Daily Archive: Thursday, May 10, 2018

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today received a courtesy call from visiting Indian Minister Satyapal Singh at his residence.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska has handed back three private jets he was leasing because U.S.

Police are making stringent efforts to apprehend a male suspect known as `Cross Eye’ of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden who allegedly murdered 40-year-old taxi driver Claude `Sonno’ DeJonge of 915 South Amelia’s Ward, Linden early this morning at his (the deceased’s) reputed wife’s home, located at 1074 Cinderella City, Mackenzie, Linden.

(Trinidad Guardian) India High Commissioner to T&T Bishwadip Dey has embarked on a journey to discover T&T, not through the eyes of the young, but through the eyes of the elderly, those who witnessed the birth of this nation and contributed in their own way towards its development.

Eighteen men are now in police custody in Guyana and Suriname in connection with the brutal April 27th attack on fisherfolk in Surinamese waters which is now being treated as a reprisal crime by authorities in both countries.

One day after facing misconduct in public office charges, former Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington yesterday faced intensive grilling about 30 land sale transactions and after being fingerprinted, were released on $200, 000 station bail each.

An Albion cane-cutter died on Tuesday,  minutes after 7 pm along the Nigg Village Public Road, Corentyne, after he was struck by a motor car while reportedly attempting to cross the road.

Economic growth slowed in 2017, but became more broad-based, according to the Concluding Statement of the recent 2018 Article IV International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission here.

The possible purchase of Guyana’s gold and crude oil and India’s expertise in the rejuvenation of polluted waterways, were among areas discussed.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday made it clear that he will not be making any counterproposals to President David Granger in response to his rejection of the nominees to the top two judicial posts, noting that it is up to the President to sort out the impasse.

With a jury unable to arrive at a verdict in the case against him for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old boy, former Ministry of Public Health worker, Esan Abrams, now faces a possible retrial.

First Lady, Sandra Granger yesterday received a cheque for $636,000 from Minister of Education,  Nicolette Henry on behalf of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana.

The common law wife of Jermaine Langevine, proprietor of White Castle Fish Shop, which was gutted by fire in a suspected arson in April, was yesterday morning charged and granted bail.

Former Head of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Motie Dookie who is accused of smuggling 30 cases of whisky in December last year has since returned to duty and was posted to the Police ‘A’ Division where he is presently serving as the No. 2 Sub Divisional Officer.

In the backdrop of a raft of complaints from Guyanese fisherfolk working in Suriname, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will tomorrow inform the National Assembly that it intends to table a motion on the issue.

A taxi driver was arrested yesterday over Monday’s robbery during which $5M was snatched from the proprietor of Deokie Service Station (Rubis), Soesdyke and he has since admitted his involvement in the crime and led investigators to a quantity of the cash.

The ladies from the Ancient County recorded their fifth consecutive limited overs title after defeating Demerara by 51 runs yesterday in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior Inter-County tournament at the Lusignan Community Center Ground, East coast Demerara on Wednesday.

A labourer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of robbing a man he knows of a car valued at $2.2 million and other items.

Leading supplement and fitness products supplier, Fitness Express, has once again answered the call for the strength sport of Powerlifting.

Rishawn Pierre, the driver of the car that collided with a  lorry laden with lumber last Tuesday along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and placed on a total of $1M bail.

Malika Softleigh and Colin Denny, who were accused of trafficking ganja in three 100-pound gas cylinders, were yesterday freed of the charge after a city magistrate found no evidence against them.

The second evening of the Woodpecker Products junior national squash championships witnessed a few of the sport’s national junior players working their way to easy wins at the Georgetown Club courts.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell failed again as Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a catastrophic batting failure to crash to a 102-defeat to Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

The parents and sister of Rainella Benfield, the teenage girl who was found dead in the Triumph, East Coast Demerara cemetery last December, were yesterday released from police custody after being questioned over the weekend about the case.

With the  aim of improving energy efficiency and regulating the sector, CARICOM is in the process of developing a programme to phase out the use of incandescent bulbs, beginning as early as January 2019.

The nation’s premier wheelsmen will unchain their competitive juices this weekend for a three-stage road race to commemorate the 52nd Independence Anniversary.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain Carlos Brathwaite says he will continue to wait patiently for his opportunity despite failing to get a single match in the current Indian Premier League this season for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Dear Editor, The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) was established during the PPP/C administration.

A South Sophia mother of six was yesterday taken before a city magistrate for allegedly receiving a stolen SIM card.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, the Premier League club said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I support the Georgetown City Council’s tough decision to stop street vendors from blocking pavements, parapets and the entrances to homes and businesses in Alexander Street and anywhere else.

Journalists are without  media passes for this year according to the Guyana Press Association because it has had no formal response from the Department of Public Information (DPI) to its proposals for the GPA to issue the passes, GPA President Nazima Raghubir said on Monday.

LONDON, CMC – In-demand West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo will ply his trade for Middlesex in the upcoming England T20 Blast, the club announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noticed a series of write-ups in the dailies on Indian arrival day, which although admirable, have missed the narrative of the return of Indians to their homeland.

(Reuters) Kevin Durant had three hoops while teammate Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry added one apiece in a 10-point flurry that opened the second half and broke open a close game Tuesday night, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 113-104 triumph over the New Orleans Pelicans in Oakland, Calif.,

Special attention has been placed on the elimination of breeding sites, in and around the home, as activities have been undertaken by the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Public Health for Mosquito Awareness Week 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia’s general election, official results showed yesterday, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the prime minister’s office he occupied for 22 years.

The new board of the General Nurses Council of Guyana has been encouraged to “breathe new life into the council,” by Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence who welcomed the new body during yesterday’s installation ceremony.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Britain’s Kyle Edmund enjoyed one of the biggest triumphs of his career by defeating former world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the second round of the Madrid Open yesterday.

Dear Editor, I write to add some context to the matter on the issue between Mae’s school and some of its customers (parents).

JERSUSALEM/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Iranian forces in Syria shelled Israeli army outposts across the Syrian frontier overnight, Israel said, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli strikes in Syria since its civil war began in 2011.

(Trinidad Express) If she had to do it again, Sherry Goolcharan would take another bullet to save the life of her only son.

Dear Editor, With regards to your photos and commentaries on Indian Arrival Day, celebrated on May 5, should we celebrate the day?

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – North Korea released three American prisoners and handed them over to U.S.

(Reuters)– Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Italian Open, the organisers said yesterday, casting doubts over her participation in the French Open beginning later this month.

Dear Editor, The sight of Brassington and Singh in handcuffs on callous and unwarranted charges; has left me with a hollow and empty feeling.

In April last year, South African scientist Professor Tim Noakes was found not guilty of misconduct, by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, following a hearing after a report made against him in 2014 by then president of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, Claire Julsing-Strydom for advising a mother on Twitter to wean her child onto low-carb, high-fat foods.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Opposition politicians and many ordinary Argentines have been quick to criticize President Mauricio Macri’s decision to seek a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund but the gamble could pay off if he is able to avoid onerous terms.

WASHINGTON/PARIS, (Reuters) – Dismayed European allies sought yesterday to salvage the Iran nuclear deal and preserve their Iranian trade after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the landmark accord and ordered sanctions reimposed on Tehran.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has indicated, via a release that cricket action in the city has been stalled until further notice due to the ‘prevailing inclement weather.’

Paid just five rupees monthly, enterprising indentured Indians at Plantation Highbury still managed to accumulate significant savings by the end of 1840, through thrift, extra work, and early livestock investments.