Daily Archive: Saturday, February 11, 2017

The youth arm of the PNCR, the GYSM, is calling for a separate ministry for youth.

(Reuters) – U.S. federal immigration agents arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least four states this week in what officials on Friday called routine enforcement actions.

(Reuters) – Pakistan batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been provisionally suspended and sent home from a Twenty20 competition being played in Dubai as part of an anti-corruption investigation, the country’s cricket board has said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government yesterday called on representatives of certain local Muslims organisations to share information and assist in identifying potential terrorist recruiters and those going abroad to participate in conflicts.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Soul music legend Aretha Franklin says she plans to retire from full-time touring after she releases a new album in September.

Booting and other penalty aspects of metered parking in Georgetown have been suspended as a new rate structure is being developed, government announced yesterday, while the Mayor issued an invite to the group that organised protests against the meters for talks.

  More than a dozen people lost their homes after a fire, suspected to have been deliberately set, ripped through three buildings, including a beer garden, located at Sandy Babb and Railway streets, Kitty, Georgetown early yesterday morning.

A man was charged yesterday with the murder of Romain Seth, the eight-month-old baby who died during the Kaneville Housing Scheme fire last month.

The community of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara was yesterday sent into a state of shock after a young mother and her three children were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) displaying symptoms of poisoning.

Cabinet will stop giving its no-objection to contract awards once the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is ready to work, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Warning that the government’s proposed State Assets Recovery Bill constitutes a “threat to democracy and good governance,” the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is seeking to have it sent to a special select committee prior to being considered by the National Assembly.

President David Granger last evening urged Chinese investors to also expand into agriculture and agro-processing in order to drive the green economy.

City parking meter contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS), already facing intense public criticism over the manner in which it has entered the local market, was quick to distance itself yesterday from public statements made by one of its directors, Ifa Kamau Cush.

An extension of time has been granted to the ‘B’ Division Police to continue questioning suspects in Wednesday’s murder of phone card vendor Danian Jagdeo and they hope to wrap up investigations soon.

A second person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Leilawatie Mohamed, the Tain, Corentyne mother of four who was shot dead in her home, even as police have uncovered more evidence that suggests that she was the victim of an execution and not a robbery.

The fire last month that gutted a Cummings Lodge apartment building, which was used primarily for student housing, was electrical in origin, an investigation has found.

Guyana has opened its first ever diplomatic mission in Port-of-Spain, which is expected to enhance bilateral relations with Trinidad and Tobago.

Additional works are to be carried out by a Barbados-based firm to make the Guyana Forensic Laboratory fully operational, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday, while pointing out that it will take another month or two to reach the stage that government wants it to be at.

Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO) Carl Parker will be asked to step down until the conclusion of the criminal proceedings against him for sexual assault, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has said.

Villages across the country will be participating in a “Best Village Competition” organised by the Ministry of Business’ Department of Tourism.

If newly elected president of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), Rameez Mohamed stays true to his manifesto, the 2017/2018 season will arguably one the best ever for local speedsters, sponsors and racing fans.

Bartica massacre convict Mark Royden Williams was yesterday read the death sentence on an additional count of murder.

The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will come alive tonight when Eyefull Entertainment and New Era Entertainment presents the ‘Clash of the Champions’ Futsal championships from 22:00hrs.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to a letter in Stabroek News of February 9 under the caption ‘The possibility of “ghosting” police stats exists’.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force crushed West Indies Under-19s by 182 runs here yesterday to set up a high octane clash with Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the final preliminary Group A game tomorrow.

Demico cook Alexis Turpin and her lover Stephon Barlow, who are charged with fatally beating her partner in July, 2016, were yesterday committed to stand trial for the crime.

Dear Editor, It seems as though the way forward in acquiring mining lands is through mining syndicates, as alluded to very recently by Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ms Simona Broomes.

A fourth person has been charged with the murder of taxi driver Orin David, who was gunned down on August 1st, 2016.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed his fourth double century, and Wriddhiman Saha struck his second test ton to help India tighten their grip on the game in a one-off test against Bangladesh yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to appeal to the relevant authority to revisit the line markings on the westbound carriageway of Carifesta Avenue.

(Reuters) – Hashim Amla made a sparkling 154 and his opening partner Quinton de Kock a rapid 109 in a batting blitz that earned South Africa an 88-run victory over Sri Lanka at Centurion yesterday and a 5-0 whitewash in their one-day international series.

Minibus driver Ozel Sam was yesterday charged with causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving.

Dear Editor, As the rollout of the meters expanded from the heart of the city outwards, the teachers of Bishops’ High School suddenly realised they would have to pay approximately thirty-two thousand dollars per month to park in front of the said school. 

Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton has expressed his commitment to working with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) to address challenges affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions head coach Robert Samuels believes his side has gained valuable momentum with their “vital” win over tournament favourites Barbados Pride here Thursday night.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Russia’s Mariya Savinova-Farnosova has been stripped of her 800m London 2012 Olympic Games gold medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday imposed a four-year ban saying there was “clear evidence” she used performance-enhancing drugs.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Beijing’s demand that he re-commit to a “one China” policy was heavily influenced by his new top diplomat, who argued behind the scenes that relations would remain on hold until Trump cleared up doubts about a longtime bedrock of U.S.-China

Dear Editor, Public protests and public opinion continue to mount against the implementation of parking meters in Georgetown.

Craft designer Shonta Noel has always been one for details and has been making customized greeting cards, invitations, party supplies and accessories through her business Crafted by Chey for two years though her passion for this kind of art goes as far back as she can remember.

The dead body of a farmer was on Thursday evening discovered at Greenfield, Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, hours after he left home.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s acceptance of Beijing’s demand that he re-commit to a “one China” policy was heavily influenced by his new top diplomat, who argued behind the scenes that relations would remain on hold until Trump cleared up doubts about a longtime bedrock of U.S.-China

VITORIA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo yesterday said they had reached a deal to end a week-long police strike that has sparked violent anarchy and left more than 120 people dead.

Dear Editor, When Bartica was identified by President David Granger to be Guyana’s first Green Town, it meant that any and every new green initiative should be modelled first in Bartica.

The Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture has moved to institute vending zones on Republic Day in an effort to avoid the congestion experienced during last year’s float parade and aid in crowd control.

Hi Everyone, Food, like love, is an every day part of life.

After much anticipation the fifth annual Milo U18 Secondary Schools football tournament will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue with four group matches.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kieron Pollard struck a cameo but Chris Gayle fizzled, as Karachi Kings lost their opening game of the Pakistan Super League with a seven-wicket defeat to the Darren Sammy-led Peshawar Zalmi here yesterday.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said late yesterday aboard Air Force One that he is considering issuing a new travel ban executive order, while White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said the administration could still escalate a legal dispute over Trump’s original travel ban to the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S.

Dear Editor, Despite the slowdown in revenue opportunities in City Hall bequeathed by a bankrupt leadership under Hammie Green for which he is being rewarded by the Granger administration with a $20 million annual pension, the city government was not as cantankerous then as it is today.

Earlier this week I came across an article in The Guardian titled “Sex doesn’t sell anymore, activism does”.

Reynolds Is Back… Joint $US25m Bauxite Project THE Government of Guyana and Reynolds International Inc.,

Roger ‘Young Bill Rogers’ Hinds will be campaigning for this year’s Calypso Monarch with his song “Ah Campaigning Fuh President” but first he has to make it through the semi-final round tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden where 18 other contestants will vie for a place in the final.

I would imagine that no one pictures their child/children being in a sex tape at any point in their lives.

Dear Editor, The frequent outbursts about a lack of financial resources by those at the helm of the city council are indeed clever attempts aimed at excusing themselves from culpability for council’s failure to provide the services it is required to deliver to citizens in return for the rates and taxes they pay.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice called yesterday for the legalization of marijuana and even cocaine to undo the growing power of drug gangs behind a wave of violence that has shaken Latin America’s largest country.

Earlier this week President Trump told law enforcement officials that his proposed wall on the US-Mexican border “is getting designed right now.”

(The Sports Xchange) – Russell Westbrook collected his 26th triple-double of the season to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-109 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday authorized a probe into allies of President Michel Temer on allegations they tried to thwart an investigation into political kickbacks at state-run oil firm Petrobras, a court official said.

Eagles and Colts crushed Pacesetters and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans respectively in the U23 division when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League of Champions’ tournament continued Thursday.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it is deeply distressed at the violence which broke out in Dominica following a public meeting on Tuesday.