Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – South Africa defeated West Indies by 139 runs in the sixth game of the Tri-Nations Series at Warner Park here today.

The West Coast Demerara Road Improvement Project will now be able move into Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) following agreement by Zeeburg vendors to relocate to facilitate the project, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) said today.

Residents of Linden, especially young people are accessing training in heavy-duty machinery, GINA said today.

Three men were today remanded to prison after they were charged in connection with the grenade that was lobbed at the vehicle of the owner of Kaieteur News, Glenn Lall.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting ice in Antarctica puts as many as 30 million people in Bangladesh at risk of losing their homes over the coming century, according to a new documentary focused on the human cost of climate change.

Amid widening criticism, Town Clerk Royston King today said that a city team in Mexico City is being presented with the final rollout schedule of the parking meters project.

(Trinidad Guardian) The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, which left some 49 dead, is not only a threat to the US but also to T&T.

Amid an increasing outcry over a clandestine contract for parking meters in the city, Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan yesterday said that a more competitive process to select the contractor for the project should have been undertaken even as he pointed out that the city would be making a major investment.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Myrna Pitt has resigned from her post.

Guyana has identified its new High Commissioner to India in the person of Dr David Pollard.

Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday afternoon unearthed 1,275 pounds of marijuana which was hidden in a container that had recently arrived from Jamaica.

Chaos broke out yesterday afternoon at the St Stanislaus College as irate parents of students of the Brickdam Secondary School objected to the Ministry of Education’s decision to shut down the institution and relocate the students and teachers to different schools around the city.

A young Bartician was yesterday charged with the murder of Madewini mechanic Puranand Baljit and remanded to prison after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A Berbice-born woman, who returned to Guyana from the United States for the Jubilee celebrations, is now stranded here as on her way out last Saturday, her passport was misplaced after she handed it over to two check-in agents at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

Region 10 chairman Renis Morian is decrying what he described as the wastage of millions of dollars spent to purchase a boat and a generator for two communities in the region under the previous PPP/C administration but which were never used.

St. Rose’s High, Marian Academy, the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) and President’s College have reached the semi-finals of the National Schools Basketball Festival Georgetown and East Coast Regionals.

Accused of stealing over $20 million in goods from logging company Baishanlin, a man was yesterday released on $400,000 bail after denying the charge.

Multi-million dollar tenders were opened yesterday for the rehabilitation of the Bartica stelling and the supply of beds for the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

The Hope Canal on the East Coast of Demerara has helped to alleviate flooding in Region Five as it was effective in draining the excess water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC).

St. Cuthbert’s Mission Secondary dismantled home side Hauraruni Secondary by an 11-0 score line when the 6th annual Digicel Secondary Schools football championships continued yesterday at the Hauraruni Community ground.

(Reuters) – Mexico’s Jesus Manuel Corona weaved his way past five players before firing home in the 80th minute to give his side a 1-1 draw with Venezuela that secured top spot in Group C of the Copa America on Monday.

Dear Editor, While the American citizen would have been contemplating his attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the homophobic in the Caribbean, and those who are scared of the homophobic were maintaining the so called morality of discriminatory laws and norms which enable the rage against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.

A 31-year-old man admitted that he sold a car that did not belong to him, to another man and also created fake registration documents for the vehicle when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Dear Editor, In response to Mr GHK Lall’s letter to the Editor carried in the Stabroek News on Tuesday, June 14 2016, entitled, `Where have all the ministers gone’,  I am happy to inform readers and Mr Lall that I left Georgetown on Sunday June 12th for an official visit to the Russian Federation.

The body of a man was found on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Saturday night after a vehicle reportedly ran over him.

Following a comprehensive win over Australia in game five, hosts of the Ballr Tri-Nations Series, the West Indies, will be aiming to secure the number one spot on the table and possibly increase their chances of reaching the final when they battle the out-of-sorts South Africa today at Warner Park, St Kitts.

ST ETIENNE, France, (Reuters) – Battling outsiders Iceland enjoyed a memorable big-stage debut as they clinched a shock 1-1 draw against Euro 2016 Group F favourites Portugal in a captivating match yesterday.

Dear Editor, Dr Patricia Rodney, widow of Walter Rodney continues to fight for justice in the brutal slaying of her husband 36 years ago.

A 51-year-old Guyanese man was ordered deported from Barbados after he pleaded guilty to stealing a number of items including condensed milk and corn beef from a supermarket, the Barbados Today reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wondered from the day it was completed about the Parliament Garden and why it remains closed to the public.

With places in the knockout round still up for grabs, the final group stage round in the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe Championships will commence today with six matchups at the Santos Training Area on the Square of the Revolution.

A West Canefield, East Canje man was discovered hanging dead on his verandah early Monday morning.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica says precautionary measures are in place to safeguard the country’s athletes from the threat of the Zika virus when they compete for gold in the upcoming summer Olympics in Brazil.

Dear Editor, In my column last Sunday I mentioned in passing that the best advice any doctor or diet book could give is very simple: “Consume Less, Move More” By coincidence the day after this appeared I read the latest issue of the Cambridge University magazine Cam in which Professor Theresa Marteau, Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the university, reports their latest findings in health research as follows: “Smoking.

The High Court has issued an interim order quashing a decision by the Food and Drug Depart-ment to deny entry into the country of a container of condensed milk and the Department and the revenue authority have to show cause why this order shouldn’t be made final.

Following the conclusion of a five-day ‘Training of Trainers’ programme, 24 persons from villages in the Mabaruma sub-region are expected to return home as trained facilitators of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Plans to host a first day-night test in India later this year remain intact, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) secretary said yesterday, dismissing a local media report that prospective opponents New Zealand had rejected the idea.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced high-level talks to ease tensions with Venezuela’s socialist government yesterday, just hours after he backed calls for a referendum that could force President Nicolas Maduro from office.

Dear Editor, Recently the Regional Health Authority carried out a few ‘Outreach’ programmes at Brothers’ Village, Angoy’s Avenue and Port Mourant. 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC –Head coach Phil Simmons says the West Indies Cricket team is “moving in the right direction” after a comprehensive four wicket win over world champions Australia in the Tri- Nation series on Monday.

Dear Editor, The revision of the Amerindian Act is critical to addressing Amerindian land rights, according to Minister Allicock.

ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub knew of his plans for the attack and could soon be charged in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.

The newly rehabilitated Main Street in Hopetown was re-commissioned by Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally on Sunday afternoon at a small dedication ceremony hosted at the location.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-Australia’s double ICC World Cup winner Tom Moody says the inclusion of several world-class players in all six franchises will guarantee this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to be the most competitive, biggest and best yet.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Monday launched the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in Bartica at the Regional Democratic Council Office.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s congressional ethics committee voted to strip suspended Speaker Eduardo Cunha of his seat yesterday for allegedly lying about undeclared Swiss bank accounts, the latest in a series of political earthquakes to rock Latin America’s largest country.

Dear Editor, The recent massacre in Orlando, Florida has brought to the fore the dangers of hate and intolerance against those who are perceived to be different.

CARACAS/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Venezuela is in talks with China to obtain a grace period in its oil-for-loans deal that would improve the OPEC nation’s capacity to make bond payments amid an economic crisis, sources briefed on the proposal have told Reuters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld the Obama administration’s landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to web content yesterday, dealing a blow to big cable and mobile phone companies.

Dear Editor. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham had the vision of free education from nursery to university, for he recognised that economic growth lies in an educated population.  

In the run up to the 2015 elections the talk among the APNU+AFC hierarchy was that they expected to win by about three seats, but as it turned out they won by less than one.

OAKLAND, Calif., (Reuters) – LeBron James powered the sharpshooting Cleveland Cavaliers to a season-saving 112-97 win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Monday to climb within one game (2-3) in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Supreme Court decided on Monday to return a corruption investigation into former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a crusading anti-corruption judge who is presiding over cases in the sprawling Petrobras graft scandal.

In recent months several international commentators have called for central banks in emerging market economies to hold a higher percentage of gold as part of foreign exchange (FX) reserves.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – The California judge facing criticism over his sentencing of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault was removed yesterday from a new sexual assault case after complaints by prosecutors, officials said.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA said on Monday that a 20 billion reais ($5.7 billion) civil lawsuit seeking environmental and property damages for last year’s deadly Samarco mine disaster has been dismissed.

Politikles

It is most likely that Dr Kenny Anthony and his St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) went into the campaign for St Lucia’s general elections, held last week, with a perception that there was little to offer the electorate.

Star turn: On June 10th 2016, STARR Computers donated one desktop computer and accessories to the Tiger Bay Project.

Dear Editor, One may excuse politicians like Cameron for making decisions that advance what they perceive to be their interest in acquiring or retaining power.