Daily Archive: Sunday, August 2, 2015

MANDEVILLE, Jamaica, CMC – Led by a half century opening partnership Guyana defeated Jamaica to retain the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 50-over tournament here on Sunday.

A visually impaired Guyanese cricketer, visiting St Lucia for a blind cricket tournament, died during a beach outing on Friday July 31, organizers of the tournament have confirmed, according to a report by the Caribbean Media Corporation today.

At about 1530h. today, the police say that Ganesh Henry, 30 years, of Hauraruni Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was involved in an argument with another man at Hauraruni during which he was shot to his chest and abdomen.

At about 1325h. today , the police say that Cuban national Mirko Cardenos, 35 years, was walking along Regent Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Contrary to reports in some circles experienced wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin was not dropped from the West Indies team for the proposed tour of Zimbabwe.

At about 2025h. last night, the police say that pedestrian Byron Persaud, 46 years, of Vryheid’s Lust, ECD, attempted to cross the roadway at Montrose, ECD, and was struck down by a motor vehicle.

At about 2300h last night, the police say that businessman Mark Warner, 47 years, of Henrietta Village, Essequibo Coast, was in his shop when he was held at gunpoint by three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

At about 1300h. yesterday, the police say that Naresh Pooran, 43 years, of Enmore, ECD, was held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, at Coomacka, Linden, during which the perpetrators took away his licensed pistol and ammunition and $1M and escaped.

(Trinidad Express) Four schemes of fraud and bribery against corruption accused Jack Warner are outlined in the extradition file from the United States now in the hands of Attorney General Garvin Nicholas.

An elderly woman was beaten to death at Montrose, East Coast Demerara, in an attack that was recorded by surveillance cameras, which police are hoping will lead them to the killer.

Story and photos by Jannelle Williams   Some 7.5km from New Amsterdam the village of Palmyra begins with a cluster of houses that take on a housing scheme kind of look.

It will be the usual Linden versus Georgetown rivalry when defending three-time champs Christianburg/Wismar (CWS) Secondary School tackles Chase Academy in the grand finale of the 5th Annual Digicel Secondary School Championships today at the National Stadium, Providence from 18:00hrs.

Self-confessed “death squad” member Shawn Hinds was caught early yesterday morning attempting to leave the country through the Suriname ‘backtrack’ boat crossing, a senior police official has revealed.

Renowned for its passion for cricket and its penchant for revelry, there was no more appropriate location for a T20 tournament than the West Indies.

On the heels of an agreement to pay Surinamese company Rudisa US$6.22 million, the Guyana Government will soon be faced with a bill from Trinidad construction company NH International Ltd for the sum of $2.8 billion in a case dating back to 2007 and recently ruled on by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Guyana’s top 400m athlete Winston George, fresh from reaching the 400m final at the recent Pan Am games in Edmonton, Canada, stormed to victory Friday in the men’s 100m Invitational race winning in 10.01s as the curtain came down on the Guyana Police Force’s Inter-Division track and field championships at the National Synthetic Track, Leonora.

Chile is opening an embassy here with a resident ambassador to assume duties this week as South America’s most developed country looks to step up its cooperation with Guyana and the Caribbean in a number of areas.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan ended their tour of Sri Lanka with a dramatic one-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 yesterday to complete a 2-0 series win, having also triumphed in the test and ODI encounters.

Eighty-one-year-old Daphne Layne’s journey to the Alexander Village Masjid ended fatally on Friday when the vehicle she was in was rammed by a minibus at Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Government will be moving to mount a comprehensive response to human trafficking through more prosecutions and improved assistance for victims, according to Junior Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Overlooking Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin for the third Ashes test was the “hardest decision I have had to make as coach”, Darren Lehmann said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have added two pace bowlers to their 14-man squad for the fourth test against Australia starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday as possible replacements for the injured James Anderson.

A sea of colours and the familiar aroma of local food filled the National Park yesterday as Guyanese celebrated Emancipation Day.

Jitters There are jitters about the Guyana economy and some observers have moved towards the view that the economy is in recession.

Daiquiri is a rum cocktail and the original daiquiri is a mixture of lime juice, sugar and rum poured over ice.

Sprint ace Alisha Fortune winged out to France last night to compete at the World Masters Athletic Outdoor Championship.

Dear Editor, To follow up the statement by Minister of Governance with responsibility for natural resources, Raphael Trotman, concerning value-adding timber processing (‘Baishanlin, Vaitarna have until year end to begin value-added output -Trotman’ SN, July 30), I offer the following observations– The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) no longer publishes information on which enterprises are exporting logs of which timbers in what volumes to which destinations; notwithstanding that the logs were derived from standing trees which were public assets in the patrimony of the citizens of Guyana.

1st of August, 1838 ‘O ye first of August freed men who now liberty enjoy Salute the day and shout hurrah to Queen Victoria; On this glad day the galling chains of slavery were broke From off the necks of Afric’s sons who bled beneath its yoke.

Dear Editor,   The coalition government needs to be more aware, as well as more politically astute.

At the outset, I’m not a big techno guy. As the new gadgets come out, I’m often one of the last ones to get on board.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece may seek 24 billion euros in a first tranche of bailout aid from international lenders in August to prop up its banks and repay debts falling due at the ECB, a pro-government Greek newspaper said in its early Sunday editions.

NEW YORK, CMC – Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Garfield Sobers is among a group of former West Indies cricketers in New York to participate in cricket matches this weekend.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden, inspired in part by his late son, has been holding meetings at his Washington home to discuss challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, the New York Times reported yesterday.

When it comes to Cuba what is often missed is that its government’s primary focus is not on the process of normalising its relationship with the US, but on the far more fundamental domestic reforms that are gradually changing the country’s political and economic model in ways that are intended to better deliver its objectives.

Dear Editor,   I read with great delight in your newspaper dated July 31, that local government elections will be held sooner rather than later (December was touted as the tentative month).

Plaisance Guardians defeated Eagles by an 82-61 score line in an U23 fixture when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League qualifying knockout tournament commenced on Friday.

Introduction Last week’s column reported on the Third Financing for Development Conference and the positions it took in regard to the recovery of stolen public assets.

Four Guyanese who were sentenced in 2009 to long jail terms in Barbados over drug trafficking have been allowed by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal a ruling of the Barbados Court of Appeal denying their application to appeal their convictions because time had run out.

The Guyana Darts Association’s Emancipa-tion tournament will take place today at the Malteenoes Sports Club.

During his trip to Africa last week, President Barack Obama gave a powerful speech asking the region’s long-entrenched leaders to end corruption, respect freedom of the press and stop changing the constitution to remain in power indefinitely.

Dear Editor,  The annual pension, whenever announced, is never ever retroactive to January 1.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN(Reuters) – The new Afghan Taliban leader appealed for unity in the insurgency in his first public message released yesterday amid reports his predecessor’s family members opposed his selection.

The end of the world as some of us know and love it is here.

Guyana’s Calvin Thomas Friday captured the gold medal in the 5000m event at the Special Olympics World Games competition in the United States of America.

Lagerstroemia speciosa commonly called Queens Crape Myrtle or Pride of India originated in India and southern Asia.

ADEN, YEMEN (Reuters) – Yemeni vice president Khaled Bahah arrived in the southern port city of Aden yesterday, the most senior official from Yemen’s exiled government to visit since local fighters drove out the Iranian-backed Houthis.

(Reuters) – NAACP leaders launched a 40-day march across the US South yesterday with a rally in Selma, Alabama, drawing on that city’s significance in the 1960s civil rights movement to call attention to the issue of racial injustice in modern America.

Dear Editor, I have noticed recently that there has been a call for our courts to consider the use of plea bargaining as a means of solving crimes that have defied the efforts of the police over a number of years.

Technical Director of the Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Federation Sensei Winston Dunbar left Guyana yesterday for Ontario, Canada where he will participate in an international training seminar with the Canadian Wado-Ryu Federation.

Chess is not a physical contact sport. In chess, contact is made with the mind, sometimes through speech, sometimes silently.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 19 air strikes in Iraq and 11 in Syria on Friday in the coalition campaign against Islamic State militants, the US military said yesterday.

Governing any nation nowadays is not an easy task, and in the case of Guyana there are some additional complexities which are too well known to be worth enumerating.

Dear Editor, During the week before the last elections I observed two hymacs and road graders cleaning up the Agriculture Road from the beginning of the road to the end near the NAREI stock farm.

The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 was a seminal event in the history of slave resistance in British Guiana and in the colonial world.

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Three members of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s family were killed when a private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, British police said yesterday.

  Akima McPherson: Omawale Lumumba’s Galaxy I is a deceptive piece in what it seems to be saying.