Daily Archive: Monday, February 3, 2014

A participant in the 5-7 calypso competition at the National Cultural Centre today.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has taken a swipe at the manager of the Barbados cricket team Hartley Reid over the expulsion of Kirk Edwards from the squad for the NAGICO Super50 tournament underway here.

Suriname Ambassador to Guyana,Nisa Kurban – Baboe recently paid a courtesy call on Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier-General Mark Phillips at Defence Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna.

Executives of Earthmoving Company LUNA N.V. Of Suriname met today with the Natural Resources and the Environment Minister, Robert Persaud to discuss opportunities within the gold mining and bauxite sectors.

At about 0730h today, police say that the decomposing bodies of fishermen Sahadeo Bhagwandat, 47 years, and Ramdeo Sijogie, 46 years, both of Meten-Meer-Zorg, WCD, were found in a canal at De Kenderen, WCD.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela left his $4.1 million estate to family members, the ruling African National Congress, former staff and several local schools, according to a reading of his will on Monday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Lead singer of the iconic reggae band, Third World, William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke is dead.

(Barbados Nation) Dropped as cricket captain, and now dropped back home.

(Trinidad Express) Two more men were murdered on Saturday night in Barataria and Diego Martin carrying the country’s murder toll for the year so far to 49.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A Moscow high-school student shot a teacher and a police officer dead and held more than 20 other students hostage in a classroom on Monday before he was disarmed and detained, police said, just days before Russia hosts the Winter Olympics.

The Ministry of Health should revisit the evaluation criteria set out in new prequalification documents in consultation with all potential suppliers of pharmaceuticals, former Auditor-General Anand Goolsarran says.

Construction is underway at the Memorial Gardens and Crematorium at the Le Repentir Cemetery in the city after the Environmental Protection Agency determined that no Environmental Impact Assessment was required.

During investigations into an armed robbery committed on Devanand Ramdial on January 31, 2014, at his residence at South Amelia’s Ward, Linden, the police arrested six men between Saturday and yesterday, a release from the police said.

The Ministry of Housing will soon begin constructing 1,000 homes at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara and is inviting interested workers and suppliers to apply to work and supply materials.

A Guyana Defence Force Private was still in custody up to press time being questioned following the brutal slaying of her ex boyfriend’s mother.

Former police commissioner Winston Felix says  there was no way ranks in Corentyne, Berbice could have been involved in an armed robbery as is being claimed as the only working vehicle they had at the time was at the No.

Government is close to introducing legislation to offer protection to buyers who use hire purchase agreements and especially those who have paid significant amounts towards their purchases but still have their purchases repossessed.

A&A General Store at D’Edward Village, West Berbice was robbed of over $1.5 million in electronics and cash early yesterday morning.

A car driven by an off-duty policeman crashed into a `B’ Field, Sophia fence yesterday afternoon sparking fears among residents that bandits were attacking.

Two interior workers were each granted $250,000 bail on Friday when they appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with stealing over $8 million in equipment from a Mahdia dredge operator.

A Kaieteur News security guard sustained a gunshot wound to his right shoulder early yesterday morning fending off two assailants.

The Pomeroon Women’s Agro-Processors Association of Region 2, secured the second place at the recently concluded Regional Entrepreneurship Awards Scheme sponsored by global consulting giant Accenture (UK).

After waiting for more than six months, the husband of maternal death victim Luann Rodney says he has lost hope that the Ministry of Health or the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal will contact him to give an update on the outcome of his wife’s case.

The 2014 cycling season is rolling along in top gear for Team United’s Orville Hinds.

Once again Mother Nature had her say on the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staging its National Senior Championships.

Deputy Speaker and APNU MP Deborah Backer is expected to release a statement shortly addressing her condition and possibly her future role as a parliamentarian.

Two environmental experts are this morning expected to look at the dyke at the Kara Kara end of the Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated’s tailings pond in Linden.

President of the Guyana Volleyball Association (GVA) Lenox Shuffler says he is extremely satisfied with the enthusiasm and discipline shown by the newly certified participants during the South American Volleyball Federation’s Beach Volleyball coaching clinic.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has committed itself to participating in several regional and international engagements this year and has shortlisted a number of players to prepare for possible selection on the various representative teams.

A taxi driver was on Wednesday found guilty of verbally abusing a lawyer and was placed on a bond to keep the peace.

(The Sports Xchange) – – –Lebron James scored 30 points, narrowly missing a triple-double, to lead the Miami Heat to 106-91 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday.

A teenager was on Friday placed on $80,000 bail by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, after pleading not guilty to a simple larceny charge.

(Reuters) – The Indiana Pacers have signed free-agent center Andrew Bynum for the remainder of the season to boost their National Basketball Association playoff hopes.

A 22-year-old man was granted bail when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court last week charged with receiving a stolen $1.3M gold band.

(Reuters) – Former test spin bowler Ashley Giles confirmed yesterday that he would be “very interested” in succeeding Andy Flower as England’s team director following his resignation.

Dear Editor, The preamble of a constitution frames its spirit and intent.

(Reuters) – Britain celebrated their first Davis Cup victory over the United States since 1935 when Andy Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 6-7 6-1 6-3 yesterday in the World Group first-round tie in San Diego.

Dear Editor, I like David Hinds primarily because he is a Buxtonion, and also because he was (and probably still is) willing to go to jail (like Gandhi, Mandela and Jagan) for his political and moral convictions.

Dear Editor, Guyana never backs down from making contentious decisions that can sometimes have rippling effects around the world.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is looking to resume its winning ways in this year’s Inter-County U15 cricket competitions.

Dear Editor,  On the evening of Thursday, January 30, 2014, I witnessed a TV programme purporting to report what members of the public had to say about youth and crime in Guyana. 

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – A former left-wing guerrilla leader took a strong early lead in El Salvador’s presidential election yesterday, early results showed, but he could still face a run-off against a conservative rival who wants to deploy the army to fight powerful street gangs.

Recent showers once again forced the organisers to postpone last weekend’s proposed start of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Hadi’s World Incorporated first division and the Noble House Seafood’s second division two-day competitions.

 Dear Editor,   I compared and contrasted the recent statements by the American President, Barack Obama, and the Home Affairs Minister of Guyana on the issue of marijuana and its legalisation.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation, who won an Academy Award for his title role in the film “Capote,” was found dead in his Manhattan apartment yesterday in what a New York police source described as an apparent drug overdose.

By D. Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column   It is three weeks since the public learned, via a report first carried in Kaieteur News, of 23 year old Colwyn Harding’s hospitalization with severe internal injuries that were allegedly caused by police savagery.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) silenced doubters with a comprehensive 160-run victory over the Leeward Islands in their NAGICO Super50 Regional cricket match at the Queen’s Park Oval on Saturday.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters planned to forge ahead today with efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted election that is unlikely to settle Thailand’s long-running political conflict.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermudian welterweight boxer Nikki Bascome is set to make his professionaldebut later this month after deciding to leave the amateur ranks.

Last week, we revisited the purchase of drugs and medical supplies for the Ministry of Health and the Georgetown Hospital in the light of media reports suggesting that the criteria to be used in the prequalification of suppliers are heavily weighted in favour of a local organization.

Dear Editor,   After reading about the accident that killed seven-year-old Felesha Persaud, I decided to pen this letter.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s centrist ruling party hopeful Johnny Araya had a strong early lead in yesterday’s presidential contest, but could still face a run-off, preliminary election results showed.

Interviews and photos by Jeanna Pearson and Arian Browne Stabroek News recently visited the Plastic City Squatting Area, West Demerara and residents were eager to speak about life in the swampy mangroves.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James copped his fifth straight National Sports Award at a ceremony here on Saturday.

Following a tense meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai last week, it may appear that opponents of the sneak attack by India, Australia and England to take over the game have made significant gains.

Dear Editor,   I am extremely sorry to learn of the death of Mr Henry Rahaman, former teacher, headmaster of West Demerara Secondary School and lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Guyana.

From right are President Donald Ramotar, Yvonne Hinds, Prime Minister Sam Hinds, Opposition Leader, David Granger and his wife Sandra at the consecration yesterday of the new Dean Andy Carto.

New Dean of St George’s Cathedral Andy Carto following his consecration ceremony yesterday at St George’s Cathedral.