Daily Archive: Monday, January 29, 2018

Articles published on Monday, January 29, 2018

The drugs in the back seat of the car (Police photo)

Cops intercept car with 22 lbs ganja

An intelligence-led operation on the West Coast of Berbice this morning by a party of police, commanded by a Senior Superintendent, has resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old driver of East Canje, Berbice with 9.07kilograms (22 pounds) of cannabis.

Prisons Commissioner Gerard Wilson

T&T prison officers stay off the job

(Trinidad Guardian) Prison officers fearing for their lives have started staying away from duty in the wake of the murder of their colleague Davendra Boodooram, who was killed after leaving work at the Port-of-Spain State Prison on Friday.

Joseph Harmon

Crime wave CoI to go ahead

Government has decided that there will be a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the deaths of hundreds of persons during the unprecedented six-year crime wave here from 2002 and the members of the commission will be named this week, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said.

City Mayor upbraids Minister Bulkan

Georgetown’s Mayor Patricia Chase-Green yesterday accused Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan of meddling in City Hall’s business and urged that he try to engage with her and the council more frequently before pronouncing on M&CC matters.

The oil find in Guyana is huge

Dear Editor, We don’t need to hear about the personal sacrifices of politicians during past political campaigns or the hardships of being a leader, especially when such inflated speech is used as a means to defend the worst contract ever agreed upon, if opportunity losses to Guyana are computed on a per capita basis in the Production Sharing Agreement between Guyana on one side and ExxonMobil, Hess, and  CNOOC on the other.

Gecom headquarters for expansion

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has plans to soon begin work to expand its Kingston, Georgetown headquarters to create a more comfortable working environment for staff, according to the entity’s Chairman Justice (retired) James Patterson.

 The case involving Dexter St Louis and Rheann Chung against the Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association could have major implications for Guyana.

St Louis/Chung’s challenge of the TTTTA

The decision by France-based semi-professional table tennis players Dexter St Louis and Rheann Chung to challenge their non-selection by the Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association (TTTTA) on the team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games has implications for the selection of athletes here in Guyana.

West Indies Under-19s celebrate another wicket as Sri Lanka A collapse late on in their run chase. (Photo courtesy ICC Media)

Windies miss out on silverware despite Athanaze hundred

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Left-hander Alick Athanaze struck his second hundred of the ICC Youth World Cup to set West Indies Under-19s up nicely but Sri Lanka Under-19s survived a late order wobble to snatch a nerve-jangling three-wicket win, in the Plate final here yesterday.

Did not attack GAWU

Dear Editor, I observe that my comments published in the Guyana Times last week, in which I stated that GAWU should not have agreed to partial severance to be paid to sugar workers, are being widely quoted by those who wish to convey the impression of a rift between the PPP and GAWU.

Ten dead as rival Yemenis battle for control of Aden

ADEN/MARIB, Yemen,  (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and about 100 others were wounded as southern Yemeni separatists fought government troops in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, local medics said, deepening a rift between forces that had been on the same side.

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president, Azim Bassarath.

Bassarath slams Cameron over selection comments

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief, Azim Bassarath, has blasted Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, over comments suggesting the board would be considering a policy to excude Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo from future selection.

Youth are already taking the lead

The Caribbean Voice The Caribbean Voice is a New York-based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998 While the Caribbean Voice (TCV) leaves the debate about youth leadership in politics to others, we must point out that on the social landscape young people are stepping up and making a significant difference.

Ingvar Kamprad

Swedish IKEA founder Kamprad dies at 91

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Billionaire IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, who turned a business he launched as a teenager into one of the world’s best known furniture brands, has died at the age of 91, the Swedish company said on Sunday.