Daily Archive: Saturday, September 27, 2014

Protesters against the PPP/C at a public reception today in Richmond Hill at the Fairfield Pavilion.

Supporters of the PPP/C government at a public reception in Richmond Hill, New York today at the Fairfield Pavilion.

Whilst the charismatic 23-year-old Norwegian chess grandmaster and world champion Magnus Carlsen was competing in the USA’s Sinquefield Cup two weeks ago, India’s Vishy Anand was winning the Bilbao Masters Final simultaneously on the other side of the world, in Spain.

From Wednesday, passports can now be uplifted from various parts of the country, the police announced today.

At about 1905h last night, police say that Calvin Dover, 25 years, of 14 Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was found with a 9MM pistol and eleven rounds of 9MM ammunition.

At about 0900h yesterday, police say the decomposed body of Leutte Glen, 32 years, of 151 Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast was found floating in the Puruni River.

At about 1430h. yesterday, police say that Harry Persaud, 34 years, of 139 Tuschen, EBE, was in a motor vehicle along with a friend on the Eccles Old Road, EBD, when they were attached by two men on a motor cycle armed with firearms.

VALLES DEL TUY, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela announced on Friday the “temporary” takeover of two plants belonging to U.S.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Artur Mas, signed a decree today calling an independence referendum on Nov.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman yesterday said that he was not prepared to resign in the face of recent allegations of sexual abuse, while his party accused Attorney General Anil Nandlall of involvement in directing his accuser to attorney Jaya Manickchand.

President Donald Ramotar (centre) and Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh (left) with Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr Rajendra Pachauri during an encounter on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Sharon Fraser, the mother of the teen who was shot dead by a policeman in 2010, is distressed at the outcome of the trial, while noting that from the evidence presented to the court the policeman should have been found guilty at least of manslaughter.

Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds (third from left), Region Nine Chairman, Wilson Laurentino and toshao Musa Xavier among Region Nine residents at yesterday’s Amerindian heritage celebrations in St Ignatius.

Women demonstrating how to make cassava bread at the Amerindian heritage celebrations in St Ignatius yesterday.

The staff at the New Opportunity Corp (NOC) are believed to have colluded to stonewall the police investigation into sexual and physical abuse claims by former residents of the institution.

A two-boat collision in the Mazaruni River followed by an ensuing fire has left a Brazilian woman dead.

Main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday accused government of using state-funded projects to campaign for votes in anticipation of upcoming elections—a charge that was later dismissed by Junior Minister of Finance Juan Edghill.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, was among scores of Region Nine residents gathered yesterday at the St.

Bandits yesterday attacked and robbed a Dundee, Mahaicony businessman and escaped with over $6M in jewellery and cash.

After weeks of criticism, Registrar General Greta McDonald has said that the General Register Office (GRO) did supply the confirmation of the death of late former president Arthur Chung to the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) in the month following his passing in June 2008, although he remains listed on this year’s preliminary list of electors (PLE).

Following the scheduling of recent blackouts, the power supply to Demerara and Berbice is expected to be normalised after the installation of a replacement component for the turbocharger of a Guyana Power Light Inc (GPL) diesel generator at Kingston on Thursday night.

    Above Johnson, third from right, shares the moment with some of his contemporaries from left, Joshua Wade, Elon Fernandes, Trevon Griffith, Christopher Barnwell, Robin Bacchus, Delon Fernandes and Vishal Singh.

Commuters travelling the Georgetown to Mahaica (Route 44) route by minibus will have to pay slight increases in fares after operators managed to make a case for hikes during recent talks with the Ministry of Commerce.

President Donald Ramotar said it is imperative that the international community examine the issue of intellectual property rights and the cost of textbooks which remain a challenge for developing countries.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, was among scores of Region Nine residents at the St.

Automated voting machines (AVMs) will be introduced at the University of Guyana’s Student Council (UGSS) elections this year in an effort to boost student confidence in the electoral process.

Two men were yesterday each fined $60,000 after they both admitted to impersonating others to apply for passports.

(Trinidad Express) FOUR POLICE officers alle­gedly involved in robbing a Chinese couple of half a million dollars at their Bon Air, Arouca, home about two weeks ago were taken into police custody yesterday morning.

Telephone and data services along the East Bank of Demerara were early on Thursday morning disrupted as a result of vandalism and the theft of two spans of fibre optic cable, measuring more than 400 feet, at Agricola, East bank Demerara.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday remanded a taxi driver charged with having a large quantity of cannabis in his possession.

  A collision between a Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) vessel MV Sandaka and a privately-owned passenger boat Akeela on Thursday afternoon is currently being probed by maritime authorities.

MOHALI, India, CMC – Jonathan Carter’s brilliant, unbeaten hundred was in vain as critical errors in the field proved Barbados Tridents undoing, as they went down to Cape Cobras in a nerve-wracking Super Over in the Champions League Twenty20 here yesterday.

Amir Khan’s ton and Paul Wintz’s four wickets overshadowed Kemo Paul’s half-century as Demerara whipped the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Developmental XI by an innings and 15 runs with one day to spare as the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) four-day Inter-County tournament concluded yesterday at the Everest ground.

Distance athletes get ready, the fourth running of the annual Courts (Unicomer Guyana Inc.)10km

Repair work on one mile of road between miles four and five at Bartica/Issano has been completed, according to the Public Works Ministry.

A secondary school tapeball competition sponsored by Trophy Stall Limited will bowl off this morning at the National Cultural Centre tarmac.

It was in 2007 that Marlon Webster blazed through the competition to take the local soca title with an energetic, creative and impulsive performance of his song, “Give me it!”

Students writing literature under the 2015 to 2017 CSEC literature syllabus will have the assistance of a study guide to Wole Soyinka’s play The Lion and the Jewel, which was handed over to the Ministry of Education by Dr Joyce Jonas yesterday, at Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (GT&T) boardroom.

Wind Jammer Hotel and Industrial Supplies Limited teamed up yesterday and threw their weight behind reigning Mr.

Pardon me for being repetitive, but with the recently concluded graduation of artists across their respective fields under the newly formed Institute of Creative Arts; and the National Drama Festival’s first set of plays to be staged in less than a month, I feel it is my duty to return to arts and its place in our future.

Sweden has bestowed its second highest national award, the Commander of the Polar Star, on Banks DIH Chairman Clifford Reis, in recognition of his service as Guyana’s honorary consul to that nation, even as another Banks executive, Shabbir Hussain, was formally presented with his instrument to serve as Guyana’s new envoy to that country.

National cyclist, Alanzo Greaves will celebrate his birth anniversary by doing what he does best.

Botofago and Eagles United recorded wins over Vasco FC and Net-Rockers respectively when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) GFF National Premier League play-off qualifiers commenced at the Mackenzie Sports Club on Wednesday.

Laparkan Trading Company Limited yesterday launched Its “GTPAK WIN A TV” promotion for the holiday seasons.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron says the search for a new men’s team coach will be done with the greatest of prudence, and he does not expect a replacement to be named before the New Year.

Speed demons from Guyana, Trinidad and Suriname will push their start buttons tomorrow as their high velocity machines line up for the GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ meet at the South Dakota Circuit.

Hi Everyone, Welcome to part 3 of a 4-part series about a gathering of Tastes Like Home friends who met for the first time in July this year.

Ramesh Sunich, Managing Director and Proprietor of Trophy Stall Limited And current Vice President of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) is sponsoring today’s golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Scotiabank Guyana has relaunched its Gold MasterCard which boasts higher cash back on purchases and other rewards for both its current and new cardholders.

(Trinidad Express) – At least 50 Trinidadians have flown to Syria to join the terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) within the last several months.

Dear Editor, The Berbice Cricket Board has recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, even though, like all other boards of its kind it began as one of control.

Dear Editor, This is in reference to Mike Persaud’s ‘Local government and general elections should be held at the same time’ (SN, Sept 25).

The Security Cooperation Office of the US Embassy presented a communications package to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at a brief ceremony held last week Thursday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Out-of-form batsman Kirk Edwards has been given the opportunity to rehabilitate his form after being named in a 14-man West Indies A squad to tour Sri Lanka next month.

NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his maiden visit to the United States as India’s leader yesterday, facing an unwelcome reminder of his once-strained relations with his host nation: a lawsuit alleging he failed to stop anti-Muslim rioting in 2002.

More than 400 booths will be on display when GuyExpo opens next week at the Sophia Exhibition Centre.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will send nearly 300 more doctors and nurses to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus, raising to 461 the number of its medical professionals joining world efforts to contain an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people.

Seemingly on a world tour, Sonia Noel’s First Resort has now made an appearance in Belize, following an invitation from that country’s National Institute of Culture and History.

KARACA Turkey/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria’s border with Turkey yesterday despite US-led air strikes aimed at defeating the militants in both Syria and Iraq, in a coalition which has now drawn widespread European support.

Well-known Argentine guitarist Néstor Basurto is due to visit Guyana, where he will conduct workshops and seminars for local music students.

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – The president of Spain’s Catalonia region signed a decree yesterday calling for a referendum on independence to be held on on Nov 9, putting the local government on a collision course with Madrid, which says such a vote is illegal.

Dear Editor, We recall that in 2013, opposition leaders had raised questions about two companies, Surendra Engineering (SE) and the DY Patil Group (DYP).

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world Beth Cardier, a fiction writer, holds a PhD in narrative structure from the University of Melbourne.

Coordinator of the Mr Guyana International Pageant, Paul Burnette believes that there has been a morale decline in men over the years from their involvement in various crimes, including domestic disturbances, abuse and violence against women.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Latin American and European countries united yesterday to push a resolution on ending violence against homosexuals through the United Nations Human Rights Council, despite strong opposition from Islamic and African states.

A few months ago I wrote to you telling you about my trip to Trinidad and Tobago for the purpose of reviewing a fashion retail market entitled Racked TT.

Public service technical officers yesterday completed a five-day course in monitoring and evaluation and were charged to use learned concepts to ensure the better functioning of the various ministries in which they work.

Dear Editor, How correct is Dr David Hinds that “some people have no shame” as written in the SN of September 20 (‘Nothing to do with ethnic fairness’)?

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Michelle Bachelet of Chile enacted new environmental tax legislation yesterday making the country the first in South America to tax carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

When we first spoke to Andrew ‘Drew Thoven’ King in March, he had referred to his vision for music in Guyana and he has now taken a step closer to fulfilling it with his record label company, Kindred Republic.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – After watching The Equalizer, moviegoers might never see the friendly guy at the home improvement store who picks out their tools and plywood in the same way.

The glut of recent stories whose prominence was due to footage that could be easily shared by online communities shows the growing influence of social media on how we gather and respond to the news.

Staff Members of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat and representatives of GOPA Worldwide Consultants on Thursday participated in an interactive briefing session on a new project that is aimed at boosting the capacity of National Statistics Offices (NSOs).

Dear Editor, The National Federation of Disabled Persons held a seminar on human trafficking on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Garden Room, Jamoon Drive, Meadow Brook.

LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has arrested two loggers suspected of murdering four indigenous environmental activists to keep them from opposing timber extraction on native lands near the border with Brazil, a prosecutor said yesterday.