Daily Archive: Thursday, April 2, 2015

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Iran and world powers reached a framework on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme at marathon talks in Switzerland today that will allow further negotiations towards a final agreement.

GARISSA, Kenya, (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people today, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S.

By Dhanash Ramroop Bandits yesterday pulled off a daring daylight robbery outside the Bourda Post Office in Regent Street escaping with some $90 million in pension and other public assistance, reportedly destined for other post offices and abducting a policeman in the process.

GuySuCo is to sell its co-generation plant and three Wartsila power units at Skeldon to a state-owned company specially created for the purpose at a price of US$30 million.

A 21-year-old Lodge resident was yesterday killed in a heated argument with his mother’s husband’s grandson.

By Roger Wong Police have been questioning the estranged husband of the dismembered Buxton woman while an employee of hers remains in police custody.

Yesterday at Cara Lodge the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) officially launched its ‘More Speed’ enhanced internet service.

With April dedicated to sexual violence awareness, an amalgamation of non-governmental organizations gathered yesterday at Carifesta Avenue in front of the Crime Chief’s office armed with their placards as they carried out a peaceful protest.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday commissioned a nursery school, built to Caricom standards at a cost of $82.3 M and equipped with ramps at the entrances and exits to cater for differently-able children at the No.77 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne.

The two men recently charged with impersonating policemen to stage a robbery at a roadblock they had set up at Mahaicony are likely to be charged today with two murders, according to a senior police official.

State broadcaster National Communica-tions Network (NCN) has pulled the plug on a planned series of town-hall style debates for the upcoming general elections after failing to get a response from the opposition.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is hoping to negotiate a deal with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) to have the controversial US$42 million claim repaid in matches and not cash.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday commissioned the $35M Patrick Martinborough multipurpose complex, on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) was left red-faced yesterday when its president Mustafa Kamal resigned claiming he was snubbed at the presentation ceremony after Sunday’s World Cup final in Melbourne.

The Teaching Service Commission has demoted and transferred three headteachers after supervisory visits by the Education Ministry found a range of deficiencies that were not rectified.

A main bridge leading into the Eastville Housing Scheme at Annandale, East Coast Demerara yesterday morning collapsed under the weight of a heavy-duty truck transporting sand to build the access road into the neighbourhood.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has been forced to withdraw from participating in this year’s Carifta Games in St Kitts/Nevis, AAG president Aubrey Hutson said last night.

A man and a woman, who were accused of robbing a man three months ago were freed of the charge yesterday.

With a week to go for the start of the eighth edition of the India  Premier League (IPL), there is controversy in the air.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed and batsman Adam Voges demanded their spots on the tour of the West Indies through their excellent form, chief selector Rod Marsh has said.

Harold Naurayan, the seaman who was on trial for raping a six-year-old girl, was on Tuesday found guilty by a jury.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) and the Guyana Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) last week held initial discussions on how Gecom can assist the IRO with its peace initiatives during the election period.

Port of Spain, Trinidad – Sir Curtly Ambrose had a simple message for dozens of students at the Cascadia Hotel in St Ann’s on Tuesday — pursue your full education and work hard to achieve your dreams.

Softball fans in the Upper Corentyne area will witness three male/female matches at the Crabwood Creek Cricket Ground this Sunday when top city teams Floodlights and Trophy Stall Angels head to Crabwood Creek.

A man was yesterday granted $125,000 bail when he appeared in a city court charged with obtaining $600,000 from a woman under the pretext that he could buy a Canter motor vehicle for her.

A taxi driver was remanded to prison after he was accused of abusing his mother and could not find alternative lodgings while the case is in court.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams overcame a dreadful second set to beat Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 7-6 (4) 1-6 6-3 yesterday for her 700th career win and a berth in the Miami Open semi-finals.

Commentators and activists Raymond Gaskin and Christopher Ram are hosting a discussion series titled ‘Challenges and Choices’ in the conference room of the National Library during this month.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Queensland batsman Joe Burns is determined to avoid membership of the burgeoning club of Australian batsmen who have made brief cameos in the test team before permanently falling into obscurity.

By Taurus – The Heckler CRUCIFIXION, RESURRECTION, NOMINATION The Christian segment of the electorate has much to reflect upon this week-end.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Third-seed Andy Murray recovered from an early setback to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 3-6 6-4 6-1 yesterday to reach to the semi-finals of the Miami Open.

A Soesdyke man who was stabbed to his right eye by the father of his lover on Tuesday is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, On March 23, 2015, a 36-year-old West Demerara cane harvester was found guilty of rape of a 10-year-old child and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Brassington Reynolds, who on sentencing justified the 10 year sentence in large part due to the accused pleading guilty to the crime.

A six-year-old boy was yesterday struck down by a speeding car as he was holding on to his mother’s dress while they crossed the West Bank Demerara Public Road.

A wet pitch after a short but heavy downpour forced led to the abandonment of a match between New York Cricket Academy and Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) yesterday.

Veteran sharp-shooter Anthony Abrams believes he still has the quality to represent the Golden Jaguars senior setup during their upcoming 2018 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup Qualifying Campaign.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and although only three countries (now four because Dominica joined six weeks ago) a large number of cases were filed and disposed of.

Police are still trying to identify a man, suspected to be the victim of a hit-and-run, who was found dead on the roadway at Two Friends, East Coast Demerara on Monday.

Dear Editor,   I have made a financial contribution to the WPA elections campaign fund.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Major powers and Iran stretched marathon talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme into a second day past their deadline, with diplomats saying prospects for a preliminary agreement were finely balanced between success and collapse in the coming hours.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara should reconsider his decision to retire from limited overs cricket and continue for another year, the country’s sports minister said yesterday.

Floyd George, who was accused of conspiring to obtain nearly $3M worth of building equipment from National Hardware using a forged cheque, was yesterday found not guilty of the crime at the conclusion of his trial.

A fruit vendor and a shoemaker were arraigned on Tuesday on charges of possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Eleven former Atlanta public school educators were found guilty by a jury yesterday on charges of racketeering in one of the largest U.S.

A teenager was on Tuesday freed of a robbery charge after the victim of the crime refused to give evidence against him.

Dear Editor, The President tasked the police with ascertaining the “intellectual authors” of the killing of Courtney Crum-Ewing.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Kyle Mills has followed team mate Daniel Vettori into retirement from international cricket after New Zealand’s loss to Australia in Sunday’s World Cup final.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was indicted on corruption charges, allegations that the high-ranking Democrat vowed to fight at a news conference last night.

A pork-knocker was on Monday brought before a city court to face a drug charge after he was allegedly found with cannabis in his possession during a police search in the interior.

Dear Editor, So, according to President Ramotar, under the PPP proposed solutions, the police will now respond within half an hour.

(Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc, the player of the tournament at the recent cricket World Cup, will be out for up to three weeks after suffering a minor knee injury.

A Laing Avenue resident was placed on $30,000 bail on Tuesday after appearing in a city court on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on another.

President of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Roger Harper, says he expects to see greater significance in every game of the upcoming GCA/ Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – As Muhammadu Buhari sat in front of the TV watching his election victory unfold, Nigeria’s future president took care to be photographed beside a Muslim elder and a bishop, a choreographed statement of unity in a religiously mixed nation.

(Trinidad Express) Illegal firearms account for 72 per cent of murders in Trinidad and Tobago compared with 2.4 per cent in the United Kingdom, according to Attorney General Garvin Nicholas.

A welder was on Tuesday granted bail after denying misappropriating money entrusted to him.

Dear Editor, Mr Freddie Kissoon appears to relish participating in serials and soap operas.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The blackpoll warbler accomplishes a mighty big feat for a such a little bird.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Grace Silvera, group director of communications and culture at Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (CWC), said Tuesday that while “certain regulatory requirements are still outstanding” in some markets, the company will press ahead with the merger of Columbus’ operations.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) through an official correspondence announced that the Golden Jaguars senior programme will contest its fourth international friendly under the reign of Jamaal Shabazz against traditional rivals Suriname on April 30th.

Dear Editor, The list of the exploiters is long and extensive.

A recent letter by Ms. Ryhaan Shah sparked a series of responses in the letter columns, causing it to be juxtaposed with another letter by the bright young economics student, Saieed Khalil.

For too long, Guyanese have been saddled with a regime that has abandoned even the pretense of good, accountable governance.

After serving the Foreign Affairs Ministry for more than 30 years, Elisabeth Harper yesterday resigned to take up fulltime work as Prime Ministerial Candidate for the PPP/C.

Dear Editor, This is my second reply to the second letter of GHL Lall who has made three accusations against me which I honestly thought I had answered satisfactorily, but Mr Lall persists.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama launched a sanctions program yesterday to target individuals and groups outside the United States that use cyber attacks to threaten U.S.

(The Sports Xchange) – The San Antonio Spurs cut the ‘magic number’ to clinch a playoff berth to one after beating Miami 95-81.

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A report published in Monday’s edition of this newspaper which revealed that a 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly prostituted by her mother, had been sent to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) for two years has drawn outrage from child rights advocates and rightly so.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) said it has no plans to establish a central register of true company owners, despite pressure from Britain to adopt the anti-money laundering and tax evasion measure.

(Trinidad Express) Talks between Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) have broken down and it’s pos­sible there may be sick-out action by pilots over the long Eas­ter weekend.