Daily Archive: Sunday, June 18, 2017

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Selectors have named an unchanged 13-man West Indies squad to face India in the opening doubleheader of the five-match one-day series starting here next Friday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir shone as Pakistan defied the odds to overwhelm arch-rivals India by 180 runs and pull off a major upset in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval today.

A proposal by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to limit the number of subjects students can sit at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination may have found favour with the Guyana Teachers Union but former Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that it is ill thought out and dumb.

Situated on the East Coast Demerara, Clonbrook us the village between Ann’s Grove and Bee Hive.

Insisting that he has done nothing wrong, PPP/C Member of Parliament Dharamkumar Seeraj yesterday said the revocation of his US visa has left him confused and questioning its timing.

A son’s first hero is perhaps his father providing that he’s present in his child’s life to make such an impact.

How is it that we have got here? It seems surreal.

Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on a Triumph, East Coast Demerara family on Friday evening, which saw an exchange of gunfire between a police patrol and the bandits, who managed to escape.

(BBC) Virat Kohli says restricting time spent on social media is the biggest reason for his and India’s form as they prepare for a Champions Trophy final against Pakistan expected to be watched by more than one billion people.

Police yesterday arrested a 63-year-old man after he was found in his camp in the Cuyuni River with an illegal gun and ammunition by ranks who were investigating a report of threats made against him.

Isaiah Berlin was in my view the most distinguished political philosopher and historian of ideas of the 20th century.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was yesterday morning able to contain a potentially disastrous fire at the Buddy’s building, Sheriff Street caused by the electrical malfunction of a generator.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies’ practice game against a Trinidad and Tobago XI next Tuesday has been placed in doubt because of the involvement of exiled left-hander Darren Bravo.

UK based Claire Fraser-Green took her fifth successive time trial title yesterday to highlight Day 1 of the National Cycling Championships staged on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

The inability of LIAT to pay its airport service fees over the past few months has caused the Eugene F Correia (EFC) International Airport at Ogle to move to collect its fees directly from passengers travelling with the Antigua-based airline.

Fresh off hosting two successful international championships, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will now turn its attention to the local boxing scene.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU), over the last few weeks, has forwarded more than a dozen files, including one on Pradoville 2, to police legal advisor, retired judge Claudette Singh but to date none have been returned.

A meeting held yesterday between President David Granger and executive members of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) sought to reaffirm that the system of communications among parties will be reinforced and remains strong, the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) said.

Beverly Pile still remembers the day as if it were yesterday.

In an effort to aid their preparation for the seventh annual Digicel Schools Football Championships, the Atkinson Brothers Football Club made a timely donation to Santa Rosa Secondary of Moruca.

The newly appointed Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has a keen interest in improving public confidence in lawyers and the legal profession, according to GBA President Kamal Ramkarran, who said that finding ways to strengthen the powers of the Legal Practitioners Committee (LPC) to impose stiffer disciplinary action, will be explored.

Cougars FC was crowned the Berbice Football Association (BFA) sanctioned J’s Supermarket Golden Arrow u20 champion, edging Paradise Invaders 3-2 on penalty kicks in the final Friday.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has a role in ensuring that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) and procuring entities adhere to guidelines of the Standard Bidding Document that performance bonds’ requirements are met and other documents are produced before a contract is awarded.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The newly opend Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad will host the finals of the 2017 Caribbean Premier League in September, organisers confirmed yesterday.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – If West Indies Women are to have any impact on the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup here, much of the responsibility will rest on the senior players.

“The information provided by the Protected Areas Commission [PAC] showed clearly what the violations were that were taking place in that area and it was… the analysis of that information and the intelligence that was provided that allowed for the operation to be mounted and dismounted,” Minister of State Joe Harmon said.

LONDON (Reuters) – At least 58 people are feared to have died in the fire that engulfed a London tower block this week, police said yesterday, as Prime Minister Theresa May admitted that the response from the authorities had not been good enough.

Teachers in Region Five will be paid their full salaries for the months of June, July and August even if they decide to travel outside of the country during that period.

Action in the 7th Annual Digicel Schools Football Championship will resume today in Region #5 and Region #6 zones, with doubleheaders at the Paradise and Burnham Park grounds respectively.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, has made it clear that left-hander Darren Bravo will remained sidelined from selection until he removes the offensive tweet which resulted in his sending home ahead of the Tri-Nations Series in Zimbabwe last November.

Days after the story of Bibi Shameela’s struggles of providing for her three grandsons who lost their mother to a brutal domestic violence attack was published in this newspaper, officials from the Ministry of Social Protection contacted her, made a home visit and she is now awaiting further information.

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro yesterday said Twitter was an “expression of fascism” after accounts linked to his government were suspended, accusing the US company of persecuting his followers.

Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam and Middle Road, La Penitence are two squatter settlements the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is working to regularize this year, its Director of Community Development Gladwin Charles has said, even as the entity’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) warned that there is a “zero tolerance policy” on squatting in critical areas.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Rescue crews searched into the early hours today for seven American sailors missing after a US destroyer collided with a container ship in the predawn hours off the coast of Japan.

The Ministers of Citizen-ship and Public Security have been advised to become acquainted with the country’s international obligations regarding migrants, and to move swiftly in their attendance to the matter involving the Haitians in police custody.

ERIN, Wisconsin, (Reuters) – Justin Thomas carded the lowest sub-par round ever at a U.S.

I came back to live in Guyana in 2008 with no illusions, no pipe dreams, no blindness to the reality of life here. 

“Yes so…,” and then she was silent for a few seconds, or longer.

LISBON (Reuters) – A forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 19 people yesterday, most of them occupants of various vehicles that were on the road and caught in the blaze, an official said in televised remarks.

Various observations Various observations about the Guyana economy have been made over the past year or so. 

Private developers who have been negligent with honouring their obligations to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) may have their lands repossessed if they remain non-compliant to their agreements of sale, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lelon Saul has said.

A little over a week ago, the British people went to the polls.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Speculation that a Chinese mafia operating in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) ordered the hit on the lives on Chinese nationals Shirui Zhao and Yangli Gu is one of the theories being investigated by police.

Dear Editor, We, the former Heads of State and Government who are signatories of the Declaration of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA-Democrática), reiterate our deep concern for the complete rupture of the constitutional and democratic order in Venezuela, the widespread and systematic violations of human rights, and the violence provoked by the armed forces, in service of a regime that already has claimed the lives of more than 72 victims.

By Alim Hosein As the deadline for receipt of entries to the 2017 Guyana Visual Arts Competition (GVAC) approached on May 27, there was a large number of artists who had earlier arrived at Castellani House, the National Gallery of Art, to submit their entries.

On Monday, June 13, the WPA learned of President David Granger’s intention to terminate Dr Rupert Roopnaraine’s tenure as Minister of Education, and to move him to the Department of Public Service within the Ministry of the Presidency.

Umm, baked custard, it is one of the most comforting sweet treats.

We all know that a glass or two of red wine may lead to an interesting evening, but what other foods can we incorporate into our lives if we wish to increase our mood and libido?

By John Lloyd (John Lloyd co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where he is senior research fellow.

At the conclusion of the 8th round of the brutal Altibox Norway Chess Tournament, categorized as the strongest-ever in the world based on the elite rank of its participants, world chess champion Magnus Carlsen sits in the penultimate position following his lone victory over his former challenger for the title, Sergey Karjakin.

As repeatedly urged, readers need to be familiar with the basic structure/features of global oil refining, if they wish to make informed contributions towards Guyana’s first oil, particularly in view of the fact that a local refinery would likely contribute marginally (0.1 per cent) to global refining capacity.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Television advertising rates for today’s cricket final between India and Pakistan are 10 times the normal price, industry sources said, as millions of fans are expected to tune in for a clash that last time ranked among the six most-watched sporting events.

As I said last week, with rain comes fungus. With the constant rainfall that we are experiencing, plants are not being allowed to dry off properly.