Daily Archive: Saturday, July 1, 2017

The Guyana Water Incorporated today advised residents of Georgetown that during the shift of 23:00hrs (11:00pm) June 30 to 7:00hrs (7:00am), July 1,2017, failure to apply the chemicals at the required dosage to ensure discoloration is removed from the water was due to the negligence of three officers.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s top federal said today that he took no pleasure in charging President Michel Temer with corruption, but given the clear indications of graft committed by the leader, there was no alternative.

STRASBOURG, France, (Reuters) – Leaders from the United States, Russia and across Europe paid tribute to Helmut Kohl as the architect of German reunification and a driving force for European integration on Saturday.

Saskia Twahir, of School of the Nations, is this year’s top student at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Another abject batting performance sent West Indies tumbling to a 93-run defeat to India in the third One-Day International here yesterday, leaving the embattled Caribbean side with their ninth loss in 12 outings and on the verge of another depressing series result.

There was a sharp rise in the Mathematics performance at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and improvements in the three other subject areas, according to the results released yesterday, but more than 50% of the 13,329 pupils who wrote the exams were still unable to pass three of the four subjects taken.

An elderly security guard was fatally shot last evening during an attack at the Good Luck Chinese Supermarket at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

National Grade Six Assessment 2017 – The Top One Percent [gview file=”https://www.stabroeknews.com/images/2017/07/top-1.pdf”]

President David Granger, as leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), has appointed Amna Ally to serve as General Secretary of the party with effect from today, following the retirement of long-serving office holder Oscar Clarke.

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday insisted that the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs has given a full explanation for the $500,000 per month cap on housing rentals for ministers from out of town, while maintaining that it is the Parliament Office and not the executive that must deal with the issue.

Three inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison were yesterday jointly charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner and the attempted murder of his brother in an attack at the facility.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australian cricket board confirmed yesterday there would be no eleventh hour breakthrough in a bitter pay dispute with the players’ union, leaving more than 200 leading cricketers without contracts and the fate of future tournaments in limbo.

Franz Paul, the former police cadet officer charged with shooting the then 15-year-old Alex Griffith in the mouth during a game of Russian roulette, yesterday said his gun went off during a scuffle with the teen over the weapon.

Plaisance Secondary will battle Marian Academy in the u19 Boys finale of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Regional Conference Championship, following semi-final wins over President College and Government Technical Institute (GTI) respectively Thursday.

The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) will run off a 60-mile road race Monday.

PORTO VELHO, Brazil/GUAYARAMERÍN, Bolivia, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Holding a plastic bottle of toxic mercury with his bare hands on an illegal gold mining barge in the Amazon basin, the 22-year-old miner says he is well aware of the dangers of the job.

Orin Arthur, Steven Prescott, and Uree Varswyk, the three men charged with the murder of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer Trevor Abrams, were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

DUESSELDORF, Germany, (Reuters) – The sight of Alberto Contador sitting up during the climbs on the Criterium du Dauphine was a worrying one for his fans – but was actually part of his new strategy to win a third Tour de France title.

Attorney Anil Nandlall yesterday said he would move to the courts for an order to quash a search warrant the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has obtained to search his property to locate, among other things, the 15 law reports he is alleged to be unlawfully keeping.

TAUNTON, England,  CMC – Veteran off-spinner Anisa Mohammed on Thursday urged her teammates to relax, rekindle their self-belief and simply express themselves, as the Caribbean side continued to desperately search for solutions to end their demoralising losing streak.

The family of a 10-year-old Linden girl has turned to the public for financial assistance to afford her the opportunity to undergo a lifesaving bone marrow transplant at the Artemis Health Institute in India.

Following a hiatus lasting more than a week the seventh annual Digicel Schools Football Championship resumes today (Saturday), with several matches set for the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora and the No.

Cabinet has given its no objection to almost $150 million in contracts for the rehabilitation of ferry stellings, including the one at Supenaam, Region Two, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Guyana and Brazil this week signed an updated air services agreement to further enhance air connectivity and the operation of air services between the two countries.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A doctor who had lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building yesterday, killing another physician and wounding six other people before taking his own life in a burst of apparent workplace-related violence, officials said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Three times Tour de France winner Chris Froome has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Team Sky until the end of 2020, Sky said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The BBC and Sky Sports have agreed a five-year deal to broadcast England’s international and first-class matches played at home between 2020-2024, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Joe Root does not admit to being a natural leader but England’s new test captain says the time spent as Alastair Cook’s understudy has groomed him for the responsibility.

President David Granger opened the 2017 Visual Arts Exhibition at Castellani House, the National Art Gallery, on Thursday evening and he said he has been practicing “art diplomacy” to promote the work of local artists. 

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India early today introduced its biggest tax reform in the 70 years since independence from British colonial rule.

(Reuters) – British long-distance runner Mo Farah acknowledges he needs to be in a better shape to defend his 5,000 metres and 10,000m titles at London’s world championships in August.

Feeling the squeeze from low paddy prices, farmers in Leguan have started scaling back their cultivation.

Dear Editor, I am a recent re-migrant from Canada to Guyana and as such I would like to take advantage of the reduced duties charged on an imported vehicle.

Eighteen-year-old Vena Mookram is elated to have copped the coveted Miss World Guyana title on Sunday at the Marriott Hotel after a stiff competition with nine other beauties.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis remains a doubt for the first test against England at Lords starting on July 6.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a case against letting a Chinese company lease land in southern Sri Lanka, a lawyer said, potentially ending a six-month delay in finalising the deal, part of China’s plans for a modern-day “Silk Road” across Asia.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed from 10.30am to 2pm today to facilitate emergency repairs.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Labour unions staged a nationwide strike yesterday to protest against legislative changes to Brazil’s labour and pension laws that are central to the economic reform agenda of embattled centre-right President Michel Temer.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Simone Veil, a former magistrate and Holocaust survivor best known in France for legalising abortion in the 1970s, died on Friday.

The Demerara-Berbice Inter-connected System (DBIS) experienced a second shutdown on Thursday following a burnt high voltage main and a defective line hardware, according to Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).

Hi Everyone, This week, we continue our heat series featuring hot peppers currently in season.

Dear Editor, The first major signal of colossal chicanery on the part of the APNU+AFC administration emerged in a press report in August 2015, that Cabinet had approved increases in salaries for ministers and other office holders by 50%.

Scotiabank employees in its Country Management Office and Operations and Administration Department on Thursday donated US$400 to Help and Shelter at the organisation’s Homestretch Avenue office.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for a determined response to North Korea after talks with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Friday where he stressed the importance of their alliance but took aim at Seoul over trade and sharing the cost of defense.

(Trinidad Guardian) The gruesome murders of 13-year-old Videsh Subar and his 56-year-old sitter Rose Mohammed have impacted on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, so much so that it has left him very disturbed and shaken.

Dear Editor, When one listens to Mr Seepaul Narine of GAWU, he or she could only wonder why he and his union have not come to grips with the fact that they must be the most outdated institution of their kind, certainly in the Caribbean, and beyond of course.

Earlier this week, I woke up to images of a glowing pregnant barely covered Serena Williams gracing the cover of Vanity Fair on my Instagram feed.

We live in a culture where many people find it difficult to communicate their feelings.

Today marks the beginning of the second half of the year.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray will begin the defence of his Wimbledon title against a qualifier after the draw was made for the third grand slam of the year at the All England Club yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner)  Telecommunication company Digicel is to refund prepaid customers the unannounced monthly maintenance charge it began imposing on some of them on June 22.

The police are currently on the hunt for five suspects in connection with Tuesday morning’s robbery at the popular White Shop grocery store at La Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong’s new leader yesterday warning that Beijing will not tolerate any challenge to its authority in a strongly worded speech to mark the 20th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China.

Last Saturday brought the curtains down on the annual Festa Junina celebrations at the Brazil-Guyana Cultural Centre, which saw its largest crowd ever: more than 1,000 persons in attendance.

Today Canada marks 150 years of Confederation with lavish firework displays, celebrations and concerts.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) wishes to respond to a letter from the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) titled ‘GAWU sees GuySuCo solely as a public sector agency’ (SN, June 30) authored by the corporation’s Senior Communications Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas.

President David Granger on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the arts in Guyana and assured the visual arts community of the Government’s full support.