Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 23, 2016

The Police this afternoon said that Marcus Brian Bisram, 27,  is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Faiyaz Narinedatt which occurred on November 01, 2016, at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

More than 60 young people will benefit from training at the newly launched Bertram Collins College of the Public Service as part of efforts to improve the public service sector, GINA said.

Two hundred and ninety-four kilograms, two hundred and thirty-two grams of Cannabis Sativa, with a local street value of $147,115,950.00, was destroyed by fire at the Princes Street Incinerator today by ranks of the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch, the police said.

BULAWAYO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka took three wickets in the last three overs to snatch a thrilling one-run victory over West Indies in the triangular one-day series today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency with less support from black and Hispanic voters than any president in at least 40 years, a Reuters review of polling data shows, highlighting deep national divisions that have fueled incidents of racial and political confrontation.

Four men were yesterday charged with the murder of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, while two women, including the mother of alleged mastermind Marcus Brian Bisram, were charged with offering a $4M bribe to the investigating police officer to not pursue the case.

-covered over label problematic   A local bottled water company has been using Antinfek for purification for more than two years but says it has since stopped in light of the recent controversy over the use of the chemical by the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

The Guyana Police Force has contacted its counterparts in the US for access to US based-Guyanese, Marcus Brian Bisram who is wanted for questioning here in connection with the murder of Corentyne carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt.

The 16-year-old who allegedly stabbed Intiaz Ally, of Tuschen Housing Scheme, following a confrontation over a woman, was yesterday charged with murder.

Ex-policeman Colin Bailey, the common-law husband of murdered businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress, was yesterday committed to stand trial for killing her.

Three years after being charged with human trafficking, a North Ruimveldt woman has once again been accused of the crime.

Moneychanger Vishwahnauth Nouwbat says slain robbery suspect Rondell Marks was the man who shot him in the Popeyes fast food restaurant on Water Street just over two weeks ago.

Deputy Regional Executive Officer of Region Three, Ameena Marlyne Hinds is scheduled to go on trial in a Houston, Texas, US court next month after the suitcase she had in her possession was found to contain what is believed to be cocaine.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan yesterday said that he is not prepared to present to Cabinet, a request from the city of Georgetown for a $600 million bailout until he is presented with a clear and comprehensive account of the city’s present financial situation and future plans.

  The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday said that it had received the correct names of the directors of the company involved in the controversial D’Urban Park Development Project (DPDP) and Minister of Education, Dr.

Claims by Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon that Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors are “hopelessly incompetent” are reckless and baseless, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) General Secretary Oscar Clarke says the pension package proposed for former Prime Minister Hamilton Green was brokered by his party while it was in government but the succeeding PPP/C administrations failed to act on it up to when it lost power last year.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Barton Scotland on Monday decided that a motion in the name of PPP/C MP Irfaan Ali calling for an immediate forensic audit into the Georgetown City Council including the controversial parking meter project could not be debated in the house since “the matter was sub judice.”

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) says that it is currently working fervently with a consulting company to craft debarment procedures, a measure that should have been in place long ago.

Government used its majority early yesterday morning to defeat a motion by the opposition for the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service to be sent to a parliamentary select committee for further study.

-Sprinters Caesar, Phillips show sublime form Standout student athletes, Compton Caesar and Kenisha Phillips made light work of their 400m heats when track and field action in this year’s ‘Nationals’ got underway yesterday at the National Stadium.

A 55-year-old farmer was yesterday jailed for cultivating cannabis, which he said he was growing in order to rebuild his house after it was burned.

A 63-year-old Mahaicony woman reportedly ended her life yesterday by setting herself on fire shortly after an argument with her daughter-in-law.

With a renewed emphasis on women’s football locally, the Petra Organization officially launched the 3rd Annual Smalta Girls Pee Wee Football Championship yesterday at the National Library on Main and Church Streets.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a Police Station at Parfait Harmonie.

Following yesterday’s colorful march past of this year’s National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry trumpeted the importance of sport during the feature address of the opening ceremony.

The government shifted the presentation of the Estimates of Revenues and Expenditure for the financial year 2017 to November 28, to accommodate the PPP/C’s upcoming congress as its dates would have clashed with the debates, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan, said on Monday while subtly chiding Parliament for announcing the new date and not giving him the opportunity to so.

VIJAYAWADA, India  CMC – West Indies Women defeated India Women by 15 runs to complete a three-nil sweep of the T20 International series at Vijayawada here on Tuesday.

Murder accused Devindra Ruplall yesterday denied being at the scene or having anything to do with the death of his drinking partner, Suresh Goberdan.

(Trinidad Express) The United States Government is taking no chances when it comes to its interests being represented in a judicial review lawsuit filed by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who is challenging the legality of the procedure being used to extradite him to that country.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Faf du Plessis has been found guilty of ball-tampering and fined his entire match fee from the second test against Australia in Hobart but the South Africa captain has been cleared to play in this week’s third and final match of the series.

Dear Editor, I refer to the editorial ‘Fuzhou in Georgetown’, in the Sunday Stabroek, dated 20th November.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal has been fined half of his match fee for throwing the ball dangerously at Zimbabwe opener Chamu Chibhabha during their abandoned one-day international in Bulawayo on Monday.

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk Royston King are currently in Shanghai, China attending a global health conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the People’s Republic of China.

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana takes this opportunity to respond to Ms Martin’s letter, ‘Will those graduating students for whom there were no gowns get a refund?’

BULAWAYO, Sri Lanka,  CMC– West Indies are eyeing a spot in the final and are also aiming to climb the ODI rankings when they play Sri Lanka in the 5th match of the tri-series here today.

Dear Editor, When persons lose sight of principles and focus on personalities, it undermines productive discourse and objective decision-making.

General Manager of the Bosai Minerals Group Robert Shang is unsure what the company intends to do with Reunion Gold Corporation’s, Matthews Ridge Manganese Project, which it recently purchased for US$10 million, as discussions are still ongoing.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, along with members of his executive and other association heads are embarking on a 100-mile walk aimed at raising funds to send a team of boxers and officials to next month’s Caribbean Development Tournament in Barbados.

TOKYO/SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters yesterday after U.S.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica’s national football coach Theodore Whitmore says 2017 could be a “silver lining” for Jamaica after the Reggae Boyz’ early elimination from qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Residents of the Farm/ Le Destin Backlands, East Bank Essequibo have heaped praises on the Good Hope/ Hydronie Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) for providing them with a separate entrance to the area.Residents

Dear Editor, On November 16, 2016, myself, mother and grandmother who is 74 years old, reached Parika at around 13:00 hrs and was told that a boat service (name provided) was loading.

Workers attached to the Port Mourant market are on strike over the non-payment of their salaries for several months.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A new peace accord between Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels will be signed tomorrow and sent to Congress for approval, President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday, bringing a formal end to the 52-year civil war ever closer.

Dear Editor, I’m making a case here again with regard to logs transported on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. 

A Lodge resident is now behind bars after being charged with possession of over 200 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – An Australian team full of rookies will be pushed blinking into the spotlight of the day-night test in Adelaide facing a huge task to prevent South Africa from completing an unprecedented series sweep on their home soil.

(Reuters) – Some of Donald Trump’s strongest conservative supporters are voicing anger and disappointment at the president-elect’s comments yesterday that he might back off his campaign pledge of pursuing a prosecution of former rival Hillary Clinton.

Dear Editor, The responses by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and Transparency International Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) in relation to the Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Bill refer.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-New front runners have emerged after second round matches wrapped up Monday in the 2016-17 Digicel Regional 4-Day Cricket Tournament.

Dear Editor, Tinted vehicles, some would argue, cause crimes and as such the policy is no tint.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Former Senator Delcídio do Amaral described as “surreal” the notion that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was not aware of a giant corruption scheme active during his tenure, in testimony on Monday marking the start of the trial against the man that ran Brazil from 2003 to 2010.

The recently established Public Procurement Com-mission (PPC) has advertised its three top posts as it aims for an early January ‘mostly functional’ secretariat.

Dear Editor, History was created in the High Court recently when Senior Judge, Mr James Bovell Drakes graciously invited a veteran journalist from the local media to occupy a seat at a court table, reserved for senior counsel.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt over the future of the sport in Southeast Asia by telling a German magazine that Singapore no longer wants to host a grand prix after its current deal expires next year.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. stocks extended their post-U.S. election rally yesterday with moderate gains that pushed the Dow above 19,000 and the three major indexes to record closing levels for a second straight day.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside Kaieteur News, continued on Monday with CCTV footage of the night in question being shown to the court.

(Reuters)– Bruce Arena has been handed the tall order of getting the United States’ qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup back on track after being named head coach of the national team, U.S.

Dear Editor, On the issue of the pension and benefits for Mr Hamilton Green, I wish to point out that Mr Green was the Prime Minister of Guyana, and he served that office for a number of years to the best of his ability.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – It is no surprise that Democrats in the U.S.

Dear Editor, The government has been demanding, even making it mandatory that public servants must utilise their leave entitlement every year and rightly so. 

Government used its majority early yesterday morning to defeat a motion by the opposition for the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service to be sent to a parliamentary select committee for further study.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – German archivists have found a letter written by U.S.

Spurs 96, Mavericks 91 Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points as the San Antonio Spurs posted their sixth straight victory by outlasting the Dallas Mavericks for a 96-91 win on Monday at the AT&T Center.

Dear Editor, Two recent developments in Guyana are raising alarm bells regarding the direction of the coalition government in Guyana.

(Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West was reported yesterday to be undergoing a spiritual crisis after being hospitalized for exhaustion following the cancellation of the remainder of his U.S.

An interesting aspect of the presidential election campaign in the United States was a developing controversy over the role of (and benefits to) the United States in participating and cooperating in new mechanisms for consolidating the management of international trade.

In 2011 388 of the world’s richest people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of mankind combined: by 2015, Oxfam claimed this wealth was concentrated in the hands of just 62!

THE Inter-County Guystac Cup cricket final has been wash­ed out for the sec­ond consecutive year and Demerara has retained the Cup.

Dear Editor, I avoided responding to the comments made by Leader of the Opposition Dr Bharrat Jagdeo and former Attorney General on the government’s proposed legislation to grant to former Prime Minister Hamilton Green a long overdue pension.

(Gracenote)    Mens                                                                        Points  1 (1) Andy Murray(Britain)                                    12685   2 (2) Novak Djokovic(Serbia)                                11780  3 (4) Milos Raonic(Canada)                                     5450 4 (3) Stanislas Wawrinka(Switzerland)                  5315  5 (5) Kei Nishikori(Japan)                                       4905  6 (7) Marin Cilic(Croatia)                                         3650 7 (6) Gael Monfils(France)                                        3625 8 (9) Dominic Thiem(Austria)                                  3415 9 (8) Rafa Nadal(Spain)                                            3300 10 (10) Tomas Berdych(Czech Republic)               3060   Womens                                                                  Points 1 (1) Angelique Kerber(Germany)                           9080 2 (2) Serena Williams(U.S.)