Daily Archive: Monday, August 29, 2016

Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Phillip Viveirous, 41 years, a farmer of Adventure Village, Linden Highway, whose dismembered corpse was discovered on the Adventure Road on Linden Highway, about 05:40h.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Beyonce dominated the MTV Video Music awards on Sunday, prowling the stage with a 15 minute medley from her powerful “Lemonade” album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize – video of the year.

(Trinidad Guardian) The worst fears of Rosemarie Blackburn’s two adult children were realised yesterday when they heard a single gunshot in their home and within seconds discovered their mother dead lying on the bathroom floor of their Trincity home.

Embattled Public Health Minister Dr George Norton yesterday beat out two competitors to retain his position as Vice-Chairman of the People’s National Congress alongside Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence.

Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan says his party supports embattled Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton and believes that the nation should trust its leaders’ decision on the pharmaceutical bond contract.

A man is now dead and several were injured after the driver of a bus lost control and slammed into a utility pole on Saturday night on Regent Street.

A businessman was robbed of $2M yesterday at gunpoint as he was about to make a deposit at the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited branch in Rose Hall, Corentyne.

The bodies of the two children who drowned on Thursday night following  the Aruka River hit and run  have been recovered and their parents are pleading with the authorities to find the persons responsible.

Weeks after Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green said City Hall will act on government advice on the controversial parking meter deal, a meeting has finally been set for the city council to discuss the matter.

With Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon’s term coming to an end on December 31st this year, Guyana plans to approach him during next month’s 71st Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly for a progress report on the country’s appeal for a juridical settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela.

Debt-ridden State sugar company, the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) is selling more land on the East Coast Demerara and Georgetown and is inviting expressions of interest from prospective buyers.

Investment in education is key to ensuring that Guyana’s reaps the maximum benefits from its nascent petroleum industry and this would also boost other sectors of the economy and ensure all citizens benefit, a top Trinidad oil industry official has said.

As an additional 86 medical doctors on Saturday evening graduated from the Guyana/Cuba Medical Scholarship Programme, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon urged that they commit themselves to selfless and dedicated service.

Guyanese writer and Cultural Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Ruel Johnson, has been selected to participate in the US’s International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency.

Students of the Grove Primary School will benefit from a rehabilitated access road when they return to school in two weeks’ time, GINA says.

A Shieldstown motorcyclist is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an accident.

The Women in Mining Group, an initiative of employees of Guyana Goldfields Incorporated (GGI), on Friday donated school supplies to the children of the Joshua House Orphanage.

Remarkable displays of speed, strength, stamina and leaping ability, enabled the Guyana Police Force Athletic Club (GPFAC) to retain the championship trophy of the Boyce/Jefford Classic last night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) will in September begin a house-to-house survey to gather information on persons with disabilities in Region Six, GINA said.

Guyana’s Kaysan Ninvalle Saturday night wrote his name in the Caribbean Table Tennis history book when he won the boys’ 11 years and under singles title as the curtain came down on this year’s Caribbean pre-cadet and cadet championships at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Jamaica.

DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley and Dexter ‘The Cobra’ Gonsalves kept throwing punches in the cool night air.

Dear Editor, It has been almost thirteen months now and our roads remain in the same state.

Propelled by a 15-goal blitz by star forward Aroydy Branford, undefeated Pepsi Hikers recorded the largest margin of victory in the Lucozade Indoor Hockey Championship humbling Old Fort Knockers 26-3 Saturday.

PARIS, France, CMC- Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann McPherson and Christine Day picked-up second and third positions in the 400 metres hurdles at the 12th stop of the Diamond League series in France on Friday.

Dear Editor, Just when you think an APNU+AFC self-inflicted scandal is over, another one piles on, threatening to outdo the previous one.

Pacesetters and Ravens will contest the U23 final in the third stage of the Turbo Hard-Court Championships after defeating Plaisance Guardians and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans respectively on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I share some quick thoughts on three issues percolating currently. 

Dear Editor, Ministers Volda Lawrence and Keith Scott are self-serving and contemptuous of workers.

(Reuters) German Nico Rosberg steered clear of the chaos unfolding behind him and cruised to an unchallenged win in a disrupted Belgian Grand Prix yesterday.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC — West Indies claimed a series win against India in bizarre circumstances after the second of their two T20 international matches ended in a no result at the Central Broward Regional Park stadium here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The following quote is taken from the then APNU+AFC’s manifesto statement:  “This APNU+AFC Coalition’s Manifesto prescribes a unified approach to bring an end to the cronyism at high levels that is a drain on our financial resources and is blocking our development; to crime, that is bleeding the lives and bodies of our women and youths and scaring away investors; to corruption in the law-enforcement and regulatory agencies in the mining and forestry sectors and to constitutional abuse by the President, Cabinet and executive branch of the government.”

Dear Editor, A situation exists at the University of Guyana where dozens of graduate students pursuing a Master of Education degree at the School of Education and Humanities have been in limbo, without completing their second degrees.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives had “underestimated” the challenge of integrating record numbers of migrants.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Stand-in captain Faf du Plessis scored a fifth test century before his bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order to leave South Africa firmly in charge after day two of the second test at Centurion yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday condemned the Venezuelan government’s decision to move Daniel Ceballos, a former opposition mayor accused of fomenting protests, to prison from house arrest and called for his immediate release.

Dear Editor, For quite a while now I’ve been observing various business entities supporting cultural and religious events and there is one snackette which seems to support almost all events.

(Trinidad Express) Police said Apphia Jenelle Quamina, 30, of 4th Street, Gentian Park West, Edinburgh South, Chaguanas, was at home doing laundry on Saturday morning when an armed, unknown assailant entered the house in search of another man.

Zone-A winners Fruta Conquerors will oppose Santos while zone-B victors Paradise of Barbados will tackle Eastveldt in the U17 semifinals today following the end of group stage action in the Caribbean Children Charity Shield Soccer Classic yesterday.

After three weeks the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last Friday concluded its annual Summer Camp with an official closing ceremony held at the Club’s pavilion.

SIRTE, Libya,  (Reuters) – At least 34 Libyan fighters were killed and more than 180 wounded yesterday as they closed in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte, according to a field hospital.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Karisma Hotels & Resorts has announced that it is ready to break ground in January 2017 for construction of the first three hotels earmarked in a US$900 million multi-hotel development at Llandovery, St Ann.

Dear Editor, What a game! It hurt not to be able to see it on TV in Toronto.

The West Indies team celebrate their series triumph over India following the second Paytm Twenty20 International at Central Broward Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, United States of America yesterday.

(Reuters) – Australia edged out Sri Lanka by two wickets to spoil Tillakaratne Dilshan’s one-day farewell and go 2-1 up in the five-match series yesterday.

In several of our articles in this Column, we highlighted the need to have adequate systems and procedures as well as the highest possible degree of efficiency and effectiveness in public procurement.

Dear Editor, On Saturday night I was still relishing the West Indies T20 win against India, when it dawned on me that in some ways, history had repeated itself. 

LIBREVILLE,  (Reuters) – Supporters of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo and his chief rival both said yesterday they were set to win a presidential election that poses the most serious challenge yet to the Bongo family’s half-century rule in the tiny, oil-rich nation.

(Barbados Nation) The developers who came together to build the multimillion-dollar Four Seasons Resort and Private residences ten years ago have dissolved the company.

Photos by Mariah Lall   With the National Toshaos Council (NTC) five-day conference having concluded at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, participants were asked for their opinion on President David Granger’s recommendation for the establishment of a five-member authority to implement and monitor decisions made by the NTC.

Congress opening: Part of the audience at the PNCR’s congress opening on Friday at Congress Place, Sophia.

Politikles

The cringe-worthy apology of the Minister of Public Health, Dr George Norton on Friday over the bond scandal demonstrates the APNU+AFC government’s complete unwillingness to hold its senior officials accountable and to take condign action.

(Reuters) – Chicago police yesterday said they have arrested two brothers and charged them with the fatal shooting of basketball star Dwyane Wade’s cousin as she pushed a baby in a stroller, a murder that has stunned a city plagued by a surge in gang-related violence.

(Reuters) – Gaston strengthened into the first major Atlantic hurricane of the season yesterday, packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph) with more powerful gusts but posing no threat to any land mass.

Dear Editor, It has always bothered me how governments tend to become most stingy when it comes to paying workers a living wage. 

By The Caribbean Voice   The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

Heavy showers washed out the final day’s play at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road between Georgetown and East Bank as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Jaguars Franchise League wrapped up its first round of matches yesterday.