Articles published on Saturday, May 5, 2018
Several retired policemen, including former Commissioner of Police, Floyd McDonald are being asked to make urgent contact with the Attorney General’s Chambers in connection with a case.
(Trinidad Guardian) It’s official – Rio Claro imam Nazim Mohammed has confirmed that his daughter Anisa Waheed Mohammed and two granddaughters have each been sentenced to 20 years in jail by Iraq’s courts for alleged association with the Islamic State (ISIS).
Sherwin Lovell, the fisherman rescued on Thursday, after being stranded at sea for six days following a pirate attack on his vessel, recalled jumping from the boat to preserve his life, and riding the tide to safety.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has been fined by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), for failing to meet six of its eight performance targets in 2017, including in the areas of power interruptions and system losses.
The murder charge against Debbie Hansraj, who was accused of fatally stabbing her brother, Vishal Hansraj, at Covent Garden last April, was yesterday discharged after a city magistrate upheld a no-case submission.
After weeks of delay the final of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Hand-In-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance 50-over Inter-County Under-19 tournament concluded with Berbice stamping their authority in a four wicket win over the Select Under-17s at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
The proposed Cybercrime Bill continues to come under attack with the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday declaring that the bill is “profoundly undemocratic” while the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has called on the government to rescind the “law of sedition” as contained in the bill and other parts of Guyanese law.
Having lost its bid to stay a multi-million dollar judgment against it, the New Building Society (NBS) will now have to pay over to Rodrigues Architects Limited the $15,897,625 and all accrued interest it owed for the construction of its North Road and Avenue of the Republic head office.
(IPL) The Mumbai Indians lifted from the floor of the VIVO IPL 2018 standings after they defeated Kings XI Punjab by six wickets at the Holkar Cricket Stadium last night.
The Mackenzie Bus Park Tarmac will provide the battleground, when defending champion Dave and Celina’s All-Stars oppose Silver Bullets tonight in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden championship.
A city magistrate yesterday found that a prima facie case has been made out against Colin Denny and Malika Softleigh, who are accused of cannabis possession.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has appointed Attorney-at-Law Stephen Lewis as the new Cricket Ombudsman.
Over 30 vendors who have been illegally plying their trade on Alexander Street were removed yesterday by the Mayor and City Council (MCC).
When the Bounty Farm 15s League continues today and tomorrow, Caribs, fresh from their demolition of Police Falcons last weekend, will look to continue their winnings ways.
The Local Government Commission (LGC) has approved Rose Hall’s Market Clerk to act as Town Clerk (TC) after the acting Town Clerk appointed by its council resigned.
Dear Editor, Carnage on our roads and life-long road injuries have reached epidemic proportions, leapfrogging all other diseases and murders!
ELDORET, Kenya, (Reuters) – The residents of Eldoret and Iten, considered Kenya’s home of distance running, are hurting following official confirmation that former Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop has tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO.
The family of Hardeo Beechan, the Guyanese fisherman who is feared dead after the second pirate attack on Wednesday, has decided to launch a search for him, in hopes that there is some chance he may still be alive.
Dear Editor, The sacred text Exodus 20:16 states, “You should not bear false witness or testimony against your neighbour.”
Despite the concerns raised by the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) more than a week ago, two senior judicial officers and two state prosecutors took part in a recently held two-day regional anti-money laundering workshop which was organized with input from the Guyana Government.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James delivered a masterclass on Thursday that left the dispirited Toronto Raptors wondering if there was anything they could do to slow down the game’s greatest player.
Several residents of Sebai, Eclipse Falls and Citrus Grove in Region One collected their birth certificates over the weekend, April 28-29; some, for the first time, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Dear Editor, It is a sad day when the many are stifled by the few.
(Reuters) – Caster Semenya put aside the controversy over a planned rule change in athletics regarding hyperandrogenism to win the women’s 1,500 metres and break her own South African record time at the Diamond League meeting in Doha yesterday.
BOA VISTA, Brazil, (Reuters) – The Brazilian Air Force has begun flying Venezuelans from a remote border region to elsewhere in Brazil, trying to defuse a humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of migrants flee an economic collapse in their country.
The last time The Scene spoke with Andrew ‘Drew Thoven’ King was four years ago.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia may still be dealing with the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal but World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten has no doubts they will bounce back and be challenging for one-day cricket’s most coveted trophy next year.
The sugar union GAWU on Wednesday told a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that decisions by the APNU+AFC government to miniaturise the sugar industry were made without any studies being done on the impact of this.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The Trump administration has drawn a hard line in trade talks with China, demanding a $200 billion cut in the Chinese trade surplus with the United States, sharply lower tariffs and advanced technology subsidies, people familiar with the talks said yesterday.
Dear Editor, As a result of the institution of criminal charges for Misconduct in Public Office against Dr.
Hi Everyone, Have you ever gone into a supermarket and picked up a pack of shredded vegetables, artfully arranged in a Styrofoam tray wrapped in cling wrap?
(Reuters) – Despite being saddled with a century-old curse, Justify will head to the starting gate for the 144th Kentucky Derby today as the favourite to claim the first jewel in American thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.
(Trinidad Express) Phillip Basant, the younger brother of Rachael Sukhdeo, has been shot dead.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Reuters) – A federal judge said Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not have “unfettered power” in probing ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, and accused Mueller of using criminal cases to pressure Trump’s allies to turn against him.
Continuing testimony in his suit against Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited for alleged breach of contract, Managing Director of Precision Woodworking Limited Ronald Bulkan says that though the bank knew of its proposal to settle outstanding debts, it nonetheless reneged on what had been agreed and he also referenced a mysterious deposit of $82m.
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a letter in the Stabroek News of May 2nd 2018 captioned `Clarifications needed on Cybercrime Bill’ by Mr.
Fashion is probably the truest reflection of our economic status. It is a common ground that no human being can deny being part of even if they are genuinely disinterested in it.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The chairman of Venezuela’s top bank Banesco yesterday condemned a 90-day state takeover and arrest of 11 executives as locals thronged cash machines and sped up transfers to other institutions.
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Fidel Edwards’s four-wicket haul proved key as Hampshire did well to restrict Nottinghamshire on the opening day of their Division One County Championship match here yesterday.
A vendor was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison for chopping his friend.
NEW YORK/TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The Trump administration said yesterday it will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras on Jan.
Dear Editor, The commemoration of Arrival Day on May 5th 2018 has arrived again and the wrecked Monument Site at Palmyra is a stark reminder and symbolical of what Indians and Guyanese as a whole have been relegated to by this Coalition Government in just 3 years.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, results yesterday showed, denting the opposition Labour Party’s hopes of a big win.
After months of searching, much deliberation and evaluation of more than 40 applicants, the Miss World Guyana organization has finally selected its top ten contestants, one of whom will have the opportunity of being crowned queen and representing Guyana at this year’s Miss World Competition in Sanya, China.
(Barbados Nation)The man charged with robbing and punching former Senator Maxine McClean was sentenced to a total of 26 months in prison yesterday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Sri Lanka are in danger of losing opener Dimuth Karunaratne for their three-Test tour of the Caribbean next month, after he fractured a finger in practice on Wednesday.
Dear Editor, There is a well-developed con game being played in Guyana; it is an enriching two-card farce, a two-faced deception.
A city constabulary officer on Thursday saved his one-year-old son from their burning house during a fire at Nabaclis on the East Coast of Demerara.
PAHOA, Hawaii, (Reuters) – GA series of fresh earthquakes yesterday, including a powerful magnitude 6.9, hit Hawaii’s Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing fountains of lava into residential areas and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
Our material possessions are often a large part of our happiness.
In a memorable passage, Emerson observes that: “An institution is the lengthened shadow of a man … and all history resolves itself very easily into the biography of a few stout and earnest persons.”
In the Wednesday, May 2, 2018 edition of Stabroek News on page 24 under the headline `Carib T20 bowls off this Sunday’ it was erroneously reported that “Ansa McAl through its Carib Beer brand has teamed up with the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB)…” Ansa has actually teamed up with the East Coast Cricket Committee.
President David Granger said that the designation of specific days to recognise the contributions of the various ethnic groups, is a celebration of the plural character of the Guyanese nation and is intended to foster the overall objective of social cohesion.
encounterOne of the oddest pieces I read this week about “Avengers: Infinity War” was that it was an example of experimental cinema instead of a blockbuster.
Dear Editor, The Guyana United Apostolic Mystical Council (GUAMC) is alarmed at the number of women murdered within recent times.
A man was yesterday brought before a city court for allegedly refusing to have his fingerprints taken by police.
(Trinidad Express) Homicide victim Bevan James may have been killed for his car.
Twenty-four mothers and their daughters will take the stage next Saturday to vie for three crowns in the three categories of the annual Mother and Daughter pageant to be held under the theme ‘Love Kaleidoscope’ at the National Cultural Centre.
