Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Articles published on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Satesh Sookdeo

Foulis man charged with murdering son

Mohan Sookdeo, the 44-year-old man who is accused of fatally stabbing his son on Saturday evening at their Foulis, East Coast Demerara home was yesterday charged by the police with murder and is scheduled to make a court appearance today.

Omar Shariff

Ex-PS Omar Shariff regains passport for law studies in T&T

With former Ministry of the Presidency Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff being among the 25 Guyanese students granted a place this year to pursue studies at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago, a city court yesterday ordered the return of his passport to him but asked that he post $1 million bail to ensure his return for his trial.

 WARRIORS WIN! The Guyana Amazon Warriors celebrate after booking a place in their fourth CPL final.

Astonishing win!

Needing four runs from the last over, the fans at the Providence Stadium erupted as Sohail Tanvir launched a delivery from Dwayne Bravo into the Media Center down the ground for a six to book their spot in the final of the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League last night.

Member of Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago should be part of teachers arbitration tribunal

Dear Editor, From their respective pronouncements including in SN’s columns of September, 8 2018, there appear clear indications from both of the contending parties – Ministry of Education and Guyana Teachers’ Union  – of a hefty sense of relief – from a the recent confusion of (re)  negotiations, accompanied by anxious expectancy about Arbitration – a process with which the actual players may not be familiar.

Chairman of the GNBA, Leslie Sobers addressing the retreat (GNBA photo)

Broadcasting authority to promote innovation

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) will be focused on promoting innovation in the sector and empowering audiences   This is according to Chairman Leslie Sobers when he addressed a retreat at the Lake Mainstay Resort on August 31 to September 1st, according to a GNBA release.

Malcolm Ferreira

Mayor questions Ferreira’s interest in constituency

Councillor Malcolm Ferreira’s absence from the City Council’s statutory meetings over the past four months became the subject of Monday’s meeting after he informed the Mayor of his unavailability to attend meetings during what is expected to be the remainder of the current council’s life.

GTU was badly advised but all is not lost

Last week I argued that collective bargaining (CB) cannot increase teachers’ pay to the level they require to compensate for the historical and moral deficiencies they believe they have sustained and are still sustaining, and concluded that a good result for the teachers  can only be won where there exists ‘strong industrial action to induce in the government the political will to positively respond either before its final stage or during that stage by liberalizing the restrictive conditionalities of the arbitration terms of reference.’

Umpire’s decisions

Umpires and their decisions have been the topic of highly animated discussions of many sport fans as of late, especially those of international tennis and the Caribbean Premier League. 

Work proceeding on the base (DPI photo)

Palmyra monument works

Construction of the supporting infrastructure for the Indian Immigration Monument in Palmyra Village, Corentyne, Region Six has started and is progressing well.