Daily Archive: Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said that Surinamese President Desire Delano Bouterse will pay a one day working visit to Guyana tomorrow to meet with President David Granger.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts Patriots announced today their stunning acquisition of Twenty20 batting sensation Chris Gayle from the Jamaica Tallawahs for the next season of the Caribbean Premier League.

Patricia Chase-Green has been returned to the position of Mayor of Georgetown after Sherod Duncan withdrew just before the Georgetown Mayor & City Council was set to vote for a new mayor.

Trade unions and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) today said they are still seeking an audience with key leaders in the National Assembly on budget 2017 but are yet to hear from the government side or the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Heather Barriteau, the woman at the centre of a fake abduction has confessed that she lied.

Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) tolls for private cars and taxis will jump from $100 to $200, among other increases, it was revealed in parliament yesterday, prompting the opposition PPP/C to call for their rescission.

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson came under fire yesterday in the National Assembly after it was discovered that $500M was allocated to his ministry to pay off debts for the controversial D’Urban Park Development Project (DPDP) and the private company which mobilized cash and kind for it.

Defending champion Sparta Boss and Tucville will face-off in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Football Championship final tomorrow at the National Park, following contrasting semi-final wins over Back Circle and Broad Street respectively on Tuesday.

In a bid to revitalize agriculture and address unemployment in several villages, which Minister of Finance Winston Jordan dubbed as “neglected”, a loan-grant agreement was signed yesterday between the Ministry of Finance and the Caribbean Development Fund (CDF) for US$10.4 million.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), the body tasked with promoting the work of the local sport fraternity, will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday at its new headquarters in Liliendaal.

North East La Penitence man Matthew Scott died shortly after he was shot on Tuesday night after rushing to the aid of his sister and a neighbour, who were attacked by armed robbers just a few houses from where they reside.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara could have been forgiven for feeling more than a little aggrieved when his dismissal drew hearty cheers from his home crowd at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC-Former West Indies cricketer Travis Dowlin has been added to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a statement from the board said late Tuesday.

Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Hamilton Green said last evening that the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) has written asking for information which will assist in the probe into the allocations of land at ‘Pradoville 2’, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara.

A daring midday robbery at Main Street’s Tower Suites where an accountant was relieved of $2.9 million cash, ended with two men being apprehended following a high speed chase by the police.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pakistan have never won a series in Australia and last claimed a test Down Under more than two decades ago but Mickey Arthur’s squad are confident they can end at least one of those droughts over the next four weeks.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– Trinidad and Tobago captain and striker Kenwyne Jones has been dropped from the squad preparing to face Nicaragua in two international friendlies later this month.

Dear Editor, Today (Thursday, December 15) Georgetown City Councillors are set to vote for a new mayor and deputy mayor.

With the sugar industry not being profitable anymore, Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo, Errol Hanoman says it is best to have a smaller sugar industry with quite a significant diversification programme.”

Labelling government’s one-off bonus of $25,000 for public servants earning under $500,000 per month as meagre, the GPSU yesterday called on the government to resume unfinished negotiations for 2016.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC– Sports psychologistDr.Rudi Webster has welcomed the appointment of former West Indies cricketer Jimmy Adams as the region’s new Director of cricket.Adams,

Dear Editor, Budget 2017 has been labelled one of the most controversial budgets to be debated in Guyana’s 50 years of independence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC– Captain of the Jamaica Scorpions, Nikita Miller, says he was more focused on winning and less concerned about breaking records  during  their recent victory over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the fourth round of the WICB Regional Four Day Tournament.

The Georgetown City Council is set for mayoral elections today and the incumbent Patricia Chase-Green is expected to be challenged by Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan.

Dear Editor, The late Diane McTurk should be honoured by past and present governments, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana and the tourism sector of Guyana as a whole.

The hearing before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) over the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (GTT) landline rate increase proposal was adjourned until next year after the commission requested additional documents yesterday.

The national U15 team will depart local shores today for French Guiana to participate in the Claude Elise U15 football championships scheduled from December 17-22.

Dear Editor, Today, I went to uplift my old age pension of $18,200.00.

JOHN’S, Antigua , CMC– Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph and spinner Nikita Miller have been slapped with fines for breaches of the Code of Conduct during the fourth round of matches in the Digicel Regional 4-Day Tournament which ended on Monday.

Following a trial in the New Amsterdam Magistrate Court before Magistrate Alex Moore, a mother of thirteen, from the East Bank of Berbice was found guilty of three counts of child neglect, last week Monday.

Dear Editor, I must thank you so much for publishing my letter in your paper so promptly on the topic ‘No meter reader’ on November 10, 2016.

    (The Sports Xchange) – Kevin Love scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-86 on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, There is an untold story on the water meters which needs to be  told.

One of the suspects who was detained in relation to Monday’s home invasion during which cambio dealer Devendra Churaman was robbed of millions in cash and jewellery was yesterday positively identified as a member of the gang who committed the crime.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C has always viewed and used the budget as an economic tool for managing available resources to meet the needs of our people in communities across our country.

On Tuesday evening, City Constable Ragland Williams, 52, was attacked at the Merriman Mall playground by two bandits, who stabbed him about his body in what he related were efforts to steal a bicycle.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – World powers can stop a “Rwanda-like” genocide in South Sudan if they immediately deploy a 4,000-strong protection force across the country and set up a court to prosecute atrocities, the head of a U.N.

Dear Editor, I occasionally hear the mispronunciation of foreign words, names and places broadcast by our radio and television media.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Political conflict between Venezuela’s opposition run legislature and socialist government flared again yesterday after the breakdown of Vatican-led talks, as each side moved to appoint its own members to the national election board.

Family members of Rajwantie Baldeo, the US-based Guyanese woman who was hacked to death in Queens, New York more than one week ago yesterday paid their last respects to her during a funeral service held at her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home.

  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump and some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful executives met at his Manhattan tower yesterday, a summit convened to smooth over frictions after both sides made no secret of their disdain for each other during the election campaign.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez failed to get into a meeting of the Mercosur trade bloc yesterday after threatening to enter through the window if necessary, despite her country being thrown out of the group this month.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Mickey Arthur felt his reputation took a big hit when he was sacked as head coach of Australia three years ago but the Pakistan mentor says he is not on a “revenge mission” as he prepares to take on his former charges.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – A prominent Chilean business leader presented the country’s economy minister with an inflatable doll on stage at an event late yesterday, sparking a social media storm and criticism by President Michelle Bachelet.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels have expelled five commanders for refusing to demobilize and join a peace process with the government aimed at ending more than five decades of war, guerrilla leadership said.

DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, has vowed to root out corruption in his ruling party, threatening “no mercy” for anyone giving or taking bribes.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand pace bowler Doug Bracewell will be sidelined from international cricket for up to two months after suffering a serious knee injury during a domestic Twenty20 match.

Dear Editor, Like many Guyanese I read the papers every day and listen to the news.

The public belief of a cover-up and conspiracy in the 1976 Cubana Flight 455 twin bombing persists – fuelled by the preferential American treatment of the two prolific terror masterminds and their shielding from justice.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa have named uncapped batsman Theunis de Bruyn in their injury-hit squad for the three-match home test series against Sri Lanka that starts on December 26.

An open letter Mr. Adam Harris, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Chronicle. Dear Adam, I note that you have reacted strongly to our attack on your report of the suicide of Mr.

The recent case of Selina Ramotar, who almost died as a result of stab wounds she sustained at the hands of the father of her child, with whom she had reportedly severed a relationship, is one that should cause the authorities to question their proclamations of zero tolerance for domestic and gender-based violence.

   (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday that it has identified a new system breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts.

Dear Editor, The claims of discriminatory targeting, sanctions, and effects emanate mainly from the commercial sector.