Daily Archive: Monday, September 7, 2015

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president, Azim Bassarath says he disagrees with the decision to sack Denesh Ramdin as Test captain and hopes the move is not part of any plan to target Trinidadian players.

Following an announcement on Saturday last at the Community Outreach Meeting in Whim Village, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, today appointed four new Special Representatives in regions 2, 5, 6 and 10, GINA said.

First Vice President and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, on a tour of the Humanitarian Mission Social Services Centre of the Arya Samaj,  lauded the organisation for its vision and expressed great satisfaction with the initiative, GINA said today.

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday witnessed the assembly and test run of a new environmentally friendly, mobile asphalt plant.

The new Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Guyana Jernej Videtič, today paid a call on Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs  Carl Greenidge, to whom he presented copies of his credentials.

A group of Nurse Anaesthetists, who recently completed training at the Georgetown Public Hospital, earlier today, met with President David Granger.

At about 0820h. today, the police say that Karim Shivratan, 17 years, was shot to his chest as he went to the assistance of two persons who were being robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was armed, at Agricola Public Road.

At about 2130h. last night, the police say that Baspattie, 51 years, of No.

Massy Stores is advertising supermarket positions as it prepares to enter the sector later this year or early next year, The Trinidad-based Massy conglomerate plans to open two state-of-the-art supermarkets here.

The Government of Guyana in conjunction with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will donate a 20-foot container of rice to the Eastern Caribbean Island of Dominica.

The Guyana Water Inc today said that cables attached to the electrical panel of the company’s Diamond Well Station were removed by vandals resulting in a water service disruption which affected customers of Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) Slinger Francisco,  the Mighty Sparrow, who placed T&T on the world stage with his famous classically executed double entendre hits, is still awaiting assistance for his medical bills.

The shareholders agreement for the Berbice Bridge Company Incorpo-rated (BBCI) has to be scrapped and replaced by one which reflects proportionality in investment, according to former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to begin the process of buying back its co-generation plant which was sold by the previous government in April of this year for US$30M in a deal that had raised questions.

Essequibo rice millers owe Region Two farmers over $632m and the head of the rice board says that the government has made good on all payments so there should be no problem.

In defending his government’s appointment of supporters to the position of Regional Executive Officers (REOs), Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday said that the new officers should be judged on their performance, arguing that the past REOs went about their duties in a partisan manner.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Saturday assured that there is no political interference by the APNU+AFC government in the running of the Guyana Police Force so much so that even ministers can be locked up and charged.

Dozens of volunteers were yesterday part of a clean-up campaign that cleared drains along Regent Street of a build-up of sand and garbage which was thwarting the free flow of water.

Sections of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway are to be rehabilitated to the tune of an estimated $56m.

A government team on Saturday visited Mahdia for talks on transforming the mining community into a town.

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) yesterday named a strong 12-man team to represent the country at the upcoming male CSV Indoor tournament which spikes off from September 27, in Brazil.

A fire last evening nearly claimed the lives of three children at Victory Valley, Linden.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised drainage works for Subryan-ville in Georgetown.

  Amid much fanfare and expectations the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League was officially launched Saturday night at the 704 Sports Club on Albert and Lamaha Streets.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams moved within three wins of achieving the fourth women’s calendar-year Grand Slam by routing fellow American Madison Keys yesterday and setting up a U.S.

President David Granger joined the children who attended the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana’s (CIOG) 21st annual fun day on Saturday.

Cleveland Forde’s stranglehold on the Massy Group of Companies 10km road race remains intact.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Defending champion Marin Cilic was the first man through to the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Today is V-Day. “V” for Voting, which some 1,099,205 electors are eligible to do.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Denesh Ramdin has admitted to being a “little disappointed” after being sacked as Test captain on Friday but said he now plans to focus on his family, improving his batting and providing as much support as he can to his replacement Jason Holder.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – The German government decided to free up additional three billion euros ($3.35 billion) for federal states and municipalities to help cope with this year’s record influx of refugees and migrants, a joint statement by the ruling coalition issued yesterday said.

Dear Editor, Some rice millers here on the Essequibo Coast have turned a number of rice farmers into beggars for their own money.

MONZA, Italy, (Reuters) – A red-hot Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix to take a 53-point lead in the Formula One championship yesterday after Mercedes team mate and closest rival Nico Rosberg retired with his car in flames.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Still reeling from a corruption scandal that felled their president three days ago, Guatemalans voted yesterday to elect a new leader in a tight contest that is likely to head to a second-round run-off.

Georgetown unit Colts continued their recent championship winning ways, downing Linden unit Half Mile Bulls 63-59 to clinch the GABF Forbes Burnham Memorial Championship on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard-Court in Linden.

Dear Editor, During the recent debate in parliament on the APNU+AFC government’s first proposed budget I tried to follow the contributions of the opposition.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized prosecutors to investigate two ministers close to President Dilma Rousseff for allegedly receiving illegal campaign donations, one of them the treasurer of Rousseff’s last campaign, Brazilian media reported.

Dear Editor, I say it is doable. To restate the obvious, to come anywhere near anything remotely resembling social cohesion calls for (demands) a sustained uphill herculean effort.

Dear Editor, Over a dozen pollsters (including some from Jamaica, Barbados, England, Canada and US) are conducting opinion polls to predict today’s general elections in Trinidad.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia all-rounder Shane Watson quit test cricket with immediate effect yesterday, accepting defeat in his battle against injuries that have ravaged his career.

ROME, (Reuters) – Pope Francis said yesterday a meeting between Colombian and Venezuelan bishops was a clear sign of hope in a border dispute that has seen some 16,000 Colombians leave their adopted home.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile is considering taking in dozens of families fleeing Syria’s civil war, the foreign minister was quoted as saying yesterday, as pressure on countries to welcome more refugees grew after the publication of an image of a drowned Syrian toddler.

The Ministry of Tourism says it has been inundated with consumer complaints and warned that the law governing this area will be strictly enforced effective December 1, 2015.

(MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s official account of the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year does not add up, a team of international experts said yesterday, citing deep flaws in the government’s investigation and dismissing its claims that the victims were incinerated in a garbage dump.

Dear Editor, The current state of affairs between the Berbice Bridge Company Inc and the Government of Guyana reflects poorly on all sides and on Guyana as a nation, with the company seeking to negotiate on behalf of shareholders and the government seeking the interest of the general public, no common ground has been identified and solutions proposed.

By Frank Birbalsingh   Frank Birbalsingh is Emeritus Professor of English at York University, Toronto, Canada.

By Duncan Saul   West Demerara unit Raiders were crowned the inaugural RDE Vibes and Sparta Boss ‘King of the Streets’ football tourney champs, upsetting West Front Road-Gold is Money via penalty kicks on Saturday at the Sparta Boss Tarmac in East La Penitence.

As the announcement came that the Government has agreed to introduce a river taxi service across the Berbice River, I could not help but reminisce about the time when the Transport and Harbours Department was operating a ferry service from Rosignol to New Amsterdam.

Quite understandably, the region has been transfixed by the forced resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez last week amid a maelstrom of corruption allegations that stripped his Cabinet of ministers and left him facing the prospect of charges of stealing customs revenues.