Articles published on Thursday, April 9, 2015
A private criminal charge has been filed by attorney Christopher Ram against former President Bharrat Jagdeo over controversial statements the latter made at a Babu John, Por Mourant event held by the PPP on March 8th.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, left front row, is all smiles as she looks at a waving United States President Barack Obama prior to a meeting with leaders of CARICOM countries at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, this afternoon.
PPP/C Prime Ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper today said that she has been the subject of attempts at extortion pertaining to a case that her son has in court.
(Trinidad Express) In her ‘apology’ to the Parliament yesterday in the wake of the furore over her ‘rape’ remarks, Minister Vernella Alleyne-Toppin placed the blame on “ media reports” of her controversial statements, rather than on the statements themselves.
Under scrutiny over a number of issues including the awarding of mining properties intended exclusively for Guyanese to a Chinese company, the Mines Commission yesterday said that a report on these matters contained “glaring inaccuracies” and a Baishanlin director who holds vast acreage of land had become a naturalized Guyanese citizen.
In its inaugural report on coverage of the 2015 elections campaign, the Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) of the Guyana Elections Commission has flayed the state-owned Guyana Chronicle for two “blatantly inflammatory” editorials and it also took aim at items in two other newspapers and a programme on CNS TV.
A trader accused of robbing the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) of $42M in broad daylight last Thursday was yesterday remanded to prison after he faced multiple charges.
A Corentyne man, who was on trial in the High Court in Berbice for the murder of policeman Jirbahan Dianand is a free man as the prosecution closed its case for the lack of evidence after its star witness changed his story.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that Samuel Hinds Jr be retried, though he was facing sentencing after being found guilty of beating his sister-in-law and the presiding magistrate has now set April 17 for a decision on whether the matter will be tried again or sentence passed.
An autopsy yesterday revealed that nine-year-old Shaquan Gittens whose half-naked and bound body was found in a trench in South Ruimveldt on Saturday, died as a result of a compression injury to the neck and asphyxiation due to drowning.
Police have detained another person in connection with the murder of US citizen Samantha Benjamin and investigators are following all leads to ensure that all the players involved are brought before the courts.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root warmed up for next week’s first Test with half-centuries on the opening day of England’s final two-day tour match here yesterday.
A minibus driver accused of striking down a 4-year-old boy with his vehicle resulting in the boy’s death on Saturday, was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin believes the experience of veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul and the senior bowlers, will be critical if West Indies are to seriously challenge England in the upcoming three-Test series.
Thirteen days after he was written to by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) about urgently ensuring equitable access to the broadcast media for political parties, President Donald Ramotar has replied but without giving the assurance that had been sought.
The last time the national 15s rugby team faced Trinidad and Tobago on their home turf, they were schooled 20-nil at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Campus ground.
A 23-year-old man said to be a well-known figure to law enforcement was slapped with 11 charges of armed robbery and attempted murder arising out of his alleged involvement in last week’s robbery spree in East Berbice and was remanded to prison when he appeared in court yesterday.
Veteran golfer Deosarran ‘Double-Wrist’ Sookram on Sunday outplayed a field of top local golfers to be crowned the champion of the Sanjay Jewelry golf tournament which was held at the Lusignan Golf Course.
After being under water for almost three days, the body of 21-year-old Kelton Benjamin of Coffee Grove, Essequibo Coast who was involved in a boat mishap on Sunday last was discovered at around 2:30am yesterday.
LONDON, CMC – Teenaged Bermudian striker Rai Simons has joined promotion-chasing English League One club Chesterfield on a two-year contract.
KOLKATA, India, CMC – Embattled West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine went surprisingly wicket-less but his Kolkata Knight Riders still managed to overcome Kieron Pollard’s Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the opening contest of the new Indian Premier League season here yesterday.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced that a plan to advance the justice sector has been prepared, focusing on institutional strengthening, particularly reducing the backlog of cases pending by “bringing greater dispatch” to the judicial system.
An East Ruimveldt clothes vendor was refused bail on Tuesday when he appeared in a city court charged with escaping from lawful custody.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Paul Downton is leaving his position as managing director of England cricket after just over a year in the job, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association president, Leon Rodney, says the country is ready to host the curtain-raiser for upcoming three-match Test Series between West Indies and England.
A Kitty man was last week arraigned on multiple charges of fraudulent conversion, which his attorney claimed was the result of a break-up with his accuser.
A taxi driver, who allegedly used his vehicle to commit a knife-point hold-up, was remanded to prison last Thursday after being charged with armed robbery.
Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF).
Essequibo’s left arm orthodox spinner Keanu Harry’s performance with the ball highlighted the opening day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 tournament yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
A drinks vendor, who is accused of a robbery in the city, was on Tuesday remanded to prison.
Dear Editor, The sale of GuySuCo’s co-generation power plant at Skeldon to a special purpose company, Skeldon Energy Inc (SEI) owned by NICIL and GPL is the final nail on the coffin of GuySuCo and sugar production in Guyana.
Dear Editor, Please permit me to raise once again the issue of language rights and language education policy in Guyana.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Off-spinner James Tredwell has lamented the quality of opposition in England’s first two-day warm-up match which ended Tuesday but says the tourists made the most of the outing in preparation for next week’s first Test.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama arrived in Jamaica yesterday to attend a Caribbean summit seeking to reassert U.S.
A man was placed on $30,000 bail on Tuesday after denying that he behaved disorderly and exposed himself.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba said on Wednesday it would remain steadfast by Venezuela even as it seeks to improve ties with the United States, criticizing Washington’s Venezuela policy before a summit meeting where the U.S.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty yesterday of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264 others, and the jury will now decide whether to sentence him to death.
A taxi driver found himself in a city court on Tuesday on a charge that he stole a length of hose from the Guyana Fire Service.
Dear Editor, I refer to an article with the caption ‘Relevant agencies to probe complaints of truancy, neglect in Vryheid’s Lust” in the Stabroek News of Tuesday, March 17, 2015 which took me and the residents quite by surprise, and left us in a state of shock due to the fact that my name was given as the resident responsible for providing the reporter with information about some residents.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – NBA player Chris Copeland of the Indiana Pacers and his wife were stabbed during a dispute outside a New York City nightclub early yesterday and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and the team.
(The Sports Xchange) – Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 113-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
An Enmore youth is now hospitalized after he was repeatedly stabbed by two men who he reprimanded after they attempted to search his pocket during a ‘chic chic’ game at Foulis, East Coast Demerara.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – One of the most influential pro-business lobbyists in Washington said on Wednesday he is optimistic the U.S.
Dear Editor, The oft repeated adage that government must not involve itself in commercial ventures appears to be vindicated when one considers the parlous financial straits in which GuySuCo presently finds itself.
Dear Editor, News reports on a GGMC “Management Review” appearing in the Stabroek News editions of April 5 and April 7 refer.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called yesterday for an end to psychiatric therapies that seek to change the sexual orientation of gay, lesbian and transgender youth, the White House said.
Dear Editor, Mr David Granger when asked why Ms Vanessa Kissoon was off the List of Representatives said that she had served two terms.
by Taurus – The Heckler This was written five hours before Tuesday’s Nomination Day activities began.
(Reuters) – A mouthwatering showdown between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin could be a month away as the two rival sprinters are set to compete at next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Mars has thousands of glaciers buried beneath its dusty surface, enough frozen water to blanket the planet with a 3.6-foot(1.1- metre) thick layer of ice, scientists said yesterday.
In previous articles, this column has examined the specific characteristics of good governance, and explained exactly how the APNU+AFC coalition intends to make each of those attributes-of-democracy, a reality in Guyana.
The Guyana Beverage Company yesterday officially handed over the respective team uniforms to the teams competing in the inaugural Busta soft-shoe football tourney.
Dear Editor, It appears that the VAT in some supermarkets on items sold is done in an arbitrary manner.
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Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka once said that “The Nigerian people have always approached democracy and the elites have always turned them back.”
AUGUSTA, Georgia, (Reuters) – This week’s Masters is one of the most intriguing ever with the prospect of a career grand slam for Rory McIlroy and uncertainty over the state of Tiger Woods’ game heading a plethora of compelling storylines.
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Dear Editor, I was disappointed, though far from surprised by the content of Dr Luncheon’s letter captioned, ‘Plunging Guyana into the past,’ (SN, April 7).
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – A retired Salvadoran military general accused of human rights abuses arrived in San Salvador on Wednesday after he failed to secure asylum in the United States and was deported.
Civil society is the “aggregate of non-governmental organisations and institutions that manifest the interests and will of citizens.”
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) being greeted by Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (C) after he arrived aboard Air Force One at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica last evening.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevalence in the local general population in Guyana has been steadily reduced from 2.45 in 2004 to 1.45 in 2013, GINA said.
A section of the Alexander Village residents at the meeting last evening.
President Donald Ramotar called on citizens, at a public meeting last evening in Alexander Village to give the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, the opportunity to continue Guyana’s development with a majority victory.
