Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, today received another boat to transport children to school  in Moraikobai, Mahaicony River, Region Five.

President David Granger distributed several bottles of ‘Zamzam’ water, which was sourced from a well in Saudi Arabia, to various Muslim organisations during a meeting today at Ministry of the Presidency, GINA said.

Balram Singh was this afternoon sentenced to 80 years in jail after a 12-member jury found him guilty of murdering taxi driver Bhomeshwar Sukhdeo.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The cast of the movie “Trumbo,” about the 1947 Hollywood blacklist, led the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with three nods on Wednesday, including one for best ensemble, the guild’s top prize.

President David Granger met with the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo at the Ministry of the Presidency today to determine the Judge who would be appointed to perform the functions of the Office of the Chief Justice during the leave of absence of Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0030h today at Good Hope Public Road, ECD, and which resulted in the death of truck-driver Yougraj Singh, 50 years, of Coverden, EBD, the police say.

Two men are dead following a shootout between police and bandits at Pioneer Lane, South Ruimveldt early this morning.

The forensic audit report commissioned by the APNU+AFC government of controversial holding company NICIL has recommended criminal and/or disciplinary action against all those responsible for the interception of state revenues totalling $26.858 billion in violation of the constitution.

The Guyana Defence Force officer and three other men held on Saturday with illegal guns and ammunition were yesterday faced with charges.

Twenty-two companies from around the world have submitted bids to conduct a feasibility study and design for the new bridge across the Demerara River.

The future of the Guyana-Norway forest protection agreement which has been mired in uncertainty was discussed at a meeting in Paris, France yesterday between the two countries and there was agreement that US$80m which had been earmarked for the Amaila hydro-power project could go to other energy initiatives in the event that the project doesn’t go ahead.

A pensioner was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison and fined $26 million after he was found guilty of a cocaine trafficking charge by a city court.

Conciliation talks have started between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) but the two sides remain split on the Annual Production Incentive (API) for sugar workers.

A Charity businessman was on Monday charged with killing a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run accident at Exmouth, Essequibo Coast.

  Despite the conclusion of the much-hyped Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League, prize monies for three out of the top four finishers are not in the coffers of the federation as the entity is reportedly cash-strapped.

The government has approved a $49 million package to help fight the Red Palm Mite infestation affecting the coconut industry but one exporter says efforts to combat the pest will not be successful unless all farmers simultaneously treat affected plants.

Three Lindeners were on Monday charged with circulating nude photos of a woman around the Mackenzie car park.

(Reuters) – James Pattinson will replace fellow quick Mitchell Starc in the Australia team for this week’s opening test against West Indies, captain Steve Smith said on Wednesday, reviving a promising career that had stalled because of injury.

The surfacing of an audit report on private expenditure for the presidential inauguration in May has left unanswered questions about the mandate given to this committee, who were the private donors and when the government will provide answers on overall spending.

President David Granger on Saturday told a gathering at the National Association of the Adventist Men’s Ministry 2015 Men’s Conference, that women must be respected, loved and revered, and Christian men must get away from the notion that women must be submissive or subordinate.

  Almost two months after the discovery of a quantity of grenades and live ammunition near the Lamaha Canal on Sheriff Street, investigators are still trying to trace their origin.

Members of the public have sought contact information for exhibitors at the recent Business Expo at the Sophia exhibition centre.

(Reuters) – West Indies have said they are embracing their underdog status for the three-test series against Australia, which starts in Hobart tomorrow, but the reality is they have very little choice in the matter.

A pandit was on Monday sentenced to one-year in jail after a city magistrate found him guilty of fraudulent conversion.

(ICC) Ajinkya Rahane has become India’s highest-ranked Test batsman in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after scoring two centuries in his side’s 337 runs victory over South Africa in the New Delhi Test on Monday, which gave the home side a 3-0 series win.

HOBART, Australia, CMC- Fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose is seeking to fire-up underdog West Indies who face top ranked Australia in the first of three test matches  from Wednesday evening Eastern Caribbean time.

Two lucky customers yesterday received $1M each from Courts Guyana Incorporated after they shopped and were successful in the Courts Big Prize Promotion.

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Cricket legend Brian Lara is among several West Indians who have signed up to play in the inaugural Masters Champions League (MCL) next month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

LONDON, (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title, one of three he won by beating Wladimir Klitschko, after agreeing to a contracted rematch with the Ukrainian instead of fighting the IBF’s mandatory challenger.

Accused Balram Singh yesterday denied killing taxi driver Bhomeshwar Sukhdeo or having anything to do with his death.

Dear Editor, Every year as the final quarter approaches, many of us marvel and grumble about how early the place begins to get dark.

President David Granger on Sunday attended the launch of the new Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) Secretariat and ISA Islamic Elementary School building on East Street, Georgetown, where he emphasised the need for national cohesion.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa paceman Vernon Philander will miss the first two tests against England because of injury, team officials said yesterday as the squad returned from their 3-0 hiding in India.

Dear Editor, Guyana Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander, in a letter to the press published on December 7, has labelled the positions adopted by commissioners Benn, Shadick, and Gunraj as “….

Residents of the Wakenaam community petitioned Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson about the operations of the stelling during her visit there.

Victory Valley Royals and Retrieve Raiders clinched contrasting victories over Amelia’s Ward Jets and Block 22 Flames when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) sanctioned Banks Supreme Malta Open Christmas Championship continued on Monday.

Dear Editor, It is a fact, albeit easily overlooked by the relevant authorities, that the whole (suburban) area of Sophia, famous for its exhibitions, has not been officially incorporated into the city of Georgetown.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Island, CMC- Jeffrey Webb, the disgraced former president of CONCACAF, has finally been removed as president of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA).

Women in Rupununi communities are receiving “Self- reliance and Success in Business” training undertaken by First Lady Sandra Granger.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC– Defending champions Barbados and Martinique experienced mixed fortunes on the opening night of competition in the 10th edition of the CAZOVA Junior Championships here on Monday.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, in keeping with a promise made during the issuance of an apology over his comments made concerning government ministers’ salary increase, on Sunday donated the sum of $215,000 representative of the increase in his salary for the month of November to the residents of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Dear Editor, I could not agree more with Clairmont Lye and others who have suggested that Guyana reach out in human solidarity and accept at least a small number of refugees from Syria.

Dear Editor, In your Friday Nov 27th edition there is a heading: ‘Alleged cop assault on Paradise fisherman being probed’ where it tells about a policeman who allegedly struck one Amar Zaban, 23 years old, on his head with a beer bottle, kicked him when he fell down blacking him out.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Western Indian cities of Pune and Rajkot will be home to two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next two years, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) announced yesterday.

A Meadow Brook Gardens man, who police say was caught red-handed stealing a motorbike, was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after he denied any guilt in the crime.

Dear Editor, On November19 Ms Carmel DeSouza aged 84 of Lot 532 Determa Street, Mackenzie was involved in an accident and was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex building which was not so long ago commissioned and complimented as a state-of-the-art institution.

(Reuters) – The Washington Wizards shrugged off the absence of three frontcourt players to defeat the Miami Heat 114-103 on Monday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition yesterday urged leftist President Nicolas Maduro to stop making excuses for his candidates’ defeat in legislative elections and instead urgently tackle food shortages and free jailed politicians.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013, was granted bail yesterday and has the freedom of South Africa’s capital Pretoria as he waits to appeal his conviction in April.

Dear Editor, It is clear that politics has become a gravy train.

Dear Editor, Habitat for Humanity Guyana is doing an exceptional job bringing families out of poverty housing and placing them in better conditions, so they would have a better quality of life.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – CONCACAF, the crisis-hit governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, whose acting president Alfredo Hawit was arrested last week, have decided not to appoint a new interim leader.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, comparing his plan to the World War Two detainment of Japanese-Americans and others in dismissing growing outrage from around the world.

Dear Editor I wish to draw your attention to a grave injustice that continues unabated even though I’ve spoken to both the city council and the Ministry of Public Works.

(Barbados Nation) Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) is no longer a Barbadian-owned company.

GPHC Christmas tree: The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday lit up a Christmas tree in its compound.

‘Because what we must learn to do, we learn in the doing: we become a master builder by building and a zither-player by playing the zither.

Ravens overcame the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans by a 71-61 score line in their first division encounter when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championships continued on Monday.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials outlined multibillion-dollar claims against their respective countries yesterday as they took up the issue of settling old legal grievances that helped drive the former adversaries apart for half a century.

The parliamentary elections in Venezuela on Sunday confirm widely predicted expectations that President Nicolás Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been, for some time, under intense public pressure to the extent that a substantial section of the Venezuelan public have virtually given up on his regime.