Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Popular Guyanese comedian Habeeb Khan passed away this morning at his Friendship, East Bank home after battling with asthmatic bronchitis.

The University of Guyana this afternoon announced that its council has approved a tuition fees increase.

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Carl Greenidge is alarmed that the Ministry of Finance continues to dole out annual provisions for the Government Information Agency (GINA) despite its non-submission of audited financial reports for the years 2001- 2007 and 2010 and 2011.

The Helena, Mahaica businessman accused of discharging a loaded firearm at officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was yesterday placed on $350,000 bail when he appeared at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Suriname has been sounding the alarm for a year already about the shocking incidents at sea, but neighbouring Guyana has never responded.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – As Western leaders increasingly pointed the finger of blame at pro-Russian separatists, and Moscow itself, over the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, the government in Kuala Lumpur said little.

A row over the use of the washroom has left a Mahaicony mechanic dead; allegedly stabbed by his sister’s lover, who is currently in police custody.

A father of three was stabbed to death reportedly by his common-law wife in their West Bank Demerara (WBD) home on Sunday at approximately 10 pm.

By Mario Joseph   A $21.3 million road project started in January 2013 in Barabina, Region One, has been stalled for about two months forcing residents to use a boat to cross a section of the flooded pathway but Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn says that the road can be used during the low tide.

Linden PNCR members are threatening to take their concerns over the suspension of Vanessa Kissoon to the floor of the party’s delegates’ conference this weekend, signalling a further deepening of divisions.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook will not be quitting as England captain despite losing the second test to India by 95 runs at Lord’s yesterday, the 10th successive test they have failed to win.

(Trinidad Express) For nearly two years Jim John (not his real name) claimed he cashed close to TT$2 million  in cheques for the LifeSport programme and has never lifted a finger to work in it.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ishant Sharma claimed seven wickets to bowl India to a 95-run victory over England in the second test at Lord’s yesterday, their first overseas win since 2011.

The body of a Siriki, Upper Pomeroon River man was reportedly found floating near his home on Sunday after he went missing on Thursday last.

In what will likely be seen as one of the biggest ironies this year, the Ministry of Local Govern-ment is staging a seminar today on the role of elected officials in local economic development despite the fact that the PPP/C administration is flagrantly withholding local government elections and these haven’t been held here for 20 years.

By Fazeer Mohammed   (Trinidad Express) What a tangled web this second season of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League is becoming.

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee said yesterday that the deficit of critical IT personnel at the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) raises questions as to the integrity of the National Register of Registrants.

(Reuters) – Three days after losing one of the National Basketball Association’s best young players on the free agent market, the Indiana Pacers gained a welcome boost by signing seven-year league veteran Rodney Stuckey yesterday.

Adding to the controversy surrounding the $820 million contract for the supply of 14 flood relief pumps from the Indian firm Surendra Engineering, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday revealed that the recently commissioned pump at Patentia was in fact not one of the 14.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England wicketkeeper Matt Prior is taking a break from the game for the rest of the domestic season following the 95-run defeat by India in the second test at Lord’s yesterday, he told the England and Wales Cricket Board website.

Police are hoping to get a lead from phone records as they continue their search for Vidol Rawlins, who allegedly stabbed his wife Candy Rawlins to death on Friday.

Three of the eight OLPF staffers sent on administrative leave in 2012 to facilitate investigations into the disappearance of 103 laptops are back on the job while the contracts for the other five have been discontinued and project officials are unable to give reasons for the decisions.

(Reuters) – In terms of cricket venues around the world, the narrative of any test match played on the dustbowl pitch at Galle tends to follow the line that spin is king and pace bowlers will struggle to impose themselves.

The Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Committee yesterday launched the fifth annual Boyce/Jefford Classic to be held on August 16-17  at the MacKenzie Sports Club.

The Board of Inquiry set up to probe the May 23rd attack at the New Amsterdam Prisons that left four inmates injured has completed its investigation and a report with recommendations was yesterday handed over to the Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt will return to Rio de Janeiro next month to run a special 100 metres on the beach, he said on his website on Sunday, but the Jamaican world record holder is now unlikely to race against Justin Gatlin this year.

Samuel Bristol, the jilted man who took two lives before ending his own, was described as “wicked” by the relatives of the two men.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – An investigation into the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, initially scheduled for completion this month, is only likely to be finished in September, FIFA said in a statement yesterday.

A teenager was remanded to prison yesterday after he appeared in the Whim Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of Ravindranauth Tirkha called ‘Engine,’ 52, of Lot 498 Block 16 Line Path, Corentyne.

Dear Editor,   “Baseless” – That is how President Ramotar rubbished the AFC’s notice of no confidence against his minority government.

Dear Editor, I have made a point to stress that while my criticism of the Minister of Culture’s mismanagement of his portfolio will continue to be strident so long as that mismanagement remains a reality, I also remain open to working with the Ministry of Culture on clear, identifiable, sustainable goals.

The fourth edition of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports/National Sports Commission’s (MCYS/ NSC) annual cricket academy concluded on Friday at the Enterprise Community Development Centre.

The lone survivor of a reported pirate attack in Suriname two weeks ago, which resulted in one body washing ashore and three others missing and presumed dead, has reasserted his innocence.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ishant Sharma’s short-pitched barrage inspired India to victory at Lord’s on Monday, but the tall right-arm seamer needed more than a little convincing from his captain to attempt the match-winning tactic.

Oswald Headley, who was allegedly caught with a stolen motorcycle along with Sheldon Smith, was granted bail yesterday while Smith was further remanded to prison when the appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor,   I read the headline in the Sunday Guyana Times and wondered why the editor of that newspaper felt the need to headline the newspaper with my name.

Dear Editor,   I write to condemn the recent reporting on the murders of two members of the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) community this past weekend, and to call on all media operatives and outlets in Guyana to exercise greater sensitivity, restraint, and responsibility when reporting on crimes against the LGBT community.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan coach and former paceman Waqar Younis has promised to rejuvenate his country’s fast-bowling attack.

Dear Editor, I was involved in an accident on the La Grange Public Road on Monday, July 7, 2014 at 6pm.

(Reuters) – At his best a midfield marauder who inspired team-mates and scored goals in equal measure, Steven Gerrard yesterday retired from England duty as the country’s third most-capped player after an international career that promised more than it delivered.

HOYLAKE, England, (Reuters) – Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have combined to salute Rory McIlroy’s performance in capturing the British Open title for the first time in his career.

Dear Editor, The PNCR is about to elect its leader who will most likely become the party’s presidential candidate or the presidential candidate of APNU, assuming that the candidate who wins will continue with the APNU coalition.

Amid the talk about a no-confidence motion against the government, Leader of the Opposition, David Granger last Tuesday made a reference to the 10th Parliament fulfilling its five-year term.

Dear Editor, Members of the PNCR will soon vote for their party’s leader and all Guyanese are watching.

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands today as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts.

An elderly man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of stealing over $100,000 in gold jewellery.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has prosecuted and is likely to send Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian to prison after he denounced corruption in the Havana government’s awarding of contracts, his company said yesterday.

One of South America’s premier bodybuilders, Koese Soepe is bringing his award winning physique back to Guyana.

Dear Editor, On July 15 you carried a letter in SN captioned ‘Lateness has become a way of life’ by Rev Gideon Cecil.

Former firefighter Dellon Harris was sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was found guilty of assaulting his colleague Cedric Bradshaw.

CAIRO (Reuters) – US Secretary of State John Kerry began a diplomatic push yesterday to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, but senior US officials acknowledged this would be difficult.

Things children do: A boy walks his pet monkey at Buxton, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) -A judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), accused by his driver of attempting to sell two complimentary tickets to a Carnival event, has been given an additional allowance to privately hire a driver of his choosing.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Coach Dasrath Maharaj has described the Trinidad and Tobago team as ‘motivated’ and ‘hungry’ on the eve of the regional Under-19 three-day and limited overs championships.

The word democracy has its origin in two Greek words which together mean ‘people power’ (demos = people; kratos = power).

Extension works are currently underway at the Main Street Qik Serv.

SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Yum Brands Inc and McDonald’s Corp are facing a new food safety scare in China, denting the fast-food companies’ efforts to shore up reputations and businesses that were hurt by a 2012 safety scandal in one of their biggest markets.

Following a car theft, a South Ruimveldt resident was sentenced to three years imprisonment after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The People’s National Congress Reform’s forthcoming 18th Biennial Delegates’ Congress has attracted more public discourse and media attention than any of its recent predecessors, and that may well have to do with the fact that members and non-members of the party alike, sense that a juncture has been reached where, come this weekend, much more will be at stake than the election of new PNCR office bearers and, simultaneously, the election of a Leader of the Opposition.

TASMANIA, Australia, CMC- West Indies T20 captain Darren Sammy is to make his debut in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) this summer after signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.

MADRID (Reuters) – Police in the Spanish region of Alicante said yesterday they had arrested a 40-year-old man who they identified as the head of the military wing of a violent Colombian drug cartel and one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean diaspora is playing an important role in their respective countries and as a result governments and opposition parties are tapping into them for more support.

About 150 vulnerable farmers from Plegtanker to Mara in East Berbice, Corentyne are now benefitting from a Canadian-funded project which aims to enhance their livelihood, as well their capability to handle agricultural disasters, GINA said.