Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Clinton Hart, a chainsaw operator from Region One, was taken before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday to face the indictable charge of murder.

Some six fishermen have gone missing along with their fishing boat, Invincible 3, which reportedly overturned near Shell Beach at the Pomeroon River mouth.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Harold Peters, 66 years, of Shea Village, South Rupununi, whose body was found at about 0530h.

(Trinidad Express) As the year draws to a close, two men were gunned down in El Socorro on Sunday night in what police have described as a drug-related incident.

Guyana is to benefit from a US$1m ($200m) grant in the second quarter of next year for a solid waste project for Georgetown and other municipalities.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday said that it is unacceptable that there is shortage of medication in the health sector, while from time to time large amount of drugs have to be destroyed and he challenged the powers that be in the sector to hire the right people for the job.

Workers from the region and central government were last evening battling to close a new breach in the Airy Hall, Region Two Conservancy which has swamped a large acreage of rice and threatens nearby villages.

A building on Waterloo Street, which housed a mechanic shop, went up in flames during the wee hours of yesterday morning leaving millions in damage.

An inadequately maintained sluice in Black Bush Polder, East Berbice is being blamed for rain-fuelled floodwaters in the agricultural scheme.

Minister of Works Robeson Benn yesterday said his Ministry’s denial of an application by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc (MBVI) for an airstrip in the New River Triangle was in line with Government’s policy for the area and because of security concerns.

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn yesterday said his ministry was acting within the ambit of the law when workers demolished a fence and building belonging to BM Soat at Success, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Women’s Miners Organization (GWMO) yesterday rescued a woman and her teenaged daughter who said they were being held against their will at a location in Region Eight.

As another major holiday draws near, Verney Benjamin, a nurse employed at the Kumaka District Hospital in Region One who has been unpaid for 9 months, is still hoping that she will be paid soon following renewed promises from the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Slingerz FC clinched their spot in the final, edging BK Western Tigers 1-0 in their semi-final showdown when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup continued on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

The Local Government Ministry has been fitted with its very own Legal Department which will enable it to better enforce bylaws and clear the plethora of back-logged legal matters it is confronted with.

Santos outhustled the Guyana Defence Force 2-1 in their semi-final matchup to book a place in the finale, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Caricom Secretary-General,  Irwin LaRocque has expressed profound sadness at the loss of life in St.

A 33-year-old mother of six has been missing since Boxing Day after she allegedly left home to visit her mother.

Roraima Readers, a new series of books for nursery-age children will be introduced in schools across Guyana come next year, following a successful pilot of the educational material.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) chairman of national selectors Rayon Griffith yesterday lauded the vast improvement shown by the players during the  Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) organised three-day fitness camp which ended  yesterday.

“So far so good, but we have a job to do still, which is to win on January 1,” exclaimed Charles ‘Lilly’ Pollard, coach of the Slingerz Football Club who will take on Santos in the finals of the third  Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Knock out tournament on New Year’s Day  (tomorrow).

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- 400 m hurdles World Champion, Jehue Gordon, has captured Trinidad and Tobago’s prestigious title of Sports Performance of the year.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Performances from opener Justin Guillen, all rounder Kevin Cooper and Jonathan Augustus highlighted Trinidad and Tobago’s second trial match as preparations continue ahead of the new cricket season starting next month.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams, who suffered a stroke in Hungary earlier this year, has died, his uncle Ivan Dick has confirmed.

Dear Editor, I am in pain and shock again for the senseless murder of a hardworking and ambitious Guyanese, who worked night and day to pay the instalments on his car and as the sole breadwinner, maintain his family.

(The Sports Xchange) – – – – -Kevin Durant scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in leading Oklahoma City to a convincing 117-86 points  victory over the Houston Rockets.

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched its Health Vision 2020 which is its strategic plan for the years 2014-2020 and according to Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud the plan will help to address several challenges such as human resources and health illiteracy.

Dear Editor, Some time in October last year, a policeman attached to the Aurora station removed my trailer which was not involved in any breach of the law with a privately owned tractor while it was stationary in my yard at Huis’t Dieren, and lodged it in the police compound.

A man who claimed that the cannabis he was found with was to deal with his asthma will instead be allowed to work out the asthma in 30 hours of community service.

(Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker apologized yesterday after a three-year-old photo surfaced of him making the same anti-Semitic gesture that has landed former France striker Nicolas Anelka in trouble.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel set free 26 Palestinian prisoners today as part of US-brokered peace efforts, after pledging to press ahead with plans to build more homes in Jewish settlements.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia are expected to keep the successful attack that has carried them to a 4-0 Ashes lead for the final test against England in Sydney, bowling coach Craig McDermott said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian)- Former Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj is expected meet this week with lawyers for his brother, Krishna Maharaj, in Miami following reports that new evidence given by a former Colombian drug baron could possibly overturn his double murder conviction.

Dear Editor, I have often contended that in years to come when Guyanese in another dispensation can look back with some clarity of thought they will arrive at some unpleasant conclusions.

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – A bomb ripped a bus apart in Volgograd yesterday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack blamed on suicide bombers in the southern Russian city in 24 hours and raising fears of Islamist attacks on the Winter Olympics.

Dear Editor, A critical look back at 2013 would reveal that even while there may have been physical progress (building of schools, hospitals, roads), as a nation, we have not managed to move forward with issues.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England team director Andy Flower has backed Alastair Cook’s captaincy and will have talks with his new boss in Sydney this week about his own future in the wake of the tourists’ fourth straight loss in the Ashes series.

Dear Editor, I deliberately waited to express my views about the late Nelson Mandela, who passed away on December 5, because I did not want them to be swallowed up by the millions of condolences, comments, commentaries, and analyses that would have naturally erupted once he died.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking to force the US government to disclose details of its foreign electronic surveillance programme and what protections it provides to Americans whose communications are swept up.

(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova returned after four months out injured with a completely dominant 6-3 6-0 victory over France’s Caroline Garcia in the opening round of the Brisbane International yesterday.

Dear Editor, Regarding your news report ‘Thai Opposition Party to boycott election’ (SN, Dec 22), it is clear from analyses of Thai politics that elections are unlikely to be held in February, and I would be surprised if the armed forces don’t take over the government very soon with the blessing of the monarchy, as usually happens when the interests of the wealthy are threatened. 

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Captain Graeme Smith scored the winning runs as South Africa knocked off a modest 58-run target to beat India by 10 wickets in the second test at Kingsmead and win the two-match series 1-0 yesterday.

DUBAI/GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran arrested a businessman subject to US and European Union sanctions yesterday, Iranian media reported, as officials met in Geneva for further talks on the country’s nuclear programme.

Dear Editor, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon’s recent letter published in SN on December 25 captioned ‘The Government of Guyana was not consulted on the USAID project’ reflects the kind of sentiments Guyanese feel when Luncheon’s PPP/C government abuses its power.

Once you understand the ebb and flow in the fortunes of Guyana’s public servants in their unending quest for better wages and, by extension, a higher standard of living, the paucity of the turnout for the December 20 protest march would have been entirely unsurprising.

(Reuters) – Members of Britain’s parliament are set to summon the chiefs of energy network companies over the slow pace of restoring power services after a Christmas storm, the Daily Telegraph reported, quoting the chairman of the parliamentary energy committee.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis said he knew the time was right to quit the test arena as he bowed out after an 18-year career with victory over India at Kingsmead yesterday.