Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Brenda Ferreira, the 26-year-old mother who is accused of fatally stabbing her three-year-old son over the weekend was today arraigned over his murder and is due to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

(Trinidad Guardian) With $8 billion in losses in the past five years and a bullet payment of US$850 million due in 2019, Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet says terminating its Refining and Marketing operations and retrenching 1700 permanent and casual employees was the only way to save the company after 100 years of operations in the industry.

Assistant Commissioner Nigel Hoppie is tipped to be President David Granger’s choice for Commissioner of Police, sources say, with Assistant Commissioners Maxine Graham, Paul Williams, Lyndon Alves and Leslie James to serve as Deputy Commissioners.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has laid the blame for the current strike squarely at the feet of President David Granger, who it says has refused to act on the recommendations from a joint task force he set up last October to resolve the dispute over teachers’ wages and conditions of service.

Brenda Ferreira, the 26-year-old mother who police say admitted to fatally stabbing her three-year-old son at their Foulis, Enmore, East Coast Demerara home on Saturday, was yesterday charged by police with murder and is scheduled to appear in court today for her formal arraignment.

After months of pressure, Attorney General Basil Williams has finally issued an order to operationalise the Judicial Review Act (JRA) in compliance with a months-old court order.

The newly-established Department of Energy has appointed Australian Matthew Wilks, an oil and gas business developer and negotiator with 32 years of experience in the sector, as an adviser.

The lifeless body of an Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) pensioner was discovered in his yard on Monday evening.

In keeping with her vision to deliver quality, and to provide easy access to dental care in Guyana, Dr.

Political analyst and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) executive Dr. David Hinds believes that the recent criticisms of his writings by President David Granger were in reaction to the push back against the Head of State’s rebuke of African Guyanese. 

Imran Tahir’s four-wicket burst and Sohail Tanvir’s late fireworks with the bat saw Guyana Amazon Warriors to a thrilling four-wicket Caribbean Premier League (CPL) victory over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park.

The recent fatal shooting of a Bourda Market vendor during a robbery has resulted in vendors hiring private security for their protection, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green announced on Monday.

A US$250,000 project was yesterday launched to harmonise the forest and land information systems of the  Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – “When a player reveals they are reading more, and that they are committed to self-motivation training and you have seen improved performances, that tells you that some our players are committing themselves to playing the best cricket for West Indies.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Test batsman Sunil Ambris has been named in a 14-man West Indies B squad which will turn out in the Cricket Canada Summerfest starting in Toronto today.

A man was yesterday charged with the rape of two women during attacks on the Essequibo Coast.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge says the records of the ministry do not show any significant number of infringements by remigrants in relation to their concessions either by complaints or action by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the institution which grants the concessions.

Heading into the final round of the Cricket West Indies Regional 50-overs tournament in St.

Following four nights of thrilling action, Uprising, the lone hope of the East Coast Demerara district, face an uphill task in their pursuit of the Guinness Cage Streetball Championship on Friday at the Haslington Market Tarmac.

Some legal minds are of the firm belief that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should appeal the recent dismissal of 24 charges of larceny by a public officer that were laid against former Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, while questioning why a technicality that rendered the charges against the former bad in law was not detected during the two years the matter engaged the court’s attention.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) will have an additional generator in place by the end of September to meet electricity demands on the Essequibo Coast, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

A Corentyne man who was sentenced to death in 2011 for the murder of his stepfather, after which the conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal in July, was on Monday sentenced to 26 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

 The CAREBACO Regional junior age group championships currently underway in Suriname saw Priyanna Ramdhani being the only Guyanese to secure a win so far at the Ring Sports Center, Paramaribo Suriname as she advanced to three semi-final.

ASABA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – African sprint queen Marie-Josee Ta Lou believes the era of Jamaican and American women dominating track and fields shortest events is coming to an end.

The Guyana Power and Light yesterday received multi-million dollar bids from companies to undertake rehabilitation work on their medium and low voltage distribution network.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia has reviewed spot-fixing allegations against their players contained in a new documentary on corruption in the sport and has not found any evidence to support them, the body’s chief executive James Sutherland said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Over the past three years there have been lots of writings and discussions on 50 plus forensic audits which were done by reputable Accounting/Auditing Firms and Individual Auditors.

Munir Amin, the block maker who was seriously injured following a suspected hit and run accident last Monday, remains hospitalised in a city hospital and the police have not made any arrest in the matter.

(Trinidad Express) It’s official. Petrotrin’s refinery is to close. And 2,600 workers will be impacted.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to the editorial in the Tuesday, August 28, 2018 edition of Stabroek News titled `Minibus service standards should be set and regulated by the authorities.’

(Reuters) – England’s Jonny Bairstow is desperate to keep his place as wicketkeeper for the fourth test against India despite fracturing his middle finger at Trent Bridge last week.

The Guyana Football Federation still owe monies to the players who took part in a one-off football match in Indonesia in November of last year, a match the Indonesia team won 2-1.

Ovid Isaacs, a burglar who stole beverages from a city shop and then returned as the owner was reviewing the security camera footage, was yesterday fined $30,000. 

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalated yesterday.

Dear Editor, I note Earl John’s excellent, excellent contribution in Stabroek News of Tuesday, August 28, 2018: `Teachers wage dispute should move directly to arbitration.’

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Tickets for November’s ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup went on sale Monday, with organisers hoping for a strong response to relatively cheap prices.

(Reuters) – A liberal Democrat backed by Senator Bernie Sanders pulled off an upset in the Democratic primary for Florida governor yesterday, setting up a November showdown with a Republican backed by President Donald Trump.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams took the first cautious step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-0 first-round win over Magda Linette on Monday as an excited U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding “fair media” coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.

The Supply Health centre project on the East Bank of Demerara has been halted after the Regional Executive Officer of Region Four, Pauline Lucas raised serious concerns over the quality of construction.

Dear Editor, The recent visit by a group of US Congressmen to our country is instructive.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ronsford Beaton’s career was handed a huge boost yesterday when the International Cricket Council cleared him to resume bowling in international cricket.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani’s explanations for economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic faction is losing sway to hardline rivals as new U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Government will suffer political death for blessing the decision by Petrotrin’s Board to close the company’s refinery operations and send home workers.

Dear Editor, “It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men.

Historically, never mind the lip service paid to it, local democratic elections have been a rarity in Guyana: 1959 then 1970, 1994 and finally 2016.

Monedderlust FC crushed Heart of Oaks 5-3, when the Berbice Leg of the Frank Watson Memorial U15 Football League continued on Sunday at Esplanade Park, NA.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s electoral court threw out a complaint by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that television networks were not covering his campaign in their newscasts, even though he is a candidate in the October presidential race.

The hustle and bustle of back-to-school shopping for the September term is gathering momentum and the converging streets and the never ending flow of traffic amidst the penetrating hum, appear to be a kaleidoscope  of colours  and a ball of bursting energy loosely rolled together  and splattered on to a canvas of shimmering asphalt.

(Trinidad Express) Three men were killed in Arouca on Monday night. 

Banks DIH Limited on Saturday presented bursaries to 25 children of employees and shareholders who were successful at the 2018 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

Dear Editor, In a letter published in SN on August 24, ACDA is supporting Professor Clive Thomas’s proposal for cash handouts from the expected windfall from oil revenues.