Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 8, 2017

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, today described the president’s Twitter attacks on the judiciary as “demoralizing” and “disheartening,” a spokesman for Gorsuch said.

President David Granger, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Basil Williams, Minister of State,  Joseph Harmon and Minister of Communities,  Ronald Bulkan, this evening, met with Mayor of Georgetown,  Patricia Chase-Green and Town Clerk, Royston King at State House.

A phone card distributor was this afternoon shot dead at Adventure, Berbice by a robber who relieved him of an undisclosed amount of cash and phone cards before escaping.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Three Degrees, a female vocal group best known for the 1974 smash “When Will I See You Again,” has sued Sony Music Entertainment Inc, seeking to recoup decades of royalties it says were withheld by a former manager and his widow.

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran says the proposed expansion of parking meters to a larger part of the city poses a frightening prospect for those who cannot pay and he suggested a campaign of civil resistance.

A 45-year-old domestic worker was last night shot and killed in her Tain, Corentyne home by a bandit.

(Trinidad Guardian) A mathematics teacher was allowed to continue on $70,000 station bail yesterday, after she appeared in court charged with two sexual offences involving a female student.

Coalition government partner the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday called on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to suspend metered parking to allow an independent review of its contract, while saying that the current arrangements do not appear to be in the best interest of the citizens.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Robert Benn, the contractor accused of shooting at a couple last year, officially ended with him being committed to stand trial for the crime.

A differently-abled man from Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, is now dead after the driver of a Guyana Beverage Company truck accidentally reversed over him yesterday morning.

Recommendations have been made to fill the top three positions of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Chairperson of the commission Carol Corbin has disclosed.

Investigations are ongoing into the death of an Adventure, Essequibo Coast man, who was on Monday night killed in a road incident.

A police officer is presently under close arrest after he shot a businessman, who claims that he approached the lawman’s parked vehicle along the Fairfield Public Road, East Coast Demerara, to enquire if any help was needed.

A hire car driver and former boxing coach of New Amsterdam, Berbice,  yesterday appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving on Monday.

After coming under fire in the past by members and supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community for not allowing transgender persons to enter his courtroom while cross-dressed, Magistrate Dylon Bess yesterday appeared to back down from his previous stand.

Two persons lost their home after a fire of unknown origin destroyed a Craig, East Bank Demerara house yesterday morning.

The trial of former PPP/C minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, who are charged with the theft of over $600 million from the government, continued on Friday with testimony from Alwayne Williams, the Accountant from the Ministry of the Presidency.

Armed bandits on Monday night robbed a Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara businessman and his family of millions in cash, jewellery and other valuables.

Two men, who police alleged were accountable for a gun-point hold up at Freeman Street two years ago, were yesterday both sentenced to jail for the crime.

Consumers are still paying Value Added Tax (VAT) at the rate of 16 percent as opposed to the reduced rate of 14 percent when purchasing Geo-park cards for parking in the city.

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Irfaan Ali has called for an audit of the $300 million Georgetown Restoration Programme after the 2015 Auditor General (AG) report found that 53% of the money spent was not certified by the accountant or any other authorised officer.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG) Professor Ivelaw Griffith has signed a memorandum of understanding with Professor David Phoenix Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University (LSBU) to allow for collaboration between the two universities in research and teaching-learning enhancement.

Dear Editor, Mayor’s Chase-Green’s outrageous comment that she has the support of the business community on the parking meter project, should be forcefully condemned by the private sector of Guyana.

A Chinese national was on Monday charged with defrauding an immigration officer and forging a Guyana business visa and departure stamp in his passport.

Dear Editor, We have noted your editorial entitled ‘ExxonMobil developments’ dated February 6, and we hereby clarify some of the points made and questions asked.

Lawyers for fallen former New York State Senator John Sampson, who was convicted with the help of US-based Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, are appealing the recent five-year sentence handed down against him last month, the New York Post has reported.

Dear Editor, Delivering the feature address at the launching of the Cunha Canal Rehabilitation Project (CCRP) on Feb 4, Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder stated that the Cunha Canal located on the East Bank of Demerara is intended to serve two purposes: firstly, to drain farmlands located in the villages of Kuru Kururu, Coverden, Pearl and Sarah Johanna; and secondly, to relieve flood water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) into the Demerara River.

According to a caution statement admitted into evidence, murder accused Steffon Campbell told police that he did not shoot anyone and was unaware that anyone would have been shot during a fatal robbery at the Cornbread Mini Mart in 2012.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions were lifted by John Campbell’s strong all-round performance as they took their biggest stride yet towards the semi-finals of the Regional Super50, with a 20-run win over Guyana Jaguars here last night.

Dear Editor, Minibus drivers depend on their passengers for a living, and the passengers depend on them to get from one point to another.

Magistrate Leron Daly is to rule on February 17 on a no-case submission made by the attorney for Ron Cole, the driver accused of causing the death of traffic policeman Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ La Fleur on the East Bank Demerara public road last year.

The fifth annual Milo U18 Secondary Schools football tournament was launched yesterday at the Beepat’s headquarters, Dennis Street.

Dear Editor, Something weird occurred last weekend. Mr Lincoln Lewis announced in his weekly column in the Sunday Chronicle: “Hopefully, the UN visit this week can help.”

The prosecution was yesterday ordered to produce witnesses or close its case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Reagus Lamazon and Samuel McIntyre, the men implicated in the murder of Laing Avenue taxi driver Orin David.

A man, charged with being in possession of several rounds of ammunition, is claiming that he is being set up by a former in-law.

Dear Editor, Like a mediaeval queen, Her Worship the Mayor has issued her decree from up high in the form of a letter to the February 5 edition of Sunday Stabroek: ‘M&CC will continue to push ahead with parking meters’.

Ravens defeated Plaisance Guardians in the Open Division while the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans schooled Pacesetters in the U23 section when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League of Champions’ continued Monday.

Introduction (The second reading of the State Assets Recovery Bill No.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Kenya has accepted a court decision overruling last year’s order to disband the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), after accusations it had poorly handled arrangements for the Rio Games, the government said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Mayor & City Council should consider a smarter alternative to collecting more revenue,  than by what is considered by many as an ill-conceived, burdensome and expensive parking meter venture for a small return, even if all the meters are fully used.

Dear Editor, We need answers from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) regarding payments of senior citizens’ pension arrears for 2016.

Leader of the Alliance for Change Raphael Trotman said last Friday that he could not have served on the party’s Management Committee as he was never nominated or elected to do so.

(Reuters) – Uncapped Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has replaced leg-spinner Amit Mishra for India’s one-off test match against Bangladesh beginning tomorrow in Hyderabad, the Indian board (BCCI) said.

West Demerara’s Den Amstel FC downed Santos 1-0 when the second annual Petra Organization/Limacol Football Championship continued on Monday.

Dear Editor, GT&T is our national provider of internet and landline phone services.

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration asked a U.S.

Dear Editor, I am one of those who subscribe to the laws of dialectical and historical materialism.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A Man-of-the-Match career-best five-wicket haul from West Indies speedster Shannon Gabriel inspired a below-par Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to a convincing 32-run victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes here Monday night, inching them even closer to a semi-final spot in the Regional Super50.

A Lindener was remanded to prison by a city magistrate on Friday, after he denied having in his possession over 100 grammes of cannabis, while in the interior.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Two Republican senators proposed steps to slash the number of legal immigrants admitted into the United States by half yesterday, but the legislation, developed with the Trump administration, faces an uphill climb to get through Congress.

Three masked bandits on Monday morning entered the home of Davinden Reddi of Hampshire Village, Corentyne and robbed him of approximately $15,000 in cash and one gold chain worth $100,000, Commander of B Division, Ian Amsterdam told Stabroek News yesterday.

Dear Editor, The saying ‘fear is the key’ had to be coined from empirical knowledge I guess. 

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project, despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate activists.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Alastair Cook said his decision to relinquish the England captaincy will allow a ‘new voice’ to help an exciting young England team reach its potential, although he plans to contribute by scoring runs.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s Faf du Plessis smashed a career-best 185 off 141 balls as the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs after surviving a fierce onslaught in a high-scoring fourth one-day international to take a 4-0 series lead yesterday.

  Phillip H Mozart Thomas is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to fraud which occurred between 2016-02-04 and 2016-05-20.

(Trinidad Guardian) Jamilia DeRevenaux, 27, had confided in a close friend that she had made up her mind to change some aspects of her personal life and who she had around her.

  PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Businessman Jovenel Moise became Haiti’s new president yesterday, ending a political stalemate that lasted more than a year with his promise to deliver thousands of new jobs.

Dear Editor, I was contacted by more than one hasty, if not anxious colleague about a letter addressed to your column (‘What about indifference to CoI GuySuCo recommendations?’

“I was misled,” was a teen’s cry yesterday after he admitted to a city magistrate that he robbed a man of almost $200,000 in items.

Dear Editor, I immerse myself from a distance in the existentialist environment called Guyana, and I shudder. 

Congratulations: President David Granger (back to camera) greeting new Haitian President Jovenel Moise yesterday at his inauguration ceremony in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

(Trinidad Guardian) Angered by the escalating crime rate, especially domestic-related murders in the last month, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Monday night called on women to choose their male companions more wisely.

Panic Buying AS THE country prepares for a possible total shutdown of electricity, there have been reports of abnormal purchasing of food supplies.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) must be congratulated for conducting what appears to have been a most transparent, competitive and well executed leadership election.

(The Sports Xchange) –Kevin Love scored 39 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers stopped the Washington Wizards’ 17-game home winning streak with a thrilling 140-135 overtime win on Monday night despite LeBron James fouling out for the first time in more than three years.

  BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Haitian police have arrested nine people in connection with sex trafficking, involving girls as young as 13, highlighting the dangers facing children in the Caribbean nation where human trafficking is rife and the crime often goes unpunished.

A Guyanese man who lives in Georgia, USA has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to smuggling dozens of guns to Guyana.

Every decade of time can be identified by, or associated with, specific songs or slang or buzzwords that resonate with that period. 

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is moving to implement an aquifer-based system in Port Kaituma, Region One.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos to be education secretary was confirmed by the U.S.