Daily Archive: Monday, August 15, 2016

Police say they are investigating an armed robbery committed on Lennox Albert, 59 years and his wife Verna Albert, 68 years, which occurred about 2000h.

Police are investigating the murder of Daveand Sanchar, 13 years, of Plantain Walk, Triumph, ECD, which occurred about 2330h.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in the Syrian city of Aleppo, the RIA news agency on Monday cited Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.

Governing coalition partner, the Alliance for Change (AFC) will not relent in its quest to have the controversial parking meters contract rescinded and has pledged to use its voice in City Hall through Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan.

-queries raised about K D Enterprise Questionable procurement practices by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have seen unapproved firms supplying drugs, while some also failed to provide expiry dates for the pharmaceuticals and in some cases, it appears that generic drugs were supplied at a higher cost than branded drugs.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – For 9.81 glorious seconds yesterday, all the ills that have dogged athletics recently were forgotten as Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 metres final to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on the track.

A Vive-La-Force, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole at the Belle Vue, WBD public road early yesterday morning.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk ran the fastest single lap in history to win the Olympic 400 metres gold medal in 43.03 seconds and break Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old world record yesterday.

A Supply, Mahaica man died late Saturday night after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a canal at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.

Berbice police are on the hunt for three men after a chopping spree which took place around 17:30 hrs yesterday in Angoy’s Avenue left Aston Simon, 41, of Mi Mi Dam; Jason Wilson, 30 and Carlos Mathews, 26  hospitalised.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Organisers for the Rio Olympics have delivered on their promises, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday, playing down persistent problems that have plagued the first South American Games since the start.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – South Africa will not be using any racial quotas to pick the team to face New Zealand in the first test later this week despite promising to formally introduce them to a bid to speed up transformation.

An Essequibo Coast teen drowned on Saturday afternoon during an outing with his friends at the Aurora seawall.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen leapt 15.17 metres to snatch a gold medal in the women’s triple jump on Sunday, fending off Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas to continue her dominance in the event.

Bandits on Saturday morning attacked and robbed a fish vendor and his wife at their Rose Hall, Corentyne home, assaulting the couple and firing a shot before escaping with cash and jewellery.

A taxi driver attached to the Sheriff Taxi service was shot during the wee hours of yesterday morning in an apparent hijacking attempt.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray beat Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a compelling and gruelling Olympic tennis final yesterday to become the first player to successfully defend the title.

A Saturday afternoon fire gutted the top storey of the old Nurses Hostel at Charles Place, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Allyson Felix sounded a warning to her 400 metres rivals with a season’s best run of 49.67 seconds to reach the final of the one-lap sprint at the Rio Olympics yesterday.

2014 and 2015 winner of the Guyana Cup, CP Got Even was destined for a three-peat yesterday at the Port Mourant Turf Club.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Ethiopian world record holder Genzebe Dibaba qualified for the women’s 1,500 metres final with the fastest time yesterday, comfortably winning her heat in four minutes 3.06 seconds to justify her tag as favourite for Olympic gold.

Guyana were dethroned as Women’s Team Champions as they lost by a 3-2 scoreline to arch-rivals Barbados in the final yesterday of the Caribbean Senior Squash Team Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

A Corentyne motorcyclist is on life-support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he collided with a cow on Saturday night.

A second half assault piloted Pacesetters to a 66-63 win over Colts in their u23 fixture when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) sanctioned Turbo King of the Ring Open Championship continued on Saturday.

The discovery of an anomaly has led the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to apply the applicable 10% import duty on alloyed steel instead of the previous 5%.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh scored unbeaten half-centuries to launch a strong response from Australia after Dinesh Chandimal’s patient hundred pushed Sri Lanka’s first-innings total to 355 on the second day of the third and final test yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Britain’s Justin Rose birdied the final hole to win the Rio Olympic golf tournament yesterday, the first gold medallist in a sport returning to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.

Rice farmers attached to the Corentyne Youth Farmers Co-op are pleading with the authorities to assist with clearing a canal to improve farming activities in the area and a top official has pledged to find a solution.

Dear Editor, Article 199 (1) and (3) of the Constitution provides as follows:  “Art 199 (1) the power to make appointments to offices to which this Article applies and to remove and exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices shall vest in the Judicial Service Commission… “Art 199 (3) this article applies to the office of Commissioner of Title, Magistrate, Director of Public Prosecution, Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, Registrar of the High Court, Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Registrar of Deeds, Deputy Registrar of Deeds…” On the 4th day of May, 2014, the Judicial Service Commission appointed Ms Zanna Frank, attorney-at-law, to the position of Deputy Registrar of Deeds in accordance with Article 199 of the Constitution.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Kenyan Jemima Jelagat Sumgong evaded a protester who leapt onto the Rio marathon course yesterday to become the first woman from her country to win Olympic marathon gold in two hours, 24 minutes and four seconds.

A Northwest resident was on Friday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after it was alleged that he attempted to kill another man with a cutlass.

An Albouystown man was placed on bail after he denied a charge of robbery with aggravation committed against Chinese nationals at Regent and Bourda streets.

Dear Editor, In 2006, while flying to the US, I was conversing with a fellow passenger and expatriate who had just visited with his dead brother’s widow. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took five wickets to help Pakistan crush England by 10 wickets in the final test at The Oval yesterday and level a fluctuating series 2-2.

The Ministry of Public Health is monitoring the condition of Thelma Robeiro, the Rupununi woman who was left in a vegetative state following a surgery for gallstones at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) earlier this year.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, while jogging in the National Park, I noticed a gentleman on bicycle with his pit-bull running alongside, the dog was on a leash.

(Reuters) – India’s Rohit Sharma and West Indies’ Darren Bravo have been fined 15 percent of their match fees after a series of heated verbal exchanges during the final day’s play in the third test in St Lucia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

KINGTOWN, St.Vincent, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago and Leeward Islands have registered their first wins in round three of the WICB Regional Under19 One Day Championships here on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Has the Public Health Minister George Norton joined the growing list of those playing on the gullibility of the Guyanese populace? 

Despite the appearance of journalist Travis Chase and HGPTV station manager Nyjel Fraser in a city court to testify in the trial of self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram the prosecution now faces the task of obtaining Chase’s written statement.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice is deeply saddened by the fact that political posturing trumped the need to save lives as “a parliamentary motion expressing concern for Guyana’s alarming suicide rate, quickly descended into a politicised debate marked by blame-throwing” (as one local media outlet described it).

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has taken a swipe at his batsmen after his side crashed to a humiliating 237-run defeat against India in the third Test here on Saturday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York City police searched yesterday for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens on Saturday, a crime that sowed fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community.

Dear Editor, Please allow me the space in your letters’ column to respond to Mr.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – U.S. gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte and three team mates were robbed in a taxi hold-up by men posing as armed police officers, the United States Olympic Committee confirmed on Sunday.

MILWAUKEE, (Reuters) – A Milwaukee policeman whose fatal shooting of a suspect sparked overnight rioting in the U.S.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress wants the national budget “re-prioritised” to focus on tackling poverty, unemployment and inequality following local election defeats this month, the party said yesterday.

Workers attached to the Blairmont Sugar Estate on Friday participated in a picketing exercise, protesting what they said was the unfair dismissal of one of their colleagues.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is in great need of financial resources to conduct its daily operations.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – They should make a movie out of Martina Hingis’s tennis career.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State’s commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement’s ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force.

Whose abandoned hymac? A hymac has been abandoned on Carifesta Avenue for more than a week now. 

Interviews and photos by Dreylan Johnson and David Papannah   Given Guyana’s recent oil find and preparations to begin exploiting it in five years the man and woman in the street were asked to say what areas should be focused on and what projects should be embarked on by the government once Guyana begins receiving revenue from oil.

Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) has noted the response by Lincoln  Lewis (SN and GC,  August 13) to the organisation’s  letter to the  editor regarding President Granger’s statement and the proposed establishment of the communal Lands Commission which is supposed “to rectify the anomalies and resolve the controversies which, up to now, surround thousands of hectares of communal lands which were purchased  in the Post- Emancipation village movement.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York police were investigating reports of gunshots fired inside a terminal at John F.

(Reuters) – A team from Bangladesh will meet officials of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S.

Politikles

Over the last four years, this column has been scrutinizing the various financial papers that have been submitted to the National Assembly for approval.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Venus Williams’ record-equalling fifth Olympic tennis medal was silver rather than gold as she and partner Rajeev Ram lost an all-American mixed doubles final to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock yesterday.

This has got to be the irony to end all ironies.