Articles published on Saturday, July 25, 2015
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel have sailed into the finals of the Caribbean Premier League for the first time on the waves of an explosive 49 by Kamran Akmal and an outstanding bowling performance here today.
(Trinidad Express) Eleven people have been charged with the murder of Dana Seetahal SC and will appear in court on Monday.
Ron Forde called ‘Andel’ and Kanand Ojha are wanted by the police for questioning in relation to investigations into the murder of Noel Luther, a sex worker, which occurred on July 22, 2015, at Carmichael and Quamina Streets, Georgetown, police said this afternoon.
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), says that employees of the hospital today participated in a cleanup campaign which targeted the hospital’s southern and northern compounds.
With gold plunging to a five-year low on Monday of US$1094.5 per ounce, miners are again seeking the help of government and warning of a downturn in communities that have been dependent on the precious metal.
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday met with members of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to discuss this year’s national budget.
Politician Mark Benschop says there was a $3M contract on his life that was offered to one of the men held over the killing of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing and police apparently did not act when they were informed.
Police yesterday captured a suspect in a number of recent high-profile crimes, including the attack on a judge and her family, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed.
Archaeologist Louisa Daggers has embarked upon what she hopes will be ground-breaking research into the diet of prehistoric Guyanese.
After five and a half days of deliberation, a Brooklyn federal jury yesterday found New York State Senator John Sampson, against whom Guyanese mortgage fraudster Ed Ahmad was a key witness, guilty of an obstruction of justice charge and lying to federal agents, a New York Post report said.
Making the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) a last resort for children in contact with the law is one of the areas that found consensus yesterday during a meeting between United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Bernt Aasen and three government ministers.
The APNU+AFC government is moving to change the composition of key oversight parliamentary committees to reflect its majority.
With a looming November deadline for the Commonwealth to choose its new Secretary General, Guyana is of the view that should regional consensus not be found, the Caribbean could lose its chances of snagging the post.
Promising to restore Guyana’s pride, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said the new government plans “to go after the big fishes” who have tainted the country’s image.
A truck driver yesterday appeared in a city court charged with causing the death of teenager Dustin Crawford, who was killed in a hit and run along Flour Mill Public Road, East Bank Demerara on Wednesday.
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) will not be promoting the use of monocrotophos to combat the infestation of Red Palm Mite presently affecting coconut farmers in Region Two.
Accused of snatching a $500 bill from a woman in a bus, Christopher Jedoo had his bail set at $25,000 after he declared his innocence in court yesterday.
The Department of Law of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Guyana yesterday launched three new law programmes aimed at enhancing the delivery of law and legal educational services.
Suspicious that their proposed relocation for the demolition of the unsafe former Bedford school might be permanent, some irate vendors at the Bourda and Robb streets location are threatening to stay put.
Youths from four schools in Georgetown and Region Three on Thursday graduated from the Republic Bank RightStart Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme, which they were urged to view as an “early milestone” on their musical journeys.
A recently acquired mobile asphalt plant, which has the capacity to produce 25 tonnes of asphalt per hour, will soon be deployed for road works in outlying and remote communities in Guyana.
The mother of the 15-year-old, who had spent over a week at the Whim Police Station after she was remanded to juvenile custody following an assault charge, yesterday became more frustrated as her daughter’s scheduled court appearance at the Albion Police Station was postponed and she remained at the Sophia Juvenile Centre.
A Columbian national was yesterday remanded to prison after denied that he stole over $1M from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) using a fake ATM card.
A salesman was granted $150,000 bail yesterday after he denied fraudulently converting two fuel pumps that he was entrusted with to his own use and benefit.
Curtis Vasconcellos and Orwin Peters, who on separate occasions were charged last month with the robbery and attempted murder of businessman Neezam Khan, on Monday made an appearance at court but the preliminary inquiry into the charges against them could not begin because the police files were not completed.
Head coaches of the Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana teams expressed disappointment following yesterday’s abandoned first round match of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional U15 tournament at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Half-centuries from captain Kimani Melius and Tijourn Pope steered Windward Islands to a comfortable 46-run victory over Jamaica on the Duckworth/Lewis method, in the rain-hit opening round of the Regional Under-15 Championship here yesterday.
The trial of the two police constables accused of assaulting detainee Colwyn Harding did not resume as planned yesterday after prosecutor Nigel Hughes was unable to attend and requested another adjournment.
The hearing of the action brought by former judge Jainarayan Singh seeking pension and gratuity, which he contends is owed to him, is set to commence on August 11th before Justice Nareshwar Harnanan.
Guyana’s Pan American Games campaign ended discouragingly without a medal on Thursday in Toronto, Canada.
The Guyana Teachers Union Hall (GTU) on Woolford Avenue is the venue for an evening of ballroom dancing tomorrow night when the Guyana Ballroom Dancers Association (GBDA) will stage its Masters competition.
Come see some of Guyana?s premier weight warriors battle for supremacy tomorrow when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) stages its Masters and Intermediate Championships at the National Gymnasium.
Commissioners have been identified to conduct an inquiry into Guyana’s Public Service, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.
Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel will today strive for a performance that eclipses their previous best at this year’s Caribbean Premier League as both sides fight for a place in the final of this year’s tournament at Queen’s Park Oval.
Dear Editor, We note with grave disappointment that the Police Service Commission has refused to fire Inspector Narine Lall, who was found by the High Court to have tortured Twyon Thomas, a 14-year-old West Demerara teenager in 2009 by soaking his genitals with methylated spirts and setting them alight, action that those who believe in the inalienable right of all persons not to be subjected to torture have justifiably expected to result in expulsion from the police force.
The late U19 rugby player Justin Crawford though quiet, was a fun loving, person who loved to tell jokes.
Four hundred thirty-three persons youths graduated from the vocational skills training programmes of the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport’s Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training (YEST) Programme.
Dear Editor, There are a number of issues affecting the residents of Hosororo-Kumaka-Mabaruma, and other satellite villages in this sub-region of the North West District.
LA TOUSSUIRE, France, (Reuters) – Chris Froome has one more mountainous hurdle to overcome to claim a second Tour de France title after yesterday’s 19th stage in which had 30 seconds chopped off his lead as Vincenzo Nibali claimed a controversial victory.
Amid rising concerns over the rice industry with the looming end of a lucrative Venezuelan deal, President David Granger is on Monday expected to address paddy farmers and rice millers on the way forward.
Dear Editor, As a patriotic Guyanese I wish to express my concern over the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.
While saying that women too often undervalue themselves, First Lady Sandra Granger yesterday endorsed efforts aimed at helping women and girls fulfilling their potential.
Hi Everyone, For decades now, electrical devices have been conceptualized, designed and manufactured to make our lives easier in the kitchen.
The Guyana female team marched their way into the final, crushing Jamaica by a 4-1 score line in their semi-final showdown when the 33rd Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) championship continued yesterday in Barbados.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Opener Kraigg Brathwaite grabbed a stunning six-wicket haul to rout Sri Lanka cheaply but he then perished cheaply leaving West Indies with a difficult run chase on today’s fourth day, in order to win the second Test at the P Sara Oval.
Dear Editor, My deepest condolences to the family and relatives of the twin brothers Ricardo and Renaldo Ram who lost their lives after being involved in an accident at Harlem on the West Coast Demerara on Tuesday.
ANKARA/ELBEYLI, Turkey, (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes pounded Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time yesterday, with President Tayyip Erdogan promising more decisive action against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants.
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Milton Branford, Managing Director of Colours Boutique continued his long standing tradition in supporting sports, donating a quantity of football balls to Tucville giants Fruta Conquerors to held assist in the staging of their 8th Annual Football Summer Camp.
A few weeks ago Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan would have enforced the 2 am cap on nightlife.
The Lady Jaguars continued their preparation for the CFU Olympic Qualifiers, losing to three time defending Digicel Secondary School Football champs Christianburg/Wismar 6-0 in a practice match yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.
LAFAYETTE, La., (Reuters) – A 59-year-old man who had been committed to a hospital for psychiatric care was identified by authorities yesterday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a movie theater in central Louisiana before turning the gun on himself as police closed in.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter appearing in the Guyana Chronicle the day before yesterday which refers to a letter published by the Guyana Times on July 17, from D Charles.
LONDON, Reuters) – Usain Bolt answered questions over his fitness ahead of the world championships with a season’s best of 9.87 seconds in the 100 metres with a workmanlike performance at the London Anniversary Games yesterday.
Dear Editor, Every time I pause to read these days, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is on the job, on the move, in the action, and registering some success.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The world’s first malaria vaccine got a green light yesterday from European drugs regulators who recommended it as safe and effective to use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease.
Fans jump all over celebrities all the time, full of hero worship.
First time competing boxers eager to don their gloves and showcase their talent will have to wait a bit longer.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called Burundi’s election “deeply flawed” and urged President Pierre Nkurunziza to hold a “meaningful, serious” dialogue with the central African country’s opposition, the State Department said in a statement.
Dear Editor, During the last several years of the PPP’s tenure in office, the party began to develop a strange anti-Americanism.
The Buxton First of August Movement has planned a series of activities to celebrate Emancipation Day this year, beginning with a church service tomorrow from 7.30 am at Friendship Methodist Church.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Japanese media group Nikkei has agreed to buy the Financial Times from Britain’s Pearson for $1.3 billion, putting one of the world’s premier business newspapers in the hands of a company influential at home but little known outside Japan.
(Trinidad Express) Just days away from the 25th anniversary of the July 27, 1990, attempted coup, the capital city was thrown into panic and fear yesterday following a jailbreak and the deaths of a policeman and a prisoner.
Dear Editor, A collaboration with the Netherlands is useful to solve our drainage problems.
The Boyce/Jefford Track and Field Committee on Thursday launched one of Guyana’s premier sporting events for 2015, the sixth annual Boyce/Jefford Classic to be held on August 15-16 at the Mackenzie Sports Club.
Unique Arts performing arts group will usher in Emancipation Day celebrations with ‘Kaya – Home in Africa’ next Friday, July 31 at the National Cultural Centre.
(Trinidad Express) Hamid Ali has been charged for the murder of Dana Seetahal SC.
Even within the context of recent cases of US police brutality, the death of Sandra Bland, a young black woman arrested by a Texan policeman after a traffic stop two weeks ago, is deeply troubling.
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The Ministry of Education and Digicel (Guyana) Ltd are partnering to rehabilitate the Kingston Practical Instructions Centre (KPIC) located in Kingston, the ministry announced yesterday.
Dear Editor, The word accountability is used indiscriminately so often that it has become a meaningless buzz word, especially for those in leadership positions.
EWARTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Kacey Carty struck a fine 81 to lead Leeward Islands to a 16-run victory over Barbados, in the second round of the Regional Under-19 Championship here Thursday.
Bait-ur-Rahma, Queenstown Masjid will host a grand celebration for children aged 6 to 16 years old tomorrow as it concludes the festivities of the season of Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival after the fasting of Ramadaan.
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father’s homeland yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Just days away from the 25th anniversary of the July 27, 1990, attempted coup, the capital city was thrown into panic and fear yesterday following a jailbreak and the deaths of a policeman and a prisoner.
