Daily Archive: Sunday, October 16, 2016

Universal Play Park: The Giftland Mall on Friday evening added a new attraction to its Liliendaal Complex with the official launch of the Universal Play Park.

A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed the upper flat of a two-storey house at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.

(Reuters) – An eight-wicket haul from West Indies’ Devendra Bishoo breathed fresh life into the first test against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, leaving his side with a faint chance of pulling off the unlikeliest of wins in the day-night contest.

For the second year running, the national holiday for the Hindu festival of Diwali and the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) Georgetown motorcade will fall on the same day.

(Trinidad Guardian) Eight months after the Zika virus was first diagnosed in T&T, brain abnormalities have been detected in five unborn babies whose mothers contracted the virus during various stages of pregnancy.

GOA, India,  (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a “mother-ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRICS nations today, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of its South Asian arch-rival.

Less than 24 hours after being caught in an apartment in Paramaribo, Suriname, fugitive drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife, Anjanie Boodnarine, were yesterday returned to Guyana, while the Ministry of Presidency announced an investigation into how they got fake passports to skip the country.

Living in Whitewater Central, Toshao Cleveland DeSouza said, has become much easier compared to a number of years ago when they had to foot it to Kumaka Market whenever they missed the tractor, as transportation is much more readily available.

A pedal cyclist died on Friday evening, hours after he was struck down by a motorcar while crossing the Bagotsville Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD) in the vicinity of his home.

It’s Saturday afternoon and children, freed from the responsibility of having to prepare for school the next day, spend the time playing on the street.

As HIV became a major epidemic in Guyana, a group of creative minds came together many years ago to use what they do best—the arts—to help to fight the scourge that was becoming a health burden and attacking persons of all ages, genders and status.

Globalization Last week, we discussed a few of the stories hidden in the Balance of Payments. 

The Iwokrama Inter-national Centre on Friday announced that it has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification for its forest in what could be a major boost to the commercial prospects of this sustainable logging research facility which has faced funding woes for many years.

Introduction Last week’s column provided additional data on the first of four features of Guyana’s recent oil and gas discovery; that is, its physical/geological configuration.

There is no connection between sexual mores and job performance. Many of the greatest leaders in history were unbridled lechers.

As it continues preparations for the oil and gas sector here, government says it has myriad plans, which include the independent United Kingdom-based think tank Chatham House coming to conduct an analysis on if an oil refinery would be beneficial here.

October 5, 1992, was an historic day for Guyana – the day when democracy returned in free and fair elections for the first time in twenty-four years. 

I haven’t noticed much mention of it but in the recent maelstrom emanating from Donald Trump’s run at the US Presidency, it is striking how much the choice of words coming from various persons in the campaign confuses the issues completely. 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Left-hander Darren Bravo and veteran Marlon Samuels missed out on hundreds but their contrasting half-centuries proved the catalyst, as West Indies batted the entire third day to thwart Pakistan’s victory bid in the historic day/night opening Test here yesterday.

The decomposed body which was found in a trench at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara on Friday has been positively identified as missing Mahaicony resident, Linden Adolphus Tappin.

Police in ‘F’ Division are hunting a man who stabbed another to death on Wednesday last at Baramita, North West District (NWD).

On November 29, Ministers from the 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (the ACP) will meet in Brussels.

North Georgetown, South Ruimveldt, Mae’s and St. Stephen’s recorded victories when the fifth annual Court’s Pee-Wee Primary Schools football Championship continued yesterday.

Trickster II (For Lee “Scratch” Perry) A voice cried out in the wilderness.

Caribbean U11 Pre Cadet champion Kaysan Ninvalle arrived in Peru yesterday for the World Hopes Training Camp and commenced training under national coach Linden Johnson with the Peru national team.

Chu Hungbo, Head of controversial Chinese logging company Baishanlin, has been listed as a principal of a venture seeking to quarry in the Amerindian settlement of Batavia in Region Seven but no permission has yet been given as the government is waiting for due diligence to be done.

Sales Department were crowned the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) Inter-Department football champions, edging Trisco 3-1 in Friday’s final at the Thirst Park ground.

Pompadour Cotinga are often found in canopy and near forest edges where they feed on fruit only, preferring figs.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Syria talks convened by US Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne yesterday evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict in Syria, now in its sixth year.

Fearing dire repercussions for Guyana’s lumber sector from the United Kingdom’s restriction on greenheart timber imports, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman says government is putting plans in place to have representatives travel to the UK next year to “press our case.”

NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a brutal week for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained a substantial projected advantage in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the US presidency, according to the latest results from the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released yesterday.

For the past two weeks, I touched on the benefits of supplementing with Citrulline Malate and Glutamine for cardiovascular health, recovery and effective blood flow.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Women will seek to avoid a series loss to England Women, when the two teams face off in the pivotal fourth One-Day International at Sabina Park here today.

Dear Editor, Over the past months, there has been a clear trend of the Stabroek News – adopting what can be termed a hostile position against the Attorney General and by extension the APNU+AFC administration.

Former army Chief-of-Staff Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best will be heading the Commission of Inquiring (CoI) that is to be set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of miner Keon Wilson, who was killed in a pit cave-in just over a week ago.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) wishes to respond to a letter published in the Stabroek News dated 14 October, 2016, written by Mr.

The driver who was involved in last Saturday’s accident on Sheriff Street, which claimed the life of 75-year-old Oswy Crum-Ewing has been released on station bail as the investigations into the matter continue.

PORTSMOUTH, NH (Reuters) – US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, fighting to overcome setbacks and polls showing a tough path to the White House, yesterday doubled down on his claim that the US election is rigged against him.

A couple of years ago, in my Tastes Like Home column, I had written about my experiments using hardened coconut oil (liquid coconut oil that solidified when refrigerated) to replace butter in pastries, cakes and other treats like scones and biscuits.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies A produced another clinical performance to crush Sri Lanka A by a massive 333 runs on Friday’s final day of the second four-day “Test”, and square their three-match series at 1-1.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has said that the Government is looking to amend the Immigration Act to give overseas Jamaicans certain benefits akin to holders of a Jamaican passport.

Dear Editor, Your October 14, 2016 edition featured an article which states that Canada’s Manitoba Hydro International Ltd.

The South American grandmaster from Paraguay, Axel Bachmann (2645), was confident as he faced the lad from India during the final round of the competitive Isle of Man International Chess Tournament last Sunday.

KIGALI (Reuters) – Nearly 200 nations have agreed a legally binding deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major move against climate change that prompted loud cheers when it was announced yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran right-hander Marlon Samuels believes West Indies’ disciplined approach to their batting on yesterday’s third day of the day/night opening Test, should be used as a template for the future to enhance their consistency in the game’s longest format.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party /Civic (PPP/C) has condemned what it says are threats by Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson after he declared that there would be a stepping up of efforts to prosecute officials for alleged wrongdoing under the former government.

Despite the fact that the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Dialysis Unit is being utilized to its capacity, it has recorded 37 mortalities for the year so far because the number of patients surpasses its resources.

Dear Editor, Harry Truman, a military man was one of the most uncharismatic human beings, yet he was one of the most effective leaders at getting things done for his people. 

A post-mortem examination conducted on Friday revealed that miner Abraham Mohammed Khan, whose body was discovered in a shallow grave on Wednesday after he was reportedly robbed while transporting raw gold, died from a gunshot injury to the spine Khan, 24, of Third Avenue, Bartica, was on Wednesday morning found buried in the shallow grave along the 16 Miles Road, at Bartica.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic suffered a shock 6-4 6-4 loss to Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and his fierce rival Andy Murray beat France’s Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals yesterday.

Annona muricata commonly called Soursop or Guanabana by the Spanish originated in the Peruvian rainforest and the lowlands of Central America; it comes from the Annonaceae family.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile near the northwestern city of Kusong, the Pentagon said yesterday.

LES CAYES (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Les Cayes, Haiti, yesterday after UN trucks were looted near the area where his plane touched down, as tempers flared among families desperate for aid after Hurricane Matthew.

President David Granger went to Parliament on Thursday to communicate his vision for the remainder of his office, to lambast the PPP/C for their conduct of the nation’s business during their period in government, and to talk about his desire for inclusionary democracy.