Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 29, 2016

MUMBAI, India, CMC- Flamboyant opener Chris Gayle says he wants to score a ‘big one’ for West Indies when they take on favourites India in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup tomorrow.

The Ministry of the Presidency this afternoon issued a one line statement saying that the appointment of Brian Tiwari as Ministerial Advisor on Business Development has been rescinded.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest party announced today it is leaving President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that cripples her fight against impeachment proceedings in Congress.

About 11.45 last night, the police say that Lionel King, 26 years, of Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, was walking along the Johanna Cecelia Public Road, Essequibo, when he was struck down by a motor car that was driven away from the scene.

With the life of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street prison unrest having officially come to an end on March 28, hearings have been put on hold until an extension is granted by the State.

NAGPUR, India, CMC-President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has confirmed that India will play four Test matches in the Caribbean later this year.

(Barbados Nation) SANDALS RESORT’S love affair with Barbados is about to blossom in a huge way.

President David Granger will today meet Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan to discuss concerns that the allocation of APNU+AFC coalition seats won in Georgetown and other parts of the country at the recent local government elections was unfair.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has written off Sunday’s defeat to Afghanistan as a “blip” and says his side are now focussed on winning their next two games and lifting the Twenty20 World Cup.

A three-year-old lost his life yesterday when he was struck down by a speeding car on East Coast Demerara road near the entrance to the Golden Grove Secondary School.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will continue their pursuit of regional glory today when they battle Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup qualifiers at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon from 19:00hrs.

The importance of the Deeds Registry and Com-mercial Registry being physically separated was one of the key findings of a forensic audit done last year of the registries.

If West Indies is serious about progressing further in the T20 cricket World Cup its management has to don a thinking cap.

Haslyn Parris, a scholar and constitutional expert who had served as Deputy Prime Minister under the PNC government, passed away yesterday at the age of 75.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ bid for a ninth Miami Open title came to shock end when the world number one was beaten 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 in the fourth round by 15th-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova yesterday.

In the wake of the fire that claimed the lives of 17 prisoners at the Camp Street jail on March 3, the government has named visiting committees for all the penitentiaries.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Bulgarian triple jumper Gabriela Petrova, runner-up at the 2015 European indoor championships in Prague, has denied any wrong-doing after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.

The range of services offered at the New Amsterdam Hospital has been increased over the years however, the staffing structure has remained mostly the same for 20 years and this is affecting the quality of care the hospital can provide, GINA reported.

City Hall has instituted a pilot programme to determine whether citizens would adhere to responsible solid waste disposal.

Dear Editor, Despite the fact that the Ministry of Social Protection has publicly committed to establishing partnerships with state and non-state actors to deal more effectively with the investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases, many children still do not receive the services they need, and the rate of prosecution of these cases remains abysmally low. 

Russia’s Sergey Karjakin will challenge Sweden’s Magnus Carlsen for the world championships title after emerging victorious in the 14-round, FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 in Moscow.

Dear Editor, I have been living in Canada for 25 years.

National player Narayan Ramdhani, fresh from his exploits at the recent Peru Under19 international tournament was eyeing further success by reaching the medal round of the Suriname junior international Easter tournament in the neighbouring republic.

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) is ready to negotiate for salary increases its President Mark Lyte said after he was reelected for another term on Saturday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Sunday’s National Basketball Association games   Warriors 117, 76ers 105 Reserve center Marreese Speights scored 11 of his 17 points during a second-quarter runaway Sunday night, propelling the Golden State Warriors to a 117-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in a matchup of the NBA’s winningest and losingest teams.

Dear Editor, If there is one country in the Caribbean that needs a break from the epidemic of crime, it is Guyana.

In the wake of calls for Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence to be relieved of her portfolio over her comments on a coalition candidate accused of child molestation, President David Granger said he would await an explanation on the controversial nomination before a decision on the way forward.

Dear Editor, I read in Kaieteur News, Sunday, March 27 on page 9 that NIS were looking for prospective investment opportunities.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Powerhouses Jamaica broke yet another record as they dominated the sprint relays to bring a thrilling end to day two of the 45th CARIFTA Games at the National Athletics Stadium here Sunday.

Michael April, the vendor who was stabbed to his neck three days ago, remains a patient in a serious condition at a city hospital; he is unable to move the upper left side of his body and his family is hoping that this is temporary.

A man who was arrested last Wednesday in connection with the murder of bus driver, Alvin Lorrimer remains in custody and the police are pursuing a second suspect who is a known character.

Dear Editor,   Below is a copy of an email I sent to the Minister of Communities eight days ago, out of concern over the damage being done to the governance of Region 9 by allegations of misconduct on the part of its Regional Executive Officer.

Dear Editor, Two things caught my attention in the Stabroek News of March 27.

The police will today be seeking legal advice in relation to the laying of charges against the police constable and four other men who were found in possession of an unlicensed firearm on Saturday.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to launch a paramilitary crackdown on Islamist militants in Punjab, the country’s richest and most populous province, after an Easter Day bombing killed 70 people in the provincial capital Lahore, officials said yesterday.

Fast-bowler Ronsford Beaton says he is looking to play a significant role for the Trinbago Knight Riders 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (HCPL) T20 title defence when the fourth edition the tournament bowls off.

Displaying kites: This trio shows off (from left) small, medium and large kites at Ariwa Beach, Rupununi yesterday where competitions in the three categories were held.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest party will decide today to break away from President Dilma Rousseff’s floundering coalition, party leaders said, sharply raising the odds she will be impeached amid a corruption scandal.

President David Granger said yesterday that the celebration of Phagwah and Easter demonstrate that Guyanese are moving towards national unity.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man with a gun walked into the underground US Capitol Visitor Center yesterday and was shot and wounded by police after he pointed the weapon at officers, police said.

Dear Editor, The March 27 Sunday Stabroek editorial entitled ‘First-comers’ is a step forward in discussing the inconvenient and hidden thrusts of Guyanese history.

YONAGUNI, Japan (Reuters) – Japan yesterday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing.

Dear Editor,   Stabroek News and Kaieteur News were delivered every day.

Scenes from Easter Monday – Photos by Dhanash Ramroop

Well that did not take long. Imported just three weeks ago, Kentucky-bred King’s Night announced its arrival Sunday with a brilliant victory in the feature C and Lower seven-furlong event of the Guyana Cup Fever.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Retired leader Fidel Castro accused US President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring the accomplishments of Communist rule, in an opinion piece carried by all state-run media yesterday.

Rebel Tennis Club, with three wins, has taken the lead in the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) inter club competition currently underway.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said yesterday it had received new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against UN peacekeepers from Morocco and Burundi in Central African Republic, including one that involved a 14-year-old girl.

The significance of the recently concluded local government elections is unlikely to become fully apparent for some time yet, even though the fact that after more than two decades we have, at last, been able to pull off a local government poll is in itself an accomplishment.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A man suspected of laundering money for jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was detained in southwestern Mexico, and faces extradition to the United States, Mexican authorities said on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I was happy to see in a letter in the Stabroek News, March 25 issue, entitled ‘Amerindians were not the first people on the continent’, that this discussion is finally gaining currency.

This little girl seemed perplexed as two Disney-themed kites (one of them hers) did battle over her head at the Georgetown seawall yesterday afternoon.

Politikles

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Manneken Pis, the cherubic little statue insouciantly relieving himself in the heart of Brussels, has become a cheeky symbol of Belgian resistance to terror in the week since suicide bombers struck the capital.

By Jamila Ali Jamila Ali, a friend of the Caribbean, lives with her family in Lahore, Pakistan.