Daily Archive: Friday, June 13, 2014

Guests at this evening’s Russian Federation  Day observance at the Russian Embassy in Kitty, Georgetown.

The relationship that exists between Guyana and Russia was hailed this evening as the latter celebrated Russian Federation Day with an observance at the Russian Embassy in Kitty, Georgetown, GINA reported.

Winner of the competition to select a CARICOM Song, Dominican Michele Henderson paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque today.

The body of missing taxi-driver Dhanraj Latchman, 17 years, of Lusignan, ECD, was found at Parika Backdam, EBE this evening, the police say.

Chairman of the Guyana Gold Board,  Gobind Ganga says that with the decline in gold declarations Guyana has lost about US$100M in foreign exchange and approximately $1.5B in royalty and taxes, according to the Government Information Agency.

uman Services and Social Security Minister, Jennifer Webster today visited the home of the Bagot family members who were killed on Wednesday evening when they were hit by a car along the Corentyne Coast.

Human Services and Social Security Minister, Jennifer Webster today visited the home of the Bagot family members who were killed on Wednesday evening when they were hit by a car along the Corentyne Coast.

During this morning, the Guyana Police Force received further tangible support with the implementation of its “Impact Albouystown Project”, through a donation of $1M by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), a release from the police said.

SALVADOR, Brazil, (Reuters) – Two goals each by Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben helped the Netherlands destroy world and European champions Spain 5-1 in a sensational World Cup Group B opener today – a repeat of the 2010 final.

(Trinidad Express) In a statement issued last night, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Roberts, in a letter to her, “categorically denied using illicit drugs” during his tenure as Minister.

Main opposition coalition APNU today again called for the revocation of the appointment of Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee saying that for the eight years he has been in charge of the portfolio, the human safety situation in Guyana has deteriorated.

(Trinidad Express) The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is toying with the possibility of new music for the next Carnival season.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – 13th June, 2014………”To God be the Glory.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were killed, many of them summarily executed, after Sunni Islamist militants overran the Iraqi city of Mosul this week, U.N.

By Samaria Deonauth and Desilon Daniels New Guyana School student Jorrel De Santos topped the country at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), leading a crowd of high scoring performers from private schools.

It could be another six months before the Com-mission of Inquiry (CoI), set up to answer the many lingering questions about the death of Dr Walter Rodney, concludes its work, according to commission lead counsel Glen Hanoman.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Seven years a hostage to threats of violent demonstrations and crippling labour strikes, the World Cup broke free yesterday when Brazil brought the tournament to life with Neymar scoring twice in a thrilling 3-1 win over Croatia.

A significant improvement in passes in English was offset by a sharp decline in passes in Mathematics recorded at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

By David Papannah The families of the two sisters and their niece killed in a horrific hit-and-run accident on the Corentyne on Wednesday evening are in deep sorrow and the father of the accused driver yesterday extended his sympathies over the deaths.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-  Jamaican opener Nkrumah Bonner unleashed a hostile century to catapult West Indies High performance Centre to a six wicket victory over Bangladesh A in the third and final One Day game of a three match series here yesterday.

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital yesterday said that no one has died from the mosquito-borne Chikungunya at the institution, a day after reports circulating in the media suggested a patient died from the virus.

Amid a furore over the exclusion of under-19 player Shimron Hetmeyer as a junior member of the Amazon Warriors, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has distanced itself from that decision and Hetemyer was subsequently included by the franchise after questions were asked.

A six-year-old boy, who tried to escape a speeding car, is now battling for his life in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being struck and pinned into the bars of a steel fence.

PINEHURST, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Germany’s Martin Kaymer stunningly birdied four of his last nine holes in the toughest conditions of the day to seize a three-shot lead in the U.S.

Local Health and Safety Consultant Dale Beresford is advocating an officially backed “national fall prevention stand-down” in the construction industry, to allow “breathing space to raise awareness of preventing fall hazards in the sector.”

Pastor Ronald McGarrell yesterday resigned as a member of the board of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) after he faced criticism from the organisation’s leadership for the anti-gay comments he made during a radio programme on Sunday.

Against the backdrop of increasingly stringent food safety measures being implemented in North America and which threaten to place restrictions on food imports from the Caribbean, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy announced last week that government will introduce a Food Safety Bill during the next sitting of Parliament.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Joe Root hit an unbeaten 102 and Moeen Ali impressed on his debut as England recovered from the loss of three early wickets to reach 344 for five on the first day of the opening test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s yesterday.

A mother was yesterday found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for burning her nine-year-old daughter on the face after questioning the girl about stolen money.

The road leading to businesses in the New Eccles Industrial Site, including Beesons Windows and Doors, Crown Mining, John Deere Machinery and a new publishing company, is in total disrepair.

By Joycelyn Williams A competitive economy must have competitive companies producing goods and services that can compete in the global marketplace in terms of features, quality and price.

SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Cameroon’s affection for its favourite footballing son has turned sharply with striker Samuel Eto’o accused by local media of “treason” after leading strike action by their World Cup squad at the weekend.

This year, according to the public officials running GuyExpo, the event will play down the entertainment afforded mostly by the loud music and will focus more on the marketing and trading of goods, which is what we are continually told is much of the purpose of the event anyway.

A young labourer of Hope, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday charged with abducting his ex-girlfriend.

NATAL, Brazil, (Reuters) – Mexico will “fight to the death” in their World Cup Group A opener against Cameroon today and make their fans proud, coach Miguel Herrera has promised.

Dear Editor, Two newspaper headlines read as follows: ‘“Only elections can break deadlock” Rohee tells Babu John commemoration’ (Stabroek News March 10, 2014); ‘“Government won’t go to polls over budget cuts” says Luncheon -signals negotiations with opposition’ (Stabroek News, April 24, 2014).

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) says that on Monday a speedboat made a rough mooring at the Georgetown Ferry Stelling, dislodging treaders used by passengers to disembark.

Several local business houses, including some big traders, are stubbornly refusing to comply with national laws governing the right of consumers to secure refunds for goods purchased from their stores, a practice that continues to leave buyers saddled with items which or are defective and therefore useless.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- West Indies off spinner Shane Shillingford says batting practice in the nets has paid off, resulting in him scoring the second fastest test fifty.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has blamed the side’s batsmen for their 186-run defeat to New Zealand in the first test match which ended in Kingston on Wednesday.

More than a month after being beaten and wounded by a group of coastguardsmen, a 17-year-old Charity, Essequibo Coast labourer is looking for closure from police, who are yet to lay charges against his attackers.

Dear Editor, Tuesday, June 10, was a beautiful day in the community life of Agricola.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association’s (GMSA) announcement that it intends to lobby the Guyana Revenue Authority for more rigorous checks of incoming cargo with a view to finding and confiscating counterfeit goods will probably not meet with a great deal of success, a Customs source told Stabroek Business on Wednesday.

Artistic Line was created out of the energy and determination of Jennifer Holder, a mother of three children and the owner of a modest multi-purpose enterprise.

The nation’s cyclists are in for a busy weekend as two events organized by Hassan Mohamed are scheduled to pedal off tomorrow and Sunday.

Two goldsmiths yesterday found themselves before a city magistrate on a charge that they stole a woman’s smartphone.

Dear Editor, We are now hearing what some of us a long time ago suspected – this administration is all about the money.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, (Reuters) – UEFA chief Michel Platini has said he would not support FIFA president Sepp Blatter if he stood for another term, with the Frenchman adding that world soccer’s governing body needed a breath of fresh air.

Scotiabank’s Robb Street branch on Wednesday played host to a flash mob organised by the Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts in collaboration with the Guyana Sickle Cell Association (GSA) in an effort to raise awareness about the incurable sickle-cell disease.

Earlier this week representatives of the United States-registered airline Dynamic Airways were in Georgetown seeking to recruit staff to fill a range of positions ahead of the start of its service between Guyana and New York scheduled before the customarily busy July and August travel season.

Dear Editor, From the outset let it be known that my perception of sexual orientation has been influenced first by religious values and later by universal values.

Dear Editor, The decision of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Council to refuse to accept the challenge thrown out by the Federation’s President, Christopher Matthias for a live televised debate on national television is a commendable gesture, when it’s considered that apart from giving a 48-hour ultimatum for a response from disgruntled members, Matthias had the temerity to advocate that the cost for the televised debate would be met from the coffers of the GFF.

(Trinidad Express) – Developing countries are headed for a year of disappointing growth, as first quarter weakness in 2014 has delayed an expected pick-up in economic activity, the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report has said.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombians pick a new president on Sunday in a tight runoff election fought over whether peace talks with leftist guerrillas or a renewed military offensive stand the best chance of ending 50 years of war in the Andean country.

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde says its members’ commitment to fighting for workers’ rights has helped it to withstand hostility and attacks aimed at hindering its ability to serve them.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Two regional netball powerhouses, Jamaica and Barbados, will contest a friendly three-match warm-up series here next weekend.

Dear Editor, I was very impressed with the in-depth analysis that was presented by the GCB on the Cricket Administration Bill which the Government of Guyana (GOG) is trying to force down the throat of those administrators.

By Matt Slaughter & Jaana Remes  RIO DE JANEIRO – Ready or not, Brazil is rolling out the welcome mat for sports fans from around the world.

BAGHDAD/ARBIL, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday threatened U.S. military strikes in Iraq against Sunni Islamist militants who have surged out of the north to menace Baghdad and want to establish their own state in Iraq and Syria.

TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – A painful, mosquito-borne viral illness has surfaced across the United States, carried by recent travelers to the Caribbean where the virus is raging.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer was not immune to suffering some grasscourt jitters yesterday as the Swiss began his first match on the lush green surface this year with a 6-7(8) 6-4 6-2 second-round win over Portugal’s Joao Sousa at the Gerry Webber Open.

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy’s announcement last week about the introduction of draft Food Safety legislation in the National Assembly at its next sitting would have taken many people by surprise.

AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a Republican presidential aspirant whose 2012 campaign was sunk partly because of verbal slips, has compared homosexuality to alcoholism, coming under fire again for an argument he has made previously.

It has been axiomatic through the ages that history is written by the victors.

The local boxing fraternity is mourning the loss of Clairmont De Souza, treasurer of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), who passed away on Sunday night at age 59.

Another Friday of my trying to be more light-hearted than intense or profound.

Business Cartoons

Dear Editor, We are presently making preparations to honour fathers all over the world on Sunday, June 15.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 567’s trading results showed consideration of $19,833,260 from 504,526 shares traded in 13 transactions as compared to session 566’s trading results which showed consideration of $1,744,761 from 47,771 shares traded in 13 transactions.

Politikles

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – The Jamaican government has decided to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, joining the trickle of countries moving to soften laws on the drug known on the Caribbean island as “ganja.”

Education Minister Priya Manickchand and her team during their visit to Enmore Hope Primary yesterday to celebrate with that school’s top performer, Amrita Ghandatt and teachers of that school.

Education Minister, Priya Manickchand and top performers of St. Margaret’s Primary, Arielle Lewis and Avianna Dannet along with their teachers after the results were announced.(GINA

Education Minister, Priya Manickchand interacting yesterday with at left Aliah Mohammed who placed second and Analise Samaroo, both students of School of the Nation who excelled at the NGSA 2014.