Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 21, 2016

(Reuters) – Australia qualified for the final of the triangular one-day international series (ODI) with a six-wicket win over West Indies in Barbados today.

Efforts to bring relief to the flood-affected communities in Mahaica/Mahaicony/ Abary, Region Five are continuing even as there are reports of rising water levels due to heavy rainfall over the last few days, GINA said.

The sum of $2M was donated to the residents of the Warrau community of Kamwatta Hill, in Region One for the revival of their language, GINA said.

Kwakwani, in Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10 is seeing improvement works, according to the Assistant Regional Executive Officer (AREO) Leola Narine.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today reached a deal that would allow duty-free purchases by passengers leaving Guyana and having to transit through Trinidad and Tobago on their way to the US.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Bollywood movie star Salman Khan ran afoul of a national women’s group, film critics and Twitter users today after saying that training sessions for his new film made him feel like a “raped woman”.

(Trinidad Guardian) As T&T weighs up approving the construction of a Sandals Resort in Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been engaged in a testy public exchange with Sandals Chairman Butch Stewart over Sandals’ retention of sales tax income, by what the Antiguan government has called “an unlawful agreement.”

The city of Georgetown will have a functioning parking meter system as of September 1, 2016.

A minor explosion, during routine maintenance and inspection, on a Roraima Group of Companies aircraft yesterday resulted in a maintenance engineer sustaining burns.

Shemar Wilson, a suspect in the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News office earlier this month, was not a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at the time of the incident.

A young couple was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged in relation to last week’s drug bust at the Ogle airport where a mother of two was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine to Barbados.

A High Court judge has been singled out in the Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report for the lengthy sentences he has been handing down to persons convicted of murder in recent years.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has called for the parking meter project to be “scrapped forthwith,” even as the Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green announced plans to go ahead.

The much anticipated People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Congress has been set for December 16, 17 and 18 at the Cotton Field Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast.

Juliano Seunarine, the driver charged with causing the death of Christobel Hughes by driving in a dangerous manner while drunk was yesterday jailed for four years.

British High Commissioner Greg Quinn has called for more support and assistance for abused women and children here even as he urged the country’s citizenry to speak out when they become aware of such acts.

Hansel Andre Lewis, alias ‘Smiley,’ of John Lewis Street, Angoy’s Avenue in New Amsterdam, Berbice,  was found guilty yesterday of  attempted murder over the wounding of Chris Burrowes, called ‘Boonee’, during the early hours of  New Year’s Day  2013.

Inspired goalkeeping from Richie Richards propelled Alpha United to the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer League Finale crown, edging Slingerz FC 3-0 via penalty kicks on Sunday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Despite murky conditions yesterday, the Guyana Amazon Warriors commenced their 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) pre-season training camp at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

– 16 around country for rehab Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, and surrounding areas can now feel a slight relief as the well, that has been giving problems, has been temporarily fixed and CEO of GWI Richard Van West-Charles said that by the end of the year the area should be equipped with another well.

Six weeks leading up to the Rio Olympics, Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) president, Aubrey Hutson believes that ace sprinter Brenessa Thompson is peaking at the right time.

A youth who stole two passports and other items from a woman in the city last year, was yesterday jailed for four years after being found guilty of the crime.

The coach of world 1,500-meter champion  Genzebe Dibaba and other long-distance runners was arrested near Barcelona after Spanish police raided his hotel room and found traces of EPO and other banned substances yesterday.

Elated that his years of contribution to the arts in Guyana have resulted in national recognition, illustrator and graphic artist Barrington Braithwaite is continuing to press for proper legislation for the industry so that artists can benefit.

A woman and a man are currently in custody as police investigate the suspected molestation of a three-year-old girl in Berbice.

A mammoth crowd at the Haslington Tarmac witnessed the crowning of a new champion as Beterverwagting (BV)-B edged North Haslington 1-0 in the final of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets East Coast edition on Sunday.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Mandeep Singh blasted a quick-fire unbeaten half-century as India crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets to level the Twenty20 series yesterday.

A taxi driver was yesterday placed on $300,000 bail by a city court after he pleaded not guilty to causing the death of Coverden resident Ann Mohammed by dangerous driving in January.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka paceman Shaminda Eranga has been banned from bowling in international matches due to an illegal action, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday, just hours after he was taken to hospital to undergo tests on his heart.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has promised to continue engaging its Member of Parliament (MP) Nigel Dharamlall over threats he allegedly made against a man who was communicating with his ex-wife.

Months after Corentyne businesswoman Su Di Wong was shot and killed after gunman invaded her home, three persons including two remanded prisoners have been questioned and the case file is expected to be sent for legal advice soon.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with Digicel officially launched the Digicel National Senior Squash Championships yesterday at the mobile giant’s Kingston location.

 (Reuters) – Prior to the start of the Copa America, United States coach Juergen Klinsmann had set the semi-finals as a target but will now need a new goal as the hosts prepare to take on top-ranked Argentina for spot in the final.

The 15-year-old boy who was shot in his head on Sunday has been transferred to ICU and is recovering.

Mahaicony Secondary overcame a one goal deficit to defeat Number 8 Secondary 2-1 when the 6th annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Mahaicony Ground.

Kadesiya Adams, 21, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to ‘embezzlement committed at Singer Guyana Inc.’

Dear Editor, I am a concerned brackish-water aquaculture farmer, who along with many other farmers is faced with the illegal entry of shrimps and tilapia from Suriname.

A Mon Repos woman was granted $30,000 bail after she denied that she conned a friend out of  $150,000, which had been given to her to deliver to the friend’s mother.

TOULOUSE, (Reuters) – Wales outplayed Russia 3-0, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes, as they moved into the round of 16 at Euro 2016 by winning Group B yesterday.

Dear Editor, After reading GHK Lall’s reflections in his letter to SN, titled ‘President must reach every opportunity to be chorister-in-chief on social cohesion’ (June 20) I feel behoved to urge my fellow Guyanese (and, at times, the government ) to address the matter of social cohesion with less flourishing rhetoric and more with a conceptual and practical understanding of how to achieve this national goal.

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces, including the capital Kinshasa, after confirming 67 cases of the disease, with another 1,000 suspected cases being monitored.

A 33-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after denying a charge that he had over four pounds of marijuana in his shop at Kwakwani.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Jason Holder was under no illusions yesterday about what West Indies needed to do in order to qualify for the final of the Tri-Nations Series.

More than four months after the fatal shooting of Rose Hall resident Caitanya Kishundyal, a woman has been charged with perverting the course of justice after she allegedly provided the police with a false statement in relation to the murder.

Dear Editor, Mr Lincoln Lewis’ letter in your June 20 issue captioned ‘No constitution will bring about desired results if its provisions are ignored by the political leadership’ has prompted me to several regretful thoughts about the plight of my country.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Fiqre Crockwell, a 30-year-old Bermuda national team cricketer, has died after being shot in Pembroke in the early hours of yesterday, police confirmed.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom’s Shi’ite Muslim majority, the state news agency reported yesterday, prompting protests outside his home and a sharp rebuke from an Iranian paramilitary chief.

Dear Editor, I call upon the government to expeditiously address the challenges faced by residents living within Mocha-Arcadia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made a plug yesterday for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal to a group of 2,400 investors looking at locating business in the United States, saying the deal would help boost the global economy.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition sympathizers lined up yesterday around the country to validate signatures as part of a painstaking process to request a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, who is deeply unpopular due to the country’s economic crisis.

Barbados Tridents’ promising Under-19 player Shemar Springer is relishing the prospect of being a part of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and is excited to learn from some of the best in the business in the process.

Thirty-one young adults have successfully completed Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s eighth Youth Link Apprenticeship programme.

Dear Editor, Thirty-six years haven’t seemed to erase or dull the misrepresentations, falsehoods, ignorance, disparagements and, I might even add, a kind of grudge that have been perpetrated and perpetuated by some people against one of our finest heroes ‒ Walter Rodney. 

Children having fun yesterday at a play area between Albert and Bel Air streets, Albouystown that could benefit from a little sprucing up.

The Ministry of Communities is prepared to provide each Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) with a $4 million subvention to assist in the execution of their capital works initiatives provided that they are able to submit an appropriate work programme, Minister Ronald Bulkan says.

A gang of five bandits rampaged through Budhan Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam, on Sunday, during the wee hours of the morning and two of the alleged perpetrators have been since arrested.

OAKLAND, Calif., (Reuters) – LeBron James may be the self-proclaimed “King” but after delivering an NBA title to long-suffering Cleveland on Sunday the best player of his generation will forever be considered royalty by Cavaliers fans.

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Refugees worldwide will be able to take more than 1,000 online university courses for free as part of an effort to provide education and skills training under a US-based programme launched yesterday as part of World Refugee Day.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will have to raise taxes to fund its conflict with Marxist rebels if a possible peace deal falls through, President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday, in comments roundly criticized by the opposition.

A section of the pieces that are on display at the Visions Photography Exhibition held at the Fitzgerald House on Hadfield Street.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is concerned about what is taking place in the sugar industry and the impact it is having on the lives of thousands of workers and their dependents.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire inside Venezuela’s central bank yesterday, wounding two guards before he was shot dead by security officers, according to two sources, in the latest violent episode to shake the country.

YULIN, China (Reuters) – China’s southern city of Yulin geared up yesterday for its upcoming dog meat festival despite widespread opposition from activists calling for an end to the slaughter and eating of the animals.

Dear Editor, An influential Indian critic described the central bank head of that country, Raghuram Rajan, as “mentally not fully Indian.” 

The Brickdam Secondary School brouhaha is one of those irritating distractions inflicted upon us from time to time, but which invariably could be minimized through the application of good sense.

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – Sunday’s farcical finish at the U.S. Open, where the victory margin for champion Dustin Johnson was uncertain until a review by rules officials, left tournament organisers in the crosshairs of condemnation.

Pope Francis is very popular around the world, but there are growing signs that his popularity is dwindling in his own country, Argentina.

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