Daily Archive: Sunday, January 5, 2014

MILWAUKEE,  (Reuters) – Residents of the Midwestern United States today braced for the coldest weather in two decades, temperatures that forecasters warned would be life-threatening.

Police say that at about 1900h. last night, Khemraj Fredericks called ‘Rattie’, 32 years, of Nottinghampshire, Mackenzie, was washing his motor vehicle on his premises when it is reported that he was shot to his right thigh.

Normal traffic has resumed on the Demerara Harbour Bridge following a mishap this morning that left commuters stranded for hours.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 1640h.

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Deroop Siewchand, 72 years, of Zeelandia, Mahaicony, ECD, whose body was found in his home at about 0645h today with several stab wounds.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – A rampant Australia sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep by skittling England out for 166 to claim a 281-run victory with more than two days to spare in the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

Following weeks of intense scrutiny of the propriety of it being granted permission for geographical and geophysical surveys in the New River Triangle, Muri Brasil Ventures Inc yesterday announced that it would no longer be pursuing the project, citing misinformation, prejudice and hostility.

Story and photos by Kenesha Fraser Dartmouth, a well-populated community on the Essequibo coast situated between Westbury and Perth, is an African village that was bought by freed slaves following emancipation.

National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has received 22 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from entities looking to partner with the Government of Guyana (GoG) to construct the new Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB).

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand beat West Indies by 58 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method to win the fourth One Day International (ODI) here at Saxton Oval and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Two excavators now in the custody of a South Rupununi Village council could hold the key to unlocking the mystery of the road which was to be built through Parabara and which could be linked to planned prospecting in the New River Triangle.

The Ministry of Sport will look to intensify its role regarding anti-doping measures and further educate athletes, federations and coaches about the list of banned substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list.

A 27-team one week Open dominoes competition sponsored by the United States of America Dominoes Federation and organised by Mark Wiltshire will get underway today at the La Belle Hotel and Bar, Norton Street from 2pm.

For residents of Sandvoort, West Canje, establishing a library was always a dream which they felt would remain just that.

A former Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission said that while there is no specific policy on the mining of rare earth elements (REE), the GGMC has encouraged persons to look to that area since its demand was growing with the increasing manufacture of electronic consumer items.

As part of a renewed drive to establish the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC) nominees are now being invited from the public for this body.

The Ministry of Education/East Bank Demerara Football Association knockout tournament will continue today at the Grove Community ground with a triple-header.

Tipping point Alarmed at the crisis state of the sugar industry in 2011, I devoted more than a score of Sunday columns in that year (May 29 to October 16) to its discussion and drew attention to the crying need for radical reform and restructuring.

As government continues to seethe over the controversial $300 million US-funded democracy and governance project, foreign diplomats and analysts say the administration may have some grounds for its objection.

When Richard Pybus, the new director of cricket, goes about his promised review of the systems designed to produce international players for the West Indies, a good place to start would be with the Indian example.

The two excavators that were being used to build the Parabara Road now in the custody of the Karaudarnau Village Council

Symbolic milestone “The problem is that our thinking, our attitudes, and consequently our decision-making have not caught up with the reality of things.”

(Reuters) – Pakistan batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad scored fluent half centuries as the first test against Sri Lanka ended in a tame draw on the fifth day in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

The body of a man who is yet to be identified was discovered on Friday at Liliendaal.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Afghanistan will be the fifth team in this year’s Asia Cup and Bangladesh will remain the host of the tournament despite political turmoil in the country, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said yesterday.

The Caribbean is not short of ideas. Week after week, meetings take place; reports are published; regional initiatives are announced; speeches are made, columns written, and papers presented.

Chief Librarian Gillian Thompson laid to rest: The hearse carrying the body of Chief Librarian Gillian Thompson who died in an accident on Christmas Eve, leaving the Trinity Methodist Church on High and Leopold streets yesterday following glowing tributes and a funeral service.

Just as the year was ending, a popular phrase used as often jocularly as insultingly, has become very contentious.

Young recycler: This youth was photographed at Front Road, West Ruimveldt collecting plastic bottles to be recycled (Photo by Arian Browne)

In tandem with the World Youth Championships in the United Arab Emirates, two Swiss tournaments were held: one for players FIDE rated 2000 and less, and one open to all.

Some weeks ago I enquired what had been gained by small and vulnerable countries like ours in the recently concluded World Trade Organisation deal.

It  follows that people are very idiosyncratic about what they consider essential things in their life; what’s essential to one could well be meaningless to another. 

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal began his year in perfect fashion with victory over Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open in Doha yesterday.

Last week we offered an analysis of Christmas as a religious festival, observing that it has also evolved as many other types and that its contemporary existence as a commercial and popular festival overwhelmingly dominates the religious function.

Armed bandits once again struck at the Western Union located at the Harbour Bridge Mall on the East Bank Demerara carting off an undisclosed sum of money.

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh holds a parliamentary election today, a contest boycotted by the main opposition, marred by violence that has killed more than 100 people and shunned by international observers.

Mangoes and breadfruits: Young boy selling ‘spice’ mangoes and breadfruits at a roadside stall at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel factions battled fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across north-west Syria yesterday in the heaviest clashes between President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents in nearly three years of conflict, activists said.

The third annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup which concluded on Wednesday at the National Stadium, Providence has once again been a major success.

Oh the joy! Young boys swimming in the Atlantic Ocean at Mosquito Hall, East Coast Demerara (Photo by Arian Browne)

Dear Editor, On the rainy night of Saturday, December 28, 2013 a horse was hit down and lay dying on the Railway Embankment Road near Prince William Street in Plaisance. 

A 14-year-old girl was so anxious to meet the father she had never known, that even though it involved heading to an unknown interior location she convinced her mother to go with her so she could spend the Christmas holiday with him.

(The Sports Xchange) — The Golden State Warriors overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stretch their winning streak to eight games with a 101-100 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Continued from last week Well, let’s return to the more mundane matters pertaining to pet care. 

Two carts, one horse: A horse cart carrying a cart yesterday along Sheriff Street in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens.

ROME (Reuters) – Church leaders in southern Italy have demanded a cleanup of waste dumped illegally by the mafia in a racket that has polluted farmland and earned the region the name the “Triangle of Death”.

Dear Editor, The response from Ms Whyte, PRO of the Guyana Post Office Corporation to the letter by Ms Cynthia Nelson gives the impression that this practice of opening mail has only occurred in relation to mail arriving in Barbados from Guyana (‘GPOC has not received any report from Barbados Post Office of Guyana’s mail being cut open and taped,’ SN, January 4).

By Naomi Wolf  NEW YORK – When Mary Barra was named CEO of General Motors (GM) in early December – the first woman to head a major American automaker – it seemed to many to be a milestone in women’s struggle for equal rights and opportunities.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A dominant Australia looked firmly on course for a 5-0 Ashes series sweep when they reached 140 for four, a lead of 311, at the close of play after skittling England for 155 on a dramatic second day of the fifth test yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is with extreme sadness that I learnt of the death of Ms Gillian Thompson, Chief Librarian of the National Library.

(Trinidad Express) The murder toll has risen to nine for the first three days of the new year after two more men were shot dead on Thursday night.

Up on the roof…  Let sleeping dogs lie – up on the roof of this business place at the entrance of Diamond New Scheme yesterday.

BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Iraqi troops trying to retake Anbar province from a mixture of Islamist and tribal foes battled al Qaeda fighters in Ramadi yesterday after shelling the western region’s other main city, Falluja, overnight, tribal leaders and officials said.

With the heavy rainfall we are experiencing lawns and plants are showing signs of distress.

President Ramotar has now completed two years in office with a complement of ministers largely inherited from his predecessor. 

(Newsday) A Guyanese woman on Friday denied she had kidnapped her two-year-old daughter, saying she was protecting the child by moving her from where she was staying with relatives.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many parts of the US Midwest braced for a blast of Arctic air this weekend that could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades before advancing to the Northeast, where residents are still digging out from a deadly snowstorm.

What’s cooking?! This man was captured tending a pan brimming with food over lively flames along Front Road, West Ruimveldt yesterday (Photo by Arian Browne)

Sunday Cartoons

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 13-year-old boy is now dead and a 14-year-old is in police custody following an altercation in the parish of Trelawny last evening.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England coach Andy Flower and captain Alastair Cook appear likely to retain their jobs despite the disastrous Ashes tour of Australia but batting coach Graham Gooch believes some sort of rebuilding process is inevitable.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Phil Everly, whose high, close-harmony singing with his older brother Don made the Everly Brothers one of the biggest rock and country acts of the 1950s and early 1960s, died on Friday at the age of 74, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Dear Editor, Thirty-three years after his violent and uninvestigated removal from this planet and from the company of his family, friends, students, and compatriots, his comrades and the world community that embraced him, Walter Rodney continues to make history.