Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s first moves to restrict the flow of people into the United States spread on Tuesday as Massachusetts and San Francisco sued to challenge two of his early executive orders.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, today, congratulated entrepreneurs Sophia Dolphin and Miranda Thakur of Eco Atlantic Investment, on the launch of the Seventh Generation Product line and encouraged them to consider using locally made products when expanding their business, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Police Corporal 16825 Belgrave Bartholomew, 39 years of Itaballi, Mazaruni and who was stationed at Ekereku Police Outpost.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport will not charge the 14 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on airport security fees nor will it increase the current car park fees by 14%, effective Wednesday February 1, 2017.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was banned on Tuesday for one year for a doping whereabouts rule violation.

Miners have written President David Granger imploring him to rethink new tax measures which they say will squeeze the life out of the industry and they are seeking an urgent meeting with him.

The government used its one-seat majority in the National Assembly last evening to defeat a PPP/C motion calling for the restoration of items that were previously zero-rated under the Value Added Tax (VAT), with Finance Minister Winston Jordan once again arguing that the changes were necessary to stem the continuing decline of revenue yielded by the tax.

With the start of the enforcement of penalties for parking violations, numerous parking spaces in Central Georgetown remained vacant yesterday.

Superbet employees were yesterday robbed of approximately one million dollars by six gunmen after collecting the cash from an agent at Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday said that Smart City Solutions (SCS)  made a mistake by charging VAT on parking meter cards instead of at the parking meter itself.

Antonio Jaisingh yesterday walked out the High Court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of the fatal stabbing of fisherman Randy Joseph at Sarah Johanna in 2010.

Three soldiers are accused of raping a 15-year-old girl on Saturday at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, and the army has since convened a Board of Inquiry to investigate.

The charge against Dwayne Griffith, the teen driver accused of causing the death of Buxton mother Nerisa Spencer last year, may be dismissed due to a settlement between the two families, a city court heard yesterday.

Ewarth Hodge, who was accused of raping a child under the age of 16, was yesterday acquitted by a jury, who found him not guilty by a majority of 11 to 1.

Chartered accounting firm Ram & McRae yesterday launched the second edition of its Value-Added Tax and Excise Tax Handbook at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street, Georgetown.

The sale of the Casique Hotel has been put on hold along with all other investments here controlled by Chinese logging company Baishanlin, pending talks between the company’s potential new owners and government, Chief Executive Officer Hungbo Chu says.

There will be moves to provide alternative drainage for the North Ruimveldt area as early as this week using the South Ruimveldt Cane View Canal, says leader of the Georgetown Drainage Authority Lennox Lee.

The Ministry of Public Health says it will be working to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis commonly known as filaria or ‘big foot’ in Guyana by 2022.

Parking meters in front of public schools which regulate metered parking spaces in spots other than those outside of public schools will not be removed.

The trial of the two men charged with corruptly obtaining cash from Stabroek News photographer Keno George for his stolen camera started yesterday.

Winic Reid, who police say tried to traffic a little over three pounds of compressed marijuana, was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of possession of the narcotics for trafficking.

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has made significant changes to its customer service department in order to improve its relationship with consumers, according to Chairman of the Board Robert Badal.

Approximately 118 students graduated from the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment on Friday last at the GuySuCo Training Centre in Port Mourant, Corentyne.

LUCAS STREET, Barbados, CMC – Captain Leon Johnson and Assad Fudadin stepped up with half-centuries while fast bowler Ronsford Beaton notched a career-best, as Guyana Jaguars beat ICC Americas by five runs under Duckworth/Lewis, to log their second win of the Regional Super50 here yesterday.

At the Annual Conference of the Guyana District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas held at the National Cultural Centre on Sunday, President David Granger urged the church to prepare youths to be responsible members of society.

A huge wrench has been thrown into the spokes of star cyclist, Alanzo Greaves after it was disclosed yesterday that he will have to serve a further three years on his initial one-year ban which he completed last November.

Guyanese Lilith Lenora Lindie, a former Nurse Aide, on January 17 celebrated her 100th birthday in the United States of America.

A young woman became the victim of a home invasion in the wee hours of yesterday morning when four bandits broke into her Middle Road, La Peni-tence, Georgetown home.

Today marks the deadline for umbrella associations to submit their proposals to the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for their respective athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Marcus Stoinis scored his maiden one-day century but it was not enough to give an undermanned Australia an astonishing victory in the opening match of their one-day series against New Zealand at Eden Park yesterday.

A Venezuelan national, who said she travelled to Guyana for work owing to the crisis in her home country, was yesterday remanded to prison on an illegal entry charge.

Bounty Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and Pizza Hut GCC were crowned the men and women’s division champions respectively when the Bounty/Antonio’s Grille one-day hockey tournament concluded Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Dear Editor, If the Town Clerk really wants what he said in his letter in SN of Jan 30, “The city is part of the global village and consequently connected to the rest of the world, which is progressing in the area of technology.

A teen was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing over $100,000 in articles.

Dear Editor, I had a very pleasant experience with the GPL during last week. 

Following a meeting held with the Commercial Registry staff and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams yesterday, normalcy has been restored as it relates to who is in charge.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A historian, a retired auditor and a financial executive were among four people named by India’s highest court yesterday to run the country’s cricket board (BCCI).

Dear Editor, I would like to add some notes to your editorial of Monday, January 30; they should be of interest to Guyanese wherever they are. 

The prosecution may be called upon to close its case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Orpheus Johnson, who is accused of murdering miner Travis Rudder, if it fails to produce exhibits today.

Efficient goalkeeping from Troy Carrington coupled with poor penalty kicks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), propelled Western Tigers into the final of the Stag Nations Cup, defeating the lawmen 6-5 on sudden death kicks on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Mr Hydar Ally’s letter published in Stabroek News, Wednesday on January 25, captioned, ‘No confusion about PPP’s ideological orientation’ and in the Kaieteur News of Friday January 27,  under the caption, ‘My party, the PPP, is guided by the principles of Marxism- Leninism,’ caught my attention.

Dear Editor, I am a founding and executive member of the Caribbean Chapter of the Network in Defence of Humanity.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump fired top federal government lawyer Sally Yates yesterday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and refused to defend new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidadian all-rounder Kevon Cooper is set to undergo surgery here after sustaining a broken nose in an on-field collision during Sunday’s night Regional Super50 game between Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Windward Islands Volcanoes at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A flamboyant career-best century from captain Kieran Powell and a devastating six-wicket haul from Test speedster Alzarri Joseph inspired Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a crushing 184-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes, as they racked up their third successive victory in the Regional Super50 here Sunday night.

Dear Editor I have a serious concern with the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph company.

QUEBEC CITY/TORONTO, (Reuters) – A French-Canadian university student was the sole suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque and was charged with the premeditated murder of six people, Canadian authorities said on Monday, in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called “a terrorist attack.”

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in court documents yesterday that a trio of Indian-born businessmen was waging an “organized campaign” against him and the Treasury, the latest salvo in a legal and financial battle that has unsettled investors.

By Royston Alkins Under 17 cricket in Berbice will receive a shot in the arm with the staging of the `Water is Life’ competition which is set to bowl off shortly.

Dear Editor, “It was sad to lose him”. You would think someone had died.

After a canceled meeting followed by a phone call with President Trump, Mexican leader Enrique Pena Nieto should send the new president a gift: two new studies that show the U.S.

Dear Editor, This relates to your several news items (SN, Jan 27, 28, 29) on President Trump’s executive orders pertaining to immigrants.

By September last year, inflation reached 77% in Suriname and GDP was expected to contract 9% in 2016 as the country grappled with an economic crisis and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says drastic measures will have to be taken this year.

The signing into law by President Barack Obama of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2010 was intended to do more than send a message to Americans that the country was raising its game as far as its food safety standards were concerned.

Mohan Favours Durability Over Style The Small Businessman “I HAVE been a carpenter/joiner for 24 years and my advice to customers is not to sac­rifice durability for style,” Mohan says.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Hidden Figures” was the surprise best film ensemble winner at yesterday’s Screen Actors Guild awards, a show overshadowed by politics as stars slammed U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Eike Batista, once the richest and most outspoken cheerleader for Brazil’s ill-fated commodities bubble, flew back to Rio de Janeiro Monday and was arrested at the airport by federal police over corruption allegations after four days as a fugitive.

In just the first month of the year, Guyanese athletes have signaled their intention of making a mar4k on the world stage this year by putting up some solid performances in the United States of America.