Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 16, 2016

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Field Tactical Exercise (FTX), HOMEGUARD began today, with the final contingent of troops moving into the Exercise Area located in the jungles and savannahs of Ituni and Tacama (Regions 10 and 6), a release from the GDF said today.

Following months of controversy, the Ministry of Communities today announced that Regional Executive Officer of Region 6 Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has resigned.

(Trinidadian Guardian) The latest Chinese victim is a 74-year-old man who was beaten on July 28 and left for dead at his Pinto Road business place, which is located two buildings from the Pinto Road Police Post.

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres in northern Yemen yesterday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 19, the aid group said.

A 13-year-old boy was beaten and chopped to death during an argument on Sunday evening and the police have since arrested three persons for questioning.

Deputy Deeds Registrar Zanna Frank has moved to the High Court to fight directions given by Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams that have prevented her from performing her duties, while he claimed yesterday that she did not meet the criteria for the position and was being used as a pawn.

Two armed bandits terrorized and robbed an elderly couple at their Nouvelle Flanders (Crane), West Coast Demerara home and business place on Sunday.

The Linden Town Council is asking Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to remove the Town Clerk Janella Bowen “forthwith,” while accusing her of malicious attempts to stymie the development of the municipality and bring the council into disrepute.

Guyana’s Troy Doris, hopped, skipped and jumped to 16.81 metres and into the finals of the Men’s Triple Jump at the Olympics in Rio, the first representative from this country to make the finals of an Olympic event in years.

A Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara shop owner dodged a bullet to the head when he was ambushed at his home by two bandits yesterday morning.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish finally got his hands on an Olympic medal when he took silver in the omnium yesterday, and while the British rider said he was happy to be on the podium he conceded his impressive collection of honors is incomplete without a Games gold.

President David Granger yesterday stood by his government’s decision to move the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology saying that it was not one that was “whimsical” but one that was administratively important and maintaining that all efforts would be taken to ensure that the collections are not damaged during the move to a location that will be brought to international standards.

Former minister of culture Dr Frank Anthony is appealing to government to save the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology as it holds invaluable artifacts of not only this country but South America’s ancient history and peoples.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Bahamian Shaunae Miller won a dramatic women’s 400 metres final at the Rio Olympics here last night, throwing her body across the line to edge out American Allyson Felix.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Kenya’s David Rudisha stormed to victory in the Olympic 800 metres final yesterday, retaining the title with a devastating final lap sprint.

After the invitation for bids for the rehabilitation of the pumps at Trafalgar, West Coast Berbice was cancelled, several prospective bidders fear that the contract has been sole sourced since works are already ongoing.

A young woman who was pardoned under President David Granger’s amnesty and a former resident of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) both of whom are into poultry rearing, along with a young man who has started a honey business, are just three of 100 persons who have benefited under the Government’s Sustain-able Livelihood and Entrepreneur Development (SLED) Initiative.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica’s Yona Knight-Wisdom is among the 18 divers moving on to the semi-final of the men’s 3m springboard event at the Olympic Games.

Two men have been arrested following a chopping spree in Angoy’s Avenue on Sunday afternoon that left one man fighting for his life, while two others had a hand and an ear severed.

KINGSTOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Leaders Windward Islands crushed ICC Americas by eight wickets here yesterday, to remain unbeaten in the one-day phase of the Regional Under-19 Championship.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug 14, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has described the Olympic achievements of Kirani James and Bralon Taplin as “a defining moment” in the country’s history.

A member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing a single gunshot wound to his right abdomen, after being shot last Saturday in South Ruimveldt Gardens.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Doping cheats using designer drugs or gene doping at the Rio Olympics should know they will eventually be found out, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday.

Police are now looking for a man who torched the De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara home of two of his sisters yesterday.

An American woman, who is wanted in the United States, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in a local jail for forging a passport and trying to use it to bypass immigration officials.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – World champion Dafne Schippers shook off injury to reach the 200 meters semi-finals but twice Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown made an early exit from her fifth Games yesterday.

Dear Editor, Well, the Town Week and Jubilee celebrations have come and gone, and we the folks of Linden/Region 10 are back to business as usual. 

Jamaican national Easton Stapleton, who attempted to mail cocaine hidden in deodorant and markers, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $1.4 million for the crime.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Wayde van Niekerk’s rivalry with Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt has brought about a new golden age in 400 meters running but the two previous Olympic champions were simply stunned by the South African’s world record run on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – Jamaican Usain Bolt’s historic hat-trick of Olympic 100 metres titles has drawn praise from the country’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Dear Editor, Initially, I had no intention of going to the Alkaline show for a number of reasons—the venue, some lingering questions about the content of some of his songs and some gender-based and personal safety concerns, to name a few.

The Essequibo toddlers, who were suffering from the mystery illness that claimed the life of their six-year-old sister, have been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Ravens and Pacesetters secured the top spots in the first stage of the Open and U-23 division of the Turbo Hard-Court Basketball Championship, defeating Pacesetters and Plaisance Guardians respectively in the finale at the Burnham Park on Sunday.

Dear Editor, Firstly, I wish to clearly state that no one is perfect.

The trial of Linden driver Ron Cole, who is charged with causing the death of traffic officer Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ La Fleur, who was struck down while on duty, continued yesterday with testimony from two more witnesses.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China today launched the world’s first quantum satellite, which will help it establish “hack-proof” communications between space and the ground, state media said, the latest advance in an ambitious space programme.

Dear Editor, To date Guyana has not won a medal ‒ gold, silver or bronze ‒ at the ongoing Olympics Games now underway in neighbouring Brazil.

Cougars FC crushed Corriverton Links by a 4-0 score line when the Namilco Thunderbolt Flour U-17 National Championship continued on Sunday at the Burnham Park ground in Berbice.

A Laing Avenue man, who was charged with stealing over $500,000 in jewellery in two armed robberies, was yesterday freed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal eight was evacuated on Sunday night after reports of shots being fired at the New York airport.

Dear Editor, We were made to believe that the new government is way above board and can do no wrong; that because the cabinet members and a few others are paid super salaries they will not be tempted to be dishonest.

A Houston man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking into a woman’s home because she gossiped about him.

President of the newly created Guyana Market Vendors Union (GMVU) Eon Andrews said the union is awaiting recognition by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) before moving forward to have pressing issues affecting vendors addressed.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria’s Aleppo, Russian news agencies yesterday quoted Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh hit centuries but Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath picked up six wickets to restrict Australia’s first-innings lead to 24 runs on the third day of the third and final test yesterday.

Dear Editor, Is it constructive, soul nourishing to harbour hope, no matter how fragile, that the geographical slice named Guyana can somehow, someday grow into a nation, a real nation? 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US officials said yesterday that 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama’s administration.

Associated Construction Services (ACS), a local construction company, on Saturday, in the new town of Bartica, commissioned a $150 million asphalt plant capable of producing 300 tonnes of asphalt on a daily basis.

By Peter D Sutherland   LONDON – Migration continues to dominate political debate in many countries.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s approval rating fell to a nine-month low of 21.2 per cent in July amid calls from government critics for a recall referendum next year, according to a local pollster Datanalisis.

(Reuters) – Yaya Toure’s agent says the Manchester City midfielder plans to stay and fight for his place despite being left out of their first game of the season.

Dear Editor, The change of government last year has not brought much expected relief in economic, security and youth affairs by the APNU+AFC administration.

It is not so much the fact that the official report into last month’s fire at the Hadfield street Drop-In Centre was due to be handed to government yesterday as just what the report and its recommendations will mean for the quality of care that children in the custody of the state can expect, going forward, that is relevant at this time.

The Step Right Ballroom Dancing School of Linden, Region Ten held its fifth ballroom exhibition, at the LINMINE Constabulary Hall on Saturday, as it seeks to reintroduce the art among the region’s youth.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire that spread into a small Northern California town over the weekend has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses, authorities said yesterday, as crews fought to save more dwellings from the flames.

Dear Editor, Were these the same batsmen who played in the second innings of the second Test?

Now that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seems to be closing all avenues for a peaceful resolution of his country’s crisis, the international community should put some serious pressure on him to allow a constitutional referendum this year.

(Trinidad Guardian) – US actor Danny Glover, former independent senator Rev Daniel Teelucksingh, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Caribbean journalist Richard Anthony Best, are among 11 people selected to receive honorary degrees in October from the University of the West Indies.

Politikles

Shamar Morris, the carpenter who was charged in July with recruiting a pregnant woman to traffic a quantity of cocaine last month, was yesterday granted bail.

Contractors rehabilitating internal roads at Mahdia in Region Eight have been facing challenges posed by the need to have Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) infrastructure moved, Senior Hinterland Engineer, Ministry of Public Infrastructure Naeem Mohamed has told GINA.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s midfield maestro Andres Iniesta will be out for two weeks after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday’s 2-0 Spanish Super Cup first leg win at Sevilla.

 Miss Guyana Emancipation Delicia Wright (seated) flanked by first runner-up Jasmin Adams and second runner-up Gabriella Chapman.