Daily Archive: Friday, January 9, 2015

President Donald Ramotar was today presented with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in India, GINA said.

Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs (centre) led a delegation to the First Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) – China Forum which is being held in Beijing, China on January 8-9, 2015.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Explosive opener Chris Gayle announced his return to international cricket after nearly five months with a stunning half-century, but West Indies made a meal of their target before stumbling past South Africa by four wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here today.

Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds performing the duties of President, today greeting Takashi Uto, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.

A fallen pole today on one of two 69 Kv transmission lines stretching from Golden Grove to Sophia resulted in a total shutdown in Demerara and Eastern Berbice at 07:35 hrs this morning, GPL said today.

(AAP) PAKISTAN’S legendary cricket star and politician, Imran Khan, has tied the knot, ending weeks of speculation about whether one of the country’s most famous bachelors was getting married for a second time.

(Reuters) – Rod Taylor, the Australian-born actor who helped actress Tippi Hedren battle swarms of vicious birds in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film “The Birds”, has died at the age of 84, his daughter announced on a fan website.

DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France, (Reuters) – Two brothers suspected of attacking the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed when police stormed their hideout today while their hostage was freed, a police official said.

(Trinidad Express) A TT$7.4 billion shortfall is what Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night identified as a result of falling oil prices.

British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre is to hold a press conference on Monday, January 12 at 9 am at Cara Lodge on the state of democracy in Guyana.

India will grant a Line of Credit (LoC) of US$50 million to Guyana for the East Bank Demerara-East Coast Road Link Project, as well as US$8 million to assist in the acquisition of an ocean ferry vessel, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported yesterday.

Towobola Abrams, one of the victims in the ‘C’ Field, Sophia arson last Friday, succumbed to her injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Re-migrant couple Narootandeo and Gharbassi Brijnanan, who have been jointly charged with tax evasion charges with Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall and his wife Bhena Lall, were yesterday both released on self-bail after being arraigned at the George-town Magistrates’ Courts.

Expressing concern again at the continuing prorogation of Parliament, the United Kingdom yesterday reiterated its call for the Donald Ramotar administration to lift the suspension of the law-making body.

The decision of the Aishalton village council to seek the removal of Mathe-matics teacher John Adams from the Deep South Rupununi community has divided residents, with some condemning the move as politically-motivated.

Sherwin Stewart, the prison officer charged with fatally beating a man at the Linden/Soesdyke Highway junction, was released on bail yesterday after a new charge of manslaughter was read against him.

A man allegedly caught by police with an unlicensed gun and a quantity of ammunition was yesterday remanded to prison.

Bandits robbed a remigrant cattle farmer and his vacationing brother of over $5 million in cash and jewellery during an attack along the Corentyne on Wednesday night.

The Ministry of Health yesterday handed over an ambulance bought at the cost of $11M to the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal Corporation’s (GPHC) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) team.

The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board will hold its first meeting for 2015 tomorrow at the Tradewinds Hotel in Antigua and key governance issues will come up including the embarrassing scuttling of the India tour which has left the board facing a hefty damages bill.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s quicks removed Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Wriddhiman Saha before lunch on the fourth day of the final test last night to leave the tourists on 407 for seven, a first innings deficit of 165.

The search for the Air Services Limited (ASL) plane that went missing almost two weeks ago over the jungle in Region Eight, was suspended yesterday after incessant rainfall hit Mahdia.

Police in ‘D’ Division are investigating the source of a stray bullet that entered the home of Terrence Segoram of Catherina-Sophias Rust, West Bank Demerara on Wednesday evening.

Riding high after stellar performances by their key players at Wednesday’s practice match, the Guyana Jaguars are aiming to end on a high note when they tackle the Vishaul Singh-led XI in today’s final day/night match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Embattled opener Kieran Powell says mixed signals from West Indies cricket authorities left him “deflated and confused” and foiled his attempt to return to international cricket, following a self-imposed break from the game.

Striking workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) remain optimistic that normalcy will return very soon as wage negotiations continue between their union and the agency’s management.

A city mechanic is being accused of misappropriating $1.3 million that was entrusted to him.

Head of the Guyana National Council on Public Policy Dr Phillip Mozart Thomas has declined to comment on a disclosure that a $4M cheque tendered to pay for the use of the Guyana International Conference Centre at Liliendaal for a recent summit bounced.

Inaugural Stag Beer Super 16 champions Grove Hi-Tech officially received their prizes yesterday from beverage company ANSA McAl at a simple presentation ceremony held at the entity’s Beterverwagting headquarters, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Government has joined the international community in strongly condemning the devastating terrorist attack launched on the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo which has resulted in 12 deaths.

Ambassador Robert Kopecky, Head of the European Union Delegation in Guyana has condemned the cowardly attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, noting that it is an attack freedom of expression, an essential element of any democratic society.

LAGOS, (Reuters) – Yaya Toure was named African Footballer of the Year for a record fourth straight time at the annual Confederation of African Football awards yesterday.

Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony charged the National Men’s Junior Hockey team to focus on their academics even as they capitalise on the opportunities within the sporting fraternity.

Howard Rambarose, accused of three counts of armed robbery, was remanded to prison yesterday after a court was told that his fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime.

A Linden man is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged with beating his wife with a cutlass and told a court that he had no other place to live.

Newly appointed Ombudsman Dr Winston McGowan who was tasked with overseeing the elections of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) said his only duty is to organize and conduct the poll.

Under the Caricom Single Market Economy (CSME) Standby Facility, Guyana has received funding totalling over $56 million to strengthen its technical and vocational training, and accreditation councils.

Alpha United tactician Wayne Dover will be departing these shores on Tuesday January 13 to attend the 68th Annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Philadelphia, USA.

The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), the lead agency responsible for creating an enabling environment for investment promotion in Guyana is to undergo a wide-ranging overhaul, designed to better position the entity to draw an enhanced level of investor attention to Guyana, Stabroek Business has learnt.

Overrun in costs has been blamed for the latest missed deadline for the completion of the US$15M Hope Canal Project, which was expected to be done by December 31, 2014.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-Jamaica’s wicketkeeper/ batsman Chadwick Walton will lead the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) for the WICB Super50 Championship starting next week in Trinidad and Tobago.

Opposition and APNU leader Brigadier (rtd) David Granger has said gold and diamond miners should receive the same level of government support as stakeholders in the rice and sugar industries, while noting that the sector is one of the pillars of the economy.

Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer Gerry Gouveia who has had to weather a storm during the holiday period over the glitches that caused Dynamic Air to twice—on Christmas Eve Day and Old Years’ Day—fail to provide service to passengers travelling to Guyana remains insistent that given Guyana’s circumstances, particularly the need for the country to benefit from more airline service between here and North America, Dynamic remains “a good option” for the country.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC– A reinforced West Indies outfit takes on South Africa, without some of its leading players, in the first of a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at Newlands today.

Dear Editor, I am not Amerindian and I’m not from Aishalton, but I am Guyanese and I’m ashamed.

The Stabroek Business has begun the year by drawing attention to two modest manufacturing entities that have set out to raise standards in a sector that has been performing sluggishly for several years.

(Trinidad Express) The career of up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran has been put on hold following injuries suffered in a motor car accident.

Dear Editor, Once again permit me to offer a response to Mr Tony Vieira’s letter in the Stabroek News ‘Briquettes are irrelevant, GuySuCo estates not producing sufficient bagasse’ (January 8).

LONDON, (Reuters) – The time has come for a “new FIFA” following years of scandal and corruption, say campaigners who are meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels later this month to discuss how to make it happen.

Dear Editor, The brutal and cold-blooded murder of twelve persons including the editor of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris deserves the condemnation of all.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh paceman Rubel Hossain’s participation at the World Cup is in doubt after a Dhaka court denied him bail yesterday in a case filed by an actress claiming the cricketer had failed to carry out his promise of marriage.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to his opposition challenger last night after a presidential election, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption.

Dear Editor, Pro-democracy leaders will agree that positive change in Guyana must begin with the PPP’s removal from office.

The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) is hoping to stage its first ever major national agro-processors exhibition during the first quarter of this year, which General Manager Nizam Hassan says is intended to bring producers, traders and consumers together in an arrangement which, hopefully, would move the sector forward.

Humberto Hamilton has been contemplating the unfolding developments in the country’s rice industry with a mixture of anxiety and optimism.

CORCY, France, (Reuters) – Armed and masked anti-terrorism police swooped on woodland villages northeast of Paris yesterday in a manhunt for two brothers suspected of being the Islamist gunmen who killed 12 people at a French satirical weekly.

LONDON, (Reuters) – For the first time since 1998 when he beat Sweden’s Lennart Johansson in a bitterly fought campaign, Sepp Blatter is facing a real challenge for the FIFA presidency this year.

Dear Editor, I do not recall where I had seen the image.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S.-Cuba talks on normalizing ties will take place in Havana on Jan.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 597’s trading results showed consideration of $2,283,010 from 33,170 shares traded in 22 transactions as compared to session 596’s trading results, which showed consideration of $1,100,544 from 47,580 shares traded in 13 transactions.

Dear Editor, The alleged plan of expulsion or transfer of teacher Mr John Adams from the village of Aishalton, Region 9 should be a major concern for every right-thinking Guyanese.

(Trinidad Guardian) In an effort to upgrade the skills of local curators, the T&T Cricket Board recently conducted a course for several groundsmen throughout the country.

Dear Editor, It is not rational to talk about the South Africa tour without taking into consideration the injury to the best bowler, Roach, in the first Test, and of course, the absence of Gayle, Darren Bravo and another senior player like Dwayne Bravo with whom the captain could have shared leadership challenges.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Adam Milne won the battle for the final pace bowling spot in New Zealand’s cricket World Cup squad named yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to millions of people of Indian origin across the world to turn to their homeland after he eased visa rules to lure overseas talent, in a bid to make the country a top power.

A Guyanese brother and sister team is in the process of staking a place in the manufacturing sector, with a local wine-making industry that has proceeded in fits and starts, over the years.

St. Kitts and Nevis is continuing its drive towards becoming the world’s first sustainable island state with the start of construction of a second solar farm.

TAMPA, Fla., (Reuters) – A Florida man with a troubled past was charged with murder after throwing his 5-year-old daughter over a bridge into Tampa Bay on Thursday, just hours after police questioned his bizarre behavior but found no grounds to detain him, authorities said.

I’m hoping that I should be thankful for the young amongst us.

In his most recent Sunday Stabroek column, ‘Negotiating the coalition,’ Ralph Ramkarran lays out a scenario for a possible coalition government, if the PPP/C were to win executive power with a plurality but not a majority of the votes in the next general election.

The South American Coco Company may still be some distance away from the big leagues in what is now a rapidly expanding and, these days, is a global multi-million dollar industry—the manufacture and marketing of coconut byproducts—but Lois Rickford, proprietor of the two-year-old West Coast Berbice-based enterprise believes her business is headed in the right direction.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC- West Indies allrounder Andre Russell says strength training and late night cardio vascular exercises to u tube videos have formed important part of his training routines and are responsible for improvements in his bowling speed.

Sophia road: Workers on Tuesday laying down the first layer of tar along the Section B Sophia Entrance Road which is under rehabilitation.

(Jamaica Observer) Highly skilled and qualified Jamaicans are being urged to take advantage of Canada’s new Express Entry immigration management system which was launched at the start of the year and aims to attract 181,000 new economic immigrants.

Dear Editor, With the very strong possibility of a national election looming quite possibly within the next few months, permit me to reiterate what I wrote in a letter under the caption ‘The Amerindian vote is critical’ dated March 14, 2011.