Daily Archive: Saturday, September 26, 2015

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno is now further aware of the matters related to the impact of the Venezuela territorial claim on Guyana’s economy.

The Guyana Defence Force today released photos of its route marches and tactical manoeuvres by the coast guard in the wake of increased tensions on the western frontier sparked by Venezuelan aggression.

The Guyana Defence Force today released photos of its route marches and tactical manoeuvres by the coast guard in the wake of increased tensions on the western frontier sparked by Venezuelan aggression.

In a visit to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) headquarters, Brickdam yesterday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan floated the possibility of dividing it up and raised whether it should at some stage be providing unemployment benefits.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons on Friday courted controversy when he slammed “interference from outside” as the reason for the omission of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the one-day squad, for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

During yesterday, police ranks conducted a search on a motor vehicle at Weldaad, WCB, during which five pounds of marijuana were found.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police yesterday arrested a 30-year-old Tunapuna businessman they believe can assist them in their investigation into what they have described as a human trafficking ring.

Just days after voicing concern over Venezuela’s deployment of troops on its border with Guyana, President David Granger yesterday urged all nations against resorting to threats or use of force in the resolution of controversies.

Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Mark Philips yesterday told Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks that their current task is to “define aggression” on the country’s frontiers in the face of Venezuela’s recent deployment of troops on its border with Guyana.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday voiced disapproval of military manoeuvres being undertaken by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in response to Venezuela’s troop build-up near this country’s western border and he stressed the need for President David Granger and the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro to hold bilateral talks.

Police yesterday recovered in excess of $1 million that was believed to be part of the $6 million allegedly paid over to ranks to release a minibus that was transporting a large quantity of cocaine along the Corentyne Highway at Whim, sources close to the investigation say.

A Colombian national was yesterday sentenced to a total of 10 years in jail after he admitted to stealing almost $3M from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) through the use of a series of fake ATM cards.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo is calling for an international probe to determine the origin of the fake Statement of Polls (SoPs) that were discovered during the last elections.

Residents of the Essequibo Coast will now have the benefit of a Child Advocacy Centre—the first of its kind in the region—which is designed to house all the agencies involved in advocacy and protection of children under one roof.

The opposition is willing to support government with any solution that will see a reduction in the Berbice Bridge toll, but it must be fair to all parties involved, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday, while adding that there was money in “private accounts” which could be used to offer a larger subsidy to the bridge company.

The Government of Guy-ana is making efforts to tighten screening at Guyana’s ports so as to stymie what appears to be efforts to use Guyana as a “conduit” to illegally access other countries.

Scotiabank has partnered with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) to launch a business plan competition that will see the winner earn a $500,000 start-up business account with the bank.

The Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana has plans to expand and showcase more Chinese culture while integrating it into the education system.

Although Dennis Atwell has taken to the streets in protest close to two dozen times with no seemingly significant results, he is undeterred.

The owner of North West Travel and Tours was yesterday fined $20,000 after he admitted to collecting just under $1 million from a client to get her airline tickets for her family and then failing to pay the airline.

A shoemaker was yesterday freed of a marijuana trafficking charge after the prosecution failed to prove that he knew he had the drug in his possession.

New United States Ambassador-designate Perry Holloway arrived in Guyana on Thursday and he will be shortly presenting his credentials to President David Granger.

President David Granger on Thursday held talks with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he began the first of a series of bilateral meetings with visiting Heads of Government participating in the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Government is still reviewing the operations and financial stability of the Marriott Hotel with a view to determining its future role with the entity.

Guyana Bar Association (GBA) President Christopher Ram on Wednesday presented copies of the “Rights of Arrested Persons” to the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

By Mellissa Ifill Dr Frank Middleton Warner Williams, who died on September 5, 2015 at the age of 98, was “everybody’s physician” and a patron of the arts.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recorded their first win of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, relegating Buxton United to their second consecutive loss via a 1-0 score line on Thursday at the Tucville Community Centre ground.

Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) chief Peter Abdool yesterday confirmed that the welterweight title fight between national champion Iwan Azore and Dexter Gonsalves has been officially postponed and that Clive Atwell will be Gonsalvess next opponent on the rescheduled card on October 24th.

A technical glitch that occurred on Thursday, September 24, 2015 saw the pages of the print edition for Friday, September 25, 2015 being placed in the wrong order. 

What appeared to be a controversial decision by the assistant referee on Thursday marred Fruta Conqueror’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Monedderlust FC when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League continued at the Tucville Community ground.

Den Amstel were crowned the Sydroy Nedd Memorial 60th birth anniversary 7-a-side Inter-Ward football champs after crushing Grove Thursday in the grand finale at the Dem Amstel ground, West Demerara.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds, the Swiss attorney general’s office said yesterday.

The name Clemencio Goddette is well-known in acting circles, from the award-winning drama Till Death to the transformative Front Yard, skits and comedies, she is integrally involved in local theatre.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Argentina picked up their first Pool C win at the Rugby World Cup by dispatching Georgia in convincing fashion yesterday as the tournament prepared to lower the drawbridge for the Twickenham blockbuster between England and Wales.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday condemned the craving for material gains and power, warning an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the Earth’s resources and aggravating poverty.

Dear Editor, I read with considerable concern, coupled with mild amusement, some cacophonous utterances allegedly issuing from three high officials of the administration whose troubled demeanours spread across the printed media were unwittingly calculated to elicit utter distress from a bewildered citizenry.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Hugh Howard, attorney-at-law and former executive at Shell and Trintoc, believes the discovery of large oil reserves in Guyana earlier this year could be a positive development for T&T’s industry.

LONDON, CMC – Hampshire, inspired another inspired spell from discarded speedster Fidel Edwards, beat Nottinghamshire by eight wickets yesterday to further boost their hopes of surviving the drop to Division Two of the English County Championship.

On Wednesday last, MovieTowne Cinema in Port of Spain held the world premiere of the film Bazodee with all of the trimmings you’re likely to find at the premiere of a new film: celebrities, gala reception, couture, cocktails and so on.

Hi Everyone, Growing up, I’d always hear my mother say that she did not like crab curry because it was too much work, not to cook it – to eat it!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) US President Barack Obama expressed concerns about Chinese militarization of artificial islands in the South China Sea to China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday, but Xi denied any plan to establish military strongholds there.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – All four One-Day Internationals of the Home Series between West Indies Women and Pakistan Women, will now be played under lights.

Dear Editor, Last week I wrote on national uni-ty. The gravamen of my contention was expressed thus: “Though they may number in the hundreds, if not thousands, not one of those chanting the mantra of ‘national unity’, at least as far as I can recall, has taken the time and energy to articulate in a document for public scrutiny, what this concept connotes, how it can be achieved and how will it manifest itself practically, pragmatically and politically.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A senior magistrate yesterday adjourned to December 2, the start of the extradition hearing in the case in which the former FIFA vice president Austin Jack Warner is wanted in the United States on corruption and mail fraud related charges.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Northern Division police believe they may have uncovered a human trafficking ring after raiding an illegal brothel in Tacarigua on Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, This is a strange society; it is strange to the point of being upside down on several fronts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a US military spokesman said yesterday, the latest blow to a troubled US effort to train local partners to fight Islamic State militants.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pat Cummins is unlikely to be fit until at least the World Twenty20 in India next year as he battles to recover from a third stress fracture in his lower back in three years.

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and some of its Western allies condemned yesterday a decision by pro-Russian separatists to ban most foreign aid organisations from parts of rebel-held territory, saying the move violated the Minsk peace agreement.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Carlos Brathwaite says one of his aims is to transform himself into a genuine all-rounder, and plans to focus on developing his batting further.

The Department of Culture of the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the private sector held the inaugural Champion of Champions Calypso competition last week, at the National Cultural Centre.

Dear Editor, I have just returned to Guyana for the fourth time in ten years and as usual I am regularly asked the proverbial question, “So what do you think about Guyana?”

Dear Editor, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Audwyn Rutherford during his 2015 Budget speech in the National Assembly of Guyana made the following remarks: “Budget 2015 brings an end to the neglect of Linden”.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Since playing his sole test for Australia in 2013, every so often a wistful James Faulkner has pulled out his baggy green test cap to stoke the aspirations for a career yet to bloom.

Most high-profile remarks to the US Congress can be safely forgotten within a news cycle.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations, Chad, Niger and Cameroon appealed yesterday for help for millions of people in the Lake Chad Basin region forced to flee the violence of Boko Haram and hit with repeated droughts and floods that have brought malnutrition and disease.

From That Look Boutique’s last editorial featuring Lieve Blanckaert and Kimberly Niles, I decided to select the trends that I thought were cute and questionable.