Daily Archive: Monday, April 21, 2014

Inevitable: A kite rescue operation in the National Park today.

Under pressure: The gusty winds yesterday seemed to have put this kite flyer at the Everest Cricket Ground under some pressure.

We take it seriously: The expressions on the faces of these enthusiasts showed how keen they were today on getting their kites high.

Fancy kite: Ready for some serious kite flying at the National Park today.

Festooned: The sky along the Kingston Seawall was bedecked with kites today.

Sleek moves: This woman showed off her football prowess today in the National Park.

Family outing: A joint effort in the National Park today.

It will go up: Boy and box kite in the National Park today.

Mega kite: Raising a giant kite at the Everest Cricket Ground today.

Kites and picnics: An Easter picnic in the National Park today.

At about 0700h today, the police say that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch conducted searches on the baggage of two Jamaican Nationals on an incoming flight at the CJIA and found a total of 28 kilograms of compressed marijuana.

A man early this morning shot his wife dead before turning the weapon on himself.

The police today said that at about 0410h. today, Curtis Armstrong called “Casual”, 34 years, of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, was involved in an argument and subsequent scuffle with two men in the car park at the Providence Stadium.

Fishermen from the No 66 Fish Port Complex on the Corentyne continue to suffer at the hands of pirates even after a crew from the fisheries had been arrested for robbing fellow fishers.

A 23-year-old North Rupununi man was found dead yesterday morning on the Tabatinga Public Road in Lethem and the police say he was stabbed.

-injured worker recovering after surgeryThe owner of the building at the corner of Camp & Robb streets has reported the incident involving a worker who was injured after falling from the third floor on Saturday to the police as he says he does not believe the story of how it occurred.

Two households, one on the East Coast and the other in North Ruimveldt, were counting their blessings on Easter Sunday after they escaped the fires which ravaged their homes.

-to hire 500 for construction phaseThe Australian firm seeking to construct and operate a gold mine at the Kaburi area, in Region Seven says that 500 persons are likely to be employed during construction and over US$15 million has already been directly committed for building of the mine.

The remaining Fly Jamaica passengers who were stranded in New York after its aircraft experienced radar problems on Thursday are scheduled to be in Guyana early this morning.

Elle’s Vision captured a wire-to-wire victory at the Port Mourant Turf Club to win the feature event of the 2014 Guyana Cup Fever justifying the favourite tag given at the start of the race.

(Cricinfo) Lightning has struck twice. After they made mockery of a 200-plus chase in their first match, Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey said this was not going to happen every day, and that his bowlers needed to turn up.

-says imperative to look at political atmosphere when he died President Donald Ramotar has defended the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI) saying that it was imperative that the ToR be crafted to recreate as far as possible for the commissioners, the political atmosphere and environment at the time of Rodney’s death.

Regional Executive Officers (REOs) who fail to curtail financial irregularities in their respective regions will face a range of penalties including the withholding of their gratuities, says Interim Local Government and Regional Development Minister Norman Whittaker.

Dear Editor,   Easter is a time of reflection, rebirth and renewal.

Dear Editor, Yes, Freddie Kissoon, for me the saturation point has come.

A Sophia man was on Thursday granted $200,000 bail when he appeared before a city court charged with breaking and entering a store and stealing a number of power tools.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica captain ripped up the form book and gathered his third first-class hundred to fortify his side’s position against Barbados in their Headley/Weekes semi-final here yesterday.

A Guyanese mother and her son died on Friday afternoon in New York after their car veered off a road and hit a tree, the Times Union newspaper has reported.

-management plans on sending him overseas to prepare for world title fight….

Dear Editor, The harvesting of the present rice crop is coming to an end where farmers are making full use of the sunny weather.

MONTE CARLO, (Reuters) – Stanislas Wawrinka signalled his French Open ambitions by beating Roger Federer 4-6 7-6 (5) 6-2 in an all-Swiss Monte Carlo Masters final yesterday.

Dear Editor, The death of Professor Girvan and former President ANR Robinson simultaneously continues a trend for some notable Caribbean politicians to go in pairs.

The Berbice Hindu Society yesterday commissioned a mandir at Gay Park, Greater New Amsterdam, Berbice.

The Lions Club of Georgetown Stabroek has donated over 100 kites to less fortunate children for the Easter season.

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese of indigenous descent, it pains me to see Guyana’s first peoples being used as political pawns by the PPP/C regime.

-says GHB president Philip Fernandes Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Phillip Fernandes says that the recent Pan American Hockey Federation Indoor Cup success of the national men’s side is the greatest indoor accomplishment Guyana has achieved at the international level.

SLAVIANSK/YENAKIEVO, Ukraine, (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of yesterday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to avert a wider conflict.

Dear Editor, The people of Guyana need help and protection from these wanton kidnappings and robberies that are reminiscent of post-2000.

The 2014 Elizabeth Styles Under-19 limited overs cricket competition currently ongoing in Berbice continued recently with wins for Blairmont Community Centre and Police.

Dear Editor, I believe there is a standard way to announce time.

Midnight mass: Catholics at the Church of the Ascension, New Amsterdam participating in the Easter Vigil Midnight Mass observances in New Amsterdam on Saturday evening.

By Harry T. Hergash  Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana, taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.

ADEN, Yemen, (Reuters) – Air strikes in southern Yemen killed about 30 suspected al Qaeda members yesterday, local tribal sources said, in the second day of strikes against militant targets in the country.

(The Sports Xchange) – – -Guard Klay Thompson scored 22 points and forward David Lee added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors surprised the Los Angeles Clippers 109-105 in the opening round of the Western Conference quarter-finals.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rallied yesterday to demand the “resurrection” of Vene-zuelan democracy while effigies of both President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leaders were paraded for burning in a local Easter Day tradition.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaicans on Saturday reacted with anger to last Thursday’s announcement in Parliament by Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips that new taxes will be slapped on Automated Teller Machine (ATM) withdrawals, as well as on all electronic banking transactions.

Today, Easter Monday, traditionally being a day when families picnic and fly kites at various venues around the country, we asked the man/woman in the street how they planned to spend the Easter holidays.

Dear Editor, With regard to your news item ‘Gandhi daughter steps up to fight for India’s Congress party’ (SN, Apr 16), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is very likeable and charming but she has not been very successful in pulling votes for her family’s Congress party.

Politikles

JINDO/MOKPO, South Korea, (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors investigating last week’s ferry disaster said yesterday they wanted to extend the detention of the captain and two other crew as they try to determine the cause of an accident that likely claimed more than 300 lives.

Now that the budget has been passed the PPP/C administration can now fulfil its oft-broken promise to the electorate to convene local government elections.

A clean confession, combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest form of repentance.

Georgetown and East Coast Demerara played to a 1-1 draw then Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter-Association u-17 tourney commenced on Saturday at the Tucville Community ground.