Daily Archive: Friday, January 27, 2017

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has moved her office to the government drug bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara in a bid to ensure a smooth flow in drug procurement and distribution, a release from Ministry of the Presidency said today.

The police say they are investigating an assault with intent to rob which occurred at 1445h today on Darmindra Dean, 48 years, a businessman, of Anna Catherina, WCD, who is a licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus revolver and owner of D&D Supermarket and Bar at Annai, Region 9.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fly Jamaica Airways will consider listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in order to finance the cost of acquiring four additional aircraft, according to Chief Executive Officer Captain Paul Ronald Reece.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has backed the slumping Guyana Jaguars to quickly turn around their form and qualify for the semi-finals of the Regional Super50.

Ambassador Perry Holloway today joined Commanding Officer Jennifer M. Farina, Gunnery Sergeant Angel M.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that he had declined nominations for top leadership posts in the Alliance for Change which is holding its national conference tomorrow.

The Mayor & City Council, Guyana Teachers Union and Smart City Solutions, after giving due and special consideration to the critical and fundamental role that our teachers play in the education and development of the nation’s children, agreed today, 27th January, 2017, at a joint meeting between the Council, the Union and the Company, that vehicle parking spaces immediately in front of the public schools will not be regulated for the purpose of metered parking by Smart City Solutions, a joint statement  said.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal had to be at his battling best to outlast Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 at the Australian Open today and set up a mouth-watering ninth grand slam final meeting with his great rival Roger Federer.

(Trinidad Express) Within the last five months the number of “entities” listed as terrorist bodies in Trinidad and Tobago under local anti-terrorism laws have grown from 80 to 333 as the government is seeking to pursue cases in the local courts of financing of terrorism abroad.

A man is now dead and another was injured after two shooters exited a car and shot at them in front of a shop in `Warlock’, East La Penitence before escaping.

A forensic audit of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) board has uncovered several financial irregularities, including officials in unauthorised foreign currency trade using the PetroCaribe fund, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman, who says the report has been submitted to Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud for further investigation and action.

On the third day of its implementation of paid parking in Georgetown, Smart City Solutions began introducing drivers to its penalty system.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC – Shiv Chanderpaul’s splendid century proved in vain as Jerome Taylor produced an incisive five-wicket haul to wreck Guyana Jaguars and propel Jamaica Scorpions to their first win of the Regional Super50 here Thursday night.

Guyanese trio, Peter Abdool, Eion Jardine and Trevor Arno will be taking their talents to Trinidad and Tobago where they will play integral roles tomorrow night in the first World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth and Amateur Programme in the Caribbean and Central America.

The three men who were arrested after police found an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9mm handgun at a Campbellville, Georgetown residence, were yesterday remanded to prison after being read charges for the alleged possession of the firearms and matching ammunition.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has distanced himself from recent attacks on outgoing Chancellor (ag) Carl Singh and the judiciary in the Guyana Chronicle and condemned the reportage.

Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Riddim Squad sealed their semifinal berths in the Stag Nation Cup, eliminating Grove Hi-Tech and Den Amstel respectively on Wednesday at the Tucville Ground.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,CMC – Regional cricket authorities have hailed the successful return of regional cricket to the Coolidge Cricket Ground, after the venue hosted its first match of the 2017 Regional Super50 here Wednesday.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday praised the Guyana Police Force for keeping the crime rate down.

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) retired Justice Cecil Kennard has been asked to step down from office due to his age, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to a letter published in the Stabroek News dated January 18, under the caption ‘The numbers of senior ranks should be available at police stations’.

A Guyanese man was found dead and another unconscious at a house in Curepe, Trinidad and Tobago, on Wednesday night.

-Hinds, Greaves, Jeffrey and Agard among notables to watch When the 2017 cycling season pedals off tomorrow in the National Park, Guyana’s premier wheelsman, Orville Hinds along with star cyclists, Alanzo Greaves, Raynauth Jeffrey and Shaquel Agard will be marked men in the peloton.

While Central Govern-ment is taking a hands off approach to the implementation of paid parking in Georgetown, the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has encouraged citizens to boycott the meters.

Dear Editor, A letter by me published in the Stabroek News of December 11, 2016, on the decision by Banks DIH Limited to buy-back from Banks Holdings Limited, 150,138,464 shares in Banks DIH Limited provoked a four page response from Chairman and CEO, Mr Clifford Reis.

Cabinet at its meeting on January 24, 2016 granted its no-objection to more than $95 million for the maintenance and cleaning of drainage and irrigation channels in Regions 4 and 6.

Saturday night Linden doubleheader shifted to GFC ground The National Track and Field Centre at Leonora will come alive tonight when Pouderoyen battle Den Amstel in the West Demerara derby of the 2nd Annual Petra Organization/Limacol Football Championship from 21:00hrs.

Dear Editor, The Working Peoples Alliance Overseas Associates (WPAOA) have been following the issue surrounding President Granger’s rejection of the list of candidates for Chairman of Gecom submitted to him by the Leader of the Opposition as constitutionally required.

Ravens and University of Guyana (UG) Trojans secured wins over Colts and Eagles, respectively, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League of Champions U23 division commenced on Wednesday.

Bartica massacre accused Dennis Williams yesterday refused to attend court for his ongoing trial, which Justice Roxane George SC nevertheless continued in his absence.

Dear Editor, In the past 20 months, there has been a flurry of infrastructural works in the suburban area comprising sub-sections Sophia, Pattensen, Liliendaal, South Turkeyen and Cummings Park, commonly referred to in general as Sophia.

Jangoo shines again LUCAS STREET, Barbados CMC – Teenaged opener Amir Jangoo stroked his second successive half-century as Campus Colleges and Campuses Marooners defeated ICC Americas by seven wickets to post their second win of the Regional Super50 here Thursday.

The anticipated meeting between Attorney General Basil Williams SC and PPP/C MP Anil Nandlall on the nominees for the chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has been stalled indefinitely, with both men trading blame for the delay.

Dear Editor, The Regional Administration of the Region 5 (Mahaica/Berbice) management team has developed its procurement plan for 2017 budget implementation.

Dear Editor, I call on the Town Clerk of the Georgetown Municipality, Royston King, to explain his position on the privately operated parking lot on East Street.

A vendor, accused of ganja trafficking, yesterday told a city court that the police arrested him although they knew he was the wrong man.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt and his Jamaican team mates who won the 4 x 100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games have been told by the country’s Olympic Association to return their gold medals following Nesta Carter’s failed drug test.

-Serena storms, Venus rises MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena and Venus Williams swept through their last-four matches at the Australian Open on Thursday, setting up a retro family final that will be their ninth meeting in a grand slam title decider.

Dear Editor, Professor Justice Duke Pollard’s reasoning in his letter ‘The President was correct to characterize the list for Gecom Chairman as unacceptable’ (Stabroek News, Jan17) is partly flawed.

A Linden man appeared in a city court yesterday to answer to the crime of fraudulently converting over $300,000 in household articles and using the money for medical expenses.

Police are searching for two persons who are wanted for questioning about the Kaneville Housing Scheme fire which claimed the life of an eight-month-old baby on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could pay for a wall on the southern border with a new 20 percent tax on goods from Mexico, the White House said yesterday, deepening a crisis after plans for a summit with the Mexican president fell apart.

Dear Editor, January 30, 2017 will mark the eleventh year since the assassination of my brother and comrade, Ronald Waddell, who was shot multiple times by gunmen after he entered his car in front of his residence at Sea Glimpse, Subryanville, opposite the sea wall.

MELBOURNE,(Reuters) – Roger Federer held firm against a furious fightback from fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka, edging his former apprentice 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 in a Melbourne Park classic to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Regional female umpire Jacqueline Williams has described the appointment to stand in next month’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers, as a major stepping stone in her career.

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Police are searching for a man who has been positively identified from video surveillance footage as one of the men involved in the robbery of a Chinese Supermarket in South Ruimveldt Gardens on Wednesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian police are seeking the arrest of fallen commodities tycoon Eike Batista as part of a vast political bribery probe, investigators said yesterday, adding that the former billionaire appeared to have already flown to New York.

Dear Editor, From the inception of the APNU+AFC government the rule of law and good governance in Guyana have been under threat.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Jamaica Information Service) — The agricultural sector is aiming to supply 100 per cent of local demand for Irish potato in another three years.

One of the men arrested after the robbery of a Crane, West Coast Demerara family was positively identified yesterday during an identification parade.

Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to the letter in Stabroek News of January 26, by Clement Rohee, captioned ‘Where were the women of Guyana on Saturday?’ 

KANPUR, India,(Reuters) – Skipper Eoin Morgan and batting mainstay Joe Root engineered England’s easy chase to secure their seven-wicket victory against India in the first Twenty20 International on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Employees from more than a dozen U.S. government agencies have established a network of unofficial “rogue” Twitter feeds in defiance of what they see as attempts by President Donald Trump to muzzle federal climate change research and other science.

New Skipper Full Of Confidence… We’ll Retain Championship JERRY ANGUS was born at Belladrum on the West Coast of Berbice on May 12, 1960 and although he may have harboured dreams of making it to the top, he could have never guessed that he would have done so in this manner.

(Reuters) – An insatiable David Warner blasted a career-best 179 and dominated Australia’s highest ever one-day partnership with fellow centurion Travis Head to help secure their 57-run victory in the fifth and final match against Pakistan on Thursday.

– 24 years not out today!! One of my New Year’s prognostications about probable Granger Cabinet changes came through swiftly, (though we were “assured” such would not have occurred.)

Eighteen boys of the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre were treated to haircuts on Wednesday, an initiative of Enhanced Potential to Inspire Change (EPIC) Guyana, a non-governmental organization which advocates for the reform of the juvenile justice system.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Peace Council (GPC) has taken note of the disappointing outcome of the International Conference on the Middle East recently hosted by the French government in Paris, France.

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Colin Alleyne, the man accused of battering to death elderly Montrose caretaker Danrasie Ganesh, was on Wednesday beaten by fellow prisoners after he reportedly made threats and hurled insults at other inmates and prison staff.

Despite being on the front burner in terms of advocacy by social activists and the relevant government agencies, there seems to be no positive change in terms of the incidence of domestic violence across Guyana.

CHENNAI, India,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It took 8,500 men working two shifts every day for six months – and three shifts for two months – to finish, ahead of schedule, the Adani Group’s giant solar power plant in southern India.

(Trinidad Guardian) Richard Ramlal was killed execution-style. A single bullet to the back of his head, fired at close range, was the only wound to the body, forensic pathologist Dr Valery Alexandrov, who conducted the autopsy on Ramlal’s body, said on Wednesday.

A section of the gathering at the interfaith service held last evening to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Lusignan massacre.

Residents of Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) will now benefit from improved emergency health services as the Regional Democratic Council secured a new ambulance to be used by the Lethem Hospital, according to a release from the Ministry of Communities.