Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Promoted: From left are Lt Col (ag) Lorraine Foster, Col (ag) Ann McLennan, the Chief of Staff, Lt Col (ag) Natasha Stanford and Maj (ag) Christine Bradford.

From left are Paul Arthur, Nazrul Hussain, Cargill Kyte, Jawahar Persaud, Chief of Staff Phillips, Patrick West, Ann McLennan and Gary Beaton who were appointed as acting colonels.

Army Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips yesterday announced that Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Lee leads the GDF promotions list which includes 83 Officers and 436 Other Ranks. 

At about 1245h. today, the police say that Robert Charles, 48 years, of Middle Walk, Victoria, ECD, was attacked and robbed of $1M by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

President Donald Ramotar has signed the proclamation declaring May 11, 2015 as the date for General and Regional elections in Guyana, and this will be soon gazetted as stipulated by the Constitution, GINA said this afternoon.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Off spinner Sunil Narine has withdrawn from the regional squad for next’s month Cricket World Cup, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed today.

US Vice President, Joseph Biden (left) with Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud at the US-Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington yesterday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (left) , Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister,  Kamla Persad-Bissessar (centre) and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud at the US-Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington yesterday.

At about 1925h. last night, the police say that ranks of a mobile police patrol conducted a search on a motor car at No.

At about 2130h. last night, the police say that two men, suspected to be burglars, were seen exiting a house at LBI, ECD.

(Trinidad Express) SIPARIA Magistrate Armina Deonarinesingh yesterday expressed concern over the frequent sexual offences allegedly being committed in the area.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A “life-threatening” blizzard barreled into the U.S.

Faced with widespread concern from parents and the general public, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday that CSEC and CAPE examinations set for May 11—the date named as election day—would now be shifted to June 15.

University of Guyana (UG) staff began a one-week sit-in at the Turkeyen Campus yesterday over collapsed wage negotiations and a plan to increase the workload of academic staff.

US Vice President Joseph Biden yesterday credited the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for encouraging his country to “make the change” with Cuba.

As the People’s Progressive Party commences its electoral campaign, General Secretary to the party Clement Rohee told members of the media that former president Bharrat Jagdeo could be on the candidates’ list.

A restaurateur on the East Bank Berbice was brutally robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash, phone cards and other valuables.

“She hand or no bone na break or anything,” Martin McLennan yesterday told Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry as he tried in vain to negotiate a lighter sentence after he admitted to stabbing his common-law wife multiple times with a broken bottle.

Just over a dozen residents of Betsy Ground Village in East Canje, Berbice yesterday staged a picketing exercise.

After failing in his attempts to have his conviction overturned, former Guyanese magistrate Albert Baldeo is stopping at nothing to avoid sentencing and that includes faking medical problems and engaging in “continued self-hospitalisation,” according to prosecutors.

Nicholas James, who police believe was one of the two men who robbed Choke’s Gas Station, at Kersaint Park, La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara on Sunday, is now a patient under the guard after seeking treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for a gunshot wound.

The commissioners for the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are looking to wrap up as many sessions as possible before the May 11 general elections roll around.

A youth was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with armed robbery.

A man who allegedly impersonated a police officer on the Corentyne during the course of last week was yesterday placed on $80,000 bail when he appeared in the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

The rape trial of entertainment promotor Colin Mack began yesterday in the High Court before Justice Navindra Singh.

French Guiana has started engagements with the Caricom Community on its application to become an Associate Member of the Community.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) workers were yesterday joined by the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on the picket line as they continued strike action over non-payment of their pay increases.

A bit of magic and some sloppy fielding were all it took.

Crime Chief Leslie James yesterday said the police have a “person of interest” in custody in connection with the execution of businesswoman Patricia Sanasie.

Months after he testified at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of historian Walter Rodney, prisoner Robert Allan Gates once again took the stand yesterday, this time to claim that then-government had plotted to kill six persons, including Rodney and other members of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA).

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) directors rejected a proposal at their January 10 meeting in Antigua for a president or vice-president, defeated in an election, to extend his stay in office until the end of the relevant financial year, according to usually dependable sources.

Clive Atwell stepped off the plane and headed straight to the gym yesterday.

After losing her cool and verbally abusing her neighbour, Kowsilla Singh was yesterday fined $15,000.

A young mother of four, who gave birth just over three weeks ago, was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of trafficking cocaine.

Matchday two of the inaugural Greatest Guinness of the Streets West Demerara edition will continue today at the Pouderoyen Tarmac from 19:00hrs with the eight fixtures.

Caribbean Airlines announced yesterday that it will waive change/cancellation fees and fare differences for customers travelling to and from New York yesterday and today in view of the major blizzard (Winter Storm Juno) which was forecasted to hit the US Northeast as of noon yesterday.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa,CMC – Captain Jason Holder believes West Indies’ triumph in Sunday’s fourth One-Day International against South Africa, was a reminder the Caribbean side can compete strongly with top sides in the world.

Dear Editor, National Assembly Speaker Raphael Trotman is reported as expressing the opinion that the parties (in parliament) failed the people of Guyana whom he believes wanted them to work together for the greater good of the country (‘Trotman disappointed by lack of consensus during 10th Parliament’, SN, January 25).

Dear Editor, While I fully embrace the reality of ethnic identity and honour, as espoused in David Hinds’ letter in SN January 26, titled ‘After 23 years of an Indian Guyanese presidency, African Guyanese are being asked to vote for another,’ I rush to respond to his letter because I think Dr Hinds has badly misframed and under-analysed the APNU-AFC attempt to form an electoral alliance.

A taxi driver yesterday testified that murder accused Justin Felix, who is charged with killing a Linden man in 2008, flagged down his vehicle and asked him help him transport a man to the MacKenzie Hospital.

Dear Editor, The letter composed by Professor Justice Duke Pollard in SN of January 24 has been drawn to my attention and I am inclined to conclude that semantics remain the bugbear of our rush to disagree with every action of politicians in our vexed society.

A woman is now free on $100,000 bail after she denied taking $1.8M in gold that she was asked to keep and using it for herself.

Kingston, Jamaica – Off-spinner, Ramaal Lewis, captain of the West Indies Under-19s during the just-concluded WICB NAGICO Insurance Super50 in Trinidad and Tobago, believes the team did well throughout the tournament.

Dear Editor, I write concerning the ongoing APNU-AFC pro-democracy talks due to conclude in four weeks.

Miami, Florida – There were hugs – lots of them. Countless handshakes, too.

As the Ministry of Labour continues to investigate fatal industrial accidents which occurred in 2014, one woman has been waiting now for a year for word on the exact circumstances of the death of her son and whether she will gain any financial settlement.

Dear Editor, I met the late Dr Faith Harding only once in my life on September 3, 2002 at an education convention at the Ocean View Convention Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara.

A man was yesterday granted $125,000 bail after he denied obtaining $2.6 million by pretence from the Treasury Department of Mayor and City Council.

Tributes were on Saturday offered at a press conference in honour of the late Dr Faith Harding, at the Pegasus Hotel.

Dear Editor, Since my last letter, there have been some very energetic discussions, particularly on social media about the composition of the much touted all-opposition pre-election coalition, especially the AFC-Nagamootoo-led ticket.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US President  Barack  Obama ended a landmark day in India yesterday with a pledge of $4 billion in investments and loans, seeking to release what he called the “untapped potential” of a business and strategic partnership between the world’s largest democracies.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Proteas captain AB de Villiers has downplayed the significance of Sunday’s defeat to West Indies, as the side gears up for the ICC World Cup starting next month.

Dear Editor, I used to hear older folks back in Guyana say that you could have all the book sense in the world but if you don’t have common sense, you wouldn’t be making any sense at all.

A 19-year-old Queenstown, Essequibo Coast resident is nursing injuries to his left foot at the Suddie Public Hospital after he accidentally stepped into what was suspected to be a gun trap.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A scintillating fireworks show that illuminated the cityscape and commemorated Australia Day fittingly capped an explosive performance by Venus Williams and the Stars and Stripes brigade at the Australian Open yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department has been secretly gathering and storing hundreds of millions of records about motorists in an effort to build a national database that tracks the movement of vehicles across the country, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, What has politically changed to make a difference so far in Guyana?

(Reuters) – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who will face the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl, said yesterday his feelings have been hurt during the NFL’s investigation into his team’s use of deflated balls.

The Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) High school has completed the first phase of its Aryabhatta Science Centre, a three-storey building, measuring 5,600 square feet per floor, which will host classrooms and an observatory.

Dear Editor, While on my way back from Supenaam on Saturday, January 24, I saw a crowd of people on the public road at Vilvoorden on the Essequibo Coast.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Persistent rain washed out the tri-series match between Australia and India in Sydney yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez yesterday announced plans to dissolve the country’s intelligence agency amid suspicions rogue agents were behind the murky death of a state prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre.

A farmer yesterday found himself in a city court, accused of killing a cow.

(The Sports Xchange) – Paul Millsap and Al Horford combined for 39 points to help the Atlanta Hawks extend a franchise-record winning streak to 16 games with a 112-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night.

Dear Editor, When WI cricketers pray for victory, as Dwayne Bravo told us long ago, and Andre Russell, after his fantastic performance in the victory over South Africa in the fourth ODI, you know they not only badly want to win, but also need help in their efforts to win.

NEW YORK/MAPLEWOOD, NJ (Reuters) – A massive, wind-whipped blizzard slammed into the US Northeast yesterday, creating havoc for more than 60 million people and forcing New York City to shut down on a scale not seen since Superstorm Sandy devastated the region in 2012.

Dear Editor, I was perhaps the last journalist to have spoken with Dr Faith Harding before she died.

Rastafarian man shows off his lion-carved staff at the local launch of the UN-designated International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024) at the Parade Ground on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong says he would not have needed to resort to doping in the sport’s current era and what happened years ago should be seen in the context of the times.

For as long as the issue of law and order, in all of its various facets, remains a national challenge – and this has unquestionably been the case for several years now – those institutions that are responsible for ensuring that the peace is kept and the law upheld will come under public scrutiny.

A woman was found guilty and fined $10,000 for damaging the fender of a judge’s vehicle in April, 2014.