Daily Archive: Monday, March 12, 2018

City Councillor Sherod Duncan today failed in his quest to have the council argue a motion of no- confidence against Town Clerk Royston King.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said today about 511,000 people had been killed in the Syrian war since it began seven years ago.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday went into full campaign mode as he laid out plans for the his People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which he urged supporters to follow as he believes it was key to ensuring a victory at the 2020 General and Regional Elections.

Economist Tarron Khemraj says that from all of the analyses he has seen of the oil deal for the Stabroek Bock, Guyana will end up getting just around 37% of the gross revenues while ExxonMobil and its partners will cream off the rest.

Team Alanis’ Alanzo Ambrose yesterday fended off Jamaul John (Cocos) and Andre “Padlock” Greene to win the first leg of the 21st annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial cycling meet in Berbice.

Three senior Trinidad and Tobago attorneys will this morning be representing Cedric Richardson at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) hearing into the appeal of the constitutionality of the two-term presidential limit.

Dillon Mahadeo completed a three-peat while Dolice Adonis was a tower of strength and won via a tiebreaker against defending female champion, Semonica Duke when the fourth edition of the Kares Engineering Inc.

Neither of the two persons who died in the motorcycle accident on Saturday night was wearing a helmet, the police confirmed yesterday.

After a year of consultations and negotiations the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have agreed on the benefits packages for the Chief Executive Officer and the two most senior officers of the commission.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) captured the Carib Beer T20 title, defeating the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by six runs on the back of the brilliance of crisis man, Raymon Perez at GCC, Bourday, Saturday.

Dear Editor, Despite the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in 2016, Guyana’s procurement process is still infested with prejudice, inequality, unfairness, discrimination, nepotism and racism and, even worse, there is no proper mechanism to deal with appeals and complaints.

A New Amsterdam man was found dead lying on a staircase in his house yesterday afternoon.

Demerara U17 cricket team yesterday captured the 2018 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U17 Inter County  one day title after ending the tournament unbeaten by completing a commanding nine-wicket win over the GCB select XI at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda ground, yesterday.

Berbice ended the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U17 Inter County tournament with a massive 125-run victory over Essequibo at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road yesterday.

Bandits during the wee hours of yesterday broke into a Lethem auto spares business and carted off cash and spare parts.

Dear Editor, I attribute much of the incompetence and poor customer relations that some companies perpetuate, to ignorance, hefty or inadequate salaries and mismanagement or unsuitable staff, resulting in an inability to provide the services or goods offered.

Sixteen – year old Nickolus Romain last evening served his way to the B class title of the Forbes Burnham Memorial tournament at the Guyana National Gymnasium.

While noting that possibly advertising the post of Police Commissioner is a decision for the president, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that during his tenure as head of state he conducted two assessments of the top four ranks of the force before making a choice.

Dear Editor, During his last cabinet press briefing Minister Harmon mentioned that the three tiers of government must work together in order for it to be successful in serving the people.

Guyana’s boxers, Keevin Allicock (bantamweight) and Colin Lewis (light welterweight) will spring into action today in the quarterfinal round of the CAC Qualifiers currently underway in Tijuana, Mexico.

Three persons were last night taken into custody following the discovery of the body of a 23-year-old man in the yard of his in-laws.

Dear Editor, The people of inner Bagotville have over the past three weeks experienced what one may call the insensitivity of the administration of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

Top teams Gold is Money, Bent Street, Showstoppers and Leopold Street reached the knockout round of the Petra Organization Futsal Championships Saturday night. 

Residents of Matthews Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini) are excited at the economic prospects that the reviving of the manganese project will bring but said they want to meet with the major players; a request Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley said can be facilitated.

Dear Editor, I am always looking for a positive story to write about Guyana; stories about ordinary citizens doing extraordinary things.

Dear Editor, ExxonMobil’s Kimberly Brasington, Senior Director, Public & Government Affairs, recently made several comments to the media and at public/private gatherings in Guyana that give the impression to Guyanese of being condescending and pompous.

Police are still to identify the gang of five men who invaded the home of a manager working at the oil services company, Guyana Shore Base Inc, during the wee hours of Wednesday last.

Timehri Panthers, Friendship and Grove Hi-Tech all won their matches  when the Frank Watson Memorial U15 Football League continued yesterday at the Timehri ground.

A new board for the Guyana Prison Service has been appointed which will see as its head, University of Guyana lecturer Dr.

HARARE, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Rovman Powell said Saturday he was elated with his maiden One-Day International but was keeping his focus firmly fixed on ensuring West Indies qualified for next year’s ICC World Cup in England.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a missive captioned ‘GuySuCo can be saved’ (SN, Mar 9) where former President Donald Ramotar argues that the sugar industry can be saved and closed estates reopened.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women saved their worst performance for the final One-Day International, as they went under by 205 runs to suffer the ignominy of another whitewash on New Zealand soil here yesterday.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has condemned a recent “study tour” of the National Assembly by a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) group, saying it blurs the line between government and party business.

Dear Editor, Interpretative convenience is not a recognized method of constitutional interpretation.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cubans went to the polls yesterday in a one-party vote, the last step before a new president is selected next month, as the Communist-ruled island prepares to be led for the first time since the 1959 revolution by someone whose last name is not Castro.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will support a modest set of fixes to gun laws, stepping back from some of the more sweeping changes he had considered after the country’s latest mass school shooting, senior officials told reporters yesterday.

Guyana’s government stands behind the Lima Group’s rejection of a decision by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (NEC) to unilaterally call for presidential elections to be held on April 22nd, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. officials yesterday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying the move was not just for show and not a gift to Pyongyang.

(Trinidad Express) The woman who died after being robbed and shot on Friday night in Port of Spain, has been identified.

Dear Editor, Please allow me some space to highlight a major injustice by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).

(Reuters) Russell Westbrook recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 98th career triple-double to help the Oklahoma City Thunder cruise to a 104-94 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.

PORT ELIZABETH,  (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja scored 75 runs to lead an Australian fightback on the third day of the second test against South Africa at St George’s Park, falling just before close of play after enabling the tourists to cancel out a first innings deficit.

A number of residents of Laluni, Soesdyke/Linden Highway celebrated their 63rd anniversary as a Community Development Council (CDC) on Saturday.

(Barbados nation) Ansley Lamar Worrell, 30, of #117, Woodbourne Park, St Philip, appeared before Magistrate Wayne Clarke in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court yesterday.

YANGON, (Reuters) – After driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, Myanmar’s military is building bases where some of their homes and mosques once stood, Amnesty International said on Monday, citing new evidence from satellite imagery.

Dear Editor, Three states in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will hold general elections to elect new governments within weeks.

By Kristina Hinds Dr. Kristina Hinds is a lecturer in Political Science and International Relations at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

Before proceeding with today’s article, we refer to the Government’s announcement that nine companies are interested in the allocation of the remaining oil blocks and that it is exploring options for both direct engagement and selective bidding.

In the Guyana Football Federation Inc (GFF) column in Saturday’s Guyana Chronicle in recognition of International Women’s Day,  GFF President, Wayne Forde set out what his organisation is doing for gender parity.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque and leftist Gustavo Petro will lead their respective coalitions in Colombia’s May presidential election after winning primaries yesterday.

By Greg Quinn British High Commissioner Today the 53 members of the Common-wealth will celebrate Commonwealth Day. 

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies will play all three of next month’s Twenty20 Internationals in Karachi instead of Lahore, a move designed to put the cosmopolitan southeastern city “back on the cricket map”.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera vowed to combat economic “stagnation” from years of center-left rule as he started a new term as Chile’s president on Sunday, calling for austerity and support for the shrinking middle class in one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations.

Dear Editor, Grow plantain and make plantain chips? While growing plantain and making plantain chips will replace imported plantain chips saving a little foreign currency, it will not replace the foreign currency lost through the “downsizing” of Guyana’s sugar industry.