Daily Archive: Sunday, May 28, 2017

A canter was set afire this morning in Blygezeight Gardens. Stabroek News understands that at around 3 am, two men exited a car on Stone Avenue and went up to the vehicle GVV 2601 which was parked on the parapet of Upper David Street.

PARIS, (Reuters) – World number one Angelique Kerber was dumped out of the French Open on Sunday, going down 6-2 6-2 in a first-round defeat to Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday voiced concern over President David Granger’s delay in selecting a nominee to serve as the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), while stressing that filling the vacancy should be treated as a priority.

Number 11 Village, Corentyne, Berbice is a small village with a population of just over 300 people.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday labeled the government’s proposed plan to hold a referendum on decriminalizing gay sex as an “odious” cop-out, and a substitute for leadership, courage and decency.

Introduction In concluding last Sunday’s column (May 21), I had indicated that, starting today, I would offer commentary on the topic: establishing a local refinery to process Guyana’s expected production of crude oil, post-2020.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday held its Ordinary Congress at the Park Vue Hotel despite a court injunction which was reportedly filed by Slingerz and Alpha football clubs to prevent the federation from hosting the congress.

A Texila American University medical student yesterday afternoon spearheaded the delivery of a baby mid-air aboard a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) aircraft, which was transporting the mother to the city for emergency care.

Heavyweights Sparta Boss, Sophia, Tiger Bay and Agricola Champion Boys secured places in the group round when the inaugural Xtreme Clean/GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Championship started Friday.

Ambition of WIPO Last week, it was pointed out that the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) emerged after three intellectual property rights conventions, namely the Paris, Berne and Rome Conventions, were established. 

While efforts to determine the extent of recent flooding and its impact on communities in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are still in progress, the Ministry of the Presidency has said that Phillipai was hit by heavy rain that fell trees, as well as caused landslides.

The cycling season continues today with the staging of the third in a series of road races organized by the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF).

One of the most serious aspects of life today is the widening gap between talk and action.

The Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym hosted an Inter-Gym Competition at the James and Bel Air Streets premises last night.

This weekend Guyana celebrates the 51st Independence Anniversary, offers national awards to worthy citizens on their contributions to Guyana and welcomes the uplifting message of Ramadan.

In January this year, doctors found a blood clot in one of polio survivor Pamela London’s feet, which resulted in her being hospitalised for four months.

Usually I come to this space with a column percolating in my mind; occasionally something crops up that catches me. 

EUGENE, Oregon, CMC – Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson tasted defeated for the first time this season in the 200 metres but fellow Jamaican Omar McLeod kept up his excellent form as he won the men’s sprint hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic here yesterday.

A man and his wife were arrested on Friday evening after police raided their Duncan Street, Campbellville home and found just over 25 pounds of cocaine and three handguns and ammunition.

(Reuters) – Ben Stokes smashed a blistering century and Mark Wood bowled an excellent final over as England beat South Africa by two runs in the second one-day international in Southampton yesterday for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

When the former US President, Barack Obama, announced in late 2014 that he was easing travel restrictions on US citizens wishing to visit Cuba, a frisson ran through the tourist industry in the rest of the region.

It is “unhealthy” for Justice Franklyn Holder’s call for an apology from Attorney General Basil Williams to remain pending, according to Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, who says the issue should now be resolved by them and not the judiciary.

Government is working to meet the specific requirements of the Norwegian government so that it can access US$80 million in payments for forest services being held by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Minister of State Joseph Harmon says.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland believes the revenue-share model which the body is trying to dump in its ongoing pay negotiations with players is “starving” the grassroots of the game of funding.

Mark McWatt’s multiple prize-winning work of fiction Suspended Sentences: Fictions of Atonement  provides an extremely unique way of handling the issue of Guyanese Independence, which is perhaps the most remarkable direct treatment of such a theme in Guyanese literature since Independence. 

Blue-and-yellow Macaws usually mate for life.  They prefer to nest in dead palm trees as is the case here in the Botanical Gardens and they feed on a wide range of fruits, particularly palm nuts and leaf buds.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal salvaged some silverware from a traumatic season as they denied Chelsea the double with a 2-1 victory in an enthralling FA Cup final thanks to Aaron Ramsey’s late winner on Saturday.

At 21 Rebekah Saleem was newly married and pregnant, and just when she thought life couldn’t get any better she was told she was carrying twin girls.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Lionel Messi and Neymar showed their class as Barcelona beat a determined Alaves side 3-1 in the King’s Cup final yesterday to win the competition for the third year in a row and bid farewell to coach Luis Enrique on a high.

Ask anyone the best way to lose weight and, inevitably, they’ll tell you to watch what you eat and get some exercise.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, seven current and former US officials told Reuters.

President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) Komal Chand is urging the government to reconsider its decision to divest the Skeldon estate as he is confident that the co-generation plant at the facility is viable.

(Reuters) – Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as US President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser during the Iran hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and drove a normalization of relations with China, has died.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton declared himself ‘devastated’ yesterday after failing to qualify his Mercedes in the top half of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Dear Editor, Recently there has been much speculation and many questions raised in public and the press relating to Guyana’s oil and gas prospects.

Melons of all sorts are in season and coming in to season.

Following an almost three month hiatus, the Court of Appeal will be fully operational from tomorrow, with the hearing of pending applications for leave to approach the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Dear Editor, The announcement by the official organization, CIOG, by way of a letter in the press, (‘Ramadan Crescent sighted’ SN, May 27) that the Holy Month of Ramadan commenced on Saturday, May 27 2017, is really baffling.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Courier services have told customers that the Venezuelan customs authority has banned them from importing items such as gas masks, slingshots and bulletproof vests used by some demonstrators in anti-government protests.

(Reuters) – A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland, Oregon, commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said yesterday.

The Ministry of Communities’ Department of Housing yesterday cautioned the 14 private contractors participating in the Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond Exhibition to ensure that the prices they quote to the public for housing units fall within the income brackets for which they agreed to build.

Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, Paul Morphy would beat anybody today in a set match.

Dear Editor, Against my knowledge of reliability of the true and tested Caribbean Airlines and tempted by a non-stop flight, I utilised the services of Fly Jamaica on a one-week return trip to Canada.

DENVER, Colorado,  CMC – Veteran winger Carlos Edwards believes the ongoing high-altitude training camp here is already paying dividends, as Trinidad and Tobago continue to build up towards next month’s crucial World Cup qualifier against United States.

The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Ministry of Business and the Ministry of Communities yesterday hosted a farmers’ market at D’Urban Park as part of the activities to mark Guyana’s 51st independence anniversary.

This government has done some strange things since coming into office, but there can be few more bizarre than its most recent proposal to put to referendum whether or not a minority group should continue to be discriminated against in law.

SAINT-DENIS, France, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s dominance in the domestic cup competitions continued yesterday after they captured a record 11th French Cup title by beating Angers 1-0 thanks to an injury-time own goal.

LIMA (Reuters) – The financial arm of the World Bank is considering issuing about $2 billion in bonds to finance environmentally friendly projects in Peru, the nation’s economy minister said yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways cancelled all its flights from London’s two biggest airports yesterday after a global computer system failure caused confusion and chaos, with thousands of passengers queuing for hours and planes left stuck on runways.

The family of Watcliffe Charles, the watchman who died after he was struck in an accident last October, says it is being kept in the dark about why the driver responsible has not yet been charged.

Last week I rescued approximately a dozen or more new plants that people received for Mother’s Day and did not know what to do to save them after they started to turn yellow.