Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

Heavy rain today literally swamped the plans of Christmas shoppers.

The trial of the Guyanese pilot on board whose plane US$620,000 in cash was found in Puerto Rico is set for February 23rd next year.

On Saturday 13th December 2014, the Sophia Literacy Project held their annual Children’s Christmas Party at Congress Place, Sophia, a release from the PNCR said today.

On Saturday 13th December 2014, the Sophia Literacy Project held their annual Children’s Christmas Party at Congress Place, Sophia, a release from the PNCR said today.

On Saturday 13th December 2014, the Sophia Literacy Project held their annual Children’s Christmas Party at Congress Place, Sophia, a release from the PNCR said today.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron says that the decision by the board to approve a recommendation for rookie fast bowler Jason Holder to be appointed new one-day captain was unanimous.

At about 2015h. last night, police say that Emil Mendez was walking along Stanley Place, Kitty, when he was held up by a man armed with firearm and who demanded his valuables.

(Trinidad Express) Former prime minister Manning Patrick Manning is out of the nomination process for the San Fernando East constituency.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack has advised that no charges be laid against Attorney General Anil Nandlall for the threatening remarks he made against the Kaieteur News owner and staff as the police file sent to her contains no such evidence.

An Essequibo boat captain is missing after his boat was struck by a wave caused by another boat early yesterday morning in the Essequibo River.

Timehri North residents say they are continuing to face demands to relocate, although there is still no word from authorities about where they are expected to go or compensation for crops that have been destroyed due to the works for the Cheddi Jagan Airport expansion.

Already delayed by a day, Dynamic Airways passengers who were flying from New York to Georgetown boarded their plane at JFK yesterday morning only to discover that there were no pilots on board.

President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dave Cameron, who was in Guyana last Thursday to deliver the feature address at the Guyana Cricket Board’s annual awards ceremony held at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda, also took time out to visit the top softball cricket club in Guyana Floodlight CC.

Relatives of Crabwood Creek housewife Mohanranie Udaraj, who was stabbed to death at her home on Thursday, are living in fear of the alleged murderer, Devendra Hansraj also known as “Dog man”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Attorney Ralph Thorne has accused the West Indies Cricket Board of breaking its promise to issue a statement making it clear that the players involved in the controversial abandoned India tour, would not have been victimised.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says that her ministry is looking at ways to reduce the abuse of the remigrant programme but noted that this may require legislative steps.

Warren Blue and Mahendra Sukull, who were shot after they attempted to escape from the Montrose East Coast Demerara (ECD) supermarket they robbed last week, died as a result of shock and haemorrhage, according to an autopsy report.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – An ex-West Indies player has labelled Dwayne Bravo’s axing as West Indies one-day captain as “suspicious” and believes the all-rounder has paid the price for his role in the controversial abandoned tour of India last October.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Embattled West Indies touched down here yesterday afternoon, to start preparations for the crucial second Test against South Africa starting Boxing Day.

The Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill will not extend its operating time and waste collectors will have to adapt to the current hours; it is urging citizens to become more au fait with recycling and composting instead.

Georgetown Football Association Banks Beer Cup 2013 runners-up Santos FC failed to qualify for the knockout round of the current event, losing to Riddim Squad 3-1 in their final group matchup on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Geeta Boodhoo, the victim of a gruesome attack by her estranged husband last Thursday, has been moved from the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital to another ward in the hospital.

The Essequibo River islands of Leguan and Wakenaam are now experiencing 24-hour power supply thanks to the upgrades done by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, GINA reported yesterday.

First half goals from Kurt Roberts and Quincy Holder propelled Mahaica Determinators to the quarterfinal round of the Stag Beer sponsored EDFA/ECFA/BFA knockout football tourney, downing Berbice unit Rosignol United 2-0 on Sunday.

Fifteen-year-old Nicholas Verasammy yesterday tearfully recounted watching as a car ploughed into his three friends early Sunday morning, killing one and injuring two others, and being unable to do anything to warn them or prevent it, as police said they were still seeking the driver.

The Ramdhani siblings Priyanna and Narayan completely dominated the annual Woodpecker Products annual Christmas singles badminton tournament which ended Saturday at the Queen’s College Badminton Courts.

National swimmers Amy Grant and Soroya Simmons were outstanding when a combined Guyana club team comprising 15 swimmers from three clubs participated at the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Club Invitational Swim Meet held December 11 – 14 at the Marlins Swim Pool, St.

Andre McPherson was yesterday remanded to prison after he was slapped with three separate charges of armed robbery.

It seems as if Jonathan Foo has not yet lost his ability to play T20 cricket.

Workers attached to the Anna Regina Town Council yesterday staged a peaceful protest in front of the Town Council Office.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Kieron Pollard failed but his Adelaide Strikers did just enough to sneak to a one-wicket win over Perth Scorchers with two balls to spare in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Dear Editor,   I refer to the editorial of the December 9 issue of Stabroek News captioned ‘The manufacturing sector’ and must commend its keen observation of the plight facing the manufacturing sector in Guyana today.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith Malinga is recovering well from his ankle surgery and should be back in action during the later stages of the one-day international series in New Zealand next month, according to coach Marvan Atapattu.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud and a team of officers recently visited Santa Fe Inc.,

A man was arrested yesterday for possession of an unlicenced firearm after police received information of an alleged attempted robbery.

Steve Warren was yesterday released on $75,000 bail when he appeared in a city court charged with stealing a Samsung Galaxy cellphone valued $65,000.

No warning: This rotten bridge in an unlit area connecting Sussex Street to Calendar Street Albouystown, despite its neatly painted rails, poses a danger.

Dear Editor, It’s really a bad time for the police. These people who received a bonus month’s pay from the government are now being accused of turning up at a Corentyne robbery some two hours after the fact (nothing new).

Dear Editor, There is always a huge crowd waiting to pay bills and query accounts at the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) office at New Amsterdam (and I’m sure other locations).

LONDON, (Reuters) – John Terry’s early header and Cesc Fabregas’s second-half strike restored Chelsea’s three-point Premier League lead heading into a busy Christmas programme after a 2-0 win at Stoke City yesterday.

A man was sentenced to two months in prison after he admitted to the court that he had threatened to kill his 77-year-old grandmother.

Dear Editor, Recently, I accompanied a friend to a downtown Church’s outlet.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea, at the centre of a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of Sony pictures, itself experienced Internet outages yesterday, a US company that monitors Internet infrastructure said.

Dredging in Essequibo River has been completed, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said yesterday.

MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaragua yesterday announced the start of work on a $50 billion shipping canal, an infrastructure project backed by China that aims to rival Panama’s waterway and revitalize the economy of the second-poorest country in the Americas.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remaining two tests in Australia with a shoulder injury and will be replaced by uncapped left-arm spinner Akshar Patel, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Container truck squeezing through Christmas rush traffic along Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Article 182 that attends to the ‘Immunities of President’ can be amended and even excised from the constitution according to Article 164, ‘Procedure for altering this Constitution.’

Dear Editor, May I take this opportunity to remind the Guyana Chronicle, Guyana Times, Stabroek News and Kaieteur News that it is the media’s job to relay information in a timely and unbiased manner so that a wider audience is catered for.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – With all hope of a first series triumph in Australia gone after defeats in the first two tests, India need to draw on their reserves of pride and motivation to avoid a seventh straight test loss on Australian soil this week.

Banks DIH new ice cream lounge to open Christmas Eve: Banks DIH yesterday launched its latest project, the Crème Select Ice Cream Lounge at Main and Quamina streets.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US civil rights groups yesterday called on the US Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the CIA’s use of torture and other extreme measures during interrogations.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will continue to look at all opportunities available.

TUNIS (Reuters) – Veteran Tunisian politician Beji Caid Essebsi won the country’s first free presidential election in the final step of a transition to democracy after an uprising that ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

Politikles

Former PNCR Leader Robert Corbin yesterday paid tribute to the late President Desmond Hoyte and recalled the latter’s last address in 2002 to the party’s congress where for the first time he opened the door to power sharing with the government.

(The Sports Xchange) — Guards Lou Williams and Kyle Lowry each scored 22 points as Toronto defeated the New York Knicks 118-108.

No sooner had US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro made their separate pronouncements about an initiative designed to lead to the normalization of relations between their two countries, than commentators began to speculate about the thicket of opposition that is likely to descend on the initiative, particularly from the powerful anti-Castro Cuban-American lobby in the United States, not least in the Congress.

Mr and Mrs Santa Claus pose with some of the children from several orphanages who were guests at a party hosted at the Pegasus Hotel by the hotel’s management yesterday.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday she has no plans to replace the chief executive officer of state-run oil firm Petrobras, saying there was no evidence that senior management was involved in a graft scandal at the company.

Dear Editor, Hundreds of Guyanese and other seniors were fêted at a holiday season free luncheon as well as gifts on Sunday, December 21 at the Villa Russo in the heart of Richmond Hill.

The island communities of Leguan and Wakenaam, in the Essequibo River are now experiencing a 24- hour power supply as a result of the upgrades done by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company.