Daily Archive: Sunday, May 13, 2018

In a historic emergency sitting, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ordered that St. Lucian, Professor Eddy Ventose, be added to the register of voters in Barbados.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 43-year-old Carapichaima man was found shot dead and stuffed into the trunk of his silver-coloured Nissan Tiida in Laventille yesterday.

The Government of Guyana is now able to stand as guarantor for loans secured by any public corporation up to and including $50 billion.

Investigators are currently on the hunt for three men who are believed to have set alight two Enterprise, East Coast Demerara houses within hours on Friday; an act which is suspected to be linked to the April 27th  piracy attack off of Suriname.

The United Nations (UN) team that held discussions here about what electoral assistance may be needed for the two upcoming elections, visited after the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) formally requested an internationally recruited Information Technology specialist.

The vessel seized by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) late last month with over 200,000 gallons of fuel, paid the $36M taxes due and the fuel was offloaded on Monday.

Loss of good faith between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and its Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) branch, has led to the formation of a breakaway body, the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union.

Transparency Institute Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) Presi-dent, Troy Thomas has called on President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo  to show maturity and to utilize compromise to bring an end to the current impasse regarding top appointments to the judiciary.

Guyana Goldfields Inc is currently building a new 2,000-metre airstrip at the Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) on the Cuyuni River to replace the one in use as the dike of the mining pit is being extended to include a section of the current runway.

While many mothers are enjoying this Mother’s Day with their families, it would be just an “ordinary” day for Dhanrajie Seebarran, who is more concerned about where her next meal would come from.

The family of former sports journalist Rene Stoby has embarked on a journey to raise money for a much needed medical visit to identify a mystery illness that has since stripped him of his ability to speak and to walk.

The executive body of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has agreed to pay managers a 3 ½ % increase across the board by the end of May, and 2017 allowances by June, the Chairman of Guyana Public Service Union’s GPL branch related on Friday.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland on Friday refused Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira permission to ask Minister of State Joseph Harmon a series of questions about the Guyana People’s Militia.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday announced that Dr John Smith has been elected as its Chairman.

Guyana is becoming ‘the land of opportunities’ according to the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Guyana, Didier Chassot.

Fifty-seven-year-old Sumintra Bridgmohan dreams of one day owning a home and not worrying about where her next meal will come from, but it is a dream that may never be realized as the mother of eight does not have a steady job nor does she own a piece of land.

The digitizing of records at the General Register Office (GRO) is now set to be completed by 2020, according to Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix who says that the delivery of printed birth certificates is one of the aims.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Friday morning, presented certificates to 48 participants from the village of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara and its surrounding environs, who successfully completed the one-week course of work of the 27th Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop.

“The time has come for us to work more closely recognizing at the end of the day that the students are the ones who will either benefit or suffer as a result of our actions and/or inactions,” says Senior Schools Welfare Officer Bernice Corbin-Zephyr.

Fyrish is situated on the Corentyne Coast 10.9 miles from New Amsterdam and close to three miles from Rose Hall Town.

“We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our schoolmasters, and one from the world.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) on Friday named Sherwyne Caesar as its male Footballer-of-the-Year for 2017 while Tiandi Smith copped the female Footballer-of-the-Year award.

After two stages and 107 miles of racing yesterday, Jamal John, Paul DeNobrega and Curtis Dey virtually occupy the podium for the Three-Stage cycling event to commemorate the 52nd Independence Anniversary.

When I was first approached by Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, to serve for a year with the AIR (Artist in Residence) programme at UG, I wasn’t sure about what I would be taking on. 

When I read the headlines in SN yesterday morning, ‘AFC says constitutional reform still a priority,’ I could not feel a sense of elation.

INDORE, India, CMC – Sunil Narine blasted his sixth Twenty20 half-century and Andre Russell Russell grabbed three wickets, as Kolkata Knight Riders rebounded from two consecutive defeats to beat Chris Gayle’s Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

Two issues relating to the appointment of the new Cricket Ombudsman are now attracting the attention of the court.

“My daughter-in-law water bag buss since yesterday morning and she in suh much pain and only now dem preparing she to go theatre,” the woman said, worry etched on her face.

In last week’s edition, I discussed four weight loss habits that could be sabotaging your weight loss goals.

The legal battle regarding the elections of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) appeared before Justice Navindra Singh earlier this month.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Police yesterday raided a deluxe Kuala Lumpur apartment block at which relatives of ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak had been staying as they searched for sensitive documents the new government fears may be taken out of the country, two senior police officers said.

Bans A KillinSo yuh a de man me hear bout!

Dear Editor, A contributor to the opinion column of USA Today came up with a novel suggestion last week. 

Introduction Within hours of the publication of my last Sunday’s Stabroek column, where I had indicated my intention to  write a “three-part review of Open Oil’s reported financial modeling exercise of Guyana’s 2016 PSA”, its Founder and Author of the exercise wrote to the Stabroek News Editor “to correct some inaccuracies” (letter published, Monday, May 7, 2018).

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – The Nicaraguan military said it would not attempt to repress anti-government protests that have rocked the Central American nation since last month, news agency Agence France-Presse reported yesterday.

SHANGHAI, China,  CMC – Reigning Olympic champion Omar McLeod barely held off Spain’s Orlando Ortega to win the men’s sprint hurdles on a rain-drenched night at the Shanghai Diamond League here yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reigning king of ‘fyah’, Capelton was on Friday  evening arrested and charged with rape by detectives attached to the Centre for Investigation Sexual Offence and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

PAHOA, Hawaii, (Reuters) – A new fissure roaring like jet engines and spewing magma opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Saturday, piling lava as high as a four-story building, as the area torn by the U.S.

Dear Editor, On Friday May 11, 2018 I visited the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute’s plant nursery at Pouderoyen to purchase plants.

The Pepsi Hornets must be licking their wounds after suffering a stinging 19-20 defeat at the hands of the Police Falcons yesterday when the Bounty Farm 15s League continued at the National Park.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 1.67 percent during the first period of trading in May 2018.

Dear Editor, With each passing day, APNU+AFC’s arrogance and contempt for the people of this country becomes more apparent.

(Reuters) The Boston Celtics are the second-seeded team in the Eastern Conference and possess home-court advantage for the best-of-seven conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23 and 25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country’s state media reported yesterday a month ahead of a historic summit.

(Trinidad Guardian) Embattled Chief Justice Ivor Archie has returned to work.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Immigrants from Honduras, Haiti, El Salvador and other countries who were given protected status to live in the United States should have a path to citizenship, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told National Public Radio on Friday.

Zinnias are fantastic garden flowers and are gardeners’ favourites. This is the time of the year when they thrive.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will today hold an emergency session to hear an appeal filed by a St.

National chess champion Wendell Meusa and Yolander Persaud have each gained the maximum three points in their quest to claim victories in the Champion of Champions chess tournament.

(A column by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc) Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2017 (CPI 2017) was published on February 21, 2018 and for the second consecutive year, Guyana’s position has improved.

Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 21st Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in The Bahamas, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque implored the ministers gathered to speak with one voice to maximize benefits for the region.

The Guyana Cricket Board’s senior female Inter-County T20 tournament has been abandoned due to the inclement weather over the last few days.

Dear Editor, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon has now entered the arena in defence of his colleague, Attorney General, Mr.

At first sight, last week’s decision by the US President to abrogate the hard-won 2015 UN Security Council deal on nuclear weapons with Iran may seem to have little bearing on the Caribbean.

The Dusky Parrot (Pionus fuscus) can be found in northern South America, particularly in the Guianas, Venezuela and Brazil.