Daily Archive: Saturday, January 10, 2015

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua –The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in Antigua today, January 10, 2015.

As had been suggested, CMC today reported that experienced West Indian campaigners Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have not been named in the 15-man squad announced for the World Cup today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police sergeant Dane Sorzano who appeared in the Siparia Magistrates Court yesterday on rape charges was placed in the holding cell with other prisoners after the magistrate expressed concern that he was being shown favourable treatment.

Travellers on LIAT, a regional air-carrier, will be flying cheaper thanks to a reduction in fuel surcharge on tickets.

(Trinidad Express) The final moments of 19-year-old Shabana Mohammed were spent gasping for air, face down on the ground, after she had been violently strangled.

Attorney-General Anil Nandlall yesterday argued that the court cannot issue an order to stop all government spending not approved by the National Assembly as requested by APNU leader David Granger as there is no allegation that anyone’s fundamental rights have been breached.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday received the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award from India at the close of the 13th Annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.

Two men were yesterday each sentenced to 56 months behind bars after they were found guilty of ganja trafficking, a day after their alleged co-conspirator, pregnant 19-year-old Latoya Osborne, was acquitted.

Roger Bess, the driver who fatally struck an elderly man and injured two other persons after he allegedly lost control of his speeding car on Cemetery Road on January 1st, was yesterday read five charges, including causing death by dangerous driving, and released on a total of $200,000 bail.

Difficulties currently being experienced in the gold-mining industry are the result of the neglect of a section of the sector and the solution lies with a more comprehensive and collaborative approach by the government, A Partner-ship for National Unity (APNU) members have said.

When voters next go to the polls, the visually-impaired among them will find special aids to help them mark their ballots, according to the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).

The management of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the union representing striking workers met yesterday after an intervention from the Ministry of Labour but failed to reach an agreement to end the ongoing industrial action.

Guyana has continued to slide in the world rankings for the ease of doing business, falling two places to 123 in the latest listing of 189 countries.

President Donald Ramotar said India can play a lead role in representing the concerns of developing countries, in his address on Thursday at the 13th Annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

With implementation, the proposed areas for cooperation between China and Latin America and Caribbean states will contribute greatly to the growth and development of the regions, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Rodrigues-Birkett.

After residents of Grant Sand Road, Soesdyke publicised the constant blackouts that had been plaguing them for months, an uninterrupted power supply has been restored to the area.

East Bank Demerara residents, who suffered losses to flooding after a koker breach last October, are to receive promised relief by early next week, according to Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) Ronald Harsawack has denied that heavy-duty machinery owned by Region 8 is being used for private work, while official projects are being neglected.

A Route 42 minibus driver was yesterday charged with causing the death of a woman due to dangerous driving.

A court employee found herself facing a charge yesterday after being accused of embezzling over $1M from the state.

One person has been held in connection with the death of Istekar Khan, the man who was beaten and dumped along the Friendship, East Bank Demerara public road last Friday.

The unidentified, decomposed body of a man was fished out of the Demerara River in the vicinity of Watooka on Thursday night by police.

An upholsterer is being accused of fraudulently converting money entrusted to him for the purchase of building supplies.

Dear Editor,   I was pleased to read Professor Suresh Narine’s letter ‘Briquetting technology potentially can reduce GuySuCo’s dependence on firewood’ (SN, Jan 9).

The mother of Parmanand Deokaran, the teen who was killed after being struck down by a car on the Providence Public Road almost three weeks ago, is calling on the driver responsible to turn himself in.

Dear Editor,   The article captioned “Guyoil fuel dealers feeling the squeeze…’ was featured in Kaieteur News’ Thursday, Jan 8 edition, whereby a Guyoil dealer complained about not getting an adequate supply of fuel because of the mismanagement of the company.

Edward Oudkerk, who lost his house in last month’s fire in Alberttown, is now seeking the public’s assistance.

A fallen pole on one of two Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) transmission lines stretching from Golden Grove to Sophia caused a total shutdown in Demerara and Eastern Berbice yesterday morning, according to the power company.

Works to extend the maternity ward at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are scheduled to begin next month under a $239.5M contract for improvements to the neo-natal, pre-natal and post-natal care units.

Dear Editor, I find it difficult to understand why in my 75th year as a citizen of Guyana, and after dealing with the Republic Bank and its predecessor for over fifty years, I now have to submit two character references and identification such as proof of residence, TIN number, and sources of funding and income to this institution to continue with them.

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 yesterday.

As a 12-year-old girl flicking through channels on television Niketa Barker stumbled across a Miss Universe Pageant and from that moment, became enamoured with beauty contests; she also began to receive encouragement from those around her.

British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre is to hold a press conference on Monday morning at Cara Lodge on the state of democracy in Guyana.

A solid half-century from Trevon Griffith reinforced by Paul Wintz’ 5-for ensured the Guyana Jaguars completed a two-nil sweep of the Vishaul Singh’s XI who went down by six wickets in last evening’s 50-overs-a-side practice match played at the Guyana National Stadium.

Dear Editor, I usually do, to my detriment and that of my administration, allow the many attacks on the regional administration to go unchallenged by not sharing with the public the facts on those stories.

Dear Editor, “They can kill my body but they cannot kill my dream.”

Hi Everyone,   Limes are currently in season and it is usual that when certain fruits and vegetables are bountiful, we find ways of preserving them for later and varied uses.

Given the challenges presently facing the Guyanese senior football programme, former Golden Jaguars captain Chris Nurse believes previous head coach Jamaal Shabazz is the perfect choice for the top post of the national senior setup.

Imran Khan, the West Indies Cricket Board’s Manager of Marketing and Communications yesterday was tightlipped on whether Trinidadians Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard had been omitted from the West Indies team for the upcoming World Cup competition.

Dear Editor, Several, maybe all, erstwhile disgruntled residents/ taxpayers and customers of Guyana Water Inc living at Success village on the East Coast of Demerara and surroundings places, eg, Chateau Margot Pigeon Island, may have mentioned openly and perhaps tacitly about the clean, clear, pure water now pumped to their households for domestic use from the current pump situated at Success Village, ECD.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The cash strapped West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced it had struck a four-year rights deal with global sports cable giants, ESPN, to broadcast the NAGICO Super50 in the Caribbean.

PARIS/DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France, (Reuters) – Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed yesterday when anti-terrorist police stormed their hideout, while a second siege ended with the deaths of four hostages.

When Sony Pictures announced just a week before The Interview was scheduled to be released that it was pulling the movie, half of me let out a sigh of relief while the other half of me rebelled at this open violation of free speech.

Dear Editor, The PPP never surprises with the depth and scope of its hypocrisy, most recently with its release condemning the attacks on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

Ever wondered what it would be like to put on the most hideous dress and still look beautiful?

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Skipper Steve Smith led the way with another torrent of runs as Australia raced to 251 for six and a lead of 348 over India before rain stopped play at the end of the fourth day of the fourth test yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Lines are swelling at Venezuelan supermarkets, with some shoppers showing up before dawn in search of products ranging from chicken to laundry detergent, as a holiday slowdown in deliveries sharpened the nation’s nagging product shortages.

Dear Editor, About 2 pm on Thursday, January 8, I travelled from Anna Regina to the Suddie Hospital to seek medical attention.

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

Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie said he believes the initiative to create a cricket academy along with structured coaching education programmes will assist in the development of cricket locally as the GCB seeks to maintain the successes of 2014 in 2015.

Dear Editor, Now that it has been confirmed via an Aishalton Village Council release to the Teaching Service Commission (SN, January 8) that the school teacher, John Adams, was indeed slapped by a Presidential Guard during the President’s visit to Aishalton, the bigger question being asked is what will happen to the guard who physically assaulted the teacher and those who did all in their power to ensure a cover up?

Ingrid Griffith’s gripping one-woman drama Demerara Gold finds its way home this month with shows at the National Cultural Centre, Theatre Guild, New Amsterdam Multilateral School and Lichas Hall in Linden.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported yesterday.

A friend and I were driving around the city in circles the other day, disappointed that there was really no place to sit, talk, relax without too chatter and music.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned that tensions between Russia and European powers over the Ukraine crisis could result in a major conflict or even nuclear war, in an interview to appear in a German news magazine today.

On the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that killed an estimated 217,000 Haitians, the International Organisation for migration (IOM) has released its latest Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), which shows that although 94 per cent of the internally displaced persons have left camps and other temporary sites, almost 80,000 remain displaced.

(The Sports Xchange) — Gerald Henderson scored 31 points as the Charlotte Hornets extended their winning streak to four games with a 103-95 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Dear Editor, Some will say it is only cricket, but the decision of the WICB to exclude first Dwayne Bravo, Pollard and Sammy, and then Dwayne Bravo and Pollard only from some formats of WI cricket without even an attempt to explain the decision, involves more than cricket.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, stands with His Excellency Takashi Uto, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and his visiting delegation.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond will step down after the World Cup, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

Oscar Wilde, who spent a lifetime mocking sanctimonious people and urging them to be less righteous, once quipped that “a man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.”

Dear Editor,  Globally, sports attract humongous amounts of attention. Either in Calcutta, India or Karachi in Pakistan.