Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo today submitted a list of six names to President David Granger from which he would hopefully choose the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission.

ONITSHA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – An oil spill from Exxon Mobil Corp facilities in southeast Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state has hit local communities, affecting farming, fishing and drinking water, a local leader said on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Deputy Police Commissioner Wayne Dick said yesterday that the police service was convinced it had charged the correct man in the murder of Shannon Banfield.

Five young men appeared before a city court yesterday where altogether, they were charged with crimes of murder, attempted murder, and robbery under arms, including the slaying of a Good Hope rice farming couple and the recent Tower Suites robbery.

As ExxonMobil gears up for  production from Guyana’s first oil well by mid-2020, the company yesterday announced that it has awarded contracts to US-based, SBM offshore for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

Two police constables attached to the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam, Berbice were placed under close arrest on Monday afternoon over possession of five kilogrammes of marijuana.

An early morning accident along the Amelia’s Ward Public Road, Linden has left a market vendor dead and four others including her mother and two children injured after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a minibus.

A South Sophia man who was found with cocaine hidden in Banko wine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Friday told a city court that he “was under pressure” at the time and had been promised US$2,500 to transport the drugs.

A Guyanese national has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for killing a teenage guest at a New York wedding on Long Island, in 1999.

  Minister of State Joseph Harmon has had environmental issues officially added to his portfolio.

Dynamic Airways went back into action on Monday, after it left 600 passengers stranded at the Cheddi Jagan and John F.

As part of an effort to tackle crime cohesively, the Guyana Police Force yesterday handed over intelligence and information on a wide range of criminal activities to their Surinamese counterparts who were in Guyana on an exchange visit.

A 27- year old cattle farmer left the High Court last week Tuesday a free man, after a no-case submission was upheld by Justice William Ramlal.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) has begun to install parking meters around the city and the company will today demonstrate how it works.

Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott came under fire last evening for his inability to answer several questions posed by members of the Opposition regarding a $24M allocation for an “Umbrella body,”- the Guyana National Cooperative Union Limited (GNCUL).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday disclosed that Ramphal House on South Road which accommodates several departments of the ministry will be pulled down next year because of its dilapidated state and a new building will be erected.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday said that while Guyana has lost faith in the UN Good Offices process as it relates to the country’s border controversy with Venezuela, it is willing to give it one last try.

The primary complaint against GPHC Matron Collene Hicks was that she was not a team player.

Two-time defending Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown champions Sparta Boss yesterday received their prizes at a simple presentation ceremony held at the Banks DIH Limited Sports Club.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on December 15 wrote President David Granger seeking his intervention in ensuring a bonus for sugar workers.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Renovation of the Guyana

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. A Juman-Yassin will face his biggest test at today’s Annual General Meeting when representatives of the national associations/federations meet to elect a new executive for the next four years.

President David Granger on Monday handed over a 30-seater bus for use by schoolchildren in the Upper Demerara community of Kwakwani and nearby areas under his ‘Five B’s’ programme.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The prolific Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson all enhanced their burgeoning reputations in 2016 but, aided by the screams of commentator Ian Bishop to “remember the name”, the year will forever belong to Carlos Brathwaite.

Tourney host Fruta Conquerors and Santos reached the semi-finals of the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League Monday after their matches against Black Pearl and Buxton United respectively ended in a win and a draw.

The family of accident victim Dave Prashad have been told by doctors that he might be home for Christmas.

If it were politics Kalam Juman-Yassin’s 19-year tenure as Guyana Olympics Association (GOA) president would be akin to a covetous despot, aiming to rule his country for life.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell made an underwhelming start to the latest edition of the Big Bash League as reigning champions Sydney Thunder crashed to a nine-wicket defeat in the curtain-raiser here yesterday.

  Book ship here:  The Logos Hope made its entry at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation wharf yesterday morning.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies will spend Christmas at number eight in the ICC Test team rankings.

(The Sports Xchange) – Thaddeus Young sank a driving short jumper with slightly less than a second left to give the Indiana Pacers a 107-105 victory over Washington Wizards on Monday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

National men’s table tennis player Elishaba Johnson recently won the under 2000 division of the annual Westchester Open invitational in the United States of America.

The Guyana National Under-15 boys team (Junior Jaguars) got off to the worst possible start in the Claude Elise football tournament in French Guiana going down to Martinique on Monday.

  With only fourth berths remaining in the quarterfinal round, the round of 16 stage of the Stag Nations Cup will resume today at the National Track and Field Centre in Leonora with an exciting doubleheader.

Dear Editor, The police force needs to devise a system that would prevent residents from Region 2 having to travel all the way to its finance office in the city to get bail refunds for monies lodged at stations in the district.

    Scotiabankers spread Christmas cheer: Residents of several homes for the elderly and children in the capital city were thrilled last week Wednesday when Scotiabankers from the Georgetown and Parika locations came together to bring them Christmas cheer, a release from the bank said.

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to draw attention to the rather unprofessional and disrespectful manner in which the Linden Senior Citizen Association and Funeral Home has been treated by the Guyana Police Force ‘D’ Division, Linden/Region 10 with respect to the funeral service it operates, as told to me by the administrative supervisor, the secretary manager and assistant secretary manager.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Security forces shot dead at least 26 protesters who had gathered in the streets of Kinshasa and other cities of Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday to demand that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired overnight.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies batsman, Bryan Davis, has slammed the preparation of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, after the national franchise lost their third game in four outings in the Regional Four-Day Championship on Monday.

AFC hosts children: The Alliance For Change hosted over 100 children from the Grove/ Diamond community at a Christmas party last Sunday, a release from the group said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Too many of our young people in Guyana are sliding down a hill into immorality and a life of crime.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja ripped the heart out of England’s batting order to bowl India to a thumping innings and 75-run victory in the fifth and final test yesterday.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights commission has urged the Philippines to launch a murder investigations into President Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed three people as mayor of Davao City and all killings in his war on drugs.

Dear Editor, There has been much clamour about sugar being what brought us here.

(Trinidad Express) A 13 year old boy has appeared in court for the unlawful killing of a 17-year-old school boy in Couva.

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) held its annual Christmas Outreach on December 18, 2016 at the Virginia Primary School, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara which was attended by more than two hundred less fortunate children from the village.

(Trinidad Express) The lawyer for accused Dale Seecharan who is charged with murdering Shannon Banfield, has asked that the State hand over Seecharan’s fingerprints and video footage connected to the case.

Dear Editor, Seniors in the Greater Richmond Hill area were treated to a special holiday luncheon and showered with gifts by Indo-Guyanese community leaders of Little Guyana.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – More than the series win it was the nature of the victories that pleased India captain Virat Kohli most after his side completed a 4-0 triumph over England with another comprehensive victory in the final match on Tuesday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Top executives of New York-based hedge fund manager Platinum Partners were arrested on Monday and charged with running a $1 billion fraud that federal prosecutors said became “like a Ponzi scheme” as its largest investments lost much of their value.

A six-member military delegation from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), on Monday evening, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger.

Right after expressions of concern, reflected in one of our editorials last week, about the stances that president-elect Donald Trump will take vis-à-vis the two great non-Western powers, Russia and China, an incident in the South China Sea has pointed further directions in which relations between the US and those powers might well evolve.

(Jamaica Observer) The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), the umbrella organisation of journalists here, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Andrew Holness for his “failure” to hold press briefings since assuming office in February this year.

Another Regent St fire HEAVY rains throughout yesterday hampered the probe into the cause of an early morning fire which razed the concrete and wooden complex at the corner of Regent and Camp streets after midnight Mon­day.

Dear Editor, Misinformation is being peddled by the opposition members on their weekly TV programme here in Berbice. 

Pink Ribbon Walk funds handed over to Cancer Institute: The money raised from the Nestle Svelty Pink Ribbon Walk hosted on October 8, 2016 has been handed over to the Cancer Institute of Guyana, according to a release from 360 Marketing.

The Christmas season has traditionally been a time when we try to universalize our good fortune by ensuring that those less fortunate than ourselves, and particularly the elderly, are able to partake in the festivities and merriment.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook has not made any decision on whether to continue in the job, the 31-year-old said after his team’s 4-0 series loss against India yestreday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday banned new oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, in a push to leave his stamp on the environment before Republican Donald Trump takes office next month.