Daily Archive: Thursday, April 20, 2017

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has blocked a planned release of new Prince music on the first anniversary of his death this week.

US$17.5m in financing from India for the Suddie, West Demerara and Bartica regional hospitals is closer.

The Guyana Police Force says that under “Operation Assurance 11” ranks of the Police Force will be involved in several exercises between 0800h.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled there was insufficient evidence to order Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s removal from office over corruption allegations levelled by the opposition and it ordered further investigations.

The nurse, whose complaint against an influential APNU+AFC councillor in Region Five was reported in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News, has been transferred with immediate effect and she firmly believes that she is being targeted over the matter.

A 52-year-old Kildonan man was yesterday charged with the murder of his 82-year-old father, after he allegedly set his father’s house on fire on April 10.

GTT yesterday stated that it has more than enough capacity to handle all of Guyana’s overseas traffic and it called for Digicel’s bypass operation to be audited by an “independent and trusted organization”.

As the Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) rates recovery drive continues, City Treasurer, Ron McAlman says the council has been able to recover some $14.6 million out of an outstanding balance of $382 million for the Kingston, North Cummingsburg, South Cummingsburg and Lacytown areas.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between the Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, for the upgrade of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) platforms on all University of Guyana (UG) Campuses.

A 40-year-old man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a vehicle which was parked on the McDoom Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) yesterday morning.

A motorcyclist died early yesterday morning after he collided with the front fender of a parked motor lorry along the Reliance Public Road, Essequibo Coast and his family are blaming the police delay in rendering assistance for his death.

A drug mule was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $4,060,800 for trafficking three pounds of cocaine, while her alleged supplier was remanded for possession of almost five pounds of the same drug.

Charged in 2016 with causing the death of Kuru Kuru resident, Carl Dundas, the accused, Nathan Heyliger, had the charge against him dismissed yesterday by a city magistrate.

Mohammed Ali who was charged with possession of 113 pounds of cocaine had the charge against him dismissed on Tuesday.

There has been no activity on the forest concessions previously held by Chinese forester Bai Shan Lin, which government is holding on to at the request of the China Development Bank, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman.

Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes told a Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources yesterday that the development of mining syndicates will directly influence the growth of the economy.

A poor turnout by the Guyana Private Schools United yesterday did not deter the protest action against VAT on private education, outside of the Ministry of the Presidency.

Guyana’s CARIFTA Games athletes who covered themselves and their country in glory by placing fifth at the just-concluded games will receive a heroes’ welcome and will travel to the city by motorcade a press release from the co-ordinators, the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) stated yesterday.

The second and final retrial of Lakeraj Fredericks who is accused of the 2011 murder of Clifton Bonus, is set to commence next Monday before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Georgetown.

The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday in a statement thanked the outgoing president of the embattled cricketing body Drubahadur for his service to the board while highlighting his leadership during the difficult times the board faced.

The PPP yesterday said it will test AFC MPs in parliament at the next sitting over the latter’s call for a review of the controversial VAT on private education tuition.

President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association, Godfrey Monroe and head coach of the Guyana Junior Table Tennis team,  Linden Johnson  said yesterday that they were  both pleased with the outcome and performances of the players at the just-concluded  Cadet and Junior Caribbean  Table Tennis Championships held  at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dynamic International Airways has found itself in the hot seat once again and this time, it has been fined US$120,000 ($25m) by the United States Department of Transportation (DoT) for failure to provide prompt refunds to passengers after flight cancellations, and failure to promptly notify passengers of the cancellations.

A businessman and his employee are presently in custody following the discovery of a man in a shallow grave at Karrau Backdam, Mazaruni on Easter Monday.

Following Guyana’s eight medal haul (half being gold) at this year’s Flow CARIFTA Games in Curacao, word has spread of a planned motorcade when the athletes return home tomorrow.

The driver of a car belonging to the Guyana Telephone &Telegraph Company, escaped with minor injuries when he slammed into a steel and concrete fence of a shop at Lot 57 New Road Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara yesterday.

The names of the combatants matching fists and kicks on the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) segment of the ‘Locked and Loaded’ fight card billed for Sunday at the Giftland Mall was released yesterday by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC).

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday released the squad for the Guyana Jaguars final round match in the Digicel West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four-day Professional Cricket League starting tomorrow against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at the Providence National Stadium.

After being freed almost three weeks ago of a murder charge, Reagus Lamazon was taken before a city magistrate on Tuesday along with another man to face four armed robbery charges.

Georgetown players who were selected to represent the city in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) upcoming Inter-Association U19 tournament are asked to attend a meeting at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda today, a release from the GCB stated.

aA teenage boy was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with being in possession of cannabis that was found in baby powder being taken into the Camp Street prison.

(Reuters) – General Motors Co said yesterday that it is ceasing its Venezuelan operations after its assets in the country were seized by public authorities.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown would be benefiting from the expertise of Takajmasa Eda, Waste Treatment Specialist and Architect, Kazuyoshi Nishiura.

After issuing an ultimatum to government for the return of the computers taken from the Enmore/Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) within a week, attorney Anil Nandlall is now stating that he will give the administration until the end of this week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Head coach Stuart Law hopes West Indies can build on their strong finish to their last Test series against Pakistan, as they prepare to take on the Asian side in a three-Test rubber starting here tomorrow.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies’ latest batting recruit, Shimron Hetmyer, has hailed his outing in the three-day tour game against Pakistan as a learning experience and an important boost to his career.

An inquest has been ordered into the death of four-year-old Ramkarran Mohan who was struck down on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road, at East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

Dear Editor, I reside at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara in one of the turn key houses and I traverse the road daily, seven days a week, sometimes five or more times a day.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday accused Iran of ‘alarming ongoing provocations’ to destabilize countries in the Middle East as the Trump administration launched a review of its policy towards Tehran.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s hopes of staging another sensation-al Champions League comeback fell flat against a hardened Juventus side who held the Catalans to a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp yesterday to reach the semi-finals 3-0 on aggregate.

Dear Editor, There have been occasional mutterings over a very profitable segment in the visible, well-regarded part of the Guyanese economy. 

]Three days before sentencing, Ed Ahmad’s lawyer was criticized by the judge in the case for not complying with rules for hard copies of the sentencing memorandum to be provided to the court.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament’s backing for an early election on Wednesday, a vote she said would strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union and help heal divisions in Britain.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo says that on government’s permission he will release a copy of not only the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) contract but also a dossier of other documents pertaining to it.

Dear Editor, The euphoria -the feeling of happiness, camaraderie and sheer goodwill that we experience on Easter Monday is like no other and transcends all barriers and borders.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Australia’s pace attack, emboldened by the return of “once in a generation” bowler Pat Cummins, could prove the difference between the sides in this year’s Ashes series against England, former paceman Brett Lee told Reuters.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration yetserday denied being misleading about a U.S.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Western countries and drug companies pledged fresh support yesterday to wipe out diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each year and urged new donors to join the fight.

Dear Editor, I sat in the National Cultural Centre (NCC) a few Fridays ago and heard the Prime Minister, the Honourable Mr.

A resident of the Dominican Republic, was yesterday fined $200,000 after admitting to conspiring to forge an immigration stamp, and having the stamp in her possession.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A groin injury has put Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali in doubt for the opening Test of the three-match series against West Indies bowling off here tomorrow.

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – Two Venezuelan students died yesterday after being shot during protests against unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro, increasing turmoil in the volatile nation amid a devastating economic crisis.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has parted ways with star cable news host Bill O’Reilly following allegations of sexual harassment, the company said on Wednesday.

Accused of stealing $1 million in cash from a vehicle which he had borrowed, a man was yesterday granted bail by a city magistrate for the alleged theft.

The Tsimane or Chimane people are an isolated, indigenous tribe who maintain their tough, subsistence traditions in a remote area of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands, faithfully foraging and farming in small, rural settlements along the Maniqui River, like their ancient ancestors.

Dear Editor, It is a fact that noise abuse has never really stopped on Sheriff Street but had eased tremendously.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj got a first-ever One Day International call-up when he was named yesterday to South Africa’s 15-man squad for three matches against England next month, followed by the Champions Trophy.

(The Sports Xchange) – The eighth-seeded Chicago Bulls, getting a balanced attack led by a vintage Rajon Rondo floor game, cruised by the top-seeded Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to take a stunning 2-0 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Dear Editor, There is an embarrassing representation of non-knowledge of the subject contained in the vapid advertisement on page XXXI1 of The Chronicle Pepperpot of April 16, 2017.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A political newcomer who thrilled Democrats with a strong finish in a Georgia congressional race – despite attacks by President Donald Trump – will face an experienced Republican candidate in a June runoff election for a district long dominated by the party.

Late last month, this newspaper carried a report about flooding affecting an octogenarian in Delph Street, Campbellville.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A judge in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday approved terms of a $184 million fine on Odebrecht SA, which sought a plea deal after admitting to bribing officials to win contracts in the country.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Tueday joined the Battersfield family of Buxton in distribute over 800 toiletry hampers to children from six schools in and near the community, at the Arundel Congregational Church, at 129 Middle Walk, Buxton.

Part 1 Guyana is not a country with rapidly adjusting or flexible financial prices, such as a main stock market index or bond yields.