Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

State House was this evening lit up for Diwali. President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger entertained guests.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace has sued a Belgium-based businessman for failing to deliver a $1.35 million ring she ordered for a wedding anniversary, state media reported on Wednesday.

CARACAS/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil firm, PDVSA, is increasingly delivering poor quality crude oil to major refiners in the United States, India and China, causing repeated complaints, canceled orders and demands for discounts, according to internal PDVSA documents and interviews with a dozen oil executives, workers, traders and inspectors.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 2.20 this morning on the Lethem Public Road that resulted in the death of pedestrian Devon Fraser, 28, a Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal of Buxton, East Coast Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) Preliminary investigations have revealed that the source of the oil spill that occurred in Chaguaramas over the weekend can be an offshore rig.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Over four million people in Britain are having difficulties paying their monthly bills, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday, at a time when inflation is rising and interest rates may follow.

One day after saying that there was not enough evidence for the administration to act, Town Clerk Royston King yesterday dismissed the constabulary officer who is accused of sexually abusing a juvenile in the custody of City Constabulary for misconduct.

Pork knocker Aubrey Bobb was yesterday charged with the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio, who police say he fatally shot during a robbery last Thursday.

A mother of two is now homeless and nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after her partner attacked her and set their Da Silva Street house on fire.

Recaptured prison escapee Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Smallie,’ and Sherwin Nero, called ‘Catty,’ were yesterday both indicted for the 2007 murder of Kumar Singh, called ‘Mango Man,’ but their attorney, Nigel Hughes, urged that they be discharged due to the “long time” they have had to wait for a trial.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) yesterday signed a contract with S&K Construction Services for $19.2M to improve river defences on the Essequibo coast.

The trial of recaptured prison escapee Stafrei Alexander on the charge of attempted murder commenced yesterday before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

Superintendent of Police, Kurleigh Simon has taken up the post as Head of the Guyana Police Force Narcotics branch, less than a month after Superintendent Wayne DeHearte was transferred in the wake of the disappearance of a quantity of cocaine from  Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

A man was yesterday granted bail after he was accused of raping a 12-year-old child.

A city magistrate yesterday dismissed a drug charge against a Diamond Housing Scheme resident, who had been accused of having two pounds of cocaine in his possession, due to conflicting evidence presented by police witnesses.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday warned drone users to ensure that they comply with the standard operating conditions which have been previously outlined.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday warned that persons caught selling or found in possession of squibs will be prosecuted and face the consequences of the law.

Three Trinidadian companies, a China-based firm and two local companies have bid for the massive Sheriff Street to Mandela Avenue road upgrade and expansion project.

The representative of another Vergenoegen co-op society appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into ancestral land issues on Monday and alleged that businessman Shiraz Ali has been illegally occupying 600 acres of the society’s land along the East Bank Essequibo.

Commander of ‘C’ Division (East Coast of Demerara) Calvin Brutus will be proceeding on his annual leave from next week and Senior Superintendent Stephen Mansell will temporarily act in his capacity.

Floodlight Masters Sunday warmed up for the upcoming seventh annual Guyana Softball Cup tournament by winning Sunday’s four-team Jai Hind Cricket Club fund-raising softball tournament in Berbice.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Kieran Powell and Kyle Hope got into gear with half-centuries, as West Indies had to settle for a draw with Zimbabwe “A” in their three-day, tour match yesterday.

Franz Paul, the former cadet officer who was charged with shooting the then 15-year-old Alex Griffith in the mouth in 2014, yesterday called his final witness.

A Good Hope, East Coast Demerara family is offering a reward of $300,000 for any information that may lead to the recovery of their vehicle, which was taken during a carjacking last Thursday evening.

It was a disappointing day for team Guyana as the 2017 Indoor Pan American Cup continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

Gold is Money will oppose Future Stars in the inaugural Street Vibes Entertainment Futsal Championship grand finale today following semi-final wins over Sparta Boss and Back Circle respectively on Monday.

The High Court on Friday ruled that the length of time the state took to try former accused, Basil Morgan for the 2009 murder of Woodette Roberts, breached his rights to a fair trial within reasonable time.

Santos hammered Northern Rangers 3-0, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), 2017/2018 Premier League continued on Monday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Dear Editor, Red Thread is in solidarity with the women, children and men who are squatting in Sophia.

President David Granger has charged the Ministry of Communities to encourage the 10 Regional Administrations to work with the Hindu community and other social organisations to host important cultural and religious observances such as Diwali, a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency said last evening. 

ST JOHNS, Antigua, CMC – Britney Cooper is set to make her return to the international stage when West Indies Women face Sri Lanka Women in three Twenty20 Internationals this week here.

Dear Editor, I was invited to be part of a discussion on sugar on Monday evening.

Two friends were yesterday remanded to prison on firearm and ammunition charges.

i The report in Stabroek News of October 16 suggests that the authorities are bent on rewriting history by persisting with erecting the Monument generously donated by the Indian Government at Palmyra as opposed to Highbury, which is unquestionably the actual site where our forefathers from India first arrived in the then British Guiana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators yesterday announced a bipartisan breakthrough to shore up Obamacare for two years by reviving federal subsidies for health insurers that President Donald Trump planned to scrap, and the president voiced support for the deal.

FLORENCE HALL, Jamaica,  CMC – Sunil Ambris said he was preparing hard to follow up with a second hundred when West Indies “A” face Sri Lanka “A” in the second “Test”, starting tomorrow at the Trelawny Multiplex.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Though Mexico’s outside hitter Samantha Bricio was acclaimed the Most Valuable Player, Trinidad & Tobago collected the lion’s share of the awards at the conclusion of the NORCECA Group C Women’s World Championship qualifying tournament on Sunday.

A cash-strapped city council is looking at the possibilities of requesting a loan from Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited to fund capital projects in the city.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Former captain Brendan Taylor and all-rounder Kyle Jarvis have been recalled, boosting Zimbabwe for their two-Test series against West Indies, starting on Saturday at the Queen’s Sports Club here.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – The son of Malta’s best-known investigative journalist said yesterday his mother had been killed by a car bomb because of her work exposing political corruption, as hundreds of people demonstrated to demand justice after her death.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), through reports appearing in several sections of the media, has taken note of the reported comments and statements made by officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) on October 13, 2017.

Public Health and veterinary officials from fifteen Caricom countries are receiving food safety training at the Joint FAO/Switzerland Caribbean Food Safety Capacity Building Workshop on Foods of Animal Origin which is underway at the CoCo Palm Resort in Rodney Bay, St.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – All-rounder Robbie Frylinck has been handed a first call-up to South Africa’s Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh next week.

SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday blocked President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose restrictions on citizens from several countries entering the United States, which would have taken effect this week.

The first group of Early Childhood/Day Care centres was officially licensed by the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) in East Berbice-Corentyne on Monday, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Those unfortunate readers who have been subjected to my attempts to make the case for the three formats of the game as being in its best interest, and therefore deserving of the administrative support of the ICC and individual cricket boards without invidious comparisons, may find my submissions less annoying by virtue of their endorsement by none other than the head of Microsoft, Satya Nadella.

The expansion of the Mazaruni Prison is closer to realisation as bids are currently being invited for eligible contractors to undertake the project, the Department of Public Information said.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Danushka Gunathilaka’s ban from six limited-overs matches for misconduct during the home series against India has been cut by half following an appeal by the Sri Lankan all-rounder, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

YANGON,  (Reuters) – China has agreed take a 70 percent stake in a strategically important sea port in Myanmar, at the lower end of a proposed range amid local concerns about Beijing’s growing economic clout in the country, a senior government official said.

This weekend the Bahá’ís across Guyana and around the world will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh.

Dear Editor, The Commissioner of Police (ag) recently removed police officers from the Mabaruma police station for lack of professionalism.

(Reuters) – Middlesex will be relegated from the County Championship First Division after losing their appeal against a points deduction in a match, the England and Wales Cricket Board said  yesterday.

City Hall’s new metered parking renegotiation committee now has two non-council members.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump’s pick for drug czar withdrew yesterday after reports he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government’s ability to crack down on opioid makers flooding the market with the addictive painkillers.

Dear Editor, Thank you for posting my last letter concerning an application for approval to build a storage bond in the community of Bachelor’s Adventure, lower East Coast.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top U.S. and Canadian and trade officials yesterday accused each other of sabotaging efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, even as they and Mexico agreed to extend talks into the first quarter of 2018.

Dear Editor, While I extend my sympathy to the family and relatives of the five who died in the recent Corentyne vehicles’ collision, I think of us, the West Bank Demerarians, who daily have to travel on the West Demerara Public Road with its wide distribution of potholes, especially from La Grange to Patentia.

MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – Medics who rushed to help victims of a huge bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed more than 300 people say the country’s threadbare emergency services have been pushed beyond their limit.

Over the last month President Trump has been very critical of the National Football League (NFL) and its players for kneeling during the playing of the American national anthem before the start of games.

Arguably the most important achievement of the PNC in its 60 years of existence was its dismissal of  the PPP/C from government in 2015, and the most important day in the history of the PPP was its removal of the PNC from government on 5th October 1992.

Schoolchildren from Bartica and surrounding areas, participated in the national launch of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination campaign on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Even as two companies have been procured to commence clean-up operations after a massive oil spill in Chaguaramas on Saturday, the spill is said to be quickly spreading southeast in the Gulf-of-Paria, already reaching Cocorite.