Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 13, 2015

With results from 1809 polling stations out of 2299 polling stations released, the APNU+AFC alliance has received 157, 347 votes while the PPP/C received 157, 304 votes for the 2015 general elections, according to data released by the Guyana Elections Commission.

Former US president Jimmy Carter has called on the Guyana Elections Commission to release the 2015 election results.

Coalition, APNU+AFC this afternoon met with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission and said that the elections body assured them that at 9pm today 94% of the votes will be shared with the public.

The opposition alliance, APNU+AFC today said that the PPP/C’s call for a recount was contrary to the law and it called for the elections commission not to allow this attempt to delay the declaration of the results of the poll.

With the publication of polling station results yesterday, Stabroek News’s website saw a record number of pageviews that day  – 529,814, from 259,401 unique visitors.

At about 2000h. last night, the police say that Vishaul Sooklall, 24 years, of Unity Street, La Grange, WBD, was in a yard at Unity Street when he was held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Chairman of GECOM Dr Steve Surujbally this morning disclosed that apart from asking for recounts in three regions, the ruling PPP/C has now partially challenged results in all ten districts.

The police today said that Lloyd Grant, 18 years, of “C” Field, Turkeyen, ECD; and Orandel Noel, 18 years, of “B” Field Sophia, have been charged after they were found looting a house at “C” Field, Sophia, during the night of Monday, May 11, 2015.

BUJUMBURA, (Reuters) – A senior Burundi army officer said today he was dismissing Pierre Nkurunziza as president because his bid for a third term violated the constitution, and soldiers surrounded the state broadcaster building in the capital.

Patanjalee Persaud is not only one of the top golfers in Guyana having won several tournaments previously.

Opener Shemroy Barrington smashed an 80-ball century to help the Vishaul Singh XI to a first innings score of 212-7 against the Leon Johnson XI on day one of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) two-day trial match played at the Demerara Cricket Club ground yesterday.

LEEDS, England, CMC – Discarded West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards picked up two wickets but Hampshire were staring defeat in the face, heading into today’s final day of their County Championship contest with Yorkshire.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen is not in England’s plans this summer due to a complete breakdown in trust but has not been banned from playing international cricket in the future.

RAIPUR, India, CMC – Dwayne Smith’s run of low scores continued and his West Indies counterpart Dwayne Bravo failed to have an impact, as their Chennai Super Kings crashed to a six-wicket defeat to Delhi Daredevils, in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

As both of the major political campaigns announced results favouring them at Monday’s polls, the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) yesterday came under growing pressure to release official results but both Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally and Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield maintained that they were bound to follow the process stipulated by law.

As the country continued to wait for the results of Monday’s polling, both the opposition alliance APNU+AFC and the incumbent PPP/C yesterday declared that they had an unassailable lead.

The Carter Center yesterday hailed Monday’s voting process and urged leaders to act responsibly as official results are awaited even as they noted that key political leaders played on fears during the electoral process.

Berbice B produced a balanced performance from both batsmen and bowlers which left Berbice A reeling at 55-6 in their first innings of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) two day trial match played at Albion.

Jamal Murphy, the alleged consignee for the cache of guns and ammunition found at the GNIC Wharf last Friday, was yesterday remanded to prison after being read two charges of illegal possession of munitions.

MUNICH, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich yesterday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.

The Caricom Observer Mission to the just-concluded General and Regional Elections in Guyana said the voting process was transparent, free and fair.

Despite losing their recent international series to Suriname 2-1, Guyana men’s basketball Head-Coach Darcel Harris said he is confident the team can still progress from the group stage at the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has said that a date will be announced for a ruling on the petition challenging the presidential term limit.

The Electoral Observa-tion Mission (EOM) of the Organisation of American States yesterday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to improve its dissemination of preliminary election results and has made a slew of recommendations including consideration of state funding to political parties.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel all-rounder Kevon Cooper says he will be going all out to prove his worth in the Caribbean Premier League which bowls off later this month.

A suspect has been charged with the murder of Essequibo Coast pensioner Richard Etwaroo, who was found dead on the Paradise seashore after going missing.

Four persons have been taken into custody following the torching of eight vehicles, a house and a shack with a horse stable attached in `C’ Field, Sophia on Election Night.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda and Puerto Rico will gear up for their respective 2018 World Cup second-round qualifiers by meeting in a friendly international at the National Sports Centre here next month, officials have announced.

National junior player Kyle Edghill and national cadet player Jeremey Singh are competing at the 2015 Canadian Open World Junior and cadet circuit event The event, in Markham Ontario, Canada, is one of the prestigious world junior and cadet circuit events organised by the international table tennis federation and is scheduled to end tomorrow.

(The Sports Xchange) – Atlanta guard Jeff Teague scored 26 points as the Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 to square their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series at 2-2 on Monday.

Early closing: Some stores on Regent Street closed early yesterday amid elections-related tension in the city.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, two donkeys in Enterprise village were beaten.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A new system of match observers monitoring incidents of racism and discrimination at 2018 World Cup qualifiers was announced by FIFA yesterday.

A witness yesterday testified that he heard some of Shaquille Grant’s friends speaking of plans to commit a robbery on the day the teen was shot dead by police.

MUNICH, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is the best player ever, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said yesterday after the Spanish side eliminated the Bavarians 5-3 on aggregate to reach next month’s Champions League final.

Dear Editor, Pensions and what they signify are often important only to pensioners.

No matter the results of the general elections, residents of Mahdia are hoping for change after what they say is the continued neglect of the community and especially the main access road.

Dear Editor, While many are looking at the small photograph of what their party gets in the vote tally, I am going to look at the bigger picture.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could start today’s Champions League semi-final, second leg at Real Madrid after returning from injury at the weekend, Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri said yesterday.

CHAUTARA, Nepal, (Reuters) – A second powerful earthquake in less than three weeks spread panic in Nepal yesterday, bringing down buildings weakened by the first disaster and killing at least 66 people, including 17 in neighbouring India and one in Chinese Tibet.

Dear Editor, While all attention is being paid to the elections, it is important that we take a moment to remember that for this small nation, there are global items on our agenda that transcend the boundaries of any social or political conflict ever faced on this planet.

Statistics for 2014 reveal a new record high for remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England cricket director Andrew Strauss gave his full backing to test captain Alastair Cook yesterday and appointed Joe Root as his deputy in a significant move for the future.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – An epidemic of dengue fever is fanning public anger over what Brazilians say is President Dilma Rousseff’s biggest challenge – the sad state of the national healthcare system.

Dear Editor, Two days after the UK general elections, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a UK overseas dependent territory announced its general elections carded for June 8.

Agnes voted: Ninety-one-year-old Agnes Arno of Queenstown just after voting on Monday at St Gabriel’s Primary.

Echoing their findings that the electoral process went smoothly, envoys from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada and the local Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday appealed for patience as the nation awaits the official results of Monday’s general and regional elections.

CANBERRA, (Reuters) – Australia on Tuesday proposed new legislation to tighten tax loopholes that the conservative government says have allowed around 30 of the world’s largest multinational companies to avoid paying taxes.

The British elections having resulted in a fairly decisive victory for the Conservative Party, the country’s neighbours and partners in the European Union will now be bracing themselves for the referendum on the country’s membership, promised by Prime Minister David Cameron.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the ancient city of Xian tomorrow at the start of a visit to China, he will be met by Chinese President Xi Jinping, in an unusual departure from normal protocol.

Dear Editor, The verification process of the counting and tabulation of SOPs is taking too long,  leading to much unease among the population and the diaspora as well. 

This article will reach the editor at its usual time, which will be long before the results of the 2015 general and regional elections are even informally known.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Almost two-thirds of the drug combinations widely sold in India to fight pain, depression, and psychotic conditions lack the necessary regulatory approvals, despite some of the pills being banned internationally, a study published on Tuesday shows.

(BBC) Kevin Pietersen fell short of the highest-ever score for Surrey when he was left on 355 not out against Leicestershire at the Oval yesterday.