Articles published on Thursday, June 16, 2016
Caribbean Airlines was yesterday given an ultimatum by Guyana to honour contractual agreements pertaining to purchases made by passengers using the CJIA duty-free facility or see their service here terminated.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Singer Cliff Richard, one of Britain’s best-known entertainers, will not face charges over alleged historical sex crimes because there is not enough evidence, prosecutors said today.
Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine yesterday said that despite persons being charged in connection with the recent grenade throwing incident, police investigators are continuing to pursue the intellectual authors.
Even as Dynamic Airways continues to investigate the misplacement of the passport of a United States-based Berbice woman, who has been stranded here since last Saturday, it yesterday promised to return her and family to their home free of charge.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that no charge be laid against PPP/C MP Nigel Dharamlall over alleged threatening behaviour towards an employee of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) office in Guyana.
Just over two and a half years after it was formally launched, Silhouette Restaurant has now decided to cease its day-to-day operations beginning July 1.
Justice Navindra Singh has been summoned to appear in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court later this month when he will answer a charge resulting from an altercation he had with a motorist who has since filed private criminal charges.
Teachers and students of the Brickdam Secondary School no longer face imminent relocation or reassignment to other schools but will occupy the current building for the remainder of the school term.
A month after being charged in connection with the Ramada Princess Casino heist, Wayne Griffith, Junior Stewart and security guard Andrew Blackman denied the charge yesterday at a city court.
Even though the floodwater has started to recede in Mahaicony Creek areas, farmers’ losses are increasing as their livestock continue to die and their rice farms remain inaccessible.
Amid burgeoning criticism, Town Clerk Royston King yesterday said that a city team in Mexico City is being presented with the final rollout schedule of a controversial parking meters project.
Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, have restated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral partnership on climate and forest, according to a report yesterday on the website of the Norwegian Government.
A 55-year-ol visually impaired man of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara lost his life four days after he was struck down by a minibus on the Leonora Public Road on June 7.
An online petition is calling on the Guyana Government to release the report from the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) done on the death of politician and historian Dr Walter Rodney and to change ‘death by misadventure’ to ‘murder’ on his death certificate.
President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Peter Green, yesterday underscored the importance of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) away game versus Trinidad on Saturday.
It was a goal rush in the Berbice zone as Canje Secondary dismantled Overwinning by a 20-0 score line when the 6th annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Burnham Park ground.
Floyd Primo, who was wanted by the Guyana Police Force, appeared in a city court yesterday for a second time where he faced a charge of attempting to sell a non-existent property.
A 21-year-old mother of two, booked to travel to Barbados on a LIAT flight, was yesterday nabbed with 3.1 kilogrammes of cocaine strapped to her body at the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA), Ogle.
MARSEILLE, France, (Reuters) – A 90th-minute header by substitute striker Antoine Griezmann and a stoppage-time special by Dimitri Payet secured France a heartstopping 2-0 win over Albania yesterday that sent the hosts through as the first team into the last 16 ofEuro 2016.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – This week’s U.S. Open is being played at Oakmont Country Club on the outskirts of ‘Steel City’ Pittsburgh where, appropriately, nerves of steel will be required to tackle one of the world’s toughest courses.
The Ministry of Social Protection has promised to look into the circumstances surrounding the death of construction worker Carl Clarkson, who was electrocuted on Sunday at his work site.
One of the RK Security Service guards who it was alleged staged a robbery in which a quantity of cash as well as revolvers and rounds of ammunition were stolen, appeared before a city court yesterday after another gun and matching rounds were reportedly found at his house.
Hashim Amla scored his 23rd ODI hundred and brought up 1,000 runs in the format against West Indies yesterday as South Africa put on their best batting display and the only 300-plus score of the triangular series so far.
HARARE, (Reuters) – Unbeaten half centuries from Lokesh Rahul and debutant Faiz Fazal earned India a clean sweep of their three-match One-Day International series in Zimbabwe after a crushing 10 wicket victory yesterday.
Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) decided to discontinue flights to Annai in the North Rupununi to curtail the financial losses being suffered as a result of a lack of passengers travelling to that area, according to its Public Relations Consultant Kit Nascimento.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Dwayne Bravo says the presence of New Zealand batting star Brendon will be a major boost to Trinbago Knight Riders in the defence of their Caribbean Premier League title.
Dear Editor, The recent announcement by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council of the installation of parking meters in certain sections of the city has been met with consternation, outrage and dismay by citizens who are already burdened with additional taxes and the enforcing of rules and regulations that have significantly weakened their daily income.
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has installed energy efficient streetlights along the Timehri Highway at a cost of $2.1m, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) said yesterday.
A miner was remanded to prison after denying that he had marijuana for trafficking when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Dear Editor, Recently I was approached by a senior indigenous pensioner, who worked with the then government from the year 1970-1987, and later on worked on “A Drainage & Irrigation project” for the government, from 2006-2014.
A course aimed at training young people to operate and repair heavy machinery was launched on Tuesday at the Linden Technical Institute (LTI).
LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul’s four-wicket haul cancelled out Chris Jordan’s half-century as Surrey beat Sussex by six wickets in the Royal London One-Day Cup here Tuesday.
Dear Editor, I refer to the KN edition of Friday, June 10, more specifically, the letter headlined ‘The Housing Minister may be out of control’, purportedly by “CH&PA staff”, in which I have been mentioned.
On Monday, Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes presented five fogging machines to Dr.
The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will join the rest of the world in celebrating Olympic Day 2016 on June 23 and to commemorate the occasion, the GOA has invited affiliates to organize Olympic Day activities.
Beverage giants Banks DIH Limited will partner with organizers of Saturday’s Aliann Pompey International Invitational Track and Field championships at the Leonora Stadium.
ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. investigators have questioned the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the FBI said on Wednesday, and a law enforcement source said she could face criminal charges if there is evidence of any wrongdoing.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to ‘While I am often on travel duty, that does not affect the overall quantity of the foreign affairs work I do’ (SN, June 14).
President David Granger last evening attended a reception to bid farewell to the 11th batch of the Chinese Medical Brigade and welcomed their replacement; a 16-member team of medical professionals, who arrived in Guyana two days ago, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer denied yesterday allegations that he sought campaign funds for his party stemming from a graft scheme at state oil company Petrobras, implicating him in the country’s biggest ever corruption scandal.
(Reuters) – Chile advanced to the Copa America quarter-finals on Tuesday after two goals in the first half from Eduardo Vargas and two in the second from Alexis Sanchez gave them a 4-2 win over Panama, while Argentina took top spot by beating Bolivia 3-0 in Group D.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp asked a federal court yesterday to throw out a subpoena that would force the oil company to hand over decades of documents as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it misled investors about climate change risks.
Dear Editor, Recently, my bank where I have an unimpressively small account nevertheless required me to be authenticated by reams of proof of identity.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic relations.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces have arrested at least 400 people after the latest bout of looting and food riots in the crisis-hit OPEC member country, local officials said yesterday.
Members of the Guyana Police Force stationed aboard the M.B. Tamakay, the $100m floating command base at the mouth of the Waini River, North West District were on Saturday paid a courtesy call by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who led a team of government officials on a tour of the vessel.
Riddim Squad claimed their fifth win in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer League, edging Flamingo 2-1 on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Dear Editor, While it’s indeed a commendable gesture that Digicel continues to sponsor the annual schools KO championship, it’s my opinion that they should not concentrate solely on attracting additional schools annually.
Dear Editor, We all know that writing an examination requires tremendous focus, and mental and emotional stability.
ORLANDO, Fla., (Reuters) – Police divers yesterday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – The Bolivian government rejected yesterday a donation of hens offered by U.S.
As the Wolf Warriors Challenge Cup softball tournament begins to heat up top softball player Ramesh Narine showed that his batting prowess had not deserted him by belting a century to help Floodlight Masters whip Wellman by a whopping 135 runs.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer yesterday proposed a constitutional amendment to limit public spending growth for up to 20 years, one of the most far-reaching fiscal reforms in decades designed to curb a runaway rise in public debt.
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Blocked: This bridge at the junction of Sussex and Barr streets seems to be sinking and the City Engineer’s department after visiting and assessing the condition, deemed it unfit for use and made a decision to have it closed to vehicular traffic.
Last Friday, teachers of the Brickdam Secondary School staged a sit-out in protest over the deplorable condition of the building they were occupying, and on Tuesday, less than a week later, the Ministry of Education arbitrarily closed the school, scattering its teachers and students to other schools in the city.
Dear Editor, I am greatly encouraged by the governance practices of President David Granger.
Politikles
(Reuters) – Stephen Curry is not lighting up the NBA Finals the way many might expect a two-time reigning Most Valuable Player to do, but the Golden State Warriors guard is not letting that disrupt his run at a second consecutive title.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Vandals have desecrated the tomb of Romulo Gallegos, a revered former president and author of Venezuela’s most famous novel “Dona Barbara,” his family said on yesterday.
