Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Guyana Police Force is now to be formally known as the Guyana Police Service.

I am convinced that Guyanese on all sides of the current constitutional quarrel know that what is unfolding is an interactive pantomime largely being staged by the coalition government, which was caught off guard by the no-confidence vote but wants to hold on to government, and two main reasons are in the public domain as to why it wants so desperately to do so.

(Jamaica Observer) The family of Herbert Dowie, the captain of the fishing boat that capsized off Maiden Cay in December, is relieved that the elderly man walked away with a fine instead of doing prison time.

(Jamaica Observer) An ex-member of the Uchence Wilson Gang yesterday told the Home Circuit Court that he had committed some of the robberies with the gang for fun.

(Trinidad Express) A woman is dead, and police have arrested one of their colleagues who allegedly hit her with a speeding vehicle in Diego Martin on Tuesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi had been arrested in London on behalf of the Indian authorities, British police said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Des­per­ate to es­cape Venezue­lan pi­rates, two kid­napped fish­er­men jumped off their ab­duc­tors’ boat on Mon­day night and took their chances in the sea.

The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired judge James Patterson, has notified President David Granger that the Commission will be ready to host general and regional elections by late November following the completion of a new national house-to-house registration process.

Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo last night rejected the Guyana Elections Commission plan for the holding of general elections in November this year following house-to-house registration.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday upheld a no-case submission on behalf of members of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Board of Directors, who were charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with failing to comply with a court order.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan yesterday said that there is a shortage of lumber in Region Six due to the blocking of the Berbice River by striking Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Georgetown Mayor, Ubraj Narine, has proposed that the littering fine be hiked to $50,000, as he believes that punitive measures need to be instituted to ensure that persons refrain from the act.

The trial of Victor Bobb for the 2010 murder of Supermarket owner Dennis Ramah commenced yesterday morning before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown, where the deceased’s widow identified the accused as the man who shot and killed her husband.

The Attorney General’s Chamber last night decried as counterfeit a voucher purporting to be for the payment of Grenadian attorney Dr Francis Alexis for services being rendered to the Guyana Government.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has moved to obtain a third legal opinion on the status of its five-year contracts with the two major garbage contractors, Puran Brothers Disposal Inc and Cevons Waste Management.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Monday emphasised the need for up to date information to both guide the country’s efforts to meet its development goals and ensure accountability in all sectors for the delivery of services to citizens. 

The University of Guyana Senior Staff Association and the University of Guyana Workers’ Union have refuted an accusation by the University’s Council that they distorted the outcomes of the last Council meeting in a recent public statement on what they said was the meeting’s failure to adequately address workers’ issues.

Reacting to yesterday’s court dismissal of charges brought by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) against the members of its board, the Guyana Bank for Trade and industry (GBTI) has expressed gratitude to its customers and friends who stood by it.

Residents of low lying coastal areas, those residing along the banks of rivers, and mariners, are being warned of high tides expected this week, which threaten to overtop the sea defence.

By Rosario Samaria A century from Jamaica captain, Stafanie Taylor, was enough to trump her opposite number, Shemaine Campbelle’s century as Jamaica defeated Guyana by six wickets in the second round of the Cricket West Indies Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Championships yesterday.

A young man accused of raping a three-year-old girl walked out of the Sexual Offences Court a free man yesterday afternoon after a jury returned a majority verdict, acquitting him of the crime.

KFC Guyana and Ansa McAl under its Stag Beer Brand, have joined the growing list of corporate entities that have partnered with the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] ahead of the Golden Jaguars CONCACAF Nations League clash with Belize on March 23rd.

The Ministry of Education has been silent on the delay in the commencement of the construction of a new building to accommodate students of St.

Bel Air Rubis defeated Everest Cricket Club by four wickets in the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Noble House Seafoods Generation Next Under-19 tournament at Ogle Community Centre on Saturday.

Police have arrested the suspected mastermind behind the armed robbery of a Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo family in which over $4 million in cash, jewellery and other items were stolen but the victims did not identify him during an identification parade.

Golden Jaguars Head-Coach Michael Johnson is adamant that his charges are well equipped and adequately prepared to create history against Belize on Saturday  in the CONCACAF Nations League.

A total of 24 juveniles escaped on Saturday night from the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at Onderneeming, Essequibo and they have all either been recaptured or voluntarily returned to the facility.

Linden Foundation Secondary defeated New Silvercity 1-0, when the 1th edition of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond U18 Football Championship continued on Monday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron says Caribbean prime ministers has the power to restructure the regional governing body if they desire, but it was not solely his responsibility to undertake reform of the organisation.

Dear Editor, In 2008/2009, I undertook a project to work with the GRDB’s Extension Division to improve rice fertilization in Guyana.

A Buxton, East Coast Demerara family of nine lost their home to a mysterious fire yesterday afternoon and were unable to save any of their belongings.

In light of recent road fatalities that have resulted from the actions of reckless minibus operators, the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) is advocating for a doubling of the fine attached to the offence of driving under the influence.

Dear Editor, Mr. Bryn Pollard in his letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News  (`Mr.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Former captain Sourav Ganguly has offered two extreme choices to end India’s quest for the perfect number four batsman at this year’s World Cup, suggesting they choose between a dour Cheteshwar Pujara and a daredevil Rishabh Pant for the role.

Dear Editor, Astounded would be an understatement to describe my state of mind when I read the article titled `GECOM Chairman tells President elections can be held by November  – following house-to-house registration’ which was published in the online edition of Stabroek News of Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) has drilled new wells in four Region 9 communities to improve the quality and access of water for residents.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazil’s new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro forged a bond over their shared brand of conservative and populist politics yesterday, with Trump pledging to give more U.S.

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the host Boston Celtics 114-105 on Monday night to clinch a playoff berth.

Fifteen women were awarded by the Human Rights and Social Justice Com-mission (HRSJC) of the Anglican Diocese of Guyana on Saturday, during its second annual walk and awards presentation, held in observance of International Women’s Day.

Dear Editor, The word from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) regarding its inquiry into race-based employment at Gecom is:  No evidence. 

SEATTLE,  (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s commercial airplane division, facing its biggest crisis in years following deadly crashes of its flagship 737 MAX aircraft, has brought in a new vice president of engineering while dedicating another top executive to the aircraft investigations, a company email showed yesterday.

Led by a match-winning bowling performance from Leandra Ramdeen, title contenders Trinidad and Tobago strolled to a comfortable six-wicket win over the Leeward Islands in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup at Bourda, yesterday.

Dear Editor, I recently attended a surprise dinner for a close colleague who attained the status of what I fondly refer to as senior citizen first class (NIS pension at 60 is 2nd class).

Defending champions Barbados registered their second win in as many matches after they brushed aside the Windward Islands by 241 runs in the Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 tournament at Providence, yesterday. 

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a technical assistance programme for the Bank of Guyana for procurement and implementation of a Real Time Gross Settlement System.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the European Union to delay Brexit by at least three months after her plan to hold a third vote on her fraught divorce deal was thrown into disarray by a surprise intervention from the speaker of parliament.

Forty-nine hinterland students were granted full scholarships to attend the University of Guyana this academic year, as a result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs and the Public Service Department.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) presidential candidate Ricky Skerritt and running mate, Dr Kishore Shallow, yesterday received major endorsements from legends Clive Lloyd and Sir Andy Roberts, in another major boost to their chances of toppling the Dave Cameron ticket at Sunday’s elections in Jamaica.

(Reuters) – Preet Bharara, the ex-U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, has a piece of unsolicited advice for President Donald Trump: don’t meddle with investigations being pursued by his former office, especially one involving the Trump business or a family member.

Dear Editor, Of course the APNU+AFC Government of President David Granger has to uphold the Constitution guided by the Court of Law.

Trevor Alfred was named the Designer of the Year when the annual Mashramani Awards Ceremony was held at the National Cultural Centre last Friday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir conceded only five runs in a decisive super over as they beat Sri Lanka in their opening Twenty20 International yesterday after both teams had finished their innings with the same score.

(Barbados Nation) The gun violence has hit too close to home for one St Philip community.

MAPUTO/HARARE,  (Reuters) – The number of people killed in a powerful cyclone and flooding in Mozambique has risen above 200, more than doubling the country’s death toll from a storm that could rank as one of the worst weather-related disasters in the southern hemisphere.

Dear Editor, Aptly named ‘Miles’ was always ahead of the pack – of colleagues with whom he associated.

One hundred and forty-eight hinterland communities have completed Phase Two of the Low Carbon Development Strategy’s (LCDS) Community Development Plan (CDP), resulting in the successful implementation of farming, aquaculture, mining, transportation and tourism projects, among others.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 22-year-old man of San­gre Grande was gunned down mo­ments af­ter leav­ing the Kiss Bak­ing Com­pa­ny at Gas­ton Street in Ch­agua­nas on Mon­day night.

(Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a $289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case.

Dear Editor, I write in response to a letter by Christopher Ram, captioned “GECOM’s requirement of a minimum period of 148 days to hold elections is an admission of its incompetence” (SN: 03.18.2019).

DHAKA, (Reuters) – A Bangladesh court granted FIFA council member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron bail yesterday, her lawyer said, days after she was arrested on suspicion of defamation after saying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was neglecting football in the cricket-mad country.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has announced that Holi Utsav will be held at the Softball Ground this Phagwah, and will feature some of the finest Guyanese artistes, with Trinidad and Tobago singer Nishard Mayroo headlining the event.

  The SNC–Lavalian saga continues to haunt Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government like a never ending nightmare.

(Trinidad Guardian) An out­pour­ing of spir­i­tu­al help has come for the Mathu­ra fam­i­ly, who be­lieve that a mys­ti­cal spir­it crea­ture called a “buck” is ter­ror­is­ing them in­side their Morne Roche, Gas­par­il­lo home.

ALGIERS,  (Reuters) – Thousands of students, university professors and health workers rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, and a new group headed by activists and opposition figures told the army not to interfere.

Dear Editor, My motorcycle was stolen from my East Coast Demerara home on February 03, 2019.