Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The National Trust of Guyana on Monday launched the ‘New Amsterdam Heritage Trail’, a booklet which features 39 historical sites in New Amsterdam, Berbice, GINA said.

A biography of Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj was launched on Sunday at the Cove and John Ashram, East Coast Demerara.

A biography of Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj was launched on Sunday at the Cove and John Ashram, East Coast Demerara.

Guyana has a new Ambassador from Mexico. Ivan Robero Sierra Medel, presented his Letters of Credence to President Donald Ramotar yesterday at the Office of the President.

The Working People’s Alliance today lambasted an agreement by the government for the botched fibre optic cable project saying that it gave the contractor, Dax Construction Company, free control over all of the assets of the project and a 40-year monopoly licence over the E-governance project for free.

At about 0500h. today, the police say that Chester Reddock, 42 years, of Hopetown Village, WCB, was allegedly driving a motor car at a fast rate along the Bush Lot Public Road, WCB, when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a parked motor lorry.

KATHMANDU, (Reuters) – The death toll from Nepal’s devastating earthquake could reach 10,000, the prime minister said today, as residents frustrated by the government’s slow response used their bare hands to dig for signs of their loved ones.

Two men are currently battling for their lives at New Amsterdam Public Hospital after they were brutally stabbed during a fight at a party following the President’s Cup horse racing meet at Port Mourant on Sunday night.

Human rights activist Sherlina Nageer yesterday made a formal complaint to police against Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran, accusing him of threatening behaviour during an encounter outside the Whim Magistrate’s Court just over a week ago.

The Essequibo supplier of the rice flagged by the army, due to the presence of a “strange substance,” is doing an internal investigation but believes the suspect addition was actually a harmless gas tablet.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) is in possession of the ballot papers for the May 11 general elections that arrived in Guyana on Saturday evening from Canada where they were printed.

Michael Powley, who was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Vishwanauth Narine, was yesterday sentenced to 13 years in prison after the presentation of a probation report.

A Lodge man has been remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Patricia Sanasie, who was gunned down in front of her home in January in what appeared to be a hit.

Anton Brumfield, the American man who was found at the airport with cocaine in photo albums last Friday, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he admitted to attempting to smuggle the drug onto a flight out of the country.

A paid advertisement for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic in the form of a cartoon showing military personnel with weapons in their hands inadvertently appeared in the April 26th edition of the Sunday Stabroek.

The candidates speak.

Guyana Review poses key post-elections questions to APNU-AFC coalition presidential candidate David Granger GR: Setting aside hopes of unseating the ruling PPP/C, do you see the Cummingsburg Accord and the APNU-AFC coalition as the first steps in the direction of changing the culture of ethnic voting in Guyana?

GR: The most persistent public response to your selection as the PPP/C’s Prime Ministerial candidate has been one of surprise.

Odinga Green, who was freed of a murder charge in 2012, now fears for his life following the publication of a news article that paints a picture of him as a dangerous criminal on the loose, he said.

GR: What we have witnessed in recent years – and more particularly in recent months – is the creation of new alliances amongst individuals and groups hitherto regarded as implacable foes.

Education Consultant to the Ministry of Education, Ed Caesar, yesterday lauded the students of Berbice High School who were the first to officially complete a practical baseball examination as part of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Physical Education (PE) syllabus.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr Steve Surujbally said no decision had been made about whether certificates of employment would be issued to polling day staff allowing them to vote should they be posted in different jurisdictions on Election Day.

A Presentation to Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute Anti-Corruption Conference Hilton Hotel, March 20th 2015 A few weeks ago, Justice Gillian Lucky sentenced two men to jail terms, one for 10 months for drug trafficking and the other for 5 months for shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm and robbery.

The annual Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Visual Arts Exhibition has returned to Guyana after 11 years with over 250 pieces on display at the National Art Gallery, Castellani House.

Nyron Joseph clinched the A category title while Shomari Wiltshire claimed the category B accolade when the Kraft Toucan Industries junior Skill Level tourney concluded at the on Sunday at the Georgetown Club Racquet Complex.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Kolkata Knight Riders are sweating on the future of their champion bowler Sunil Narine, after the West Indies off-spinner underwent a new round of tests on his action last weekend.

A Perspective It took but a matter of days after President Donald Ramotar had made public the date for the holding of general elections for the country to realize that Bharrat Jagdeo would be the ruling Party’s engineer-in-chief in its bid for yet another term in office; and as the days went by it became clear that Mr.

A construction worker is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with robbing two women at gun-point.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A late decision will be made on seamer Jason Holder’s fitness for the crucial third and final Test against England bowling off here Friday.

Dear Editor, It is bandied about that the ‘swing vote’ could be the difference maker, the clincher in an ethnically hazy (at least numerically) elections.

By Jeff Trotman Amelia’s Ward copped the individual first and third prizes at the 2015 Linden Primary Schools Spelling Bee Competition, which was held at LICHAS yesterday.

By Carrie Gibson  Review by Chris Hartman, February 23, 2015      Carrie Gibson’s thoughtful and extensively researched Empire’s Crossroads is a revelation.

Dear Editor, It would seem that the current leaders of the PPP (Peter Principle’s Party) in Guyana have yet to recognise the disaster that they have imposed on Guyana.

What a great honour this is!  This is one of the great Clubs of the world!

A mother of three was refused bail when she appeared in a Georgetown court yesterday to answer to a charge of trafficking in narcotics after being arrested for allegedly selling cocaine to a policeman.

The quarterfinal matchups in the inaugural Guyana Beverage Company Busta football tourney were solidified as Sparta Boss, Sophia, Kitty Weavers and Bent Street secured round-of-16 wins on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

– businesswoman stirs up crowd On the wings of a fiery address by Bartica businesswoman Kamal Persaud, APNU+AFC presidential candidate David Granger on Sunday night laid out a plan for the Region Seven township focused on massive infrastructure, bolstered security and better health care.

The motorcyclist who allegedly struck down six-year-old Afya Harte on Saturday and fled the scene is expected to appear in the Sparendam Magistrates Court today.

Youths in the Agricola Community were encouraged to be disciplined and adopt healthy lifestyles by world renowned bodybuilder Guyanese Hugh Ross who paid a visit to the East Bank Demerara community to promote his Health and wellness programme recently.

Dear Editor, A lot has been already said by politicians on both sides in this current campaign to cause consternation, but the one thing that surpasses them all is the call made by one of the leaders of the AFC, Mr.

It took half a dozen or so attempts before her shaky legs eventually carried her to the other side of the street, to the side where a handful of boisterous young men were drinking beer and tossing rude remarks at passing teenaged girls who were mostly grinning in response, as though the lewd remarks that were being flung their way they were fulsome compliments.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Shock turned to anger in Nepal today, as some of the tens of thousands of people stricken by the weekend’s devastating earthquake expressed frustration at what they said was their government’s slow response to the crisis.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Tuesday renewed its commitment to 13 government and non-governmental   organisations with a $150 million investment as part of phase three of ‘The Power to Make a Difference’ initiative.

By Leon Walcott During the last ten years several events occurred that positively changed the landscape for persons living with disabilities in Guyana.

(Reuters) – With Misbah-ul-Haq returning to take over the captaincy, a beleaguered Pakistan will hope to bounce back from their “lowest point” in international cricket in the two-test series against Bangladesh starting at Khulna today.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Colombian authorities intercepted phone calls between a young woman and a member of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartel, the Urabenos, they heard the woman offer merchandise with “zero kilometers”.

Dear Editor, The Manifesto of the PPP/C is now in the public domain.

A man who asked a court to jail him saying he had nothing to eat, was sentenced to a total of nine months in jail.

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said on Sunday she will not be “jumbied” into setting an election date.

BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the violence in Baltimore, his office said yesterday.

A man who is accused of stabbing another man in the chest was yesterday granted $70,000 bail after he denied the charge in a city court.

Dear Editor, Dolly Hasssan is at it again. I refer to her letter in the Stabroek News of June 11, 2014 headlined, `The PNC should concede that certain mistakes were during its tenure’, the contents with its assessments were offensive.

 By Elson Browne-LowMuch has been said about young voters’ role in the May 11 general and regional elections, and as the recent student strike at the University of Guyana has demonstrated, young people have become frustrated with the hand that they are being dealt as Guyana moves forward.

(The Sports Xchange) -Cleveland Cavaliers completed their four-game first-round sweep of Boston but suffered the potential loss of forward Kevin Love with a dislocated left shoulder.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old nuclear standoff, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday.

Politikles

Time was when the manner of last Saturday’s nine-wicket defeat suffered by the West Indies at the hands of England would have sent shock waves through the Caribbean; it would have brought forth a collective howl of outrage, a baying for blood, a boisterous, insistent demand that heads roll.

“Corruption is a phenomenon the prevention, investigation and prosecution of which need to be approached on numerous levels, using specific knowledge and skills from a variety of fields (law, finance, economics, accounting, civil engineers, etc.”

The bus driver charged with causing the death of four-year-old Jayden Charles, who was run over as he was attempting to cross a city street, was yesterday granted $250,000 bail.

Cartoon

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe are close to accepting an invitation to play in Pakistan next month in a one-day series that could mark the first visit by a test-playing nation since 2009.

As this article is being written the West Indies is yet to play its final game in the 2015 instalment of cricket’s most prestigious tournament.

Street performance: Three Argentines busking on Vlissengen Road yesterday. The three young women are a year and three months into their trip through South America; they perform in every country.

Dear Editor, Ms. Ryhaan Shah has ignited a debate over the role of the “past” in Guyana’s public political discourse.

A twenty-three-year-old man was granted $50,000 bail on Friday after he was accused of stealing five cellular phones from his employer.

NEW DELHI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – German development worker Caroline Siebald and her boyfriend Charles Gertler, an American glaciologist, were on a rafting trip in Nepal when the earthquake struck and initially panicked about how to let their families know they were safe.