Articles published on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Suspended head coach Phil Simmons will know his fate within the next week, after he meets with a West Indies Cricket Board human resource panel to discuss his controversial comments.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jason Mohammed has been recalled four years after he made his debut while Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood is poised for his first one-day appearance, in a 15-man squad announced today to contest the three-match One-Day International series in Sri Lanka starting next month.
Nearly 5,000 have crossed with Berbice ferry between September 21 and September 26, according to a statement from Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Swiss authorities are treating UEFA head Michel Platini as somewhere “between a witness and an accused person” in a soccer corruption probe that was widened last week to include FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Switzerland’s attorney general said.
President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger all set for President Obama’s reception for world leaders attending the 70th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City yesterday.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority ( CH&PA) says that it was informed that its Regional Housing Office, Region 6, located at the Regional Democratic Council Building, Vrymen’s Erven, New Amsterdam was broken into over the weekend of the 26th -27thSeptember 2015.
In his highly anticipated address to the United Nations General Assembly today, President David Granger focused exclusively on the border controversy with Venezuela charging that Caracas was trying to deny Guyana its birthright and calling on the UN to fulfil its pledge for collective security for small states.
Shalini Jewlall, 32 years, and her seven-year-old daughter of Strand, New Amsterdam, Berbice, were struck down by a motor cycle as they were crossing Main Street, New Amsterdam yesterday, the police said.
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has endorsed Guyana’s call for a judicial settlement of the Venezuela border controversy and has reiterated its full support of this country in the ongoing row.
ZURICH,(Reuters) – Trinidadian Jack Warner, once one of the most powerful men in world soccer, has been banned from all football-related activities for life, the ethics committee of the global governing body FIFA said today.
Dipcon Engineering Services Limited yesterday agreed to start paying out over $5 million in severance it owes to 24 former employees by the end of next week even as complaints continue to be made against the company to the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Social Protection.
Many households in Linden will continue to experience inadequate supply or no potable water for an indefinite period; this is because the much hyped US$13.2 million Linden water treatment project has failed to meet expectations.
President of the Trans-parency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) Calvin Bernard says the government should create a mechanism through which the public can meaningfully contribute to the Code of Conduct proposed for government ministers and public officials.
Guyanese Heeralall Sukdeo, who has been charged in the United States with attempting to smuggle 268 kilogrammes of cocaine in a shrimp shipment, was granted US$500,000 bail last Thursday after he pleaded not guilty for the second time to the charge.
Toucan Connections Incorporated, which recently shuttered its call centre operations in Linden and left some 84 women without jobs, had no records of the workers ever being employed with the company, according to Junior Social Protection Minister Simona Broomes, who says the government is exploring ways to assist those affected.
Amid complaints about the inefficiency of the City Treasurer’s Department the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has decided to extend its amnesty to October 31, 2015.
The government and the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) are yet to finalise any agreement that will lead to the reduction in tolls nearly one month after lower rates were promised.
Devon Davis captured Guyana’s lone medal at the 43rd CAC Bodybuilding Championships which concluded Saturday night in The Bahamas.
The attorney for Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield yesterday maintained that the elections petition filed by the opposition PPP/C’s Ganga Persaud has no material facts and should be struck out, when arguments continued before acting Chief Justice Ian Chang.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Phil Simmons was yesterday suspended as West Indies head coach, for criticising the selection process regarding the one-day team for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Two men were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that they robbed a pastor.
A Dwayne Lawrence second half appearance inspired Alpha United to their first win of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, overcoming the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 2-0 on Sunday at the GFC ground.
The minibus driver accused of killing an elderly man through dangerous driving in July was yesterday cleared of all charges after a city magistrate found him not guilty.
The driver of a car was arrested after he drove away from police and was later stopped and found with an unlicensed gun.
Dear Editor, Minister of State Joseph Harmon in his recent post cabinet press briefing to the media which was reported in SN on Sept 24, stated that some contractors were deliberately under-bidding government projects to win contracts only to return later with lame excuses to justify the need for contract cost increases, thereby causing bona fide contractors to be cheated out of government contracts.
Slingerz recorded their first win of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League in sublime fashion, dismantling Monedderlust FC by a 3-0 score line on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Dear Editor, In the beginning of the movie Twelve Years A Slave, the brother was recruited because of his talent and offered a great opportunity.
Members of the City Council have expressed concern that work being conducted in the city is being developed and implemented without their knowledge or approval.
Defending Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-Day champions the Guyana Jaguars continued their pre-season build up with yet another fitness test which was conducted yesterday morning at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is expected to be fully behind the staging of the National Cricket League by the Guyana Cricket Board.
Sunday morning target practice: Police officers shooting at targets on the Georgetown seawall in the early hours of last Sunday morning.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to direct their militaries to hold talks to avoid conflict over potential operations in Syria, a US official said.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the ongoing matter between the Berbice River Bridge Company Incorporated and the Govern-ment of Guyana, and also the concerns of the members of the Route 56 minibus service relative to the recently introduced water taxi service between New Amster-dam and Rosignol.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has sidestepped the controversial absence of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from West Indies One-Day International squads, ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka, media reports here have said.
Come October 1, over 3,000 young people in hinterland communities throughout the country will begin to benefit from training in technical vocations and life skills.
Dear Editor, On Friday 25th September, between 4-5am, a minibus slammed into a parked rice trailer at Harlem Public Road causing injuries to the passengers and the driver.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama announced yesterday that more than 50 countries have pledged some 40,000 peacekeepers for possible deployment on United Nations missions, as well as helicopters, medical units and training and equipment to deal with roadside bombs.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama and France and Britain’s leaders yesterday, and called for a climate change agenda from upcoming global talks in Paris that helps developing countries with access to finance and technology.
Speedboat operators who ply the Vreed-en-Hoop/ Stabroek route have benefited from a recently-held customer service training programme which outlined their roles in delivering quality service to customers.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter and the man who aims to replace him, UEFA chief Michel Platini, both insisted yesterday there was nothing untoward about a 2 million Swiss franc payment at the centre of fresh corruption allegations.
Dear Editor, Former Local Government Minister, Mr Norman Whittaker is on our case again.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo (third, right) and his wife Sita, Minister of State Joseph Harmon (right) and Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin (left) inspect the Beepat Warehouse facility at Dennis Street, Sophia on Saturday night with principals of the company.
General Secretary of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee Richard Groden will officially demit on office tomorrow paving the way for assistant General Secretary Diedre Davis to assume the role.
LONDON (Reuters) – The first patient has been treated in Britain in a pioneering trial of a new treatment co-developed by Pfizer and derived from embryonic stem cells designed for patients with a condition that can cause blindness.
Six more persons were fined after they admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Dear Editor, I thank Mr Rajendra Rampersaud for his letter (SN, September 24), which endeavoured to add nuances to mine (SN, September 15).
Roberto Grissi upset the competition last weekend to win the annual Trophy Stall tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Course.
Region Nine’s Sherica Ambrose, the New Miss Indigenous Heritage Pageant title holder, poses with her trophy, bouquet, sash and headdress after the pageant at the National Cultural Centre on Saturday last.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States can normalize ties only after Washington ends its trade embargo and returns the Guantanamo US naval base to Cuban control, President Raul Castro told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.
Home on wheels: This man is frequently observed around the city, pushing what appears to be all of his worldly possessions on this three-wheeled contraption.
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro will let over 1,500 deported Colombians return to Venezuela and legalize their status, regional bloc UNASUR said yesterday, in a further easing of tensions between the two South American neighbours.
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter with the hope that some assistance from the new APNU+AFC government could be rendered to our Yarrowkabra housing group.
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pope Francis waited until his historic US visit was over to make his most direct comments on the nation’s debate over gay marriage, saying government officials should have the right to refrain from actions that violate their religious beliefs.
Sookraj Permaul, the bus driver who was charged last year August with causing the death of remigrant cyclist Roy Mendonca, was yesterday sentenced to 54 months in prison after he was found guilty of the crime.
A man accused of five counts of armed robbery had the charges against him dismissed on Friday after the virtual complainants failed to show up in a city court.
BOGOTA (Reuters) – It remains undecided whether leaders of Colombia’s Marxist FARC guerrillas sentenced for human rights violations under the country’s new justice accord with the rebels would be allowed to someday enter politics, the head of Bogota’s negotiating team said yesterday.
Georgetown giant teams will collide today in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League when league leaders Fruta Conquerors lock horns with fourth positioned Guyana Defence Force (GDF) from 20:30hrs at the Tucville Community ground.
Dear Editor, Haitians not welcome, we do not want poor people coming here; ‘they’ have to show cash at immigration ‒ what a sad day in Guyana’s history!
With the Commission of Enquiry into the operations of the Guyana Public Service having only just gotten underway, it is evident that the commission’s journey will be a long and interesting one and that the outcomes – many of them – will spark more political cat-sparring between the Granger administration and the opposition PPP/C.
The Demerara Bank Limited yesterday donated a quantity of stationery and board games to the students staying at the Hinterland Scholarship Dormitory at Liliendaal that houses 86 students from the hinterland regions.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) said yesterday it will create a mission to tackle graft in Honduras, where protestors have been pushing for an anti-corruption body like one that helped bring down the president of neighbouring Guatemala.
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The Obama administration, Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and the presidents of Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and many other countries enthusiastically applauded Colombia’s preliminary agreement with FARC guerrillas to end the five-decade-old armed conflict that has caused more than 220,000 deaths.
With just a matter of hours left before President David Granger addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the Head of State says his objective will be to call on the UN to offer some form of solid protection for small States.
