Daily Archive: Saturday, May 27, 2017

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force conducted a drug eradication exercise in Wisroc, Linden between 16:30-18:00hrs yesterday, during which several acres of cultivated cannabis, with an estimated five thousand, three hundred plants, ranging in height of 6 inches to 5 feet and two makeshift camps were found and destroyed by fire.

Police ranks  acting on intelligence conducted a search on a house at Duncan Street, Campbellville between 18:30-21:00hrs yesterday and found the following: Ø 11.4kg of Cocaine.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are headed back to the NBA Finals.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who established himself in the Carter administration as a hardliner on foreign policy, died on Friday, his family said.

PPP/C MP Harry Gill on Wednesday formally complained to the Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) against three doctors in the matter where former Region Five councillor Carol Joseph was accused of abusing her authority to enable access to medication she should not have been using.

After spending around seven months in jail, former Region Three official Ameena Marilyn Hinds was yesterday sentenced to time served in connection with cocaine she was found with in her luggage at Houston, Texas in October last year.

Banks DIH Limited is supporting the Forgotten Youth Foundation Malta Supreme sponsored  20-bout  Inter-Gym Boxing  tournament which commences  today  at its Gym at James and Bel-Air Streets, Albouystown.

Farms in the Region Seven village of Kako were ravaged by this week’s flooding, according to Toshao, Casey Hastings and the government is continuing to channel supplies to communities inundated by rain-swollen rivers.

Hundreds of potential homeowners yesterday flocked the Perseverance Housing Scheme, on the East Bank of Demerara, to get a glimpse of affordable housing options available at the Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond Expo, which was opened by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

(Reuters) – For the first time in three years, Rafael Nadal will bounce through the Roland Garros gates at the peak of his powers and favourite to take his collection of French Open titles to 10.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The comeback of Petra Kvitova will sprinkle some much needed stardust on this year’s French Open women’s singles, with the absence of household names Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams making the draw the toughest to call in years.

Following a $4B donation of pharmaceutical drugs to Guyana’s public healthcare system, United States not-for-profit humanitarian organization Direct Relief says that while some of the medications are due to expire shortly, it hopes that all can be used since the donation was based on specifically requested quantities by the Ministry of Public Health.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is set to stage its annual congress at the Park Vue International, Farm, East Bank Demerara, today from 10:00 am.

Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is calling the purported blacklisting at the international ports of exit of some 200 persons, who are being investigated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) here, unconstitutional.

West Coast Berbice (WCB) rice farmers have moved to court to challenge President David Granger’s revocation of their land leases, saying that they were never given a hearing and are now in danger of losing their crops, which are almost ready to be reaped.

MONACO, (Reuters) – As a child racing go-karts and dreaming of Formula One glories to come, Lewis Hamilton was always in awe of Ayrton Senna and eager to emulate him.

(Reuters) – Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya has termed the proposed bout between retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather and Irish mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor a “circus”, saying the sport may never recover if the “farce” is allowed to take place.

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman on Thursday evening made an appeal for “national cohesion” to ensure development.

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) staffers have been forced to use the agency’s parking lot at Camp and Lamaha streets after it chose to discontinue rental of a property opposite its Camp Street headquarters that was being used for parking.

There was a poor turnout on Wednesday at the planned consultation with the operators of taxis and minibuses in George-town on the city’s parking meter project.

A miner was sentenced to 18 months in jail on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to committing a violent robbery.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Emmanuel Stewart will have five new caps to lead when the West Indies Under-19 squad embarks on a tour of southern Africa in July.

An argument over a passenger landed a minibus tout before a city court on Thursday, when he was charged with wounding a rival, whose thumb was severed in the clash.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers open their title defense as underdogs against the Golden State Warriors as the NBA Finals get underway next week.

Dear Editor, The news that 200 persons are ‘blacklisted’, that is, prevented from leaving the country by the Guyana Police Force, more particularly, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), must have sent shivers down the spines of law-abiding and freedom loving Guyanese.

An East Ruimveldt man was on Wednesday charged with fraudulently converting the proceeds from the sale of $500,000 in rice that had been entrusted to him.

ANKARA/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Enes Kanter, the Turkish NBA star whose home country has revoked his passport, on Friday expressed disdain on social media at reports that Turkey’s government had issued a warrant for his arrest.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Senate Intelligence Committee, investigating Russian meddling in U.S.

Dear Editor, Should distinguished journalists, however ‘veteran’ accept national awards? Does that compromise their hunger to ‘tell truth to power’?

EUGENE, Oregon, CMC – Elaine Thompson will renew her rivalry with Dafne Schippers in an all-star clash in the women’s 200 metres which will headline the third stop of the IAAF Diamond League at the Prefontaine Classic yesterday and today.

Water service was restored to “normalcy” to Central Georgetown at 5.30 pm last evening, following a disruption that was caused by an electrical fault, according to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

The Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym will host an Inter-Gym Competition today at the James and Bel Air Streets premises from 16:00hrs.

Dear Editor, Christopher Ram will certainly give the Guyanese readers a very clear insight from a commercial angle ‒ given his financial expertise ‒ of the workings of the petroleum industry, but I would not have the same confidence in his legal advice (‘Oil and gas – The New Economic Horizon’ SN, May 26).

Four-year-old Nikosi Corbin yesterday exhibited signs of consciousness for the first time since he was admitted as a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where three of his siblings also remain hospitalized.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police have arrested a “large part of the network” behind this week’s Man-chester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer said yesterday.

A mini health fair will be hosted today in front Chetson’s on Wellington Street from noon to 17:00hrs.

Dear Editor, A comparative analysis of General Secretary of the PNC Oscar Clarke’s version of certain events and Dr Cheddi Jagan’s, leaves no doubt that there are fundamental differences between the two understandings of what really took place.

OSLO (Reuters) – The research arm of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has awarded grants for two projects on how climate change affects the economy and capital markets, it said yesteday.

Two Friday evenings ago Sangeeta Bahadur copped the Miss India Guyana 2017 crown, besting nine other beauties in front of a packed audience at the Marriott Hotel.

Cabinet on Tuesday granted its approval for the appointment of the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority, the Ministry of the Presidency announced on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) More than 11 years after she was kidnapped at gunpoint from her San Juan business place, severely beaten and then buried alive in a shallow grave in a cashew field in Claxton Bay, five of the men who were charged with the murder of Samdaye Rampersad, were each sentenced to 28 years in prison yesterday.

Hi Everyone, It was a holiday and we were invited to lunch at the home of friends.

The second annual Burgette Williams Independence 5K and 10K road races are set to get off to a blazing start tomorrow from 06:00hrs.

Gaitree Ramona Rookhum was on Thursday elected as the new President of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers.

Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial ‘Less than sweet’ (SN, May 25), I would just like to clarify your usage of “obesity and its spinoffs” as a pandemic.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, two U.S.

‘Blow,’ which is a Guyanese term for infidelity, has been trending in recent weeks.

CANCUN, Mexico,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Haiti’s expanded national police force of 15,000 will be able to maintain security after the United Nations withdraws more than 2,300 peacekeeping troops following 13 years in the Carib-bean nation, its president said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The balance of the England’s one-day team means Moeen Ali is required to bat at number seven and the bearded all-rounder, who prefers to ply his trade earlier in the innings, is working hard to hone his skills at a tricky position in the order.

Earlier on in April, ACED Design –a Chicago based company introduced the ‘RompHim’ to the market.

Workers of the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) have donated over $200,000 in care items to residents of Archer’s Home as part of the company’s 41st anniversary celebrations.

Dear Editor, Why is the PPP/C not regenerating itself before the next General Elections due by 2020?

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Despite his advancing years and increasing frailty, 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe shows few signs of losing his love for foreign travel, a predilection that is costing his cash-strapped country dear.

With underwhelming new releases on offer this week, I opted to veto a review in favour of examining something more intriguing–the cinema experience itself.

This week in Israel, President Trump told  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a roomful of Israelis that, “As you know, Rex, the Secretary of State, has done an incredible job, we just got back from the Middle East …” Most of the room was too tactful to express their surprise at the statement, but in a moment of exasperation, Israel’s ambassador to the United States covered his face with his right hand.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) invited applications for the head coach’s role on Thursday but will also consider a contract extension for incumbent Anil Kumble.

Last Sunday evening SAS (Shan Anthony Seecharran) designs brought pomp and splendour as promised when it launched the third collection ‘Golden Treasure’ attracting cheers and applause, for some ultra-sexy swimsuits and some show-stopping gowns, from the audience at the Millennium Manor Hotel.

Armed bandits on Tuesday carried out a brazen daylight attack on a vendor at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Dear Editor, The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) wishes to inform all Muslims that the crescent for Ramadan has been sighted.

(Trinidad Express) Pharmacist Raziah Sieuchan was found stabbed to death in her Lange Park, Chaguanas, home yesterday.