Daily Archive: Thursday, January 29, 2015

A team of police ranks has been dispatched to conduct investigations into the reported murder of miner Devon Moore, 37 years, of Stewartville, WCD, which occurred at about 1700h.

At about 0935h. today, the police say that fisherman Elvin Pollard, 45 years, of Crane, WCD, was in a boat under the Pritipaul Singh Wharf at Mc Doom, EBD, when he was confronted by an armed security guard attached to Pritipaul Singh Investment Inc.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said that seven Guyana Defence Force (GDF) members who were injured this morning in a collision between a truck and a bus on the Garden of Eden Public Road, East Bank Demerara are being treated at the GPHC.

(Trinidad Guardian) Soca artiste Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc is lucky to be alive sources at the President’s House said yesterday after they confirmed the car in which he was a passenger  was shot at because it was allegedly following the President’s escort along the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway,  Aranguez, San Juan, on Sunday.

The body of a 51-year-old rice farmer of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast was found floating in a canal in the vicinity of Golden Fleece backdam a few hours after he went missing.

(Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten 113 and then returned to break the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one-day internationals as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 34 runs in the seventh and final match in Wellington today.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – After finishing a routine overnight shift, Venezuelan policeman Edgar Perez was walking home from the bus stop when two armed men pulled up on a motorbike.

A US$30 million plymill purchased by the now defunct Case Timbers Limited (CTL) in the mid-1990s was sold last August to Barama for US$180,000 to be used primarily for spare parts, CTL’s former managing director Hamley Case has disclosed as he highlighted again the hurdles the company faced from government that eventually killed the investment.

Several countries expressed concern about human rights violations by local police and the failure to hold perpetrators to account and called on government to take action as Guyana’s human rights record was reviewed yesterday by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Almost two months of strike action over non-payment of wage increases ended yesterday when Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) workers returned to work, as a result of the GGMC and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) signing terms of resumption on Tuesday.

The woman who jumped from the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) on Tuesday has been identified as Patricia Lowton, 59, a mother of four, of Block ‘Y’ 366 Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said Cabinet approves of the promotion by the Police Service Commission (PSC) of a police officer found liable in the torturing of a boy in 2009 by lighting his genitals on fire.

A bystander was accidentally shot by the police yesterday at Nabaclis while they were investigating a robbery that occurred on Monday at Haslington, another East Coast Demerara village.

-foreign minister says society remains divided Faced with a slew of recommendations urging decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett yesterday told a United Nations (UN) human rights body that while discussion of the issue has increased, the society remains divided.

A 38-year-old teacher accused of having sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared before Magis-trate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

One of three fleeing bandits, who broke into the Survival Supermarket on Sheriff Street yesterday morning is now in police custody after security personnel confronted them and shots were fired.

In light of calls from some residents of Betsy Ground Village in East Canje for the removal of the chairman and overseer of the Canefield– Enterprise Neigh-bourhood Dem-ocratic Council, overseer Andrew Lillah has defended the action taken against illegal construction.

President Donald Ramotar on Monday congratulated the Indian Government on behalf of the Government and the people of Guyana as the Asian giant celebrated its 65th Republic anniversary.

Skeldon sugar estate worker, Daniel Stephen and his union GAWU have been granted interim injunctions by the High Court against the Guyana Sugar Corporation from treating him as if he was summarily dismissed.

Eighteen Officer Cadets on the verge of completing training on the Guyana Defence Force’s Standard Officer’s Course (SOC) Number 47, have graduated to the rank of Ensigns.

A medical report, which was admitted and marked as evidence in the rape trial of entertainment promotor Colin Mack, revealed that the complainant suffered injuries to her eyes, elbow and genitals.

Ceon Edwards, accused of beating his wife for a second time in as many months, on Tuesday complained to a court that police ignored him when he tried to make a report after she allegedly assaulted him.

A Rastafarian group had started following Dr Walter Rodney and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) after members were wrongfully arrested and oppressed by police, a former Ministry of Agricul-ture worker testified yesterday in the seventh session of Commis-sion of Inquiry into the death of Rodney.

A porkknocker was yesterday released on $50,000 bail after he denied a charge of larceny.

Three more persons have been fined $7,500 each for driving under the influence of alcohol while an arrest warrant is out for a minibus driver.

CENTURION, South Africa, Jan 28, CMC – West Indies ended their tour of South Africa on the same miserable note on which they started, slumping to a deflating 131-run defeat in the fifth and final One-Day International here Wednesday.

An East Ruimveldt woman was yesterday released on $10,000 bail after she was charged with attempting to prevent a police officer from executing his duties while verbally abusing him.

Guyana’s final roster for the impending away international friendly on February 1st against Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rival Barbados in the Land of the Flying Fish has been named.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic and champion Stan Wawrinka set up ‘The Djoker v The Man 3.0’ at Melbourne Park after impressive quarter-final victories yesterday, while an ill Serena Williams moved a step closer to her 19th grand slam title.

Dear Editor, When I first saw that the date of the elections was set in conflict with exams in the schools I was somewhat taken aback, especially since everything the PPP does is riddled with bad faith and deceit.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka announced yesterday he is running for the presidency of world athletics body IAAF, taking on Briton Sebastian Coe in a battle between two of the sport’s greats.

Dear Editor, I refer to the SN news item, ‘Shadick unsuited to Pro-Chancellor post – Ifill’ of Jan 26.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s president has reinstated a former Chief Justice who was sacked by defeated leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, saying the removal of Shirani Bandaranayake had been illegal, state media said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Hovering over the debate about the possible candidates for the putative APNU-AFC coalition is the spectral figure of a subject in a P Harris Stabroek News cartoon of some six years ago.

Dear Editor, Years ago we were told that shame is worse than death; certainly the old folks did not or could not have catered for events at City Hall, where this government is supporting a brazen shameless assault on decency, justice and good order being executed daily by their implant Town Clerk (ag) Ms Carol Sooba.

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Normalization Committee yesterday expressed condolences on the passing of former GFF treasurer Aubrey Henry.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving tied his season high with 38 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 103- 95 points win over the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, In a recent interview on Sportsmax, in which the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines called for the resignation of the chairman of the WICB, one statement really caught my attention.

Dear Editor, The Greeks recently went to the polls. They voted overwhelmingly for Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza party after several years of austerity programmes by previous administrations which saw their living standards plummet to an all-time low.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has embarked on a massive rebuilding process for women’s rugby.

LONDON, (Reuters) – First results from a human trial of an Ebola vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline show it is safe and generates an immune response, scientists said on Wednesday, but larger trials are needed to see if it protects and if a booster is needed.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analyzing data on up to 15 million file downloads daily as part of a global surveillance program, according to a report published yesterday.

Chutney moves: Preparations are underway for the chutney singing competition which is slated for Saturday, January 31st, at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Billion-dollar investments in basic transport and electricity in developing nations are among the best ways to curb hunger by 2030 since a quarter of all food is now wasted after harvest, according to a report issued yesterday.

Dear Editor, At a time when the PPP regime is struggling to keep public trust, the prorogation of parliament and the setting of May 11 as the date for general elections without dissolving parliament has fuelled damaging public speculation and criticism of the President.

High up on the grid of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) programme this season is the acceleration of the process of upgrading the South Dakota Circuit to international specifications.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Cuba will not accept any interference from the United States, President Raul Castro said yesterday, warning that meddling in its internal affairs would make rapprochement between the two countries “meaningless.”

Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters.

Dear Editor, I am starting to get fed up with Dynamic Airways.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan Socialist Party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello yesterday said a defector reportedly accusing him of running a drug ring was merely chasing money and had no proof.

(Reuters) – Brett Lee was denied a last-ball hat-trick and a fairytale end to his professional cricket career as the Perth Scorchers scrambled a single off the fast bowler to win back-to-back Big Bash League titles in Canberra yesterday.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Leaders of El Salvador’s main street gangs on Tuesday urged the government to begin a dialogue to reduce violence and tone down its tough stance against their members after the vice president said police could open fire on them if necessary.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The number of children in the United States relying on food stamps for a meal spiked to 16 million last year, according federal data, signaling a lopsided economic recovery in which lower income families are still lagging behind.

The Guyana Jaguars will recommence their preparations for the resumption of the Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional four-day tournament with a three-day practice match at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, This is with reference to the recent news report ‘Jeb Bush sheds business ties ahead of 2016 run,’ which prompts us to think whether we are going to have a third Bush in the White House.

(Trinidad Express) House Speaker Wade Mark should do the honourable thing and resign.

The life of a stray:  Stray catchers on Tuesday kept a tight rein on this calf on the Rupert Craig Highway.

Dear Editor, How refreshing to read a letter from Anthony Pantlitz saying that he was proud to be an American soldier (‘Proud to be an American soldier,’ SN, Jaunary 26).

Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark named 2015, the year of tough choices for world leaders.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – After nearly four years of legislative wrangling, legislators in socially-conservative Chile yesterday gave the green light to civil unions for same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples.

Leyland Leacock and Nicolas Fenty on Saturday defeated Khalif Gobin and William Sprangler 6-4, 6-2 at the Le Ressouvenir Tennis Court to win the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA)/Trophy Stall 2014 men’s Open doubles competition.