Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson today reported that Cabinet has released $75M from the Emergency Fund for desilting and land clearing in an attempt to reduce flooding and for draining water from the city, GINA said.

The ways in which Canada can continue to support Guyana’s sustainable development was one of the issues discussed when the country’s High Commissioner Dr.

The primary stakeholders in fisheries, aquaculture and environment, today gathered at the Regency Hotel, to address improving sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures and environmental monitoring programmes in Guyana, GINA said.

Amid a major crisis in the sugar industry, the government today announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Rajendra Singh has been sacked.

(Reuters) – Australia bowled out the West Indies for 148 on the opening day of the first test in Dominica today, but the home team struck back by taking three wickets in the final session.

Pumping water out on Tuesday from the nearby Le Repentir Cemetery into the main drain along Princes Street since the levels are still high in the cemetery.

This giant tree fell just in front of a house at Meadowbrook Gardens on Sunday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Interpol put two top former FIFA officials on its “red notice” wanted list at the request of U.S.

Further to a press release made earlier today in relation to the deaths of Parbatie Vyraum and Ramdat Persaud of Tain, Corentyne, Berbice, police say that the investigations are now centred on a double murder.

(Trinidad Express) One month before the May 2010 general election, a company owned by former FIFA vice-president and Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner paid Ross Advertising five cheques totalling TT$1,719, 215.75.

Close to 600 acres of prime housing lands along the East Bank Demerara stretching from Providence to Golden Grove were sold to private developers within the last four years and an investigation has since been launched to determine whether these were properly acquired, sources within the Housing Ministry say.

There is no major surprise on the APNU+AFC list of persons who will represent the governing coalition in the 11th Parliament.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine Claire Singh was on Monday sent on leave by the Ministry of Communities and APNU+AFC campaigner Carl Parker, who is also an APNU councillor on the present Regional Democratic Council (RDC), is now the acting REO.

Three of the four suspects charged with the murder of electrical engineer Saleem Azeez Abdool, who was shot dead in Prashad Nagar last year, were yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court.

Police in `C’ Division say they are working on a number of leads in their investigation into the fatal armed robbery of rice farmer Hardat Kissoon and are optimistic that there will be a breakthrough.

The investigation into the execution-style murder of mechanic Terrence Lanferman, who was shot dead in his home at Mocha, East Bank Demerara, is ongoing, police said yesterday.

ZURICH/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter rocked the world of soccer yesterday by unexpectedly saying he would step down as FIFA president in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself.

The cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has managed to secure $400M from the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica after modification of its loan terms and the struggling company was the subject of Cabinet discussions yesterday but a decision on a bail-out was put off.

An in-law of Jason Ramotar, the man who police say was fatally stabbed during an attempt to break into his cousin’s house at Kaneville, is expected to be charged with murder today.

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force was released on his own recognisance after pleading not guilty to a charge of receiving a car he knew to be stolen property.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC-Lowly ranked West Indies, anxious to build on the momentum gained from a one all draw with England, are seeking to ignite the end of a 20 year domination by highly ranked Australia, when the two sides begin the first of a short test series here today.

A man who decided to steal money from a woman’s bank account after she left her bank card in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was on Monday handed a twelve-month suspended prison sentence.

After 21 years a Shivnarine Chanderpaul-less West Indies Test will head into battle today against the visiting Australians with a fairly young but hungry side seeking to conquer their world number two rated opponents on home soil at Roseau, Dominica.

A Port Kaituma businessman is now a remanded prisoner after police said that they allegedly found a quantity of cannabis concealed in speaker boxes at his home.

A Chris Nurse-led squad defeated a Rest Squad 4-1 when the Golden Jaguars 2018 World Cup Training Roster staged a friendly practice match yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility, West Demerara.

The Ministry of Education yesterday said that most of the schools which were closed on June 1 and 2, 2015 due to flooding caused by persistent rainfall will be open today.

Dear Editor,   We would like to bring to the attention of our valued clients and members of the general public that we have worked for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) since December 16, 2005 and we have never had a serious breach of security.

A man was shot while resisting a robber on Monday at Festival City, Georgetown.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA is facing a turning point in its history with the end of president Sepp Blatter’s 17-year grip on power.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron says one of the reasons for rejecting the idea of a Council to oversee West Indies Cricket is because it would not have been an elected body The recommendation to implement a Council was made by former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson, who, in 2007, chaired a Committee, which included Dr.

Dear Editor, I noticed former Prime Minister Sam Hinds in the PPP’s picket line in front of Gecom.

New Amsterdam Warriors survived a fourth quarter surge from Fyrish Black Sharks before emerging victorious 67-65 when the inaugural NPG Packaging First Division Basketball competition continued on Sunday at the Fyrish Basketball Court.

The wife of murdered La Parfaite Harmonie taxi driver Dennis Narine was held by police as investigations continue into the man’s death.

  Dear Editor, It was good that Guyana’s National Stadium was there, such a grand, marvelous venue for the occasion, to host the inauguration of President David Granger.

Dear Editor,   Ever since his assumption to the highest office in the land, President Granger, in realpolitik form, has moved swiftly to provide effective leadership and institutional changes.

Newly-appointed Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine says while he is still reviewing several aspects of his new portfolio, he recognises that addressing the morale of teachers is a major challenge that must be addressed.

Dear Editors   I read with great interest Kaieteur News report of Monday, June 1, captioned, ‘Police Complaints Authority gets own investigative team -Retired cops, former army captain appointed.’

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Friday remanded a mother of five charged with using personal violence on a man in an effort to rob him of $5,000 and a cellular phone.

Dear Editor,   The Barbados Nation has now added its considerable voice to what is now the continuing saga of Caribbean cricket.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama signed into law yesterday legislation passed by Congress earlier in the day reforming a government surveillance program that swept up millions of Americans’ telephone records.

A Port Kaituma businessman is now a remanded prisoner after police said that they allegedly found a quantity of cannabis concealed in speaker boxes at his home.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago’s football chief, Raymond Tim Kee, has spoken out in defense of Jack Warner, the embattled former Vice president of football’s world governing body FIFA.

A man charged with committing a series of armed robberies last year walked out of a city court a free man yesterday after the charges against him were dismissed for want of prosecution.

Dear Editor, For the longest while, it has been said that Guyana could be the bread basket of the Caribbean.

– as Tsonga, Wawrinka prevailPARIS, (Reuters) – Swirling winds caused mayhem and chaos at Roland Garros yesterday but Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Stan Wawrinka emerged unscathed to set up a French Open semi-final.

Dear Editor,   I would like to know when the licences for persons who successfully completed the customs-broker exams, written in October of 2014 will be issued.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest logging companies are systematically violating national laws to plunder Congo’s forests, undermining efforts to protect the world’s second largest rainforest, a campaign group said yesterday.

Although investigations remain open into the deaths of two teenage girls, whose bodies washed up at foreshores on the West Coast and East Coast Demerara, police are yet to find any conclusive leads.

Ramachandran Swaminathan, Special Secretary for the Americas (Consular and Passports) in India’s Ministry of External Affairs yesterday urged Caricom states to liberalise travel to the region for Indian nationals, while saying it would further business opportunities.

Dear Editor,   Please permit me to comment on the report, ‘St Lucia welcomes visa free travel to Europe’ in your SN Monday, June 1 edition.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand bowled with fire and fielded superbly to crush England by 199 runs in the second test yesterday and level a gripping two-match series at 1-1.

DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Ireland’s state broadcaster aired a lawmaker’s speech accusing a billionaire of obtaining sweetheart bank loans, after a court ruled yesterday that the right to report on parliament trumped a court order to muzzle potentially libellous allegations.

What appears to be a mall which will be at the centre of the Sunset Lakes development at the back of Providence on the East Bank.

Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted $20,000 bail to a farmer accused of stealing two goats when he on Friday appeared in court.

Dear Editor,   While countries such as the United States of America and Canada have strict laws governing underage drinking and Guyana has similar laws, it is evident that the laws here are not being maintained.

The new government will face numerous challenges. The cash flow insolvency of GuySuCo and the looming crisis in the rice belt will keep the President and the Minister of Agriculture up at nights.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- A dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over an abandoned series could be resolved before the end of June, WICB CEO Michael Muirhead has indicated.

(Trinidad Express) Six years after the collapse of Colonial Life Insurance Company Ltd (CLICO), the company’s creditors and policy holders will finally have relief from their “traumatic experience”, according to Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – A Canadian policy of forcibly separating aboriginal children from their families and sending them to residential schools amounted to “cultural genocide,” a six-year investigation into the now-defunct system found yesterday.

While facilitating a necessary changing of the political guards, in terms of creating the level of national cooperation that is required if Guyana is really to take off, the recent elections have not provided the minimum of what was expected.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Ravi Shastri will lead India on their tour of Bangladesh later this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday, as deliberations continue over a permanent replacement for Duncan Fletcher.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Florida Senator Marco Rubio has one; Texas Senator Ted Cruz has one; even former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, considered a longshot for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has a billionaire in his corner.

(Trinidad Express) Public servant Cheryl Miller, who was taken from her workplace in 2012 and kept at the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital for more than two weeks before a High Court judge granted a writ of habeas corpus to have her released, was on Monday ordered by another judge to receive more than TT$800,000 in damages from the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA).

Though no date has been called, it is apparent that the election fever in Trinidad & Tobago is nearly at its boiling point.

Floodwater recedes in Albouystown: Water has receded along Hunter Street, in Albouystown after heavy rainfall flooded the community on Sunday.

The Ministry of Education is celebrating Guyana’s 49th year of independence with its National Schools Physical Display Championships on June 4-5 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with an opening ceremony scheduled for 10:00h.

Dear Editor, The rhetoric now assumes serious debate on Chanderpaul’s exclusion from the present West Indian cricket team.