Daily Archive: Sunday, August 5, 2018

The Alliance For Change today announced that it will be contesting the November 12th local government elections on its own following inconclusive talks with its governing coalition partner APNU.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that his son met with Russians in 2016 at Trump Tower to get information on his election opponent Hillary Clinton, saying it was “totally legal” and “done all the time in politics.”

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  CMC – Half-centuries from veterans Tamim Iqbal and Shakib-al-Hasan condemned West Indies to a 12-run defeat in the second Twenty20 International here Saturday, helping Bangladesh level the three-match series and set up a decisive game three here Sunday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) After failing to kill a Couva woman on Friday morning, her killers finished the job hours later after they sprayed down her car with bullets while she was heading home after work.

Insulation of the impending Petroleum Commission must be a priority, according to oil consultant Dr Valerie Marcel.

A man was shot dead during the wee hours of yesterday morning by the owner of a Subryanville hotel, where he had pursued a worker who tried to defuse a row between him and his girlfriend.

The police in ‘G’ Division are investigating the murder of a 73-year-old farmer, who was shot and killed by a lone gunman at his Grant Maria’s Delight, Lower Pomeroon River home on Friday evening.

With President David Granger facing criticism over his lack of meaningful engagement with the media, several veteran journalists say a continued lobby is needed to ensure there is accountability.

Guyana’s ambitious goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 will have to be reviewed in light of the discovery of oil and natural gas resources and the dynamic nature of the energy sector, according to Shevon Wood, Head of the Energy and Energy Statistics Division of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA).

A commitment to a dying friend to always be there for her two sons opened 25-year-old Marva Langevine to the pain and trauma bereaved children endure and she was so moved that she decided to do something not just for them but for other hurting children who would have lost a parent.

Three years after its formation, the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Guyana (UG) is moving forward with optimism.

As part of the mission of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) to prepare prisoners for life after incarceration, a Rehabilitative Learning Centre (RLC) where prisoners can be taught trade skills will soon be constructed.

Loo Creek spans a vast area on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway but is sparsely populated.

Pakistan and Guyana Amazon Warriors’ left arm quick Sohail Tanvir says it is his personal goal to win the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the franchise.

The Guyana Court of Appeal last Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by a former policeman, who was sacked from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) after an internal investigation found him guilty of accepting a $50,000 bribe.

Guyana, replying to the Leeward Islands first innings score of 116, were dismissed for 226 with Kevin Sinclair following up his 4-19 bowling figures with a fighting half-century.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six on Thursday learnt that over $2 million was spent to transport National Cadet Corps students from the region to Georgetown in order for them to practice and later take part in independence celebrations in May.

At the ripe old age of eighty-five, when one is very aware that it is time to make sense of what has happened in one’s life, I have become convinced about two major things.

Ethan Lee seems to be unstoppable in the junior chess arena as the Advanced Section of the Wendell Meusa Chess Foundation Emancipation Kids Cup title now marks his fourth consecutive tournament triumph.

Living in Guyana again and becoming caught up in grumbling about this or that like most folks, it has begun to occur to me of late (partly from seeing a variety of video footage and still photographs) that we don’t seem to take the same note of the positives that exist here, right under our noses, along with the other stuff that rightfully draws our indignation. 

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is exploring all available options to get more CARICOM member states to make it their final Court of Appeal, according to recently-appointed President Justice Adrian Saunders.

Director of Sport Christopher Jones Friday at the launch of the inaugural BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement, Emancipation Cohesion Football League, hailed the BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement.

Buxtonians turned out in their numbers yesterday to support the launch of the Buxton/Friendship Museum, Archive and Culture Centre, which is an initiative of overseas-based Buxtonian Keith Easton and his organization, Friends of Villages, Museums and Archives (FVMA).

An extensive debate is currently raging in the media on the Government’s lethargic approach in preparation for the oil industry.

I was planning to write this week about the recent parliamentary debates over the role of the Bank of Guyana in the financial system and foreign exchange market.

Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, ceremoniously brought the curtain down on the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) Cricket Academy on Friday by urging parents to continue to support their children as they venture into fulfilling lives as athletes.

Youth aged 8 years and older will this week have an opportunity to explore the world of comic art and comic book character designs as the Guyana Animation Network (GAN) hosts its third annual Digital Painting Summer Camp.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced plans to procure relief supplies to aid Venezuelan migrants in regions One, Seven and Nine.

“When I see she face, I know something wrong right away.

BIRMINGHAM,  (Reuters) – England’s Ben Stokes grabbed three wickets yesterday including the prized scalp of India captain Virat Kohli to give the hosts a stunning victory by 31 runs on the fourth day of the first test match at Edgbaston.

Depending on how hard you trained, you could have lost anywhere from half to a couple of pounds during your workout.

Michael Anthony returned to the local circuit and blazed the trail in a solo ride at the 15th annual Seven Seas 11-stage cycling programme in the National Park yesterday.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has reportedly assured the Private Sector Commission (PSC) that current repairs to the Linden to Lethem road will be completed by the end of August.

Three months on, the police are no nearer to solving the fatal shooting of 29-year-old construction worker, Daniel Nandlall at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

(Reuters) To the sporting world and largely beyond, he’s King James, but to President Trump, LeBron James’ is no intellectual genius.

Introduction Today’s column starts my discussion of the fourth of the top-ten development challenges that spending of Guyana’s expected significant “Government Take” will have to navigate in the coming years of oil and gas production and export.

Dear Editor, When will someone in authority realize that there is a critical need for a Commission of Inquiry to be held into the workings of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown? 

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Last year’s losing finalists St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have been hit with two player withdrawals ahead of next Wednesday’s start of the Caribbean Premier League.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Drones loaded with explosives detonated close to a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday, but he and top government officials alongside him escaped unharmed from what Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez called an “attack” targeting the leftist leader.

Dear Editor, There are slippages in this society that must be arrested as matter of urgency.

Ahead of the week-long celebrations planned to mark 175 years of Georgetown as a city, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be organising a clean-up campaign on Sunday, August 12th, which will see a one-day suspension of street and roadside vending in the commercial district.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has invited bids for the procurement of five new Toyota Land Cruisers and two new minibuses to replace an aging fleet, says Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – North Korea and the United States on Saturday sparred over an agreement reached at a landmark summit in June for the Asian country to end its nuclear program, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against Pyongyang, which in turn said it was alarmed by U.S.

Dear Editor, “Hear ye, hear ye!” It hath been decreed by the Queen and King of the City that henceforth in August, 2018 there shall be a City Week celebration costing nineteen million dollars.

(Jamaica Gleaner): The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has partly attributed a sharp decline in domestic food prices to the 2.8 per cent out-turn in inflation for June, a deviation from the 3.5 per cent to 6.5 per cent target under Jamaica’s standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A  new series of Lotto Cricket info and quiz programme is scheduled to be aired on the National Communications Network Inc (NCN-TV) during the course of the sixth edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) starting Wednesday.

Aubrey Hutson, President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) declared that the inaugural BrijParasnath National College Athletics Championships was “a great start and a grand success”.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has advised that the East Coast Public Road, between the Lusignan and Annandale market roads, will be closed on Sunday, August 5th. 

HARARE (Reuters) – Twenty-seven members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) appeared in a Zimbabwe court facing public violence charges on Saturday after six people were killed in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown.

(Trinidad Guardian) : Public Administration Minister Marlene McDonald’s back to work with a bang—on the hunt for public officers who have overstayed their tenancy on state property assets.

Dear Editor, There is an increasing meaner edge to life these days; a palpable grimness. 

Two Saturdays ago, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), hosted a successful dinner at the Promenade Gardens to support its future chess endeavours.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix has failed on four occasions this year to appear before the parliamentary Sectoral Committee for Foreign Relations when requested to do so.

Sterling Products Limited on Thursday handed out bursaries to children of its employees.

Angelonia angustifolia,commonly called Angelonia or Summer Snapdragon,originated in Mexico and the Caribbean.

The Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus) is found in northern South America in the  Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Sporadic protests broke out in several cities in Iran for a fifth night on Saturday, a day after demonstrators attacked a Shi’ite seminary, according to Iranian news agencies and social media, as Iranians brace for a return of U.S.

(Barbados Nation): Barbados will be home to the Caribbean’s Centre for Biosecurity Studies, which will be housed at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Cave Hill Campus.

Dear Editor, The IMF stated that mistakes were made in the setting up of contracts which would allow for benefits to Guyana.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor broke out of a rut to help Western Storm defeat Lancashire Thunder by seven wickets in the Kia Super League.