Daily Archive: Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Alliance For Change today lashed out at the opposition PPP for hypocrisy over the recent increase in salaries for ministers and says it has facts on “fabulous” sums stashed away in secret bank accounts that would shame the former governing party.

The United States yesterday committed over $73 million more for the fight against drugs here even as it prepares to open a Drug Enforcement Administra-tion (DEA) office here.

Taxi driver Joseph Williams, who pleaded guilty last week to killing a man and wounding another during an ambush on Water Street, was yesterday handed a 15-year jail sentence by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.

Two women were yesterday charged over the 12.384 kilogrammes of cocaine that one of them allegedly tried to sneak aboard an outgoing flight at the Cheddi Jagan Airport in packets of powdered milk.

A United Kingdom-based Guyanese woman was yesterday charged with attempting to smuggle a quantity of cocaine, hidden in bottles of rum, out of the country at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday.

The newborn who fell from cot at the George-town Public Hospital is expected to make a full recovery and live a normal life.

Anthony Braithwaite will be spending the next 20 years of his life behind bars for the rape of an 11-year old girl.

The government yesterday appealed to sugar workers not to go on strike, while maintaining that wage talks currently being demanded by their unions cannot begin now as a 10-year road map is being devised for the industry.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has granted permission for a miner to operate a river dredge near to Isseneru’s residential area, triggering a call by concerned residents for authorities to halt the operation and protect their rights.

A shopkeeper was yesterday remanded to prison on two drug charges, including conspiracy to traffic cocaine, after he was implicated by the woman who was recently jailed for trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country in her private parts.

The autopsies performed on the remains of Kavita Ackloo and Ramesh Beharry, who were found dead on the Kingston seawall on Monday, revealed that they died as a result of pesticide poisoning.

Parliament Office yesterday announced that next Thursday’s scheduled sitting of the National Assembly has been postponed to a date to be fixed.

Guyana has the second highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in the Western hemisphere, Public Health Minister Dr George Norton said yesterday, while adding that 97 out of every 1,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth annually.

A new foundation has been launched to support the families of police officers who die on the job.

Police in ‘A’ Division have launched an investigation into a report of a shooting incident which occurred in the parking lot of the Pegasus Hotel early Sunday morning.

One of the suspects in Wednesday’s Mahaicony Supermarket robbery has been identified as a suspect in a robbery/murder than took place in Linden in April.

A police officer was yesterday charged with fraud after being accused of knowingly making a false entry in the border entry management system.

Police yesterday afternoon found a large quantity of AK-47 rounds in a Cummingsburg yard and one man has been detained, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed.

Watchman Bachan Natram will be spending the next 12 months in jail after stealing over $100,000 in items from a vessel that he was charged with guarding.

Thirty-three small business owners are now better equipped to be self-reliant in their ventures thanks to a programme sponsored by the Office of the First lady.

  Opener Rajendra Chandrika cracked his maiden First Class ton yesterday for defending champs Guyana Jaguars who ended day one in a strong position of 287-4 against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in round one of the Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-Day tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article which appeared in your newspaper of Monday, November 2 last under the caption ‘Ramotar expresses regret for pardon of child killer.’

Cabinet has given no objections to billions of dollars in contracts for various sectors, including road repairs and rehabilitation works to be done on three transport vessels.

Cabinet has greenlit contracts for the transformation of Durban Park into a “Green Zone Recreational Park,” in time for Guyana’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, Minster of Governance Raphael Trotman announced on Thursday.

The Limacol brand became the latest sponsor to throw its weight behind the inaugural Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company GTT Knockout Football Championship, donating an undisclosed sum yesterday to coordinators the Petra Organization during a press briefing.

Dear Editor, The news of the passing of Swami Vidyanandaji has brought back fond memories for me of my high school years as a student of the late swamiji and the pioneering role the Hindu College of Cove and John played in bringing secondary education to students in the rural areas of Guyana.

Dear Editor, In a letter published in the Stabroek News Mr Dwight Larson of Isseneru village Region 7 made a plea to various government agencies and ministries to intervene and stop the operations of a river dredge that was given permission to mine in close proximity to the village (‘GGMC has granted permission for river dredge near Isseneru’s residential area,’ Nov 3).

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has been sanctioned by the disciplinary committee of the International Football Federation (FIFA) for playing an ineligible player in a friendly international match against Grenada earlier this year.

Dear Editor, Last Wednesday evening I had the (mis)fortune of listening to Pandit Jagmohan, Vice President of the Dharmic Sabha, on GTV trying to explain or prove that Diwali should be celebrated on the 11th.

Beginning today, DIRECTV will broadcast matches of the Cricket All-Stars T20 Series which is being played in the United States of America.

Topp XX and Silver Shattas opened their Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) first division league with victories defeating Amelia’s Ward Panthers and Eagles FC 2-1 respectively when the championship continued on Thursday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

Dear Editor, Recently, a person on Facebook asked two questions of me: (a) Who is responsible for Guyana being blacklisted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)?

MARIANA, Brazil, (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 30 others injured after two dams collapsed at a Brazilian iron ore mine, officials said yesterday, as rescuers searched for the missing under mud and debris from colossal floods that devastated a village.

Five men’s teams and two women’s teams will be in action from today as the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) 10-a-side rugby tournament commences at the National Park playfield.

Dear Editor, As another Armistice Day, (Veterans Day) or Remembrance Day approaches we will all gather around the Cenotaph to pay homage to those who served in global wars and those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos yesterday apologized for military actions during a 1985 assault on Bogota’s Palace of Justice by M-19 rebels, in which over 100 people died including nearly half of the country’s Supreme Court justices.

(Reuters) – The governing body of world athletics (IAAF) has cancelled this month’s gala in Monaco after former president Lamine Diack was placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering, the IAAF said yesterday.

If you believe that Adele or Taylor Swift have some sort of lock on singing about lost/past loves, then you clearly have not met young Guyanese hip-hop/R&B singer Esan ‘Benzy’ Benn.

Dear Editor, I refer once again to Abu Bakr’s letter ‘What is the definition of the Indian they wish to protect and preserve?’(SN,

Out of the blue last Thursday, which was October 29, the media were informed that the Miss Guyana Universe Pageant contestants were going to be introduced to the media and the public on Sunday evening, November 1, at the Princess Hotel.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and Washington imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed yesterday to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb.

Dear Editor, Every sportsman, athlete, leader or politician must know his/her ability and when it is time to leave the scene.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter, his federation mired in a corruption crisis, is being treated by doctors for stress and has been ordered to stay at home, his former public relations officer said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez, English third tier player David Ball and U.S.

Hi Everyone, Skin on, skin off; with or without seeds; sliced, diced, smashed or pureed, cucumbers are cool and tasty!

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) is investigating potentially fraudulent activities by an international syndicate attempting to corrupt the domestic game, it said in a statement yesterday.

Dear Editor, I applaud Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran for his out-of-the-box, novel, innovative resolution of the conflict over the holiday for Diwali (SN Nov 1).

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten 63 gave India a firm hold on the opening test against South Africa after off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 13th five-wicket haul to restrict the touring side to 184 on the second day yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in October and the unemployment rate hit a 7-1/2-year low of 5.0 percent in a show of economic strength that makes it much more likely the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.

Dear Editor, Albert Einstein once said that politics is more difficult than physics.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Opener Evin Lewis struck his sixth first class half-century as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force made a positive start to their campaign in Regional First Class Championship here yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Usman Khawaja’s magnificent 174 helped Australia to a dominant 556 for four declared and an imposing lead of 399 at the end of the second day of the first test against New Zealand yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – When the half-court shots were falling, it became clear it was Dwyane Wade’s night.

A month before the Climate Summit in Paris considers how to reduce our collective carbon footprint and to prevent further degradation of the planet, a huge swath of Indonesia is ablaze.

Almost every fashion conscious person with Instagram is aware of the Balmain Fashion Revolution or the hashtag Balmainarmy.

The autopsies performed on the remains of Kavita Ackloo and Ramesh Beharry, who were found dead on the Kingston seawall on Monday, revealed that they died as a result of pesticide poisoning.

One of the suspects in Wednesday’s Mahaicony Supermarket robbery has been identified as a suspect in a robbery/murder than took place in Linden in April.

Dear Editor, Why do I have this feeling that after 28 years of PNC rule and 23 years of PPP rule it is ‘déjà vu all over again’ with this APNU+AFC coalition government.