Daily Archive: Thursday, July 18, 2013

The opposition tonight thwarted a bill which the government says is critical to the advancing of the Amaila Falls Hydropower project.

Government and Opposition senior Members of Parliament were as at 1845 hours today locked in talks with Speaker Raphael Trotman in a bid to find a way forward on the passage of the Hydro Electric Power Amendment bill and a motion to increase the limit on loan guarantees.

At about 2215h last night, police say that miner Glendon Parks, 27 years, of Santa Mission, Essequibo Coast, was involved in an argument with another man on a floating mining dredge at Kangaruma, Middle Mazaruni River, during which he was stabbed to his chest.

High winds flipped this single engine private aircraft at Ogle International Airport early yesterday afternoon.

(Barbados Nation) Tito Gill wanted to prevent a family dispute from escalating.

(Barbados Nation) Police are investigating the shooting death of a St Michael man.

BRASILIA, J (Reuters) – The Brazilian Congress will investigate the billions of dollars spent on soccer stadiums for next year’s World Cup, one of the main complaints that fueled massive street protests last month against the country’s political establishment.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chris Xuereb, the masseur and fitness advisor of Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, has denied providing the two Jamaican sprinters with performance-enhancing drugs and said they should take responsibility for their failed dope tests.

A Lester Cummings first-half double powered Region Five champions Ash Educational Institute to a 2-0 victory over Region Nine winners St.

The Guyana National Under-19 team departed yesterday for the 2013 West Indies Cricket Board U-19 three-day cricket tournament in St Kitts and Nevis.

A year since the fatal shooting of three men and the wounding of several others on the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge set off nearly a month-long protest, Linden and its people bear both the physical and emotional scars that continue to fuel a call for justice, which they say they are prepared to fight for all over again if they have to.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is in its third week of the “pivotal” second crop yet no harvesting and grinding has commenced at the Skeldon estate.

Upon returning to his home in Orlando, Florida yesterday, Azaad Ali was surprised that over $800,000 in gold jewellery was missing from his luggage.

An eight-year-old boy on Tuesday morning drowned while trying to save a friend from the same fate in the Corentyne River at No.79 village.

Two gunmen, who posed as customers, carted off close to one million dollars after they carried out a brazen attack on Fullworks Motor Spares and Auto Sales at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

Tashana Barnes, the young woman who was hit when shots were fired during a brawl at the Platinum Night Club at Bartica last Friday, is worried that there is a “cover up” to protect the person who shot her and she is calling on authorities to thoroughly investigate and bring the shooter to justice.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) yesterday identified 15 members, following its July Sprint Meet, to represent Guyana at the upcoming Goodwill Championship set for August 16-18 at the Barbados Aquatic Centre.

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has defended Government’s position on not supporting the Public Procurement Commission’s (PPC) establishment under the current legislation – the Procurement Act of 2003 – stating that an amendment made in 2003 to remove Government’s role upon the constitutional body’s establishment was done hurriedly and without careful analysis.

After lifting a total of 497.5kg and earning a gold medal at the recently completed Pan America Powerlifting Championships, rising star, Gumendra Shewdas has established himself as the number one 53kg male sub junior powerlifter.

Dear Editor, A fire during last week destroyed the interior of my six-bedroom guest house at Charity Housing Scheme with losses running in the vicinity of between $10 to 15 million.

  PATNA, India,  (Reuters) – At least 25 Indian children died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba said a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama on Monday was loaded at one of its ports with 10,000 tons of sugar and 240 tons of “obsolete defensive weaponry,” according to a statement released yesterday by the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

The Guyana Police Force is soon to electronically monitor its mobile patrols to ensure they perform assigned duties, acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell announced yesterday.

The Cubans needed to score four goals to surpass Martinique as the second ranked third place team.

Two Survival Supermarket employees yesterday found themselves before a court after a workplace misunderstanding turned violent.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt may have avoided a civil war this month, U.S.

Dear Editor, After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the World Bank Guyana for a mutually convenient arrangement, I would like to publicly express my concern about the inconvenience and disruption to the quiet enjoyment of my home, caused by the persistent noise nuisance emanating from the compound of the World Bank Country Office.

There was a voir dire (trial within a trial) as the trial of James Anthony Hyles called ‘Sally’ and Mark Royden Williams called ‘Smallie’, the duo accused of the 2008 Lusignan Massacre continued yesterday in the High Court.

  WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba resumed immigration talks in Washington yesterday after a two-year hiatus and U.S.

As time draws near for local and international athletes to face orders in athletics, K&B Mining and Hardware Supplies yesterday renewed their sponsorship of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic IV, which will be held over two days in Georgetown and Linden.

Dear Editor, On July 3, last following an allegation of child abuse, my 15-year-old daughter along with my 14-year-old son, were taken from me by a child protection officer.

Dear Editor, Many times I have paused and considered why we as a people seem to be stuck in one gear or frequently drive in reverse with regard to our development.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama said yesterday it had called on the U.N.

AT ALPART, Jamaica,  CMC- Spin bowler Joshua Bishop grabbed eight wickets to pull Barbados from the brink of defeat as they completed a 23-run win over Trinidad and Tobago in the Regional Under-15 tournament here.

The Master Plan for the Zoological Park was unveiled on Tuesday night and while no deadlines or project costs have been set, Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud said that the government has already committed $150 million.

ST. ELIZABETH, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica recorded their first win in the West Indies Under-15 Tournament when they defeated the Leeward Islands by six wickets at Manley Horne Park, St Elizabeth on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, I commend Mr Alexander, Commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission for doing the noble and righteous thing.

The first volume of parliamentary speeches by the late President LFS Burnham, covering the period 1957 to 1958, was presented by its editor Professor David Dabydeen to Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman on Monday.

Dear Editor, At the time of writing enquiries about the incumbents of the post of Regional Executive Officer and their respective competency profiles have not yet elicited a formal response.

Thirteen new archaeological sites were found in the Rupununi Savannah, Region Nine during an anthropology field visit to the Karanambo Ranch, archaeologist attached to the Boise State University, Dr Mark Plew said, according to the Government Information Agency.

CHORGES, France,  (Reuters) – Chris Froome is expecting Spanish rival Alberto Contador to give it all he has got to wrestle his way back into Tour de France contention on the iconic Alpe D’Huez.

Dear Editor, As the Secretary of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club, I have observed a worrying trend among senior football players who ply their trade within the Georgetown Football Association. 

MUNICH, Germany, (Reuters) – Formula One Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone has been charged with bribing a German banker to smooth the sale of a stake in the motor racing business to private equity firm CVC eight years ago.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan legislators voted yesterday to raise the country’s debt ceiling for this year by 65 percent in a move the government hopes will fuel economic activity after growth slowed sharply during the first quarter.

Dear Editor, This government continues to trample on the rights of our citizens.

(Jamaica Observer) Buildings which generate as much or more power than they consume.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), due to start on August 10, has been cancelled after franchise owners failed to deposit bank guarantees.

A teacher accused of assaulting his student and using abusive language towards her was on Tuesday bonded to be on good behaviour after the charges were dismissed because the girl no longer wanted to offer evidence against him.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has endorsed the sentiments expressed by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and called on all parliamentary stakeholders to support the passage of a motion on the Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Act and the Hydro-Electric Power (Amendment) Bill 2013.

Cultivating the Guyanese society calls for a keen sense of where we’re at, and where we could be as a nation.

Dear Editor, There are many challenges facing rice farmers, and unpredictable prices and markets often reduce their earnings.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Dinesh Chandimal will captain Sri Lanka in place of suspended skipper Angelo Mathews in the first two one-day internationals of the five-match series against South Africa in Colombo.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Yes, I sold bodi and pumpkin in the Penal market.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed yesterday that her government will not spend beyond its means, rejecting the temptation of increasing outlays to improve public services in the wake of an outburst of national discontent last month.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Australia will be greeted by blazing sunshine and a venue where they lost only once last century when they arrive at Lord’s today for the second Ashes test against England determined to level the five-match series.

Dear Editor, Mr Clement Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs asserted that KN + SN +RR +KR + MN is equal to zero.

Japan has signalled its intention to deepen cooperation with the Caribbean Community (Caricom), with which it will be celebrating 20 years of ties next year.

Tuseneng: Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai (second from right) presenting an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to the Village Council and residents of Tuseneng, Region 8 last week.

Mine’s bigger than yours! These two lads had a fishing contest going yesterday along the railway embankment in Ogle.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters)- JP Duminy struck a fluent 92 after being elevated to number three in the batting order for South Africa’s 73-run victory over a Sri Lankan Cricket Board President’s XI yesterday.

Plastic bag shoes: This beats running barefoot! Fun on the streets of Plaisance yesterday.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will be step up its education and testing programmes following five athletes, including Olympic medallists Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, testing positive for banned substances, the country’s Prime Minister said.

Permanent Secretaries, Dep-uty Permanent Secretaries and other financial administrators from various ministries benefitted from discussions centred on strategic planning as a prerequisite for stronger management at a workshop that the Ministry of Finance held yesterday.

  The following column answers frequently asked questions about the immigrant visa process associated with adopted children.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

Dear Editor, For three days from June 28 to 30 the Stichting Suriname Hindu Guyanese Cultural Organization Shiv Shakti Samadj (SHGCO) celebrated their 25th Anniversary.