Daily Archive: Monday, April 30, 2018

With 31 years in the Guyana Police Force under his belt, Crime Chief Paul Williams says he is ready for the job of Police Commissioner.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – SUAL Partners, a co-owner of Russian aluminium producer Rusal, said today  that Rusal’s board and shareholders needed to start work as soon as possible on a new strategy after the company was hit by U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a former banker of South Asian origin as interior minister today, trying to draw a line under an immigration scandal threatening her authority as she negotiates Brexit.

Differently-abled cyclist Walter Grant Stuart’s dream of representing Guyana at the Paralympics came a step closer after he won the UCI Para-Cycling Road Race event yesterday in Canada.

Relatives of a Better Hope construction worker are mourning his death after he was shot while sitting with relatives outside of his premises.

As public outcry against a sedition clause in the proposed Cybercrime Bill grows, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has sought to distance himself from its contents.

BENGALURU, India, CMC – West Indies star Andre Russell suffered the ignominy of a first-ball ‘duck’ on his 30th birthday but Kolkata Knight Riders overcame that disappointment to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Jason Holder is stressing consistency as the key as West Indies chase their first series victory over Sri Lanka in 15 years, when the two sides clash in the Caribbean in June.

Tomorrow’s  AFC Council meeting is expected by members to be fiery as they seek answers mostly from Party Leader Raphael Trotman on why they do not know the arrangements with their governing coalition partner, APNU for contesting upcoming local government elections.

A cane harvester of Fyrish Village, Corentyne died  on Saturday evening and three others sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole then toppled before landing in a nearby drain at Cromarty Village, Corentyne.

(Reuters) LeBron James scored 45 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 105-101 in the decisive seventh game of their first-round playoff series yesterday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

A dynasty of sorts was solidified Saturday night when  Colts clinched their third consecutive Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championships humbling 2014 titlist Ravens 86-66 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Increasing demand from Mexico has driven the significant growth in rice exports to Latin America, according to head of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan, who has also said rice exports to Cuba are expected to increase by 200% this year.

Following Essequibo’s unsavory exit from the Guyana Cricket Board/Hand-In-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Inter-County Under-19 tournament, Coach Ryan Hercules is recommending that there be the introduction of three-day cricket at the club level in the Cinderella County.

The government on Thursday tabled the Deposit Insurance Bill 2018 which could see coverage for bank account holders up to $2m dollars.

ExxonMobil has assured that the flaring exercise it will begin from this Thursday at its Liza-5 well site offshore is only temporary and is being undertaken for data analysis and testing.

(ITTF) Defending champions Germany managed to eke out a 3-2 win over Egypt yesterday as the team aspect of the World Table tennis Championships got underway yesterday in Sweden.

Yesterday’s staging of “UncappeD Marketplace 2”, an agricultural exhibition and food festival, saw a good turnout of agro processors and interested customers.

The final of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Hand In Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance 50-over Inter-county Under-19 tournament was once again postponed due to rain.

The Lady Jaguars ended their Caribbean Football Union Women’s Challenge Series yesterday on a negative note, losing to hosts Trinidad and Tobago 1-3 at the Ato Bolton Stadium, Trinidad and Tobago.

Almost $1B in contracts for road works, several of which pertain to the rehabilitation of hinterland arteries were recently noted by Cabinet.

Dear Editor, As current University of Guyana students in the Education and Humanities Faculty and secondary school teachers of English Language, we have read and debated issues surrounding Guyanese Creolese on many occasions.

Victoria Kings made light work of Berbice unit Cougars 4-1, when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League resumed on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

The return of  firearms which were collected during the government’s firearm amnesty of 2015 is soon to be realised.

Dear Editor, I am a Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police residing at Lot 234 Melanie Damishana in excess of 40 years.

Amidst views that vacancies for judges should be advertised,  former Chancellor of the Judiciary, retired Justice Cecil Kennard while expressing disagreement, says that it should be adopted only if capable persons cannot be found locally.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia,  CMC – Freddie Klokker’s unbeaten century propelled Denmark to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Bermuda, who left out leading all-rounder Kamau Leverock from their opening ICC World Cricket League Division Four match at the Royal Selangor Club here on Sunday following a public outburst.

Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC Coalition Government has failed us – much to the dissatisfaction of hundreds in the diaspora who had thrown their support behind the AFC because they were totally fed up with Bharrat Jagdeo and a few of his top aides.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister resigned yesterday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants.

Workers on Saturday morning averted what could have been a major disaster at the Ministry of Public Health’s Brickdam, Georgetown offices, where a fire erupted.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona clinched a 25th La Liga title yesterday after winning 4-2 at Deportivo La Coruna despite throwing away a two-goal lead in a thrilling game which also confirmed Depor’s relegation.

The Port Mourant doctor who was under probe following a “wind” misdiagnosis, reportedly claimed during the investigation that the patient displayed no abnormal signs and had not complained of experiencing pain.

(BBC) Stuart Broad was upstaged by Luke Fletcher as Nottinghamshire exposed Worcestershire’s batting problems after a belated start at New Road.

Dear Editor, The apparent reluctance by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to meet with stakeholders to discuss ways to salvage the image of the sport will continue to be a major problem affecting the sport’s development. 

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Haitians battling cholera blamed on United Nations peacekeepers are getting little support with only two percent of promised funds materialising, according to campaigners accusing the global community of again failing the Caribbean nation.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea will shift its time zone 30 minutes earlier to align with South Korea starting May 5 “as a first practical step for national reconciliation and unity,” the North’s state media said yesterday.

After spending almost a  week in the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), auto dealer Totaram Jaichand, who was attacked and beaten two Sundays ago by a group of men, has been discharged.

Dear Editor, I believe that this politically correct business has gone way too far. 

(Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal made light work of Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Barcelona Open final 6-2 6-1 yesterday, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 11th time.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to sweep to power in upcoming elections, promising radical change for the poor at a campaign kick-off rally in the city of Lahore that has long been the power base of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.

Dear Editor,  Despite the unprofessional declaration of anonymity, some would not have difficulty in identifying the author of the letter in Stabroek News of April 27, `Skeldon estate management must be complimented for `walking the talk’’ which seeks, however obliquely, to impugn the easily proven historicity of the sugar industry’s consciousness of its heritage since the 1980s.

The US-based Zara Realty Group on Friday donated $3.8M worth in cricket gear and desktop computers to the Guyana Police Force and University of Guyana (UG).

(Reuters) James Harden scored a gamehigh 41 points, and the Houston Rockets turned a blistering first half into a 110-96 victory over the Utah Jazz yesterday at Toyota Center in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence says that the Ministry’s Community Health Worker (CHW) programme allows the administration to tap into the human resources from within the respective communities.

In our article of 9 April 2018, we had urged the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) “to continue its efforts to bring its examination of the public accounts up-to-date and to impress upon the Administration the importance of having all the actions contained in the BTAP (Budget Transparency Action Plan) undertaken with expedition, especially as they relate to the accountability timeframe”.

By Charlene Wilkinson Charlene Wilkinson is a lecturer in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies at the University of Guyana and a founder member of the Guyanese Languages Unit.

Considering the bewildering array of criminal behaviour in cyberspace – in particular the purveying of child pornography and human trafficking –the advancing of a draft law on these matters and the compromising of computer systems is welcome.

(Jamaica Observer) SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — As news spread on Friday that four decomposing bodies had been discovered in a sandy stream bed in Pennants, northern Clarendon, family members and friends of four missing St Elizabeth men set off for that distant place, hoping against hope.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – Avengers assembled in full force at the box office this weekend.

KATHMANDU,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nepali labourer Om Bahadur Purja sprained his leg in his remote village he would have faced a four-hour trek to the nearest medical centre – but for a pioneering scheme to bring healthcare to the Himalayas.

(Reuters) Klay Thompson scored 11 of his game-high 27 points in a 25-2 second-quarter flurry Saturday night that propelled the Golden State Warriors to a 123-101 blowout victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals in Oakland, Calif.

Dear Editor, After Guyana’s 50-plus-year history, the politics of the nation has an opportunity to move from politics based on race to politics focused on Economic Development.

Sonia Gordon: `I’m on Facebook and Instagram but I hardly use my Instagram account.