Daily Archive: Monday, May 22, 2017

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With the critical tour of England looming, chief selector Courtney Browne has said there is still no timetable for Darren Bravo’s return to the West Indies side.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed in a blast at a concert in the English city of Manchester on Monday where U.S.

The police say that a post-mortem was done on the body of Shenika Elliot London today and the cause of death was given as “multiple incised wounds’’.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Monday of selling arms to “dangerous terrorists” in the Middle East and of spreading “Iranophobia” aimed at encouraging Arab states to purchase arms, state television reported.

Dear Editor, The suggestion by a letter writer to your column recently about regional awards ceremonies is worthy of serious consideration.

Dear Editor, Reading the newspapers literally and sometimes, between the lines, one cannot help concluding that there is a psychosis of fear, relating to the expectation on the part of people of some negative impact, real or imagined, against their interest.

Dear Editor, In 1964, Forbes Burnham said, “this government holds that all the people of this country are equally important…” Burnham’s speech was not as eloquent or as fantastic a speech as Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech of 1947 titled the ‘Tryst with Destiny’, but it was good enough to clarify an important principle that all our people are equally important, as spelt out in our Constitution.

Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan says that he would intervene if he establishes that nurse Sherlyn Marks, who complained about now resigned Region 5 Councillor Carol Joseph, was transferred because she had blown the whistle.

Several villages in Region Seven remain severely affected by flooding which swept down from the mountainous Region Eight on Wednesday and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC)  and the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) are spearheading two groups working around the clock to bring aid to those affected.

An accident at Smyth and D’Urban streets around 4.15 pm yesterday has claimed the life of a man and left several passengers of a Route 41 minibus nursing injuries.

(IPL) The Mumbai Indians were last night crowned VIVO IPL 2017 Champions.

Over 100,000 persons have benefited from infrastructural improvements and improved water service and approximately $3 billion have been spent over the past 18 months, according to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Current Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Champions, Young Achievers VC, disposed of a select Demerara Under -19 team in straight sets during the opening match of the DVA A – Division Volleyball league at the Guyana National Gymnasium, last evening.

Warren ’40’ McKay turned back the clock on Saturday to win the feature 35-lap event of the Powerade multi-race programme which was staged at the National Park.

Profit before tax for the Banks DIH Group was down by 6.4% for the half year ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period in the preceding year when a one-off gain from the sale of shares was excluded from the results.

Police are hunting for a third suspect in the murder of Roy Roland who was discovered dead in Roxanne Burnham Gardens with a gunshot wound to the back of his head on Wednesday.

Despite the inclement weather, the 5k Health and Fitness Walk and Run in commemoration of the 51st Independence anniversary attracted in excess of 150 participants yesterday.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will be holding a two-day outreach in Bartica and nearby areas from tomorrow to listen to the concerns of residents.

A resident of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara was on Saturday afternoon arrested and taken into custody for the unlawful possession of a firearm, a police release said yesterday.

Former Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) executive Jermaine Figueira is questioning the decision of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to facilitate elections for the post of president of the UDFA.

Thomas United, Pele FC, Santos FC and Plaisance secured hard-fought wins, when the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academic Academy (ABSAA) coordinated ‘Clash of Veterans’ football tournament continued on Saturday.

Dear Editor, With reference to articles published in the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News on May 17  and  titled ‘Berbicians in big protest’ and ‘Business people, pensioners, taxi drivers join massive protests’, respectively; while on the one hand the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) would like to applaud the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) for its noteworthy ability to mobilize a large cross section of the public around issues in the sugar industry, the corporation has concluded that the union has lost its way as a workers’ representative organisation and seems to have as its priority advocating and mobilizing around another cause.

President David Granger yesterday said that globall partnerships to fight terrorism cannot exclude small states, since conflict affecting a small state can endanger the peace of all countries.

As the   People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) prepares to celebrate its 60th Anniversary this year, plans are on stream to ensure a renewal of party founder-leader, Forbes Burnham’s  ideology; that the citizenry be empowered and country put first, party executives say.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Real Madrid ended a five-year wait to win La Liga yesterday as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema secured a 2-0 win at Malaga which clinched a 33rd league triumph.

Dear Editor, It is now two years since the APNU regime took power in Guyana.

Dear Editor, It is an interesting contrivance, that is appointing the 30 year re-elected Chairman of the Guyana Public Service Union (albeit in controversial circumstances) to act as Chairman of the employer agency, namely the (Guyana) Public Service Commission.

The overseas-based Guyanese pandit who was shot during the wee hours of Saturday is showing signs of recovery.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul struck his second successive hundred to rescue Lancashire on the penultimate day of the Division One County Championship match against Yorkshire here yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – China invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and six cabinet colleagues to its “new Silk Road” summit this month, even offering to rename a flagship Pakistani project running through disputed territory to persuade them to attend, a top official in Modi’s ruling group and diplomats said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne, has hinted that the process to amend the controversial eligibility rule was at an advanced stage.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration (NPTA) is seeking evaluators. In an advertisement in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, the NPTA said that it is extending its pool of evaluators across all government entities which participate in procurement.

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CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro excoriated opposition protesters yesterday for setting a man on fire during a demonstration, accusing them of targeting him for being pro-government.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Reigning Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson, extended her unbeaten start to the new season when she posted the joint fastest time this year in capturing the 200 metres at the Jamaica Invitational here Saturday night.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea said yesterday it has successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile to confirm the reliability of the late-stage guidance of the nuclear warhead, indicating further advances in the ability to hit U.S.

Residents of Section M, Campbellville, have renewed their call on the Mayor and City Council to pay attention to their community, which in their opinion has been forgotten.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A broad left-right alliance of Honduran opposition groups picked a prominent television show host as presidential candidate yesterday, creating a new hurdle for President Juan Orlando Hernandez as he seeks to retain power in a November election.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The influential South African Council of Churches has warned corruption is turning South Africa into a “mafia state” under a government that intimidates whistleblowers, local media reported on Friday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Zinedine Zidane declared that leading Real Madrid to their first La Liga title in five years, and 33rd overall, was one of the happiest days of his glittering sporting career.

In the news last week, more than 2,000 Tunisians protested in the country’s capital against proposed legislation that would provide amnesty in exchange for reimbursing the embezzled funds for officials being prosecuted for alleged corruption.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will “soon” complete its report into the purchase of over $605M in emergency drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)  which breached the national procurement law.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Demonstrators gathered across Brazil yesterday to call for the resignation or ouster of President Michel Temer who is implicated in a widening corruption scandal that is undermining his government’s fragile efforts to end a historic recession.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, set to be unveiled tomorrow, will include cuts to Medicaid and propose changes to other assistance programmes for low-income citizens, the Washington Post reported yesterday.

This week we asked the man and woman in the street what their favourite fast food restaurant was and why?

Dear Editor, Every suicide is a tragedy that should not be sensationalized.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Durant scored 33 points, 19 of them in the decisive third quarter, and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors easily dispatched the San Antonio Spurs 120-108 on Saturday in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

On March 18, 2016, the APNU+AFC government delivered on its pledge to convene local government elections which had not been held since 1994.