Daily Archive: Sunday, February 9, 2020

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will propose tomorrow a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashing social safety net programmes in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Authorities are still piecing together details of how a soldier killed at least 29 people and wounded dozens more in a rampage in and around the northeastern Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima.

(Trinidad Express) When fire fighters extinguished the fire at a house off Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin on Friday night, they came upon a horrific scene.

The cycling fraternity has been plunged into deep shock and mourning following the untimely death of former national rider, Jude Bentley who died in a fatal accident during early morning training yesterday on the Rupert Craig Highway.

Lumps in their breasts alerted two women that something was wrong and even though they quickly sought medical help, they were not prepared to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Peat Salmon’s seven for 56 positioned Jamaica Scorpions one wicket away from victory but a 25-run, 44-minute resistance from Guyana Jaguars’ last pair brought them within 27 runs of their target of 182, heading into the final day of the West Indies Championship fourth round at Providence.

By Samaria Deonauth              He glanced around the sparsely occupied café, scanning the unfamiliar faces, but even the face he was searching for is unfamiliar.

Sacked workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and residents of Aroaima, Berbice River, are calling on the government to prevent the company from resuming operations here in light of its treatment of workers.

Winners Connection grounded Hi-Stars 2-0 when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) ‘Mash Cup’ continued  Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

Former national cyclist and well-known biker Jude Bentley was killed early yesterday morning after he was struck while cycling along Clive Lloyd Drive by a vehicle driven by former army Chief-of-Staff Gary Best, who police say later failed a breathalyser test.

Although we are off to a belated start, for February we’ll be experimenting with a theme.

MVP Sports, the athletic footwear and apparel store in the Giftland Mall has thrown its support behind today’s Kares Caribbean Fitness Challenge.

With Guyana set to receive unprecedented revenues as a result of the start of oil production, constitutional attorney Professor Harold Lutchman says it is imperative that citizens push for power sharing or lose out to foreign companies.

Later tonight the Academy Awards will act as the official closer on the 2019 year in film when the statues for outstanding achievements are handed out to winners – some deserving, some not so much.

Local economist Dr Desmond Thomas on Friday launched his new book, titled, ‘Electoral System Reform for a Diverse Nation, The Case of Guyana.’

Leyland Leacock and Jordan Beaton were riding high at the end of the annual Trophy Stall doubles tournament after the duo clinched championship glory in the men’s doubles category at the Le Resouvenir tennis court on Wednesday evening.

Desiree Edghill, the Executive Director of Artistes in Direct Support, was last evening conferred with the Commonwealth Points of Light award for her work to raise awareness and educate persons about the Human Immunode-ficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Edghill was presented with the award at a ceremony at the residence of British High Commissioner Greg Quinn.

Over 50 horses are expected to take the track today when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited and Trophy Stall stage their grand one-day horse race meet at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park West Coast Berbice.

National youth wicket-keeper batsman Shamar Yearwood yesterday struck his maiden century to hand host Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) first innings honours over Bel Air Rubis in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafoods second-division, two-day tournament. 

Dear Editor, For too long, commuters have been forced to endure abuse by minibus touts and operators.

As Elections Day draws nearer, members of the public are being urged to check the Official List of Electors (OLE) to ensure not just that they are included but to be sure just where they are registered to vote as some have been unable to have their addresses updated.

Changsha Alone I stand in the autumn cold On the tip of Orange Island, The Xiang flowing northward; I see a thousand hills crimsoned through By their serried woods deep-dyed, And a hundred barges vying Over crystal blue waters.

In an effort to aid in the development of local sports, American offshore operating company Edison Chouest (G-Boat) Offshore, has inked a partnership with Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) for their  2020 season.

Folk musician Gavin Mendonca performing live in the United States, where he is currently on tour and treating his audiences to his distinct brand of Guyanese folk music infused with rock.

Clairmont, a tiny village in Leguan, sits between Good Intent and Uniform.

Mankind in his/her various migrations ends up transforming the places where they settle without giving a thought to the changes, even in themselves, that result. 

Dear Editor, I would like to add my annual complaint about the upcoming Mash noise nuisance to that of the writer(s) of the letter headlined, ‘Elders of Queenstown, Bel Air Park in fear of February 23’ (SN: 08/02/2020).

Charles Ramson Jr, a candidate for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), has been sent a lawyer’s letter on behalf of international cricketer Chris Gayle, who has asked that he retract statements made about him at a political campaign meeting.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus deaths on the Chinese mainland hit 811 by the end of yesterday, the National Health Commission said, surpassing that of the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003.

President David Granger on Friday announced that Bartica can expect the establishment of a technical institution if the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition is re-elected at the March 2nd elections.

Introduction Last Sunday’s column wrapped-up my extended presentation of the Guyana Petroleum Road Map, which started a year ago, on January 27, 2019.

“Well mine has stopped and I can’t say I have missed it.

Kingston officially earned the moniker of dark horse after they sent defending champions Sparta Boss packing 3-1 in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, It is undeniable that our youth holds aggressive attitudes and exert violent behaviour to others.

BEIJING (Reuters) – A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S.

Dear Editor, The trench between a pair of parallel streets, Second Street, Cove & John, ECD, had not been cleaned for a long while.

There is a longstanding debate over the optimum time for training.

It is sad to say that the Global Witness report, “Signed Away,” analysing EEPGL’s (the ExxonMobil controlled Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited) agreement with Guyana and the damning circumstances leading up to its signing, will not influence the vote of more than a handful of people, if so many, at the elections on March 2.

Bradley Beal’s layup with 0.2 seconds left lifted the Washington Wizards to a 119-118 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

With an increasing number of complaints made by consumers to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the agency is looking to improve its capacity to effectively investigate all matters.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Sydney Sixers won their second Big Bash League title as they beat Melbourne Stars by 19 runs in a rain-hit final in front of a jubilant crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for left-wing Irish nationalists Sinn Fein surged in an election yesterday,  leaving it tied with the party of Prime Minister Leo Varadkar but unlikely to emerge with the highest number of seats, an exit poll showed.

The grant agreement for the expansion and renovation of the Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) youth centre was signed on Friday by Japanese Ambassador Tatsuo Hirayama and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VYC Goldie Scott.

As parents we do our best to ensure our child has everything they could possibly need but sometimes we don’t always strike a balance.

Dear Editor, I am astonished that the honourable leader of the opposition left the intellectuals and academics, the authorities and experts, and the pundits and powers, when he took to the microphones and cameras mid last week to target me by name in one of his academy award press conferences.

Banks DIH makes annual donations to 27 charities: Banks DIH Limited on Friday made presentations to over two dozen organisations in keeping with the company’s mandate to give back. It was noted that the company gives back to non-profit and non-governmental organisations from every background annually.

Joseph Brodsky, the great Russian poet who died at the sadly young age of 56, on receiving his Nobel Prize in the Grand Hall of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm in December, 1987, declared a great truth: “There is no doubt in my mind that, should we have been choosing our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programmes, there would be much less grief on earth.”

A driver and loaders of a Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. garbage truck were robbed and physically assaulted by two gunmen while working the vicinity of Warlock, East Ruimveldt last Wednesday morning.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan opener Shan Masood and batting mainstay Babar Azam smashed individual hundreds to put the hosts in charge of the first test against Bangladesh after dominating day two at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium yesterday.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand, (Reuters) – A Thai soldier who has killed at least 21 people in a shooting rampage was thought to be holed up in the basement of a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Sunday and security forces were closing in on him, a police officer said.

(Trinidad Express) A man who police say was beating a woman with a gun, turned the gun on an approaching police officer who shot and killed him.

Dear Editor, I am cognisant that there is a limited amount of land/house lots that the government could offer to an equally limited amount of citizens.

British chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay is in Guyana for a planned project. 

Our fractured political system has militated against governments taking a robust stance against corruption.