
Trio to stand trial over KN grenade attack
Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside the Kaieteur News offices, were today committed to stand trial for the crime.
Articles published on Thursday, January 5, 2017
Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside the Kaieteur News offices, were today committed to stand trial for the crime.
A Board of Inquiry (BOI) into allegations of mismanagement and malpractices in the procurement of pharmaceuticals at the Ministry of Public Health has recommended the removal of current Permanent Secretary, Trevor Thomas and strongly recommended that the representative of a Trinidadian company be debarred from future tenders.
Three persons are now dead and three others including a foreign national are hospitalised following a head-on collision which occurred last evening along the Linden/Soesdyke High-way.
It is a travesty that during Guyana’s 50 years of independence, no woman lawyer was ever named a Senior Counsel (SC), President David Granger said yesterday, moments after presenting Instruments of Appointment to eight of the nine legal practitioners, who he recently elevated to this status.
A Corentyne man attached to the Guyana Power and Light Inc.
The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc (CJRCI) has expressed gratitude to the public for the support it has received over the planned revocation by the government of its Red House lease and said it is optimistic that it has a strong legal case.
A pork knocker yesterday appeared before a city Magistrate charged with the murder of a Brazilian who was lured to his mining operation located at Chinese Creek Backdam, Mazaruni River, where he was attacked and chopped to death by a group of five men.
President David Granger yesterday confirmed that he was in possession of a list of judicial nominees to fill four positions and said that an announcement will be made when the time is right.
Police Corporal, Osmund Paul, who survived the 2008 deadly attack at Bartica, in which 12 persons were killed, including three of his colleagues, yesterday recounted the incident to Justice Roxane George SC and a jury.
Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson says that the Government of Guyana will make a pronouncement this month on the recommendations of the Norconsult report which has come down heavily in favour of continuing with the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP).
A twenty-four-year-old Guyanese woman was yesterday arrested following the discovery of 10 pounds of cocaine in her suitcases while she was waiting to board a flight destined for Antigua at the Eugene F.
China’s new ambassador to Guyana, Cui Jianchun was yesterday accredited during a ceremony at State House.
The investigation into last Friday’s fire at Vigilance, East Coast Demerara which claimed the life of three-year-old Bianka Sancho has been completed and the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has determined that the blaze was caused by an illegal power connection.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday defended Guyana’s vote against a UN resolution on funding for a gay rights envoy arguing that the mandate of the office lacked specificity among other reasons.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the cabinet reshuffle by President David Granger is cosmetic and meant to be a diversion from the current controversy over the government’s revoking of the lease to Red House held by the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc.
Convicted drug trafficker Dennis Jones yesterday found himself back before a city court, where he was charged with trafficking 10 grammes of cocaine and forging an identification card.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) will be presenting its annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure to the people of Georgetown by the end of January 2017.
The police in B Division are continuing the hunt for Shamar Mohammed Ally, the man who is accused of chopping his ex-girlfriend and her mother, at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, on Christmas Eve.
The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) has since rectified the water problem in Atlantic Ville on the East Coast Demerara, after receiving complaints from residents.
Cabinet on Friday, December 30, 2016 offered its no-objection to almost $100 million in contracts for the supply of equipment to two ministries.
Over the years, we have seen the Arnold Amateur Classic serve as a coming out party for some of the current big names in bodybuilding and fitness.
Following their exit from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers in October 2016, the Golden Jaguars will possibly return to the field in an international friendly in March 2017 against Grenada or St Maarten.
The feasibility study for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge is expected to start before the month ends.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies right-hander Marlon Samuels will make his first appearance in the regional domestic 50-overs competition in three years when he turns out for Leeward Islands Hurricanes later this month.
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Anand Narine and Darrol Compton, the two men accused of killing Babita Sarjou six years ago, continued yesterday.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell’s participation in the Big Bash was left in doubt after he suffered a hamstring injury in Sydney Thunder’s six-wicket victory over Melbourne Stars here yesterday.
The Athletics Association of Guyana will be hosting its second Cross Country in Wismar, Linden on Sunday from 15:00h.
Two men, on separate charges of cannabis possession, met very different fates on Tuesday when they were brought before the Chief Magistrate.
Dear Editor, It has been a tumultuous journey so far in the City Council and I would be hard pressed to say that the Council has made major improvements except for the often repeated Jubilee cleanup project of the City which, incidentally, was recently audited by the Auditor General and numerous financial and other discrepancies were found.
A Blankenburg resident was last Wednesday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after he was charged with escaping from the cops at the Police Headquarters in Eve Leary.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will be held next Saturday (January 14) at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.
Dear Editor I have a mixed response to the list of Senior Counsel recently appointed by the President.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama exhorted fellow Democrats yesterday to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahead with their long-desired bid to scrap it in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence called the “first order of business” of Donald Trump’s administration.
A labourer, who police allege committed two armed robberies, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged in a city court.
Dear Editor, Thelma Ribeiro has been languishing in the Public Health System since the 8th day of March, 2016.
Handscomb scores second test century Australia declare first innings on 538-8 SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Azhar Ali and Younus Khan forged a 120-run partnership to stall a rampant Australia on day two of the third and final test on Wednesday after a Peter Handscomb century had helped drive the hosts to 538-8 declared.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa and Australia will contest a four-test series for the first time in almost 50 years when they clash in March and April 2018, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.
NEW YORK/LONDON, (Reuters) – Gold rose to the highest in nearly four weeks yesterday as the dollar edged back from a 14-year peak and physical demand from major consumers China and India increased.
A bandit on Monday evening invaded an East Canje home where he robbed a woman while her husband was at work.
As the investigation into the murders of University of Guyana (UG) student Azrudeen Hussain and poultry vendor Desmond Singh on New Year’s Day continues, the police are pursuing a third suspect.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday shuffled his cabinet by naming a new economy czar to oversee the OPEC country’s decaying socialist system and a new oil minister to confront the economic difficulties caused by low oil prices.
Dear Editor, It seems like daily in Guyana we are being subjected to increasing in prices every way you turn, the latest shock and downright disrespect for citizen comes from Gtt.
ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – Gambia’s army chief pledged his loyalty yesterday to President Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to accept defeat in last month’s election and faces the possibility of regional military intervention to enforce the result of the vote.
Dear Editor, I think that President Granger had no choice in the matter of the former Minister of Health.
A Matthews Ridge resident who is accused of attempting to break and enter another man’s house, was granted self-bail yesterday by the Chief Magistrate, after he denied the offence.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur denied Chelsea a record 14th consecutive Premier League win and loosened their grip on the title race as two Dele Alli headers secured a 2-0 victory at a rocking White Hart Lane yesterday.
Dear Editor, I would like to suggest to the relevant authorities that the use of speed humps or sleeping policemen be avoided wherever possible, and if they must be used, that they be situated only on the minor roads.
Former Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Carvil Duncan will have to wait a little longer for the commencement of his conspiracy to steal trial, since the presiding Magistrate has recused herself.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s woes in the third test against Australia have been many and varied but nothing has frustrated coach Mickey Arthur more than the fielding mishaps that have peppered the first two days.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a senior career diplomat as envoy to the European Union yesterday to replace an ambassador who quit with a scathing resignation letter that exposed frustration among officials over her strategy.
(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co and the American Beverage Association trade group were sued yesterday for allegedly misleading consumers about the health risks from consuming sugary beverages.
A two-year sentence was yesterday handed down to a teenaged boy after he admitted to stealing $41,000 in cash and other items.
N& H Car Rentals recently donated a trophy towards the staging of the one week dominoes tournament In honour of Chief Organizing secretary of the Georgetown National Dominoes Association (GNDA) Mark Wiltshire’s 62nd birth anniversary.
Dear Editor, As we experience the rainy season and floods, the search is on again for solutions, that is, sustainable solutions.
N& H Car Rentals recently donated a trophy towards the staging of the one week dominoes tournament In honour of Chief Organizing secretary of the Georgetown National Dominoes Association (GNDA) Mark Wiltshire’s 62nd birth anniversary.
Regional Executive Officer of Region Number Eight Rafael Downes says he will do whatever he can to help the talented sportsmen and women of the region.
Dear Editor, I thank Mr Ralph Ramkarran for his letter (‘One person’s alleged wrong…’ SN, January 4).
(Trinidad Express) The midnight murders of three people in Freeport, during which four others were wounded, happened at the birthday party for one of the victims who survived.
Dear Editor, I was hoping that the New Year would bring changes for the betterment of Guyana, but it seems far from that.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during yesterday’s morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area’s second major rail accident since late September.
South Africa need six more wickets in two days Sri Lanka set target of 507 runs CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa need six more wickets with two days still to play to win the second test against Sri Lanka, who closed the third day at Newlands yesterday on 130 for four, still 377 runs behind the mammoth target set them.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Moravian minister of religion charged with having sex with a minor has been granted bail in the sum of j$800,000.
by Frederick Kissoon FEW, if any, would deny that the world today is interdependent.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Mr Nigel Westmaas, whom I do not know (‘Wild accusations against Ogunseye’ SN, January 3).
MANAUS/BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) – The governor of the state that saw Brazil’s bloodiest prison massacre in decades this week urged federal authorities yesterday to step up the fight against drug trafficking, which he blames for a wave of violence in the remote jungle region.
As is typical at this time of the year, we are in the middle of one of the rainy seasons experienced in this country.
(Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stepped down as India’s limited-overs captain but will still be available for selection, the India cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
A slender, supple magician behind the shaky wooden counter, the venerable spice master spoke in soft swishes of silken sound, silvery smooth like his slick hair separated at the side, but with eyes smouldering behind thick glasses.
LUANDA, (Reuters) – Angolan lawyers, who argue that President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ billionaire daughter was illegally appointed as the chief executive of the state oil company, have applied for their case to be heard in the Constitutional Court.