Articles published on Saturday, January 24, 2015
(Trinidad Guardian) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will meet the extended deadline and present the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with a workable proposal to meet the debt of US$41.97M incurred as a result of the aborted tour of India in October.
On Thursday, the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) in collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) hosted a debriefing session on the 20th International AIDS Conference and received the cheque for winning the Red Ribbon Award in the category of Human Rights and Advocacy at Moray House in Georgetown, a release from SASOD said.
Large scale forest companies/operators were called upon to up value added output and harvesting as most forest operations are not fully utilising their allowable cuts as approved by the Guyana Forestry Commission.
It was a happy day for residents of the New Amsterdam community of Angoy’s Avenue on Thursday when electricity under the Unserved Areas Electrification Project (UAEP) became a reality.
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee (seated at right), Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee, Cecil Kilkenny (seated at centre), Director of Prison, Welton Trotz (seated at left) and Senior Prison Officers with their Standing Order document which was launched on Friday.
Following days of questioning by Stabroek News, the Guyana Revenue Authority this afternoon said that the cocaine bearing ship DeltaDiep was fined $12M and allowed to leave with its crew.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Convicted fraudster, David Smith, has been arrested by Turks and Caicos police on a provisional warrant to be extradited to the United States to continue a prison sentence.
(Barbados Nation) THE ARAWAK CEMENT Company has been dealt another blow.
Reuters) – Steven Smith maintained his purple patch to hit a brilliant unbeaten 102 to secure Australia’s three-wicket victory against England in a high-scoring tri-series match at Hobart on Friday.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – Tanzania’s Energy and Minerals Minister Sospeter Muhongo resigned today amid a graft scandal that has rocked the gas-rich country and led Western donors to delay aid, though he called himself “incorruptible” and denied wrongdoing.
Apart from setting the genitals of a teenaged boy alight in 2009, Inspector Narine Lall had an “unblemished record,” members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) said yesterday in defending the promotion of the cop, who was found liable for the torture of the teen.
Dr Faith Harding, former PNC minister and educator, died yesterday afternoon at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital after a period of illness.
The absence of budget oversight is among the reasons for the European Union (EU) withholding $5.8 billion (€25 million) in funds due to Guyana for sea defence and the sugar sector, the EU mission in Guyana said yesterday, drawing a sharp response from the government who accused it of “misinformation.”
Government yesterday ruled out a return to the National Assembly and the tabling of the 2015 national budget before general elections on May 11th.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force capitalised on a limp batting effort from Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners to pull off an easy 41 run win, and cruise into the final of the NAGICO Super50 here late yesterday.
APNU leader David Granger says the coalition’s team negotiating an electoral alliance with the AFC is empowered to explore all possibilities and with the talks expected to wrap up within four weeks, it would be premature to say what posts would be allocated to which party if an alliance is cemented.
A female patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) is now dead after she jumped to her death from a fourth floor hospital window.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers will wait until Monday before making a final decision on whether five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant will require shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Following further fallout with the University of Guyana administration, the UG Senior Staff Association (UGSSA) and the UG Workers’ Union (UGWU) will stage a three-day strike, which will see the delay of UG’s new semester.
Dear Editor, The President and his learned Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs must be advised that, contrary to their delusionary understanding and the expressions of approbation by the political opposition and other well-wishers, a definitive determination of the election date within the meaning of Article 61 of the Guyana Constitution is yet to be made.
Troy Greene, the alleged hit-man in the 2010 murder of Hague hairdresser Bibi Saymar, was yesterday freed after a High Court jury found him not guilty of the offence.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – South Africa will rest strike bowler Dale Steyn for the remainder of the last two One-Day Internationals against West Indies.
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Regional Technical Development Officer of the South East Caribbean Anton Corneal, held discussions with Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Claude Bolton regarding the creating of a Technical Development Programme.
Leon Thomas, the man who used a cutlass to hack a couple and a school girl aboard a minibus on the Corentyne, is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with attempted murder and unlawful wounding.
Dear Editor It is sickening how the President and the Minister of Education have dismissed concerns about elections being held on the same day as CXC examinations.
The agreement reached for the recent release of the drug-laden cargo ship MV Deltadiep appears to be shrouded in secrecy and opposition leaders are calling for a full disclosure from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has shortlisted a 36-man training squad for upcoming international 15s and 7s tournaments for the first half of the 2015 season.
Dear Editor, A student-athlete is defined as an enrolled student who participates in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the college/university in which he or she is enrolled.
Dear Editor, While President Ramotar’s announced election date legally appears be more rhetoric than substance, the fact that the PPP has opted for general elections instead of long overdue local government polls may further reveal the authoritarian mindset at Freedom House.
Nelsion Nurse has won several awards for his designs of Mashramani costumes bands and props for his fashion designs as well.
The inaugural Greatest Guinness of the Streets West Demerara edition will kick off today at the Pouderoyen Tarmac from 19:00hrs with the eight slated fixtures.
The government yesterday secured a default judgment of US$4.2M against specialty hospital contractor Surendra Engineering, after the Indian firm failed to enter an appearance in a suit brought against it for breach of contract and fraud.
Dear Editor, First, we would have to face something, be it a problem, issue, etc, before we can put it behind us.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, US officials said yesterday.
Magnetism virtually oozes from Ingrid Griffith the minute she sets foot on stage and begins her monologue; you just can’t take your eyes off her.
Despite a reduction in gas prices at state-owned fuel stations, commuters shouldn’t get their hopes up for lower fares, according to minibus and hire car operators, who say the cost of spare parts and maintenance remains exorbitant.
(The Sports Xchange) – Derrick Rose scored a game-high 22 points as the Chicago Bulls cruised to a 104-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani yesterday after driving out Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, although Washington said the four-month battle was not yet over.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations experts warned that Sudan’s remote western territories could become a breeding ground for radical Islamists as violence in the country’s conflict-torn Darfur region rages at an alarming level.
Dear Editor, As an octogenarian I so much enjoyed the poetry to which a sensitive TV Channel 28 exposed viewers on a Sunday evening.
Hi Everyone, One of the pleasures of visiting outdoor markets is that there is always something new to discover.
A debriefing session on last year’s 20th Inter-national AIDS Conference on Thursday heard the importance of advocacy to spotlight often-forgotten minority groups, like transgender persons.
(Reuters) – Steven Smith maintained his purple patch to hit a brilliant unbeaten 102 to secure Australia’s three-wicket victory against England in a high-scoring tri-series match at Hobart yesterday.
HAVANA (Reuters) – A senior US diplomat in Cuba for negotiations with Havana on restoring long-frozen diplomatic relations met a group of dissidents yesterday, seeking to underline Washington’s concern over human rights but irritating the island’s communist government.
(Trinidad Guardian) – Minister of Tertiary Education Fazal Karim announced a new agreement between the lecturers and managers of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus.
Secondary school students were yesterday awarded for their participation in the Art and Essay Competitions held in observation of Caricom Energy Week.
Dear Editor, There has been an inevitable response to the events in Paris involving the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and the murders that occurred when its offices were attacked.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal restored a semblance of order to the Australian Open yesterday after Italian Andreas Seppi sent shockwaves through the tournament by toppling Roger Federer in one of the greatest Melbourne Park upsets in recent memory.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – E-cigarettes in checked luggage could cause a fire in airliners, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned yesterday.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti yesterday installed a Provisional Electoral Council in a key step toward averting a constitutional crisis after weeks of protests and political uncertainty.
Dear Editor, As team sports go, cricket is ancient. It is therefore understandable that much of it is traditional.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The leading US paediatrician group yesterday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children against measles in the face of an outbreak that began at Disneyland in California in December and has spread to more than 80 people in seven states and Mexico.
(Reuters) – Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott put on a world record 267-run partnership as New Zealand recovered from 93-5 to thump Sri Lanka by 108 runs in the fifth one-day international in Dunedin yesterday.
Three men were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that they stole over $8M in items from a Chinese store during a break-in.
Come next Saturday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s (GHDS) annual show takes to the stage at the National Cultural Centre in ‘A Royal Twist’.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has incorporated 32 Canadian-built bulletproof combat vehicles into a new tactical unit stationed close to the border with Venezuela, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
SAN CRISTOBAL/CARACAS (Reuters) – Robbers and looters are targeting trucks carrying food across Venezuela in another sign of worsening shortages that have turned basics like flour and chicken into coveted booty.
El Dorado Queen: Miss Guyana Universe representative Niketa Barker on Wednesday evening partook in the national costume segment of the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant.
Dear Editor, At the opening of mining week in August of last year a top level delegation from the mining sector including the chairman of GGDMA, the Chairman of GGMC and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) who were there on behalf of the Minister Robert Persaud, visited Mahdia for the opening of Mining Week and had a meeting with the residents here.
When we think of fashion capitals, London, Paris, Milan and New York immediately come to mind.
Three weeks ago Islamist militants descended on Baga, a town in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, and set about destroying property and killing civilians.
Politikles
Stating that it could no longer hold off on its claims for US$41.97 millions in losses from the premature abandonment of the contracted tour of India last October, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) until next Tuesday to respond to its demands for compensation.
