Daily Archive: Sunday, February 25, 2018

A security guard and  three other persons inclusive of two Indonesians were about 11.45 last night robbed of cash, jewellery and cellphones at the Barama Company Limited compound, Land of Canaan, EBD by five males, four of whom were armed with handguns.

The Corriverton Town Council is expected to meet tomorrow  to discuss the way forward after   police stopped their flag-raising programme allegedly because the police had not granted permission.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Russian intelligence-gathering vessel Viktor Leonov returned to Trinidad for a second time this year and was docked near the Hyatt yesterday.

Belfield is a tiny village on the western side of Leguan with a small population of some 70 persons, predominantly Indian Guyanese.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes held their nerve to beat defending champions Barbados Pride by three wickets in a dramatic Regional Super50 final here late yesterday and lift the domestic 50-overs title for the first time in five years.

An international firm will advise the Guyana Government on how to market the country’s remaining unassigned oil blocks, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman.

Deputy Director of Sport Melissa Dow-Richardson has urged the Regional team to defend their home court and title at the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup which will be held in the Region in November this year.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has berated Auditor General Deodat Sharma for publicly commenting on the ongoing investigation of the D’Urban Park Development Project and for reaching out to a private company for information instead of the government.

Skeletal remains, suspected to be those of an elderly Plaisance resident, were yesterday discovered in the ruins of the Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara apartment building that was razed by a mystery fire on Friday.

Malachi Moore and Jasmine Billingy served their way to the boys and girls’ under nine titles in the inaugural Banks Malta Supreme table tennis tournament at the Queen’s College Auditorium, yesterday.

Two business owners say they are now counting millions of dollars in losses after a fire, suspected to have been started by a child playing with matches, gutted a stall and a bond in the Parika Market Centre yesterday morning.

Like a good neighbour, Banks DIH Limited is there. It was disclosed recently that the local conglomerate has signed on to be a main sponsor of the Triple Crown Series.

Following the revamping of a road project, US$10 million (G$2 billion) from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan will go towards housing subsidies in Sophia, Cummings Lodge and nearby areas.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in partnership with the Guyana Beverage Incorporated (GBI) yesterday launched the GFF/Kool Kidz Grassroots Programme at the former’s Section-K Campbellville headquarters.

The evaluation of tenders for the new Demerara River bridge has proven more complex than planned, according to project manager Rawlston Adams, who says the deadline for the completion of the process has been extended.

Marian Academy, President’s College and Mackenzie High School won matches in their respective divisions when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Five Challenge Series’ commenced yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Three more Seafield, West Coast Berbice (WCB) rice farmers have moved to the court challenging President David Granger’s revocation of their land leases, which they say came without any warning and violates the constitution.

The sixth annual Milo Secondary School Football Championship continues today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Carjacked in a foreign country, an experience that saw a gun placed at the head of her three-year-old daughter; raped by a colleague and having her father falsely accused and prevented from leaving Guyana for nine years are just some of the terrible experiences Cheryl Noel has had in her life, but instead of becoming bitter she is on a mission to help the younger generation.

Dear Editor, I write to express my family’s heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of sympathy and support from dignitaries, family members, friends and well-wishers, on the passing of my father Dr/ Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen. 

(Reuters) – In the week since 17 of David Hogg’s classmates and teachers were gunned down in Florida, he and his fellow high schoolers have launched a movement that reshaped the gun control debate almost overnight and may influence the US midterm elections.

Kuru-Kururu and Friendship secured contrasting wins when the East Bank Demerara zone in the Frank Watson Memorial U15 football league continued yesterday at the Timehri ground.

Dear Editor, D’Urban Park was packed to capacity for Mash. Myself and family settled at Stand 22.

The local fight against gender inequality and gender-based violence will be taken to the streets next month when the “Justice for Our Girls” march will be held.

If you are a fan of amateur boxing, then the place to be tonight is the National Gymnasium to witness the staging of the Patrick Forde Memorial Open.

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded a 30-day truce across Syria as rescuers in the country’s eastern Ghouta region said bombing had not let up long enough for them to count bodies during one of the bloodiest air assaults of the seven-year war.

Security guards providing services at government buildings in Region Six are calling for an intervention to ensure that payments owed to them for the year so far are released by their employer, Integrated Security Services.

Dear Editor, The CGX contract released by the government was an attempt to show that all the oil contracts had similar terms.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic minority on the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a response to Republican charges that the FBI and Justice Department have abused the law in their investigation of possible ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Batting coach Tony Radford says emphasis will be placed on improving the middle period of the West Indies innings, as they seek to justify their favourites tag and win the ICC World Cup Qualifiers starting here next week.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China reacted with anger on Saturday to new US sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on nuclear-equipped North Korea, saying the unilateral targeting of Chinese firms and people risked harming cooperation on the problem.

Dear Editor, I thank Alfred Bhulai (SN, February 22) and Frederick Collins (SN, February 24) for patiently explaining how in the face of great evil and hideous suffering God can be both all-powerful and ever-loving.

David Kunath, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) technician who was almost electrocuted two Wednesdays ago after coming into contact with a Guyana Power and Light Inc.

If you pay attention to random things you hear, you soon become aware of the very uncommon intelligence of the common people. 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four police officers in western Mexico have been arrested on suspicion of abducting three missing Italian men for local gangsters, state prosecutors said on Saturday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Barbadian fast bowler Jofra Archer continued to prove his worth in gold, producing an incisive spell to hand Quetta Gladiators their first win of the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

“Being a single parent has it positives and  its negatives. For me I have learnt to look past the fact that I am a single parent because honestly sometimes I don’t even remember that these children have a father.”

Unless you are already lean, at least part of your reason for exercising is that you want to burn fat and get ripped.

February is African History Month originally designated to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas on February 12 and 14 respectively.

A senior Caricom official was the latest victim to be shot and robbed after withdrawing money from a bank.

Making predictions in a complex and non-linear world often involves identifying initial conditions and then sequentially reasoning (or solving) forward.

I cannot think why, but politicians take themselves very seriously indeed.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Suresh Raina scored a quick-fire 43 and grabbed the key wicket of David Miller as India defeated hosts South Africa by seven runs to claim a 2-1 victory in their Twenty20 International series at Newlands yesterday.

The Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) of Guyana is encouraging members of the public to save a life by giving blood at its blood drive tomorrow.

The dining room is used for dining and entertaining. When selecting a potted plant for the dining table, choose something simple yet elegant and effective.

Dear Editor, It has been reported that Minister of State Joe Harmon, purportedly on behalf of the Government of Guyana, has said the contract between ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary will not be subject to any change. 

“[Chess] makes man wiser and far-sighted.” – Vladimir Putin, during the 2001 World Championship knockout in Moscow, as quoted in Chess Base.

The Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans) originally found only in humid forests in South America, is adapting well to human settlement areas like gardens and parks.

Popular theatre to mark special occasions continued at the National Cultural Centre on February 14, last with a dramatic production for Valentine’s Day.

(BBC) Bollywood superstar Sridevi has died after a cardiac arrest, her family says.

Introduction As far as I can determine, a standard formulation of Guyana’s fiscal regime for its petroleum sector would describe this as ‘The Terms and Conditions that are applied to both the Owner (State) and Contractor (Exxon and its partners) for conducting their business within an integrated framework; from exploration activities, right through the production chain (upstream to downstream), as well as trading’.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines and United Airlines on Saturday became the latest major corporations to sever marketing ties with the National Rifle Association as the fallout from last week’s massacre at a Florida high school took its toll on the gun advocacy group.

(Reuters) Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe had 21 points apiece when the Bucks opened their post-break season with a 122-119 overtime victory over the Eastern Division-leading Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Friday.

In a few days’ time, Caricom Heads of Government will meet in Haiti.