Daily Archive: Thursday, November 9, 2017

             Four of Guyana’s eight-member contingent arrived in Barbados yesterday to represent the Golden Arrowhead at the 2017 Darcy Beckles Classic. The

In Berbice for two school graduations today, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo faced protests by PPP/C protesters over the unilateral selection of a Chairman for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has been “hijacked” by the pro-PNC faction in its executive, according to political analyst, Dr Henry Jeffrey.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Maraval man appeared in court yesterday charged with murder and kidnapping.

As the police continue to probe the circumstances under which secondary school teacher Kescia Branche met her demise, four police ranks have now been detained, two of whom are suspected to have played an integral role in commissioning the crime.

An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances that caused Police Constable Clement Cockfield to shoot his fiancée and fellow officer Shanice Fraser on Tuesday evening, before turning the gun on himself.

Western missions here will help to set up meetings in their respective capitals for the PPP/C to alert the international community about election rigging fears, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo announced yesterday while insisting that President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of Justice James Patterson as Gecom Chairman, is a departure from the Carter formula which both the PNC and the PPP had complied from the inception.

A 27-year-old mason was fatally stabbed yesterday afternoon after he intervened in an argument between two of his fellow villagers on Christiana Street, North Ruimveldt.

Movement of machines and equipment from sugar estates billed to be sold or privatized to others that are functional is likely to cause tensions between the Guyana Sugar Corporation and government holding company NICIL as both sides claim they control the assets.

Heightened demand from citizens for the release of the contract between government and ExxonMobil and answers to whether a US$20M signature bonus was paid here could see a faster release of information, Government’s Petroleum Advisor Jan Mangal says.

The construction of five apartment buildings in Region Nine was abandoned by the contractor after the Regional Administration paid in excess of $16 million for the project.

In keeping with the PPP decision not to accept a salary increase for its Members of Parliament (MPs), Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the additional money is being deposited into a bank account.

A city magistrate yesterday ruled that evidence presented by newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon, will remain on record, during the continuation of the trial of the men charged with dousing him with human faeces.

The Administration of the University of Guyana (UG) and the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement for a salary increase for the support staff at the university.

CARICOM’s trade ministers are to meet in George-town today and will consider several recommendations which will determine whether the sugar industry in the region has a future, according to expert on the Caribbean, David Jessop.

The 2017 edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships will usher in a new era of positive change.

In the wake of concerns about the state of the country’s economy, Opposition MP Irfaan Ali on Monday urged that a PPP/C motion on proposals to stimulate the economy and reduce poverty be debated ahead of the November 27 presentation of the 2018 budget.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes have been boosted by the return of three senior players as they prepare for their key battle against leaders Guyana Jaguars in the third round of the Regional Four-Day Championship which bowls off today.

Accused of stealing a gold chain valued at over $150,000, while armed with a gun, a taxi driver was yesterday remanded to prison.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Rookie Shimron Hetmyer continued to press his case for a return to the Test team, with another whirlwind hundred on the opening day of a two-tour day tour match against Northern Suburb Districts Invitational XI here yesterday.

On November 5th , while the police were conducting a raid, 22-year-old Marlon Smartt, who does not have a firearm licence, was allegedly found with a  .32 pistol and three .32 rounds of ammunition.

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain, Carlos Brathwaite, played only a minor role but it helped Khukna Titans deal Sylhet Sixers their first defeat of the Bangladesh Premier League with a six-wicket victory here yesterday.

Although its procurement practices have been the subject of recent concern, the Ministry of Public Health did not keep minutes of the Ministerial Tender Board meetings at which contracts were awarded.

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) recently installed 20 integrated 80W solar powered Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights in Agatash Village, Bartica.

(Reuters) – England paceman Stuart Broad said he wants to hit the pitch hard and extract extra bounce as he hopes to frustrate the Australia batsmen during the Ashes series which begins this month.

The quarter-final round of the ‘Turbo Energy Drink Football Championships’ has been rescheduled due to consistent rainfall which has inundated the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Two is calling on the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) to upgrade the Essequibo Coast Public Road which it says is continuing to suffer rapid deterioration.

The Education Ministry in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), officially launched the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project yesterday, in a collaboration meant to improve the delivery of Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) programmes locally.

A Canefield, East Canje goldsmith who was on trial at the Berbice High Court, was yesterday sentenced to 21 years after a mixed jury unanimously found him guilty of manslaughter.

A man was yesterday granted bail, after he was accused of breaking into a home and stealing over $500,000 worth of items.

18-year-old, Junior Lewis, was yesterday remanded to prison for two alleged robberies while armed with a cutlass.

Workers from the Rose Hall Estate yesterday made another plea to the government to reconsider its decision to close the estate in a few weeks.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua woke up yesterday to find himself more of a wanted man than ever in boxing’s entertaining new era of old-fashioned heavyweight hoopla and intrigue.

(BBC) Lewis Hamilton says he will not let the controversy over his tax affairs “distract” him as he heads into the final two races of this season.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Six-times champion Roger Federer was paired in the same group as German debutant Alexander Zverev for next week’s ATP Tour Finals when the draw was made in host city London yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Public Health in Guyana is on safe, strong ground in its programme to ensure that all girls and boys are immunized with the HPV vaccine.

(The Sports Xchange) – Harrison Barnes scored 31 points as the Dallas Mavericks, owners of the NBA’s worst record, upset the Washington Wizards 113-99 on Tuesday night.

Wayne Dover, Golden Jaguars Interim head-coach said yesterday that 15 foreign-based players will feature in the 18-man roster to battle FIFA 83rd ranked Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors on Tuesday.

Dear Editor,   It appears eminently appropriate that stakeholders, great and small (and any other size), should be concerned about the human resources employed by GECOM, in the hope, and indeed assurance , that the latter possess the relevant competence to discharge their assigned responsibilities in a neutrally professional manner.

Dear Editor, I wish to point out what appears to be a gross error in one of your editorials and what the possibility of its going unnoticed is saying about the reading classes of Guyanese.

TABATINGA, Brazil, (Reuters) – U.S. military personnel are taking part this week in the largest international army operation ever held deep in the Amazon jungle of northern Brazil, in a sign of closer U.S.-Brazil

First Lady,  Sandra Granger on Saturday encouraged children gathered on the lawns of State House, New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to stay in school and to pursue every opportunity to learn in order to fulfil their potential.

The semi-final round of the annual Hamilton Green Football Championship, resumes next Friday at the Victoria Community Centre ground.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – North Korea and trade will likely top the agenda when U.S.

Dear Editor, The Society of Marijuana Advocates for Reform and Treatment (SMART) wishes to thank CARICOM’s Regional Commission on Marijuana for organizing the public forum held on Monday November 06 at the St Stanislaus College in Georgetown.

West Demerara Football Association U17 team defeated the Berbice Football Association 1-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially staged their first round of Academy Training Centers (ATCs) matches last weekend at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Dear Editor, I congratulate the University of Guyana on the launch of the Psychology Programme.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.S. government made it tougher yesterday for Americans to visit Cuba and do business in the country, making good on a pledge by President Donald Trump to roll back his Democratic predecessor’s move toward warmer ties with Havana.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centres in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector.

The Guyana (GUY) men’s team crushed Guatemala (GUA) 4-0 while the Women’s unit battled to a scoreless draw against Jamaica (JAM), when the Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 hockey qualifiers continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the 2,000 students who will be graduating from the  University of Guyana this weekend with  Certificates, Diplomas  Degrees in Medicine and Law and (Masters) for a job well done.

Organizers of the ‘Race of Champions’ Horse Race meet are expecting a record breaking day on the track when the event is staged on December 3 at the Rising Sun Turf Club.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Police seized more than 12 tons of cocaine from Colombia’s top crime gang yesterday, the biggest haul ever in the nation’s long-running fight against drug trafficking, President Juan Manuel Santos said.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union is set to impose an arms embargo on Venezuela and will consider further sanctions in response to the political crisis in the South American country, two EU diplomats said.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies, spearheaded by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, captured Islamic State’s last stronghold in Syria on Wednesday, a commander in the alliance said, bringing the self-declared caliphate close to complete downfall.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Three UCLA men’s basketball players were arrested in China for shoplifting on Tuesday, media said, a day before U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The owner of a Port of Spain pharmacy appeared in court on Tuesday charged with five offences of grievous sexual assault.

Dear Editor, Mr. Jagdeo and the PPP have been making a lot of public noise recently as they try to capitalize on some of the coalition’s mishandling of a number of major issues. 

The early afternoon of Monday January 14, 1991 started like any routine assignment for us covering Parliament but by the end of the dramatic day, we would witness historic scenes of acerbic anger, unprecedented disorder and ugly uproar. 

Years ago, before the evolution of social media, people changed their names to fit in or to avoid drawing attention to themselves because it was unusual.

  Guyana was on Wednesday lauded for its seminal role in the evolution of the regional integration movement, as the country’s new Ambassador to CARICOM Charlene Phoenix (left) presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.