Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 20, 2016

With the support of Canada, a research trial on several varieties of Irish potatoes to determine their suitability for local conditions is underway, a release from the Canadian High Commission said today. 

The 50th Jubilee costume and float parade will see heightened security for an incident- free event, ‘A’ Division Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken said today, at the walk through of the new route for the  parade.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Beleaguered regional governing body, the West Indies Cricket Board, has once again pushed back on growing calls for its dissolution, claiming today it had “lived up to its promises” and urging the region to “trust the process”.

Citing the controversy swirling around Minister of State Joseph Harmon, the human rights group, GHRA today called on President David Granger to lead from the front arguing that there was a crisis of credibility and unfulfilled expectations.

(Trinidad Guardian) Local Muslim leaders want a meeting with the Ministers of National Security and Foreign Affairs to discuss recent Government statements about security and monitoring systems, following revelations that 105 T&T nationals have gone to Syria over 2013-2015 to link with the Isis terrorist network.

Embattled Deputy Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels yesterday insisted that he did all he could to safeguard the lives of the Camp Street Prison inmates on March 3rd, when 17 of them died, and suggested that prisoners would be hard-pressed to give a true account of the events due to fear.

A young mother of two died last evening after the motorcycle she was travelling on along Mandela Avenue was hit by a car.

Following reports of the shabby construction of the stands for the D’urban Park Development Project, President David Granger yesterday ordered Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson to immediately assume full responsibility for the project and said the concerns are being addressed.

A Wakenaam businessman is now dead after he was shot during a robbery attempt and then accidentally run over by a car in the city.

The mutilated body of Simone Hackett, who was reported missing since Saturday, was discovered yesterday morning in a trench at Cummings Lodge, a short distance away from her home.

The police have arrested the handyman of the elderly couple, Mohamed and Jamilla Munir, who were burned to death in their Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo home, on the suspicion that he has knowledge of the crime.

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday said that 13 dredges and one dragger found to be operating illegally in the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) have been confiscated.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it opted for a tax settlement with DDL as there had been no satisfactory outcome to a fourteen-year dispute and the company was likely to take the matter to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

Kevin Rankin, the man accused of sodomising and murdering his two-year old niece, was yesterday acquitted of the charge after a 12-member jury found him not guilty.

Kenkassie Lynch, the suspect in the murder of mechanic Terrence Lanferman, who was gunned down at his Mocha home almost one year ago, was charged yesterday with the crime.

Nykose Gritten, who was charged with the 2014 murder of Albouystown moneychanger Wendell Liverpool, walked out of the High Court, in Georgetown, a free man yesterday after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a no-case submission made in his favour.

Communications consultant, Lennox Cornette, who will take over the running of NCN on May 1st says he intends to “revolutionise” the state broadcaster and he said the signature that he was found to have forged while working at GTT had nothing to do with “financial impropriety”.

Masakenari, a Wai Wai village in the deep south of Guyana now has an internet connection after complaining about the difficulty in communicating with the rest of the country.

While recent rainfall across Region Nine has eased the effect of the persistent El Nino dry weather, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) with assistance from the Brazilian army has commenced drilling operations to offer additional relief to severely affected areas.

Mohan Basdeo, the cane cutter accused of fatally stabbing his common-law wife in 2008, will be spending the next 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has begun a process which could see trade unionist Carvil Duncan removed from his positions on three service commissions.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-West Indies cricket legends are demanding the “immediate resignation” of the Dave Cameron-led West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), in line with the recommendations of the WICB/CARICOM Governance Review Panel.

The accused in the murder of Timehri resident McLean Benjamin, whose battered body was discovered face-down a short distance away from a ‘wedding house,’ will serve a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter.

A woman was rescued after she jumped from the Demerara Harbour Bridge in an apparent bid to end her life early yesterday afternoon.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Cricket superstar Chris Gayle will miss a couple of matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after flying back to Jamaica to be with his partner for the birth of his first child, media outlets in India are reporting.

A Nigerian national was last Thursday ordered to pay a fine of $200,000 after he admitted to forging a Guyanese passport and identification card.

Demerara openers Raymond Perez and Ronaldo Renee batted themselves into the local history books after their twin centuries helped Demerara to seize first innings points against Berbice in their drawn second round match of the Guyana Cricket Board U19  three-day Inter-County match which ended yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Camp Road.

It will be a matchup of the struggling sides in the 10th round of the GFF Stag Beer Elite League when fifth positioned Pele FC opposes seventh placed Buxton United today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 20:30hrs.

Member of Parliament (MP) Bishop Juan Edghill has been charged over a derelict vehicle that the city says is blocking a parapet.

A 72-seater bus has been donated to help children living along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway to get to school.

A Robb Street businessman is now seeking justice after his building was broken into and his property removed and placed on the street.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC-The Grenada government has approved an EC 500.000 package for five of the country’s leading athletes who excelled recently.

The Guyana Police Force has returned the file on alleged death threats made against President David Granger on Facebook to its legal advisor after conducting additional investigations that were requested.

A second man was yesterday charged with the murder of Crabwood Creek resident Shameer Ally, who was found dead in his house last October when police went to arrest him.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton rolled to easy wins in New York state’s presidential nominating contests yesterday, recapturing lost campaign momentum and taking big steps toward capturing their respective parties’ nominations.

The man who was wanted by the police in connection with the abduction of businessman Tazim Gafoor, which occurred almost two weeks ago, turned himself into the police yesterday.

MOHALI, India, CMC-Sunil Narine led a dominant bowling performance with his remodeled action as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Kings X1 Punjab by six wickets in match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

Dear Editor, Delivering the feature address at a recently held Sea and River Defence Resilience Project Workshop at the Pegasus Hotel and reported in the news media, David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure stated that, “the Govt.

The third annual Stag Beer West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League Championship was officially launched yesterday at the Ansa McAl Boardroom, Beterverwagting (BV).

Gariban Ali, who was arrested on Monday after being on the run over more than a year after he allegedly murdered a neighbour in New Amsterdam, is likely to be arraigned today.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – President Raul Castro will serve up to five more years as head of Cuba’s Communist Party as he and other aging revolutionaries keep their grip on power at a time of economic reform and detente with the United States.

Dear Editor, On 17th April, a tragedy occurred. A young man of 23 years and a young woman of 16 years riding a motorcycle were killed when a driver lost control of his car and struck them down.

Guyana’s Candidate Master Anthony Drayton with three points from the three rounds played is the sole leader of the Guyana Chess federation (GCF) Engineering and Construction Inc.,

(The Sports Xchange) – With Stephen Curry out of action due to an ankle injury Monday night, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was comforted knowing he had Shaun Livingston in reserve.

Dear Editor, With regards to the news item `Ramsaran to face trial for allegedly insulting activist’ (SN Apr 19) is this a politically motivated trial (a political circus) to embarrass the former Minister and or his party?

NEW YORK,  (IFR) – Argentina made a triumphant return to the international bond markets yesterday, selling a bigger-than-expected US$16.5bn offering that amassed a whopping US$69bn-plus in orders.

 I am flabbergasted at the cavalier manner in which the Ministry of Education has gone about dismantling the secondary school placement system, of which the National Grade Six Assessment is but one element. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – In an historic first, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts used sign language from the Supreme Court bench yesterday as he welcomed a dozen deaf and hard-of-hearing lawyers who took part in a ceremony authorizing them to argue cases before the court.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C./NEW YORK  (Reuters) – North Carolina business leaders yesterday called for a repeal of a new state law they blamed for mounting economic losses as opponents cancel jobs and events over concerns that it discriminates against gay and transgender people.

Dear Editor, I was born in the village of Bachelors Adventure on the East Coast of Demerara, where I lived and played as a youth.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Rose says he was hospitalized after a violent attack, battled racial injustice and was wrongfully deported from New Zealand where he visited for a coaching assignment about four years ago.

Dear Editor, The issue of the tardy and non-payment of the salaries of part-time lecturers at the Government Technical Institute needs to be urgently addressed.

The previous column makes the point that accountability requires that the government signals clearly its policies and intentions.

Undoubtedly, citizens of countries all over the world with access to television must be increasingly fascinated by the ongoing process of selecting candidates from within the Democratic and Republican parties now seeking to be chosen as representatives of those parties for the presidency of the country in the election in November this year.