Daily Archive: Sunday, October 8, 2017

Police have arrested the suspected mastermind behind the murders of Constance Fraser, 89, and Phyllis Caesar, 77, who were killed last Tuesday in their South Road and Albert Street home.

Mark Arjune, 19, of Strathspey, East Coast Demerara was pronounced dead at the GPHC this morning after the speeding car he was in slammed into a utility pole.

Ferocious high tides on Saturday swept aside this section of the wave wall at Kitty.

(Trinidad Guardian) There are people in this country who are hoarding foreign currency in the hope that the Trinidad and Tobago dollar will be devalued and they will become enriched, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said.

  NEW ORLEANS,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate rapidly weakened as it moved over Alabama today, although the fast-moving former hurricane rattled the doors of Biloxi’s casinos and left gambling floors and highways in the region flooded after making its landfall in Mississippi.

Introduction In last week’s column I sought to recall, for the benefit of readers, several key observations and conclusions that were drawn from my earlier review of refinery economics in order to support Decision Rule 2.

Ahead of the start of consultations this week, East Bank residents living in the path of one of the proposed approach roads for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge have said they are hoping for adequate compensation from government if they have to move.

Despite President David Granger’s recommitment to the Minamata Convention and eliminating the use of mercury by 2027, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has said it will not support the complete discontinuation of the chemical’s use since it will have significant impacts on the sector and, by extension, economy.

Sophia needled two-time defending champion St. Angela’s 1-0 when the seventh annual Petra Organization coordinated, Courts Pee Wee Primary Schools football tournament continued yesterday.

Police have been told that Mahendra Ghanie, the youth whose burnt remains are suspected to have been found at Number 55 Village Corentyne on Friday afternoon, was killed after being accused of the theft of two goats from his employer.

Guyana’s Deshana Ashanti Skeete produced a stirring 400m run to give this country its first gold medal of the second South American Youth Games yesterday in Santiago, Chile, while Jermaine King and Kenisha Phillips added to the lustre with silver medal performances.

The village of Crane is believed to have been in existence since the late 1800s or early 1900s and is home to more than 3,000 people.

The Lusignan Prison should be closed down without delay, according to the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, which says the facility is “not fit for human habitation.”

Steve Ninvalle, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), has officially been appointed International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Bureau Member following a decision by the president of AIBA Dr Ching Kuo Wu to disband the Executive Committee.

Essequibo ended day one of their  Guyana Cricket Board/Franchise League three–day competition against East Bank on 6 – 0 after two overs of seam when bad light stopped play, trailing East Bank by 283 runs at the Tuschen Sports club ground, East Bank Essequibo yesterday.

President David Granger yesterday credited the People’s National Congress (PNC) with leading the development of the country, while saying that its ideological objective has always been to free Guyana both from foreign domination and local dependency.

  In the bewildering variety of things that come over the electronic transom we now have on the internet, there occasionally comes a gem that stops you in your tracks; even more rare is the gem that gives you goose bumps. 

A total of 21 previously licensed and unlicensed broadcasters have applied for new licences, according to Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Chairman Leslie Sobers, who said last evening that the others who have failed to meet last Friday’s deadline have until tomorrow to submit their applications.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – New-ball bowlers Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman have been passed fit and included in a 13-member West Indies Women’s squad to face Sri Lanka in the three-match One-Day International series which bowls off next week.

Light on competition Almost every set of recommendations for improving the economy of developing countries contains references to competition. 

Three years after Mavis (not her real name) fled the only home she knew in a desperate attempt to escape an abusive partner, a new live-in partner died after a bout of illness and she later found out that she was HIV positive.

West Berbice defeated Georgetown by eight wickets inside two days at the Bush Lot ground in sixth round action of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars three-day Franchise league.

In a bid to foster the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector and raise awareness of its development and policies among Guyanese, the Ministry of Public Tele-communications (MoPT) will be hosting a five-day event, dubbed Internet Week, from tomorrow.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Chief selector Courtney Browne believes the extended Regional four-day season has allowed his panel to better gauge the quality of players being considered for international duty.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – – Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 147 in their first innings on the second day of the second test and forced to follow-on by South Africa at the Mangaung Oval.

On October 2, two of the world’s leading humanitarian relief agencies, Oxfam and Save the Children, felt it necessary to speak out about the inadequate US federal response to the emerging disaster in Puerto Rico.

With Region Nine’s food supply coming under threat during recent periods of drought and flooding, two groups of women from the Rupununi have set up farine factories as part of ventures intended to not only maintain food security but also to develop cassava farming as a viable enterprise.

(Cricinfo) Sri Lanka retained control of the second and final Test against Pakistan yesterday and by extension the series, thanks to Dimuth Karunaratne’s 196 and a pair of sprightly fifties from Niroshan Dickwella and Dilruwan Perera.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has been advised to do some additional work for the ‘Pradoville 2’ investigation, including getting an independent evaluation of the lands allocated, sources says.

October 1953 The first election under universal adult suffrage was held in British Guiana on April 27, 1953.

Why does anyone keep a diary?  For a man conscientious about his career perhaps it is in order to keep a record of his mounting success and developing ambition. 

The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) has received over 1,000 applications for the 23 vacancies which it recently advertised, according to Chief Executive Officer Aubrey Heath-Retemyer.

Soft Drink Plant successfully retained the Banks DIH Limited, Malta Supreme, Inter-Department tapeball cricket championships after crushing Vehicle Workshop by 41 runs on Friday at the Thirst Park ground.

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday he would not rule out using the constitutional powers to remove Catalonia’s autonomous status if it claimed independence as tens of thousands took to the streets to call for talks.

Coffee and caffeine are controversial subjects in nutrition, even more so in different gym circles.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo says he plans to complain to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) over alleged breaches of the procurement laws by government, which he blames for the sloth in implementation of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).

Action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Nobel House second-division, two-day competition continued yesterday with Everest Cricket Club being dismissed at end of the rain-affected day while the University of Guyana (UG) found themselves in a bit of bother against the Malteenoes Sports Club.

SAN LUIS, Mexico, CMC – Three goals in the space of 16 minutes at the end denied Trinidad and Tobago a shock win as powerhouses Mexico stormed to a 3-1 victory in the penultimate series of matches in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup here Friday night.

You’ve had pig’s feet (trotters) in Pepperpot, Soup and Souse but have you ever had it stewed?

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The US Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Nate to make landfall east of New Orleans as a Category 2 storm on Saturday evening, threatening parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama with torrential rain, flooding and winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km per hour).

Four-year-old Samuel Campbell is a very hyper child; on the day of this interview he ran around a section of the Stabroek News’ office, engaging employees and boldly stating his preferences.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May signalled in an interview that she might demote Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a Sunday newspaper said, after she faced an open rebellion from within her party this week.

Gunmen stormed the Sueria Manufactur-ing complex at Industrial Site, Eccles, yesterday morning, held up the company’s employees and carted off a quantity of cheques and the building’s security cameras among their loot.

Dear Editor, My attention was caught by various reports in the media about a recent ACDA press release ahead of the 2017 occasion of their planned African Holocaust/Maafa commemoration and no doubt with an eye to the visiting UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.

(Reuters) – India beat Australia by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-truncated first Twenty20 international at Ranchi  yesterday.

Magnus Carlsen, 26, the charismatic Norwegian who is the World Chess Champion, blew away some eminent grandmasters to capture the 2017 Isle of Man Open Chess Tournament last Sunday.

At this time in Trinidad and Tobago the festival of Ramlila (called Ramleela there) is very widely celebrated.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – As Las Vegas police appealed to the public for help in uncovering a wealthy retiree’s motive for massacring 58 people at an outdoor concert this week, US Vice President Mike Pence visited Las Vegas on Saturday stressing unity and offering solace.

Herstelling Raiders upset highly touted Grove Hi-Tech 2-0, when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA)/ Ralph Green u11 League continued yesterday at the Grove Community Center ground.

Dear Editor, I have observed the public disclosure on financial assistance for medical purposes that was rendered to the distinguished gentleman and former magistrate, Fazil Azeez, who suffered at the hands of a criminal.

After being bombarded by extremely high tides and forceful waves yesterday afternoon, a section of the wave wall along the Rupert Craig Highway, near Subryanville, gave way.

Santos FC and Alpha United recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown leg in the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) u17 League continued yesterday at the Tucville ground.

ACCRA (Reuters) – A natural gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra exploded on Saturday evening, killing an unknown number of people, a government official said.

Dear Editor, A month ago, President David Granger’s Public Information and Press Services Officer Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett wrote in a leaked private Facebook conversation: “I got people in my office so I cannot listen to Les vn (voicenote) yet.

A family of five lost their home after a fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, destroyed their Number 78 Village, Corentyne house last Thursday.

The Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) is found along ocean beaches. The adult Royal Tern has a slender orange bill, a short, forked tail, a black narrow, shaggy band around the back of head and a white forehead.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two days after Irving Ming, 87, was reported kidnapped and a $10,000 ransom demanded, police officers Friday found his body stuffed in a barrel under his house.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An indigenous woman backed by Mexico’s rebel Zapatista movement registered on Saturday to run as an independent candidate in next year’s presidential election, adding to a growing list of hopefuls bucking established political parties.

ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel fighters are launching a major military operation backed by Turkish forces into a northwestern area of Syria largely controlled by jihadists, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

Last week everyone was in nostalgic mode: there was the 60th anniversary of the PNC engaging the attention of the one side, with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1992 general and regional elections being the focus of the other.

Dear Editor, I am responding to Anil Nandlall’s contention that, ‘The lands CoI Inquiry will leave a trail of  unresolved issues in its wake’ (SN, October 7).

Police have been advised to compensate Agricola resident Parmadai (only name), who was wounded during a shootout between lawmen and two bandits, according to acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine.

National Tree Planting Day was celebrated yesterday, October 7, and it was interesting to see how many new trees were planted. This

SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton smashed the Suzuka track record to seize a dominant Japanese Grand Prix pole position yesterday with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel lining up alongside on the front row.