Articles published on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Ministry of Home Affairs tonight condemned the shooting to death of Courtney Crum Ewing who had recently come to public for a series of protests outside the office of Attorney General Anil Nandlall.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Heirs of the late soul singer Marvin Gaye won a $7.4 million judgment yesterday against recording stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, who a jury found plagiarized the Motown artist in the creation of their hit single “Blurred Lines.”
Acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud was confirmed to the post after a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Complex today, GINA reported.
Acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud was confirmed to the post after a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Complex today, GINA reported.
Acting Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud was confirmed to the post after a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Complex today, GINA reported.
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo today said that President Donald Ramotar has indicated that he has plans to change the policy under which members of the goverment and other public officials access health assistance from the Consolidated Fund.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The son of Suriname’s president was sentenced today to 16-1/4 years in prison, after pleading guilty last August to U.S.
HAMILTON, (Reuters) – India took apart a diligent but limited Ireland attack to sweep to an untroubled eight-wicket victory at Seddon Park today which confirmed they will top Pool B in the cricket World Cup.
By Jeff Trotman Kelroy Williams, 43, of Wisroc Housing Scheme died on the spot early yesterday morning after he and another man invaded the home of Marvin McLennon, 37, in a desolate area of Phase Three of a new housing scheme at Amelia’s Ward, Linden.
The APNU+AFC yesterday condemned the “cuss down” and “racist” politics, which it said was spewed by PPP at its campaign launch/remembrance of Cheddi and Janet Jagan at Babu John on Sunday.
Police in ‘D’ Division are looking for the prime suspect in the chopping to death of a labourer of Parika, East Bank Essequibo.
Vinod Balgobin was yesterday found guilty of murdering his common-law wife by stabbing her 35 times in a city hotel room and he was sentenced to 43 years in prison by Justice Franklyn Holder.
The proposed collaborative public-private initiative to have a rice flour factory operational by the beginning of the second rice harvest is still far from reality.
A woman was yesterday sentenced to 56 months in jail after being found guilty of possession of cocaine that was stuffed into boulangers and intended to be placed on a flight to Toronto, Canada.
The driver of a Suzuki Sidekick vehicle, PGG 4474, lost his life when he collided with a minibus, BPP 2212, around 10 o’clock last night at Farm, East Bank Essequibo.
Guyana’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS) Bayney Karran, who is competing for the post of Assistant Secretary General on March 18, says he wants the regional grouping to build its capacity to head off potential threats to constitutional order in member states.
In the wake of the exposing of a secret medical fund for senior government officials and others, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran and commentator Chris Ram have branded the scheme as an abuse of taxpayers’ funds and called for reforms.
Two gunmen yesterday escaped with $2.5 million from a businessman who was about buy fuel at the GuyOil Distribution Depot in Providence, East Bank Demerara.
The Ministry of Agriculture staff member who lost her life on Sunday evening in the Lethem area had been travelling along the Pirara Bridge with her husband, when the vehicle skidded off it, relatives said yesterday.
Although she begged to be sent to prison, a vendor was yesterday placed on bail when she appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrate’s Court.
The father of Zaharudeen Rozan, the detainee who died after sustaining injuries while in the Parika Police Station lock-ups, is accusing police of a cover-up and he says there are people with information who are refusing to come forward over fear of being victimised.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday instructed the police to immediately hand over the remains of murdered businessman Mohamed Khan to his relatives, who had earlier in the day complained of difficulties in getting his death certificate.
Police have cleared Joylyn Oliver of any suspicion in the death of her common-law husband Jermain Giles, who was shot during a home invasion at their Barnwell North, Mocha, East Bank Demerara home on Sunday morning.
Following their 48-22 drubbing of Barbados on Saturday in the NACRA 15s Qualifier match, the national men’s rugby team have climbed five places to 44 on the world rankings.
A man was jailed yesterday after being found guilty of pelting a pregnant woman with a bottle.
A 39-year-old woman of New Road, Essequibo Coast was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Charity Magistrates Court after she was charged with being in possession of marijuana and cocaine.
A scrap iron dealer, who police say was found selling cocaine, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking.
A vendor was yesterday remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge after a court heard that she was caught red-handed by police with cocaine.
It was not only former West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner’s father who died last Saturday.
A labourer, accused of being part of a group that stabbed a man and then robbed him of his motorcycle, was yesterday refused bail when he was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery.
A businessman was yesterday charged with the Mashramani night attack on Mon Repos resident Rajendra Singh, who was stabbed in the neck.
Guyana’s national rugby squad, affectionately called the ‘Green Machine’ once again proved indestructible against Barbados in their NACRA 15s Qualifier Game on Saturday at the National Park, routing the visitors 48-22 in their season debut.
Penalty shoot-outs were the deciding factor during the final round of 16 fixtures as six teams including defending champs Future, North East La Penitence and Gold is Money sealed their quarterfinal berth in the Sparta Boss First Anniversary Knockout Football tourney.
Police have charged three more men with driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is still seeking further support to send their nine-member team of pugilists to compete in French Guiana from tomorrow to March 15.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Cricket Board gathered for a series of meetings last Friday and Saturday at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel here.
Dear Editor, I salute women past and present who have been and still are working towards realising a just and fair world for all humanity.
(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry had a quiet day but his Golden State team mates stepped up to guide the Warriors to a 106-98 win over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States yesterday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in the worst bilateral diplomatic dispute since socialist President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013.
Dear Editor, Finally the long conversation is at an end. The Cummingsburg Accord has been signed.
Dear Editor, As an American-born citizen, I am one who holds the country of Guyana very close to my heart.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rapid growth in Latin America over the past decade still left one in five residents of the region living on less than $4 a day, the World Bank said in a report yesterday.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Ireland do not expect an easy ride from India in their penultimate World Cup Pool B clash today, even though the world champions have already qualified for the quarter-finals with four wins out of four.
Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon’s letter (‘What has Ron Sanders’ career been like?’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said yesterday pro-Russian rebels had withdrawn a significant amount of weaponry from the front-lines in eastern Ukraine in accordance with a three-week-old ceasefire deal.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The obituaries had been written only three days earlier, Shane Watson’s 13-year international cricket career declared dead and buried.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch justice minister and his state secretary resigned yesterday after acknowledging they misled parliament about the facts surrounding a settlement with a drug kingpin in 2001.
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka grabbed the last World Cup quarter-final place from Pool A following Bangladesh’s qualification for the last eight yesterday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Suggestions that Russian politician Boris Nemtsov was killed by Chechen Islamists are nonsense designed to deflect suspicion from President Vladimir Putin, associates of the slain opposition figure said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) – A five-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a car had to watch as a man shot her mother dead before turning the weapon on himself on Saturday night.
Dear Editor, I’ve appreciated the sentiments expressed by letter writers Sharma Solomon (‘Happy Holi’ in SN, March 6) and Shivanie Rampersaud (‘Holi – a reflection of harmony in Guyana,’ KN, March 6).
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England were knocked out of the World Cup by a spirited Bangladesh who grabbed a quarter-final spot following a dramatic 15-run victory in a tight Pool A match in Adelaide yesterday.
(Barbados Nation) – A Guyanese man has been remanded to prison after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine.
Dear Editor, It is very rare for one individual to be vested with so much potential power to change the trajectory of Guyanese politics as Elisabeth Harper.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Reaction to England being knocked out of the World Cup following defeat by Bangladesh yesterday.
No can do: This young boy testing his strength against a rock on the sea shore in Georgetown.
It appeared almost surreal that the world’s fourth largest oil producer had been reduced to a shortage of basic consumer items so serious as to cause the 12-member Union of South American Nations (Unasur) to issue an appeal to other countries in the hemisphere to do what they can to ensure access to staples in Caracas, and yet that is exactly the position in which Venezuela found itself in a week when the country’s President Nicolás Maduro’s political problems appeared to grow markedly worse.
Dear Editor, ‘Alliance gearing up for civil society talks’ (SN, Mar 8): I am ready to believe that these folks are genuine.
