Daily Archive: Friday, October 9, 2015

(Reuters) – Pop singer and actress Selena Gomez has revealed in an interview that she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus, which led to her canceling the end of her tour in 2013, but that the disease is now in remission.

The 50th Independence anniversary official logo, symbolising Guyana, the ‘Land of the Jaguar’ was revealed today, GINA said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Daniel Craig, the British actor who will be appearing as James Bond for the fourth time in “Spectre” released later this month, has told an interviewer he would rather slit his wrists than play 007 again.

Government will soon be moving to review mining concessions, as it seeks to ensure that mining interests are in conformity with the laws governing the sector.

President David Granger (second from left) and First Lady Sandra Granger (third from left) with United States President, Barack Obama (right) and First Lady Michelle Obama at a reception hosted recently by the Obamas on the occasion of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies batsmen made a sluggish start to their tour of Sri Lanka, on a rain-hit opening day of their three-day tour match here today.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is confident they can address the concerns of PepsiCo amid local media reports the global food and beverage giant wants to end its title sponsorship of the scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit arrested a 53-year-old male Canadian citizen last evening at the CJIA with over 25 pounds of cocaine concealed in packages of milk and frozen food.

OSLO/TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize today for helping build democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, an example of peaceful transition in a region otherwise struggling with violence and upheaval.

A West Coast Berbice grandmother was raped and strangled sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning and a relative has been arrested for the grisly crime.

El Niño conditions are expected to continue for the remainder of the year and there is an over 50% chance that it could last till June next year.

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) yesterday questioned whether the stipulated procedures were followed by President David Granger to pardon dozens of convicts earlier this year and said that the secretive manner of the pardons is concerning and sets a dangerous precedent.

Colwyn Harding, who has accused a police constable of raping him with a baton, yesterday testified about the attack, which he says was filmed by a community police rank.

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde sees nothing wrong with the increases of the salaries of government ministers but says similar considerations must be given to other qualified persons and the inadequacies of salaries across the public sector should be addressed.

A $100M loan in July, 2014 from the rice board to farmers which has not been repaid will put pressure on the Rice Producers Association (RPA) which collected the money and raise questions about the way the former PPP/C government conducted business.

A report date has been set in the challenge to the sales of plots at Pradoville 1 and Pradoville 2.

Canadian drugs and law enforcement officials say that they have smashed a multi-national drug and gun import ring and a popular Guyanese entertainer who has been identified as a key player is wanted.

President David Granger travelled to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago last Wednesday where he met with new Prime Minister Dr.

A man, suspected to be part of a crew that was trailing travellers from the airport into the city, was shot on Wednesday night after they were confronted by police.

Three students from the Sand Creek Primary School in the Rupununi were taken to the Lethem Hospital yesterday after they were hit to their head allegedly by the headmaster of the school who used a bell resulting in two of them sustaining cuts and bleeding.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – World soccer chief Sepp Blatter and European boss Michel Platini were suspended yesterday, engulfed by a deepening corruption scandal as their sport faces criminal investigations in Switzerland and the United States.

Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) President Patrick Yarde yesterday called for the elimination of contracted employment from the public service, while arguing that such workers do not have security of tenure and this makes them vulnerable to pressure to do something wrong.

A police witness yesterday testified that murder accused Ravindra Paremdass, called ‘Munesh,’ admitted during questioning that he had hit the deceased to his head in retaliation after the man had assaulted him.

In an unprecedented deal yesterday, the rebranded GTT and the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) inked a three-year $13.5M deal that will see the telecommunications giant supporting the union’s local programmes for the next three years.

The largest number of consumer complaints made to the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) this year so far has had to do with “cellphone issues,” Senior Inspector in the Bureau Dillon Beckles has told the Stabroek Business.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC- Former West Indies test captain Denesh Ramdin says he expects leg spinner Devendra Bishoo to pose a threat to Sri Lankan batsmen during the two-match test series which begins on Wednesday.

A Linden couple, accused of being found in possession of cannabis at a Mackenzie marketplace stall, was yesterday denied bail by a city court.

Staff at the headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) are calling for urgent action to be taken to address unhealthy conditions under which they are working.

The plantain and banana industries in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are facing a crisis arising out of two crop-related diseases—black sigatoka and Moko—that are currently ravaging plants, Stabroek Business has been told by two experts from the Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI).

Dear Editor, President Granger and his government promised “a better life for all Guyanese.”

The fifth round in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League will witness the renewing of old rivalries as Pele opposes Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) locks horns with Alpha United today at the Tucville Community ground.

During the course of a conversation with a group of agro processors last week, Stabroek Business learnt that across the country several hundred would-be entrepreneurs continue to be constrained in their ambitions on account of their inability to take their pursuits to the next level, that is to say beyond the stage of producing a few bottles of pepper sauce or ground seasoning in their kitchens and selling these to family and friends and at small stalls in the municipal markets.

Following recent rumours of a potential run for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Presidency, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Commander John Flores yesterday disputed the claim as he said his priority is volleyball.

Dear Editor, I read with considerable interest, not to mention a similar measure of satisfaction, the approach volunteered by M Maxwell (SN, October 7) for the protection of Guyana from Venezuela’s “sabre-rattling.”

With Guyana slated to tackle Venezuela today in the semi-final round of PAHF Challenge in Chicklayo, Peru, Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Phillip Fernandes said that the team has defied all expectations despite the lack of resources.

Blairmont Primary School batsman, Veer Farhad stroked an unbeaten ton which set up a commanding 114-run win over Ithaca Primary in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket at the Blairmont ground on Tuesday.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq yesterday identified England all-rounder Moeen Ali as a major danger to his team’s hopes of winning the three-test series starting next week in the United Arab Emirates.

Dear Editor, In a letter carried by the Stabroek News (October 7) Mr Charles Sohan pointed out that cost overruns incurred on government projects can also be attributed to poor project design instead of “poor management of the greedy and corrupt” as stated by Mr Lindon Stephney .

Courts Jamaica gets more furniture space   Courts retail furniture store in Jamaica has invested US$8 million in the expansion of its local distribution centre.

Dear Editor, South Bend is a little town on the north-western border of Indiana, just about a 10 minute drive from Michigan.

STOCKHOLM/MINSK, (Reuters) – Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday for her portrayal of the harshness of life in the Soviet Union and in her first public response denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as an “invasion”.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – The final Twenty20 match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens was abandoned due to a wet outfield yesterday without a ball being bowled.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Andre McCarthy plundered an unbeaten century on the opening day of the fifth scheduled Jamaica Scorpions three-day trial match on Wednesday.

Building capacity in the country’s Civil Aviation Authority and the maintenance of local aerodromes in order of priority are among eight key undertakings necessary for the meaningful raising of service standards in the service sector according to Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer and member of the local Aircraft Owners Association Gerry Gouveia.

BARCELONA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As finance ministers from 20 developing states agreed yesterday to work on boosting funding for climate action, officials and experts called for more finance to protect the world’s poor from the effects of global warming.

RIO DE JANEIRO/ BRASILIA, (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s opponents have a clearer path to impeach her after two court rulings against her this week but political hurdles still make her ouster unlikely anytime soon.

Dear Editor, The fact that this government is less than five months old and believes it is their birthright to have their salaries increased so stupendously is truly amazing.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, , CMC-The Curator responsible for preparing the pitch in Galle for the first test match between West Indies and Sri Lanka has been removed from his assignment, according to media reports here.

Linden Lashley and Natasha David are partners in the nine-month-old GuyPride Construction Company a seemingly fast-rising entity that appears set to make a mark in the construction, renovation, repairs and real estate sectors.

Dear Editor, It must be that APNU+AFC’s foremost and primary interest is the fulfilment of their personal interest.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that President Paul Kagame could run for a third seven-year term, rejecting an attempt by the main opposition party to block changes to the country’s constitution.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s state attorney has demanded a 22-month jail sentence for Barcelona FC soccer player Lionel Messi in a tax fraud case, court documents showed yesterday.

Afruica Gentle capitalized on her chance to win the Bakewell Junior Open Girls U18 title when she defeated Aretta Dey in three sets 4-6, 6-1, (10-5) on Sunday last at the President’s College Tennis Court Facility.

Three “trivially significant” and introductory points: Public Servant above refer to workers employed by the Government via numerous entities.

CORDOBA, Mexico, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago have been eliminated from the NORCECA Men’s Volleyball Championships after squandering an early lead against Costa Rica in Pool B on Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, My appeal to former president Jagdeo to intervene and prevent someone from breaking my house, throwing it on the road and confiscating my land did not prevent it from happening.

Starr Computers has commenced what the company is describing as exploratory discourses with leaders of hinterland communities with a view to determining the role that technology can play in enhancing conventional education and vocational skills as well as fostering entrepreneurial development with a view to enhancing the quality of life in hinterland communities.

Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Dear Editor, Seven long years have passed and NIS is still to get my contributions right in order for me to obtain my pension benefits.

Dear Editor, Calls for a boycott of any media are unacceptable unless the boycott is to protest an inequity in coverage of events or some other injustice.

Merriment: Children on the section of the Merriman Mall transformed by the city into a playground.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 636’s trading results showed consideration of $6,591,531 from 169,031 shares traded in 18 transactions as compared to session 635’s trading results, which showed consideration of $350,450 from 12,100 shares traded in 4 transactions.

To say that the recent bombshell news of the arrest, in New York, of former Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to the United Nations and 2013-2014 UN General Assembly president Dr John Ashe, on charges of corruption and tax evasion, is deeply embarrassing to his country and Caricom as a whole would be a gross understatement.