Daily Archive: Monday, November 14, 2016

A female who is wanted for questioning in connection with the recent robbery which occurred at the home of Clement Rohee, MP, was arrested about 12: 30h.today

President David Granger has described Guyana’s ‘green state’ policy as central to the long term development of the country, following a briefing meeting with the technical team attending the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh, Kingdom of Morocco, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Police today said that a twenty six year old serial robber of 86 Nelson Street, Mocha Arcadia, EBD, who along with an alleged accomplice used a motor cycle to commit a spate of robberies on Gas Stations and Supermarkets on the East Coast of Demerara, was this morning remanded to prison until December 15, 2016, after he was charged with six counts of armed robbery and attempted robbery between October 19 and November 11, 2016, taking away in excess of $3.3 Million dollars in cash and valuables.

Homicide investigators are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a businesswoman and her paramour which occurred yesterday at their business premises located at Ekereku Hill top, Kamarang, police say.

The APNU+AFC government today defined which teachers would be provided with state-funded laptops.

(Reuters) – Robert Redford says he is planning on retiring from acting soon to focus on directing and on his first love – art.

Monday, November 28 is Budget Day. This is according to The Parliament Corner advertisement in today’s Stabroek News.

Three males, one of whom has confessed to the murder of a Kamarang resident, are in custody, as investigators trying to wrap up their investigation and seek legal advice, police say.

(Trinidad Guardian)  A car enthusiast and his girlfriend were killed and two of their friends critically injured as their car crashed into a tree in Chaguanas yesterday.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the world’s two largest economies, with Trump saying the two had established a “clear sense of mutual respect”.

Construction of a US$20m hybrid Hotel and Shopping Mall is taking shape on Mandela Avenue and is expected to be completed by late 2018.

One week after a sex-tape scandal involving him made headlines across the country and region, self-proclaimed pope Philbert London yesterday used his church’s pulpit to break his silence on the issue, apologising to his congregation while asking that he be allowed to continue to minister to them.

One person is dead after two cars collided on the Parfait Harmonie New Road last night.

Disputing reports of the deplorable state of the Skeldon Estate, former President Donald Ramotar yesterday charged that the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) reported plan to either sell or diversify it was just part of the APNU+AFC government’s plan to shut down the sugar industry.

Jamaican ace driver Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore won the champion driver trophy but Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey and the USA’s Bryce Prince were the stars of South Dakota yesterday in the electrifying finale of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).

Declaring it a disturbing trend among political leaders, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) yesterday called for a moratorium on the politicising of crime and urged political leaders to band together to fight criminality.

Mourning the death of a relative, a Planters Hall, East Coast Demerara family was brutalised and robbed by three armed bandits early yesterday morning.

Fallen men and women of the armed forces were yesterday honoured at the 2016 Remembrance Day ceremony.

Guyana’s men’s rugby team failed in their bid to capture the Rugby America’s North (RAN) 7s championship after going down to Canada 52-5 in yesterday’s final played at the St.

Captain Leon Johnson and Vice-Captain Vishaul Singh weighed in with fifties as the Guyana Jaguars left the Jamaica Scorpions needing 329 runs with eight wickets remaining heading into the final day in round one of the 2016/17 Digicel Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional 4-Day tournament.

A week after Dennis Bissoon, of Plantation Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was struck down on the Cove and John ECD public road, he remains in a semi-conscious state at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is working with the New Petroleum Producers Group to host a seminar on “Governance of the Petroleum Sector: Preparing for First Oil”.

Uitvlugt Warriors clinched the Stag Beer-sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior League, battling to a 1-1 draw with bitter rival Pouderoyen yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

Dear Editor, It seems that the majority of Guyanese are more concerned about the sexual escapades of a self-proclaimed “Pope” rather than what is being put into the water that comes through their taps.

HOBART, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock shone on a gloomy day in Hobart with a sparkling century that propelled South Africa to a commanding 203-run lead over Australia at lunch on day three of the second test last night.

Eagles defeated Slingerz FC by a 2-0 scoreline when the GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League continued yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

Dear Editor, The seismic but surely predictable shift in the political narrative of the USA presidential elections has thrown Caribbean-USA relationships out of alignment.

Dear Editor, Erskine May’s Parliamentary Practice 12th edition, on page 234 states, “The chief characteristics attaching to the Office of Speaker in the House of Commons are authority and impartiality.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by nine wickets on the third day of their day/night first round game of the Regional Four-Day Championship at Queen’s Park Oval last night.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade at Kaieteur News, continued last week with the testimony of a Kaieteur News security guard.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican grabbed two late wickets to keep Barbados Pride in the hunt but Leeward Islands Hurricanes kept their noses in front, heading into today’s pivotal final day of their first round game of the Regional Four-Day Championship.

Dear Editor, Following one of the most hotly contested elections in one of the most ethnically divisive campaigns in US history, political pundits were shocked as neophyte Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton won a stop-start, wet and chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday to take the Formula One title battle with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.

Dear Editor, Every statement made by a head of government is analysed very carefully not only for what it means but what it could be taken to mean.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Deposed world number one Novak Djokovic suffered a scare at the hands of Austrian debutant Dominic Thiem before launching his bid for a fifth successive ATP World Tour Finals title with a 6-7(10) 6-0 6-2 victory yesterday.

Dear Editor, There are several unresolved issues which plague Guyanese society.

Dear Editor, Throughout Mr Trump’s campaign he has been bombarded with allegations of sexism yet the liberal media which was on top of each and every indiscretion is unable to hide its own sexism when dealing with Mrs Trump, who is set to become the next first lady of the USA.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s fast bowler Dale Steyn has undergone surgery and will be out for at least six months after breaking a bone in his shoulder in the first test in Australia earlier this month, Cricket South Africa said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump yesterday picked Reince Priebus, a Washington insider who heads the Republican National Committee, as White House chief of staff, signaling a willingness to work with Congress to advance his agenda when he takes office in January.

FARO, Portugal, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo converted one penalty, missed another and also scored from open play as Portugal beat Latvia 4-1 in their World Cup qualifier yesterday.

MARRAKESH, Morocco, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States would become “a kind of rogue country” if it pulls out of an international agreement to combat global warming, leaving the world more vulnerable to droughts and other climate extremes, warned Mary Robinson, a former Irish president and human rights advocate.

Dear Editor, As a concerned sibling and family member of some of the 2016 graduands, I am very concerned about the seriousness with which the University of Guyana conducts business. 

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake rocked New Zealand yesterday killing at least two people, damaging roads and buildings, and prompting a tsunami warning that sent thousands fleeing to higher ground.

(Trinidad Guardian) Conditions in the labour market continue to worsen due to economic challenges, the Central Bank has said in its latest Monetary Policy Report.

RAJKOT, India, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on a defiant 49 in a tense final session to deny England victory and claim a draw in the opening test of the five-match series yesterday.

Dear Editor, The near continuous reports horrify: crime on the attack in an upward, never-ending spiral. 

By Fitzgerald Yaw Dr. Fitzgerald Yaw is Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice Chancellor, The University of Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Rum company J. Wray and Nephew Limited (JWN) is plunking down nearly $1 billion on a total makeover of its world-famous Appleton Rum Tour.

On Friday afternoon, the government issued a terse press release stating that it had received credible information related to a “potential domestic security threat” and that this coupled with increased criminal activity had resulted in the decision to institute security measures in targeted areas to be conducted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Last week, we had stated that the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service, which was laid in the National Assembly on 24 May 2016, would have been debated by the Assembly.

VIJAYAWADA, India,  CMC – Deandra Dottin’s 17th One-Day Interna-tional half-century was in vain as West Indies Women slumped to their second straight loss of the three-match series against India Women, with a five-wicket defeat here yesterday.

Interviews and photos by Jonelle Fields and David Papannah This week we asked the man/woman in the street for their views on the US election and President-elect Donald Trump.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Bulgarian Socialist ally Rumen Radev, a Russia-friendly newcomer to politics, won yesterday’s presidential election by a wide margin, exit polls showed, prompting centre-right Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to pledge to resign.

Proceed with caution! This Tropical Rhythms canter, GNN 9482 registered to ANSA McAl was heading East on Hadfield Street on Wednesday afternoon when it allegedly hit a mini bus registered to Kalibur Security PLL 2824 that was proceeding north along Smyth Street.

Dear Editor, The absence of GAWU and Naacie from the TUC jamboree shows the continued divisions among the trade unions in Guyana, driven by deep political interference by the Jagdeo-PPP and foolishly supported by the leaders of the largely sugar workers union, GAWU.