Articles published on Monday, March 17, 2014
President Donald Ramotar (fifth from right) and former President Bharrat Jagdeo (third from right) along with, Housing Minister Irfaan Ali, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and others during the Holi celebration at Everest Cricket Ground today.
President Donald Ramotar (right) and Opposition Leader David Granger participate in the Holi celebrations at the Indian Cultural Centre, Belair today.
The Health Authorities in Saint Lucia have conditionally lifted the quarantine of the Saint Vincent & the Grenadines-registered Cargo Vessel, Lady Zai on which a Guyanese sailor died and another fell ill, a release from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said today.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has directed his Department of Homeland Security to enforce immigration laws “more humanely,” the White House said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, was found dead in her New York apartment on Monday from an apparent suicide, according to a law enforcement official.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Whether by accident or design, whoever reached across the dimly lit cockpit of a Malaysia Airlines jet and clicked off a transponder to make Flight MH370 vanish from controllers’ radars flew into a navigational and technical black hole.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A National Guard captain who was shot in the head during a demonstration in Venezuela died today, the military said, becoming the 29th fatality from weeks of clashes between protesters and the security forces.
SIMFEROPOL/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on a small group of officials from Russia and Ukraine after Crimea applied to join Russia today following a weekend referendum.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba is laying plans to move to a single currency, a reform that many feel is one of the toughest challenges facing President Raul Castro as he tries to kick-start the Communist country’s moribund economy.
Three members of a family which ran a West Indian eatery in Brampton, Ontario died this morning of carbon monoxide poisoning.
(Trinidad Guardian) If the Government fails to begin prosecuting people under the money laundering laws, T&T runs the risk of being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The
Businesses and homeowners will face higher costs for flood cover and such measures will continue until the insurance industry is satisfied that real steps are being taken by the authorities to correct defects in the drainage system.
(Trinidad Express) Over the course of 13 hours, two men were brutally murdered in front of their families in separate incidents in the communities of Barataria and Biche.
National rugby player, Theodore Henry rolled back the clock and put on a vintage performance, recording three of the five tries in Caribs’ 31-12 romp of the UG Wolves.
Veerasammy Permaul’s career best 10-wicket haul was not enough to secure a win for Guyana who were left to settle for a draw after being 38 runs away from victory with three wickets in hand when bad light stopped play their game against the Windward Islands in yesterday’s third round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 4-day match played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Gavin Lewis emerged as the new men’s singles champion after winning all of his round robin group matches as the Assuria Invitational top four tournament organized by the Guyana Tennis Association ended Thursday night at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Club.
Mae’s A clinched the U13 title, defeating Mae’s B in the final by a 3-0 score line when the Business School Team table tennis tournament commenced Saturday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has confirmed the inclusion of skipper Leon Johnson and middle-order batsman Chandarpaul Hemraj in the four-day team for the upcoming remaining rounds of the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 4-day tournament.
The woman who perished in Friday’s Port Kaituma fire along with her four children had been stabbed, a post-mortem yesterday revealed, according to a relative of the family.
Alisha Fortune failed to finish in the women’s 200m and boxers, Theresa London and Dennis Thomas lost their respective bouts as Guyana’s mediocre showing at the ongoing South American Games continued on Saturday.
Former Organising Secretary of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major is prepared to take the current executives of the GFF to court for monies owed to him since 2012.
In a reply to businessman, Dr Yesu Persaud, the AFC has defended the linking of the anti-money laundering bill to the setting up of the procurement commission and the convening of local government polls.
A 44-year-old resident of Hopetown, West Coast Berbice died after he was struck by a motorcycle around 9:30 pm on Saturday.
Dear Editor, Even after GuySuCo’s worst showing in over two decades, I cannot subscribe to the opinion that “sugar has passed its point of no return” as argued quite skilfully by Professor Clive Thomas.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – The last words from the cockpit of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – “all right, good night” – were uttered after someone on board had already begun disabling one of the plane’s automatic tracking systems, a senior Malaysian official said.
Chaos and fighting would mar the final round of group stage matches as the St.
Dear Editor, Over the past two decades the PPP/Civic government has worked tirelessly to create a favourable and a stable environment for investment in Guyana.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea fired 25 short-range rockets into the sea off the east of the Korean peninsula yesterday, an unusually large number but they were obsolete weapons, probably 40 years old, South Korea’s Defence Ministry said.
The Malteenoes Sports Club will today stage a 15-15 cricket tournament sponsored by Noble House Seafoods, Star Party Rentals and Friends of Malteenoes at the club’s ground, Thomas Land commencing at 09.00hrs.
With the outcome of the upcoming budget uncertain, the Donald Ramotar administration could be holding off on committing to local government elections until it is in a position to decide whether general elections would be necessary, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says.
The Trinidadian government is to begin advertising for investors in agri ventures here to satisfy the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed with Guyana last year.
Dear Editor, I am quite concerned as a coach about the future of our young players, particularly the under 15 cricketers emerging from Essequibo.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan troops stormed a Caracas square yesterday to evict protesters who turned it into a stronghold during six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro.
A projected US$120 million investment by a Canadian company in bauxite mining at Bonasika appears to have floundered over financing and the project had not taken off as planned.
SIMFEROPOL/KIEV, (Reuters) – Crimea’s Moscow-backed leaders declared a 96-percent vote in favour of quitting Ukraine and annexation by Russia in a referendum Western powers said was illegal and will bring immediate sanctions.
Dear Editor, It’s a shame for the Republic Bank, New Amsterdam Branch to treat its customers the way of having empty ATM Machines on Sunday.
The Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill 2014 has not yet reached the President’s desk, says Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall, who added that he is waiting on word on whether he should give the proposed legislation an assent or non-assent certificate.
Entries for Sunday’s Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club’s Horse Race Meet which is will run off at the club’s Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice track will close today.
Dear Editor, Why should I care about what happened to Andy, the 14-year-old boy who died sleeping under a truck?
Dear Editor, I refer to the article in SN dated 16th March, 2014 re the pumps bought by the government from India at a cost of US$4M and to enquire whatever happened to the 40-odd pumps with discharge units bought in the 70’s under an American Exim bank loan?
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Central Bank President Nelson Merentes acknowledged yesterday that Venezuela was undergoing an “economic crisis” but said measures like a new market-based currency mechanism would help bring rapid improvements.
Zenita Nicholson is a Guyanese advocate for sexual rights and gender justice.
Kingston Secondary overcame Richard Ishmael by a 3-1 margin when the Milo/Petra Organization Schools Football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Friday and Saturday visited Mon Repos and Lusignan on the East Coast and called for local government elections.
Dear Editor, On Friday, March 14, a large number of Essequibo Coast rice farmers and their wives took their protest from Reliance to the main public road, Anna Regina, demanding better prices for their paddy.
LIMA, Peru, (Reuters) – Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s approval rating in March dove back down to the lowest levels of his presidency, stung by a political crisis and amid discontent over income distribution, a poll showed yesterday.
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai has been conferred with the Medal of Merit by the Republic of Congo, the highest order within its category, the Government Information Agency said yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Akeal Hosein’s maiden first class century, coupled with an incisive burst from seamers Shannon Gabriel and Rayad Emrit, helped Trinidad and Tobago batter Leeward Islands on the second day of their Regional Four-Day game here Saturday.
The issue of the holding local government elections has dominated the news in recent days.
Dear Editor, It is with a feeling of disgust that I learnt from your newspaper article on March 7, that APNU is opposed to the appointment of Mr Seenath Jairam, a Guyanese-born Trinidadian-based senior counsel, as a Commissioner on the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquire (COI) recently established by the Government of Guyana (‘APNU concerned over composition, terms for Walter Rodney inquiry’).
This week on ‘What the People Say’ persons commented on the Phagwah celebration now as compared to years ago: Photos and interviews by Shabna Ullah David Armogan, Region Six chairman: ‘I find that years ago the celebration was much bigger than it is today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Detectives from the Kingston Central Police Division have now charged the juror in the Vybz Kartel murder trial who allegedly tried to sway others to change their verdict to not guilty.
Enough. It is time that the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill is passed by the National Assembly.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Cuban Americans met in Miami on Saturday to discuss how to normalize relations with Cuba and end the five decade-long United States embargo against the communist-run island, the first such gathering in a decade in a city better known for hostility toward the communist-run island.
Construction is currently ongoing on two new schools in Region Seven, at 72 Miles and Itaballi, according to Regional Chairman, Gordon Bradford.
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says that from July 1, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will have a new board led by a new chairperson who has already been identified.
The Rose Hall Martyrs’ Memorial, Canje, Berbice, was formally unveiled on the 101st anniversary of the Rose Hall Estate shooting which occurred on March 13, 1913 and resulted in the deaths of 15 sugar workers.
