Articles published on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday, expressed confidence in the new board and administration of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission’s (GLSC) capacity to make management and land use consistent with international standards and best practices.
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, yesterday, said the Community remains unwavering in its determination to preserve Guyana’s territorial integrity.
To celebrate Guyana’s Golden Jubilee the Guyanese Canadians – GT 50 group galvanised over 300 of their relatives, friends, co-workers and neighbours, in Canada, to donate 35 new beds to the St.
As part of the programme of celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the country’s Independence, the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of Mexico organised the first tour to Guyana by Internacional Mariachi Agave, one of Mexico’s most prestigious groups in the area of traditional music.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today announced the schedule for India’s Caribbean tour, which was thrown into jeopardy after the regional side pulled out of a series on the sub continent nearly two years ago.
(Reuters) – Tests show music superstar Prince, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an overdose of opioid painkillers, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing a law enforcement official.
The police say that investigations are being conducted into a break and enter and larceny and Robbery under Arms.
Investigations, police say, are currently being conducted into the murder of Candacy Pitt age 31, of 18 Chelsea Park, East Coast Demerara which occurred yesterday about 21:45h.
(Trinidad Guardian) An officer from the T&T Defence Force will be stationed at a US facility, expediting the exchange of intelligence information between T&T and the United States, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said yesterday.
Guyana has protested to Venezuela over Monday’s firing of shots by that country’s army at three mines commission officials on the Cuyuni River.
A mason is now dead and another injured after they fell yesterday from a scaffold on the four-storey building where they were both working at Holmes and Quamina streets, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.
The report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 3rd Camp Street prison riot that claimed 17 lives has recommended that the government make urgent efforts to reduce overcrowding and improve the physical and social facilities there.
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that People’s Progressive Party/Civic Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall will have to give “believable” explanations to the executive of the party about allegations that he threatened to shoot an employee of the Inter-American Development Bank after he saw the individual talking to his ex-wife.
GTT yesterday launched free 4G for its subscribers to over 20 educational and news sites and social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp.
Guyana began the second round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers in the worst possible manner going down to hosts Curacao by an embarrassing 2-5 score line yesterday at the Ergilio Hato Stadium.
A team of Guyana’s lawmen, headed by Deputy Commander, ‘B’ Division Errol Watts, has travelled to Suriname to continue to investigate the recent fatal piracy attack on the Corentyne and locate the missing fishermen.
Two projects on improving the water supply and hinterland airstrips here are under active consideration by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) as Guyana looks to benefit from £53.2 million in grant resources from the United Kingdom.
Although he lamented the “disorganisation” of the 50th Anniversary event planners that saw him and party members walk out of the May 25th flag-raising for lack of seats, former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that it was time “to move on”.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your article titled, ‘Linden Mayor, Town Clerk in tussle over duties,’ in the June 1 edition.
In 1976, Guyana infamously boycotted the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, robbing medal favorite in the 200m, James Wren-Gilkes of a place in the annals of history.
(Reuters) – LeBron James and Cleveland get a chance for revenge against the Stephen Curry-led Golden State in the NBA Finals starting today, but the underdog Cavaliers have the misfortune to face a Warriors team seemingly peaking again at the right time.
Dear Editor, With respect to the proposed city council parking meters, on which there was a report in yesterday’s SN, could the council state what the parking time is for $125.00?
The suspect in the robbing of retired British soldier Edward John Constant in the vicinity of Stabroek Market has been arrested and was yesterday positively identified during an identification parade.
Dear Editor, Pensioners waited from 6 am to 2.30 pm at Blairmont Post Office recently, then they saw the white van arrive with the money to pay the frustrated pensioners.
The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has received assistance from Buddy’s Gym and Sports Masseuse, Kathleen Paul, towards the staging of the Claude Charles Memorial Intermediate and Masters Powerlifting Championships set for Sunday at the Critchlow Labour College.
Seon Greene, a driver employed by the Ministry of the Presidency was yesterday sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison after he was found guilty of causing the death of cyclist Mohammed Khan in 2015.
Relatives and friends paid tribute as Kevon Scipio, the 14-year-old steel pannist who died tragically on the eve of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary in a freak accident, was yesterday laid to rest.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had 100 million reasons to celebrate reaching the French Open quarter-finals yesterday — albeit two days later than expected — as players finally cleared the fourth-round backlog created by the fickle Parisian weather.
Dear Editor, Essequibians are high in praise of the coalition government, Minister of Infrastructure David Patterson and the General Manager of Transport and Harbours, Ms Merchant, for seeing the wisdom in having the two Chinese ferries ply three times a day between Parika and Supenaam.
Yesterday, Guyana recorded its first infant mortality for the month of June when a 36-year-old mother lost her seventh child after an emergency C-Section.
Over a year after the APNU+AFC coalition came to power it is still to deliver on the promise of a functioning Public Procurement Commission.
Dear Editor, With respect to an article published in the Kaieteur News on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 under the caption ‘Essequibo rapist still at large,’ please be informed that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday May 31, 2016, at Supenaam, Essequibo, and is in custody assisting the police in their investigations.
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde said the deadline for the selection of the local contractor to work on the long-awaited FIFA Goal Project will be finalized before the end of the month.
A man was charged and remanded to prison on an allegation that he shot his friend in the back when they were on a hunting trip in the interior.
Dear Editor, Poor economic conditions in Guyana ‒ high cost of living, poor standard of living, unemployment ‒ is one of the reasons why Guyanese emigrate to different parts of the world.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has given the assurance that the players arriving from the just-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) are highly motivated for the upcoming Tri-Nations Series starting here tomorrow.
CARACAS/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government said yesterday that a move by the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) to censure the country for breaching democratic norms is an “imperialist” scheme to take the OPEC member’s oil.
Dear Editor, I do not know what is the solution to the problems of the WICB.
A businessman got a second chance yesterday after his three counts of allegedly obtaining monies by false pretence were dismissed by a city magistrate.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies superstar opener Chris Gayle flopped on his return to the English T20 Blast, as Somerset crashed to a 48-run defeat to Sussex here yesterday.
Dear Editor, It is not without a considerable degree of uncertainty and trepidation that the associates, colleagues and family of the late Prof Perry Mars gathered to bid him farewell on the day preceding the 50th Independence Anniversary.
President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron yesterday paid a courtesy call to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at the Ministry of the Presidency.
A William Street, Kitty resident was yesterday granted $50,000 bail in a city court, after it was alleged that he stole over $200,000 in items used in mining.
DAR ES SALAAM, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tanzania has begun a nationwide programme to seize land left undeveloped by investors and return it to poor farmers, in a bid to quell conflicts between farmers, herders and developers.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has downplayed West Indies’ chances in the Tri-Nations Series starting here tomorrow but said it would be mistake to underestimate his side.
Dear Editor, As I contemplate more and more the challenges enmeshed in social cohesion and national unity, realization comes.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – From pizzas and soups to deli meats, dips and hamburgers, Americans’ diets are often packed with salt.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – For the first time since the inception of the ICC Champions Trophy, the West Indies’ name was missing from the fixture list which organisers announced for the 2017 edition yesterday.
CHENNAI, India, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least 300,000 children across India are drugged, beaten and forced to beg every day, in what has become a multi million rupee industry controlled by human trafficking cartels, police and trafficking experts said.
Dear Editor, The most awaited event in the history of Guyana has come and gone and can be now considered history.
Cartoons
The heavy rainfall yesterday left two streets in Subryanville flooded. Second Avenue and Church Road were under several inches of water and it was related to Stabroek News that even though there had been cleanups around the city, the area was still as flood prone as it was years ago.
Politikles
Last Friday night, 16-year-old Onika Luke was carrying out her duties as a waitress at a Chinese restaurant at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara when she was shot in the chin by a lone gunman who apparently attempted to rob the restaurant.
