Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 31, 2016

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil‘s Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff from office today for breaking budgetary laws, ending an impeachment process that has polarized the scandal-plagued country and paralyzed its politics for nine months.

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), a leading Indian call centre company has expressed interest in establishing operations in Guyana, according to a release today from the Office of the Prime Minister.

(Trinidad Guardian) With growing concerns about the country’s rising crime and murder rate, which now stands at 303, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday summoned divisional heads of the Police Service to a meeting where he again pressed home the point that they must manage the crime situation.

Top officials of oil firm ExxonMobil yesterday cautioned against expectations of a large number of direct employment opportunities to be generated by the company’s production activities here, while saying that it will be the government’s responsibility to create jobs using revenue that is earned from the operation.

  Timothy Horatio, the Police Constable who drove the Route 40 minibus that crashed along Regent Street on Saturday, resulting in the death of a passenger, was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and was remanded to prison.

Ian Griffith and Cora Towler yesterday both appeared before a city court, where they were charged with possession of  cocaine for trafficking which was found in the handles of a suitcase.

Actor and playwright Godfrey Henry was yesterday charged with causing the death of a man as a result of dangerous driving.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has facilitated reconstructive surgery for one of its members who was shot to the head last year, GINA said.

Government may soon take steps to ensure that Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is completely separated from the Guyana Police Force, as is expected under the anti-money laundering legislation, according to Attorney-General Basil Williams.

Stephanie Lawrie, the woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her brother during a fight at their Better Success, Essequibo Coast home, was yesterday charged with killing him and released on $400,000 bail.

The five teens charged with killing retired Professor Pairedeau ‘Perry’ Mars reappeared in court for their statements on Monday.

A family of five lost everything yesterday after a fire of unknown origin completely destroyed their home at Friendship Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara.

A $43.2m contract was cleared at the August 23rd Cabinet meeting for upgrading of the sea defences between Bushlot and Reliance on the Essequibo Coast.

Four Haitian nationals were yesterday fined by a city magistrate after they admitted to entering the country illegally.

Following his gold medal winning exploits at the recent Pre Cadet and Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in Jamaica, Kaysan Ninvalle was presented with a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from corporate giants Gizmos and Gadgets.

An afternoon raid yesterday of the Stabroek Bazaar by the city’s Food Safety Department (FSD) did not produce the expected numbers of illegally traded items.

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General Basil Williams will be attending the 48th meeting of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) in Antigua & Barbuda, from September 1st to September 4th, and among the issues to be discussed are financial contributions to the council and the collaborative legal agreement between the University of Guyana (UG) and the University of the West Indies (UWI).

All-rounder Steven Jacobs says he expects East Bank Demerara to hit top form as they progress in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars Franchise League Three-Day tournament.

Sean Williams, who was shot by a police officer responding to a report of domestic violence, has been discharged from the hospital and his shooter has offered his family compensation.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the welfare of veterans is set to commence today and present heads of the disciplined services along with former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) chiefs of staff would be among the first to be formally interviewed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– Usain Bolt is back in Jamaica following his historic exploits at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which ended earlier this month.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has indicated plans to increase the number of water distribution trucks for Sophia residents, in light of complaints by some that they were forced to resort to using trench water for domestic purposes due to the inadequate supply they were receiving.

Despite suffering heavy losses in their CentroBasket U15 championships in Puerto Rico, Manager of the Guyana team Alex Graham, said the event achieved its main objective due to the international exposure acquired.

Tenders were opened yesterday for the construction of a Document Centre at Fort Street, Kingston under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Ivo Karlovic set a U.S. Open record yesterday when he banged down 61 aces on his way to a first round victory over Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun.

International Cub Basketball will be returning to local shores as the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will host a two-match tour against Dutch unit De Arend (The Eagles).

The APNU+AFC Government has budgeted for the titling of 30 more indigenous communities even as it negotiates a four-year extension of the present project funded through the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) and which ends in October 2016.

Government is still to act on the controversial Red House lease agreement that was made by the former PPP/C-led administration and Attorney-General Basil Williams yesterday said that action would be taken “within a reasonable time”.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Australian Bernard Tomic courted controversy yet again when he fired lewd comments toward a heckler at the U.S.

Following a recent Cabinet decision, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott has appointed the Chairman and members of the National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH).

PHILIPSBURG, St.Maarten, CMC- Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada will advance to next year’s World Youth netball tournament in Botswana, after capturing the top three places in the U21 World Youth Netball Qualifiers for the Americas Federation of Netball Association (AFNA) in St Maarten on the weekend.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) was indeed surprised to learn of the new positions of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) that were revealed through a letter from the corporation’s Senior Communications Officer, Ms Audreyanna Thomas that appeared in the August 21 edition of Stabroek News.

The contract of Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Legal Affairs Ministry Indira Anandjit, who was sent on 52 days of leave last December after it was discovered that millions of dollars in law books and computer parts could not be accounted for, has expired and it has not been renewed, Attorney-General Basil Williams said yesterday.

LONDON, CMC  — Bermudian winger Reggie Lambe was on the scoresheet as 10-man Carlisle United twice came from behind to beat Oldham Athletic in a nine-goal thriller at Boundary Park yesterday night as the group stage of the new Checkatrade Trophy got under way.

Dear Editor, When I wrote my letter a few days ago expressing disapproval with the government’s final offer to the GPSU for wages and salaries increases for public servants for 2016, which was published in both SN and KN on Sunday, August 28, I made it my duty to call on Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, WPA’s representative in the APNU+AFC government and cabinet, to inform the nation on the position he took in cabinet’s deliberations on the wages and salaries issue.

The Den Amstel Youth Reformed Football Club will host Wales Football Club of Barbados in a friendly game this afternoon.

Dear Editor, It has been over a year now that we the residents of Zeelugt South Block I Housing Scheme have been suffering severe air pollution due to an asphalt plant that has been constructed opposite our scheme.

A conference to launch Guyana as a tourist destination for weddings, honeymoons and other special events is to be held from October 10-12 at the Ramada Princess Hotel.

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo man is seeking the assistance of the public to find his car, which was reportedly stolen at Old Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara between Sunday evening and Monday morning.

Dear Editor,      This August will go down in history as a crime against international sports and humanity.

Santos Football Club (FC) were crowned U17 champs while Gairy John of Trinidad and Tobago clinched the U15 title when the Caribbean Children Charity Shield Soccer Classic concluded Monday night at the Camp Ayanganna ground, Vlissengen Road.

During the second quarter of this year, 108 hinterland patients were medically evacuated on 106 flights, according to the Director of Regional Health Services (RHS), Dr Kay Shako.

In an effort to improve women’s football, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the National Women’ Football Association (NAWF) will launch a Developmental Championships on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I was recently taken aback while speaking with a senior official of the Child Care & Protection Agency (CCPA) when I was told that the agency would be hesitant to remove a child or children from an adult’s parentage because of the resulting outcry from the public.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson recently visited the South Sophia district to address a number of issues affecting residents and homed in on squatting.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Dale Steyn grabbed five wickets to lead South Africa to a convincing 204 run-victory over New Zealand in the second test at Centurion yesterday that sealed a 1-0 win in the series.

Dear Editor, The National Toshaos Council meetings have recently concluded and Indigenous village leaders including myself have participated and made specific recommendations for the revision of the Amerindian Act.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Shaun Marsh will miss the remainder of Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka after the top-order batsman broke a finger while fielding during Sunday’s third one-day international, the country’s cricket board has said.

Ministry of Public Health Medical Technician, Ravindra Dass is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was hit by a mini-bus while running across High Street, Kingston.

Dear Editor, The day that MV Sabanto damaged the Supenaam stelling, I travelled on it from Supenaam to Parika.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s opponents made a final call at her impeachment trial yesterday for her removal, not just for breaking budget rules, but for plunging Brazil into a political and economic crisis amid a sweeping corruption scandal.

Dear Editor, I write to endorse the call of GHK Lall to President David Granger to put an end to this growing bondgate scandal.

MIAMI, CMC– Former West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is continuing to protest his unceremonious expulsion from the regional squad, saying he has given yeoman service without being honoured.

A Mahaica Chinese restaurateur was robbed on Monday night of a quantity of cash by gun-toting bandits as she was closing.

MAPUTO, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is demanding an external forensic audit of Mozambique’s public debt to regain investor confidence after a scandal over more than $2 billion in secret loans, its local representative said yesterday.

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  CMC — West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite says the regional squad is anxious to take its winning momentum into the series against Pakistan starting September 23 in the United Arab Emirates.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos yesterday officially called a plebiscite allowing the nation to decide whether to accept a peace agreement to end more than five decades of war with Marxist rebels.

Dear Editor, Within recent weeks, the APNU+AFC government has been facing severe criticisms in relation to the highly unusual approach by Health Minister, Dr George Norton, in single sourcing the storage bond from businessman, Lawrence Singh, and misleading parliament on the arrangement.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand Cricket appear to be pushing ahead with plans to trial day-night first class matches as they build towards hosting their inaugural pink ball home test against England in 2018.

Dear Editor, After reading yet again about the illegality of random stop and searches by police officers away from police outposts, I think that it is time that the force worked more closely with the public to bring the rogue cops to the attention of the top brass of the force.

Understandable though it may be, is it not ironic that precisely at the time President David Granger was telling the 19th Biannual Congress of his People’s National Congress Reform that ‘We need not be divided, we need to build cooperative relationships at all levels of society’, he is set upon a constitutional course to remove ‘Cooperative’ from the Cooperative Republic of Guyana?!

(Trinidad Express) Four months after burying the abusive son he killed in self-defence, Krishna Sieunarine says he should have been the one who died.

Politikles

Ongoing polls in the course of the United States presidential elections campaign generally show Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by a margin not dramatic enough to decisively state that she is already home and dry.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested several opposition activists accused of plotting violence during an anti-government rally scheduled for Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday, and opposition leaders slammed the arrests as intimidation.