Daily Archive: Monday, January 16, 2017

New Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, today, held introductory meetings with representatives of various religious and social groups to ensure continuity and increased areas of collaboration as part of advancing the social cohesion agenda, a release from the Ministey of the Presidency said.

The opposition PPP today raised a series of questions about a deal signed by the government for the establishment of a law school here.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said that amended lists of items zero-rated and exempt for the Value-Added Tax (VAT) will take effect from February 1st  2017.          

(Trinidad Guardian) A romantic drive with his common-law-wife of over nine years ended tragically for Mahase Latchman, 28, as gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, shooting his wife and wounding him during the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Following their successful completion of the CONCACAF D-License and Goalkeeping courses last year, 27 coaches were officially presented with their certificates on January 7th.

With the emergence of new towns in far-flung districts, President David Granger yesterday pleaded with the banking sector to provide services to residents of those communities.

Over the last 18 months Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has invested in excess of $3 billion in improving the infrastructure and other operations needed to provide potable water to Guyanese across the country.

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President Nigel Hinds says that 2016 was a historic year for the sport with the successful staging of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 championships being the highlight of the year.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Sherwood Lowe titled `Guyana should go the route of resource-based borrowing” published in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek.

A Moruca, North West District man is now dead after an altercation early yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, An Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme is critical to a cleaner, greener Bartica.

Abnormal tides and waves have caused flooding and erosion at Almond Beach, North West District, posing a threat to livelihoods and the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is engaging the authorities to have around 20 residents relocated to higher ground.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – The Pakistan Cricket Board remains hopeful of hosting international cricket here soon despite a decision by Cricket West Indies to pass on an offer of a two-game Twenty20 International series in Lahore.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Test star Marlon Samuels headlines a 14-man Leeward Islands Hurricanes squad announced on Sunday for this month’s Regional Super50 in Antigua and Barbados.

Dear Editor, I am saddened that two of our top teams, Alpha United and Slingerz FC, will not be able to participate in this year’s Caribbean Club Championship, the premier tournament for the CFU region.

Commissioner of Information Charles Ramson SC has filed a lawsuit against the government seeking just over $5.5 million which represents his unpaid gratuity for December as well as payment for his use and occupation of his own East Street property for the last year in light of the government’s failure to provide suitable accommodation for his office.

Dear Editor, I tell you, I really don’t know what to say. 

The Middle Road, La Penitence beautician who was busted in the US state of Georgia in December 2015 has entered a plea deal with the US on the count of importing cocaine into the country.

PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad, CMC – Less than two months after his sacking as national coach, Trinidad and Tobago men’s senior squad want Stephen Hart reinstated.

The State Planning Secretariat recently concluded a sale of land and property at Plantation Ruimveldt and Government holding company NICIL completed the transfer of properties including two to the Assemblies of God Church.

Dear Editor, I read with interest that Finance Minister Winston Jordan has stated that widening the Better Hope to Belfield section of the East Coast Demerara Highway will have the following benefits: “reduced travel time and travel costs and less traffic congestion” (‘US$45.3M China loan clinched for East Coast highway’, SN online, January 13).

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Romania’s Simona Halep became the first seed to be bundled out of the Australian Open yesterday when she was beaten 6-3 6-1 by American Shelby Rogers.

Dear Editor, There was an error in your Sunday editorial yesterday titled `Gecom Chairman’ where it was stated: “His successor in 2001 was Dr Steve Surujbally, who has now resigned” Please note that Dr Surujbally has not resigned but has merely written the President and signalled his intention to do so, an important distinction.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) fully supports government’s position that the lease brokered by People Progressive Party for the rental of Red House was illegal and was justifiably revoked by President David Granger.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer takes the spotlight on his return to grand slam tennis on the opening day of the Australian Open today but those looking for title contenders might be wise to cast their gaze elsewhere.

(The Sports Xchange) – P.J. Tucker hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds to play and Devin Booker scored 39 points, 10 in the final quarter, as the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 108-105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Mexico City Arena on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in SN on January 13 by Kella and Pamela Ramsaroop titled: ‘Dharm Shala Berbice has a very pleasant and welcoming appearance’.

By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway This year’s holiday honouring Dr.

Dear Editor, The West Indies Cricket Board has so many issues, among them, changes in selection policy, the hiring of a coach and a sports psychologist, and the usual preparation necessary for a tour, so it is amazing that there has been virtually no preparation reported in the media for the upcoming English tour.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez hit a fighting fifty to set up a comprehensive six-wicket victory against Australia in the second one-day international yesterday that levelled the five-match series.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – CIA Director John Brennan yesterday offered a stern parting message for Donald Trump days before the Republican U.S.

The University of Guyana (UG) has reached an agreement with short-drop taxi drivers who offer transport from the East Coast Public Road to the Turkeyen Campus that will see only authorized operators being allowed to access the compound.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s courts must firmly resist the western idea of judicial independence and other ideologies which threaten the leadership of the ruling Communist Party, the country’s top judge was reported as saying by state-run Chinese News Service.

Dear Editor, It must be of concern that Chair persons and a director of State Boards under the purview of the Prime Minister have resigned.

A man accused of murdering his two cousins will likely know his fate today, when a jury is expected to deliberate on the case against him.

The Caribbean Examina-tions Council (CXC) yesterday  expressed its condolences to the family and friends of Guyanese, Dr Desmond Roderick Rodwell Broomes, known to many at CXC as Dr Broomes or “Dessie.”

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.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand captured three late wickets yesterday to give themselves a sniff of an unlikely victory against Bangladesh in the first test at the Basin Reserve.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Twenty-seven inmates were killed in a Brazilian prison riot that broke out on Saturday, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start of the year.

Help and Shelter on Saturday received a quantity of clothing donated by staff of Scotiabank Country Management Office and Operations and Administration Department, from a recent clothing drive held by the Bank.

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is inviting bids for the installation of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on 57 government buildings.

Last week, we reflected on the state of cricket in the 1970s when, weather permitting, we could have watched some 26 games being played in Georgetown on a weekend among the four levels of cricket.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police have now released the identities of five of the six alleged gunmen killed in Goodwill, at the border of St James and Trelawny on Saturday night.

-Kohli, Yadav put on 200-run partnership to wrest match away from England after being 63-4 PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav hit centuries and combined in a 200-run stand to help India comfortably chase down a steep target of 351 against England and win the first one-day international by three wickets yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Britons to reject the acrimony of the Brexit referendum in a speech this week that some newspapers have billed as setting the stage for a “hard” exit from the European Union.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice expresses our gratitude to Eddi Rodney for calling on Guyanese to support the El Dorado Awards in the December 31 issue of SN (‘Omissions from the El Dorado Awards’). 

(Reuters) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus said on Saturday it will cease performances after 146 years in business, owing to what it said were declining tickets sales and high operating costs.

Spare Engine For TU154M Coming From Cuba (By Bert Wilkinson) JOLTED by a re­cent top manage­ment shake-up and problems with its only jet aircraft, the State-owned Guy­ana Airways has said that it is moving to have its TU-154M aircraft back in ser­vice at the end of the week or early in the next.

Donations toward fundraising for Ephraim Collins, the seven-year-old boy diagnosed with Hydrocephaly, have slowed, but preparations are in place to have these efforts taken internationally.

Dear Editor, I observed a nicely written piece by Mr. Vivian Williams, Attorney-at-Law on the issue of the appointment of the Chairman of Gecom.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Los Angeles Clippers returned their Christmas gift.

(Trinidad Guardian) A police investigation has begun into the housing allowance paid to President Anthony Carmona.

Notice has been served to the public by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEGPL) has applied for an environmental authorisation for petroleum operations in the offshore Stabroek Block where the lead explorer ExxonMobil made a huge oil discovery in 2015.

Photos and interviews by: Oliceia Tinnie and David Papannah Leslie Barnwell- Security ‘My new year’s resolution is to ask God almighty for health and strength, prosperity and success in the future and the future years to come.

The Guyana Football Federation made a financial donation to Golden Jaguars and Alpha United player Delon Lanferman on Tuesday.