Daily Archive: Thursday, August 1, 2019

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said today he was considering a quarantine or blockade of Venezuela, as the United States steps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to relinquish power.

(Jamaica Observer) The Narcotics Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force along with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, between Sunday and Tuesday, seized more than 1,200 kilogrammes of cocaine worth approximately $4.5 billion in Kingston and St Thomas respectively.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The apparent suicide of India’s coffee baron V.G.

(Trinidad Guardian) A ma­jor boost in the po­lice’s an­ti-crime ar­se­nal is ex­pect­ed to un­fold fol­low­ing Wednes­day night’s pas­sage of the Bail (Amend­ment) Bill which was sur­pris­ing­ly sup­port­ed by the Op­po­si­tion.

(Trinidad Guardian) The fu­ner­al ser­vice for Vaughn “Sand­man” Mieres and his wife Ali­ka “Let­ty” De­here can­not be held at the Las Cuevas Gov­ern­ment Pri­ma­ry School, Min­is­ter of Ed­u­ca­tion An­tho­ny Gar­cia con­firmed on Wednes­day.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday stepped up calls for the cancellation of the House-to-House registration process saying that if it is continued it can go all the way into 2022.

In the wake of attacks on its house-to-house enumerators, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has enlisted the help of the police for security and surveillance.

With key decisions to make, new GECOM Chairman Claudette Singh yesterday met separately with both sides of the commission.

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency,  Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson, yesterday morning distributed 209 land titles to residents of Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam at a ceremony hosted at the Berbice Educational Institute, Vryheid, New Amsterdam.

President David Granger yesterday pardoned four men convicted for the possession of cannabis.

A man who is accused of operating a brothel at a shop in Region Seven was granted bail yesterday after he was charged with the offence at a city court.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday welcomed the consensual appointment of retired Justice Claudette Singh, SC to the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and urged that the body be able to function without political interference.

Almost three years after being charged with the murder of Paul Rodney,  two men were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

ExxonMobil Guyana has provided some $15 million to SSYDR Inc. a not for profit organisation, to present a job readiness programme in several communities across the country.

A city magistrate is expected to rule on whether a case has been made out against one of the drivers who was involved in the 2016 Sheriff Street collision which resulted in four-year-old Ambeka Providence dying.

Sixty-three-year-old Gregory Ramkissoon who was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for causing a four-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him, has filed an appeal before the appellate court, arguing that his sentence is severe. 

(CWI Media) After two days of training camp in the Florida heat, Windies coach Floyd Reifer says he is quite happy with what he is seeing from his players.

A 600-foot well has been drilled in the village of Moco Moco, Region 9, just one week following an announcement by Guyana Water Inc (GWI) officials. 

Courts Guyana Inc has stepped up as a corner man for the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) staging of the fourth Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships later this month.

A bus driver and his conductor yesterday pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting a policeman and were placed on $10,000 bail each.

The Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine yesterday issued a statement saying that the city’s drainage system is working unlike under the former PPP/C administration.

This year’s Guyana Cup horse race meet is saddling up to be the best one yet and SuperBet and Palm Court are among the latest entities that have partnered with the event.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Shamarh Brooks continued to press his claim for a place in the upcoming Test series against India, with a second consecutive half-century on the opening day of the second four-day “Test” against India A here yesterday.

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for 38-year-old Joseph Sargeant, who is accused of fatally shooting a Sophia miner during a confrontation at a pool party more than a week ago.

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) – England have not lost to Australia at Edgbaston in 18 years, but to preserve that record as the Ashes gets under way in Birmingham today, the hosts will need their middle order to fire amid uncertainty over their top three.

A date was yesterday set for a ruling in the matter against Brian Mohan, who was charged with the murder of Festival City resident Christopher Wharton, who was shot execution-style while sitting on the stairs of his home.

Ahead of the three-match T20 series between West Indies and India in the Caribbean, Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams is anticipating an interesting series and is confident of the hosts’ chances.

The body of an Upper Pomeroon River boat captain who went missing was found in the river in the vicinity of Siriki and Jacklow Villages, Upper Pomeroon on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has noted, with concern, comments recently made by members of the government regarding local content legislation and foreign direct investment (FDI).

(Reuters) – Liverpool’s Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s player award, world soccer’s governing body announced yesterday.

DETROIT,  (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Kamala Harris battled over healthcare and came under attack from other candidates on their criminal justice records in a contentious and sometimes angry debate yesterday.

Dear Editor, No doubt, the use of technology can radically improve public security.

With the addition of the national champions this year, there are over a hundred rookies joining the Reebok CrossFit Games which kick off today in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the strangling death of her eight-year-old son Emmanuel, Sonia King has appealed her sentence, arguing that it was too severe given the circumstances of her case.

Permission has been granted to a local bakery to utilise a section of the Stabroek Market Square for a promotional event, acting Town Clerk Sharon Harry-Munroe said on Monday.

ASUNCION,  (Reuters) – Paraguayan President Mario Abdo said yesterday he “accepts the fight” after some lawmakers announced they will push to impeach him following the scandal over the signing of an energy policy with Brazil, which they said went against the country’s sovereignty.

The Real Sports Entertainment Group (RSEG) will stage a two-day Masters Football tournament on August 11th and 12th at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, The expressions of annoyance, if not frustration with CARICOM’s perceived nonchalant attitude to the caretaker administration’s flouting its obligations under the CARICOM Charter of Civil Society was no unexpected surprise.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is advising the general public that on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 6 am to 6 pm a section of the Northern and Southern Lanes of the Rupert Craig highway will be partially closed.

LONDON (Reuters) – England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been omitted from the side for the first Ashes test against Australia starting at Edgbaston today with Chris Woakes keeping his place after his stunning display against Ireland last week.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A Chinese billionaire has been indicted by a grand jury on charges he schemed with the aluminum company he founded to evade $1.8 billion of tariffs by smuggling huge amounts of the metal into the United States, federal prosecutors said yesterday.

Dear Editor, As I recently penned, I urged compromise in the appointment of a Chair for Gecom since both sides (PPP and PNCR) want a Chair sympathetic to one over the other.

Dear Editor, As we commemorate this Emancipation season, I would like to vehemently condemn the xenophobic and racist attack against Haitian migrants, who for the most part are simply transiting Guyana.

A woman who was charged with damage to property was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail after she admitted to the offence and created an uproar in court.

SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended a brief round of trade talks yesterday with little sign of progress and agreed to meet again in September, prolonging an uneasy truce in a year-long trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) – A $10 million bonus pool for the top PGA Tour players over the regular season has not been enough to attract any of the top seven to this week’s Wyndham Championship.

A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and a senior official of the University of Glasgow (UoG) for “reparatory justice” related to the slave trade.

Dear Editor, Good Hope Phase Three has finally gotten roads, after pleading for help for over four years.

Investigations are still ongoing into the accident which left two persons dead and two others hospitalised.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers has paid tribute to Malcolm Nash, a former Glamorgan bowler he once famously hit for six sixes in an over, saying they remained good friends despite the battering.

MANGALURU/BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – Authorities in Southern India recovered the body of coffee baron V.G.

Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, yesterday afternoon, received a quantity of equipment valued $39,436,217, from the United States  Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP).

(Trinidad Guardian) High Court Judge Vasheist Kokaram has grant­ed a lim­it­ed sus­pen­sion of his judg­ment on the un­con­sti­tu­tion­al­i­ty of a law, which gives prospec­tive lawyers from T&T a short­cut in­to the lo­cal le­gal pro­fes­sion not af­ford­ed to Cari­com cit­i­zens.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country’s top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid rising tensions between the two countries.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force wishes to denounce recent statements in the press and online under the caption, `Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali details plans for ‘men and women in uniform’’.

(Reuters) – Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has approved the expansion of the Women’s World Cup from the existing 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 edition and reopened the bidding process for potential hosts.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population.

The Rupununi Football Association (RFA) in partnership with Theresa and George Bobb will stage a Under-17 Girls 7-a-side Championship on Saturday at the St Ignatius Sports Ground, Lethem.

This week, the story broke of California Governor Ronald Reagan calling African delegates to the United Nations, “monkeys” in a 1971 slur that sparked chuckles from President Richard Nixon.

Today Guyana observes the 181st anniversary since African slaves who had been brought to this part of the world were freed from the abominable, dehumanising condition of captivity, which to date defies definition.

Dear Editor, Recently my daughter has been remarking about how much she does not like the litter in Georgetown, and having to walk through filth daily, on our way to school and work.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI)  has launched its 2020 Calendar Art Competition under the theme `Guyana 2020 and Beyond.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to the Guyana Times edition of Friday, 26th July, 2019 on page 8 under the caption ‘Lab Technician charged for stealing medical supplies from Suddie Hospital’.