Daily Archive: Thursday, June 23, 2016

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Distinguished former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, has been axed as chairman of selectors after just two years in charge, and replaced by Courtney Browne.

The three men who were last Friday found guilty in the robbery of Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre and her husband Mohamed Chan were today each sentenced to 16 years in prison, by Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul.

The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown today said that it would be conducting a massive cleanup exercise on Sunday 25, June 2016 commencing at 7:00am, in the Central Business District.

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin sought to address concerns about a sluggish economy when he addressed the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association annual Business Luncheon held at the Pegasus Hotel today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Deficiency in the Central Bank’s regulatory control of the insurance industry and the respective “visions” of CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey and Hindu Credit Union chairman Harry Harnarine have come in for criticism by chairman of the Clico/HCU commission of enquiry, Sir Anthony Colman.

The APNU+AFC government yesterday formally proposed differentiated increases for public servants rather than the customary across-the-board hike and the GPSU has agreed to “explore” this.

Government yesterday announced that it had ordered a review of the contract for the city’s parking meters, to ascertain if it contained any illegalities.

More than five years after he hacked his three children to death as they lay asleep in their Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara home, John Blanchard yesterday received a life sentence after pleading to the lesser count of manslaughter.

The 23-year-old driver who was involved in a two-vehicle smash-up at Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was yesterday charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and was placed on $400,000 bail.

-insists full council discusses project   Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Sherod Duncan yesterday maintained that the controversial parking meters project should be taken to the full council for approval and he said he will be seeking legal advice on the way forward.

Water levels at Moraikobai and along the Mahaicony Creek in Region Five are rising again.

Even as the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) moves to implement paid parking in the city, a pilot project on East Street has been deemed unsuccessful with some of the blame being laid on City Hall.

After over seven years on remand for the murder of a reputedly mentally ill man, Omar Bacchus yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, when he appeared at the Berbice Assizes before Justice Brassington Reynolds.

STARR Computer yesterday launched its Business Centre on the second floor of its 59 Brickdam premises.

Police Constable Tito Benons, who was charged in April with unlicensed firearm possession, led his defence yesterday at a city court, where he maintained that he was on his way to the police station to lodge the firearm when he was intercepted by police.

While the lights and median will be completed, the extension of the northern side of Carifesta Avenue will be postponed until after Caricom Day, Supervising Engineer Sherod Parkinson said yesterday.

Residents of West Berbice were yesterday relieved that stagnant floodwater had started to recede after government deployed more pumps in the affected villages but said they were still being inconvenienced.

Nestlé is continuing a nationwide campaign aimed at promoting not only doing some good, but also giving persons a ‘feel good’ boost, a release from the company said.

A national consultation on the safety of workers in the manufacturing sector is scheduled to end today with new recommendations.

Onika Luke, the waitress who was shot in her chin during a robbery at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara last month, is still waiting to undergo surgery to remove the bullet.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) will be creating emergency response systems in mining communities, GINA said.

Xenon Secondary edged Friendship Secondary 4-3 when the 6th annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championships continued yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility.

The Government’s annual School Uniform Voucher distribution has begun, according to the Ministry of Education.

The national 15’s men rugby team’s recent success has enabled it to leap nine placing up the world rankings.

The elite cyclists of Guyana will take centre stage this weekend when the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) stages the Time Trial and the Road Race for its flagship National Road Race Championships.

The police last evening confirmed that two suspects have been arrested and a car impounded, in relation to the robbery committed on Sunday at the Green Ice Taxi Service during which 15-year-old Jahmaul Lewis was shot.

The New Era Book & Gift Shop is reopening at The Court Yard Mall – 76 Robb Street, Lacytown.

Following Troy Doris’ two Diamond League meets in Norway and Sweden last week, the national triple jump record holder admitted that his mantra ahead of the Rio Olympics is “I have to do better.”

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Euro 2016 last 16 fixtures after the end of the group phase yesterday (times GMT): Switzerland v Poland – Saturday 25 June, 1300 (Stade Geoffroy Guichard, St Etienne) Wales v Northern Ireland – Saturday 25 June, 1600 (Parc des Princes, Paris) Croatia v Portugal – Saturday 25 June, 1900 (Stade Bollaert Delelis, Lens) France v Ireland – Sunday 26 June, 1300 (Parc OL, Lyon) Germany v Slovakia – Sunday 26 June, 1600 (Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille) Hungary v Belgium – Sunday 26 June, 1900 (Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse) Italy v Spain – Monday 27 June, 1600 (Stade de France, Paris) England v Iceland – Monday 27 June, 1900 (Allianz Riviera, Nice)

The 12th Berbice Exposition and Trade Fair was launched on Friday even as a top Region Six official observed that the economic situation in the region has stagnated or has been declining.

A Mon Repos man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing $30,000 from a fellow villager who refused to give him $500.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Amir is part of the Pakistan family and will always have the support of his team mates as he prepares to return to Lord’s six years after the scandal that derailed his career, fast bowler Wahab Riaz has said.

The police have released the driver who was allegedly involved in the accident that claimed the life of Triumph handyman Seenauth Persaud, even as investigations into the matter continue.

Recently crowned Stag Beer East Bank of Demerara senior champions Grove Hi-Tech were officially presented with their prizes yesterday during a simple presentation ceremony held at the Ansa McAl headquarters in Beterverwagting.

HARARE, (Reuters) – India’s Kedar Jadhav blasted his highest score in Twenty20 internationals as they beat Zimbabwe by three runs in a tense finish to claim the three-match series 2-1 at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons says the manner of West Indies’ batting recovery against Australia was a major positive coming out of their defeat in the eighth game of the Tri-Nations Series here Tuesday night.

A Wismar man, charged with break and enter and larceny was on Tuesday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.

Dear Editor, Perhaps thousands of letters, columns and news reports have been devoted to the University of Guyana (called UG) in the 53 years of its existence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Kumar Sangakkara has praised the make-up of the Jamaica Tallawahs squad and believes the franchise will be serious contenders in the Caribbean Premier League set to bowl off next Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Over the past five to six weeks, amidst the high points of the national jubilee celebrations, we who still live here were all too conscious of some high-profile crimes and naturally, the role of the Guyana Police Force.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder will undergo assessment on tomorrow morning before the game against South Africa, to determine his fitness to play in the do-or-die contest.

Dear Editor, The appalling crime rate on inland waters has prompted the government to make profound changes by commissioning the MB Tamakay, which has brought some relief to communities but did not allay the concerns of Mazaruni businesses.

A man who pleaded guilty yesterday to falsifying documents for a passport application was fined $100,000 with the alternative of eight months in prison, when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

Dear Editor, Mr Bryan Hunt, senior US envoy speaks and Guyanese straighten up, pause long, listen and shake their heads. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Amazon Warriors head coach Roger Harper says his side’s preparations are taking shape ahead of next Wednesday’s start of the Caribbean Premier League.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Tridents assistant coach, Vasbert Drakes, expects South African superstar AB de Villiers to be a major asset for the franchise and believes he will be key to any title-run when the Caribbean Premier League bowls off next week.

Dear Editor, Guyana is hosting a Caribbean Youth Basketball Championship sometime in July or August this year.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britons will decide the future of their country and Europe today in a vote on European Union membership after a bitter campaign that appeared to divide the nation down the middle.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Four-times Major winner Rory McIlroy will not compete in this summer’s Rio Olympic Games, citing health fears over the Zika virus, he said yesterday.

Dear Editor, On June 11, the people of Region One came alive and were very emotional, especially those in Mabaruma.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political opposition said yesterday it had collected the required number of valid signatures to begin a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, amid the country’s economic crisis.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats staged a “sit-in” on the floor of the U.S.

BOGOTA/HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels said yesterday they had reached agreement on a definitive ceasefire that would end hostilities in the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia’s weightlifters face being banned from the Rio Olympics, subject to confirmation by the International Olympic Committee, in another collective doping punishment to hit the country.

High-level visit: Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan (centre) was among a number of ministers who visited flood-hit Region Five yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Tacuma Ogunseye’s letter (SN June 22) in which he asserted that Dr Jagan had withdrawn the offer of a ministerial post to Dr Clive Thomas.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italy’s 2008 Olympic 50km race walk champion Alex Schwazer, who returned from a doping ban to win the world championship title last month, has again tested positive for a banned substance, Italy’s athletics federation said yesterday.

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NEW YORK, (Reuters) – John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S.

Dear Editor The widow of Walter Rodney and his brother, Donald, have commented on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report at a forum held in Jamaica last week.

In September last year, residents of Diamond Housing Scheme and some surrounding communities saw water cease to flow through their taps.

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