Daily Archive: Monday, July 31, 2017

The Department of Public Information today released the names of prisoners injured in Saturday’s melee at the Lusignan prison.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, is leaving the job after little over a week, the White House said on Monday, in the latest staff upheaval to hit the Republican’s six-month-old presidency.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Jeanne Moreau, the quintessential French actress whose mother was an English cabaret club dancer, has died at 89.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today celebrated the election of a new legislative superbody that is expected to give the ruling Socialist Party sweeping powers and mocked U.S.

Shawn Harris, who escaped from the Lusignan holding area on Monday was recaptured today at a house at Mocha, East Bank Demerara, the police confirmed.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union today condemned what it said was excessive use of force by state troops in Venezuela and said it was unlikely to recognise results of the elections on Sunday that were marred by deadly clashes.

A dynasty was created yesterday as defending champion Chase Academy successfully retained their Digicel Schools football championship, dismantling Annai Secondary 6-2 at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Playing on a sand court, Young Achievers Volleyball Club, smashed their way to another volleyball title capturing the inaugural Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) senior A – Division volleyball league at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, yesterday.

One prison escapee was shot dead during a confrontation with members of the Joint Services yesterday in East Ruimveldt while another turned himself into police at the Brickdam Station, bringing the total number of escapees still on the run after weeks of upheaval to five.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Raymond Perez grabbed the opportunity for a half-century as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago played to a tame draw on the final day of their second round match in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

Settling Star earned its handlers the top honors in the feature D3 and Lower one mile event of the Pre Emancipation Meet which was staged yesterday at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club.

Dear Editor, I note with great interest the big media frenzy and hype that accompanied the discharge of the injunction that prevented elections for the Guyana Cricket Board in the past few years after the Cricket Administration Act was enacted in May 2014.

The Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center believes that constitutional reform should be addressed before oil begins flowing in 2020, its country representative, Jason Calder says.

The charred body of a mother of seven was recovered from the rubble after a fire destroyed her house at Enterprise Gardens, East Coast Demerara (ECD) yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, This government must not use the United Nations’ (UN) name to front any non-constitutional act.

Guyanese, Kevin Bayley, who is the defending International 800m men’s champion at the Boyce/Jefford Classic will be hard pressed to retain his title with the news that Olympian Julius Mutenkanga of Uganda will be competing in this year’s event set for next month in Linden.

The Police say they detained a 26-year-old Dowding Street, Kitty resident along with his motorcycle on the Covent Garden Public Road last night, an hour after a hit and run fatal accident on the Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara that resulted in the death of pedestrian Francis Persaud, 61, a cook of Craig Village.

Scotiabank, a long time benefactor of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) on Friday renewed its annual sponsorship of the union’s youth programme.

Dear Editor, I love all forms of cricket: 5 day cricket, 50 over cricket and 20 over cricket.

A woman is in police custody after turning herself in to authorities, following the fatal stabbing of her significant other at a Queen Street, Kitty residence on Friday, Commander of A Division Marlon Chapman confirmed.

Dear Editor, Last Friday I visited the Republic Bank in Water Street at 1pm.

At a meeting held at Leonora, West Coast Demerara, in solidarity with sugar workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the closure of estates, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said his party had a viable plan for the industry.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Tridents captain, Kieron Pollard, hopes a fresh approach to preparation can pay dividends in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League, and atone for a disappointing last season.

Dear Editor, I am amazed by the operations of our government and sporting authorities.

President’s College student Akeem Mangar, of Number Nine Village, West Coast Berbice, drowned on Saturday, while on a fishing trip with cousins.

The 2017 World Youth 400m silver medalist, Daniel Williams, along with Chantoba Bright, Joanna Archer and Samuel Lynch were the standout performers when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) held its Inter Guiana Games (IGG) trials Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre.

Dear Editor, In 2014, flooding caused much damage to some 6,000 homes in the UK.

The police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a vehicular accident that occurred on the Herstelling Public Road on Saturday night, which resulted in a pedestrian first losing a leg, and later succumbing to the injuries.

With a number of international and regional cricketing stars currently in Guyana preparing for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), mobile network provider Digicel took the opportunity to continue their `Big Brother’ initiative where a number of young kids were given the opportunity to interact with some of their cricketing heroes.

Dear Editor, To mark World Suicide Prevention Day the National Anti-Violence Candlelight Vigil was launched last year by Voices Against Violence, a loose umbrella of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs and other entities.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Hardik Pandya has the potential to become India’s Ben Stokes and improve the balance of the side, captain Virat Kohli said after the 23-year-old’s encouraging test debut in the win against Sri Lanka.

The police in Berbice are still on the hunt for the unemployed man who allegedly murdered his teen wife at the Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice on Saturday.

Dear Editor, When Dr Rupert Roopnaraine was removed from his post as senior minister and Minister of Education he was essentially being sacked.

Government and the manufacturers’ body have agreed on a series of measures to boost business including the creation of a revolving fund which will allow modernising and retooling of production processes.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – The United States set a world record of three minutes 51.55 seconds to win gold in the women’s 4×100 metres medley relay at the world swimming championships yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England ripped apart South Africa’s top order in yesterday’s final session at the Oval to bear down on a victory that would put them 2-1 up with one to play in the four-test series.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger is a waste of taxpayer dollars and may be part of a wider plan to demoralise senior policemen and sully their careers, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo charged on Friday.

Dear Editor, Residents of the Moraikabai Amerindian village of Region 5 (Mahaica-Berbice) complained bitterly to me when I visited that village on 28-29th July, 2017 that the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region 5 wants to take over the village guest house by passing instructions to the management of that guest house.

Guyana ended the Central America and Caribbean Basketball Championships (CentroBasket) U17 tournament winless and in eighth position after going down to Caribbean Champions The Bahamas 91-63 yesterday in the 5-8 positional tourney in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic.

It is right to save the future for humanity. It is wrong to pollute this earth and destroy the climate life balance.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will this week begin works to construct 40 duplexes at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, The circumstances of slavery and indentureship pale in comparison what the native Amerindian populations experienced in the Caribbean.

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Deadly protests rocked Venezuela yesterday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a “new era of combat” in the crisis-stricken nation.

On July 24th, just around the same time as the full extent of the prison escape from Lusignan was being determined, Finance Minister, Mr Winston Jordan was lamenting the poor execution of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).

By Clarence Trotz. With an introductory note by Dr. Frank Birbalsingh Frank Birbalsingh is Professor Emeritus of English, York University.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Moscow could consider additional measures against Washington as a response to new U.S.

Dear Editor, I would like to introduce another angle to your editorial of Friday, July 28, titled, ‘Deficiencies.’ 

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel equalled compatriot Michael Phelps’s record of seven gold medals at a single world championships yesterday.

Desmond Gladstone: `To strengthen the prison system I think they need to take examples from overseas.

The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is investigating the shooting of an Agricola, East Bank Demerara resident whose family says she was wounded by police during a shootout.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) is still awaiting assessments from engineers to decide if the Leguan Stelling is in need of urgent repair works.