Daily Archive: Monday, July 7, 2014

Two persons were arrested earlier today during a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) bust in the Grove/Diamond, East Bank Demerara area.

Buckets of spent shells of various calibres found in an Albouystown home by police last night.

The four AK-47 magazines found by police in Albouystown last night.

Yesterday, a storm on the Corentyne Coast knocked down lantern poles and peeled off roofing sheets.

At about 0810h. today police say that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch conducted a search on cargo contained in an airline bond at the CJIA during which cocaine was found within ceramic ornaments.

On the very day that acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Priya Manickchand delivered her “feral blast” at former US ambassador Brent Hardt, the ruling PPP set the tone when it issued a statement calling Hardt an “interloper” in the domestic politics of Guyana.

Investigators from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) are heading to Monkey Mountain, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) to determine what caused a Britten Norman Islander aircraft to run off the airstrip there, a release from the GCAA said.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis told victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clerics the Church should “weep and make reparation” for crimes he said had taken on the dimensions of a sacrilegious cult.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A strong earthquake shook the Guatemalan border with Mexico today, killing at least four people, damaging dozens of buildings and triggering landslides.

At about 1600h. yesterday, police say that miner Dexter Dey, 28 years, of D’urban Street, Georgetown, was at Frenchman Backdam, Essequibo River, during a period of high winds,  when a tree fell and struck him to his body.

At about 1930h. last night, police ranks conducted a search on a house at James and Victoria streets, Albouystown, during which four AK 47 magazines and a quantity of spent shells of various calibre ammunition were found.

A question on the post-presidency expenses of former President Bharrat Jagdeo is due to come up again for answer at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly.

Financial Paper No.1/2014 which has triggered torrents of accusations from the opposition that Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has illegally spent $4.5B is not up for consideration at Thursday’s sitting of Parliament.

Caricom Heads of Government have adopted a Regional Strategic and Operational Plan for a Caribbean Reparatory Justice Programme (CRJP) as a basis for further action on slavery reparations.

Caricom Heads of Government have agreed to set up a Regional Commission on Marijuana to undertake a “rigorous enquiry” into the social, economic, health and legal issues surrounding marijuana use in the Region.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Eduard Shevardnadze, a former president of Georgia and Soviet foreign minister, died today after a long struggle with illness, his personal assistant said.

(Trinidad Express) The Port of Spain-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has a new registrar and marshal.

By relying on “feral” responses by an invited “warrior” to the home of outgoing US Ambassador Brent Hardt, President Donald Ramotar lost the opportunity of defending his position on local government elections, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says even as he noted that there is a precedent for US intervention in relation to elections.

The body of a twenty-five-year-old male nurse was found yesterday floating in the Lamaha Canal three days after his family reported him missing and relatives believe his mental illness may have contributed to his drowning.

The 19 persons who were arrested early Saturday morning after a confrontation between rice farmers and the Guyana Police Force in Anna Regina, Essequibo have been ordered to appear before the court tomorrow.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in as many days paired with Sheldon Cottrell’s incisive three-wicket burst, propelled West Indies to a 39-run victory over New Zealand and a share of the two-match Twenty20 series here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic claimed a second Wimbledon title after coming out on top in an extraordinary battle of wills against seven-times winner Roger Federer, eventually triumphing 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 in a gripping encounter yesterday.

Arguing that government’s minority status in the National Assembly does not give it the authority to bring the Broadcasting Act 2011 into force, businessman and broadcaster Jacob Rambarran has filed a constitutional motion to have the Act declared illegal.

The Marriott Hotel will officially begin advertising jobs this week and the official opening of the hotel is likely to be pushed back to late this year.

Digicel U-18 football Chase Academy defeated Lodge Secondary by a 3-0 score line when the Digicel National Secondary Schools U-18 football tourney continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor,  The time may be now for us to find public space/outlet to engage in serious, evidence-based discussions on proposed models of executive governance to address the interest of all.

Government was chided on Friday for its response to the spread of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, with APNU Leader David Granger stating that the authorities had not been very forthcoming about the threat it posed.

In an extraordinary display of speed and stamina, Team Alanis’ Paul DeNobrega took the spoils of the 5th annual CARICOM 50-mile road race with a wire-to-wire win yesterday at West Demerara.

Dear Editor, In respect of what may be described as a spat between the Guyana Administration and the former Ambassador of the United States, Mr.

Blue CAPS founder Clinton Urling says the group has managed to pull off several substantial undertakings on a shoestring budget.

Dear Editor,  Over the years we heard of the fight for the rights of sugar workers by the PPP.C

President Donald Ramotar met with Guyanese living in Antigua during his visit last week to the island for the Caricom Heads of Government summit.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Bahamas crowned themselves Caribbean champions when they turned back a resilient Cuba in the final of the regional Basketball Championship here Saturday night.

MOMBASA, Kenya, (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two coastal areas of Kenya in raids the deputy president indicated yesterday were the work of political rivals, despite Somali Islamists al Shabaab claiming responsibility.

Mary Fung-A-Fat clinched her berth in the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Digicel National Senior Championships yesterday, defeating Larissa Wiltshire by a 3-1 score line at the Georgetown Club squash courts on Camp Street.

A minibus conductor who allegedly escaped from custody at the Brickdam Police Station after an altercation with a police officer landed him there was on Thursday released on $90, 000 bail.

Dear Editor, Minister Manickchand has stirred up quite a furor with her remarks at an event to celebrate the United States’ 238th Independence anniversary.

By Dr. Lesley de Souza Dr. de Souza holds a two-year postdoctoral research position at the Chicago based Shedd Aquarium, that continues Shedd’s research in  Guyana’s North Rupununi region, where intensive fieldwork is needed to assess and protect the area’s rich aquatic biodiversity.

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix yesterday and slashed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s Formula One lead to four points after the German retired for the first time this season.

KELE BI, Iraq, (Reuters) – A grave, freshly dug and adorned with pebbles, is the modest tribute to one more sacrifice in the long history of struggle for an independent Kurdish state.

Dear Editor,  During the height of the protest by some 500 rice farmers at Three Friends on the Essequibo Coast, the police forced them to move from the road, but harsher methods were used when 35 of these protesters were locked up in the Anna Regina station.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – As India prepare to take on England in what promises to be a hard-fought series, the potency of a bowling attack in which Ishant Sharma is the only paceman to have played a test on English soil could prove to be the decisive factor.

A labourer of Exmouth, Essequibo Coast on Thursday appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of burglary.

Dear Editor  The colloquial phrase ‘is Guyana we deh’ is used to communicate that all manner of foolishness, ignorance, corruption and ill-treatment occurs in Guyana.

TASIKMALAYA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia’s young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation’s most populous province.

Last week, we began a discussion of Financial Paper 1/2014 that the Minister of Finance presented to the National Assembly three Thursdays ago.

Interviews and photos by Desilon Daniels This week we asked the man and woman in the street what they thought about the recent results of the National Grade Six Assessment examination.

The Forbes Burnham Foundation (FBF) would be holding its annual fund raising Caricom Day Brunch today.

It never ceases to amaze the lengths to which this government is prepared to stretch the limits of hypocrisy.

Dear Editor, As a young Guyanese citizen, I strongly believe our voice should be audible and articulate in expressing the concerns we share with all citizens in our country.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 17 people when they attacked three police stations and a military barracks in western Uganda, in an area that was once the scene of an insurgency by Islamist rebels, the military said yesterday.