Daily Archive: Saturday, June 11, 2016

Radio Mabaruma 95.1 FM was officially launched this morning by Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo.

With the government still to declare a plan for the ailing sugar industry, stakeholders will likely face more waiting time as a parliamentary committee is now seeking submissions on the Guyana Sugar Corporation.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Jamaican gay rights activist has failed in his novel lawsuit challenging T&T’s and Belize’s homophobic immigration laws.

(Reuters) – Actor Michael Jace, best known for playing a policeman on the TV drama “The Shield,” was sentenced yesterday to 40 years to life for shooting his wife dead in front of the couple’s two children at their Los Angeles home, a court official said.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) had no fixed asset register despite having billions of dollars in equipment and management was unable to explain how it spent $1.8b in repairs over 2011-2014.

-solitary pump at key Trafalgar sluice   Photos by Keno George   With floodwater coursing down the Mahaicony River, several Region Five villages remained inundated yesterday and as farmers and householders counted their losses, questions were being raised as to why the drainage authority wasn’t doing more to relieve their plight.

The bloody body of a mechanic was on Thursday night found in his bed at his Madewini, East Bank Demerara house with numerous stab wounds leaving his family baffled as to what might have led to his murder.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for 20-year-old Shemar Wilson, who is suspected to be the mastermind in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News (KN) office last week Saturday, while five persons remain in custody.

Deliberate efforts were made to understate the cost of the Hope Canal Project for which the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) spent more than $257M though it was substantively funded from the PetroCaribe Fund.

Yogendra Persaud, a Grade Four pupil of Graham’s Hall Primary, collapsed during the break period at his school on Wednesday, and was later pronounced dead on arrival at a city hospital.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) with the help of the government has set up a $100m floating base at the mouth of the Waini River in the northwest to tackle piracy and other crimes.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has received 29 nominations for membership on the five-member Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

The murder trial of Kevin Washington and Dennecia Halley, the duo accused of murdering of seaman Antonio Isles in 2013 ended abruptly yesterday, owing to a lack of evidence.

The sudden decision by Trans Guyana Airways to suspend flights indefinitely to the North Rupununi has left residents cut off and concerns have been expressed over the effect on tourism in the district.

Teachers of Brickdam Secondary yesterday staged a sit-out in protest over conditions at their school.

A review of projects awarded by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority has shown that 75% of the works on the current budget are sole-sourced.

Nine volunteers from the Volunteer Support Platform travelled to Barbados yesterday to participate in the Guyana/ Barbados Youth Exchange Programme 2016.

Venezuela has denied that its army shot at Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) workers last month while they were travelling in this country’s waters but Georgetown remains adamant the incident occurred.

Former Factory Manager of the Rose Hall Sugar Estate Deodat Singh has sued the Guyana Sugar Corporation Limited for allegedly wrongfully dismissing him and for breaching his employment contract.

Despite an abject second half showing, Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary downed L’Aventure Secondary 3-1 on penalty kicks when the 6th edition of Digicel National U18 Secondary Schools Football Championship started yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Four Guyanese umpires recently completed Phase One and Two of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Level Three Coaching Course conducted by the England Cricket Board (ECB) in Barbados.

Sixty-five vendors from Vreed-en-Hoop have agreed to relocate to enable the West Coast Demerara Road Improvement Project, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said yesterday.

A small group of persons staged a protest outside the Regional Democratic Council compound in Region Six on Thursday, calling for the removal of the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Veerasammy Ramayya and the Tender Board.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors are expected to officially commence their Pre-Hero Caribbean Premier League (HCPL) T20 tournament camp on June 4th while tickets sales for the fourth edition of the “Biggest Party in Sport” are said to be going fast says Manager Omar Khan.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., (Reuters) – Religious and political leaders joined celebrities, sports stars and tens of thousands of ordinary people yesterday in bidding farewell to Muhammad Ali, the boxing champion who jolted America with his showmanship and won worldwide admiration as a man of conviction.

The Marcus Brian Bisram Foundation (MBBF) on Thursday held the re-opening ceremony for the newly remodelled traffic department at the Springlands Police Station.

Family members remain hopeful about the health of Orville Valentine, the Sentinel Security officer who was run over on Monday by a Hilux Truck, given a change in his medical condition; they are also concerned at the dearth of information being provided by medical staff.

The Wolf’s Challenge Cup softball tournament will continue tomorrow at the Malteenoes Sports Club Ground.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday accused the Government of flip-flopping on the question of an increase in the tolls for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Following their 47-run loss at the hands of a revived South Africa side in match three of the Ballr Tri-Nation Series tournament played in Guyana, Australia will now seek retribution when they meet their longtime rivals today in game four at the Warner Park Ground, St Kitts.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s elections council said yesterday it will begin a process of validating signatures of citizens seeking a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, a small step in the opposition’s effort to remove a deeply unpopular leader.

(Reuters) – New Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has promised to do everything in his power to help disgraced paceman Mohammad Amir realise his full potential after the bowler was granted a visa for the team’s upcoming tour of England.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s openers shared a fluent century stand to lead their side to 162 for one in reply to England’s 416 on the second day of the third and final test at Lord’s yesterday.

Family members of Afraz Sattaur and his common-law wife Razena Hassan, who were involved in a collision along the Mahaica, East Coast Demerara roadway on May 6, remain displeased with the lack of progress in the matter.

Dear Editor,   There is news that the Ministry of Social Protection has lamented the recent murders of women by men.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony yesterday at a Christian evangelical conference as he sought to calm concern about his criticism of a Mexican-American judge.

President David Granger yesterday attended the funeral service of Jules Kranenburg, a former Minister of Public Works and Communications with responsibility for transport under the Desmond Hoyte administration.

LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle’s savage cameo set the tone as Somerset produced a clinical run chase to beat Surrey in the English T20 Blast here yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Five Indian men were sentenced to life in prison yesterday for raping a Danish tourist in the heart of New Delhi’s tourist district in 2014, in a case that reignited worries about sexual violence against women in India.

Dear Editor, The Governor of one of Venezuela’s most populous states as well as a panel of Venezuelan economists and journalists are of the view that a government of national unity is the best option for arresting the rapid decline of the economy and the social degradation currently confronting their country.

Dear Editor, Two letters that were published in the Stabroek News on June 3: ‘Pensioners should be treated in a more dignified manner’ and June 2 ‘Pensioners wait hours for money outside Blairmont Post Office’ seem to have finally gotten the attention of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC).

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels agreed yesterday to a pilot project to replace illicit crops, mainly coca, as part of negotiations aimed at ending Latin America’s last and longest guerilla war, which is fueled in part by drug profits.

Second half goals from James Bowman and Lerone Charles propelled the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to a 2-0 win over Camptown when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer League continued on Thursday.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be conducting a Community Clean-up tomorrow at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor says he is prepared to make the necessary adjustments in order making run-scoring more difficult for batsmen on the small Warner Park ground.

Dear Editor, For decades there have been complaints about the inordinate delay in dispensing justice, especially in criminal cases.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat yesterday to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru’s tightest presidential election in decades, but she warned that her rightwing populist party would be a force of opposition during his term.

Dear Editor, The continuous impunity for violence against women is pointing to a serious dereliction of duty by the state, which has the responsibility to prevent and protect women from all forms of discrimination as enshrined in the Constitution of Guyana and the CEDAW Convention to which Guyana is signatory.

A tribute to fallen boxing legend, Muhammad Ali will be held tomorrow at the Impeccable Banquet Hall on Brickdam.

MUMBAI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bollywood star Anil Kapoor today kick-started a campaign to highlight the plight of millions of children in India who are forced into work, adding that he hoped his celebrity status would influence and inspire others to stamp out the practice.

Dear Editor, Over the past week I have been carefully surfing both the Guyana Chronicle and Kaieteur News hoping to find published the Commission of Inquiry’s report on the deadly prison riot of 3rd March 2016.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Dressed in Hogwarts robes and waving wands, eager fans got a first glimpse of the next instalment in the Harry Potter saga, giving a new London stage production glowing reviews.

RP Couture’s Rishma Persaud has been making a splash with her one-of-a-kind elegant pieces.

President of the Guyana  Volleyball Federation (GVF) John Flores said yesterday that the Primary School Coaching programme facilitated by the Samaritan Sports Support system will help teachers to become better coaches thus ensuring students are properly tutored about the sport.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Veteran Scottish rocker Rod Stewart received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours list yesterday as a weekend of events was launched to mark the official 90th birthday of Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States has approved flights on six U.S.

Hi Everyone, As you know by now, I am not really a dessert person, however, I really like certain baked items when made properly.

Support for the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe football championships continued yesterday with Juniors Jewellery Gallery and Pawn Shop donating a gold chain for the event’s highest goal scorer.

Dear Editor, “The further a team or a player advances in a competition, the tougher the opponent becomes.

TAPACHULA, Mexico/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S.

Dear Editor, It is an accepted fact that the general behaviour of a society is heavily influenced by the words and deeds of leaders in government and society as a whole.

  By Derry Etkins   I had a very exciting, yet very painful experience, just about a month ago.

The West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Under-17 Championship will resume today and tomorrow at the Den Amstel ground.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Hollywood’s top stars such as Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and J.J.

Dear Editor, It seems to many of us beleaguered taxpayers that the old adage that crime pays is true, when I read what it costs the Guyana government to keep a prisoner in the Camp Street facilities.

A generation ago, President George H W Bush famously dismissed “the vision thing” when asked to consider the larger aims of his presidency.

(Jamaica Observer) The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men inside a house on Denver Crescent in Maverley, St Andrew on Thursday.

The Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League will resume with doubleheaders today (Saturday) and tomorrow respectively at the Den Amstel Community ground.

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