Daily Archive: Sunday, January 14, 2018

A mentally-challenged  man, who was yesterday shown in a video on Facebook in a scuffle with a City Constable, was this afternoon afternoon fatally shot by a City Constable on Regent Street just outside the Bourda Outpost.

The police say that good investigating work by detectives in ‘A’ Division has resulted in the arrest of two motorcycle bandits who on January 11th, 2017, robbed a Kitty resident at gunpoint of cash and items valued in excess of $5.5 million dollars.

(Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities said on Saturday that it will resume accepting requests under a programme that shields young people brought to the United States illegally from deportation after a court order blocked a government decision to end the programme.

BK International Inc has lodged a protest with the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) over the award of a $3.5 billion contract for the expansion of the Mazaruni Prison and a key part of the company’s complaint is the alleged “overnight” increasing of the engineer’s estimate for the project from $2.8 billion to $3.1 billion.

Cash-sniffing dogs are to be sourced from the United States as part of the campaign against money-laundering, according to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan.

Ishwar Ramanah, the Kaneville machine operator who was shot during a robbery at his home last month, succumbed yesterday.

Vilvoorden, Essequibo Coast is a small community of just more than 100 people, approximately nine kilometres from the Supenaam Jetty and between Middlesex and Fairfield.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has declared that the government’s promises to pay dismissed sugar worker severance in two installments is “not good enough,” and that the failure to budget for the payouts is a worrying sign of intensified attacks on workers’ rights.

Fly Jamaica hopes to clear its passenger backlog today and return to normal operations tomorrow, according to its Commercial Operations Manager Carl Bowen.

Introduction Last week’s column highlighted my conviction that, even though there are model petroleum contracts, there are no perfect ones.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) yesterday condemned United States President Donald Trump’s disparagement of Haitian immigrants and his reported description of African nations as “shithole countries,” while saying that the insult to the character of the countries and their citizens is totally unacceptable.

My intention was to write this week about whether Guyana can evade the resource curse, which is often associated with oil and natural resource extraction.

Several peeled bulbs of garlic lay on the counter before him and as he was in the process of peeling more, he briefly took his eyes away from the task to address this reporter.

Anywhere we live, mankind has pressing issues to deal with – it’s not just Guyana – and everywhere as well, there are bright spots in the gloom. 

By Nigel Westmaas “No man on earth can understand a woman’s point of view so well as a woman; no man can sympathise with a down trodden, over worked, underpaid woman, as a woman can; no man can scold, chide, brow beat and argue with a woman as well as another woman can; so then, why should women be always willing to sit down mute and let men talk for and against them?”

Extensive damage to underground cables is responsible for the non-functional highway lights from Craig to Friendship, on the East Bank of Demerara, head of the Street and Highway Lights Department of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Terrence O’Brien says.

Having spent 52 years of my life in the sugar industry, including working closely with governments and regional institutions along the way, if there is one thing I have learned it is the extreme frailty of all grand plans.

There are frequent, frustrated, refrains from observers that it is Guyana’s political parties that are mainly responsible for promoting the culture of ethnic dominance and without it, Guyana’s politics would not be dominated by race and instability.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Tagenarine Chanderpaul hit a half-century to put the grind on a listless Barbados Pride attack to tighten the grip of newly-crowned champions Guyana Jaguars on their Regional 4-Day Championship match yesterday here.

A man has been detained in connection with the shooting incident that occurred De Velde Village, Berbice River, last Wednesday, which police say is linked to an apparent dispute among several alleged ganja farmers.

President Castro could not have been clearer. Speaking before Christmas to the Cuban National Assembly about the US, he said that the country had in 2017 “witnessed a serious, irrational deterioration in relations”.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand,  CMC – Openers Keagan Simmons and Kimani Melius carved out contrasting half-centuries but reigning champions West Indies Under-19s suffered a disappointing start to their title defence when they went down to hosts New Zealand Under-19s by eight wickets here yesterday.

Last week we commented on the huge popularity of stand-up comedy on the Guyanese stage, and the way it sells tickets over and above all else in the local theatre.

A US$95,000 contract to a UK-based tourism marketing consultancy is among nine multi-million dollar contract awards that received no objection by Cabinet last week.

Fruta Conquerors commenced their preparation for the resumption of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Elite League’ on a positive note, crushing Soesdyke Falcons 4-0 on Friday at the Tucville Community ground.

President David Granger on Friday commissioned two more buses to boost school attendance in regions Five and Six.

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)is found in the Americas. The body and back are a smooth grey-blue, with a black scaled pattern on the wings.

(ESPN) They might be the current Champions Trophy holders, but over the last two years, Pakistan have conceded the highest score in the format’s history – 444 at Edgbaston.

The ongoing rehabilitation of the Arthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC) will be completed on time and Minister of Public Telecommunica-tions Cathy Hughes says the facility will be recommissioned in May.

HONOLULU,  (Reuters) – An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii’s residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the “wrong button,” Hawaii’s governor said.

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana unions are extremely concerned at the government’s delay in appointing a new University Council. 

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Test discard Denesh Ramdin continued to press his case for a recall to the regional side, stroking his third half-century of the season here yesterday to move to the brink of 700 runs.

Some of you readers have decided that sometime in 2018 you will start taking control of your health and fitness by eating right and incorporating exercises into your regimen.

Police say they destroyed 25,000 cannabis plants as well as over 200 pounds of dried cannabis on Friday, when they conducted drug eradication exercises in two Berbice River villages.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The United Nations is willing to send more resources to Colombia to help the Andean country care for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fleeing food shortages and economic devastation in their homeland, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday.

2017 was a great year for world chess. The column highlighted whatever was of importance in chess locally and internationally.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – India surged back into contention against South Africa after two run outs late on Saturday, including the key wicket of Hashim Amla, saw the hosts slip to 269 for six at the close on the opening day of the second test.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The Guatemala attorney general’s office confirmed yesterday the arrest of congressman Julio Juarez Ramirez, who is accused of plotting the murders of two journalists in 2015.

Dear Editor, The democratic, nation-building debt the American nation owes the Caribbean, and the Haitian nation in particular that resides at its core, is not expected to be repaid but must be respected.

For those among us who have resolved to cook more, at home, here is a dish that is fast and easy to put together – Shrimp Chow mein.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean officials yesterday criticized the World Bank, saying it treated the South American country unfairly in its closely watched annual “Doing Business” competitiveness rankings.

From March 1st, Bourda Market stall holders and vendors will be required to pay their rent and other fees at a special payment booth, Town Clerk Royston King announced on Friday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India launched its 100th satellite on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to project the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A clatter of late wickets, triggered by part-time off-spinner John Campbell, severely dented Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ run chase, leaving Jamaica Scorpions in pole position to win their ninth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the consideration of candidates for appointment to the posts of Chancellor and Chief Justice there continues to be discussion as to the persons identified to fill these posts, and the reported non-application for the job of Chief Justice by the person currently performing the duties.

(Field Level Media) Lou Williams continued his torrid scoring spree with a game-high 26 points yesterday afternoon, helping the Los Angeles Clippers complete a home-and-home sweep over the Sacramento Kings with a 126-105 victory at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter published on Friday January 5, 2018 entitled ‘Toddler drank Guinness at bar.’

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. diplomat in charge of refugee issues plans to quit his post within days, according to an email seen by Reuters, becoming the third senior U.S.

Natasha Bernard, the mother of murdered Korner Kick restaurant manager Tevin Parris, yesterday said that while he had received threats in the past, his life had not been threatened.

There are many types of pine trees and in Guyana some people tend to confuse the names and varieties.

If President Donald Trump trumped himself last week, Guyana had its own lapse to deal with, albeit not of the same scale or character as that of the ‘Genius of Stability.’

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s civil aviation agency suspended local airline Nature Air on Friday, two weeks after one of its small planes crashed near a tourist beach, killing two Costa Rican pilots and 10 U.S.

The layoff of some 4,000 sugar workers is expected to see a “significant” decrease in the annual income of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), for which the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been the largest single contributor.