Daily Archive: Sunday, January 8, 2017

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Marquee left-hander Darren Bravo has been left out of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force 14-man squad for this month’s Regional Super50, pending the outcome of a meeting with the West Indies Cricket Board pertaining to his disciplinary issues.

President David Granger today announced at a media brunch at State House that he has rejected a list of six names provided to him by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo from which one was to be extracted.

(Trinidad Guardian) A warning has been sounded that should Petrotrin workers go on strike for a prolonged period of time it could lead to a devaluation of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar against other major currencies with it hitting TT $9 to US $1.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo was yesterday elected as General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), thereby consolidating his hold over the party.

The hearing of the appeal of the ruling made by now retired Chief Justice Ian Chang that the presidential term-limit is unconstitutional begins on Friday and it is anticipated that the matter will be watched closely as it appears that former president Bharrat Jagdeo is positioning himself to seek a third term.

The former Stabroek Square vendors who had been plying their trade on the vacant lot at the corner of Hadfield and Lombard streets have been given permission by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to return to open spaces in proximity of the Stabroek Market.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC yesterday defended the government’s move last week to retake possession of Red House, arguing that the occupation of the building amounted to trespassing in light of the unlawful manner in which the “purported lease” was granted.

Government on Friday justified its continued role in granting no-objections for contracts saying that while the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has been established, it does not yet have the requisite human resources needed to take over the task.

Hard on the heels of Donald Trump’s ascent to be President-elect of the USA, comes a striking example of racial tensions in that country with an incident involving public comments from Pamela Taylor, Executive Director of a government-funded non-profit group in Clay County, West Virginia.

(Conclusion) Rice Last week’s article discussed the things necessary to achieve stability and durability in the national economy. 

A 21-year-old man was taken into custody after he reportedly torched his parents’ two-storey home at Number 59 Village, Corentyne, late Friday afternoon.

We live in terrible times. And, being human, we shake our heads and wring our hands and swear that never have the times been worse.

Former West Indies U19 skipper Shimron Hetmeyer is the lone newcomer on the Guyana national cricket team which will contest the West Indies Cricket Board’s Super50 One-day tournament which bowls off later this month.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Friday afternoon after he allegedly threatened to kill his mother with a firearm that was later discovered hidden in a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) casing in his home.

I recall that long before a year had elapsed of Mrs Janet Jagan’s presidency, an outcry arose regarding her failure to hold a press conference.

When the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) stages its first championship for 2017 next month, United States of America-based promoters, Seon Bristol and Alford McDonald will be in its corner.

Mikoowanyah Yosef-Yisrael has fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a sign language interpreter and while catering to the needs of those with hearing disabilities brings him great joy, the opportunity to display his skill in the National Assembly was the icing on the cake.

Introduction In last week’s column I had advanced the opinion that there were three policy priorities seemingly driving government’s approach to the development of the oil and gas sector.

One kill Polly, Polly kill seven And the living was crossed by the dead.

Junior Hercules, Coordinator of the Guyana National 3×3 team said yesterday that he was confident the team will reach the final of the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Lesser Antilles Youth Champion-ship scheduled for February in St.

In light of challenges faced during instances of marine mammal strandings on Guyana’s foreshores in the past few years, the Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) has collaborated with several other agencies to establish a local Marine Mammal Stranding Network (MMSN).

BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Rogue soldiers allowed Ivory Coast’s defence minister and dozens of others to leave a house where they had been trapped yesterday when some mutineers appeared to reject aspects of a deal intended to end a two-day revolt, a Reuters witness said.

A registered non-profit, non-governmental organization, the Give Another Chance Foundation (GACF) endeavors to help communities find long-term solutions to poverty through innovative education and livelihood projects.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association will be looking to have its representative junior teams qualify for second Pan American Junior and cadet tournament to be held in the United States of America in September.

Late last November the Government of Antigua gave notice to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Disputes Settlement Body (DSB) that if the United States did not reach “an appropriate and beneficial settlement” in relation to a legal adjudication made previously in its favour, it would act to recover the revenue it has lost.

Six months ago 27-year-old Shaneza Sampson’s young daughter was ripped out of her arms as she sat at the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and hours later she was on a plane back to Guyana alone, separated from all three of her daughters.

The Great Horned Owl is the most common owl in the Americas, and is recognizable by feather tufts on its head.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The chances of South African President Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, becoming the next leader of the African National Congress were given a boost yesterday with the endorsement of the ruling party’s women’s division.

RIYADH (Reuters) – The young   prince leading Saudi  Arabia’s drive for economic reform has laid out a three-pronged strategy to avoid a backlash from any religious conservatives opposed to his plan, according to remarks reported by Foreign Affairs magazine yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia ended Pakistan’s resistance before the scheduled tea break on the final day of the third test to claim an emphatic victory by 220 runs and a 3-0 series sweep yesterday.

The expansion of the East Coast highway is likely to resume before the end of this month, according to Coordinator of the Work Service Group at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Geoffrey Vaughn.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite says he is hoping to make a significant contribution to Sydney Thunder’s fortunes, as the reigning champions attempt to recover from their opening slump and reach the playoffs of the Big Bash League.

Some of you reading this have already decided that you are going to wait for some time in 2017 to start taking control of your health and fitness by eating right and incorporating exercises into your regimen.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Melbourne Renegades’ continued experiment with Sunil Narine as opener paid little dividends as they slumped to a 46-run defeat to Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News of Friday January 6, 2017, reported that two parliamentary representatives of the PPP/C criticised but abstained from voting on an amendment to the Value-Added Tax giving the Commissioner General the right to prevent persons, through the Chief Immigration Officer, from leaving the country once they owed VAT.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at a routine event that occurred before a Test match.

Government used its majority on Friday evening to pass the Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 and Travel Voucher Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 saying that they will ensure hassle-free travel and other benefits even as a disgruntled PPP/C argued strongly against it.

Real Madrid equalled a Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions by crushing struggling Granada 5-0 yesterday to go six points clear at the top of La Liga.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri (CJIA) processed a record 572,439 passengers last year, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramesh Ghir.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies limited overs player, Ashley Nurse, once again reiterated his all-rounder credentials with a half-century in the second and final trial match here Friday, in preparation for this month’s Regional Super50.

If you like the flavour of the boozy rum-soaked, aged dried fruits that are used to make traditional Christmas cake/black cake/Christmas pudding, but find the cake itself too intense, then try this bread pudding.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (Reuters) – Police in Alaska last year took a handgun from the man accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale’s airport on Friday, but returned it to him last month after a medical evaluation found he was not mentally ill, authorities said.

Dear Editor, The junction at Vlissingen and the Kitty Public Road is the main artery through which East Coast residents access Georgetown daily for work and school.

The failure of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) to engineer a national chess championship during 2016 was excruciating to those persons who qualified for the tournament, and markedly embarrassing for those who are in tune with the game.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic made an immense statement in his bid to rule men’s tennis again when he defeated Andy Murray, the man who deposed him as world number one, 6-3 5-7 6-4 in an epic Qatar Open final in Doha yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the space of a short 24-hour span, I had cause to make acquaintance with government inflicted pain and private harm. 

The exhumation of Surujpaul Dindyal has been delayed because the Good Hope Cemetery is flooded from the recent heavy rainfall, however, his family senses a ‘cover up’ in the matter and will keep pressing to have it done.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Telecommunications company Digicel has said it has expedited a process to come up with a solution for the installation of mobile phone-jamming equipment in prisons, confirming a report that it was reprimanded by National Security Minister Robert Montague for taking too long to complete the process.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Haiti set up a massive final game of the Caribbean Football Union qualifying series today against Trinidad and Tobago, when they beat Suriname 4-2 here Friday night.

Dear Editor, The Management of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, would like to use the national media to urge the Guyana Cricket Board to review the way the Inter-League three-day, 50 overs and 20/20 tournaments are being organised.

The Executive Manage-ment of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Thursday visited the relatives of Brian Clifford, the Network Technician who fell to his death two days prior while working on an electrical pole at Belvedere Village, Corentyne.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An American consular official was shot in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city in the restive western state of Jalisco, but is now in stable condition, Mexican authorities said yesterday.

Letters National Archives are a disgrace Imagine the shock I encountered when I entered the Main St archives and was told rather petulantly by a female attendant: “sorry, we don’t have any information about national monuments.”

By Peter Van Buren President-elect Donald Trump is clearly antagonistic toward the mainstream media.

Dear Editor, “When I was young and went to school, they taught me how to write…” They also taught me and my friends that if we must ride our bicycles at night, then it was necessary to have a headlight and a rear light affixed to the bicycle.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – China’s movie-goers embraced big-screen superheroes, cartoon animals and a video game-turned-action flick in 2016, adding $1.8 billion in ticket sales to Hollywood’s 20 highest-grossing films of the year.

(The Sports Xchange) – Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph combined for four baskets on Memphis’ first four possessions in overtime to cap a remarkable comeback by the Grizzlies that produced a stunning 128-119 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

National footballer, Delon Lanferman who was stabbed minutes into the break of the New Year following an argument over the throwing of a firecracker has been discharged from the hospital.

Thymus vulgaris commonly called Fine Leaf Thyme originated in the Mediterranean and is the cousin of Spanish Thyme which has finer leaves.

The revocation of the lease for the Red House and the events which followed that, have caused a bruising of ethnic sensitivities when the issue, while a little delicate, perhaps, could have been dealt with far more rationally and with minimal repercussions.

By Kent Harrington Kent Harrington, a former senior CIA analyst, served as National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, Chief of Station in Asia, and the CIA’s Director of Public Affairs.