Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 5, 2016

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts,  CMC – Barbados Tridents defeated St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots  by seven wickets in the eighth game  of the Caribbean Premier League at Warner Park here on Tuesday .

Anthony Ferreira of Mae’s Under 12 and Aryan Singh of Dharmic Rama Krishna have tied for the top spot in this year’s Grade Six examination with 568 marks each.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Hardbargain family who offered their home as refuge to a relative who was being hunted by criminals, suffered a tragic fate yesterday morning when two of their relatives were killed and two others injured by gunmen who stormed their house.

Trinidad and Tobago is expecting that Venezuela will do nothing to prevent Guyana from realizing the development of its natural resources for its people, T&T PM Dr Keith Rowley said last night, even as he joined Suriname President Desi Bouterse in calling for peace to reign in the region.

The national U-19 rugby team will perhaps be missing two key players after they were not granted visas by the US Embassy.

A $2 billion bridge across the Demerara River at Linden, the upgrade of wharves across the country and the construction of a waterfront at the Stabroek Market are among a range of infrastructural projects that government hopes to fund with grant resources from the United Kingdom.

The United States has been quietly clamping down on television piracy in Guyana, even as it has promised the Caribbean to help probe similar intellectual property and copyright violations by American companies.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Leon Johnson has been named to lead a 12-man WICB President’s XI squad against touring India, in a two-day tour match starting Saturday at Warner Park.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams made the most of a break in her match against 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova yesterday, when the Centre Court roof was closed after she threatened to sue organisers if she fell and injured herself on the slippery turf.

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness has called for Caricom leaders to make the movement of labour throughout the Caribbean Community as easy as the movement of goods.

In his inaugural speech to the meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government here in Guyana, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley channeled Caricom unity and told his fellow leaders that leadership is not always about being popular but about leading and making tough decisions.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray saw off the mercurial challenge of Australian Nick Kyrgios with little fuss yesterday, before just as smoothly playing down growing expectations that a second Wimbledon title is his for the taking.

Convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir marked his return to first-class cricket in England after a five-year ban with three Somerset wickets.

Former president Donald Ramotar said yesterday that the eight containers of steel belonging to fired specialty hospital contractor Surendra Ltd had been examined by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) hence his conclusion that the value was $800 million.

Despite an APNU+AFC manifesto commitment to take draft constitutional amendments to Parliament within nine months of taking office, more than a year into his administration, President David Granger is not prepared to commit to a timeline.

(Reuters) – Gareth Bale says Wales’ Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal on Wednesday will not be decided by his personal duel with Real Madrid team mate Cristiano Ronaldo.

The recent referendum which will see Britain exiting the European Union (EU) has brought the survival of integration in the Caribbean Region into focus, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Allen Chastanet said last evening while noting that the role and purpose of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is also being questioned.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The grande dame of women’s tennis, Venus Williams, strode to victory against a scampering Carla Suarez Navarro yesterday, beating the Spaniard 7-6(3) 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

ANGERS, France,  (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish joined France great Bernard Hinault in second place of the all-time list of Tour de France stage winners when he pipped Andre Greipel yesterday for his second victory in this year’s race.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that a letter sent to me by Minister of Natural Resources, Mr Raphael Trotman, MP, has been released to the public.

Chile’s Head of State Michelle Bachelet, last night arrived in Guyana to participate in 37th Conference of Heads of Governments of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) being held over the next two days.

Come July and August Guyanese students are set to become more intimate with STEM, an acronym for Science, Techno-logy, Engineering and Mathematics, when four Georgia siblings hold camps at various locations aimed at helping them to understand the software and technology of the gadgets they are hooked on.

Dear Editor, Both the government and Bank of Guyana say that the economy is doing well.

YANGON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Khin Htar Kyu was in her late teens when she left her village in Wakema Township in Myanmar’s southern Ayeyarwady Region with a younger sister to find work in Yangon to help pay the debts of her farming family.

Soesdyke Secondary squeaked past Covent Garden Secondary by a 3-2 margin when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Photos by Keno George

Established to offer active support to the local creative industry particularly in the field of animation, the Guyana Animation Network (GAN), launched on Saturday, brings local animators one step closer to being part of the multi-billion-dollar global animation industry.

(The Sports Xchange) – Former MVP and four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant is joining forces with Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Dear Editor, Mr. Brian Tiwari in a letter in SN `Surendra containers held far less than claimed,  Specialty Hospital project was mismanaged by Ramotar administration’  has reacted strongly to a report in the June 30th edition of SN, in which I stated that the APNU+AFC regime handed over eight containers of steel that were imported by Surendra Company for the Construction of the Specialty Hospital, to BK Inc Group, days after the 2015 General Elections.

Dear Editor, The report of statements by the Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman, does not make clear that the Government of Guyana awarded to companies in the Bai Shan Lin group two kinds of concession (‘New BaiShanLin owners should not expect concessions- Trotman’, Kaieteur News, 03 July 2016). There

LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Party said yesterday he was stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation’s politics.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The family of the late Nelson Mandela is furious that a recording of the revered South African leader’s voice is being used by the main opposition party for campaigning in local government elections due to be held next month.

A man is now a patient in a city hospital after he lost control of the car he was driving yesterday morning and it toppled into a drain at Brickdam, Georgetown.

The Guyana Chess Federation, recently announced plans to send a male and a female team to this year’s Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan.

Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan yesterday toured his constituency South Ruimveldt Park/ Ruimveldt Industrial Estate and evaluated issues affecting residents.

Dear Editor,     The residents of Land of Plenty and Mainstay woke me up about 5:00 am yesterday to complain that their yards and houses were flooded and they wanted me to put it in the press since I usually write letters of concern in Stabroek News which are addressed after they have been published.

After back-to-back wins in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament, Guyana’s Amazon Warriors returned home to prepare for their upcoming matches at the Providence National Stadium.

Dear Editor, Advancement in civilization can be measured by the degree of certainty of the tenure of the citizens.

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 203 for 7 (Lewis 73, Thomas 48, Watson 3-36) beat St Lucia Zouks 145 for 5 (Watson 55, Charles 40, Badree 2-22) by 58 runs   BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Evin Lewis once again flaunted his talents in a punishing half-century as St Kitts and Nevis put on an impressive show to trounce St Lucia Zouks by 58 runs and pick up their first win of the Caribbean Premier League here Sunday.

Members of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) were yesterday encouraged to count their blessings rather than wallow in a sense of pessimism at the failures of the integration movement.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district rose above 175 yesterday, fueling calls for security forces to crack down on Islamic State sleeper cells blamed for one of the worst-ever single bombings in Iraq.

RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Petrobras has warned its Indian partners in a huge offshore project to not expect oil from the site until 2022, according to sources, a fresh sign of how low oil prices and the state-owned company’s corruption scandal and mountain of debt are dragging on Brazil’s energy industry.

With a host of pressing issues — not least the plethora of audits of state institutions and Commissions of Inquiry into the crisis at the Georgetown Prisons and the emergency facing the Public Service – confronting the government, other considerations that might appear to be less urgent in nature can easily slip under the radar.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement of the confirmation of a major oil reserve for Guyana via a second well is welcome news for all Guyanese, it gives us all hope that the ‘better life’ will soon materialize.

A handyman was stabbed to death yesterday morning by another man during an altercation on Cornhill Street, Georgetown, in front of the former Guyana National Cooperative Bank.

Politikles

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new funding model for development programmes in India which gives private investors a return on their investment has helped get marginalised girls in Rajasthan into the classroom, its backers said.

Tourney favourite The Bahamas continued their dominant displays, mauling British Virgin Islands (BVI) 101-40 when the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) u16 Championship continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Businessman Ramesh Dookhoo was on Tuesday presented with the highest recognition of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, the Paul Harris Fellow Award for his contributions to the service organisation.

While most of Latin America is shifting to the right, there is a potential exception that may soon keep US policymakers awake at night: the possibility of a populist leftist victory in Mexico’s 2018 elections.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police served five arrest warrants and conducted search and seizure operations in three states yesterday, in the latest round of a sweeping corruption probe around state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA.

Erosion danger: Residents of Prashad Nagar are calling on the relevant authority to address this eroding roadway in the community.