Daily Archive: Thursday, April 3, 2014

There was a three-vehicle smash-up at the corner of North Road and New Garden Street yesterday afternoon.

At about 2030h last night, police say that Brazilian national, Joao De Souza, 57 years, was attacked by a man armed with a piece of wood, during a robbery at 5 Miles, Arakaka, NWD.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today unveiled its new executive following elections. 

The new Police Commissioner (ag) Seelall Persaud moved into his new office on Tuesday.

APNU Member of Parliament Jaipaul Sharma this afternoon announced his resignation from the National Assembly over remarks made by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand in reference to his father CN Sharma facing statutory rape charges.

Despite a demand for an apology, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman this afternoon announced that he is lifting the gag order on Education Minister Priya Manickchand.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines’ route to London Gatwick has proven unsuccessful. So

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and his three co-accused were today slapped with life sentences for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.

Canadian mining company Guyana Goldfields Inc is hiring more persons as it moves towards beginning production at its large-scale Aurora gold mine next year.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Rain, hail and sluggish batting all combined to put defending champions West Indies out of the Twenty20 World Cup here today.

(Trinidad Express) New information reaching the police has prevented the funeral service and cremation of Evangelical pastor Vishnu “Kitty” Lutchmansingh from taking place today, as it was initially scheduled.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation is on its way to surpassing last year’s first crop figure, halfway through the season.

A Philadelphia, East Bank Essequibo man was found dead in his home by relatives early yesterday morning, a day after having a drunken brawl with a friend.

Accused of raping a seven-year old girl in Port Kaituma, a Bagotstown man was yesterday remanded to prison when he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

Two sea defences which collapsed earlier this week have been patched up by the Public Works Ministry but some residents living near the two areas says the works done are poor.

A family of six has been left homeless after a mid-morning fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, swept through their two-bedroom house at Bath Experiment, West Coast Berbice yesterday.

Sonia Herbert, the fiancée of Samuel Hinds Jnr, yesterday testified that both she and him were threatened by her sister, Tenza Lane, who she said armed herself with a kitchen knife and shouted that she would kill them both.

APNU MP Winston Felix is warning of the need for the Home Ministry to restructure its security reform plans or end up with the same dismal performance as last year.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC- Captain Darren Sammy says defending champions West Indies have been motivated by the lure of history as they prepare to battle with Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the ICC World T20 here today.

Four more witnesses offered evidence yesterday when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against former beauty queen Carolan Lynch, who is accused of killing her husband, Farouk Razac, continued yesterday.

Wayne Forde, President of Fruta Conquerors said yesterday that he was  personally not in support of the alleged no-confidence motion filed against Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias by the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara associations.

The rice industry is on “shaky ground,” APNU Member of Parliament Jennifer Wade said yesterday as she called on the government to assist farmers who are in dire need even as a fellow member from the government side Cornell Damon proclaimed that the administration was standing firmly behind rice farmers throughout the country.

Fruta Conquerors FC President Wayne Forde said yesterday that he believes the National Milling Company’s (Namilco) One Love Football Festival will eventually develop into the nation’s leading club tournament.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has received the case file into  Finance Minister,  Dr Ashni Singh’s car accident on Republic night.

Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran yesterday defended his administration’s decision to allow nurses to retake examinations, despite the high failure rates that were highlighted by APNU Shadow Minister of Health Dr.

Mocha Champs brushed aside Alberttown/Bourda by a 4-2 margin when the first annual Grassroots Foundation inter-ward knockout football tournament continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda on Tuesday.

APNU MP Christopher Jones says that this year’s `Yada Yada’ (boring) budget offers nothing for young people and in addition to failing to address the unemployment situation it has said nothing about job creation.

Charlestown upset the highly favoured Tiger Bay football team 3-1 when the first annual Grassroots Foundation Inter-Ward knockout tournament continued on Tuesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

The European Union [EU] is granting the Amerindian Peoples Association $41.8M to help bump up its involvement in a new forest management process.

Mark ‘The People’s Choice’ Austin is training with the dedication of an underdog but the heart of a champion for Saturday’s light middleweight bout against Jamaican, Devon Moncrieffe 9(4)-2(1)-0.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC-Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin says the West Indies top order has to fire if the champions are to beat Sri Lanka in the first semi-finals of the ICC World T20 tournament here today.

Following $135M in rehabilitation works, the MV Makouria is expected to be back in operation on Monday, April 7, 2014, according to a release yesterday from the Transport and Harbours Department.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC– West Indies’ leg-spinner Samuel Badree has moved up a place to replace teammate Sunil Narine as the number-one ranked bowler in the latest Reliance ICC Player Ranking for T20I bowlers.

Timetables have been distributed and final preparations are underway for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) set for April 16 and 17.

Labour Minister Dr Nanda Gopaul has issued a warning to the opposition that cuts to the 2014 budget could result in a loss of opposition-held seats in the House should there be another election.

By Delvon Mc Ewan Defending champions Demerara and Berbice yesterday secured first innings points at the end of the first day of the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Igloo Ice Cream Under-15 Inter-County competition.

Guyana Trans United (GTU) and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) are hosting a week-long ‘Stand Against Transphobia’ photographic exhibition as part of observances for International Transgender Day of Visibility.

(The Sports Xchange) — Brooklyn forward Joe Johnson scored 32 points and the Nets set a franchise record with their 14th straight win at home, defeating the Houston Rockets  by 105 points to 96 to clinch a playoff berth.

AUSTIN, Texas,  (Reuters) – Several people were killed and at least 14 injured yesterday when a gunman opened fire at a U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday struck down a key pillar of federal campaign finance law by allowing donors to give money to as many political candidates, parties and committees as they wish.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile last night, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country.

Dear Editor, I have always maintained that the PPP is not a perfect political party.

Allegedly caught in the process of carting away over $1.3M of items from a general store, a man was yesterday placed on bail even as his supposed accomplice remains out of the police’s clutches.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has applauded the Windward Islands Cricket team for an impressive run in the WICB Regional Four-day tournament, saying their success to date is as a result of ‘total team effort’.

Dear Editor, It is with great interest and concern that I have read in the Sunday Stabroek editions of March 16 and 30, two notices, one under the hand of the Chief Co-operative Development Officer, and the other by the Registrar of Friendly Societies – both being the same officer.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath’s magical spell against New Zealand have presented Sri Lanka with a “lovely headache” ahead of today’s World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies, coach Paul Farbrace said yesterday.

Staff at the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat were introduced to new systems for Merchandise Trade Statistics as efforts continue to provide core, high quality statistics to regional decision-makers.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Roman Catholic Church accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government yesterday of “totalitarian” tendencies and “brutal repression” of demonstrators during two months of political unrest that has killed several dozen people.

Dear Editor, When President Obama and the Democratic Party advocated for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they had a clear motive: that universal health care should be available to American citizens. 

Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai on Friday met with residents of Kurukubaru, Region Eight, at the multi-purpose community centre and pledged chairs for it and a hut at the airstrip.

SAN JUAN,  (Reuters) – A 1.8 ton cocaine shipment worth an estimated $50 million that was thought to be destined for the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s national healthcare program signed up more than 7 million people by the end of March, the president said yesterday, notching a rare victory after a months-long, glitch-filled rollout of the law.

A Partnership for National Unity urges the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration to respect the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana by establishing the Local Government Commission without further delay!

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean authorities yesterday were assessing the damage from a massive earthquake that struck off the northern coast, causing a small tsunami, but the impact appeared to be mostly limited.

After successful Goodwill Boxing Tournaments hosted by Guyana in February and St.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid planted one foot firmly in the Champions League semi-finals with an emphatic 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund yesterday as Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the record for most goals in the tournament in one season.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala could present a plan to legalize production of marijuana and opium poppies towards the end of 2014 as it seeks ways to curb the power of organized crime, President Otto Perez said yesterday.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Newly approved capital controls in Costa Rica aimed at curbing speculative money flows from abroad will only be applied very selectively, President Laura Chinchilla said yesterday.

Our nation, the Guyanese civilization, this society, exists in language. We chose to define ourselves, a nation forged under fiery forced labour in the British Empire, through words, names, language.

Dear Editor, Just to put some perspective on Dr Frank Anthony’s budget speech, particularly in the areas of Youth and Culture. 

Vyphuis retires: Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and A’ Division Commander, George Vyphuis (at centre in uniform) and his family during a farewell parade yesterday at the Tactical Services Unit, Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Cricket’s 20-over format is tailor-made for the powerful West Indians and there is no reason why they cannot become the first team to defend the World Twenty20 title in Bangladesh, skipper Darren Sammy said yesterday.

On Sunday last, police in Utah, USA rescued a 23-year-old New York woman who had been knocked unconscious, abducted and forced into prostitution by her abductors.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday gave foreign financial institutions 10 extra days to register with the U.S.

 BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine’s border if it were to decide to carry out an “incursion” into the country, and it could achieve its objective in three to five days, NATO’s top military commander said yesterday.

Cartoons

Dear Editor, The comedy to which Eric Phillips lends himself would be merely irritating had it not been for what it reveals about the personalities involved.

Politikles

Retired Assistant Commissioner and A’ Division Commander, George Vyphuis being entertained by a member of the Police String Band yesterday at his farewell parade at the Tactical Services Unit Square, Eve Leary.

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and A’ Division Commander, George Vyphuis and ranks of the Guyana Police Force during a march past at the farewell parade at the Tactical Services Unit, Police Headquarters, Eve Leary yesterday.

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and A’ Division Commander, George Vyphuis delivering his address to those gathered at the farewell parade yesterday in his honour at the Tactical Services Unit Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.