Daily Archive: Saturday, June 16, 2018

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) has started the clean-up exercise at the residence at Fifth and Sixth Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where a resident had dug a well, resulting in an eruption of mud, water, methane gas and damage to several homes in the area.

Rehabilitation  works on the Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) road network have begun.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – At least seventeen people died at a Caracas club early on Saturday morning when a person activated a tear gas grenade inside, Venezuela’s interior minister Nestor Reverol said.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just two years ago, 12-year-old Nasia Roberts wasn’t sure she would ever walk again.

Impending restoration projects, which are being spearheaded by various Georgetown constituency councillors at a total cost of over $57 million, are expected to see residents of the beneficiary communities make up 50% of the work force.

Justice Jo-Ann Barlow yesterday dismissed a challenge filed on behalf of fugitive murder accused Troy Thomas to the jurisdiction of the magistracy to hear the proceedings initiated to extradite him to the United States.

Ryan Bannister, one of the three men caught red handed during an attempt to rob The Number One Supermarket at Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was yesterday sentenced to a total of seven years in jail after pleading guilty to armed robbery and weapons charges.

A suspected underground methane explosion, which plastered two Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara buildings with mud and left water gushing on Thursday afternoon, is being investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

As of February 18th, 2019, those wishing to manufacture or sell tobacco products in Guyana will be required to include graphic depictions of health warnings on the packaging.

City Hall has earned $320m in container fees between August of 2016 and March of this year but there is a view that this figure should have been higher.

Residents of Hauraruni, on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, yesterday appealed for an intervention by the relevant authorities to fix their access road, days after a fire service truck was unable to reach the village to put out an early morning fire that nearly razed its Multi-Complex Hall.

Husband and wife Nyron Thakurdyal and Vishwantie Ragnauth, who were on trial for the murder of Patentia miner Sunil Ramsundar, were yesterday both found guilty of the crime.

SOCHI, Russia,  (Reuters) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo lit up the World Cup in his own inimitable style yesterday, curling in a late free kick to complete a remarkable hat-trick and earn his team a 3-3 draw in an enthralling clash with neighbours Spain.

Three of the men held after Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) enforcement officers came under gunfire during anti-smuggling operation at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last week, were faced with charges on Thursday.

Belligerent batsman Chanderpaul Hemraj is setting his sights on a World Cup berth as he plans to stake his claim with an impressive showing for West Indies A in their tri-series against India and England Lions in the United Kingdom.

By Charwayne Walker It took 56 years for basketball fans in Guyana, formerly British Guiana to celebrate a series triumph in Bridgetown, Barbados.

A Jamaican court has ordered International Media Content Limited (IMCL), the parent company of regional sports broadcaster SportsMax, to fulfill an agreement it made with local cable provider E-Networks for the right to broadcast the FIFA World Cup now underway in Russia.

Dear Editor,  Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to respond to the article titled `Poor past …Alexander says Vishnu Persaud’s past performance sank him –Myers emerged the more qualified for top GECOM post’, which was published in the Guyana Chronicle June 14, 2018.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports yesterday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beijing immediately vowed to respond in kind.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Veteran left-hander Devon Smith hit a gritty half-century but rain overshadowed his efforts, allowing only 42.3 overs on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka here yesterday.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company were required to dole out over $24 million in credits and rebates last year after complaints against them were settled by the Complaints Division of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

Dear Editor, Recently the Traffic Department commenced placing drivers before the courts for trucking long lengths of piles.

ADEN, (Reuters) – Forces from an alliance of Arab states seized two entrances to the airport in Yemen’s main port city yesterday, in an offensive against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement that the United Nations fears could trigger a famine imperilling millions of lives.

A task force set up to examine the governance structure of the University Of Guyana (UG) has recommended that the membership of the university’s governing council be severely pared down and its functions restricted to policy formation so that the Vice-Chancellor (VC) can have greater autonomy in the day-to-day running of the institution.

At just 19 years old, former Queen’s College (QC) student Renuka Tewari has a knack for creating jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind works of art using some of the most unlikely items as raw material.

The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will be sending two teams to the New York Independence Cup where the Floodlight over 45 team will defend their title while Floodlights Legends will compete in the over 50 category for the first time.

Dear Editor, I am horrified at the extremely high incidence of murder of Guyanese women at the hands of their husbands or intimate partners.

Hi Everyone, There are many things that we can point to that make us different, and, there are many things that make us realize that we are not really that different, after all, we share the same values, uphold the same standards and strive for similar goals, and, we eat the same food.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors investigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen have extracted more than 700 pages of messages sent using encrypted programs like WhatsApp and Signal on phones seized from Cohen, according to a court filing yesterday.

Dear Editor, The new pump which will be constructed soon at Three Friends on the Essequibo Coast  by Doodnauth Samaroo Investment will  be a boost for drainage and irrigation between Affiance to Anna Regina.

Guyana and Cuba recommitted to enhance their relations through increased collaboration and cooperation in the fields of health, environmental conservation, disaster management and tourism, among others, during a meeting between President David Granger and Cuba’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogelio Sierra Diaz.

 Guyana men’s hockey team was defeated by their Trinidad and Tobago counterparts 0 – 2 in the opening of a series of CAC warmup games yesterday in the Twin Island Republic. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A judge yesterday sent longtime Republican political operator and businessman Paul Manafort to jail pending trial after a charge of witness tampering, the latest episode in a slow fall from grace of a man who was President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman in 2016.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Talks between the Nicaraguan government and local civil groups to end two months of political unrest hit a snag yesterday after the government dismissed calls for an international probe into violence during the protests that has left 170 people dead.

Dear Editor, “Who murdered Dr. Walter Rodney on June 13th, 1980?”

President’s College, Marian Academy and St. Joseph’s High secured hard-fought wins when the Youth Basketball Guyana ‘Regional Conference’ continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

I hate the word faux; especially when it comes before leather and fur.

Tirani Narine, a student of the Academy of Excellence, yesterday spelled his way to victory in finals of the National Library/Assuria Life annual Spelling Bee.

After the deferral of another slated hearing, Derwin Eastman and Jamenson Williams, the two former policemen charged with the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio, yesterday voiced their anger at not being able to have their day in court.

Fathers can expect to be entertained tomorrow evening when experienced dancer/choreographer Sandia Ramnarine and others take to the National Cultural Centre stage for the H&T Theatre Arts Group show, “Dedication to Daddy 2” under the theme ‘Picture Perfect’.

Dear Editor, A packed house at the Guyana High Commission on  Thursday – significantly the first anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy turned out to hear that great contemporary Guyanese David Lammy the MP for Tottenham and increasingly for the Caribbean speak eloquently on Grenfell-where he lost a close friend, the Windrush Generation debacle which showed the British Government in frankly a racist light, his ‘Guyaneseness’ (he is a joint passport holder and frequent visitor), his Christian Socialism and much more.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A year and a half in Venezuela’s feared prison system, deprived of food and water, caused opposition lawmaker Gilber Caro to lose 18 kg (40 lb), about a fifth of his body weight, he said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – A sizzling knock by Hayley Matthews led Barbados to their third victory in a row and condemned Trinidad & Tobago to second successive defeat in the CWI Women’s T20 Blaze here Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa plans to raise black ownership at permit-holding mining companies to 30 percent from 26 percent within five years, the latest draft of a hotly-contested new industry charter showed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Eid was happily celebrated by Guyanese Muslims across the New York metro area on Friday bringing the month-long fasting period (dawn to dusk) of Ramadan to a close.

In “Ocean’s Eight,” an octet of female grifters join together to pull off a major heist and it centres on jewellery and fashion?

It is too late for actions that could have prolonged or saved the life of Beyoncé Ross.

“Beautiful Day,” the song which created quite a stir a few years back is back in the limelight with the release of its video and is well on its way to creating waves again with the many good reviews since its release on YouTube.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment.

Two weeks ago, a New York Times op-ed by Anne Richard, a former assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration asked “Is the United States Losing Its Humanity?”

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – Dustin Johnson moved closer to a second U.S.

(Barbados Nation) The balance sheets of three of Canada’s leading commercial banks in Barbados may take a billion-dollar hit as a result of the suspension of loan payments to foreign lenders.

A hairdresser was yesterday charged with having possession of almost three pounds of cannabis found aboard a boat at the Bartica Stelling on Wednesday.

Scores of persons turned out for the third ‘Spanglish Night’ event on Tuesday which sought to foster better language practices and relations within the English and Spanish speaking communities.