Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

A 37-year-old man today appeared before court charged with the murder of a 65-year-old Cornelia Ida woman, just after he had raped her in her home.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September.

(Trinidad Express) There will be a musical send-off for chutney icon Anand Yankarran, who died on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) A mass shooting in Freeport has left three people and four wounded.

In what he described as an “adjustment,” President David Granger yesterday announced three changes to his Cabinet, including the demotion of the embattled Minister of Public Health Dr.

Continuous rainfall, which began in the wee hours of yesterday, flooded the commercial and residential districts of the city but the water quickly receded after the tide fell.

Prison Warder Sheldon Prince, who allegedly stabbed his wife to death on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, was yesterday remanded to prison, when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.

Cabinet has granted its no-objection to several major contracts for infrastructural works, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of the Presidency.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be held into the fatal shooting of ex-policeman, Ryan Vaux, who died during May last year after he was shot by the police.

The University of Guyana has been granted a $15, 322,300 contract to provide data collection services to the Ministry of Public Security.

At least three persons are being treated for various injuries at city hospitals after a route 44 minibus collided with a car last night in the vicinity of Bel Air Minibus BVV 7157 was heading east along the railway embankment

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has announced that a $300M sluice would be built at D’Edward, West Coast Berbice to enhance drainage of residential and agricultural areas between the Abary and Berbice rivers.

Effective January 1, 2017 GTT says it is offering significant reductions in the cost of the company’s residential Internet service rates for Gold and Silver customers.

Marlon Garrett, the teenager who was charged with the murder of a vagrant who was  stabbed at Bourda Market last September, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after being accused of setting his girlfriend on fire after she tried to end their relationship.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) last year recorded five fewer maternal deaths than in the previous year.

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has committed to making the shortage of drugs and medical supplies a thing of the past in 2017.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Monthly Maintenance cleaning of Canals Number 1 and Number 2, in Region 3,for the Ministry of Agriculture’s  National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA).

The two men who were detained on Monday morning for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of University of Guyana (UG) student Azrudeen Hussain and poultry vendor Desmond Singh remain in custody as the probe continues, a senior police official said yesterday.

A 16-year-old boy is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the possession of an unlicensed gun.

Prison Officer Godfrey Leitch yesterday recalled walking along First Avenue, Bartica, on the night of February 17, 2008, when he heard, what sounded like rapid gunfire erupting in the area.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), lauded for its “commendable” work, was challenged to seek out and nurture the talent existing in Guyana so as to help facilitate the revival of West Indies cricket. 

In order to avoid controversies, Cabinet’s approval is being sought before the establishment of the Food Advisory Committee and the Drug Advisory Committee, Minister of Health Dr.

President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) Gokarn Ramdhani said 2016 was a very successful year locally and internationally for the sport and that he is aiming to continue the development of the sport this year.

The Police in ‘B’ Division have widened their search for Shamar Mohammed Ally, who is the main suspect in the chopping of his ex-girlfriend and her mother at Number 70 Corentyne, Berbice, on Christmas Eve.

The staging of the annual Junior Caribbean Table Tennis championships and the acquisition of a Chinese coach are two of the key items on the agenda of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) for 2017.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – There was little joy for West Indies star Stafanie Taylor or her Sydney Thunder side as they slumped to their second loss in three outings in the Women’s Big Bash here yesterday.

Dear Editor, In Guyana and other countries where sugar cane is grown, after the first main crop is harvested, the buds on the lower parts of the remaining stem sprout to form a second crop known as a ratoon. 

National footballer Delon Lanferman, who was stabbed minutes after the break of the New Year following an argument over the throwing of a firecracker, is expected to undergo surgery soon.

(Reuters) – Olivier Giroud’s stoppage-time header earned Arsenal an unlikely 3-3 draw at Bournemouth yesterday after they had trailed 3-0 with 70 minutes on the clock.

Dear Editor, The recent flooding of Georgetown and much of the coastal areas is indicative of how very little the PNC+APNU (coalition) government has done to plan, develop and execute strategies necessary in a coordinated way to prevent the yearly recurring flooding of coastal Guyana which is causing serious economic losses to the country.

Residents of Atlantic Ville on the East Coast of Demerara  have been out of water for nearly a week now, with persons depending on their neighbours’ kindness and rainwater tanks to cater to their needs.

Dear Editor, The Red House matter could have been solved a long time ago, but for the PPP’s inherent politics of domination.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Defender Daneil Cyrus has pushed back against claims from Trinidad and Tobago head coach Tom Saintfiet, that he turned up to national camp last Sunday smelling of alcohol.

Dear Editor, I am sure that Ruel Johnson’s argument that under the National Trust Act, Red House is the property of the National Trust, will receive due attention in the court case which is going on in connection with the revocation of the lease of the Red House property.

(The Sports Xchange) – Eric Gordon scored 31 points off the bench and James Harden recorded his third consecutive triple-double as the Houston Rockets overturned a 15-point deficit to record a 101-91 win over the Washington Wizards.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era yesterday when a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect prompted the House of Representatives to backtrack on its plans to defang an ethics watchdog.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – The head of Gambia’s electoral commission has fled to Senegal due to threats to his safety after declaring that President Yahya Jammeh lost last month’s election, a defeat the ruler has refused to accept.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada claimed four wickets each as South Africa ripped out Sri Lanka for 110 on the second day of the second test at Newlands yesterday.

Dear Editor, I note the interventions by Messieurs Ralph Ramkarran, Anil Nandlall and Donald Ramotar in response to the Red House issue. 

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed free tuition at the state’s public colleges for students from low- and middle-income families yesterday, seizing on an idea that became a rallying cry for many Democrats in last year’s presidential election.

(Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson stroked his sixth international Twenty20 half-century to guide his side to a nervy six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first match of their three-game series at McLean Park in Napier yesterday.

Dear Editor, In 2014, Mr Eusi Kwayana wrote in a letter titled, ‘It is now open for us to conclude that the Committee of Supply process is high farce’: “In the Guyana Constitution as in most constitutions, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, the three ‘powers’ of government, overlap.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Not even World number three Twenty20 bowler, Samuel Badree, could prevent Sydney Sixers from pulling off a superb run chase to beat his Brisbane Heat by three wickets in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian businessman Jovenel Moise is expected to be declared the official winner of November presidential elections in the impoverished Caribbean nation yesterday after an electoral tribunal ruled out allegations of massive fraud at the polls.

Dear Editor, I want to bring to the attention of the relevant authority the daily suffering the residents of Good Hope Phase Three are enduring.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – The Brazilian government will relocate gang leaders to other federal penitentiaries after the country’s deadliest prison massacre in decades left 56 inmates dead in a scene of mutilated and burned bodies this week, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is no doubt that Red House is the property of the people of Guyana.

FLAT ROCK, Mich./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co yesterday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S.

 (Reuters) – Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler became the latest player to record a 50-point performance on Monday as the NBA appears headed for a record-breaking season.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out in a video address to the new U.S.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian opener Matt Renshaw finished the first day of his fourth test unbeaten on 167 having secured his maiden century and learned a valuable lesson about sticking to his own game.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru has demanded a “significant sum” of cash from Brazilian builder Odebrecht before starting talks toward a plea deal that would reveal the names of officials it bribed over a period spanning three presidencies, the attorney general’s office said Monday.

Dear Editor, As we enter the New Year, I am excited and am very hopeful about the prospects for Guyana.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – David Warner hit a record century inside one session and his fellow opener Matt Renshaw a maiden hundred over three as Australia reached 365 for three at close of play on the opening day of the third test against Pakistan yesterday.

Can someone please explain what is happening to political governance in Guyana?

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – A large fire broke out in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso on Monday evening, burning at least 100 homes, prompting the evacuation of about 400 people and sending plumes of smoke high into the air.

It would hardly have been expected with negative relations between the United States and Russia (the former USSR) having subsided in accordance with the apparent end of the Cold War, that as President Obama prepares to leave the White House, relations between the two powers would have soured to their present state.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON  (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s “clear warning” to North Korea shows he is aware of the urgency of the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear program and will not waver from a policy of sanctions against the isolated country, South Korea said yesterday.

Chandisingh, Burnham, Harewood-Benn demoted in New Year Shake-up ACCORDING to opposition elements, President Desmond Hoyte’s New Year re­shuffle of his Ministers and other govern­ment officials is of minor significance and without any immediate impact on the na­tional situation.

Dear Editor, This is a follow-up to David Hind’s tribute to the late Kwame Apata (Sunday Stabroek, Dec 25).