Daily Archive: Monday, February 8, 2016

A lack of ink has scuppered today’s planned handing over the report of the Rodney Commission of Inquiry.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says that as at February 05, 2016, no less than sixty workers undertaking various tasks in the Wales fields and the factory were given marching orders by officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) GAWU today said that the 60 were told that they were no longer engaged in employ of the Estate on the ground that they were temporary workers.

FATULLAH, Bangladesh, Feb 8, CMC – West Indies Under-19s defeated Pakistan Under-19s by five wickets in their quarter-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here today.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today called on the Diplomatic Community in Guyana to pay close attention to the upcoming Local Government Elections scheduled for March 18, 2016.

The board of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) continues to expand and its Chairman, Robert Badal (left), and member, Komal Ramnauth (second from right), were officially inducted by the Ministers of Public Infrastructure (MPI), David Patterson (second from left) and Annette Ferguson.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Aaron Finch is to be dumped as Australia’s captain in the shortest form of the game and replaced by test skipper Steve Smith just a month before the start of the World Twenty20, The Age newspaper reported on Monday.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Hollywood fumbled the ball during a quiet Super Bowl weekend at the multiplexes as new releases such as “Hail, Caesar!”

Diversification at the Wales sugar estate will entail land for displaced workers to engage in cane and other types of farming according to GuySuCo Chairman Dr Clive Thomas who yesterday defended the plan to close the estate noting that the industry was producing the sweetener at 45 US cents per pound while being paid a third of that.

The Pepsi Hornets and the Yamaha Caribs recorded contrasting victories when the GRFU/GTT 15s league continued this past weekend at the National Park.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A report into alleged interference in the selection process has determined that the two highest ranking officials of the West Indies Cricket Board, spoke without “approval” when they backed the retention of Shiv Chanderpaul for the Australia series.

A Chinese businesswoman was killed last night by bandits after her premises were invaded shortly after 8 pm.

Much of the supplies to help alleviate the drought baking the Rupununi are not reaching villages but are in storage in Lethem, residents have reported but Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker says the communities have to make requests to access the items.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul had little impact as his Gemini Arabians defeated Virgo Super Kings by 22 runs in the Masters Champions League on Saturday.

Four Guyanese who were jailed in Barbados in December, 2009 over cocaine in lumber will have their applications for leave to appeal against their convictions heard by the Barbados Court of Appeal following a ruling by the top court in the region, the CCJ on February 3rd, 2016.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel batsman Narsingh Deonarine has praised the recently retired Shiv Chanderpaul as a cricketer with great intellect and humility, and who was always willing to help younger players.

Harmony Ballers `A’, Bagotstown Warriors and Harmony Ballers `B’ were among the winners when the qualifying round of the second edition of the Guinness of the Streets, West Demerara Championships, commenced Saturday.

President David Granger yesterday called on the Congregational Church of Guyana to spearhead efforts, as it once did, in rebuilding communities and villages via education, social services and leadership.

A team earlier this month saved 25 Arapaima from a Rupununi pond in an area which has seen falling water levels from a punishing drought.

An innings of 95 from opener Avishka Fernanda helped Sri Lanka U19s defeat England U19s by six wickets and advance to the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council’s U19 World Cup competition in Bangladesh.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy’s cameo innings for Peshawar Zalmi proved in vain as they crashed to a three-wicket defeat to Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

Starting today and ending next Saturday, minibus operators engaged in public transport will pay a fee of $200 per day to use the city’s minibus parks.

Dear Editor, It is incumbent on me to raise my voice with Mr Albert Cumberbatch, ‘What is in the fogging spray?’(SN,

Dear Editor, The late US president, Harry Truman once said that he wanted to find a one-armed economist who could advise him, rather than confuse him.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has worked along with all companies authorised to conduct oil drilling in Guyana to ensure that they have a comprehensive oil spill response plan, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Honorary secretary Fritz Harris plans to challenge Wilford “Billy” Heaven for the post of president of the Jamaica Cricket Association, at the annual general meeting scheduled for next month.

An Atlantic Ville man was on Thursday remanded to prison on ten charges, including fraud and forgery of US currency notes.

Dear Editor, Team Benschop welcomes the decades’ long overdue restoration of the historic Kitty Market structure.

(BBC) Louis van Gaal says that Manchester United do not need to clarify his future after reports that Jose Mourinho is in talks with the club.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been given a three-month ban after pleading guilty to an inadvertent doping offence, the International Cricket Council said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I hereby offer my sincerest apologies for the tone of my letter in SN captioned ‘All forms of corporal punishment should not be abolished,’ dated January 26, in which I expressed great disappointment in President David Granger’s views concerning ending corporal punishment in the school and the home.

A Sophia man was on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for allegedly having an unlicensed gun.

Dear Editor, Prior to the 2015 national and regional elections, the APNU+AFC politicians clamoured relentlessly for accountability and transparency, especially in public procurement.

Two Albouystown residents appeared before a city court on Friday charged with wounding and inflicting harm on each other.

Ryan De Nobrega’s half century and Daniel Leacock’s four wicket haul, steered Friendship Cavaliers to a 176-run win over Kimbia in last weekend’s final of the Berbice River Cricket Association 50 overs tournament.

North Georgetown, North Ruimveldt and Queen’s College secured easy group wins when the fourth annual Milo Schools U20 football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue North Ruimveldt downed Houston Secondary 4-1 margin with Matthew Harrison recording a double in the 15th and 37th minutes while Ashaish Alleyne and Tyrese Rowley scored in the 13th and 48th minutes respectively.

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – North Korea launched a long-range rocket carrying what it called a satellite, drawing renewed international condemnation just weeks after it carried out a nuclear bomb test.

A Turkeyen taxi driver was on Friday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied an allegation of wounding a passenger.

Dear Editor, On Monday, January 25 a GAWU functionary came to our factory at Enmore and held a meeting asking for solidarity with the Wales sugar workers.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti delayed the start of Carnival celebrations yesterday because of fears of violence from anti-government protesters as President Michel Martelly ended his term with nobody elected to replace him.

Mark Schuller is Associate Professor of Anthropology and NGO Leadership Development at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université d’État d’Haïti.

Bush fire: The fire service was summoned yesterday to fight a bush fire that was started after a resident lit his garbage near to some dry grass in Lamaha Springs.

MANCHESTER, N.H., (Reuters) – Republican White House contender Marco Rubio struggled at a debate on Saturday at the worst possible time, potentially confounding his bid to emerge as Donald Trump’s chief rival in New Hampshire and giving hope to three rivals desperate for a strong showing.

Dear Editor, I was involved in an accident with my motorcycle on the job as a rice extension officer.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors showed why they are considered the best team in the NBA.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Republican White House front-runner Donald Trump said yesterday he would be open to harsh measures to deal with the threat from Islamic State, including going beyond the controversial interrogation tactic known as waterboarding.

Helping themselves: Residents of Planters Hall, East Coast Demerara cleaning their bridge on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Unheralded Leicester City remained on course for their first top-flight title with a shock victory at Manchester City while Barcelona won to stay ahead of the pack and Bayern Munich drew but are still eight points clear.

A former Minister accused me of being unprofessional in discussing in one of my columns the report on the forensic audit of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL).

Dear Editor, For decades I have been advocating racial harmony in the country of my birth, but my pleas were ignored both by the PPP and PNC administrations and it seems as if the new APNU+AFC government might not be different.

Awaited for so long, the March 18 Local Government Elections (LGE) presents an epochal opportunity for citizens to take back control of the running of their communities and to have an ongoing role in developments.

Politikles

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – An Oscar-winning filmmaker hopes her latest Academy Award-nominated documentary will help bring tougher laws against honour killings in Pakistan, which account for the deaths of hundreds of women and men each year.

NEW YORK/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil.