Daily Archive: Thursday, March 9, 2017

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  (Reuters) – England’s Alex Hales and Joe Root struck centuries as the tourists cruised to a series sweep with a massive 186-run victory over West Indies in the third and final one-day international at the Kensington Oval today.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall today queried the role of UK expert Sam Sittlington in the operations of the Special Organised Crime Unit which saw the arrest of former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday and the questioning of several former PPP/C Ministers.

Former People’s Progressive Party minister Robert Persaud today broke his silence on the Special Organised Crime Unit’s (SOCU) investigation into the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ allocation of lands saying financial constraints caused him to sell the property.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says that due to scheduled maintenance work being conducted on the airport runway by the Airport Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (AATT), the Piarco International Airport will be closed during the hours of 11:00 p.m.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia retain respect for Virat Kohli despite the India captain’s “absurd” and “offensive” allegations against counterpart Steve Smith, assistant coach David Saker said on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T-born former professional footballer Dwight Yorke encountered problems entering the United States recently because he used a United Kingdom passport, Finance Minister Colm Imbert says.

Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) investigations continued yesterday into the sale of lands in the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ housing scheme with former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds facing questions on his role in the removing of a transmitting mast from the community to clear the way for houses to be built.

A second list of six names for consideration as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is to be submitted by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to President David Granger after the two of them clarify outstanding issues.

Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, retired Rear Admiral Gary Best, and current Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack, will also be questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as part of its criminal investigation of the sale of lands in the controversial ‘Pradoville 2’ housing scheme.

ANSA McAL yesterday said that it complied fully with the procurement process set out by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for the emergency supply of drugs.

The State Assets Recovery Bill which is due to be debated in the National Assembly today is the best version and one that makes sense, Chief Executive Officer of the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU), Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer said on Tuesday, adding that some of its critics benefited from the theft of national wealth under the previous administration.

Armed bandits on Tuesday evening robbed an overseas-based Guyanese at gunpoint and relieved him of over $3M in local and foreign currencies, hours after he arrived in the country and the police have since arrested two persons including one of his nephews for questioning.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Back-to-back defeats to England last weekend have left West Indies facing a second straight series whitewash, a fate they will earnestly attempt to avoid when they contest the final One-Day International at Kensington Oval here today.

The police are currently unable to locate the police corporal who was fingered and subsequently placed under open arrest in connection with the AK-47 rifle which was smuggled out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) Compound, Eve Leary, one week ago.

Citizens of both Guyana and Chile will now be able to do “visa-free” travel between the two countries, with the launch of Guyana/ Chile Visa waiver programme.

DRAG-racing, the fastest growing motor sport event in Guyana, received a timely shot in the arm from Mohamed’s Enterprise.

The bandit who was fatally shot by a security guard early Tuesday morning, after he and two others attempted to rob the GuyGas Inc Complex at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD), has been identified.

The ‘Gentleman’s Sport returns to the ornate splendor of the Giftland Mall on April 9 with a stacked ProAm card.

Dear Editor, Earlier today, I saw arrest of the former Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Luncheon, unfold on social media.

Having been presented with an outline of policy and recommendations for the implementation of an electronic visa system, the Ministry of Citizenship is on its way to creating a more robust, simplified, and secure visa application system for migrants.

West Coast Demerara Combined (WCDC) overcame West Bank Demerara Combined (WBDC) by seven wickets in the Guyana Cricket Board/Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society/Ministry Of Education/National Secondary Schools’ Cricket League yesterday at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Center Ground.

Dormancy is a period in an organism’s life cycle when growth and development are temporarily halted.

23-year-old Christopher Da Silva, was yesterday indicted for the murder of Reyad Khan, before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, From a business point of view, the steep reduction of the parking meter fees by Smart City Solutions (SCS) can fall into either of two categories, namely a discount or a loss leader. 

The Guyana Fire Service was yesterday able to contain a small fire at the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

Flow has signed a three-year partnership with the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) to be the exclusive broadcast partner and sponsor of the CARIFTA Games of which seven local athletes have already qualified for.

Dear Editor, Though there has been a plethora of comment on the parking meter scheme, many of our Guyana Consumers Association members have insisted that we make a public comment on the issue: (1) Iniquitous profit-sharing.

Dear Editor, During the course of this month Indians in the diaspora are observing the centennial of the abolition of indenture.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has urged patience with an inexperienced West Indies side, saying they had already shown plenty of promise and would eventually convert their potential into results.

After not meeting for almost seven years, the boards for the Canawaima Ferry Service (CFS) and Canawaima Management Company (CMC) met last week and discussed several issues surrounding the ferry and its service between Guyana and Suriname.

Dear Editor, Gecom continues to be on the agenda of letter writers, including its Commissioners.

Popular hangout spot, The Gravity Lounge is still to reopen to the public six months on but it hosts private events.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith and his India counterpart Virat Kohli have escaped any charges after a controversial Decision Review System (DRS) incident in this week’s Bengaluru test, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, We celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Women in the Changing world: planet 50-50 by 2030; Be Bold for Change’.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Women will open their Women’s World Cup campaign in June against arch-rivals Australia Women, in a repeat of last year’s Twenty20 World Cup final in India.

The matter in which the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc. (CJRCI) is contesting the revocation of the lease it holds to the Red House on High Street, has been adjourned to March 15.

Dear Editor, As we observe the United Nations International Women’s Day, 2017 (March 8), under the theme ‘Be Bold for Change’, it is fitting to pay homage, as a young woman myself, to the women before me who have paved the way for this nation which is not afraid to promote women, the Guyana I have come known and love.

Saints FC and Snatchers FC secured wins in the women’s division when the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) men and women’s championships commenced Saturday at the St.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Women protested around the world yesterday for equal rights and in the United States against President Donald Trump, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores to demand economic fairness on International Women’s Day.

A bus conductor, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for robbing two Mashramani revellers during the parade.

Company Representatives from Design Revolution (DRev) Brilliance Phototherapy Units, Andrew and Laurie Skipper, are currently in Guyana conducting surveillance activities to determine the scope of future backing to the local health sector.

Dear Editor, The disturbing and toxic spectre of what is and what is not fake news has come back to haunt us.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Gunmen dressed as medics attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital yesterday and battled security forces for hours, killing more than 30 people and wounding dozens in an assault claimed by Islamic State.

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Legendary former West Indies opening duo, Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge, will headline a celebrity event here next week hosted by Cayman Cricket.

MONG KOK, Hong Kong, CMC – Dwayne Smith smashed a 31-ball hundred as Caribbean stars dominated the headlines on the opening day of the Hong Kong T20 Bitz here yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Com-merce Secretary Wilbur Ross said yesterday that substantial negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement likely will not get started until the latter part of this year and could take a year to complete.

Minister of Natural Re-sources, Raphael Trotman, on March 5, 2017 told a mining conference in Canada that Guyana remains under prospected and steps are being taken to make more data available on mineral rich areas.

Dear Editor, I saw that the Opposition Leader has extended an olive branch to Dr Veerasammy Ramayya and called on his party to welcome back those who supported the Alliance for Change.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – India might have levelled the series against Australia with a dramatic 75-run win in the second test but the hosts will head off to Ranchi knowing their recent batting woes have not gone away.

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence to respond to some remarks directed to me by Mr Christopher Ram in a letter published in SN on March 3, captioned, ‘Phillips misrepresented the contents of the SARA bill’.

SAN JOSE PINULA, Guatemala,  (Reuters) – A fire tore through a home for abused teenagers and children in Guatemala, killing at least 19 girls on Wednesday after some residents set mattresses ablaze following an overnight attempt to escape from the overcrowded center, police said.

During a roundtable held by the Women and Gender Equality Commission on Tuesday in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, attendees were reminded that the fight for gender parity is not one for women only, but for men as well, and that education of both genders is the key to eliminating the gap.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis fell agonisingly short of a maiden double century but his career-best 194 propelled the hosts to 494 all out against Bangladesh in the first innings of the first test yesterday.

Dear Editor, Last Saturday I noticed my internet went down very early in the morning.

All private education institutions are to be regularised under the new Education Act.

BOSTON,  (Reuters) – A second Brazilian man has been charged with conspiring to launder money linked to a massive fraud out of the United States in a case that led to the discovery of $17 million in cash under a mattress in a Massachusetts apartment.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Dean Elgar made the most of being dropped early in his innings to score his seventh test century and anchor South Africa’s 229 for four at the close of play on the opening day of the first test against New Zealand in Dunedin yesterday.

(Reuters) – The state of Hawaii can sue over President Donald Trump’s new executive order temporarily banning the entry of refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, has appointed Keith Waithe as the Visiting Distinguished Artist-in-Residence in the Vice-Chancellery for the period, February 20 to April 8, 2017.

CARACAS/HOUSTON/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, has spent at least a decade trying to build business ties and boost shipments to refineries in India, where crowds once welcomed the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez with cries of “Viva!”

At the beginning of this week, the Guyana Police Force held a ceremony to launch five training sessions for officers under the theme, ‘Forging Ahead with Professionalism and Intelligence-led Policing in Collaboration with Stakeholders’.

Dear Editor, Last Sunday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha USA Praant hosted the 3rd annual Choutaal Samelan at the Prem Bhakti Mandir in Jamaica, Queens as part of Guyanese American Phagwah celebration.

Packets of vivid powders would lie on the kitchen table like scattered pieces pulled from a pretty patchwork quilt.

GTSL driver George Halley is to be given a monetary award for saving the lives of a busload of schoolchildren crossing the Demerara Harbour Bridge when it collapsed last week.