Daily Archive: Thursday, January 21, 2016

Wales sugar workers and others from the community yesterday protested outside of Parliament over the decision to close the estate and factory.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – The four former members of Swedish band ABBA, whose catchy tunes still have fans dancing around the world decades after their release, reunited – albeit very briefly – for the opening of a new restaurant-entertainment venture in Stockholm.

Today at approximately 8:10 hours, Private W. Zamora, an enlisted rank of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (VAF), was found dead in the Cuyuni River, Cuyuni–Mazaruni Region, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

At its 171st meeting held today,  the Governing Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) took a unanimous decision to terminate the relationship between Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur and the Revenue Authority.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred about 0430h.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred about 0520h.

LONDON, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, a British inquiry into the 2006 killing in London concluded.

Four Guyanese are now dead and three others are missing after a boat that was travelling to Guyana from Venezuela capsized sometime early Monday morning off the Orinoco River.

Amid a torrent of criticism and a threat of street protests by the opposition PPP, government yesterday assured that plans are in the pipeline to cushion the impact of the closure of the Wales sugar estate and factory.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that a policeman be charged with raping a 14 year old girl who had reportedly gone to him for assistance.

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called on the APNU+AFC government to consider transforming large sums of sugar debt into equity to get the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on a better footing.

The State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) is holding discussions with a team from the World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) which is here on a “scoping mission”, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Amid ongoing drought-like conditions and worrying low levels of water in reservoirs, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday urged the populace to conserve water as the dry season is not scheduled to end until March.

Guyana is enthused at the expanded exploration activity by ExxonMobil in the offshore block where it found a large amount oil last year and new wells for drilling are to be defined imminently, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.

A team of doctors attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have successfully performed for the first time a much needed corrective spinal surgeon on an accident victim.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago Red Force stormed into the final of the Regional Super50 when they produced a clinical bowling performance to whip Guyana Jaguars by 54 runs in the semi-final here last night.

Rajesh Seegobin, the businessman who was last year charged with underreporting cash at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri led his defence yesterday at a city court and told of his encounter with the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) .

Dear Editor, In an SN letter of Jan 19, Mohamed Khan drew attention to the lack of irrigation water to cultivate the 35,500 acres of rice lands in the Tapakuma Project, Region 2 (‘Water should have been pumped from the Pomeroon since last year…’).

A teenager accused of dangerous driving was fined $25, 000 after admitting to the offence when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) president, Horace Burrowes has back pedaled on a recent Facebook post and has apologized “to those people/persons to whom he has unintentionally offended.”

Dear Editor, So they are going to bury Wales Estate. Wales holds special memories and a historical significance for me.

Given the recent spate of suicide, the Ministry of Public Health in partnership with the Petra Organization will utilize the fourth annual Milo U20 football tournament to raise awareness of the issue among the participating teams.

Dear Editor, Attempts to have dialogue with the Minister of Public Infrastructure have been fruitless even on the day of the week set aside to see members of the public.

The man accused of driving dangerously and causing the death of 75-year-old Henrietta Cadogan appeared at the Linden Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the offence and was granted bail.

(Reuters) – Paceman Kane Richardson claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to script India’s spectacular collapse and bowl Australia to a 25-run victory in the high-scoring fourth one day international yesterday.

Dear Editor, Like me, most Guyanese, here and abroad, must have been shocked when they opened the newspapers the day before yesterday and read that Wales Estate would be closed at the end of this year.

The trial of the driver accused of causing the death of Police Constable Edson Williams, who was on duty outside the HJ Water World last July when he was struck down by a lorry, came to a close yesterday.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – England, with a series win already secured, can complete South Africa’s ignominious fall from the top of the rankings when the final test of the four-match series starts at Centurion Park in Pretoria tomorrow.

Dear Editor, It occurred to me to enquire what percentage of the population today was around at the time of independence in 1966, and can therefore fully grasp the meaning and esprit of that experience.

A couple accused of growing marijuana was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty of the offence following a trial at the Providence Magistrate’s Court.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Track and field star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she is in good shape ahead of her campaign at this summer’s Rio Olympics but adds that she is not looking too far ahead as she prepares to begin her build-up to the global event.

Dear Editor, After some eight months of taking up their portfolios, it is timely and reasonable to assess the performance and presence of some ministers.

The Iwokrama Inter-national Centre (IIC) for rainforest conservation on January 14th 2016 renewed the Collaborative Management Agreement (CMA) and the Memoran-dum of Understanding (MOU) it holds with the 20 communities of the North Rupununi.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic swept regally into the third round of the Australian Open yesternday before being forced to deny any involvement in the tennis match-fixing scandal that has dogged the first three days of the grand slam.

Dear Editor, Let’s get something straight: tough financial decisions have to be made.

Thirty lucky customers who took part in the Mabe appliances promotion hosted by Courts Guyana Inc.,

PARIS, (Reuters) – Defence chiefs from the United States, France, Britain and four other countries pledged yesteday to intensify their fight against Islamic State, looking to capitalise on recent battlefield gains against the militants.

Arrangements are currently being made by ranks of the Guyana Police Force to send samples from the decomposed remains found in Berbice earlier this month, suspected to be that of British teen Dominic Bernard to Trinidad and Tobago for DNA testing.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The head of a New York-based foundation pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a scheme to bribe a former U.N.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook each had a double-double, while Enes Kanter scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 110-104.

Dear Editor, In Friedrich Nietzsche’s work Thus Spoke Zarathustra he gives a metaphor that describes the evolution of a person from child to man.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The cases of babies born with unusually small heads continue to rise in Brazil where researchers said yesterday they had found new evidence linking the increase to the Zika virus spreading through the Americas.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Both Barbados Pride and Windward Islands Jaguars say they are confident ahead of today’s second semi-final of the Regional Super50 but concede the clash will be a tough one, as they go in search of a spot in the final of the Caribbean’s premier one-day competition.

A man who pelted a brick which hit a teen was ordered to pay compensation to the youth when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, Restoring the nation’s capital city to its former pristine glory, as the Garden City is indeed an onerous task, with the disposal of tons of garbage on a daily basis, along with silt, mud and obstacles from the major drainage canals and debris from the parapet.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Haitians have been sidelined from reconstruction efforts following the earthquake that rocked Haiti six years ago, and a new approach is needed to give them more say in how billions of dollars of aid are spent, a Haitian former prime minister said.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged to offer support for the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan yesterday and environmental regulators were set to provide Congress with information about their role.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Test captain Jason Holder says the standard of regional pitches needs to improve if teams are to produce more attractive cricket.

Dear Editor, As we now know, look for the words of the prophet between the raindrops.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter published in the Stabroek News of Sunday, January 17, captioned ‘How could our legal system embrace such an obvious illegality for five years’, and in the Guyana Chronicle of Tuesday, January 19.

The first cycling event in Georgetown for the 2016 season is scheduled to roll off on Saturday at the National Park with an 11-race programme.

(Trinidad Guardian) Convicted terrorist Kareem Ibrahim has died in a United States prison.

Late last year, three Guyanese-American siblings won the first place in an Innovating Justice Challenge for the police rating and review mobile and web app they had created and entered into a worldwide competition.

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Politikles

CARACAS, (Reuters) – With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a “humanitarian crisis” and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.

Italian Ambassador accredited: President David Granger yesterday said that the appointment of a new Italian Ambassador to Guyana provides many opportunities for collaboration.