Daily Archive: Thursday, July 31, 2014

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar today announced the resignation of Sport Minister Anil Roberts over the revelations of the audit into the LifeSports programme which fell under his purview.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is asking the public to refrain from defacing and vandalizing the monuments and historic sites around the city.

Officials of the Guyana Ex-Police Association of America Inc. today made a presentation of the sum of $241,850 to the Guyana Police Force towards its Scholarship Fund (Bursary Award).

The National Task Force on sexual violence yesterday held a session to review the draft protocol under the Sexual Offences Act 2010 and examine the draft action plan for the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act 2010.

The National Congress of Women, the women’s arm of the People’s National Congress Reform held their Biennial Convention on Monday 28th July 2014 at Congress Place, Sophia.

Government’s controversial Financial Paper No 1/2014, which has ignited plans for a no-confidence motion against the PPP/C administration, may not be debated before the National Assembly goes into its scheduled August 10 recess.

FREETOWN, (Reuters) – Sierra Leone has declared a state of public emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola and will call in security forces to quarantine epicentres of the deadly virus, President Ernest Bai Koroma said in a statement.

An internal investigation found that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had issued guns to an ‘R Corbin’ and the Ministry of National Development in 1976.

Linden Primo, the man who allegedly discharged a firearm at Congress Place on Sunday during the PNCR’s 18th Biennial Congress, was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri yesterday morning.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday lifted the recently-imposed two-year birth certificate requirement for first time passport applicants but announced that it may now take longer for the travel document to be issued since “a more robust verification process” will be needed.

While declaring polls at   its just-concluded 18th Biennial Congress to be free and fair, the PNCR yesterday accused Aubrey Norton and Sharma Solomon of deliberately setting out to cause “maximum disruption” to the proceedings.

By Mario Joseph   A Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara businessman was last Sunday robbed for the 5th time since commencing business operations there some 10 years ago and he has now decided to migrate.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was yesterday accused of orchestrating a “massive cover-up” in the death of historian Dr.

Kevin George and Samuel Johnson, the two teens charged after being found with an unlicensed M-16 assault rifle, a quantity of matching ammunition and grenades on Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt in January this year, were yesterday each ordered to serve three-year jail sentences.

Guyana and the United States have concluded “in substance” an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

US President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate Perry L.

A post-mortem (PM) examination conducted yesterday on the remains of 17-year-old Haresh Roth of No 69 Village proved that he died from a severe hit to the head.

The construction of the proposed $200M-plus Zeeburg Secondary School in Region Three will be pushed back as Cabinet announced yesterday that it has withheld its no-objection because the contract evaluation committee was not properly constituted.

The incident which led to MP Vanessa Kissoon’s suspension from the PNCR is still to be officially pronounced upon by the newly elected Central Executive of the party.

Presidential Advisor on Sustainable Development, Science and Technology, Navin Chandarpal is back home and responding well to treatment he received for cancer.

The auction for mining properties set for yesterday was postponed and will now be held on August 11, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) said.

Guyana’s level of human development is below the average for countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region, according to the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) released last week.

A group of science students from Guyana were able to yesterday witness the launch of an Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into space from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, a release from the Ministry of Education said.

The two persons previously acting in the posts of Director of Prisons and Deputy Director of Prisons at the Guyana Prison Service have been given substantive appointments by President Donald Ramotar.

By Delvon Mc Ewan Boosted by half centuries from West Indies Under-19 players Shimron Hetmyer and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Guyana ended in the comfortable position of 228-5 against Trinidad and Tobago in its decisive final round match of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional (WICB) Under-19 tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

Kingston, Jamaica – Guyana secured the 2014 Regional Under-15 title with an 11-run victory over Jamaica yesterday at Melbourne.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday presented cheques totalling $8.125M to 89 African cultural groups to assist them in their Emancipation celebrations on August 1.

Wesley Griffith, the remand prisoner who attacked his accuser in court last month, was yesterday sentenced to five months imprisonment.

A computer technician yesterday found himself before a city court after being accused of converting a laptop charger belonging to his customer to his own use.

The Athletic Assoc-iation of Guyana (AAG) has named a solid, star studded 30-member track and field team to represent the nation at this weekend’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) scheduled to run off at the GDF ground but concerns were raised yesterday that persons who did not participate in the trials were among those selected.

A man accused of cuffing his friend about the body after a misunderstanding over “name-calling” yesterday paid over compensation of $100,000 after they both agreed to settle the matter.

A defiant 127 from Windward Island skipper Roland Cato guided his team to 252 all out as Jamaican Captain Ramaal Lewis’ snared another seven-wicket haul yesterday on day one in the final round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U19 3-day tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

GLASGOW, Scotland, CMC- A row has broken out in Glasgow over comments a newspaper claimed were made by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to describe the Commonwealth Games currently underway here.

Pepsi Hikers overcame a three goal deficit to draw 3-3 with arch-rivals (+3) Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC)-A in their division-A matchup when the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tourney continued on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium.

Dear Editor,   I quietly withdrew from Guyanese politics and from active Guyanese public service more than 30 years ago.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Washington barred a group of Venezuelan officials, including government ministers and presidential advisers, from the United States yesterday after accusing them of abuses in a crackdown on protests against President Nicolas Maduro this spring.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli shelling killed at least 15 Palestinians sheltering in a U.N.-run

President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Nigel Hinds says that there is a possibility that Suriname might not allow their basketball players to participate in the Inter Guiana Games which commences tomorrow as the standoff between the GABF and the National Sports Commission continues over the selection of the representative teams.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias says that   the entity will host a meeting today at their Campbellville headquarters with all members associations to discuss the reconvening of the GFF Congress on August 9.

Dear Editor, The Conservancy Adaptation Project (CAP) Report with respect to the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) has been completed and selectively released, but the government has considered its content confidential and despite requests it has failed to make the document public.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to follow up on my earlier letter which you so kindly published in your July 23 edition.

The Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S) bowled off their one week summer camp on Tuesday for youths aged 12-25 years.

Pepsi Hikers crushed Old Fort Vikings (+5) by a 10-5 score line in a senior division match of the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey handicap championships which commenced on Monday at the National Gymnasium.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC- St.Lucia Zouks Captain Darren Sammy says temperamental Barbadian fast bowler Tino Best needs to live up to his seniority as a West Indian international following his on-field clash with Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik last week.

Dear Editor, With regard to the report which appeared in the Kaieteur News edition of July 20, about the windfarm project, I was surprised to read that “The EPA has determined that the Guyana Windfarm Inc…project… is not required to submit an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).”

Recently formed female football club Demerara Queens FC of Linden, claimed their first competitive victory defeating Little DIVA Flames FC of Georgetown by a 2-1 margin on July 19 at the Bayrock ground in Linden.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) officially staged a two week U19 Developmental Camp for boys from July 14-25 at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, I refer to two letters in yesterday’s KN newspaper, one of which was written by Suresh Ganesh captioned ‘Ansa McAl is dodging the issue.’

BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Argentina will default on its debt within hours after talks with holdout creditors broke down yesterday.

DAKAR, (Reuters) – Liberia will close schools and consider quarantining some communities, it said yesterday, rolling out the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African government to halt the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – England need six wickets on the final day to win the third test against India after a superb bowling performance helped them reduce the tourists to 112-4, still 333 runs short of victory, at the end of day four at Southampton yesterday.

Dear Editor,   I have been a member of the People’s National Congress Reform for the past twenty-two years and I can say without fear of contradiction that the last two congresses of 2012 and 2014 were the most vulgar and despicable events in the party’s fifty-seven year history.

ORLANDO, Fla., (Reuters) – The lead in human teeth holds clues about where a person grew up and can help criminal investigators and archeologists working with old or decomposed corpses, according to a University of Florida researcher.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – The leader of Venezuela’s opposition coalition, Ramon Aveledo, resigned on Tuesday after a five-year stint in which he united fractious politicians but failed to end socialist rule.

Dear Editor, The political incident at Congress Place on July 27 has caused us to reflect on this question: What are the nation’s shared values?

We excuse away the way we are being with vague, abstract generalizations, brushing aside, for example, our lack of powerful performance with the notion that we’re a small, weak, undeveloped nation.

And so begins the long overdue cleaning of the city, which has been ignored for years and has been left to become a rotten disgrace.

Dear Editor, We are in the middle of some major problems where our education is concerned.