Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The La Penitence Market was not spared from yesterday’s floodwaters

With shoes in hand, this schoolgirl makes her way from afternoon classes through an alley in Albouystown

A vendor of the La Penitence Market hurriedly packs away items after water suddenly surged into the market yesterday afternoon

Business as usual: This vendor of the La Penitence Market did not let the floodwater dissuade her; she simply rolled up her pants and continued to serve her customers yesterday

Proceed with caution: This young man was snapped along James Street as he carefully sought the bridge to the shop

Days after he cleaned out his home from floodwaters, this man is back at it again after fresh water flooded his home yesterday

These Albouystown men are now pros at navigating the tiny alleyways when they have become covered by floodwater

An angry Albouystown resident shows the damage done by the fresh onset of flooding in the area

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Sections of Albouystown were flooded again this evening after a koker at Lombard Street malfunctioned.

Hadfield Street near the junction with Haley Street.

Bentinck Street between Queen and Water streets.

Eight years after three senior NBS managers were charged with conspiring to defraud the NBS of $69M, the men are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives but expressed pleasure at the Ombudsman’s recent report which found that there was no basis to charge them for fraud.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is in critical condition in a Sydney hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a severe head injury suffered when he was struck on the helmet by a ball during a domestic match on Tuesday.

FERGUSON, Mo., (Reuters) – Gunshots rang out and buildings burned in a Midwestern suburb after a grand jury decided yesterday not to indict a white police officer over the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager, sparking a fresh wave of racially tinged violence.

Over one week after he said young women should dress morally acceptable to prevent the commission of rape and following three days of protest actions coupled with a public outcry, Commander of A Division Clifton Hicken has apologized for his statement.

A man, who travelled from Guyana to the US last Monday and was found with 8.206 kg of cocaine hidden in four bottles of rum at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York, has been granted US$75,000 bail.

Some 40 angry Bourda Market stallholders marched down to City Hall yesterday, where they accused the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Public Health Department of dragging their feet in the post-flood cleanup and sanitizing of the market.

Regional chambers of commerce have joined the calls for political maturity to quickly resolve the crisis situation resulting from the prorogation of the Parliament.

A 75-year-old pedal cyclist was struck down and killed by a speeding car while he was on his way home at around 16:40 hrs on Sunday.

A 21-year-old excavator operator was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday night after his cycle collided with another one on the Four Miles, Bartica road.

A Betsy Ground cane harvester lost his life yesterday on the public road at Betsy Ground, Canje, after the driver of motor vehicle PFF 556 crashed into a utility pole at around 14:45 hrs.

A motorcyclist met his demise in an accident along the Number 10 Village Public Road, in Berbice, on Sunday.

By Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt   On November 25th the world community will observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW).

The proceedings in the tax evasion case against Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall, his wife Bhena Lall and remigrant couple Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan have been adjourned until next year.

The Charity River defence dam which was breached on Friday last as a result of the spring tides was temporarily fixed by the Regional Democratic Council, but residents of the area are hoping that permanent works can be done soon.

Theresa Rozario 12 and Clarissa Rozario 14, the two sisters who perished in a fire at King Street last week, were laid to rest yesterday and a memorial service was held at the St George’s Cathedral.

Veerasammy Permaul’s mesmerizing 8-26 yesterday catapulted the Guyana Jaguars to a 92-run victory over the spluttering Windwards Volcanoes at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.

An East Ruimveldt man is now serving a one-month prison sentence after he admitted to having possession of a device used to smoke cocaine.

Chairman of the selection committee and Senior Vice President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Colonel John Lewis has named a strong 12-man squad for the all-important NACRA 7s Championship next month in Mexico.

Copa Airlines is now onboard the fast approaching Flex Night 2014 runway.

Though there are a great number of water processors in Guyana, the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GAFDA) has only registered about 39 licensed businesses to date.

 (WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings after the second round of matches in the WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament ended on Monday.

Michael Barton, 54, who admitted to stealing from his former employer, was placed on a bond to keep the peace yesterday after telling a city court that he was frustrated due to being pushed around to get medical aid for injuries he received on the job.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Big-hitting Chris Gayle failed as Lions crashed to a heavy 77-run defeat to Cape Cobras in the South Africa Ram Slam Twenty20 League here Sunday.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) boss Khurshid Sattaur yesterday withdrew a threatening language charge against Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall, leading to accusations that he was wasting taxpayers’ money and making a mockery of the judicial system.

  (The Sports Xchange) – It might be just a matter of days before guard Russell Westbrook returns to the Oklahoma Thunder lineup.

  LUCAS STREET, Barbados, , CMC – Barbados Pride drew with Jamaica Franchise on the final day of their rain-ravaged second round match in the WICB Professional Cricket League at Windward Sports Club here yesterday.

The pervasiveness of male dominance in Guyana places direct and personal responsibility on all males to take steps to dismantle the rules, habits and practices in their spheres of influence which control the behaviour of females, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said yesterday in a message to commemorate International Day to Stop Violence Against Women (VAW).

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Next year’s Copa America in Chile will give Brazil the chance to bury the ghosts of their miserable World Cup, the president of the country’s soccer federation said yesterday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Three-times World Cup winner Pele was taken to hospital yesterday with an urinary infection, local media have reported, the second time this month he has been admitted for medical treatment.

Following four days of industrial action, workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) returned to work on Friday after they received a fraction of their proposed interim salary increase, as negotiations continue.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Four young Bermuda players have been selected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to attend a high-performance training camp in Barbados next month when they will take part in a series of limited overs matches, officials said here.

(Barbados Nation) Guyanese national Rochelle Amanda Gibson began serving a nine-month sentence yesterday at HMP Dodds after being convicted on four drug charges.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Yannick Ottley hit his second first class half-century to carefully guide Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to their first win of the WICB Professional Cricket League here yesterday.

An elderly porter was yesterday fined for punching a vendor at a police outpost and also ordered to compensate her for damage to her property.

Pepsi Sonics overcame Linden unit Victory Valley Royals by a 78-69 score line, when the Phillip George Memorial Basketball tournament continued on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

Plaisance were crowned the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club’s Open u-23 Five-a-Side tourney champs, squeaking past Eagles by a 23-21 score line on Sunday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article on page 3 of your issue dated Saturday November 22.

The PPP is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) to publish the names and addresses of all elections staff that have been hired.

Dear Editor,   The former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), D.

A Merriman’s Mall food vendor was remanded to prison yesterday after a court heard that police found cannabis in his stall.

Defending National and Georgetown champions, Queen Street Tiger Bay began their title defence in the worst possible manner, losing to West Back Road 2-0 when the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown edition continued on Sunday.

Christianburg Wismar Secondary defeated Queen’s College in the finals of the 2014 JOF Haynes Memorial Inter-Secondary Schools debating competition at the Theatre Guild, Kingston on November 19.

Dear Editor,   It is time to look ahead. When all the talking, writing, and skirmishing about prorogation and return to parliament (The Short Parliament) are exhausted, there is one road that remains, with one destination and a single inevitability – elections.

Dear Editor, In 2005 this country experienced major floods. From that time until now engineers and NDCs had enough time to make recommendations and put things in place.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Injured Australia captain Michael Clarke has ruled himself out of a two-day tour match against India, placing his selection for next week’s first test in fresh doubt.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Graham Hill would doubtlessly have done it differently.

Dear Editor,   Respect for law and order and the constitution is not an option; it is an imperative.

Following days of rainfall, residents of Port Kaituma are expressing disgust at a deplorable road in the area that they deem a great inconvenience.

(ICC) South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and a trio of Australia batsmen – Aaron Finch, James Faulkner and Steven Smith – have made advances in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen , which were releasedon Monday, a day after the four-time world champion won the series 4-1 to move ahead of India in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings.

Dear Editor,   There is an increase in the use of cellular phones by students, especially in the secondary schools.

Leadership Coach Rawle Dundas is on a mission to remodel customer service in Guyana, one seminar at a time.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From the moment he was appointed last year, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had a troubled relationship with President Barack Obama’s tight-knit White House national security team.

Dear Editor, Lincoln Lewis obviously did not read my letter directed at him (‘Lewis has to stop peddling his notion…’ SN, November 14) .

(Trinidad Express) Port of Spain, Trinidad – “It is said that no great man lives in vain, since the history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

(Trinidad Express) – For over a month, residents of Brasso Seco hid in their homes, shied away from the media and were even afraid to talk to the police amid fears that the man believed responsible for the disappearance and deaths of three of their fellow villagers remained on the run and presumably still in the area.

Leader of A Partner for National Unity David Granger said his party stands prepared to assist government with a comprehensive National Flood Control Plan as it has already started one of its own.

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rosa put an end to a 20-year abusive relationship in the less than two hours it took her to file for divorce, an alimony claim and a restraining order against her husband.

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – Roger Federer produced a vintage performance to crush Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 6-2 and seal Switzerland’s maiden Davis Cup title with a 3-1 win over hosts France on Sunday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos “destroyed” confidence in the peace process by suspending talks and violated the terms of an agreement that brought the rebels to the negotiating table, FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono said.

The Guyana Marriott has been holding weekly job fairs every Friday and with over 2,000 persons interviewed for various vacancies, General Manager Roberto Grisi is calling the process very successful.

OSLO (Reuters) – Children in Peru on the front line of a severe cyclical warming of the Pacific Ocean in 1997-98 suffered stunted growth, showing how extreme weather can cause lasting damage to health, a study said today.

Dear Editor, The yellow pages in any telephone directory have always been of great interest to me due to the fact that they showcase talent in terms of concepts, creativity, etc.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced a Mexican drug trafficker to 22 years in prison for shipping 276 kilos of cocaine to Chicago hidden in railway cars in a case that highlighted the city’s role as a hub for distributing tons of cocaine throughout the United States from 1998 to 2008.

With just over a month left in 2014, this year’s total number of seizures of herbal cannabis has been the highest recorded by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in the past five years.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Iker Casillas was the surprise inclusion on the goalkeeping shortlist for FIFA’s 2014 World XI yesterday after enduring a difficult year for both Real Madrid and Spain.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – A United States professor who chairs Business and Financial Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism is reporting that a new trend is developing in lottery scamming in Jamaica.

Last Thursday’s deluge and the attendant filth and chaos which it visited on the capital are nothing unusual.

Dear Editor,   The resumption of Parliament is an important topic to be discussed and every citizen of Guyana ought to be involved in making a peaceful contribution to the negotiation process for good governance.

1 Oops! A truck laden with beverages found itself stuck as it tried to manoeuvre a degraded section of Hadfield Street, Wortmanville yesterday.