Articles published on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
At about 1100h. today, the police say that two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, entered the premises of a businessman at Courbane Park, Annandale, ECD, and held up the housekeeper Nandrani Manick, 59 years, and handyman Ulric Fingall, 20 years.
United States Charge d’ Affaires, Bryan Hunt in offering his congratulations to Guyana’s 8th Executive President, David Granger, said the US is looking forward to strengthening bilateral relations.
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission today said that legal action against it prevented it from taking action against an illegal mining pit in which as many as 11 persons died on Sunday.
Ogle Airport Inc (OAI) today issued a strong warning over squatting which has engulfed a number of East Coast villages in recent days.
On Monday evening at approximately 22:21 hours, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that two 35 MVA transformers at the Kingston Wartsila Power Plant tripped causing a total shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Systems.
During his first official day in office on Monday as Guyana’s 8th Executive President, David Granger held brief meetings with the CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque and envoys from Guyana’s neighbours.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar claimed last night that deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Joan Honore-Paul showed bias in the release she issued last week and her lawyers intend to file a complaint against her with the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JSLC).
With dangerous weather conditions persisting, six bodies have been recovered from the caved in mining pit at Mowsie Backdam, in Region Eight, while efforts were underway last night to locate the remainder.
In a bid to stop any unauthorised spending, the new government on Sunday met Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga and Treasury Secretary Nirmal Rekha, according to Minister of State-designate Joseph Harmon.
One year after being appointed to office, Senior Superintendent of Police Leslie James has been replaced as Crime Chief, apparently in keeping with the new government’s plan of a management overhaul for the Guyana Police Force which has been failing in many areas over the years.
Despite being warned, residents from various villages on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) armed with cutlasses and other weapons continued to squat on lands which they claimed were promised to them years ago and which they now hope to acquire under the new government.
`B’ Division Commander Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph has been appointed by the David Granger administration to head the Presidential Guard Unit, according to the Head of the Presidential Secretariat Joe Harmon who said yesterday that the promotion will be enacted immediately.
While making it clear that he is aiming at a “small, muscular Cabinet” with emphasis on economic diplomacy, President David Granger yesterday confirmed that Carl Greenidge has agreed to take up the appointment of Minister of Foreign Affairs, while economist Winston Jordan would be the new Minister of Finance.
A joint initiative started on Sunday by the new government, the Mayor and City Council and private citizens “has as its main goal the desilting of the 11 outfall channels in the city so as to minimize the flooding caused by the May/June rains,” Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green said yesterday.
More out of hope than expectation I had decided that I wanted to be among the front runners for an interview with President David Granger.
Four women hockey players were robbed early yesterday morning at Croal and Oronoque streets, Georgetown after returning home from a tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.
Director of Prisons Welton Trotz yesterday confirmed that child killer Ravindra Deo was granted a presidential pardon late last week and is now a free man, even as the child’s parents have expressed dissatisfaction with the move.
Superintendent of Police and forensic analyst Stephen Greaves yesterday testified that he found no traces of gunshot residue on samples taken from the skin of murdered teen Shaquille Grant and his friends, one of whom police had claimed opened fire on them.
Drug trafficking charges were yesterday read to two women who were intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) while trying to board separate flights with cocaine hidden in their luggage last Friday.
Dear Editor, Some of the developments during elections 2015 week are disturbing to contemplate and painful to recall.
A Cuban national was fined yesterday after he admitted to overstaying in Guyana.
Dear Editor, There is no doubt that Guyana is racially divided.
The state of the art National Track and Field Centre and Football Facility at Leonora was unveiled during a grand ceremony on April 17.
Yesterday city schools were mostly filled with the chatter of students engaged in leaning as parents who had keep their children at home last week allowed them to return to school.
Dear Editor, Newly elected President of the Guyana has made an excellent move for national unity when he invited his predecessor, Donald Ramotar, to join his unity government.
Dear Editor, What a game of snakes and ladders politics is − worldwide.
President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union, the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation and its members have extended congratulations to new president, David Granger and the new administration.
Dear Editor, It is fitting that President David Arthur Granger should inaugurate this new era of “national unity” with a reminder from the Holy Bible to all the people of Guyana: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
National opener Rajindra Chandrika believes a good showing in the upcoming three-day tour match between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI and the touring Australia cricketers will be an important boost for his career and one which can take him closer to playing cricket at the highest level.
After a somewhat successful (a drawn series can be considered a successful one for the West Indies) home series against England, a confident looking West Indies will now seek to take their form into more shark infested waters when they face the world ranked number two Australia in a pair of Test matches bowling off on June 3rd.
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for Kenton Haynes, Shivsankar Khellawan called ‘Amo’ and Keon Anthony Duncan in relation to trafficking in narcotics.
Dear Editor, I make reference to C Kenrick Hunte’s letter in your publication, instant, that calls for the immediate resignation of Dr Raj Singh and Badrie Persaud.
Despite insignificant funding from the past administration, the disciplines of powerlifting and rugby have undoubtedly been the two most successful indoor and outdoor sports in the last decade.
An armed security guard and two Edward B Beharry Company Ltd salesmen were robbed yesterday at Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara by two gunmen.
Dear Editor, The term or concept of professional ‘soup-drinkers’ appears to be gaining widespread popularity within media circles.
Dear Editor, The new government should start to work immediately, avoiding the temptation of losing time by being dragged into peripheral and emotive non-rational concerns.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Seasoned campaigners Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin both lashed unbeaten half-centuries as West Indies Women rebounded to beat Sri Lanka Women by 18 runs under Duckworth/Lewis, in the third One-Day International of the four-match series here yesterday.
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the 2015 General and Regional Elections even as it criticizes all other aspects of the electoral process and calls for electoral reforms.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sent his first tweet from his very own account on Twitter yesterday, quickly amassing a million followers in five hours, the latest of many White House efforts to amplify his message with social media.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Fast bowler Miguel Cummins is already training his sights on the upcoming Caribbean Premier League, and says he hopes to help Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel make a big impression on the tournament.
Dear Editor, Humility is a gift not many of us have, but should strive for.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US authorities are investigating Venezuela’s powerful parliamentary chief, Diosdado Cabello, and other senior officials for possible cocaine trafficking and money laundering, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies batting legend Desmond Haynes has backed this year’s Caribbean Premier League to be one of the best ever.
Dear Editor, Now the elections are over, it’s time to celebrate the victory, start rebuilding Guyana and moving the country forward.
Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate Mr David Arthur Granger on his accession to the presidency and wish him and his new government success in the next five years.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A landslide sent mud and water crashing onto homes in a town in Colombia’s northwest mountains on Monday, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens, officials said.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Former Grand Slam doubles tennis champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in prison by a South African court on Monday after being found guilty of two counts of rape and a charge of sexual assault of minors, local media reported.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Shi’ite militiamen yesterday prepared to fight Islamic State insurgents who seized the Iraqi provincial capital Ramadi at the weekend in the biggest defeat for government forces in nearly a year.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia test opener Chris Rogers appears set to retire from international cricket after the upcoming Ashes series in England.
Dear Editor, Allow me to congratulate President David Granger on victory at the polls.
(Reuters) – Trevor Ariza buried a corner three-pointer with just under a minute remaining and the Houston Rockets completed a stunning comeback from a 3-1 series deficit to claim Game Seven of the Western Conference semi-finals against the Los Angeles Clippers 113-100 on Sunday.
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The World Bank unveiled plans yesterday to double its investment in public education over the next five years with the main focus on improving the quality of education rather than concentrating on boosting enrollment numbers.
Dear Editor, We would like to congratulate President Granger and Prime Minister-elect Moses Nagamootoo and wish them well in the gigantic task of reconstruction and inclusive governance.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Undeterred by his last points prediction coming back to bite him, Fernando Alonso has said he expects his misfiring McLaren Formula One team to open their account for the season in Monaco this weekend.
In defeat the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) could have asked for no better opportunity to depart the political centre stage on a dignified note, to make itself an integral part of the start of a process designed to help repair a political landscape blighted by an unending power struggle.
Dear Editor, The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) and The Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman (GUSIA) on behalf of the wider Muslim community express our heartfelt congratulations to Mr David A Granger, as the 8th elected President of the Republic of Guyana.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Conditions are favorable for restoring diplomatic relations with the United States, Cuba said yesterday ahead of upcoming talks in Washington.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes one year in office, his cuts in federal welfare spending on the poorest of India’s 1.25 billion people are coming in for sharp criticism, including from within his cabinet.
