Daily Archive: Saturday, November 19, 2016

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today fiercely condemned a pension bill for former Prime Minister Hamilton Green and said it should not be presented to Parliament.

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe seamer Donald Tiripano bowled a superb final over to help his side earn a dramatic tie in their Tri-Series one-day international against West Indies in Bulawayo on Saturday.

Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has written Minister of State Joe Harmon inquiring about steps to be taken to appoint a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission following the resignation of the current holder Dr Steve Surujbally.

About 0100h. this morning, police say that Henry Mendonca, a Venezuelan and a male Guyanese, who both reside in Venezuela and had come to Guyana last night, were drinking at Eteringbang Landing, when they had a misunderstanding, during which process, the Guyanese broke a bottle and stabbed Mendonca twice to his abdomen.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy of Tunapuna yesterday which is being described by relatives as murder while police say it was a shoot-out with an armed “pest.”

Clebert Reece, one of two men who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the massacre of 12 persons at Bartica on February 17, 2008, was yesterday sentenced to 35 years in jail.

The economic empowerment of Guyanese of African descent requires a collective effort and this is the impetus behind the founding of the African Business Roundtable (ABR) by the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA).

Amid mounting criticism of the slow progress towards constitutional reform, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said that a bill for a consultative commission has been drafted and around $80M is being sought to move the process along.

An office assistant attached to the Kaieteur News died yesterday morning, hours after he was involved in a head-on collision involving a car along the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Despite concern over the high incidence of criminal activities, government sees no need to further utilize the army in crime-fighting efforts, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) National Conference, where the party’s leadership is expected to be contested, is scheduled to be held next January, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo announced yesterday.

Opposition Leader Bharat Jagdeo has called the government’s move to give former PNC Prime Minister Hamilton Green a pension on par with the “high office” he occupied between 1985 and 1992 duplicitous, while saying a case will have to be made that he is deserving.

In excess of 30 gladiators from Anguilla, Barbados, Suriname, Trinidad and Guyana will transform the Theatre Guild into a battleground of muscle when the inaugural ‘Stage of Champions’ event is held tonight from 19:00hrs.

Oscar Payne, head coach of defending Courts Pee Wee Football Champions St.

Alex Cheeks and Shomari Wiltshire secured contrasting wins in the Category-A section when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Squash Championship continued on Thursday at the Georgetown Club facility.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Rain allowed only 36 overs on the opening day of the second round game between Jamaica Scorpions and Windward Islands Volcanoes at Sabina Park here Friday.

President David Granger has granted his approval to a request for an extension of time for the submission of the final report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the discovery of a foreign aircraft at Yupukari, in Region Nine, the Ministry of the Presidency has announced.

Close to 100 packets of compressed marijuana was found under the Stabroek Market canopy yesterday in a raid carried out by the City Constabulary.

Holding fast to promises made, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) will soon implement new regulations for boating operations with the aim of reducing the occurrence of river accidents in the North West District.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Half centuries from veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul and openers Rajendra Chandrika and Shimron Hetmyer, gave Guyana Jaguars momentum but yet another five-wicket haul from Rahkeem Cornwall, ensured Leeward Islands Hurricanes shared some of the honours on the opening day of their Regional Four-Day contest here Friday.

A Central Rupununi man is now hospitalised after being hit by a felled tree at Awarewaunau, Rupununi backdam on Thursday afternoon.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, (Reuters) – England were left with a mountain to climb after India made 455 in their first innings before returning to blow away the tourists’ top order on a spin-dominated second day of the second test yesterday.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday morning opened the doors of its third customer experience store on Brickdam.

By Donald Duff in New York The games seem to be getting shorter and shorter.

Dear Editor, In 2013, as Attorney General, I piloted a Bill through the National Assembly to publish the Official Gazette Online, and to give legal validity to the online version of the Official Gazette.

Acting Chancellor Carl Singh has ordered that immediate steps be taken to prepare the records in an effort to expedite the hearing of the appeal of the High Court’s ruling that APNU+AFC ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott can’t hold seats in the National Assembly as non-elected Members of Parliament (MPs).

Dear Editor, We read and learn that the road on which the Chinese Embassy is located here in Guyana is to be renamed ‘Fuzhou Road’ by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, in honour of the city’s relationship with the Chinese city of Fuzhou.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opener Anthony Alleyne stroked his second straight half-century and fourth in first class cricket to lead a Barbados Pride rally against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, on the opening day of their second round game in the Regional Four-Day Championship on Friday.

A team from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is still examining ways to make the controversial High Street complex, which formerly housed the Guyana Broadcasting Cor-poration, safe for occupation, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said on Thursday.

Still battling a disorder that sometimes makes her hate the way she looks, the reigning Miss Guyana World Nuriyyih Gerrard says she continues the process of loving herself even as she has gotten over the initial shock of winning the crown and is settling into enjoying her reign and the preparation for the Miss World stage later this year.

The curtain will come down on the 2016 cycling season with back-to-back races this weekend.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown are at the final stage of deliberating on what should be the scope and substance of the city’s budget.

Residents of Orealla are trying to prevent the Orealla-Siparuta Village Council from leasing 300 acres of land to a Crabwood Creek businessman to conduct farming activities.

Dear Editor, I always believe that the press can work wonders and get things done.

Hosea Hopkinson, the bus conductor who was charged with robbing a woman outside of a pizzeria on Sheriff Street last Monday, was yesterday granted his release on bail and just hours later he was charged with a similar crime.

Hi Everyone,  When one goes home to visit, the list of needs is small but important.

Telecommunications giant, Digicel will partner with the Guyana Special Olympics Committee to stage the inaugural Special Olympics 5km Walk, Wheel and Run Race on December 4 at the National Park.

MARRAKESH, Morocco, (Reuters) – Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight yesterday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a new sign of international support for a pact opposed by U.S.

VIJAYAWADA, India,CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor returned to form and West Indies Women to their winning ways, as they rolled over India Women by six wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series, to claim their first win of an otherwise dismal tour here Friday.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area yesterday in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire city.

Dear Editor, The aging but still unwise government is asking Guyanese to join in its celebration of a Blue Christmas. 

My six-week love affair with Russia has come to an end.

Milton Van Lewin, who was allegedly found with a gun and ammunition at a New Amsterdam house on Tuesday, was yesterday refused bail on two charges.

An East La Penitence resident was yesterday granted his release on $150,000 bail after he denied that he broke and entered a home and stole over $6 million in property.

(Reuters) – New Zealand debutants Colin de Grandhomme and Jeet Raval helped their side into a strong position at the close of the second day’s play of the first test against Pakistan at Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday.

Dear Editor, Well known Guyanese philanthropist George Subraj passed away the night before last at a gym where he was exercising in Queens.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to rapidly deport 2 to 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records would further tax a system already stretched to its limits, current and former U.S.

Guyana Fashion Week 2016 came to a close after more than a full week of activities ending with two Runway Style nights at the Pegasus Hotel which saw packed audiences being treated to the ‘fashion fusion’ promised.

NEW YORK/SAN DIEGO, (Reuters) – Donald Trump agreed yesterday to pay $25 million to settle fraud lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars, in what New York’s attorney general called a “stunning reversal” for the U.S.

Businessmen Sattaur Gafoor, Gerry Gouveia and Amerindian rights activist Jean La Rose are among those set to be awarded at the second annual El Dorado Awards slated for December 29 at the Marriot Hotel.

(Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged with ball tampering during the second test against Australia in Hobart, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Defence and Police Forces need to change their tactics since both entities could contribute to crime in our society.

Trinidadian national Anthony Nestor, accused of incurring over $300,000 in debts at two different hotels by false pretence, is set to face another charge for the same offence.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters, marching under the banners of unions and leftist groups, blocked traffic in Argentina’s capital yesterday to pressure the government into increasing subsidies to the poor.

Georgetown Magistrate Fabayo Azore is expected to rule on December 1st on a no-case submission made on behalf of Manx Powers, the driver who is accused of causing the death of former world champion boxer Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis.

The Indian Cultural Centre will tonight host a free screening of the film Sardar, described as a 1993 biopic of Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhi Patel, at its Lot 67 New Haven, Bel Air location According to a release, the film was directed by Ketan Mehta and its script was written by notable Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar.

LONDON,(Reuters) – It was quite a couple of hours for the Murray brothers at the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday.

Most Guyanese know the name Baby Arthur.  His given name was Hubert Headley.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady were found guilty yesterday on U.S.

Yesterday morning, after debating whether to broadcast such distressing imagery,  Al-Jazeera English aired footage recorded in a hospital in Eastern Aleppo during a bombing raid.

Dear Editor, As a graduate student in London, I was introduced to the teachings of managerialism defended by a philosopher who coincidentally bore the surname of Burnham.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitians vote in a long-delayed presidential election tomorrow that islanders hope will stabilize the impoverished nation and help it get back on its feet after a devastating hurricane last month.

                Army Chief-of-Staff Brigadier George Lewis laying the first wreath at the Veterans’ Monument on the lawns of Base Camp Ayanganna yesterday as the  Guyana Defence Force (GDF) paid tribute to military veterans with a wreath laying ceremony and service.