Daily Archive: Friday, October 3, 2014

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India today affirmed the importance they attached to diplomatic cooperation as a new Indian envoy was accredited to CARICOM.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video today that purported to show the beheading of a man it identified as British citizen Alan Henning.

Residents of Ituni, Region Ten collecting their laptops from staffers of the OLPF programme on Tuesday.

A staffer from the One Laptop Per Family delivering a laptop to a pensioner who was unable to visit the distribution site at Ituni on Tuesday.

In the aftermath of the exit of TravelSpan from the Guyana market, Works Minister Robeson Benn has played up the airlift capacity into Guyana.

Guyana Revenue Authority Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur today said the he was concerned by alleged accessing by Kaieteur News of confidential information and will call in the police to investigate.

APNU today called on President Donald Ramotar to demonstrate leadership and uphold the people’s right to local government elections.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- West Indies crashed to an embarrassing nine wicket defeat against India A in their opening tour match played at Brabourne Stadium here today A half century from Marlon Samuels saved the visitors some embarrassment but they crumbled against the Indian spinners and were bowled out for 148 in 38.1 overs after winning the toss and deciding to bat.

(Jamaica Observer) A 14-year-old St Jago High School student died at the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday from what his father said were complications triggered by the chikungunya virus.

At about 1830h. yesterday, police say that four men one of whom was armed with a shotgun and another with a handgun, held up Rudolph Ashby, 31 years, of Aruka River, NWD and robbed him of $4M at Baramani River, North West District (NWD).

(Barbados Nation) The number of Barbadians coming down with chikungunya is rising rapidly as Government confirms 40 people have been infected while another 130 cases are “under investigation”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Lindsay Lohan kept an opening night audience hanging on her every word, in part to see if she’d forget any, as she made her stage debut on Thursday night in a West End revival of “Speed-the-Plow”, David Mamet’s scathing satire of Hollywood.

(Trinidad Express) A National Ebola Response Unit will be included at the Caura Hospital to provide treatment to people who may contract the Ebola virus.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, was discharged earlier today from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) after a medical assessment, a release from the Office of the President said.

Armed with information about the natural resources of the area, north Rupununi communities are calling on government to support a project to continue monitoring their communities’ resources and tackle the “clear and present danger” from encroaching threats such as logging and mining.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday revealed that the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed the Guyana Police Force to broaden the investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman in Mahdia late last month.

Engineers have asked vendors at the Stabroek Market Wharf to relocate themselves because of the dire and dangerous state of the structure, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase–Green said yesterday at a press briefing in City Hall.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration (NPTAB) was yesterday instructed to issue memos to government ministries to ensure they abide by the law and inform both successful and unsuccessful bidders of the award of contracts.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine has been banned from bowling in the finals of the Champions League T20 tournament tomorrow.

GuyExpo 2014 was officially launched last evening with a call by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Irfaan Ali for bold decision-making in the face of risks to drive major transformation in the country.

A composed unbeaten 90 by Rajendra Chandrika and Amir Khan’s five-wicket haul led Demerara to a comfortable win in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 2014 senior-inter county four-day campaign yesterday.

Umami sauces and seasonings debuted at GuyExpo yesterday drawing attention with a huge display in the ‘Guyana Supermarket’ section.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s first innings ton was not enough for the GCB Developmental XI to discourage Berbice skipper Narsingh Deonarine who replied with an unbeaten half-century, taking the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 4-day inter-county tournament into day four.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG, which will see the CIOG receiving $3 million a year for various programmes.

A model of the ‘New Life Scheme’ on display at the Baishanlin booth at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indian cricketers played key roles as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets to advance to the finals of the Champions League T20 tournament yesterday.

The Women’s Agro-Processors Development Network (WADNET) is made up of women agro-processing groups that are all based in rural communities within Guyana.

Locally produced, handmade items that were on display at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo roared to a powerful half century as Chennai Super Kings brushed aside King X1 Punjab by 65 runs in the second semi-final of the Champions League T20 tournament at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium yesterday.

JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Guyanese fast bowler Subrina Munroe has been recalled to the West Indies Women’s squad for a tour of Australia starting later this month.

A Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project Town Hall-style meeting, aimed at edifying the populace about the local government system, saw only eight persons show up to participate.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator called yesterday for an investigative report into bidding for soccer’s 2018 and 2022 World Cups to be made public, adding to a growing chorus from inside and outside FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, for its release.

The Guyana Central Arya Samaj on Sunday elected a new executive committee at its biannual general meeting held at its headquarters in Prashad Nagar.

Flour Power! Someone purchasing a product from NAMILCO at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Guyana’s best riders will illuminate the National Park circuit at 19:00hrs tonight with the first of a series of night races.

A customer making a purchase at the Women’s Agro-Processors Development Network (WADNET) booth at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

One of the tables being exhibited by the Guyana Forestry Commission last evening at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Sport, an agency formed to explore commercial opportunities provided by sports tourism, was launched on Wednesday at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston.

Dear Editor, I have managed to hold my peace ever since Friday July 25, 2014 on which day there appeared at page 8 of the Guyana Chronicle, a Gina feature entitled ‘The Deeds Registry – and the Act to make it work.’

A baker accused of being found with over 15 grammes of cannabis in the crotch of his pants was yesterday remanded to prison, while a man who lives with him was fined and ordered to do community service after admitting to having a smaller quantity of the drug.

A customer checking out a bottle of “Grand Maa Bitters” at the Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine Guyana booth at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne) 

Dear Editor, There have been several recent very alarming reported statements in the media by senior ranks in the Guyana Police Force regarding rape, including by Commander of F Division Courtney Ramsay (Stabroek News, Sept 29), and Commander of G Division Kevin Adonis (Guyana Times, October 2).

An accused robber, who the police say held his victim at knife-point and stabbed him in the neck before relieving him of a gold chain, was yesterday remanded to prison.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – There are no plans to boycott next year’s Women’s World Cup but players will proceed with a gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA if forced to play on artificial turf, one of the complainants said yesterday.

Dear Editor, An interesting letter from Mr Cedric L Joseph enjoined us to approach the Reparations issue from a legalistic and jurisprudential point of view and to avoid the emotionalism on which some seek to set afloat the case.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge found boxing promoter Don King liable for breach of contract over an April 25 World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship bout that was canceled after one of his fighters, challenger Guillermo Jones, failed a drug test.

Expressing concern about the growing numbers of chikungunya, Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green yesterday called on all Guyanese to take responsibility and clean their drains.

Some of the locally made traditional medicines displayed by the Auyurvedic Herbal Medicine Guyana at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Cassava bread and coconut oil all made in Guyana by the Women’s Agro-Processors Development Network on display at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Dear Editor, Following a meeting between AFC and APNU officials on Oct 1, the AFC announced that APNU had reiterated its commitment to supporting the AFC’s no-confidence (NC) motion.

(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy suffered a Ryder Cup hangover as he struggled to an opening round of 73 in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship yesterday.

SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – A typhoon off the coast of Japan could threaten the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix scheduled to take place at the Suzuka circuit this Sunday, the sport’s official weather forecaster warned on Thursday.

Some of the creations done by graduates of Burrowes School of Art at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Dear Editor, That America’s health authorities have confirmed that they have diagnosed the first patient with ebola in the United States of America, really demonstrates the interconnectedness of our world – the global village.

SURUC, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament authorised the government yesterday to order military action against Islamic State as the insurgents tightened their grip on a Syrian border town, sending thousands more Kurdish refugees into Turkey.

Although the Guyana Health Care Education Institute “failed abysmally” to meet the standards for registration, the National Accreditation Council’s failure to follow the proper procedure resulted in the overturning of the decision not to renew the registration.

Two visitors to GuyExpo buying their ‘Gun-oil’ (boiled corn in coconut broth) at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Dear Editor, A brief comment on A A Fenty’s ‘Bharrat Who?

CARACAS (Reuters) – Robert Serra, a young “Chavista” ruling party lawmaker, died after being stabbed in his home in Caracas late Wednesday in an “intentional homicide,” government officials said, in Venezuela’s latest high-profile violent crime.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to rally frustrated Latinos yesterday with a firm promise to keep fighting for immigration reform and a renewed pledge to take executive action this year to reduce deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Third-positioned side Sunburst Camptown overcame cellar occupants Beacons FC by a 5-2 margin when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) senior division one league recommenced at the Tucville Community ground on Wednesday.

A section of the crowd in the Main Auditorium at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne) 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States yesterday partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help it improve maritime security, a historic move that comes nearly 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

Dear Editor, The media footage given to the Town Clerk (acting); Treasurer (errant); Public Relations Officer (verbose, rightfully so); the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown (stressed out, as they should be) in that order, may appear to some to be a matter of amusement, to others consternation, and yet others symptomatic of a malodorous environment of governance, local and instant; none recognising the brew of intemperance respective acts and actions will concoct.

(Trinidad Guardian) Four policemen attached to the Northern Division hid from media cameras after they appeared before a Port-of-Spain magistrate yesterday charged with misbehaviour in public office.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- One of the region’s leading women cricketers, Shanel Daley, has described her climb on the ICC Women’s one-day international all-rounder rankings as among her best accomplishments in the sport.

A four-poster bed manufactured by Guy America Furniture on display at GuyExpo which opened last evening at the Sophia Exhibition Complex (Photo by Arian Browne)

Dear Editor, It is with much interest that I have read the list of ten players who will be contracted by the GCB for the upcoming regional franchise tournament.

DALLAS (Reuters) – Four people close to the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States were quarantined in a Dallas apartment where sheets and other items used by the man were sealed in plastic bags as health officials widened their search for others who had direct or indirect contact with him.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro has dispatched the first group of 165 Cuban doctors and nurses to West Africa to help combat an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, official media reported yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC- Indian batsman Rohit Sharma will miss the limited overs leg of the home series against West Indies starting next week due to multiple injuries.

Politikles

Yesterday, Dr Radovan Karadzic, 69, the former leader of Republika Srpska, the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Hercegovina, was scheduled to have wound up his closing argument in his trial at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

There is opposition to the way the village is being run under his tenure, with some residents claiming that there is a lack of accountability and that issues are not being addressed.

The Mahaica River pedestrian bridge

As mentioned in a previous column, healthy eating is crucial to our well-being.

(Reuters) – Japan and South Korea are continuing to test the US wheat they buy to make sure the grain is not contaminated with an experimental version developed by Monsanto Co, but could soon stop the practice, the head of a US wheat association said yesterday.

– Local government? Community management? How?Because of this weekend’s Trade Exposition and Fair – GuyExpo – and because I have been reading a few letters-to-editors describing the PPP and its ministers in rather harsh language, I’ve chosen to mention, with some emphasis one rather publicly-vibrant one: Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

TOKYO (Reuters) – With a telegenic presence, powerful ruling party mentors and a talent for avoiding making political enemies, Japan’s new trade and industry minister, Yuko Obuchi, may have what it takes to become the country’s first female prime minister.

A plumber is now behind bars after choking his former partner during a row on a city street.

Dear Editor, Change is constant. Usually attempts to stop change are futile though they may delay the inevitable.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC Police here have launched a hunt for two men accused of robbing former national football coach, Bertille St Claire at his home in Tobago on Tuesday night.

PARIS (Reuters) – France called on Israel yesterday to drop plans for new settlements in East Jerusalem, joining the United States and Berlin in criticism of the move.