Daily Archive: Saturday, October 29, 2016

CARTAGENA, Colombia, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s fast-escalating political crisis and Colombia’s stuttering peace process dominated the Ibero-American Summit on Saturday, despite an official agenda about youth, entrepreneurship and education.

More than seventy farmers yesterday received land leases as the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA) hosted its annual open day, GINA said.

The suspect in the rape of a 28 year old female which occurred last Saturday and who was on the run, has been arrested, the police said.

Scores of persons assembled, this morning, at Parade Ground, Georgetown, joined by First Lady, Sandra Granger in the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, which was organised by the Ministry of Public Health to raise awareness about the importance of early detection in the treatment of breast cancer, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

(Trinidad Guardian) An influx of “shady characters” in the once quiet community of California, Central Trinidad, is what residents are blaming for the murder of businesswoman Anisha Ali, who was shot dead by bandits who raided their bar yesterday.

The APNU+AFC government yesterday said that a special team is to be set up to ensure the prosecution of criminal offences connected to the sale of land at the ‘Pradoville 2’ scheme, where former President Bharrat Jagdeo and a string of current and former senior officials have houses.

Describing the crime situation as of “national concern,” the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday called on the president and the government to not only publicly admit there is a problem but to send a strong signal to criminals that crime will not be tolerated.

Two persons are now dead after the minibus they were traveling in reportedly slammed into the back of a truck along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway last evening.

Members of the public are being invited to meet government ministers at the PNCR’s headquarters and party General Secretary Oscar Clarke sees no problem with the potential merging of state and party interests.

In the face of criticisms of the decision to temporarily convene Cabinet meetings at the Guyana Defence Force’s headquarters at Camp Ayanganna, State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday defended the move, while reiterating the need for confidentiality.

Neil Boodram was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in jail for what Justice Roxane George called the “senseless killing” of Madan Kumar Sahadeo, which was fueled by “drunken foolishness.”

Vendors have been asked to temporarily remove from the Parliament View Mall to cater for a reorganisation but some are fearful that they will not be allowed to return.

Edward B. Beharry and Company has once again answered the call of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).

The man who survived Thursday’s Sophia drive-by shooting, which claimed the life of his friend, has been discharged from the hospital.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Bowling coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies can be a Test force to be reckoned with within the next two years, once the young players continue their promising development.

The fifth annual Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness road race featuring the cream of Guyana’s wheelsmen is just one day away.

A dredge owner, charged with killing another man at Agricola last year March, yesterday told a city court that he was beaten by the police to sign a confession.

Police are seeking to determine how an eight-year-old girl was shot at her home in the New Amsterdam Technical Institute residential compound last evening.

Brewery brushed aside Head Office by 32 runs when the group stage in the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department Cricket Championship ended on Thursday at the Thirst Park ground.

With the pretenders to the crown already eliminated following the end of the group round, the round of 16 stage in the 5th annual Court’s Pee-Wee Primary Schools football Championship will start today.

As old tyres continue to pile up at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, the Ministry of Communities is seeking to encourage persons to take up the challenge of finding alternative uses for them.

Amazonia Swimming Pool Company yesterday announced that it was pulling its investment from Guyana following the City Council’s decision to remove four large swimming pools that were encumbering reserves on Sheriff Street.

Friendship Secondary were crowned East Bank Demerara zone champions after defeating Diamond Secondary in a low-scoring final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

A delegation comprising representatives from the private sector and the Government of Guyana departs today for Cuba to attend the FIHAV (Havana International Fair) 2016 in a bid to improve business relations between the countries.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska stayed patient in the face of a barrage of big serving to advance to the last four of the WTA Finals for the third time in a row with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova yesterday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating more emails as part of a probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email system, it said yesterday, in a new twist that could damage the Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential race.

Months after she copped the coveted Miss Guyana Emancipation 2016 crown Delisha Wright is still getting used to her role, but she vows to use her newfound position to help young women and children.

(The Sports Xchange) – Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo — the so-called “Three Alphas” — led the way for the Chicago Bulls in a 105-99 season-opening victory against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at the United Center.

To close National Bullying Prevention Month, the Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM) of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) launched an anti-bullying campaign on the avenue of Main Street yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has taken a decision to go ahead and stage the second annual Elite league tournament following discussions with its parent body.

Hi Everyone, One of the most requested recipes I get is for Poori.

President David Granger on Thursday described New Amsterdam as a dynamo and said that he wanted it to be the economic driver of Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne).

Dear Editor, Many times I am appalled at the calibre of political leadership exhibited in this society. 

CARTAGENA, Colombia, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political crisis should be among top discussion items at a regional summit for Latin American leaders taking place this weekend in Cartagena, Colombia, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said yesterday.

Dear Editor, When the PPP/C took office in 1992, there were just over a 150 doctors practising in Guyana.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh lost their last nine wickets for 49 runs as England hit back from a slow start on the first day of the second and final Test in Dhaka.

The members of the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC) were sworn in yesterday by President David Granger, who urged them to uphold the tenets of the constitution that require them to be independent, impartial and fair in the execution of their duties.

Здравствуйте (Hello) This is literally the only word I have been able to pick up in my first two weeks in Russia.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian rebels including jihadists counter-attacked the army and its allies yesterday aiming to break a weeks-long siege on eastern Aleppo, insurgents said.

Dear Editor, The month of the elderly for 2016 will end shortly.

President David Granger last evening lit the symbolic diya as Pradeep Samtani and other members of the Indian Commemoration Trust look on at the Indian Commemoration Trust’s Diwali programme, held at the Indian Monument Gardens.

After being unable to locate its final two remaining witnesses, the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Clifton Graham, who is on trial for the murder of taxi driver Rawlston Bernard Henry.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has asked a court to postpone a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, when his application to delay the release of a report over allegations of political influence by his wealthy friends was due to be heard.

LONDON,  CMC – Discarded Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy has supported the view of two of his former teammates that the sacking of head coach Phil Simmons has negatively impacted West Indies’ performance in the ongoing series against Pakistan.

Guyana Fashion Week 7 promises to deliver even as organisers confess that to garner sponsorship for this year’s event has been very difficult as businesses have complained that the economy is not doing well.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter as a surge in soybean exports and a rebound in inventory investment offset a slowdown in consumer spending.

Dear Editor, I was contacted by a member of the city council on Monday, October 17 at 7.30pm while at home.

Sensimelia Alizzia Lewis, 21, of 84 Sugar Cane Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens, who police say was found with cocaine strapped to her body while trying to travel to Suriname, is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  CMC – Pakistan have named an unchanged squad for the third Test against West Indies starting tomorrow in Sharjah, as they look to complete another whitewash of the embattled Caribbean side.

While it has been around for some time, Express Guyana recently became a registered organisation and it kicked official proceedings with a forum at the National Cultural Centre which informed students on preventative measures focused on domestic violence, suicide, youth crime, violence and teenage pregnancy.

Dear Editor, Excuse me for thinking so much about this matter, and I will write about it without mentioning team selections, insularity, politics and disputes between management and players.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, yesterday reported a 38 percent drop in quarterly profit that still beat Wall Street’s expectations as cost cuts partly offset declining crude oil prices.

Phoenix Park, a closely-knit community on the west bank of the Demerara River, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday and it boosts of being one of the first self-help housing schemes to be constructed in Guyana.

KURUNEGALA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Talented emerging all-rounder Rovman Powell says his recent success has crystalised his belief he can excel in international cricket.

A man was yesterday refused bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl.

Last Sunday, I attended the Guyana Coconut Festival, which was organised by the Ministry of Business and held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

The bottom flat of the reconstructed Kitty Market will be outfitted with air conditioning units, according to Town Clerk Royston King.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Unpaid debts and broken promises are making Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA an outcast in several Caribbean countries where it had been a guest of honor.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Canada and the European Union will sign a landmark free trade deal tomorrow after a series of key votes in Belgian regional assemblies yesterday ended opposition that had threatened to destroy the entire agreement.

Dear Editor, We have been informed by some of our members in the Parliament View Mall (Jurassic Park), who attended a meeting on Monday morning (October 20) along with mostly alcohol liquors and front fence clothes vendors, that they were instructed by the Town Clerk, Royston King, to go and re-register their names at the Toolsie Mall. 

Earlier this week a court in Hong Kong listened to chilling evidence of how a British securities trader tortured and murdered two Indonesian women in an expensive apartment in the city’s nightlife district two years ago.

In our October 15, 2016 edition we featured an article on Merundoi in which it was stated that the organisation started on October 26, 2006 when it fact it should have read October 16, 2006.

The sixth annual Guyana Softball Cup tournament organised by Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will bowl off this weekend at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown.

This evening gown, designed by local talent Stephen Validum, was one of many displayed last evening as part of the Fashion Show and Dinner hosted at the U.S