Daily Archive: Thursday, July 27, 2017

CARACAS/BARINAS, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Clashes between Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators have killed five people during the latest opposition-led strike to protest against an election on Sunday critics say will mark the end of democracy in the OPEC nation.

Minister pays his respects: Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan paying his respects to slain Prison Warder Odinga Wickham on Tuesday at his funeral.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority today announced that in keeping with new rules, screening of passengers travelling to the US will be intensified.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of Roumelda ‘Twinkle” King said yesterday she suffered a life of abuse at the hands of the man who took her life.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors team which is preparing for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League was involved in a light training session at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

Three of the prisoners who fled from a Lusignan holding facility on Monday were jailed for one-year each yesterday while four others contested the charges and decried the conditions under which they had been held; The seven had been recaptured at various times on Monday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago along with Guyana stormed to convincing victories but Jamaica snatched a narrow win in tense circumstances, on the final day of the opening round of the Regional Under-19 three-day championship here yesterday.

Charles Peters, the Melanie Damishana labourer who was shot by the police on Tuesday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Shikhar Dhawan smashed a career-best 190 on his test return and Cheteshwar Pujara hit 144 not out to put India on course for a massive first innings total in the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Former magistrate Chandra Sohan was yesterday taken into custody at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice in the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago along with Guyana were in strong positions to force victory but Barbados faltered against Jamaica, on the pentultimate day of the first round of matches in the CWI Regional Under-19 three-day championship here Tuesday.

Sharing a press conference with the  Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) , Public Telecom-munications Minister Cathy Hughes yesterday condemned the vandalism of the company’s key fibre optic cables.

Fans who witnessed the final of the 400m boys event at the World U-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya two weeks ago will long remember the photo finish of the top five finishers.

“As at end June, less than 30 percent of the Public Sector Investment Programme [PSIP] was expended.

Almost four decades ago, Michael Parris punched his way to a bronze medal at the Olympic Games which was staged in Moscow, Russia.

Ex-policeman Ruel Brandon, was yesterday acquitted of the 2015 murder of Davonan Sookram, after the court upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney, Nigel Hughes.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) is set to host its Inter Guiana Games (IGG) trials on Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora.

Demolition works on the once famous Astor Cinema located at Church and Waterloo streets have commenced.

The body of a 51-year-old labourer/vendor was yesterday discovered with suspected stab wounds in his Uitspa Village, Demerara River house.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams has mandated that the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) along with the Cricket Stakeholders, meet 11:30am tomorrow in an effort to resolve several issues which have been plaguing the sport for some time now.

Guyana got off to the worst possible start at the Central America & Caribbean Basketball Championships (CentroBasket) U17 Tournament, losing to Caribbean champions The Bahamas 63-114 yesterday in the Dominican Republic.

While saying that he has become accustomed to a life of luxury, a New York court has agreed to recommend that Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad serves his two-year sentence for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud at a minimum security facility.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter penned by Mr Ramon Gaskin about recent comments made by me regarding the Government of Guyana/ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC Nexen Production Share Agreement (PSA), to which I respond as follows:The position adumbrated by me as Minister of Natural Resources is one that is embraced by the entire Government of Guyana and does not represent a singular Raphael Trotman opinion and/or position; The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana (GCRG) has received expert opinions and advice to the effect that, inter alia, the terms of the agreement should not be publicized at this time as the provisions of Section 4 of the Petroleum Act, though somewhat ambiguous, should be interpreted in a manner that prevents publication; and The Petroleum Act is currently under review for amendments and the GCRG will await the completion of that process, and the recommendations made, before reviewing the matter of the publication of the agreement.

Describing the diaspora as a “sleeping giant,” Professor Dhanpaul Narine of New York (NY) says more systems and policies need to be put in place to encourage overseas-based Guyanese to return home to invest.

The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will come alive tonight when Sparta Boss battles Future Stars and West Front Road-Gold is Money engages Back Circle in the GT Beer/’Keep Ya Five Alive’ semi-final round.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, Venezuela, (Reuters) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions on 13 senior Venezuelan officials as the country’s opposition launched a two-day strike yesterday, heaping pressure on unpopular President Nicolas Maduro to scrap plans for a controversial new congress.

Dear Editor, This writer has been involved with tendering for security contracts for over 38 years.

Defending champion Chase Academy battles four time winner Christianburg/Wismar while Annai Secondary tackles DC Caesar Fox today in the semi-finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championships at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Since assuming office, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has taken several overseas trips and the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) would like government to provide a cost benefit analysis of this travel.

Roy McArthur, Interim Digicel Schools Football championships coordinator, said yesterday that he has not altered the tournament’s fixture to benefit defending champion Chase Academy, the school that his son Nicholas McArthur represents.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he would ban transgender people from the U.S.

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has been presented with more questions in relation to nearly $632 million in emergency drug purchases for the Georgetown Public Hos-pital Corporation (GPHC).

Dear Editor, It was George Washington Carver who said that “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom”.

Investigations are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the plane crash that claimed the life of  Roraima Airways’ chief pilot, Collin Winston Martin on Tuesday evening at Eteringbang, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has followed several press reports which focused on the various community meetings organized by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) at a number of estates.

Difficulty maintaining a stable radio frequency due to current weather conditions has resulted in the temporary suspension of Radio Mabaruma.

MARONDERA, Zimbabwe, CMC – A batting meltdown cost West Indies Under-19s another morale-boosting series win as they crashed to a 26-run defeat to Zimbabwe Under-19s in the second Youth One-Day International of the three-match series here yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Russian national suspected of being the mastermind behind a crypto-currency exchange has been indicted by a grand jury in California on money laundering charges, the U.S.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) says that its representative in government, Dr.

Dear Editor, I am sending an image to highlight the state of the roads located in North Mon Repos.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Middlesex right-arm seamer Toby Roland-Jones will make his England test debut against South Africa at The Oval today after Mark Wood was ruled out with a heel injury.

Amid serious revolts in the prison system, a consultant is on a second visit here which will see programmes designed to reduce the overcrowding of prisons by finding alternatives to pre-trial detention.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday paving the way for the U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump further stoked speculation about the fate of his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, yesterday by assailing him in a fresh round of tweets even as Sessions was attending meetings at the White House.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – New England batsman Tom Westley has been promised a debut to remember when he makes his first test appearance in today’s third test against South Africa at The Oval.

American stand-up comedian, Jeff Ross is known as the “Roastmaster General” for his withering witticisms and cutting one-liners, delivered during high-profile celebrity appearances on Comedy Central.

A South Ruimveldt resident was yesterday denied bail after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of armed robbery.

The United States Embassy is happy to answer some common questions about lost, stolen and expired Green Cards.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down “skinny” repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the House of Representatives.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted bail when he appeared in court charged with making sexual advances to a woman.

(Trinidad Guardian)  The Government has won its bid to appoint a pair of provisional liquidators for CL Financial (CLF).

Dear Editor, Making headlines recently was Rupert Roopnaraine’s letter to President Granger resigning from  the APNU+AFC cabinet.

There is a United States-based television show called ‘Caught in Providence’, which is filmed in the courtroom of Justice Frank Caprio in Providence, Rhode Island.

Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) has engaged the services of Ordnance Survey International (OSI) and Trimble Incorporated, two companies from the UK, to improve its land management efficiency, through the transfer of technology.

(Reuters) – England players deserve criticism for poor performances but questioning the team’s desire is uncalled for, vice-captain Ben Stokes has said ahead of the third of the four-test series against South Africa at The Oval today.

Dear Editor, Minister Khemraj Ramjattan and others must reflect deeply. One morning early, I called Joe Harmon, now Minister of State.