Daily Archive: Monday, October 30, 2017

The Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union today agreed on a high-level task force on negotiations between the two sides.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, surrendered to the FBI today and another ex-aide pleaded guilty to lying to agents in the most serious steps yet of a federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

  SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle won a defamation case against an Australian media company in the New South Wales Supreme Court today over an alleged incident during the 2015 World Cup.

Birthday celebrations for a 13-year-old girl and a 50-year-old man at the Rockstone Fishing Festival in Region 10 ended tragically yesterday with the teen drowning and the man who went to save her missing and presumed dead.

The Guyana Government is inviting proposals for the sale of its 6.68% shareholding  in Guyana Stockfeeds Incorporated which is held by National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL).

A  Grove man yesterday morning kicked down a door to pull his grandchildren to safety after fire erupted in their Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara home.

While the government has remained silent on the matter, columnist Christopher Ram says he has been told that there was a US$20M signature bonus paid by ExxonMobil as part of the new contract agreement signed when the APNU+AFC government took office.

Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul yesterday grabbed his fifth 10-wicket haul to spin three-time defending champions, the Guyana Jaguars, to a 264-run victory over the Jamaica Scorpions to begin their Cricket West Indies 2017/2018 Regional four – day profession league on a winning note at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Devon Smith cracked his 30th first-class career hundred, but the Windward Islands Volcanoes’ bid for an unexpected victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes failed and they had to settle for a draw in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.

The Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) has found merit in a complaint of opioid prescription abuse against three doctors attached to the Fort Wellington Hospital and has sent a report to its disciplinary committee for a decision.

BASEL, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Roger Federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 for an eighth Swiss Indoors title in front of a partisan Basel crowd yesterday.

The ability of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to take solid cases to court will now be the subject of scrutiny following the recent collapse of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) trial.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Opener Hamilton Masakadza struck his fifth Test hundred and second against West Indies to rescue Zimbabwe, but rain curtailed a see-sawed opening day of the second Test at Queens Sports Club here yesterday.

According to the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), the selection of the GECOM Chairman has followed the letter of the law and constitution but it said that neither side is committed to a solution that would be acceptable to both.

Over 67 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine was uncovered hidden in sealed 45kg bags of rice intended for export to Belgium.

Former Chairman (ag) of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Patrick Yarde was on Friday unwilling to defend the decision he took to dismiss Deputy Solicitor General, Prithima Kissoon without her complaint against Attorney General Basil Williams SC being addressed.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa middle-order batsman David Miller smashed the record for the fastest century in Twenty20 International cricket as South Africa thumped Bangladesh by 83 runs yesterday for a clean sweep of the two-match series.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday announced the arrival of generators totaling 5.34 megawatts for the Essequibo Coast.

Hailing AMCAR’s heart of palm operations, President David Granger yesterday urged farming communities and investors to adopt a model that not only promotes agro-processing but also builds a solid partnership with citizens.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton became Britain’s first four-time Formula One world champion at the Mexican Grand Prix yesterday despite enduring his worst race of the season.

The regularisation of lands in North Timehri will begin once the lands are handed over to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki’s cruise to the biggest win of her career turned into a desperate struggle before the Dane finally subdued Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the WTA Finals title showdown at an enthralled Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday.

The new Executive Body of the University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) was on Friday installed and Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, charged the body to keep their constituents informed of new developments.

GIRONA, (Reuters) – La Liga champions Real Madridsuffered a shock 2-1 defeat in their first ever league visit to Catalan side Girona yesterday, conceding two goals in quick succession and falling eight points behind leaders Barcelona.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua retained his IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight titles when he stopped bloodied challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round in Cardiff on Saturday.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is intensifying efforts to remove public distrust and improve its record-keeping system and on Friday met with a team from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has a development fund specifically to provide partial funding for new athletic synthetic tracks.

 Dear Editor, Charrandas Persaud, Attorney-at-law, in his letter  and  ACDA, the Pan African Group (Guyana) Branch, the All African Guyanese Association  and Concerned Citizens in the Diaspora in their letter, have given spirited and eloquent support for His Excellency David Arthur Granger, President of Guyana, in his appointment of retired Justice Patterson as the head of GECOM.

(The Sports Xchange) – Anthony Davis scored 10 of his game-high 30 points in a two-minute stretch of the fourth quarter and DeMarcus Cousins had his seventh career triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 123-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, In light of the GECOM imbroglio, I took the opportunity to briefly analyse Article 161(2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Act.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has re-advertised for a Chief Executive Officer.

Jamal John returned to his winning ways yesterday. One day after placing second in the National Park to Geron Williams, the season’s most successful wheelsman turned the tables on his fellow national rider to cart off the spoils of the 40-mile PowerAde road race staged at West Demerara.

Dear Editor, The American, British and Canadian governments, (referred to as the ABC countries), through their respective envoys in Guyana, have weighed in on the need for the judicial process and democratic norms to be followed in the appointment of the GECOM Chairman.

ERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he would give up his position as president on Nov.

The sunny, hot conditions bothered most mortals running the first leg of the annual South American 10k Classic on the streets of downtown Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday.

Dear Editor, Today, increasingly the widespread perception is that the young are feeling not very involved or engaged. 

Dear Editor, I had a surprise visit two days ago after a long illness from the Prime Minister’s wife, Mrs Sita Nagamootoo.

This Route 40 (Kitty/Campbellville) minibus, BRR 5635, which was recently stripped of its dark tint is back again on the streets with the same heavy tint.

JUBA, South Sudan/KITCHANGA, Democratic Republic of Congo,  (Reuters) – In a mountainous camp for displaced Congolese, U.S.

(Reuters) – India registered a 2-1 series victory against New Zealand after Jasprit Bumrah’s tidy final over secured the hosts’ six-run win in the third and final one-day international yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Former governor of the Central Bank Jwala Rambarran is under investigation by the Fraud Squad for an alleged conspiracy with the former general manager of the Deposit Insurance Corporation (DIC) to defraud.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan marked the return of international cricket to the country with a rip-roaring 36-run Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka in front of a packed stadium in the eastern city of Lahore yesterday.

Dear Editor, Three years ago I started seeing `cloudy’ whenever light would enter my eyes.

                Vanilla twist: Vanilla-flavoured cake flour, a product that Namilco wishes to have in supermarkets everywhere, created a stir at the Uncapped agro-processing expo yesterday.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s government power company said yesterday it will cancel a $300 million contract with a tiny Montana company to restore power to the storm-hit U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The investigation into possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S.

Sack race: Green Acres pupils competing at the GDF ground on Thursday.

                Value-added carambola: Sterling Products Limited has tapped into the health benefits of Carambola or as it’s commonly known – five finger, by unveiling a preserved product at the Uncapped agro-processing expo which ended yesterday at the Sophia Exhibition Centre.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank US Ambassador Perry Holloway for his statement on the impasse created by President Granger’s unilateral appointment of the chairman of GECOM.

On June 2nd this year, after rejecting the second list of GECOM nominees submitted by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, President David Granger had this to say about the way forward.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) recently received four new vessels from the Government of the United States (US) under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.

By Noelle Smith Guyana’s Deshana Skeete knew prior to winning the gold medal at the South American Youth Games in Santiago, Chile earlier this month that she would win the 400m event.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s plan for overhauling the U.S.

A few weeks ago, I made a presentation on behalf of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.

  By The Caribbean Voice   The Caribbean Voice is a New York-based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998   India’s Supreme Court earlier this month, struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives.