Daily Archive: Saturday, May 30, 2015

The Ministry of Social Protection today defended the decision made yesterday to send off the Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency, Ann Greene on 36 days leave.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) today chastised two government ministers for an early sign of “intolerance” which culminated yesterday in the head of the child protection agency Ann Greene being sent on leave.

As promised in its press release (Six Million Dollar worth of seized liquor discovered stolen) issued on Thursday May 28, 2015, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today provided an update on the investigations into the larceny committed on the Agency’s Warehouse facility at Eccles.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is informing parents and guardians that the marking of all the NGSA papers has been completed.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Uncapped Shane Dowrich and Rajindra Chandrika were today named in a 14-man West Indies squad to face Australia in the opening Test of the two-match series starting here Wednesday.

At about 1600h. yesterday, the police say that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch arrested an outgoing overseas-based Guyanese passenger at the CJIA after 6 kilograms 304 grams of cocaine were found to be contained in bottles of rum that were in his possession.

At about 2100h. last night, the police say that four men hired a taxi driven by Sheldon Anderson at the Stabroek Market to go to Eccles, EBD.

(Barbados Nation) THERE IS NEVER a dull moment in West Indies cricket whether on or off the field of play.

The question of a bailout for the cash-strapped GuySuCo is to be taken to Cabinet on Tuesday, according to Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder and a forensic audit of the beleaguered corporation will be commissioned.

A suspected burglar was shot dead by a police rank during a confrontation in the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene was yesterday sent home on leave by Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence following a verbal altercation with Junior Minster Simona Broomes.

A 10-year-old narrowly escaped unharmed while his teenage cousin and a friend were beaten by a group of men armed with cutlasses in a bird catching outing gone bad.

Citing international obligations that require him to leave Guyana regularly, former president Bharrat Jagdeo has moved to the High Court to lift travel restrictions placed on him due to private criminal proceedings that were recently brought against him.

A statement from the Carter Center that PPP/C agents failed to present their copies of the Statements of Poll (SoPs) from District Four polling stations they challenged is shocking, according to PPP executive member Anil Nandlall.

President David Granger yesterday announced plans for the re-introduction of the National Cadet Corps.

Bartica, in Region Seven, and Lethem, in Region Nine, are among four interior communities that will be prepared for township status within the next year, according to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan.

While government ministers under the Donald Ramotar administration were accessing millions for medical aid, including for cosmetic procedures, some ordinary citizens were not getting the help they needed in cases that sometimes were sometimes life or death.

The Georgetown Public Hospital in collaboration with a visiting medical faculty will soon conduct a number of corneal transplants.

A 64-year-old Kamarang miner died yesterday after being trapped for some time under a quantity of loose earth while operating mining equipment under water in Quimenang River.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term yesterday after his only challenger conceded defeat in an election overshadowed by allegations of rampant corruption in world soccer.

Dear Editor, Elections were held in Guyana on May 11 − 17 days ago − and the results were declared on May 16 − 12 days ago.

Less than a year after his father was freed of a murder charge, Steve Allicock appeared in a city court charged with the same crime yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase reminded West Indies selectors of their talent with their second half-centuries of the contest, as the three-day game against Australia finished in a tame draw on the final day here yesterday.

Oneka Gilead, who allegedly doused her husband with hot oil, was charged with attempted murder in the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Athletes competing at this year’s Senior Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships on July 18 are reminded that the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) will launch the flagship event today at the Park View Hotel at Farm, E.B.D.

Dear Editor, The Independence/ Inauguration celebration held on May 26 provided Guyanese with the opportunity to unite around a common notion of freedom, liberty and nationalism.

On their quest to clinch a Pan American Games berth next month in Canada, a four-member team of Guyana’s finest amateur boxers winged out to Mexico yesterday to compete at the Games qualifiers.Along

Dear Editor, The appointment of the Ombudsman in the person of Justice Moore in December 2013 has been a breath of fresh air for all Guyana, especially those who feel their rights have been violated by those in authority.

Miner Delon Emmanuel, who police say shot at a Brazilian national during a confrontation at a city hotel, was remanded to prison yesterday on weapons charges.

Shomari Wiltshire, Makeda Harding and Kirsten Gomes secured comprehensive wins on night two of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Junior National Championships on Thursday at the Georgetown Club Facility on Camp Street.

A prisoner was yesterday charged with damaging a wall of the washroom at the Golden Grove Police Station in a bid to escape.

Dear Editor, Perhaps, we lesser mortals identified for the sacrifice inherent in the altruism of public appointment ought to expect antipathy from some quarters.

A phone card vendor, accused of misusing money he made from selling the cards, was yesterday released on bail after declaring his innocence.

By G Derry Etkins Guyana, a land with a rich Cultural heritage, is still to develop a sound, or sounds, of her own!

Dear Editor, All Guyanese are indeed hurt by the manner in which our star cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul was treated.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel head coach, Simon Helmot, has identified the side’s four foreign imports as “match-winners” and believe they could be the key to a successful season in this year’s Caribbean Premier League.

Guyana’s premier and longest tenured cycling event, the Independence Three-Stage Road Race rolls off this morning in Berbice.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an online licence transaction checker that allows users an updated status of transactions done via various licences.

Dear Editor, It seems as though the PPP does not know when to call it a day.

Dear Sir, You need to say sorry. Not down in your belly, Out in the open Where people can hear.

Dear Editor, What a general election this has been. Never before I have seen one so closely contested, with Amerindian trying to convince fellow Amerindian of the need for a change.

HAVANA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States formally dropped Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism yesterday, an important step toward restoring diplomatic ties but one that will have limited effect on removing U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) GraceKennedy group plans to expand its First Global Bank branch network across its Western Union locations in Jamaica, using the agency banking model.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Tom Latham and Luke Ronchi lifted a New Zealand side bristling with attacking intent to 297 for eight at the close on a rain-disrupted first day of the second test against England at Headingley yesterday.

Hi Everyone, All right, brace yourself, today I am going to ask you to do something that may go against a practice you have been doing all your life, and one that you would have seen done by parents and grandparents long before you ever started cooking.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced that effective from June 1st, the University of Guyana and Camp Ayanganna post offices will be closed.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised yesterday to eradicate the “mindless, godless” militants of Boko Haram and rescue hundreds of women and children held captive, including 200 girls taken from the town of Chibok a year ago.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Just after lunch Alize Cornet collapsed on her back in joy and several hours later as dusk arrived Gael Monfils danced a jig of delight as home hopes soared at the French Open yesterday.

A land surveyor was yesterday remanded to prison for drug trafficking after police unearthed a quantity of cocaine and cannabis at his home.

The European Union (EU) has agreed to allow nationals of St Lucia, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago to have visa-free travel to 26 countries in the EU.

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Dear Editor, I would like to thank all those who voted for the coalition, especially the younger voters.

United States President Barack Obama yesterday issued a proclamation declaring June, 2015 to be National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

Nothing to Laugh About 8 opened last night at the National Cultural Centre and continues tonight, tomorrow and Monday.

On May 18th, 2015 in London, Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit launched the candidacy of Patricia Scotland for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General (SG).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former U.S. House of Repre-sentatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, indicted on Thursday on federal criminal charges, was paying a male from his past to try to conceal sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday, citing two unnamed federal law enforcement officials.

A five-member strong national Track and Field team departed yesterday for the South American Association of PanAm Youth Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia.

Dear Editor, In 1992 when PPP ministers and regional chairmen assumed office, they told the people of Region Two, that they could meet them any time, any place and anywhere; they could even meet them at their house, wake them up, and they would address their problems.

The Guyana Defence Force is participating in the annual “Tradewinds” exercise, which is due to begin today in St.

Politikles

We have become fixated with using the word “summer” for the months July and August and having adapted the season terminology, we also take everything that comes with it.

(Jamaica Observer) Tutks and Caicos Islands Finance Minister Washington Misick last week launched a blistering attack on foreigners, including Jamaicans, bluntly telling them to stay out of his country if they want to engage in public celebration of their cultures.

Dear Editor, I was doing my best to stay away from the Chanderpaul fiasco.

CHELMSFORD, England, CMC – West Indies superstar Chris Gayle marked his Somerset debut with a typically stroke-filled 92 as the visitors beat Essex by three wickets off the last ball, in the English T20 Blast here yesterday.

Just a few years ago, even the shrewdest bookmaker would have offered long odds against Ireland becoming the first national electorate to formally approve of same-sex marriage — previous countries have introduced it by parliamentary fiat.

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of Haitians infected by cholera has risen more than 300 percent in the past year as early rains, poor sanitation, and a lack of funding means the impoverished Caribbean nation struggles to stem the disease, the United Nations said.