Daily Archive: Monday, October 31, 2016

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Actress Tippi Hedren graphically chronicles in a new memoir incidents in which she says she was sexually assaulted and harassed by famed British director Alfred Hitchcock during her star turns in “The Birds” and “Marnie.”

A statement from the Ministry of the Presidency follows: The Ministry of the Presidency refutes the deliberately misleading and malicious letter, which was carried in the Monday, October 31, 2016 edition of the Guyana Times, titled “Crime will be with us for the foreseeable future”, in which the author misquoted His Excellency President David Granger, in an attempt to create mischief in the society.

Leguan, Region Three residents, for the first time, are benefiting from asphaltic roads, GINA said.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, last evening, commended the African Cultural and Development Association’s (ACDA) Centre of Learning And Afro-Centric Orientation (COLAACO) on its holistic education programme, at its annual Sikukuu ya-Mwaka (Festivity of the Year) event hosted at the Akwaaba Centre, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A top U.S. diplomat will travel to Venezuela today  to support talks between the government and the opposition meant to ease an escalating political standoff amid a worsening economic crisis.

Nearly 14 months after he took office, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has reshuffled his Cabinet.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum as part of a political deal that is expected to make Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri prime minister.

Friday’s sitting of the National Assembly will hear a motion in the name of PPP/C MP Irfaan Ali calling for an immediate forensic audit into the Georgetown City Council including the controversial parking meter project.

As of October 22, sugar production for the second crop was 70,574 tonnes, just over half of the revised target of 137,764 tonnes with just about six weeks grinding left and signalling a likely significant fall in output compared to last year.

It is suspected that arson was the cause of the fire that ravaged a building at Lot 101 Cummings Street on Saturday night, causing damage to three business places in the process, says Fire Chief Marlon Gentle.

On October 25, Roger Gautier was assaulted by a minibus driver following an accident on the East Bank Demerara and in full view of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank, who sat by and watched the scenario unfold.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) will be upgrading the Mahdia, (Region Eight)  and Mabaruma (Region One) auxiliary fire services to full fire stations.

As government prepares this week to name a person to head the investigation into alleged drug procurement malpractices at the Ministry of Health, it is cognizant that persons making the allegations might not want to come forward with evidence.

A fire suspected to have been caused by unattended diyas that were lit on Saturday night in celebration of Diwali, resulted in a two-storey concrete house at Golden Grove on the East Bank of Demerara being destroyed.

The delinking of the immigration department from the Guyana Police Force was one of the recommendations made by the Disciplined Forces Com-mission (DFC), according to Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, who says that this process needs to be carefully done and would take some time.

Two drivers are in police custody following a fatal accident at Annai, North Rupununi on Friday, according to Commander of ‘E’ division, Ravindradat Budhram.

Dear Editor, The PNCR/APNU/ APNU+AFC’s hue and cry for local government reform over the past two decades can best be described as a call of convenience ultimately aimed at empowering themselves, and certainly not local communities as they would have the Guyanese people believe.

In a bid to bring additional revenue to Linden, Mayor Carwyn Holland says the Town Council is currently exploring options to attract tourists from abroad.

Dear Editor, For the past week Essequibians have been experiencing 12-hour blackouts daily ‒ 6 hours in the morning and 6 hours at night.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – A clatter of late wickets in the final hour hurt Pakistan’s momentum and handed West Indies a rare advantage, on a topsy-turvy opening day of the third and final Test here yesterday.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is  continuing its investigation of Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP), Omar Shariff, Head of SOCU Sydney James said.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Captain Jason Mohammed and Andre McCarthy stroked hundreds as West Indies A completed an impressive 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka A in their unofficial One-Day International series here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Last week, timber giant Barama Company Ltd, announced that it will be closing its forestry operations, which will result in five hundred persons being dismissed.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Speaker, Dr Barton U A Scotland, staff and artistes who took part in the ‘Afternoon of Reflection and Celebration of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary’ – they deserve our praise.

President David Granger yesterday morning joined the congregation of the Ebenezer Lutheran Church in New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the World or ‘Reformation Sunday’.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – For the third straight match, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite was reduced to watching from the sidelines but that did not prevent him from having a profound impact on the opening day of the third Test here yesterday.

In an extraordinary display of speed, power and stamina, Team Coco’s Jamal John rode wire to wire and emerged winner of yesterday’s fifth annual Digicel Cancer Awareness road race in a thrilling two-man sprint finish.

Dear Editor, Carvil Duncan has filed legal proceedings in the High Court challenging the actions by the executive to remove him from office as Chairman and a member of the Public Service Commission, a member of the Judicial Service Commission and a member of the Police Service Commission.

Twenty-nine young adults have joined the Republic Bank Guyana Limited family with the launch of the company’s 9th annual Youth Link Apprenticeship programme on Friday at the Herdmanston Lodge.

Dear Editor, President David Granger in his recent address to the National Assembly, redirected the nation‘s attention to the mismanagement of the country by the PPP/C administration, pointing to the financial, economic and social problems his government inherited, as major reasons why the coalition government has been unable to deliver more benefits to the citizens of Guyana.

  President David Granger, First Lady, Sandra Granger and matriarch of the Kayman Sankar family in Essequibo, Seraji Sankar on Saturday commissioned the Guyana Foundation Sunrise Centre at Zorg-En-Vlygt, Essequibo Coast which offers counselling and other services.

With the 2016/17 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four-day tournament just weeks away, defending champions Guyana Jaguars will commence their official practice match starting today at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Camp Road from 9:30hrs.

Uitvlugt Warriors maintained their grip atop the Stag Beer-sponsored West Demerara Senior League, defeating rivals Den Amstel 2-1 in the battle of the unbeaten sides yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Federal investigators have secured a warrant to examine newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton’s private server, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday, as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James Comey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election.

Dear Editor, We elected President Granger because he promised us that he’d make our communities safer.

PARIS, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic, who will defend his Paris Masters title next week, says he is fully motivated again having felt mentally drained since his French Open success in June.

Dear Editor, The next time the Guyana Chronicle tries to discredit a Government Press Secretary or a Government Communications Officer, it might be wise for them to be accurate by at least attempting to print the entire story.

Festival of lights: Despite the government having declared the annual Diwali holiday as Saturday, residents in various parts of the country observed the event yesterday, highlighting an ongoing dispute between the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) and other Hindu groups.

Fly Jamaica Airways on Friday launched its new ticketing office at 86 Carmichael Street, Georgetown.

Mahaica Determinators and Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph United clinched contrasting wins when the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) National u17 Championship continued yesterday in the East Coast of Demerara zone.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s former President Antonio Saca was arrested Saturday on corruption charges alleging misuse of public funds, the attorney general’s office said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, I read and listened with great care to the pronouncements by David Ramnarine DSM, Commissioner of Police acting on the vexed question of granting of bail.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s unpopular socialist leader Nicolas Maduro shook hands with opposition leaders at Vatican-convened talks yesterday, but his wary foes threatened to boycott further meetings if some demands were not quickly met.

Festival of lights: Despite the government having declared the annual Diwali holiday as Saturday, residents in various parts of the country observed the event yesterday, highlighting an ongoing dispute between the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) and other Hindu groups.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Formula One Grand Prix yesterday to cut Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg’s lead to 19 points and prevent the German taking his first title with two races to spare.

AMMAN/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian rebels opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent counter-attack to break the government’s siege of the opposition-held part of the city, and each side accused the other of using poison gas.

Dear Editor, Kali Bharat Yatra is in its 33rd annual Diwali celebration in India and with it are some five dozen Guyanese and Trinis. 

Dear Editor, Your editorial (Sunday, October 30, 2016) captioned ‘Cabinet and army HQ’ raises some important questions regarding the current state of governance in Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The suspect in the killing of 14-year-old Jamaica College student, Nicholas Francis, has been charged and is set to appear in court on Friday.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – An old proverb states that ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ but Dominika Cibulkova’s service was smoking hot when she exacted vengeance on Angelique Kerber to claim the WTA Finals title yesterday.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Dutch anti-Islam opposition leader Geert Wilders goes on trial today for inciting hatred and discrimination, 18 months after he led a chant for fewer Moroccans in the country and called them scum during campaigning for local elections.

Two weeks ago, we carried out first article on the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service.

Photos and interviews by Oliceia Simon-Tinnie and David Papannah This week we asked the man/ woman in the street about the blackouts that have been occurring.

The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

Dear Editor, In an article which appeared in the Kaieteur News on Oct.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Opener Tino Mawoyo scored an unbeaten 41 as Zimbabwe reached 88 for one at stumps at the end of the second day of the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

NORCIA, Italy, (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck Italy yesterday in the same central regions that have been rocked by repeated tremors over the past two months, with more homes and churches brought down but no deaths reported.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – An evangelical bishop was elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro yesterday in a second round of municipal voting that cemented a rout of the leftist party and allies who dominated Brazil’s presidency and major cities for over a decade.

The October 28 edition of Stabroek Business reported on a US$6m investment in  the coconut industry by Canada-based Guyanese Vishnu Ramdeen.