Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Guyana Defence Force today said that 23239 Private Shaqeil Grant was dismissed from the Force, with effect from May 1, 2017.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Facing a deluge of criticism over his handling of highly classified information, U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Some 15 squatters’ houses were demolished by a crew of police and soldiers at Pine Avenue, Valencia, early yesterday.

Expressing confidence that most of the persons he nominated for the post of Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Chairperson meet the criteria outlined by President David Granger, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he would fight any attempt by the head of state to handpick his own candidate even as he expressed his willingness to prepare another list of nominees if necessary.

The father of race car driver, Nazim Gafoor, who was among the three persons the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) issued a wanted bulletin for on Sunday, was yesterday afternoon arrested and lawmen have since applied for more time to keep two of the six other men in custody.

A soldier was yesterday charged with the murder of Sophia bread vendor Andre Alexander, who was fatally shot almost two weeks ago during a robbery.

Six municipal engineers and building inspectors have been asked to appear before the city’s Human Resources Committee to answer to charges of “neglect of duties,” resulting in City Engineer Colvern Venture being accused of negligence and abusing his office.

An Edinburgh family lost everything when a fire of unknown origin destroyed the furnishings in a one-flat concrete house on Sunday evening; no one was at home at the time of the fire.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against businessman Lawrence Wayne, who maintained his innocence in the murder of Dexter Lindo.

Up and coming pugilists, Shaquille Wright (junior) and Trinidadian Nickel Joseph (youth) punched their way to the best boxers awards on Sunday night when the curtains came down on the second edition of the Caribbean’s Schoolboys and Juniors tournament at the National Gymnasium.

Seventeen-year-old CARIFTA Games gold and bronze medalist Claudrice McKoy is embracing the name of her athletics club, Running Brave, as she is doing the same despite the many challenges life is throwing at her.

Two men were yesterday hauled before a city court to answer to charges of wounding each other after a recent skirmish that left them both hospitalised.

The national rugby outfit has some wrinkles to smooth out ahead of their Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship game versus Trinidad on June 10.

A mason, who is accused of robbing a busload of Qualfon workers, is now a remanded prisoner after facing 11 armed robbery charges yesterday.

The charge instituted last year against actor and playwright Godfrey Henry, who was accused of killing a man by dangerous driving, was yesterday dismissed by a city magistrate.

The pioneers of IPTV and 4G Broadband in Guyana, E-Networks is now onboard as a corporate partner for the Independence 5K Health & Fitness Walk and a 5K and 10K run.

Vice – president of the Guyana Squash Association, David Fernandes, says that he is pleased with the rate at which the junior players are progressing.

A miner is being accused of offering a policeman raw gold as bribe in order to get a drug trafficking charge against his sister-in-law dropped.

Dear Editor, Mr Anil Nandlall, former Attorney General, berates the government for not settling its environmental tax case with SM Jaleel and its subsidiary Guyana Beverage Inc, a decision on which was handed down by the CCJ on May 9.

By Rudi Webster For more than 15 years the West Indies cricket team has been trapped in a failure spiral in which they fail, expect to fail and fail again.

Dear Editor, When I received the news that Sister Tchaiko had died, I was on my way to the Walter Rodney Groundings (WRG), a WPA TV show on Sunday May 7th 2017.

Attorney General Basil Williams SC yesterday reiterated that the lease between the Cheddi Jagan Research Committee Inc (CJRCI) and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission is not valid.

Guyana being named by the United States as a “major money laundering” nation comes as no surprise, according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who yesterday laid the blame on government, which he said has failed to put the support mechanisms in place.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law believes the regional side can take heart from the just-ended series against Pakistan, despite losing the three-match rubber, 1-2 in heart-breaking fashion on Sunday’s final day at Windsor Park.

Dear Editor Death is inevitable, but we are still shocked when it comes to those close to us or those who crossed our path.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News of Saturday, May 13, 2017 carried a story headlined ‘Works to complete new arch continue without disrupting traffic.’

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) yesterday issued an advisory warning the consuming public not to buy “DOST Patent Barley” flour, which it says is adulterated with wheaten flour in violation of the Food and Drug Act.

Dear Editor, Worse than caricaturing a person’s beliefs, religious or otherwise, is the attempt to dehumanize him. 

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A TV ad for a gambling company that features disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson making light of doping has sparked outrage in Australia, with politicians and sports officials demanding it be pulled from the air.

A Thomas Street, Cummingsburg resident is counting her losses after an abandoned house collapsed onto the side of her home and she is calling on the authorities at the City Council to demolish the derelict building.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law has been slapped with a fine by ICC match referee Chris Broad, for showing dissent during the tense final day of the decisive third Test against Pakistan which ended here Sunday.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) came in for questioning yesterday for its handling of the reported disappearance and return of two vehicles from a private warehouse where they were being stored, without any clearance from customs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia’s foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation during their meeting last week, two U.S.

(IPL) The Maharashtra Derby will decide who between the Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant will become the first team to seal a berth in the VIVO IPL 2017 Finals.

WASHINGTON/TORONTO (Reuters) – Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday.

Dear Editor, Recent articles in the press question whether present and past governments ever took secular aspects of education seriously, since allegations persist that practices in some schools continue to favour some religions over others, even though this violates the fundamental principle of neutrality enshrined in the Constitution.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Prolific right-hander Roston Chase has leapt to a career-best position in the latest ICC Player Rankings, following his heavy scoring in the decisive third Test against Pakistan which ended in defeat for West Indies on Sunday at Windsor Park.

The PPP/C is “very concerned” about the state of the judiciary following the courtroom clash between Attorney-General Basil Williams, SC, and Justice Franklyn Holder, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday, while exhorting the leadership of the judiciary to defend judges from political interference.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has sprung to the defence of Shannon Gabriel whose late rush of blood resulted in a series defeat to Pakistan on the final day of the decisive third Test here Sunday.

Dear Editor, The imposition of VAT on private education makes a mockery of any effort to improve, sustain or edify Guyana’s most precious resource ‒ its young people.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro staged sit-ins and roadblocks across Venezuela yesterday to press for elections, sparking new unrest.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Department of Education said yesterday that federal immigration agents would be barred from entering school property after agents showed up at a school last week to seek information about a fourth grade student.

Hand-in-Hand Trust Corporation registered a profit of $14.3 million for the year ended December 2016 compared to a loss of $48.4 million for 2015.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul and Barbadian all-rounder Jofra Archer both turned in telling performances but their respective Counties suffered contrasting fates in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

Dear Editor, Agencies and companies which interact with the public would always advocate that whenever matters of concern are put in the public domain, the aggrieved party should not seek redress through the media.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council yesterday condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests, warning that the launches contributed to the development of nuclear weapons delivery systems and were greatly increasing tensions.

A cursory glance at what is just the preliminary report of the Commission of Inquiry into the state of education in Guyana tells us – as if we needed to be told, anyway ‒ that the system is underperforming woefully and that the need for a comprehensive overhaul has reached the point of a national emergency.

A memorial service for Carmen Jarvis will be held at Smith Memorial Congregational Church, 55 Brickdam, on May 19, at 10:00 hrs.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Belo Horizonte in Brazil and Ede in the Netherlands may not have much in common at first sight, but both have become leaders in trying to tackle a growing challenge for the world’s cities – providing a reliable supply of nutritious food to residents.

National Events Director Lieutenant Godfrey Bess said yesterday that a