Daily Archive: Sunday, January 13, 2019

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Captain Kirk Edwards struck his first regional first class hundred in five years but West Indies starlets Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul overpowered Windward Islands Volcanoes, to propel leaders Guyana Jaguars to their fourth straight win here today.

CARABALLEDA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido today said that President Nicolas Maduro’s adversaries were “not afraid” even though he was briefly detained by intelligence agents, days after saying he would be willing to replace the increasingly isolated president.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Already faced with a shortage of science teachers, the local education system could be in further trouble as a United Kingdom-based education recruitment agency is planning another raid on Jamaica.

(Trinidad Newsday) The art of practising black magic in Trinidad & Tobago has become the subject of a police and immigration investigation, the suspects being nationals from India.

“I don’t think I’m attractive enough.” “I’m exhausted from looking after the kids.”

(Trinidad Guardian) Health Min­is­ter Ter­rence Deyals­ingh says there is a cri­sis in the out­break of H1N1 or swine flu in Trinidad es­pe­cial­ly in the south­ern part of the coun­try where there have been three re­port­ed deaths.

Presidential candidate of the newly-launched Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman yesterday announced that he will be giving up his Canadian citizenship to vie for a seat in the National Assembly.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Canadian woman died this morning from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle crash involving popular entertainer Munga Honorable.

Although the recent legal challenge to the validity of former parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud’s election as a Member of Parliament (MP) due to his dual citizenship has raised questions about government members with a similar status, both of the governing coalition’s partners, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC), have expressed an unwillingness to speak on the issue.

Two Field is a small community of some 50 households situated at the far end of Patentia on the West Bank Demerara.

“It does really hurt me, some days I would just sit down and cry to know that I carry he for nine months and now I don’t have no baby,” she said in tears.

The three remaining bidders for GuySuCo’s Skeldon, Rose Hall and Enmore estates should know government’s decision by the end of this month.

I argued in the previous column that the no-confidence vote and the government’s response to it – flouting the very constitution President Granger and his party revere – indicate another chapter in the long-term and persistent ethnic conflict playing out in Guyana.

The Windward Islands Volcanoes, forced to follow-on, were 167-3 in their second innings at the close of the third day’s play of their fourth-round Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional four-day match against the Guyana Jaguars at the Providence National Stadium yesterday.

Weeks after warning that legal action will be taken against public officials who have failed to declare their assets and liabilities, the Integrity Commission yesterday published a fourth list of persons it has found to be non-compliant with the law.

Regional 10 Chairman, Renis Morian has committed to replacing the basketball backboard for the McKenzie Sports Complex which was damaged recently.

Hundreds of youths yesterday attended an interactive session on the oil and gas sector, where they were sensitised about the needs of the industry and steps to be taken in order to take advantage of available opportunities.

In a lengthy article, “Countries at the Crossroads 2011: Guyana,” written for “Freedom House” before the general elections of that year, Assistant Professor Joan Mars, of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice of the University of Michigan-Flint, said: “Elections are constitutionally due to be held in 2011.

As I get older, I have come to realize, time and again, that we are often oblivious to things of great value in the culture we inhabit, and I have to admit that I didn’t come to this position on my own. 

Guyanese Trenace Lowe, who won a bronze medal in the women’s singles event at last year’s 60th Caribbean championship in Jamaica, is eager change the colour of her medal in 2019. 

Venezuela is seeking to expand its maritime space not only in Guyana’s territory but also in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other states, including Colombia, Barbados and Suriname, which must all be vigilant as a result.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 16-year-old Trinidad and To­ba­go na­tion­al has been cap­tured on the bat­tle­field in Syr­ia with fight­ers for the Is­lam­ic State, a re­port in the New York Times says.

Guyana’s national under -19 indoor developmental hockey team, Supernova, was made to work on the penultimate day of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Indoor Tournament, currently underway in Trinidad and Tobago where they encountered a draw, a defeat and a win to complete their group matches.

The mother of three of the nine boys allegedly raped by Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali is calling for his trials to be conducted urgently.

There are times when even the best sportsmen fail not for want of talent, pride, serious application and commitment.

Defending champions, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the University of Guyana (UG), yesterday notched up wins in the season opener of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society (NBS) second division 40-overs tournament.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Paceman Jhye Richardson took four for 26 as Australia finally gave their fans something to smile about with a 34-run victory over India in the first one-day international yesterday despite a magnificent 133 from Rohit Sharma.

The Ethic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday night launched a new educational campaign focused on promoting harmony and unity among Guyanese.

The Demerara Tobacco Company (Demtoco) says compliance with new public health regulations have already led it to hike the prices of its products even as it awaits the impact of the new tax regime for tobacco.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government claimed victory yesterday in a diplomatic quarrel with Latin American countries over a border dispute with Guyana, while ignoring an avalanche of criticism over President Nicolas Maduro’s second term in office.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies left-hander Nicholas Pooran lashed a whirlwind half-century but it went in vain as Sylhet Sixers crashed to a 32-run defeat to star-studded leaders Dhaka Dynamites in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.

For 2018, the New Amsterdam Town Council collected $54.3 million in property taxes and $18 million in interest on arrears collected.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Outgoing Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s ruling coalition won a majority in legislative elections, a coalition official said yesterday, despite opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi’s win in the presidential vote the same day.

West Indies test batsman Shimron Hetmyer has decided to sponsor a cricket competition in Berbice.

Dear Editor, The recent debate on the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly highlights how fractured we have become as a people.

A second suspect has been arrested as the police continue their investigation into the murder of 46-year-old Prietam Manickram, the alcoholic who was found dead in an abandoned house at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara last Monday.

Dear Editor, Should the government resign immediately following the vote of no-confidence?

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government yesterday issued a statement saying it recognised Venezuela’s Congressional leader, who opposes President Nicolas Maduro, as the rightful president of Venezuela.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers and Cricket West Indies have settled on a stable window for the popular Twenty20 championship, which will see it continue to be played in August and September for the next five years.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The partial shutdown of the United States Government has started to impact operations at its embassy in Kingston, but Jamaicans will continue to have their visa applications processed, at least for now.

The police suspect that one of the men believed to be part of a Sindicato gang that was held off during an attack at a mining camp at Black Water, Cuyuni, in Region Seven last Wednesday, was wounded.

President David Granger last Sunday, presented the Guyana Press Association (GPA) with commemorative coins and lapel pins in the run-up to the Association’s 75th anniversary, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Projected high volumes of traffic led to the recommendation that the East Bank-East Coast bypass road be four lanes, according to an official of the consultancy company that did the feasibility study.

Dear Editor, On Thursday January 10th, 2019, President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for an illegitimate second term of six years amidst a dramatic humanitarian and economic crisis.

Residents of North Sophia are calling on city authorities to address the wanton disposal of garbage on their main road, which they say disrupts their everyday lives and is also a hindrance to vehicles traveling through the community.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday described Venezuela’s government under President Nicolas Maduro as illegitimate and said the United States would work with like-minded countries in Latin America to restore democracy there.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Another destructive spell from Nikita Miller was topped by crucial strikes from fellow left-arm bowlers Khary Pierre and Daniel St.

Dear Editor, The ongoing debate on dual citizenship continues to evoke mixed reactions from all Guyanese.

(Trinidad Guardian) Take the free vac­cines to guard against swine flu, was the ad­vice from Health Minister Ter­rence Deyals­ingh on Friday af­ter he re­vealed there have been 17 lab-con­firmed cas­es of Influen­za A (H1N1) in the last year.

A $2 million reading centre will soon be established in East Canje, Berbice, as part of an initiative by private citizens to improve literacy in the area.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico

What started fourteen years ago as a simple gesture of sharing three pencils with a group of passing children has now turned into an annual back-to-school drive serving over 975 West Demerara students.

(BBC) – Silver is the shiftiest of colours. It never knows if it’s coming or going.

Leonard Marks is the perfect example of not allowing a tragedy to define one’s future.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee will look into a newspaper report that the FBI investigated whether President Donald Trump has been working on behalf of Russia, against U.S.

Dear Editor, The letter from an opposition MP in which he berated the MPs of the ruling side for their sometimes raucous behaviour and conduct in the hallowed Chamber has me thinking that this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black or people living in glass houses should not throw stones.

The problem with Guyana – and this applies to many developing countries – is that the things which really matter in terms of the definition of a country and its identity over an extended timeframe, have to compete for limited funding with what are deemed to be urgent needs.

Last Update: 514.87                           Movement:0.89% Currebt Update: 510.29                         YTD Movement: 0.89% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.89% during the first period of trading in January 2019.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s fiery seamer Duanne Olivier took five wickets as the hosts powered into the ascendancy on day two of the third and final test against an outgunned Pakistan at the Wanderers yesterday.

Speaking on January 10 after being sworn in for a second six-year term as Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro declared that his country was “a democracy under construction,” that it would “construct twenty first century socialism,” and he pledged to “promote the changes that are needed in Venezuela.”

The Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) recorded a reduction in profitability in 2017 compared to 2016 due to the poor performance of the sale of gasoline, which accounted for 58 per cent of revenue in 2017 according to the Guyoil 2017 annual report.

Many of you may have received potted plants as gifts for Christmas, or you may have purchased your own to add to your décor.

New political party A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is to be officially launched this Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has labelled the upcoming England Test tour as a “big series” and says he hopes his side can replicate the fight they showed on their fierce rivals’ last tour of the Caribbean four years ago when they drew the three-match series.

Arkady Dvorkovich, the recently appointed president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), has instituted a new format for the Women’s World Chess Championship.

Introduction As promised, today’s column addresses the final topic in the now long running series (started September 2016) on Guyana’s coming petroleum sector, namely, its fiscal stabilization clause.

The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) is a small raptor found in western North America and parts of South America.