Daily Archive: Thursday, April 13, 2017

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, , CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused a small leadership clique of “hijacking” West Indies cricket and argues that unless fundamental changes are made in the area of governance, the region will continue to languish behind the rest of the cricketing world.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) -The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan today against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants, the military said.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s high court has rejected Bill Cosby’s latest appeal in his sexual assault case, ensuring the 79-year-old comedian will face trial in June.

Noting that Guyana had enjoyed a stable exchange rate for several years, the Private Sector Commission has told the Head of the Central Bank that the present instability in the market is unnerving.

(Trinidad Guardian) The signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Canada-based Wylde Orchid Design and Management Ltd and local firm Prime US International Ltd to construct 120,000 homes in T&T, is being seen as a solution to solving the 100,000-plus Housing Development Corporation (HDC) applicant waiting list.

The government yesterday said that it would move to pass the controversial State Assets Recovery Bill today in the National Assembly and officials who will be part of the agency to be set up say they would immediately commence action to recover stolen property.

Having issued a circular to all public schools on the need for strict adherence to the policy which requires permission from the Ministry of Education before persons are allowed in to conduct activities, the ministry said it was in the process of establishing clear guidelines that would avert any future incidence of hate groups being allowed to “evangelize” in public schools.

The original contract for the controversial metered parking project undertaken by the City Council will be circulated among councillors, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said yesterday, at the conclusion of an extraordinary statutory meeting.

A report on recommendations to preserve murals by famed artist Aubrey Williams at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri is currently being prepared.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Rawlston Adams reported yesterday that there was a drop of about 6% in traffic on the bridge during the period parking meters were implemented, compared to similar periods in years past.

A fish vendor was killed yesterday afternoon on the Le Ressouvenir Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) after he was struck down by an alleged speeding driver.

A joint charge was yesterday instituted against former murder accused Kevin France, and Jason Howard, who are accused of attempting to murder a security guard last year.

President David Granger last evening met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Personal Representative in the Good Offices Process on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, Ambassador Dag Havland Nylander.

The Guyana Police Force says it recorded a 3% decrease in serious crimes at the end of March, relative to the same period last year and this encompassed a 43% decrease in murder, with an 87% clear up rate.

A security guard attached to Automotive Arts on Croal Street, Georgetown was yesterday afternoon robbed at gunpoint of $100,000, in twenty dollars notes just after returning from a city bank.

Guyana’s top youth and junior athletes departed for the FLOW CARIFTA Games yesterday as the country looks set to once again compete for podium places during the annual regional championships over three days.

The driver in the Salem, East Bank Essequibo accident on Monday that claimed the life of Marlon Gobin, has regained consciousness but remains hospitalised in a stable condition.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Jaguars are now the heavy favourites to win a hat-trick of titles in the Regional four-day championship, after maintaining their lead at the top of the standings despite sitting out the ninth round of matches.

A pilot attached to Air Services Limited (ASL) and a passenger escaped unharmed yesterday after the aircraft they were in, skidded off the airstrip at Kopinang, Region 8.

Coach of the junior national table tennis team Linden Johnson is pretty pumped up about the upcoming Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table tennis championship set to serve off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from tomorrow.

Eight secondary schools will be benefitting from the installation of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Newly elected president of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Adrian Hooper, officially unveiled his executive body yesterday at a simple ceremony held at the Starr Computers Boardroom.

Journeyman, Winston Pompey (3-12-3) may be an underdog opponent for Edmond ‘Wonder Boy’ DeClou (16-3-1) but he is training and thinking like a champion.

The Agricola Health Centre launched its Community Parenting Support Group on Monday.

Engineers from the Regional Democratic Council of Region 4 are expected to visit Cinema Road, Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara and conduct an assessment, according to Regional Executive Officer Pauline Lucas.

After partnering with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) last year to box off two successful tournaments, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will once again brand and sponsor this year’s three upcoming competitions, the first of which will be staged on Saturday and Sunday.

A city magistrate yesterday sentenced a man to 18 months in jail, after finding him guilty of attempting to break into a home.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowler Jerome Taylor has made an abrupt about-turn and come out of retirement from Test cricket, only 10 months after quitting the longest format.

An Alberttown resident was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

MANAMA,  (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton is keeping his fingers crossed that he and Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel can have a proper battle in Bahrain on Sunday after last year’s race did neither of them any favours.

Dear Editor, It is ironic that the conduct of the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs in Justice Holder’s court took place during the hearing of the suspension of the holder of an independent constitutional office by the President acting on the advice of his next in command, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. 

Dear Editor, The former Prime Minister’s narrative of setting the record straight on Linden TV caught my attention (‘There is no Green TV to return to the Linden community’ SN, March 31, 2017).

MUNICH, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 goals in UEFA competitions when he struck twice as holders Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies’ hopes of automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup in England took a further blow when they dropped a point in the latest International Cricket Council rankings released yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – After less than three months in office, President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his stance on an array of foreign policy issues from the U.S.

Dear Editor, Guyana welcomed a pastor who called for the killing of LGBT citizens in Botswana.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antiguan Shawnisha Hector will once again captain Leeward Islands in the WICB Women’s Championship starting later this month in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Lawyers for the passenger dragged from a United Airlines plane in Chicago filed an emergency request with an Illinois state court yesterday to require the carrier to preserve video recordings and other evidence related to the incident.

Prosecution main witness Karan Chattergoon, said he saw when Deosarran Bisnauth hit Robert Mangal three times with a piece of wood almost four feet long, causing him to fall face down on the ground.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) wishes to respond to Mr Seepaul Narine’s letter which was published in the Stabroek News on April 1, titled ‘GuySuCo’s desire to put profits above people will destroy the well-being of thousands’ and in the Kaieteur News on April 4, titled ‘GuySuCo is an anti-worker corporation’.

Dear Editor, It was said that “Education is our passport to the future and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today,” so each time I hear our elected officials’ argument that the private school providers could absorb the newly imposed VAT, it irks me.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jason Mohammed’s form in the just-concluded three-match series against Pakistan has seen him vault up the International Cricket Council one-day batting rankings.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a high-voltage cable providing power to neighboring Brazil in 2001, the leftist leader hailed it as a step toward regional integration that would spur development in South America.

Bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for vehicular contracts and the rehabilitation of Office Space for the Guyana Revenue Authority at the Guyana Post Office Building.

Dear Editor, Finding oil in Guyana can’t help Mr Granger’s APNU to win another election in Guyana.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Wayde van Niekerk’s hopes of a 200/400 metres double at this year’s world championships in London were given a boost when organisers announced on Wednesday that they had changed the programme to avoid the two events clashing.

PYONGYANG,  (Reuters) – Foreign journalists visiting North Korea gathered in Pyongyang for “a big and important event” today with tensions high over the possibility of a new weapons test by the isolated state and as a U.S.

  The United States Embassy is happy to answer some frequently asked questions about the process of applying for student visas.

The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday held a workshop for the Neighbourhood Democratic Chairpersons and administrative staff to re-establish effective management of the NDCs, GINA said.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – A Bangladesh club cricketer peppered the field with no balls and wides to concede 92 runs in four legal deliveries in an extraordinary protest against poor umpiring in the Dhaka Second Division Cricket League, local media reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, Why has Shoahib Malik played 247 ODIs, Mohammad Hafeez 185, and the West Indian batsmen expected to lead the side, at best, 10 matches?

LONDON, (Reuters) – Cricket umpires have been given the power to eject disobedient players while tethered bails will be permitted to protect wicketkeepers from eye injuries as part of a series of law changes coming into effect from Oct.

(Reuters) – A groundbreaking black jurist who became the first Muslim woman to serve as a U.S.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests across the country on Tuesday night, and two people were killed during the growing unrest in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.

Dear Editor, Every year since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Guyana in 1970, the Russian Government provides scholarships to Guyanese for studies in our country.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Iowa farmer Karl Fox is drowning in corn.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – For some in Brazil, the decision by a Supreme Court judge to place many top politicians under investigation for suspected corruption, including leading contenders in next year’s presidential race, clears the way for a new era in politics.

As the April sunshine blazed and the days grew drier, the boisterous north east trade winds swept in from the restless Atlantic and our schools closed with a sigh in a tired haze of dust.

Just how gullible the government thinks Guyanese are was revealed on Tuesday in the news that the Cabinet had decided that the Value-Added Tax (VAT) would remain applicable to private school tuition fees, but would be reviewed in the preparation for next year’s budget.