Daily Archive: Monday, July 29, 2013

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh this evening announced that the government will hold another session on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project on Wednesday and the developer Sithe Global will be present.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent. CMC-The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says its concern about reports of match fixing, raised in the British press, over the recently concluded One Day International (ODI) series between West Indies and Pakistan in the Caribbean.

Investigations are being conducted into the death of Brian Blunt, 26 years, who was found hanging in his cell in the Georgetown Prison at about 2310h.

The International Press Institute (IPI) has called on the Guyana Government to review all outstanding broadcast licence applications, including those lodged before the Broadcast Act took effect, and to ensure the fair distribution of state advertising.

With prospects for local government elections this year looking increasingly slim, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says he is open to the polls being held under the present laws while final agreement is hammered out on four bills packed with reforms.

Guyana made a clean sweep of the team titles when the 31st Junior Caribbean Squash Championships concluded at the Cascadia Courts in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.

Gocool Boodoo, the former Chief Election Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says that there was nothing “irregular” about his tabulation of the results of the 2011 general elections and an Organisation of American States (OAS) observer overlooked all that was being done.

After using his sharp physique to slice through the competition and earn the title of Mr.

Motorists yesterday complained of what appeared to be a shortage of fuel at service stations which saw at least four gas stations in the city shuttering their doors and while Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said he was unaware of the shortage, he revealed that there was a “delay” in uplifting fuel from the refineries.

Up and coming pugilist, John Moore punched his way to the best boxer award yesterday when the first two-day Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under-16 tournament concluded at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Gym.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent,  CMC -An inspired opening burst by Sohail Tanvir and consistent pressure in the field secured an 11 run win for Pakistan that gave them a 2-0 sweep of their Twenty/20 International series at the Arnos Vale Playing Field here yesterday.

Was a plainclothes policeman engaged in a mission on behalf of an irate motorist on Mandela Avenue on Friday which resulted in one man being fatally shot and another injured?

Red Thread, Help and Shelter, Artistes In Direct Support and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) have joined with the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) and other  groups to condemn increasing homophobic and transphobic violence in the Caribbean.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton said it would take a miracle for him to win yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix but in the end it looked like more a case of alchemy.

AT CONAREE, Guyana’s batsmen, led by Akashay Homraj, dominated Day 1 against the Windwards and finished in a good position in their bid to get first innings points.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Clinton Urling is urging the government and the opposition to end the stalemate over the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project by having independent surveys and analysis done by an international firm.

AT EGSC MOLINEAUX – Tristan Coleman stood tall for Jamaica on Day 1 but would have felt unlucky to fall two runs short of a deserved century.

Dear Editor, I  note  with  concern  a release  made  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Elections  Commission  in  relation  to my  request  for  ‘’Renewal  of  contract “   with  the  Elections   Commission.

613 persons, mostly Brazilians, are being asked to report to the Immigration Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in relation to their “immigration approval documents.”

Dear Editor, The attack on Mr. Akeel by Yarde and others is totally uncalled for since he rightfully pointed out by overtime calculation the costs associated with the implementation of the Mondays to Fridays work week. 

Twenty-year-old Shaquel Wilson was shot to his chest on Saturday evening while teaching a younger friend how to ride a motorcycle, relatives say.

AT WARNER PARK – Trinidad and Tobago fell down with the bat but then got up with the ball, all on a topsy-turvy Day 1, which ended with the Red Force in control.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Pope Francis left Brazil yesterday with Rio still pulsating with excitement after a historic beachfront Mass for more than 3 million people in which he challenged young people to build a new world based on tolerance and love.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parliamentarian James Bond, whose vote against the Amaila Falls Hydro Project was invalidated resulting in the counts being tied, has said that even though there was a tie the bill was in fact defeated and cannot be returned to the National Assembly during this session nor can the exact bill be reintroduced during another session.

(BBC) James Taylor celebrated his England Test call-upwith a century as Sussex’s tour match with Australia ended predictably in a draw at Hove.

Dear Editor, The more information that the Minister of Culture is forced to reveal about the operations of the Caribbean Press, the more he proves himself of questionable competence and accountability, and hence deserving of a great deal more scrutiny than he has enjoyed until now.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with an unmarked bag containing ten parcels of cocaine which was found on Saturday afternoon at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and are cooperating with investigators, Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit James Singh said yesterday.

 (Reuters) – England yesterday dropped fast bowler Steven Finn  and included James Taylor as a back-up batsman for the injured Kevin Pietersen for the third Ashes test against Australia starting at Old Trafford on Thursday.

ROME,  (Reuters) – At least 36 people died after a coach plunged more than 15 metres (49 feet) off a viaduct in southern Italy yesterday, a spokesman for the fire service said.

Dear Editor, I refer to your Sunday Stabroek July 28, 2013 editorial titled `Muddle’ in which you deal with at length, the Presidential faux pas of referring to actions of the legislature or more precisely its majority members, as acts of terrorism against the development of Guyana, the imbroglio relating to proposed legislation concerning the Amaila project and thirdly local government reform or more particularly the four local government bills which were on the Order Paper of the last two sittings of the National Assembly.

(Reuters) – An unbeaten half-century from captain Virat Kohli spurred India to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yesterday and earned the world champions an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match, one-day series.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president marched toward a military facility in defiance of an army warning in the early hours of today, risking a new confrontation after dozens were shot dead at the weekend.

Next year’s graduating class from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) will know how to operate a tractor and agro processing is to be introduced from the new term, according to Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

Dear Editor, My brother, Fitzroy Marshall, who gave decades of service to his country in the areas of Public Service and Education was brutally murdered in his home on the 19th of January 2009.

(Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his 17th one-day international century and shared a second wicket stand of 184 with Kumar Sangakkara to guide Sri Lanka to a series clinching eight wicket win over South Africa in the fourth match at Pallekele yesterday.

By Janet Gillis and Maya Trotz Janet Gillis is Marketing and Communications Officer at the College of Engineering, University of South Florida (USF).

Dear Editor, We are saddened by the news reported in the two independent daily newspapers, SN and KN dated, July 26, 2013, about the decomposed body of a baby found in a septic tank.

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years after an intense effort by U.S.

If Thursday’s meeting of stakeholders on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) was government’s way of energizing Article 13 of the Constitution which mandates the involvement of the people in the decisions of the country, particularly those that directly affect their well-being, then it was a masterstroke and indicates changed thinking by the Office of the President and by extension, Freedom House.

Dear Editor, I recently did a column in the Kaieteur News on school placements at the primary level in Guyana.

Emancipation programme launched in New Amsterdam: Members of COFONA (Council of Friends of New Amsterdam)  and residents of New Amsterdam at the opening of the commemorative activities for the 250th Anniversary of the 1763 Berbice Slave Revolt and the 175th Anniversary of Emancipation at State House yesterday.

Two Thursdays ago, the National Assembly voted against: (a) a proposed amendment to the Hydro-Electric Power Act; and (b) a motion to lift the ceiling from $1 billion to $150 billion for the Government’s guarantees of loans to public corporations and companies.

Last week Stabroek News visited the village of Victoria, East Coast Demerara and asked the man/woman in the street: what are you most proud of as a Victorian?

Top veteran rider, Godfrey Pollydore outsprinted in-form Alanzo Greaves to cart off the spoils of the inaugural Trojan Cycle Club (TCC) 50-mile road race yesterday in Berbice.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, (Reuters) – The driver of a Spanish high-speed train that derailed and killed 79 people was released pending trial on charges of reckless homicide, a judge ruled last night.

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