Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The Local Government and Regional Development Ministry yesterday presented 10 brush cutters to the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) of Region Three, acquired with funds from the Ministry.

A squalid section of the area (APNU photo)

David Granger (left) being given a tour of the area (APNU photo)

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) today said it has committed itself to supporting the ‘No Confidence’ motion against the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Administration and that there is no change from that position.

The Alliance For Change says it supports the Government’s decision to pull the contract for the construction of the Specialty Hospital and is ready to support efforts to recover monies already paid over to Surendra Engineering.

(Trinidad Express) FAMED Hindu palm reader Mahadeo Jerrybandhan was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt at his family’s Cooper Street, San Fernando home on Monday night.

By Mario Joseph   A fire yesterday destroyed the Umana Yana, the historic thatched-roof benab that served as a leading centre for cultural events in the city.

In a major embarrassment, the Donald Ramotar administration yesterday announced that the contract for the controversial US$18M Specialty Hospital at Liliendaal would be terminated and it will initiate legal action against Indian contracting firm Surendra Engineering Company Limited (SECL) for fraud and to recover public funds.

Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday called on President Donald Ramotar to name a date by Monday for long-stalled local government elections otherwise national and international support would be galvanized in defence of democracy.

Attorney and analyst Christopher Ram says the revised Laws of Guyana unveiled in March this year to much fanfare are missing key elements and are incorrect in other areas.

A young miner was stabbed to death on Monday night at Grant Malborough, Lower Pomeroon River and the suspect is on the run.

Preliminary reports have indicated that Evita Singh, the mother who recently died days after she delivered a stillborn baby by caesarian-section at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), succumbed as a result of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), a rare, life-threatening condition that prevents blood from clotting normally.

The first batch of $4.5M homes under the government’s Perseverance, East Bank Demerara 1000 turn-key homes has been allocated.

Former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private, Abiola Jacobs was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Donna Taylor, the mother of her ex-boyfriend.

The Executive of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) met with Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud at its head office on Sunday and they were told that a plan is being worked on to tackle interior crime.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned on a drug trafficking charge.

The Patentia, West Bank Demerara man who allegedly set himself on fire last Sunday succumbed to his injuries yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies scored a comprehensive 10 wicket win over Bangladesh to take a one-nil lead in the two-match test series at Arnos Vale here yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC- West Indies bowler Sulieman Benn says he has been improving as a spinner since his return to the regional test side after four years.

The Caribbean Local Economic Development (CARILED) programme is supporting the launch of the Canal Green Initiative Project in Region Three which aims to demonstrate the application and use of greenhouse technology to grow vegetables, herbs and seasoning.

ST.JOHN’S Antigua, CMC- West Indies wicket keeper Devon Thomas has been discharged from hospital after a vehicular accident in Antigua last Thursday.

Members of the private sector are pleased at the housing development projects taking place along the East Bank corridor and have pledged to collaborate with government on these projects with a view to creating more opportunities for business.

A twenty-year-old driver was on Monday charged at the Whim Magistrate’s court with causing death by dangerous driving.

A Leguan man was yesterday fined after admitting that he was nabbed by police with a small quantity of cannabis.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Liberia’s national existence is “seriously threatened” by the deadly Ebola virus that is “spreading like wild fire and devouring everything in its path,” the country’s national defense minister told the United Nations Security Council yesterday.

A 25-year-old man is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with having an unlicensed firearm in his possession.

A man accused of slapping and threatening to kill his mother was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after denying the charges.

Former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse said while he is disappointed that the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) bypassed him when selecting the team for the just concluded CFU Caribbean Qualification Cup campaign it is indicative of their treatment of foreign-born Guyanese players.

Dear Editor, We read with interest Dr Ian McDonald’s piece in Stabroek News, Sunday, August 31, 2014, entitled ‘Principles of good policing.’

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) recently kickstarted a series of seminars aimed at fostering stronger unionism among its members and to prepare new leaders.

National under-15 cyclist Romello Crawford is utterly disappointed at being overlooked for the upcoming Junior Caribbean Championships which he said occurred because inaccurate information was relayed to the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF).

Dear Editor, In mid-July I ventured to Guyana for a ten-day vacation.

Showstoppers led by a helmet trick from eventual tourney most valuable player (MVP) Marvin Josiah, were crowned the Stag Beer ‘West Side’ 5-a-side football champions, defeating Stewartville Gunners 6-3 on Sunday at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac.

Dear Editor, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, told media operatives that he is willing to expose the wrongs of his former party comrade, Moses Nagamootoo, as a means to ensure the PPP remains in power.

Dear Editor,   The steps of stupidity, discrimination and disregard for decency continue unabated at City Hall.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has appealed to his team to improve on their fielding ahead of the second test against Bangladesh starting in St.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he expects Argentina’s Marcos Maidana to be “once again extremely dirty and wild” in their heavily anticipated re-match in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Dear Editor, The Parliament is the nation’s supreme organ of democratic power in Guyana (Article 50 of the Guyana Constitution).

JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC– Uncapped Barbadian allrounder Hayley Mathews has been named on a 13-member West Indies Women’s squad for their opening series in the ICC Women’s Championship against New Zealand Women starting this weekend.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Speaking out against domestic violence in the wake of a video showing former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee in an elevator, President Barack Obama said on Monday that “hitting a woman is not something a real man does.”

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams allowed herself a moment to savor a third straight U.S.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba have cost the island nation $3.9 billion in foreign trade over the past year, helping to raise the overall estimate of economic damage to $116.8 billion over the past 55 years, Cuba said yesterday.

Dear Editor, After my letter – a sort of tribute to the late superb comedian Habeeb Khan, I got kudos from some who thought my take on him was good, which I modestly accept.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Former top U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and his wife are fighting the seizure of her Austrian bank accounts, lawyers for the couple said after a magazine reported U.S.

Dear Editor, Blackouts rocked the Essequibo Coast for the third consecutive week, day and night without any end in sight.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Banned Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has vowed to correct his illegal bowling action and return to cricket before next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

(Reuters) – Tokyo’s morning rush-hour will probably have flowed a little smoother than usual yesterday as millions delayed their journeys to find a TV beaming a 24-year-old wielding a tennis racket on a patch of concrete in a suburb of New York.

(Trinidad Express) Finance Minister Larry Howai on Monday presented a juicy $64.6 billion budget flavoured with giveaways for the grassroot voter.

Dear Editor, On September 11, 1893 the Western world, particularly the Americans were given the best introduction to Hinduism presented by an unknown monk of India who subsequently became a globally famous to both the ordinary person and the intellectual.

CUPERTINO, Calif., (Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled a watch, two larger iPhones and a mobile payments service yesterday as Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seeks to revive the technology company’s reputation as a wellspring of innovation.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A former government official linked to one of the biggest corruption scandals in Honduras in decades was arrested today after months on the run, the country’s security minister said.

With the participation, as full members, of Guyana, Suriname and Belize from Caricom, the small island developing states of the globe concluded their third full meeting since 1994 under the auspices of the United Nations last week.

“[P]ublic arguments over policy often reflect the instinctive worldviews of the antagonists rather than honest dialogue to find the best possible solutions” (“What really happened in Bangladesh”, Foreign Affairs, July/August, 2014) Nowhere is this clearer than in the present discourse about constitutional reform.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Michael Schumacher has left hospital to continue his recovery at home but the former Formula One champion faces “a long and difficult road ahead” after his skiing accident last year, a statement said yesterday.

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