Articles published on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
A stand0ff between the government and City Hall escalated today with the Minister of Communities being ordered by Cabinet to formally suspend the by-laws for the parking meters project and from tomorrow the police are to ensure that there is no clamping of vehicles.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon expressed concern that criteria identified by President David Granger for new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission may not be legal or constitution.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC — Guyana Jaguars have opened up a considerable lead at the top of the Regional four-day championship standings, following their comprehensive 10-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the seventh round which wrapped up Monday.
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) today said that in collaboration with the Customs and Trade Administration it had refused entry to a shipment of 2,000 cartons of tuna labelled `Buiwick’ from China.
BELFAST, (Reuters) – Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army commander who laid down his arms to become a key architect of Northern Ireland’s peace, died today aged 66, prompting tributes from allies and former enemies alike.
(Trinidad Guardian) Kenneth “Miller” Browne, 38, the ex-boyfriend of murdered WPC Nyasha Joseph, along with his ex-wife Melissa Browne, 28, appeared in court yesterday charged with murder.
– hospital board to probe Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said she was not involved in the “process” for the procurement of $1.5 billion in “emergency” drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), including a $605 million award to Trinidadian Company ANSA McAL, which has over the last two weeks come in for severe criticism.
A majority of Georgetown councillors yesterday voted to allow the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) time to peruse a legal opinion before ratifying an order made by Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan directing that the Georgetown Metered Parking By-laws be suspended for three months.
An electrician died early yesterday morning, two hours after he was stabbed at Yakusari North, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne by his brother to whom he had refused to lend his motorcycle.
A businessman was yesterday granted his release on $1.5 million bail after he was charged with soliciting a former worker to carry out a murder.
Attorney Roysdale Forde has applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to approach the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal last month’s ruling that the presidential term limit is unconstitutional.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Two-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars needed less than 45 minutes to brush aside Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by 10 wickets, and extend their lead at the top of the Regional four-day championship.
Smart City Solutions (SCS), the contractor for the city’s controversial parking meter project, was yesterday added as a party to the proceedings brought by Mohendra Arjune to have the court quash the company’s contract with the Mayor and City Council (M&CC).
Dear Editor, As a direct result of the 1999-2000 constitution reform process, the Parliament unanimously enacted sixteen or so acts to amend the 1980 Constitution.
Lady Budapest looked like just another steed at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Sunday Until the final furlong that is.
Dear Editor, I recently saw an extremely disturbing video of an American missionary preaching hellfire and brimstone in a public secondary school in Guyana (Central High School).
A man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl walked out of the High Court a free man yesterday, after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on his guilt.
Following the conclusion of the playoff round, the group stage in the second GT Beer/Petra Organization Futsal championships will commence today with six matches at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
More than 50 anti-parking meter protesters stood in the downpour outside of City Hall for just over an hour yesterday as they awaited the outcome of City Council’s vote on the government’s direction that the metered parking by-laws be suspended for 90 days.
Dear Editor, First, I commend the action taken by central government to suspend the bylaws of the M&CC to make the contract that the M&CC has with Smart City Solutions ineffective for the next three months.
The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) kicked off its first competitive event of the 2017 season with the ‘Reaction Dragz’, hitting the South Dakota Circuit this past weekend.
Alvin Gounga was yesterday sentenced to 11 years in jail after pleading guilty to unlawfully killing his father-in-law, whom he wounded with an arrow and bow during an altercation in 2005.
Matthew Assing will be Guyana’s lone representative at the Manual Suarez Weightlifting Tournament in Havana, Cuba.
Dear Editor, There are loud cries in the land over that recent nursing examination result.
The alleged bandit who was fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder on Sunday, at Belvoir Court, Georgetown during an attempted robbery was wanted for questioning in several robberies which occurred in ‘A’ Division, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.
Dear Editor, It continues to puzzle how continuously, befuddled eminent counsel across the political governance spectrum would insist on making pronouncements uninformed by the very constitution which permits their existence.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African football was embroiled in another scandal yesterday when FIFA said the national team’s World Cup qualifying win over Senegal last year was fixed, leaving the legacy of the country’s hosting of the 2010 finals in more turmoil.
Investigations into allegations of misconduct by Toshao Lenox Shuman, the elected village leader of St Cuthbert’s Mission, have cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Frank Thompson, the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) who was recorded verbally threatening and abusing a junior rank of the police force, was yesterday charged in a city court with using abusive and threatening language.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC — Test seamer Alzarri Joseph combined with Jeremiah Louis to destroy Jamaica Scorpions’ second innings and propel Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a much needed 34-run victory, in an extraordinary, low-scoring seventh round game here Sunday.
Dear Editor, Your editorial titled, ‘Indentureship abolition,’ which adds to the celebration of the centenary of the abolition of the indentureship of Indians, is timely.
British High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn said that as the United Kingdom continues to support Guyana’s security sector reform, the issue of recommendations and reports being left on a shelf should now be resolved with the implementation of the work done by his country’s security expert.
Dear Editor, The sugar workers at the now closed Wales Sugar Factory clamouring for their severance package have to understand they have to await the outcome of the court case.
RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Resolute rearguard action by Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh helped Australia escape with a remarkable draw against India on the final day of the third test yesterday.
A vendor was yesterday taken into custody and two firearms—one of which was found concealed in a wardrobe—were seized, after he allegedly threatened a fellow patron at an entertainment establishment in Enmore, East Coast Demerara.
RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli said his spinners could have been more effective in the drawn third test against Australia but for the softness of the ball used in the contest.
Dear Editor, ‘The situation looks dread’ as the Rastafari would declare.
(Reuters) – A rejuvenated Roger Federer beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday to earn a record-tying fifth Indian Wells title and the distinction of being the tournament’s oldest winner.
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says that Pradoville 2 was meant for the personal enrichment of a few at the expense of the majority.
Dear Editor, On November 6, 2016 I made contact with Mr Colwyn Venture, enquiring if permission had been given to my neighbour (name provided) who resides in the building directly behind me to construct two concrete posts at the entrance of the right of way.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey yesterday confirmed for the first time that the bureau is investigating possible ties between Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia as Moscow sought to influence the 2016 US election.
Dear Editor, We the residents of Cinema Road, Melanie Damishana, ECD have been suffering for far too long as we traverse this road to go about our business.
RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Australia skipper Steve Smith said Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh lived up to his expectations after the middle order batsmen scripted the team’s great escape in the drawn third test against India yesterday.
A taxi driver, who admitted to accidentally causing the death of another man, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail time for the crime.
A teenage boy was yesterday remanded to prison on a robbery charge.
SAO PAULO/BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the European Union curtailed meat imports from Brazil yesterday after police, in an anti-corruption probe criticized by the government as alarmist, accused inspectors in the world’s biggest exporter of beef and poultry of taking bribes to allow sales of rotten and salmonella-tainted meats.
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored 46 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a fourth-quarter rally to knock off the Los Angeles Lakers 125-120 on Sunday.
What happened last week at a meeting of Latin American nations with China and other Asian countries in the Chilean city of Vina del Mar is a prime example of how President Donald Trump’s isolationism will diminish US influence in world affairs.
Dear Editor, The good news is that Jimmy Adams, the new director of cricket, says he believes the selection eligibility rules should be changed.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has failed to recover from a calf injury and been ruled out of the third test against South Africa, though frontline pace bowler Trent Boult is looking likely to play, selector Gavin Larsen said yesterday.
Four Scholars Who Triumphed By Hard Work THE Public Service Ministry has offered six scholarships this year for successful students at the 1989 GCE ‘A’ Level examinations.
US Deputy Chief of Mission Terry Steers-Gonzalez last week met with International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumna Marcelle Fowler-Thomas, a Senior Reporter at Stabroek News, and was briefed on her experiences during the Investigative Journalism tour of the United States.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a broad review of measures to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threat, a senior US official said yesterday.
NEW DELHI – India’s parliamentary system, inherited from the British, is rife with ineffiencies.
Dear Editor, I respond to the letter by Sherwin Delano Downer in SN of March 17.
Two weekends ago a video surfaced on the internet purporting to depict an utterly scandalous verbal tantrum by a senior public servant, directed at a subordinate functionary.
Dear Editor, It will take some time before I can begin to say something meaningful about the death of Derek Walcott, the sea’s poet.
