Daily Archive: Thursday, October 15, 2015

City residents are ecstatic that once impassable roads, or in most cases inaccessible ones, are now normal thoroughfares, GINA said today.

The PPP today charged that the APNU+AFC government’s focusing on an investigation into Pradoville 2 lands is meant to divert attention from the “obnoxious salary increase” to Cabinet ministers.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours before appearing before a Point Fortin magistrate for being an uncontrollable child, a 14-year-old Granville girl spent Tuesday night assisting police with their investigation into the murder of her 21-year-old boyfriend.

(Reuters) – Opener Dimuth Karunaratne missed out on a maiden double hundred but his 238-run stand with fellow centurion Dinesh Chandimal set up Sri Lanka’s first-innings total of 484 on day two against West Indies in the opening test at Galle today.

Former ministers of the PPP/C government who accessed property in the controversial Pradoville 2 scheme should be liable for misconduct in office, according to a document forwarded by the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) to Attorney General Basil Williams.

Contracts for the procurement of medical consumables worth around $178m have been cleared for a number of suppliers including New GPC.

Recently convicted Bishnarine Persaud, proprietor of Sanjay’s Jewellery, was yesterday released on $500,000 bail pending an appeal hearing, after his lawyer moved to the Appeal Court citing what he said was his client’s life-threatening illnesses.

Shawn Thom, the man who was shot during a confrontation with police after he was suspected of being a part of gang that trailed travellers from the airport and robbed them, was yesterday charged with discharging a loaded firearm at an off-duty officer.

A United Nations rights committee is concerned at problems faced by Amerindian communities in obtaining land titles and has urged government to revise the Amerindian Act 2006 and other relevant laws with a view to ensuring that Amerindian rights to their lands, territories and resources are protected.

With “criminals testing the prowess of the new government,” RK Security Services Chairman Roshan Khan recommends that the various security services, military and police forces come together to chart a combined action plan to quell rising crime.

Commencing on October 5, 2015, InselAir has increased its flights from Georgetown to the islands of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire (ABC) bringing the weekly total to six.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday met with a team from EON Reality, a global software service provider.

Career diplomat Cheryl Miles is currently taking steps to take up her post as Guyana ambassador to Venezuela, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman who said yesterday that this should move faster after the UN concludes its current discussions with Caracas over the simmering border controversy between the two countries.

A team of officials from a Canadian university will be in Guyana next month to explore and finalise aspects of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) the government plans to set up, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies made a sluggish start to the opening Test here yesterday after opener Dimuth Karunaratne stroked his third Test hundred to put Sri Lanka on top on day one at the Galle International Stadium.

In what seems to be a regular business, three police officers from the Ruimveldt station were yesterday afternoon seen selling fuel to fishermen at the koker at Versailles, West Bank Demerara.

Kevon Boodie yesterday slammed an emphatic century for the Shimron Hetmyer XI which reached 272 all out on the third day of the four-day practice match at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground.

Abundant self-interest drove the APNU+AFC government to raise the salaries of its ministers by as much as 50% and the widely-denounced move is devoid of political morality or savvy, political commentator Dr Henry Jeffrey says.

Keeping up a flurry of Caricom trips, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is to visit Antigua tomorrow and St Lucia on Saturday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Sixteen years ago on Tuesday marked an historic day in West Indies limited-over cricket history when the now legendary Sir Curtly Ambrose sent down the second most economical spell on the format’s history.

The Bank of Guyana yesterday unveiled its second commemorative stamp since its establishment in 1965, in celebration of its Golden Jubilee.

SEOUL, South Korea, CMC – Reggae Boyz head coach, Winfried Schafer, says his side must use Tuesday’s humbling 3-0 defeat to South Korea as a learning curve in order to improve.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Interim West Indies head coach Eldine Baptiste yesterday praised his bowlers for their commitment on a slow track but said dropped catches had put a blemish on the performance, on the opening day of the first Test.

The Guyana Government is looking closely at a number of investment proposals which were received by a team of ministers who recently travelled to Canada to meet with Guyanese living there, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman.

The Guyana Football Federation was yesterday facing a mini crisis over the decision by Slingerz FC to refuse to take the field against the Guyana Defence Force Tuesday night in their Guyana Football federation Stag Beer Elite League clash due to questions surrounding the eligibility of several of their players.

Dear Editor, Your editorial entitled `New GWI Chief Executive’ dated October 12, 2015 that refers to the appointment of Dr.

Murder accused Ravindra Paremdass yesterday testified that he had hit Roopram Jagdeo only after the man had physically assaulted and caused him actual bodily harm.

Lukeisha Clarke and Althea McPherson, the two women who sustained burns about their bodies after they were shocked by a live wire on Saturday are hoping that the matter won’t turn out to be another cold case since to date they haven’t heard a word about the perpetrator.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – A dozen officials at FIFA, the world soccer body shaken by corruption investigations in the United States and Switzerland, had accounts at Swiss private bank Julius Baer, the Handelszeitung newspaper reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, With regards to the letter captioned `EPA warning over illegal garbage dumping when NDC has made no provision for waste disposal’ published on Wednesday, October 07, 2015 in the Stabroek News, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides the following information as requested by the residents of Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – In the final week of Canada’s election campaign, the leaders of the opposition Liberals and New Democratic Party are locked in a fierce and divisive battle for the same center-left votes.

Alpha United climbed to the top of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, downing Buxton United by a 2-0 score line on Tuesday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground.

Despite being discharged a few weeks ago from the Georgetown Public Hospital, bedridden accident victim William Nurse remains at the hospital as he has no place to go.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faced an altered political dynamic yesterday after Hillary Clinton reasserted her command of the Democratic Party presidential race during a debate that may have left little room for him to run.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force wishes to clarify misleading information published by the Guyana Times in an article yesterday captioned `No weapons linked to crime – Crime Chief’.

(Reuters) Novak Djokovic breezed into the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Martin Klizan yesterday but Ivo Karlovic made sure Rafa Nadal had to work a lot harder.

Dear Editor, On the basis of the highlights in the media of submissions made to the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service, one could not help but feel a sense of a diffusion of views on the management of the service contributed so far by the various Permanent Secretaries – to the extent that some readers and viewers may be left to wonder how these perspectives could be fused into a single coherent vision.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Shipping mergers are leaving an increasing number of countries serviced by too few suppliers to ensure a competitive market, the U.N.

An employee of a car wash situated on Mandela Avenue was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with committing armed robbery against a woman whose vehicle he’d washed days before.

A construction worker was yesterday fined $75,000 after he admitted stealing a Samsung Galaxy cellphone from a “wake house.”

Over the past two weeks residents of Bartica have been experiencing interruptions in the supply of electricity due to technical problems affecting the Generating Engines at the Bartica Power Generating Facility.

Seabob (shrimp) fishing resumed on October 5, after seven weeks of closure in keeping with protocols established between the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) and the Ministry of Agriculture.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago were frustrated with a nil-all draw against Nicaragua on Tuesday night, in their final friendly international ahead of their campaign in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers starting next month.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Police in Costa Rica arrested seven men suspected of smuggling several tons of cocaine to the United States and Europe, authorities said yesterday, part of a crime ring linked to the Italian mafia allegedly run out of a New York pizzeria.

Dear Editor, By all accounts Dr. Keshav ‘Bud’ Mangal, the longest serving Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission who died on the 2nd October, was a passionate advocate for electoral justice.

(Reuters) – The family of a crew member missing from the El Faro cargo ship is seeking $100 million in a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against the owners and captain of the ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane two weeks ago.

A disaster response training exercise being conducted by the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRSC) will benefit some 2,500 residents (500 families) in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge is representing Guyana at the Ministerial Meeting on food security and climate adaptation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Milan, Italy from October 14 -16.

Dear Editor, Official government advocates are making a bad situation worse; their words and postures neither help nor comfort.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Jamaica’s netballers Shanice Beckford and Nicole Dixon have signed deals to play for Team Northumbria (TN) in the Netball Super League (NSL) in the United Kingdom.

(Jamaica Observer) Karisma Hotels and Resorts on Tuesday announced that it is investing more than US$900 million in a mega hotel project in St Ann that will, over a decade, add 4,000 new rooms to Jamaica’s tourism sector and provide at least 8,000 direct jobs.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has suspended National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega, pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct, his office said yesterday.

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 yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – A well-known Argentine activist for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender people (LGBTI) was found dead in her Buenos Aires apartment on Tuesday, the third transgender woman to have died violently in the country over the last month.

Dear Editor,           I have a question for the National Commemorative Commission tasked with planning and executing the national events in honour of our 50th Independence Anniversary and that is do we really, really and absolutely need year-long celebrations to mark this occasion?

Dear Editor, Public service is about delivering for the people by way of making appropriate sacrifices.

(BBC) Shoaib Malik registered his maiden Test double century to put Pakistan in a commanding position on the second day of the first Test against England.

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Deal on wheels: Three lucky Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd customers won Caribbean trips yesterday when the bank held the prize draw for its Deal on Wheels Auto Loan Campaign 2015.

The United States Embassy is pleased to announce two initiatives to make renewing and applying for a visa easier and more efficient for children under 14.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador will investigate possible involvement by Salvadorans in a corruption scandal that led to the resignation and arrest of the president of neighboring Guatemala last month, authorities said yesterday.

The second reported case of physical assault of students by teachers in the Rupununi area, Region 9, for this year involves a headmaster, who, according to reports, was frustrated and allegedly lashed out.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran security forces seized 19 businesses and various properties belonging to the conglomerate Grupo Continental that U.S.

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