Daily Archive: Monday, May 29, 2017

The private sector today called on the government to stay its hand on any closure of estates citing the range of likely repercussions.

The police say that they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 7.30 this morning at the intersection of Middle and Camp Streets that resulted in the death of Motorcyclist Dereck Francis Mangal, 47, a businessman of lot 779 Block X Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally on Monday but said she was a “convinced trans-Atlanticist”, fine-tuning her message after surprising Washington with her frankness a day earlier.

The Guyana Police Force today responded to a report in the Kaieteur News on the blacklisting of persons by the police.

(Trinidad Newsday) An abusive relationship ended in murder on the weekend as Guyanese-born grandmother Enid Rosaline Periana, 62, was chopped to death inside the man’s apartment in Madras Road, St Helena.

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is sailing into first place at the domestic box office this weekend, but the story the numbers dictate is not one of swashbuckling heroics.

(Trinidad Guardian) University of the West Indies history professor, Dr Brinsley Samaroo, great-grandson of indentured Indians, in a moving search for his roots in India, found his relatives in the village of Baraich in Uttar Pradesh and keeps a close connection with them.

Dear Editor, The annual national awards raised the same two questions: Have national awards become debased through the steady erosion of rigour? 

Romello Crawford emerged winner of yesterday’s 75-mile road race which started outside of the Ocean View Hotel, proceeded to the Abary Bridge and back.

Add another Independence 10k winner’s trophy to Winston Missigher’s collection. Yesterday, the Running Brave Athletic Club standout posted a wire-to-wire victory to repeat as champion of the Burgette Williams-Forde and friends organized fixture.

President David Granger ordered a covert raid of the Kaieteur National Park, Region 8, for illegal mining and the operation saw 21 persons arrested and flown to the city yesterday.

It was only after the $941M alleged fraud at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) was reported to police and the Bank of Guyana that the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) began a review of information it had on the transactions of gold dealer Saddiqi Rasul and the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) began investigations of money laundering, sources say.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has maintained its unwavering innocence of a High Court injunction which was reportedly filed against the executive body on Saturday.

Observers have expressed concerns that certain positions within the Regional Democratic Councils (RDC) have been filled without the due procedures being followed, citing example of cases in Regions two and three.

While the government remains silent on why it is not setting up the Local Government Commission (LGC), the opposition PPP/C is proceeding to consult with the two parties in the governing coalition on its nominees to comply with a requirement by Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan.

Dear Editor, In an article which appeared in the media on May 23, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Business (MoB) told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly that a plantain chip factory now under construction on the Island of Leguan will become operational by June 30.

Gold Is Money and North East La Penitence were the first major casualties of the inaugural Xtreme Clean/GT Beer ‘Gold Rush’ Futsal championships, going down to North Ruimveldt and Future Stars respectively on Saturday.

Paradise Invaders humbled Young Strikers 5-0 while Hopetown edged Orealla 3-2 when the Berbice Football Association sanctioned J’s Golden Arrow Under 20 football tournament continued on Saturday.

With the water having receded completely in Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) and in the residential areas of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), and with the rivers decreasing in volume, rehabilitation efforts have been initiated by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which has been supplying residents with tools to start rebuilding.

Participants of “Go See Visit 2017,” a pilot project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), expressed optimism toward setting up enterprises locally, following five days of engagement with the private and public sector, which concluded last Thursday.

(Reuters) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers may need a Herculean effort to upset the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals but the game’s most prolific playoff scorer said he has beaten similar teams before.

Dear Editor, Mr. Mike Rahman’s concerns to ‘protect us from the transnational companies – ExxonMobil and others – which are set to exploit us’ in his letter in SN May 27, 2017 underlines the divide between the haves and have-nots in Guyana and also Guyana versus the developed world. 

A Universal Church Kingdom of God (UCKG) worshipper died yesterday during the church service.

NEW YORK,  CMC – In-form Jamaican striker Dane Kelly struck his 10th goal of the season while fellow countryman Jason Johnson netted his second, as their respective sides earned contrasting results in the United Soccer League on Saturday.

Reigning female Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA)  champions  Vanguard Volleyball Club yesterday began the DVA Division A volleyball league with two wins on the opening day of the league at the National Gymnasium, yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Scandal-plagued Brazilian President Michel Temer yesterday named a new justice minister, placing a respected legal figure in the position as the leader defends himself against corruption allegations.

The Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) handyman.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is supposed to be a very vibrant government watchdog agency with the rice industry.

Dear Editor, I refer to the current unwarranted attacks on the legitimate appointment of Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) representatives’ as members of the Public Service Commission (PSC).

(Trinidad Express) A man recently released from prison was ambushed and shot dead outside a bar in Barataria yesterday.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile yesterday that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions.

MONACO, (Reuters) – The body language on the podium spoke volumes after Ferrari, Formula One’s most glamorous team, won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in 16 years yesterday.

The security services on Saturday conducted a drug eradication exercise in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), during which a quarter-acre plot of cultivated cannabis with plants measuring from 6 inches to 6 feet in height, a makeshift camp, as well as a quantity of dried cannabis were found and destroyed by fire. No

A Venezuelan national is currently hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was injured in a shooting incident in his home country on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) A woman was found chopped to death in an apartment in Cunupia on Saturday.

Last week, the authorities in Gambia obtained a court order to freeze and place a temporary hold on all known assets and companies directly linked to former President Yahya Jammeh.

Members of the public were asked to give their views on the restriction on the import of used tyres by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

PARIS, (Reuters) – In a French Open theatre of contrasting emotions yesterday, just swinging a racket in a competitive match was a victory in itself for Petra Kvitova, while another grand slam champion could hardly wait to get off the court.

Dear Editor, We have only just celebrated the 51st anniversary of Independence which came 179 years after Emancipation in 1838.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A Mississippi man went on a shooting spree overnight, killing a sheriff’s deputy and seven other people in three separate locations in rural Lincoln County before the suspect was taken into custody by police, authorities said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the news media and dismissed leaks from the White House as “fake news” on Sunday, following reports his son-in-law tried to set up a secret channel of communications with Moscow before Trump took office.

Works on the Bartica stelling are moving apace amidst challenges. Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson told GINA that phase one of the works is 35 percent completed.

Dear Editor, On May 26, my wife and relatives, visited Splashmins resort to have a day of relaxation.

By Ulele Burnham, Alissa Trotz and Andaiye In its May 22 edition, the Guyana Chronicle carried an article titled “Legalising homosexuality no straightforward matter, says Greenidge.”

(Trinidad Express) A gunman on a bicycle shot dead a Chaguanas businessman and wounded his daughter yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s qualifying tournament — this year featuring Maria Sharapova — will for the first time be televised across Europe, after Eurosport struck a deal with the All England Club.

Some of the procurement bloopers presided over by the current administration just couldn’t be made up.