Daily Archive: Thursday, May 4, 2017

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 4, CMC – A rampant West Indies flattened Pakistan for a record-equaling low at Kensington Oval, as they romped to an emphatic 106-run victory in the second Test here Thursday, to level the three-match series and set up a decider in Dominica next week.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, will retire from carrying out royal engagements from the autumn, Buckingham Palace said today, ending more than six decades of active public life.

By instruction from Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Karen Cummings, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) executives yesterday abruptly ended a Parliamentary Sectoral Committee’s visit to the institution’s storage bond.

The National Toshaos Council yesterday upped the pressure on the Granger administration over its decision to set up a commission to address both Amerindian land titling and the claims of freed Africans.

The decision to hold the 51st Independence Anniversary flag-raising ceremony at the Stabroek Market Square has been rescinded and the government is now considering using the Parade Ground, according to Town Clerk Royston King.

The nation’s highest learning institution, University of Guyana (UG) along with West Demerara Secondary and Christianburg/Wismar Multilateral School recorded some standout performances when the Ministry of Education (MoE) staged the second annual National Schools Relay Festival at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora yesterday.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) met on Tuesday with Baroness Anelay, Minister of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom and raised a series of concerns about the economy here.

Members of the ‘Change Team,’ which contested for posts in the recent Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) elections, led by Gregory Gaspar, will be moving to file court action against the elections officer Herman DeSouza should inconsistencies in the voters’ count be revealed.

Kerron Stewart, 2008 Olympic silver medalist in both the 100m and the 4x100m, will lead a number of Jamaican athletes scheduled to compete at this year’s Aliann Pompey (AP) Invitational set for July 15 Stewart has been fast out the blocks this season.

Heavyweight clashes will highlight the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition semi-final round when titlist Team 25 battles Dave and Celina All-Stars and Swag Entertainment opposes Jermaine and Family Silver Bullets tonight at the Silver City Tarmac.

Lakeraj Fredericks was yesterday afternoon found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law Clifton Bonus, whom he shot in the head during an argument on a farm in Linden back in 2011.

Jason Bhaskaran, the driver who was involved in a two-vehicle smash-up at Coverden, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last year, which resulted in two fatalities, had the charge of causing death dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Stylish stroke-maker Shai Hope agonizingly missed out on a maiden Test hundred in an admirable West Indies batting effort, but a clatter of wickets late on the penultimate day here yesterday opened the door for Pakistan, setting up an intriguing finale to the second Test.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With little to show in his last 16 Test innings, West Indies batsman Shai Hope says he will take inspiration from his career-best 90 against Pakistan on the penultimate day of the second Test here yesterday.

The police will charge the persons who attacked West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) employees and destroyed hospital property last Sunday  ‘D’ Division Commander Leslie James said yesterday, according to a Ministry of Public Health release.

A pensioner was found dead on the Garden of Eden Public Road, East Bank Demerara, (EBD), yesterday morning and police are investigating the circumstances.

Since rebranding and opening its doors last year, Tower Gym has embarked on sponsoring athletes that compete in the strength sports; this year will be no different.

Two Chinese nationals were yesterday fined after they were accused of buying US currency without a dealer’s licence.

When the 32nd Pan-American Road Cycling Championships is staged in the Dominican Republic this weekend, Guyana will be represented by five cyclists.

In keeping with a commitment made on April 18, 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources says it deployed a team comprising Officers of its Compliance Division and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to the Puruni, Region 7 area on April 24 and 25, 2017.

Up from three last year, the sum of six territories have confirmed their participation for this year’s Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors boxing tournament set for the National Gymnasium from May 12.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday on a fresh version of legislation.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of stabbing an individual who he alleged had supplied the police with information about him committing a crime.

Dear Editor, The parties in industrial relations-which are government, employer and trade union-are working within the Tripartite Committee to find a mechanism that can assist in expediting resolution to grievances.

President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe said yesterday that the annual 59th senior Caribbean Table Tennis championships which will now be held in Cuba holds no serious implications for Guyana’s participation.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor in charge of a probe into police corruption in Buenos Aires province was found tied up by an attacker who apparently entered and escaped through a window, local officials said yesterday.

The second annual ‘Church Meets the Street’ football competition will officially commence tomorrow (May 5th) at the Tucville Secondary School Ground from 9:30hrs.

Dear Editor, It is heartening to see efforts by Director Walter Narine and team of the Mayor and City Council’s Department of Solid Waste.

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), members of the media yesterday spoke of President David Granger not holding press conferences and lamented the lack of access to information from government ministers.

Dear Editor, Recently a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist occurred in Region 2 which has once again brought into focus machines including vehicles that remain idly parked alongside the main public road and in some instances permanently.

A city magistrate yesterday committed Ishwar Heeralall, the man who allegedly chopped his estranged wife at the La Penitence Market last year, to stand trial at the High Court for attempted murder.

DAKAR, (Reuters) – West African countries have detained eight Chinese ships for fishing illegally and the boats’ owners could be subject to millions of dollars in fines, environmental group Greenpeace and government officials said.

(IPL) Rahul Tripathi missed out on his a maiden T20 century, but his stroke-filled 93 powered Rising Pune Supergiant to a four-wicket win over favourites Kolkata Knight Riders last night.

Blairmont Blazers (BB) defeated Cotton Tree Die Hard (CTDH) by 32 runs in the final of the third Blairmont Floodlight Cup Reload competition held at the Blairmont sports club ground on Sunday.

Guyana could start receiving funding from a resuscitated United Kingdom security sector reform programme by the end of the year, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge says.

Dear Editor, The new list of nominees for chairperson of GECOM is a better one. 

(Reuters) – WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage yesterday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces battled protesters who lit fires and hurled stones yesterday in rage at President Nicolas Maduro’s decree to create an alternative congress, with another fatality taking the death toll to 34 during a month of unrest.

LIMA, (Reuters) – A meeting of Organization of American States (OAS) members expected later this month could result in a joint position and “change the situation” in crisis-stricken Venezuela, Peru’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Luna said yesterday.

A fire suspected to be electrical in origin, yesterday morning ripped through the Senior Staff Club and Guest House, located in the Albion Estate Compound.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee in collaboration with ‘Bannas Foundation’ will stage a four-aside football tournament and penalty shoot-out competition tomorrow (May 5th) at the Meadowbrook Tarmac from 9:30hrs.

Dear Editor, Every day that passes confirms more and more, that the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has no interest in investigating organised crimes for which it was established.

Dear Editor, The Guardian article referred to by Dr. Henry Jeffrey ` The spectre of secularism’ (SN, 4/19/2017) was written by the British philosopher, Julian Baggini, more than five years ago, to consider the fears in Britain of the rise of secularism and the apparent retreat of religion.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A former Guinea government minister was convicted yesterday of laundering $8.5 million in bribes that U.S.

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico announced a historic restructuring of its public debt yesterday, touching off what may be the biggest bankruptcy ever in the $3.8 trillion U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Cate Blanchett, Sally Field and Bette Midler received acting nominations for Broadway’s Tony Awards on Tuesday, while “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” led the pack with 12 nods including the top prize, best musical.

(Trinidad Express) Dr Anthony Norman Sabga, chairman Emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, and one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most recognised businessman has died at the age of 94.

Workers attached to the Rose Hall Estate on Tuesday continued their weekly protest against government plans to close it.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former champion Maria Sharapova’s hopes of playing at this year’s Wimbledon championships could hinge on a June 20 meeting of tournament organisers unless the Russian hits form in forthcoming events in Madrid and Rome.

A city magistrate yesterday handed down a three-year sentence to a convict, who was accused of breaking into a home and stealing over $2.3 million in cash and items.

(The Sports Xchange) – Isaiah Thomas capped a career-high 53-point performance on what would have been his late sister’s 23rd birthday with nine points in overtime as the Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards.

With patches of rust scattered along the dull maroon waterline, ugly streaks on the small white cabin, and paint flaking off its faded black hull, the fishing trawler seemed a most unremarkable, dingy vessel that for years, slouched low in the open at its mooring, next to the stone walled ruins of the Curacao Trading Company complex.

Late last week, City Hall, through Town Clerk Royston King, announced that this year’s Independence flag-raising ceremony was billed for the Stabroek Market Square and that preparing the venue for this august event would cost some $100 million and take two weeks.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Brad Pitt has opened up for the first time about his divorce from Angelina Jolie, admitting to heavy drinking and pot smoking and a lifetime of cutting himself off emotionally from others.

Dear Editor, May 5 has arrived to offer us the opportunity to commemorate one of the most significant events in the constitution of our nation.