Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 13, 2015

River’s View, a riverain community located in Region Ten was told of some of the initiatives to create economically independent communities, when Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe and team visited the community on Monday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Marlon James was named as the first Jamaican winner of the Man Booker prize for fiction on Tuesday for his reggae- and drug-infused novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings” inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley in 1976.

Post-mortem examinations were today performed by Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh on the bodies of Attica Sukhai, 22 years, and her two-year-old daughter Xolani Sukhai of Grant Experience, Lower Pomeroon River.

In keeping with a promise made by, then Opposition leader, now President, Brigadier David Granger; Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally over the course of the weekend, handed over foot wear to students from the village of Parishara, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), GINA said. 

A delegation from the National Assembly led by Speaker, Barton Scotland will pay a four-day visit to the Parliament of Suriname from tomorrow to Sunday, October 18, a release from Parliament Office said today.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2130h.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi estimates about $1 billion in legal fees were paid to attorneys by state enterprises and ministries during the People’s Partnership administration’s tenure, with million-dollar sums paid to some, including one attorney who was paid $60m and $1.3m earned by another who was “eight months out of law school.”

GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded today in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch.

A 14-year-old boy died after a family outing at the Bushy Park Beach resort, East Bank Essequibo on Sunday, and his mother is demanding an investigation because she believes he was murdered.

City businessman Kevin Jordan was late last evening found guilty of raping a seven-year-old boy.

A six-member United Nations (UN) team arrived in Guyana yesterday for further discussions on the controversy resulting from Venezuela’s challenge to the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the Guyana/ Venezuela border.

The three policemen accused of accepting a $6 million bribe to free drug smugglers they intercepted with a bus loaded with cocaine at Whim, Coren-tyne, have been granted bail.

Road users will have to wait until early next year before they can again pass freely near the United States Embassy in Young Street, Kingston because the mission is trying to ensure that in addition to infrastructural security reinforcement, the building stops sinking and is rid of a termite infestation.

Vishaul `Cheesy’ Singh and skipper Leon Johnson struck first innings half centuries on day one of the Guyana Jaguars 4-day preparation match between Johnson’s XI and Shimron Hetmeyer’s XI played yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club, ground Bourda.

Thirteen-year-old Shakiva Clements, who was diagnosed with bone cancer earlier this year and has since lost her left arm, is back in hospital with collapsed lungs.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies bowling consultant, Sir Curtly Ambrose, is advising new captain Jason Holder not to burden his seam attack with long spells if he wants to ensure their effectiveness in the two-Test series starting here tomorrow.

Two Lodge residents were yesterday released on $600,000 bail each after they denied killing a suspected thief, who succumbed to attempts made by a group of public-spirited citizens to subdue him.

Embattled West Indies head coach Phil Simmons is standing his ground and until he gets answers, he will not meet with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

A third man was yesterday charged with the murder of rice farmer Hardat Kissoon, who was shot dead and robbed of a bag of money aboard a minibus in June.

GALLE, Sri Lanka,CMC – All-rounder Carlos Brathwaite says West Indies will need to make adjustments and be disciplined in all areas, in order to beat Sri Lanka in the two-Test series starting here tomorrow.

The Guyana Police Force will soon be asking Interpol for assistance in identifying the origin of the grenades that were found near the Lamaha Canal last Saturday afternoon, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

The sixth round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League will commence with a titanic clash when sixth positioned Guyana Defence Force (GDF) opposes the second placed Slingerz FC today at the GDF ground from 20:30hrs.

The state yesterday closed its case against Andrew Albert who is accused of the 2010 murder of 43-year-old Nandalall Bopat.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil and Argentina will try to kick-start their World Cup qualifying campaigns yesterday after opening losses but withdrawals have hit two teams already suffering without their stand-out strikers.

Dear Editor, It is good that President Granger and Minister Roopnaraine interacted with the schoolchildren at the rally and made several promises to them.

Works on the Merriman Mall park are to be “held in abeyance,” City Councillors agreed yesterday, until such time as consultations with the Pan African Movement (PAM) result in a decision on the way forward.

SEOUL, South Korea, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz went through the final practice session here yesterday as they put the finishing touches on their preparation for their international friendly against South Korea here today.

Dear Editor, We elected leaders to represent us. Nearly half of us voted for the PPP, implicitly accepting their paramountcy of money values.

A Mahdia man was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail after appearing before a city court charged with discharging a firearm in a public place and threatening a police officer.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Former FIFA secretary-general Michel Zen Ruffinen has been asked to stand for the presidency of soccer’s governing body and is studying the situation, he said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Last week was supposed to be a good week for the APNU+AFC government.

RK’s Security Services is offering a $1 million reward to anyone offering information that would assist in the arrest of the men who robbed an armed cash transport team in the city on Sunday and shot one of the firm’s managers in the attack.

The former PPP/C administration improperly used the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) to pump large sums into the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF) as well as the e-Governance project, an audit ordered by the APNU+AFC government has shown.

Dear Editor, During 2014 I realised that I needed additional references for a project I had been working on for some years.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Head coach Stephen Hart could continue to experiment with formations against Nicaragua today as he tries to find the right combination for Trinidad and Tobago’s campaign in the World Cup qualifiers starting next month.

Dear Editor, With the furore surrounding pay increases for government ministers and members of parliament at full tilt, most of the urban based so-called interest groups are simply reacting to the pompous words of the Minister of State, the latter needing to eat humble pie.

Five of Guyana’s best cyclists spearheaded by National Road Race Champion, Hamza Eastman will suit up in the national colours when they represent the nation at the 15th Caribbean Elite Cycling Championships set for this weekend in Barbados.

Armed men on Sunday night stormed a West Coast Demerara (WCD) church and robbed a pastor and three members of the congregation of cash and valuables before escaping.

When the track and field segment of the Inter-Services Annual Athletics and Swimming Championship (ISAASC) gets underway today at the National Track and Field Centre, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will have a 47-point cushion on title holders, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Dear Editor, I would like to express my disgust and surprise at the attitude of the APNU+AFC government over the recent increases in salaries for ministers and members of parliament.

Guyana will soon be offering differentiated care for persons dealing with mental health conditions.

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US forces airdropped small arms ammunition and other supplies to Syrian Arab rebels, barely two weeks after Russia raised the stakes in the long-running civil war by intervening on the side of President Bashar al-Assad.

Miss Guyana World 2015, Lisa Punch yesterday paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, ahead of heading to China next month to compete in the 65th edition of the Miss World Pageant, to be held on December 19.

The opposition PPP is accusing Attorney-General Basil Williams of “flip-flopping” on the establishment of a law school, in the light of his recent indication that it is not a priority for the current government given “the type of economy” it inherited.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ preparation for the upcoming WICB Professional Cricket League was given a huge boost last week, when fast bowling legend, Sir Andy Roberts, conducted a camp for bowlers in St Kitts.

Dear Editor, I should like to proffer another perspective on the issue of the increase in pay our Guyana legislators have granted themselves in these ‘worst of times’.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – England fast bowler Steven Finn has been ruled out of the first test against Pakistan due to a foot injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government said yesterday Islamic State was the prime suspect in suicide bombings that killed at least 97 people in Ankara, but opponents vented anger at President Tayyip Erdogan at funerals, universities and courthouses.

Dear Editor, It’s wholly disconcerting that the 20% promised to public servants across the board has not materialized; instead they’ve been relegated to a measly 5% which is really a slap in the face of dedicated hard-working career public servants.

Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams yesterday defended the increase in salaries to top members of the APNU+AFC government saying that the process used to do so was transparent.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Winston Churchill’s 1895 journey to Cuba was far more formative than has been previously understood, a new book purports, saying Cuba is where the 20-year-old junior officer discovered he had courage under fire and confirmed his own sense of greatness.

Honouring the ancestors: Persons at the seawall yesterday paying respects to their ancestors who lost their lives during the journey through the Middle Passage at the African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) organized Holocaust Day commemoration.

The Trans-Pacific trade agreement signed last week between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries will be another nail in the coffin of the populist governments of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and other countries that will be left even more isolated from the global economy — and poorer — than before.

After decades of relying on the rain and the river for their water supply, many residents of Free and Easy, West Bank Demerara, are now accessing potable water through a pipeline system that was recently installed in the village.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The “helicopter shot” has disappeared, the boundaries are not flowing from his bat and the whisper is now growing louder that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no more the middle-order finisher who could single-handedly get India over the line.

Dear Editor, The not-so-new government (any more) appears intent on marooning itself in precarious waters.

LONDON (Reuters) – US prices for the world’s 20 top-selling medicines are, on average, three times higher than in Britain, according to an analysis carried out for Reuters.

Dear Editor, I am appalled at the orchestrated outrage being vented against the Granger administration over the announced 50% pay increase for ministers.

LONDON/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost half of women in the G20 are confident that having children won’t wreck their career, with women in emerging countries and younger women most optimistic that they can juggle families with work, a survey reveals today.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – All-rounder Corey Anderson has been ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of Australia with a back injury and been replaced by Mitchell Santner, the team said yesterday.

Even if we debate the matter of just how deserving of a salary increase our ministers are till the proverbial cows come home, differences of opinion on the issue will remain.

Concluding on October 22, GTT has offered “twice the data volume” to all prepaid mobile data plans purchased during that period.

Cleaning the wrong way.. While cleaning the alley linking Camp Street and Wellington Street last week City Council workers allegedly dismantled the fence bordering this unoccupied property and dumped the contents of the previously clogged drain onto the land.