Daily Archive: Monday, March 9, 2015

APNU+AFC today condemned what it said was ‘cuss down’ politics yesterday at the PPP’s Port Mourant observance for the Jagans.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States today declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials in the worst diplomatic dispute with the oil-rich country since socialist President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013.

At about 0610h. today the police say that Kelroy Williams, 43 years, of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, was involved in a confrontation with Marvin Mc Lennon, 37 years, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, at Amelia’s Ward, during which he was fatally stabbed to his body.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England were knocked out of the World Cup by a spirited Bangladesh who grabbed a quarter-final spot following a dramatic 15-run victory in a tight Pool A match in Adelaide today.

(Trinidad Express) A five-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a car had to watch as a man shot her mother dead before turning the weapon on himself on Saturday night.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday said that he was more than frustrated by the opposition during the three years of his presidency and pleaded with voters to return his party with a majority at upcoming elections.

A report by the Jamaican Constabulary Force into 12 killings by the St Lucia police between 2008 and 2010 found that all of them were fake encounters to facilitate executions, weapons were planted by cops and death lists were circulated in the force during the period.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the opposition APNU+AFC alliance does not represent change and has stymied development while also accusing it of practising racism.

Guyana and Venezuela concluded negotiations for the annual rice barter agreement last week with shipments to commence later in the month after the first crop harvest begins, according to a release yesterday from Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy.

Team Evolution’s Orville Hinds secured victory in the second leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race series yesterday in Berbice.

A Mocha resident died after he was shot to the left side of his face by a bandit at around 1:00 am yesterday after he was awakened by loud banging on his door.

Spin twins Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo yesterday routed the Jamaica second innings for a paltry 138 runs to set up a comfortable five wicket win inside three days for the Golden Jaguars at the Providence National Stadium yesterday in their Professional Cricket League four day encounter.

At least five athletes made sure that their tickets could be booked for the CARIFTA Games in St Kitts next month when they triumphantly competed at the trials over the weekend at the Camp Ayanganna Ground.

Project Coordinator for the Rural Enterprise and Agricultural Development Project at the Ministry of Agriculture, Vimala Balgobin died yesterday afternoon along the Linden-Lethem trail following an accident.

One woman related how she watched her sister suffer at the hands of a cruel fiancé, another spoke of how she endured years of abuse by a narcissistic husband who took her children in the end and another about how she watched her mother being tormented in the most horrifying ways for 14 years.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has conceded that West Indies will be forced to sweat on favourable results in other preliminary games, if they are to have any chance of making into the quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has paid its condolences to legendary former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner, whose father Hutson King, died on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Minister Juan A Edghill expressed opinions that undermine building a better Guyana in a Hard Talk radio interview aired on March 1, 2015.

The PPP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper spoke for the first time on the party platform yesterday and pledged her service to the nation.

Cheddi (Joey) Jagan Jr, the son of late presidents Dr. Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan has hailed the APNU+AFC alliance, recalling that his father on innumerable occasions, called for coalition politics.

Dear Editor; The spectacle contrived by the APNU-AFC coalition at its launch at the Guyana Pegasus on March 4th would have left many Guyanese scratching their heads, or shaking them in shocked disbelief, on reading some of the bold assertions of the coalition leaders.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 64-run victory over Sri Lanka, fired by a spectacular maiden one-day international century from Glenn Maxwell at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Saudi Arabian contingent, photographed entering Parliament on Friday, toured the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas peninsula and Tobago’s Magdalena Grand Beach Resort to weigh their investment potential. 

NAPIER, (Reuters) – Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor got some valuable time at the wicket as New Zealand did what they needed to looking ahead to the World Cup quarter-finals with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan at McLean Park yesterday.

Thirty-one immigration supervisors from Guyana’s ports were on Thursday sensitized about their responsibilities particularly with respect to the free movement of CARICOM nationals under the regional single market (CSM), a release from the CARICOM Secretariat said.

Dear Editor, I refer to Dr Jeffrey’s latest article (March 4, 2015) in SN.

The Canada-Guyana Medical Partnerships Coalition (C-GMPC) on February 28, 2015, held its annual fundraiser and silent auction and raised $5,694,498 for family medicine, a release from the Canadian High Commission said on Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 23-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder and arson in connection with the death of three siblings in the south St Andrew community of Jones Town last Friday.

National under-17 batsman Adrian Sukwah and Asif Ally Saturday propelled Lower Corentyne to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over New Amsterdam/Canje Combined in the final of the Republic Bank Guyana Limited Inter Zone 2014 Under-17 at the Albion Sports Complex.

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article in the Stabroek News of Saturday, March 7, captioned ‘Fewer Guyanese looking to migrate.’

Sahadeo Hardieou and Shaheed Mohamed yesterday steered Lower East Bank Lions past Lower East Coast Bulls by seven wickets in the opening encounter of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial/National Sports Commission over-40 T20 knock out competition.

Dear Editor, Nowrang Persaud’s recent cautionary piece on the ability to deliver on promises must be taken seriously by politicians, as well as political commentators.

A Moblissa, Soesdyke-Linden Highway farmer, who suffered loss of fruit trees and damage to his farm land by a company that extracted loam under dubious permission, is relieved that the company is covering back the excavated area and he has been given replacement plants.

(Trinidad Guardian) Works and Infrastructure Minister Dr Suruj Rambachan has admitted that congestion on the nation’s roads has been fuelling road rage, stress, lack of productivity and takes away from family and leisure time. 

Dear Editor, This young election season has already had its share of surprises.

Tourney favourites Chase Academy overcame a 1-0 first half deficit to defeat South Ruimveldt 2-1 when the third annual Milo/Petra Organization Secondary Schools u-20 football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground.

On Friday, March 6th, the first test run of a gasifier producing alternative energy using rice husk was conducted in a rice mill on the Essequibo Coast, a release from the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday.

We, women of the Caribbean Regional Network of Organizations and our allies, form part of a global movement dedicated to ensuring that our Governments and other actors respect, protect and guarantee the full enjoyment of the human rights of all women and girls.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two men were shot dead and five others injured in a shooting incident on Elm Crescent, Kingston Saturday night.

Beacons FC registered their first win of the inaugural Massy United Insurance Company sponsored Fruta Conquerors U-15 League edging Sunburst Camptown by a 2-1 score line yesterday at the Tucville Community ground.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest M Maxwell’s letter dated March 4, titled ‘The numbers favour the PPP in a two-horse race.’

In view of International Women’s Day which was observed yesterday, this week we asked women whether they believed enough was being done for women who are exposed to domestic violence in Guyana and if not, what needs to be changed or improved.

What won’t this government do to funnel $3b from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA)?

Politikles

We must set our face sternly against corruption and extravagance. We cannot have a Cadillac style living with donkey cart economies.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff appealed to Brazilians yesterday to back fiscal austerity policies, while saying that the belt-tightening will last as long as needed and results will only start showing at the end of this year.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo as he addressed the gathering at Babu John, Port Mourant yesterday at the event to commemorate the late presidents Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan.

Prime Ministerial Candidate of the PPP/C Elisabeth Harper laying a wreath at the Babu John memorial site yesterday in observance of the 18th death anniversary of the late Dr.

President Donald Ramotar laying a wreath, at the Babu John monument site yesterday at Port Mourant in observance of the 18th death anniversary of the late Dr.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul finished with a ten-wicket match haul as Guyana Jaguars continued their imperious march through the WICB PCL with a resounding five-wicket win over Jamaica Franchise here yesterday.