Articles published on Tuesday, June 7, 2016
(Reuters) – Paceman Kagiso Rabada led a brilliant South Africa bowling display that lifted the Proteas to a 47-run win over Australia in the triangular one-day international series in Guyana on Tuesday.
Lavern Williams-Oliver, mother of 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius who was fatally shot in her New York City apartment while babysitting last week, today received a return ticket to travel for her daughter’s funeral, compliments of Fly Jamaica Airways.
Chief of Staff (COS) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier General Mark Phillips today promoted Lance Corporal Shannon Ross-Cox to the rank of Acting Corporal following her recent “outstanding service” to the Force while on patrol in Region # 7.
There is no evident sign of flooding in the inhabited areas of Moraikobai, the Region Five indigenous community, GINA said today in response to reports that there had been flooding.
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, (Reuters) – St. Lucia’s conservative United Workers Party beat the incumbent Labour Party with promises of tax cuts and the resolution of a scandal over killings by the police that have hurt the image of the Caribbean nation, general election results showed on Monday.
Relative to the investigation into the grenade attack at Kaieteur News on Saturday, detectives from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) after reviewing surveillance footage have detained a motor car matching the description and six suspects, the GPF said in a press release today.
(Trinidad Guardian) The owner of a popular weight loss clinic in T&T was detained by police yesterday in connection with a fraud investigation.
City Hall has backtracked on a deal to allow one company to install parking meters in Georgetown and Astrolobe Technology, a firm which had inked a deal with the previous council but was left out under the new arrangement, will now be part of the project but the agreement still has to be signed.
The lifeless body of a miner was early yesterday morning discovered with a suspected stab wound in front of a bar at Mahdia Landing and the police are currently pursuing two suspects.
Almost a month after the Tower Suites opened its doors and it was revealed that there was an arapaima in a tiny pond at the Main Street hotel, a source from the Wildlife Authority says that the fish should not be kept in such an environment.
A revolver and several spent shells were yesterday handed over to law enforcers in ‘F’ Division following a fight between two men, one of whom has been arrested.
A man, who allegedly made death threats to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jadgeo and other members of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on Facebook, was arrested yesterday.
Continuous rainfall in the Matarkai Sub-District of Region One (Barima-Waini) has reduced an already deplorable Matarkai access road to an impassable slush dam posing difficulties to those who traverse the roads in the area.
Like previous years, the 2012 Auditor General’s Report on Region 4 revealed that fuel and lubricant were supplied to unauthorised users and one parliamentarian has urged government to tackle the persistent problem head-on as the police are not doing much.
Vendors occupying the Parliament View mall at Hadfield and Lombard streets yesterday complained bitterly about the conditions under which they have to vend when it rains.
The family of Onika Luke is seeking the public’s assistance in raising $100,000 to pay for a CT scan.
Three youths including a minor were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman.
Last Friday’s meeting between the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to negotiate a multi-year agreement went “favourably for most of the non-financial issues,” GTU President Mark Lyte said.
After running roughshod over the West Indies on Sunday evening, Australia lock horns with familiar rivals South Africa in match three of the 2016 Tri-Nations Day/Night Series today in the final match played at the Providence National Stadium, Guyana.
Carifesta Avenue will be widened on the northern side and the contractors on the project are hoping that the $180 million improvement works would be finished by the end of this month.
With GBTI registering an after-tax profit of slightly over $2 billion for 2015 in what was described as a challenging environment, the bank’s Chairman Robin Stoby says that government’s fiscal policy has a crucial role to play in boosting economic growth.
President of Guyana David Granger says that his government is willing to consider the erection of an international cycling facility at Durban Park and will be making a decision shortly.
The opposition Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday announced that it will hold its 31st Congress in the last quarter of this year.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Recuperating West Indies opener Lendl Simmons is champing at the bit ahead of the upcoming Caribbean Premier League campaign, and says he expects to be fit and ready to lead the batting for his new franchise St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Dear Editor, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) compiles and releases an annual list of countries and their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita.
Reduced rates for serious crimes including gun-related robberies and murders continue to be recorded, the Guyana Police Force said yesterday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has lamented the “soft dismissals” and “horrible shots” which led to his side’s six-wicket loss to Australia in their second match of the Tri-Nations Series here Sunday.
Dear Editor, I perused the recent list of police sergeants promoted to inspectors by the Police Service Commission.
Dear Editor, New evidence now suggests that the Indus Valley Civilisation, famous for its meticulously planned cities and impressive crafts, predates Egypt and Mesopotamia, with some signs of settlements dating back to over 9,200 years BP (before present).
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poor families in the Philippines are pushing their children into performing live sex online for paedophiles around the globe in what one senior UNICEF official called a form of “child slavery”.
BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Veteran sprinter Kim Collins rolled back the years yet again as he conjured up another stellar performance Sunday to win the 100 metres sprint at the Birmingham Diamond League.
Two firms have pledged to rebuild the home of a Linden couple whose house was burnt down last Saturday.
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Agricola resident Gladstone George, who was shot dead execution-style in April last year, continued yesterday with a traffic cop giving his testimony.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton called for party unity yesterday, suggesting it was time for Bernie Sanders to abandon his hard-fought challenge, as six states hold nominating contests today when she expects to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.
Dear Editor, Given the turmoil in West Indies cricket, and the unwillingness among the top brass to see any connection between mind and body, it seemed natural that victory in the first game would be followed by a horrible performance in the second.
The Guyana Cycling Association North America (GCANA) made good on its pledge to provide kits to the champions of the National Cycling Championships which will be staged later this month.
LIMA (Reuters) – The future of Peru’s presidency hung in the balance as former investment banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski held a razor-thin lead in Sunday’s election over Keiko Fujimori, daughter of an imprisoned authoritarian leader.
Despite failing to accomplish their goal of achieving qualifying standards for the Olympic Games, the stand out athletes at last weekend’s National Track and Field Championships had some commendable performances.
Attorney General Basil Williams is currently in Jamaica where he is updating the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) on Guyana’s compliance with the outstanding recommendations to the anti-money laundering legislation.
Two days after a live grenade was lobbed near the vehicle of Kaieteur News’ publisher, bomb experts have destroyed and disposed of the explosive device and the Guyana Press Association (GPA) and the Private Sector Commission are calling on the police to conduct an in-depth investigation.
Dear Editor, The world is mourning the passing of the legendary Muhammed Ali who is regarded as the greatest boxer of all time.
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s veteran leader Yoweri Museveni named a new cabinet yesterday that retained his prime minister and ministers in the key energy and finance jobs while giving the education portfolio to his wife.
A passenger of a Route 42 minibus was yesterday arrested after police conducted a search on the vehicle and found a pistol along with several rounds in his possession.
Dear Editor, The parallel economy, however liberally defined, should be smashed out of existence.
OAKLAND, California, (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors moved into a commanding position in the NBA Finals with a 110-77 romp over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, the defending champions easing to victory in front of a delighted home crowd.
Adam McDonald and Jermaine Bailey, who were apprehended and charged after allegedly committing a brazen robbery on a phone store near police headquarters Eve Leary in October last year, were yesterday freed of the charges.
Dear Editor, Reconciliation, national unity and social cohesion would require us to look into the claims of marginalization and discrimination (whether real or perceived) that occurred under previous governments and the present government.
(Reuters) – The whistleblowers who sparked an investigation that found widespread doping in Russia received financial assistance, said the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday, while hitting back at criticism it waited years to react on evidence.
XALAPA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party lost several bastions in Sunday’s regional elections to the centre-right opposition, dealing a heavy blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto for failing to crack down on corruption and gang violence.
(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has intervened in the ongoing immigration and manufacturing dispute between Jamaica and T&T, and plans to pay an official visit there “in the not-too-distant future” to address the issue.
Dear Editor, The New York Guyanese community of the Greater Richmond Hill area honoured several prominent Guyanese at a function last month for their contributions to the nation as well as to the diaspora.
Public Health Minister Dr George Norton’s pronouncement last week about an intended clampdown on the sale of ‘irregularly’ packaged and unlabelled goods is not the first declaration of its kind by government in recent years.
Donald Trump might be a xenophobic and racist demagogue, but the people who chant “Viva Mexico!”
Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Basil Williams is now in possession of the draft legislation for the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU).
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – A Venezuelan woman died yesterday after being shot in the face when looters raided state food warehouses in the latest unrest in the crisis-hit OPEC nation, her family said.
(Reuters) – The record books were rewritten twice in an astonishing run spree at Nottinghamshire’s Trent Bridge ground yesterday which saw a record English one-day partnership and the most aggregate runs scored in a List A match.
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether people with depression will respond to common antidepressants, a discovery that could bring in a new era of personalised treatment for people with the debilitating mental illness.
