Articles published on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Actor Michael Jace, best known for his role as a policeman on the TV drama “The Shield,” was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife in 2014 in front of the couple’s two children at their Los Angeles home.
Edward John Constant, the retired British soldier who returned to Guyana to join in the celebration of the country’s 50th independence anniversary was robbed in the vicinity of Stabroek Market on Monday.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne today said that he “categorically rejects” the call for the dissolution of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), to pave the way for the emergence of a new governance structure.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Hero MotoCorp Ltd, headquartered in India, announced today that it is extending its title sponsorship of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by another three years.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) called today for an urgent meeting to see if crisis-hit Venezuela’s socialist government had breached democratic rules, which could lead to a process of suspension.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – People returning from areas where the Zika virus is found should follow safe sex practices or abstain from sex for at least eight weeks rather than just four, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Three Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officers narrowly escaped injury yesterday when they reportedly came under attack from members of the Venezuelan army, in the vicinity of Eterinbang, in the Cuyuni River.
An 18-year-old miner died on Sunday afternoon after the mining pit he was working in caved in at Konawaruk Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has promised a full investigation.
The police are currently investigating a report of threatening behaviour made about a week ago against People’s Progressive Party Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall and the case file has since been sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
Cleveland Pyle and Damion Pearce, the two RK’s Security Services guards who police say staged a robbery in order to steal millions, were yesterday charged and remanded to prison.
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman yesterday handed over a “re-worked” draft of the code of conduct for government officials and Members of Parliament to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who announced that the next move is to seek to incorporate it into the integrity legislation although there is no timeframe for when the process will be completed.
Two former airport workers, who were found guilty of trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in rum to the United States, were yesterday sentenced to four years in jail for the crime as well as a $17 million fine.
In a show of gratitude for their years of dedication in the teaching profession as well as exemplary performance, 50 teachers across the 10 regions of Guyana were yesterday honoured in a ceremony held yesterday at the National Cultural Centre.
A gold miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempting to kill a businesswoman in the interior.
Dear Editor, I welcomed reading Professor Winston Mc Gowan’s recently published article `Jubilee milestones: Significant developments in Guyanese history, 1966 – 2016’ in your Independence Jubilee Supple-ment on May 26th, 2016.
A fire, suspected to have been started by a kerosene stove left unattended, gutted a Meadowbrook, Georgetown home late Sunday evening, leaving three persons, including two brothers with millions in losses.
West Indies Coach Phil Simmons said yesterday that his team was upbeat ahead of Friday’s opening match of the 2016 Tri-Nations One-Day International (ODI) series adding that the two losses suffered during their recent practice matches have not affected the team’s goal.
Peter Moore, the truck driver charged with causing the death of pedestrian Harry Daley on April 30, last year, has been found guilty and sentenced to one year in jail.
Dear Editor, The Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, (GGMC), as currently constituted, includes two representatives of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA).
Despite filing court proceedings challenging the appointments of the Mayor of Mabaruma and the chairmen of six Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, the PPP yesterday expressed its willingness to restart the negotiation process so as to resolve the situation in the interest of affected residents.
Dear Editor, I have been following the discussion in the media on the apparent breakdown of arrangements at the recent Flag-raising ceremony.
World renowned former national sprinter, James Wren-Gilkes is “on a mission to help Guyanese athletes in Guyana and overseas.”
Protocols and draft legislation have been completed for a catch-and-release sport fishing project in the North Rupununi aimed at preserving the Arapaima, while promoting eco-tourism.
Dear Editor, State dinner or dinner in a state? That is the question about the Gala event at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.
Brenessa Thompson is once again in the headlines for all the positive reasons.
A porter attached to the New Amsterdam Hospital was discovered dead, in his yard filled with overgrown grass at an area called ‘the track,’ in the Mayor and Town Council Scheme, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Dashing left-hander Evin Lewis stroked an entertaining unbeaten half-century to set up an interesting finish but rain proved the spoiler, forcing a tie under Duckworth/Lewis system in the day/night one-day game between the West Indies Cricket Board’s President’s XI and South Africa here Sunday night.
Dear Editor, It seems that the Minister of Finance is distancing himself further from the APNU + AFC Manifesto pledge to reduce the VAT rate.
The deadline for the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s (CH&PA) Jubilee 50/50 payment plan has been extended to June 2.
The annual Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tennis tournament is scheduled to get underway on June 3.
Dear Editor, Now that the independence celebrations are over, the administration should get down in a serious way to implement the promises made by President Granger to create that ‘good life in a green economy.’
In preparation for the upcoming Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 boys and girls’ championships which will be held here in July, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has reduced the shortlisted boys’ squad of 46 players to a provisional roster of 18 following evaluation sessions held over the weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Dear Editor, The community of Little Diamond Squatting Area has been without running water for months.
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned.
Days after 16-year-old waitress Onika Luke was shot to her chin, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said investigators are making efforts to identify the teen’s assailant.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police in Rio de Janeiro said yesterday they are certain a 16-year-old girl was gang raped earlier this month, but added that it will be hard to prove her allegation that she was assaulted by more than 30 men.
Private garbage collectors providing services to the occupants of the city are still awaiting payments from the Mayor and City Council.
Dear Editor, Before I launch into my concern, I must commend the Government for making our roadways better, something that should have been done in recent years.
DURHAM, England, (Reuters) – Captain Alastair Cook savoured a special moment in his glittering career ater becoming the first England cricketer to reach 10,000 test runs during the second test against Sri Lanka in Durham yesterday.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Persistent rain accompanied by a flood warning washed out an entire day’s play at the French Open yesterday for the first time since 2000, throwing an unwelcome spotlight on delayed plans to build a retractable roof over Centre Court.
Dear Editor, In the days ahead, some ministers must step forward with far reaching, if not radical, programmes, to address some of the more urgent issues of this society.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – LATAM Airlines yesterday became the latest carrier to suspend its operations in Venezuela, blaming “the current complex economic scenario in the region.”
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – The director of the Cincinnati Zoo insisted yesterday that a three-foot (one-metre) barrier around the gorilla enclosure was adequate, even though a 4-year-old boy was able to climb over it and fall in, forcing zookeepers to shoot the ape dead after it grabbed him and dragged him around.
Months after materials from the demolished Aurora school went missing, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region 2, Rupert Hopkinson is calling for the case to be reopened since answers are yet to be provided.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago head coach, Stephen Hart, says his side had shown signs of improvement despite suffering a 3-1 drubbing at the hands of powerful Uruguay last Friday.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect yesterday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
Dear Editor, 50 years is a significant milestone in the post colonial history of Caribbean societies.
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Observer) — The opposition yesterday welcomed the review of Jamaica’s membership in the Caribbean Community (Caricom), but warned that the proposed commission should be cautious in its approach to the review.
Dear Editor, When Guyana gained independence, the game plan of Burnham according to Festus Brotherson was to “implement a coherent set of policies”.
When Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently blessed his foreign minister Susana Malcorra’s candidacy for secretary general of the United Nations, the joke in Argentina was that the country already has a Pope (Francis) and the world’s best soccer player (Lionel Messi) so it was only natural that it should seek the top UN job.
What this newspaper has already said was a considerable measure of incompetence and ineptitude that attended aspects of the protocol and logistics that were in evidence at the Jubilee Flag-Raising Ceremony ought to be responded to by the Government of Guyana in a far more fulsome manner than was afforded by the quixotic content of the statement issued by Junior Minister Nicolette Henry, and which, justifiably, has come in for a fair measure of further public flak.
Berbice outfit Cougars Football Club Sunday sealed their place in the next of the 22nd Mayor’s Cup football tournament overcoming Golden Grove 4-2 on penalty kicks at the Victoria Community Centre Ground.
Politikles
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer is facing pressure to drop his anti-corruption minister, the second top official in his administration accused of trying to derail a sprawling bribery and kickback probe before taking office.
The photograph of Anthony David that accompanied the report, ‘Evidence enough to convict accused in robbery of land court judge – Hughes,’ which was published in Stabroek News’ May 28, 2016 edition, was not that of the accused but of another man with the same name.
One of the many floats from last Thursday’s parade which have been abandoned at various points around the city.
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Africa is unlikely to fall into the type of unsustainable debt trap seen in the 1990s despite a spike in borrowing and widening budget deficits, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said yesterday.
