Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

President Donald Ramotar last evening met with the Guyanese community in Brooklyn, New York, where he updated them on the economic, social and political developments in Guyana.

(Jamaica Observer) THE National Commission on Reparations (NCR) says Jamaica would be due at least £2.3 trillion (approximately J$416.3 trillion) from any slavery reparations paid by Britain to the region.

Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), funded Guyana Leadership and Democracy Programme (LEAD), Glenn D.

President Donald Ramotar (right) shares a light moment with Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma during a meeting to discuss a range of issues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Khurshid Sattaur today said that a call by the Alliance For Change (AFC) for him to resign is malicious and borders on intimidation.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Former West Indies cricket captain Sir Richie Richardson has expressed an interest in the vacant position of head coach of the regional squad.

APNU supporters picketing in front the Region 6 RDC today demanding the hosting of Local Government Elections .

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Finance Larry Howai confirmed yesterday that Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (CLICO) is to be sold.

(Reuters) – Between 550,000 and 1.4 million people in West Africa could be infected with the Ebola virus by January 20, 2015, according to a study published today by researchers at the U.S.

Attorney at Law and APNU Shadow Minister for Public Infrastructure, Joseph Harmon has been appointed as the General Secretary for A Partnership for National Unity, a release from the coalition said today.

A high level team from the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is in Guyana conducting a one week Peer Review exercise aimed at, among other things, certifying that conflict diamonds are not being mixed with Guyana’s and exported.

(Trinidad Express) JURORS in the Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial yesterday heard how the Chaguanas businesswoman’s body was cut into pieces with an electric saw, placed in garbage bags and temporarily buried before being dug up and dumped out at sea.

An East Coast Demerara miner is now dead following an attack by two gunmen who severely battered and robbed him, along with two other workers, of gold and money at an Issano mining camp on Thursday.

A day after denying allegations of sexual molestation, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman yesterday secured an injunction barring his accuser from publishing any material relating to the allegations in the print or electronic media.

An early morning fire, said to be the result of arson, yesterday consumed a house at 201 Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, leaving one man dead, three people injured and five total homeless; a man has since been arrested and is in police custody.

An 18-year-old resident of Number 8 Village, West Coast Berbice is now dead after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving when he was stung by bees on Sunday.

The Agriculture Ministry will be mediating talks between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) today to end a strike by workers that shutdown the Skeldon factory and which is being blamed for the burning of just over 80 acres of cane.

The government has no plans to include any opposition members on the national delegation that will meet the Americas Regional Review Group (ARRG) next week as part of the review of the country’s progress on meeting international anti-money laundering standards.

The head table at the launch of the six-week state media training yesterday: from left, General Manager of the GNNL, Michael Gordon; CEO of the National Communications Network, Molly Hassan; Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Director of the Government Information Agency, Neaz Subhan, and Information Liaison, Office of the President, Kwame McCoy.(GINA

Crime Chief Leslie James says that while allegations of a policewoman being involved with a repeat criminal offender are of concern to him, one cannot be hasty in one’s conclusions but rather should await the outcome of an investigation.

By Jeff Trotman   Environmental Consultant Samuel Wright feels that enough money has been spent on drainage in Linden over the past ten to fifteen years for the town to have an efficient drainage system but the money has not been spent effectively.

A headless, badly-decomposed corpse believed to be that of a male was found in a drain at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara by men weeding grass yesterday afternoon.

Guyanese players dominated the Banks DIH Limited Guyana Classic International badminton tournament against their Suriname counterparts at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The state media is set to benefit from an Integrated Training Programme, which will see veterans of the media and other communications experts and consultants sharing their knowledge and skills over the next six weeks, GINA said.

Over 1,000 feet of road in Region Three have been resurfaced by the Ministry of Public Works.

A 16-year-old schoolboy is now hospitalised after he was stabbed and battered during an attack on Sunday night.

The various omissions and errors in the Revised Laws of Guyana need to be documented and made available alongside the revisions, according to the Head of the Bar Association, Ronald Burch-Smith.

President Donald Ramotar on Sunday told his supporters in Brooklyn, New York, that general and local government elections cannot be held simultaneously and once again issued a call for Opposition Leader David Granger to be clear on which of the polls he wants.

Twenty-one nurses and six paediatric care assistants are the latest healthcare workers to benefit from training through the Paediatric Nursing Programme as part of a continuing effort to ensure a better child health care system at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were each accused of being found with marijuana in the interior.

Two 16-year-old boys were yesterday charged and sent to the Juvenile Holding Centre at Sophia when they appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate’s Court.

Mohan Munilall, who had been previously jailed for assaulting his mother, yesterday found himself once more before a city court facing a charge that he wounded her during an assault with a bottle.

WR Reaz is a household name on the tube and on the radio, but he is also looking to make waves with the checkered flag on the race track.

Fourteen burial grounds in Region Two, including La Belle Alliance where the historic Damon’s Cross is erected, were recently cleared of overgrown vegetation under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) being implemented by the Housing and Water Ministry.

Three marine aids to navigation have been stolen from their places in the Essequibo River and two others vandalised, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said yesterday, adding that the cost of the aids was approximately $7 million.

Faced with four charges, including possession of narcotics and assaulting a police officer, a young man was yesterday sentenced to prison for three years.

Guyanese now have the opportunity to tackle suicide head-on with the launching of a suicide prevention skills training programme.

A murder charge will be brought against the man suspected to have fatally stabbed his girlfriend Rajkumarie Persaud, at their Hague home on Sunday.

Two persons have been arrested by police after a mobile patrol found eight pounds of cannabis in the vehicle they were travelling in at East Canje.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decorated Iraq war veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and had been arrested in July with a sniper rifle and a map on which the executive mansion was marked, a federal prosecutor said yesterday.

After he pleaded not guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding, a 35-year-old miner was yesterday granted bail when he appeared at the Charity Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, Your leader yesterday (‘More information needed on deforestation’) relates to something that struck me recently, even though the subject of forestry is one I have not read or thought very deeply on these last eleven years.

The ‘Sport of Kings’ returns to the Corentyne on Sunday with a grand eight-race meet at the Alness Turf Club.

ST GEORGE’S, (Grenada Sports) – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell wants Caribbean countries to maximise the use of their sporting talents in the furtherance of regional unity.

A cook, who is accused of trafficking marijuana, is claiming the drug was planted in her luggage unbeknownst to her, a court heard yesterday.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) head Coach Garvin `Tibbsy’ Nedd will stage his `Birthday Bash’ cricket competition on Sunday at the DCC ground starting at 10:00hrs.

Dear Editor, Observers and academics have written about the effects of corruption.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Two years is a long time to spend in the international freezer, so paceman Ben Hilfenhaus is keen to stake his claim on the sun-baked pitches of the Middle East when Australia take on Pakistan in a test series next month.

(Reuters) – Three-times U.S. 200 metres champion Wallace Spearmon Jr. has been suspended for three months after testing positive for a banned substance, the U.S.

Dear Editor, The month of September is designated Amerindian Heritage Month.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – West Indies Women’s performance in the just concluded four-match One-Day International series against New Zealand Women, has come in for high praise from their head coach Sherwin Campbell.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and partner nations are carrying out the first air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said yesterday, in ongoing operations that mark the opening of a new, far more complicated front in a battle against the militants.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo failed with the bat but picked up two wickets as his Chennai Super Kings brandished the batting might, to beat Dolphins by 54 runs in the Champions League Twenty20 here yesterday.

Dear Editor, We are not at all amused by accusations of racism levelled against the Mayor and Councillors, by Ms Carol Sooba, and the allegation of gender bias on the part of the Mayor by the WPO, as reported in some sections of the local media.

This year’s highly anticipated three-day Inter Services Athletics Championship commonly referred to as the ‘Joint Services Championship’ is set to run off on October 14.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters were arrested yesterday during a demonstration in New York City to denounce what organizers say is Wall Street’s contribution to climate change.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Injured Australia captain Michael Clarke will arrive in the United Arab Emirates five days ahead of the rest of the test squad as he races to be fit for the two-match series against Pakistan.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – CSKA Moscow are poised to introduce banning orders and take legal action against violent fans to stop their behaviour at Champions League matches “pushing us over the edge”, general director Roman Babaev told Reuters.

Dear Editor, I am not making any claims to being an expert on politics; however it remains obvious to the working class that we workers have not received proper leadership from our elected representatives, who frequently appear more interested in attributing blame for past injustices and acts of indiscretion than they are in solving the rampant gender violence and abject poverty within our country.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) but the organisers pulled off a coup yesterday by naming Swiss maestro Roger Federer as replacement for the injured Spaniard.

(Reuters) – The owner of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens apologized yesterday for not demanding the graphic video of former star running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee, saying it “never crossed my mind” and he was “deeply sorry.”

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Qatar remained adamant it would host the 2022 soccer World Cup despite a FIFA Executive Committee member suggesting yesterday that the tournament would have to move because of scorching temperatures.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will free 14 Cuban migrants rescued by its navy this month and will give them permanent residency, a Mexican immigration official said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a response to my letter written by Mark DaCosta captioned, ‘Calling for national unity while rejecting the representatives of the majority of Guyanese…’ (SN, September 20).

PARIS, (Reuters) – The Czech Olympic Committee has cleared Tinkoff-Saxo rider Roman Kreuziger of any violation of anti-doping regulations, the cycling team said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Two recent stories involving AFC headmen caught my attention.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Mexican cartels are working from within Colombia to traffic cocaine and taking a more active role in production of illegal drugs, Colombia’s anti-narcotics director said yesterday.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A scuffle broke out in Hong Kong today as students took their pro-democracy protest to government headquarters and called on the city’s chief executive to honour his election promise of listening to the people.

Another controversy has erupted in relation to the design and construction of the Specialty Hospital at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Many of us have been concerned about the criminalization of protest in Guyana, in particular African Guyanese protest.

HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban state-owned pharmaceutical and chemical company Labiofam plans to build a complex in Bolivia that would help the South American country meet 100 per cent of its demand for basic medicine, the company said yesterday.

In just over a week’s time GuyExpo would have come and gone without us being any closer to being able to identify in specific and concrete terms just what particular benefits the event has brought to the country.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – The United States and several Gulf Arab allies launched air and missile strikes on Islamic State strongholds in Syria today, U.S.

Guyana joined the rest of the world yesterday in observing International Day of Peace with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, urging Guyanese to appreciate the fact that they are living in a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society where fundamental human rights are constitutionally enshrined.