Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 8, 2015

At about 0230h. today, the police say that four men, two of whom were armed with handguns, broke into the home of Andrew Lee, 56 years, of North East La Penitence, Georgetown, and held him at gunpoint.

Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson has stated that a government buyout of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) is not economically feasible and the government’s proposed annual subsidy is the best option to reduce tolls for travellers.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis, making the most substantial changes to Catholic marriage annulment procedures in centuries, today radically simplified them and said bishops should give greater help to divorced couples.

(Trinidad Guardian) The People’s National Movement’s fourth leader, Dr Keith Rowley, now Prime Minister-elect, will be T&T’s second Tobago-born Prime Minister following yesterday’s 2015 general election victory.

Head of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) Patrick Harding yesterday said “big players,” whom he accused of hijacking the mining industry, are the ones behind the large-scale smuggling of gold.

As Guyana awaits the completion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project, which is slated for the end of 2017, according to Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson, airport security is also a top priority.

Forty-six-year-old Ray Thomas was yesterday sentenced to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of raping an eight-year-old girl.

A stealthy move to demolish several stalls on Bourda Street early yesterday morning saw the standoff between vendors in the area and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) reach tipping point, with the sellers forming a human barricade to prevent the completion of the job and later protesting outside the Ministry of the Presidency.

A week after Canadian oil explorer CGX Energy Inc said that its management had determined that exploration drilling on the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana would not be prudent, the firm says that it is fully committed to drilling on the Corentyne Block by July 31 next year.

A 53-year-old mother of three lost her life on Sunday evening when she was struck down by a motor car as she was crossing the Canje Public Road.

A 17-year-old was shot yesterday by bandits who robbed two minibus passengers at Agricola, East Bank Demerara.

National Stadium Manager Anthony Xavier is disputing claims made by PPP/C Member of Parliament Odinga Lumumba and Hits and Jams Entertainment, that they were not informed of debts owed for use of the facility before the publication of a notice asking them to settle accounts.

Minister of Public Infra-structure David Patterson and junior Minister Annette Ferguson are to meet members of the Chambers of Commerce of Regions 5 and 6 to discuss the imminent introduction of water taxis for the Berbice River crossing.

A Brazilian man was on Sunday found dead in a gold mining camp located in Region Eight, with a wound above his eye and two men have since been detained, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

A member of the public yesterday turned in a gun at the Brickdam Police Station; the fourth since the Firearm Amnesty commenced last Tuesday, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

The police probe into the hundreds of millions of dollars that have reportedly gone missing from the Ministry of Public Service is complete and the matter is now in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Fire Chief Marlon Gentle is calling on the public to assist the Guyana Fire Service in their attempts to prevent fires in the extreme dry weather currently being experienced.

The decomposed body of a man of Exmouth, Essequibo Coast was on Saturday morning found in his house after the stench that was emanating from the house started to affect residents.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) will be utilising a US$54 million Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB)-funded project aimed at training senior management and tackling loss reduction.

Sacked Region Six Regional Executive Offi-cer (REO) Paul Ramrattan yesterday described his dismissal as a “scornful act,” as he maintained that he never used his office in a partisan manner and had carried out his duties in professionally and lawfully.

Although wanted for murder, a suspect yesterday decided to attend a previously scheduled court hearing, leading to his arrest.

A fire on Sunday evening which nearly claimed the lives of three children at Victory Valley, Linden was caused when one of the children set fire to a mattress.

The semi-final matchups in the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Championship have been cast in stone as West Front Road-Gold is Money will oppose Sparta Boss and Bent Street will tackle Festival City following quarterfinal wins on Sunday.

A soldier was one of two men who appeared before a city court yesterday accused of sticking a man up and robbing him of $111,000 worth of items.

Dear Editor, The reported car chase last Friday evening in south Georgetown by the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) of three fleeing armed suspects deserves some comment.

Shanda Nichols, who was allegedly busted at the Ogle International Airport with cocaine, denied a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking when she appeared in a city court yesterday.

Yvonne Collins, the 63-year-old vendor charged earlier this year with stabbing another woman to the face, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison by a city court.

Dear Editor, I’ve heard many proposals on the current Berbice Bridge tolls fiasco.

Former Guyana and West Indies pacer Reon King said yesterday he hoped that the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka by the West Indies will be a turnaround for Guyanese Rajindra Chandrika.

Despite FIFA discarding Guyana’s appeal against the entity’s Disciplinary Committee for not reprimanding St.

Dear Editor, Ever since I can remember GuySuCo ran a launch service from Blairmount to New Amsterdam which transported sugar workers across the river.

Eon Archibald, the miner who was arraigned in June on an attempted murder charge, was yesterday granted $500,000 bail at a city court.

Dear Editor, Given the information that has been reported thus far it would seem that the Government of Guyana has sufficient information to establish ‘predication’ to begin a series of fraud examinations.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has extended deepest condolences to the immediate family and friends of journalist Ursulla Ramdayal, who died yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Williams Family show took centre stage at the U.S.

Former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Ramphal has suggested that a standard textbook on civics aimed at the primary education level, should be written to provide pupils with, among other things, the understanding that differences based on race or religion should be deemed enriching.

(Reuters) – Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has decided not to race again this year after his triple gold medal haul at last month’s world championships in China.

(Trinidad Express) The Dr Keith Rowley led People’s National Movement captured 22 of the 41 constituencies to be declared winner of the 2015 General Election last night.

Dear Editor, I live in D’Edward village and my NIS number is B-10323467.

MONZA, Italy, (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, a man with a strong interest in the title race staying open as long as possible, had feared Lewis Hamilton would have his third world title wrapped up by Monza.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut before he posted a 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 win at the U.S.

Dear Editor, I take the view that the bridge project was a necessary one.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four public officials have been charged for their suspected roles in the jailbreak of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the country’s federal courts system said yesterday, bringing the total number of officials charged in his escape to seven.

PADUA, Italy, CMC – World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shaved one hundredth of a second off legendary Jamaican Merlene Ottey’s meet record, as she won the 100 metres at the Atletica Mondiale here Sunday.

Newly appointed Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Guyana Jernej Videtič yesterday called on Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, to whom he presented copies of his credentials.

By Patrick Rousseau There has been a deafening silence around the resolution of the problem with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) over the tour cancelled by the WICB President in late 2014.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A regional human rights court criticized Venezuela yesterday for forcing an opposition TV channel off the air in 2007 and told President Nicolas Maduro’s government to grant the broadcaster its old frequency.

Dear Editor, It is a fact that natural science taught in tropical schools suffers through having been evolved from that of temperate countries; and this may be said not only of its content, but of the methods used in teaching it.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A comic actor rode a wave of outrage over corruption to win the most votes in Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday and is seen as having a strong chance of winning a runoff next month.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Baptized as Roman Catholics and educated by Jesuits, Fidel and Raul Castro turned against the Church by declaring Cuba an atheist state, chasing out priests and shutting down religious schools after seizing power in a 1959 revolution.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Defender Kemar Lawrence has assured fans that last Friday’s shock defeat to Nicaragua has not damaged Jamaica’s confidence, ahead of their crucial return leg in their third round 2018 World Cup qualifier today in Managua.

BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – Struggling to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners yesterday they too must take in more refugees, as police in Hungary used pepper spray on desperate migrants who broke out of a reception center at the border.

Dear Editor, In his article ‘The Inevitable happens for Holder’ (Trinidad Express, Sept 6) Tony Cozier, who has been writing authoritatively on WI cricket, for over fifty years, made the following observation: “Adrian Barath,who made a debut century in Australia at 19, no longer merits a place for Trinidad and Tobago.

Dear Editor, Some rice millers here on the Essequibo Coast have turned a number of rice farmers into beggars for their money.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s current economic struggles are due in part to prolonged government stimulus that must be cut back, President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday, in a rare public acknowledgment that her policies had contributed to a deep recession.

Dear Editor, Allow me to congratulate the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association for honouring some of our boxers who have kept the Golden Arrowhead flying.

“Very disturbing” was part of the response proffered by Education Minister Dr Rupert Roopnaraine to the report of a violent confrontation between two secondary school boys on the first day of the new school year.

Falling branch: This Pathfinder vehicle, which was parked outside the High Court yesterday suffered significant damage when a branch from the tree under which it was parked broke off suddenly and fell on it.

Dear Editor, I was privileged to have represented Essequibo at senior inter-county cricket between 1995-2006 against the likes     of the incomparable Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Clayton Lambert, Sudesh Dhaniram, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Reon King and Colin Stuart, etc.