Daily Archive: Thursday, June 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – From Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” to “The Lego Movie” and now “Jurassic World,” Chris Pratt is fast becoming Hollywood’s go-to franchise leading man.

Wendy Quinn (left), British High Commissioner Greg Quinn (centre) and President David Granger cutting a Union Jack-themed cake this evening at the celebration to mark the 89th birthday of Queen Elizabeth 11 at the residence of the British High Commissioner.

(Reuters) – World-class cricket is finally coming to the United States with “three or four” matches being planned for south Florida next year, a top Caribbean official told Reuters on Thursday.

At his first press conference as the new Minister of Education, Dr.

The Ministry of the Presidency today announced that President David Granger has appointed the following individuals to serve as Presidential Advisors.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Master of the macabre Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dracula in outrageous Hammer Films horror classics but became known to later generations for roles in “Star Wars” and as the wizard Saruman in the “Lord of the Rings”, has died aged 93.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies won the toss and sent Australia in to bat on the opening day of the second Test at Sabina Park here today.

Solomon Cherai of the Success Elementary School, Eccles has topped the National Grade Six Assessment with 530 marks, it was announced today by the Ministry of Education.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Garvin Nicholas said yesterday officials feared former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner would flee the island after facing US federal corruption charges, but they’re now confident he’ll stay in the country.

Saying that his administration would endeavour to eradicate the enemies of the people, such as crime, disease, ignorance and poverty, President David Granger in his inaugural address to the National Assembly yesterday announced steps the new administration plans to take the country forward.

Declaring that Venezuela’s maritime Decree of May 26th 2015 was a “baseless and shameless” bid to usurp Guyana’s territory, Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday said that a definitive solution must be found to this shadow that has hung over the country for 49 years and he signalled that the government would be moving for a juridical settlement of the border controversy.

Former senior diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Barton Scotland SC, was yesterday elected to preside over the 11th Parliament of the country.

A 41-year-old mother of five is now dead after being subjected to what appeared to have been a botched abortion prior to admission to the GPHC, according to hospital sources.

A former policeman came under attack last evening when a lone gunman walked up to him and opened fire while he was sitting outside of his home.

A late goal by Tevin Slater denied the Golden Jaguars a hard-fought away victory over St.

A police officer found himself on the wrong side of the law yesterday, charged with the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and several rounds of ammunition.

With the cutting of the cake to signify the opening of their season, telecommunications entity Digicel officially launched the fifth annual U18 National Secondary Schools football tournament yesterday at the Beterverwagting Secondary Auditorium. 

Nikita Semple, the granddaughter of Colleen Forrester who was murdered and dumped in a septic tank in 2007, yesterday testified to hearing a scream while going down the backstairs of the William Street house and finding herself locked out, when she tried to get back in.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has called on the Caribbean side to stand up and be counted, as they go in search of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Australia which bowls off at Sabina Park here today.

“All of the soup fall off Ramotar,” one woman said, shaking her body with vigour.

Commissioning activities at Troy Resources Limi-ted’s large-scale Karouni Gold Project in Region Seven are expected to commence this month, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Martin Purvis.

An extreme application of the controversial Corporal Punishment has come to public attention through a video showing the beating of two female students, from the Awarewanau primary school in Deep South Rupununi.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon has confirmed that the invitation to the People’s Progressive Party to engage in inclusive governance was issued in his capacity as APNU’s General Secretary.

A man was arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of taxi driver Dennis Narine who was shot twice in his chest during an attempted home invasion on May 31, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Combative left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn emerged with the Player-of-the-Year award while the outstanding Stafanie Taylor picked up the corresponding women’s award, at the West Indies Player Association/West Indies Cricket Board Players Award ceremony held here Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, Let me from the outset say that the statements circulating alleging financial impropriety on my part have no basis in fact.

Dear Editor It is right that Guyana would have laws and systems in place to ensure that no woman or man is held against their will and coerced or forced into doing any kind of labour.

All the pardoned youth prisoners are to be released from jail by tomorrow and according to President David Granger they are going to be sent to a rehabilitation programme.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has remained upbeat West Indies can still draw the two-Test series against Australia, and has pleaded for patience with a side still trying to find their way in Test cricket.

SAMARA, Russia, (Reuters) – Scandal-plagued FIFA postponed the bidding for the right to host the 2026 World Cup yesterday and embarked on the search to find a replacement for outgoing President Sepp Blatter.

A mother was set free and her son jailed after they made a court appearance yesterday following the discovery of over 600 grammes of cannabis at their Hibiscus Housing Scheme residence.

Dear Editor, David Cameron, President of the West Indies Cricket Board, is reported as saying at a Town Hall meeting that the Board rejected the Patterson Report’s idea of a council to oversee West Indies cricket “because it would not have been an elected body.”

The four boxers that competed at the Pan Am Qualifiers last weekend in Mexico will not return today with any hardware, but with a wealth of experience that augurs well for the future.

Cattle farming labourer Suresh Sakawat was slapped with two indictable charges of murder and attempted murder when he appeared in the Whim Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, It gives me great pleasure to observe and experience this spirit of renewal and revival enveloping the nation, moreso in terms of the efforts to clean-up our own filth.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) female inter-county competition which was set to commence yesterday has been postponed due to the inclement weather.

Dear Editor, The appalling working conditions observed by Minister Broomes and her party on her visits to Bosai, Linden and GPL, Bartica have been cause for concern to NAACIE union for the longest while, and have been addressed vigorously at meetings with company officials who operated with deaf ears.

Carol Shako, the woman who was hacked in her head with an axe on Monday at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was living in an abusive relationship for over seven years, relatives said yesterday.

The Guyana Hockey Board has officially reduced its national junior squad to 20 players in preparation for the Players Tournament to be held from August 1st-8th in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, I have been following very closely the statements made, almost daily, by the Minister of Education.

The suspect in the killing of Manu Durant has been released by police after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) recommended that an inquest be held into the death, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said last evening.

Dear Editor, According to your newspaper, Dr V Persaud, PPP parliamentarian, fired off an e-mail which was very revealing as to the obvious splits in the hierarchy of the PPP.

Demerara Distillers Limited has thrown its support behind Guyana in their bid to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, partnering with the GFF Normalization Committee under its Pepsi and Gatorade brands to stage the return leg against the St.

A variety store on Robb Street, Georgetown, owned and managed by former Member of Parliament Dave Danny experienced yet another break and enter during which bandits carted off approximately $1 million in items.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has selected the men’s roster for the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships in the British Virgin Islands.

A Kuru Kururu man made a court appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday and pleaded not guilty to collecting money from two individuals under false pretence.

Dear Editor, We can all agree that Guyana is going through major changes, a dream for some and a nightmare for others.

Thirty-two young adults have successfully completed Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s 7th Youth Link Apprenticeship programme.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday ordered the deployment of 450 more U.S.

Team Guyana ended their group campaign in the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championships winless going down to Barbados 61-81 yesterday at the Multi Sports Complex in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Dear Editor, I observed that on June 9 the SN published a letter by Freddie Kissoon that dealt with Balram Singh Rai, and two days earlier Ralph Ramkarran also had Rai as his subject in his SN column.

Two Sophia residents were on Tuesday charged with robbing a couple of a quantity of valuables.

Dear Editor,   The news of the removal of GuySuCo’s Board and CEO was all but expected and indeed desirable, as many were just henchmen and cronies of the political bosses of the previous administration.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Research involving a former brain-eating tribe from Papua New Guinea is helping scientists better understand mad cow disease and other so-called prion conditions and may also offer insights into Parkinson’s and dementia.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – India’s Shikhar Dhawan celebrated his test comeback against Bangladesh with an unbeaten 150 as they cruised to 239 for no loss at stumps after dominating the rain-marred opening day of the one-off clash yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s transformation from “startled rabbits” at this year’s World Cup to record-breakers against New Zealand on Tuesday has left fans and pundits shaking their heads in disbelief.

WASHINGTON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The World Bank wants all corporate bidders on bank-funded projects to publicly reveal their true owners as a way of tackling fraud and cronyism in government contracts, a senior official said.

A man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being accused of break and enter and larceny.

Dear Editor, Young people worked very hard for APNU+AFC to win.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Three of the poorest, most violent Central American countries want $20 billion over the coming years to lift their economies with new roads and better education to curb illegal migration into the United States, according to a plan seen by Reuters.

On June 8, Plastic Products Limited had its permit for the manufacture of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes renewed by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) after continuously meeting the requisite testing and quality standards.

(Reuters) – India will play three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches in Zimbabwe during a two-week limited overs tour next month, the managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have been involved in community work for all my adult life dating back to the ʼ70s.

BOGOTA, Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Paraguay has been told by a leading human rights watchdog to protect the life and health of a pregnant 10-year-old girl allegedly raped by her stepfather but denied an abortion in a case that has sparked a global outcry.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Tensions over the Falkland Islands flared again on Wednesday, with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez referring to Britain’s leader as “almost ill-mannered” in his comments to an official of her government over the contested archipelago.

Parliament’s Sergeant-at-arms (with mace), escorting President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo into the National Assembly yesterday.

Any situation in which an elderly person is denied the right kind of care and food and where the basic necessities are lacking can be deemed an abusive one.

Politikles

BEIJING, (Reuters) – A former senior Chinese official, who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators, has applied for asylum in the United States after been detained there, state media said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a quotation from Dr Henry Jeffrey in his column in the June 3 issue of the Stabroek News.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James turned in another virtuoso playoff performance in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a thrilling 96-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Supreme Court yesterday said Congress would decide whether to strip President Otto Perez of his immunity from prosecution to face investigation over corruption scandals that have battered his government.

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