Daily Archive: Sunday, April 9, 2017

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies plunged from the lofty heights of Friday’s sensational opening win, producing an underwhelming performance to slump to a 74-run defeat to Pakistan in the second One-Day International here Sunday.

Police in ‘D’ Division arrested the elusive suspect in relation to the recent murder of Dhanwantie Ram, 29, at about 02:00hrs today at Parika, East Bank Essequibo, during which process he sustained a gunshot wound to his right arm.

Cairo, (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed and 60 injured today when an explosion rocked a Coptic church in Egypt’s Nile Delta, state television reported, the latest assault on a religious minority that has increasingly been targeted by Islamist militants.

Eight persons have been shortlisted to be nominated for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who said yesterday that he hopes to finalize the list in another week or two.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj Situated on the East Coast Demerara, Bee Hive is hemmed by the Atlantic Ocean, a coconut plantation and Clonbrook and Greenfield; it is 30 kilometres away from the capital and home to more than 1,500 residents.

Between the period January 1, 2017 and March 28, 2017, commercial banks requested $51,183,000 in US dollars from the Bank of Guyana (BoG), compared with $60,950,000 that was requested for the entirety of 2016.

The Hope/Enmore Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is maintaining that the 15 computer systems that were seized by State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) were not government property and is calling their seizure an act of “executive lawlessness.”

Recently selected Chair-man of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Board Pastor Elsworth Quintel Williams says that his top priorities include ensuring that those persons who applied for house lots in the 90s are not forgotten, repairing defective homes built by the last government and expanding the housing sector.

Ambassador Cheryl Miles has crafted an enviable career in diplomacy, the only job she did for some 37 years; after nine years away, she is back full circle as head of mission in Venezuela, where she first served as ambassador 30-odd years ago, still with a lot to offer.

Although the PPP/C is open to constitutional reform, it is concerned about the process involved, as well as alleged breaches of the Constitution by the government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said on Monday.

Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards and the new Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will soon have to decide whether they can review a list of judges for promotion which had been put together by the previous JSC.

One of the most common complaints about tourism is that it does not spread the wealth it creates into rural and urban communities.

Digicel, one of Guyana’s main Telecommunication provider, yesterday, provided a number of young and upcoming crickets with the opportunity to interact with a few of the senior West Indian cricketers in an effort to provide the youths with the opportunity embrace the ideas and concepts of West Indian cricket.

West Indies’ prodigal son, Kieran Powell who, in a major way contributed the team’s historic run chase in Friday’s Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup One – Day curtain raise with a fighting half century, has indicated that the Caribbean side is not prepared to squander one-nil lead during a pre-match interview ahead of the second ODI.

Introduction My aim has been in recent columns to lay out carefully the economic rationale in support of the proposition that, if Guyana’s coming oil and gas extraction industry is to play a transformative role in its economic development, then the dynamic integration of whatever economic benefits are derived from the industry into other economic sectors is essential.

Although the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) plans to raise the status of the recommendations of the Walter Rodney Com-mission of Inquiry whenever it meets with the leadership of A Partnership of National Unity (APNU), it believes it would be in futility due to the inquiry being compromised.

It goes back to my youthful West Dem days in the 1950s: with no TV or CDs or Facebook, I found laughter in behaviours around me, in characters I’ve mentioned before, such as ‘Four Foot’ and ‘Big Os’, and the shopkeeper Tony Vieira at my aunts’ shop at Hague Front.

There are over 90 active mining properties operating in the Parish Peak area under the purview of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), the National Mining Syndicate (NMS) stated yesterday.

The West Indies senior one-day side,  which pulled off a four-wicket heist against the touring Pakistan team to snatch a historic win in the first match of the Brighto Paints Q Mobile Cup one–day series at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence on Friday last will hope for another quality showing in today’s all-important encounter.

Future-looking strategy Ever since the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, the world was seized with issues of sustainable development with some urgency.

A monumental clash, months in the making, will culminate the Milo U18 Secondary Schools football championships tonight as two-time defending champions Chase Academy battle fierce rivals Morgan Learning Center (MLC) at the Ministry of Education ground.

The critical Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Authority is closer to becoming a reality as the police have completed their due diligence on the 10 persons nominated to serve on it, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Dr.

Two Fridays ago a seminar on Constitutional Reform the Process, was held at the University of Guyana.

The Diamond Diagnostic Centre does not have any HIV treatment or testing kits, members of the parliamentary sectoral committee on social services were told during a visit on Thursday.

Shomari Wiltshire brushed aside Alex Cheeks in straight sets in their Category-A showdown when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) sanctioned Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level Tournament continued on Friday.

Despite pulling out of the rice industry, the Alesie Rice Group’s remaining mills will continue their operations, and the company announced on Friday that it had reached a purchase agreement with Golden Grains Investment.

Many people go to the ends of the earth to find beauty.

  Marian Academy secured lopsided wins three categories of the National School Basketball Festival ‘Georgetown Extended Regionals’ Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports, Hall Homestretch Avenue.

Usually, when the calendar flips to April, the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.

Youth housed at the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre were on Tuesday encouraged to “reflect, refocus, and plan for tomorrow,” by local personal trainer and physiotherapist O’Ryan Joseph, who shared how he overcame the challenges which once led him down a destructive path.

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – US Navy Admiral Michelle Howard said yesterday US cruise missile strikes on an air base in Syria had destroyed the means to deliver chemical weapons from that base, and the US military remained ready to carry out further strikes if needed.

Popular theatre returned to the stage of the National Cultural Centre recently with Darren McAlmont’s Woman-In-Law.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said yesterday that US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield were “an unforgivable act of aggression” that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was “the right choice a million times over.”

Two-time Caribbean Motor Racing champion Kristian Jeffrey once again emerged winner in all three allotted races in the featured Shifter Karts Pro Cup when the second Motorsports GT Grand Prix was staged Friday at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club venue.

The National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) on Friday launched its ‘Girls in ICT’ hashtag competition, which challenges individuals to explore and share why girls are needed in the information technology sector.

Saturday, March 1, 2031, Bridgetown, Barbados. Good bye to Test cricket Lindsay Geddes Grant: “Jackie was sitting on top of the world.

Police in ‘F’ Division have arrested a second person, as investigations into the death of Phillip Cort, a Cuyuni miner who was allegedly murdered after an altercation with another miner over missing gold.

Despite an improved performance, the national men’s 7s team lost their final Group G match to Uruguay 14-50 when the three-day Cathay Pacific /HSBC Hong Kong Sevens continued yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A US Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula, a US official told Reuters yesterday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons programme.

Relatives of Ramesh Narine, the Lusignan handyman, who was found motionless on Monday on a street in the village, are calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation since they believe he was beaten to death.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Friday it would grant residency permits to 588Cubans who were stranded in the north of the country after the United States ended its “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy, which had given legal status to almost every Cuban to reach US soil.

Have you ever been drinking a beverage and noticed that it says it contains zero calories?

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Hero of the opening One-Day Inter-national, Jason Mohammed, said leading to West Indies to victory here Friday was the best moment of his career so far.

PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top White House aides Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner met and agreed to “bury the hatchet” over their differences, a senior administration official said yesterday, in a bid to stop infighting that has distracted from President Donald Trump’s message.

Two farmers were arrested on Friday after police discovered an unlicensed shotgun and two cartridges in a wooden boat at Kurupukari Crossing, Essequibo River.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC — Roshon Primus’s excellent all-round performance derailed Barbados Pride and put Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in a strong position on the opening day of the day/night ninth round Regional four-day contest here late Friday.

With the sounds of everyday reality ringing familiarly in his ears outside its walls, President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) James Bond paid a visit to the Camp Street Prison on Wednesday, supporting the idea of concretizing a chess club for inmates.

About 800 children from various youth groups across the country yesterday attended the Guyana Police Force ‘A’ Division third annual career fair which aims at moulding and developing the youths, building public trust and reducing crime.

MANILA (Reuters) – Hundreds of residents of coastal areas in a province south of the Philippine capital fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami yesterday after a series of earthquakes on the main island of Luzon.

What’s on your menu for the upcoming long holiday weekend? You might want to consider adding this meaty savoury dish of steamed spareribs, full of umami flavour to the table.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s most prolific test batsman Younis Khan will quit international cricket after the three-test series in West Indies starting later this month, the 39-year-old said yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Emerging Twenty20 star Kesrick Williams is hoping that his recent impressive showing with the ball against Pakistan will propel him in his bid to be one of the world’s best limited-overs bowlers.

Three persons have been detained in connection with the armed robbery committed on newspaper vendor Sebastian Ramsuchit and his family two Saturdays ago and they are expected to be placed on an identification tomorrow, according to Commander of ‘A’ Division Clifton Hicken.

BOSSASO (Reuters) – Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a bulk carrier ship, the head of a maritime security company said yesterday, in the latest in a string of attacks after years of calm.

The Brown-throated Parakeet are usually seen in pairs or small groups and they feed on fruits, flowers and seeds of certain plants.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Police shot dead six suspected members of an Islamic militant group in Indonesia yesterday, they said, after a failed drive-by shooting targeting police officers in East Java.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Protesters marched through Caracas and cities across Venezuela yesterday as the government’s banning of a top opposition leader from office breathed life into a fractured movement and fueled the first sustained anti-government demonstrations since 2014.

Last month through letters to this newspaper, the public’s attention was drawn to visits to some of our secondary schools by a US missionary group called the Faithful Word Baptist Church, led by Pastor Steven Anderson.

HAVANA (Reuters) – When they are not tending to international affairs, diplomats based in Havana can be found these days stewing in interminable queues at gas stations and concocting ways to increase the octane in fuel as Cuba’s premium gasoline shortage takes its toll.

Dear Editor, The United Nations’ (UN) delegation that was here in February at the government’s request for support in the effort to proceed with constitutional reform, has submitted its report to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.

Philodendron Monstera obliqua commonly called Swiss cheese plant originated in the rainforests of Central America and Mexico.

TAWANG, India (Reuters) – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said yesterday the Tibetan people should decide if they wanted to continue with his institution, adding that he wanted to convene a meeting of senior monks this year to start discussing his succession.