Daily Archive: Monday, October 28, 2013

The East Street nursery school in Georgetown that was constructed by R.

A participant showing off his big catch at the Rockstone fish festival on Sunday.

Despite the rainy weather, the 8th Rockstone Fish Festival was deemed a success as thousands of participants from all across the country participated in the event which was held on Sunday at Rockstone, the small fishing community 18 miles from Linden, Region 10, Upper Demerara/Berbice, according to GINA.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T will sign an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on December 31, the Central Bank has said. In

Randy Jagdeo, the suspect in the murder of biker Kirk Davis, who managed to evade capture for almost two months, turned himself in to the police today in the company of a lawyer, a senior police official has confirmed.

The President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG) held its 15th award presentation yesterday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) where 715 youths were awarded: 547 in the bronze category, 148 silver and 30 gold.

A multinational team of scientists is now in Guyana under the auspices of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Guianas), to gather data on the biodiversity of the South Rupununi, home to over 1400 species of vertebrates, including many highly endangered globally.

Police today said that the body of student Tinesha La Rose, 13 years, of St.

(Trinidad Express) A Kundalini yoga instructor sat next to a Hollywood movie star and practised holding her breath for long spells while the cabin of American Airlines flight 2282, which made an emergency landing in Turks and Caicos last Monday, filled up with smoke.

A Trinidad-based Guy-anese has established a $1b hardware store at Providence on the East Bank.

A cigarette vendor was yesterday shot thrice at his shop located on Orange Walk, Bourda.

A Lethem child died yesterday afternoon when he fell off the back of a pickup truck on his way to a neighbouring village.

By Jeff Trotman Local environmental ex-perts are concerned at the lack of systematic management of solid waste being dumped in close proximity to the Dakoura Creek, which is earmarked to be the sole source of potable water in Western Linden when the Linden Water System is fully rehabilitated.

The public is being invited to give their views on the National Drug Strategy Master Plan 2013 – 2017 next week Tuesday at the Umana Yana.

A hydrological expert is doubtful that Government gave enough consideration to several studies and his own recommendations that there had to have been an additional stream of water to the Amaila site to make the proposed hydropower project viable in periods of the year that would see low water flows.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies beat England by eight wickets to win the Women’s Twenty20 International Tri-nation Series on Saturday night.

In sweltering conditions yesterday, Team Coco’s, Raynauth Jeffrey scorched a star studded field of rival wheelsmen to emphatically win the second annual Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness road race.

Toshao of Arau, Jackson Joseph said that the four Brazilian miners who were killed when a pit caved in at Arau Backdam last month had started working there about two weeks prior to the accident with the permission of the village council.

Despite promises, President Donald Ramotar has not revealed what action he will take against officials implicated in a financial scandal at the state broadcaster NCN and after years of being government’s lead TV host, former Pro-gramme Manager Martin Goolsarran remains out in the cold.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday arrested the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), whipping them by seven wickets while Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) trounced Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 50 runs in the first round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Carib Beer T20 tournament.

DUBAI, UAE, CMC – The West Indies will open its title defence against India in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014.

On Thursday, two new nursery schools built at a cost of $64.5M each, were commissioned at Beterverwagting (BV) on the East Coast Demerara and at Diamond on the East Bank Demerara.

Consultations in Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have revealed that there is a consensus that “some form of supranational authority must be kept alive”, according to Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque.

DUBAI, UAE, CMC – West Indies’ all-rounder Stafanie Taylor will start the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England as the top ranked player.

If there were any doubts about road race supremacy, Cleveland Forde put those to rest yesterday when he emphatically won Guyana’s leg of the 11th South American 10 km Road Classic.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Japan International Corpora-tion Agency (JICA) recently certified 19 nurses who underwent training in the Paediatric Emergency Skills Prog-ramme 2013, according to the Government Information Agency.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) overcame Hikers Cadets 7-5 in their first division semi-final showdown when the GT&T National Indoor Hockey Championships continued on Saturday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

(Cricinfo) Najam Sethi, the chairman of the interim management committee running the PCB, has said the Pakistan board wants clarification from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the “inconsistency” in the application of the ball-tampering rule.

Banks DIH Limited, Red Earth Promotions and the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) launched the Champions of Champions Novices event Saturday in Bartica.

(Reuters) – American Bernard Hopkins, already the oldest world champion in boxing history, improved on that milestone by retaining the IBF light heavyweight crown with a unanimous decision win over Germany’s Karo Murat in Atlantic City on Saturday.

Dear Editor,   I have been following the recent news of cocaine found in a rice shipment suspected to have originated from Guyana.

Dear Editor,   According to the Guyana Chronicle of Saturday, October 26, 2013 Mr.

(Reuters) – Slow bowlers Imran Tahir and JP Duminy spun South Africa to a series-levelling innings and 92-run victory over Pakistan on day four of the second test in Dubai on Saturday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A data center critical for allowing uninsured Americans to buy health coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law went down yesterday, halting online enrollment for all 50 states in the latest problem to hit the program’s troubled rollout.

The Georgetown Cricket Club on Saturday defeated the Muslim Youth Organisation by five wickets to win the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society second division limited overs competition.

(Trinidad Express) Less than two months after being appointed Minister of National Security, Gary Griffith is moving to bring new laws to “cut off the artery for money laundering and slush funds”.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – A club cricketer died in South Africa yesterday after being struck on the side of the head while batting in a match in the Eastern Cape, Cricket South Africa said.

Dear Editor,       On August 30, 2013, two officers of the Ministry of Housing conducted a meeting in Bartica with residents/owners of house lots at Five Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica/ Potaro Road (Region #7).

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York woman and her four young children were hacked to death with a meat cleaver in their Brooklyn home, and the father’s cousin was charged with their murders yesterday, the New York Police Department said.

Dear Editor,   The problem of street persons is very complex and removing them will not be easy.

(Jamaica Observer) The Marine Park Community in Portmore, St Catherine, was still shell-shocked yesterday, following Friday night’s brutal murder of Special Constable Ariana Henry of the Harman Barracks.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – A German newspaper said yesterday that U.S. President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel as long ago as 2010, contradicting reports that he had told the German leader he did not know.

Dear Editor,   In response to one Mr. Harry Hergash `How credible is Dr.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Explosions at an Indian election rally killed five people and wounded 83 in the eastern city of Patna yesterday, the chief minister of Bihar state said.

By Wendy C. Grenade and Kimalee Phillip   Editor’s Note: This year marks the 60th anniversary of that historic moment of national unity for Guyanese, a moment that was sabotaged 133 days after the People’s Progressive Party galvanized the country under a multiracial, anti-colonial, nationalist banner, a moment that has eluded our grasp ever since.

Last week, we concluded our discussion of the Enron accounting scandal.

(Trinidad Express) Finance and Economy Minister Larry Howai has fired the chairman of National Quarries (NQ), Mitra Ramkhelawan.

Dear Editor, As the robberies, break-ins, murders, attempted murders etc. continue, I met with a businessman whose store was recently burgled in Robb Street and he asked me to enlarge a photo that someone took of a person far off that might have been a look-out while the burglary was taking place at his store.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in mid-term elections yesterday, shrinking her majority in Congress, ending chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the contest to succeed her in 2015.

(Barbados Nation) A policeman has been arrested and charged with money laundering.

In a matter of days, the National Assembly will again be faced with the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill and taking a final vote on it.

Dear Editor,   Animal lover Bettina McKay Glasford called my cell on Aug 25th 2013 in a panic and with a sad voice she told me of a dog on the seawall that was suffering beyond words. 

As Toshaos from the different Amerindian Communities gathered at the International Conference Centre for the7th annual National Toshaos Council meeting last week, we asked the leaders what they expected to get out of the meeting and what were some of the issues they wished to highlight.