Daily Archive: Monday, October 17, 2016

Police are investigating the murder of Yansen Brusche, 38 years, of Ulverston, Corentyne, Berbice, which occurred about 1400h.

A 56-year-old businesswoman was early this morning found bound and gagged on the floor of her bedroom at her Mahaicony home following a robbery.

(Reuters) – A heroic and historic century from Darren Bravo put West Indies in sight of the unlikeliest win in the first test in Dubai on Monday before Pakistan finally prevailed by 56 runs on an absorbing final day of the day-night contest.

Sugar workers today protested across the industry over a variety of issues including pay and the ending of sugar cultivation at the Wales Estate A statement from the sugar union, GAWU follows: Sugar workers across the industry today (October 17, 2016) engaged in protest action calling on the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) to engage the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) in good faith bargaining with respect to improvements in pay and conditions of work.

The Governing Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has appointed Dr.

Mass casualty training: Medical respondents heading to the scene of a mass casualty scenario during their practical exercise on Saturday.

(Reuters) BAGHDAD – Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the U.S.-led

(Trinidad Guardian) Two men were shot dead outside Kinshasa Bar, Curepe, last night and a police officer was wounded. The

The Ministry of Public Health will today ask the Guyana Water Inc (GWI)  to explain its use of the controversial antiseptic Polyhexanide, sold under the name Antinfek, in its treatment of water countrywide given the concerns about its performance and possible effects on humans.

The Linden Town Council has agreed to charge residents transporting goods 25% of the proposed Kara Kara bridge tolls, starting at the end of the month.

The mother of four boys, who were allegedly sexually molested by Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali, believes that moves are being made to undermine the case and despite her repeated efforts to reach out to those in authority she says has gotten no help.

At the trial of Nichola Joseph, who is accused of murdering her common-law husband Curtis McKinnon, a jury on Friday heard from police witness Lalbachand Dial that he was present at the station when the accused expressed remorse for killing the man.

A fire just before noon yesterday reduced a two-storey wooden and concrete house to rubble at ‘A’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown.

Meeting with executives of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence on Thursday made a proposal to rebuild the Palms Geriatric Home and construct a shelter for survivors of abuse.

Reiterating the need for reforms, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said that only diversification can save the sugar industry.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo took a career-best eight-wicket haul to trigger a stunning Pakistan batting collapse and put West Indies in sight of a sensational come-from-behind win, as 16 wickets clattered on a dramatic fourth day of the historic day/night first Test here yesterday.

A man was arrested on Saturday night in the Gafoor’s Houston Shopping Complex compound by security personnel and handed over to the police.

Hamza Eastman was the winner of yesterday’s 5th annual Flying Stars Cycle Club/Kadir Mohamed Memorial 80-mile race, sponsored by Kadir Enterprise of Bartica.

A bandit was on Saturday night caught by victims of the robbery, which occurred at  Joes Chinese Restaurant, Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara and handed over to the police.

Devon Winter was elected President of East Bank Football Association (EBFA) outfit Herstelling Raiders FC when the entity staged its election on Saturday.

Additional legal issues that have surfaced have caused another delay in the start of the Bartica massacre trial, which is now set to commence tomorrow.

With only four days remaining to the start of the 2016 edition of the Inter-Guiana Games between Guyana and Suriname the final Futsal squad for the international tournament has been selected but no captain has been named.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – A thrilled Devendra Bishoo told reporters here yesterday he had been forced to make several adjustments which resulted in his career-best eight-wicket haul against Pakistan, on the penultimate day of the day/night first Test here.

The curtains will rise at the end of this month on the fifth annual National Drama Festival.

The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday evening announced plans to heighten measures to prevent the spread of Diphtheria, an infectious disease that targets the respiratory system, across international borders.

(Reuters) – Southampton’s rich vein of form in the Premier League continued as they beat Burnley 3-1 with two goals from Charlie Austin yesterday while another promoted side, Middlesbrough, fared just as poorly, losing 1-0 at home to Watford.

Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph United hammered Buxton Youth Developers 6-1 when the National Milling Company (Namilco) Thunderbolt Flour U7 tournament continued yesterday in the East Coast of Demerara zone.

The Sophia Health Centre is once again in operation, this time equipped with armed guards, after it was closed down briefly following an armed robbery three Wednesdays ago.

The Ministry of Public Telecommunications will be working with the Ministry of Citizenship for a more effective passport application system.

After being on the market for more than two years, the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has stepped in to assist in getting the costly, modern building on the western side of Camp and Lamaha streets rented.

Den Amstel reclaimed the top position in the Stag Beer-sponsored West Demerara Football Association Senior League after defeating Wales FC 2-0 yesterday at the Den Amstel Community ground.

Floodlights fashioned a nail-biting five-wicket win over Bush Lot United Sports Club Friday night in their T/20 match played under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

A man was caught with some 2,000 grammes of cocaine along the Albion Public Road around 10.15 am on Saturday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Ex-Italy coach Cesare Prandelli got off to a winning start in La Liga as his new Valencia side triumphed 2-1 at Sporting Gijon yesterday, while Villarreal maintained their impressive opening to the season by thrashing Celta Vigo 5-0.

A Providence, East Bank Demerara miner was arrested by the police during the wee hours of Saturday and is currently assisting with investigations following the discovery of a 9 mm pistol and a quantity of ammunition.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the U.S.

Dear Editor, As parents and teenagers usually do, a young lady had an argument with her mother.

(Reuters) – The 15-year-old daughter of U.S. Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay died yesterday after being caught in an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles outside of a Kentucky restaurant, police said.

Dear Editor,   The PPP/C did provide significant support for the people of Linden during our 1992-2015 tenure in Government.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China launched its longest manned space mission yesterday, sending two astronauts into orbit to spend a month aboard an space laboratory that is part of a broader plan to have a permanent manned space station in service around 2022.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – India’s Virat Kohli continued to torment New Zealand with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 85 to secure a six-wicket victory with nearly 17 overs to spare in the first one-day international at Dharamsala yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed in a court affidavit distributed by the Treasury yesterday that 6.8 billion rand ($490 million) in payments made by wealthy brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, companies they control, and other individuals with the same surname have been reported to authorities as suspicious since 2012.

Dear Editor, Earlier this year after four investigators were employed by the Police Complaints Authority I questioned whether or not they were legally empowered to investigate breaches of discipline under section 4 (a-z) of the Police (Discipline) Act Chapter 17:01.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Andy Murray powered his way to a third Shanghai Masters title by beating Spanish 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(1) 6-1 in yesterday’s final to close in on Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State yesterday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.

Interviews and photos by Dreylan Johnson and Dhanash Ramroop This week, we asked people in Linden to speak about issues that were affecting them.

Dear Editor, The president proclaims and reaches in parliament; the opposition, through its leader, disengages and retreats behind customary barricades and hunkers down in bunkers. 

Dear Editor, On Friday, October 14, 2016 I happened to be conducting some business at the Bourda Market and the vendor said to me that she would signal a taxi driver she usually uses to ferry me and the bulk of load.

Given the sordid history of compulsory acquisition of private property in the Burnham and PNC era of the 70s and 80s, it would have been reckless for the APNU+AFC government, which has the reformed PNC as one of its principal members, to cavalierly seek to employ this weapon even if under vastly reformed legislation.

(Trinidad Guardian) When you look at statistics on Google Trends for the highest number of Internet searches for pornography per capita in the world, T&T comes first.

Last week, we discussed the salary increases for public servants which we felt did not appear unreasonable, considering that public servants had received a 10% across-the-board increase with effect from 1 July 2015.

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  By Mark Schuller   Mark Schuller is Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université d’État d’Haïti.

GOA, India, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a “mother-ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRICS nations yesterday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of India’s arch-rival.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki captured her 25th career Tour title when she beat unseeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-7(4) 6-2 in the Hong Kong Open final yesterday.