Daily Archive: Saturday, February 9, 2019

GuyOil today objected to a report in the Guyana Times about the quality of its fuel.

The Guyana Association of Bankers Inc  (GABI) today strongly objected to a claim by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that its members owe $4b in taxes.

(Trinidad Guardian) A so­cial me­dia post deemed racist, which was made by a To­ba­go-based fe­male po­lice of­fi­cer, has been re­ferred to Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith.

(Trinidad Guardian) The State has been or­dered to pay over $280,000 in com­pen­sa­tion to a woman and her two teenage sons who were wrong­ful­ly de­tained by po­lice dur­ing a rou­tine traf­fic stop.

(Jamaica Observer) SUZZETT Whyte, the mother of the baby who was snatched from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) had been harbouring hatred towards the woman who took her child a month ago.

(Trinidad Express) A fight between a woman and two teenage girls which was filmed and later went viral may have caused her murder.

Ruling out the holding of general elections by the constitutional deadline, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield maintained yesterday that July is the soonest that general elections can be held once the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) gives the approval for the start of preparations.

Guyana Jaguars closed day two trailing Jamaica Scorpions by 155 runs with five wickets intact in   their seventh round clash of the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships at Providence yesterday.

Blue Thunder recently won the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Inter-Organisation teams tournament held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Homestretch Avenue. 

Anil Nandlall, the attorney for Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday urged the Court of Appeal to expedite the hearing of the appeals that were filed challenging the rulings of Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC regarding the controversial December 21st passage of a no-confidence motion against the government.

Saying that only a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly can extend the March 21st constitutional deadline for the holding of general elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday maintained that the David Granger-led APNU+AFC administration is defying the High Court by not announcing a date for elections.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will stage its fourth development meet of the 2019 season today at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Berbice defeated the Select U19 by nine wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method while Demerara registered a six-wicket win over Essequibo Thursday in the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Female Inter-County T20 tournament at Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road.

Rodrick Thomas, a security guard who is one of the two men held in connection with the fatal shooting of taxi driver Kelvin Walters, was yesterday charged with murder.

East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Executive Member, Clive Matthews, has passed away following a brief period of illness.

Following two unpredictable and exciting nights of action, the 2nd Annual Magnum Mash Cup Futsal Championship continues tonight at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with pivotal group matches.

Following bomb threats that forced the cancellation of classes at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG), the police have detained a female student for questioning and she has since denied responsibility.

Chartered accountant Christopher Ram yesterday said that new restricted tendering thresholds unveiled by the government are illegal as they usurp authority that is now ensconced in the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

(Trinidad Guardian) An Asian mafia con­nec­tion is fu­elling the mul­ti-mil­lion dol­lar world of sex slaves in Trinidad and To­ba­go, in­tel­li­gence sources close to the in­ves­ti­ga­tion have re­vealed to Guardian Me­dia.

At Windsor Park in Dominica, Alick Athanaze struck his third first class half-century as Windward Islands Volcanoes, responding to Leeward Islands Hurricanes’ 271, reached 225 for seven at the close of yesterday’s second day.

Diplomats and Ministry of the Presidency staff are among the latest public officials identified by the Integrity Commission as those who have failed to declare their assets and liabilities in keeping with the law but it remains unclear when legal action will be taken against anyone already in breach.

Banks DIH Limited yesterday welcomed the UniCarriers Forklift brand to Guyana as it launched a local dealership just opposite its Thirst Park headquarters at Ruimveldt.

he 7th edition of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship, commences today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue with three slated group matches.

The National Working Group on the Minamata Convention on mercury reconvened yesterday and Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Sydney Allicock said its reconstitution presents real hope for the total phase-out of mercury in local mining.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A series that began shrouded in uncertainty and contention now stands on the brink of becoming a watershed moment in West Indies cricket, as the reinvigorated home side chase their first whitewash of England in 33 years, when the final Test bowls off here today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ashley Nurse smashed an unbeaten half-century to rescue Barbados Pride but Trinidad and Tobago Red Force still held the advantage at the close on day two of their seventh round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

Three Chinese nationals recently arrested for illegal entry are wanted for murder in Brazil and China.

LONDON,  CMC – Charismatic West Indies Test and one-day captain Jason Holder will turn out for English county Northamptonshire in several matches of the upcoming campaign, the east Midlands club announced yesterday.

For a long time, while growing up in his hometown Bartica, Mikel Andrews was fascinated with the art of dance but settled for watching it on his television, as he did not have the courage to get involved.

A taxi driver and his teenage co-defendant were yesterday both given jail sentences and fined $6.3 million each after they were found guilty of trafficking 26 pounds of cannabis.

Dear Editor, Today marks eighty-seven days since the PPP/C tabled its No Confidence Motion and fifty days since it was passed, the Government defeated, Cabinet including the President ceased to exist, and the imposition of a ninety days deadline for the Government to hold fresh elections, unless extended by a two-thirds vote of the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority notes the concerns recently expressed by Mr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela’s military urging them to abandon President Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on him, a senior White House official said.

You might call it Great Cake, Black Cake, Christmas Cake, Rum-fruit Cake – whatever you like, many folks believe that without this cake, there is no Christmas.

A city magistrate yesterday remanded a vendor, who was charged with having a large amount of cannabis in his possession after his mother reported him to the police.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – The highly touted West Indies triumvirate of Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard all failed when it mattered most, as opener Tamim Iqbal’s splendid unbeaten hundred propelled Comilla Victorians to the Bangladesh Premier League title, upsetting heavily favoured Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs in yesterday’s final.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker snapped back yesterday at newly emboldened Democrats in Congress who are pushing for information on the special counsel’s Russia probe as they try to put President Donald Trump’s administration under greater scrutiny.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – A former Miss Costa Rica beauty queen has filed a formal complaint saying the country’s ex-president, Oscar Arias, sexually assaulted her in 2015, adding to a growing number of women lodging accusations against the renowned statesman.

A fraud accused is now on $100,000 bail after denying that he acquired more than $2 million in phone cards by claiming that they were intended for Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence.

(Reuters) – Stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma cracked a blistering half-century as India outclassed New Zealand by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 international yesterday and levelled the three-match series at 1-1.

Dear Editor, I am puzzled by a “handed-down” decision by GTT and have tried to obtain, in vain, from GTT, a rational explanation for the following situation.

Luxury has a different meaning for everyone. For some it could be reflected in the types of purchases made and for others it could mean living completely organic lives.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British actor Albert Finney, who rose to fame on a post-war wave of gritty, working-class dramas and became an Oscar-nominated international star, has died at the age of 82.

An adjournment was granted on Wednesday in the proceedings against former PPP/C Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali, who is facing 19 charges of conspiracy to defraud by common law, pending the outcome of a stay application in the High Court.

Guyanese artiste Samuel Medas was Sunday night awarded Best Regional Artiste of 2018 at the Gospel Music Awards of Trinidad and Tobago (GMATT).

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday participated in the official ground-breaking ceremony for the US$250-million ($34-billion), 1,000-room H10 Ocean Coral Spring now under construction in Trelawny.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed as an assistant coach of Australia’s men’s team for the 50-over World Cup in England later this year, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am sad to learn of Ron Savory’s death.

(Jamaica Gleaner) ADS Global Limited, the company that operated Fly Jamaica’s call centre five years ago, is appealing the US$4.2 million awarded to the airline in December for breach of contract.

In my life, I have looked at my mother as a tower of strength because she survived losing a child.

The title of the thriller/psychodrama/melodrama “Serenity” is a misnomer. The film justifies the title because Serenity is the name of a boat where a great deal of the film’s action is set.

Dear Editor, I am one of the many residents of Region #10 who travelled from Aroaima, Kwakwani, Ituni, Rockstone, Linden and other areas too numerous to mention to attend the opening of the Region #3 People’s National Congress-Reform office at Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast of Demerara.

Paul George scored 27 points, and Russell Westbrook recorded his eighth consecutive triple-double as the host Oklahoma City Thunder overwhelmed the Memphis Grizzlies in the second half en route to a 117-95 win Thursday.

Almost three days after they fell into the Essequibo River, the bodies of two farmers were recovered yesterday morning.

Earlier this week, while promoting his new movie, the Irish actor Liam Neeson shared a personal anecdote about revenge.

Reggae artiste Marlon Sansculotte, better known by his stage name Benji Diamond, who for many years has been performing alongside local artiste Gad I Kid is now making plans to go the journey in entertainment as a solo artiste leaning more towards a career in R&B.