Daily Archive: Sunday, October 14, 2018

In Trinidad, a female pastor is allegedly stabbed to death by another pastor who is a Guyanese na­tion­al.

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) A man who attempted to get a second passport in a fake name and was arrested at the airport while on his way to Bermuda left individuals inside the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, including the judge, in awe after the eloquent manner in which he apologised and begged for a second chance.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Nyron Vyphuis, 19years, a labourer of Circuit Ville, Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway  which occurred about 7 pm yesterday at Circuit Ville, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, allegedly by a 40-year-old vendor of Circuit Ville.

Plagued by crime, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis yesterday announced the deployment of forces from the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS).  In a national address yesterday, the St Kitts Government Information Service (GIS) said that Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris underscored his government’s position in leaving no stone unturned when it comes to the criminal elements that “threaten to derail the country’s advancement, human development and economic progress, a country that is leading the region in its fiscal performance and stability”.   The St Kitts GIS said in a release that  RSS forces began arriving in the Federation on October 10th, 2018, and will continue to arrive in sufficient numbers to assist ongoing efforts at ensuring citizen safety and security.

A Corriverton woman was stabbed to death this morning by her boyfriend, who is said to be mentally challenged.

(Reuters) – India thumped West Indies by 10 wickets inside three days to complete a 2-0 series sweep today after Umesh Yadav’s stellar bowling effort set up their comprehensive victory in the and second and final test.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia rejected threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, saying the kingdom would retaliate against any sanctions with tougher measures, the official state news agency said today.

(Trinidad Newsday) CEDROS fisherman Marvin Farria saw death staring him in the eye last Tuesday, when, he said, the Venezuelan Guardia Nacional opened fire on him and his crew while they were fishing in local waters, near Soledado Rock.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The 2018 Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey has found that more men than women across the island are rubbing on the bleaching cream, and male development specialist Marlon Moore is not surprised.

Residents of Rose Hall were on Friday urged by President David Granger to be impartial in their choices at the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) by voting for the progress of their town.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo last evening made it clear that for his party the 2018 Local Government Elections are a dress rehearsal for the general elections, when it intends to take back government.

Following a two month recess, the National Assembly will resume sitting on Thursday, when government is expected to table a financial paper for a supplementary of more than $7.5 billion, which is expected to cater for outstanding severance payments to laid off sugar workers, among other things.

President David Granger has assured ex-sugar workers that government would be moving to the National Assembly this week to seek supplementary funds to complete severance payments to them.

Combatting the many social ills affecting the Amerindian community of Baramita, in Region One, requires a national effort, according to PAHO/WHO representative to Guyana Dr.

Councillors of the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) from both the PPP/C and the APNU+AFC are uniting to move a no-confidence motion against Regional Executive Officer (REO) Rupert Hopkinson, as they believe that he is stifling development.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Clinton Pestano’s impressive hat-trick helped the Guyana Jaguars bring the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s winning streak to an end, as they recorded a 75-run victory in their top-of-the-table Group A clash in the Regional Super50 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy here last night.

Mount Sinai is a beautiful little village surrounded by Vryheid, Savannah Park, Angoy’s Avenue and Bermine Scheme in New Amsterdam.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies released the pressure in the final session as wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and Ajinkya Rahane struck enterprising half-centuries to give India control of the second and final Test here yesterday.

Saying that 14 reported deaths have resulted from mining accidents in Mahdia, in Region Eight, since the start of the year, the Ministry of Natural Resources has defended its recent enforcement operation to ensure compliance with mining safety regulations.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] in partnership with Ansa McAl under its Always brand, officially launched the National Women’s Football Development League on Friday.

My younger friends – and at my advanced age virtually everyone is younger – particularly Generation Xers (born 1965-79) and the millennials (born 1980-2000) – complain about being over-scheduled and over-committed.

Stabroek News will forever be defined by its birth pangs from an authoritarian womb.

A Sophia resident, who was sentenced in absentia to six years in jail for armed robbery, was among 38 persons arrested during a massive police operation in parts of ‘A’ and ‘C’ divisions early yesterday morning.

“When I was getting her, I had so much dreams for her.

Dambulla, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – England’s Eoin Morgan and Joe Root shone with the bat while team mate Chris Woakes was on fire with the ball in a 31-run victory against Sri Lanka via the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-soaked second one day international yesterday.

Opposition-nominated Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Com-missioner Bibi Shadick has complained that getting information about the Elections Commission Secretariat’s activities is “akin to pulling teeth” and if the right questions are not asked, much remains hidden.

Saints Scalpels and GCC Thunder captured the under 13 and 10 mixed division titles respectively in the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Junior National Indoor Hockey Championships, last evening at the National Gymnasium.  Saints Scalpels captured the under – 13 title by defeating Saints Scorchers 3-2 in the final.   Converting for the champions were Collin McDonald who netted twice and Davrious Alleyne while Scorchers’ Javid Hussain netted both goals for his side. 

The Ministry of Education is currently probing allegations of sexual predation by a male teacher attached to a secondary school in Region Nine.

Among the many things I discovered after migrating to Toronto in the late 1950s was the value of the Guyanese dialect I had grown up with; something in fact that I had been made to feel ashamed of in my homeland, a condition not unique to me. 

During his lunch hour on most work days, Morris Solomon can be found walking around the compound of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) at Mon Repos, on the East Coast of Demerara.

The Guyana Defense Force (GDF), yesterday, collected first innings points from the University of Guyana (UG) and ended day one on 200 for nine at GDF in the weekends lone Noble House Seafoods Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) two-day second division match.   The day began with UG winning the toss and electing to bat.

Aleema Nasir has a bleeding heart for others whether it be children, victims of domestic violence or the elderly and for years she has ploughed through the maze of suffering, giving assistance where she can and collaborating with others to bring relief.

As a personal trainer, I spend quite a lot of my time in gyms.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-arm pacer Romesh Don ripped through the heart of the Windward Islands Volcanoes’ batting lineup as Canada recorded a shocking 18-run victory in their Regional Super50 contest at the Queen’s Park Oval here yesterday.

Saying that the Johns/Clifton Co-Operative Land Society Limited has forcefully and unlawfully evicted them from their land, a group of 25 Corentyne, Berbice farmers have moved to High Court to reclaim it and for damages in excess of $48 million for their losses and the destruction of property.

The provisional suspension of President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and Executive Committee (EC) Member of AIBA, Steve Ninvalle has been lifted but he was cautioned following a legal battle with disgruntled members of AIBA’s EC.

Dear Editor, To mark the 49th Anniversary of the National Insurance Scheme, Kaieteur News’ editor and columnist Adam Harris devoted his September 30, 2018 column with a paean to Forbes Burnham with the opening line reading “Forty-nine years ago, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham conceived the idea that there should be a National Insurance Scheme.”

Junior Sinclair and Eon Hooper yesterday combined to help Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets defeat Upper Corentyne by 116 runs in the Berbice Cricket Board/Pepsi first division 50-overs tournament at the Number 70 ground.

Six First Form students, who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) earlier in the year, are the latest recipients of full scholarships from the Demerara Dis-tillers Limited (DDL) Foundation.

Golden Warriors edged Wales FC 2-1 when the West Demerara Football Association [WDFA] Year-end Football Qualifiers continued at the Den Amstel ground yesterday.

Dear Editor, I read that City Hall’s “Solid Waste Director pitches 24-hour garbage collection service” (SN, 12/10/2018). 

A remanded prisoner is currently a patient in a city hospital after he was allegedly attacked on Friday evening while being housed at the Lusignan Prison.

Dear Editor, Mr Robin Mills, a guru in the oil industry, writing for The National, an online and print media platform, posted on October 8, 2018 that “Guyana may be the next big beast in global oil”.

St. Pius, Golden Grove, Marian Academy, St. Agnes and Timehri secured contrasting wins, when the group stage in the Courts Pee Wee Primary Schools Football Championship concluded yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The police have not yet made any arrests in connection with the murder of 51-year-old miner Kelvin Daly, who was hacked to death near Puruni Landing, in Region Seven, two weeks ago.

The Golden Jaguars secured their first win in the CONCACAF Nations League qualifiers, dismantling lowly Turks and Caicos 8-0 yesterday at the TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Shivanan Brazlon, the Trinidad and Tobago national who died on Wednesday afternoon after she was allegedly struck down while attempting to cross the Industry Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, died as a result of multiple injuries consistent with a motor vehicle accident, an autopsy has confirmed.

Dear Editor, The Institute of Internal Auditors – Guyana Chapter (IIAGC) which is affiliated to the Global IIA headquartered in the USA, has as a major goal, to promote the growth and development of the internal audit profession.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops accused of molesting minors, as he tries to tackle the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals around the world.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The leadership of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is insisting that there will be no increase in tuition fees to reflect the regional institution’s recent placing among the top five per cent of the world’s best institutions as published by the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

During this week I met some folks interested in gardening, but they were confused as to what to plant.

“We are focused on the administration of chess to increase our reach throughout Guyana.

arrival                                            this is the place mark its name the streets you must learn to remember   there are special songs here they do not sing of you in them you do not exist but to exist you must learn to love them you must believe them when they say there are no sacrificial lambs here   the houses are warm there’s bread there’s wine   bless yourself you have arrived                   listen keys                       rattle locks                      click doors                    slam                 silence     roomer   here I cower from the day’s drain and glare a shadow a wrinkled skin cover me gently night’s linen prepare me prepare me                          separate ways   stranger in the sunset I long to know you To touch the poem of your presence To dispel this loneliness But the sun darkens And we go our separate ways                                   Arnold Itwaru   These selected poems by Guyanese writer and academic Arnold Itwaru make statements about contemporary Guyanese literature and about Itwaru’s contribution to it.

Introduction Today’s column is numbered 16 in the sequence devoted to evaluating the “top-10 development challenges” that I predict spending Guyana’s Government Take from the coming petroleum sector  has to navigate.

The Brown-bellied Antwren (Epinecrophylla gutturalis) forages in the undergrowth of moist lowland forests for insects hidden among leaves, often as part of a mixed-species flock of other typical antbirds.

MUMBAI, India,  CMC – Brabourne Stadium will be prepared to host the fourth One-Day International between India and West Indies, despite the short notice of the change in venue from the choice Wankhede Stadium.

This is a country of big meetings. Perhaps all developing countries are. 

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is advising the general public that traffic along Sheriff Street, between the Rupert Craig Highway and First Avenue, Subryanville, will be closed today, between 8 am and 4 pm.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I wrote on the miniaturisation of the ministerial portfolios of AFC Ministers in the Coalition government.

BARCELONA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The future that fast-growing cities in South Asia and Africa choose – cleaner and safer, or dirtier and more dangerous – will be pivotal to efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, scientists said in a key U.N.

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For most citizens, international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the G20 and even the Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF), have little immediate significance.