Daily Archive: Thursday, May 19, 2016

About 1400h. today, the police say that Marilyn Burning of Atlantic Ville, ECD, was about to enter her home after transacting business at a bank in Georgetown, when she was attacked and held at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and who had driven up on a motor cycle.

The Guyana Oil Company today said that with effect from Friday 20th May 2016, there will be an adjustment in the price of  Kerosene by $5.00  per Litre at all Guyoil Service Stations.

Consequent upon an “inundation” of requests from businesses and the general public seeking to “fully celebrate” the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Ministry of Public Security today announced that, in conjunction with the Guyana Police Force, it will temporarily relax the enforcement of the 2:00am business deadline to 4 a.m.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pop star Kesha is not allowed to perform at the Billboard Music Awards after her record label rescinded its approval, the show’s organizers said, following the singer’s failed legal bid to scrap her recording contract with Sony Music and producer Dr.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean sea, Egypt’s national airline said.

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday acknowledged that Cabinet had played a role in the NIS investment in the Berbice Bridge but disputed the findings of a forensic audit of the Scheme which said that Cabinet had a significant input over the Board and made key investment decisions.

Though legal counsel for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is analysing a claim by the Chinese logging firm Baishanlin that its investment here is being crippled, Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge says that he believes that the company is confused about government’s responsibility in this matter.

The two men charged with the murder of Sophia woman Simone Hackett, yesterday appeared in court where the individual charges were withdrawn and a joint charge instituted.

The driver of the minibus that was involved in last Friday’s fatal accident at Richmond, Essequibo Coast was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

A Herstelling engineer   was yesterday granted $500,000 bail by a city court after it was alleged that he, over a two-year period, falsely obtained $13 million from a woman to deliver a range of services, including building a house and hiring a private investigator.

Corriverton resident Javid Balgobin, who was behind the wheel of motor car PSS 1636, when it is alleged that  a cyclist rode into  his path, yesterday faced a charge of causing death by dangerous driving  before Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer.

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo believes that the government does not have any plans to develop the economy and that after one year of APNU-AFC in office, Guyanese are worse off.

Murder accused  Navendra Basdeo alias Pone, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the next sitting of the Berbice Assizes following the end of a Preliminary Inquiry into the unlawful killing of Karran Sukdeo, called Vishal ,  on August 23, 2014, at a wedding house at Johanna , Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Under-19 World Cup stars Shimron Hetmyer and Alzarri Joseph have been included in a 13-man WICB President’s XI squad to face South Africa in day/night one-day game at Queen’s Park Oval later this month.

President David Granger yesterday lamented that Guyana was not keeping up with small states on generation of green energy and environmental matters.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Kieron Pollard’s 19-month exile from West Indies’ one-day side ended yesterday when he was named in a 14-man squad for next month’s Tri-Nations Series, but there was no room for Twenty20 World Cup heroes Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy as the West Indies Cricket Board held fast to its contentious eligibility rule.

(Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook said it took him three years to feel comfortable with the responsibility of the job as he prepares to lead his team into a three-test series against Sri Lanka.

A policeman was placed on $40,000 bail yesterday after he appeared before a magistrate charged with theft.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia’s George Bailey felt like he was “hit on the face with a truck” when a Nathan Coulter-Nile bouncer knocked his helmet off in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter published in the Guyana Times on May 18, 2016 by Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill, under the headline ‘I received no bill from Minister Patterson.’

Dear Editor, In a ‘Caribbean News Now’ May 17 article, the Mayor of Caracas, Venezuela, is reported as warning that Caribbean islands and Colombia “may suffer an influx of refugees from Venezuela if food shortages continue in the country.”

A supervisor at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he denied that he stole $1.1 million from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in 2012.

Barbers and cosmetologists, who once plied their trade on the pavements of America, Longden, Regent and Croal streets, have been relocated to the Merriman Mall, between Cummings and Light streets, for three months.

The manslaughter trial of Marlon Roberts, the Den Amstel man accused of killing his older brother during an argument over money commenced on Tuesday before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the High Court.

Tenders were opened on Tuesday for the supply of line hardware materials for the Lethem Power Company.

ADELAIDE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Kieron Pollard will be heading back to Adelaide Strikers for the Big Bash League next December, and the south Australian franchise is anxiously awaiting his arrival.

Khemraj Pooranmanll confirmed his status as the country’s top draughts player by winning the Open and the 100-squares competition last weekend at the National Gymnasium, a press release from the Guyana Draughts Association stated.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to note that Gecom’s interpretation of Section 13 (6) of the Municipality and District Councils Act, Cap 28:01 and Section 28 (6) of the Local Government Act, Cap 28:02, accords with ours (PPP/C).

Dear Editor, In relation to the threat by Baishanlin against the Government of Guyana reported by Demerara Waves, my reading of the ‘Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Guyana and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the promotion and protection of investments’ (signed on March 27, 2003) is that Baishanlin has absolutely no claim against Guyana for actions against its numerous illegalities and defaults.

(The Sports Xchange) – As 3-pointers fell at historic rates through the first two rounds of the postseason, LeBron James’ message never changed: The Cleveland Cavaliers are not just a team of jump-shooters.

The relatives of a 22-year-old cane cutter from East Canje, Berbice who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder said to be associated in some countries with the mosquito-borne Zika virus are seeking the public’s help for his treatment.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Change is unfolding at Shanghai’s No.1 Children’s Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has churned out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades.

Former Director of Prisons Welton Trotz appeared in court again yesterday for the continuation of his sex assault trial.

Dear Editor, GTT is one of Guyana’s largest employers and decisions taken cater to staff welfare, customer service and long term sustainability of the company. 

West Indies Under-19 Captain Shimron Hetmyer said he wants to make the most of his opportunity after his selection to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s XI team to face the touring South Africa on May 29.

After several days of frustration, two LIAT passengers are now thankful that the situation concerning the delayed arrival of their luggage is slowly being rectified.

Dear Editor, The response of Dr Indarjit Ramdass, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to address the EPA contravention of the EP Act 1996 (‘The EPA’s procedure for the registration of consultants have been long established’ SN, May 17).

Dear Editor, My last letter (May 18) looked at some non-income indicators of progress; this one focuses on income/consumption and inequality.

The fifth accused in the robbery of Justice Nicola Pierre and her husband Mohammed Chan has also claimed that he was at home on the night of the robbery, though his father clammed up in the middle of being cross-examined as an alibi witness.

The DC Jammers Basketball Team of the United States of America will arrive on local shores today for their four-game exhibition tour.

Sol Guyana, yesterday, as a part of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary launched its ‘Fuelling Guyana’s 50th’ promotion giving customers the opportunity to win Shell fuel and cash.

Dear Editor, Minister Patterson’s address at the Ogle Airport renaming was significant to NATA.

With the inclement forcing constant rescheduling, the 22nd edition of the Mayor’s Cup Football Championship is now set to officially commence tomorrow at the Victoria Community ground.

William Evans, one of the two men on trial for robbery, on Tuesday told a city court that although the victim identified him as one of the robbers, he had never seen her before then.

Dear Editor There was much hype and fanfare about Guyana’s local government elections and now that these are over and the dust has settled, it is very clear that we are somewhat in the same dilemma as we were during the twenty years’ absence of local democracy.

Leading supplement and fitness products supplier, Fitness Express, has once again answered the call for support of a sporting discipline.

The word stalemate has its origins in chess. It represents a drawing position in which only the king can move, and although not in check, can move only into check.

The Soesdyke/Huist Coverden Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has started major works in the constituency to address drainage and garbage problems.

Dear Editor, It should be noticed that I rarely write of the now opposition. 

Defending champions Amelia’s Ward Russians, Magics, Team 25 and High Rollers clinched hard-fought quarter-final berths when the Guinness of the Streets Linden edition continued on Tuesday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.

Lights on: Lights have been installed on the façade of the Stabroek Market to mark the 50th anniversary of independence.

Dear Editor, We are closely approaching our fiftieth anniversary of Independence from the British after 163 years of British rule.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Caracas yesterday amid nationwide rallies demanding a recall referendum to end President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule.

A Cuban national appeared in a city court yesterday where he was fined $20,000 after being charged with overstaying his time.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament yesterday after he rushed across the floor to hurry one legislator to his seat, was accused of elbowing another in the chest and got into a shouting match with an opposition leader.

The track and field segment of the ‘Golden Jubilee Independence’ day of sports scheduled for May 22 will be staged at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC) instead of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground due to the prevailing inclement weather.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – A woman was fined and ordered to be deported from the United Arab Emirates for breaching her husband’s privacy by checking his cell phone to see if he was cheating on her, Gulf News reported yesterday.

BANGALORE, India,  CMC – Chris Gayle struck his first half-century of the Indian Premier League season as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Kings XI Punjab by 82 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s fiscal deficit prior to debt interest payments could reach 150 billion reais ($42.10 billion) this year as revenues collapse amid a crippling recession economy, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said yesterday.

The final round of the Hand-in-Hand Under-19 limited overs Inter-County cricket competition will resume tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, a release from the Guyana Cricket Board has stated.

The municipality of Georgetown on Monday received twenty bins from the Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs.

Dear Editor, Since January 2016 after numerous complaints to a Mr Sheik Nizamudeen of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, New Amsterdam, about 339 2212 losing calls made to it, technicians came to my business to check out the connections.

West Indies High Performance camp

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (Reuters) – A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been rescued, the first of more than 200 girls seized in a raid on their school in Chibok town to return from captivity in the insurgents’ forest lair, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Most of our people on the ground hardly know about the Amerindian Act and its purpose in the hinterland, and for those who know, they may not be interested in its proposals, because they are too busy with the day-to-day activities for life’s survival.

The Commonwealth Ministerial Committee on Belize, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Senator Maxine McClean, and comprising Barbados, Canada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nigeria and Tanzania, as well as Belize and United Kingdom as observers, met on Monday to discuss the recent events taking place in the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala.

Politikles

News this week that a raid—the second one publicized for the year so far—at the Georgetown Prison had unearthed a significant amount of contraband brings an unsettling feeling that despite protestations to the contrary, things are perhaps too fluid at Lot 12 Camp Street.

As indicated in the first “instalment”, my “Blues” deal with the disappointments and regrets inherent in the consistent failures of those elected to manage our resources for equitable distribution.

Relief for Little Diamond: Three weeks after the koker door at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara refused to open, causing the buildup of water around the community, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority yesterday installed a pump to assist with getting water over the broken koker door.

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