Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Top officials of mobile phone company Digicel today met with President Donald Ramotar at the Office of the President.

The Tower Hotel today explained its abrupt closure on May 24th and says it is making attempts to liquidate assets to pay outstanding amounts to its employees.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Large masses of floating sea grass have affected fishery along the entire coast causing the catch to drop significantly.

Rafieya Husain was crowned last night as the New Miss Guyana World at the National Cultural Centre.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says cocaine found aboard a flight which landed in Guyana over the weekend was stashed there by employees working on the ground at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In

(Jamaica Observer) Montego BAY, St James — The killing of prominent People’s National Party (PNP) activist Kenley ‘Bebe’ Stephens has left the party’s organisation in St James in shock.

(Barbados Nation) THE POST Darren Sammy era in Test cricket should be one of excellence with the West Indies changing their team strategy by fielding more wicket-taking bowlers.

The body that was discovered on Saturday night on the access road at Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara, is believed to be that of 27-year-old Rawle Newton aka “Satan Ambassador.”

  The body of a 58-year-old woman of Enmore North was discovered yesterday morning on the floor of her one-bedroom home and her reputed husband has been taken into custody.

When 31-year old Fizul Houssein kissed his wife and left home shortly after 03:00 hrs yesterday, neither of them imagined that he would have be dead in a matter of hours.

Six persons said to be Guyanese were injured, four of them seriously, after the vehicle they were in reportedly suffered a blow-out and overturned on a highway in Suriname yesterday.

Remedial works are expected to be carried out on the dilapidated Stabroek Market wharf and derelict Kitty Market, according to a source close to City Hall.

Crime Chief Leslie James is advising the woman who has accused a detective at the Bartica Police Station of trying to dissuade her from making a report of sexual abuse committed on her minor child, blaming her for the assault and watching a game of cricket while the child recounted her ordeal, to make a report to the Office of Professional Responsibili-ty (OPR) or to his office.

The Society Against Sex-ual Orientation Discrim-ination (SASOD) held its 5th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on the steps of the St George’s Cathedral on Sunday highlighting the need for stigma reduction.

A list of public authorities required to be made public under the Freedom of Information Act has finally been published more than two years after the passage of the Act.

LUCAS STREET, Barbados, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood further enhanced his growing credentials with a glamorous hundred for the West Indies High Performance Centre against Bangladesh A on the opening day of the first four-day “Test” here yesterday.

Commuters travelling along the East Bank Demerara are expected to get some relief effective today with the introduction of a three-lane system “in an effort to ease the traffic build up during peak hours,” police said in a statement.

The four girls who were removed from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) following a High Court order, to facilitate an investigation into abuse allegations, have not made any allegations of sexual abuse against any officer working at the facility but have complained about being physically abused, according to sources.

Caricom Secretary-Gen-eral Irwin LaRocque said that in seeking to prioritise Caircom’s foreign policy agenda it is necessary to rely on the knowledge and experience of resource persons in foreign policy practice, among others areas as the region pursues the promotion and protection of its interests in a changing global environment.

The National Assembly has decided to have a select committee consider a petition which calls for the employees of the Guyana Telecommunications Company (GTC) who stayed on after the company was privitised and became GT&T then retired, to be paid their retirement benefits The petition, brought by Alliance for Change (AFC) MP Trevor Williams, found favour on both sides of the house and so the decision to have it considered by a select committee was made unanimously when the question was raised by Deputy Speaker Basil Williams.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo warmed up nicely for the first Test against New Zealand with a hundred on the opening day of a three-day practice match against a Barbados Select XI here yesterday.

The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) has completed Phases 1 & 2 of a four-phased multi-million-dollar upgrading/ expansion of its facilities to better serve the needs of its membership, the organisation said.

Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell (12-1-1, 7 KOs) returned to Guyana yesterday after suffering his first professional defeat on Saturday night in Mexico following a technical decision loss to WBC world featherweight champion, Jhonny Gonzalez  (56-8, 47 KOs).

Power supply is expected to be improved in Mahdia and other surrounding Region Eight communities shortly as a new $85 million generator has been installed.

  The trial of Anthony George, who is accused of murdering Ralph Jacobs in 2008, began on Friday in the High Court.

As the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) looks to the end of its first crop for this year, stakeholders are mulling the cost effectiveness of the Skeldon factory.

Two prisoners escaped from the Providence Police Station lockups yesterday evening and one has since been recaptured, while the other is at large.

National player Chelsea Edghill and Brad Belle won the women and men’s singles titles respectively when the annual National Sports Commission (NSC) Independence tournament organized in conjunction with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) ended at the National Gymnasium on Saturday.

    A 25-year-old father of three is currently nursing chop wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after an altercation with a neighbour over a bicycle wheel.

Ryan Mckinnon returned to form to win the .22 Precision Pistol Competition organized by the Smallbore section of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) and held last weekend at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) range, Eve Leary.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) has commenced a six-week outreach programmes across Guyana.

(Cricinfo) No team this season have scored their runs as quickly as Kings XI Punjab.

Dear Editor,   At a recent meeting at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) headquarters in Barbados with its President, Guyana’s Finance Minister and Chairman of CDB Board of Governors, Dr Ashni Singh praised the CDB for its proven service and reliability as a partner for Guyana’s development as is evidenced by the country’s growth and development because of the grants and loans it made over the years.

(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder, buoyed by the return of Serge Ibaka from injury, recovered from two demoralising road losses to beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-97 in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England, CMC – Former West Indies vice-captain Brendan Nash missed out on a half-century but underpinned a valuable partnership that helped keep Kent alive on the opening day of their County Championship match against Worcester-shire here Sunday.

Dear Editor,   Recently, I read a news article in which the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Clement Rohee, when asked his opinion about the case of Alex Griffith – the 15-year-old boy who was taken away from his mother’s home and shot in the mouth by a cadet officer – said that he was not aware of this issue.

ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday branded sexual abuse of children by priests a crime comparable to a “satanic Mass” and said he would show zero tolerance for anyone in the Catholic Church who abused children, including bishops.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Yohan Blake clocked nearly nine seconds flat as Jamaica produced a clinical performance to win the marquee men’s 4×100 metres relay at the IAAF World Relays here Sunday night.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister in an elaborate ceremony at New Delhi’s resplendent presidential palace yesterday, after a sweeping election victory that ended two terms of rule by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Dear Editor   In light of our own struggle to institutionalise democracy while trying to engender respectable economic growth in Guyana, I will confine my response on Ms Saraswati Ali’s comments on the new Indian government, only as it relates to those local concerns (‘Corporate agenda backing Modi is designed to consolidate existing inequalities and hierarchies,’ SN, May 23).

Minxin Pei is Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College and a non-resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Jamaica Gleaner) – Church leaders clad in black as well as students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and other Jamaicans yesterday morning stepped up their protest against the dismissal of Professor Brendan Bain as director of the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Resource Training Network (CHART) by the UWI.

Dear Editor,   Brig Granger, the Leader of the PNC, spent the 48th anniversary of Guyana’s independence in New York and New Jersey meeting with Guyanese, especially traditional PPP supporters, Indo-Guy-anese.

KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine launched air strikes and a paratrooper assault against pro-Russian rebels who seized an airport yesterday, as its newly elected leader rejected any talks with “terrorists” and said a robust military campaign in the east should be able to put down a separatist revolt in “a matter of hours”.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka came back to earth with a thump on the sodden clay at the French Open when he was beaten by Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round yesterday to become the tournament’s first big casualty.

Dear Editor,   As I read the letter supposedly for Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter, President of FIFA on Guyana’s football, written by Mr Jim Parks and other concerned football enthusiasts on May 24, I was left with the opinion that it could have been structured better having been written by several persons.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s foreign minister yesterday rebuked his US counterpart, John Kerry, for criticizing the handling of street protests and reiterated accusations Washington wants to topple the socialist government.

Dear Editor,   Our young people do so much to remind the world of Guyana’s raw talent in track and field, boxing, etc, yet, they hardly receive any help or support (most times none) from the Government of Guyana.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh have appointed former Zimbabwe test captain Heath Streak as a specialist bowling coach after agreeing on a two-year contract, the local cricket board (BCB) said yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Samantha Stosur won her first match at the French Open yesterday with five stitches in her leg after misjudging a jump in the gym.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga scrambled yesterday to win the support of candidates eliminated from Colombia’s presidential election and gain the upper hand ahead of a runoff vote next month.

A great deal of credit is due to the consortium of local commercial aircraft operators comprising Ogle Airport Inc, which, more than ten years ago, embraced the challenge of rehabilitating and modernizing what was then known as the Ogle aerodrome, transforming it into what is now the Ogle International Airport.

Former Auditor General and President of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc, Anand Goolsarran, participated in a five-day conference of the International Consortium of Government Financial Management in Miami, Florida during the period 18 to 23 May 2014.