Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 13, 2016

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Indian film industry is changing and films no longer have to have a song and dance sequence to be successful, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said on Wednesday.

A three- day Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) workshop hosted by the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is ongoing for approximately 90 senior public servants, GINA said today.

A team from the United States Embassy and Deloitte Advisory met with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, today, to discuss regulatory planning for the Oil and Gas sector, GINA said.

Consideration by the AFC of the resignation of its Chairman Nigel Hughes has been deferred and he will instead proceed on a leave of absence, a statement today from the party said.

The Special Projects Unit (SPU), under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, wishes to inform the general public that Brickdam, Stabroek, between Avenue of the Republic and Camp Street, will be closed to facilitate maintenance road works.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – Caribbean Football Union head, Gordon Derrick, has been barred by football’s world governing body, FIFA, from running for CONCACAF president, after failing an integrity check.

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, (Reuters) – Canadian legislators told an emergency parliamentary session on Tuesday night that a rash of suicide attempts by aboriginal teenagers in a remote, poverty-stricken community was “completely unacceptable” and vowed steps to keep it from happening again.

Just shy of a year since the APNU+AFC coalition swept the PPP/C out of office, the AFC and the government face delicate talks over how to address serious differences and contain a burgeoning scandal around Minister of State Joseph Harmon without undermining their February 14, 2015 alliance.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) last night said it will request a meeting with embattled Minister of State Joseph Harmon and send him a series of questions about his conduct and it is maintaining its stand on the corrupt nature of the minister’s actions.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) was never officially informed by the relevant council officers that attempts to elect a Mayor and Chairpersons in the six local government areas where there were electoral ties resulted in stalemates, PPP/C commissioner Sase Gunraj says.

Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) is concerned that the long in the works Tobacco Bill, if passed, could severely affect the ability of the company to continue to operate.

Businessman Ed Ahmad who is facing sentencing in New York on April 25 for mortgage fraud conspiracy is seeking a further delay to June so he can benefit from reports on his cooperation with the US government in the conviction of former state senator, John Sampson.

The relatives of Shemroy Cave Jr are inconsolable after the young man died last night  in an accident on the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

Sub-officer of the Guyana Fire Service Chriswayne LaRose yesterday described the fear he experienced upon witnessing inmates break out from their cell block to go to the aid of those trapped in the burning Capital A Division of the Camp Street Prison.

The police have released the driver who was involved in the accident that claimed the life of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Corporal Lashana Moore on station bail after he was charged with two traffic offences.

On Tuesday evening, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) celebrated the recent performances of its players at the Regional and International levels with a dinner and presentation ceremony.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday said that an “amicable settlement” has been reached with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in a longstanding dispute over Consumption Tax which will see it paying $1.5b to GRA to settle all claims up to March 9, 2016.

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Kalam Juman-Yassin Monday urged members of the national junior table tennis team to combine sport and academics adding that he viewed them as future Olympic Games prospects.

One person remains in custody over the shooting death of a 58-year-old Albion man on Sunday in a  home invasion.

Local human rights groups and supporters yesterday staged another picketing exercise in front of the Ministry of the Presidency to press for the reassignment of Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth Champions League hat-trick inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 comeback victory over VfL Wolfsburg yesterday that clinched a place in the semi-finals for a sixth successive season.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Basketball Association games Cavaliers 109, Hawks 94 The road to the Eastern Conference title officially goes through Cleveland.

State Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh yesterday testified that an autopsy on the body of two-year old Kimani Philips had found that she had been sodomised.

MANCHESTER,  (Reuters) – Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini’s ambition of leaving them as kings of Europe moved a step closer yesterday when his side reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time after a tense 1-0 win over Paris St Germain.

A Goedverwating man was yesterday charged and remanded over a gun-point robbery, while the man to whom he allegedly sold the stolen items was also charged and released on bail.

(Reuters) – England batsman James Taylor has been forced to retire from cricket at the age of 26 due to a serious heart condition, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Canada is to finance the retrofitting of the Fort Ordnance Primary School to the tune of $15m so that it can serve as an emergency shelter for flood-affected residents.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Monday met with the members of the Board of Inquiry, which was mandated to investigate allegations of mismanagement and wrongdoing at the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) and Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). 

Dear Editor, I write to clarify matters with respect to the Linden TV issue and more particularly a misconceived posture taken by Lincoln Lewis in his letter, `Linden TV should not be used as a political football,’ in the Sunday Chronicle of April 10, 2016.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC- Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Rose has been deported from New Zealand, the country’s Immigration Department has confirmed.

The Guyana Police Force’s legal advisor on Monday returned the case file on the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ land deal to the police but it is unclear what advice has been given.

KOLKATA, India, CMC-Australian spinner Brad Hodge has insisted that a change in the bowling action of West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has had little impact on his control and mastery.

Dear Editor,   The trusted trader fiasco is a hare-brained scheme that is alarming even for a government that thrives on hare-brained schemes. 

Dear Editor, There are reports that President Granger celebrated the liquor industry’s contribution to Guyana in the launch of the $500,000 + VAT bottle of rum.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC-Indian businessman Vijay Mallya says he has paid only $100.00 for the Barbados Tridents, a franchise in the Caribbean Premier T20 tournament.

A Kingston youth, allegedly caught with 18 grammes of cannabis, was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge.

(Cricinfo) The sleeping giant that was IPL 2016 sprung to life in a high-scoring clash.

The Ministry of Business has invited a team from the World Bank to advise on improving the local business environment, GINA said.

Dear Editor, These days, when I visit the Archer’s Home on D’Urban Street, I get no lively greetings from the elderly – just glum faces, staring beyond barred windows at a world from which they feel increasingly disengaged.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Young British cricketer, Adrian St. John, was shot dead on Sunday while holidaying in Trinidad and Tobago, media reports here have said.

Dear Editor, It is with a sense of hopelessness that I write this letter to vent my frustration over the ‘Good Life’ Coalition Government’s failure to date to pay off the Regional Executive Officers (REOs) who were arbitrarily dismissed from the Public Service last year.

As traders who have operated for decades along the Merriman Mall continue to complain about the recent changes at the site, City Hall continues to claim it is unaware of the issues affecting them.

A national of the Republic of Guinea was on Sunday arrested after he attempted to pass off documents, which stated he is a Guyanese national, to an immigration official in order to gain entry into Suriname.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article posted on the Demerara Waves Website on Monday April 11, 2016, under the caption `Firearm management module fitted for Public Security Ministry, despite Police Commissioner’s fierce opposition’ in which it is stated that the Commissioner of Police Mr.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC- Six stars from the West Indies Under-19 squad which won the World Cup earlier this year are to feature in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts late June.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is billed for next month.

Dear Editor, I learned from Demerara Waves in the mailbox (no newspaper reading still) that AFC Chairman, Mr.

A guard was granted $100,000 bail by a city court on Friday after denying a charge that he stole almost $200,000 in items.

Dear Editor, As the country celebrates its 50th  year since the attainment of political independence, it is imperative that we use the occasion to do some serious introspection on how we performed as a nation.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, facing impeachment by Congress, yesterday denounced a conspiracy to overthrow her, suggesting that Vice President Michel Temer is one of the leaders of the plot.

Residents of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo are benefiting from a facelift that members of the newly formed Community Development Committee (CDC) have embarked on.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Chief Wayne Forde said the entity will consult with its membership before making a decision on who it will support at the upcoming CONCACAF Ordinary Congress next month.

Dear Editor, The unexpected and shocking dismissal of charges on March 29, 2016 against Devin Singh and Roselle Tilbury Douglas accused of assault causing actual bodily harm and additional charge of common assault by Devin Singh on Colwyn Harding was a serious violation of the right of Colwyn Harding to a fair trial. 

A traffic policeman is now unable to walk after being struck down while helping children across the Eccles, East Bank Demerara Public Road on Monday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Almost half of Jamaicans say they would throw their children out of their homes for being gay, resurrecting the issue of homelessness reportedly affecting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Jamaica.

West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul will lead the Essequibo U19 team’s quest for honours when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Hand-in-Hand-sponsored three day U19 Inter-County tournament commences.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian police arrested former senator Gim Argello yesterday, federal prosecutors said, as part of a two-year corruption investigation that has given momentum to impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.

Royal Youths continued their impressive displays in the inaugural Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) Corona Beer national championships, dismissing High Stars 5-1 Saturday at the Bayroc Beach Facility, Linden.

The People Progressive’s Party (PPP) yesterday led a protest outside of the Ministry of the Presidency over the decision by Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to appoint the Mayor of Mabaruma and the chairpersons of five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) following tied council votes.

Dear Editor, My career as an illustrator depends upon having a good working understanding of body language when it comes to expressions, human and other animals.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will meet in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first- division two-day competition after securing first innings points in their respective semi-final encounters over the weekend.

Politikles

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The scrapping by Venezuela’s top court of an amnesty law that could have secured the release of jailed opposition activists was very disappointing as it could have been a step towards reconciliation, a U.N.

Dear Editor, I was stunned and saddened when I saw the PNC/APNU protestors outside of Kaieteur News and it brought back memories of the PNC era when a perceived wrong was seen as right and we were driven into silence and acceptance by fear.

With American presidential elections due in November this year, the preliminary stages of candidates facing what are described as primary elections within their own parties, are beginning to come to a climax, as the various pretenders to the throne are winnowed out, or voluntarily leave the race.

Last week this column argued that the discourse about prisons should go beyond the usual concern with overcrowding, trial delays, etc.