Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 14, 2015

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Retired West Indies cricketer Nehemiah Perry is now before the court on accusations he physically assaulted his wife six years ago.

A church service held at the Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) Water Street Headquarters on Friday, ushered in the service’s 41st Fire Prevention Week of activities slated for the period October 09 to 15.

The 50% salary hike for cabinet members was “fair” and “necessary”, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman who today said that a junior level high court judge is paid over $1M per month and as such there ought to be parity between the executive, legislature and judicial branches of government.

INDORE, India, (Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hammered 92 not out and skilfully marshalled his bowlers to secure a series-levelling 22-run win against South Africa in the second one-day international today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says the Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar flew for 636 hours while she was head of government at a cost to taxpayers of more than TT$6 million.

(Reuters) – Opener Dimuth Karunaratne frustrated West Indies with a patient unbeaten century to help Sri Lanka reach 250-2 on the opening day and stay on course for a big first innings total in the first test at Galle today.

After a six-month delay, Teleperformance’s customer care facility at Robb and Camp streets is now operational.

Expressing concern about “pervasive” corruption in Guyana as well as “ineffective” anti-corruption mechanisms, a United Nations (UN) body has recommended that government undertake several measures including strict application of anti-corruption laws, to battle the scourge.

Ballistic tests conducted on 90% of the 171 guns surrendered during the ongoing amnesty programme have so far found no link to any crime, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said yesterday.

Cabinet has made a giant misstep in awarding ministers a 50% increase in salaries and political commentator Christopher Ram has urged that the National Assembly appoint an independent Compensation Committee to look into the question of compensation for political appointees.

The headmaster of Sand Creek Primary School who allegedly physically assaulted three of his students has been placed on administrative leave.

Catherine Rose, the elderly woman who was caught trying to smuggle over eight kilogrammes of cocaine and marijuana out of the country over the weekend, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail after admitting to the crime.

Addressing the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC)’s export facilitation workshop held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre yesterday, Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder told attendees that the GMC is committed to increasing non-rice/sugar exports by 25 percent by 2020.

A Mahdia gold miner, accused of wounding another man while drunk, was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail at a city court after denying that he committed the crime.

The new Head of Go-Invest is to be picked by a recruitment agency, raising questions as to why the position isn’t being publicly advertised.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is undertaking a review of the excise tax on alcoholic beverages, which could soon be determined based on the alcoholic strength.

Murder accused Andrew Albert yesterday testified that he killed Nandalall Bopat in self-defence and that his statement to the police about the fatal encounter was not the same as the prosecution produced to the court.

Following complaints about a reduction in the water service, residents of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice and the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) will work on a distribution schedule.

Bids for the rewiring of the National Cultural Centre were among those received yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance.

At the end of September 2015 the Guyana Police Force recorded a 10% increase in serious crimes in comparison to the same period in 2014, the police said yesterday in a release.

A Corentyne motorcyclist succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Monday afternoon while receiving medical attention for injuries he sustained after being involved in an accident with a horse.

Lawrence Wayne, who is accused of murdering a man who robbed his business, will know on Friday whether he is to face a trial in the High Court.

The fruit vendor who was on Sunday evening shot to her foot and robbed of $300,000 by two bandits at the Bourda Market remains hospitalised.

National men’s singles champion Nigel Bryan and top female player Natalie Cummings won the prestigious men and women’s singles titles as the inaugural Titans Gold Cup anniversary tournament concluded Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall.

Beverley Persaud and Oswald Junior Yaw, alleged mastermind and executer of the murder of Herstelling block maker Nathan Andrew Persaud, were yesterday charged jointly with the crime.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies will be hoping to put a less-than-ideal build-up behind them when they clash with Sri Lanka in the opening Test here starting today (12:30 am Eastern Caribbean time).

Charlestown resident Paul Anthony Punch, who allegedly told police he was just on “a lil hustle” when he was caught with ganja, was yesterday refused bail after being charged with possession for trafficking.

Dear Editor, Mr Sohan’s letter in the October 12 edition of SN `GuySuCo missed the opportunity for its economic growth and profitability years ago’ is noted.

Two fully-equipped ambulances were handed over to the Berbice Regional Health Services (BRHS) by the Ministry of Public Health for use by the New Amsterdam and Skeldon hospitals.

Dear Editor, I could not believe my eyes when I read in the October 3rd edition of the Official Gazette that the Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Vishaul “Cheesy” Singh converted his first innings 50 into a majestic century yesterday which helped the Leon Johnson XI maintain a trong grip over the Shimron Hetmyer XI who trail by 204 runs heading into day three of the ongoing four day practice match played at the eorgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

The decision to replace the annual Inter County cricket tournament with a National Cricket League has come in for scathing criticism from former chairman of the national cricket selection panel Claude Raphael.

Feroze Ghani, the minibus driver who was shot to his back on Saturday during a robbery, has been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Dear Editor, I see the GRA wants access to the citizenry’s data from private commercial banks.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) recorded sugar production at 8,307 tonnes for the week ending October 9th, 2015, which represented 88% of the intended target of 9,460 tonnes.

League leader Pele will oppose Monedderlust FC while Fruta Conquerors will tackle the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) when the sixth round in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League concludes today at the GFC ground.

GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch.

Dear Editor,   The word change has come to represent the national watchword, password, and slogan.

Dear Editor,   I write this letter out of sheer exasperation hoping that the powers-that-be at Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) read it and do something urgently and quickly to alleviate an existing water problem affecting us the residents of Schoonord, Parfaite Harmonie.

A worker was yesterday charged with stealing almost $200,000 from Popeyes’ Camp Street branch.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Younis Khan wants to become the first Pakistan player to score 10,000 test runs after surpassing Javed Miandad’s 22-year record mark during the first test with England in Abu Dhabi.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – An autopsy has shown the remains of Burkina Faso’s ex-president Thomas Sankara, a leftist hero known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”, were riddled with bullets, strengthening assertions he was executed in a 1987 coup, a lawyer said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   Rice harvesting for the 2015 Spring Crop is about to be completed in Region Two.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson says that the European football body was never told about the payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.1 million) from Sepp Blatter to current UEFA boss Michel Platini.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said yesterday her opponents are trying to overthrow a democratically elected government by seeking to oust her without any material facts while spreading hatred and intolerance across Latin America’s largest country.

Dear Editor,   I read a bizarre story on the BBC of a four year old girl who was recently raped in India.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Marlon James was named as the first Jamaican winner of the Man Booker prize for fiction yesterday for his reggae- and drug-infused novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings” inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley in 1976.

Finalists of the LivePitch competition which was launched in September for existing and potential small business owners are set to receive four months business coaching from ActionCOACH Guyana.

SEOUL, South Korea, CMC– Jamaica were outplayed by South Korea 3-nil in a friendly  international here yesterday ahead of their crucial World Cup Qualifiers  starting next month.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced yesterday the beginning of a process that could lead to a new constitution for the South American country, one of the center-left leader’s key electoral pledges.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Two opening batsmen, Barbados’ Kirk Edwards and Guyana’s Trevon Griffith, have joined the Jamaica Scorpions, for the sixth and final trial match in preparation for the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL) starting next month.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A judge in Miami ordered a Honduran soccer club president and member of one of the Honduras’ wealthiest and most politically connected families transferred to New York yesterday to face drug money laundering charges.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Economist Angus Deaton has won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for his work on consumption, poverty and welfare that has helped governments to improve policy through tools such as household surveys and tax changes.

Dear Editor,   It has been an age old custom in Guyana that Police Officers were the first point of contact for persons living with mental issues.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Pan” walked the plank over the Columbus Day Weekend.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Sprint super star Usain Bolt has vowed to smash his 200 metre world record by running the half lap in 19 seconds flat before signing off on a scintillating career that has transformed him into a global icon.

When a government deliberately refuses to listen to the voice of its people it had better be on solid ground, e.g.

Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company, yesterday announced plans for further global expansion with the development of the 450-room Sam Lord’s Castle Barbados, A Wyndham Grand Resort.

Politikles

Restoration: Work is currently being done to restore Hotel Tower following its recent sale.

Politics, in particular presidential politics, in our Brazilian neighbour continues to take an interesting turn as economic growth has substantially diminished since the period of President Lula da Silva’s tenure.

Dear Editor,   Recently, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, in one of his weekly ruminations at Conversation Tree dot com, stated that one of the reasons “why the US got upset with the PPP was because the Party did not support a resolution on Syria”.