Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Brigadier Mark Phillips recently visited Kaikan in Region Seven and assured the residents that Government has their interest at heart, GINA said.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday participated in consultations at the Attorney General’s Chambers on the Coroners (Amendment) Bill and the Law Reform Commission Bill. 

Investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of fisherman Shahabudeen Haniff, 49 years, of Meten-Meer-Zorg, WCD, whose body was found in the net of a fishing vessel that was working in the vicinity of the Berbice River, during yesterday, the police said today.

The Private Sector Commission today called on the police and the army to explain the circumstances behind an accident last week that claimed three lives following reports that it involved the chase of a person who was believed to be the daughter of NICIL Head Winston Brassington.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia have withdrawn from the under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh later this month because of concerns over the “safety and security” of the squad, Cricket Australia said in statement on Tuesday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been fined A$10,000 ($7,197) by the Melbourne Renegades Twenty20 team for asking an Australian TV reporter out on a date and directing personal comments at her during a televised pitchside interview.

As Anita Baichan burned to death in a fire set by robbers who had invaded her Hope, West Coast Berbice home early Sunday morning, her son could only watch on helplessly.

From its inception, the Skeldon sugar modernisation project proved to be an enormous financial burden on GuySuCo and the government ignored advice from the company’s manager, Booker Tate to fire controversial Chinese contractor, CNTIC, according to the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the industry.

The prime suspect in the fatal New Year’s Day beating of Cane Grove cane harvester Deokumar Basdeo has managed to flee to the United States.

Opener Kevon Boodie, who earned his debut call-up to the Guyana Jaguars 14-man team for the 2016 NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament says that given the opportunity he will look to possibly end the competition as the highest run-scorer for the local franchise.

Over 400 farmers and other residents on the Essequibo coast are expected to benefit from the installation of the Lima Pump Station which was yesterday morning inaugurated by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, GINA said.

Three men were charged with murder yesterday after three separate killings at the end of last year, including the fatal shooting of a Brazilian miner who was robbed of raw gold.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Captain Hashim Amla emerged from a year of poor form with a dogged century to lead a South Africa fightback in the second test against England yesterday.

Since the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) questioned the veracity of wage and salary figures for sugar workers contained in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report into GuySuCo, the state corporation and the CoI have remained silent.

The victim in the Greenwich Park stabbing, Dewaun Anthony Baksh, 22, died of shock and haemorrhage due to five stab wounds.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Carlos Brathwaite’s boundary-studded half-century on yesterday’s rain-hit second day of the third Test against Australia carried deeper value than just fours and sixes.

The temporary holding site at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill is now accepting waste from Georgetown and the East Bank of Demerara, while garbage from the East Coast will continue to be collected at the Lusignan Landfill.

HOBART, Tasmania, CMC – The Big Bash League has blasted comments by Chris Gayle made to a female reporter during a live television interview as “disrespectful and simply inappropriate” and says it will be meeting with the West Indies star over the matter.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Enterprising all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite struck his second consecutive half-century to steal his piece of history but rain wrecked the second day of the third and final Test, allowing only 11.2 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Mr Khurshid Sattaur erred gravely when he shared taxpayers’ information with the administration.

An autopsy performed on the remains of Ganesh Ramlakhan, who was allegedly murdered by his cousin at Mon Repos on New Year’s Day, has revealed that he died as result of a single stab wound to the heart.

Dear Editor,   We in Guyana are on the verge of celebrating our 50th Independence anniversary on May 26, 2016.

Despite a stop order from the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, construction is continuing at this building at 81-82 Robb and Camp streets.

Dear Editor, I note with much trepidation the constant and widespread coverage given to my Brother Mark Benschop in his run up to the local government elections (LGE).

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has temporarily suspended vending operations along a section of the Merriman Mall and issued vendors a one week deadline to get themselves in order.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday accused the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Omesh Satyanand of misleading the public in relation to the list of ranks recommended for promotion.

Dear Editor,   If incompetence was a valued, traded commodity, the APNU+AFC coalition administration would have been well endowed since it appears to be bountiful with that particular commodity.

A Cummings Lodge miner was yesterday denied bail after he made an appearance before a city court on a charge of attempting to murder a man during a bar brawl.

Vendors still selling under the dilapidated shed of the Stabroek Market Wharf are awaiting word on their relocation from the Mayor and City Council, which will be moving to begin rehabilitation works soon.

Well that did not take long. Moments after the New Year was ushered in there was an announcement of a mega card next month by officials of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC).

HOBART, Australia, CMC – West Indies batting star Chris Gayle produced a whirlwind knock as Melbourne Renegades stormed to an emphatic five-wicket victory over Darren Sammy’s Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Dear Editor,   There should be a poster at the Cheddi Jagan Airport which reads: “Diaspora not wanted in Guyana.”

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday reiterated that it had no plans to institute a security deposit for disconnected customers of up to six months of average monthly charges.

Dear Editor, In the capacity of a now retired, proud British trained Registered Mental Nurse, and one who has practised in three large Canadian teaching hospitals, kindly permit me to send a few cautionary notes in the direction of the Public Health Minister George Norton.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A three-member panel appointed by India’s top court yesterday recommended legalising cricket betting in the country, while suggesting structural changes to the powerful Indian board (BCCI) to ensure more transparency in its operation.

Mark Prince, who was allegedly shot by the would-be victim when he and others invaded a Bel Air Park home last November, was yesterday charged with armed robbery.

Dear Editor, In this 50th year of political independence the quest for unity ‒ which is seen in some quarters as being possible when the two major races (African and Indian) share political space ‒ may be possible between the races, but not the nation, if the present posturing is anything to go by.

The new owners of the former Hotel Tower have officially applied to City Hall for permission to continue renovations.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Sunday’s National Basketball Association games: – – – Heat 97, Wizards 75 Chris Bosh scored 23 points and Hassan Whiteside’s defensive presence disrupted Washington as Miami cruised to a 97-75 win on Sunday.

A Port Kaituma farmer has landed himself in prison on an attempted murder charge after a domestic dispute allegedly broke out when his mother attempted to move herself and a man into his residence.

(Reuters) – Twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka breezed past Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-0 in the Brisbane International yesterday to set up a second-round showdown against top seed Simona Halep.

Dear Editor, GPL continues to be in the news. I believe that the affairs of the corporation will be enhanced by the early appointment of a new Board of Directors.

Dear Editor, Dr David Hinds commented, “President David Granger’s recent plea for patience and suggestion that they have not yet accumulated the evidence needed for prosecution makes some sense.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan celebrated the arrival of the New Year with residents of Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni).

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the government and the city council for the clean-up campaign but unfortunately many areas remained untouched.

A seaman yesterday denied knowledge of burgling the house of a long-time friend and instead told a city court that he blacked out after a night of drinking.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Shane Watson’s international future looked bleak yesterday after the all-rounder was left out of Australia’s 13-man squad for this month’s one-day series against India yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday eliminated the National Assembly’s control over nomination and removal of central bank directors through a legal reform that the opposition slammed as aimed at curtailing its power a day before it takes leadership of the legislature.

A Dowding Street, Kitty resident was yesterday refused bail after he appeared before a city court on a charge of cannabis possession for trafficking.

Dear Editor, There has been a significant increase in crime in Guyana and the numbers keep mounting almost every day.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – England missed two potentially costly catches in the second test because of the peculiarities of the layout of the Newlands ground, fast bowler Steven Finn said yesterday.

Marvin Somersall, who was accused of harming another, was yesterday released on bail after he told a city court that he was trying to defend himself.

UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work “very hard” to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.

Dear Editor, It is GPL season. The stalkers and hunters come out almost now to pile on and expose the long soft underbelly of this blinded national deity.

An Essequibo man was all smiles as he entered the New Year with a brand new car.

Dear Editor, The pardon debate is vital to this nation. It is use of presidential power that cannot be left unchecked, particularity in a nation saddled with a constitutional system defined by executive/presidential domination.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern yesterday that the Venezuelan government is trying to obstruct the actions of the country’s National Assembly, which convenes today for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.

Guyana’s national women’s football team known as the Lady Jags has officially commenced preparations for their CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier tournament with an encampment in Toronto, Canada.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Leading players in the sugar industry have given Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) a failing grade for its performance since taking over the Bernard Lodge, Monymusk and Frome sugar factories in 2009.

Brilliant: This section of the Camp Street Avenue between Middle Street and Quamina Street was recently lit for the holiday season.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. authorities took 121 people into custody over the weekend, primarily in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina, as immigration authorities moved to deport families who entered the United States illegally after May 2014, officials said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Having battled and overcome cancer, American Vicky Duval is just happy to grab any time on court she can.

Dear Editor, Many thanks to publisher of the Kaieteur News for his comments as to why I was fired from the paper in April of last year.

(Trinidad Express) Peoples National Movement (PNM) constituency of La Brea was the scene of fiery protests yesterday, involving residents angry over the lack of job opportunities and the deplorable state of the road.

Moving house …literally: A house being transported along the East Coast Highway on Sunday afternoon.

(Reuters) – Chelsea still have a chance of finishing in the Premier League top four and securing Champions League football at the end of the season, interim manager Guus Hiddink has said.

President David Granger has made a particular point of commending Ms Simona Broomes for her work in the Ministry of Social Protection even as he made the announcement regarding her move to the newly created Ministry of Natural Resources, amongst various other ministerial adjustments.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s internal revenue service (IRS) said yesterday that it has asked a local court to initiate a criminal investigation of President Michelle Bachelet’s daughter-in-law, Natalia Compagnon, for tax crimes.

(Trinidad Express) Teenager Nathan Barcoo-Campo died on Saturday from chop wounds suffered while trying to defend his mother against a thief at their Las Lomas home.

Politikles

Dear Editor, I have been following developments both locally and internationally and thought of someone who in my view has made the most impact during the course of 2015.