Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 15, 2015

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Guyanese middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has ruled himself out of representing the Jamaica Franchise for the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL).

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today named the new Board of Directors for the National Communications Network (NCN) and the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL).

Beverley Persaud, the wife of murdered Herstelling carpenter Nathan Persaud, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the crime.

By Jamal Goodluck The town of Linden has been injected with an estimated US$1.8 million investment in the form of the Toucan Complex and Mall, a realization of the dream of Dr Joseph Haynes to contribute to the community.

Making it clear that the ongoing gun amnesty programme only speaks to possession offences, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud yesterday said that ballistics tests will be conducted on all weapons and ammunition handed in to ascertain whether they are linked to any crimes.

An Uitvlugt Secondary School student is nursing injuries at the West Demerara Regional Hospi-tal (WDRH) after she was struck by a police car, PRR 2032, on the pedestrian crossing around 7.50 am yesterday.

A team from Canadian NGO Justice Education Society (JES) is meeting with local officials ahead of the launch of a Canada-funded programme to strengthen Guyana’s criminal justice system.

A Kitty businessman was robbed of a day’s sales on Sunday evening after a lone gunman entered his Dowding Street, Kitty shop and held him at gunpoint while demanding cash.

The body of Laleta Sivanand, the Kaieteur National Park tourist who went missing two weeks ago, was located and secured yesterday.

A man and a woman, who were allegedly caught with cocaine at Timehri, were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of drug trafficking.

A South Ruimveldt man yesterday found himself before a city court facing drug trafficking charges after police allegedly found a quantity of cannabis at his grandmother’s house.

Jermain Daly and Akeem Charles, who were charged with robbing two fellow minibus passengers, will be spending the next 56 months in prison after being found guilty.

City Hall is being accused of violating a court order by securing a reserve that was leased to Precision Woodworking Ltd, which is now in receivership.

A sold-out Cliff Anderson Sports Hall arena was treated to an absolute spectacle in the final of the inaugural GT Beer Futsal championships as Colin Nelson powered Bent Street to the title augural GT Beer Futsal Championship, downing Sparta Boss 8-6 Sunday at the Clii Anderson Sports Hall.

Guyana Jags Head Coach Esaun Crandon said he wants bigger goals being set and achieved personally by the players this season as they prepare to defend their Professional Cricket league (PCL) Four-Day tournament, in a month’s time.

Over a month after Junior Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Valerie Garrido-Lowe said a report of alleged irregularities in the Toshao election at Capoey, Region Two, was being examined, nothing has been done and some residents remain concerned about the current village leader.

A day after he escaped from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), alleged goat thief Rawle Braithwaite returned to the institution and surrendered himself.

French Guiana and Guyana are awaiting word on whether Suriname will take up the reigns of hosting the second leg of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) next month.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman Brian Lara has thrown his full backing behind newly appointed Test skipper Jason Holder.

A husband and wife were yesterday placed on bail after they denied assaulting their tenant.

Electronics giants Gizmos and Gadgets has adopted Starters Nursery School and as a first step, donated 20 tablets for use by the pupils.

LONDON, (Reuters) – With Novak Djokovic’s 10th grand slam title secured and the year-end number one ranking already in the bag, his stranglehold on men’s tennis looks unshakeable and records beckon.

Cramped, tiny cottages that must be shared by up to five people, with leaking roofs, poor electricity supply and intermittent running water are what many Vaitarna employees who reside at the company’s compound at Wineperu are forced to endure.

Dear Editor, It can be reasoned that the University of Guyana is not serious about promoting Physics on its grounds due to a glaring oversight in regard to the field of astronomy.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) has launched an inquiry into a brawl which broke out between two opposing players during the final of a major tournament at St David’s.

President David Granger continues to defend his appointment of 25 ministers in addition to the Prime Minister—which some say are too many—and added that his government revolves around 14 core ministries.

Dear Editor, Today (September 15) is International Day of Democracy. We could take a moment to congratulate ourselves.

ROSZKE, Hungary/VIENNA (Reuters) – Two decades of frontier-free travel across Europe unravelled yesterday as countries re-established border controls in the face of an unprecedented influx of migrants, which broke the record for the most arrivals by land in a single day.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he intends to place a heavy emphasis on standards and believes this will be key to getting the best out of the regional squad.

Dear Editor, Investment is another issue I left dangling in my SN letter of 18 August.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced spending cuts and tax increases totaling 65 billion reais ($16.9 billion) yesterday as it races to close a budget deficit that led to a downgrade of the country’s credit rating last week.

Seven months after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank struck down a nine-year-old on the East Coast Public Road, he appeared in court yesterday and was released on $25,000 bail.

A timely and substantial contribution to William `The Conqueror’ France was made by the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday to aid in his participation at Saturday’s Terry Fox in Toronto, Canada.

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News claims that I was disrespectful to the Government of Guyana for not attending a meeting at the Minister’s office.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Army aircraft hunting for militants in the desert mistakenly bombed a convoy of mostly Mexican tourists, killing 12 people and wounding 10, authorities said yesterday.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service is to begin hearings soon and it has issued a call for submissions.

Four of Guyana’s International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) accredited referees departed local shores Sunday to officiate in the group stage of the renowned CONCACAF Champions League tournament.

Georgetown unit Eagles United were crowned the Foxy Ladies organized 3rd annual Football Championship titlist, downing Linden unit Demerara Queens 2-0 in the finale on Sunday at the Tucville Community ground.

Dear Editor, It has been reported that the Government of Guyana is prepared to consider executive power sharing.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be responsible for maintaining the ongoing efforts to bring Georgetown back to its pristine condition as the new government moves to have a green city and a green Guyana, President David Granger has said.

  Teacher who educated Afghan refugee girls wins UN prize LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A teacher who has dedicated her life to educating Afghan refugee girls, challenging cultural sexism by setting up classes in a makeshift tent, has won a special prize awarded by the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR).

OSLO (Reuters) – An anti-immigration party in Norway’s coalition government headed for its worst election result in 22 years in a local vote yesterday after its opposition to Syrian refugees put it out of step with many voters.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations urged Venezuela yesterday to prevent human rights abuses of Colombians being deported from the country, including the separation of children from their parents, in a simmering border crisis between the two neighbours.

Dear Editor, As the former Special Assistant to the late Desmond Hoyte, Leader of the PNCR, I would like to place on record my congratulations to the David Granger led administration for their success at the recent polls.

Police charged six more men with driving under the influence of alcohol in the Berbice area.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Another Venezuelan military airplane flew into Colombian airspace without permission on Sunday, the head of Colombia’s air force said, the second such incident over the weekend that threatens to further complicate relations between the two countries.

Payments are currently being made by the security firm in charge of safeguarding the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) warehouse over two months after the firm had accepted full liability for $6 million in foreign liquor that was stolen in May, head of GRA Khurshid Sattaur has said.

Observers in search of signs that the customary post-elections season of brooding and sniping might be approaching an end would not have been encouraged by a photograph of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo taken at a recent meeting between the two and released by the Office of the Presidency to the media.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Newly appointed West Indies Test captain, Jason Holder, says he is looking forward to the responsibility the new role will bring but says he does not feel under any pressure as he gears up for the assignment.

Dear Editor, President David Granger met with the business community and potential investors at Riverstone Golf Club in Brampton, Ontario, on Sunday, September 13, 2015.