Articles published on Monday, April 16, 2018
President David Granger has started a process to identify which of the eight Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) will be his nominee for the post of substantive Police Commissioner, Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan confirmed today.
The Guyana Defence Force today said it has received correspondence from the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry, requesting that a number of ranks be made available to appear before the Commission.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Interior minister Amber Rudd apologised today to thousands of British residents who arrived from the Caribbean decades ago and are now being denied basic rights after being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday extolled the benefits of free trade among Commonwealth countries, seeking new sources of commerce as Britain looks to finalise divorce terms with its current biggest trading partner, the European Union.
The Petra Organization/Corona Futsal Championship match between Sparta Boss and Bent Street was abandoned Saturday night owing to several gunshots being discharged inside the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Former People’s Progressive Party/Civic government officials Winston Brassington and Dr Ashni Singh will not be returning to Guyana if a High Court challenge being pursued rules that the misconduct in public office charges against them are “not proper”, their attorney Anil Nandlall says.
One day after placing third on the inner circuit of the National Park, Hamzah Eastman took his talents to West Demerara yesterday and sprinted away with the spoils of the Powerade 46-mile road race.
Defending champions Demerara and arch-rivals Berbice were locked in a close tussle with Berbice ending day one of their Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 Inter-County three-day competition on 102-5, trailing Demerara by 46 runs at Lusignan, yesterday.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha is advertising that they are bringing Atif Aslam for a show in Guyana on May 1st.
A journalist has called attention to the questionable conduct of the first responders at the accident scene of cyclist Suresh Khellowan, who succumbed after crashing on the turn of the Russian Embassy, Kitty Byways early yesterday morning.
A Venezuelan national who came to Guyana almost one year ago as she fled the country’s economic and social decline is on a desperate humanitarian mission to help others who have sought refuge here.
Five wicket hauls from Joel Fortune and Joshua Jones saw Essequibo earning a lead of 148 heading into today’s final day of their second round clash against Select U-17 XI in the Guyana Cricket Board/Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Under-19 Inter-County tournament at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter in KN April 11, captioned ‘The green monsters must not be allowed to defile our citizens’.
Dear Editor, The Minister of Finance, Mr Winston Jordan has confirmed this week’s information that both he and I knew since the end of February 2018, ie that the Guyanese economy is in trouble.
Troy Doris’ golden leap on the penultimate day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia was a fitting finale for a Guyana team which had endured days without even coming remotely close to winning a medal.
Residents of Barama, Region One are bemoaning the three-month closure of the Yakishuri Aerodrome by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as the Barama River is dry and their access to health care and other services has been severely hindered.
The US$200,000 bond lodged by the defunct Dynamic Airways cannot cover all the costs incurred in paying out refunds for the 609 passengers who were affected when the air carrier ground to a halt last year.
Dear Editor, I was most appalled to read a letter written by Mr Julius Williams published in the Guyana Chronicle on April 14, under the headline ‘Education Ministry should re-tender those bids’.
Guyana’s Miguel Wong, for the second day running, failed to get past Jordanian Khaled Khader in the qualifiers of the Youth Olympics which was played in Paraguay over the weekend.
Mocha Champs and Kuru-Kururu secured lopsided wins when the Frank Watson Memorial U15 Football League continued yesterday at the Timehri Ground.
Dear Editor, I refer to Frederick Kissoon’s letter published in Stabroek News, April 13, under the caption ‘Ogunseye had problems with Roopnaraine’s political culture.’
The Health Authority in Region Six has launched an investigation after a Corentyne resident who was diagnosed with wind pain at the Port Mourant Hospital on April 8 had to undergo emergency intestinal surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital the following day.
Four months after a work accident caused him to lose both hands, mechanical engineering student Melroy Pyle is one step closer to reclaiming his independence, after receiving prostheses from an overseas company.
MOHALI, India, CMC – A typically explosive half-century from Chris Gayle topped an equally brutal innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to pave the way for a four-run victory for King’s XI Punjab over Chennai Super Kings in a tense finish to their Indian Premier League match yesterday.
Dear Editor, This is a continuation of my response to Rohit Kanhai’s very long letter about me (SN, April 13) Mr Kanhai rejected my assertion that he sees himself as the embodiment of Marxism.
MOSCOW/DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned yesterday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former FBI director James Comey said in an ABC News interview yesterday that U.S.
SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Four times world champion Lewis Hamilton set a Formula One record of 28 successive scoring finishes yesterday but was in no mood for celebrating.
The Attorney General’s Chambers has taken issue with the apparent failure by Chairman of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal Justice (retired) Nandram Kissoon to recuse himself from hearing a matter involving his niece, former Deputy Solicitor General Prithima Kissoon.
Dear Editor, It was the last man standing that just became king for Guyana at Australia’s Commonwealth Games 2018.
Dear Editor, Shocking! Of course it is! It is barbarous and utterly reprehensible.
(Reuters) Victor Oladipo scored 32 points, hitting 6 of 9 attempts from 3-point range, to power the Indiana Pacers to a 98-80 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers yesterday in Game 1 of an opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Seven of the ten men who were arrested in connection with the murder of a Dominican Republic miner, Pedro Pablo Rosario, in the Cuyuni have been released on bail by the police.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Days after a lawmaker from India’s ruling party was arrested in connection with a teenager’s rape, a sexual attack on an 11-year-old girl was reported yesterday in Gujarat, the latest in a string of cases that have sparked protests across the country.
A party of police from ‘F’ Division has been deployed to Quartz Stone backdam, Cuyuni, to probe a reported murder, Commander Kevin Adonis said last night.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Deadly slow-moving storms generated record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the U.S.
(Reuters) San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is not expected to return during the NBA playoffs, according to a report from Yahoo Sports yesterday.
Dear Editor, In keeping with the President’s mandate of going green, I’m in the process of building a green house.
LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ships carrying goods around the world produce more than 2 percent of the world’s climate-changing emissions – as much as Germany, the European Union says.
At a Madewini Campsite, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, 63 young people yesterday successfully completed 20 contact hours in the areas of Youth Leadership training, according to the Department of Public Information.
The essential fact is that this Committee is a Committee of the House responsible to the House as a whole, and is not a battleground for party faction….
GOLD COAST, Australia, (Reuters) – A diverse and contemporary ceremony of music, lights and dance with the words and imagery of indigenous Australia very much at its heart brought an end to the XXI Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco is the world’s most profitable oil company, Bloomberg reported on Friday, but its huge earnings and cash flows may still fail to justify its desired $2 trillion valuation.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines’ labour unions called for the youngest daughter of its chairman, a sister of the infamous ‘nut rage’ heiress, to step down from management after her alleged abusive behaviour against an advertising agency official caused public outrage.
It now seems clear that the APNU+AFC government has no intention of placing the US$18m signing bonus in the Consolidated Fund as required by Article 216 of the constitution.
Dear Editor, I thank Mr Ralph Ramkarran for his letter `Alexander further obfuscates Burnham’s history’ (SN, April 14) for providing a useful perspective on the antecedents to the formation of the People’s Progressive Party.
By Nikoli Attai Nikoli Attai is a PhD candidate in Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto.
This week, cricket enthusiasts of Berbice shared their views on the local cricket scene.
