Daily Archive: Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Guyana Police Force is informing members of the public that the following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic for continuous road work at Kitty Roundabout on 2018-03-23 from 0800h.

An intoxicated driver has been taken into custody following a fatal accident which occurred about 20:25hrs last night on the Letter Kenny Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, the police say.

As part of a continuing investigation into recent carjackings, yesterday ranks of the Guyana Police Force during an intelligence-led operation intercepted two vehicles and detained four persons in ‘A’ Division.

(Trinidad Guardian) A domestic dispute yesterday turned deadly for a 27-year-old woman, after she was stabbed in the neck by her lover in broad daylight at the Croisee in San Juan.

By Clem Seecharan Clem Seecharan is Emeritus Professor of History at London Metropolitan University.

Cheddi Jagan returned from studies in the United States to a British Guiana in 1943 that was a cauldron of poverty.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies sneaked into next year’s World Cup in England but just barely, as heavy rain coupled with a controversial umpiring decision, helped them beat Scotland by five runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern, and stage a great escape in their final Super Six match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers here yesterday.

Nine months after successfully hosting the South American U-20 Championships, a delegation is readying to present a bid to the North American, Central Amer-ican and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) to host the CARIFTA Games for the first time on these shores.

Even as he posited that Guyana was unequally matched in negotiations with ExxonMobil and other multinationals, British Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Sir Paul Collier last evening cautioned against pulling back the contract with the US company and affiliates, saying it can spell doom for Guyana’s investment climate.

Dear Editor, In a talk at the National Library last week to celebrate my father’s 100th birth anniversary, I spoke of the Romans and compared their relentless stamina when faced with the worst calamities which befell their Republic.

-SPU representative says efficiency improved by 40-45% Photos by Dhanash Ramroop Grinding has resumed at the Enmore Sugar Estate factory in a bid to make use of cane in the fields and to attract prospective investors.

Top Brandz Distributors will team up with the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) for the first time under their Hairoun Beer-brand in support of the union’s season opener on Saturday at the National Park.

Fly Jamaica Airways crewmember Hugh Hall was caught with US$160,000 worth of cocaine taped to his legs after a flight, according to NBC news in New York.

Dear Editor, Reference the news item yesterday ‘Experts for Cabinet caucus on oil future’, a question or two and a few brief remarks.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTT) is appealing for corporate support to assist it participate at this year’s Caribbean Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships  in Havana, Cuba from April 2-8.

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) has accused the government of deliberately frustrating its work, after the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) failed to deliver on time an order of commemorative stamps to honour the 100th birth anniversary of the late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan.

After the resounding success of the first three seasons of the Americas Rugby Championship, the continent will inaugurate a new performance tournament for countries in Sudamérica Rugby and Rugby Americas North.

Dear Editor, Because of the issues of self-value, culture, understanding of language and other issues which it reflects, the letter from Mr Sean Ori about teaching Creolese at UG (SN, March 20) deserves an in-depth response, but at this time it also requires a timely reply which might necessarily be brief but more pointed to the fallacious reasoning on which it was built.

Dear Editor, We are now past the midway point of the APNU+AFC government in office.

Cheddi Jagan was born on March 22, 1918, and died on March 6, 1997.

Long serving women’s national hockey coach Phillip Fernandes and men’s national coach Robert Fernandes participated in an Indoor High Performance Coaching Course held in Berlin Germany from February 5th-8th.

A case management conference was yesterday morning held to set timelines for preliminary hearings ahead of the trial commencing in the challenge mounted by the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – A Chevron attorney said in court yesterday that the company supports scientific conclusions that humans are causing climate change, a response to a lawsuit that accuses five major energy producers of misleading the public for years about their role in global warming.

Plaisance Guardians took a 1-0 lead in their three match second division final against Colts winning 73-56 Tuesday in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Knockout Championship.

Dear Editor, The death of Dr Churaumanie Bissundyal is not only a deep loss to his family but also to the literary community.

The TSU rank who was charged last year with stealing a pistol along with 10 live rounds, was yesterday found not guilty when the trial into the matter concluded.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday that his company made mistakes in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers’ access to such information.

 By Sharief Khan (An excerpt from an interview with Sharief Khan reprinted from Stabroek News, December 11, 1987, page 5) In gaining a politician like Cheddi Jagan Guyana might have lost a cricketer.

The Ministry of Public Health has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Jennifer Gill, who reportedly suffered severe haemorrhaging after delivering her third child at the Linden Hospital Complex.

Dear Editor, On the the 100th Birth Centenary of the late Dr Cheddi Jagan it is opportune to reflect on the life and work of this outstanding son of the soil who is regarded by many as the Father of this Nation.

Shomari Wiltshire crushed Gianni Carpenter in straight sets while Samuel Ince-Carvalhal overcame Michael Alphonso when the Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level Squash Tournament continued on Tuesday at the Georgetown Club.

After an entertaining first round Monday, the four teams contesting the Demerara Inter-Association Under 19 tournament were forced to abandon play without a ball being bowled yesterday.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A power outage struck large swaths of Brazil yesterday, affecting tens of millions of people, especially in the country’s northern and northeastern regions where the system remains “practically collapsed,” according to an official.

The 57-year-old accused of raping a three-year-old was yesterday granted $200,000 bail.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to commend and support Mr Barrington Braithwaite’s timely intervention when he questioned the Guyana Police Force report on the fatal shooting of three suspected bandits on the Georgetown Seawall on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

By Miles Fitzpatrick (Reprinted from Stabroek News Souvenir Edition, March 17, 1997, page 7) Fate gave Cheddi Jagan only four years in office as President of Guyana.

The West Demerara Proactive Women’s Producers Cooperative Society, in Stanleytown, Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara), dedicated its $4.6 million salt fish processing facility on Tuesday.

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas,  (Reuters) – The Texas man who carried out a three-week bombing spree made a 25-minute video “confession” on his phone, which was recovered after he blew himself up yesterday as police were closing in to make an arrest, police said.

HARARE, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Captain Jason Holder said West Indies had deserved the slice of luck which came their way, though they had been confident of defending their modest total, in yesterday’s do-or-die Super Six match against Scotland.

(Reprinted from Stabroek News Souvenir Edition, Monday, March 17, 1997, page 10) The widow of the late President, Janet Jagan, has expressed regret that her hus­band did not have enough time to fulfil the many dreams he harboured for his country and its citizens.

Dear Editor, Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of Dr Cheddi Jagan, late President of Guyana, and the occasion is marked in several countries where large numbers of Guyanese reside. 

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation yesterday after a vote-buying allegations ensnared him in a fresh scandal on the eve of an impeachment vote, capping months of political turmoil in one of Latin America’s most stable economies.

(Reprinted from the Souvenir Edition, Monday, March 17, 1997) Tens of thousands of Guyanese from all walks of life converge on State House and at the Albion Sports Complex ground between March 8-12, to pay their final respects to the late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan.

Last month, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) formally approached the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seeking a rate increase, citing old and odd tariffs and the need for a means to subsidise maintenance/service costs.

CARACAS/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China is likely to extend an agreement providing crisis-stricken Venezuela with favourable loans repayment terms but will not lend fresh funds to President Nicolas Maduro’s government, according to sources in Caracas and Beijing familiar with the situation.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure through its National Task Force Secretariat has started the construction of a dumpsite at Kuru Kuru along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway for derelict vehicles, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron said yesterday planning would begin immediately towards ensuring the regional side won next year’s World Cup in England.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The Miss Venezuela beauty pageant said  yesterday it will investigate possible unethical conduct by its contestants following a vitriolic social media spat that saw former participants accusing each other of inappropriate behavior.

Dear Editor, The recent dismissals of Professor David Hinds and Mr Lincoln Lewis have not displaced the foremost news event in Guyana, this being the giveaway of Guyana’s oil patrimony.

One of just six women with spouses stuffed among a shipload of strangers aboard the “Hesperus” her name was anglicized to “Mollie” within months of their arrival in British Guiana (BG).