Articles published on Sunday, June 4, 2017
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government is set to press ahead with a vote to elect a constituent assembly on July 30, an official said today, prompting the opposition to blast the body as a sham designed to keep embattled President Nicolas Maduro in power.
Caricom Chairman, Guyana’s President, David Granger today said that the regional body was “deeply dismayed” by the US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
(Trinidad Guardian) It was former chief of defence staff Kenrick Maharaj, “acting on his own volition”, who authorised Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s children to use the shooting range at Camp Cumuto where they were eventually photographed holding what appeared to be high-powered weapons.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge on before stabbing revellers nearby on Saturday night, killing at least seven people in what Britain said was the work of Islamist militants engaged in a “new trend” of terrorism.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has been invited to a meeting with President David Granger later this month to continue consultations regarding the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), but up to press time last night there was no word on Jagdeo’s response.
The Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) has said that it will soon begin investigations of three doctors attached to the Fort Wellington Hospital, regarding the roles they played in the matter where former Region Five councillor Carol Joseph was accused of abusing her authority to access large amounts of prescription pain medication.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday called for the release of the inception agreement between the Guyana government and ExxonMobil, while criticising the David Granger-led administration for politicising the country’s oil prospects and selling unrealistic dreams to its citizenry.
The government has received a grant of US$650,000 from the Government of Italy to support Bartica’s model ‘green town’ project and Mayor Gifford Marshall says it will go a long way in educating members of the public about greening and their role in the process.
A 30-year-old man was on Friday arrested over the fatal beating of an 88-year-old pensioner of Hazel Street, Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice.
Better communication is needed between indigenous communities and the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) to avoid the reoccurrence of last weekend’s incident, which saw the arrests of 20 persons, alleged to have been engaged in illegal mining in the Kaieteur National Park (KNP).
Brazil’s track and field team sits atop the medal table after Day 1 of the South American U-20 championships but local athletes, Compton Caesar and Chantoba Bright struck gold to give Guyana its best start of the event which made its debut in 1959.
Aranaputa Valley sits in the midst of the Pakaraima mountain range.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies lacked the clinical edge but still did enough to breeze past minnows Afghanistan by six wickets in the opening Twenty20 International here Friday night, and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
With the price for paddy remaining below $3,000 per bag for the past two years, President of the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) Leekha Rambrich says less land is being planted and more farmers are “falling out” of the industry.
Overseas Disturbance Sports Club has made a sterling contribution to the Sanata Point Cooperate Society in an effort to enhance the participation of sports in the East Bank community.
A few months ago I’m visiting my radio broadcaster friend Vic Fernandes in Barbados.
Seventeen years ago Leonie Edwards was a woman with many children, who was controlled by her husband and who could not read.
Amidst my most surprising possessions are 66 letters from Don Bradman.
CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 in a superb Champions League final full of attacking verve and brilliant goals on Saturday as the Spaniards won the title for the third time in four years and 12th in all.
Weeks after the long-awaited State Assets Recovery Bill was passed, the newly-established State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) is operating without a budget, but according to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer, the entity’s financial plan will be submitted within another few weeks which will pave the way for key administrative matters to be addressed.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Top seed Andy Murray eased into the last-16 of the French Open 7-6(8) 7-5 6-0 yesterday, over a flagging Juan Martin Del Potro.
Cabinet has green lit a $25 million project which will see CCTV Surveillance Systems being purchased for the Guyana Prison Service, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced on Friday.
The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) had its annual general meeting on Wednesday last and elected a new Bar Council, the name of its executive.
Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia has stated that the work of a special enforcement team has seen nearly 75 businesses operating in central Georgetown being made to register for the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT).
(Reuters) – A dominant South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 96 runs in their opening Champions Trophy Group B game at The Oval yesterday, helped by Hashim Amla’s classy century.
This dish works great as a weekday meal and perfect as the entrée for a vegetarian meal.
PARIS, (Reuters) – At six months pregnant, Serena Williams is refusing to let her baby bump get in the way of forehands or backhands -– she is still working out and playingtennis to retain her touch, her long-time coach told Reuters yesterday.
Tropical flowers grow naturally in tropical climatic countries. Guyana has a large collection of tropical blooms, which are exotic, beautiful and long lasting.
Residents living in parts of Georgetown, Berbice and Bartica will soon benefit from improved roadways within their communities as Cabinet has greenlit contracts totalling more than $400 million for the construction and rehabilitation of urban roads.
LONDON (Reuters) – British armed police rushed to three incidents in central London yesterday after a van plowed into pedestrians on London Bridge and reports of multiple stabbings in the nearby Borough Market area.
In last week’s column, I dealt with how a lack of sleep can affect one’s fitness goals.
Almost one month since remains, suspected to be those of missing caretaker Bishundial Vasquez, were found, his relatives say that the police have not yet collected samples from them for DNA testing, which they are hoping would give them some closure.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for two matches due to his team’s slow over rate in yesterday’s Champions Trophy game against South Africa, the International Cricket Council said.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Shanel Daley is hoping her outing at the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup later this month closes a difficult chapter in her career, which nearly resulted in her premature retirement from the game.
“Mother’s Day is always a struggle for me because people believe I am not a mother.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday awarded prizes to technical institutes whose students participated in a 3D model building competition during the recent Housing Solutions and Beyond 2017 Expo.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian lawmaker Rodrigo Rocha Loures, a close aide and friend of President Michel Temer, was arrested at his home yesterday in a corruption investigation that also targets the president, a federal police spokesman said.
Trophy Stall became the latest entity to throw its support behind the inaugural Xtreme Clean/GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal Championship donating the placement trophies yesterday during a simple presentation ceremony at the entity’s South Road locale, Bourda.
Dear Editor, In rejecting the second list of nominees for the position of the Chair-man of the Guyana Elections Com-mission, President David Granger appears unmindful of the writings of historian David Granger concerning national elections.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. – Napoleon Bonaparte American chess master Paul Charles Morphy (1837-84) adhered to this motto when he engaged others in the royal game.
There will be an increase in broadband internet access provided to business customers at no extra charge, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) announced yesterday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A 24-hour wave of gang violence across Mexico has left more than 20 people dead, some found with their bodies dismembered and stuffed in plastic bags, local officials said yesterday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – American hackers could have planted false evidence that Russia interfered in the US presidential election, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by NBC News yesterday.
The East Coast Highway Expansion Project is expected to start soon and the contractor, China Railway First Group Company Ltd, has advertised for labour for the project.
Dear Editor, Henry Jeffrey (‘Any social impact assessment would have to facilitate our becoming a more consensually driven society’ in SN June 3) and I are in the same playground in advocating for a shared governance constitution in Guyana.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Banging empty pots and brandishing signs saying “only the government is growing fatter,” Venezuelan activists in Caracas yesterday protested food shortages in the crisis-stricken country.
Tutorial Secondary overcame Adult Education 39-33 in their U19 showdown when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Georgetown/East Coast Extended Regional Conference’ resumed on Friday.
Dear Editor, In my letter captioned ‘Could Mr Ram lead the DDL shareholders in taking the matter of dividend size further’ (SN May 19) I said: “From the standpoint of religion, though, the matter may not really be as major as Mr Ram may seem to think.”
(Jamaica Observer) – The Ministry of Education on Friday stepped into the dispute at the Vauxhall High School in Kingston following criminal charges being laid against three teachers who allegedly trimmed a male student against his will.
Nikosi Corbin, the four-year-old child who was injured in a crash less than two weeks ago was on Friday evening discharged from the hospital and is currently at home recovering.
Viewpoint The Guyana economy like most other economies follows the classification of the United Nations System of Accounts.
For the Caribbean, climate change and its mitigation is like no other issue: it is existential.
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – More than 160 civilians walked out of the besieged Philippines city of Marawi just after dawn yesterday, deceiving Islamist fighters they encountered by hiding the identity of the many Christians among them.
On Friday President David Granger rejected the Leader of the Opposition’s nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).
Guyanese in Georgetown had a resounding, populous J’ouvert for this year’s independence anniversary, which saw overwhelming multitudes descend upon the National Park, some of them moving there after leaving the flag raising ceremony at D’Urban Park.
Introduction Last Sunday’s column introduced several of what I labelled as nuts and bolts matters related to oil refining, of which I believe an informed Guyanese public needs to be aware.
PARIS, (Reuters) – World number three Stan Wawrinka cruised into the French Open fourth round against an out-of-sorts Fabio Fognini yestterday, winning 7-6(2) 6-0 6-2 as the Italian’s game fell apart after a strong first set.
Also known as the hawk-headed parrot, the Red-fan parrot is an unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest.
