Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 22, 2017

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has appealed to have his one-year ban for a doping whereabouts rule violation dismissed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London today after a car ploughed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament in what police called a “marauding terrorist attack”.

(Trinidad Guardian) A note stating “Gone to the market” was left on the dining room table as Malabar mother Kizziah Charles left her three children asleep on Sunday morning.

Following City Hall’s delay in acting on a direction that it suspend the controversial metered parking by-laws, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan last evening announced that he had signed a new order to effect the suspension of the parking meter project for a period of three months, with effect from today, while government said that the police force would help to ensure that vehicles are not clamped.

Although committed to resubmitting a list of nominees for Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has voiced concern that President David Granger’s criteria for candidates may not be legal or constitutional.

The unions representing staff of the University of Guyana have indicated their intention to begin protests against Vice Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith today.

Businessman Marcel Gaskin has moved to the High Court seeking urgent declarations on the question of the criteria for the selection of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Ahead of the upcoming Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) elections, President Patrick Yarde is facing new calls for him to go after 30 years at the helm of the union.

Police have not yet completed their investigation of the Phagwah Day beating of two men by Canal Number One residents, who accused them of removing two rearview mirrors from a car that was parked in the community.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has named a contingent of 12 athletes and three officials for the 46th Flow CARIFTA Games scheduled for next month in Curacao.

In an effort to improve the quality of officiating, the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) staged a FIFA Fitness Test on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Texila American University (TAU) is aiming to reverse the trend of Guyanese students going to other Caribbean countries to study with its newly-constructed $2 billion Providence, East Bank Demerara Campus.

The decision by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to stage the international fixture between the Golden Jaguars and CONCACAF Gold Cup bound Martinique in Linden on March 28th has left many pundits and fans baffled.

A hearing on a complaint by Digicel, which says its customers were being discriminated against by GTT, was adjourned yesterday after the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) could not come to a decision because of the lack of information.

The lifeless body of a Laing Avenue man was discovered yesterday morning floating in a trench along Woolford Avenue.

Limacol Football Champions Western Tigers were officially presented with their prizes on Monday along with the other top four finishers at a simple presentation ceremony held at the Brandsville Hotel, Campbellville.

Dear Editor, There are those who would argue that some of the parties concerned might not have been totally honest with themselves.

(GINA) -The National Sports Commission (NSC) is looking to resuscitate the abandoned sports complex in New Amsterdam, Berbice to provide another avenue for youth development.

A former policeman was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he tried to pass off a forged $7 million cheque to a bank teller.

A Bartica resident was remanded to prison on Monday on charges of unlawful possession of a pistol and ammunition that police say were found in his bag.

Rose Hall Town Jammers maintained their number one team status when they defeated New Amsterdam Warriors 46-32 in the final of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) Anamayah Championships on Sunday.

Dear Editor, The decision taken by the Georgetown City Council to delay the implementation of the parking meter suspension as directed by Minister Bulkan is nothing short of an act of defiance against President Granger and his Cabinet.

A Campbellville man was on Monday remanded to prison after he was accused of a break and enter larceny.

Defending champions of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Secondary School Football Championships, Wisburg Secondary was declared to have forfeited their win against Linden Technical Institute (LTI) after fielding an ineligible player during their matchup.

Dear Editor, I would like to offer my commendation to the Minister of Public Infrastructure and the Cabinet for the soon to be constructed pedestrian overpasses on the East Bank Public Road.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC — Guyana Jaguars have opened up a considerable lead at the top of the Regional four-day championship standings, following their comprehensive 10-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the seventh round which wrapped up yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are to commence drainage works in South Ruimveldt today to rectify issues that lead to frequent flooding in some sections of the community.

Dear Editor, I applaud Sunday Stabroek (Mar 19) for its well written and most apt editorial on the centenary of the ending of indentured labour from India.

Three murder accused prisoners yesterday created unrest at the city courts, resulting in officers there struggling to maintain control.

Dear Editor, I have been writing about how the educational system has failed students, if not society. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC — West Indies players will assemble here on Wednesday as they begin preparation for their four-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan starting next Sunday.

The EU’s quota management comes to an end on 30th September, 2017, and along with it, an expected fall in the international sugar price, and a decrease in sugar imports from the ACP, with particular impact on Caribbean producers.

Dear Editor, A while ago, I wrote the following letter and did not submit it in view of the new initiatives that were already in place.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC — A confident Pakistan team was poised to leave for the Caribbean yesterday to begin their limited overs series against West Indies.

Million-dollar bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a Sluice at Triumph, East Coast Demerara under the Ministry of Agriculture-NDIA.

Dear Editor, Cotton Field on the Essequibo Coast has become a lawless place since a few people came to live there and do business.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC — Jamaica Scorpions captain, Nikita Miller, said his side paid the price for their poor batting but also blamed the pitch for its role in the defeat to Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the seventh round of the Regional four-day championship here Sunday.

Dear Editor,        It is indeed with deep sadness that I pen this epistle in denouncing unequivocally and unapologetically, the recent unwise decision of the rudderless Mayor & City Council to enter into an agreement with the Smart City Solutions for the implementation of a parking meter programme in Georgetown.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan has fixed April 3 for the start of the trial of former General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) Nizam Hassan, who is accused of approving payments for substandard work on the rehabilitation of the company’s Robb Street headquarters.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch yesterday pledged independence from President Donald Trump, bristled at his criticism of the judiciary and said not even the president is above the law amid Democratic concerns he would be beholden to the man who selected him.

(The Sports Xchange) –  James Harden converted a coast-to-coast layup with 2.4 seconds remaining to cap a wild fourth quarter and give the Houston Rockets a 125-124 win over the Denver Nuggets at Toyota Center.

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified security threats.

Truck drivers who sell sand on the shoulders of the East Bank of Demerara public road, outside Industrial Site, have been forced to move their operations.

RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara has one more test to play in the ongoing Australia series before the top-order stalwart slips out of India’s sporting consciousness as the nation shifts its focus to the bedlam of white-ball cricket.

Dear Editor, It is with total disgust that I have decided to respond to a letter that appeared in your newspaper on Saturday, March 18 (‘The Berbice Cricket Board is in the process of conducting an audit’).

Barbados has implemented bans on the importation of all meat and meat products from Brazil, the Barbados Nation reported yesterday.

The discussion on the Ogle Housing Project (Prado 1) last week was intended to aid us in understanding the controversy over the Sparendaam Housing Project (Prado 2).

Attendees at a behavioural health and trauma conference were on Monday urged to approach mental illness from a place of culture, and to use the knowledge gathered to ensure that policy measures are put in place to properly address the issue.

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Dear Editor, In the light of deteriorating standards of service, an exceptional event was captured and published on the front page of Kaieteur News’ March 20 edition.

David Copperfield, the American magician, master illusionist and showman par excellence is among the best in the world at the art of misdirection.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) has proposed a new pay deal to players which offers large salary increases, particularly for women, but breaks with the 20-year model of a fixed percentage of revenue from the game going to the cricketers.

DAR ES SALAAM,  (Reuters) – Symbion Power is seeking $561 million from Tanzania’s state power supplier TANESCO via international mediation, accusing it of breach of contract, the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Former attorney general Anand Ramlogan has withdrawn five lawsuits which he had brought against Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and one against Works Minister, Fitzgerald Hinds.