Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The American Burger King fast food chain will soon have a home here as the  Corum Group has been awarded the local franchise.

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday, the U.S.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) says that in areas where the laws may conflict, the bank takes the position that “its primary duty is to protect the interests of its customers” and maintain the confidentiality associated with its fiduciary relationship with them.

  JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) troubled T20 Global League has been postponed to 2018 in an embarrassing climb-down for the organisation which launched the tournament amid great fanfare in London in June.

(Trinidad Express) The wife of Rio Claro businessman Larry Garcia appeared in court yesterday charged with his murder.

Shorn of his trademark dreadlocks, the suspected mastermind of the July 9th Camp Street jailbreak, Royden Williams was last night recaptured by the police.

Ten Guyanese returned home from the hurricane-hit British Virgin Islands (BVI) last night aboard a Trans Guyana Airways flight.

In an effort to tackle the sloth in implementation under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP), President David Granger now meets monthly with top officials of every ministry on the progress or lack thereof in critical projects, Finance Minister Winston Jordan disclosed yesterday.

Leader of the Descendants of Enslaved and Manumitted Africans of Guyana Noah Yahshuarun was yesterday accused of seizing control of land belonging to a family at Friendship, on the East Bank of Demerara.

The police are awaiting legal advice on charges against the suspects in the murders of the two elderly women found bound and gagged in their South Road and Albert Street residence last Tuesday.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged over weapons and ammunition that were found in a barrel at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) Wharf in July.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) yesterday said that gold declarations as at September 29, 2017 stand at 475,202 ounces and small and medium scale miners are responsible for the lion’s share.

The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to enable pregnant women in the hinterland access to HIV testing, according to Junior Minister Dr.

The introduction of gambling machines at several bars by the Guyana Lottery Company (GLC) is part of a recently-signed five-year contract with the government, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said yesterday, while noting that the company had previously complained about the poor performance of some of its games.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing over $25 million in items during a break-in at Chicka D.

Justice Gino Persaud yesterday heard further arguments on murder accused Marcus Bisram’s application to have the charge against him quashed.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) yesterday reopened its Kitty Post Office, with the aim to maximise e-commerce in the country’s postal services.

Guyana’s fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud took an early lead in the 2017 West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council championships which got underway yesterday at the Timehri Rifle Ranges.

(Barbados Nation) Members of the Drug Squad have arrested and charged a Guyanese visitor for a number of drug related offences, which were allegedly committed at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Saturday, October 7.

A security guard was yesterday accused of conspiring to forge a document and then presenting it to her employer.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Head coach Graeme West has urged his players to make the most of the opportunity by getting among the runs and wickets, as West Indies A chase a series win in the upcoming three-match four-day “Test” rubber against touring Sri Lanka A.

A total of fifty-six patients benefited from the final surgical outreach for 2017 by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Mabaruma, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Test batsman Usman Khawaja has said being racially vilified when he was growing up in Sydney led him to support other countries rather than back Australian sports teams.

TORUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor stroked a half-century in Sunday’s practice match against Trinidad and Tobago Under-19s but West Indies Women’s batting remained a concern heading into the One-Day International series against Sri Lanka Women starting tomorrow.

The 2018 national budget will focus mainly on stimulating the economy and providing incentives, according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) was able to contain a fire last week Thurs-day at an old log market, which was used in the past by Baishanlin International Forest Development Inc, in Region 10.

The Guyana Defence Force ended the first round of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Bounty Farm 15s league on a high after romping to a 62-10 win over Falcons Sunday at the National Park rugby field.

A century from Glenford Stephens and a watchful knock of 45 from Mario Parasram enabled Sophia to defeat Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) by 142 runs in a match of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society second-division competition at the GYO ground Saturday.

Saying there has been a drastic decline in the use of traditional postal services over the years, Public Telecommunications Minister Cathy Hughes has said there is a need for post offices to reinvent themselves and expand their offerings to the public.

`They just do whatever the feel like which they have been doing in Guyana’s cricket’ -Foster   Following the circumstance under which Dhierandranauth Somwaru was elected president of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster who was set to contest the presidency has expressed his frustration at how things unfolded.

A Grove, East Bank Demerara couple were left traumatized on Sunday evening after they were confronted by three bandits who relieved them of cash and other valuables and hijacked their car shortly after they had arrived at their home.

The police ranks who witnessed the escape of remanded prisoner Dellon Blake from the Lusignan Prison last Wednesday have since been removed from the location to facilitate an investigation, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says.

William Louis-Marie, an Executive Director of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) will be in Guyana for Saturday’s reconvened meeting of the Caribbean boxing associations.

Dear Editor, Today (10th October), the Justice Institute Guyana joins with billions in celebrating the World Day Against the Death Penalty and condemns without reservation the use of the death penalty.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Dominica’s national team have defied the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, to participate in the 2018 FIVB World Championship, Group C qualifying tournament, set to be staged here this week.

The agricultural and small business sectors in Guyana are expected to be the main beneficiaries of the 9th cycle of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), which was officially launched yesterday by Finance Minister Winston Jordan.

Dear Editor, With reference to the article headlined ‘Deadline extended for new Demerara Bridge prequalification’ published by the Stabroek News on October 7, 2017, the project manager, Rawlston Adams, was quoted as saying: “We have been asked by a lot of the bidders to extend the closing date for prequal [prequalification] and we have extended the date to the 21st of November, moving it from October 17th 2017.”

(Reuters) – The Las Vegas gunman opened fire on a security guard six minutes before he rained down bullets on a crowd and killed 58 people, officials said yesterday in a change to the timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.

Dear Editor, To the late great Evan Drayton I owe the rule, “adjectives count as words.” 

More than a week has passed since wanted man, Colin Daley was gunned down execution-style in Albouystown but no arrest has yet been made by the police.

Rain intervened and dampened an anticipated exciting finish to the Essequibo – East Coast encounter in the penultimate round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars three – day Franchise league at the Tuschen Sports Club ground yesterday, the match ending in a draw.

(Cricinfo) At Abu Dhabi, yesterday, Pakistan appeared to lose what seemed to be an un-losable Test.

President David Granger on Sunday commissioned a turmeric factory in Region One, according to a press release from the Ministry of the Presidency.

TEPIC, Mexico,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Roughly one in three people in Latin America paid a bribe last year to a public employee, from corrupt police to teachers and hospital workers, said a report released on Monday.

Dear Editor, Parliament will not reconvene until the return of the Speaker who is on a trip to St Petersburg, Russia from October 11 to October 20. 

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News headlines on October 9, 2017, ‘Night spots cleared to have gambling machines’ are alarming.

STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO, (Reuters) – U.S. academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularise the idea of “nudging” people towards doing what was best for them, won the 2017 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for his work on how human nature affects supposedly rational markets.

Civil society groups here are calling on Caricom to name a Special Representative on Humanitarian Issues in the aftermath of the devastation caused in the region by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder does not foresee any decrease in intensity from his side when they take on minnows Zimbabwe in two Tests in Bulawayo later this month.

Dear Editor, Racism is in the air in Guyana (again). The President’s Office staff member was unfortunately made the mascot of this new wave of racism talk.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) – Argentina need a win in Ecuador today to guarantee at least a playoff place for the World Cup finals but coach Jorge Sampaoli says his side fully deserve to be in Russia next year despite their underwhelming qualifying campaign.

BILBAO, Spain, (Reuters) – As Spain and Catalonia head towards a constitutional collision over the region’s claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country.

Dear Editor, It was a privilege to listen to a world-class political analysis on Guyana presented by Ralph Ramkarran while he delivered a speech in Queens, New York on Sunday, October 8th.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Melania Trump had a message for U.S. President Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana on Monday: Enough of the self-serving comments.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Meryl Streep and Judi Dench, two of Hollywood’s most respected actresses, lashed out at movie producer Harvey Weinstein yesterday but said they were unaware of his decades of alleged sexual harassment of women.

BARINAS, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Tirelessly traversing the lethargic plains of Venezuela, a brother of former leader Hugo Chavez and an ally of a famous opposition detainee vie for votes.

By Laya Maheshwari   (BBC) In India, a film can often face pre-release hurdles.

Dear Editor, Mr Ralph Ramkarran who in a peculiar way embodies institutional memory in modern Guyanese politics, since he lived through it and was a principal actor, addressed a large gathering on Sunday night in the largely Indo-Guyanese village in Richmond Hill, Queens.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey urged the United States yesterday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S.

(Reuters) Grammy-winning rapper Nelly was arrested near Seattle early on Saturday after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on a tour bus, police said.

While many of us were trying to absorb the news of the Las Vegas massacre and President Trump’s bungled response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, a growing political scandal in South America went almost unnoticed in the media: Bolivia’s populist President Evo Morales is making an illegal bid to run for a fourth term in office.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May told business leaders yesterday that they could be certain there would be a two-year transition period after Britain’s exit from the European Union, a source told Reuters.

Preying on young women, particularly schoolgirls using minibuses as public transport, has become commonplace among some minibus drivers and conductors. 

Dear Editor,   I believe we should, in the best interests of West Indian cricket, consider the steps that can be taken to improve our team’s performance that avoid those truly fundamental changes that have proved unattainable over the short or even medium term.

Overdue: The bridges along Cemetery Road are being redone. The work is expected to take two weeks.