Daily Archive: Thursday, April 7, 2016

LONDON, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared by the International Cricket Council to bowl again in international cricket.

First Lady Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the wives of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and several women executives from Banks DIH, at her State House office. 

Ambassador Perry Holloway met with Christine Gooding upon her  return from the United States after participating in the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange, a release from the US Embassy said today.  

President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Ministers of the Government, today, met with the United Kingdom/Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK/CPA) at the Ministry of the Presidency, where a number of issues including the bolstering of coalition forms of governments and the implementation of inclusive democracy were on the front burner.

Devon Browne, 25 years, of Crane Housing Scheme, WCD; Nalini Manikam, 18 years of Non Pariel, ECD; Veeram Dias, 21 years of Non Pariel, ECD and a 12-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with the murder of Roger Manikam whose body was found on the roadway at Coldingen, ECD, on April 03, 2016.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s “threat management” squad have opened a criminal investigation of actor Charlie Sheen, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) It costs the State almost $50 million a month to maintain 2,235 remand prisoners in T&T. Attorney

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday declined to answer questions on his alleged interference in the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with respect to Chinese-owned logging company Baishanlin, saying that he will issue a statement.

An ex-convict was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Linden bus driver Alvin Lorrimer.

Henry Smith was sworn in as Mayor of Mabaruma by President David Granger yesterday but he will be unable to function in that capacity as Justice Diana Insanally has granted an interim order quashing the controversial appointment which had been made by Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan on Tuesday.

Delon Duncan, who was charged on December 4, 2015 with causing the death of Travis Bollers by dangerous driving was yesterday sentenced to 2 years 9 months imprisonment.

(Ministry of the Presidency photos) The nine recently elected mayors and their deputies were yesterday afternoon sworn in by President David Granger who said it was a happy day and a step forward for the country.

A man who was reportedly shot with an arrow, which he pulled out and used to stab and kill his alleged assailant, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with unlawfully killing the said assailant.

Inmate Roy Jacobs, appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Camp Street prison unrest once again yesterday, where he spoke on the “terrible” conditions of the prison.

Abina Parker, the cricket umpire who was stabbed on Sunday evening by her husband is recovering and is in stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Ministry of Education yesterday said  that specimen papers were prepared and distributed prior to the commencement of the new term to all regions to familiarise pupils ​with​  the new layout of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

A caution statement given to the police by Dhupaul Singh, who is accused of fatally chopping Mahaica farmer Balkissoon in September, 2014, was read yesterday as the murder trial began before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.

Over 35 bands are expected to be a part of the Costume and Float Parade on May 26 when Guyanese will celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary, according to Lennox Canterbury, Special Project Officer for the celebrations.

Former Guyana and West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has openly  criticized the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) executives for what he  described as painting bad pictures of its players over the years.

Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur yesterday called for a “moratorium on controversy” in West Indies cricket, while stating that he was not only bowled over by recent comments made by the President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron and the region’s T20 skipper Darren Sammy, but also by the persistent demands by some of his former prime ministerial colleagues for the disbandment of the WICB.

Three men are expected to appear in court today to face murder charges in relation to the killings of Lance Corporal Kevon Payne and Charlestown resident Gladstone “Tuffy” Taylor respectively.

If performance merits selection, Guyana Jaguars Captain Leon Johnson should be a certainty for a West Indies recall following an extraordinary season in the 2015/16 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional four-day tournament.

A popular disc jockey (DJ) yesterday pleaded guilty to committing two traffic offences and was fined $60,000.

The police yesterday closed their investigations into the allegation against four persons in custody in relation to the murder of Roger Manikam and the case file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  awaiting legal advice.

Accused Premnauth Samaroo told the court that he was innocent, when the trial of five men charged with the robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her family continued yesterday.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday defended his decision to appoint the Mayor of Mabaruma declaring that the law allows him to make such a selection even as he dismissed as “inapplicable,” a clause that allows voters to directly elect a mayor in the event of a tied council vote.

A few of Guyana’s brightest youth cricketers yesterday benefited from the one day seminar dubbed”Xercise” which was part of the United Nations Day of Sports for the Development of Peace programme held at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

A cane harvester accused of carrying out an armed robbery on a goldsmith and his 17-year-old son on Saturday last, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Rondell Weaver at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court and was remanded to prison.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sprint icon Usain Bolt will open his season at the Cayman Invitation next month as he sets his sight on history at the Rio Olympics this summer.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) will take an independent position on both the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry Report and Minister of State Joe Harmon’s appointment of  Brian Tiwari as an advisor after discussing same at the executive level.

Netherlands-based establishment Greenfields has been officially selected by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to build the Guyana’s first ever Goal Project following the conclusion of the International Tender Process.

The electricity supply systems in four indigenous communities are to be extended.

(Reuters) – World Twenty20 winner Dwayne Bravo has accused the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) of being “the most unprofessional board in the world”.

The welder who had been hospitalised following a shooting on Regent Street on Thursday last during an attempted robbery has been discharged from the hospital.

Two soldiers are among four persons who were remanded to prison on Tuesday by a city magistrate after being charged with possession of marijuana for trafficking.

Junior Dowding, the security guard who claimed self-defence after he wounded a farmer, was on Tuesday charged in a city court and released on $120,000 bail.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Sir Viv Richards, one of cricket’s finest ever captains, has thrown his support behind Twenty20 skipper Darren Sammy in his decision to slam the West Indies Cricket Board for their lack of support for the squad during the recent Twenty20 World Cup in India.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Long-standing rivals Barbados Tridents and Guyana Amazon Warriors will clash in the historic opening game, when the Hero Caribbean Premier League hosts matches on United States soil for the first time this year.

Dear Editor, As a newly-elected Councillor, I am publicly calling on all Councillors, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to begin discussions on conducting a forensic audit of the Municipality of Georgetown at our first statutory meeting on 11th April, 2016.

Three men were fined and a woman had the charge against her dismissed after they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday charged with stealing a $580,000 Yamaha engine.

Dear Editor, The political growth of this nation and the holistic development of its people are reliant on rigid adherence to time-honoured principles, rules, laws, universal declarations, conventions and charters.

A West Coast Berbice man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he admitted to having 345 grammes of cocaine in his possession.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s elite women cricketers will be able to earn in excess of A$100,000 ($75,590) a year for the first time in the 2016-17 season after Cricket Australia announced significant pay increases for top players yesterday.

Dear Editor, Forbes Burnham in 1985 noted in his last interview with the Caribbean Press “In life and politics as in mathematics you have to accept the highest common factor.”

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article (Stabroek News, April 5,2016) in which it was stated that a mere ten per cent reduction in global military spending could knock off poverty and hunger within fifteen years.

Ten out of 212 indigenous communities have thus far collected their Jubilee grants, a release from GINA yesterday said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has urged the West Indies Cricket Board to implement the most crucial reform aspect of the Patterson Report.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sports Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange has called for restraint in the ongoing impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board and the players, and says the two parties need to find common ground.

US Ambassador Perry Holloway recently met with Guyanese entrepreneur, Triston Thompson who recently participated in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) in the United States.

Dear Editor, Whichever ministry Public Assistance comes under where Linden is concerned, I think there is need to revisit its operation. 

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama said yesterday it would form an independent commission to review the country’s financial practices following the leak of information from a local law firm that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff moved closer to impeachment when a key member of a Congressional committee said yesterday there were grounds for the Senate to put her on trial for manipulating budget accounts in 2014 to boost her reelection prospects.

The draft National Tourism Policy (NTP) which is being perused by the relevant stakeholders will soon become a public document.

(Reuters) – Country musician Merle Haggard, who emerged from prison to become the poetic voice of the American working man with hits such as “Mama Tried” and “If We Make It Through December,” died on Wednesday, his 79th birthday, said manager Frank Mull.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republican rivals were invigorated yesterday by the front-runner’s loss in the Wisconsin primary and moved quickly to bolster efforts to block the New York billionaire from capturing the party’s presidential nomination.

Dear Editor, The outstanding performances of the West Indies senior players in winning the T20 world cup championship for the second time, the victory of the women players also in the T20 tournament as well the excellent performance of our under 19 players to bring home the bacon, have certainly revived interest in the game after a relatively long time.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I went to a party at the elegant and unbelievably gorgeous Parc Rayne.

SAN JUAN,  (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor yesterday signed an emergency bill allowing the government to halt payments on its debt, throwing into doubt broader restructuring plans to stave off a financial collapse of the U.S.

A business relationship that deteriorated has resulted in a Haslington resident being slapped with a damage to property charge.

BEIRUT/RIYADH,  (Reuters) – The waspish cartoon in a Saudi-owned newspaper summed up the anger behind Riyadh’s decision to cancel billions of dollars in military aid and suspend decades of engagement in Lebanon’s fraught politics.

Dear Editor, It is difficult to cope with the increasing incidence of mispronunciations on radio and television, as well as with the gratuitous misspelling of words in the media, moreso the print media.

Who Must File Income Taxes?If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien living or traveling outside the United States, you generally are required to file income tax returns, estate tax returns, and gift tax returns, and pay estimated tax in the same way as those residing in the United States.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Brain scans of 23 Brazilian infants with the birth defect microcephaly showed widespread and severe abnormalities suggesting that Zika may invade fetal nerve cells and disrupt brain development.

One in every 12 people in the Americas, 62 million and counting, are currently living with diabetes.