Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

A march organised by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) earlier today at Skeldon to protest the Administration’s plans for the sugar industry attracted hundreds of persons.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United States denounced the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today for suppressing protests and called for free elections, saying that he must not be allowed to follow a “dictatorship” path like Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 35 year old Kevin Dawson of Lot 7 GEC Scheme, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, which occurred between June 3- 5 2017 at the said address.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 16:30hrs yesterday on the Bush Lot Public Road, West Coast Berbice that resulted in the death of motorcyclist Clifford Crandon, 43 of # 9 Village, West Coast Berbice.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Roy Beckles, 45, a labourer of ‘B’ Field Squatting Area, Sophia, East Coast Demerara which occurred about 18:30hrs yesterday at the said address, allegedly committed by his 42 year old neighbour, who has not yet been apprehended.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police named the third of the jihadis who killed seven people in a knife and van attack in London as Youssef Zaghba, 22, believed to be an Italian national of Moroccan descent.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC yesterday deferred her expected judgement on questions about the President’s criteria for the selection of a Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom) Chair-person, including whether a judge must be among the nominees for the post.

Police in the Berbice River are investing the circumstances surrounding the death of a young miner who was reportedly crushed by a truck late yesterday afternoon.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was last evening able to contain a small fire at the Juvenile Detention Centre, Sophia that resulted in three detainees being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation Stabroek News understands that the fire, which occurred just after 6 pm, was as a result of two mattresses being set alight in a cell at the detention centre.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday once again freed Regan Rodrigues of the March 10, 2015 murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, saying that the prosecution failed to make a case against him.

At least three men were last evening rushed to the hospital after two separate but purportedly related vehicle crashes on the West Bank Demerara.

With the end of the 90 days suspension of the parking meter by-laws fast approaching, the city’s negotiating committee yesterday announced that it will be holding night consultations with residents of the designated zones today and tomorrow.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was yesterday upbraided at a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing for breaches of the procurement law in the construction of a Mess Hall at its Timehri Air Corps base.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday heard that an industrial washer and an industrial dryer, purchased by the former Ministry of Home Affairs for the Camp Street Prison in 2014, have still not been delivered by the United States-based contractor although a full payment totaling over $7.5 million was made.

Guyana’s national U15 football team Sunday defeated hosts St Martin 1-0 to win the Soualiga tournament from nine participating teams.

With the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) placing focus on the misappropriation of money and corrupt transactions under the former government, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Major (rtd) Aubrey Heath-Retemyer has said that it is willing to also look at spending on controversial projects under the current administration but only if it sees the need to do so.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have no safety concerns in the wake of Saturday’s militant attack that killed seven people in London and the Champions Trophy cricket tournament must go on, bowler Steve Finn has said.

Wilbert Sydney, the motorcyclist who was killed in a crash along the Amelia’s Ward, Linden Public Road on Sunday evening, was an ambulance driver who had been scheduled to work that very evening; two other persons were hospitalised following the incident.

Dear Editor, Much has been said about the ongoing debate over the selection of a Gecom Chairman to replace Dr Steve Surijbally, and both the President and Opposition Leader must share the blame.

Two Cubans were yesterday each fined $60,000 and ordered deported after admitting to overstaying in the country.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli has established himself as one of the best batsmen of his generation but the India captain said he felt like an amateur playing next to free-scoring team mate Yuvraj Singh in Sunday’s Champions Trophy victory over Pakistan.

Two months after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) completed deliberations on the terms of reference and remuneration for the top three officers to be employed by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), the packages are still to be tabled in the National Assembly.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur conceded his team were woeful in Sunday’s Champions Trophy defeat against India but said it was an “insult” to suggest that the squad had regressed under him.

Since starting a surveillance and inspection campaign in April, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has seized 380 measuring devices and plans to start enforcing penalties on persons caught using unapproved and unverified apparatus.

Demerara began their title defence of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-Hand Under19 three-day Inter County tournament with a resounding innings and 106-run win over Essequibo at the Police Sports Club Ground Eve Leary, yesterday, winning with an entire day to spare.

A Guyana Defence Force librarian was on Sunday evening shot in what appeared to be a hijacking attempt of her car at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Any contracts pertaining to exploiting natural resources ‒ millions of acres of forest lands, oil and gold ‒ should be negotiated by the executive branch of government, and then the agreement should be presented to parliament for ratification, without which it should not be implemented.

Dear Editor, The wheel has turned full circle and it is back where it actually started.

The ‘Green Machine’ will look to go two from two in their RAN 15’s game when it plays Trinidad and Tobago at the National Park on Saturday.

Past and current students of the University of Guyana (UG) can now repay their student loans using GTT’s Mobile Money Guyana (MMG) service.

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Arab world’s biggest powers cut ties with Qatar yesterday, accusing it of support for Islamist militants and Iran, and reopening a festering wound two weeks after US President Donald Trump’s demand for Muslim states to fight terrorism.

After his scheduled appearance before the Privileges Committee was yesterday cancelled without reason, opposition Member of Parliament Juan Edghill voiced his frustration over the drawn-out proceedings against him.

Dear Editor, It is with great disappointment that I read of President Granger’s rejection of the second Gecom list. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia and Bangladesh saw yesterday’s Champions Trophy match at The Oval washed out just four overs short of forcing a result in a blow to both teams’ hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

Dear Editor I’d like to respond to an article appearing on the front page of your Monday, 5th June issue, but I’d like to do so with a picture which will, for the most part tell its own story.

The late Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant, renowned American College Football coach of the University of Alabama, once uttered, “It’s not the will to win that matters.

LONDON (Reuters) – British police and security services had previously investigated one of the Islamist militants who carried out Saturday’s attack in London, but with resources scarce, he was not deemed enough of a threat to warrant close monitoring, police said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz will play no further part in the Champions Trophy after suffering an ankle problem during their defeat by arch-rivals India in their Group B clash on Sunday.

Dear Editor, The letter ‘“Conflict of Interest” attacks on Patrick Yarde are unwarranted’ (Stabroek News, May 29) refers.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court opens a trial today over the alleged use of illicit money to fund President Michel Temer’s 2014 election campaign in a case that could force him from office.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $1.4 billion worth of military training and equipment for  Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said yesterday, part of a $110 billion arms deal US President Donald Trump sealed with the kingdom in May.

University of Guyana (UG) students will now be able to access local and international courses without having to leave either the Turkeyen or Tain campuses due to the institution’s new teleconferencing platform.

LIMA (Reuters) – Peru asked Ecuador yesterday to “immediately” stop building a wall along the two South American countries’ 1,529-km (950.08-mile) border and has called for an urgent bilateral meeting to discuss the issue, Peru’s foreign ministry said.

Several members of the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority were yesterday given their certificates of appointment by Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams SC.

All roads will lead to the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue tonight when the inaugural Xtreme Cleaners/GT Beer Gold Rush Futsal tournament  resumes with another six fixtures.

Dear Editor, I understand Mr Daleep Singh spent millions of dollars of his own money  to fix the Intensive Care Unit and the Registry at Suddie Public Hospital.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Two Venezuelan lawmakers said they were roughed up yesterday with one pushed into a manhole by soldiers blocking an opposition sit-in against President Nicolas Maduro, among chaotic scenes around Caracas.

President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 195-country Paris climate agreement — a deal to protect the planet that was signed by virtually all countries except for Syria and Nicaragua — was an act of supreme irresponsibility that will cost the United States dearly on many fronts.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon, while describing the US’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement as unfortunate, said on Friday that government remains committed to the pact.

OAKLAND, (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors overcame 20 turnovers and a triple-double by Cleveland’s LeBron James to beat the Cavaliers 132-113 at Oracle arena on Sunday and push their Finals series lead to 2-0.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Finance Ministry has been asked to provide over $1.2 million in initial funding for the Marxist FARC rebel group’s new political party, the electoral commission said yesterday, as soon as the group finishes a weapons handover.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said police were treating a deadly siege in the southern city of Melbourne as an “act of terrorism” after a claim by the Islamic State group that one of its fighters was the gunman responsible.

Dear Editor, The people who control cricket are usually not active cricketers, yet so often they seem to be fighting with the active cricketers, primarily over money, but occasionally about other issues.

It would be churlish, to say the least, to deny the Occupational Safety and Health Unit (OSHU) of the Ministry of Social Protection whatever credit it might have earned for improving the quality of its service.