Daily Archive: Monday, September 12, 2016

The Ministry of Education, hosted a literacy clinic to sensitise stakeholders on the importance of literacy, and to showcase how to make reading fun, GINA said.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC — Shamarh Brooks and Jason Mohammed have been named by West Indies Cricket Board selectors to captain West Indies A squads on the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, starting next month.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said today that health is an issue in the election campaign after his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, revealed she had pneumonia, and he said he would soon release detailed health information.

(Trinidad Guardian) After a long and unsuccessful night searching for his 14-year-old daughter, Rio Claro father Vishnu Persad was shot dead at his home yesterday. 

Two persons were killed and three others were injured last evening when the vehicle they were in slammed into a horse, skidded off the road and turned turtle in a trench on the Number 49 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

A  West Ruimveldt taxi driver was gunned down around 8.30 pm  yesterday in Albouystown and succumbed while receiving  medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A four-year-old girl died and her mother was injured after a van crashed into the car they were in on Saturday around 10 pm.

A man was stabbed to death early yesterday morning near the Bourda Market.

With Bartica reeling from blackouts after the failure of two generators, the Mayor of the town wants the relocation of the GPL facility so there is no pollution in the commercial zone.

While Alliance for Change (AFC) member Nigel Hughes says his resignation as Chairman remains in effect, the party does not seem to want to let him go as its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan maintains that Hughes is still in the post.

Another of the three escapees from the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre was recaptured on Saturday night.

Two men from Experiment Village, West Coast Berbice suffered stab injuries after a ruckus between them and a group of men at a wedding house in Waterloo, Bath Settlement on Saturday evening.

During the busy Saturday morning shopping at Bourda Market, a man attempted to steal the bicycle of a senior citizen.

While the residents of Buxton and the Ministry of Education (MoE) continue to be at odds over the fate of the building which houses the Buxton Primary School, the students of that school have been comfortably accommodated at the Company Road Primary.

11 -year- old Hema Singh, who was struck down on August 27 by a speeding driver on the Canal Number One Public Road died on Saturday at the Georgetown Public Hospital and her family has renewed its call for justice.

Calls were made for more action and less talk when a ministerial delegation met with the Region Six Chairman David Armogan and President of the Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Suresh Sugrim on combating social ills in the region.

This year, the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) received more than 1,800 applications for its programmes: Associate Degree in Education (Two Years); Associate Degree in Education (One Year); and, Trained Teachers Certificate (Three Years).

The New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI), as part of a pilot project to offer eight courses, on Friday commissioned a simulator room to complement the delivery of its Agricultural Machinery programme.

Health workers from several hinterland districts are being trained at the Palms buildings, Brickdam to detect and manage cases of leprosy.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Third seed Stan Wawrinka rose to the occasion once again to beat top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 6-3 and win the U.S.

Guyana’s women’s team at the International Chess federation (FIDE) 32nd annual Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan won their second match but the men’s team, with top player Anthony Drayton absent lost to Macau in ninth round action yesterday.

Victoria Kings came from behind to defeat Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph 2-1 when the East Coast of Demerara zone of the National Milling Company (Namilco) Thunderbolt Flour U17 National Championships continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me the space to offer an apology to the Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Mr S Allicock, and the Indigenous people of Guyana.

Night two of the Guyana Boxing Association Lennox Blackmoore Intermediate Championships on Saturday at the National Gymnasium had many crowd pleasing performances.

Dear Editor, The nation was promised so much by  APNU+AFC prior to May 2015, but after a year and a half in office and despite all the lip-service the APNU+AFC government proffers, the Granger-led administration  is entirely un-transparent.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Barbados-born Trinidad and Tobago national Lilia Mathurin- Cameron says she has no regrets after becoming the newest Caribbean national to be recruited to the list of the world’s best umpires.

Dear Editor, I wish to add more clarity to the issues I raised with regards to the Region 6 2017 Budget Proposals.

The final of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s championships between Guyana and Mexico on October 1 is fast approaching.

Dear Editor, For far too many high school graduates, the chances they have are dependent on how much their parents have in the bank or whom their parents know.

Top veteran  cyclist Junior Niles powered to his first victory of the season yesterday when he blitzed a field of Guyana’s best wheelsmen to claim the Powerade 25-mile road race in a thrilling four-man sprint finish.

Dear Editor, Contrary to what is being peddled in some quarters, the current APNU+AFC administration inherited an economy that was robust and dynamic and which had been generating employment for Guyanese mainly in the construction, mining and agriculture sectors.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC– The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced that it is forecasting a surplus for the financial year ending September 30th 2016.

Dear Editor, Guyanese, more particularly our Amerindian brothers and sisters, mark September as Amerindian Heritage Month.

Dear Editor, The residents of Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast made several telephone calls to me while I was in Georgetown complaining that a contractor was doing shoddy work on the street leading from the public road to the Anna Regina Multilateral School.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, on Saturday evaded questions on the future of head coach Phil Simmons and Test captain Jason Holder, choosing rather to launch a robust defence of his board’s performance in the face of mounting public criticism.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Canada may make it easier for temporary foreign workers to get permanent residency and eventual citizenship, Immigration Minister John McCallum said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) has long advocated a package of measures and interventions in Guyana to help people to improve personal wellbeing.

Lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Diego Costa scored twice but could not prevent Chelsea losing their 100 percent Premier League record in a controversial 2-2 draw at Swansea yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has warned of additional cutbacks in government spending in an address to the nation last night.

  By: Naicelis Rozema   Naicelis Rozema is an independent researcher and former teacher at Queen’s College, Guyana.

Coming after years of serious questions about Baishanlin’s conduct here, the decision last week by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to repossess the Chinese company’s forestry concessions will be seen as a positive development in ensuring the accountability of foreign investors and the judicious development of the country’s resources.

Photos  by Jonelle Fields This week we asked the public’s opinion on whether or not workers should post comments about fellow co-workers on Facebook or other social media   Jameel Grahame ‘It is my opinion that the principle of freedom of expression is grounded in controversial commentary.

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