Daily Archive: Saturday, August 17, 2013

Former PPP executive Ralph Ramkarran says the hostility exuded by the PPP to the opposition at the recent party congress in Port Mourant can only mean that fresh general elections are being planned.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister has proposed disbanding the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, the government said on Saturday, raising the stakes in a bloody struggle between the state and Islamists for control of the country.

President Donald Ramotar last night made another appeal to Leader of the Opposition David Granger on salvaging the collapsing Amaila hydropower project and wants a meeting between the two sides to thrash out the outstanding matters.

A husband and wife, who recruited four teenage girls from Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam and transported them to Oko Backdam, in Region Seven, for sexual exploitation, on Thursday each received a five year prison sentence.

Travellers may not get relief from spiraling airfares for flights in and out of Guyana anytime soon as legal action in the US has effectively grounded Fly Jamaica’s planned launch of direct flights between Georgetown and New York, while the other prospective carrier Fly Guyana is yet to formally apply to begin operations.

Main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is calling on government to set up an “Inter-Personal Violence Unit” to combat the “raging” violence, particularly against women.

A suspect in the murder of fisherman Quincy Sooklall was among the 28 persons that were arrested after police early yesterday morning carried out raids in Albouystown, Alberttown, Sophia, Meadowbank, Charlestown and West Ruimveldt Front Road area.

Plaisance resident Clifford Singh, who was found dead in front of his house on Wednesday, died as a result of a stab wound to his chest and a fractured skull, an autopsy found yesterday.

A forum on the Amaila hydropower project yesterday heard key commentators restate their opposition to the scheme, citing likely tariff hikes of 23% and declaiming the estimated US$700M that the prospective developer, Sithe Global would have made from its US$157M equity injection.

President Donald Ramotar recently met with an official for the Guangdong Friendship Association in china which has expressed an interest in establishing ties with Guyana that focus on investment in the processing and manufacturing sectors, among others.

Morris Roberts, on trial for beating another man to death at Wanakai, North West District, will have to be retried after a jury yesterday failed to reach consensus on whether he is guilty or not of the crime.

A Party for National Unity (APNU) remains unconvinced that bills passed by the National Assembly should be sent to the Attorney General’s (AG’s) Chambers for vetting despite the insistence by Clerk Sherlock Isaacs that his decision is informed by Legal Counsel.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has said it looks forward to President Donald Ramotar’s assent to the recently passed local government bills that will pave the way for the delivery of urgently needed local government elections.

A Corriverton fish vendor was remanded to prison on Thursday after he was slapped with two narcotics charges, including possession of cocaine for trafficking.

A man was yesterday re-manded to prison after he allegedly placed a gun to his common-law wife’s neck and threatened to kill her.

An angry expletive-filled outburst at a police station has cost a Tucville woman $5,000 and an admonishment to learn to control her temper.

Winston George, who represented Guyana in the 400m event at last year’s Olympic Games in London yesterday failed to advance beyond the first round of the 200m heats of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championship in Moscow, Russia.

Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday imposed a $15,000 fine and community service on a man who admitted to having two grammes of cannabis in his possession to treat symptoms of asthma.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – It was doubles all round as Britain’s master of distance running Mo Farah and Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won their second gold medals of the world championships yesterday.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), yesterday concluded its 2013 Cricket Summer camp which focused on the future generation of the club and the country’s cricketers with specific reference to the essentials of being an ambassador on and off the field.

Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded a pork knocker charged with having a quantity of cannabis in his possession when he yesterday appeared in court.

Guyana’s national squash team continued its good showing drubbing Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 on Day 6 of the Digicel 2013 Senior Caribbean Squash Championship at the Georgetown Club courts yesterday.

The fourth running of the Boyce/Jefford Classic will get underway today with local and foreign athletes primed to set the track ablaze as they compete for lucrative cash prizes.

An exhibition to honour the slaves who died in the 1823 revolt in then British Guiana is now open at the National Museum.

By Jeff Trotman Over 100 young people, drawn from four depressed areas in West Linden, are benefitting from a six-week summer training programme being conducted by the Totally Moulding Club.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-St.Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Guyana and Grenada recorded wins as the West Indies Women T20 tournament opened at two venues in Grenada yesterday.

Professional Youth Alliance Guyana (PYAGuy) on Tuesday launched its “Inspire Change for young women and girls” gender-based violence (GBV) project.

The Diamond Tennis Club in collaboration with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) will launch its third annual camp today from 3pm at the GBTI Diamond Tennis Courts at Diamond.

Jumaine Anderson Walcott is a young US-based Guyanese singer who is aiming to take the musical world by storm.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association is concerned about the role of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission Closed Area Committee, since it is obvious that it is not functioning in accordance to the association’s understanding of its initial mandate.

Devon Davis lost the battle at the Senior National Bodybuilding Championships to Kerwin Clarke in July but last year’s CAC gold medalist won the war to become Giftland Office Max’s Bodybuilding Ambassador yesterday.

There aren’t many restaurants with the word ‘burger’ in their names; maybe JR Burgers is the only one.

Dear Editor, In your report of Aug 16, 2013 former President Jagdeo chastised public spirited analysts and APNU for killing the Amaila hydro project.

The bikers slated to perform at the Jamzone Bikers Fest on tomorrow in the National Park say they are not concerned that rainy weather will affect their performance.

Hi Everyone, Developing flavour when cooking is about technique and time.

The inner circuit of the National Park will be transformed into a cycling speedway today when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed and Banks Malta Supreme team up to host an 11-race youth cycle programme.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to bring to the attention of all stakeholders that the pamphlet titled ‘Local Government Elections,’ which was produced and circulated by an organisation called Facing the Future (FtF) carries some incorrect information.

With common positions at the multilateral level and a potential for enhanced trade cooperation at the bilateral level, the new Malaysian High Commissioner to Guyana is looking to build on the linkages between Guyana and her country.

Outgoing Cuban Ambassador Raul Gortázar Marrero expressed confidence that his country and Guyana will continue to enjoy fertile relations when he paid a courtesy call to President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President on Wednesday.

The reopening of the East Street Nursery School has been delayed until September 16 to allow for the completion of construction works, the Education Ministry said yesterday.

Dear Editor Many of your readers are surely intrigued by M Ali’s letter published Aug 15, relating the Amaila Hydro Project to rising sea levels on the populated coast of Guyana (‘Is the Amaila plant viable in view of rising sea levels’).

Turfites get ready; your appetites were whetted last Sunday with the Digicel Horse Race Classic now it is time for the main course, the Guyana Cup.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador will open up part of the Amazon rainforest to oil drilling after rich nations failed to back a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to explore in the area, President Rafael Correa said on Thursday.

(Reuters) – The Australian cricket board has eased rules governing the eligibility of players holding dual passports to compete in domestic tournaments as part of a scheme to strengthen its talent base.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Islamist protests descended into a bloodbath across Egypt yesterday, with more than 100 killed on a “Day of Rage” called by followers of ousted President Mohamed Mursi to denounce a crackdown by the army-backed government.

Dear Editor, After reading your news article, ‘Jagdeo says of analysts: “They killed the hydro,”’ (August 16), I think Mr Bharrat Jagdeo should be publicly ridiculed for helping paint what is now the portrait of a problematic project.

A policewoman has been missing since last Friday and her worried relatives are seeking the assistance of the public in finding her.

(Jamaica Observer) The  unemployment rate rose to 16.3 per cent in April this year, up almost two percentage points over year earlier figures, according to figures released by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Thursday.

Dear Editor, I refer newspaper article entitled ‘Sooba to appoint acting Mayor of Georgetown’ appearing in the August 15 issue of the Kaieteur News, and wish to offer the following comments.

The nine young women vying for the Miss Guyana Talented Teen title and crown, along with a chance to represent Guyana at the Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant are: Chelsie France Chelsie is proud to be wearing the sash of Miss Enmore, paying homage to the martyrs who fought for what they believed in.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has added ‘butterfly spotting’ to the ‘Destination Guyana’ promotions being showcased at the British Bird Watching Fair, now underway in Rutland, London.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, has given a ringing endorsement of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) currently underway.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Researchers in Britain have set out the first comprehensive map of mutational processes behind the development of tumours – work that should in future lead to better ways to treat and prevent a wide range of cancers.

(Reuters) – R&B singer Miguel was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Thursday near Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said.

(Trinidad Express) State carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has severed its chief financial officer Shiva Ramnarine from the Company. Aviation

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC-West Indies women will play eight matches, three One Day Internationals and five T20 games, against New Zealand next summer, the media here have reported.

N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – The government of Chad has suspended all activities of a China National Petroleum Corporation subsidiary for violations of environmental standards while drilling for crude oil in the south of the country.

The Secretary General of     the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Irwin LaRocque has urged the region’s teachers’ union to place emphasis on standards to meet demands for a competent workforce in the Community.

Dear Editor, I am a pensioner 75 years old. I live in the bottom flat of a house that belongs to my son-in-law and daughter.

I have been struggling with a personal issue for a while now.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart suggested on Thursday night that free tertiary education was never intended to last forever.

Dear Editor, The AFC is on record as fighting for politicians and political parties to rise above self-interest.

(Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s doctors competed for his business and over-prescribed medications to help overcome his “incredible” fear of pain, the late pop singer’s ex-wife testified on Wednesday in a wrongful death trial.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway’s centre-right opposition pulled further ahead of the Labour-led government with just weeks to go before elections on Sept.

“Is not the pastness of the past the more profound, the more legendary, the more immediately it falls before the present?”

MOSCOW, Russia,  CMC- Trinidad & Tobago’s Jehue Gordon says winning the men’s 400m hurdles world title will “change his life”.

By Gerhard Ramsaroop (This is the fifth part of five on the traffic situation) In this final article of our five-part series, we list medium-term solutions (within 3 years) to problems that prevent orderly passage on our roads: 1.