Poor safety conditions at ‘semi-legal’ Guyana-Suriname route
Dear Editor,We are a society that sometimes likes to wait for something to happen and then act or do something about it. I would like to highlight the poor safety conditions that befall travellers utilising the ‘semi-legal’ Guyana-Suriname ‘backtrack’ crossing at Corriverton, Corentyne.First of all, life jackets are not used on most of the trips. When I asked for a life jacket, I was told to open a big bag in front of the booth, and when I did, the few in there were soggy and soaked as well as smelly.Many travellers refuse to use these jackets, and just imagine, there are also babies travelling on the 20- minute journey sometimes. It is a dangerous practice and should cease immediately.I think the authorities should have some more regulation over this service which is utilised by dozens of Guyanese and Surinamese on a daily basis.On the Nickerie side, there is no jetty to walk out to the boat, instead women and girls are lifted or jockeyed on the backs of men, and not all females might be comfortable with that practice. For years, this has been the norm.The boats are also open with no shelter from rain or the rough waters of the Corentyne while travelling.They should have boats like those plying the Parika-Supenaam route on the Essequibo and in other places. I urge the Governments of both sides to get involved and deal with the operators; first and foremost, enforce the lifejacket regulation immediately.Sincerely,Name withheld
MANILA, Philippines—St. Clare College Virtual Reality survived a rugged constest against McDavid, 93-82, and stopped its two-game skid in the 2019 PBA D-League Thursday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.ADVERTISEMENT Phivolcs: Slim probability of Taal Volcano caldera eruption Will you be the first P16 Billion Powerball jackpot winner from the Philippines? Gretchen Barretto’s daughter Dominique graduates magna cum laude from California college Duterte says he will appoint Gamboa as next PNP chief “We’ll just continue to do our jobs because we’re stil not sure if we can make it into the next round,” said Saints head coach Jinino Manansala. “There are still a lot of things that can happen.”Ryusei Koga led McDavid with 19 points while Harold Arboleda had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists in the losing effort as they dropped to a 1-7 card.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard LeBron James stretches lead in NBA All-Star Game fan voting View comments Eduard Folayang gets new opponent for ONE Manila card
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Dear Editor,The Alliance for Change (AFC) has now invented an innovative and creative campaign strategy, which reproduces the inherent lies and deceit, but in another form.It was claimed by Mr Khemraj Ramjattan, on the Alliance on the Move programme, that PPP supporters are intimidating people from putting their names on the AFC candidates’ list. He further said the Guyana Police Force will be called in to deal with these PPP supporters. This is hard to believe, since no one can stop anyone from backing any candidate, that being an entirely private matter; unless these would-be AFC backers made a public proclamation to the effect.However, this is just a prefabricated excuse, or more like a good defence when the AFC fails at the LGE polls, which they are bound to!It must be recalled that, not so long ago, Mr Ramjattan lambasted and insulted the residents of the Upper Corentyne, accusing them of sitting down and drinking rum, and only waiting for the ‘lawyer boy’ to come and buy rum for them. Now he wants them to vote for him! He should apologise, and then ask for their support. Mr Ramjattan has always opined that Berbicians are illiterate and stupid, but he needs to understand that they have excellent long-term memories, and can recall insults verbatim.Moreover, the AFC is now promising roads, land, street lights, gun licences, and other favours once residents support them by signing on the LGE backers form. This is not only deceitful, but illegal. No political party can promise state resources in return for support and votes.Another ploy is their going into NDC areas where work was done by the Regional Democratic Council and taking credit for the work. This was done in the Kilcoy/Hampshire NDC, where I am the Chairman. This was raised at the last RDC statutory meeting.Furthermore, someone (named) told the viewers on the Alliance on the Move programme that only if the residents put their names on the AFC’s List can they gain access to the AFC Ministers, such as Mr Ramjattan and Mr Patterson, to ventilate their issues. This is a new form of corruption, holding the people at ransom to vote for the AFC. This is what should be investigated by SOCU and the GPF, not legal Cabinet decisions!Never in the history of this country has a political party been so barefaced and corrupted. Our State resources are being used to openly bargain for votes.Let the people beware of these illegal and nasty manoeuvrings of the AFC! The AFC’s ghost is now on the haunting!Yours sincerely,Haseef Yusuf
Deadly prison riotA Trade Instructions Officer at the Camp Street Prison was temporarily blinded after inmates threw liquids on him during the deadly riot on March 3, which left 17 prisoners dead.Prison Officer Owen Charles told the Commission of Inquiry that the liquid substance thrown at him was a mixture of “Jeyes fluid, pepper and another unknown matter.” His blindness he said lasted for some 4-5 minutes.Charles also stated that he was rushed to the prison infirmary where the medex used saline water to restore his sight. WhenChief Officer of the Guyana Prison Service Peter Barker testifying on FridayTrade Instructions Officer Owen Charles teaches joinery and carpentryKitchen Officer, Gordon Danielscommissioners asked the witness why prisoners would have Jeyes fluid in their possession, Charles explained that the inmates are usually given the disinfectant to clean the bathroom area and often times they would retain.Charles also told commissioners that when he was on the catwalk, he witnessed inmates with their improvised weapons. He noted that at this point there was no other choice than to comply with the order to lock the door as inmates could have possibly escaped the prison compound.“I had to comply with that order because of the aggressiveness in inmates at that time… had they overrun us on the landing and make it into the yard, what wouldda be the end result… if they make it over the fence, society woulda be in chaos,” stressed the Trade Officer.The witness also told the CoI that he teaches inmates joinery and carpentry so that when they leave the penitentiary, they can find employment. He noted that one of the former inmates he trained is now a construction supervisor.It was suggested that prison beds be made out of “low density” hard wood and ply board so as to prevent inmates from utilizing bed metals as improvised weapons.Chief Officer of the Guyana Prison Service, Peter Barker, who joined the service 14 years ago told the CoI that he remember when one of his officers had pushed the key in the door but could not turn it. This testimony comes in light of the account of numerous witnesses that inmates had tampered with the door before the time of the fire.Barker told the CoI that the Capital A door was opened on March 1 and 2. He professed that in the prison, there are “no faulty locks”.He also recalled that while firemen were battling the blaze, he ensured the safety of all of the divisions at the jailhouse. After these checks were carried out, the Chief Officer attempted to go into Capital A division to assess the situation but he could not continue as the scene was too “horrible” and he “could not take it.”Kitchen Officer Gordon Daniels also testified at the proceedings to defend the effectiveness of his department’s operations. He noted that he normally eats the food which he prepares and he further observed that the food is tested both internally and externally. He further noted that inmates are fed thrice daily with meals that are balanced.Daniels told the Commission that many inmates assist in the preparation of meals and noted that the kitchen needs modern equipment to make its operations more efficient. Some of the cooking is done via firewood. The witness expressed that the food prepared is “fairly satisfactory”.The hearings resume on Monday.
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Pep Guardiola is the greatest coach in the world. He must be, we are told it often enoughAnd maybe he is. After all, six domestic titles with two clubs in two different countries, coupled with two Champions League wins and 13 other major trophies is a record not to be sniffed at.His cloak of invincibility, however, seems to be slipping.His petulant and ungracious reaction to his post-match inquisitors following Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday reflected badly on both him and the club that jettisoned the likeable – and title-winning – Manuel Pellegrini to make room for him at the Etihad.He was unhappy that Burnley’s goal had not been disallowed for what he perceived to be a foul on goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, and appeared unhappy being asked questions about Fernandinho’s disciplinary discretions, despite the Brazilian collecting his third red card of the season for a reckless scissors tackle.He was rude, surly and grumpy, a far cry from the charming, smiling maestro who won his first six Premier League games and was being showered with plaudits from all sides amid predictions of his team emulating Arsenal’s Invincibles of 2003-04.That began to change at the end of September when Celtic delivered a blueprint for success against City with a Champions League performance full of tempo and pressing, that resulted in a 3-3 draw at Parkhead, and preceded a run of just two points from their next three league games (two draws and a first defeat, at the hands of Tottenham).They were also humbled 4-0 by Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League and knocked out of the EFL Cup by Manchester United in a run of six games without a win. And gradually, since then, the smile has been slowly replaced by a scowl, and that transformation reached its peak when confronted with those microphones earlier this week.There then followed an interview with NBC in which he hinted he was approaching ‘the end of my career as a manager’, before Lu Martin, a journalist who co-wrote a book with Guardiola in 2001, revealed the Spaniard views his job at City as a ‘personal challenge’ and sees them as a ‘small team’ when compared to rivals like Chelsea and Manchester United.It is puzzling behaviour and puzzling words coming from Guardiola and his confidants, and there can be little doubt that will filter through to the dressing room.City remain third in the table, but a Chelsea win over Tottenham on Wednesday night would leave them ten points adrift of the leaders, and leave Guardiola facing probably the toughest test of his managerial career.After all, the club’s wealthy Arab owners did not hire ‘the greatest coach in the world’ to be scrapping for fourth place and the chance to qualify for next season’s Champions League. They hired him to win the Champions League (he may yet do that this year, of course).But he seems to be struggling to impart his philosophy on City’s expensively assembled squad (perhaps they are simply not as good as the players he had at Barcelona and Bayern Munich?). This currently compares unfavourably with the job being done by Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge, which has seen the Italian adapt his methods to the players at his disposal and find a successful system accordingly, leaving Guardiola (and the rest) in the shade.Only a few short weeks ago, it looked as though Guardiola’s rival in the red half of Manchester was in danger of imploding, but Jose Mourinho has since steadied the Old Trafford ship and steered them into calmer waters, at the same time as Guardiola is giving the impression of heading towards the rocks.Only a fool would write him off – and I’m not doing that – but Guardiola is finding out, as a string of overseas managers have found out before him, that the Premier League is an uncompromising and unforgiving environment.He won’t change his philosophy on the way the game is played. We know that. But similarly he can’t give his players an excuse for failure by behaving the way he did after that win against Burnley.It’s up to Guardiola to adapt to English football. Not the other way around.Only when that happens will the smile return.What do you think about Pep Guardiola’s performance at Manchester City? Share your thoughts – get stuck into the comments section, below. 1
TROPHY What every Premier League club’s fans dream of this Christmas Luton vs Middlesbrough (Friday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORTSalford City vs Stevenage (Saturday, 12:30pm) – talkSPORT 2Brentford vs Birmingham (Saturday, 3pm) – talkSPORT 2Nottingham Forest vs West Brom (Saturday, 5:30pm) – talkSPORT 2Manchester City vs Liverpool (Sunday, 3pm) – talkSPORTBristol City vs Leeds United (Sunday, 4:30pm) – talkSPORT 2 Klopp claimed Liverpool cannot compete with the financial power of Man City Getty Images – Getty Where every Premier League club needs to strengthen in January LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS 3 Check out all the live commentaries coming up across the talkSPORT network this wee REVEALED 3 Redknapp calls Son ‘petulant’, but Holloway says red card for Rudiger kick was ‘soft’ Liverpool news live: Klopp reveals when Minamino will play and issues injury update deals The biggest market value losers in 2019, including Bale and ex-Liverpool star “Whatever they need, they do. You cannot compare that. That is the situation.”However, City chief Omar Berrada has rubbished Klopp’s comments and dismissed them as ‘incorrect’.“I don’t know why they would make these comments,” said Berrada. “I don’t know why they would look at other clubs. Liverpool update ‘Champions Wall’ after ending 2019 as European and world champions LATEST 3 BIG PRESENTS UP TOP Man United transfer news live: Haaland ‘wants a change’, two players off in January 
Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Ndidi bid, targets named, Ozil is ‘skiving little git’ “It’s not frustration or anger, we just find it curious that they’d be highlighting our spending. We’re fine with their spending. The reality is that all the top clubs invest as they see fit.“Saying us, PSG, Real Madrid and Barcelona always invest £200million is not correct.”Liverpool and Manchester City meet in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday afternoon – and you can listen to full commentary of the match LIVE on talkSPORT.Meanwhile, talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan believes this season will finally be the year Liverpool end their long wait to be crowned Premier League champions. latest Adrian Durham on Liverpool’s squadKlopp has added just two teenagers to his ranks this summer, with Harvey Elliott following Sepp van den Berg to Anfield after the Dutch defender sealed a £1.3m switch from PEC Zwolle.Last month, Klopp stated his side were unable to match City financial power in the transfer market.“You cannot do it constantly,” he said.“It looks like there are four clubs in the world who can do it constantly. Madrid, Barcelona, City and PSG. Guardiola’s continues to improve his side as he chases European glory with Man City OFF Former Crystal Palace and West Brom manager Pardew takes over at Dutch strugglers FAREWELL Harvey Elliott joined Liverpool from Fulham to become their second summer signing LIVE on talkSPORT “As much as it galls me, I’d like to see Liverpool win the Premier League because I think it adds to the stable of winners.“A Liverpool side that has not won the Premier League, given their history and given the history of English football over the last 50 years, it doesn’t seem entirely right.”Saturday is GameDay on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 as we become your go to destination for all the Premier League action. We’ll bring you LIVE commentary of Premier League games across all three time slots on Saturday – 12.30pm, 3pm and 5.30pm – delivering award-winning coverage to more GameDay listeners than ever. Getty Images – Getty Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 2:09Loaded: 7.69%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -2:09 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Tracken (Main), selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreen New job The talkSPORT pundit made his title prediction on Friday’s Sports Breakfast, with the Premier League starting again a week today when the Reds play Norwich.Speaking to host Laura Woods, the former Crystal Palace owner said: “It’s going to be very tight, but I think Liverpool winning the Champions League might give them that little bit of extra impetus because Jurgen Klopp has now got the monkey off his back. AFP or licensors targets Manchester City’s chief operating officer has hit back at comments made by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp over the Premier League champions’ spending power.Pep Guardiola has made two additions to his squad this summer, with Angelino rejoining from PSV in a £5million deal and Spain international Rodri signing from Atletico Madrid for a club record £62m. Matic one of two players for sale with ‘two Premier League clubs’ interested 
WSLM Kicks off High School Football sectionals tonight in Washington County. You can listen to the Salem vs. Gibson Southern game on WSLM 97.9 FM or listen here on Mixler wslmradio is on MixlrYou can listen to West Washington at Springs Valley game on WSLM 1220 AM or listen here on Mixlr. Also tune in Saturday for IU at Nebraska at 3:30p on WSLM 97.9 FM and Purdue at home with Illinois at Noon on WSLM 1220 AM.
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A meteor that is believed to have landed in Donegal on Wednesday afternoon may be worth up to €500 per gramme! Speaking to the Irish Independent, retired taxi driver John Gallagher says he caught a glimpse of the fireball as he drove between Donegal Town and Ballybofey.“It was a huge fireball and it was very very close. It seemed to be going quite slow and then it seemed to drop.” “I was just passing the turn-off for Harvey’s Point Hotel when I saw it. It was an incredible sight.”“I reckon it fell to earth not far from where I was because it appeared to just stop glowing.”Astronomy Ireland will be reviewing reports logged by people who witnessed the fireball and announce its approximate location tomorrow or Tuesday.Meteor worth 50 times more than gold suspected of landing in Donegal was last modified: November 27th, 2016 by Elaine McCalligShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)
Compiled by Mary AlexanderFrom a stadium in Oregon to a beer garden in Germany, a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong, a gay pride march in Seattle, and 2010 Fifa World Cup fan fests everywhere, f’s once-vilified vuvuzela is taking over the world. View and download photos of the invasion.Click on a thumbnail for a larger low-resolution image, or right-click on the link below each thumbnail to download a high-resolution image.Note: Unless otherwise stated, these images are licensed under Creative Commons. Even Spiderman loves the vuvuzela! InBerlin, a fan celebrates Germany’s 4-0 winover Argentina in the 2010 Fifa World Cupquarterfinals on 3 July 2010.(Image: Gretchens Frage. View licence) • Download original image Uruguayan fans celebrate their team’sperformance against South Korea in the2010 Fifa World Cup Round of 16 match in afreezing Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on26 June.(Image: Jimmy Baikovicius. View licence) • Download original image British fans blow it outside the CharlesDickens pub in Blackfriars Road, London,after England’s victory over Slovenia in their2010 Fifa World Cup group match on 23June.(Image: Phil Whitehouse. View licence) • Download original image Blowing the vuvuzela at a soccer matchbetween the Portland Timbers and SeattleSounders in Portland, Oregon, in the US on30 June 2010. The Portland Timbers won.(Image: Jenny Cestnik. View licence) • Download original image A child blow a vuvuzela in Hollis, NewHampshire, in the US.(Image: Jill Smith. View licence) • Download original image Braveheart blows the vuvuzela in JohnsonCity, Tennessee, in the US on 3 July 2010.(Image: Jose Castillo. View licence) • Download original image The vuvuzela as a weapon of protest duringdemonstrations against the G20 summit inToronto, Canada, on 26 June 2010 …(Image: Chris Huggins. View licence) • Download original image … And at pro-democracy demonstrations inHong Kong on 1 July 2010.(Image: Timothy Tsui. View licence) • Download original image Canadian social democrat politician JackLayton blowing the vuvuzela at a pridemarch in Toronto, Canada, on 4 July 2010.(Image: Tiffany Trinidad. View licence) • Download original image An iPhone Pano panorama in Hertfordshire,England, on 29 June 2010.(Image: Steve Bowbrick. View licence) • Download original image A vuvuzela takes a bicycle ride throughAmsterdam after the Netherlands knockedBrazil out of the 2010 Fifa World Cup on 2July.(Image: Mark Fonseca Rendeiro. View licence) • Download original image Vuvuzelas on sale at a gay pride march inSeattle, Washington, in the US on 26 June2010.(Image: Carole T. View licence) • Download original image In Seoul, South Koreans watch their teambeat Greece 2-0 in a 2010 Fifa World Cupgroup match on 12 June.(Image: Hojusaram. View licence) • Download original image In Seoul, South Koreans watch their teambeat Greece 2-0 in a 2010 Fifa World Cupgroup match on 12 June.(Image: Hojusaram. View licence) • Download original image We got vuvuzelas! In San Francisco beforethe 2010 Fifa World Cup group matchbetween the US and Slovenia on 18 June.(Image: Mat Honan. View licence) • Download original image “The loneliest vuvuzela.” In San Francisco on30 June.(Image: Mat Honan. View licence) • Download original image A young Dutch fan during the 2010 FifaWorld Cup group stage match between theNetherlands and Denmark on 14 June.(Image: Rafael Alvez. View licence) • Download original image “We still don’t go home and the party goeson!” A fan celebrates in Altenstadt,Germany, after his team’s 4-0 victory overArgentina in a 2010 Fifa World Cup Round of16 match on 3 July.(Image: Barbara Müller-Walter. View licence) • Download original image “The spirit of the Cup.” In São José dosCampos, Brazil, on 28 June.(Image: Camila Minato. View licence) • Download original image Vuvuzela duelling with a fujara, an archaicSlovakian wind instrument, in Bratislava,Slovakia, on 1 July.(Image: Lubomir Panak. View licence) • Download original image “This guy cut off both ends of a whiffle batand it works better than the real vuvuzelawe have.” In a New York bar during the2010 Fifa World Cup Round of 16 matchbetween the US and Ghana on 26 June.(Image: Matt Lehrer. View licence) • Download original image Hippies love it: During protests against theG20 summit in Toronto, Canada, on 26 June2010.(Image: Ronakgee. View licence) • Download original image With a home-made vuvuzela, the USembassy in Montevideo celebrates Uruguay’swin over Ghana in the 2010 Fifa World Cupquarterfinal match on 2 July.(Image: US Embassy Montevideo. View licence) • Download original image “The vuvuzela from hell. Surprisingly, hecould hold quite a good tune on this.” Astreet busker in Soho, London, on 24 June2010.(Image: Roger Nolan. View licence) • Download original image MORE GALLERIES