Daily Archive: Sunday, May 5, 2019

The Indian Immigration Monument at Palmyra was today commissioned by President David Granger.

PURI, India, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday.

Dr Brian O’Toole today announced a reward of $1 million for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot him on January 27th this year.

Several local operators at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) met on Monday with Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and expressed their concern about the tendering process for duty-free shops at the airport.

The local content policy for the oil and gas sector is still in draft form and the Department of Energy (DoE) is aiming for finalisation by the end of June.

A Timehri mother of one is fearful for her life after she was brutally attacked just over a week ago by the father of her child and she is calling on lawmen to work more diligently to arrest him.

Persons across the country seeking access to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) services will soon be able to do so since the agency is collaborating with Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) and ministries for “desk space.”

New political party A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has announced the election of its first Executive Committee, with co-founders Timothy Jonas and Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran elected as Chairperson and General Secretary, respectively.

Underlining the important role of the free press in protecting democracy and a rules-based international order, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana Lilian Chatterjee on Friday noted the challenging conditions facing journalists and pledged Ottawa’s solidarity with them.

Fresh off their record medal haul, the CARIFTA Games athletes were expectedly the stars of Day 1 of the Youth and Junior Championships which ran off yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

Members of the local media fraternity were on Friday night cautioned against serving partisan interests, which they were told could undermine both their profession and democracy.

Government Technical Institute [GTI], St. Stanislaus College, Marian Academy and President’s College basketball teams won their matches in the U18 division of the National School Basketball Festival [NSBF] ‘Georgetown/East Coast Regionals on Friday.

Guyana will conclude their group campaign today in the CONCACAF U17 football competition when they battle undefeated Haiti at the IMG Arena, Bradenton, Florida.

Threatened with being pulled out of school and placed to work on his parents’ cash crop farm, a young Rajendra Persaud finally buckled down with his studies and today is a major contributor to the country’s science and research in the area of rice production.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), with the support of the police, has commenced an operation to remove illegal miners from the Romanex concession at Marudi, in Region Nine.

The national Select Under – 17 side, ended day one of their second-round Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under-19 three-day match against Demerara on 28-1 after 11 overs, trailing by 168 runs at stumps at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday.

Following reports of dead fish in the Port Kaituma River, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has temporarily halted the pumping of water from the river for supply to residents.

Defending champions, Berbice found themselves in a tight spot, closing on 107-6 against Essequibo when play began at 15:00hrs on the first day of the second round of the Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-County tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Community Centre ground.

First class player Trevon Griffith unleashed a brutal assault on the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) bowlers yesterday and recorded a swashbuckling century which guided hosts the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to 291-7 in 37 overs at stumps on the opening day of weekend’s lone GISE/Star Party Rental/Trophy Stall first-division, two-day fixture.

The body of a two-year-old girl, who wandered off while playing in her yard, was recovered from the Pomeroon River yesterday afternoon, two days after she fell into a canal some 50 feet from her home.

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Algerian police have arrested Said Bouteflika, the youngest brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and two former intelligence chiefs, Generals Bachir Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene, security sources said yesterday.

The round of 16 section in the Hamilton Green 9-a-side Inter-Ward Football competition will commence today at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

A Northern Hogg Island, Essequibo family is mourning the death of a one-year-old, who drowned in a trench close to their home on Thursday afternoon.

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of a fellow villager, who has worked from 1997 to 2014 at a State institution but is now being denied a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pension because a revised contribution statement shows her having a shortfall of two contributions or the equivalent of $1,000 dollars in earnings (contribution statements attached).

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May has stepped up calls on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both parties in local elections on Thursday.

As police continue to investigate the murder of Godfrey Branch, the remigrant pensioner who was found dead with stab wounds about his body in his house at Springlands, Corentyne, on Friday, they are also examining his involvement in a land dispute with a fellow resident.

Dear Editor, I was moved to write after reading a touching letter from Ms Romayne Atkinson, “a 37-year-old mother of two boys (ages seven and three)” and a “kidney failure patient on haemodialysis” (KN: 26/04/2019).

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) coasted to their third consecutive win in the 2019 GCA/Toucan Distributors under-15 100 overs tournament by defeating host the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) by 80 runs yesterday. 

The driver of the vehicle that struck Deonarine Singh, the carpenter who succumbed last Saturday following an accident on Sheriff Street, is in police custody, Traffic Chief Linden Isles has confirmed.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Recent fighting in southern Tripoli in Libya has killed 187 people and wounded 1,157, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There has been so much written in the public domain over the last month on the planned GFC restructuring that I hesitated for some time before writing this letter.

BENGALURU, India, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer slammed a quickfire half-century to help Royal Challengers Bangalore to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

Dear Editor, We the undersigned hereby write this letter of support for Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith as he deals with personal, misleading and scurrilous attacks of his stewardship of the University of Guyana.

Defending champion Silver Bullets got off to the worst possible start in the defence of their Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, losing 0-4 to Retrieve Unknown on Friday.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday fully endorsed the recent appointment of party member Donna Mathoo as an APNU+AFC government Member of Parliament (MP), while noting that she was cleared of allegations that were previously levelled against her.

City spill: A John Fernandes Limited truck collided with a car at the corner of Robb and Wellington streets, in Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

We often get caught up in life’s hustle and bustle, so much so that we can forget how to be kind.

(Trinidad Guardian) For­mer at­tor­ney gen­er­al Anand Ram­lo­gan and his col­league, Unit­ed Na­tion­al Congress Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ramdeen, were col­lec­tive­ly grant­ed close to $3 mil­lion in bail Fri­day night, after be­ing charged with sim­i­lar con­spir­a­cy of­fences re­lat­ed to an al­leged le­gal fees kick­back scheme.

Tv trouble Sitting  A television series binge can equate to a lot of sitting hours.

Coldingen is on the East Coast Demerara right between Strathspey and Nonpareil.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed close to Caracas yesterday morning, killing all seven people on board, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The past few weeks were significantly marked by an explosion of community theatre mainly led by secondary schools in several different parts of Guyana.

Politicians love to praise themselves or arrange for others to praise them.

Dear Editor, May 5 has been designated Arrival Day to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by our ancestors, particularly Indians, Portuguese and Chinese, to our national development.

Given the current uneven situation in chess, it would be difficult for me to have a cup of tea and exchange pleasantries with the administrators of the board game in Guyana.

Defending champion Fruta Conquerors moved one step closer to retaining their GFF Elite League Championship, downing fierce rival and second placed Western Tigers 3-0 yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones.

Introduction In last week’s column, I had introduced Hess Corporation’s oil assets portfolio as presented by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the “Barclays Energy — Power Conference,” held in September, 2018.

Last Update: 577.46                                                        Movement: 0.672% Current Update: 581.34                                                   YTD Movement: 12.91%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.672% during the fifth period of trading in April 2019.

In a more normal world, a communication produced by the European Commission (EC) setting out the main elements of Europe’s future policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) might only be of passing interest.

We have two dogs. Choo, now going on 10 years, is a German Shepherd mix who had arrived via our friend, Tony Pires, who spotted her in Brazil and realized she was perfect for us, looking for a dog. 

“Girl right now I so stressed and I not sure what to do,” she said to me, her facial expression exhibiting just how stressed she was.

Fly Jamaica Airways has committed to process refunds for its customers by July 1st, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CCAC) announced yesterday.

President David Granger has finally appointed a new Minister of Foreign Affairs, after Mr Carl Greenidge was required to resign because he held dual citizenship.

Galphimia glauca commonly called Shower of Gold originated in Mexico and Central America.