Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Former Member of Parliament and Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six,  Dr.

First Lady, Sandra Granger was today paid a courtesy call by Ushers of the National Cultural Centre at her office to discuss an  initiative by the group to provide care and cheer to elderly residents in Guyana, particularly those who live in senior citizen homes and other care facilities, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- Phil Simmons’ rocky tenure as head coach of  the West Indies cricket team came to a premature end this afternoon after West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that they it had terminated his contract.

(Reuters) – “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said on Tuesday he was shocked and unnerved by protesters who shouted “liar, liar” and rushed the stage after a live performance by Ryan Lochte, the gold-medal U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Two weeks after the removal of Dilma Rousseff as Brazil’s president, the lower house of Congress on Monday expelled the lawmaker who engineered her impeachment for lying about secret bank accounts in Switzerland.

Following seizures of property during Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) raids on its operations at Providence and Coomacka, the Chief Executive Officer of Baishalin yesterday appealed to government and the people to show patience and give the Chinese logging company at least three years to deliver on its commitments to value-added output and job creation.

One of the survivors of Sunday’s fatal accident along the Number 49 Village public road, Corentyne, where a car collided with a stray horse, has admitted that the driver was intoxicated and had been speeding when the accident occurred.

Guyanese in the coming months should be able to access free WiFi in all public buildings, according to an announcement by President David Granger during the opening ceremony of Heritage celebrations at Mainstay/Whyaka, Region Two on Saturday.

A thunderstorm, considered the worst in recent memory, caused extensive damage and millions in losses for Bartica residents on Sunday night.

The passenger in the pick-up that collided with a car at the junction of Sheriff and Garnett streets on Saturday evening, resulting in the death of four-year old Abeka Trotman, is claiming that the vehicle transporting the child caused the accident by trying to run a traffic light.

A joiner died on Saturday from a seizure just over two weeks after he and his wife were injured in a head-on collision on the Success Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

Three Lusignan men are  now in police custody after they were found in possession of an unlicensed 9mm pistol with 12 matching rounds and 180 grams of what is suspected to be cocaine.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can appeal the sentence handed down to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) convict Joyce Lawrence but has to do so within 14 days.

Seventeen Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) have received  $4 Million subventions from Central Government to finance their activities while 19 others have gotten smaller sums under historic local government legislation.

Deodatt Singh, known as ‘Navo’, 32, of Lot 8 Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice passed away on Wednesday, three weeks after colliding with a horse on the Canefield Public Road.

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan has welcomed criticism of the government by both the opposition and the wider society, while saying that it serves to enhance democracy.

It was a history-making night Sunday as the Guyana Police Force (GPF) clinched their first ever senior knockout title after arresting the highly favoured Western Tigers 2-0 in the Mayor’s Cup football final.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC — Unknown Jamaican Reynard Leveridge was the shock pick in a 14-man West Indies A squad named by West Indies selectors yesterday for the tour of Sri Lanka starting next month.

After enduring blackouts over a two-week period due to the failure of two generators, residents of the Bartica township will most likely have to wait until Thursday before any relief is received, Mayor Gifford Marshall says.

When the final bell chimed at this year’s Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate Championships on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Julius Kesney and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) took home the marquee trophies.

The police have been ordered to proceed with the prosecution of United Kingdom-based Guyanese Vanessa Moore, who was charged alongside her ex-boyfriend with attempting to smuggle a quantity of cocaine, hidden in bottles of rum, out of the country at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

Guyana Jaguars all-rounder Raymon Reifer says that he is delighted with his current form in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day Franchise League tournament as he prepares for the upcoming Regional season in November.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect last evening, the second attempt this year by Washington and Moscow to halt the five-year-old civil war.

Prisoner Wayne Griffith, one of the three men charged with the Ramada Princess Casino robbery, has accused the officer-in-charge of the Timehri Prison of denying him access to medical treatment, although the claim is being denied.

Guyana’s women’s team continued its impressive showing at this year’s 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan when they played to a 2-2 draw with Barbados.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s ex-president, Cristina Fernandez, has been subpoenaed to testify as part of an investigation into the awarding of public works contracts during her 2007-2015 administration, according to court papers filed on Monday.

Months before the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and its trustees moved to the court to have Swami Shivashankarananda removed from its Cove and John ashram, the religious teacher had successfully secured an interim order blocking any such attempt.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former champion Wladimir Klitschko said he is obsessed with regaining his world heavyweight crown and he would wait for as long as it takes for his re-match with Britain’s Tyson Fury.

The police are currently pursuing suspects in relation to the execution-style killing of taxi driver, Oswald Rambarran who was gunned down on Sunday while delivering food in Albouystown.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said yesterday she could resume campaigning in a “couple of days,” after a bout of pneumonia caused her to nearly collapse at an event on Sunday and cancel some of her trips.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India retained opener Shikhar Dhawan and middle order batsman Rohit Sharma yesterday for their three-test home series against New Zealand beginning in Kanpur later this month.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to read the letter by Charles S.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels apologized for the “great pain” they caused by kidnapping thousands of people to fund half a century of conflict as the insurgent group prepared to sign a peace accord with the government.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has called the no-pay suspension of National Communications Network (NCN) Sports Editor Jocelle Archibald-Hawke an example of a double standard by government as she has been complaining to no avail about what she says are derogatory postings about her on a government advisor’s Facebook page.

Dear Editor, I refer to the report in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News on the accident at No.

(Reuters) – Everton’s Romelu Lukaku ended his longest goal drought in English football with an 11-minute hat-trick to power the visitors to an emphatic 3-0 win over Sunderland yesterday and third place in the Premier League table.

Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC regime has of late taken several actions that are obviously ill-advised and have severely impacted the poor class of people in our country.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has taken out a home loan to repay state money spent on non-security upgrades to his private residence, his office said on Monday, after a scandal over lavish improvements including a swimming pool and amphitheatre.

One week after money changer, Mahendra Deonarine was shot and robbed at the Georgetown Stelling by a lone gunman, the police are yet make an arrest in connection with the matter.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A new roof was all the rage when the U.S.

The young man suspected to be responsible for the stabbing to death of Unity resident, Omesh Chetram on Saturday was held by the police shortly after the incident.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s former prime minister David Cameron said yesterday he was resigning from his seat in parliament to avoid becoming a distraction for his successor, ending his political career just weeks after he lost a referendum to stay in the European Union.

(Reuters) – Mo Farah should be respected for winning two golds at the Rio Olympics despite his coach Alberto Salazar being under investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), IAAF President Sebastian Coe said.

Dear Editor, Fourteen years ago on June 13, 2002, I attended an event on the Wai Wai culture and wrote some reflections which I forgot about and only found again recently.

(Reuters) – Fans tuning in to the 2016 World Chess Championship from home may well have the best seats in the house with the tournament set to be broadcast live in 360-degree Virtual Reality (VR) – a first in any sport, organisers say.

PARIS, (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde will stand trial for her role in a 400 million euros ($440 million) payout as French finance minister in 2008 to businessman Bernard Tapie from Dec.

Dear Editor, I will never forget September 11th, 2001; I remember it like it was yesterday.

With International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) day to be observed on September 17, the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN)–Guyana is calling on Guyanese to join in marine pollution prevention efforts worldwide by participating in this year’s activity.

Dear Editor, The President of the WICB feels obliged to explain after the ICC has decided to abandon the proposal for a two tier Test system, that the board did not support it.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued on Friday with more evidence-in-chief from police officers who conducted the investigation.

September, Education Month, serves as a timely reminder of what remains the gap between the various challenges in our education system and our failure to effectively address many if not most of those challenges, despite our significant financial investment in education and the unending public discourse, over the years, about what the problems are and how they can be fixed.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expects a strong England side to tour the country even though one-day captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales withdrew due to security concerns.