Daily Archive: Sunday, December 16, 2018

(Trinidad Guardian) Nine months af­ter his old­er broth­er Sheron Sukhdeo was mur­dered, his younger broth­er Shel­don Sukhdeo has been kid­napped by men pre­tend­ing to be po­lice of­fi­cers.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Guyana Jaguars defeated Leeward Islands Hurricanes by nine wickets on the final day of their second round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) While most Jamaicans are preparing for the usual festivities which surround the Christmas period, more than 40 residents of premises on Fifth Street in Cockburn Gardens, St Andrew, are now homeless and trying to figure out their next move.

(Jamaica Observer) A St Elizabeth woman is asking the Government to help her get her son back from her husband of 11 years who, she said, sold their assets, moved back to his native India, and has alienated her from her nine-year-old son after she asked for a divorce.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s prime minister today, making a remarkable comeback weeks after being ousted by President Maithripala Sirisena under controversial circumstances.

(Trinidad Express) Just minutes after he posted a photograph on social media, Troy Mitchell was gunned down in Maloney on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Just days before Christmas, five families have been left homeless after fire destroyed their homes at a squatting village in Couva on Friday.

The development cost for ExxonMobil’s offshore Liza Phase-1 project has been significantly revised from the projected US$4.4 billion to US$3.7 billion.

Several of the persons who were controversially sold land at below market prices in the ‘Pradoville 2 Housing Scheme’ have reached settlements with the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) by paying the difference for their respective plots, according to the organisation’s Director, Professor Clive Thomas, who says that every effort will be made give to the others a similar opportunity before the court is approached for civil recovery.

A 15-month-old boy died yesterday morning after he was crushed by a truck in front of his Zeelugt South, East Bank Essequibo house.

A 33-year-old seaman is missing and feared dead after he fell from the vessel he was working on at sea on Wednesday.

Ronald Gajraj, who controversially served as Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs and later as High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh, died yesterday.

Republic Bank has denied the claim that it would control up to 51% of Guyana’s banking assets should its acquisition of Scotiabank’s banking operations here go ahead.

Several police ranks were promoted on the spot by Police Commissioner Leslie James on Friday, when ‘A’ Division hosted its annual Christmas Luncheon and Awards Ceremony, where they were lauded for their outstanding performances throughout the year.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied GTT’s application for increases in wireline access and landline metered charges, saying that the telecommunications giant did not present a convincing case.

The Santa Rosa community in Moruca, Region One (Barima/Waini), yesterday paid tribute in music and prose to the work and legacy of local educator, musician, scout master and sportsman, the late Victor Patrick Ferreira, MS, at the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Church.

One does not need formal training to appreciate the pieces on display in the VISIONS 2018 Exhibition at the Oxygen Art Gallery.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has sent over 100 food hampers into Kaikan, in Region Seven, as part of efforts to assist Venezuelan nationals who continue to flee to Guyana’s border regions due to the ongoing economic turmoil in their home country.

Trinidad and Tobago institution Shiva Boys Hindu College and Christianburg/ Wismar secured contrasting victories when the KFC Goodwill Football Champion-ship commenced yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Government is drafting new regulations to enable Guyana to meet the United States’ requirements for the export of catfish species, Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder says.

Defending champion Georgetown Police and Golden Stars secured hard-fought wins when the GT Beer 8-a-side Football Championship continued on Friday at the All-Saints ground in New Amsterdam.

Eccles is a thriving community just beyond old Georgetown. It has been around for more than 70 years, with its business growth beginning some 30 years ago.

As Guyana works to implement the Persons with Disabilities Act, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has announced that it will be moving to require television stations to provide either a sign language inset or subtitles in at least one newscast daily, and for special programmes covering events of national significance.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Captain Virat Kohli determinedly led India’s fightback on an engrossing day two yesterday, blunting Australia’s bowling attack to leave the second test hanging in the balance.

Guyana participated in the recent 7th Meeting of Member State Mechanism on Substandard and Falsified (SF) medical products, which took place from the 27th to the 30th November and will step up its fight against fake and substandard drugs.

Geeta Boodhoo who survived a chopping attack that claimed the lives of three people and left her with a severed hand and later endured a vehicular accident, died after a brief sickness earlier this year. 

“It is just hard for me to see myself like this and the New Year is coming, and things are not getting better.

When Jocelyne Josiah retired from UNESCO and returned to Guyana after a career spanning some 30 years, she wanted to become involved in making a difference at the grassroots level.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially presented the FIFA-approved Disciplinary Code to the members of the Federation’s Disciplinary Committee on Friday.

Three men, including two who were each armed with a shotgun, robbed the owners of a New Amsterdam, Berbice store of over $2 million in cash on Friday evening.

Linden Technical Institute (LTI) will battle the Government Technical Institute (GTI) in the Youth Basketball Guyana’s ‘Titan Bowl’ U-19 finale, following their semi-final victories yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Sentenced in 2015 to 20 years behind bars for spearing a man to his chest with a pitchfork, Deon Braithwaite has filed an appeal to the Guyana Court of Appeal, arguing among other things, that his sentence is severe and the case was prejudiced.

Timehri Panthers handed Agricola Red Triangle its first loss in the East Bank Football Association/Ralph Green U-11 League, overcoming a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 yesterday at the Diamond Community Centre ground.

A four-man Guyanese crew was arrested in Suriname for fishing without a valid permit last Wednesday.

Dear Editor, What if all the lanes of the road were flooded?

The police up to press time last evening were looking for the persons who injured and relieved a policeman of his service weapon while he was at a city nightclub.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – Interim West Indies one-day captain Rovman Powell conceded Friday leaving out speedster Oshane Thomas had been a mistake in the Caribbean side’s selection for the decisive third One-Day International.

A boat captain from Moruca, in Region One, is feared dead after reportedly falling overboard into the Pomeroon River late Thursday evening.

Defending champion Guyana Defence Force and Buxton United secured lopsided wins when the Guyana Football Federation/Stag Beer Super 16 Championship commenced on Friday at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, Almost daily, and without fail, government in this country comes in for one public flaying after another at the hands of a tight group of commentators. 

KATOWICE, Poland, (Reuters) – Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late yesterday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming.

Dear Editor, In the December 14th issue of KN, it was reported that the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) gets strategic support to boost procurement capabilities from its international partners that will use a supply chain maturity framework as a measure of success.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Chief selector Courtney Browne has urged a “bigger commitment” from Evin Lewis, after the left-handed opener was named in a 15-man Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh.

An unidentified body was discovered yesterday afternoon at a koker at Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne, Berbice.

(Trinidad Guardian) An agree­ment be­tween BP T&T (bpTT) and the Gov­ern­ment will see the en­er­gy com­pa­ny in­vest­ing some US$1.8 bil­lion (TT$12 bn) in two new en­er­gy projects.

Jonathan Mangra and Avinash Odit booked their spots in the men’s final while Priyanna Ramdhani and Pricilla Moore did the same in the female category when the Trophy Stall Christmas Badminton tournament got underway at the National Gymnasium on Friday.

P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants on Friday held its annual presentation ceremony, at which monetary donations were presented to 12 organisations.

Dear Editor, The illness of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, James Patterson, is very worrying because it will no doubt slow the machinery of the election process in the country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister said yesterday, after a week in which Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win EU assurances on her deal and pulled a vote because UK lawmakers would defeat it.

Over 59 farmers and agro processors came out yesterday to be a part of the Guyana Marketing Corporation’s (GMC) Christmas Market Day activity at D’Urban Park, in Georgetown.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley said he will not be rushed to de­cide on the Law Asso­ci­a­tion’s re­port on Chief Jus­tice Ivor Archie.

The Government of Guyana stands ready to support local pugilists and the auspicious endeavors of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA).

Dear Editor, Guyana’s political culture is not evolving fast enough. What we are dealing with here is a political culture that has been developed over 50 years of the PPP and PNC fighting each other.

Defending the significant difference in the allocation of funds to the Bina Hill Institute as compared to the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, during the consideration of the 2019 estimates last week, said the school will be expanded to cater for students coming from Region Seven.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has aggressively sought to roll back Obama-era environmental protections, will be leaving his post at the end of the year, President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday, the latest high-profile departure from his administration.

A scathing editorial in the Kaieteur News last Friday shockingly castigated Members of Parliament in most unparliamentary language, from which the title of this piece is taken.

The preliminary photos of our revamped airport terminal at Timehri, remind me of the time I spent there after I graduated from Saint Stanislaus College in Georgetown. 

Even in the worst of times – and who can doubt that the times are pretty bad– reading comes to the rescue by revealing other worlds of experience where cruelty and mindlessness and man’s inhumanity to man do not continually have the upper hand.

We witnessed recently, a series of draws in the classical games of the World Chess Championship Match.

The Christmas season is here and with it comes presents, pepperpot, black cake and the common cold.

Guyana now has an annual National Poetry Slam. This represents not only an entertaining event, but an important development of a popular performance form and a significant recognition of this form as a further addition to national literature.

Ranks of the Joint Services yesterday morning carried out a two-hour search at the Lusignan Prison, during which a number of prohibited items, including bottles of wine, were found.

(Trinidad Guardian) A month af­ter the own­er of 4Play Sports Bar and Lounge was mur­dered, one of his em­ploy­ees was shot in the carpark of the hos­tel on Fri­day night.

At the conclusion of the recent special summit in Trinidad, CARICOM Heads of Government issued the ‘St Ann’s Declaration.’

Last Update: 479.71 Movement: -0.96% Current Update: 484.30 YTD Movement: 643.55%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.965 during the second period of trading in December 2018. 

Introduction In last week’s column, I had indicated that there were two proposals, which I wished to offer on the tenth topic on my list of “top-10 development challenges.”

Dear Editor, I fear that you will dismiss and disagree with me out of hand, but after my own personal experience in higher education, I have come to strongly believe that I will not be sending my daughter to a secular university.

The Guyana Jaguars have edged closer to victory after Veerasammy Permaul snared his 26th five-wicket haul to leave the Leeward Islands Hurricanes leading by just 23 runs and with three wickets in hand, heading into the final day of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-day tournament.

Two siblings enjoying the view of the sunrise while heading to the Essequibo Coast (Photo by Joanna Dhanraj)

Poinsettias are one of the symbols of Christmas and there is much excitement when they are seen.

It was reported by Reuters on Tuesday that two Russian TU-160 supersonic bombers, also known as ‘White Swans’, had landed in Venezuela the day before.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday hailed a court decision against Obamacare as “a great ruling for our country,” while a U.S.