Daily Archive: Sunday, November 29, 2015

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Moviegoers said goodbye to Katniss Everdeen and welcomed back Rocky Balboa, a series of farewells and reunions that powered Thanksgiving box office receipts above last year’s holiday.

Commonwealth Heads of Government have expressed full support for the UN Secretary General to choose the means of a settlement of Guyana’s border controversy with Venezuela.

(Reuters) – The West Indian spinner Sunil Narine, the world’s top-ranked bowler in both forms of limited-overs cricket, has been suspended from bowling in internationals after his action was ruled to be illegal.

The Ministry of Finance last evening defended its selection of Indian firm Fedders Lloyd to undertake a review to restart construction of the specialty hospital, even as Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo charged that the move was a “massive act of corruption.”

In the village of Versailles on the West Bank Demerara, Martley Mc Rae and his employees were hard at work in his block-making factory.

The decision by the Ministry of Local Government (now Ministry of Communities) to terminate a contract awarded to BK International to construct and manage the Haags Bosch landfill site at Eccles was not only too hasty but unfair, according to Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday criticised government’s plan to seek pre-commercial production payments from oil company ExxonMobil as risky, while warning that it could foster corruption.

Former President Bharat Jagdeo yesterday reiterated his call for the declaration of assets by all members of parliament saying if government acquiesces he will be the first to make public not only his local assets but those held outside Guyana also.

An Essequibo Coast housewife was yesterday afternoon stabbed to death by her husband, who is now hospitalised in a critical condition after slashing his own throat.

The management of the National Stadium is preparing to take legal action against opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Odinga Lumumba and promoters Hits and Jams Entertainment over outstanding debts.

President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger just before they departed for a dinner hosted by Prime Minister of Malta Dr Joseph Muscat for the Commonwealth Heads of Government and their spouses at Hagar Qim.

History will be created today when fierce rivals Alpha United and Slingerz FC face-off in the League Genesis finale in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League at the Leonora Sports Facility from 21:00 hrs.

Although the four men accused of conspiring in the murder of elderly Robb Street resident Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris have been convicted and jailed, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum says the investigation of the crime is still active because there may be more players involved.

The just concluded 2015 National School’s Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships will mostly be remembered for the record breaking feats achieved by sprint prodigy Kenisha Phillips.

An elderly man succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Friday, a day after he was struck by a taxi.

One of the shocks for people new to Guyana is the frenetic driving behaviours on our roads – drivers cutting in and out of traffic; driving in the opposing lane to get ahead of traffic; obviously intoxicated drivers; ignoring stop signs; running red lights – the list goes on.

The body of a Herstelling man, who went missing on Friday, was found yesterday in a clump of bushes behind the Park Vue Hotel at Farm, East Bank Demerara Samaroo Seepersaud, 63, was discovered by a search party made up of relatives.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is set to make a “strong declaration” in support of Guyana’s position in its border controversy with Venezuela, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a statement yesterday, quoting outgoing Secretary-General Dr Kamalesh Sharma as saying, “Guyana is at the heart of the Commonwealth.”

Introduction Last week’s column responded to the question: Is Guyana’s GDP an appropriate measure of its economic size, progress or well-being?

Defending men’s champs Pepsi Hikers and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) were amongst the winners when the 11th edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival continued on Friday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey yesterday, underlining the depth of the Kremlin’s anger towards Ankara four days after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.

Air China has confirmed that it will inaugurate a Beijing to Havana air service on December 27.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, (CMC) – Grenada’s new Chinese-funded Athletics and Football Stadium will be unveiled next month, Sports Minister Emmalin Pierre announced in parliament on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A link between a form of foetal brain damage and the mosquito-borne zica virus was confirmed by Brazilian health authorities yesterday.

As part of its promise to ‘do more’ telecommunication provider GTT opened a new retail store at the Giftland Mall yesterday.

Reasons for trade deficit As was noted in the first part of this article, trade remains a very important element of the Guyana economy.

(Continued from last week) As far as I am aware, the only surviving Yellow Poui is planted outside the Prime Minister’s Residence on Main Street.

The third edition of Expressions, a show by GEMS Theatre Produc-tions, is billed for the Theatre Guild Playhouse, Kingston on Thursday December 3.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Police in China, where gun possession by ordinary people is illegal, have busted an online gun selling operation, seizing 1,180 guns and more than 6 million bullets, the state news agency Xinhua reported yesterday.

It will be Linden versus the East Coast of Demerara in the finale of the GTT/Limacol Football Championship as underdogs Milerock and Victoria Kings secured semi-final wins over Winners Connection and Topp XX respectively on Friday.

A great part of Brazil has been in the grip of one of the worst droughts in its history: reservoirs running dry, water strictly rationed, particularly in Sao Paulo.

While we cook all year round, this is the season in which we enter into a cooking frenzy.

Dear Editor, Tomorrow, 30th November, is Cities for Life Day when cities around the world celebrate the abolition of the death penalty.

Small business owners came out in their numbers to showcase their skills and products at Guyana’s first Business Expo, held this year in lieu of the annual GuyExpo.

NAMUGONGO, Uganda (Reuters) – Pope Francis travelled to Uganda’s holiest shrine yesterday, paying tribute to 19th century Christian martyrs killed for their faith, including for protecting young boys in the royal court from abuse by the king.

The announcement by government that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fedders Lloyd, a reputable Indian company, relating to the Specialty Hospital project, has attracted several negative comments.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Paceman Josh Hazlewood stepped up in the absence of injured spearhead Mitchell Starc to give Australia a sniff of victory within three days after a farcical third umpire decision stole the tourists’ momentum during the third test yesterday.

SIX WEEKS after the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) suspended him as head coach for “inappropriately commenting” on the selection of the ODI squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, Phil Simmons finally laid out his case last week.

Every day is fishing day… Stabroek News’s Photographer Keno George captured this young man braving crashing waves on the Georgetown seawall with a fishing line yesterday.

Dear Editor,   The Guyana Prize for Literature is brightening and extending its activities around the announcement and presentation of awards this year in an attempt to take better advantage of the occasion to improve its profile and promote the literature.

PARIS (Reuters) – Almost all governments have outlined plans for fighting global warming beyond 2020 in a positive sign for resolving a string of obstacles at a UN climate summit starting tomorrow, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said yesterday.

At the stiff 2015 European Team Chess Championships which was held in Reykjavik this month, Russia triumphed with double gold medals in the men’s and women’s categories.

The Members of the Jury have completed their very intense deliberations and debates and have reached agreement on the winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature and the Guyana Prize Caribbean Awards.

Dear Editor,   A letter in your edition yesterday, by a writer whose name you didn’t publish, raises the question of township status (‘Are Mabaruma, Lethem and Bartica now townships?’).

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police are hunting for a Sao Paulo Santa Claus who kicked off the Christmas shopping season by stealing a helicopter.

BARCELONA (Reuters) – A Neymar double, a spectacular volley from Luis Suarez and a goal for Lionel Messi saw top of the table Barcelona’s unstoppable strike force sweep aside Real Sociedad 4-0 in La Liga yesterday.

There are some things which really do pass all understanding. Following a public meeting convened by City Hall last Tuesday, it was announced that the Botanical Gardens were to be renamed the Forbes Burnham Botanical Gardens.

Sacks of USAID wheat flour being loaded into a Guyana National Service (GNS) vehicle in March of 1975 prompted a query from the US Embassy here to Washington as the GNS was not an authorized recipient.

In a letter by John Willems captioned ‘Letter was intended to advise who E F Correia was’ published in our edition yesterday, we included an incorrect reference.

Last week, we dealt with the symptoms and treatment of the classic stomatitis (sore mouth) condition.

Guyana Jaguars Assistant Coach/Manager Rayon Griffith credited the improved fitness level among the players as one of the main reasons for the team’s success thus far in the ongoing Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four Day tournament.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Cubans protested at the Ecuadorean embassy in Cuba on Friday, a day after the Andean nation announced they would need visas to enter the country as of December 1.

LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) – A British Egyptologist said yesterday he would conduct further investigations into whether the tomb of Ancient Egypt’s boy-king Tutankhamun contains passages to a hidden chamber, including what he believes is the last resting place of Queen Nefertiti.

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