Daily Archive: Saturday, June 4, 2016

A grenade was last night lobbed outside the offices of the Kaieteur News at Saffon Street, Charlestown, where staff had gathered for a wake for one of its reporters.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred on the Goed Fortuin Public Road, WBD, about 04:05 hrs today that resulted in the death of Shawn Patrich 21 years, of David Rose Street, Bagotville, WBD.

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident which occurred at about 23:46 hrs yesterday on the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden, that resulted in the death of Michael Fox, 22 years, of Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward.

Fuel prices are going up from tomorrow. A release today from the Guyana oil company said that acquisition costs for fuel have been going up.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., (Reuters) – Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, flair for showmanship and political stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century, died on Friday aged 74.

The PPP/C has benefitted from over $55.2 million in advertising from the state-owned  broadcaster National Communications Network (NCN) that it was either not billed for or had not paid for up to May, 2015.

There is concern at the writing off of $2.5 million owed to the state broadcaster NCN by Merundoi Inc whose Executive Director Margaret Lawrence sits on the NCN Board but NCN’s Chairman Bish Panday says the settlement is not the public’s business.

Chairman of National Parking Systems Irfan Cush, who has signed an agreement with the City Council to install parking meters around the city, said he believes their implementation will see Georgetown’s congestion decrease significantly.

Two men accused of procuring persons to smuggle cocaine were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in a Georgetown court.

There exists several discrepancies in old age pension eligibility requirements as expressed in the Old Age Pension Act as against the regulations of the Ministry of Social Protection (formerly Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security), according to a forensic audit and review of the Old Age Pension (OAP) Scheme.

The five men accused of murdering fisherman Hemchand Sookdeo, who was thrown overboard during a pirate attack on the Corentyne River a week ago, were yesterday charged with the capital offence of murder when they were arraigned at the Number 51 Magistrate’s Court, at Corentyne, Berbice.

More than two weeks after the report on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Public Service was submitted to President David Granger, the government is still to begin wage negotiations with workers’ unions.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) believes that women do not belong in prison as the three major offences that cause their incarceration are connected to “disordered relationships with men.”

The Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA) group is currently working with eight families which consist of surviving children of domestic homicide parents with the hope of providing needed assistance.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has signaled that a new national house-to-house registration exercise could be run off next year.

As Corriverton struggles with a garbage disposal crisis, the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) has temporarily taken over the collection of solid waste from the private contractors now responsible for providing the service.

Police last evening were looking for a man who shot at two reporters who chased him through several city streets after witnessing him robbing a US citizen at gunpoint.

The man wanted for fatally shooting 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius as her terrified three-year-old nephew looked on, turned himself into police at a Brooklyn Police Station on Thursday and has since been charged.

Over 200 youth from schools across the country yesterday participated in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s National Youth Environment Forum, held in commemoration of  World Environment Day 2016 (WED) which is being observed tomorrow under the localized theme – ‘Fight against illegal trade of Wildlife.’

A career-best 6-27 from off-spinner Sunil Narine and a brutal fifty from Kieron Pollard helped the West Indies draw first blood in the opening match of the 2016 Tri-Nations Day/Night 50 Over Series as they beat South Africa by four wickets last evening at the Providence National Stadium, Guyana.

A man was stabbed to death just after midnight yesterday along the Plaisance Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD), following an argument with another man.

Two youths accused of a string of robberies were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with various felonies, ranging from armed robbery to gun and ammunition possession.

Action in the third annual Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League will resume over the weekend with doubleheaders at the Den Amstel Community ground.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Wayne Forde, said the disciplinary hearing for Pele’s suspended trio of Gregory Richardson, Travis Grant and Omallo Williams will be held June 10th.

A third man was yesterday charged with the murder of Crabwood Creek resident Shameer ‘Kazak’ Ally, who was found dead in his house last October when police went to arrest him.

Police are searching for five men who broke and entered the M&M Snackette at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara and escaped with millions after they tied up two guards and two construction workers early on Wednesday morning.

Five-time Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Open champion, Anthony Downes is hungry for another title.

Plaisance Secondary and Marian Academy secured lopsided wins in the boys U19 and U16 divisions respectively when the National Schools Basketball Festival Georgetown and East Coast Regionals continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall recently.

A North West District (NWD) pensioner drowned on Thursday as he was making his way home from Kumaka.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your publication’s June 2, 2016, letter captioned, ‘Pensioners wait for hours for money outside Blairmont [Rosignol] Post Office.’

Deslyn Griffith, Managing Director of Extravagant Celebrations, had been doing event planning for as long as she remembers, since high school in fact.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will stage its flagship event, the National Cycling Championships on June 18, 19 and 26.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s legal team lodged a formal complaint in Venezuela’s Supreme Court yesterday against the National Assembly’s opposition leaders for allegedly “usurping” his role in international affairs.

The original plans submitted by Edward B Beharry and Company Limited for building works at two city sites intended for its Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise were not in order, according to Town Clerk Royston King, who says the company went ahead with alterations at one of the locations without the required permission.

Dear Editor, Once again the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) feels compelled to respond to another of Mr Donald Ramotar’s letters. 

Former Minister of Public Works Jules “Dickie” Kranenburg has died. Kranenburg, who had served as the minister from 1986 to 1992 under the former PNC government, died on May 30.

Dear Editor, Our crime situation continues to haunt us, and many people are investing heavily to protect their properties and lives, and capture, warn or identify criminals using alarms and security cameras, amongst others.

The auditorium of the Critchlow Labour College will be transformed into a battle ground for powerlifters tomorrow when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) stages its annual Claude Charles Memorial Intermediate and Master’s Championships.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Now a court in Senegal has convicted Chad’s former dictator of crimes against humanity to the applause of global justice advocates, could a pan-African court try a sitting African leader who violates human rights?

Hi Everyone, A little over 2 weeks ago an exchange took place on Facebook between Vibert Cambridge and Henry Muttoo.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala’s attorney general accused ex-president Otto Perez yesterday of negotiating hundreds of bribes for public contracts, and ordered at least 50 people arrested for participating in the massive corruption scheme.

Ice cream cakes have been added to Marble Slab Creamery’s list of delicacies, it was announced on Thursday as the company officially launched its branch on the ground floor of the Footsteps Mega Store on Camp Street.

A fleet of boats, docked off the Moruca River, which serve as a means of transport to and from school for students of Waramuri Primary, located in Region 1.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza’s chances of winning her maiden grand slam title — and achieving the rare feat of beating Serena Williams twice in three years at Roland Garros — may well depend on which version of the world number one turns up today.

Dear Editor, Sport remains the most unifying force worldwide, breaking the barriers of colour, creed, race and religion.

(Jamaica Observer) MANDEVILLE, Manchester – Arguing that Jamaica should never consider itself too poor to help others, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he has issued instructions for ways to be found to help economically and socially distressed Venezuela.

The word slow is not one you would associate with fashion and how the industry operates in the grand scheme of things.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gang violence is forcing thousands of Hondurans to leave their homes every month to seek safety in other neighbourhoods and provinces of the Central American nation, a problem that is invisible but growing, says the U.N.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new clean technology to turn sunlight into liquid fuel could drastically shrink the need for large plantations to grow crops for biofuels, while combating climate change, Harvard University researchers said on Thursday.

LONDON, CMC – Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter has tested positive for a banned stimulant following a re-examination of hundreds of samples form the Beijing Olympics eight years ago, international media reports said yesterday.

In what is a must-win encounter following their opening match loss, Guyana will tackle US Virgin Islands (USVI) in the second round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers today at the Adelita Cancryn Venue from 16:15hrs.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif., (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that humans will need to implant “neural laces” in their brains to keep up, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a crowd of tech leaders this week.

Dear Editor, Pastor Wendell Jeffrey’s recall of his encounter, some time in 2012, with ‘PNCites’ was not surprising but still disturbing (‘Constitutional reform will not happen soon’ SN, June 1).

‘Bring Back Our Culture’, Jason Shurland’s latest collection which debuted at the launch of Guyana Fashion Week last month at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, was well accepted and widely seen as one of the better lines.

It is hard to recall the last time a senior political figure spoke to the press with the candour shown by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Ottawa earlier this week.

I overheard an interesting conversation this week. One woman was relating to another that she had intentions to “juk up” another woman if the she did not leave her significant other alone.

(Reuters) – Test teams are excessively exploiting ‘home advantage’ by preparing pitches that favour the strengths of the host nation, an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel representing various stakeholders within the sport said yesterday.

Politikles

LUANDA,  (Reuters) – Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has appointed his billionaire businesswoman daughter Isabel as head of state energy firm Sonangol in a shake-up that cements his dynastic grip on power in a major African oil exporter.

This young lad put his muscles to use as he pumped water from the well located in the compound of his school, Waramuri Primary, located in Region 1.

Dear Editor, I noted that the British have renewed confidence in Guyana according to an article published in the Kaieteur News of June 1.

Painting the Spectrum 12, SASOD’s annual film festival presents films from Africa and Europe next week, when it continues at the Dutch Bottle Café on North Road.