Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix today said that the fees for the application and processing of passports have not been increased, refuting claims that costs have moved from $4,000 to $15,000.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers say the initial response to ticket sales for the Florida leg of the Twenty20 tournament have been encouraging and point to a successful hosting of the matches there.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan today called for an abolition of current juvenile offences such as wandering and truancy and he urged humane alternatives to incarceration.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government is about to approach the courts to have a number of T&T nationals designated as terrorists and will also very shortly present to Parliament new legislation to deal with people alleged to be terrorist fighters, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said yesterday.

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – Donald Trump swept primaries in five Northeastern states yesterday, moving closer to winning the Republican presidential nomination as he easily defeated rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government ordered public workers yesterday to work a two-day week as an energy-saving measure in the crisis-hit South American OPEC country.

Two forest exploratory permits held by controversial logging company Baishan-lin covering 134 316 hectares of forest in Regions Nine and Six have reverted back to the State.

The suspect in the 2012 Anna Catherina triple murder was remanded to prison when he faced charges yesterday at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court.

Rawle Vieira, the driver who ran over now deceased businessman Mahendra Persaud during a robbery last week, was yesterday charged with his murder.

Terrence Madray, 53, was yesterday charged with the murder of his elderly bedridden mother, whom he is accused of beating to death at their Mahaicony home.

A man died on the spot yesterday afternoon after his head was smashed in an accident at the junction of Sheriff and Garnett streets, Campbellville.

Tenders were opened yesterday for pharmaceutical supplies to the state and there were 19 bidders including ANSA McAl Trading at $1.9b and the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) at $1.7b.

The testimony of a prison officer yesterday indicated that the Guyana Fire Service may not have been informed of the fire in the Capital A Division of the Camp Street Prison on March 3 until it was already raging.

More than five years after allegedly assaulting activist Mark Benschop, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member Kwame McCoy is expected to be arraigned on three charges.

A former employee was yesterday charged with embezzling almost $1 million from the Ministry of Public Security.

The Dharm Shala, the  ‘Home of Benevolence for all Races,’ celebrated its 95th anniversary on Monday and First Lady Sandra Granger used the occasion to heap praise on the Ramsaroop family for its continued devotion to serving the needy.

Accused Rondell Bacchus, who yesterday denied murdering scrap iron dealer Akbar Ali during a robbery in 2008, will likely learn his fate today when his retrial is expected to conclude.

A Corentyne haberdasher says he was robbed of $2.5m at his residence on Monday night.

The Wapishana people of South Rupununi, Region Nine recently signed terms of reference (TOR) with the Government of Guyana, to address serious issues affecting them, GINA said yesterday.

Georgetown is prepared for the May/June rainy season, according to acting City Engineer Ron Eastman, who says necessary precautions have been taken to prevent flooding, including the cleanup that has been ongoing for almost a year.

A total of five persons are now in police custody as investigators continue to probe the eight-year-old death of Ruby businessman Habiboodean.

A Norwegian team was expected in Guyana yesterday as Oslo presses Georgetown to work on several aspects of the forests partnership between the two countries including a move to renewable energy.

While charging that censorship is very much alive in Guyana, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee on Monday expressed concern over the party’s statements not being carried by the daily newspapers.

Pork knocker Michael Jackson was on Monday charged once again with stealing from a house.

A second accused in the robbery of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre on Monday claimed that he too was at home on the night of the attack.

Forty-five-year-old Andrew Hannibal of Benneth Dam, Rosignol  was last week committed to stand trial at the Berbice Assizes following the completion of paper committal proceedings in respect of a charge of sexual activity with a child under 15 years.

Minister within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry said the Government of Guyana is committed to collaborating with Guyana-born Alex Bunbury to establish the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academics Academy (ABSAA).

A policeman who arrested two suspects following an October 2015 armed robbery, was on Friday unable to identify one of the accused when he testified before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

With the government signaling plans to transfer prisoners from the overcrowded Georgetown Prison to the Mazaruni Prison, PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee has warned against sending high-profile prisoners to the remote location.

MANCHESTER, (Reuters) – Manchester City survived a late grilling by Real Madrid thanks to goalkeeper Joe Hart to hold on for a 0-0 draw yesterday that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League final for the first time.

Dear Editor, Mr. Anil Nandlall, former Attorney General, has raised on his Facebook page the issue of the Environmental Tax paid by the Surinamese company Rudisa and its Guyana subsidiary Caribbean International Distributors Inc.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil has long been known as a country that can throw a great party as long as the guests do not mind a location that still has the builders in it.

A Rose Hall businessman was robbed yesterday during business hours. Lomenzo Johnny, of Lot 11 East Side Line, Rose Hall Town, was pounced on, by two armed bandits yesterday at around 12:00 hrs. 

Dear Editor, I confess to growing astonishment, if not unease, with some rather startling developments involving murder investigations. 

Suzette Cornette, a former employee of the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), who is accused of obtaining over $500,000 in cash and items to derail the prosecution of a larceny suspect, made her second court appearance yesterday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

LONDON, England, CMC- Barbados-born English pacer Chris Jordan has signed a deal to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the Stabroek News of Monday April 25, 2016, under the caption `No charge yet in Coverden double road fatality’.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Bayern Munich destroyed Atletico Madrid’s dreams of winning the European Cup in 1974 and are out to wreck their hopes of reaching a second Champions League final in three years when they visit the Spanish capital today for the semi-final first leg.

A man was on Friday sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a city church.

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA Play-offs 1st Round games on Monday (home team in CAPS) CHARLOTTE 19 29 21 20 89 Miami     26 13 22 24 85 (The best-of-seven series is level at 2-2) 1 2 3 4 T PORTLAND    24 23 19 32 98 LA Clippers 20 23 21 20 84 (The best-of-seven series is level at 2-2) OKLAHOMA CITY 35 33 25 25 118 Dallas        24 37 22 21 104 (Oklahoma City win the best-of-seven series by 4-1)  

Dear Editor, In a short (by Bisram standards) letter to the editor, (Stabroek News 25th April 2016) Mr.

A gold miner was yesterday charged with stealing raw gold from the mining company where he works.

30% of works on the Kitty Market have been completed, according to acting City Engineer Ron Eastman.

Dear Editor, There is a saying that the pen is mightier than the sword.

On April 21st a beloved Queen turned 90 years old, an iconic purple Prince who in his relatively brief sojourn of 57 years revolutionized music and positively affected his society with uncommon humaneness and generosity in anonymity, died, and a venerable organization 88 years old with rich history and tradition but now struggling for survival in the face of internecine conflict, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) got a new lease on life from the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) as they waived the $41.97 million dollar claim imposed on the organization for abruptly aborting a tour of India in 2014.

BENGHAZI, Libya,  (Reuters) – A government based in eastern Libya has shipped its first cargo of crude in defiance of authorities in the capital Tripoli, a bold move that could deepen the divisions that have brought chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.

A man was yesterday charged with attempting to rob a city Chinese store of over $500,000 in goods and cash and a court heard that he was shot in the process by the owner.

BANGALORE, India, CMC-West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith says his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Gujarat Lions had backed itself to chase down a 200-plus score, if necessary, following their triumph over the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

Dear Editor, For many years I have been a contributor to the letter columns of the two major newspapers in Guyana, Stabroek News and Kaieteur News.

Dear Editor, What should also be included and seriously addressed in this 50th Independence celebrations is the renaissance of Trade Unionism. 

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus remained stable at 4,908 in the week through April 23, just one case more than a week earlier, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

LONDON, CMC- Former West Indies fast bowler Tino Best says he could not turn down the chance to follow in the footsteps of West Indies greats Malcolm Marshall and Gordon Greenidge in playing for English County side Hampshire.

Dear Editor, I said it in a letter about a year ago and I will say it again.

Back Circle, Queen Street Tiger Bay, Festival City Warriors and North East La Penitence were among the sides to seal opening night wins when the Sparta Boss third anniversary 5-a-side knockout football championships commenced to Monday.

In an effort to increase the magnitude of the upcoming Mayor’s Cup football tournament, tournament coordinator Lennox Arthur has increased the number of participating clubs from 20 to 24.

Dear Editor, I read the true and moving letter about Ras Michael Jeune by David Hinds and learnt from it of Michael’s death.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s election board gave opposition leaders yesterday a document letting them begin the process of seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro, who is under fire over a deepening economic crisis.

(Reuters) – Music superstar Prince left no known will when he died last week, his sister said in court documents yesterday listing his six siblings or half-siblings as heirs to a legacy estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars.

The conclusion of the Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist party last week gave an indication of the tendencies towards both change, and resistance to it, at the highest level of decision-making on the country’s future course.

Dear Editor,   As I was perusing my little collection of photos from the 1981 Inaugural Mass Games, I stumbled on one photo which showcases an antique car which I am guessing was the vehicle that the head of state was a passenger of…immediately, I thought, what a beauty of an antique vehicle.

“Educational assessment must overcome a central dilemma, … If there are no consequences attached to a test, then it will do little to motivate healthy change within the educational system; however, if the result of an assessment is highly consequential, then it may engender unproductive or undesirable outcomes such as narrowing the curriculum, “teaching to test,” and weakening the role of teacher” (Braun, Henry, et al (2006) Improving Education Through Assessment, Innovation, and Evaluation.

AMAJARI, Brazil, (Reuters) – After trekking nearly two hours through dense jungle, Brazilian environmental special forces burst into a clearing where the trees had been sawn and a muddy crater dug: an illegal gold mine on indigenous land in the heart of the Amazon.

Paradise Invaders climbed to the top of the Berbice Football Association (BFA) ‘West Berbice League’, dismantling Hopetown United 3-0 Sunday at the Rosignol Community Centre ground.

MUMBAI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – All mobile phones sold in India from January 2017 must have a panic button enabling the user to call for help, the government has said, amid concern for women’s safety after a series of violent crimes in recent years.