Daily Archive: Thursday, October 5, 2017

As Education Month activities wind down, teachers and education officials took to Linden on Wednesday to participate in what was dubbed ‘Educators in concert’, a release from the ministry said today.

  SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate unleashed intense rainfall across much of Central America today, leaving at least three dead in Costa Rica and several missing in neighbouring Nicaragua, according to local officials.

  STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of “The Remains of the Day”, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for a run of “exquisite” novels that the award body said mixed Franz Kafka with Jane Austen.

  The body of the man believed to have murdered policewoman Kenesha Sheriff Fraser has been found hanging from a tree at Number 30 Village, West Coast Berbice and her relatives are baffled.

ExxonMobil Corporation today announced it made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dominica is in urgent need of heavy equipment to clear “thousands of tonnes of debris,” roadways and landslips that continue to hamper relief efforts.

The seventh annual Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) coordinated ‘Guyana Softball Cup’ was officially launched yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground pavilion, Queenstown.

By Noelle Smith As it prepares to host the 150th anniversary of the West Indies Full-bore Shooting Council Championships at the Timehri Rifle Ranges from October 8 to 15, the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) said yesterday that it will field two teams to compete in the historic competition.

Demerara Distillers Limited  (DDL) yesterday announced a programme of development that would see the company investing $10b (US$50m), over the next three years.

Following the just concluded GTT indoor hockey competition, the Guyana Hockey Board has named a strong 12-member men’s team to compete in the 2017 Indoor Pan American Cup to be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from October 16-21.

Eleven contracts worth $101.6m for ink toners and cartridges were apparently split by GECOM to avoid Cabinet scrutiny and awarded to the same supplier according to a special investigation by the Office of the Auditor General, which also cited instances where the items appeared not to have been needed and contracts being signed after the supply of goods.

With the start of the third season of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League uncertain the GFF because of funding the GFF has requested financial assistance from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to fund the tournament.

A fuel dealer was on Tuesday evening shot dead and robbed of his cell phone at an area known as  `Long Pond’, Port Kaituma, minutes after he received a call from his suspected killer.

The annual Hamilton Green Cup football tournament will continue on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden with a triple-header.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is working with the Guyana Government on improving the performance of  the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) and this could see the possible setting up of a “Delivery Unit”.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – An upbeat Sri Lanka Women left here Tuesday for the Caribbean confident of springing a surprise on West Indies Women, in the limited overs series starting next Wednesday in Trinidad.

Residents of River View and the surrounding communities were plunged into confusion on Tuesday night and yesterday morning after their yards were inundated after the River View Koker was left open during the rising tide.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Test batsman Dhananjaya De Silva will lead a 16-man Sri Lanka A squad on the tour of West Indies starting next week.

Officer-in-charge of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Deputy Superintendent Lonsdale Withrite who was robbed at gunpoint on Monday evening of his service revolver and vehicle, has been relieved of his post.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News under the caption ‘Agricola woman still awaiting word on probe of police crossfire shooting’ on page 17.

Queen’s College, Bishops’ High and St Rose’s secondary Schools won their respective zones at the North Georgetown swimming championships on Monday.

An estimated 40 employees have been laid off by Roraima Airways, following three separate events this year, including the recent decision by Dynamic Airways to withdraw operations from Guyana.

Dear Editor, First we had the unreasonable defence by those supportive of President Granger’s strange interpretation of Article 161 (2).

The police have not yet made any arrest in connection with the South Road and Albert Street, Georgetown double murder of two elderly women, acting Crime Chief Paul Williams said yesterday.

BLOEMFONTEIN, (Reuters) – Bangladesh have lost their opener Tamim Iqbal to injury ahead of tomorrow’s second test against South Africa in Bloemfontein, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is a little known phenomenon that has been gaining the attention of concerned Guyanese returning home from trips abroad.

Dear Editor, All the current hullabaloo about insecure women, all of whom in fact are security guards, reminds me of the incident, more vividly than others, of some years ago.

Project Manager for the New Demerara River Bridge Rawlston Adams has defended the restricted bidding process being used to select a contractor to finance, design and build the new crossing, saying that it is intended to find the best company for the job and avoid issues faced during the abortive initial efforts to select a firm to undertake the feasibility study for the project.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, does not see any fallout from playing the early stages of the first class season alongside Sri Lanka A’s tour of the Caribbean.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) says that President David Granger at no time sought to discredit achievements in six commodity sectors here which he had told a New York diaspora gathering constituted “the curse of the six sisters”.

(Reuters) – Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will take an indefinite break from cricket and has been ruled out of the Ashes series against England after reaggravating his lower back stress fracture, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is unconscionable to think that Mr Urling, whose tenure resulted in FIFA blocking funds to Guyana’s football programme subsequently, is criticising the GFF Executive and Secretariat. 

(Reuters) – Claire Polosak never played cricket and failed the umpires’ exam “a few times” but is set to become the first woman to officiate an Australian men’s top level fixture when New South Wales play a Cricket Australia XI in a one-day match on Sunday.

Dear Editor, On October 5, 1992, Guyana experienced a desperately needed second chance at a better life after the British left in 1966.

President David Granger yesterday said the investigation into the alleged use of a racial slur by Public Information and Press Services Officer  Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett found that there was no malice intended and as such the matter is now closed.

Dear Editor, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to be at the Pegasus Hotel two weeks ago where the University of Guyana had a panel discussion on the Constitution of our country.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Bowler Dane Paterson was handed a first call-up to South Africa’s one-day international team yesterday for the series against Bangladesh, two days after receiving his first selection for the test side.

Engineers from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have deemed the fifty-year-old Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge to be structurally sound, following an inspection visit last month.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Kolkata’s Eden Gardens will be the venue for the opening test when India host Sri Lanka in a full series starting next month, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) has announced.

Dear Editor, The recent series between England and the West Indies which ended in favour of the host team was most enjoyable to say the least.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup yesterday and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums.

An American senior citizen awaits sentencing today after he pleaded guilty yesterday to being in possession of 1.5 grammes of cocaine.

Dear Editor In the Stabroek News of October 4 2017 a letter appeared captioned ‘What is causing the delay in changing the law to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp?’

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.

A minibus conductor found himself in hot water yesterday, when he was brought before a city Magistrate and pleaded guilty to cannabis possession, while denying ammunition possession.

BARCELONA/MADRID,  (Reuters) – Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain after holding a banned referendum, pushing the European Union nation towards a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy.

A family of three is now seeking shelter at a relative’s house after their two-bedroom wooden house was completely destroyed in a fire of unknown origin on Tuesday evening in Manchester Village, Corentyne.

Priyanna Ramdhani yesterday kept the Golden Arrowhead flying when she reached the quarter-finals of the girl’s singles in the badminton competition at the South American Youth games in Santiago, Chile.

STOCKHOLM,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous people under threat from companies seeking to develop their land for agriculture, mining and energy projects will be supported with money and practical help through a major global partnership backed by philanthropic and government funding.

Dear Editor, A list of a 27-player squad of locally based footballers to pursue training for an international friendly against host Grenada, on October 8, with the possibility of a few overseas based players being included, has been published.

DAR ES SALAAM,  (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli has revealed he earns a salary of 9 million Tanzanian shillings ($4,000) per month, making him one of the lowest paid African leaders as he pursues a much-criticised policy of deep public spending cuts.

The group stage round in the inaugural Street Vibes Entertainment, ‘Futsal Championship’ will commence today at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue with eight matches.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve $29 billion in disaster relief funds to assist victims of recent hurricanes that hit Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.

A vendor was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied being in possession of almost a pound of cannabis.

Dear Editor, Why do I feel sad that Hugh Hefner is dead?

(Reuters) – World number two Simona Halep beat Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the China Open third round on Wednesday for her first win over the Russian in eight attempts.

Dear Editor, I have heard and read strong criticisms about the handling of our national affairs by the ministers and the President.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Limited has made a donation to the first ever “Lethem Town Week” events.

(Trinidad Guardian) Six small casino owners have decided to immediately close down their businesses and send home their workers due to the announcement of an increase in gaming taxes by Finance Minister Colm Imbert.

Until Monday night, the humble cottage at Lot 243 South Road, Georgetown was a house of love, laughter and long life.

“Cowboy behaviour” is how a man, accused of stealing two motorbikes, described the work of the officers who arrested him, to a city magistrate yesterday.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any U.S.-led

The availability of land for housing has allowed many citizens to move from squatting in shacks, overcrowding their parents’ or relatives’ homes or from being homeless to becoming home owners.