Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 12, 2016

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC- Guyana Amazon Warriors beat St. Lucia Zouks by eight wickets in the 13th game of the Caribbean Premier League at the National Stadium at Providence here Tuesday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Three former West Indies wicketkeepers, Jackie Hendricks, Deryck Murray and Jeff Dujon, have questioned the decision by selectors not to include Denesh Ramdin for the upcoming Test series against India.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been tasked with analysing whether there is an increase in auto theft or theft of auto parts during major events.

The Ministry of Public Security is currently in consultation with mobile phone service provider, Digicel as it prepares to develop a command centre to effectively handle emergency calls, GINA said yesterday It said that the “defunct” 911 emergency line remains a troubling problem for the APNU+AFC government and reported Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan as saying that the establishment of the command centre will better streamline calls to the 911 (Guyana Police Force) and 912 (Guyana Fire Service) emergency lines.

(Trinidad Guardian) Already on the run for two murders and wanted by police for several weeks, Jason Khan told relatives he was not going to surrender or flee the country but was ready to die at the hands of police.

AMSTERDAM/BEIJING, (Reuters) – An arbitration court ruled today that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and that it has breached the sovereign rights of the Philippines with its actions there, a long-awaited ruling sure to infuriate Beijing.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will be hiking taxes by 10% for residential and commercial properties from the start of next year.

Veteran engineer and longtime technical advisor to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Walter Willis died yesterday at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital, which has since launched an investigation to verify if all clinical guidelines were followed in his treatment.

The Crane, West Coast Demerara man who allegedly chopped his wife and son to death was arraigned for the crime at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Four days after the horrific deaths of her two young sons 37-year-old Sonia George is still in a state of shock and while she agrees that her living conditions were not ideal to raise her five children, she questions how her young sons could die under the care of an agency that was supposed to protect them.

Almost three months after boat collision victim Mohamed Abdool Shameer was found buried in a shallow grave more than 60 miles from the scene of the crash, two Pomeroon men are to be charged with murder and a policeman is also to be charged over collecting a bribe to stall the investigations.

Two masked robbers last evening shot a Pouderoyen businessman and then fled with a quantity of cash, jewellery and electronics that they grabbed from his home.

Many musclemen have competed for the coveted Mr. Guyana title over the years.

A mechanic died on Sunday evening, four days after he was allegedly beaten by his neighbours with a piece of wood at Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD) and the police have arrested three people and are seeking a fourth.

In the wake of the massive hydrocarbon find by ExxonMobil offshore, Guyana is considering the feasibility of developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility to refine gas.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Barbadian batsman Roston Chase has been called up to Test duty but selectors have confirmed the axing of wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin and have also overlooked left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican.

Guyana’s debt distress risk remains moderate but is rising according to the Country Report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month.

Annai Secondary successfully retained their Region #9 title overcoming hosts St.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Rain once again took the headlines, forcing the abandonment of the entire round of the Regional Women’s Championship here yesterday, without a ball being bowled.

The officials of the Lethem Municipality are not to be blamed for the current economic instability facing businesses in the township, Mayor Carlton Beckles says.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Sprint king Usain Bolt was named to the Jamaican Olympic team in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races despite an injury that kept him from qualifying at trials, the Jamaican Olympic Association said yesterday.

After 21 years on the run, a murder suspect was arrested by police on Saturday.

Dhanraj Raghubir, the computer technician accused of forging a United States Embassy appointment letter, was yesterday cleared of the charges for want of prosecution.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The local organizing committee for the upcoming Rio Olympics is running a deficit of between 400 million and 500 million reais ($121 million to $151 million), a source with direct knowledge of the committee’s finances told Reuters yesterday.

Five reigning Olympic gold medallists and five current world champions feature on the US team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Despite his pleas for bail, a young father is now a remanded prisoner on gun and ammunition charges.

(Reuters) – World champions Shawn Barber and Derek Drouin and heptathlon favourite Brianne Theisen-Eaton headline a 65-member Canadian athletics team for the RioOlympics announced yesterday.

The police’s fatal shooting of Nigel Joseph during a shootout last Thursday at the Alpha International Hotel, at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, is being investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

Dear Editor, The death of an individual is an occasion that would usually bring sorrow to the hearts of loved ones and acquaintances, even when it is expected.

Dear Editor, Despite serious concerns ventilated by the Guyana Rice Exporters and Millers Association (GREMA) and numerous large rice exporters, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) through its General Manager, Mr Nizam Hassan was adamant that the contract signed on March 1 this year with two Jamaican companies will not limit the export of rice to Jamaica and that the contractual arrangement will be “a plus for Guyana’s rice industry” resulting in an increase in price per tonne of rice.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Discarded West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been penalized by the West Indies Cricket Board for his Twitter rant last week announcing his sacking from the Test squad.

With the promise of a visit by a technical team attached to the Ministry of Communities, aimed at addressing the deplorable state of the Matarkai Road, residents of Port Kaituma in the North West District are hoping that a viable solution can be reached to rectify their situation.

(Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs stalwart Tim Duncan, a model of consistency during an illustrious career during which he won five NBA championships and established himself as the game’s greatest power forward, is calling it a career.

A Bartica youth was yesterday denied bail after police say he was found with more than 100 grammes of cannabis at his home.

Dear Editor, The Chairman and Executives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) wish to address statements attributed to the PSC in the Stabroek News article titled ‘Fees will only be charged for containers outside business premises – Chase-Green’, published on Monday, July 11, 2016.

(Reuters) – A jockstrap worn by boxer Joe Frazier when he defeated Muhammad Ali for the combined heavyweight title hit the auction block on Monday, along with the gloves Ali wore in that 1971 bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century.”

LONDON (Reuters) – Interior minister Theresa May will become Britain’s prime minister tomorrow, with the task of steering its withdrawal from the European Union, after rival Andrea Leadsom abruptly terminated her disastrous leadership campaign.

A Quamina Street woman was arrested just before midday yesterday and is currently in police custody after she was caught attempting to post rice which consisted of a quantity of cannabis.

Dear Editor, I have seen a letter above the name of Sase Singh in Kaieteur News (July 10) titled ‘Ogunseye is mixing up his facts’ and in the Stabroek News (July 11) under the heading ‘The WPA was not needed to secure a majority for Jagan in 1992’.

ABOARD THE USS NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps yesterday dispatched five military vessels to monitor a US warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day trip through the Strait of Hormuz, coming as close as 500 yards (metres).

Dear Editor, The other day I read with interest and admiration that Anthony Downes won a record 6th National Tennis title.

Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh, while elated about yesterday’s public acknowledgement of the part the unit and investigators from the Guyana Police Force played in a major drug conviction in the United Kingdom (UK), said it is only one example of the ongoing collaboration between the Governments of Guyana and the UK.

(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova will miss next month’s Rio Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday decided to defer its decision on the Russian multiple grand slam champion’s appeal against a two-year doping ban until September.

Dear Editor, I ask the indulgence of your newspaper to offer my congratulations to the roadworks team for the excellent job done in resurfacing the UG access road between the East Coast Public road and the Embankment (Railway) road.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said yesterday it had told the United States it will cut the only channel of communication between them, at the United Nations in New York, after Washington blacklisted leader Kim Jong Un last week for human rights abuses.

The commencement of the trial of the former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings, on charges of forgery and the attempted larceny of state vehicles, has been delayed pending a decision by the High Court.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Canadian Milos Raonic declared that he would stop at nothing to win a major title after admitting his straight sets loss to Andy Murray in Sunday’s Wimbledon final would sting.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that Citibank NA, planned to shut his government’s foreign currency accounts within a month, denouncing the move by one of its main foreign financial intermediaries as part of a “blockade.”

A Mabaruma man, said to be a father of ten, was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after telling a city court that he was going to smoke the cannabis police had found in his possession.

(Reuters) – Thousands of fans greeted Euro 2016 champions Portugal as they landed in Lisbon yesterday, chanting the name of goal hero Eder, whose extra-time screamer sealed the 1-0 victory over France.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the letter in your letters column by Romain Pitt stressing the need for the West Indies to field their best team again.

Dear Editor, Mr Ralph Ramkarran’s letter that was published in the online edition of Stabroek News (SN) on Saturday July 9, captioned ‘It was the mistakes of the WPA that were fatal to the building of a progressive alliance’, was in response to one penned by me, which appeared in SN on July 7, under the caption ‘After meeting State Department officials Jagan had no more interest in a PCD agreement to contest the elections’. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has abruptly called time on his Test career, just days before the start of the upcoming series against India.

After being out of use for more than two years due to vandalism, the Trafalgar Pump Station is expected to be working again before the next rainy season.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairmen of two US House of Representatives committees yesterday asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton committed perjury during testimony to Congress about her use of a private email server.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is concerned about the delay with respect to the hearing of the elections petition filed by one of its parliamentarians, challenging the outcome of the 2015 general and regional elections.

Dear Editor, The six-year-old who died in the fire trying to save his brother’ s life was a hero.

(Reuters) – France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament  yesterday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time.

By Peter Apps (Peter Apps is Reuters global affairs columnist, writing on international affairs, globalization, conflict and other issues.

(Jamaica Observer) – As Jamaica continues to struggle with the rising incidence of serious crimes among young people, Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland argues that the problem is not unique to the island and that the best way to address the situation is to reduce the exposure of children to abusive circumstances.

(Reuters) – New mobile game Pokemon Go has become an overnight sensation with US fans but also played a role in armed robberies in Missouri, the discovery of a body in Wyoming and minor injuries to fans distracted by the app, officials and news media reported yesterday.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has opened a shop in Havana that could eventually operate as the Communist-ruled island’s first wholesale store for the fledgling private sector, offering products in bulk at lower prices than in expensive retail outlets.

Official public acceptance of responsibility in instances of tragic occurrences for which government might reasonably be expected to shoulder the responsibility is not part of the political DNA of this country.

Twenty-one students in Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) were yesterday the recipients of bicycles and backpacks as a reward for being among the country’s top performers at the 2016 National Grade Six Assessment.

Colombia’s peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas has been almost universally hailed as a historic event that will bring about all kinds of goods things, but I’m afraid that the deal has been vastly oversold, and has turned Colombia into a one-issue country at the expense of other issues just as important.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has ruled out a neutral venue for their home series against England should the visiting team cancel their tour of the south Asian country after the July 1 attack at an upmarket Dhaka restaurant that left 20 dead.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Senior US Department of Justice officials overruled internal recommendations to prosecute global bank HSBC Holdings Plc for money-laundering violations because of concerns about the stability of the financial system, according to a congressional report released yesterday.

Dear Editor, Do Caribbean cricket people not find it odd and worthy of comment that Marlon Samuels was not selected by any CPL team for 2016, although he was the MVP in the World Cup final?