Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo (right) has  urged the FAO’s Committee on Forests (COFO) to play a more active role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals related to rests and food security, a release from his office said today.

The PPP yesterday resumed protesting against the Guyana Elections Commission and its Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally over the outcome of last year’s general elections.

Minister of Social Cohesion Amna Ally, this morning, received a gift of 60 bicycles from the Guyana Bahamas Association that will be distributed under President David Granger’s Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books (‘Five Bs’) programme, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

President David Granger, this morning, at the Ministry of the Presidency, accepted Letters of Credence from Ambassador Kim Højlund Christensen, accrediting him as Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Guyana.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Following is the list of award winners from the fourth West Indies Cricket Board/West Indies Players’ Association Awards Ceremony held here last night.

The Ministry of Education today issued guidelines for school registration fees and stated that no student shall be denied registration due to their parent’s inability to pay.

(Trinidad Guardian) Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, 51, was well known to the police in the Central Division over the years to be involved in high-level criminality.

The Shipping Association of Guyana is studying legal action against the George-town Mayor and City Council (M&CC) after City Hall officers barred container trucks from leaving wharves over a “road assessment”.

The National Assembly on Monday night adopted the second report of the Committee on Appointments, paving the way for the appointing of the Director and Deputy Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

“Without merit” was how the Ministry of Communities yesterday described claims by Cevons Waste Management that a $221M contract for the management of the Haags Bosch landfill on the East Bank Demerara had been improperly awarded to Puran Brothers Disposal Inc.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has removed its dress code. “We don’t want the taxpayers to feel as if we are turning our backs on them… and more so if they are coming to pay their revenues,” Chairman of the GRA Board Rawle Lucas told Stabroek News yesterday.

Around 9,000 families living under difficult circumstances will be supported through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme which is set to be launched soon, GINA said.

A Norton Street woman is at her wits’ end as she tries to remain hopeful that her husband will make a safe return after he reportedly went missing several days ago in the Mahdia area.

A Berbice mother of 14 was yesterday charged with willfully neglecting three of her daughters, who were found loitering on the seawall early last Thursday morning.

Government, through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour will soon start talks with the private sector and union bodies to review the national minimum wage paid to workers, GINA said yesterday.

A man died on Sunday evening after he lost control of his motorcycle and swerved into a motor lorry along the Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

The Amelia’s Ward and Wisroc water treatment plants are expected to become operational by mid next month.

Caleb Caesar, who it is alleged conspired to smuggle cocaine hidden in wiri wiri peppers out of the country, was committed to stand trial in the High Court yesterday after a city magistrate found that a prima facie case had been made out against him.

A Vryheid’s Lust man was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he denied making a false declaration on an immigration form at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Garvin Nedd, coach of the Guyana Under-17 cricket team said yesterday that he believes the current batch of youngsters have bright futures ahead and expects more progression from them, especially after seeing their performances in the just concluded West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U17 tournament.

Residents of South Rupununi villages close to the Marudi goldfields have alleged that some miners have breached an agreement reached earlier this year and have asked government to intervene, the Government Information Agency (GINA) has reported.

Sparta Boss, North Ruimveldt, Showstoppers and Broad Street were amongst the victories when the 2nd Annual Ballers in the Summer Street Football Championship commenced on Saturday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

Guyana were booted from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) u17 Championship, going down to Antigua and Barbuda by a 3-0 margin yesterday at the Lionel Roberts Stadium in United States Virgin Islands.

A consolidated Public Utilities Commission (PUC) bill which replaces the Public Utilities Commission Act to cater for changes as a result of the passage of the Telecommunications bill, was passed by the National Assembly on Monday.

Tenders were opened yesterday for a new nursery school and apartments for teachers’ living quarters in Region 9.

  Coach of the Guyana Women’s team Andre Percival is calling on his batters to step up ahead of tomorrow’s opening round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional T20 tournament.

Region Six Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya was granted permission by the Ministry of Communities to proceed on 14 days of vacation leave.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s intelligence agency said yesterday it was investigating all threats to next month’s Rio Olympics after a presumed Brazilian Islamist group pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) less than three weeks before the Games.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods has shut it down for the rest of the professional golf season, bringing into question his playing future as the best golfer of his generation will be away from the sport for over a year when, and if, he returns.

Shamar Morris, a carpenter, was yesterday charged with procuring pregnant cocaine mule Patrima Isaacs to traffic a quantity of cocaine last month.

  Closing statements were yesterday submitted by the attorney representing Roger Bess, the driver who allegedly fatally struck an elderly man and injured two other persons on Cemetery Road last year.

Guyana made the perfect start to the Maples Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship, crushing Jamaica 5-0 in the Women’s Team Tournament yesterday in the Cayman Islands.

The Ministry of Social Cohesion on Friday rewarded the top performers of the 2016 Annual Grade Six Assessment 2016 from the Cuyuni/ Mazaruni (Region Seven) area with bicycles and books bags, to further encourage them in their academic pursuits, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, CMC – Jamaica’s Tiffany James posted the fastest qualifying time to advance as one of four Caribbean competitors to the semi-final of the women’s 400 metres at the IAAF Under-20 Championships here yesterday.

A depression along Carifesta Avenue, in the vicinity of the GTT facility, caused a driver to go careening into a nearby trench on Monday after swerving to avoid the recently constructed median.

(Reuters) – Coach Trevor Bayliss hinted England might field two spinners in the second test against Pakistan as the hosts chase a series-levelling victory at old Trafford.

Dear Editor, The recent death of Randolph George, the retired Anglican Bishop in Guyana, is a moment of great sadness for Guyana.

Residents of the Fyrish/Gibraltar area in East Berbice are venting their anger at the ongoing flooding in the area.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have recalled bowler James Anderson, all-rounder Ben Stokes and leg-spinner Adil Rashid to a 14-man squad for the second test against Pakistan at Old Trafford starting Friday.

Dear Editor, KN continues its campaign of untruths on behalf of Guyana’s military bureaucratic elite, most recently on PetroCaribe.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC- Grenada’s Kirani James remains unbeaten this season after cruising to an easy win in the 400 metres at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial track meet in Hungary on Monday.

A St. Ignatius villager will be spending the next three years in jail after he admitted that he was caught by police while transporting drugs for a friend.

BERN, (Reuters) – Russia’s participation in the Rio Olympics remained in jeopardy yesterday after the International Olympic Committee said it would ‘explore legal options’ for banning the country from the Games.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday once again protested outside of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) headquarters over its claim that the 2015 general elections were rigged and to call for Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally to go.

Dear Editor, Please let me add my two cents to the discussion on container fees.

Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France to manage his workload ahead of the Rio Olympics, his Dimension Data team said in a statement yesterday.

A man is currently in police custody assisting with investigations over the stabbing of his neighbour yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am a fourteen-year-old Canadian resident vacationing in Guyana for the summer break.

The Corporate Secretary of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday testified that prior to 2015 none of the board members were paid.

Dear Editor, Guyana has lost a true and distinguished son of the soil in the passing of Bishop Randolph George.

BERN, (Reuters) – Nairo Quintana is expected to be at his best for the final week of the Tour de France, which feature four stages in the Alps, but Chris Froome says he has never been better going into a grand tour decider.

CLEVELAND,  (Reuters) – Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination yesterday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn.

Dear Editor, We can now breathe some fresh air that finally the long-awaited telecommunications reform amendment bill was passed in the National Assembly the night before last, after being piloted through the House by Minister Cathy Hughes.

Mark Prince, 36,  ‘aka Fine man’ is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to ‘robbery under arms’, the police say.

ROME, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous people are better than governments at preventing forests from being cut and should be seen as a solution, not a barrier to protecting them, the U.N.

(The Sports Xchange) – In the bid to get the band back together to defend their 2016 NBA championship, one contract situation appears to be greater than other negotiating challenges this summer, and it’s not LeBron James’ deal.

ISTANBUL/ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based

Dear Editor, The resonances of ugliness currently engulfing the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and its young administrator, Swamiji Shivashankaranandaji Maharaj (Cove & John Ashram) are offensive to all right-thinking Hindus, especially those who revere the works and memories of great departed saints, Guruji Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj and Ashram founder and paramount Guruji,  Swamiji Purnanandaji Maharaj.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Andre Russell dispelled any doubts about his fitness with a brilliant all-round performance that fired Jamaica Tallawahs to a 19-run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders, and put them top of the Caribbean Premier League standings for the first time this season.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia wants a permanent opening of its border with Venezuela and will not allow further temporary crossings, the foreign minister said, after tens of thousands of Venezuelans streamed in during the weekend to buy items scarce in their own country.

A young miner is now dead after the ATV he was travelling on was involved in an accident over the weekend in the Mazaruni region.

This week the American presidential race has moved on to a new stage, with the Republican convention to formally select a candidate currently being held, and that for the Democrats to take place next week – all in preparation for the presidential election on November 8.

Dear Editor, A referendum is a very rare occurrence in the Caribbean.

Politikles

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Debutant Rovman Powell says the current HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is providing him with enough opportunities to improve his game after his batting performance which helped lift Jamaica Tallawahs to the top of the standings.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a plunder case against influential former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after five years under hospital arrest.

The editorial ‘Vocational education’ (SN 15/07/2016) has rightly called upon the government to give greater priority to technical and vocational education and training  (TVET).

(Trinidad Guardian) Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, 51, was murdered because he had pledged to expose the operations of the Unruly Isis gang, their affiliation and close networking with some members of two of the country’s major law enforcement agencies, the T&T Police Service and the T&T Defence Force.