Daily Archive: Sunday, September 21, 2014

The launching of a Mental Health Council, made up of members from recognised religious communities, and other stakeholders, will soon “up the ante” against suicide.

Amerindians’ prowess in the area of sports was yesterday showcased, following the kick-off of the two-day event by Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr.

Amerindians’ prowess in the area of sports was yesterday showcased, following the kick-off of the two-day event by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr.

Several Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) staff braved the needle to give 28 units of blood to help the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) replenish its blood bank’s supply.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman this morning issued a statement about an allegation of sexual abuse against him which has appeared on social media.

The Alliance For Change today said it has been apprised of a “completely fabricated accusation of sexual abuse of a minor” being initiated against one of its senior members, Raphael Trotman, who is also the Speaker of the National Assembly.

The Government of Guyana on Friday continued its One Laptop Per Family programme by distributing 191 more laptops, this time to residents of Huntley, Mahaicony.

Weeks after he was released from jail on a robbery under arms charge, Adrian Bishop was shot dead by police last evening following a scuffle with his girlfriend who is said to be a policewoman.

Greater acceptabilityIt appears from observations that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) might be pondering what it must do to guarantee even better outcomes from its policy prescription for the developing countries that it helps.

 Story and photos by Mario Joseph  On the extremities of the West Demerara conservancy, at the furthest point of the Canal Number Two Polder road, live a quiet, peaceful and friendly group of inhabitants who simply just love the country life.

President Donald Ramotar has written Opposition Leader David Granger to reiterate his administration’s willingness to meet with the opposition on matters of importance to the Guyanese people.

Since Rudy Collins, Chairman of what was then known as the Elections Commission, put his life on the line in October 1992 against rampaging mobs determined to trash the Commission’s offices and derail the electoral process, the Commission has been the target of politicians who seek an excuse for losing elections.

I have been writing about Shivnarine Chanderpaul for more than twenty years, even before he played Test cricket.

Concerned at the granting of land for various reasons including large tracts of forest to controversial logging company Baishanlin and others, three North Rupununi communities have applied for extensions to their land.

President Barack Obama’s biggest upcoming diplomatic challenge in Latin America will be whether to attend the 34-country Summit of the Americas alongside Cuban leader Raúl Castro, who has been invited by the host country — Panama — over US objections.

As violent attacks continue to rock the prison system, Opposition Leader David Granger laid the blame squarely at the feet of Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, whom he described as weak, distracted and not concerning himself with the many problems that are occurring in the country’s prisons.

A fire damaged the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) bond at Lama Avenue, Bel Air Park yesterday morning but firefighters were able to save the building and prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.

The way the United Kingdom, the Caribbean’s one-time colonial power, manages its affairs is unlikely ever to be the same again.

Introduction In Guyana, inequality and poverty have a lot to do with people’s perception of these.

Playing with a leather ball might be his forte but Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is also very adept at playing with a ball of a much softer variety.

Every morning she wakes at 4am and starts her day, her morning centred on sending her three children to school.

A maiden unbeaten century by Demerara opener Trevon Griffith left opponents Berbice facing a daunting 378 more runs for victory heading into today’s fourth and final day in round one of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County four-day tournament.

I am likely to get a lot of flak from some Guyanese for saying this, but it seems to me by just looking around at the kind of people one encounters in our country these days that we had far more flamboyant folks in times gone by.

Envy may have been behind the brutal murder of popular local actor Joel Fraser, according to his mother, who, while being left with a broken spirit, still clings to the hope that one day she will get justice.

Head of the National Toshaos Council Derrick John says that Amerindian leaders from across the country will soon discuss a proposed action by miners to challenge the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) project in court and they would likely ask President Donald Ramotar to intervene.

By Delvon Mc Ewan A dominant all-round performance by Steven Jacobs led his side to a convincing victory over Essequibo as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Development Team got off to a winning start in their GCB Senior inter-county four-day campaign yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

West Indies cricket’s hopeful new optimism was clear in the pictures on the pages of Friday’s press.

Guyana joined the rest of the world in observance of International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) Day yesterday, when volunteers gathered to clean up garbage along the seawall.

SURUC, Turkey (Reuters) – About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said yesterday, as Islamic State militants seized dozens of villages close to the border.

It’s avocado (pear) season and all around you can find them.

On the back of recent sublime form, Hamza Eastman continued his victorious ways yesterday.

Nereid International Yacht Rally Coordinator David Matelicani has begun negotiations with government toward building a marina and boatyard that would see significantly more yachts coming here.

KABUL (Reuters) – The rival candidates in Afghanistan’s messy election for a new president finally struck a power-sharing deal yesterday, aides said, after more than two months of tension over a vote in which each side accused the other of fraud.

Thirty-two teams will grace the respective fields for 1.8 million in cash prizes at five different venues during the upcoming Mayor’s Cup following the tournament’s organizing committee and the East Bank Demerara Football Association receiving approval from the Guyana Football Federation to stage the tournament.

The big news circulating in the international chess world is Fabiano Caruana’s riveting performances in the Sinquefield Cup, St Louis, USA.

Over 100 Patentia residents have visited the West Demerara Regional Hospital within the last month with symptoms of the chikungunya virus.

FREETOWN (Reuters) – A team burying Ebola victims was attacked in Sierra Leone’s capital yesterday, a member of parliament said, as a small group defied a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the worst outbreak of the disease on record.

Dear Editor, GWI wishes to respond to the letter titled ‘Unacceptable Service from GWI’ published in SN on Saturday, September 20.

One of the most striking events of the past two weeks was the demolition by fire of the Umana Yana in Georgetown on the afternoon of Tuesday September 9.

League leaders Pele FC will face off seventh positioned Northern Rangers when the second round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) first division league continues at the Guyana Defence Force ground today.

A man was tied up and placed in the trunk of his car and a woman he was with was raped, when three masked bandits held them at gunpoint aback of Amelia’s Ward Linden.

Momordica charantia commonly called Carilla, bitter melon or bitter gourd originated from the Indian sub-continent.

Hikers’ boys and GCC girls’ teams got their respective U-21 title defences off to the perfect start as they registered comprehensive wins when the Hikers Hockey Club fourth annual junior indoor tourney commenced on Friday.

Dear Editor, The following letter was sent to the Regional Chairman, Region 9 and copied to the Regional Vice-Chairman, Region 9; Head, Standing Committee on Works, Region 9 RDC; Deputy Regional Executive Officer, Region 9; Snr Supt of Works, Region 9; Chairman, Ireng-Sawariwau NDC, Lethem; PS, Ministry of Works, Georgetown; Chief Electrical Inspector, Ministry of Public Works, Georgetown; PS, Ministry of Local Government, Georgetown, more than two weeks ago, and there has been no response or sign of technical competence in even newer projects.

A 62-year-old man is now dead following an accident on the Queenstown Public Road on Friday last.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A high-profile imprisoned former Caracas police commissioner left jail yesterday after a judge allowed him to continue his 30-year sentence from home due to frail health, his family said.

These have been a strange two weeks in Guyana’s politics. On September 9, Leader of the Opposition David Granger wrote a letter to President Donald Ramotar reminding him that the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill passed by the National Assembly earlier this year required local government elections to be held on or before August 1, 2014.

(Trinidad Newsday) Five Guyanese who have been living for the past 19 months on a Nigerian oil and gas vessel docked in Trinidad waters, have vowed not to leave the ship unless they are paid US$215,000 in wages.

MOHALI, India, CMC – Experienced seamer Ravi Rampaul leaked 20 runs from the penultimate over of the innings as Barbados Tridents launched their Champions League Twenty20 campaign on a losing note, with a disappointing four-wicket defeat to Kings XI Punjab here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Turkish intelligence agents brought 46 hostages seized by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq back to Turkey yesterday after more than three months in captivity, in what President Tayyip Erdogan described as a covert rescue operation.

Dear Editor, Over the last few days, the Public Relations Unit of the city council has received numerous calls from various stakeholders on the event that occurred at City Hall, on Tuesday, September 16.