Daily Archive: Thursday, March 24, 2016

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Garry Shandling, a comedian and actor best known for his work on the pioneering cable television comedy series, “The Larry Sanders Show,” died today at age 66, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

At about 1930h. last night, the police say that Dellon Branford, 25 years, of Patentia, WBD, was found on the roadway at Patentia with suspected stab wounds to his body.

About 0600h today, the police say that the body of Steve Mohamed of Kaneville, EBD, was found in the Le Repentir Cemetery, Georgetown, with suspected gunshot injuries.

(Trinidad Guardian) Horrified by news that their teacher Keston Mahabir had been abducted in broad daylight, students of Keston’s Educational Institute wept yesterday as they waited on news about his whereabouts.

Homeowners will now have a chance to interface with the contractors of their turnkey homes and request modifications, as the Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has decided to terminate the government’s system of supplying building materials to contractors because of mismanagement.

Sherod Duncan, Patricia Chase-Green and Oscar Clarke are the names being tossed around as likely contenders for Mayor and Deputy of Georgetown, when the APNU+AFC-heavy council sits to elect the chief citizen.

A Crabwood Creek farmer was found dead in a hammock at his home around 21:30 hrs on Tuesday with visible marks of violence about his body and his shotgun missing; the police have since held three men.

The former Sheriff Nightclub, Restaurant and Bar was yesterday afternoon razed by a fire of unknown origin.

A forensic audit of the Guyana National Co-operative Bank (GNCB) and a number of other agencies has recommended that legal action be taken against former Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and the principals of three entities for the recovery of investments of $866m.

There was poor oversight of trade receivables by the Government Information Agency (GINA) over the last five years and the balance outstanding from a slew of government ministries and agencies at May 31st, 2015 was $134M, according to a forensic audit conducted by chartered accountant Harry Parmesar.

On Tuesday, members and supporters of local NGO Red Thread staged a protest in front of the Ministry of the Presidency against Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence.

Roy Glendon Earl Lewis, who fatally stabbed his step-nephew after he spurned his intimate advances, was on Tuesday sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment, following a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter.

Former Programme Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme  (UNDP) Trevor Benn is tipped to become the new Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that the granting of an order to have the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) keep his client’s gold jewellery is an abuse and misuse of the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act.

The Ministry of Public infrastructure on Tuesday received multi-million dollar bids for the rehabilitation of sections of the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

A mother told New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus that she was fed up with the behaviour of her daughter, who would always leave home without permission, and that it was her daughter who had encouraged sexual assault accused Sherwin Thomas.

A Brazilian national is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with having an illegal pistol and matching ammunition.

Minibus driver Edmond Prescott, who was charged last April with trafficking marijuana, was on Tuesday found not guilty.

A convicted felon was found guilty and jailed for one year and three months by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for another armed robbery he had committed last year.

Berbice police have charged four persons following an armed robbery at D&B Sankar Candy and Confectionery shop, located at Strand, New Amsterdam.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Hosts India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a dramatic one-run win over Bangladesh yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A Surinamese man who U.S. authorities said acted as the “right-hand man” to the son of the country’s president during a scheme to send large amounts of cocaine to the United States was found guilty of trying to ship the drug, prosecutors said yesterday.

President David Granger yesterday called on the nation to practise the camaraderie and unity displayed during the Phagwah festival every day.

Following a break due to international commitment, round seven in the League Finale section of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League will commence today at the No.5 ground in Berbice with a doubleheader.

Chase’s Academic Foundation continues to impact students lives in and out the classroom.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Sports Minister George Hilton has been pushed out of his job just five months before the country hosts the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Presidential Chief of Staff Jaques Wagner said yesterday.

Guyana’s athletes on Tuesday departed for Grenada to compete in the 45th CARIFTA Games scheduled for this weekend at the National Athletic Stadium in St.

Dear Editor, Recent media reports about a protest organized by Red Thread calling for the government to take disciplinary action against Minister of Social Protection (MSP) Volda Lawrence suggested that only Red Thread was present at the protest. 

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Belgium’s chief prosecutor named two brothers yesterday as Islamic State suicide bombers who killed at least 31 people in the most deadly attacks in Brussels’ history but said another key suspect was on the run.

A two-day training camp for school aged and junior boxers will be held at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym this weekend.

DHARAMSALA, India, CMC – An upbeat West Indies Women take on one of the tournament favourites, England Women, here today, cognisant of the fact a victory will secure them a berth in the final four of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Education and Information Minister Ruel Reid says the Government is moving swiftly to try to keep the ailing sugar industry afloat as the Chinese-owned Pan Caribbean Sugar Company Limited signals that it will close its operations in Jamaica by June.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday championed Argentina’s new center-right leader Mauricio Macri as an example for other countries in Latin America, praising the fast pace of reforms to strengthen the economy.

Dear Editor, I was born at Mud Dam, Sophia, seventy-two years ago and can barely remember my grandmother who was an indentured immigrant. 

(Reuters) – Three former officials at Venezuela’s state oil company have pleaded guilty to U.S.

Dear Editor, The local government elections (LGE) proved the PPP is relevant and APNU+AFC fulfilled its promise, but Guyana is divided.

HOUSTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Rockefeller Family Fund said yesterday it would divest from fossil fuels as quickly as possible and “eliminate holdings” of Exxon Mobil Corp, saying the oil company associated with the family fortune has misled the public about climate change risks.

(The Sports Xchange) – Tony Allen said the Los Angeles Lakers played with more of an edge Tuesday, and the result was a surprising victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A flight attendant who ran from Los Angeles International Airport moments before a search turned up 66 pounds (30 kg) of cocaine in her luggage surrendered to authorities in New York yesterday, law enforcement officials said.

 Dear Editor, The last surveys done on West Coast Berbice from Rosignol to Plantation Ross – a distance of about 15 miles ‒ laid out the area into house lots, land for cultivation, streets, playgrounds and burial grounds.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A 21-year-old American woman was detained in Honduras, authorities said yesterday, for allegedly heading a faction of the Mara Barrio 18, one of the gangs responsible for a crime wave in the Central American nation that has sent families flocking to the United States seeking refuge.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa has launched a corruption probe into President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane and the Guptas, a family of businessmen accused of wielding improper political influence, a police spokesman said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – England’s top-order capitulation against Afghanistan’s inexperienced bowling attack in yesterday’s World Twenty20 match will worry their fans but skipper Eoin Morgan is concerned.

Dear Editor, I reproduce a section of a news item captioned, ‘Benschop says council seat will be rotated among members, vows to fight for disempowered’ (SN, March 21).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 23, CMC – Former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago captain Rangy Nanan has died, media reports here have said.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – More than 2 million Brazilians are set to lose unemployment benefits by June, data obtained by Reuters show, threatening to erode support for embattled President Dilma Rousseff among her core working class supporters when she needs them most.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – England flirted with danger before overcoming a spirited Afghanistan by 15 runs in a World Twenty20 Group One match yesterday to boost their semi-final hopes with a second successive victory.

(Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s lawsuit accusing the National Basketball Association of antitrust violations for forcing him to sell the franchise in 2014.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 the Court of Appeal (CoA) delivered an historic ruling in which for the first time in this country a jury acquittal in the offence of murder was set aside and a new trial was ordered.

Fun time: These Madewini and Timehri children were having fun playing Phagwah on the East Bank of Demerara Public Road yesterday.

(Reuters) – Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will run in the London Anniversary Games ahead of his multiple title defence at the Rio Olympics in August.

Last Wednesday, this newspaper broke a story about APNU+AFC Local Government Election (LGE) candidate Mr Winston Harding, who had faced several accusations and charges of child sexual abuse.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Head of State, President David A Granger, will deliver the keynote address at a state dinner in his honour at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel & Towers, on Saturday, June 11, 2016.