Daily Archive: Thursday, December 24, 2015

About 0700h. this morning the body of Mohamed Fizal Baksh, 56 years, of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, was found on the foreshore at No.

(Trinidad Guardian) Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran has been fired. The T&T Guardian confirmed that Rambarran was dismissed by the Minister of Finance, Colm Imbert yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Under fire from all quarters after an abysmal start to their tour, West Indies have pledged to be more competitive at the traditional Boxing Day test but will struggle to prevent hosts Australia from taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

The APNU+AFC Government yesterday announced that it has ordered head of NICIL, Winston Brassington, and his deputy to proceed on immediate leave and has instructed that files be turned over to the police for further investigations to ascertain if any “criminality” was involved in the management of the government holding company.

The much anticipated Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the sugar industry will be tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday having received the go-ahead from Cabinet on Tuesday.

There has been no sign of a Corentyne money changer three days after his disappearance, but his family continues to hope for positive news.

Three Lindeners appeared before a city court yesterday on several charges of robbery under arms, where millions worth in items were taken from the victims.

A Guyana-born, US cardiologist who ordered patients to undergo unnecessary open heart surgery and carried out risky tests and procedures in order to tap fraudulent payments from Medicare and private insurers has been sentenced to 20 years in a US federal prison, the UK Guardian reported yesterday.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday said that when Cabinet met on Tuesday it gave its no-objections to contracts to the value of $375,225,580 The contracts are shown below.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised that a murder charge be levelled against Seon Anthony Edwards over the death of – miner, Rawle Peters five years ago, the police say.

President David Granger’s Boats, Buses and Bicycles or ‘Three Bs’ Programme for schoolchildren yesterday grew by another boat which was donated by Charity fisherman, Kumar Lallbachan.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of attempted murder, when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

A 41-year-old man can now spend Christmas with his family as he was released on bail after facing breaking and entering charges.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor has been rewarded for her dominance on the international stage after she was named the ICC Women’s Twenty20 International Player of the Year yesterday.

One of the utility poles which crashed on Hadfield Street on Tuesday evening fell on a minibus but luckily there were no injuries.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – West Indies coach Phil Simmons hopes the criticism that has rained down on his team during their tour of Australia can spark the players into a better showing at the Boxing Day test in Melbourne.

It is almost a year since Brian Devine suffered severe injuries after being hit by an out-of-control car that claimed the life of his best friend and this Christmas will be unlike any other he has celebrated as he is still hospitalised.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday signed a pact which will see IDB-funded surveys in key areas such unemployment statistics, perceptions on crime and living conditions.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 stars Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo reeled off cameos but failed to prevent Melbourne Renegades from slumping to a three-wicket defeat to Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

The West Coast Demerara highway project from Vreed-en-Hoop to Hydronie is now approximately 20 percent completed.

(Reuters) – With his 40th birthday just one week away, Tiger Woods looks optimistically forward to playing golf pain-free next year while he reflects on a 2015 campaign blighted by injuries, poor form and a plummeting world ranking.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia batsman David Warner has profited from his opening partnership with Joe Burns but the fledgling relationship could be nipped in the bud by selectors for the Boxing Day test against West Indies.

The body of a Lusignan handyman was found early yesterday morning tucked between the rocks at the Kitty Seawall.

In the aftermath of a controversy which brewed, the APNU+AFC government yesterday announced public consultations on its anti-terrorism bill.

Defending champs Grove Hi-Tech and West Demerara giants Pouderoyen secured penalty shoot-out wins to clinch their respective quarterfinal berths when the 2nd Annual Stag Beer Super XVI Knockout Football Championships continued Tuesday at the Golden Grove ground.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says it has heightened measures to address the water supply challenges being experienced by residents of Linden including changing incorrect filter media used on a key project.

Four softball teams from Berbice will participate in the Legacy and 007 Promotions’ ‘Unity Cricket’ at the Providence Stadium on January 30, a press release from the organisers yesterday stated.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Detroit Pistons have had their best long distance shooting performances against the Miami Heat so far this season.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – The St Thomas police are now seeking Marlon Perry otherwise called ‘Duppy Film’ in relation to the murder of two cops outside a wholesale on the Poor Man’s Corner main road in St Thomas Tuesday night.

Dear Editor,   A prospective remigrant and I were discussing his return to Guyana.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s status as the top-ranked test-playing nation has been dented after their crushing defeat in India last month and is in danger of being eroded completely by England over the next month or two.

(Trinidad Express) An autopsy on the body of Stacy Ramkissoon has confirmed that she died as a result of the H1N1 virus – swine flu.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – South Africa will need to go back to basics if they want to rediscover their form against England in the four-test series, which starts on Boxing Day, coach Russell Domingo said.

President David Granger yesterday took Govern-ment’s ‘toy drive’ to the Pomeroon in Region Two and told residents of Baracaro and surrounding communities in the Pomeroon River that he believes in one Guyana and is focused on fostering deeper national unity across the nation.

Dear Editor,   Successive governments have repeatedly stated that the best days are still to come for Guyana.

Dear Editor,   The alarming suicide rate in this country seems surprising.

LUXEMBOURG/LONDON, (Reuters) – An adviser to Europe’s highest court said an EU law on cigarettes was valid, rebuffing a challenge from Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco, though the court still has to deliver a final ruling.

The National Congress for Women (NCW) recently hosted a Christmas party for children from Region Four at the Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara.

(Trinidad Express) A 17-year-old who was a State witness in a robbery in which he was the victim, was shot and killed outside his girlfriend’s house during another robbery on Tuesday night.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Steve Smith was named ICC Cricketer of the Year for 2015 yesterday after scoring a world leading 1,734 runs at an average of 82.57 with seven centuries over the voting period.

Muslims, in an effort to promote peace, gathered at the Anna Catherina Islamic Centre on Sunday in an event themed “International Mawlid in the City.”

Dear Editor, At the culmination of the inaugural GFF Stag Beer sponsored Elite League on November 29 at the Leonora Track and Field Stadium, WBD, Slingerz FC came from behind to win 2-1 in the feature match.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s transport minister has resigned after reports that her ministry overspent 3.6 million cedis ($947,000) to paint more than 100 buses in national colours and with portraits of Ghana’s recent leaders.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Shaken by corruption scandals, global soccer body FIFA yesterday presented the detailed reforms it will ask members to adopt in February at a special congress that seeks to restore its reputation and elect a new leader.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ tourism rebound has had a positive ripple effect on the bottom line of one of its largest hotel operators.

(Trinidad Express) A 33 year old watchman appeared in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with the murder of Police Constable Russel Ramnarine and UWI electrical engineering student Avery Keshwar.Accused

LONDON, (Reuters) – Speculation about Louis Van Gaal being replaced by Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager is disrespectful, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that would target for deportation hundreds of families who have flocked to the United States since the start of last year, The Washington Post reported yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Congress yesterday named 13 justices to the Supreme Court in a maneuver critics slammed as a last-minute court-packing scheme by the Socialist Party in the final days before it loses control of the legislature in January.

An Albouystown man was refused bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday and pleaded not guilty to four separate charges including armed robbery.

Dear Editor,   I applaud and salute the several individuals who helped organise the end-of-year luncheon for seniors in Richmond Hill, Queens.

Dear Editor, Sammy and Holder, by any standards, two of the finest young men in the game of cricket, both captains of West Indies cricket teams, play professional twenty over cricket in different parts of the world.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Mitchell Marsh’s spot in a rebuilding Australia side is assured for at least the Boxing Day test against West Indies but the all-rounder is feeling some heat to score runs to shore up his place.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s new government fired the country’s chief media regulator yesterday, saying the head of the AFSCA television and radio watchdog commission was openly acting against the country’s new center-right President Mauricio Macri.

Insurance company Demerara Mutual on Friday made a donation to the Save-O-Child Orphanage located at Cornelia Ida, West Demerara. 

Compassion lies at the heart of the Christian story celebrated tomorrow, as it does for the tradition celebrating the Prophet’s birthday today.

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Politikles

BERLIN, (Reuters) – For the first time since Hitler’s death, Germany is publishing the Nazi leader’s political treatise “Mein Kampf”, unleashing a highly charged row over whether the text is an inflammatory racist diatribe or a useful educational tool.