Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 3, 2016

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine has switched allegiance to reigning Caribbean Premier League champions Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in a move that will see him reunited with Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is refuting a suggestion that it forced veteran cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul to retire from international cricket so that he can play in the inaugural Masters Cricket League (MCL) T20 currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Government of Guyana, with support and funding from the Cuban Government, will soon embark on the construction of a state-of-the-art medical services and care facility to meet the needs of persons with disabilities, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said today.

Guyanese businessman, Dr. Yesu Persaud (right), today paid a courtesy call on President David Granger (centre), at the Ministry of the Presidency.

  After waiting for over a decade, 36 persons of Linden, Region Ten have finally been allocated house lots, GINA said.

Legendary Guyanese singer, Eddy Grant, today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said today.

The Guyana Revenue Agency says that for the month of January it seized uncustomed goods with a revenue value of $20m.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) has denied that the hiring of contract workers has ballooned as reported in today’s Stabroek News.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Cascade man was gunned down while his wife was fighting for her life at hospital last night, having been beaten with a brick and chopped by the men who killed her husband.

Despite criticising former PPP/C administrations for subverting the public service through the heavy use of contract workers, the APNU+AFC Coalition government has not only continued the practice but has more than doubled the number of contract workers in some government agencies.

Five men are in police custody in connection with the robbery/murder of a 64-year-old man of Parika Sea Dam, East Bank Essequibo whose bound and gagged body was discovered around 6:20 am yesterday.

Andrew Hannibale, aged 45 years, of Benneth Dam, Rosignol , was remanded to prison yesterday after a charge of sexual activity with a girl under 15 years was laid against him.

With local government polls drawing closer, the candidates for Georgetown were unveiled yesterday and a fierce battle is expected in a new system where First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting can shake up the old order.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail after a jury found him guilty of raping a 12-year-old child.

Although Guyana has only recorded one case of the Zika virus, both regional and international partners have extended support to the Ministry of Public Health in the management and control of the virus, the ministry said in a statement released yesterday.

Saying she was sending a strong signal to drug traffickers, Berbice Magistrate Rhondel Weaver yesterday handed down a five-year jail sentence and a $61M fine to a taxi driver who was found guilty of trafficking over 90 pounds of marijuana.

Drug mule Quami Cumberbatch, who tried to board a plane to Barbados with cocaine hidden in his underwear and in his stomach, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail and fined over $2 million in total for narcotics trafficking.

The PPP on Monday said some of its supporters were tricked into signing up as backers for APNU+AFC candidates for the upcoming local government elections.

The opposition will not submit nominees for membership on some state boards unless government assures that it will not be involved in their running, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

A second woman has moved to the court to challenge a move by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to repossess her home.

A minibus burst into flames yesterday morning along the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Unable to locate two key witnesses, the prosecution in the trial of Leon Duncan has moved to have their depositions admitted into evidence.

A family of eight is now contemplating their next move after their house was burnt to the ground yesterday.

Sophia teen, Anthony Patterson, who in December admitted to carrying out an armed robbery and was sentenced to two years in prison, was yesterday convicted on another count of the charge.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC –West Indies stormed into the quarter final of the Under-19 World Cup with a dramatic two run win over Zimbabwe amid controversy over a disputed run-out at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong  here yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Retired veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul believes his recent shabby treatment at the hands of selectors is a worrying sign for the younger generation of West Indies cricketers.

With several areas hit by drought, the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has taken emergency measures to ensure rice farmers have access to water from the canals for their farms.

— could lose as much as US$100,000 annually Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde said the decision by FIFA to cut funding to the scandal plagued CONCACAF and CONMEBOL federations is unfortunate and that decision will have an effect on the smaller nations within CFU.

Gary Primo, who is wanted by police for questioning over the disappearance of national footballer Ronson Anthony Williams and Carlos Anderson, is suspected to be overseas.

Assad Fudadin warmed up with a majestic 145 yesterday ahead of the restart of the Professional Cricket League (PCL) 4-Day Tournament as Vishaul Singh’s XI ended day one of the three day practice match on 270-6 against Robin Bacchus XI.

Ballistics expert Sergeant Eon Jackson took the stand again yesterday when the trial of the five men accused of the robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her husband, Mohammed Chan, resumed.

A security guard was yesterday fined $75,000 by a city court after admitting to a wounding charge.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’s top story today, February 1, is of yet another allegation of law-breaking at state-owned entities in past years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Indian millionaire businessman Vijay Mallya, has met with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he continues to inch closer to his purchase of Caribbean Premier League franchise, Barbados Tridents.

A pork-knocker was yesterday remanded to prison after being faced with charges of growing cannabis and having over a kilo in his possession for trafficking.

Dear Editor, The Amerindian Action Move-ment of Guyana (TAAMOG) is very concerned about the harassment and detention of the Indigenous people of the Orealla/Siparuta Village by the Surinamese military forces when carrying out their subsistence activity of fishing in the Corentyne River.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Officials monitoring the remodeled action of West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine say he is now bowling within limits stipulated by ICC regulations.

AUSTIN, Texas, (Reuters) – The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas yesterday by local health officials, who said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite, a day after the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency.

Dear Editor. I see another sugar expert has surfaced in the letter from Rajendra Parmanand in the Stabroek News of January 29 captioned ‘Sugar industry does not need handed down boardroom decisions.’

(Reuters) – Steven Smith admitted that Usman Khawaja has the right to feel aggrieved after the Australia captain confirmed the in-form batsman had been overlooked for today’s opening one-dayer against New Zealand.

A Kitty man appeared before a city court yesterday where he pleaded not guilty to charges of firearm and ammunition possession.

Across the country, the Guyana Police Force has been engaging in community outreaches with emphasis on the empowering of youths, a release from the police said yesterday.

Dear Editor,   This morning my child who is not a Guyanese had a very disappointing experience at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at 3 am during her departure.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said yesterday it was joining a criminal investigation of lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, exploring whether laws were broken in a crisis that has captured international attention.

Rose Hall Town Jammers gained a walkover from Canje Knights when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned Anamayah Memorial Basketball Championship continued Sunday at the Ithaca Basketball Court.

Not many Guyanese racquet wielders can boast of winning the `Holy Grail’ of regional table tennis.

Wendell Meusa scored a decisive win over FIDE Candidate Master Anthony Drayton in the third round of the Trophy Stall seven round Swiss system tournament which continued Sunday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s police watchdog has recommended that suspended national commissioner Riah Phiyega should face criminal charges for defeating the ends of justice, local media reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, On the 27th January, 2016 Mr CML John was 91 years old and he has now been 64 years in practice.

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman on Monday inducted the new members of the Closed Areas Committee, charging them to ensure that lands awarded to small and medium-scale miners by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission are higher yielding ones, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA has appealed for a ban on South Korean player, Kang Soo-il, to be increased to two years, the second increase after he was banned for 15 games then six months for failing a doping test last year.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ordered Petrobras , the state-run Brazilian oil company, to face class-action litigation by investors seeking to recoup billions of dollars in losses stemming from a bribery and political kickback scandal.

Dear Editor, There are so many things that manifest themselves daily, highlighting and reminding us that democracy is much more than just having people cast a vote.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Two former cabinet ministers under late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are seeking an investigation to trace the fate of some $300 billion allegedly embezzled during the past decade through a complex currency control system.

PPP/C parliamentarian Dr Clive Jagan is ill and receiving medical treatment overseas, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo stated yesterday.

EXETER, N.H./MILFORD, N.H., (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, emerging from the first presidential nominating contest in Iowa as the leading Republican mainstream contender, portrayed himself in New Hampshire yesterday as the party’s best hope to recapture the White House.

DES MOINES, Iowa, (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s struggle in Iowa to fend off underdog Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, reignited questions about her ability to close the deal with Democratic voters and turned up the pressure on her high-profile White House campaign.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India limited-overs specialist Suresh Raina is to captain the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise in Rajkot, the team announced yesterday while confirming Australian Brad Hodge as the side’s coach.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican Government has announced an ambitious J$1.6 billion programme which will see 1,200 scholarships being given to mathematics and science teachers by 2021.

Dear Editor, The Granger-Nagamootoo administration has failed the people of the West Bank of Demerara and Guyanese as a whole by adopting the worst available option ‒ factory closure ‒ for Wales estate, and rejecting the many offers of assistance.

Say what you like about Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham, they and thus their governments had holistic and audacious views of Guyana and its development.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Monday’s National Basketball Association games.

Politikles

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s opposition yesterday rejected a proposal by outgoing President Michel Martelly to form a temporary government to organize elections, after a run-off presidential vote was canceled last month amid violence and allegations of fraud.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson, who led her People’s National Party (PNP) to victory in December 2011, has chosen to call for the general elections on February 25th, almost a year before they are statutorily due, and with public opinion polls showing her party holding a 4% lead over the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).

Before budget day 2016 there had been several calls for boosting government spending to stimulate the economy for the purpose of job creation.

Dear Editor, Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! Maybe he wasn’t. But a pit-bull he was.