Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 19, 2014

ST.JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC- Ottis Gibson’s tenure as head coach of the West Indies cricket team has ended, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed late today.

The “Clean-Up My Country” Programme committee today handed over equipment to the Georgetown Prison Service which will be used to clean up portions of Le Repentir Cemetery.

The “Clean-Up My Country” Programme committee today handed over equipment to the Georgetown Prison Service which will be used to clean up portions of Le Repentir Cemetery.

The “Clean-Up My Country” Programme committee today handed over equipment to the Georgetown Prison Service which will be used to clean up portions of Le Repentir Cemetery.

This traffic cone found an innovative use as a funnel for a fuel tank along the Lamaha Canal.

Workers rode the excavator bucket to get a ride across the Lamaha Canal yesterday.

Police say that a suspect in the armed robbery of the Medicare Outlet at Sandy Babb Street, Georgetown, and also in the armed robbery of a businessman on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, during which Kevin Fields of Agricola was shot and killed, has been arrested.

At about 1600h. yesterday, police say that a boat travelling along a river at Dukwari, Cuyuni, struck a rock and several passengers were thrown overboard.

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Nickel Leacock, 20 years, of 111 Miles, Mahdia, whose body was found at about 0745h.

FERGUSON, Mo., (Reuters) – U.S. police said early today they came under heavy gunfire and arrested 31 people during another night of racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman 10 days ago.

A Corentyne businessman is now dead and his wife hospitalized following a brazen daytime robbery yesterday and two persons are in police custody assisting with investigations.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday defended its stewardship of the forestry sector but despite saying that two years was reasonable time in which wood processing should start, it acknowledged that several operators were way behind and Jaling and another have been warned.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is once again voicing its concern over what it claims to be irregularities on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) after eighteen persons on the PLE were found to have the same address.

Rice farmers on the Corentyne continue to face challenges in the industry which they said has “gone to the dogs” and called on the government to take immediate action to rescue it.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday stood by its wood products export figures supplied to organisations including the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), doing nothing to defuse the claim made by Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh that the increase in timber export earnings this year was due to “an expansion in plywood exports.”

In the wake of strident criticism over the spate of piracy along the coast, Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday said trawler owners will be denied a fishing licence unless they are in possession of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).

Pradika Persaud, who was found dead on Friday evening at Boerasirie, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), was strangled to death, according to the results of an autopsy.

Local football heavyweights Alpha United will faceoff with Major League Soccer (MLS) unit Portland Timbers when match day two of the CONCACAF Champions League commences today at the National Stadium Providence.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that a murder charge be levelled against Vidol Rawlins, who allegedly stabbed his wife Candy Rawlins last month, at their home.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias says that despite the calls for him to step down by various individuals, he will not resign from the institution’s top post.

Sand pit operators are slated to begin using a ticket system from September 1st to track their operations as a measure being implemented by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to ensure royalties are paid.

The police are seeking further advice in the case against Constable Earwin Forrester and Inspector Dexter Thornton, the two ranks charged with burning the hands of a teen detainee and then attempting to pervert the course of justice, respectively.

Guyana’s Mary Fung-A-Fat last night lost in straight games to Barbados’ Karen Meakins in the women’s singles final of the 22nd Senior Caribbean Squash Championships in Barbados.

A policeman was arrested last week after millions of dollars from the Finance Department at the Leonora Police Station was discovered missing and according to Divisional Commander Ian Amsterdam the investigation is ongoing.

The century-old Christ Church Parish is being renovated with the aid of contributions from parishioners, donations and fund-raising activities.

A pugnacious half-century from opener Andrew Lyght Jr., steered the Vishal Singh XI to 188 for 5 in their first innings against the Paul Wintz XI on day one of the Demerara Cricket Board Senior 3-day trial match played at the Everest Ground.

A lottery of mining lots was held in Bartica, Region Seven yesterday.

Rescue operations continue for two men still missing from the fuel boat ‘Swift Dolphin,’ which capsized in the Corentyne River a week ago and one of the survivors says it was a large wave that toppled the vessel.

One month has passed since AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan lodged a complaint regarding the alleged illegal spending by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and to date police have not made a pronouncement on the matter.

By Cosmo Hamilton I recall as a child at Mahaicony having difficulty sleeping the night before travelling to Georgetown on the train to see my first Test match at Bourda in 1953 between West Indies and India.

A young teacher was yesterday charged with allowing her dog to injure a neighbour.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron says he hopes the success of the Guyana Under-19 team translates into bigger things at the senior level.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article in today’s SN (Aug 18) – ‘Finance Minister under fire over timber stats’ and wish to offer a few comments.

By Delvon Mc Ewan The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday launched the Scotiabank Kiddy Summer cricket camp at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground.

Dear Editor, In reaction to the submissions of Senior Counsel B T I Pollard appearing in SN on August 14, I am constrained to indicate as follows: a) the utterances attributed to the Minister of Education in relation to former Ambassador Brent Hardt were not the subject of commendation by me, either expressly or by ineluctable inference; b) no citation was made by me of the United Nations Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States.

Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon says government ought to make the terms of Bai Shan Lin’s logging agreement public so members of the community can assess how well the company has been honouring its commitments.

Dear Editor, I make reference to my letter dated July 7, 2014, published on July 8 with respect to the deplorable state of the roads in Area Q, Turkeyen (‘Is there a plan for Area Q Turkeyen Road?’).

So far for this year, Guyana has recorded 84 deaths from 77 road accidents up from 64 deaths during the same period last year, vice-chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dennis Pompey says.

Shenella Webster claimed her first victory in close to five months as she topped a strong field on Saturday in the medal-play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club course.

Two persons have been taken into police custody and a third suspect is being sought regarding the Kaneville, Grove, EBD fatal shooting of mason, Mark London last Thursday.

Dear Editor, The article ‘Break the taboo against abortion now!’ in the SN of August 15, 2014 rightly calls for safe and affordable abortion services in Guyana.

Mario King reigned over a field of Guyana’s premier wheelsmen to cart off the spoils of the feature 35-lap event of the 11th annual Geddes Grant sponsored 11-race programme at the National Park on Saturday.

Given the challenges they face, members of the Guyana Police Force are doing a good job in their crime fight, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GEB Security Maurice Amres.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq’s biggest dam from Islamist militants with the help of U.S.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Former captain Mahela Jayawardene was given a fairytale sendoff in his last test match as Sri Lanka eased to a 105-run victory that completed a 2-0 series sweep over Pakistan yesterday.

Dear Editor, Any public debate between the Chairman of the Guyana Forestry Commission Mr James Singh and APNU MP Joe Harmon is most inappropriate.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called on his supporters to march on a heavily fortified area of the capital today after his party announced it would resign from parliament to try to force the government to hold new elections.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – A spell of chaos and uncertainty in Pakistan cricket came to an end yesterday when Shaharyar Khan was elected unopposed for his second stint as chairman of the national board.

Shivanie Gobin, 18, was yesterday fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to stealing cosmetics from the Fazia’s Collection Store in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, It took three hundred and fifty years from slavery to the status of the colonial subject to raise Europe to its robust maturity.

KIEV, (Reuters) – Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed as they fled fighting in eastern Ukraine yesterday when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said.

COLOMBO,(Reuters) – Following is a list of the top 10 run-scorers in test cricket after Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene retired from the longest format yesterday.

Dear Editor, We live in a culture of remittances. We live in a culture in which those who live outside of Guyana subscribe – both mentally and financially – to the notion that sending money to our family members in Guyana is the right thing to do.

Ten Officers, including one from the St Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF), graduated yesterday from the Guyana Defence Force Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) Number 13, a release from the GDF said.

The families of the three fishermen missing following the alleged pirate attack in the Corentyne River last month are still hoping for closure, while the police investigation remains ongoing.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) -Although a new poll shows Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff suddenly facing a tougher road to re-election, she also saw a sharp recovery in her approval ratings and resilient voter support through what will likely be the campaign’s most emotional and volatile period.

FERGUSON, Mo.,(Reuters) – Missouri’s governor lifted the curfew for the St.

Dear Editor, Noted is Freddie Kissoon’s resolution to lay aside the dialogue we have been having about the CIOG, Bisram etc.

Pepsi Sonics and Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters will contest the final of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Trifecta first division tourney following semi-final wins over Colts and Republic Bank Nets on Sunday.

Dear Editor, After all these years of so called independence Guyana has not broken out of the colonial syndrome of foreign reliance in almost every economic endeavor, and thus the picture presented to the outside world is that this is a country which endorses the ideology of being a primary products producer.

Politikles

BELGRADE, (Reuters) – Hosts Spain and several other teams are capable of defeating a United States side missing their biggest names at the Aug.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran authorities yesterday said they seized more than 50 properties that they allege belong to a drug trafficking gang as the country’s new government steps up its battle against organized crime linked to Mexican cartels.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia’s plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid donor Norway said yesterday.

It would be an error of epic proportions if the Government of Guyana were to allow the recent discovery of what a section of the media has described as a “rudimentary submarine” in the Waini region to pass without the fullest possible disclosure, including an enlightening public discourse on the implications of the discovery for our national security.

(Trinidad Express) The controversial run-off provision of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2014 will not allow Indians to take over the country, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.