Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

MUMBAI, India, CMC- West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been banned from bowling off breaks in any match organised by the BCCI, officials announced on Wednesday.

PPP/C Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar today signed the Guyana Elections Commission’s Code of Conduct for Political Parties in the presence of Chairman of Elections Commission, Dr.

President Donald Ramotar this morning fired Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran following his verbal abuse of rights activist, Sherlina Nageer on April 20 outside the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 2230h.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has been named the “happiest” Caribbean nation again.

Despite his party’s continued campaign against the involvement of ex-security officials in the opposition coalition, President Donald Ramotar has issued an appeal to the members of the disciplined forces, urging them to vote for him when they take to the polls on Saturday.

The botched Brazil to Georgetown Fibre Optic cable that government boasted will be an integral part of its E-governance services will now effectively be handed over to a private contractor.

Just over two months after entering plea negotiations with the United States government, indicted Guyanese pilot Khamraj Lall yesterday changed his plea and admitted to bulk cash smuggling, signalling that the two sides have reached an agreement.

A West Coast Berbice (WCB) taxi driver died early yesterday morning after he crashed into a parked truck along the Bush Lot Public Road.

The ground was broken on Monday for a new US$20M campus that will be constructed for the Texila American University, at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Bar Association, the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers and the Justice Institute of Guyana are calling upon President Donald Ramotar to fire Dr Bheri Ramsaran as a minister and a member of the PPP/C.

Damion Robinson, the motorcyclist who knocked down five-year-old Afya Harte and then attempted to flee, was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of dangerous driving.

Human Rights activist Sherlina Nageer and a few of her supporters joined the parents of slain activist Courtney Crum-Ewing in a protest outside the Attorney General’s (AG) Office yesterday.

Polling agents for political parties will have to vote on May 11th in the area where they registered.

A father and son were yesterday arraigned in a city court on charges that they were found with unlicensed guns and ammunition at their South Central Rupununi home.

(Cricinfo) Phil Simmons could be forgiven for phoning his old friends in Ireland and asking if his former job was still available.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has announced that it has elected its new Executive Management Committee, following the election of the Council of Chamber for the year 2015/2016.

Guyana’s preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers will continue tomorrow as they have officially selected their final roster yesterday for the international friendly against arch-rivals Suriname at 19:00hrs. 

A Craig, East Bank Demerara resident was yesterday nabbed at the Ogle Airport with over a kilo of cocaine strapped to her body.

The three men accused of stealing $42M during a transfer to the Bourda Post Office were again denied bail after new applications were made for their release yesterday.

Eight Guyanese shooters have been named in the West Indies team to compete at the World Long Range fullbore Rifle Shooting championships billed for August in Ohio, United States of America.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says that the International Children’s Heart Foundation successfully completed two cardiac surgeries on young patients yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- The experienced duo of Stacy Ann King and Afy Fletcher, as well as rookie all-rounder Chinelle Henry have been recalled to the West Indies Women’s cricket squad announced yesterday for a tour of Sri Lanka.

A farmer was placed on bail yesterday after he denied stealing from his brother and another man.

Anglican Bishop of Guyana, the Right Reverend Cornell Moss has called on members of the church to vote according to their conscience at the upcoming May 11th elections, while appealing for all to do their part to ensure a quiet and peaceful process.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — A leading cricketer facing heroin charges has withdrawn from the Bermuda squad announced earlier this month for a four-country Twenty20 tournament in the United States.

Dear Editor, The statement of the women’s arm of the ruling Party, the Women’s Progressive Organization (WPO), in response to public revulsion at the Minister of Health’s threats of physical and sexual harm against a lone woman asking him a pertinent work-related question during office hours on a working day included the PPP’s characteristic language of patronage politics: ‘Dr.

Dear Editor, The cartoon, which appeared in the Kaieteur News on Saturday 25th April, and the Stabroek News on Sunday 26th April, depicting several armed senior GDF officers, linking them to the incident on the Corentyne in 1973 and the death of Walter Rodney is puzzling to say the least.

A South Central Rupununi man was yesterday brought before a city magistrate to answer a charge that he stole a cow.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-Impressive death bowling by West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo stifled an easy run chase and fired Chennai Super Kings to a close two run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

Dear Editor, The disrespectful and abusive behaviour of persons in position of leadership in Guyana has been a feature of politics in Guyana for many years.

Mahendra Bhagwandin with a 24 handicap and a net 65 topped a field of 51 golfers at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC) Sunday in the 18th edition of the annual Scotiabank tournament.

A gang of five gunmen stormed the home of a Number 45 Village, Corentyne family on Sunday evening and stole about $1 million in cash and jewellery and other valuables after beating and threatening occupants.

Dear Editor, This should be a wake-up call for all rice millers who are selling rice on the local and international market and for them to be more careful when catching rice and sewing the rice bag from the dump scale.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) fresh off their highly successful Busta Champion of Champions cricket tournament will turn their attention towards the staging of another tournament set for Friday at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Berbice.

A man was yesterday sentenced in his absence to five years in jail after being found guilty of carrying an unlicensed gun.

Earl Jerome was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Monday after he was found guilty of a charge of break and enter with intent to commit a felony.

Ravens commenced their Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘King of the Hard Court’ Championship in the perfect manner defeating Pepsi Sonics 78-63 in their Open Divisional fixture on Sunday at the Burnham Court.

Dear Editor, Witnessing the recent transformation of Kaieteur News’ columnist Ralph Seeram (From the Diaspora) who has shed his objectivity and has now become a full-blown apologist and cheerleader of the PPP, causes me to ask myself, what is it that is responsible for so many of our Indian brethren not to be able to stay the course?

Dear Editor, In less than two weeks the people of Guyana will be going to the Polls to elect a political party of their choice to conduct the affairs of our country for the next five years; God’s willing.

CILACAP, Indonesia, (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries yesterday, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil.

Adon George, the six-year-old boy who was struck down by a speeding car while crossing the West Bank Demerara Public Road with his mother on April 1st, has regained consciousness.

LOME, (Reuters) – Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election to a third term based on provisional results with more than 1.2 million votes or 58.75 percent of the total, the West African country’s election commission head said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It gives me great pleasure to finally publicly express my disgust at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) which continues to take Guyanese for granted through consistent blackouts.

A brisk 50 from Sherwin Mc Pherson steered the Felix Austin Police College (FAPC) to a five-wicket victory over “A” Division in the final of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Inter-Division T20 competition played Sunday at Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Members of the community at St Cuthbert’s Mission benefitted from a Rotary Club of Demerara medical outreach on April 12, 2015.

(Trinidad Express) The Government has entered into an agreement to purchase naval vessels for the Coast Guard, at a cost of around TT$1 billion, a deal that was brokered by fired national security minister Gary Griffith.

Dear Editor, The LBI ground is now an eyesore and has virtually been abandoned by the Government and Guysuco.

Mackenzie High School and Linden Technical Institute will faceoff today in the final of the annual Victory Valley Royals organized Linden Secondary Schools U19 basketball tourney following wins on Monday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hardcourt.

JHARIBAR/SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal, (Reuters) – People stranded in remote villages and towns across Nepal were still waiting for aid and relief to arrive yesterday, four days after a devastating earthquake destroyed buildings and roads and killed more than 4,600 people.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Henrique Capriles said yesterday that the OPEC member’s accumulated inflation rate was 50 percent during the first four months of 2015.

Political season: Duelling billboards at Mandela Avenue and the East Bank Highway.

Dear Editor, In Grenada there was further evidence to support England`s confidence in its ability to defeat the W.I.

(The Sports Xchange) – Rookie guard Bojan Bogdanovic hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 85 seconds left in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets evened their Eastern Conference quarter-final series with a 120-115 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the release from jail of nine engineering executives charged in the corruption investigation at state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA.

A man was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday after admitting to borrowing phones from two persons to make calls and then taking off with them.

BALTIMORE, (Reuters) – Police and National Guard troops moved to disperse protesters in Baltimore last night after a curfew took effect a day after the worst rioting in the United States in years.

(Reuters) – Mominul Haque struck a patient 80 before falling to the final delivery of the day as Bangladesh capitalised on poor Pakistan fielding to reach 236 for four on the opening day of the first test in Khulna yesterday.

After former president Bharrat Jagdeo launched his extremist ethnic salvoes at Babu John, I had occasion to predict in this column that worse was yet to come.

Dear Editor, The purpose of education is to form a repository of knowledge from which to deduce solutions to problems in society.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government yesterday announced a nationwide electricity rationing plan to tackle a surge in demand caused by rising temperatures in recent weeks.

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Iranian patrol boats intercepted a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday and forced it into Iranian territorial waters by firing shots across its bow, prompting the U.S.

Roadside homework: Two schoolchildren getting an assignment done at the side of the public road at Eccles, East Bank Demerara yesterday.

Victory Valley/Scheme and Amelia’s Ward Front secured the opening night wins when the Linden Town Week Inter-Ward Basketball Tournament commenced on Monday at Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard-Court.

The PPP has just unveiled its manifesto, days before the election, while the main opposition alliance is yet to do same.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Black Americans who switched to a high-fibre African diet for just two weeks saw a dramatic drop in risk factors for colon cancer, a study published yesterday found.

Britain moves to parliamentary elections on May 7th amidst a tremendous uncertainty as to whether any of the political parties, in particular the Conservatives or Labour can gain a clear majority in the House of Commons.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives launched an effort yesterday to prevent new travel from the United States to Cuba, one of the first legislative attempts in Congress to thwart President Barack Obama’s move to normalize relations with the Communist-ruled island.

Dear Editor, GHK Lall (SN Apr 28) in “Swing Vote not one-dimensional” identifies varied elements (types) of the swing voter in Guyana.

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