Daily Archive: Saturday, July 18, 2015

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Jeffrey Webb, one of seven high-ranking officials of soccer’s world governing body FIFA who were arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges, pleaded not guilty in U.S.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC-Barbados Tridents defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by 14 runs in the 28th game of the Caribbean Premier League at the Providence Stadium here today.

During this morning, police ranks conducted a drug eradication operation in the Mahaica Backdam, ECD, during which two fields of cannabis sativa (marijuana) plants under cultivation, comprising about 200 plants ranging in height from 1 foot to 10 feet, along with a quantity of dried marijuana, were found and destroyed.

In his address to South American Presidents of the regional trading bloc MERCOSUR, President David Granger yesterday warned of chaos if established borders are violated.

(Reuters) – French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, his family said in a statement on Saturday.

President David Granger yesterday sought to enlist the aid of Mercosur member countries in defence of Guyana’s sovereignty from Venezuela’s renewed territorial claims.

Floodwater from Wednes-day’s torrential rain was slowly receding yesterday but some communities on the East Coast have seen no respite even as the government’s relief operation takes shape.

A suspect has been detained in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed yesterday, while saying that the man was being “intensively interviewed” at CID Head-quarters, Eve Leary.

The suspect in the murder of Janice Paul, who was stabbed over a dozen times about her body on Wednesday, died late last night after he was caught and badly beaten before being tied up and handed over to police by public-spirited citizens.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Health Leslie Cadogan was on Thursday instructed to proceed on accumulated leave of 193 days from Monday, July 20th to enable significant reforms particularly in light of growing concerns over the procurement and distribution of drugs.

Wheelchair-bound Juliet Bobb-Semple yesterday remained one of hundreds of citizens in dire need of assistance following Wednesday’s flooding.

Contrary to suggestions that the Kitty Pump Station was shut off yesterday during low tide, the pump was being used to drain the surrounding environs.

The City Constabulary after weeks of investigations has concluded that former acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba breached the financial regulations and systems at the Georgetown Municipality when she granted a $27M tax waiver to a company belonging to Ganga Prasad, the former owner of Stand Cinema.

Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman on Wednesday announced that government has indefinitely shelved the former administration’s $10,000 school grant initiative on the grounds that it is “fiscally unsustainable” and it is now actively considering a number of other initiatives in keeping with its priorities for education.

The top 25 students from the University of Guyana’s Department of Law will be granted automatic entry to the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) for the new semester, but they will also face a tuition hike of over 30%, prompting a call for government intervention.

In response to the country’s high suicide rate, the Guyana Police Force will later this month launch suicide helplines, Commis-sioner of Police Seelall Persaud announced on Wednesday.

A man died last night after he was struck down by a minibus in front of a bar on d’Urban Street, in Georgetown.

The suspected bandit that was shot dead last month after a shootout outside of Butcher’s Pool Hall and Bar, at Middleton Street, Kitty has been identified.

A week after a suspected smuggler was shot and killed, allegedly by a member of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday announced that the controversial unit would be disbanded.

Three suspects in Thursday’s evening robbery at the M Ali and Son Supermarket in New Amsterdam are now in custody after police pursued them through the town in the aftermath of the attack.

Police who turned up to investigate an accident at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara on Thursday afternoon ended up making a large drug find in one of the vehicles.

Denesh Ramdin last night played a captain’s knock and, along with Sunil Narine’s miserly three-wicket spell, helped take the Guyana Amazon Warriors to their first win at home over the St Lucia Zouks as they defeated the visitors by three wickets in match 26th of the Hero CPL T20 tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence to move to second place in the point’s standings.

A New Amsterdam man was taken into custody yesterday after police found six kilogrammes of marijuana at his home.

A forgery charge which had been laid against recently appointed Town Clerk Royston King more than a year ago was on Thursday withdrawn based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Attorney-General Basil Williams was yesterday granted leave to respond to submissions made by lawyers for former president Bharrat Jagdeo who are seeking to prevent Magistrate Charlyn Artiga from hearing a private criminal charge against him.

One of the Caribbean’s premier bodybuilders, Hoskin Worrell has brought his award-winning physique to Guyana.

One of the three accused implicated in the murder of Meadow Brook accountant Jason Cort has been accused of attempting to escape from the police.

Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Fitness (GBBFF).

A convict yesterday thanked a city magistrate after she found him guilty of trafficking in narcotics and subsequently handed him a three-year prison sentence.

The trial of two police constables, accused of assaulting Colwyn Harding, was adjourned last week due to the absence of Prosecutor Nigel Hughes.

The Guyana national junior female squash team has departed for the 33rd annual Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) annual regional junior squash tournament which commences today in Barbados and which will end next Saturday.

A Linden man arraigned on a break and enter charge was yesterday refused bail when he appeared in a Georgetown court.

The cycling season continues tomorrow with the staging of a 50-mile road race at West Demerara.

The Food Policy Division of the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) will be seeking to raise awareness about anaemia, which has been found to affect almost 25% of Guyana’s children under five years and over 40% of its pregnant women.

Dear Editor, As our current government is reviewing the award of $10,000 cash payment to the parents of schoolchildren that was initiated by our previous government just before the last general election, I wish to take this opportunity to repeat a suggestion I made previously.

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has launched a countrywide customer survey to assess the quality of customer care extended to its customers at its Customer Services Offices and Call Centres.

Dear Editor, People complain that I am long-winded and verbose. I try to be concise.

(Reuters) – Google Inc’s shares closed up 16.3 percent at $699.62 yesterday, adding about $65 billion to its market value, as strong growth in YouTube viewership eased investor concerns about Facebook Inc’s push into video.

Ayanna Waddell had her heart set on a career in journalism.

Dear Editor, The great Chinese philosopher, Confucius, (551-479 bc) once declared: “The longest journey begins with the first step.”

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The suspect in the fatal shootings of four U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress broke with the government of President Dilma Rousseff yesterday over corruption accusations, deepening a political crisis in Latin America’s largest economy.

HARARE, (Reuters) – A superb spell of bowling on debut from young left-arm spinner Axar Patel helped India cruise to a 54-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 international at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik won a place yesterday to study at Oslo University from solitary confinement in prison, despite outrage at his massacre of 77 people four years ago.

Hi Everyone,  Like many people, when I travel overseas, I like to shop for electronic gadgets, fine jewellery, clothing and shoes.

Dear Editor, Last year, out of my inherent civic mindedness I had applied for the post of Presiding Officer for National and Regional Elections.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Washington on Monday, U.S.

Dear Editor, The Chief Justice has ruled on the issue of presidential term limits.

CARACAS (Reuters) – – Former Venezuelan state Governor Pablo Perez said yesterday he had been barred from holding public office for 10 years, the third ban on an opposition politician in the last week.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has become the second Pakistan cricketer to be banned from bowling for 12 months yesterday after his action was found to be illegal by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the second time since November.

The Guyana Talented Teens Pageant, which was scheduled to be held this evening, has been postponed to September 13 due to inclement weather and partial flooding of the auditorium of the National Cultural Centre.

Delegates for the Miss Emancipation 2015 pageant, which was launched last Saturday at the Museum of African Heritage, at Bel Air Park.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The Mexican Attorney General’s office said yesterday it had arrested seven officials over suspected involvement in the jail break of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba broke the 22-year-old world women’s 1,500 metres record on a sultry night at the Monaco Diamond League meeting yesterday with a time of three minutes 50.07 seconds.

Jamaican magician Kemarch ‘Wizard’ Dodd will be in Guyana for two shows next weekend.

Dear Editor, When Professor Jacob Opadeyi became the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana in February 2013 he inherited an untenable situation characterized by financial mismanagement, cost over-runs, and spending beyond the income of the university, creating an inherited deficit of over $500M in 2013 which was reduced to $300M in 2014.

(Trinidad Guardian) Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine this week signed a TT$15.6 million contract with Norwegian company Det Norse Veritas (DNV) to undertake a comprehensive audit of all of the assets in the energy sector in T&T.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges in a global soccer corruption scandal, a U.S.

Dear Editor, Our government is displaying a wonderful sense of urgency in addressing shortcomings and inefficiencies in organisations, agencies and ministries.

Just last week over in Port of Spain, Anya Ayoung Chee’s establishment HOMETT played host to an event called Fashion Focus.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia ripped out England’s top order to take a vice-like grip on the second Ashes test after completely dominating the second day at Lord’s yesterday.

ADDIS ABABA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A major United Nations summit to finance ambitious global development goals, from giving free education to all to dealing with climate change, fell short of developing countries’ expectations with few aid pledges.

Twenty years ago, several thousand Bosnian Muslims were herded into trucks, blindfolded and roped together like animals, and massacred on the fringes of a United Nations ‘safe-haven’ in Srebrenica.