Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 28, 2017

The National Toshaos’ Council today called on President David Granger to rescind the establishment of a commission of inquiry into lands.

President David Granger, today, administered the Oath of Office to Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire as they were sworn in to perform the duties of Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and Acting Chief Justice, respectively.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 0010h.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The top six of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party have approved the removal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, ANN7 television reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – Lokesh Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane steered India to an eight-wicket win in the fourth and final test against Australia as the hosts secured a 2-1 series victory at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday.

City Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has said that she is “in full support” of the suspension of the parking meter project for the next three months, while noting that the Georgetown muni-cipality will support government’s position on the issue under her leadership.

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, United States of America, are investigating the murder of a Guyanese man who was shot dead on Sunday around 4 pm.

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday reported that there were more blackouts and for longer durations last year than in the previous year.

As Caribbean sugar producers prepare to face the end of the European Union’s (EU) quota management and the resulting fall in the international sugar price, they are being advised to focus on securing a Caribbean market for Caribbean sugar through the application of tariffs.

Wesley Carlos Payne, called “Piggy,” was yesterday afternoon found not guilty of the rape of a nurse at the Wismar Hospital in 2008.

A Number 77 Village, Corentyne family is now mourning the loss of a son, who lost his life in a head-on collision around 8.30 pm on Sunday in Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice.

Suraj Singh, a father of seven, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after he was accused of chopping his stepson, who was at the time attempting to save his mother from being wounded.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana will now be able to bid on three quotas, totalling 30,000 metric tonnes of paddy for export to Mexico, following the Government of Mexico’s decision to allow the tax free importation of 150,000 metric tonnes of paddy and rice products from outside of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member states.

Four fuel tanks located in the compound of Noble House Seafoods, Bagots-town, East Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon burst into flames, but a quick response by the Guyana Fire Service prevented it from spreading.

The Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has a new head in the person of Pastor Elsworth Quintel Williams.

A man was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail and ordered to pay a $115 million fine after he was found guilty of being in possession of almost 170 pounds of cannabis discovered last year in the West Demerara area.

The police late last week arrested a deportee who is suspected to be the prime suspect in the murder of Levan Chanderpaul, whose body was found buried in the Number 68 Village backdam seven months ago.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is looking to introduce new services at the Albouystown Health Centre (AHC) when it reopens following renovations which are expected to be completed by mid-April.

Wayne Dover, interim head-coach of the senior national football team, the Golden Jaguars, said yesterday that the team had adequate preparation for today’s friendly International against Martinique at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Raymon Reifer was the main architect of leaders and defending champions Guyana Jaguars escaping with a draw against Barbados Pride in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday.

At least two persons were rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon after a minibus apparently lost control on Brickdam and slammed into a utility pole on Brickdam, which broke and fell onto a parked car.

Two transgender sex workers, charged with the robbery of a man, were yesterday each granted their release on $100,000 bail.

A soldier is now free on $70,000 bail after being accused of having marijuana in his possession.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Jubilee anniversary has come and gone, the excitement is over and we are now well into the next 50 years of the nation’s existence.

For many retired or inactive boxers, the lure of the ring remains too much to resist and they end up returning to pursue past glories.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) intends for 2017 to be the year that it embraces its statutory responsibility for planning.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA (Reuters) – A Florida man killed his girlfriend and wounded five others, including her two young sons and a high school student during a shooting spree with an AK-47 rifle yesterday, police said.

Dear Editor, I am a 78-year-old rice farmer of Hague Settlement on the West Coast of Demerara.

By Duncan Saul Banks DIH Limited, under its GT Beer Brand, has partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the clash between Martinique and the Golden Jaguars today at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

Two men, facing separate robbery charges, met similar fates yesterday when they were both remanded by a city magistrate.

TURBACO, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When fighting in Colombia forced Everlides Almanza to abandon her farm, she ended up in a slum near the coastal city of Cartagena where with only some plastic tarpaulin to shelter her, she longed for a new home.

Dear Editor, If my colleagues and I never took a risk before, then leaving Guyana to participate in a voluntary programme in Romania is certainly a big one.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A maiden first-class hundred from West Indies Under-19 World Cup hero Kacey Carty failed to stop Windward Islands Volcanoes from a seven-wicket victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday.

The yard at Lot 15 Delph Street, Campbellville, where octogenarian Celestine Neils has resided for more than 30 years, has turned into a pool of filth, which she believes is caused by the city’s poor maintenance of the alleyway located behind her.

By Royston Alkins With the upcoming Caribbean Pre-Cadet, Cadet and Junior table tennis championships around the corner, (April 13th – 19th) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Stabroek Sports took the opportunity to interact with some of the youngsters who will be aiming to serve themselves and Guyana to championship honors.

Dear Editor, The recent move by government to impose VAT on private education has caused many people to give their opinions about the administration and we saw a few persons starting to picket at various locations with the aim of trying to get the government to change its position.

  CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuela yesterday called for the suspension of an Organization of American States meeting intended to air regional concerns over the OPEC nation’s economic crisis and democratic standards.

Dear Editor, Radio is unstoppable, a wonderful medium indeed. It can have a soothing and therapeutic effect, depending on the nature and quality of the programme.

By Royston Alkins    A number of talented youth cricketers from the city were yesterday invited to a practice session to being the process of selecting the Georgetown Under-17 team to participate in the upcoming Demerara inter-association under 17 cricket tournament slated to commence in the not too distant future.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said yesterday it had ordered three more food processing facilities to suspend production amid an investigation into alleged corruption of inspectors and unsanitary conditions in the world’s biggest meat producer.

By Duncan Saul With Guyana set to battle Martinique today at the Mackenzie Sports Club MSC ground, Linden from 20:00hrs, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde said the federation was committed to restoring the profile of the Golden Jaguars.

Dear Editor, I thank your newspaper for sending Kenesha Fraser to Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast, to produce a January 5, 2014 story on the village.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should consider restricting visas for senior officials from African and other states which refuse to take back illegal immigrants from Europe, Germany’s interior minister said yesterday.

Students living in Lethem and travelling to and from school will now be able to benefit from a bus service at a reduced cost, compliments of the Lethem Town Council.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja shone with bat and ball to put India in a commanding position to secure a series-clinching victory over Australia in the fourth and final test yesterday.

Last week, the Government Analyst Food & Drugs Department (GA/FDD) dispatched a letter to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to prohibit a named US-based company from facilitating transactions pertaining to the importation of consignments of foods into Guyana on the grounds that the said company had been involved in arrangements allowing for imports that do not meet the requirements of the country’s Food and Drugs Act.

The Trump administration’s highly unusual step of boycotting several sessions of the highly respected Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) was a bad mistake that will weaken US efforts to condemn Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and other systematic human rights abusers.

The need to widen the composition of the Governing Board for the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority has stalled its establishment, according to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC.

IN A surprise raid late last week the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) impounded a large number of unfor­tunate animals and arrested several owners.

Dear Editor,   The Guyanese American diaspora (from the greater New York area) held a seminar and cultural variety programme on Sunday afternoon in a tribute to the late former Presidents Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan in Richmond Hill, Queens to celebrate his 99th birth anniversary and to memorialize and commemorate the 20th anniversary since his death and 9th anniversary since her death.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian bank under Western economic sanctions over Russia’s incursion into Ukraine disclosed yesterday that its executives had met Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, during the 2016 election campaign.