Daily Archive: Sunday, June 29, 2014

FORTALEZA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Netherlands substitute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar set up one goal and converted a penalty in the dying minutes as they recovered to beat Mexico 2-1 in an astonishing finale to their World Cup last 16 clash today.

President Donald Ramotar on Saturday acknowledged that he has taken a long time to reveal whether he took any action against officials implicated in financial irregularities at the state broadcaster NCN and said that a lot of the issues “in a way” have been resolved.

With his administration’s extra-budgetary spending becoming a lightning rod for an AFC-led push for a vote of no-confidence against his government, President Donald Ramotar yesterday defended the expenditure saying that the opposition can have the court decide whether it is constitutional or not.

Story and photos by Samaria Deonauth The blooming gardens of Bachelor’s Adventure are pleasing to the eye.

A team of Guyanese soldiers and police were dispatched to the Yarakita River, near the border with Venezuela after members of the Venezuelan military assaulted Guyanese miners in the area.

Guyana is now the NACRA 15s rugby champions. After trailing 24-8 at the half, the Guyana’s ‘Green Machine’ drove their way back to defeat USA South 30-27 in extra time yesterday to lift the NACRA 15s title against all odds.

The Guyana Marriott is slated for an official August opening, however sources have ventured that this date is likely to be pushed back further to October.

Police have taken note of the increasing cases where criminals use fake licence plates and the issue is a topic of discussion among the senior members of the force, according to Crime Chief Leslie James.

Guyana’s referral to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), for a review over its failure to rectify deficiencies in its anti-money laundering legislation, has been accepted.

God knows if I’ll ever finish it, but after several proddings from various quarters I have begun writing a book.

Many of the millions of us who watched the Mexico-Croatia game a few days ago asked ourselves the same questions when the umpire failed to call an obvious penalty kick for the Mexican team: are some of these World Cup matches fixed?

Dynamic Airways has managed to put in place a temporary facility, which will allow its over 100 passengers stranded in New York to fly to Guyana today.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilians rejoiced yesterday when their nervy team edged past Chile to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals in a nail-biting penalty shootout after the game finished 1-1 following extra time.

each other. The national interest suggests that a new mandate should be sought, which may break the deadlock, while the partisan interest suggests that they should stay put, which will continue the deadlock,” he wrote.

Introduction Last week’s column ended my extended presentation on the state of the sugar industry, which had begun on January 5 of this year.

AFC Vice Chair, Moses Nagamootoo, announced that his party was contemplating a motion of no confidence against the government.

Residents of Lethem and neighbouring communities have agreed to pay increased costs for electricity beginning July 1, following a meeting with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has provided no details on the suspension of its member Vanessa Kissoon, except to say that she has not been recalled to Parliament.

Trying to describe the overall outcome of the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum, the biennial government to government dialogue that took place in London on June 16-17, is far from easy.

If ever a country needed more civility in the discourse conducted between its political and other leaders it is Guyana now.

Public good The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) has proposed a hike in the tuition fees to be paid by students of the university.

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan has said that his party will not support any move for the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) President Komal Chand to sit on Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) Board of Directors.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron has been appointed to sit on the controversial new executive committee of the International Cricket Council.

Last year’s time trial champion Raynauth Jeffrey added a second national time trial championship title to his collection yesterday.

World champion Magnus Carlsen has won three coveted chess titles, making him the World Champion in the classical or conventional format, as well as in the rapid and blitz formats.

Have you ever thought of growing your own kitchen herbs in pots or window boxes?

LONDON, (Reuters) – A gaping hole appeared in the women’s draw at Wimbledon after Alize Cornet toppled top seed Serena Williams yesterday but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on course for a semi-final showdown after convincing wins.

Ear (aural) haematomas These are fluid filled swellings of the ear flap (Pinna).

Police ranks over the years have received both local and overseas training in various areas which have been identified as being critical to the reform of the Guyana Police Force but the results of the time and money being dedicated to the success of these programmes are not really being seen.

Hundreds of persons from throughout the region will converge in Guyana when the biennial meeting and conference of the Caribbean Association of Home Economists (CAHE) holds its 21st gathering.

THE prolonged civil war, what former Jamaica prime minister P.J.Patterson refers to as “this internecine warfare”, is at an end.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive yesterday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants while party leaders pursued talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s divisive rule.

One of the very important plays in the post-Independence literature of Guyana is being shown at the Theatre Guild Playhouse this weekend.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said yesterday.

Shawna Gentle, elder of the Gentle sisters defeated her sibling Afruica Thursday in the most anticipated match of that evening as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)/Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open tournament continued at the GBTI Recreational Facility in Bel Air.

Three years after a fire gutted a dilapidated building at High and Barrack streets, Kingston, those who called it home continue their lives at the site since they are unable to afford anywhere else.

Saag Aloo is a North Indian vegetarian dish made of any type of leafy greens and potatoes.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A UN expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the UN arms embargo on Tehran, according to a confidential report obtained by Reuters on Friday.

The Inshan Bacchus horse race meet billed for the Rising Sun Turf Club today has been postponed due to the recent inclement weather.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Works is extremely disappointed with the biased nature of an article published in Stabroek News Business section on Friday, June 27, captioned ‘Timehri farmers losing valuable crops as airport expansion moves apace.’

The Guyana Government needs to take on the crime of human trafficking frontally and declare that it is a serious problem in the country and one that it intends to tackle.

This young man has a pigeon as a pet and was photographed with the bird along the West Ruimveldt Front Road.

On January 4, 2001, the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Constitution of Guyana prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, among other things, by a vote of 55 to 0.

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Sarajevo marked 100 years yesterday since the murder of an Austrian prince lit the fuse for World War One, with a concert by Vienna’s premier orchestra trying to send a message of unity to a divided country and a continent facing new faultlines.

Waking up every day is a struggle for 57-year-old Leslyn Thompson, because she never imagined she would become a “burden” to her only child.

In the Sunday Stabroek two weeks ago (June 15), artist Stanley Greaves wrote about Roderick ‘Bermine’ Bartrum, who passed away recently.

Unrestrained joy: Little boys jumping in glee along the seashore at Kitty.

Dear Editor, The President was acting in one of his more playful roles recently.

Trinidad Express – Rajaee Ali, coordinator of the LifeSport programme in Carapo, is the main suspect in the murder of Dana Seetahal SC, Diego Martin North/East MP Colm Imbert said on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Kane Williamson’s unbeaten half-century kept New Zealand afloat after two key strikes by fast bowler Kemar Roach threatened to derail the innings, as West Indies made critical strides towards winning the decisive third Test here yesterday.

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