Daily Archive: Thursday, January 28, 2016

Police Constable Ganesh Rajcoomar appeared in court on Tuesday charged with raping a 14 year old girl last October and was later released on $200, 000 bail.

Gary Mervin Primo called ‘Gary Talkout’, 40, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to investigations into the abduction of Ronson Anthony Williams and Carlos Anderson, the police said today.

(Reuters) – British actor Joseph Fiennes has been cast as iconic African-American pop star Michael Jackson in an upcoming TV comedy, provoking scorn on social media on Wednesday and fueling a controversy in the entertainment industry over opportunities for black artists.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Zika virus – linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil – is spreading “explosively” and could affect as many as four million people in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Support continues to grow for T&T and West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine, as the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has given the spinner $35,000 to help correct his bowling action in an effort to represent West Indies at the World T20 Tournament in March.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European parliamentarians reacted angrily yesterday after a debate between candidates for the FIFA presidency was cancelled because four of the five contenders declined to show up.

Dear Editor, I am a regular traveller to North America and every now and then to a few Caribbean countries, so I spend a lot of time passing through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Guyana is again ranked among the most corrupt in Transparency International’s (TI) latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with a rank of 119 and a score of 29.

Three men accused of being a part of the gang that robbed the Bank of Baroda branch at Mon Repos last Friday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s court yesterday charged with the crime and were remanded to prison.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Kurt Burke, whose body was found in a clump of bushes at Mahaicony early yesterday.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, has resigned from his post.

After being on the run for a little over one month during which time he had travelled to Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Budhoo was yesterday arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Corentyne money changer Mohamed Fizal Mamood Baksh.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing began at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday with his parents taking the stand.

The live-in assistant of Gem Nascimento was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison after she admitted to stealing cash and jewellery from her employer.

More government spending is necessary to offset the slowing of the economy, Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo says.

As the Ministry of Public Health continues to monitor the increasingly troubling Zika Virus, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Shamdeo Persaud is calling on members of the public to assist in controlling the population of the mosquito vector and using protection to avoid being bitten.

When the 2016 rugby season kicks off on Saturday, the Yamaha Caribs will be outfitted in new gear.

A man accused of kicking another man because he was denied a game of dominoes was placed on a bond to keep the peace when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A pistol linked to the home invasion of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre was tendered in court yesterday and a witness testified to finding it next to the body of a man killed in a shootout with police.

The number of reported cases of gastroenteritis at Baramita, North West District have decreased to less than one a day, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr.

Dear Editor, My Uncle Rory passed away on January 24, 2016.

Government last Thursday used its majority to vote down an opposition motion to compensate the victims of last year’s polling day violence, citing, among other things, that no attention was given to the many persons who suffered in the days prior to and after elections.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has demanded proof of the match-fixing allegations that have rocked the Australian Open, saying tennis players were being hounded as if “serial killers”.

Dear Editor, Permit me to add a few thoughts to the calls for relief from the GPL and at the gas station.

Dear Editor, I believe there is a need for some investigative research that a responsible newspaper like yours should do as it pertains to the current tender of pharmaceutical products.

DUBAI, United Aram Emirates, CMC – Superstar Brian Lara has backed himself to play a key role for Leon Lions in the inaugural Masters Champions League but does not expect the team to rely on him solely.

The US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) participated in two school supply and clothes donations in Linden, Region 10, and Bartica, Region 7, from January 20th to January 22nd.

RECIFE, Brazil, (Reuters) – Angela Rocha, a pediatrician in northeastern Brazil, measures the head of a child born with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked to Zika, the mosquito-borne virus sparking a health scare across the Americas.

Dear Editor, It seems like the fight is on. With the nominations for local government elections all turned in, battle lines have now been drawn.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sprinter Sherone Simpson says she is in great shape and is confident she can qualify for this year’s Rio Olympics – her fourth straight Olympiad.

Dear Editor, As a resident of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, I have the unenviable task of leaving home between 6am and 6.15am to avoid the chaos that ensues between the Goed Fortuin road and the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Support continues to come in for President David Granger’s “Boats, Buses and Bicycles” programme for school children with a donation of ten bicycles yesterday, from Universal Group of Companies.

The Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) will kick off its 2016 calendar of activities with an athletes’ meeting and posing seminar on February 27 at Olympic House.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite has given a thumbs down to people who want to use current limited economic opportunities as an excuse to push the cultivation of marijuana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Batting sensation Chris Gayle and all-rounder Andre Russell have both been included in the 15-man West Indies squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in India.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday that Brazil must wage war against the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus linked to a surge in cases of a dangerous birth defect, focusing on eliminating the insect’s breeding grounds.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – British hearts swelled with pride at Melbourne Park yesterday as Andy Murray battled into the Australian Open semi-finals after compatriot Johanna Konta swept into the last four of the women’s tournament.

Dear Editor, I wanted to respond to a recent article (Jan 20) regarding irrigation for farmers in Region Two.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition groups expressed outrage yesterday after the country’s police chief was quoted in a local newspaper telling a civilian anti-crime force to prepare for “war” after next month’s presidential vote.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro has spent more than 500 hours addressing Venezuela since winning power nearly three years ago, demonstrating a loquacity reminiscent of his late predecessor Hugo Chavez, according to a watchdog.

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle on Tuesday said that investigations into the fire that destroyed the Liana Cane furniture factory two weeks ago are still ongoing.

The capacity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ headquarters in Georgetown is being buttressed as part of a broad approach to improve the country’s diplomatic representation.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Beach-side apartments in Brazil may have been used as bribes and to launder money for members of the ruling Workers’ Party, police and prosecutors said yesterday after ordering six arrests and 15 search warrants.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games.

Workers of Wales Estate and residents of the village preparing to begin a march yesterday protesting the impending closure of the estate.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said yesterday it will seek a review of a decision by the attorney-general to clear Prime Minister Najib Razak in a graft investigation.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Regional umpire Verdayne Smith will have the opportunity to stand in first class matches in England later this year as part of the reciprocal Umpire Exchange Programme.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word “bimbo” in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after pulling out of a debate only days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 campaign.

Dear Editor, After reading the responses of the illegal GCB and Mr Anand Dyal (whom I do not know), I am even more convinced that they are only concerned with staying in power, and as a consequence have proceeded on a course of character assassination, designed to shoot the messenger and ignore the message.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been reminded of his responsibilities by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) following offensive comments he made last year, the ruling body said yesterday.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Coach Trevor Bayliss has said batsmen who impress in the early matches in the English county season could force their way into the team for the home series against Sri Lanka starting in May.

Dear Editor, I was very elated when I read a letter captioned ‘Customers are required to pay a “capital contribution” in areas where there is no GPL network’ written by Desilon Daniels, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not… We’ll weather the weather Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A Pakistani man has been arrested for hoisting the flag of arch rival India on his roof, an act police described as “anti-state” but which the accused says was a tribute to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, officials said yesterday.

LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An unusual sex life may spell the extinction of the deadly African sleeping sickness parasite, which threatens millions of people in West and Central Africa, an international team of scientists said on Tuesday.