Daily Archive: Saturday, December 23, 2017

(Trinidad Express) A woman and two men were found dead in a house near Jerningham Junction, Cunupia on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) A Central family is praying for a Christmas miracle as a mother of two has gone missing.

According to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the 2017 sugar production figure will not exceed 140,000 tonnes.

  The appointment of Trinidadian Larry Nath as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has been greeted by an investigation from the  Guyana Securities Council (GSC).

President David Granger, pursuant to powers under article 188(2) of the Constitution has granted Presidential Pardons to five women prisoners whom he considered fit and proper to receive such pardons.

A Corentyne farmer was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate Court and was slapped with eight charges related to the robbery of a supermarket in Number 68 Village, Corentyne, Berbice last Saturday evening.

Previously convicted drug trafficker, Dennis Jones was yesterday given a four-year prison sentence.

Tyrone Mortley, who in 2011 was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping a girl under the age of 15, had his sentence reduced by one year last Friday, after his appeal hearing came to an end.

A Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara (WCD) farmer and his wife were on Thursday afternoon attacked and robbed of $1M by two bandits on a CG motorcycle shortly after making a withdrawal at a bank.

Waneka Arrindell, who has served as Deputy Mayor of Linden for the past two years is the new Mayor-elect of the mining town.

Facing trial on new money laundering and drug trafficking charges in the US state of New Jersey, the Guyanese pilot whose plane was found to have a large amount of cash on board during a 2014 stop in Puerto Rico has won bail but has had to pledge two properties to secure it.

(ESPN) New Zealand last night trounced the West Indies by 204 runs with pacer Trent Boult grabbing seven wickets as the boys from the Caribbean wilted under the pressure of chasing the 325 put on by the Kiwis.

Construction of the Lombard Street site for the scanning of containers is moving apace through a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) between the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) Inc and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

Some heavy hitters headlined by the medal winning quartet at the recently concluded Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament in St Lucia are scheduled to showcase their talent on the Boxing Day ‘Sons of Champions’ card.

Coach of the successful national under–19 team, Julian Moore, has expressed his confidence in the five Guyanese selected on the young Windies team for the ICC under – 19 World Cup title defence in New Zealand, next year.

Bandits early yesterday morning invaded the Soesdyke/Linden Highway house of a businesswoman, where they bound her husband and son before escaping with almost $200,000 in cash and two cell phones.

Acting under Article 188 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Guyana, President David Granger has ordered the release of eight students from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) so that they can be re-integrated into their families, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

(Reuters) – India’s Rohit Sharma yesterday equalled the fastest century in Twenty20 International cricket from only 35 balls to set up the hosts’ massive 88-run victory against Sri Lanka and a series win with a match to spare in Indore.

(Reuters) – A New York jury yesterday found two former South American soccer officials guilty of taking bribes in exchange for the award of valuable marketing and media rights to international matches, the first trial verdicts in a U.S.

President David Granger yesterday asserted at a security forum in Brazil that natural disasters and humanitarian crises in small countries require as much attention as armed conflicts.

(Reuters) – U.S. broadcaster Dick Enberg, who charmed sports fans with his “Oh My!”

The Ministry of Natural Resources has signed a contract with a local consultancy firm to develop a Grievance and Redress Mechanism (GRM) under a project which aims to limit greenhouse gas emissions from forests.

The police have launched an investigation into Thursday evening’s attack on Yokohama Trading Manager, Deepak Balradj who was robbed of $1.4M in what is suspected to be an inside job.

Dear Editor, In the Sunday, December 17 edition of the Kaieteur News, an article was published titled ‘GRA fails to monitor extent of false reporting by local businesses.’

(Reuters) – Arsenal produced a stunning fightback after a woeful first-half display to overturn a two-goal deficit against Liverpool but were denied an improbable victory as Roberto Firmino salvaged a 3-3 draw for the visitors on Friday.

A bandit who disguised himself as a policeman and an accomplice attempted to rob a Goed Fortuin grocery shop on Thursday sometime around 7pm.

Dear Editor, I will admit that I was both shocked and angry on reading in the Kaieteur News of 19th December that the CEO of Giftland Mall intends to institute an entrance fee for those wanting to access the said mall during the Christmas celebration.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo returned to full training on Friday for the first time in a week, images from the club’s official media channel showed, indicating he would start today’s crunch game against Barcelona.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, December 20th, 2017, my niece was travelling to Georgetown on a minibus.

Girls dominated the “pitch it” competition of the recently concluded Youth Innovation Camp as they were able to secure most of the seed money made available to the teams who presented the best business proposals.

(Reuters) – Manchester United great Ryan Giggs said he advised the club to sign forwards Kylian Mbappe and Gabriel Jesus years ago when they were worth just 5 million pounds ($6.68 million).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has issued new guidelines for immigration judges that remove some instructions for how to protect unaccompanied juveniles appearing in their courtrooms.

Dear Editor, So pressure, even from senior officials seeking to enjoy fully the Season, has led to the curfew being relaxed for a period of time.

A Kumaka carpenter was yesterday granted bail over a ganja trafficking charge.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods said yesterday he has decided to end his working relationship with swing coach Chris Como, opting instead to fly solo in his latest comeback from injury.

Most creative careers from this era seem to come with an expiry date, now more than ever because we live and operate in a digital period and it has altered the way we view creativity. 

A driver was yesterday fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to a reckless driving charge in the vicinity of the President’s escort vehicle.

(Reuters) – Suspended England all-rounder Ben Stokes has ended his stint in New Zealand domestic cricket and is returning to the United Kingdom for “family reasons,” Canterbury said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force deserves our compliments for acting to ensure that Traffic Ranks are regularly posted in the South Turkeyen area.

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL,  (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea yesterday for its Nov.

Actress Simone Persaud is known for her comedic roles and even more so she’s famous on the Merundoi Radio Serial where she plays Sister Patsy.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said yesterday it had banned 11 Russian athletes for life after they committed doping offences at the 2014 Sochi winter games.

NEW YORK/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bitcoin plunged by 30 percent to below $12,000 yesterday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency after its sharp rise to a peak close to $20,000 prompted warnings by experts of a bubble.

With a mission to be the best place for wine enthusiasts to purchase wine in Georgetown, “Wine Days” has big plans for wine importation and distribution in Guyana.

Dear Editor, My heart was delighted when I read a report in the daily newspapers that public-spirited residents of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara had pursued, captured and detained one of the bandits who attacked and robbed the daughter of a parliamentarian.

WASHINGTON/TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – The United States on Friday backed the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez despite widespread misgivings about the vote count, prompting the opposition candidate to describe his bid for the presidency as a “lost cause.”

PAARL, South Africa, (Reuters) – Coach Heath Streak knows all too well the challenges Zimbabwe cricket faces, but believes the surprise return of experienced players and the shedding of an underdog mentality has been behind the team’s more competitive recent performances.

Author and founding Pastor of Maranatha Ministries International Inc Vanrick Beresford has over the past few months been putting together a manuscript that gives insight into the life of his beloved mother Sukhraji.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the position taken by the vast majority of countries, including Guyana, at the United Nations General Assembly by voting in support of a UN resolution not to recognize Jerusalem as the new capital of Israel and to consider any such unilateral action as null and void.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday said President Donald Trump’s hotly contested travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries should not be applied to people with strong U.S.

Hi Everyone, At this time of the year several people always say to me, “I’d love to come to your home one Christmas; I can just imagine the fancy things on your table.”

“Patti Cake$,” a 2017 film about an overweight white woman’s quest to become a rap star in the slums of New Jersey has garnered immediate comparisons to “Hustle & Flow” and “8 Mile”.

A woman’s purse was snatched. Stunned, she tearfully held her head as her cash, ATM cards and ID were in the hands of a thief, who ran through the unaware crowd too fast to be apprehended and too desperate to care about the devastating effects of his actions.

Dear Editor, Indo-Guyanese community leaders of greater Richmond Hill, in partnership with community organizations planned, organized, and hosted an entertainment, packed luncheon for seniors last Sunday at Villa Russo in the heart of Little Guyana.

At a glance, the UN vote to condemn the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel seemed to have almost as many interpretations as interpreters.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Thursday’s National Basketball Associa-tion games: Cavaliers 115, Bulls 112 LeBron James scored 34 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Chicago Bulls 115-112 on Thursday night.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski could end up the surprise winner of an attempt to oust him from power this week, after some opposition lawmakers broke ranks with party leaders to support him, opening a divide that might strengthen his hand.