Daily Archive: Sunday, September 22, 2019

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise today at a “Howdy, Modi!”

Two Chinese nationals perished in a fire which in the wee hours of today ravaged the Public Road, Vreed-en-Hoop home and supermarket they rented along with four other buildings on the busy West Coast of Demerara business stretch.

CONCEPCION, Bolivia,  (Reuters) – Bolivian volunteer firefighters, exhausted from battling blazes sweeping rapidly across the country’s lowlands, are starting to lose hope and retreat from the front lines of some infernos in the drought-stricken region.

(Trinidad Guardian) At 5 am to­day the Na­tion­al Hur­ri­cane Cen­ter, Mi­a­mi has up­grad­ed an area of low pres­sure lo­cat­ed to the east of Trinidad and To­ba­go in­to trop­i­cal storm Karen.

She sat by herself at the Lusignan Health Centre, her heavily pregnant stomach at odds with her frail-looking body.

Following his return to Guyana, investigators yesterday concluded their questioning of Roger Khan about his alleged involvement in the murders of political activist Ronald Waddell and boxing coach Donald Allison and he has maintained his innocence.

Before they left for Trinidad and Tobago last month, the three youths who made up Guyana’s Literary Arts contingent for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) wanted to leave an everlasting impression of Guyanese literature on attendees.

Almost one month after he “partially appealed” the August 14th judgment by acting Chief Justice Roxane George on the removal of registrants from the Guyana Elections Commission’s national register, the Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams has filed for a stay of execution of the order issued with the ruling as he maintains that residency is a requirement for registration.

Not many people wan hear bout’ haunting. They doh wan hear bout ghosts and angry dead babies coming back to take you in ground that warm yet somehow cold.

“The Haunting” is a unique take on the issues of cyclic poverty and its impact on generations of people, whose suffering result in issues of mental health, explains writer Akola Thompson.

A little more than four years after it promised to restore collective bargaining for all the relevant elements of the public service, the APNU+AFC government is receiving mixed to negative reviews on its progress.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors will look to further assert themselves atop the points standings  as they hunt their sixth consecutive win in this year’s installment of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) when they take on the Barbados Tridents at Kensington Oval from 18:00hrs today. 

Four members of the Guyana Police Force, including the Commander of ‘F’ Division Kevin Adonis and the recently reinstated Simon McBean, were promoted on Wednesday by the Police Service Commission (PSC).

Creative Writing will again be a major feature when the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) stages its Sixth Convocation at the National Cultural Centre on the evening of Wednes-day, September 25.

From Romario Samaroo in Berbice Delbert “Trixie” Hicks rolled back the years with an unbeaten ton to hand Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Thunderbolts a six-wicket victory over Young Warriors Cricket Club yesterday at Area H Ground.

In the face of a warning by the police force that it would seek to prevent a recurrence of the disorder caused by the People’s Progressive Partys (PPP) protest against President David Granger last Thursday, the opposition party yesterday maintained that it did no wrong and would continue to stage such demonstrations countrywide until a date for elections is fixed.

If we are truly open to them, we will gain lessons in life from the usual sources – parents, teachers, religious leaders, writers, etc.

The Board of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is divided on the apology sent by the organisation to President David Granger over the behaviour of the opposition PPP members who disrupted his speech at its luncheon last Thursday.

Six Guyanese are now ISO certified hydraulic excavator operators after completing a three-week ISO course in Suriname.

The Guyana Government’s lawful tenure in office came to an end on September 18.

An internal bickering between two officials of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) escalated at the weekend after Junior Vice President of the association Gary Pratt made a bold step in calling for a financial audit into the operations of the association.

It was a tale of two Powerplays as Barbados Tridents gave their 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) playoff hopes a major boost ahead of their home fixtures with a thumping 71-run victory over St Lucia Zouks at the Daren Sammy Stadium Friday night. 

Dear Editor, This nation is fast descending into a state of madness enabled by those we have entrusted the responsibility to lead us.

Introduction Today’s column addresses three additional “top-10 economic challenges” in light of Guyana’s coming petroleum sector; namely: intergenerational equity, the permanent income hypothesis (PIH) budget rule, and managing public expectations.

Vereeniging is in Mahaica, sandwiched between Supply and Cane Grove. This farming village is home to approximately 200 residents.

A new full service freight forwarder, logistics and consolidation company, Cargo Consolidators Agency Guyana Inc. (CCA Guyana Inc.) was launched on Friday evening.

Following the Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) declaring that APNU+AFC government is operating outside the rule of law, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) yesterday rejected the assertion and suggested that the body has become “minion” to a political party.

GCC The Sequal maintained their grip at the top of the points leaderboard in the men’s second division category of the ongoing Bounty Paper Towel – Quicker Picker Upper, Solo Drinks outdoor hockey leagues after completing another commanding win at the Saint Stanislaus College Ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is evident that change takes place at a snail’s pace at government ministries mainly because there are no consequences for inefficiencies.

Most people are aware of the physical benefits of exercise and are also possibly aware of the health-related benefits that reduce the risk of chronic conditions.

A match-defining innings from West Indies U15 batsman Mavindra Dindyal propelled hosts,  the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC),  to first innings honours over the Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) on day-one of the GISE, Star Party Rental, first-division, two-day tournament, yesterday. 

A new, fast growing variety of cassava will soon be cultivated by farmers in Region Nine, says Chairman of the Regional Agricultural Committee Rodger King.

The International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) will be hosting its second annual conference today when participants will discuss a number of issues that Afro-Guyanese are facing, in addition to finalising a strategic plan for the remaining years of the decade.

Dear Editor, I have noted with much concern the recent pronouncement by Mr David Granger in relation to the protests by PPP supporters outside the Pegasus Hotel and at the GMSA hosted lunch last Thursday.

The bond that exists between a child and their grandparent is like no other.

National lawn tennis player Afruica Gentle secured her fourth successive title in the U18 category of the seventh Bakewell junior Open competition which concluded yesterday. 

Dear Editor, I believe strongly in the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will pursue any aggressor, even it carries out a limited attack, and seek to destroy it, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said yesterday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites which Riyadh and U.S

“I never wanted to be a grandmother at this age. I still see my child as a baby and now for her to go and have a baby?

Curtis Dey will look to defend his Victor Macedo Memorial race title today when the 17th edition of the event pedals off at 10:00hrs on the outer circuit of the National Park.

Dear Editor, As I reflect on the No Confidence Vote (NCV) of December 2018 and the aftermath, I see no winners, only losers, with the biggest losers being the Guyanese people.

(Trinidad Guardian) En­er­gy Min­is­ter Franklin Khan on Friday re­mained tight-lipped as to where the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) will get its fund­ing to pur­chase Petrotrin’s re­fin­ery.

In hopes of regaining outstanding licence fees, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has filed lawsuits against two broadcasters who it says have refused to pay.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From grasslands to seashores to forests and backyards, birds are disappearing at an alarming rate in the United States and Canada, with a 29% population drop since 1970 and a net loss of about 2.9 billion birds, scientists said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, May I share one observation that might have escaped the public?

In a recent discussion with friends on great tennis players the strange case of Bjorn Borg came up.

Defending champion St. Pius, Soesdyke and Genesis secured convincing wins when the 2019 edition of the Courts Pee Wee U11 Football Championship commenced yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The executive committee of the new Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has approved the contents of a Grand Prix (GP) arrangement making it possible for the first in a series of six chess tournaments to be held from this weekend.

Kuru-Kururu, Diamond United, Timehri Panthers and Vurlon Mills Football Academy [VMFA] recorded wins when the fourth East Bank Football Association/Ralph Green U11 League continued yesterday at the National Training Center, Providence.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Ivan Duque called yesterday for coordinated international sanctions targeting Venezuela to help stop President Nicolas Maduro’s support for Colombian rebels and drug traffickers from destabilising Latin America.

Dear Editor, It is clear that while Madam Chair and the commission have spoken, a specific date for the holding of elections will not be announced any time soon.

The Chair of GECOM has spoken. Justice Claudette Singh has written President David Granger to say that the commission would be ready “to deliver credible elections by the end of February 2020.”

Since becoming operational last year, the investigative department of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has dealt with nearly 50 complaints and the single largest number concerned alleged racial discrimination in the workplace.

(Jamaica Gleaner) If it were up to Asif Ahmad, the British High Commissioner to Jamaica, citizens of the former British colony would no longer require a visa to travel to the United Kingdom (UK).

Today’s edition of Sunday Style features outfits by local designer Pamela Fox.