Daily Archive: Saturday, December 17, 2016

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul struck his second straight hundred and the 73rd of an illustrious first class career to help Guyana Jaguars batter a hapless Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here today.

Ranks of the Joint Services this morning carried out a search in the Georgetown Prison and the undermentioned prohibited items were found, the police said.

(Trinidad Guardian) For the second time in six months, the United States (US) has been refused permission to enter former government minister Jack Warner’s legal challenge of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s decision to sign off on an extradition request from its Department of Justice.

Contending that around 30% to 40% of taxes are not being paid over, Tax Chief Godfrey Statia yesterday served notice that presumptive taxation will be employed to rope in professional who are avoiding their obligations and he also signalled a crackdown on smuggling while emphasising that all  public officials must submit their returns.

In a much-anticipated decision, outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has decided that the Good Offices process on the decades-old border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela will be given one more year and if by the end of 2017 “significant progress” has not been made, the case will move to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, scrutiny from international partners and the building of political will to tackle ‘sacred cows’ are necessary to win the ongoing war on drug use and drug trafficking, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday.

The Guyana-Suriname Co-operation Council is to be resuscitated following a lightning visit here yesterday by Paramaribo’s President Desi Bouterse.

While up to November this year it has recorded a year-to-date deficit of $238.1m, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is projecting a return to a surplus position by the end of this year and for this to continue next year.

A Plaisance businessman was yesterday afternoon shot and robbed of $4 million, less than one hour after he and a friend had visited a city bank and were about to enter his Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara house.

With higher tolls for the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) starting in January, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), Annette Ferguson says the facility is expected to rake in an additional $300M by the end of 2017.

One of the two suspects who were captured on Wednesday following the robbery of Tower Suites employees has admitted to having committed four other robberies.

(Reuters Health) – People who expect good things to happen in the future are more likely than less-optimistic peers to survive the decades following a first heart attack, a study in Israel suggests.

Dear Editor, I am humbled by the confidence reposed in me after having read over the past few months, rumblings started by a very valiant and idealistic Mr Rawle Welch that I will be contesting the position of the presidency of the Guyana Olympic Association.

An Essequibo Coast resident was killed on Thursday night, when a drunk driver crashed into the back of his motorcycle on the Hampton Court Public Road.

Dear Editor, I was taken quite by surprise when I read a letter written by trade unionist Lincoln Lewis, in which he launched an unwarranted attack on the Finance Minister Winston Jordan for things the Minister allegedly said on the Walter Rodney Groundings Programme, aired on the HBTV Channel 9 on Sunday December 11, 2016 (‘It is expected that leaders in the National Assembly…’ SN, December 13).

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has asked for an explanation from the Guyana Police Force in relation to the complaint lodged by a Berbice River resident that police ranks occupied his home without his consent.

In light of the recent robbing and stabbing of a City Constabulary guard at the Merriman Mall Play Park, Chief Constable Andrew Foo in a comment, emphasized the dangers that criminal elements pose to not only regular citizenry, but to those designated to protect as well.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Another batting meltdown left Trinidad and Tobago Red Force with a plethora of questions to answer as they ensured another disappointing day in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Much has been written in the past about the harmful effects and noise nuisance created by the explosion of firecrackers.

Police on the Essequibo Coast will be seeking advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on how to proceed in the case of Ganga Persaud, the tractor operator who was allegedly involved in an accident at Lima Sands that claimed the life of five-year-old Orissa Williams last Sunday.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, will champion the case for funding of the Inter Guiana and the Caribbean schoolboys and juniors boxing tournaments when he attends the three-day International Boxing Association (AIBA) Congress in Switzerland from Monday.

Dear Editor, The Mabaruma, Kumaka, Hosororo road construction began a few weeks ago.

For the fifth time, a Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident is counting his losses after a speeding car slammed into his fence resulting in severe damage.

Dear Editor,   If politicians lose sight of the accepted universal principle that good governance and the harmonious relationship among the people of a country are reliant on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, the rule of law, universal declarations, and international conventions and charters, this nation will never progress.

A new champion will be crowned today when West Ruimveldt lock horns with St.

Black Pearl FC and Uitvlugt Warriors secured contrasting wins over Pele FC and Order and Discipline when the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League continued on Thursday.

Dear Editor, The letter captioned ‘GAWU supports dismissed shop steward’ that was carried in SN’s December 16 edition has again demonstrated the sugar company’s scant regard for enlightened, prudent and open labour relations practices.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson, who is one of the ministers of the APNU+AFC government awarded with a fully funded government scholarship, says she applied like a normal person would have done. 

Dear Editor, I commend Vishnu Bisram for his bold letter ‘The PPP needs to reform’ (SN, December 16).

Two cocaine traffickers were on Thursday night and yesterday afternoon busted by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri as they attempted to smuggle cocaine to Bermuda and the United States.

Top players Anthony Downes and Heimraj Resaul will contest two of three doubles finals set for today when the annual Trophy Stall tournament organized by the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) commences at 1pm at the National Racquet Centre.

A ‘Swift Cabs’ taxi driver was up to last evening in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being stabbed, reportedly by another taxi driver from a different service during a dispute over a broken car mirror.

Dear Editor, Apart from the Christmas extravaganza, the Catholic Church prays the Christmas Novena (the Latin word ‘novem’ means ‘nine’) and most of the parishes pray this devotion early in the morning.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Moeen Ali capitalised on an early reprieve to score his fifth test century and steer England to 284 for four on the opening day of the fifth and final test against India yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Shai Hope and Roston Chase dodged the showers to bring stability to Barbados Pride after they ran into early trouble against Windward Islands Volcanoes in the WICB Regional four-day tournament here yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – An unnamed company described in a sweeping probe of corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA matches the description of a close affiliate of Grupo Televisa, the largest broadcaster in Latin America, according to a Reuters review of U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence officials say were aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump win the Nov.

Dear Editor, The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission Mr Edward Boyer, makes a very valid point about the drawbacks of the current deal for the parking meter project: it is a heavy additional cost for those employers and employees who will need to park for 8 hours a day, and a major leakage of revenue from the city, with 80% of the gains going towards SmartCity and a penalty of 50% of investments and expenses per year for terminating a 20 year contract.

Tomorrow, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will welcome to Guyana, a six- member Chinese military delegation headed by Senior Colonel Lu Zhongling.

Dear Editor, There are some who seek to discredit the PPP and its leadership by insinuating that it is stuck in some old ideological mode and is therefore unable to come up with new and innovative thinking on the way forward for the party and by extension the country.

(Reuters) – A rampaging Australian pace attack took control of the first day-night test in Brisbane, leaving Pakistan reeling at 97 for eight at the close of day two yesterday, still 133 runs short of avoiding the follow-on.

EL PINAL/CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Protests and looting broke out in parts of Venezuela on Friday due to a lack of cash after the socialist government suddenly pulled the nation’s largest banknote from circulation in the midst of a brutal economic crisis.

The court yesterday found that a prima facie case has been made out against Calvin Bailey in the matter of him wounding prison inmate Dwayne King at the Camp Street Prison.

Cake decorator Malinda Ali has been letting her scrumptious cakes do the talking for her.

Hi Everyone, What’s Cooking is a series in which I address questions you may have about food and cooking but are too shy to ask.

A Lodge resident was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with armed robbery.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S.

Dear Editor, I have been a basketball player, coach, administrator and official in all aspects of the sport for 38 years.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States yesterday to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises, declaring that America’s money could be replaced.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors passed circles around the New York Knicks on Thursday night, assisting on their first 36 baskets over 35 minutes in a 103-90 victory over the undermanned Eastern Conference squad.

The National Assembly on Thursday approved a $5.05 billion budget for Region Three, Essequibo Islands West Demerara, including $30 million for the construction and equipping of a special needs school at Schnoonord.

Dear Editor, Members of the UK diaspora may want to come to the following event on January 17 at the London High Commission at 6.30pm:  ‘Salute To Two Guyanese Literary Greats ‒ E R Braithwaite and Michael Abbensetts.’

One reason why Donald Trump kept the US media spellbound throughout his campaign was his fondness for impromptu remarks.

We are in a season where the cries of Guyanese at home and even some abroad have become constant.

SALGUEIRO, Brazil, (Reuters) – The rusting tracks of Brazil’s Transnordestina railway peter out and give way to a dirt trail in a remote corner of the country’s arid northeast, far from the ports or farms it was meant to serve.

It is sometimes easy to ignore the atrocities of the world especially when you or a loved one are not experiencing it firsthand.

By SHARIEF KHAN CHAIRMAN of the dissident Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (F1TUG) and President of the Guyana Public Ser­vice Union (GPSU), Mr.

The National Drama Festival will be announcing the winners in the various categories of the arts on Monday at the National Cultural Centre.

The Jamaica Scorpions were 340/4 up to press time on the second day of their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day, fifth round match against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Warner Park, St Kitts.