Daily Archive: Thursday, April 16, 2015

(Jamaica Gleaner) Three students and a 35-year-old Clarendon man were on Wednesday night shot dead in the Monymusk Housing Scheme, Hayes in the parish.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit this afternoon arrested businessman Barry Dataram and three others in connection with over 100 kilos of cocaine along with an undisclosed sum of cash and ammunition.

Former US President Jimmy Carter who played a pivotal role in spurring electoral reforms that led to free and fair elections in 1992 will be heading the Carter Center observer team to next month’s general elections.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles today ordered rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight to stand trial for murder in the hit-and-run death of a man outside a hamburger stand in January.

Regent Street businessman Farouk Hamid, age 56, was this morning found with multiple stab wounds in the yard of his Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara home.

(Trinidad Express) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has said that over the past ten years 160 matters have been filed and 140 disposed in its appellate jurisdiction.

Hailed on occasion by PPP/C officials as being some of the brightest in the country and utilized in various capacities at high levels, for this electoral campaign the ruling party has now declared personnel from the security services persona non grata and warned that they are not good for the country.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told rice farmers from along the Essequibo Coast that government had a huge difficulty with finding ready markets for the large volume of rice currently being produced Speaking to rice and cash crop farmers yesterday in the compound of State House at Anna Regina, Jagdeo, in his capacity as Chairman of the Government’s recently announced

The son of PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Elisabeth Harper, Regan Pollard, who is locked in litigation with Puruni LLC Company, which he allegedly owes US$198,389 among other sums, has been ordered to respond to the claim, on May 13.

A land clearing fire turned deadly in Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam last evening as one of the men who set it was shot dead and his brother chopped.

While admitting that Cabinet approved some $2.7M for a diaspora outreach programme that turned out to be a PPP/C electioneering activity in the US and Canada, the government yesterday dodged questions on why the monies were cleared.

A mechanic succumbed on Tuesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was involved in an accident at Rose Hall Town on Monday evening.

Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster yesterday said that her resignation from the government was entirely due to health reasons.

An agreement was yesterday signed by the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the Electoral Observation Process for the 2015 General and Regional Elections.

Gilbert Gill, called ‘Bizen Bull’, yesterday pleaded guilty to murdering Khemraj Dass called ‘Lakeram Dass or Lako’, when the capital offence was read to him at the High Court.

At about 1500h. yesterday, the police say that convicted prisoner Navar Edwards called “Ramesh”, 31 years, of No.

A post-mortem examination was yesterday performed on the body of Roy Bovell of Tabatinga, Lethem, by Pathologist Dr.

At about 2045h on Tuesday, police say that businessman Joseph Phoenix, 39 years, of Craig, EBD, was confronted in his shop by four men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and who had entered the business premises on the pretext of purchasing water.

A Youth and Women Issues Forum which was scheduled to be held with the PPP/C Presidential and Prime Ministerial Candidates has been postponed until further notice.

The Delegation of the European Union has launched its non-remunerated Traineeship Programme aimed at giving young professionals and students from the Region an opportunity to garner skills as trainees at the Delegation.

History was created yesterday at the National Stadium in Providence as Alpha United secured their maiden win over Surinamese foe Inter Moengotapoe, downing the Dutch giants 3-0 to kick start their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) campaign in the perfect manner.

President Donald Ramotar paid a visit to the ExxonMobil drillship, the Deepwater Champion yesterday, GINA said.

The Ministry of Health and the Cuban Government officially launched a five-day training programme on Monday for health workers in both private and public institutions focused on emerging and re-emerging public health threats, particularly the ebola virus.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood’s maiden Test century coupled with an incisive new-ball burst from Jerome Taylor, temporarily raised West Indies’ hopes of carving out a match-winning position but England stormed back to end day three of the opening Test on top here yesterday.

A man who police allegedly found hiding under his bed with a quantity of cocaine was yesterday refused bail when he appeared in court.

Fruta Conquerors FC in collaboration with Global Technology subsidiary I-Net Communications, officially launched their u-13 Football League Championship yesterday at a simple ceremony held at the latter’s headquarters on Camp Street.

Cabinet on Tuesday gave its no-objection to $1.2B in drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

  Kitty Weavers registered an unlikely upset defeating Leopold Street by a 3-2 score line when the group stage in the inaugural Guyana Beverage Company Busta Football tourney continued on Tuesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

A fisherman, who a city court heard had misappropriated a quantity of cash was yesterday released on $40,000 bail during his arraignment.

The Guyana Weightlifting Association (GWA) received a shot in the arm yesterday after its top brass received a quantity of weightlifting equipment from its parent body, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Rice Producers Association (RPA) would like to bring to the public’s attention, especially rice farmers in Region 2, several inaccuracies penned by Mr Mohamed Khan in his letter published in Stabroek News on April 14.

Junica Pluck may not be a household name just yet but the Ms.

A Brazilian woman was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after she reportedly failed to declare that she had cash in excess of the US$10,000 limit while she was at the airport about to leave Guyana.

He might have been one of the top West Indies batsmen in his heyday but former West Indies cricket captain Alvin Isaac Kallicharran is batting for the fast bowlers in Guyana.

Dear Editor, With reference to SN’s letter of Tuesday, April 14, captioned ‘Rajendra Singh and Badrie Persaud should resign their substantive posts immediately’, the prime ministerial candidate, as Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs was required to resign.

The driver who fled the scene of the accident that resulted in the death of Vanessa Forde at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara on Tuesday evening says that he was mobbed.

Dear Editor, We thank you for the opportunity to respond to Mr Sarius’s letter published on April 14, in which he complained about the “unsatisfactory service” he experienced while attempting to activate his internet service (‘Can’t get GT&T to install internet service,’ SN, April 14).

Discarded national batsman Shemroy Barrington is in top form in Trinidad and Tobago with Esmeralda Sports Club.

The PPP/C introduced several members of their list of candidates to media yesterday.

Dear Editor, Some time ago I wrote a letter about tons of garbage that’s piled up in a street opposite the Mon Repos Primary School, that was a health hazard to over one thousand students and citizens who walked that road daily.

Banks DIH Limited is inviting residents of lower East Bank Demerara and its environs to a Community Outreach Fitness Walk and Mini Health Fair on Saturday from 7am.

Dear Editor, Messrs Jerome Khan and Barrington Braithwaite are upset that I am calling out the AFC’s nonsense that young people must put aside the past when making their decision to vote.

Dear Editor,   The proposed electricity increase in 2012 for Linden/Region 10 that was aborted following the death of three people is clearly resting heavily on the chest of the government.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Oil firms keen to know how Nigeria’s president elect Muhammadu Buhari plans to tax them could be waiting a long time as he makes ending corruption and reforming the opaque national oil company his most urgent sector priorities.

Dear Editor, Last week there were two letters in Stabroek News dealing with issues of humanization and mechanization of the local sugar industry.

The Marriott Hotel yesterday welcomed its first guest, REPSOL Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The “do-nothing” U.S. Congress may actually be starting to do things.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union accused Google Inc yesterday of cheating consumers and competitors by distorting Web search results to favour its own shopping service, after a five-year investigation that could change the rules for business online.

Dear Editor, The President of the Upper Demerara Cricket Association, Mr Bradley Frederick has set the general election for Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Hymira Park at 11:00 hrs.

Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters.

By Taurus – The Heckler  FAMILY TIES …  Well-well-well.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Florida man was arrested after he landed his small helicopter on the west lawn of the U.S.

Dear Editor, Perception is what has Guyana in a state of disrepair from 1992 to date.

CURITIBA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazilian police yesterday arrested the treasurer of the ruling Workers’ Party Joao Vaccari, moving an investigation of rampant corruption at state-run oil company Petrobras closer to President Dilma Rousseff’s inner circle.

Election Observer missions will soon begin to arrive in Guyana in a steady flow over the next week or two.

(Reuters) – Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it.

Dear Editor, There is a positive correlation between democracy and development.

The 2015 General and Regional Elections are now 25 days away and campaigns are in full swing.

By Dr. R. S. Surujbally Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission   Preamble For some time previously and again recently, there has been much ado and unfortunate pronouncements about a “padded” Voter List.

BOGOTA/HAVANA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the resumption of bombing raids against FARC rebels yesterday after an attack he blamed on the group killed 10 soldiers, a move that will intensify combat after efforts to cool tensions.

Dear Editor, Almost a year has passed since two hundred schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram militants, but the Nigerian authorities have admitted it was not clear whether they would ever be found.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — On Monday, the Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Krauck Systems and Anchor Financial Group LLC, for the development of projects in Jamaica related to the Global Logistics Hub.