Daily Archive: Thursday, August 14, 2014

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Jamaica Tallawahs by 10 wickets in the second semi-final game of the Caribbean Premier League at Warner Park here today.

Linden Primo, the man accused of firing off a gun during the People’s National Congress Reform’s 18th Biennial Congress, had the charge against him dismissed today due to the continued absence of his accuser.

John Hetsberger, 18 years, of Duke Street, Kingston, Georgetown, appeared today at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore charged with murder committed on Jennifer Ann Mendonca on August 08, 2014, at Plaisance, ECD.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Police searched the apartment of Cliff Richard, one of Britain’s best-known entertainers, today in relation to allegations of a historical sexual offence involving an underage boy.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into the murder of Deochand Singh, 48 years, of Freeyard, Port Mourant, Berbice, which occurred at about 2030h.

(Trinidad Express) The Integrity Commission has retained the services of a top United States attorney who has filed a subpoena in the US Federal Court ordering Google to provide information to aid in the “Emailgate” investigations.

Months after Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud had said that Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc (VHPI) is in an “advanced” stage of setting up its promised wood processing facility at Wineperu, the company is still to do so and continues to export large quantities of logs.

As students await word on just whether loans will be available to the University of Guyana (UG), the institution faces closure in possibly less than a month, according to Vice-Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi.

John Rudolph Singh, an owner of the Guyana Variety Store and Nut Centre, is now a remanded prisoner awaiting sentencing after he admitted to shooting off his licensed gun while trying to get his wife and their three children to leave with him.

After being put on hold for months to facilitate discussions, the Guyana and United States governments yesterday announced that the Leadership and Democracy Project (LEAD) has been finalised and will be implemented soon.

The first batch of Guyana Society for the Blind candidates to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations have been successful, with the top performer obtaining five Grade One passes.

Construction worker Floyd Archer was yesterday granted a $500,000 bail release after being charged with causing the death of a close friend he was transporting in his car.

A motorcycle and goods van collision claimed the life of a West Coast Berbice man yesterday.

Two Guyanese seamen from a team of four are missing after the fuel vessel they were in capsized off the Corentyne River on Tuesday night as they journeyed back home from the neighbouring country.

The tomb of a three-month-old baby was vandalised at the Reliance Cemetery in East Canje, Berbice, and his skull and one of his arms were removed, plunging his family once more into grief.

Contending that those who want Guyana to fulfill its potential should focus on unseating the PPP/C government at the next elections, political analyst Henry Jeffrey says that the best chance for this would be an APNU and AFC coalition founded on constitutional reform.

Former Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Vishnu Persaud was yesterday sworn in as the Deputy Chief Election Officer.

People have been flocking to the Georgetown Public Hospital and the Woodlands Hospital seeking relief after experiencing symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus Chikungunya.

Beeram Persaud, owner of the fishing vessel that a five-man Corentyne crew was working on when they disappeared at sea, feels piracy can only be stopped if the captains are provided with guns.

Two months after a Guyanese mother and her two young daughters were found dead in a car in Maryland, a US medical examiner has finally determined that the trio died from accidental heatstroke.

By Delvon Mc Ewan   Propelled by centuries from West Indies Under-19 players Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shimron Hetmyer, Guyana finished unbeaten in the round robin stage of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U-19 one day tournament after a comprehensive victory over Barbados yesterday at the National Stadium.

A driver, who admitted that he took in excess of $1M worth of gold and diamonds instead of delivering them to his boss, will be spending the next three years in prison.

Police are still probing the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two men in separate accidents on the East Bank Essequibo (EBE) highway over the weekend.

(CPLT20) A brilliant late order batting performance from Andre Russell secured victory for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first play-off in this year’s Limacol Caribbean Premier League yesterday.

Three persons held in connection with the murder of Marvin Cumbermack, who was killed on Monday evening during a robbery, will soon be placed on identification parades.

The contracts have been signed, the boxers are ready and fistic fury will return to the Banks DIH Limited ground at Thirst Park on August 30.

More funding by the government and other stake holders are absolutely necessary if local athletes are to succeed on the global stage.

Alex Mendonca, 19, who police say was found with an unlicensed gun and a quantity of bullets in his possession at his home, was yesterday sentenced to 48 months in prison after being found guilty of the offences.

The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) says legislation on dangerous dogs is even more crucial now in the face of a recent fatal mauling.

A swashbuckling half-century from Windwards opener Gidron Pope helped pilot his team to an impressive nine-wicket win over defending Regional U19 one day champions Jamaica yesterday in the final preliminary round of the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) tournament played at the Bourda Cricket ground.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days, Kaieteur News – a daily newspaper, previously known for its keenness and professional investigative journalism, has been engaged in what can be justifiably called a programmed hatchet job against a foreign investor – Bai Shan Lin – from China.

Dear Editor, Since its inception, Guyana Water Inc’s (GWI) water treatment plant at the Shelter Belt has been dumping the backwash from its filters (sludge) into the Irving and Church Streets canals thereby silting them and clogging the drainage system.

The 2014/2015 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League officially commenced on Tuesday August 5th with Guyana’s number one club Alpha United playing and losing to Deportivo Olimpia of Honduras in their opening fixture at the Providence National Stadium.

An autopsy has found that Ann Mendonca, 57, who was discovered dead in her Plaisance home with her hands bound and her mouth duct taped, died of asphyxiation due to strangulation.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo agreed on Wednesday to extend a truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian delegation said.

SANTOS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash yesterday, throwing the October election and local financial markets into disarray.

Dear Editor, I write further to a letter by Mr Justice Duke Pollard, former Justice of Appeal of the Caribbean Court of Appeal, published in your newspaper (‘Hardt’s spat should be examined by reference to Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations,’ July 7).

ABUJA, (Reuters) – – A member of staff of the West African regional body Ecowas has become the third person in Nigeria to die of Ebola fever, Ecowas said yesterday.

In yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News under the headline `QC girl tops CSEC’, a photograph of Queen’s College student Varsha Boodram was incorrectly described as that of Saraswati Vidya Niketan student Walica Deokinanan.

Alpha United Head Coach Wayne Dover said that political manoeuvering by   the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) led to him being overlooked for the Golden Jaguars top post.

Dear Editor, Is GT&T having a joke with the people of Guyana?

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Jamaica crushed Guyana by 218 runs here yesterday, to retain their Regional Regional Women’s Super50 Championship title.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – An increasingly isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister yesterday, as his own political party and his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt advancing Sunni jihadists.

Dear Editor, In response to recent calls for African Guyanese Revitalization by Mr Vincent Alexander, the Cuffy250 Committee in collaboration with the Buxton First of August Movement will be holding a ‘State of African Villages’ forum in Buxton on Sunday August 17 at 1 pm at the Friendship Primary School.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A proud Muslim of Pakistani descent featuring a luxuriant black beard has become a cult figure after performing heroics with the ball during England’s spirited fightback in the current series against India.

Dear Editor,   A former Guyana cricket official has written an excellent book on the history of Berbice cricket.

(Jamaica Observer) Security Minister Peter Bunting last night announced that cops can no longer arrest people for possession of a small amount of ganja but must, instead, serve them with summonses.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan are not worried about Saeed Ajmal’s reporting for a suspect bowling action and are confident that the ace off-spinner will be cleared, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said.

Guyanese worldwide achieve amazing feats. This aspect of our nation, this ability to rise to world class achievement, we fail to celebrate.

Dear Editor,   Straight away I want to agree with everyone who made the point that the late Habeeb Khan was terribly short changed – ‘an icon who was not honoured.’

Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change to submit a weekly column on local government and related matters.

If it seems that you’ve heard it all before when it comes to food self-sufficiency, don’t doubt yourself; you most likely have.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Beuran Hendricks is out of South Africa’s three-match one-day international series with Zimbabwe that starts on Sunday.