Articles published on Saturday, October 22, 2016
A 46 year old taxi operator with addresses in East Street, Cummingsburg and Bartica respectively and who was under the police radar for a while, was last evening arrested with over thirty pounds of compressed cannabis, police said.
About 1830h. last evening the police say that an alert member of the Rural Constabulary observed a 32 year old, unemployed, male from Bartica, in Wismar, Linden, with several bags acting in a suspicious manner.
A 60-year-old male of Prashad Nagar was early this morning taken into custody, after in excess of fifty two pounds of compressed cannabis was found in his house, the police say.
More than fifty years ago the political scientist Richard Hofstadter delivered a lecture at Oxford University on the American public’s fondness for conspiracy theories.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police have requested video footage which may assist them in investigating the death of Guyanese national Keith Miller who had his head crushed in an accident Thursday evening.
In light of Barama Company Limited’s decision to end its forestry operations, an estimated 500 workers are expected to be laid off within the next three months, according to General Manager Mohindra Chand.
Calling gun crimes the “most pressing problem” facing the country, ex-army Chief-of-Staff Brigadier General (rtd) Mark Phillips yesterday urged collaboration with the police to ensure safety and security.
Cabinet has asked Public Health Minister Dr George Norton to investigate reports that staff of his ministry passed insider information to bidders seeking lucrative drug procurement contracts.
A security guard attached to the Electronics City branch in the Fogarty’s building was shot yesterday after he attempted to foil an armed robbery in which a man was relieved of over $1M.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday confirmed that Cabinet on October 11 discussed the planned acquisition of private property on Carmichael Street and decided to ask Attorney General Basil Williams to provide a report on the matter.
Shamir Barker, the accused in the hit and run accident that caused the death of Latoya Thompson last year, was yesterday found not guilty of the crime after police failed to prove that he was the driver of the vehicle that hit her.
An overpass to divert the approximately 20,000 vehicles using the Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) intersection every day is in the pipeline and will bring much needed relief to the congested road.
-Flores confident women team will bounce back Guyana’s volleyball teams endured mixed fortunes yesterday with the male Team winning and the female team losing against Suriname on the opening day of the 2016 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) yesterday afternoon at the National Gymnasium.
The recent spate of countrywide power outages is a concern for government and has seen Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo seeking answers from the Guyana Power and Light Inc.
While saying the coconut industry can potentially increase foreign currency earnings through the export of its myriad products, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin yesterday stressed that now is the time to get serious about the “miracle fruit.”
Team Guyana sits atop the medal table following the first of two days of track and field action in this year’s Inter Guiana Goodwill Games.
As the probe continues into the murder of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali, who was found bound and gagged in her home earlier this week, police say a third suspect was arrested on Thursday and he has since admitted to being involved in the crime.
Guyana got off to worst possible start in their three-match Inter-Guiana Games basketball series losing to Suriname in both the boys and girls’ opening matches yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Following rhythmical renditions by the Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra, Minister of Education, Dr.
Two men, who were arrested for questioning in relation to the murder of Brazilian miner Mario Pozzer, have allegedly confessed not only to that crime, but to the killing of another gold miner during a camp invasion last Friday.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – An international inquiry found Syrian government forces responsible for a third toxic gas attack, according to a confidential report submitted to the U.N.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company continued its long standing partnership with the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) when it launched the 14th annual GTT national indoor hockey tournament yesterday at GT&T Brickdam headquarters.
A fire, suspected to be electrical in origin, destroyed a Triumph, East Coast Demerara house yesterday morning, leaving a police officer and his family counting millions of dollars in losses.
NEWTOWN, Pa./CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American voters this week, cutting her lead nearly in half, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released yesterday.
(Reuters) – Hackers unleashed a complex attack on the internet through common devices like webcams and digital recorders and cut access to some of the world’s best known websites yesteday, a stunning breach of global internet stability.
Murder accused Jahryl Reid had admitted to battering businessman Colin McLean in the head with a piece of wood, after the man attempted to sodomise him, according to his caution statement, which was admitted into evidence at his trial yesterday.
Rajendra Singh scored a century as President’s College beat Lusignan Secondary by 212 runs when the East Coast Demerara leg of the 2016 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) continued yesterday.
Nicole Bissoo-Williams, painter and ceramist, goes back in time to savour memories through art.
Dear Editor, As we are in a season of enquiries into actual and alleged wrongdoings, why don’t we, the mainstream print media and the Ministry of Education, conduct an enquiry into the right-doing of Saraswati Vidya Niketan to see what we can adapt and adopt with respect to educating our so-called bright, not so bright, and not bright children?
The final round of group matches of the fifth annual Court’s Pee-Wee Primary Schools football tournament will commence today at the Thirst Park ground with several fixtures as teams tussle for playoff spots.
BRUSSELS/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The head of the European Parliament said late yesterday he would hold emergency talks in a bid to save a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada that looks to be foundering amid protracted disagreements.
Dear Editor, The People’s Progressive Party is most vociferous in echoing cries of witch-hunting, victimization and abuse of power but what it has miserably failed to do is to address these same issues within the Party itself – how it treats its own members and how it treats others.
Nicholas Hercules, who is accused of murdering his uncle, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.
Hi Everyone, It seems like it was just the other day that I wrote telling you, I’m Nuts for Coconuts, but you know what?
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies showed early promise but buckled under the weight of the irrepressible Younis Khan’s 33rd Test hundred and a couple of dropped chances, as Pakistan gained an early foothold in the second Test here yesterday.
Dear Editor, Bharrat Jagdeo’s public utterances that the APNU + AFC has no idea for a national programme and is therefore using the projects initiated by the PPP/C, crime is at its worse, and that freedom is being challenged today need to be addressed frontally.
Guyanese and the wider public will soon have the option of wearing fashionable local print inspired shoes as one designer prepares to launch her shoe line in the coming months.
DAVAO, Philippines, (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesteday he was not severing ties with his country’s long-time ally the United States, but merely pursuing a more independent foreign policy by strengthening relations with China.
A young robbery suspect was shot early yesterday morning by a member of a Professional Guard Service patrol, after it responded to a report of the attempted robbery of a company guard at Republic Bank Limited at Waterloo and New Market streets, Georgetown.
Often criticised for not responding promptly to reports of crimes because of a lack of transportation, the Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that additional vehicles have been made available to it through the Public Security Ministry.
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, CMC – A dramatic batting collapse ensured a series defeat for West Indies A as they plunged to 138-run loss on the last day of the third and final four-day “Test” against Sri Lanka A here yesterday.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) was indeed surprised and, also, not acquainted with some of the assertions and revelations made by Mr Abel Seetaram in his letter titled `Given the state of GuySuCo, benefits to estate managers must be trimmed’ that appeared in the October 14, 2016 Stabroek News.
Ten years after it was launched the Miss Region One Indigenous Heritage pageant is said to have helped to build the self-esteem of young women in the region and its organiser believes that it has even contributed to the reduction of teenage pregnancy in the various communities.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea yesterday, drawing a warning from Chinese warships to leave the area.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Dave Cameron has defended the timing of the decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons and says he expects the “bold” move by the board to be vindicated in the future.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Livid opposition leaders accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government yesterday of crossing a line into dictatorship and vowed peaceful street protests after their push to remove the socialist leader through a referendum was quashed.
Yoruba Singers celebrates its 45th anniversary tomorrow night with a grand concert themed ‘For the Love of a Common People (2)’ at Congress Place, Sophia.
FRANKFURT, (Reuters) – Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that a missing European space probe was destroyed on impact after plummeting to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of 2-4 km (1.2 to 2.5 miles), the European Space Agency said yesterday.
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said he will defend his advice to President David Granger to investigate whether Public Service Commission Chairman Carvil Duncan should be removed from the constitutional post.
Dear Editor, As I watched the third and final presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, I am convinced that Mrs.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Batting coach Toby Radford says West Indies will be gunning for early wickets on yesterday’s second day, in an effort to prevent Pakistan piling up a massive total like they did in the opening Test last week.
Dear Editor, I have been a resident of Subryanville for almost 50 years and have always enjoyed the peace and tranquility that goes with a small residential area.
Tonight the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will host what it bills as its “highly anticipated” ‘Butches & Barbies’ costume ball at the Tower Suites Hotel on Main Street, Georgetown.
(Reuters) – Oklahoma voting officials have denied a request from the Russian consulate in Houston to monitor the Nov.
After listening to proposals presented by government officials last week, executives of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) said it was too early to determine what projects they would be financing.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Supporters of U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump unwittingly helped pick up the tab for a booze-up in Mexico City on Thursday, after they were duped into buying cleverly concealed anti-Trump t-shirts designed by a local brewery.
A couple of months ago, I made a decision to limit my social media engagement.
