Daily Archive: Thursday, October 20, 2016

Police say they are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on the driver of a delivery truck, which occurred about 1900h.

The police say they are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on an overseas based Guyanese, during which a 42 year old, Peter’s Hall resident was shot in his neck, at Herstelling, EBD, about 0300h.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his “separation” from the United States today, declaring that it had “lost” and he had realigned with China as the two agreed to resolve their South China Sea dispute through talks.

(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump had one last chance at a nationally televised debate to reach out to the undecided voters he badly needs to keep his presidential campaign viable.

Barama Company Limited (BCL) yesterday announced that it is not seeking a renewal of its 25-year concession with the Guyana Government, meaning that dozens more of forestry jobs will be lost.

Bartica is set for a 31-hour blackout today and GPL is beset by various faults across the  country including on its pivotal 69kv transmission line in the city leaving consumers and the business community fuming.

All upcoming works to the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) will be financed through a grant provided to Guyana by China, says Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Telecommunications, Derrick Cummings.

The passports that were found in possession of drug convict Barry Dataram and his reputed wife were legitimately issued travel documents which were tampered with, according to acting Crime Chief Hugh Jessemy who said yesterday that the probe has now been widened to find those behind this highly-skilled forgery.

Faced with a $16B loss last year, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday told GAWU that there would be no increase in wages and salaries for 2016.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs [MoIPA] (formerly Ministry of Amerindian Affairs) has not accounted for expenditure totaling $818 M which was spent from the Amerindian Purposes Fund (APF) in 2015.

Lord Canary, eulogized as an icon, developer, cultural enabler, and the best Calypsonian Guyana has ever produced, was ushered from this world yesterday with fitting tributes.

Guyhoc Park resident, Keon Hall, who was charged in June with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Michelle Drennon with intent to commit murder, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the offence.

The trial into the 2009 murder of taxi driver Rolston Bernard Henry commenced yesterday before Justice Roxane George and a 12-member mixed jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

As part of its 13th anniversary celebrations, John Lewis Styles is donating $5m worth of kid’s clothing to 10 NGOs and it will be closing its Children’s Department because of poor performance.

Armed bandits just before midday yesterday, invaded a Crane, West Coast Demerara rice field  and robbed a rice farmer and his family of a quantity of cash and other important documents.

After more than two weeks, the Trinidadian authorities have ceased their search for two missing Guyanese fishermen.

-as Diamond Sec., Richard Ishmael, Kingston High and St Mary’s record first round wins Chase Academy recorded their second victory of the Guyana Cricket Board’s National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) yesterday when they defeated Bishops’ High School in their second round clash at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation ground.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –  Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan and has argued that the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour.

A Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara bar owner and his customers were left traumatized on Tuesday evening after two bandits, posing as customers robbed them of an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will hold a Three-Stage Road Race November 5 and 6.

The Ministry of Public Health will be looking to broaden its nurses’ training programme in 2017 by expanding the Charles Roza School of Nursing in Linden and the New Amsterdam school of Nursing.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor’s half-century was not enough as West Indies Women’s luck finally ran out with a five-wicket defeat to England Women in the final One-Day International here yesterday.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer fell agonisingly short of a hundred as he led a solid West Indies A reply on the second day of the final four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here yesterday.

Even though a wall is being erected by the asphalt plant that operates at Boeraserie, residents of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo are still being affected by the smoke.

The Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), retired Justice Cecil Kennard will be in Bartica (Region Seven) tomorrow, October 21st and Saturday, October 22nd.

Racing fans mark your calendars, the fourth and final leg of the highly anticipated Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) will be staged at the South Dakota Circuit on November 12 and 13.

Dear Editor, I wish to alert you to an ongoing situation that has caused many of us much discomfort.

Marino Jeffrey and Tiniesha Toney, dead lifted, squatted and pressed their way to the marquee titles of the inaugural Fitness Express Barbell Wars which was hosted over the weekend at the Queen’s College auditorium.

A construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly robbed various persons of over $700,000 in cash, and other items, and had in his possession illegal ammunition.

Dear Editor, I had cause to write in 2010 about this precise matter when someone who is well schooled in the art of finance and accountancy was trying to mislead the nation that it was alright for a budget to be missed by billions of dollars. 

President David Granger will be attending the two-day Conservation International (CI) Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Dear Editor, It warms my heart to see the media highlighting the plight of the disadvantaged in this country.

Following their nail-biting five wicket win over Bush Lot United Sports Club in a specially arranged T20 cricket match last Friday, the popular Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) team will take on the challenge of Savage Cricket Club tomorrow night at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in another T20 affair.

A man who allegedly broke and entered his brother’s storage bond and stole over $400,000 worth in items, was yesterday placed on $70,000 bail.

The Wolf’s Challenge Cup softball tournament, sponsored by Imran Hussain of Wolf’s Furniture Store, Leonora, will continue Sunday with several matches at various grounds.

Dear Editor, I write to applaud the President for extolling the virtues of the SVN high school under the management of His Eminence Swami Aksharananda and for the President’s grant of one million dollars to the school.

LAS VEGAS,  (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump said yesterday he might reject the outcome of the Nov.

The Mohabir Mookerchand Persaud Foundation of Excellence was launched in grand style at the J.C

Brewery audited Head Office by 78 runs when the Banks DIH Limited (Ltd) GT Beer Inter-Department tapeball cricket tournament continued Monday at the Thirst Park ground.

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter to express a more factual account as to the many inconveniences that were experienced by boat operators using the Mazaruni River from early June, when the Crown Mining dredge sank, to October.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A report by a Venezuelan congressional commission accused Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) of corruption yesterday, saying about $11 billion in funds went missing from the state-run oil company while Rafael Ramirez was at the helm from 2004-14.

A North-West District (NWD) resident, who is accused of setting his neighbour’s house on fire, appeared before a city magistrate yesterday to answer to the charge.

Severe verbal attacks against an “obviously nervous” Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, the protest pullout of a key diplomat confidant and mounting tensions with the aggrieved Americans led to the Government of Guyana (GOG) rejecting a Cheddi Jagan-proposed “strong anti-U.S

(Trinidad Express) Thirteen  months later, and the result of the 2015 General Election is now official.

Dear Editor, It is with pleasure that I note Guyana will be hosting the Inter-Guiana games from 21st to 23rd of this month.

For decades it stood there, falling down on itself; perhaps as a statement to the shabby aesthetic that cloaks all of the city’s markets.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is confident he will be fit to take on South Africa in next month’s first test after declaring himself available for a domestic Sheffield Shield match today.

SHEIKH AMIR, Iraq,  (Reuters) – A deep tunnel, booby-trapped with an improvised explosive device, burrows under houses at the entrance to the village.