Articles published on Saturday, March 11, 2017
Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said that considering the immunity granted under the constitution, former President Bharrat Jagdeo is not answerable to any court on the matter of the Pradoville 2 housing estate.
At 1030 hours today, a Guyana Defence Force pickup driven by a rank was involved in fatal collision with a pedestrian in the vicinity of the Rubis Gas Station, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.
The Alliance For Change today said that President David Granger continues to act in good faith in relation to Cabinet appointments.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of New York said today he had been fired after he defied a Justice Department request to resign as the Trump administration cleared out federal prosecutors who served under former President Barack Obama.
ANKARA/AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – The Netherlands barred Turkey’s Foreign Minister from flying to Rotterdam on Saturday and President Tayyip Erdogan responded by calling his NATO partner a “Nazi remnant” as a row over Ankara campaigning among emigre Turkish voters intensified.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla had given South Africa a slender lead over New Zealand at the end of the third day of the first test yesterday, which was disrupted for 30 minutes by a fire alarm at University Oval.
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack and the former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Gary Best were yesterday questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as part of the ongoing investigation into land sold in the Pradoville 2 housing scheme, which has already seen former President Bharrat Jagdeo arrested and grilled along with a host of former PPP/C government officials.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Chadwick Walton stroked his third hundred in four outings but a career-best seven-wicket haul from West Indies A seamer Keon Joseph gave Guyana Jaguars the early advantage in their sixth round game here yesterday.
It is up to the police to determine whether former president Bharrat Jagdeo has immunity in the Pradoville 2 probe, according to State Minister Joseph Harmon, who yesterday argued that the constitutional protection cannot necessarily save a president from judicial intervention and criminal prosecution.
By Royston Alkins The draft of the highly anticipated 2017 Hero’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) ended in great disappointment for a lot of youngsters who seek to build a T20 career and earn big dollars in the lucrative cricket league in the process.
With questions mounting as to how the national procurement board was unaware of a $605M emergency drug purchase for the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), the Ministry of Public Health yesterday deferred the promised release of a statement providing an explanation.
MONG KOK, Hong Kong, CMC – Jonathan Foo played a key role with the bat as Hung Hom Jaguars defeated Kowloon Cantons by 18 runs in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz here yesterday.
Police in Berbice say they have foiled a plot to murder a well-known Rose Hall Town, Corentyne businessman and three men, including the suspected hitman, are in custody, while the person who allegedly contracted him is still being sought.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 World Cup star, Lendl Simmons, will campaign for Jamaica Tallawahs in this year’s Caribbean Premier League after being acquired by the reigning champions in the draft staged here yesterday.
President David Granger yesterday appointed six of the seven members of a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into Land Ownership.
Since its initial staging in 2015, the Guyana Fitness Games ‘Fitness Challenge’ has seen explosive growth on many fronts.
The number one Futsal tournament, the Petra Organization Championships, will kick off Monday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue with six elimination fixtures.
British High Commis-sioner to Guyana Greg Quinn yesterday said that Irish consultant Dr Sam Sittlington is serving in an advisory and training capacity at the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and not in an operational role.
The wife of Troy Simmons, the man who was fatally shot by a security guard after an attempted robbery at the GuyGas Inc.
The Golden Jaguars senior setup will return to the international circuit on March 28th against Martinique in international friendly slated to be held in Linden at 20:00hrs.
One of the prosecution’s main witnesses in the trial of Christopher Da Silva, who is accused of murdering teenager Reyad Khan, yesterday recanted his story of seeing the two in a scuffle moments before the killing.
CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani will launch the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/ Frank Watson national U15 tournament during his upcoming two-day visit to local shores next week.
Dear Editor, We, the undersigned organizations write to express our deep concern and opposition to recently disclosed information such as that which is contained in the Guyana Chronicle of March 9 pertaining to a proposed ‘Lands Commission’ or ‘Land and Life Commission’.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – If Virat Kohli was asked to give his opinion on what he dislikes most about the ongoing series against Australia, the chances are India’s captain would bemoan the introduction of three new test venues across the four matches.
The reportedly ‘missing’ police corporal, who has been implicated in connection with the smuggling of an AK-47 rifle out of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) compound, at Eve Leary, yesterday afternoon turned himself over to the police in the company of his lawyer.
Dear Editor, The provision of subsidized housing has always been a fundamental priority of successive People’s Progressive Party (PPP) governments since 1953.
Action in the fifth annual Milo U18 Secondary Schools football tournament will continue today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue with four group matches.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly asked the remaining 46 chief federal prosecutors left over from the Obama administration to resign yesterday, including Manhattan U.S.
Two years on, disappointment and pain continue to mar the lives of the parents of Courtney Crum-Ewing, who was murdered in what many believe was a politically-motivated hit.
Artist Andrew DosSantos is not a man of many words but he uses his art to speak and he has created a niche in Guyana and even internationally through his remarkable work, painting and more so with his graphic designs.
Hi Everyone, Have you ever made split peas cook-up only to have the peas melt completely, turning everything into a big pot of mush?
One year after a gallstone surgery left her in a vegetative state at the Lethem Regional Hospital, Shulinab resident Thelma Ribeiro has died.
BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Assistant coach David Saker will take charge of Australia for their one-day international tour of India later this year, allowing head coach Darren Lehmann to take a break.
Dear Editor, Reporting, in general, is setting a dangerous precedent and can thwart the developmental efforts of Guyana.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has said he is willing to consider ordaining older married men as priests in isolated communities, but has ruled out making celibacy optional to tackle a shortage of clergy.
Throughout this current political season where populist movements are seemingly growing thicker than wild bush and misogyny is ripe within American politics, I constantly find myself reflecting on how this will influence fashion and the industry at large.
Dear Editor, The providers of private education are contributing efficiently to the education of a large number of students, ie young people of this nation and have been doing so cheerfully for a long time, in some cases to their financial disadvantage.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga struck his third test century to help his team set Bangladesh a mammoth 457-run victory target on the penultimate day of the first test yesterday.
The apparent recycling of a message by Junior Education Minister Nicolette Henry made for some confusion during the Department of Culture’s Phagwah celebration yesterday, when she referred to the holiday as “Diwali” and “the Festival of Lights” multiple times during her speech.
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal court yesterday refused to put an emergency halt to Republican President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, saying lawyers from states opposed to the measure needed to file more extensive court papers.
A second man was yesterday charged with the murder of Festival City resident Christopher Wharton, who was shot dead execution-style while sitting on the stairs of his home in November of 2015.
Dear Editor, It is an honour to extend Phagwah greetings to my Hindu brothers and sisters.
The Golden Om Dharmic Youth Organisation has a number of activities planned to celebrate Phagwah.
Dear Editor, Since the launching of Guyana Telephone and Telegram (GT&T) 4 G broadband Essequibians have been experiencing constant internet and telephone disruptions.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Foreign ministers and other officials from 25 Caribbean countries met in Havana yesterday to discuss a joint response in the face of Trump administration threats to migrants and trade.
Police are searching for three suspects who robbed an overseas-based couple in an armed attack at Brickery, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday afternoon, just hours after they arrived in the country.
(The Sports Xchange) – Reggie Jackson scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons overcame LeBron James’ 50th career triple-double and downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-101 on Thursday night at The Palace.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico will launch a new round of negotiations to resolve a years-long trade dispute over Mexico’s sugar exports to the United States, senior officials in both governments said yesterday.
The scandal-driven dismissal of South Korean president Park Geun-hye could not have come at a worse time.
Armed bandits robbed the Shell gas station at Ogle, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning, after they tied up the security guard.
THE Mighty Sparrow demonstrated his tremendous talent, skill and professionalism in calypso when he gave a soundly entertaining performance at the National Cultural Centre last Tuesday night.
Dear Editor, I refer to the article captioned, “‘Reckless, provocative’ calls potential threats to social cohesion -Granger” (SN March 10).
Reggae/Dancehall artiste Javes ‘Dan Jah V’ Cox recently released his latest single “Fit My Profile”.
BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) named Trevor Hohns as the full-time chairman of its National Selection Panel yesterday, effecting a structural change to improve the rankings of the underperforming Twenty20 side.
Skeletal remains were found in 1974 in Ethiopia from a female hominid of the Australopithecus afarensis species, who has been called Lucy and who is said to be one of our earliest potential ancestors.
NEW DELHI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India will more than double maternity leave, allow work from home and require employers to have crèches to improve maternal and child health and boost a declining female workforce.
