Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 2, 2016

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released today, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held before an FBI announcement that reignited the controversy about her email practices.

St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) now has 12 men and 15 women who have all signed central contracts for the West Indies for the period up to September 30, 2017.

(Reuters) – West Indies reached 114-5 against Pakistan with inspirational opener Kraigg Brathwaite still at the crease after a tense fourth day ended early due to bad light as they chased a victory target of 153 in the third test in Sharjah on Wednesday.

A 39-year-old labourer of Belvedere, Corentyne, Berbice is in custody for the murder of his opposite neighbour at about 09:30h.

One of two armed bandits was shot and killed by a licenced firearm holder, early this morning as they attempted to break into his 5th Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme, home.

Former Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Carvil Duncan, was today found not guilty of stealing almost a million dollars from the company.

(Trinidad Newsday) An autopsy done on the body of Keshwar Ragoobeer, a Guyanese national who died in an explosion at his Longdenville workplace on Friday, has confirmed that he suffered typical blast trauma and an injury to his head, which partially decapitated him.

It is difficult to adhere to principles that have no resonance in core values and beliefs; and the evidence suggests that the APNU-AFC coalition government has said things on the campaign trail that it did not mean.

One day after his former co-accused Michael Caesar pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges for unlawfully killing 12 persons at Bartica in 2008, Clebert Reece yesterday also admitted his guilt on the lesser count.

Under mounting criticism over power failures, GPL yesterday said that four 1.7 MW generators are to be purchased – three for Anna Regina and one for Bartica – and it advised that maintenance on November 6 can see blackouts in parts of Georgetown, the East Coast and East Bank for as long as 10 hours.

The body of a carpenter was found along the Number 70 Village Public Road early yesterday morning and his family suspects foul play despite signs suggesting he was the victim of a vehicular accident.

Jahryl Reid yesterday walked out of court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of murdering Mabura businessman Colin McLean.

Lawrence Rowe, charged with murdering a Cuban national who was killed a short while after he landed in the country, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

When 22-year-old Vishnu Singh of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo developed a fever on October 5, his parents never realized that it would turn out to be malaria and lead to his death.

The members of the recently established Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will meet tomorrow to, among other things, select its Chair as it prepares for operations soon.

A teen, who has been left paralysed after allegedly exchanging gunfire with an off-duty policeman during a robbery, was yesterday remanded to prison after charges were read to him as he lay in a stretcher.

Despite a 2014 review of the 911 system recommending a range of reforms to improve its efficiency, acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine says the service remains problematic and he trusts that the requisite attention will be given to fix it.

During the 18 months that it will be closed from December 1st, 2016, major works will have to be done on the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

Up to last Friday, the Guyana Police Force had recorded 109 deaths from 99 accidents for the year, representing a 21% increase in comparison with the same period last year.

Two bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the Procurement of Medical Supplies for the Georgetown Public Hospital and Provision of Security Services for 2017 for the Ministry of Agriculture. 

The police file on the accidental shooting of Jean Rodrigues, the woman wounded by a rank in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market, was returned to investigators for them to provide clarity on some parts of their work, according to Crime Chief (ag) Hugh Jessemy.

A Buck Hall, Essequibo man, who was found transporting over 600 grammes of weed hidden in a spare tyre in his truck, was on Friday remanded to prison by a city magistrate.

Two men were yesterday charged with corruptly obtaining cash from Stabroek News photographer Keno George for his stolen camera.

The accused in the theft of almost $2 million in hardware items was released on bail last Friday after his lawyer told a city court that the stolen goods in fact belonged to his client.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC –Kraigg Brathwaite’s patient unbeaten century and Jason Holder’s three- wicket haul have pushed West Indies ahead of Pakistan on the third day of their third and final Test at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here yesterday.

Trisco sealed their semi-final berth in the Banks DIH Limited Soft Ball Cricket Tournament, defeating Head Office by 26 runs, on Monday at the Thirst Park ground.

First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday launched the 10th Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop for women in Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

National U15 captain Sachin Singh yesterday produced a fine all-round performance to help defending champions Chase Academy defeat  Christ Church Secondary in the North Georgetown zone final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC- Head coach of the Windward Islands Volcanoes, Ian Allen, says the franchise is planning to shore up their batting when the 2016-17 Digicel SportsMax Regional four-day tournament starts next weekend.

An 86-year-old man is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he was the victim of a bee attack outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts compound.

A man was arrested on Thursday and then placed on substantial bail after 72 hours by B Division’s lawmen as they are currently investigating an accusation that he posed as the Commander of B Division, Kevin Adonis and  conned a re-migrant of Palmyra Village of $800,000.

SOFIA,  (Reuters) – Mesut Ozil scored a superb late winner as Arsenal hit back from two goals down to beat Ludogorets 3-2 yesterday and secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with two games to spare.

PERTH, (Reuters) – In an era of test cricket where home advantage is proving all but decisive, Australia’s three-match series against South Africa offers the rare prospect of a genuinely even contest.

A man was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail after he admitted to larceny.

(The Sports Xchange) –  Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Denver Nuggets 105-102 on Monday.

Extended power outages in Essequibo are due to maintenance works on generators, according to Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) spokesperson Wadecia Donald.

Dear Editor, It appears that we are not only wasting the resources of our police, our incarceration system and our courts, but we are propagating an unethical, and uneconomic double-standard when we relentlessly prosecute illegal aliens and persons who have overstayed their permit in Guyana.

The Guyana Police Force on Monday launched its Mounted Branch in Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods will make his competitive comeback at next month’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, an event which he hosts, after being sidelined for more than a year.

 (The Sports Xchange) – Ray Allen, a 10-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, officially announced his retirement after 18 seasons  yesterday.

Dear Editor, On the subject of value added by the timber industry, this is a great ‘catch cow’ phrase and, to the ill-informed policy makers, it puts them at risk of further destroying the private sector timber industry by hindering the export of logs with the imposition of unrealistic levies (20%) on imagined prices.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is investigating claims that a mysterious aircraft was spotted over Port Kaituma, North West District last Thursday.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder says he believes an impressive late afternoon session yesterday against Pakistan, has put his side in a “good position” to press for its first win in 14 Test matches.

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to congratulate and commend President Granger for swearing in the members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) which he said he would do by the end of October 2016.

The Department of Labour is wrapping up its investigation of the death of construction worker Mark Anthony Hodge, who fell while working on a four-storey building at Providence, East Bank Demerara last week.

”Show me your company and I will tell you who you are”, is an idiom often applied to figure out a person’s affiliation and in some cases political inclination.

Dear Editor, In observance of Agriculture Month which is from 1st October to 31st October, each and every year, as expected a lot of statements were made, messages sent and activities held throughout the country.

WASHINGTON/SANFORD, Fla., (Reuters) – A top aide to Hillary Clinton urged the FBI yesterday to disclose what it knows about any ties between Donald Trump and Russia, accusing the agency of unfairly publicizing its inquiry into Clinton’s email practices while staying quiet about the Republican presidential candidate.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), yesterday afternoon, engaged President David Granger and Cabinet members on the current status of operations at the organisation, as well as future plans.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office yesterday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shake-up yet since President Park Geun-hye’s administration was rocked by a scandal involving a friend accused of meddling in state affairs.

A man was yesterday read a charge of inflicting bodily harm on a family member who accused him of stealing his marijuana.

Dear Editor The response by the Ministry of Finance (‘Ministry regrets poor service at Student Loan Agency,’ SN, October 24) to my letter about service quality at the Student Loan Agency on the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (October 21), was much more than I expected.

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) president Nigel Hinds says he will not accept anything less than full settlement from the National Sports Commission (NSC) and that he expects to be reimbursed for the outstanding monies owed him by the entity.

Dear Editor, Paul Fraser (‘Minibus driver assaulted handicapped man after accident while GDF soldier watched on’, SN, October 28) by his spontaneous courageous  and heroic response to defend a stranger ‒ a handicapped man ‒ against an alleged assault by a minibus driver proved that there are still decent and caring people around .

An unbroken century stand between Raymon Reifer and was the highlight of the second day’s play between Vishaul Singh’s XI and Chris Barnwell’s XI in the ongoing Guyana Jaguars 4-Day practice match.

Two nationals of Cuba and another of the Dominican Republic were separately fined for overstaying in the country last Friday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela freed three activists and the opposition postponed a symbolic trial in congress of President Nicolas Maduro yesterday even as it warned it would quit Vatican-backed talks in a matter of days if tough conditions were not met.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Thailand’s rice management committee said yesterday it will offer loans worth $1.29 billion to jasmine rice farmers struggling with falling prices, on the condition that they store the grain for six months to slow down market supply.

Dear Editor, I am mesmerized by the tone of Lincoln Lewis’ letter, ‘During the Jagdeo presidency crime was rampant, fear stalked the land’ (SN, October 22).

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC– Veteran spinner Nikita Miller has been appointed captain of a 14 man Jamaica squad for the start of the WICB Professional Cricket League next weekend.

EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul yesterday as the two-week campaign to recapture the jihadists’ last main bastion in Iraq entered a new phase of urban warfare.

In a public lecture, ‘The Despot Accomplice: how the West is aiding and abetting the decline of democracy’ at the London School of Economics a few days ago, Brian Klaas (http://www.lse.ac.uk/),

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expected to win re-election by a landslide on Nov.

Dear Editor, The USA presidential debates have brought to the fore anew what many of us are aware of yet seem to be pretending not to know:  what hypocrisy looks like.

Pepsi Hikers, Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Pitbulls and Old Fort were among the winning teams when the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company national indoor hockey championships commenced Monday at the National Gymnasium with several fixtures.

Soft Drinks Plant secured their berth in the final of the Banks DIH Limited inter-department cricket tournament after defeating Brewery by four wickets in their automatic finals qualifier Monday at the Thirst Park ground.

CURITIBA, Brazil, (Reuters) – He was already among the most reviled politicians in Brazil and now he is among the most feared. 

As reported in this newspaper over the weekend, the increasing turmoil against the government of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has received the attention of other governments of Latin America.

Beyond need for repairs: The state of Company Road, Buxton on Monday.

ISLAMABAD, Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan backed down from a threat to paralyse the capital today, a move likely to ease tension that has spilled over into violence in the run-up to the planned protests.

Dear Editor,   The current APNU+AFC administration need to seriously reconsider its position regarding the sugar industry and by extension sugar workers, which despite the challenges still remains the single largest employer of labour.