Daily Archive: Sunday, October 1, 2017

  The Ministerial Task Force overseeing the provision of aid to the hurricane-ravaged islands of the Caribbean, is expected to donate 300 tons of lumber.

A 55-year-old minibus driver of Tabatinga, Lethem, who was  transporting passengers to Lethem is in custody in connection with the finding of 24.9 kilogrammes  of cannabis sativa and 200 grams of cocaine in the minibus.

(Trinidad Express) A mother of two was beaten to death at her home in Gasparillo on Saturday night.

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman yesterday married Teresa Gaime on the island of Grenada.

(Trinidad Express)  in St Joseph yesterday has left two people dead.

  BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia today confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region.

The inclusion of natural gas as part of Guyana’s ‘Green State Plan’  has snagged this country’s  access to the US$80 million in payments for forest services from Norway being held by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Minister of State Joseph Harmon says.

SEPANG, Malaysia, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes pulled out the stops to seize pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix in an inspiring display of speed, even as a power unit problems left title rival Sebastian Vettel stranded in the garage.

He stood for what seemed like hours, but may have just been a few minutes, tightly holding the glass doors to his home together as the wind roared outside.

With some shoppers noticing that their vegetables have been much more perishable than usual, Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Dr Oudho Homenauth says it could be as a result of farmers using too much nitrogen fertiliser.

West Indies Under – 19 selectee Raymond Perez stroked a majestic century and shared in a 155-run, fourth-wicket partnership with Christopher Barnwell as Georgetown rocketed to first innings honours over West Demerara at the Tuschen Sports Club Ground, yesterday.

Lower Kara Kara sits on the outskirts of Linden among lush grass, trees and the rippling black waters of the Kara Kara Creek.

PPP/C parliamentarian Juan Edghill has written the Chairman of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Carol Corbin to request an investigation into the award of contracts and the use of public funds for the D’Urban Park Development Project.

Colin Daley, who was wanted by the police for several counts of armed robbery, was shot dead, execution-style, early yesterday morning in Albouystown.

Sophia, Tucville, St. Pius, and St. Ambrose won their respective matches when the Courts Pee Wee Football tournament kicked off yesterday at the Thirst Park ground.

As part of ongoing efforts to combat Lymphatic filariasis, a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign will be executed through the public school system and Education Minister Nicolette Henry yesterday urged the support of parents.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa lost both openers but were still 230 runs ahead of Bangladesh at the close on the third day of the first test when bad light stopped play yesterday.

All previously licensed and unlicensed broadcasters have until October 6 to apply for a licence in keeping with a recent amendment to the broadcast law, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) said yesterday, while reminding that non-compliance will attract penalties.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester City stayed ahead of age-old local rivals Manchester United at the top of the Premier League yesterday with a deserved 1-0 win away to champions Chelsea.

Today, October 1, the European Union’s sugar regime, which has for decades sustained the production of cane and raw sugar in the Caribbean, comes to an end.

“I am a businesswoman and I don’t want my business to go down but sometimes it really gets hard because everything comes in one time and even though you explain to people they still asking you to try and me with me good heart I can’t say no.

A group of Seafield, West Coast Berbice rice farmers, who filed a court action challenging the revocation of their land leases, yesterday expressed concern at the delay in a decision being handed down even though final arguments were submitted almost six months ago.

Eastveldt and Fruta Conquerors scored crushing wins over Order and Discipline and Pele respectively when the Georgetown leg of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 League commenced yesterday.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) walked away with the men’s first division, women’s and veteran titles when the  GTT National Indoor Hockey championships concluded yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is currently in talks with a brick making factory in Linden to supply blocks made from indigenous materials, which could see houses being built in the mining town at a reduced cost, Chief Executive Office Lelon Saul has revealed.

Following a full two weeks of elite international chess, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian toppled each of his opponents to emerge victorious in the 2017 World Cup. On

For more than twenty years the task of choosing a chairperson of the Elections Commission (Gecom) was without controversy.

A pedal cyclist succumbed while being transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday, after he collided with by a minibus on the Perth Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday placed blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics complained that his administration’s response to the US territory’s plight was insufficient.

Sveinsson Knut, Canute the Great, King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018 and King of Norway from 1030 until he died in 1035, was perhaps the most successful and effective of the early rulers of England.

How can anyone forget the magic of that childhood realm called  “on the way home from school…”?

Batsmen Jonathan Foo and Kevlon Anderson stroked centuries for Lower Corentyne who ended day one of their contest against East Coast on 343 for 3 with Foo posting 152 and Anderson an unbeaten 102 at Lusignan.

BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs but Pyongyang had shown no interest in dialogue.

Despite funds being diverted from the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue road upgrade project to develop infrastructure in Sophia and surrounding areas, head of the Work Services Group of the Public Infrastructure Ministry Geoffrey Vaughn has said that the project will still be executed fully.

Last week, I spoke about fats and advised readers to go about choosing the best healthy fat sources for consumption.

Introduction Last week’s column focused on reviewing the results of Pedro Haas’ feasibility study for a state-owned oil refinery, sponsored by the Ministry Natural Resources (MoNR).

(Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova avenged her U.S.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) agents on Friday evening arrested a taxi driver as they continued to probe the discovery of a quantity of cocaine-soaked hammocks that were intended to be posted to the United States of America.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ambassador to Myanmar was forced to interrupt Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson earlier this year as he tried to recite a nostalgic colonial poem by Rudyard Kipling in public during a visit to the country’s most famous Buddhist site.

The Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis) is a near-threatened species that has a very local and disjunct distribution primarily across eastern South America.

Tostones – twice fried green plantains is something I make and eat regularly.

All roads will lead to the Den Amstel Community Centre ground today when the Hamilton Green Cup football tournament continues with an exciting doubleheader from 14:00hrs.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Next Thursday’s friendly international between Jamaica and Saudi Arabia will go ahead as planned, the Jamaica Football Federation has confirmed.

The Annual Flower Show is officially off until March 2018. This has been confirmed by the Horticultural Society of Guyana to the disappointment of many flower friends and home gardeners.

There seems to be no end to the constant regurgitating of select portions of Guyana’s past by one or another of the denizens of Freedom House or Congress Place.

Dear Editor, Two statements reportedly made by President David Granger in a speech to an audience in New York while attending the United Nations General Assembly attracted my attention: one was an exhortation to members of the Guyanese diaspora to return home as the country needed brains, not barrels, and the other was a description of sugar, rice, bauxite, gold, diamonds and timber as the “curse of the six sisters”, perhaps a play on the Seven Sisters in oil.

Antonio Da Silva, the Brazilian dredge owner who was shot dead last week after a gang raided his camp at Akaiwanna, Cuyuni, was wanted in his home country for a number of murders, including that of his wife.

This week, in the aftermath of the Category 5 hurricanes ripping up the Caribbean, some gripping videos and still photos are making the rounds, and a standout in the lot is a BBC documentary on Hurricane Irma titled ‘Apocalypse and the Aftermath’.

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to defy Spanish authorities and attempt to vote in a banned independence referendum today, raising fears of unrest in the wealthy northeastern region.