Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Comedian Robin Williams had been planning to undergo neurological testing the week before he committed suicide last year, and likely only had three years to live, his widow said on Tuesday.

One of the persons who was found dead on the seawall yesterday after reportedly ingesting poison has been identified as 19-year-old Cummings Lodge resident Kavita Ackloo.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-A Director on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has resigned with immediate effect accusing the Antigua based organization of unprofessionalism, poor business methods and being responsible for a spate of public disputes with players.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-The much-anticipated report by the Cricket Review Panel set up to examine the governance structure and recommendations on the way forward for West Indies cricket will be revealed tomorrow, a Grenada government Information Statement announced today.

Detectives  in ‘F’ Division are currently wrapping up their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of gold miner, Sheldon Rodrigues, male, 36 yrs of Ondeerneeming Village, Essequibo Coast, which occurred about 02:15hrs on November 02, 2015, at Falls Top, Arimu, Cuyuni River, the police say.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Minister Regilio Dodson of Natural Resources will receive a feasibility study for the export of drinking water today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A suspected hit from behind the prisons walls may have been responsible for the killing of prisons superintendent David Millette.

(Reuters) – West Indies captain Jason Holder has been slapped with a one-match suspension for his team’s second slow over rate offence of the year under him, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

The bodies of a man and a woman were yesterday afternoon discovered on the Kingston seawall in the vicinity of Pegasus Hotel and police believe, pending further investigations that they are dealing with a double suicide.

Almost a dozen men were yesterday air dashed to the city for medical treatment after a truck that was transporting them toppled along a trail at Mahdia.

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder says that the much anticipated Commission of Inquiry report on the sugar sector is in need of “tightening” as it currently lacks a full array of options and additional information will be requested of the commission.

Government is interested in extending the forests protection agreement with Norway but there are some concerns that have to be addressed and there is need for a high-level meeting to discuss these issues, Mini-ster of Goverance Raphael Trotman says.

Unmoved by the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) rationale that it was waiting for the CoI report to begin wage talks, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) said yesterday it was willing to seek an audience with the government.

Merriman Mall produce vendors were yesterday given two weeks to move from the paved area they currently occupy to a smaller section just behind it, previously known as the “skating rink.”

The trial of the four men accused of murdering 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris began yesterday in the High Court in Georgetown, where Justice Navindra Singh fined one of their attorneys for being almost an hour and a half late for court.

Human rights activist Sherlina Nageer says reports that Zenita Nicholson was turned away from the Providence Police Station, where she had gone to make a report of domestic violence, is evidence that many of those in uniform still lack concern for victims and their rights.

Attorney Abraham Dabdoub yesterday commenced his preliminary arguments justifying PPP/C MP Ganga Persaud’s elections petition.

—boxer says he plans to resume career Prize fighter Clive Atwell is scheduled to walk out of the Georgetown Public Hospital today with all his faculties intact following a successful surgery to his skull on October 24.

The Department of Labour has been investigating the recent accident at the work site at Camp and Robb streets and management has been alerted about violations that were uncovered.

Team Coco’s Carlos Ospina’s refusal to take a urine test following the Tour of Guyana on Sunday stemmed from alleged unsanitary conditions.

Two men have sought the intervention of the Ministry of Social Protection to get wages they say are being withheld from them by their former employer.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of taxi driver, Sherland Dalloo, 33, of 55 Parika, East Bank Essequibo proved that he died as a result of a fractured skull.

Fruta Conquerors climbed to the fourth position in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, labouring to a 4-1 win over the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) on Sunday at the Tucville Community ground.

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Associa-tion (GFSCA), yesterday thanked fans who supported the Guyana Softball Cup 5 this past weekend while addressing the controversial final between New York Softball Cricket League and Regal XI.

At the Leonora Court yesterday, Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool fined an East Bank Demerara businessman $50,000 after he was found guilty of possession of illegal fuel.

Cricket Guy Inc. (CGI) yesterday released their Guyana Jaguars 13-man squad, led by batsman Leon Johnson who will commence their 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional Four-Day title defence against the Windward Islands Volcanoes from Friday at the Guyana National Stadium.

A fisherman was remanded to prison when he appear-ed before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of break and enter and larceny.

Morris Kowlessar, called “Little,” yesterday walked out the High Court a free man, after a 12-member jury found him not guilty of murdering Ganesh Rattan, also known as “Jukka.”

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee has blasted the government for not taking ownership of the recent crime wave and its silence on the five-point security strategy devised in July.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) paid homage to former standout boxer, Terrence Ali by naming their National Open Championships after him.

Endowed with creativity, Ruth Shuman, an Arawak woman of St Cuthbert’s Mission can skillfully design and create a glamorous Indigenous outfit with matching footwear, shoulder bags, along with other accessories, while her gifted hands could also skillfully craft unique ornaments, all from palm branches.

Amelia’s Ward Jets were crowned the 5th Brusches’ Classic basketball champions, dethroning Ravens of Georgetown 69-67 Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard-Court in Linden.

Curbette Victorine, Ivor O’Brien and Wayne Dover were elected presidents of the Buxton United, Georgetown Football Club and Guyana Football Coaches Association respectively when those entities held their electoral congresses ahead of the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF) congress later this month.

Marian Academy opened the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Junior Age-Group Tournament in the perfect manner defeating St.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder said the loss of seamer Andre Russell to injury and having to resort to part-time bowlers, were key in the one-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the opening One-Day International here Sunday.

A convicted car burglar was yesterday back before a city court charged with breaking into yet another car.

The nation’s premier male distance athletes, Cleveland Forde and Cleveland Thomas finished first and third respectively in the first leg of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) South American 10k Classic which was staged in Suriname on Sunday.

Former national champion Ransford Goodluck maintained a slim ‘X’ Class lead at the end of day one on Sunday in the ongoing National Rifle championships held at the Timehri Rifle Ranges.

President David Granger lauded the top academic performers as “exemplars of excellence” of the high standards to which the country aspires, at the recently held Annual National Award Ceremony, at the National Cultural Centre (NCC).

Agricola Red Triangle were crowned the EBFA/Lens Craft Optical u-13 Champions, defeating Kuru-Kururu Warriors in their final fixture Saturday at the Grove Community ground.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of various state agencies and government ministries responsible for mining, indigenous affairs and legal affairs a disturbing situation between a mining operation and the residents of Isseneru Village, Middle Mazaruni, Region #7.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian airline whose jet crashed in Egypt, killing all on board, said yesterday the disaster could not have been caused by a technical fault or human error.

Customs, Bank of Guyana, Transport and Harbours and John Fernandes Limited secured group stage wins when the inaugural Inter-Ministry/Corporation Banks Beer Futsal Championship continued on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, Something is sadly amiss with the administration of the Guyana Prize for Literature.

A South Rupununi farmer was yesterday remanded to jail after being charged with unlawful possession of ammunition.

Dear Editor, I cannot but concur fully with Prof. Thomas’ view: “… apart from poor data quality and lack of timeliness … I shall argue today and continue next week, that, data manipulation and deception by the Authorities (local and international), have been equally at fault in making Guyana’s national accounts data too weak for rigorous analysis.”

Two of the country’s top darts players, Sudesh Fitzgerald and Lallchand Rambharose will wing out for Barbados this weekend to participate in the Barbados Darts Festival.

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has further extended the amnesty on the interest on rates to November 30, 2015.

BANGUI (Reuters) – Armed assailants in the Central African Republic’s capital killed two men and three women and set scores of homes ablaze in violence that could further delay elections and derail a visit this month by Pope Francis.

As part of its ongoing life-jacket distribution campaign, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, recently donated 96 children’s life jackets to the Malali Primary School in Region Ten.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel yesterday dismissed the idea of setting up transit zones on German borders to filter out migrants who have little chance of gaining asylum, deepening a rift within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition.

MIAMI (Reuters) – A large ship found in deep water off the Bahamas is the lost freighter El Faro that sank with 33 crew members in a hurricane last month, US authorities said yesterday.

Dear Editor, My name is Melinda Nicholas and I am an Amerindian mother residing in Mahdia, Potaro/Siparuni.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England were 222 for four wickets in reply to Pakistan’s 234 all out at the end of the second day of the third and final test in Sharjah yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba signed a roaming agreement with US telecom Sprint Corp during its first annual trade fair since rapprochement with the United States and told 600 companies from 70 countries at that it was eager for more business.

The contestants of this year’s Miss Guyana Universe Pageant pose with franchise holder Odinga Lumumba after they were introduced to the public on Sunday at the Princess Hotel.

The Radio’s Needy Children’s Fund (RNCF) recently awarded scholarships to ten children – one from each administrative region of Guyana – selected in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands in the South China Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about US rights under international law, a US defense official said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Abu Bakr accuses me of “bemoaning” the “absence of Indo-Guyanese intellectuals” (October 30) because I raised the issue, and offered suppositions as to why there exists an absence of voices that can capture the Guyanese Indian imagination.

Living dangerously… A young man hanging on to the back of a moving minibus in Sophia yesterday.

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian police yesterday arrested the three owners of the Bucharest nightclub where a fire this weekend killed 31 people and left nearly 200 injured.

Dear Editor, With all this daily political chatter and hyperbole about the Venezuela –Guyana border issue, little analysis is being devoted as to how we got to be in this position in the first place.

Counseling as a tool in combating violence in schools must be supported by strong PTA’s.

Here’s a scenario that seemed highly unlikely only a few weeks ago, but has a 50 per cent chance of happening in light of the political earthquakes that are rocking Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, and could mark the end of a 15-year-old leftist populist cycle in South America.

Dear Editor, The organizations listed below feel a profound sense of compulsion to publicly state and/or reiterate our position taken that Deepawali 2015 must be observed on the night of November 10.