Daily Archive: Saturday, February 14, 2015

Region Six’s Oneness in celebration at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

St Anne’s Primary looked glorious in gold at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Smyth Street Nursery parades a beautiful peacock float at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

S. Stephen’s Primary distracts the crowd with a spectacular smoke float at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Two of the students of the North Georgetown Primary school in the cockpit of the DC-3 aircraft at the CJIA during a visit on February 12.

St John’s College looks glorious in white at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Over two hundred students from the North Georgetown Primary School were given a tour of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) terminal building and aircraft museum on February 12 – kickstarting a busy tour season at the Timehri facility, a release from the CJIA said today.

Region 7 Secondary flaunts its ‘One Strong and Proud’ float at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Craft Production and Design at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Success Primary flaunts its ‘Musical Potpourri’ at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

Region 4’s float portrays togetherness at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015.

South Ruimveldt Secondary’s entry ‘Harder World’ at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015, Secondary Band category.

Cummings Lodge Secondary School’s float at the Ministry of Education Children’s Mashramani Parade Competition 2015, Secondary Band category.

(Trinidad Express) – Machel Montano successfully defended his Power Soca Monarch crown with his customary scintillating Fantastic Friday performance.

The joint APNU-AFC team which this afternoon made the announcement at the Georgetown Club of their alliance to contest the May 11 general elections.

Joint Press from APNU and the AFC For immediate release “Cummingsburg Accord” Following weeks of intense high level negotiations the APNU and AFC have arrived at an Accord title the “Cummingsburg Accord” which has been signed by both parties February 14, 2015.

APNU and the AFC today struck an alliance deal, dubbed the Cummingsburg Accord  which will see APNU Head, David Granger being the presidential candidate and the AFC’s Moses Nagamootoo being the prime ministerial candidate at the scheduled May 11, 2015 general elections.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – Nearly 15 years after hanging up his boots, fast bowling icon Sir Curtly Ambrose is back in West Indies colours and is a man on a mission.

(Barbados Nation) One hundred and eighty employees will be sent home this year from regional airline LIAT.

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) today said that Parliament should have been dissolved by February 10 in accordance with the constitution.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Aaron Finch smashed a sparkling century as Australia dealt England a 111-run humiliation in their World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.

CHRISTCHURCH, (Reuters) – Brendon McCullum gave the cricket World Cup the explosive opening organisers had hoped for with a blazing innings inspired captaincy to give New Zealand a 98-run victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday found that controversial expenditure last year of $4.5b by the government was unconstitutional but refused an application made by opposition leader David Granger for a conservatory order to stop “unauthorised” expenditure.

Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall, who was found with US$620,000 stashed onboard his plane in Puerto Rico, is expected to plead guilty to bulk cash smuggling and yesterday asked for more time to conclude negotiations.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran last evening said that he has decided against the formation of a political party to contest the scheduled May 11 polls.

Although opposition leader David Granger yesterday said he was confident about an opposition alliance for the upcoming polls, a consensus had not yet been reached between APNU and the AFC up to last night as both sides remained deadlocked on allocating the top government posts.

A Community Support Officer (CSO) of Aishalton is now dead and the secretary of the village council is critically injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling toppled several times during a journey from Aishalton to Lethem on Thursday.

Rohbina Basdeoram, the Guyanese born-Canadian accused of conspiring to smuggle cocaine onto a Canada-bound flight, has been granted a bail release due to her advanced pregnancy.

Essequibo rice farmers have once again taken to the streets to protest the non-payment by millers for the last rice crop.

A construction worker was refused bail yesterday after a court heard that a quantity of cannabis was found in his freezer during a search by police.

Supposed child’s play is being blamed for a midmorning fire that resulted in six persons losing their apartment at the South Ruimveldt Shopping Plaza, complex.

First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan Takaaki Kato yesterday signed three grants totalling US$290,199 for local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) pursuing youth development projects.

The Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) is hoping to improve its service to the general public after receiving a $12.2M ambulance from the Japanese government The donation of the ambulance comes after months of planning between the Japanese Embassy and Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and is a part of the GRCS’s First Responders Ambulance Project.

Benneta Kissoon, the woman pictured on the front page of the February 10th edition of Stabroek News fetching water on a cart, says she did apply to Guyana Water Incorporat-ed (GWI) for service around three years ago but decided not to proceed with it due to the high cost.

A family is now seeking the public’s help to rebuild after their home was gutted by a fire on Wednesday night, at Ulverston, Corentyne.

New York (SMS)  — Brenessa Thompson will be carrying a target on her back when she hits the track at today’s Millrose Games in New York’s New Balance Armory Center.

An autopsy has confirmed that Ramdai Mohabir, 67, the senior found dead in her bed at Albion on Monday, died of manual strangulation.

The defence yesterday disputed that Jarvis Small ever told police that he knew who had killed Neesa Gopaul.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Neville `Cody’ Cadogan was brilliant while Jenell Smith and Paola Da Silva lent Cadogan excellent support but their efforts failed to stop the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) from running away with the tie when the Guyana Police Force Headquarters Inter Department knockout dominoes competition got underway recently at the Police Sports Club.

Two men and a young teenager were yesterday refused bail after being charged over an illegal M15 rifle that was found in a car on Wednesday night.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first and second-division and Banks Malta U13 competitions will continue this weekend at various ground in Georgetown beginning today.

The third annual Milo/Petra Organization Secondary Schools u-20 football tourney will continue today at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue with four group fixtures.

What started out as a normal Tuesday for a Richmond, Essequibo Coast resident ended with him losing one of his body parts at Supenaam, when the blade from the disposal truck he was working on severed his left foot.

Dear Editor, I am a 20-year-old Guyanese woman and was interviewed for a job as a clerk at the Mayor and City Council, presented my qualifications and after my application was approved by the city council, I received a letter of appointment dated 1st July 2014.

Next Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, boxing fans can look forward to more than just 38 rounds of fistic fury.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Jaguars put themselves in position to continue their winning run in the WICB Professional Cricket League when they manhandled Leeward Islands Hurricanes on the first day of their sixth round contest here yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) will bowl off its Under-15 Inter-County limited overs tournament tomorrow with a clash between the GCB President’s XI and defending champions, Demerara, at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

Colin Wong won the first title when the annual National Sports Commission Mashramani table tennis tournament got underway yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the counsel purportedly offered by Mr Kevin Adonis, Commander of G Division, to Mr Asif Khan, the victim of a violent robbery at Zorg on the Essequibo Coast.

Demanding an end to the “ripping off” of consumers, social activist Freddie Kissoon and a concerned citizen yesterday turned out in front of the Digicel Guyana headquarters in Kingston to protest against the telecommunication giant’s data plans.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – “State of Chaos”, was how one South African newspaper described the images of police and politicians trading blows at the opening of parliament, a damning assessment of the country’s democracy twenty years after apartheid.

Dear Editor, I currently hold the PPP/C sole appointment since 1992 of Secretary to the Defence Board of Guyana.

Former Stabroek News reporter Christopher Yaw yesterday became the latest member of his family to be admitted to the Guyana Bar.

ARNOS VALE, St Vincent, CMC – Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood narrowly missed out on his fourth first class hundred and Jamaica Franchise made little use of his effort, as they collapsed to hand the advantage to Windward Islands Volcanoes on the opening day of their sixth round clash here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich extended his rich vein of form with another half-century as Barbados Pride emerged with the better of exchanges on the opening day of their clash with arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.

Dear Editor,   They came from different backgrounds and travelled different pathways but what they had in common was a fervent patriotism and a burning desire to see the land of their birth develop into a society that fostered the flowering of all potential and provided equity every which way for all citizens.

Veteran trade unionist Leslie Melville passed away on Monday, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) announced.

A traffic cop and an elderly pedal cyclist are now patients of the Georgetown Public Hospital following a collision along Regent Street yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, I am a culture lover, especially of the arts, drama and calypso.

Canada-based Guyanese singer Fauzya Moore has just released her debut album, ‘My Six Seasons’, a fusion of Bossa Nova, Jazz, Soul, and Caribbean and Latin American rhythms.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A former U.S. soldier accused of recruiting an international team of military-trained snipers to carry out contract killings for a drug cartel pleaded guilty in New York federal court yesterday.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – A United Nations watchdog called on Mexico yesterday to probe and prosecute alleged complicity of state forces in “disappearances”, including a notorious case of 43 students believed murdered last year.

The 2015 track and field season continues tomorrow with the second Development Meet at Camp Ayanganna ground.

Happy Valentine’s Day. It’s that day of the year devoted to love.

A police raid in a camp in the interior resulted in three men being arrested and charged with unlawful possession of shotgun and ammunition, which a court heard was being used for protection from wild animals.

(The Sports Xchange) – Derrick Rose scored 30 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 113-98 points win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Dear Editor, I hear that Mr Anand Goolsarran is considering launching a political party.

Dear Editor, The recent promise of the 10 per cent reduction in electricity rates (as issued by President Donald Ramotar and a few others) is a very refreshing piece of news for all Guyana.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelans puzzled yesterday over the impact of a complicated currency devaluation and fretted that dire product shortages in the OPEC nation’s recession-hit economy would not go away.

Hi Everyone, Towering above houses, generously scattered across the length and breadth of the region, breadfruit trees are laden with globes of fruit hanging from strong stems.

An ex-con is being accused of stealing over $7M in goods during eight separate incidents of break and enter and larceny at Amelia’s Ward in Linden.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – For the first time in almost a quarter of a century, the cricket World Cup is back Down Under.

Dear Editor, As conversations continue on elections and minority or majority government/executive, one has to be mindful that in the desire to govern, such discussions do not lose focus on what makes any government a government of the people.

NELSON, Australia, CMC – For a city best known for year-round sunshine, pristine beaches and spectacular scenery, the ICC Cricket World Cup has brought a bigger than normal buzz to Nelson ahead of Monday’s opening game between West Indies and Ireland.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor yesterday said he was taking over an investigation into claims President Cristina Fernandez tried to cover up Iran’s role in a 1994 bombing, after the previous prosecutor died mysteriously last month.

In one of his memorable formulations, the great British historian and essayist Thomas Babington Macaulay observed (using the pronoun customary for unanswerable judgements) that “we know of no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodic fits of morality.”

As my time in Europe winds down, today I decided to share some photos and experiences from my trip.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama described the deaths of three young Muslims gunned down in North Carolina as “brutal and outrageous murders” yesterday and said no one in the United States should be targeted for their religion.

Amelia’s Ward Primary student Angelica Loo during the performance of her dramatic poem, entitled “Happy Birthday Guyana,” when the Children’s Mashramani Competition 2015 continued yesterday at the National Cultural Centre yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday dramatically eased restrictions on imports of goods and services from private Cuban entrepreneurs as part of Washington’s rapprochement with Havana after more than half a century of enmity.

Dear Editor,   With regard to ‘Trinidad pre-election rumblings’ (Editorial, SN, Feb 11), the findings of three different surveys show Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s United National Congress still ahead of the opposition PNM in elections due this year.

Caricom Deputy Secretary-General Manorma Soeknandan says that despite the progress that has already been made the region has to urgently develop its energy resources.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies touched down here yesterday afternoon (Thursday night, Eastern Caribbean time) to begin final preparations for their opening 2015 World Cup clash against minnows Ireland on Monday.

Three Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have received funding from the Japanese Government through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.