Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday.

Self-confessed drug lord Barry Dataram was today found guilty of the possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, while his three co-accused, including his common-law wife, were found not guilty.

(Trinidad Guardian) State-owned Petrotrin stocked up on emergency supplies yesterday as the next Atlantic Tropical depression, expected to be named Matthew, churned towards the Windward Islands.

HEMPSTEAD, New York,  (Reuters) – Running as an anti-establishment candidate, Donald Trump took the presidential debate stage on Monday night to hammer home his call for sweeping political change and try to win over millions of undecided voters.

Following serious complaints by staff, including of interference and verbal abuse, the Board of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) has launched an investigation into the actions of the corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Van West-Charles even as a Cabinet sub-committee is slated to meet with him and Board Chairman Nigel Hinds early next month.

A young man was shot dead early yesterday morning while his friend was injured after an argument ended in gunfire in front of the Rio Inn Nightclub in Queenstown.

Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan says Town Clerk Royston King “acted outside of his authority” when he directed the removal of vendors from Robb Street, Bourda without the approval of the City Council and the Mayor’s subsequent defence of his action was not in keeping with the law.

A minibus conductor is dead and 11 persons are injured after the bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara last evening.

A 14-year-old boy is now dead and a man injured after a freak accident at Abary Creek.

The claim by police ranks that there are no vehicles available to respond to the reports of crime is unfortunate and unacceptable, according to acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, who is urging members of the public to report such cases to the force.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Reigning World champions West Indies find themselves in the unfamiliar position of battling to avoid a whitewash when they clash with Pakistan in the final Twenty20 International of the three-match series here today.

Leon Johnson and leg spinner Devendra Bishoo are the only Guyanese players named by the West Indies selectors in the test squad to face Pakistan next month in their three-test series.

An East Coast Demerara spray painter drowned on Sunday around 3 pm during an outing at St Cuthbert’s Mission, Mahaica River Dead is 23-year-old Devindra ‘Orvin’ Tiwari of 137 X, Good Hope.

The knife-wielding relative of a Freeburg Secondary School student was yesterday arrested after he chased down and wounded another student in the school’s compound following an altercation.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – India celebrated their 500th test in style when they overcame New Zealand’s final dogged resistance with mesmeric spin and masterful swing to claim the series opener by 197 runs yesterday.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) and Fitness Express has flexed their corporate muscle for Guyana’s premier muscleman, Kerwin Clarke ahead of the 44th CAC Championships billed for this weekend.

Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited Jean La Rose has resigned with effect from October 1, citing conflicts with time for community and human rights work.

The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club horse race meet which was scheduled for last Sunday was postponed due to numerous unforeseen circumstances.

The commencement of the trial of former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings, who are charged with forgery and the attempted larceny of state vehicles, has been delayed until next year as a decision on the case in the High Court is being awaited.

Kitty Market is scheduled to be reopened on November 1, Town Clerk Royston King told city councillors yesterday.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur said yesterday his side would be going for the jugular in the final Twenty20 International, as they chased a series whitewash against reigning World champions, West Indies.

Rose Hall Town Jammers edged Smythfield Rockers 51-48 when the A.

A gold miner was on Sunday evening attacked and robbed at gunpoint of 30 ozs of raw gold and the police are currently on the hunt for three suspects.

President’s College, Kwakwani Secondary and Marian Academy secured wins in the U19, U14 and girls divisions respectively when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) coordinated National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued Sunday.

Dear Editor, Corruption has pervaded all strata of government in this country, be it at the central government or the local government level.

United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway is on the cusp of securing the funds necessary for the restoration of the historic Stabroek Market Clock.

(Reuters) – Arnold Palmer, one of golf’s greatest players whose immense popularity drew a legion of fans to the game at the dawn of the age of televised sport, died of heart complications on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Several months ago we read about a Lethem woman, Thelma Ribeiro, being unconscious after having a surgery to remove gallstones. 

The two suspects who were arrested last Friday over the murder of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon are to be charged today and the police are looking for a third person they have implicated.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England soccer team manager Sam Allardyce has been caught up in a newspaper sting in which he is alleged to have met a bogus consortium of Far East businessmen seeking advice on the Premier League’s billion pound transfer market.

The Mayor and City Council will be seeking support from central government to relocate and house occupants living in ruinous buildings that are listed to be torn down.

Dear Editor, There are two realities (or laments) that are constantly uttered and constantly observed. 

The family of the teen who died last week Sunday after a worksite accident in Linden, is pleading with the authorities for justice, claiming that it was negligence on behalf of some of the workers Ramish Rajbally, 19, of Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, was working at a sawmill last week Friday, when he reportedly fell off a log truck.

LONDON, CMC – Leeward Islands left-handed batsman Chesney Hughes has parted ways with Derbyshire, following the just concluded English County season in which he enjoyed his best ever campaign for the club.

Dear Editor, How persons can write such trite nonsense and manage to have it published is amazing.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli lavished praise on spinner Ravichandran Ashwin yesterday after his 10-wicket match haul vindicated the hosts’ decision to go into the series opener against New Zealand with an extra batsman.

Dear Editor, Some may not have noticed, but the Mayoralty and City Councillors of Georgetown is easily the oldest institution of its kind in the history of local government in Guyana, followed by New Amsterdam.

(Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hopes bilateral cricketing ties with India will resume despite the chief of the neighbouring board ruling out the possibility in the near future after the recent attack on an army camp in Kashmir.

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for Damion Hopkinson for questioning in connection with the murder of Anita Mohan which occurred on September 4, at Fifth Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight the current situation as it prevails at the junction of the East Bank Public Road and School Street, Peters Hall.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Daniel Worrall will make his one-day international debut in today’s one-off match against Ireland at Willowmore Park in Benoni, South Africa, captain Steve Smith said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to two previous published letters: ‘A three months attachment to a workplace should replace SBAs for CXC students’ (SN, September 24) and ‘SBAs should be abolished’ (SN, September 25).

Dear Editor, Please allow me to highlight a serious flaw in our state system for funding of tertiary education.

An accused cocaine mule was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail, although she was not present for the ruling.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published on September 21, 2016, in the Guyana Times under the caption ‘Woman shot as police chase bandit’.

A young Skeldon Estate electrician died on Saturday evening in a road accident at Springlands.

A decision in the trial of former health minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, who is charged with using insulting language to women’s rights activist Sherlina Nageer, has once again been deferred after his legal team petitioned the Court of Appeal for a temporary stay order, pending an appeal of a failed bid to have the case thrown out.

Dear Editor, I enjoy gardening and I have been reaping produce from my labour.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares recovered from an early bout of nerves while the Mexican peso surged today as investors awarded the first US presidential debate to Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The collapse of the latest Syria ceasefire has heightened the possibility that Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels with shoulder-fired missiles to defend themselves against Syrian and Russian warplanes, US officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Quite recently I was in the Rupununi, Region 9 and heard the following complaints from village residents.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police yesterday arrested Antonio Palocci, a powerful former finance minister and presidential chief of staff in recent Workers Party (PT) governments, as a sweeping anti-corruption probe hit even harder at the left-leaning party.

Dear Editor, What is the rationale behind the suspension or firing of West Indies coaches immediately preceding a series?

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) – US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday, the first formal meeting between the two since Kerry became the top US diplomat.

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has said it will oversee a compulsory conciliation between East Timor and Australia on their maritime boundary, rejecting Australian objections.

The announcement earlier this week that City Hall is to demolish more than fifty buildings in the city deemed to be in a ruinous state and posing a danger to their occupants and to the public as a whole, will be greeted with satisfaction by a number of citizens.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombia’s center-right government and the Marxist FARC rebel group signed a peace deal yesterday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and once took the Andean country to the brink of collapse.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it had sanctioned a Chinese industrial machinery and equipment wholesaler, a new step in tightening the financial noose around North Korea’s nuclear programme after its fifth nuclear test this month.

Dear Editor, It’s rare for a sitting government minister to come to the forefront via the press and address matters of concerns by ordinary citizens.

Of all the reasons for concern about a potential Donald Trump administration’s foreign policy, one of the most troublesome — aside from Trump’s impulsive personality — would be the conflicts of interest posed by his investments abroad, and by his debts to foreign banks.