Daily Archive: Saturday, March 5, 2016

(Barbados Nation) POLICE HAVE CHARGED two men in connection with Wednesday’s seizure of cocaine and cannabis at Carlisle Bay, St Michael.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Batsman Lendl Simmons has become the latest player to withdraw from the West Indies squad for next week’s Twenty20 World Cup in India.

During this morning, Traffic Officer Superintendent Dion Moore was travelling in a private motor vehicle along the Providence Public Road, EBD, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a utility pole.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Andre Russell looks set to play in the World Twenty20 after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said on Friday the West Indies all-rounder would not be suspended pending a hearing into his “anti-doping whereabouts” rule violation.

Politikles

A standoff at the Georgetown Prison was yesterday defused after Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State Joseph Harmon met with protesting inmates to address their grievances and avert an escalation.

Deputy Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels has been sent on six weeks leave in the wake of complaints by inmates following the deadly fire at the Georgetown Prison, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan announced yesterday.

A former judge will chair the three-person Commission of Inquiry into Thursday’s fiery revolt at the Georgetown Prison, which claimed 17 lives and it has been given up to March 15th to submit a report with findings and recommendations.

While Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that the next of kin of the 17 prisoners who perished after the Camp Street prison fire had been notified, some families say they are still awaiting word from the authorities.

Cuts to the government’s budget can be made by the National Assembly, the Guyana Court of Appeal ruled yesterday, overturning a controversial decision by former acting Chief Justice Ian Chang that had its origins in the opposition-controlled Parliament of 2012.

As the March 18 Local Government Elections (LGE) date nears, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and foreign missions here say energies should be focused on getting the citizenry out to vote, rather than a blame game on who is not doing enough.

This year’s GuyExpo, slated for May 12–15, will place significant focus on micro and small businesses and is expected to have 500 exhibitors, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin stated yesterday at the launch of the exposition.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Batsmen will be encouraged to satisfy contemporary cricket’s seemingly insatiable lust for boundaries and bowlers reduced to mere cannon fodder when the sixth World Twenty20 gets underway in India on Tuesday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has pushed back on media reports suggesting that a lack of government support was putting at risk any Test match staged at Queen’s Park Oval, during the proposed Home Series between West Indies and India later this year.

Tagman Media and Tinniben Animation have addressed the issue of male child sexual abuse in their new animated short film titled Nancy’s Story: Boys Too.

After managing to elude the police for almost a year Shivanand Roopnarine was yesterday arrested and police say he has since confessed to stabbing his girlfriend, Alicia McPherson, to death.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin stroked a half-century as West Indies kept up their winning streak with a 13-run victory over English County Warwickshire in their third unofficial warm-up Twenty20 here yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Bowling consultant Sir Curtly Ambrose says the preparation camp here over the last two weeks have allowed West Indies to fine-tune their game, as they take aim at the Twenty20 World Cup starting next week.

A third suspect in the murder of Regent Multiplex Mall owner Ganesh Ramlall was yesterday arrested by the police after he was implicated by two others who are currently charged with the crime.

Allan Sim Jr, son of Allan Sim, who is charged with the murder of the Georgetown Hospital ambulance dispatcher Melissa Skeete, was yesterday charged as being an accessory to the crime.

DURBAN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women failed to overcome a poor start to an uncomplicated run chase and tumbled to an 11-run defeat to South Africa Women in their opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series here yesterday.

A driver was yesterday charged with causing the death of a pedal cyclist by dangerous driving.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after a city court heard that he was busted with just under one kilo of cannabis after selling the drug to an undercover policeman.

In keeping with its commitment in the area of healthy living and fitness, representatives of Courts on Thursday announced that the company will once again be on board with the CrossFit Challenge.

A battle of the unbeaten sides will highlight the Georgetown Football Association/Stag Beer League today when leaders Western Tigers oppose third positioned Santos FC from 20:30hrs at the at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

Dear Editor, It is with great shock that I learnt of the death of some 17 prisoners, most on remand apparently, following riots at the Camp Street jail.

A businessman is now admitted as a patient in a private city hospital after he was shot to his left foot during a robbery on Thursday night at Industry, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

The students of Annandale Secondary School have been provided with a new building, courtesy of a collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage, the round of the 16 section in the 4th Annual Milo Schools u-20 Football Championship will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times deems itself the “beacon of truth” but, in reality, it operates just as effectively as a flashlight during high noon.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – David Miller smashed an unbeaten 53 as South Africa claimed a three-wicket victory over Australia in the first Twenty20 International at Kingsmead yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said that Agrément has been received for diplomatic appointments to the UK and Canada and that current Ambassador to the United States Bayney Karran will be the new envoy to China.

(Reuters) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan has slammed the team’s performance at the Asia Cup but admitted it was too late to make sweeping changes ahead of this month’s World Twenty20.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) wishes to respond to a letter written by a ‘Concerned Citizen’ published in the March 1 edition of the Guyana Chronicle captioned ‘Janitorial services should have been advertised.’

Max Massiah is a man of many talents. The television host and executive producer of the Maximum Sports Combat and Strength Show is also Max the Boxing Coach/Referee/Judge, Max the Second Dan Martial Artist, Max the Artist, Max the Actor and Max the Saxophonist.

The main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has blamed the David Granger-led government for the fatal disturbance at the Georgetown Prison on Thursday.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was briefly detained for questioning yesterday in a federal investigation of a vast corruption scheme, fanning a political crisis that threatens to topple his successor, President Dilma Rousseff.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad yesterday joined hands with long-standing foes, including the party of the jailed Anwar Ibrahim, to crank up pressure on scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak to quit, marking a seismic political shift.

Hi Everyone, I have found over the years that many people are shy to ask certain questions about food and cooking that they think are too obvious or silly.

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Evidence mounted yesterday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the U.N.

The Puerto Rico Football Club of North American Soccer League (NASL) yesterday announced that Guyana international midfielder Chris Nurse will join the club for its inaugural season.

The main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has announced a slate of activities planned for this month to commemorate the lives and work of former presidents Dr.

Dear Editor, Prison overcrowding leads to increased violence, the inability to provide necessary medical care and other essential services, and degrading practices like requiring prisoners to sleep on the floor.

When I attended Marian Academy, there was always a day designated during term time for reflection.

The East Bank Football Association (EBFA) in partnership with Ansa McAl officially launched the Stag Beer first division league yesterday at a simple ceremony at Beterverwagting.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidadian Kashma Maharaj made headline news all over the world on Thursday, as the woman who tried to go through an international airport checkpoint with gun-themed shoes and two bracelets lined with realistic-looking bullet figurines.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – A small chain of Pacific islands will face off against Britain, India and Pakistan in court next week to try and get an international ruling ordering them to start work on dismantling their nuclear arsenals.

Dear Editor, Having myself been a part of history making events, I am well placed to state categorically that the adage, chanted by Bob Marley, that “half the story has never been told” is 100% correct.

Dear Editor, It is sad that in this modern age we have to depend on the social media for a report on the prison fire where we are learning that 17 inmates are dead and others severely injured.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government will put key constitutional and social issues to a referendum.

“Moderation is a fatal thing,” quipped Oscar Wilde, “Nothing succeeds like excess.”

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkish authorities seized control of the country’s largest newspaper yesterday in a widening crackdown against supporters of U.S.-based

March 6 Cheddi Jagan Memorial Multi-Discipline Sporting Day (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6)   March 18 Regional Science Fair (Barima-Waini, Region 1)   March 18 – 20 Youth Expo (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) Guyana National Service Ground   March 19 Film Festival (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7) at Bartica School from 7 pm   March 22 Film Festival (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) at New Amsterdam Multilateral School   March 23 Phagwah National Holiday   March 26 Kumaka/Mabaruma Regatta and Street Fair (Barima-Waini, Region 1) Film Festival (Mahaica-Berbice, Region 5) at Mahaicony Secondary School Youth Folk Evening (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) at Theatre Guild Gardens   March 26 – 28 Bartica Easter Regatta (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7)   March 28 Easter Monday Kite Flying Janet Jagan Memorial Sports (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara, Region 3) at the National Track and Field Centre – Leonora

Mature women ‘cussing out’ in the street, using expletives of the most colourful kind.

Some 210 Primary Schools around Guyana will benefit from the 2016 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Scotiabank Kiddy cricket programme which was launched on Wednesday At a simple ceremony held at the GCB boardroom, GCB executives, representatives from within the Sports Ministry as well as Scotiabank, lauded the potential of this year’s endeavor.