Daily Archive: Saturday, September 24, 2016

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by 16 runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Dubai International Stadium here Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force says that ranks intercepted a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden about23:00h last night, in which five adult male Haitian Nationals were found.

(Trinidad Guardian) There were political fireworks at the start of the Parliament’s Second Session yesterday, as government’s bid to push through with the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (2016) bill in Parliament hit a “wall” when the Opposition refused to have a meeting on the proposed bill.

(Reuters) – Police in northwest Washington state today conducted a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire in a mall, killing four women and critically wounding a man, media said.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday requested conciliation to resolve the deadlock in its negotiations with the government on wages and salaries for public servants.

Although the Guyana Police Force has recorded a decrease in serious crimes for the year, the Indian Action Committee (IAC) says some citizens are fleeing the country due to a continuous spate of criminal attacks around the country.

Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board Lennox Craig was yesterday sent a lawyer’s letter warning him to desist from repeating “false” allegations made by an illegal operator against two Directors of the board and seeking damages from him.

Two suspects were arrested late yesterday afternoon and police say they have since confessed to murdering 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found dead with his throat slit more than one month ago.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Associa-tion (GGDMA) wants strong action to be taken against illegal miners who are raiding lands that have been legally claimed, while warning that tolerance for such activity is harming the image of the industry.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Reigning World champions West Indies were humbled by Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International here yesterday, after virtually condemning themselves with a feeble batting effort at the Dubai International Stadium.

After a “necessary” meeting of the leaders of the major trade unions in Guyana, the labour movement has written to President David Granger seeking “engagement to correct anomalies” which are a “threat to Labour’s existence.”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Carlos Brathwaite said West Indies simply did not fire in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series against Pakistan here yesterday.

A police constable was yesterday charged with two counts of accepting bribes and he was released on $30,000 bail after his lawyer said he was wrongfully accused.

A woman was yesterday charged criminally with the assault of an eight-year-old, whom she is accused of slapping after he was involved in a fight with her son.

With self-professed drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine once again failing to appear for a key ruling in their trial for cocaine trafficking, their lawyer yesterday told the trial magistrate that he was no longer representing them.

Guyana’s premier cyclists will unchain their competitive juices and renew their cycling rivalry tomorrow with the staging of the 14th annual Victor Macedo memorial road race.

Kayron Fraser scored a century while several other batsmen fell in the nineties on the first day of the fifth round of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Franchise League yesterday at various cricket grounds around the country.

National Communication Network (NCN) news anchor Natasha Smith was not told to retract her statement attributing her removal from on air to her pregnancy, only to consider modifying it, according to communications consultant Abraham Poole.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Exciting off-spinner Jon Russ Jaggesar believes he is on the verge of playing international cricket.

Late Ombudsman, retired Justice Winston Moore was yesterday remembered as an intellectual, an outstanding public servant, a role model, a family man and a staunch upholder of the rule of law.

Health services offered by the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) got a boost from the Chinese Government yesterday with a donation of US$420,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies.

Dear Editor, The pronouncement recently by the Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council, as carried by the media, has echoed what many Guyanese, including yours truly, have been openly lamenting over several years.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – Captain Kane Williamson and opener Tom Latham led a strong New Zealand reply with unbeaten half-centuries before rain washed out the final session of the second day of the first test against India yesterday.

YARI PLAINS, Colombia,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebel group voted unanimously to approve a peace deal with the government yesterday, declaring an end to the five-decade war as it prepares to transition into a new political party.

A drive down De Hoop Road reveals miles upon miles of picturesque scenery: ploughed, burnt and irrigated fields, with houses dotting the landscape.

Dear Editor, I am really fed up with the daily blackouts and low voltage!

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – The Indian spinners did succeed in bringing Kane Williamson and Tom Latham to their knees but only literally as the New Zealanders swept them to distraction on day two of the first test in Kanpur yesterday.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Warplanes bombed Aleppo yesterday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria’s biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire.

(The Sports Xchange) – Eleven-time All-Star forward Chris Bosh has failed his preseason physical and remains unable to return to basketball activities, the Miami Heat said on Friday.

While the average 14-year-old girl is caught up with school and extra lessons, Omaiah Aaliyah Hall has a lot more on her plate.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter ‘There is no WPA’ written by Courtney Lane in the September 21 issue of your paper.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil Supreme Court Judge Teori Zavascki approved a preliminary investigation into plea bargain deal allegations from former Transpetro head Sergio Machado that cite President Michel Temer and Senate President Renan Calheiros, among others, the court said yesterday.

Caribbean Aqua Terrestrial Solutions (CATS), supported by funding from the German government, handed over an aluminium boat and 50 HP four-stroke Yamaha outboard engine to the Mahaica River Birding Tour Group yesterday.

Paul DeBritto is a self-taught guitarist and vocalist, who has set his sights on becoming an international superstar, among other things.

Following a high volume of complaints from city residents and businesses over its poor service since resuming garbage collection, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has rehired one of the firms it had dropped to once again handle the job in the central business district.

Dear Editor, I hold no brief either for Tropical Orchards Products Limited (TOPCO), a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), or Caribbean International Distribution Inc (CIDI), a subsidiary of Rudisa Beverages Company of Suriname.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton had a four-percentage point advantage in support over Republican Donald Trump ahead of their first U.S.

Sugar union GAWU yesterday reaffirmed its position that GuySuCo had kept it and sugar workers in the dark about plans to grow rice on the Wales estate and it called for the feasibility study to be made public to determine if the corporation was being “penny-wise and pound-foolish.”

LONDON, (Reuters) – Toby Roland-Jones took a hat-trick to lead Middlesex to the English County Championship title with a dramatic 61-run victory over Yorkshire at Lord’s yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s October presidential election will be important to easing poverty, acting President Jocelerme Privert told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, as the United States toughens its stance toward a wave of Haitian immigrants.

The second annual Gold Cup table tennis tournament organized by Titans Table tennis Club is set to take place next month with the winners set to receive lucrative cash prizes.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in the September 22 edition of the Kaieteur News, under the caption ‘Anti-crime ranks stop, harass K/News staffer for bribe’.

Hi Everyone, I have a confession to make. I know very little about the food culture and food heritage of our Indigenous peoples.

Dear Editor, I look at Guyana and it is lost in a perpetual twilight zone and time warp. 

Milan Fashion Week opened with the country’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pledging his continuing support for the industry.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Next month’s world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko was called off yesterday for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,  (Reuters) – Protesters took to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, for a fourth night yesterday, calling on law enforcement to “release the tapes” of the fatal police shooting of a black man, hours after the victim’s family released its own video.

Two employees of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were robbed in an armed attack yesterday afternoon in front the agency’s Brickdam office.

Suriname is facing an economic crisis that has seen swingeing inflation and deepened by slumping commodity prices, according to an Associated Press (AP) report.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – The Chilean government on Friday said it signed a US$100 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development to help the South American nation fight corruption and improve transparency in both the public and private sectors.

Dear Editor, United States President Barack Obama, in his final address to the United Nations General Assembly, called on countries of the industrialized North not to abdicate their responsibilities to the poorer countries and urged them to forge meaningful partnerships with developing countries.

Sometimes it is difficult to be positive in a society where tragic events occur regularly.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court said yesterday it had reopened a fraud and corruption investigation into Brazilian soccer player Neymar over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos, after an appeal by the public prosecutor.

Locally produced film The Old Higue will be screened at the Aracari Resort tomorrow evening and patrons can expect that they will get more than their money’s worth.

The Department of Labour has launched an investigation into the death of a construction worker, who was electrocuted and fell off of a three storey building at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ready themselves for a debate that is likely to reach more than 100 million viewers, both candidates will recall the outcome of the first, infamous televised encounter between Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy.