Daily Archive: Monday, July 18, 2016

First Lady, Sandra Granger, today, met with Caribbean Airlines’ new Chief Executive Officer, Tyrone Tang and South America Manager,  Carl Stuart to explore the possibilities of further partnership.

The revamping of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is a matter for the Board of Directors of the authority and is meant to make the agency’s services more effective, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan said.

The Committee of Appointments has recommended Matthew Edward Hugh Langevine for the position of Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit after the top candidate for the position was barred following a police report.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it is opposed to what it said is the growing militarisation of the State and Government apparatus in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) Reputed gang leader and criminal mastermind Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis was assassinated at his Enterprise, Chaguanas business yesterday.

In an effort to allay fears it is losing its identity within the APNU+AFC coalition government, Alliance for Change (AFC) representatives were on Saturday urged by its executive to make themselves relevant and to be vocal on issues of national importance, particularly at the local government level.

The construction of an all-weather road in the Wales backlands that would enable private  farmers to transport cane to the Uitvlugt estate following the planned closure of cultivation at Wales, would be out for tender in the next two weeks.

Director of National Parking Systems and Smart City Solutions (SCS), Ifa Kamau Cush yesterday confirmed to Stabroek News that the parking meter contract signed between his company and the Georgetown Municipality is for 49 years.

Trinidad and Tobago walked away with the Women’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional limited overs title after yesterday’s final against Barbados at Everest, subsequently ended in no-result.

Chantoba Bright will now represent Guyana at the South American Youth and U-23 Championships instead of the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in which starts tomorrow in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Guyana rebounded from their opening 4-1 loss to Jamaica, edging hosts the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) by a 1-0 score line when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) u17 Championship continued yesterday at the Lionel Roberts Stadium in USVI.

The body of a man was found in La Grange early yesterday morning with a wound to his head and his relatives say they are convinced he was murdered.

Dear Editor, One often gets the feeling that there is no space for art in Guyana.

The government is still awaiting a report from the Health Ministry on investigations into claims that contractor Brian Tiwarie was awarded all of the $800M in steel that was originally assigned to the now frozen specialty hospital project, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said Thursday.

The Wiltshire siblings, Larissa and Shomari, Taylor Fernandes and Kirsten Gomes will battle for individual gold when the singles of the annual Caribbean junior squash championships in the Cayman Islands takes place today.

TROON, Scotland, (Reuters) – Record-breaking Swede Henrik Stenson became the first Scandinavian male to capture a major when he won the British Open yesterday, beating Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final-round duel.

Two persons are in custody assisting with the investigation of Saturday’s armed robbery on a La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara store that saw four bandits assault the owners and customers before carting off valuables.

Dear Editor, The press can work wonders and that’s why I love the Stabroek News and its fearless journalists who have spoken out in Guyana on corruption and wrongdoings.

Dear Editor, Two letters appearing in the 14th July issues of Kaieteur News and Stabroek News appear to equate alcoholism with the drinking of rum as opposed to other forms of alcohol such as beer, vodka and whisky.

Khirool Noorajhan, the sister of the Pomeroon boat collision victim whose death is now being treated as murder, says that she is living in fear after threats were made to her life for reportedly being too vocal.

The Mayor and City Council’s Legal Affairs Committee will be meeting today to discuss the way forward as it relates to the recently implemented container fees, according to a City Hall source.

CULOZ, France,  (Reuters) – Colombian Jarlinson Pantano showed he is a master of the descent as he claimed his maiden Tour de France win in Sunday’s 15th stage, while overall leader Chris Froome enjoyed a relatively quiet day in the saddle.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter from the Hon Minister of Citizenship, Mr.

Dear Editor, ‘Voices Against Violence’ is an attempt to get communities across Guyana involved in anti-violence activism, while fostering the concept of communal action for community well-being.

Region Seven Chairman Gordon Bradford says he will not judge new Regional Executive Officer Roderick Edinboro based on comments about his performance in the Region Five administration, from where he was transferred.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Indian pacer Shardul Thakur says he is prepared to put in the hard work needed on slow Caribbean pitches if given the opportunity to make his Test debut in the series against West Indies starting on Thursday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has finally confirmed the appointment of Joel Garner as West Indies team manager, five days before the start of the first Test against India here.

A neighbour of the Guyanese-born American citizen who was found dead in her Maryland apartment last Friday has been charged with robbery and first degree murder.

Dear Editor, In keeping with the president’s call for the citizenry to become more patriotic, I hereby request your assistance to reach out to the government on this matter.

The Bahamas, with the U16 boys title already in the bag, completed the double in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 Championship, edging Suriname 55-50 in the girls final Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana.

Dear Editor, Following on from Neaz Subhan’s excellent letter in the SN on July 17th   `Guyana should have a cricket museum’, I can report huge interest in an event just  about Guyanese cricket on Friday July 15th at the Guyana High Commission in London.

Living with a disability can be challenging. Many times, people who do not live with disabilities may have a hard time understanding the plight of those who do.

With a reputation of helping in the development of young, talented footballers, Tucville giants Fruta Conquerors will continue its long standing objective of youth development when its stages the ninth Soccer Summer Programme.

BATON ROUGE, La.,  (Reuters) – A gunman killed three police officers and wounded three others in Louisiana’s capital yesterday, nearly two weeks after the fatal police shooting of a black man there sparked nationwide protests, one of which led to the massacre of five Dallas policemen.

The Ministry of Social Protection will be collaborating with the University of Guyana, UNICEF and the Guyana Association of Professional Social Workers (GAPSW) to host a conference on Standards for Professional Practice from July 20 to 21.

Dear Editor, On Tuesday, June 4, pensioners living in Blairmont and neighbouring villages finally got some much-needed relief from the rain and blistering sun, and can now rest their weary legs while waiting at the Blairmont Post Office to cash their Old Age Pension vouchers.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan foiled a gutsy England run chase to win a gripping first test by 75 runs at Lord’s yesterday.

The trial of self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram has been adjourned until next month.

Dear Editor, I would like to issue a call to all my fellow Guyanese to rethink the situation on the national level in which we find ourselves from a fresh perspective, and make an effort in whatever arena they find themselves to resolve once and for all the relationships we share so that we can really join together and contribute to the mutual development of our people.

ISTANBUL/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup yesterday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in control of the country and economy.

Through individual government ministries, the National Task Force Commission (NTFC) has already made budgetary proposals for 2017.

ANKARA/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people power.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – China has extradited its first criminal suspect from Latin America following eight years of negotiations, repatriating an alleged crude soybean oil smuggler from Peru who has been on the run for 18 years, the country’s customs bureau said yesterday.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

Dear Editor,        I am a Jamaican missionary, working as a volunteer with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Manchester, Jamaica.

President David Granger on Saturday evening said that Guyana stands firmly behind France over the July 14, 2016 terror attack in Nice, during the Bastille Day celebrations.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Barbados and Windward Islands posted impressive victories in the fourth round of matches in the WICB Regional Under-17 50-over Tournament in Trinidad on Saturday.

This week, we asked the man/woman in the street whether they had gone to any of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty/20 games at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence and what the experience was like.

In the final analysis, the ultimate test is the extent to which we are able to translate all the legislative requirements into real action.

In recent days, criticisms of the actions of the Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas in the media have reached a crescendo.

In the July 14th edition of SN under the headline `Activists challenge ministry over fire that killed two children’, it was incorrectly reported that Danuta Radzik is a member of Red Thread.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans streamed into neighboring Colombia yesterday to take advantage of a temporary opening of the border to buy food and medicine unavailable at home in their country’s collapsing economy.

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Car at my steps: A car crashed into a yard at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, on Friday morning, completely dismantling the stairs to the house.

In a letter by Romain Pitt which appeared in our July 16 edition, captioned ‘West Indians should not accept character assassination from the ICC’s Nicholas’, the name of the ICC official was incorrectly stated.

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media posts both titillated and appalled conservative Pakistan, yesterday admitted to strangling her in a crime that reignited debate about so-called “honour killings” in the South Asian nation.