Daily Archive: Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today said that it had been the victim of a cyber attack on February 6th and had also been issued a ransom demand which it rejected.

(Jamaica Observer) Florida-based, Jamaican-born entreprenuer Rishielle Giscombe-Smith is aiming to tap into the United States billion-dollar beauty industry with her app, Glamo.

Grenadian soca sensation Hollis “Mr Killa” Mapp’s 2019 release ‘Run With It’ has incited soca lovers at various Carnival fetes to pick up something and do exactly as the song says and ‘Run With It’.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba charged today that the United States was secretly moving special forces closer to Venezuela as part of a plan to intervene in the South American country using the pretext of a humanitarian crisis.

(Reuters) – West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel sought to clear the air over what he said to England captain Joe Root and extended an “unreserved apology” for his comments during the third test against England in St Lucia.

(Jamaica Observer) A suspect has been held in the investigation of the murder or Dr Lynvale Bloomfield, the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) parliamentarian who represented the Portland Eastern constituency.

The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana  yesterday said that neither appeals nor applications for orders act as a stay on the 90-day clock set in the constitution for general elections and it lamented that 54 days have elapsed without a date being set.

Over its four decades-long presence in Guyana, the European Union (EU) has provided over $20.1 billion (€85 million) in grant funding for the construction and rehabilitation of the country’s sea defence structures.

Amidst concerns that cabinet had been meeting in violation of the January 31 decision of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC, leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman yesterday clarified that ministers have been meeting as a group.

Kumey Bourne was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally beating his elderly father, Rickford Bourne, with an iron bar.

The body of a 52-year-old man was yesterday discovered at Grove, East Bank Demerara.

A Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara machine operator, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of re-migrant, Mohammed Shameem Hassan, who was fatally stabbed on Saturday evening during a drinking spree at his home.

(Trinidad Guardian) Af­ter be­ing kid­napped at sea and held cap­tive in a Venezue­lan for­est for over a month, 17-year-old Ken­rick Mor­gan has height­ened his am­bi­tion to join the Coast Guard so that he can pro­tect oth­ers from suf­fer­ing the same fate.

A motorcar yesterday morning caught fire at the corner of Oronoque and Charlotte streets.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine on Monday attempted to convince the council that his office should have control of the Public Relations department because he was “tired of going through several persons” when he requires coverage of the work he is doing.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is “pleading” with the “powers that be” to give the National Park Commission the green light to make the Rugby field suitable once again for play and practice.

The attorneys for the parties involved in the two appeals filed by Attorney General Basil Williams SC in response to Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire’s decisions on the December 21, 2018  no confidence motion, will meet tomorrow with staff of the Guyana Court of Appeal.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies speedster Shannon Gabriel has been controversially slapped with a four-match One-Day International ban by cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, after being found guilty of player abuse.

A man was yesterday freed of a rape charge by the High Court, after a jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Roston Chase’s fifth Test hundred has seen him make a significant rise in the latest ICC batting rankings.

Oil and gas adviser Matthew Wilks says that the Department of Energy (DoE) will reject charges for unjustified spending that any oil company may seek to recover from government as development costs. 

A West Coast Berbice man was discovered dead in his house on Monday morning, approximately one week after he was badly beaten by two men who accused him of stealing a bicycle from them.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Seamer Vishwa Fernando bagged four wickets as Sri Lanka took the honours on day one of the first test against South Africa by reducing their hosts to 235 all out at Kingsmead yesterday.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted bail after being charged with causing the death of an 83-year-old pensioner.

Georgetown laboured to a seven-wicket win over East Coast Demerara in the Demerara Cricket Board’s, Inter-Association, Under-15 tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Community Center ground, East Coast Demerara.

A city magistrate is expected to rule on whether a case has been made out against Rick Sewcharran, who was charged with the unlawful killing of his girlfriend, Sasia Adams.

All systems are in place for a thrilling final between three time defending champion Showstoppers and first time finalist Brothers United in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara Championship tomorrow at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

East Bank Demerara romped to their second victory of the 2019 Demerara Cricket Board Inter-Association, Under-15 tournament with a 95-run  defeat of West Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road yesterday.

The University of Guyana Workers’ Union (UGWU) and the University of Guy-ana Senior Staff Associa-tion (UGSSA), continued their picketing yesterday afternoon, after they were told by the university’s administration that there is no money left to grant a salary and wage increase, and that the imposed 3% and 4% hikes implemented last November would be the final position.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Roston Chase has hailed the dynamic team spirit which earned West Indies a shock 2-1 series win over highly-rated England in the just concluded three-Test series.

The police have been instructed to conduct further investigations into the murder of gold miner, ‘Leon’, who was fatally shot after he allegedly attacked a licensed firearm holder at Kartuni Backdam, Cuyuni River last week.

Dear Editor, Western Union and MoneyGram [WU & MG] are the two main entities sending and receiving cash money around the world.

Dear Editor, The Valuation Department notes with concern the letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News entitled `Runaround from Government Valuation Office’.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Undefeated heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will fight American challenger Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller in New York on June 1 in his first title bout outside Britain.

A fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon des-troyed a five-bedroom, two-storey house at Fyrish, Corentyne, leaving six persons, including a minor, homeless.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday edged toward backing a deal in Congress on government funding that would not meet his demand for $5.7 billion for a wall on the Mexican border but would avert a partial government shutdown.

Armed bandits on Tuesday evening attacked and robbed a Chinese national of an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables as he was about to enter his Diamond, East Bank Demerara premises.

(Reuters) – Athletes around the world must be at the forefront of shaping the future of global sport, British Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner said  yesterday as he fronts a new athlete-led organisation launched following recent scandals.

Dear Editor, In 2010, as Minister of Health, I announced the HPV Vaccine Initiative.

STRASBOURG, (Reuters) – The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations seen as posing a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Defender Jan Vertonghen scored once and set up another goal for Son Heung-min as Tottenham Hotspur beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at Wembley Stadium yesterday to give them the clear edge following the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith has with immediate effect, raised the policing alert from ‘Amber’ to ‘Red’, as a result of ongoing gang activities and homicides.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to respond and set the record straight to an article in the Kaieteur News of Sunday, February 10, 2019, reporting the Honourable Bharrat Jagdeo, Leader of the Opposition titled `Jagdeo accuses GRA of encouraging fuel smuggling’.

Unique Angelica Hope, who pleaded not guilty just over a year ago to making a false declaration in order to obtain a Guyana passport, was yesterday sentenced after she changed her plea.

The University of Guyana yesterday launched the Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CoETaL), dedicated to teaching and learning scholarship.

Dear Editor, The decision by the three Commissioners appointed by the ruling coalition not to attend a meeting with representatives of the Carter Center does not bode well for the future of democracy in Guyana.

(Barbados Nation) SOME BEACH OPERATORS on the South Coast are in a financial bind as an invasion of Sargassum seaweed chokes their business.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid can expect to hear from the league office after expressing his blunt opinion of the officiating in Tuesday’s latest loss to the Boston Celtics.

(Reuters) – Rights groups have sued the Trump Administration for violating constitutional rights of immigrants by refusing them in-person deportation hearings in New York immigration court, and instead forcing them to make their case by videoconference from detention.

A traffic officer attached to the Guyana Police Force was attacked yesterday afternoon after he attempted to arrest a minibus driver at the corner of Camp and Robb streets, Georgetown.

(Trinidad Guardian) The increase of murders and gun violence in the Sea Lots, East Port-of-Spain and Carenage is now believed to be directly linked to the ongoing gang rivalry between two main gangs—the Rasta City and the Muslims.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York investment manager pleaded guilty yesterday to running a $21.9 million fraud in which he falsely told dozens of investors their money was being used to build an international airport in Belize, the U.S.

A report from Shulinab, South Rupununi in Region 9 released by the government’s Department of Public Information (DPI) on Saturday last was cause for cautious optimism, while being an example of how Guyana is still not getting it right with regard to the agricultural and small business industries.

With a gnarled trunk of fat knobs and twisted scowls, the sea grape tree squatted over the alley-way, the wrinkled branches laden with slender columns of ripening fruit.

Gordon Hayward scored 26 points off the bench to lead the visiting Boston Celtics past the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Tuesday in a game full of playoff atmosphere.

A man who was yesterday charged with a breaking and entering offence, was sentenced to 18 months in jail, after he admitted to the crime.

Dear Editor,  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deserves full marks for the position it has adopted and the actions it has undertaken in response to the regional and international crisis that was precipitated on Wednesday 23 January 2019 when the Venezuelan parliamentarian who is currently holding the rotating Presidency of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, declared himself President of Venezuela and had his claim to the Presidency recognized by the government of the United States of America and several other powerful Western governments.