settling in that since the country is on the verge of becoming a large petroleum producer, then our new training priorities must mostly focus on areas directly related to oil and gas.

Exactly why the government bundled two essentially different exercises like Amerindian and African land issues together under the umbrella of one Commission of Inquiry is not altogether clear, more especially as it seems to have recognised that even within that framework they would have to be treated separately.

The police have apprehended four of the six men who allegedly robbed a Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara family of a quantity of cash and jewellery on Friday afternoon and while one of the men has since admitted to the crime, another was accidentally shot by one of his accomplices.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brazil’s government sacked the head of the country’s aboriginal rights agency on Friday amid increasing territorial conflict between indigenous groups and farmers.

MILAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday criticised the naming of the US military’s biggest non-nuclear explosive as “the Mother of All Bombs”, saying the word “mother” should not be used in reference to a deadly weapon.