Articles published on Saturday, May 13, 2017
The ANSA McAl-funded independence arch to mark the eastern extremity of the capital city was inaugurated today with the Head of the Trinidad-based group, Norman Sabga apologizing for the inconvenience caused during its erecting on Thursday.
A 39 year old ‘C’ Field, Sophia man who yesterday tried to bribe a policeman with half of a million dollars to release his 19 year old son who was earlier yesterday arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, was himself arrested, during a sting operation and the cash lodged as exhibits.
The police say that Homicide Detectives are making stringent efforts to quickly apprehend a co-worker who is the prime suspect for the murder of Damon Scipio a/k Rastaman, 56 years, a miner of Moco Moco Village, Central Rupununi, which occurred between 2300hrs last night and 0600hrs this morning, at BK Old Road Backdam, Potaro River.
(Trinidad Guardian) A father who was leading a fund raising drive to save his daughter’s life was murdered outside his Diego Martin home on Thursday night.
Guyana is among 14 Caricom countries listed as “major money laundering” nations in the March 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), despite the implementation of a legislative framework, and according to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan this now adds to the country’s misery.
Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson yesterday said that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project is on course to meet its December, 2017 deadline and while this year’s budget allocation for the works is nearly exhausted, the government will soon access the remainder to facilitate the completion.
Following an intervention by government on behalf of local companies, the contractor for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion is to purchase over US$3.5M in stone from Toolsie Persaud Limited and BK International.
Maverick De Abreu, the suspect in the recent wounding of Trinidadian soca singer Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc in front of the Palm Court nightclub, was yesterday charged with shooting at his pregnant wife and sister-in-law.
A man has been arrested in Berbice for the suspected poisoning of three minors, who are now patients at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
US-based Guyanese doctor Noel Blackman was yesterday sentenced to 50 months in prison by New York Judge Joanna Seybert for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a controlled substance.
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence yesterday promised to reintroduce overtime payment for nurses and work to end the verbal and physical abuse suffered by health care workers.
Following two break-ins at his Ozama Street, North Ruimveldt home, including one that saw put up a fight with an intruder who was armed with an ice pick, Vice-Chairman of Demerara Harbour Bridge Board Joseph Holder is now living in fear.
Crabwood Creek labourer Rishee Lakhraj, whose wife succumbed to a fatal stab wound that she claimed she inflicted on herself, was yesterday charged with her murder and he was remanded to prison.
The man who threw bags with contraband, including marijuana and a phone, into the compound of the Camp Street Prison on Monday, has been sentenced to four years in jail.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Roston Chase extended his rich vein of form with a half-century but West Indies squandered opportunities to put the squeeze on Pakistan, on the third day of the decisive third Test at Windsor Park here yesterday.
The government last evening issued a cybersecurity alert in wake of a global “ransomware attack” that was in progress.
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Eddie Boyer is optimistic that the stabilising of the foreign exchange market will also lead to an increase in imports.
Dear Editor, On May 9, 2017, the CCJ ordered Guyana to refund to S.M.
Guyana is setting the stage to host the South American U-20 Championships, the largest track and field meet in the country’s history.
Dear Editor, A timely and important visit was made by the Honourable Minister in the Ministry of Public Health, Dr.
Fourteen-year-old Makeda Harding’s three-win performance was the highlight of the third evening of the annual Woodpecker Products junior national squash championships at the Georgetown Club squash court.
All of the Aubrey Williams murals at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport will be preserved and included in the design and décor when the new and expanded $150 million airport expansion project is completed, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson announced yesterday.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Opener Kieran Powell has defended West Indies’ lack of aggression in their first innings, on the third day of the third Test against Pakistan here yesterday.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter written by Roopnarine Sukhu which was published in Stabroek News on April 18 under the headline `Medical reimbursement from NIS fell from $24,000 to $380’.
Auditions are set to begin tomorrow for prospective members of Guyana’s 60-person contingent for Carifesta XIII, which is slated for August 17th to August 27th in Barbados.
Detective Inspector Coreen Marshall testified on Thursday that accused Travis McDougall was picked out during an identification parade by the widow of businessman Ashok Raghoo, who said he was the person who shot and killed her husband and wounded her in the process.
Dear Editor, A letter in your newspaper on May 12, 2017 by University of Guyana students `Many key oil and gas questions to be answered’ on the feasibility of an on-shore base and other matters relating to the Government of Guyana’s contractual arrangement with ExxonMobil refers.
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is set to resume cricket action in the city today providing that the weather holds.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd (GTT) has stopped laying off workers and will now engage the Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU) on the company’s redundancy programme based on a Consent Order that was handed down by the High Court last month.
Dear Editor, ExxonMobil’s affiliate in Guyana, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) wishes to respond to a letter titled: `Many key oil and gas questions to be answered’ that was published on 12 May in the Stabroek News.
LONDON/MADRID, (Reuters) – A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S.
(The Sports Xchange) – LaMarcus Aldridge posted a double-double, and the short-handed San Antonio Spurs rolled into the Western Conference finals with a 114-75 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Toyota Center.
The security firm which guards the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) is reviewing its current approach to providing services to the facility following the incident in which a doctor was attacked by a patient two weeks ago.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter which appeared in the Stabroek News’ May 3 edition bearing the caption `Pensioners having hard time at Melanie NIS Office.’
Although makeup artist Brandon Chase is one of the newest kids on the block his work already speaks for him and he has had his fair share models, weddings, graduations, birthday parties and even a pageant in the last three years.
Guyana’s local Table Tennis contingent to the Islamic Solidarity Games departed yesterday en route to Baku, Azerbaijan where they will compete in the fourth staging of the games.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey yesterday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges the president is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s election campaign and Russia.
Hi Everyone, The month of May brings Mother’s Day and Mother’s Day brings meals, and memories.
Dear Editor, The realization is clearer every day that this government operates in a fishbowl; sometimes it is one of its own making and it deserves the unrelenting unforgiving attention and excoriations.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal set up an intriguing Madrid Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic by overcoming Belgian David Goffin 7-6(3) 6-2 in a high-quality last-eight match yesterday.
WILLEMSTAD/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Coastguards from the Carib-bean island of Curacao rescued 26 Venezuelans stranded on nearby Little Curacao yesterday, in the latest case of migrants fleeing an economic and social crisis at home.
While the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA) is aware of the needed for the realignment of state lands in several villages along the West Coast of Berbice, the General Manager of the authority says there are no funds to do the needed work.
DELHI, India, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batting star Marlon Samuels played a small role as Delhi Daredevils beat Rising Pune Supergiant by seven runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.
There was excitement at seeing Marine Le Pen defeated by the ever-so-hot Emmanuel Macron, who also happens to be 39 (I know), in France’s recently held elections.
Norma Rae is a 1979 film about a textile mill factory worker who joins a union to challenge her employers after her workplace compromises the health of co-workers and herself.
Dear Editor, Welcome – A Fresh Airing Apart from over-extending the relevant constitutional framework, it is a remarkable indicator of ‘low’ confidence displayed by the Cabinet.
As police continue their probe into the one-week old murder of Sophia bread vendor Andre Alexander, the High Court yesterday granted them more time to question the two suspects who were arrested.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration called for tougher charges and longer prison time for criminals in a move to return to strict enforcement of federal sentencing rules, according to a memo the U.S.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Tennis player Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles are the latest leading athletes to lend their names to the campaign to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles, the city’s bid committee said yesterday.
“Life is hard.” “I have no idea what’s going on.” “I am hoping to get out of it.”
As we contemplate the shift towards an oil economy in Guyana, we would do well to take note of petroleum’s impact on other countries and, perhaps, learn from their mistakes.
This year marks the twelfth year since the release of the movie GUIANA 1838 which recounted the history of Guyana and of the indentured Indians being brought to the shores of Guyana by British slave masters.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro has abruptly dismissed Venezuela’s health minister days after the government broke a nearly two-year silence on data that showed the country’s medical crisis significantly worsening.
A man is now a remanded prisoner after a court heard that police found him with cocaine.
Dear Editor, What happened on the East Coast Demerara Highway on Thursday clearly illustrates that in President Granger’s mind, pomp and ceremony and pageantry are more important than an academic degree.
