Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 11, 2016

President David Granger today called on the nation to view Guyana’s diversity as an asset and not a liability and to use the occasion of the declaration of Social Cohesion Day, May 11, to reject divisive political culture, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said. 

Commemorative coins and a $50 bank note were today launched at the Bank of Guyana (BOG) as part of the 5oth Independence Anniversary celebrations, GINA said.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams today, handed over a copy of the Commission of Inquiry Report into the death of Dr.

The Director of Sport Christopher Jones this afternoon issued a message of condolence on the passing of renowned West Indies cricket commentator, Tony Cozier.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Renowned regional and international cricket journalist Tony Cozier, the voice of West Indies cricket for more than five decades, has died.

(Trinidad Guardian) A decision on where the finals of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament will be played will be made this week and T&T’s foreign exchange situation remains a major factor in the equation.

Photos by Keno George Gafoors yesterday began redeploying hundreds of workers who were affected by the fire that devastated the company’s Houston Complex on Monday, leaving billions of damage in its wake.

A 71-year-old woman of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo has died following a severe beating on Monday from her husband who is in custody as police await the result of a post-mortem examination.

One of the two men accused of raping and murdering nine-year-old Sade Stoby was yesterday acquitted of the charge, while his co-accused was found guilty.

Two Guyanese men were on Saturday arraigned in a Brooklyn, New York Federal Court on suspicion of smuggling some 20 kilograms of cocaine that was stashed in frozen fish, which was shipped to Miami via Suriname and later transported to New York.

The Rupununi Essence Luxury Facial Cleanser, developed by the Makushi Research Unit (MRU), Medicine from Trees and other groups, in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) was launched on Monday.

A man is now dead after he was accidently stabbed by his accomplice when they attempted to rob a Brazilian national.

A woman and the two men who police say helped her rob a friend were yesterday each sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of the crime.

With only six months left before he was due for release from prison, a convict was yesterday told he would have to serve an additional three years after a city court found him guilty of wounding another inmate.

One day after the local distributor International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) Guyana Ltd told Stabroek News that it had begun a voluntary recall of Lailac Infant Milk, the product is still on the shelves of most supermarkets.

The Board of Directors of the National Communications Network (NCN) yesterday announced the appointment of Ron Robinson as Programme Manager.

President of the National Air Transport Association (NATA) Annette Arjoon-Martins has welcomed the planned review of the operations of the Eugene F Correia International Airport, which the group is eagerly awaiting.

Arrangements are currently being made to exhume the body of a farmer, who was allegedly shot to death by his nephew a little over a month ago.

The Georgetown City Council is expected to ink a deal this week for installation of parking meters in sections of the city to ease traffic congestion.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance compound and there was one bid for a key power project from a South Korean company.

Three men, suspected to have stolen a bag containing a gun, ammunition and a quantity of money from a car parked outside Juice Power on Middle Street, Georgetown, were yesterday granted bail after making an appearance before a city court.

A public engagement was hosted on Monday evening to recognise the work of Dr.

Chief Sea and River Defence Officer Kevin Samad says works will be done to prevent a recurrence of the overtopping that occurred at Helena Number Two, Mahaica over the weekend, which resulted in the flooding of the yards of several residents.

Human rights activist Mark Benschop on Monday staged a one-man protest outside the Department of Public Service building where the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the fatal Camp Street Prison unrest came to a close.

Golden Jaguars Head-coach Jamaal Shabazz yesterday said the composition of the squad to play against Canada’s U23 side this Sunday at the Providence National Stadium will be influenced by several factors and that the matchup will also be utilised to give fringe players much needed exposure.

Construction for most of the booths for GuyExpo was still underway on Monday but Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin said he was pleased with the progress, while noting that the work was on schedule.

Guyana-born English footballer Ishankie Charles said he is honoured by his selection to the Golden Jaguars 25-man squad ahead of this Sunday’s international encounter against the Canadian Olympic U23 side at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

A Charlestown man was on Monday freed of a wounding charge by Magistrate Ann McLennan, who found that he acted in self defence.

A mason who allegedly broke into a home and stole $62,000 in cash and items, was granted $40,000 bail last week, when he appeared at the George-town Magistrates’ Courts.

Dear Editor, I support Mr Ian McDonald and others like him pleading for old Guyana records to be preserved.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The World’s leading T20 International wicket-taker Anisa Mohammed has appealed to cricket fans to support the regional team when they take on England Women in a five-match One-Day International series this October in the Caribbean.

Dear Editors, Kindly permit me to respond to the subject of the Panama Papers and Oyster Oil and Gas Ltd, carried in the newspapers of May 10th, 2016.

Tambico McKenzie, one of the men who was allegedly run over by a woman as he fled after allegedly robbing her, testified on Monday that he had no part in the crime.

The police will today be seeking legal advice on a charge against Desmond Gordon, who allegedly chopped his common-law wife, Bhagmattie Etwaroo, to death on Monday evening.

The Guyana Beverage Company continued their support of the Petra Organization Soft Shoes Football Championship, donating an undisclosed sum towards the event yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony staged at the entity’s Diamond location.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Kaieteur News yesterday, Monday, May 9, under the caption ‘Golden Grove Police Station ill equipped to house high-profile inmates.’

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC- The St. Lucia Zouks are due to open the home series of matches in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with an evening clash against St.

Dear Editor, An October 30, 2012 headline in one of the daily newspapers screamed: ‘Pirates on the rampage, fear grips fishing industry’.

A man who was found by the police pushing a motorcycle that he allegedly stole was granted bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan last week.

Attorneys representing Keisha Chase, who is charged with causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving, told a city court on Monday that they are seeking to have the charge dismissed.

Sunrisers Hyderabad possess perhaps the best – and certainly the most in-form – pace attack in the IPL, and this proved decisive in bowler-friendly conditions that produced a low-scoring thriller against Rising Pune Supergiants in Visakhapatnam.

A carpenter was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he admitted to stealing a quantity of gold jewellery while on hire for a plumbing job.

Dear Editor, I have noticed that the Vice President and Minister of Public Security has been quoted in the media as saying that he will be relaxing the drop-dead 2 am curfew on party goers for some of the jubliee events.

Darren Eddie, a carpenter who was charged last month with having an unlicensed gun and ammunition, has been released on bail by the High Court.

Dear Editor, Seeing a clipping  of an  accusation  of corruption  and crookery  against me and a woman collleague has kept me from expressing  any opinion  on the several issues of public morality in Guyana.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia primary yesterday, slowing her march toward the party’s nomination.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Fast bowler Tino Best grabbed his 13th five-wicket haul in first class cricket but Hampshire were still facing an uphill task against Lancashire, heading into yesterday’s penultimate day of their County Championship encounter at Old Trafford.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shashank Manohar resigned as President of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday eyeing a second term as chief of the sport’s global governing body.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States signaled yesterday it will work with the apparent victor of the Philippines presidential election, Rodrigo Duterte, despite allegations of human rights abuses in the city he has led for over two decades.

Dear Editor, I continue to see the Public Security Minister’s decision to suspend enforcement of the laws governing the opening and closing hours of night clubs licensed to sell alcoholic beverages during certain hours, as the lifting of a curfew.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – A German court yesterday rejected a request by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for a preliminary injunction preventing the head of German publisher Axel Springer repeating a derogatory term.

Dear Editor, Too many people expect the current public safety and security situation to be solved only by the government and more particularly, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan. 

(Reuters) – Stephen Curry announced his return to the playoffs on Monday with a breathtaking performance that both revived a jaded-looking Golden State Warriors team and reinstalled them as clear favorites to defend their NBA title.

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to a letter submitted by Mr Harri Persaud Beharry published in the Stabroek News of May 9 (‘Police should allow vinyl number plate digits’).

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on camera telling Queen Elizabeth yesterday that leaders of some “fantastically corrupt” countries, including Nigeria and Afghanistan, were due to attend his anti-corruption summit.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took her battle to survive impeachment to the Supreme Court yesterday, in a last-ditch attempt to stay in office a day before the Senate will likely vote to try her for breaking budget laws.

(The Sports Xchange) – Through four games of the Eastern Conference semi-final series between the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, three went to overtime.

Dear Editor, Often, we read about employees stealing from employers who are brought before the courts.

Politikles

We revert to a look at the political campaign proceeding in Britain towards a referendum promised by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative government on whether the country should remain in the European Union (EU), due on June 23 of this year.

There has been much comment on the proclivity of the present regime and its associates to name and rename various national objects and institutions, and this article has been prompted by the dispute over its wish to rename Ogle International Airport and the possibility that the City Council might give rise to more controversy if it still has on its agenda the renaming of 100 city streets for our Jubilee celebrations.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – A university in Thailand has caught a group of students using smart watches and cameras concealed in glasses to cheat during entrance exams, forcing the cancellation of the tests for others.

(Reuters) – Stephen Curry yesterday scaled heights never reached by NBA greats such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James when he became the first unanimous winner of the league’s Most Valuable Player award.