Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 30, 2014

(Reuters) – US health officials said today the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country, in a new sign of how the outbreak ravaging West Africa can spread globally.

For five years Trevette (not her real name) struggled with thoughts of suicide, while locked away in her bedroom for most of the afternoons and nights of her teenage life.

A fatal accident on the Anna Catherina Public Road sent a young biker to an early grave on Sunday, but an eyewitness is convinced that a little less inaction from both bystanders and police could have saved the man’s life.

Three civil society organisations working to eliminate gender-based violence received grants totalling US$600,000 last evening from the US Embassy to expand their efforts and to meaningfully assist victims.

Visitors to the National Museum can now access its database and gather information about its collections and artifacts using modern touchscreen technology.

In what it is hoped will be an annual event, the Safe Neighbourhood Council (SNC) of Angoy’s Avenue for the second consecutive year collaborated with the police ranks of ‘B’ Division to honour the top three National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) performers in the community.

Days after load shedding exercises were initially scheduled to conclude, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) has once more extended the exercises.

After he allegedly assaulted his wife, a fisherman from Westbury, Essequibo Coast was yesterday granted bail at the Charity Magistrate’s Court.

Armed bandits yesterday carted off millions of dollars in cash and gold after robbing a Mahdia businessman.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Umpires in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 have reported West Indies mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine for having a suspected illegal action.

A gold miner was yesterday charged with throwing faeces on police ranks while in custody at Lethem and he told a city magistrate that he did it because the lawmen were beating him.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle believes he will overcome injury in time for the three-Test series in India which starts next month.

Guyana’s premier thoroughbred, Score’s Even was the odds on favourite to win Sunday’s feature A1 and Lower eight furlongs event at the Alness Turf Club.

A new outreach programme aimed at promoting development through the art forms was on Saturday launched on the streets of Georgetown with a flash mob by members of the Dominion Dance Company.

Sparta Boss won the inaugural Nebula Promotions Ballers at the Beach football tournament defeating Back Circle 4-2 Sunday at the Selena Beach Resort.

SEVERAL e-mails have drawn my embarrassed attention to my inadvertent omission of Sonny Ramadhin on the list of living West Indies Test cricketers over the age of 80.

A woman was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace after facing a charge that she assaulted her boyfriend’s mother.

“Use a bin! Action and not words, against littering” was the slogan chanted by the young environmentalists who recently participated in the people’s climate march in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Home sides Buxton Stars and Buxton United suffered mixed fortunes when the East Coast Football Association (ECFA) Stag Beer division one league continued on Sunday at the Buxton Community ground.

Following a series of activities across Guyana in observance of Child Protection Week, the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) plans to ramp up its education efforts in rural areas.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful will be eligible to return to competitive cricket in 2016 after an appeal panel yesterday reduced an eight year ban for match-fixing to five years with two suspended.

Dear Editor, The Revolutionaries Party under the leadership of Glenfield Dennison has noted several developments in the University of Guyana Students’ Society elections process that are of grave concern.

Former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge has sounded an alarm over the country’s apparent shortage of the skills needed for the effective functioning of the recently established Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine carried his tournament tally of wickets to 11 as Kolkata Knight Riders finished their group phase of the Champions League Twenty20 unbeaten, with an easy 36-run win over Dolphins here yesterday.

The buyer of a vehicle from a popular auto dealer is frustrated that 18 months after the purchase she is stuck with a defective vehicle and the Consumer Affairs Commission is operating slothfully in helping her get her more than $4M refund.

Dear Editor, I refer to my column headlined, ‘There is a powerful Amerindian presence in Guyanese culture’ which appeared in ‘Arts on Sunday’ in the Sunday Stabroek, September 28, 2014.

A soldier was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after denying causing the death of a fellow serviceman through dangerous driving.

MOHALI, India, CMC – Jonathan Carter says he will be targeting another big score in Barbados Tridents’ final game of the Champions League Twenty20 today, as he looks to get his hand on the Golden Bat.

Dear Editor, The struggle for women’s and children’s rights began in the late 1940s in the then British Guiana.

An excellent bowling display by Raj Nanan, who claimed eight wickets in Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) second innings, helped orchestrate a comprehensive 10-wicket victory for Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by 1:30 p.m

Although emphasising the need for cohesion and national unity, PPP General Secretary yesterday skirted questions about how the party would be working with the other two parliamentary forces, APNU and the AFC, to advance unity on the political front.

Dear Editor, Former House Speaker, Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s most recent column, ‘Ramotar holds the pen of history in his hand’ (SN, September 28), continues to reflect the mind of a man who apparently still believes in miracles; one of which is that President Donald Ramotar, despite his appearance of ineptitude and indifference, has an ace up his sleeve that will, sooner rather than later, overturn the apple cart or derail the gravy train being run via remote control by Mr Jagdeo.

National senior players Mark Sargeant, Andrew Stewart and Aroydy Branford are among 32 U19 players shortlisted by the Guyana Hockey Board to begin preparation for the 2016 Junior Pan American Cup in Toronto, Canada.

A 42-year-old gold miner is now a guest of the state after he was found guilty of having narcotics in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Former Guyana Chronicle reporter Mark Bradford appeared in a city court yesterday, charged with fraudulently converting over $500,000 meant to pay expenses for an event last year.

Dear Editor, Sunday evening last, September 21, I happened upon an interesting conversation moderated by Carolyn Walcott.

GENEVA (Reuters) – The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010, far faster than previously thought, the World Wildlife Fund said today.

Assistant Coach of the Guyana Cricket Board Developmental XI, Julian Moore says he is pleased with the progress of the youngsters throughout the ongoing GCB senior Inter-County competitions while citing Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s possible inclusion into the side for the final round which begins today, as a huge plus.

Dear Editor, This is more ‘eyepass’ from Baishanlin, which has built a 130-kilometre road without following proper government protocol.

BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – US warplanes attacked Islamic State targets in Syria overnight, in raids that a group monitoring the war said killed civilians as well as jihadist fighters.

Dear Editor, On the night of Friday September 26 around 21: 45 hours, I viewed a mathematics programme presented by the Guyana Learning Channel relating to the conversion of base ten numbers to base two.

MIAMI (Reuters) – The Spanish head of a transatlantic cocaine-smuggling ring dubbed “Los Miami” was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 150 years in prison on charges of laundering more than $14 million through waterfront condos and exotic sports cars.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) XI openers Trevon Griffith and Brian Sattaur helped their side inflict an 88-run mauling over the Rest XI Sunday evening in Coach Garvin Nedd’s T20 birthday exhibition match played under lights at the DCC ground.

Winning is what all competitors train for. Winning fuels athletes to excel and encourages them to remain competing.

Jamaica will be able to export mangoes to the US come January.

A businessman yesterday found himself accused of forging a Republic Bank cheque worth over $4 million to obtain office stationery after being held in a police sting operation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire during a protest on the Ethiopian Embassy grounds yesterday, according to a video of the incident, but no injuries were reported.

By Jeff Trotman The inaugural T20 hardball cricket competition of the Upper Demerara Cricket Association (UDCA) begins on Saturday with one match at the Christianburg Community Centre Ground.

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A little-known Canadian federal agency helped put in place C$215.7 million ($194 million) worth of deals for firms in Cuba over a four-year period, including some for Cy Tokmakjian, the businessman jailed for corruption in Havana last week.

NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has issued an arrest warrant for the parliament speaker, a leading opposition figure who fled the country after being sought for questioning on suspicion of involvement in a baby-trafficking ring, judicial sources said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wish to publicly acknowledge the presence of the Prime Minister of Guyana, Mr Samuel Hinds, who paid me a surprise visit yesterday at my home in Cumberland, East Canje.

A multi-million dollar Mediation Centre was commissioned on Friday in the compound of the High Court in Berbice and when it becomes operational in a few days time, Berbicians will have the option of seeking a certified mediator to resolve conflicts rather than having their case tried in court.

Dear Editor, On Monday, 22nd last I attended a celebration of International Peace Day organised by the United Nations Association of Guyana (UNAG) in the car park of the UNDP office on Brickdam, Georgetown, which was attended by the Prime Minister and acting President, Samuel Hinds.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man who breached security at the White House this month raced through several rooms on the main floor, penetrating farther into the building than previously disclosed, a Republican congressman said yesterday.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) on Saturday reduced to 23 the number of players to continue preparation with a view towards making the Guyana team to participate at next month’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games billed for November 15-23 in Vera Cruz, Mexico.

After school had reassembled for the start of the new academic year barely three weeks ago, small groups of children could still be seen roaming some streets in the middle of the morning.

Dear Editor, For people surviving under oppression, an understanding of the source of political power is essential to winning their freedom.

Another high rise going up in the city. This one is transforming the landscape along Hadfield Street between Lombard and High streets.

International women rights activist Eve Ensler, well known for her play The Vagina Monologues, is in Guyana as she continues her work in helping grassroots women to take control in addressing the issues that most affect them.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina is in contempt of court, a US judge ruled yesterday, the latest step in a years-old case brought by the US hedge funds over defaulted debt.

Politikles

The Guyana Government’s developmental agenda was laid out by President Donald Ramotar when he met members of the Guyanese diaspora in Los Angeles, California, USA over the weekend, GINA said.

The Guyana Government’s developmental agenda was detailed by President Donald Ramotar when he met members of the Guyanese diaspora in Los Angeles, California, USA over the weekend, GINA said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday presented the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) with a mini-bus to assist in its transportation needs.

Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday called on workers of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to recommit to providing services of an impeccable standard to the people whom they serve.

(Trinidad Express) HYDERABAD Umpires in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 have reported West Indies mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine for having a suspected illegal action.