Daily Archive: Friday, June 17, 2016

The police are investigation a fatal accident that occurred about 1900h yesterday on Triumph Railway Embankment, ECD and which resulted in the death of a pedestrian Seenauth Persaud, 53 years, of Suraj Drive, Triumph, ECD.

The Guyana Police Force is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Tedd De-Young, who was involved in an altercation with a male juvenile on June 12, 2016.

Two of the five accused in the robbery of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre and husband Mohammed Chan were today found not guilty by Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul and the other three will be sentenced on June 23.

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The troubled Specialty Hospital project is now on hold as government’s hand-picked contractor Fedders Lloyd has been barred by India from participating in such contracts until 2020.

(Trinidad Guardian) As they close in on a local pornography ring, investigating officers say they may have to subpoena an American-based company to retrieve the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the perpetrators responsible for selling, sharing and viewing thousands of nude photographs of young women.

Caribbean Airlines was yesterday given an ultimatum by Guyana to honour contractual agreements pertaining to purchases made by passengers using the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) duty-free facility or see their service here terminated.

CLEVELAND,  (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers took another step in their historic comeback attempt with a 115-101 win over the Golden State Warriors yesterday to force a once-unthinkable decisive seventh game to the NBA Finals.

Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Sherod Duncan yesterday upped his rejection of a controversial parking meters deal arguing that local government elections was meant to lead to a new way of doing business.

A Crabwood Creek farmer who admitted that he made death threats against Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jadgeo and former President Donald Ramotar along with other members of the PPP on Facebook, was yesterday fined $75,000 for the offence.

In the always physical North Ruimveldt derby, North Ruimveldt downed Festival City by a 4-2 margin when the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe Championship continued on Wednesday.

Heavy rains pounded the Mahaicony Creek area yesterday making it difficult for floodwaters to recede even as farmers slammed the agencies responsible for drainage and irrigation in the area for not taking proactive measures during the dry season to prepare for the rainy season.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes the quality players assembled for St Lucia Zouks this season will make them serious contenders for the Caribbean Premier League which bowls off month end.

Several villages within the Better Hope/La Bonne Intention (LBI) Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) were flooded as a result of heavy rainfall between Wednesday night and yesterday morning.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Head coach Andrew Bascome has been forced to call up six new players for Bermuda’s return trip to French Guiana for their Caribbean Cup second-round replay on Sunday.

West Demerara Secondary overcame Patentia Secondary 4-2 on penalty kicks when the 6th annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

President David Granger is to introduce a draft strategic plan for the various ministries, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said yesterday.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions has explained its decision in the matter against PPP/C MP, Nigel Dharamlall who had faced a complaint of threatening behaviour.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has chided the performance of his bowlers for Wednesday’s defeat to South Africa in the sixth game of the Tri-Nations Series.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has submitted a report of its findings on the circumstances surrounding the death of boat collision victim Mohamed Abdool Shameer to the police and the matter is now engaging the attention of the Force’s legal advisor.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Poland held uninspired Germany to the first 0-0 draw of Euro 2016 yesterday as the world champions struggled to break down their dogged opponents, leaving both sides satisfied with a point in the end.

Justice Dawn Gregory yesterday granted the Food and Drug Department an additional 14 days to submit its written arguments defending its decision to deny entry into the country of a container of condensed milk from Malaysia.

Thirteen first division clubs across the Ancient County of Berbice recently received brush-cutters compliments of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) as part of developing their facilities.

Relatives of Orville Valentine, the Sentinel Security guard who was run over by a Hilux pickup on June 6 have moved him to a private hospital after his condition worsened.

A Crabwood Creek man has been detained by the police after fire gutted his two-storey home on Wednesday, an incident which rendered his wife, whom he reportedly abused, temporarily speechless.

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – Little-known American Andrew Landry upstaged the game’s biggest names on a frustrating day of multiple weather delays as he grabbed an early one-shot lead in the abbreviated first round of the U.S.

Kwakwani residents were able to apply for birth, marriage and death certificates when the General Registrar’s Office (GRO) held a two-day outreach in their community.

(Reuters) – Athletics’ governing body the IAAF has rejected claims by the BBC that its president Sebastian Coe misled a British government probe into doping and that he was helped in his presidential campaign by the son of his predecessor in the position.

There is evidence of both professional lawlessness and official indifference in matters of safety and health in the construction sector and both the government and the “community of contractors” have a responsibility to move to protect both the lives of workers and the reputation of the industry, Secretary of the General Contractors Association of Guyana (GCAG) Neil Cort-Rogers has said.

Residents of Diamond Housing Scheme on the East Bank Demerara continue to suffer from the limited supply of potable water to the community due to the malfunctioning well and the contractor says by weekend, they will know whether the problem has been fixed.

LENS,  (Reuters) – Substitute Daniel Sturridge stabbed home a dramatic winner in stoppage time to steer England towards a 2-1 win over Wales and top spot in their Euro 2016 group yesterday.

Dear Editor, Sometime in February/March of this year, I think, I received two messages from someone that a policewoman wanted to see me.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Day-night test is the future of cricket’s longest format but the boards should not rush it, according to New Zealand pace great Richard Hadlee.

Dear Editor, I felt elated when I saw Dr Mahendra Persaud’s name mentioned as a national awardee.

About 20 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company workers, led by the Guyana Postal and Telegraph Workers Union (GPTWU), yesterday protested what was described as “impositions” by the company as it relates to changing employees’ conditions of service.

In the wake of the disclosure earlier this week that quantities of monosodium glutamate with the counterfeit brand ‘Ajinomoto’ had appeared on the local market, the Government Analyst Food and Drugs Department (GA-FDD) has told this newspaper that the inherent operational weaknesses of the department pose an ever present risk that counterfeited/fake foods could have easy passage into the country.

(Reuters) – Veteran New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden, famous for his quirky signals including raising a crooked finger to signal a dismissal, has been dropped from the country’s international panel of officials, New Zealand Cricket announced yesterday.

By A Cecile Watson A Cecile Watson is the founder of pitchandchoose.

A Route 40 minibus driver plans to take legal action against several traffic ranks of the Brickdam Police Station after he was allegedly beaten and left with a dislocated shoulder and bruises to the body.

Dear Editor, Blackout woes came back to Region Two for 3 days.

BIRSTALL, England, (Reuters) – A British member of parliament was shot dead in the street yesterday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week’s referendum on the country’s EU membership.

Dear Editor, On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Dr Walter Rodney I would like to argue that the PPP was the main beneficiary of his death.

A workshop was held yesterday to finalise the Project Implementation Work plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/ Disaster Risk Management (DRM).

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – A panel including former captains Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly will select India’s next head coach from a shortlist of 21 candidates by June 22, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) has said.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has published a draft local standard for cellular phone dealers which, under its labelling requirements, stipulates that cell phones being offered for sale “shall be labelled accordingly as used, refurbished or new.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s tourism minister resigned yesterday, less than two months before the country hosts the Olympics, as the government of interim President Michel Temer lost its third minister in a month to a sweeping graft probe of state oil company Petrobras.

Dear Editor, The business sector is the most versatile, easily adaptable, and best at positioning sector in this country, hands down. 

ORLANDO, Fla.,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday met survivors of a massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub and relatives of the 49 people killed and said the United States must act to control gun violence and fight what he called homegrown terrorism.

Residents of the La Grange/Nismes local authority area are being urged to pay their rates and taxes or face legal action.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller produced an astonishing Houdini act to reach the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships, saving 10 match points to beat seventh seed John Isner yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) The Commission of Enquiry into the May 2010 security forces operation in West Kingston has recommended compensation, without delay, and an apology to residents for some actions of the State agents during the event.

No longer hamstrung by the burden of having been in office for more than two decades without having to face the electorate, City Hall is going about the business of fashioning the city in its image and likeness with a renewed assertiveness.

If micro, small and medium-size (MSME) enterprises in Guyana think the difficulties they face in prying open the purse strings of commercial banks are unique to them, they should think again.

LIMA, (Reuters) – A Peruvian prosecutor said yesterday that late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and two Brazilian construction companies may have bankrolled President Ollanta Humala’s campaigns before he took office in 2011.

LYON, France, (Reuters) – A thumping header from Gareth McAuley and a stoppage-time strike by Niall McGinn earned Northern Ireland a 2-0 victory over Ukraine at Euro 2016 yesterday, their first win in a major tournament for 34 years.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Experienced Twenty20 campaigner, Dwayne Bravo, has hailed the move by Caribbean Premier League organisers, to stage games in the United States.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 750-room Sandals Resorts is earmarked for Tobago, as Government seeks to make the island a tourism destination in a bid to generate revenue, jobs and foreign exchange, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 673’s trading results showed consideration of $5,201,048 from 157,970 shares traded in 37 transactions as compared to session 672’s trading results, which showed consideration of $36,062,715 from 1,352,593 shares traded in 42 transactions.

The very last thing that City Hall needs now that it is probably better-positioned than it was a few months ago to put behind it a past strewn with accusations of fraud, mismanagement and corruption is more of the same, though it seems on the basis of the available evidence that it may not be particularly mindful of the consequences of passing the same way twice.

Historically, the world has always seen high rates of youth unemployment.

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STILL  LONG ROAD TO TRAVEL: Cluttered with food receptacles and dried grass this Robb Street concrete drain continues to resist the efforts of City Hall to bring a greater measure of order to the capital.

Dear Editor, It seems that the socialism of the twenty-first century is really no different from socialism of the past.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s center-right President Mauricio Macri is taking down portraits and closing museums and other tributes to his left-leaning predecessors, getting rid of their cultural legacies as well as their populist economic policies.

A brief visit to two of Georgetown’s Magistrates Courts was enough to re-trigger my years-long consideration of local administrators of legal justice in our homeland.