Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Articles published on Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Two charged over murder of Mahdia miner

Shane Mc Almont, 33 years and Marlon Joseph called ‘Short Man’, 28 years, both of 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro were charged today with Murder and Accessory to Murder respectively committed on Shawn Clarke between 2016-07-10 to 2016-07-22 at 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro, the police say.

Lightning suspected in power outage -GPL

At approximately 20:56 hours last evening, the Guyana Power and Light says a line trip along two Kingston feeders (F3 and F4) resulted in an interruption in the supply of electricity to customers in Kingston, Cummingsburg, Albertown, Lacytown and Werk-en-Rust.

Commander of ‘B’ Division Ian Amsterdam (second, right) meeting with Pawan Chandradeo’s wife and children

City detectives to assist in Berbice triple murder probe

The police are continuing to work all angles and a number of theories in order to solve last week’s triple murder at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday that a team from the force’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) was expected to head to the area to lend assistance in the investigation.

Probe launched into maternity death

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Matthews Ridge woman who succumbed one week after giving birth via caesarean section (C-section) at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton has said.

Defending champs storm into semi-finals

Defending champions Wismar/ Christianburg Secondary stormed their way into the semi-finals of the Digicel Schools football championships by dismantling Region #6 winners Tutorial Secondary 6-0 in their quarterfinal fixture yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

Baishanlin’s take-overs of local logging concessions is illegal and Long Jiang Forest Industries’ partial shares acquisition in Baishanlin is illegal

Dear Editor, I am concerned that President Granger may not be receiving adequate briefings over the Chinese transnational logger Baishanlin and the possible replacement Long Jiang Forest Industries Group (also a Chinese state-owned enterprise), with reference to the article ‘Four months on, Harmon’s China trip has produced no results’ (SN, July 25).

Great haul of China not assured at Rio

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World badminton will hope a more open field and a European resurgence can inject more excitement at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and help banish memories of London’s scandal-plagued tournament where China swept all titles.

The Caribbean Voice has a holistic, collaborative approach to addressing social pathologies

Dear Editor, In response to our invitation to become part of the solution to social pathologies such as alcoholism, suicide, rape, drug use, child abuse, domestic violence and the like, Mr Nowrang Persaud stated, “While I unconditionally applaud all efforts to minimize the negative fallout from alcoholism, suicide, domestic and other forms of violence, I firmly believe that the chances of success in remedial or corrective actions are greater, if we work at the grass-roots level where we can more effectively ‒ as indeed I have been trying to do for the longest while ‒ help to minimize the incidence and the problems”.

New location likely to be sought for Drop-In Centre

Even though a decision on what will happen with the recently destroyed Drop-In Centre has not been made, a source from the Ministry of Social Protection indicated that the building will not be used again and the ministry will be looking to build another structure elsewhere to house the children.

MANCHESTER, England,(Reuters) - James Anderson, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes took three wickets apiece as England completed a thumping 330-run win over Pakistan on the fourth day of the second test at Old Trafford yesterday.
Chasing a mammoth 565 for victory, Pakistan found batting no easier second time round and were dismissed for 234 in the final session as England levelled the four-match series at 1-1.
“It’s quite nice to bounce back and play like that,” said captain Alastair Cook. “You have to consign the last test to the bin.
“Joe Root’s performance, stepping up to number three in the order from four, was so controlled. We all know what a world-class player he is, he didn’t put a foot wrong.”
Root was named man of the match after following his brilliant 254 in the first innings with 71 not out in the second.
Anderson got the ball rolling for England on Monday when he removed Shan Masood for one, the opener edging a ball to Cook at first slip, before he also trapped Azhar Ali plumb lbw for eight.
Younus Khan then had a left-off before lunch when he was dropped in the slips by Cook off Ben Stokes.
It proved a frustrating day for Stokes who later limped off with a calf injury.
Opener Mohammad Hafeez looked reasonably secure but fell on 42 when he was caught by Gary Ballance at short-leg off a full delivery by Moeen.
Younus continued to live dangerously and his patience snapped when he tried to launch a Moeen delivery over the long-on boundary but was caught inside the rope by Alex Hales for 28.
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Captain Misbah-ul-Haq smashed Moeen for six and played aggressively for his 35 before he was bowled by Woakes off an inside edge just before tea.
Sarfraz Ahmed was caught down the leg-side by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow off Woakes for seven, Anderson trapped Asad Shafiq lbw for 39 and Moeen had Yasir Shah lbw for 10.
Wahab Riaz top-edged Joe Root to Cook at short fine leg for 19 and Mohammad Amir, after making an entertaining 29, drove Woakes to Stuart Broad at mid-off.
Earlier, Cook and Root piled on the runs in the morning session, the captain making 76 not out as England declared on 173 for one.
“This is a big disappointment for us,” said Pakistan skipper Misbah. “We could have scored around 400 in the first innings (instead of 198), the ball wasn’t doing anything much.
“We are short of confidence and shot selection really cost us. These guys are strong characters though, mentally strong, and I’m hopeful that everybody is hurt and they will really work hard.”
The third test in Birmingham starts on Aug. 3.

England bounce back to level series

MANCHESTER, England,(Reuters) – James Anderson, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes took three wickets apiece as England completed a thumping 330-run win over Pakistan on the fourth day of the second test at Old Trafford yesterday.

Dress code protest

Led by human rights activist Sherlina Nageer, a small group yesterday staged a protest outside of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts complex against the enforcement of dress codes at public buildings.

Same old, same old

Sunday’s comprehensive defeat suffered by the West Indies cricket team in the first of four Test matches against a clearly superior Indian outfit provided a poignant reminder that the road back from ignominy to international cricketing respectability in Test cricket will be long and difficult, and that it may well take a generation or more ‒ if indeed those days do return even that quickly.