Daily Archive: Saturday, June 18, 2016

(Barbados Nation) FAST-FOOD CHAIN Chefette Restaurants has been warned by a top advisor in chronic diseases against its targeting of children for its foods.

Police are investigating the murder of Dexter Jules, 23 years, unemployed, of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, ECD, which occurred about 0830h.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a small legal victory for former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner, a local judge has refused the United States government permission to join the judicial review lawsuit brought by Warner challenging Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s decision to sign off on an extradition request from the Justice Department.

Outgoing Deputy Chief of Mission  of the United States Embassy, Bryan Hunt says that for Guyana to have holistic development it needs to move away from race voting, winner- takes-all-politics and have secure futuristic plans for monies garnered from oil.

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

– two freed as evidence insufficient   Three of the five accused in the robbery of land court judge Nicola Pierre and her husband Mohamed Chan were yesterday found guilty and will be sentenced next week.

Government yesterday announced that Cabinet this week granted no- objections for large contracts including one for $265m to Brenco Shipping for spare parts to the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD).

A man of Guyanese origin is being hailed in the US as a hero for saving the lives of a number of people at the Florida nightclub where 49 people were shot dead by a crazed man who himself was killed last Sunday morning.

Caribbean Airlines yesterday said that the need to comply with US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines is the reason for passengers having to dispose of their duty-free items bought in Guyana, once Trinidad is not their final destination.

A labourer succumbed to his injuries yesterday, less than one week after he was allegedly chopped about his body by a teenager who has been arrested.

Armed bandits on Thursday evening stormed the R Prasad Service Station and escaped with a quantity of cash and gas cylinders after they tied up the pump attendant and security guard who were on duty at the time.

A handyman died on Thursday evening, shortly after he was struck down on the Triumph Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) by a speeding driver who reportedly drove himself to the police station.

The three Barama workers accused of the 2007 rape and sodomy of a girl at the company’s Land of Canaan plywood plant will be called upon to lead a defence in the coming week as the High Court Trial into the matter continues On trial are Paul Abrams, Claude Craig and Holston Melville, who are accused of taking turns raping and sodomizing the young woman who was 17 years old at the time.

Andrey Gouveia, 26,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Eric Godfrey Angel which occurred on May 09, 2016, at Black Water Landing, Cuyuni River.  The police say that anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Gouveia is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 225-6411, 225-2227, 455-2222, 455-2238, 911 or the nearest police station.      

Damion Allicock, who according to the police is one of the alleged members of the Hot Skull Gang, was yesterday fined $80,000 after facing four charges, including escaping police custody.

The new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Guyana has identified the reaccreditation of the university’s medical school as one of his main priorities.

Government yesterday announced the establishment of the Bid Protest Committee which would look at the cases of tenderers who express dissatisfaction with specified contract awards in the public procurement system.

After weeks of staking out suspected smugglers at the Number 63 Beach, the East Berbice Corentyne Agriculture Association (EBCAA), which is a group of fishermen, who hail from the Corentyne area, with the help of Customs officers and ranks attached to the Number 51 Police Station, on Thursday nabbed two suspected smugglers.

The APNU+AFC government will honour the outstanding US$40,000 or approximately $8.4M payment, to People’s Progressive Party/Civic  consultant, Dr Cobina “Coby” Frimpong, but says that the work he has produced is useless for the area designed.

A pregnant woman and a caretaker were yesterday brought before a city court to answer a charge of having 6 pounds of cannabis in their possession.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said on Thursday that government is ready to transform the sugar industry but said consensus is needed on the new direction.

Another statutory meeting was disrupted on Thursday as APNU+AFC councillors of Region Five continue to call for an apology from Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal over the alleged snub of President David Granger.

Residents of Moraikobai, affected by recent flooding, will receive aid in the form of food hampers through the Ministry of the Presidency from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), a release from GINA said yesterday.

Olympic Games bound athletes along with potential Olympians were buzzing with excitement yesterday at the Princess Ramada where the final press briefing was held for today’s Aliann Pompey Invitational.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday met with representatives from several ministries and    government agencies to broach a multi-stakeholder approach towards a developmental plan for the Mocha Arcadia Com-munity on the East Bank of Demerara.

Slingerz FC Head Coach Joseph Wilson said his team is eyeing history as they look to wrap up the 2016 Stag Beer Elite League tournament as unbeaten champs when they take on arch rivals Alpha United in tomorrow’s grand finale.

Commissioners from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM),  nominated by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) are peeved that services cannot be provided in six Local Authority Areas (LAA) because run-off elections have not been held.

Facing a broiling controversy here over plans for parking meters,  Mayor of Georgetown,  Patricia Chase-Green yesterday met with municipal officials in Panama.

Adamant that only the capture of a national league tourney can justify a club’s status as number one, Alpha United head-coach Wayne Dover said his team is determined to retain the top spot in local club football.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Serious doubts were hanging over the career of former West Indies vice-captain Kirk Edwards, after he was overlooked in yesterday’s player draft for the upcoming WICB Professional Cricket League season.

A fraud accused who ingested a poisonous substance on Wednesday in a holding cell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts succumbed on Thursday evening at a medical institution.

Repeat scammer Gopaul Tiwari was yesterday slapped with another fraud charge after it was alleged that he conned a woman out of $5.4 million.

The Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) League will resume today and tomorrow at the Den Amstel Community ground.

Soesdyke Secondary dismantled Diamond Secondary 7-1 when the sixth annual Digicel Secondary Schools football championships continued yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

A Canal Number One resident yesterday pleaded guilty to falsifying his passport application and was fined $70,000 by the Chief Magistrate.

The ‘Green Machine’ tackles the ‘Soca Warriors’ today at the Hasely Crawford stadium in the final of the Southern Zone of the Rugby America’s North (RAN) 15s Championship.

The alumni of the Berbice High School (BHS), in celebration of its 100th year of establishment, will commemorate this milestone with a week of activities with the aim to “train and build a cohesive society.”

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will host England in a three-match One-Day international series early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Some Republican senators tried yesterday to craft a compromise bill to impose limited gun restrictions in the face of pressure from Democrats and public rage over the Orlando mass shooting, the deadliest in modern U.S.

Dear Editor, Residents of 606 Retrieve are not happy, for there is a situation which if it is not soon attended to could develop into a major health hazard.

Dear Editor, We read from SN that 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 Thursday morning.

ORLANDO, Fla.,  (Reuters) – From pulpits in Orlando and beyond, church leaders are reckoning with religious views often hostile to homosexuality after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub, with some wondering if they are contributing to breeding contempt.

Support for the Ministry of Health/Petra Organization Soft Shoe Championship continued yesterday as Trophy Stall donated the Championship Trophy and Most Valuable Player (MVP) yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony.

“I Have Hope” is the name of the song with which T’shanna Cort won this year’s Junior Calypso Competition and today, nearly six months later, fans from all across Guyana greet her with those words and praise her performance.

Cyclists competing for the prestigious title of National Road Race champion will participate in the time trials (ladies only) and the road race (ladies, veterans, juniors and juveniles) today in Mahaicony.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Environment Ministry fined mining company Samarco 142 million reais ($41.6 million) for damage to three protected areas resulting from a tailings dam burst in November, the ministry said yesterday.

A 52-year-old man was yesterday granted $500,000 bail after being charged before a city magistrate with unlawful wounding.

FALLUJA/BAGHDAD, Iraq,  (Reuters) – Iraqi forces yesterday entered the centre of Falluja, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a U.S.-backed

Dear Editor, There is a fundamental difference between capitalism and socialism as models of economic development.

Hi Everyone, Over the years there have been and continue to be many complaints from parents about what their children won’t eat and don’t want to eat.

Dear Editor, Editor, some teachers rather than making a positive change in a child’s life are doing the opposite.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Out-of-favour Test batsman Narsingh Deonarine is set to feature for a third team in as many seasons after he was snapped up by Windward Islands Volcanoes in the players draft for the upcoming WICB Professional Cricket League season here yesterday.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will be meeting with US authorities to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for oil spills as part of its preparedness and response effort in the event of a disaster, GINA said.

(Reuters) – British police said yesterday they had charged a man in the slaying of lawmaker Jo Cox, and said the suspect appeared to have acted alone.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$80 million drawdown for Jamaica after considering the 11th and 12th review of its economic reform programme.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he accepted the United States was probably still the world’s sole superpower and he was ready to work with whoever won the presidency, but didn’t want to be told how to live by Americans.

(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.

Dear Editor, The media has been using expressions like ‘intellectual authors of heinous crime’ when reporting on incidents like the discovery of a grenade in the Kaieteur News compound and several actual or perceived criminal activities.

Following up on last’s week column, fashion careers, this week I wanted to share with you my general response to the commonly asked question, can the Caribbean actually have a thriving fashion industry?

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder is concerned by his batting group’s lack of consistency and failure to execute their plans so far in the Tri-Nations Series.

President David Granger on Thursday met with the new Consul General to Nickerie, Suriname,  Esther Griffith, at the Ministry of the Presidency, where he outlined his expectations as she takes up her new role.

Knocked into trench: This car last night took a plunge into a trench between Conversation Tree and Bel Air on the East Coast of Demerara. 

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo could descend into a cycle of electoral violence similar to that seen in Burundi and presidential and legislative polls due in November are likely to be delayed, the United Nations warned yesterday.

Dear Editor, The WPA press statement on the 36th anniversary of Dr Rodney’s assassination notes that the “State continues to be a menace to the citizenry” (SN, Jun 13).

LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle slammed a cameo in a losing cause for Somerset but West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul was on the mark again for Surrey with a three-wicket haul, as he helped them to a 29-run victory over Middlesex in the T20 Blast here Friday.

Painting the Spectrum 12, SASOD’s annual film festival continues next Tuesday, June 21, at the Dutch Bottle Café, located at 10 North Road, Bourda in Georgetown, with two short films, Transgender: Back to Jamaica and Antiman.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chile’s government admitted defeat on a major bill yesterday, saying it will not try to revive any measures of President Michelle Bachelet’s landmark labour reform that were struck down by a court.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Six men and a boy were charged yesterday with raping a 16-year-old girl and posting videos and pictures of her on the internet, Rio de Janeiro police said in a statement.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Little-known Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim says the key to his success in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League will be the ability to adjust, as he readies himself for his first-ever appearance on regional soil.

Find a solution: Flooding is still a serious problem on this part of Quamina Street whenever it rains as it did on Thursday morning.

If you have already grown tired of 2016’s endless parade of comic book adaptations and superheroes, Me Before You is the romantic comedy that promises a breath of fresh air.

(Reuters) – A Venezuelan businessman pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges stemming from what the U.S.

Politikles

Common sense tells us that the warmer the climate, less clothing is practical while the colder the climate the more.

A week after a lone gunman perpetrated the worst mass shooting in US history, the politics of America’s gun control debate remain baffling.

Dear Editor, Reading about the workers of GTT striking was interesting.