Daily Archive: Thursday, February 11, 2016

Fourteen Peace Corps Volunteers will now be working with local health professionals  to boost health care delivery to the residents of four  regions – Two, Three, Six and Ten, GINA said today.

Residents of the mining town of Linden, Region 10 are benefiting from improved roads, GINA said.

Community Outreach Programmes in the Guyana Police Force ‘B’ Division (Berbice) saw ranks in collaboration with the residents of Number 76 Village Housing Scheme, Corentyne, Berbice, cleaning the community, the police said today.

Three persons died when a car smashed into the motorcycle they were on at Annai, North Rupununi this morning.

As she alleged wanton dismissal of contract workers, Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira yesterday put government on notice that during next week’s consideration of the estimates of the 2016 Budget it will be grilled on the current number of contract employees.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Under-19s defeated Bangladesh Under-19s by three wickets in their semi-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, here today.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 3.6 million people in Haiti are struggling to feed themselves as three consecutive years of drought have ruined harvests and raised food prices, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes will face a civil trial after he was not able to verify the source of more than $700,000 found in his personal bank accounts, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

An Ireland-based fraud company has been brought in to provide training and give expert advice to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and its director Dr.

Workers of the Wales Sugar Estate who were part of another protest march yesterday at Belle West, Canal No 2, West Bank Demerara as they keep up the struggle for government to rethink its decision to close the estate were joined by veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis, Head of the TUC.

Rain over the past few days has offered some relief to parts of the parched Rupununi but Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock says that impacts of the prolonged drought would continue to be felt in the next few months and some form of food aid would be necessary.

A father of four died during the early hours of yesterday when he lost control of the car he was driving and collided with a sand truck.

Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence yesterday cited the allocation of $471m for child welfare along with plans for a $40m centre for domestic violence victims and a strategy to get many of the homeless off the street as evidence that this year’s budget caters amply for every stratum.

A re-evaluation of the University of Guyana (UG), its needs and strengths, is set to begin today when its Transformational Task Force (TTF) meets for the first time.

The adequacy of the government’s response to the mosquito-borne Zika virus became an issue of contention when the debate of the proposed national budget continued in the National Assembly on Tuesday evening.

…in wake of planned closure Three weeks after the announcement that the Wales Sugar Estate would be closed later this year, some workers are disappointed that no one from the government has visited to discuss an alternative and they want an independent examination of the condition of the estate.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday confirmed that several options including severance have been offered to Wales sugar estate workers in light of the closing of operations there by the end of the year.

Dhanraj Raghubir, the computer technician alleged to be behind a massive visa fraud, was yesterday arraigned on 45 more counts of fraudulent conversion.

A Brazilian national was on Tuesday afternoon found with his throat slit in a mining camp located in the Cuyuni district and one person is in police custody assisting with investigations.

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic says it is finding it difficult to accept that Speaker of the National Assembly Barton Scotland doesn’t grasp the importance of their objection to the use of green and yellow; the APNU+AFC coalition colours, on state property.

Walter Williams called ‘Wallie’, 25, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Dewaun Baksh at Greenwich Park, EBE, on 2016-01-01.

The general manager of a mining company, who allegedly threatened to kill his reputed wife, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts.

A second person has been detained for questioning into the murder of Corentyne businesswoman Su Di Wong, while investigators continue to hunt for a third man who is suspected to have transported the perpetrators to and from the scene.

Travis Anthony Crandon yesterday told the court how he saw murder accused Charles Henry, remove a shiny gun from his waist, before squeezing the trigger in the direction of Errol Lindo .

Three people were injured, one critically, following an explosion on board a ship docked at the Guyana National Shipping Company (GNSC) wharf yesterday afternoon.

More seniors are benefitting from the government’s increase of the old age pensions than from subsidies for electricity and water bills that had been instituted under the former government, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud told the National Assembly on Monday.

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee says efforts should be made to ensure that an inquest is quickly set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the deaths of army intelligence officer Robert Pyle and two others, who were killed during a bungled surveillance operation in December.

The Maritime Administration Department’s (MARAD) Hydrographic Surveyor, Darrell Fraser, 22, left Guyana in June 2015, and returned on December 20th, 2015 after successfully completing training in “Hydrography for Charting and

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday claimed that the majority of elections day staff was made up of one ethnic group, although he would not identify which one.

President David Granger yesterday met with Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Nigel Harris to discuss matters related to the repositioning of the institution such as maintenance of infrastructure, enhancing research capabilities and students’ experience, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

A rancher accused of stealing a horse was on Tuesday placed on $25,000 bail after his lawyer said that he had been given the animal to keep for a friend.

A Plaisance duo who pleaded not guilty to assaulting and causing grievous bodily harm to a neighbour had to find $40,000 bail yesterday after answering to the charges before the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has questioned the timing of the Twenty20 World Cup squad’s contract demands, and says if players refuse to sign by Sunday’s deadline, replacements will have to be found.

Exciting lightweight prospect, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan makes his highly anticipated ring return on the ‘Hostile Territory’ card billed for February 27 at the Giftland Mall.

Dear Editor, We’re just a few weeks away from electing new community representatives at Local Government Elections.

Dennis Dias, Raphael deGroot and Steven Xavier secured wins in the Open division when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) sanctioned Bounty Farm Limited handicap squash tournament commenced Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, I follow up to contributor M Maxwell’s latest on this topic, his long missive carried in your Saturday edition, February 6.

Guyana-born Trinidad & Tobago Red Force pacer Marlon Richards says playing Test cricket for the West Indies is his ultimate goal and that he believes improving his abilities as an all-rounder will help him to realize his dream.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest newspaper reports about the statement made by the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway in relation to the setting up of a DEA office in Georgetown, the tracking down of illegally acquired money in the US, the sharing of evidence between the US and Guyana as regards drug-related and money-laundering offences, etc.

Guyana’s senior female football setup, the Lady Jaguars will officially kickoff their 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier today in Frisco, Texas against heavyweights Canada from 8:30pm.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Under-19s will today bid for a place in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup but will face perhaps their sternest test of the competition, if they are to reach the championship game.

Dear Editor, There is a saying that old habits die hard and this latest situation with the colour scheme of the APNU+AFC proves that saying true.

Dear Editor, It is not as if the WICB is unaware that the relationship between WI international cricketers and the Wavell Hinds-led WIPA has broken down since the Indian tour fiasco.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The Hero Caribbean Premier League will stage six matches in the United States during the upcoming season, a landmark move that will see the premier regional Twenty20 tournament unveiled in the Americas for the first time.

Dear Editor, Despite candidate Bernie Sanders sweeping to a decisive victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday in a stunning win over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, many Guyanese and Americans still believe that the United States of America would be graced with its first woman president at its upcoming general election.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board and dissatisfied players have found themselves at odds over the legitimacy of the West Indies Players Association’s role in negotiating players’ contracts.

One of the primary tasks of the police set out in the Police Act is the investigation of all crimes which come to their notice and wherever possible, to bring the perpetrators before the courts, together with all the relevant evidence.

Dear Editor, Guyana needs power-sharing among the parties if it is to realize its true potential.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation will continue its bauxite mining operations in Jamaica amid filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – All-rounder Dwayne Bravo struck a small cameo but went wicket-less with the ball as his Lahore Qalanders went down to Islamabad United by eight wickets in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel have been renamed Trinbago Knight Riders in a move that reflects the vision of the new Indian owners to make the brand a truly global one.

Dear Editor, This country is having an interesting and necessary debate on sugar and the future of sugar in Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica reduced its oil import bill by more than US$438 million (J$52 billion) for the first six months of the fiscal year based on the slide of commodity prices, according to newly released data from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ).

Dear Editor, Anyone who believes that sugar has a future, in terms of impacting Guyana’s social and economic strata (as in the past), is experiencing denial, and is refusing to accept reality because it is too painful.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago have not hampered preparations by the Red Force for the resumption of the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) this week, head coach Gus Logie has said.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 3.6 million people in Haiti are struggling to feed themselves as three consecutive years of drought have ruined harvests and raised food prices, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan shopping centers are scaling back hours of operation causing an uproar among consumers, in the wake of the government’s move to reduce their electricity supplies in the early afternoon and evening.

Georgetown’s homeless, like their counterparts in every other city in the world, are its most highly visible yet unseen residents.