Daily Archive: Friday, June 27, 2014

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – U.S. soul singer and songwriter Bobby Womack has died, his publicist said today.

The 105 feet bridge under construction at Moleson Creek, Region Six is estimated to be completed by August 2014 and will enable an easier flow of traffic, according to Sherod Parkinson – a Ministry of Public Works’ Engineer overseeing the project.

Rice farmers from Region Two on the Essequibo Coast today staged a protest from Cotton Field to the Anna Regina Car Park over poor drainage and non payment by rice millers.

Rice farmers from Region Two on the Essequibo Coast today staged a protest from Cotton Field to the Anna Regina Car Park over poor drainage and non payment by rice millers.

In the backdrop of hints that the joint opposition may be preparing to move a motion of no-confidence in the government, triggering general elections, the Alliance For Change today issued a 10-point list of demands for the Ramotar administration including a date for local government elections, the immediate establishment of the procurement commission and the lowering of the Berbice bridge toll.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development yesterday said it expects to see by July 8 the opening of tenders and for the rehabilitation work to commence on the Le Repentir Cemetery by the latter part of July with a target of completion by December.

During the funeral of Lloyd Hazel of Hill Street, Georgetown, which took place at the Le Repentir Cemetery last month, the police say that a number of motorists exhibited disregard of the law and in some instances disrespect for the police ranks who were making efforts to ensure that the free flow of traffic was maintained.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) today said that a truck belonging to a private company damaged the GWI sewer main at the junction of Waterloo and Quamina streets at approximately 11:00hours which resulted in a significant sewerage spill.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has urged that the police do more to fight domestic violence.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s central bank warned today of a systematic attempt to destabilise the country through attacks on the banking system and vowed to use everything at its disposal to protect citizens’ savings.

Retired army officer Captain Gerry Gouveia yesterday testified that he suspected he transported Gregory Smith to Kwakwani, a day after the latter allegedly engineered a bomb blast that killed Dr.

A United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) office will be established here and outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt says it is part of a shift to boost Washington’s presence in the region.

RECIFE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Thomas Mueller’s netted his fourth goal in three World Cup games in a 1-0 win over the USA to give Germany top spot in Group G and send them into knockout stages full of confidence following a dominant display at the Pernambuco arena in Recife.

Attorney Joseph Harmon yesterday called on Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Sir Richard Cheltenham to step down, accusing him of reaching his own personal conclusions in matters the commission has been tasked to determine.

Opposition Leader, David Granger says that the issue of a no-confidence motion against the Ramotar government will be discussed at the next shadow cabinet meeting of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to be held on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sulieman Benn’s fourth career five-wicket haul rattled New Zealand and gave West Indies the edge, on the opening day of the decisive third Test here yesterday.

Miners yesterday gave the executives of their association a month to get government to honour promises made since early this year to grant concessions to cope with the drop in gold prices which, along with other factors, has caused declarations to fall.

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member Vanessa Kissoon was suspended by the Central Executive of the party on Wednesday, according to reliable sources but up to yesterday she told Stabroek News that she had not been officially notified.

Brickdam Secondary swamped Central High by a 7-0 score line when the fourth annual Digicel national u-18 knockout football championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.

The alleged West Berbice serial arsonist was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of setting fire to a building and was placed on $30,000 bail on two counts of threatening behaviour.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Jan Vertonghen’s late goal saw 10-man Belgium beat South Korea 1-0 in their final Group H match yesterday, despite having Steven Defour sent off just before halftime for a nasty two-footed challenge.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the World Cup but crucially wasted several other good chances in Portugal’s 2-1 win over a haphazard Ghana yesterday that sent both sides home.

Days after his father was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for cocaine trafficking, 19-year-old Darren Harris Jnr was yesterday further remanded to prison when he made another appearance in court.

Natalie Caseley, the mother of four-year-old Jaden Mars, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in December after treatment for a bitten tongue, is moving to sue the hospital for compensation.

CURITIBA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Islam Slimani headed an ecstatic Algeria into the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-1 draw against Russia yesterday that dumped Fabio Capello’s team out of the tournament.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially shortlisted their national men’s squad for participation in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-17 tournament set for July in the Dominican Republic.

Ramsohai Boodhoo, who is accused of killing his friend during a drug deal in 2011, was yesterday acquitted of the murder charge.

Incumbent President Wayne Forde was re-elected unopposed at the Fruta Conquerors Football Club AGM held on Sunday at the club’s training facility in Tucville.

Mohendra Persaud is in stable condition at the Woodland Hospital after surviving a brazen attack and robbery which resulted in him being shot twice in the head and once in the leg yesterday morning.

Celebrating 100 years on this earth, Lydia Denney sang “Thank you lord” during the birthday celebration held in her honour at Uncle Eddie’s Home yesterday.

‘G’ Division Commander Superintendent Kevin Adonis yesterday asked residents of Charity on the Essequibo for their support for plans the police have as regards community improvement, including forming a youth group.

Caleb Caesar, a security guard, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with being party to a plot to export 15.55 kilos of cocaine hidden in ochroes to the United States.

Chethan Narayan advanced to the 35 and over men’s open final after claiming his third consecutive victory when action continued on Wednesday evening in the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tournament at the GBTI Recreational Facility in Bel Air.

The Working People’s Alliance’s Head Office on New Garden Street, Georgetown was broken into early Thursday morning.

A Lodge man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail after being found guilty of being in possession of counterfeit $1,000 notes.

A week before the local commercial banking system is expected to become compliant with the provisions of the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd has announced that it will shortly be communicating with its customers in Guyana who are expected to be affected by the provisions of the US legislation.

A man who admitted to slapping a 14-year-old relative was yesterday bonded to keep the peace for one year after explaining that she slapped him with a handbag.

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress Reform Biennial Congress is July 25 to July 27.

In the wake of delays being experienced in the commencement of the disbursement of loans and grants to local micro and small business under the Micro and Small Enterprise Development (MSED) project funded under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), President Donald Ramotar has said that government’s efforts to create an enabling and supportive environment for such development are being negatively affected by “bottlenecks” and “bureaucracy” that “can become frustrating.”

LONDON, (Reuters) – If Roger Federer believes in omens, he is guaranteed to walk off with an eighth Wimbledon trophy on July 6.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me, through the medium of your letter columns, to enquire of the Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Company the reason it does not have an emergency power supply to facilitate its customers who visit the New Amsterdam commercial office to conduct business during a power outage.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Uruguay’s Luis Suarez’s World Cup dream was left in tatters when he was handed a record nine-match ban yesterday by FIFA for biting an Italy defender during a group match.

As the United States moves to increase its engagement with the Caribbean on energy, outgoing United States Ambassador Brent Hardt says Guyana’s hydropower potential will be examined.

 By Renata Chuck-A-Sang Cash is King! A healthy profit may look nice on your financial statements, but if receivables are draining your cash, you won’t be in business for long.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court reined in presidential power yesterday, ruling that President Barack Obama went too far when he filled senior government posts without seeking U.S.

Now more than ever before, small-scale farming and agro processing ventures are among the more prevalent pursuits in low-income communities and among poor families seeking to subsidise their incomes.

(Reuters) – English cricket stands at a crossroads and after the latest setback in a turbulent seven-month spell, captain Alastair Cook has done little to suggest he is the right man to lead the side into a new era of success.

Dear Editor, While the statistics following may not be totally comprehensive, they are the best that could be gleaned from none other than the West Indian Law Reports, as well as Law Reports of the Commonwealth.

Shivani Kissoon, 15, left home for school on Tuesday morning. She hasn’t been seen since.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A federal court has revoked the environmental license for a large gold mine planned by Belo Sun Mining Corp on the Xingu River in the Amazon, ruling that the company had failed to assess the impact on local indigenous communities.

Dear Editor, Almost every day when I walk down the streets of Mahdia the people would ask me what is the Regional Democratic Council doing about the deplorable roads.

Grief and sadness masked the faces of relatives gathered to pay tribute to Tabitha and Juanita Bagot and their three-year-old niece Shemaine Cort who were fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver on the Corentyne road over two weeks ago.

From sideshow events at local fairs and exhibitions, small and micro enterprise agro processing has become a popular pursuit among mostly women seeking second incomes or those determined to embrace the processing of fruit and vegetables as a means of building modest but successful businesses.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will play six bilateral series in cricket’s future tours programme after N.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, faces accusations his government ran a campaign to block the appointment of a Supreme Court judge it believed was biased against it, fuelling a debate about judicial independence in the world’s largest democracy.

A gardener, allegedly held by the police with a quantity of marijuana, was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, I read the Government of Guyana’s call for the release of the Al Jazeera journalists jailed by Egypt with a mixture of sadness, amusement, outrage and revulsion.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal pulled back from the abyss to reach the Wimbledon third round yesterday just when it looked as though bogeyman Lukas Rosol had returned to haunt him.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The New York City Council yesterday voted to create the nation’s largest municipal identification card program to include illegal immigrants.

If you happen by the Guyana Marketing Corporation’s Guyana Shop on any trading day you will almost certainly be struck by the number of products on display on the shelves.

BAGHDAD/DUBAI, (Reuters) – The militants dismantling Iraq’s borders and threatening regional war are far from united – theirs is a marriage of convenience between ultra-hardline religious zealots and more pragmatic Sunni armed groups.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 569’s trading results showed consideration of $10,002,300 from 107,873 shares traded in 16 transactions as compared to session 568’s trading results which showed consideration of $3,782,084 from 63,773 shares traded in 10 transactions.

(Reuters) – India’s N. Srinivasan was confirmed as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Melbourne on Thursday, giving the 69-year-old industrialist the most powerful role in the governing body’s restructured organisation.

President Donald Ramotar and his People’s Progressive Party/Civic Administration (PPP/C) have taken Guyana into a state of near anarchy.

The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) is urging Muslims to observe the month-long fast and other acts of devotion of Ramadan “with utmost sincerity so that we can achieve success in this life and the hereafter.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s reliance on drone strikes abroad threatens to create a “slippery slope” toward endless war and sets a dangerous precedent that other countries could follow, former senior U.S.

Dear Editor, In recent times we have seen an increase in the abuse of teachers, which is most disgusting and needs to be addressed.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Aboriginal peoples in the province of British Columbia can stake a broad claim to their traditional territories due to a landmark victory at the Supreme Court of Canada, a decision that natural resource companies had warned would create investor uncertainty.

In a series of short interviews leading up to this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the BBC World Service has been asking athletes, their supporters and cultural personalities from around the Commonwealth, to choose a piece of music that inspires them.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, (Reuters) – World Cup favourites Brazil have rediscovered their swagger and boast a superb past record against Chile but go into tomorrow’s do-or-die game knowing their rivals have enough attacking prowess to wreck the hosts’ party.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina has deposited the next payment needed to avoid a default on its restructured bonds, but a U.S.

I actually missed the news item on Gecom and campaign funding which one friend mentioned.

A confrontation appears to be brewing at Timehri between residents who have for years utilized land in the area for farming and who may be on the verge of losing both their farms and their homes, and a group of people purporting to represent the interests of the proposed new international airport.

Whenever it rains with any meaningful level of intensity, the city floods.

Dear Editor, Allow me to register my disappointment and frustration against NCN for stopping MovieStar from telecasting the ongoing FIFA World Cup football matches by way of court injunction.

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tennessee Republican Howard Baker, a pivotal figure in the Senate Watergate inquiry that pushed U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Four days after it was disclosed in an article in the Sunday Express that he was the personal security guard of a LifeSport director, 42-year-old Curtis Gibson was shot dead at his Malabar home yesterday.