Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

CARICOM today condemned the use of force by the Israel Defence Force firing on largely unarmed Palestinians protesting along the Gaza-Israel border.

Jadoo Datt, 40,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a number of Conspiracy to Defraud matters committed on the Government of Guyana between December 2015 and April 2016.

(Trinidad Guardian) The murder of Navindra “Nari” Chatoor, owner of South’s popular burger joint Chatoor’s Burgers, has been described as a “hit” by police.

Ravikant Premcharan, the 23-year-old Surinamese policeman who was discovered dead in a vehicle in Paramaribo on Sunday, is suspected to have been killed in an act of revenge after the recent fatal attack on almost two dozen fishers off the coast of Suriname.

Mining camp owner George Arokium yesterday maintained his belief that it was unlikely that the Rondel ‘Fineman’ Rawlins gang killed eight miners, including his brother and son, at Lindo Creek in 2008, due to the level of security in the area at time.

Maurice Fernandes, 55, who was found guilty of fondling a nine-year-old girl, was yesterday sentenced to seven years in jail for the crime.

Maryann Daby, who police say attempted to murder a police constable and had possession of an unlicensed gun and ammunition, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison.

Guyana has asked the World Bank for US$1.7M of a US$20M loan it has accessed to set the foundation for its petroleum industry framework and to also study bringing natural gas onshore when oil production begins in 2020. 

A West Ruimveldt contractor was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly having a firearm and ammunition without a licence.

Petronella Hinds, the Guyanese woman who was found dead in St.

A 31-year-old mother of five was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with two counts of forgery.

A police rank attached to the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) was yesterday fined a total of $250,000 after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and other traffic offences.

Another Guyanese man  has been charged with cocaine possession and remanded to prison in St George’s, Grenada.

In what is being described as “historic” the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), has teamed up with promotional group Hits and Jams Entertainment to stage the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Group-E Qualifiers as part of the Guyana Carnival Celebrations.

A Mahaicony farmer was yesterday charged with the murder of Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) labourer Seon Waldron, who was discovered floating in the Mahaicony Creek last week.

An interim injunction was on Tuesday granted in the High Court to stop Attorney-at-Law Stephen Lewis from carrying out the functions of the Cricket Ombudsman.

Four men have been arrested as police continue to probe the murder of fruit vendor Fareez Yassem, who was fatally stabbed during an apparent robbery at his Mahaica home on Monday.

Counsel for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), who had requested that Dwane Williams, the alleged witness to the Lindo Creek murders, be called to testify, were yesterday blindsided by the news that he had already been privately interviewed by the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) investigating the killings.

(IPL) The Kolkata Knight Riders ended their home campaign in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 on a happy note when they defeated the Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in Match 49 yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will face Bangladesh in two Twenty20 Internationals on US soil during the home series in July, Cricket West Indies confirmed yesterday.

Quick thinking by public-spirited citizens last evening thwarted an attempt by a taxi driver to flee the scene after he had struck down an elderly woman on Regent Street.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell sees the upcoming charity match at Lord’s as an audition for next year’s Cricket World Cup tournament in England.

Residents of Roxanne Burnham Gardens are displeased with a decision made by the Mayor and City Council to allow the transformation of Council reserve land, at the entrance of the community, into a barbeque pit.

A half century from Joshua Blackman and a five-wicket haul from Troy Simpson enabled Hope Secondary School to book a spot in the Super 8s of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)/Devcon Construction/Lloyd Britton/Regional Executive Officer (REO) Region Four Inter-Secondary Schools Knockout Cricket Competition yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road.

Uraj Ramdin, the Lusignan mechanic who was shot by a home invader on Sunday night during a Mother’s Day celebration at his mother’s Mon Repos residence is currently hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Nine local players were shortlisted by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) as part of the 26-member provisional squad for the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Group-E Qualifiers, to be staged from May 23rd-27th.

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday donated new chrome-plated steel pan instruments to the boys of the St.

(Reuters) Kevin Durant poured in a team-high 37 points and Klay Thompson chipped in 28 as the Golden State Warriors claimed the opener of the Western Conference finals and snatched home-court advantage with a frenetic 119-106 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday at Toyota Center.

The Ministry of Public Health is still renting the controversial Sussex Street drug bond as it awaits the completion of a facility in Bartica to house a CT scan machine and the expansion of the Diamond, East Bank Demerara drug bond.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – It would be a major blow to Barcelona if Neymar moved from Paris St Germain to Real Madrid, the Brazil striker’s ex-team mate Lionel Messi said yesterday.

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of the Ministry of Public Health, Taramattie Persaud-Barker is retiring after having given 31 years of service to the nursing profession. She

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday threw into question an unprecedented summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S.

(Reuters) – U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips has brought new court actions to seize two cargoes of crude and fuel near a terminal operated by PDVSA subsidiary Citgo Petroleum in Aruba, the Aruban government confirmed yesterday.

Linden couple, Haslyn and Audrey Graham are lauding the Small Business Bureau (SBB) for coming to their rescue when an act of nature put their business on the brink of collapse last year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

(Reuters) – Belgian David Goffin was pushed to three sets by Marco Cecchinato in the second round of the Italian Open yesterday before bouncing back to beat the Italian wild card 5-7 6-2 6-2 on a rain-interrupted day in Rome.

LONDON/PARIS/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – They were supposed to be the toughest sanctions the United States had ever imposed on a Russian oligarch.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article in the Kaieteur News of Saturday, 12th of May, entitled, “PPP/C ‘gifted’ $$M tug and barge to Kwakwani supporter” – “We recovered the barge and leased it to the NDC” – Patterson.

Thirty-six companies yesterday tendered for the construction of La Parfaite Harmonie Police Station.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – After their former striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently ended speculation that he might play at the World Cup in Russia, Sweden coach Janne Andersson named a squad short on househould names but big on team spirit yesterday.

Two government ministries have teamed up to push for minimum international standards for health care and infrastructure for institutions offering services to Guyana’s elderly population.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – U.S.-based cereal maker Kellogg Co yesterday pulled out of Venezuela due to the country’s deep economic crisis, and an angry President Nicolas Maduro said its units would be taken over and given to workers.

Dear Editor, Less than two years ago our government deemed it necessary to ban the importation of vehicles older than eight years.

(Reuters) – The English and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) proposal for a new 100-ball competition was created to attract younger people to the sport, according to the organisation’s chairman Colin Graves.

Dear Editor, May 14, 2018, is a date that will go down in the history of the people of Palestine as another tragedy.

PAHOA, Hawaii, (Reuters) – Explosions intensified on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano yesterday, spewing ash and sparking a red alert for aviation for the first time since the latest eruption began 12 days ago.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Theodore “Tappa” Whitmore has signed a four-year deal with the Jamaica Football Federation, finally ending a fractious saga, which required the invention of government.

THE KERCH STRAIT,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, driving a truck, unveiled the auto section of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula yesterday, defying Ukraine which said the move showed cynical disregard for international law.

Although three men allegedly set alight two Enterprise, East Coast Demerara houses within hours last week, Divisional Commander Edmond Cooper says that the fires are not being investigated as arson.

(Reuters) The Phoenix Suns were awarded the No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA draft via the lottery held Tuesday in Chicago.

Dear Editor, The more I observe President David Granger, the more tantalizing he becomes; a more intriguing portrait of his figure emerges.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday reopened the Bonasika Police Outpost  (right bank of Essequibo River and around 10 miles above Parika) which was closed since 2008 due to its then inhabitable state.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British authorities could have wrongly deported up to 63 immigrants from the Caribbean, the new interior minister said yesterday in the latest revelation on the Windrush scandal that cost his predecessor her job.

Followers of local cricket are shaking their heads in disbelief once again, as the local ruling body, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), has conjured yet another Machiavellian manoeuvre. 

Apart from theatre intended to appease supporters of the coalition government, I am struggling to understand the case being made against former finance minister Ashni Singh and former head of NICIL Winston Brassington. 

Dear Editor, I am currently visiting Toronto where Local Government Elections are about to be held.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil firm PDVSA has bought nearly $440 million worth of foreign crude and shipped it directly to Cuba on friendly credit terms – and often at a loss, according to internal company documents reviewed by Reuters.