Daily Archive: Thursday, July 6, 2017

The Caribbean Arrest Treaty was formally signed this afternoon by the leaders of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St.

Homicide Detectives are investigating the murder of security guard Sammy Prowell, 55 years, of 12 Mocha, EBD, whose body with a lacerated wound to the neck, was discovered in front of the property he was securing on Robb Street, Lacytown about 0545 this morning, police say.

President David Granger (left) in bi-lateral discussions with US State Department Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon on the sidelines of the 38th Meeting of CARICOM Heads in Grenada on July 5th.

A 15-year-old boy was placed under arrest yesterday after he reportedly slashed a taxi driver’s throat in retaliation because the driver was allegedly in the habit of taunting him about his sister.

An arrest warrant was issued last year for the man suspected to have driven the car used in the attempted heist at the Republic Bank, Water Street on Tuesday morning, after he was sentenced in absentia to four years’ imprisonment for the unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition.

Citing the need for urgent constitutional reform, RISE, a new advocacy group of free-thinking, post-racial individuals was yesterday evening launched at Moray House before a sizable audience with the aim of bringing about such change.

US based-Guyanese Marcus Brian Bisram, the alleged mastermind in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, yesterday appeared in a Brooklyn Federal Court and was refused bail until the completion of his extradition.

Declaring that she is a “humble servant” Junior Minister of Natural Resources Simona Broomes yesterday sought to defend a house being rented for her for $500,000, stating that she has her own home, but the government was responsible for providing her with somewhere to live in the city.

Residents of Pike Street, Kitty say they have been disrespected, after the contractor who was constructing the post office, dumped all of the construction waste on the side of the road.

In a drug eradication exercise yesterday, a party of police officers from the Mackenzie Police Station destroyed a marijuana field with three makeshift camps at 10 Miles Backdam, Ituni, Upper Demerara.

Black Bush Polder farmers say they have lost several hundred head of cattle over the past week, mainly as a result of the flood water which is currently lodged in Cookrite Savannah, Black Bush Polder.

Though flood waters have started to recede, farmlands in the Pomeroon continue to be affected, says Regional Chairman Davanand Ramdatt.

Guyana and Barbados secured comprehensive wins in the boys and girls’ divisions when the Junior Caribbean Squash championships team event commenced yesterday at the Georgetown Court Facility and National Racquet Centre.

Dissatisfied with the manner in which former minister of education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine was reassigned to the Ministry of Presidency, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Tuesday accused the government of acting prematurely, while calling for President David Granger to publicly acknowledge the work done by the former minister.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – An energised West Indies will hope to build on the momentum gained from their emphatic win in their last outing when they meet India in the decisive fifth and final One-Day International here today.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Incoming chairman of CARICOM, Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, has chided some of his fellow leaders for breaking ranks with the regional nation grouping, over a collective decision taken on the way forward for West Indies cricket.

Engineers attached to the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), as well as an independent engineer are currently doing an assessment of the work which is needed to be carried out on the Leguan stelling, according to T&HD General Manager Marcelene Merchant.

The final of the Rugby America’s North (RAN) 15s championship game involving Guyana and USA South is exactly three weeks and three days away and it has been confirmed that barring the inclement weather, the host venue will be the National Park Rugby field.

St. GEORGE ‘S, Grenada, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday defended his government’s position of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s view on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) insisting that it has a policy of not interfering “in the internal affairs of institutions and governments” Browne, in a statement to the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) said that the governance of West Indies cricket “appears to be an evocative romanticism of a particular Caribbean head”.

Pupils of the nursery section of the ISA Islamic School on East Street, Georgetown now have a better opportunity to enhance their learning through play after the school was boosted with a $4.3 million recreational park.

East Coast Demerara champion Ann’s Grove, was dumped out of the 7th Annual Digicel Schools Football Championship, losing 5-1 to unfancied Golden Grove yesterday at the Beterverwagting (BV) ground.

Though all of the persons fingered in the 2008 Lindo Creek massacre are now deceased, the investigation is still ongoing as police were advised to do some “specifics”, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, said yesterday.

After more than two months without electricity in Mabaruma, the power supply is expected to be restored today, this is according to Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley.

Dear Editor, Mr Anil Nandlall on the 25th April, 2017 was granted an Ex Parte Conservatory Order by the acting Chief Justice preventing the Guyana Police Force from seizing fifteen (15) Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) for the years 2012 to May 2015.

Historically when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) stages its annual National Senior Championships, most if not all of the events are dominated by the senior and more seasoned athletes.

Dear Editor, There are some who were there when the Peoples’ National Congress was founded. 

Tax collection continues to be down but the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) arrears collection figures have climbed, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said.

TAUNTON, England, CMC – West Indies Women face the monumental task of turning around their disastrous ICC Women’s World Cup campaign when they take on a strong New Zealand Women in their make-or-break fourth game here today.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States cautioned yesterday it was ready to use force if need be to stop North Korea’s nuclear missile program but said it preferred global diplomatic action against Pyongyang for defying world powers by test launching a ballistic missile that could hit Alaska.

Dear Editor, The meeting of the 38th regular meeting of Conference of Caricom Heads of Government is being held at a time when its foreign policy is under attack from various quarters.

A Land of Canaan man was yesterday remanded to prison, after he was charged with ammunition possession.

Dear Editor, I am astounded by the fact that this government can peddle inaccurate information without verifying the truthfulness of a statement which appeared in the press to the effect that the European Union disbursed $348.5 billion as financial assistance to the sugar industry in Guyana.

WARSAW (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump meets eastern NATO allies in Warsaw today amid expectations he will reaffirm Washington’s commitment to counter threats from Russia after unnerving them in May by failing to endorse the principle of collective defence.

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France, (Reuters) – F abio Aru claimed his maiden Tour de France win yesterday, as defending champion Chris Froome snatched a yellow jersey he intends to wear all the way back to Paris.

A Leopold Street man was yesterday remanded to prison on charges of armed robbery and possession of several grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

Plaisance Secondary edged Government Technical Institute (GTI) 56-54 when the 12th annual National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued on Tuesday.

Bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the rehabilitation of structures along the East Bank Berbice Road under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) – Haiti plans to start recruiting for a small, newly reformed army, the defense minister said on Tuesday, while critics questioned the need for such a force in a poor country with a history of military coups.

Dear Editor, Guyana is a beautiful country inhabited by beautiful people, however that does not negate the fact that we have mountainous issues.

The annual ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship will officially kickoff today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with six elimination fixtures.

Dear Editor, Much has been written about what should happen to the state-owned sugar estates that have been losing a lot of money.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – One of Africa’s driest regions – the Sahel – could turn greener if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius and triggers more frequent heavy rainfall, scientists said yesterday.

Police Prosecutor Vishnu Hunt yesterday closed and then reopened the prosecution’s case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Jermain Jefford and Howard Rambharose, who were implicated in the murder of Laing Avenue taxi driver Orin David.

We are preparing to leave a lively farmers’ market in the lush, north-eastern hills recently when our daughter rushes up smiling broadly and bearing in both hands a huge, golden present that she excitedly thrusts at me.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will rule today on whether South Africa violated ICC rules by failing to arrest Sudan’s president during a 2015 visit to Johannesburg, in a case that will test international support for the court.

Dear Editor, I understand that the economy of Guyana is not as healthy as it could be at this juncture.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Pipe-wielding government supporters burst into  Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress yesterday, witnesses said, attacking and besieging lawmakers in the latest flare-up of violence during a political crisis.

The virtual complainant who was allegedly shot by a former policeman at a popular bar last November, yesterday testified, at the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder charge against Lloyd Lyte, before Magistrate Judy Latchman.

In our Tuesday edition, we ran a column by Miami-based Argentinian writer Andres Oppenheimer in which he bemoaned the lack of innovation emanating from Latin America and the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Jason Holder says he always backs himself to make an impact up front with the new ball, and hopes to continue playing this key role in One-Day International for West Indies.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Deonarine Laljit, 37, a hire car operator of No.72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice which occurred about 13:00h today at Line Path Public Road.