Daily Archive: Saturday, April 30, 2016

At a meeting of decision-makers from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries and the European Union (EU) in Senegal discussing the legacy and future prospects of the ACP-EU Partnership, Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, addressed several issues, a release from his office said today.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has hailed the resumption of bilateral ties with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), as the region prepares to host India in a four-Test series starting in July.

About 0445h. today, the police say that Vanisha Shrikissoon, 30 years, of Rosehall, Corentyne, and four other persons who were engaged in the plucking of chicken were held at gunpoint by three men armed with firearms who had entered the home.

About 1500h. yesterday, the police say that Nafasie Edghill, 39 years, of Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was at Mon Repos, ECD, when he became involved in a playful scuffle with a friend, who is a licensed firearm holder and had the firearm in his hand at the time, when a round is reported to have been accidentally discharged.

Investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Gordon Ross, 26 years, who was found on John Street, Georgetown, with stab wounds about his body about 0140h.

(Trinidad Guardian) Embattled former United National Congress member Ken Emrith is mounting High Court action against the Express newspapers concerning an April 24 story about him.

Four masked gunmen stormed the Ramada Princess Hotel’s Casino during the wee hours of yesterday morning and carted off an undisclosed amount of cash and left five persons, including a police officer, wounded in their wake.

Five heavily armed bandits robbed the Alesie Group of Companies office at Ruimzigt, West Coast Demerara of almost $4 million after beating and tying up the security guards and torching the lock on an iron cabinet.

Rejecting the city’s plans to relocate them from the Stabroek Market square, dozens of vendors yesterday staged a protest outside of the Ministry of the Presidency in hopes of getting a stay.

There are currently 44 new applications for television, radio and cable licences according to Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Chairman Leonard Craig who announced yesterday that existing broadcasters will have to reapply for a 2016 licence and a decision is still to be made on controversial licences handed out by the Jagdeo administration in 2011.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has recommended a new fee structure which will see a steep cut in the rate for television broadcasters and it is looking at all available options to recover $121M in licensing fees from delinquent operators.

The ‘Sport of Kings’ returns to Bush Lot United Club tomorrow with the staging of the  Labour Day six-race classic.

Brenessa Thompson has qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. The US based sprinter potentially punched her ticket to the Games to be held in Brazil in August after achieving the qualifying standard on April 23 at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas.

PUNE, India, CMC – Dashing West Indies opener Dwayne Smith stroked a high-class half-century in a Man-of-the-Match performance, to help leaders Gujarat Lions beat Rising Pune Supergiants by three wickets off the last ball in their Indian Premier League contest here Friday.

The first crop of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) estates saw a shortfall of 23,000 tonnes from the production target of 80,270, largely as a result of the El Nino dry weather conditions.

The head of the kitchen at the Georgetown Prison yesterday defended the quality of food served to inmates as “fairly satisfactory.”

TVG Guyana Inc (Channel 28), which is owned by businessman Bobby Ramroop, has failed to submit its financial records to the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) and if this situation persists will get no broadcast licence for 2016.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Mumbai Indians assistant coach, Robin Singh, has praised Kieron Pollard following his match-wining half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, and says the West Indies all-rounder’s power-hitting “sends jitters to the opposition.”

Demerara Under-19 Coach Clive Grimmond yesterday hailed the performances of his players who will defend their title against the U17 Select in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-hand 50 over tournament.

Residents are still concerned about the looming rainy season even after City Council announced that it is prepared to deal with the May/June rains since the necessary precautions have been taken to prevent flooding.

Dear Editor, I visited the NIS Records Section – Camp Street on Friday 22nd April 2016. 

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, CMC – Jamaican international Jermaine Taylor scored a late own goal as New England Revolution snatched a share of the points in their MLS Soccer clash with Portland Timbers here Wednesday night.

With CARICOM alarmed at moves by international banks to cull their correspondent banking relationships in the Caribbean, the issue will be discussed at an energy security summit in Washington DC next week and the US administration has indicated Washington’s willingness to assist in tackling some of the issues faced.

Today’s scheduled Twenty20 hardball encounter between Guyana Softball Cup 4 (2014), New York Independence Cup 2015, and Florida Cup 2016 Masters Softball champions “Floodlights”, and an Upper Corentyne team scheduled for the Demerara Cricket Club Ground, Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown has been postponed.

Dear Editor, I write in reference to the Stabroek News article titled, `NICIL says has not received outstanding US$5M for GTT shares’ (April 29).

President David Granger yesterday said his administration will not undermine the professionalism of media workers, whether they are members of the state or privately-owned media.

PUNE, India,  CMC – Gujarat Lions opener Dwayne Smith says he is enjoying his partnership at the top of the order with audacious New Zealander Brendon McCullum.

Dear Editor, On  Sunday, April 24th 2016, I received a telephone call from several rice farmers in Region Two, that a certain aquaculture owner  was digging the road  shoulder  with his Hymac, leading from in front of  the main conservancy irrigation canal which is  servicing 35,500 acres of rice lands from Charity to Supenaam   and was  laying 10-inch  PVC  pipes to carry water into his fish ponds  which are about half mile long at Burn Bush, Red Lock, Anna Regina.

Faced with a choice between “sensationalism and being sensitive” when reporting on suicide, the media must make always be guided by what is truly “in the public interest,” Minister of Telecommunication and Tourism Cathy Hughes has said.

Continuous rainfall over the past few days has caused the Massy United Insurance, fourth annual golf tournament  scheduled for today at the Lusignan Golf Course to be postponed.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian long distance swimming great Grant Hackett has admitted that binge drinking was behind his altercation with another passenger on a flight earlier this month and said he was seeking help to quit alcohol.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council is pleased to announce that over 500 youths across Georgetown have benefited from city cleanup programmes.

Close monitoring by Rangers stationed at Shell Beach in the North West District on Thursday prevented the eggs of a Giant Leatherback Turtle from being washed away by incoming tides.

Dear Editor, What’s in a Name? What’s in a name? What value would the renaming of the Ogle International Airport bring to anyone-owner, manager, passenger, pilot or politician?

Step by Step Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that caters to children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) yesterday launched its building fund at the Marriott Hotel.

LAUSANNE, (Reuters) – Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini’s appeal against his six-year ban from soccer was being heard at sport’s highest tribunal yesterday with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter among the witnesses.

BURLINGAME, Calif.,  (Reuters) – Protests erupted in California for the second day in a row yesterday against U.S.

Dear Editor, I wish to specifically respond to the allegation made by APNU+AFC Councillor, Carol Joseph, that I assaulted her `I deny Mr Gill’s claims and will continue to press for an apology to the President’ (SN April 26, 2016).

With former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power Light (GPL) Aeshwar Deonarine still on the run, police will be proceeding solely against former director Carvil Duncan over the alleged theft of $28M from the company.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics watchdog yesterday banned former Caribbean Football Union executive Lionel Haven from soccer for five years for failing to disclose information related to cash payments at a CFU event in 2011.

(Reuters) – A Louisiana man walked free from the state’s notorious Angola prison late yesterday after serving 41 years of an unconstitutional life sentence over the shooting death of a white high school student during a violent and racially charged chapter in the state’s fight to segregate schools.

Dear Editor, To the best of my knowledge, the coordination of Inter-Association Football, has been ongoing for over two decades or maybe longer, at the behest of the nation’s governing authority, Guyana Football Association (then) and the Guyana Foot-ball Federation (GFF) (now)!

The Central Corentyne and Berbice Chambers of Commerce have pilloried the government over the crime situation, saying the administration seems “powerless, ineffectual, and out of (its) league” in addressing the upsurge in attacks across the country.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia has bolstered its campaign to host a day-night test against South Africa later this year by publishing an interview with captain Steve Smith in which he backed the proposed fixture.

A man will be spending the next four years in jail after he was found guilty of having a Glock pistol and 13 matching rounds for the weapon.

Jason Shurland came to attention as a designer in 2013 when Miss Guyana Jamzone for that year, Alicia Bess, wore his coin swimsuit.

Dear Editor, It is my humble suggestion that GuyExpo 2016 should be held on the 20, 21, 22 May 2016.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syria called local truces near Damascus and in a northern province yesterday but no halt to combat on the main battlefield in Aleppo, after a surge in fighting the United Nations said showed “monstrous disregard” for civilian lives.

A Beteverwagting man was jailed on Thursday after admitting to conning two teenagers out of money and a phone by pretending to know their relatives.

Hi Everyone,   This column was written on Thursday, April 28, 2016.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald will join Australia as their bowling coach for their tour of Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.

Remanded prisoner Lennox Wayne, called ‘Two Colours,’ yesterday testified that police officers shot suspected robbers Paul Bascom and Alberto Grant without cause and then moved their bodies to frame them.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Western Sydney Wanderers have penned more fairytales than the Brothers Grimm in their short history in Australia’s top-flight and another storybook ending beckons them in tomorrow’s A-League title-decider against Adelaide United.

About 70 women were screened for breast and cervical cancers when the National Committee of Sisters Affairs (NACOSA) collaborated with the Cancer Institute of Guyana to organise a cancer camp last Sunday.

Blackout comes to the Dutch Bottle Café tonight, but it’s the enjoyable kind.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday praised Cuban President Raul Castro for embracing the realities of the modern world after a meeting with the Communist leader that marked a further step in Cuba’s thaw with the West.

Dear Editor, I am disgusted and disappointed with the unprofessional police work by members of the Guyana Police Force stationed at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost.

LONDON, CMC – Hampshire will be looking to ex-West Indies paceman Tino Best to spearhead their attack, as they chase their first win of the new English County Championship season when they face Middlesex at the Ageas Bowl starting tomorrow.

As the preparations for Guyana’s Golden Jubilee continue to stimulate excitement across the diaspora, many are hoping to capitalize monetarily during the festivities.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Health officials on Friday confirmed the first U.S.

A number of people received treatment at a medical outreach organised by the US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) and local community groups at the Zeelugt Primary School on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government has ordered a full forensic audit to determine exactly how much taxpayers’ money was pumped into the bail out of Colonial Life and CL Financial in light of billion-dollar discrepancies, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said on Thursday.

I was in my teens when I made a vow that if I were ever in a relationship with a man and he hit me one time, there would be no forgiveness.

Politikles

Following the armed attack by robbers at the Ramada Princess Hotel, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday voiced its concern at the current crime rate, while noting that it needs to be urgently addressed ahead of next month’s jubilee celebrations.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting tensions within the party about the pace of economic change.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A high-profile U.S. Navy commander who pleaded guilty to accepting paid travel, prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets from a Malaysian defence contractor in exchange for classified information was sentenced yesterday to more than six years in prison.

In the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, a short walk from Taksim Square, a tourist may pause to admire the graffiti.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Tallawahs have named South African speedster Dale Steyn to replace Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who has been ruled out of the upcoming Caribbean Premier League through injury.

Dear Editor, First, I welcome the planned activities for the upcoming 50th anniversary our country will be celebrating next month.

Nrityageet 37: A celebration of the Arrival of All Peoples takes to the stage of the National Cultural Centre on Friday, May 6 at 7 pm.