Daily Archive: Sunday, January 20, 2019

(Jamaica Observer) Leading Jamaican architect Evan Williams is bemoaning the demise of the Jamaican construction and architectural industry as a result of major projects being awarded to Chinese firms.

(Barbados Nation) The long arm of the law will be reaching those business people who are behind the importation of illegal weapons through the Bridgetown Port. 

(Trinidad Newsday) Some 47 people, presumably men, are in jail for failing to pay child maintenance, revealed acting Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Carlos Corraspe to a parliamentary committee on Friday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said today that his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for “Dreamers,” but appeared to signal support for amnesty as part of a broader immigration agreement.

(Jamaica Gleaner) For many Jamaicans, the mesmerising pull of soca music is undeniable.

(Trinidad Newsday) A Diego Martin woman has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $40,000 worth of wigs and hair weaves from a businesswoman.

(Jamaica Observer) A man who was hauled before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for reportedly punching his child’s mother repeatedy in her face, claimed that the complainant was lying on him and was doing so because he told her he was not ready to get married.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago electo­rate was used as the guinea pig for Brexit, which in turn was the test-run for the 2016 United States presidential campaign, which Donald Trump won.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Some of the nation’s children are still experiencing, and witnessing, cases of child abuse in the classroom daily despite the Government’s directive that corporal punishment is prohibited in schools.

(Trinidad Guardian) In­fu­ri­at­ed af­ter he was dumped by his girl­friend, a San Fer­nan­do man went to her home on Fri­day night and hacked her co-work­er to death.

New People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday said he does not see himself as anyone’s puppet or as an individual within his party but as part of a team to implement its programme on assuming the reins of government after the next elections.

Saying that the administration has desecrated the process used to select Senior Counsel (SC), attorney Sanjeev Datadin yesterday expressed concern at the decision to recall the conferral of ‘silk’ on fellow attorney Timothy Jonas following his involvement in the establishment of new political party, A New and United Guyana (ANUG).

“No one in their right mind is going to happily come to face the hurricane that is politics in Guyana—the mudslinging, the ugliness, the unfair accusations, the cross accusations and the skepticism from the voters who are not happy.

The attorney for chartered accountant Christopher Ram on Friday submitted to the High Court that based on the principles of interpretation, 33 votes constitute a majority for the passage of the no-confidence motion against the government.

While Guyana awaits the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award on its border with Venezuela, the military, security services and civilians must identify and protest acts of aggression driven by Venezuela’s spurious claim to the Essequibo region and most of the country’s maritime space, retired Major General Joe Singh says.

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman James Patterson is still at home resting, according to the commission’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Yolanda Warde, who says photos of him that were circulated online by an opposition Member of Parliament (MP) were not recently taken.

A year and a half after being told they would be given land and proper homes, residents of the Lombard and Broad streets, Charlestown squatting area are still waiting for the promise to come to fruition.

Officials of the Communities and Finance ministries are set to meet with the Local Government Commission (LGC) after discovering that the 2019 employment cost for its commissioners and staff will account for 91.4% of its total budgetary allocation for the year.

There was drama around and behind Charrandass Persaud on the night of December 21st when he cast his controversial vote that saw the government fall.

He grew up in an artistic family, so it was no surprise that Stanwyck E Cromwell chose the world of art in which to immerse himself, but the journey has been far from smooth, as his move to United States immediately taught him that he needed to expand his creativity if he wanted to attract buyers.

Good Intent is a small village bordered by Spring Garden and Aurora Estate on the Essequibo Coast.

When I worked in the sugar industry I remember once discussing a problem with a young colleague.

Global Seafoods Distributors says it will capitalize on the vision of its former CEO Allison Butters-Grant who died last Sunday after a brief illness.

It was the end of the working day and I was leaving the office when I saw her; she gave me a wave with a bright smile.

The School of the Nations will be hosting a charity gala dinner next Saturday, in hopes of raising enough money to cover the cost of bringing four students – two from Gambia and two from Afghanistan – as part of a scholarship programme.

It was business as usual as three-time defending champions Showstoppers, inaugural winner West Side Ballers and ESPN secured victories on the opening night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara championship.

Grammy-winning British singer Joss Stone is expected to perform in Guyana later this month for the benefit of local non-governmental organisation Help and Shelter and the University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme.

I should be writing about the serious problem of inequality and to what extent it has an ethnic dimension, as I promised last week.

The Leeward Islands Hurricanes were 32-1 in their second innings at the close of the third day of their Cricket West Indies regional four-day fixture against front runners the Guyana Jaguars at the close of play yesterday.

For a third time, the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation Inc. (GPC) has successfully completed an audit by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that allows it to continue exporting its manufactured products to the country.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) yesterday recorded wins in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society (NBS) 40-over second division tournament.

Living in a patriarchal society means that many boys become men who believe they are powerful and privileged.

One year has passed since the manager of Korner Kick Restaurant and Bar Tevin Parris was murdered and his family is still seeking justice.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] yesterday commenced a two-day Marketing Workshop at the Guyana Olympic Association [GOA] headquarters, Liliendaal.

Contradicting what appears to be the unanimous prevailing view that dual citizenship prohibits a Guyanese from being a member of the National Assembly, Counsel in the case brought by Christopher Ram argues to the contrary.

I often get questions about advice on starting out in music but I usually try to abstain; the path in each case is different, and when one considers the thousands of factors involved, it’s not surprising that the process would itself vary wildly and advice is, therefore, a tangle. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine, who proceeded on vacation after being passed over for the post of Police Commissioner, has been granted an extension of his leave. 

Dear Editor, As the PNC (demolished by the new national hero Charrandass voting for the no-confidence motion) staggers in confusion and is unprepared for new elections, and using wrong and strong tactics to delay the vote, the PPP must not think it can put up a goat and people will vote for him just because they are loyal to the PPP.

Stephen Curry scored 28 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 14 in his Golden State debut as the visiting Warriors extended their winning streak to seven games with a 112-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados Pride expectedly cruised to an easy victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, defeating them by seven wickets in their fifth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championships at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium here yesterday.

As the police continue to investigate the murder of 76-year-old retired police officer Cyril Persaud, whose decomposed body was found floating in a canal at D’Urban Backlands last Sunday, two persons who were recently held, including his adopted son, have been released.

Dear Editor, Aware as I am that there is an extant case before our Supreme Court of Judicature seeking a judicial interpretation of the word “majority” within the context of the vote of no-confidence which occurred on the 21st December, 2018, I, therefore, offer no comment but respectfully seek the space to share with the nation, a paragraph from a judgment from the Caribbean Court of Justice by Sir Dennis Byron in the Cedric Richardson vs The Attorney General ([2018] CCJ-17-AJ) popularly referred to as the “third term” case.

Following a banner year at the helm, President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation, Ed Caesar was reelected unopposed when the body held its Annual General Meeting yesterday at the National Resource Centre.

Dear Editor, E B John mused, ‘I cannot help but wonder why he (Henry Jeffrey) did not advert to his stewardship as Minister of Health’ (There was a distortion of the proposed management model for GPHC, SN: 17/01/2019). 

The two men, one of whom was deemed “a person of interest” in the murder of 46-year-old Prietam Manickram, has since been released from custody and the police were ordered to conduct further investigation into the matter.

The police have released the juvenile who was taken into custody last Wednesday after he took them to an abandoned house in Mackenzie, Linden, where he had hidden an unlicensed firearm that he reportedly stole.

Dear Editor, Although the news of Irfaan Ali as the PPP’s presidential candidate did not come as a great surprise, it is nevertheless, the talking point in the diaspora and I am sure, throughout Guyana.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC  – Gladstone Brown, a former Bermuda cricket captain who was also an outstanding footballer, has died following a recent illness.

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico, (Reuters) – At least 71 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said yesterday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before the blast.

Dear Editor, I read with some disgust in your newspaper on January 17, 2019, an article on page three from the Alliance for Change about the presidential candidate for the upcoming General and Regional Elections.

A 52-year-old gold miner was on Thursday arrested by police from the Etering-bang Police Station, after he was found with an illegal firearm and ammunition.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal yesterday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, including temporary protections for “Dreamers” and other immigrants, but Democrats immediately dismissed it.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Sunil Ambris kept his name on the lips of selectors with a brilliant 94 against England, on the final day of the drawn two-day tour match here Friday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka due to a back injury, Cricket Australia (CA) said yesterday.

Often, we come across countless types of dieting protocols and testimonials of how these approaches work and each one of these diets seems to be better than the next.

My grand-father sailed on the ship                                                         Red-riding Hood: part of a straggly band of yellow humanity.

Despite the British electorate having voted to leave the European Union (EU) two and half years ago, there is still no consensus on how to proceed.

Introduction Today’s column concludes my discussion of fiscal stabilization clauses (FSCs) in Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs).

Dear Editor, Now that it is official, there is a single simple question: who is going to vote for that fine learned gentleman?

If you would like to redesign your garden, but think you have too much concrete or limited land space, there is a way to get creative, utilise the space you have available and improve your landscape. 

Nothing could have done more to persuade the electorate that our politicians are utterly cynical than the pantomime which has been playing out over MPs having dual citizenship in contravention of the Constitution.

An Assistant Superintendent of Police, who is currently the subject of a criminal probe after reportedly being robbed during a drug deal, remains on duty but has been relocated from his original posting, Commissioner of Police Leslie James said on Friday.

After six rounds of the elite Masters Group of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland, Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi was in the lead.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu yesterday rejected a court ruling that his rival won a presidential election, declaring himself president in a move that could stoke further unrest.

The White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) is a small migratory bird from Canada and Alaska. It travels south for the winter.

Last Update: 510.29                                                             Movement: -0.67% Currebt Update: 506.88                                                       YTD Movement: -0.55%                                                       LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.67% during the second period of trading in January 2019.

When the First Bauxite Corporation starts full production in November at Sand Hills, in Region Three, it will do so with an annual production target of 320,000 tonnes of high grade bauxite, according to Director Ian Christie.