Daily Archive: Thursday, November 19, 2015

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell today slammed what he called an “amazing level of disrespect” on the part of West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron, as pressure continued to mount on the beleaguered Board to meet urgently with CARICOM leaders over the Governance Review Panel report.

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the robbery of former Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner Leslie James and his family on Sunday morning.

President David Granger will be inducted as the patron of the Scout Association of Guyana on the occasion of the Association’s 106th anniversary celebration.

The Permanent Secretary of the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, Alfred King (right) today met with the present Black and Green Ranger, Azim Rizk and team which includes Grandmaster, Koe-Woong Choung from the Tang Soo Do General Federation – Korea, Grandmaster Jose Torres.

No decision has been made as yet by the government over a request by the Chinese logging company Baishanlin for a further two years for value-added production, according to a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency.

A man died less than an hour after he was shot execution-style while sitting on the stairs of his home yesterday afternoon and his five-year-old son was injured.

Former Home Affairs Minister Ronald Gajraj is suing his successor Gail Teixeira for defamation over statements she allegedly made about him which were contained in a US diplomatic cable released by the WikiLeaks website.

In response to a call on Monday by former President Donald Ramotar for the army to get involved in the crime fight, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday maintained that results are being seen and even further progress is expected in the future.

Brothers Orwin and Cleon Hinds yesterday testified that they signed statements prepared by the police, only because they had been badly beaten by the lawmen, were in pain, and afraid.

The corpse of what was suspected to be a newborn baby, believed to have died after delivery was yesterday afternoon discovered buried in a small grave under a La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Dem-erara (ECD) premises and police have arrested two persons.

A rights activist in Berbice was on Tuesday night robbed at gunpoint by a lone gunman.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan yesterday warned that Guyana’s economy is being battered by global economic conditions and crucial remittances have also taken a hit.

April, 1978 saw deteriorating power and water services in addition to the shortage of food and other items leaving a US embassy cable to say that the average Guyanese seems to have become demoralised over the “sharp decline in his standard of living”.

President David Granger yesterday said that the interventions that the Government has made to tackle crime are already showing some positive results.

Continuing its efforts to justify significant salary increases for its ministers, the APNU+AFC government yesterday said that both Presidents Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar received monthly tax-free salaries of $1.7 million and now earn pensions of $4.5 million each per month in addition to perks.

A Government Technical Institute lecturer was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he was charged with physically abusing the mother of his child.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) on Tuesday blasted the government’s decision to give it only one seat on the trade union recognition board compared to two for its longstanding rival, the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

The recent invasion of a Region Seven gold mining camp was not a case of robbery, according to Divisional Commander Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram, who said investigators will be pursuing reports that it stemmed from a land dispute.

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder on Monday recommissioned the Tapa-kuma Cassava Processing Factory.

The annual Mashramani celebrations will proceed as usual except for the Annual Republic Lecture series and the annual float and costume parade both of which have been rescheduled for May to coincide with the 50th independence anniversary festivities.

A man who was charged with chopping a teen to death before throwing his body into the Mahaicony River in 2014 was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court.

Nigel Inniss, one of four alleged bandits who stormed a Mahaicony supermarket late last month and carried out a brazen armed robbery, was yesterday slapped with six charges and was remanded to prison.

A 19-year-old man yesterday made a court appearance before Magistrate Judy Latchman, charged with having over 2 kilogrammes of cannabis and cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

A third person allegedly involved with a gang of men who stole millions from America Street money changers during an ambush earlier this month is expected to be charged for the offence today, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has bristled at the suggestion by West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, that his board was too busy to have an urgent meeting with CARICOM leaders to discuss the recommendations of the Governance Review Panel report.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board is sticking to its guns regarding its proposed December meeting with CARICOM Heads of Government, as the back-and-forth between the two bodies over a suitable date for discussions on the far-reaching recommendations of the recent Governance Review Panel report.

Keshawn Williams who pleaded not guilty to the charges of having ammunition and a dangerous weapon in his possession without being the holder of firearm licence was refused bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – All-rounder Kevin Stoute will lead Barbados Pride in their third round game against Guyana Jaguars in the Regional First Class Championship this weekend, while discarded Test players Sulieman Benn and Tino Best have been called up as part of several changes to the squad for the fixture in Georgetown.

The driver accused in the Bath Settlement Public Road accident that claimed the life of an eleven-year-old boy was yesterday charged with three offences including causing death by dangerous driving.

A Mazaruni miner was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison by a city court after he admitted to stealing a quantity of quick silver, a gas bottle, $1,000 and a cellphone.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – AB de Villiers’ 100th test fizzled out into a tame draw yesterday with cyclonic rains and a wet outfield wiping out a fourth successive day in the second test between India and South Africa at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Queen’s College and St John’s College booked semi-final spots in the North Georgetown zone defeating Marian Academy and Bishop’s High respectively in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) sponsored by Bank’s DIH Ltd.,

The United Nations (UN) yesterday held a consultation workshop at the Arthur Chung International Convention Centre, Liliendaal with government officials, civil society and non-governmental organisation to draft the next cycle of the development goals.

A North Sophia man was yesterday remanded to prison after police reportedly found him smoking a “joint” and with a quantity of cannabis stashed in a chair at his residence.

MIAMI, United States, CMC – England-based striker Clayton Donaldson scored on his first ever start for Jamaica as the under-pressure Reggae Boyz beat Haiti 1-0 to put their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign back on course.

SAINT DENIS, France, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew herself up in a police raid yesterday that sources said had foiled a jihadi plan to hit Paris’s business district, days after a wave of attacks killed 129 across the French capital.

Heavyweights West Front Road, Back Circle, Leopold Street alongside newcomer Channel-9 Warriors got their campaigns off to the perfect start when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown tourney continued on Tuesday.

A water vendor accused of having 18 grammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was yesterday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment together with a $30,000 fine.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Islamic State’s official magazine carried a photo yesterday of a Schweppes soft drink can it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.

Parika Defenders will clash with favourites and the red hot Regal Masters softball team on Saturday in the male final of the Petama Enterprise/ Motor Trend Softball competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

President David Granger yesterday signed the Book of Condolence at the French Consulate in Georgetown in memory of the 129 people who lost their lives in horrific terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13 and contended that all states are vulnerable.

Dear Editor,   Is the APNU+AFC government becoming a merger more than a partnership?

Winners Connection overcame a one goal first half deficit to defeat Golden Grove 4-3 when the inaugural Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company GTT Knockout Football Championship continued on Tuesday.

Two men were committed to the High Court for trial on Monday after it was ruled that the prosecution had made out a prima facie case against them for the murder of Ashmini Harriram Lennox Wayne, also known as ‘Two Colours’, and taxi driver Elroy Doris appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where the verdict was handed down after a 14 month preliminary inquiry.

Dear Editor, In response to the recent letter published in Stabroek News dated November 16, 2015 and captioned ‘GPL’s lack of access claim is hogwash’, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) wishes to emphatically state that GPL injects considerable effort into ensuring that its monthly bills are premised on actual meter reading.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran authorities said yesterday they had intercepted six Syrian nationals traveling on doctored Greek passports in the past week, including five who had been trying to reach the United States.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – All drugs including cocaine, heroin and crystal meth will be legal in drug-scarred Mexico within 10 years, former Mexican President Vicente Fox believes, after a court ruling that he said makes the legalization of marijuana inevitable.

Dear Editor: In 1987 in a march from Buxton to Kitty organized by the Patriotic Coalition for Democracy (PCD), the current Minister of Education Dr.

The Budhan Memorial Turf Club will hold a grand one day horse race meet Sunday at the Number 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

Industry resident Emile Ferreira, suffered a fractured hip following an accident at La Bonne Intention on the East Coast last Thursday at around 11pm.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China – including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said yesterday.

Shemar Dushraj scored a half century and Sherlon Anthony picked up a five-for to spur Aurora Secondary to a 109-run victory over New Opportunity Corps (NOC) Tuesday at the NOC ground in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary Schools Cricket League (NSSCL) sponsored by Bank’s DIH Ltd, Coca Cola, Rainforest Water and Digicel, Essequibo.

Dear Editor,   In a recent interview, Opposi-tion Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said, “Sufficient attention is not being placed on the critical issues which will affect the wellbeing of the Guyanese people… They (the Granger administration) seem to be more focused on trips abroad.”

The current stories of refugees and migrants from Central America, Cuba, Africa and the Middle East pouring out of these areas in sometimes fatal attempts to reach the United States of America and Europe are nothing new.

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GMSA winners: The  Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association last evening held its annual awards/dinner at the Pegasus Hotel.

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SYDNEY/TORONTO, (Reuters) – A deadly mud slide at an iron ore mine in Brazil has reignited calls for safer ways to dispose of millions of tonnes of ore waste held back by man-made dams.

LONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An army of religious sisters who rescue victims of human trafficking by posing as prostitutes to infiltrate brothels and buying children being sold into slavery, is expanding to 140 countries, its chairman said yesterday.

The National Schools, Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field championships (‘Nationals’) kicks off in four days and East Georgetown will be hoping they are among the podium dwellers at the conclusion of the biggest schools championships.

Dear Editor, The use of language in my letters can hardly deflect attention from their arguments and facts.