Daily Archive: Saturday, June 13, 2015

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-West Indies are staring in the face of a series defeat as Australia established a commanding hold on the third day of the second test at Sabina Park here today.

The test release of water into the Hope Canal from the East Coast Demerara Conservancy (EDWC) is proceeding smoothly thus far according to Head of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Lionel Wordsworth.

Guyana Water Incorporated, GWI, wishes to advise the public that a chlorine gas leak occurred at GWI’s Water Treatment Facility at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, today.

Over 220,000 tonnes of rice has been exported so far for this year as the sector prepares for another historic first crop, which is currently at 359,000 tonnes.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) cannot file any charges over the May 17th Pepper Creek, Konawaruk mine collapse, which claimed the lives of 10 men, until the injunction obtained by operator Imran Khan against the regulatory agency prior to the incident is discharged.

Still to receive direction from the High Court on how to proceed on the conviction of Samuel Hinds Jr, who is yet to face sentencing for assaulting his sister-in-law, Magistrate Annette Singh yesterday announced that she would make a decision on July 30th.

Following the announcement of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine and Chief Education Officer Olato Sam immediately began facing questions about the disparity in the performances of private and public schools.

Following the announcement of the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), new Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine on Thursday said there is “room for improvement” and signaled plans to restructure how literacy is taught from as early as the Nursery level.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 10% increase in serious crimes for the first five months of the year as compared to the same period in 2014.

A second youth was yesterday charged with the robbery and attempted murder of businessman Neezam Khan, following last weekend’s shootout at Grove, East Bank Demerara.

A United States citizen was held last week at the JFK International Airport with just over 10 kilos of cocaine concealed in packets of baking powder in her luggage and she told authorities that she thought she was transporting diamonds for her father in Guyana.

A Grove man was yesterday charged with the murder of taxi driver Dennis Narine, who was shot twice in his chest at his home last month.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday sentenced two vendors to three years in jail after they were found guilty of having a small quantity of cocaine in their possession.

Another man has been taken into custody as police continue to investigate the murder of Mon Repos businessman Pooran Lalchand, who was stabbed over a dozen times.

The Golden Jaguars chances of getting past St Vincent and the Grenadines in their FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifiers received a timely boost yesterday when four England-based players were granted citizenship paving the way for their inclusion in the team for tomorrow’s return leg at the Providence National Stadium.

Dear Editor, The media coverage of Minister Simona Broomes’s expedition to Bartica – during which time some twenty odd women were reportedly “apprehended” by officers from the Guyana Women Miners Organisation and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit – has clearly highlighted the need for much more education and training, particularly of media operatives and authorities interviewed by the media, about what Trafficking in Persons (TIPS) means and the way that victims of trafficking are treated.

A Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice contractor was allegedly assaulted by an Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member and a group of men two weeks ago in Fort Wellington, Berbice but the AFC member has not responded to police requests to visit the station for questioning.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Shambolic batting once again derailed West Indies and left them with a mountain to climb, as Australia stamped its authority on the second Test with an emphatic display yesterday.

The European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) have signed a €346 million cooperation programme to develop the region.

Dear Editor, Please allow me the opportunity to respond to Mr Osogbo’s letter published in your June 5 edition and captioned ‘Has GT&T abandoned its customers in the Melanie/ Enterprise/ Bachelors Adventure area?’

By Duncan Saul Head-Coach of the Guyana National men’s basketball team Darcel Harris said yesterday that his charges are well prepared for the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships currently ongoing in the British Virgin Islands.

Ansa McAL announced yesterday that it will sponsor this year’s National Youth, Junior Track and Field championships under the Smalta product.

All Saints Primary School in New Amsterdam, Berbice not only produced the top student for the entire Region Six at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), but also the third and fourth placed students as well.

Dear Editor, The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) has been lobbying the Food and Drug Department for some time to addres the issue of packing flour in unlabelled plastic and paper bags and would like to thank Mr Marlon Cole for his press release on this topic.

Guyana Jaguars batsman Narsingh Deonarine has signaled his intention of representing Trinidad & Tobago for the upcoming Professional Cricket league (PCL) season.

Dear Editor, The appointments of Messrs Norton, Collins, and Best, as presidential advisers, represent the identification of durable, trusted insiders, and of men with known histories.

Thirty members of the Guyana Arts and Craft Producers Association (GACPA) have benefitted from a three-week- long workshop on modern techniques in ceramic moulding and manufacturing.

Dear Editor, I wish to officially not congratulate any student, teacher or school for their success at the National Grade Six Assessment.

By G Derry Etkins It is my view, that it is the groove that defines a style of music.

Volunteers from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday visited the Chase’s Indigent Home and the St Thomas More Men’s Hostel to interact with senior citizens and offer basic assistance to them.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan claimed four wickets as India reached 462 for six at stumps on day three of the one-off test between the neighbours yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Election Day is Monday 7 September. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in the Parliament yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the interest of historical accuracy, and as someone who is acquainted with the subject matter, I would like to comment on Ralph Ramkarran’s SN feature article on Balram Singh Rai (‘Balram Singh Rai,’ June 7) and the response penned by Frederick Kissoon (‘Rai should not get a national award,’ SN, June 9).

The Loyola Documentary Film Festival will host its second annual competition and interested filmmakers are urged to apply before the June 30th deadline.

Hi Everyone, Whilst on a visit to Berbice last month, I went to Port Mourant Market and there I spotted a shave-ice vendor!

(BBC) England suffered a 13-run Duckworth-Lewis loss in the second one dayer against New Zealand in a game that produced the highest number of runs ever seen in an ODI on English soil yesterday.

No more reality TV; this year Miss Jamzone Guyana returns to “its roots as a beach oriented pageant,” organisers say and it is billed for HJ Water World, Providence on July 5.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A raging battle over President Barack Obama’s request for “fast-track” authority central to improving U.S.

The national male and female 7s rugby outfits will start kick start their 2015 NACRA Championships and Olympic Qualifiers campaign today in Cary, North Carolina.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union and Mexico agreed yesterday to launch negotiations towards a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to avoid being sidelined by Europe’s bigger trade deals with the United States and Canada.

Calvin Bernard was on Monday elected as the President of the new Board of Directors of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.

Dear Editor, In 1988 Guymine’s Linden employees benefited for the first time from tax concessions on overtime work.

Local Professional Cricket League (PCL) franchise, Cricket Guyana Inc. (CGI) recently had its request for a Foreign Currency Account via Scotiabank approved by the new Guyana government.

The Carter Center is looking forward to continued efforts with the new David Granger administration in some critical areas, including electoral reform and inclusive governance, according to the Center’s Field Office Director Jason Calder.

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – Dominique Strauss-Kahn was acquitted of sex crime accusations by a French court yesterday, the final chapter in a transatlantic scandal that destroyed the political ambitions of a man once tipped to become his country’s president.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A female employee of an upstate New York prison was arrested on Friday on charges that she helped two inmates stage a daring escape from the maximum security facility, authorities said.

Dear Editor, I just want to congratulate the management of 90.1 ‘Love FM’ for the fantastic job they are doing in radio broadcasting in Guyana.

Representatives from various Chinese businesses in Georgetown yesterday met with Mayor Hamilton Green at City Hall to discuss the maintenance and restoration of the city.

Grenada-born Dt Slinger Francisco, 79, better known as the Mighty Sparrow has been conferred with the Order of the British Empire.

Who’s Who in the National men’s basketball team

CHISINAU, (Reuters) – Moldova’s prime minister resigned yesterday after state prosecutors, whom he has accused of moving slowly over the disappearance of $1 billion from the country’s banks, questioned him over his school certificates.

With rain swelling the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) to dangerous levels, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) was yesterday putting procedures in place to begin operational testing of the Hope Canal relief channel.

Dear Editor, The people of Guyana have waited for 23 years for change; it’s like life has started all over again, and there is a breath of fresh air.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China-linked hackers appear to have gained access to sensitive background information submitted by U.S.

Review by Timothy Austin The new James Bond inspired comedy Spy reinforces why Melissa McCarthy is the greatest female comedian of our time.

Every country with a native population that has been neglected, marginalized and underserved by government should take note of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report just published in Canada.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has ordered an investigation into the case of four “left behind” children who apparently committed suicide by drinking pesticide in a poor part of southwestern China, as millions of workers leave loved ones to find work.

First Vice-President and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo was yesterday morning sworn in as acting President by Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) Carl Singh.

Politikles

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The top-seeded Golden State Warriors rediscovered their scoring touch and tied the NBA Finals at 2-2 with a momentum-stealing 103-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Game Four.

Dear Editor, Ruel Johnson’s letter to me, of June,6 (D-Day) brought home to me the reality of Carifesta Xll, since I had concluded the discourse on Paloma, realising that truth and reason would not prevail in that arena.

Not many are aware that the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) actually has a fashion school attached to it.