Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The naked body of an unidentified woman was found at the Kitty Seawall sometime after 5pm today.

The Ministry of Education says that all schools in Georgetown are ready for reopening on Monday September 01, 2014.

On Friday the “Clean-Up My Country” Programme Monitoring Unit conducted inspections in the West Ruimveldt area to monitor the work that has been on going, a release from the unit said.

PARIS, (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been placed under formal investigation by French magistrates for negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister, her lawyer said today.

Guyana’s international airports, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri and the Ogle International Airport “are not meeting the minimum standards” on security, Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn says.

A 2008 investigation launched by the military found that more than 150 weapons issued by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to external bodies in the 1970s, including sub-machine guns and grenade launchers, remain missing.

A second man was yesterday charged with murdering businessman Ashok Raghoo, who was shot dead during a robbery in the city last Monday.

A Mon Repos fisherman was found dead along the Carifesta Avenue on Saturday afternoon following a suspected hit and run earlier in the day.

An elderly forklift operator was yesterday released on $1M bail after denying that he caused the death of a motorcyclist during a recent accident in the city.

As police continue to search for the man who was caught on camera shooting Debra Blackman, her family is maintaining that robbery was the sole motive for her murder.

Former National Commu-nications Network (NCN) Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran quietly assumed the post of General Manager of Multi Technology Vision Inc Channel 14/Cable 65 two months ago.

Former national rugby player Robin Curtis was remanded to prison on a gun charge yesterday.

The de-bushing of Le Repentir Cemetery will soon begin as the Ministry of Local Government yesterday signed an $8.3M contract with the company which will execute the works.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has said that the steep drop in gold prices coupled with high production costs along with a litany of other problems has made 2014 a struggle for survival.

Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) has been carved up for multinationals, with the government’s indifference only surpassed by the mounting reports of breaches of laws by these companies, according to analyst and attorney at law, Christopher Ram.

The Ministry of Local Government yesterday received a series of bids for major rehabilitation works and for the extension of markets across the country.

Several persons, including two doctors attached to the New Amsterdam Hospital were rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital yesterday morning following separate accidents on the West Coast Berbice road.

Wireline telephone and data services in several parts of Georgetown have been severely disrupted as a result of damage to GT&T’s buried facilities by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

The Janus Cultural Policy Initiative will be hosting its three-day ‘Conversations on Citizenship’ from tomorrow to Saturday at the Umana Yana.

Dozens of persons including supporters from PAHO and the University of Guyana, on Saturday joined the Ministry of Health and its Wellness Warriors on a health walk to heighten awareness about non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

A man is on a search for his brother-in-law, who went missing just over two months ago in the small village of Huntley, Mahaicony.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has commenced physical training for its NACRA Sevens squash which is preparing to participate in the NACRA Sevens tournament December 3 – 4 in Mexico City, Mexico, a press release from the GRFU has stated.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai encouraged the youth from several Region Nine communities to assume leadership roles to drive their communities’ development, in her address at the Annual August Games.

A construction worker, accused of burgling a woman’s house, was yesterday remanded to prison after a city court heard that he had been failing to attend hearings in another case in which he is charged.

Off-spinner Yatesh Dhanpaul’s five-wicket haul steered the Chris Barnwell led XI to a 128-run thumping of Leon Johnson’s XI in the first of two Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) 50-overs-a-side trial match played yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC- Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt will make his first trip to India next week to play cricket against India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, organisers said yesterday The cricket face-off — titled ‘Bolt and Yuvi – Battle of the Legends’ — is being organised by sportswear giants Puma and will take place at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on September 2.

The Rotaract Club of Linden on Sunday distributed 50 backpacks to students as part of its fifth annual backpack distribution project, at the Linden Technical Institute (LTI).

Recruits from the Felix Austin Police College were outstanding Saturday at the Pan American Martial Arts Championships held at the National Gymnasium winning nine medals in their debut appearance.

National squash Coach Carl Ince said despite failing to win the overall team championship, he was extremely pleased with Guyana capturing both the male and female team titles at the recent 22nd Senior Caribbean Squash Championships in Barbados.

The West Indies’ 3-0 series win against Bangladesh has seen its players march up the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings.

Dear Editor, Reference an article in the Stabroek News of August 25 captioned ‘Inadequate, pricey and not in demand, low sugar supply slows Enmore packaging plant.’

BEAUSEJOUR, St. Lucia, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago have moved a step closer to qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile.

MINSK, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic.

Dear Editor, The malady continues at City Hall with the recent forgery charge against Mr Royston King and the decision of the city council to move a motion sending the acting Town Clerk, Ms Carol Sooba, on administrative leave.

Dear Editor, I returned home on Sunday night, 24th August, arriving at CJ Intl at around 9.45pm on CAL flight 483.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC- The Grenada government yesterday distanced itself from a decision to stop the post game party after the second One-Day International (ODI) match between West Indies and Bangladesh at the national stadium last Friday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg has questioned Lewis Hamilton’s version of events after the Mercedes team mates collided while contesting the lead on the second lap of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda’s slender hopes of a consolation victory over Canada in the final match of the triangular ICC Americas Under-17 Match Play Tournament at the National Sports Centre were dashed when rain forced the umpires to abandon the game without a ball being bowled.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed to punish the Islamic State killers of American journalist James Foley yesterday but said rooting out the militant group in Iraq and Syria will not be fast or easy.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at ending their seven-week conflict in Gaza appeared to be holding early today as the focus shifted to securing an arrangement for the long term.

Dear Editor, I would like to highlight a major problem affecting the residents of Republic Park EBD.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has split up with swing coach Sean Foley after a four-year partnership, the 14-times golf major winner said on Monday.

Dear Editor, One of the things Guyanese academics and the intellectual class ought to be doing is to speak truth to power; this simply means sharing analyses and observations about the core reasoning, manoeuvering and strategies behind the actions of our political leaders and government.

(Reuters) – A responsible half-century from captain Angelo Mathews and some big hitting by Thisara Perera set up a comprehensive 77-run win for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in the second ODI yesterday and helped the hosts level the series at 1-1.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former champions Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova sparkled under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights to end a steamy first day that proved more than a little stressful for several of the U.S.

Dear Editor, For the past three months Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has been disconnecting my telephone even although I am paying my bills promptly.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Nearly 2,000 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East have drowned in the Mediterranean this year, most of them in the past three months as they tried to reach Europe from Libya, the United Nations refugee agency said yesterday.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The World Health Organi-zation (WHO) called yesterday for stiff regulation of electronic cigarettes as well as bans on indoor use, advertising and sales to minors, in the latest bid to control the booming new market.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s six-month ban imposed last month for “misbehaviour” has been lifted, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr Maxwell’s letter of August 21 in SN returns to an old theme, Burnham-bashing, with which I for one have no quarrel, not being one of FB’s defenders (‘Burnham’s socialist path prevented Guyana from developing like Singapore’).

Dear Editor, So now there is a quest for a national alliance.

The general direction of my last two columns has been that as things stand, the most likely outcome of the coming general election – whenever it happens and if the major political parties go to the polls individually – is that the PPP/C will obtain sufficient votes to be returned to government, i.e.

With a proposed date for a vote on secession from Great Britain of September 18 now almost within reach, the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) finds itself facing stiff competition from the forces opposed to the establishment of an independent Scotland.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A surging Marina Silva has narrowed President Dilma Rousseff’s lead in Brazil’s presidential race, a new opinion poll showed yesterday, paving the way for a likely second-round runoff in which the popular environmentalist looks well-positioned to win.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – For all the talk about newcomers raising the game of television, the industry today chose to bestow its top Emmys on the long-running shows “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family” and long-time television actors who held off challenges from film stars.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – A former Polish archbishop and papal diplomat who was defrocked after allegations of paying children for sexual acts has lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried in the Domini-can Republic, the Vatican said.

Residents of Region Eight were recently briefed on the Low Carbon Development Strategy by government officials.

The Government has embarked on an airport modernisation project for which new equipment have been purchased and 34 staff of the Ogle International Airport (OIA) and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are being trained, GINA said.