Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 13, 2017

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had tough words for the Cuban government on Tuesday, days before President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to announce a change in policy toward the island.

Former Justice of Appeal of Guyana and The Bahamas, Maurice Churaman has passed away at the age of 82.

The body of a partially decomposed male African was found about 10:30hrs yesterday in a clump of bushes at Long Creek, Soesdyke/Linden Highway with hands bound behind the back, police say.

(Trinidad Guardian) A co-ordinated Caricom clampdown concerning returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs)— including targeting their assets— is in the works.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is to submit a third list of nominees for Chairman of Gecom to President David Granger and the two men yesterday agreed that a high-level team will be established to explore all modalities for a resolution should this list be rejected.

The Mayor and City Council yesterday voted to give the Metered Parking Committee at least until the end of July to complete the renegotiation process begun a month ago.

The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Education Vibert Welch said during his appearance at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting yesterday that the ministry does not have a policy to withhold salaries from teachers who travel overseas, despite the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Five claiming this is so.

A second half blitz propelled Essequibo Islands into the second round of the seventh annual Digicel Schools Football championships after they whipped Parika Salem Secondary 6-1 yesterday in the tournament opener.

Travis McDougall was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail for the killing of businessman Ashok Raghoo, who was fatally shot during a robbery at the Vlissingen Road and Regent Street traffic light.

(Reuters) – Pakistan overcame a familiar attack of batting nerves to beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in a see-saw Group B game at Sophia Gardens to set up a Champions Trophy semi-final with hosts England back in Cardiff tomorrow.

A woman’s decision to end an abusive relationship resulted in her being attacked on Sunday evening and stabbed several times about her body by her partner of three years.

The local company now managing 16 Wartsila engines with a total capacity of 104 MWs is assuring the public that it is up to the task and can deliver the same type of performance as the previous Finnish-owned enterprise.

Dear Editor, As we count down to the expiration of the suspension of the Georgetown Metered Parking By-laws, the residents of Georgetown and citizens of Guyana have not been bestowed with the courtesy of a communication from the Mayor & Councillors of the City of Georgetown (M&CC) or the government through the Ministry of Communities as to what to expect.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal says winning a French Open-Wimbledon double for the third time in his career will be “complicated” but is highly motivated to have a go as he prepares for the grasscourt season.

Photos by Mariah Lall One month after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding, residents of Chenapau Village, Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) are struggling to get back on their feet.

Dear Editor, It is with deep concern that the Ministry of Social Protection hereby registers its concern over the failure of your agency to publish a message from Minister Keith Scott in observance of World Day Against Child Labour.

All but one of the five members of the City Engineer’s Department who appeared before the Mayor and City Council’s Human Resource Committee have been suspended without pay.

Dear Editor, As we remember Walter Rodney on another June 13, we again honour the life and contributions of a product of our Guyana and Caribbean who gave hope to tens of thousands that a Guyana that guarantees the security of all its diverse groups is possible.

St. Rose’s High School clinched the remaining semi-final berth in the girls division of the Youth Guyana Basketball (YBG) Georgetown/East Coast regional Conference tournament edging School of the Nations 17-5 Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Sparta battles Future Stars, Tucville opposes Back Circle, Sophia engages Bent Street and Broad Street tackles Albouystown tonight in titanic quarter-final matches at the National Gymnasium, in the Xtreme Cleaners/GT Beer Gold Rush Futsal Championship.

Zaleena Whittington was yesterday sentenced to eight years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh, for the 2013 killing of her landlord, Azad Ghanie.

Dear Editor, Two articles in the media one headlined; ‘Wider coast guard patrols urged after Waini-River pirate attack’ and the other, ‘Ramjattan: Fishermen must also take steps to protect themselves’ caught my attention.

Dear Editor, After reading Nigel Hinds’ interesting letter titled ‘We should use “African Guyanese” not the word “black”’ (SN, June 10) I wondered why the one-word descriptor ‘Guyanese’ is not enough.

The Ministry of Finance is exploring the placement of the $200 million Housing Revolving Fund, established in 2011 to allow teachers to access low-rate home loans, under the management of the Student Loan Agency, Finance Secretary (FS) Hector Butts stated yesterday.

After brushing aside Barbados and then arch rival Trinidad on Saturday to lift the RAN South Zone 15s Championship, the real test for the national team awaits most likely in Mexico on July 1.

LONDON (Reuters) – Giving a “stonking” performance, Britain’s Theresa May won a stay of execution from her Conservative Party yesterday, winning support from disillusioned lawmakers after losing a parliamentary majority at last week’s national election.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News, on June 17, published a very curious letter to the editor by Clement J Rohee under the caption, ‘There is concern over the sidelining of civilians because of military appointments to public posts’.

Passengers, including First Lady Sandra Granger, who were on a Caribbean Airlines flight, BW 527, that was scheduled to arrive in Guyana at 7 am yesterday from the John F Kennedy airport never made it until five and half hours later after a traveller fell ill.

Former national road race champion, Walter Grant-Stuart warmed up nicely for this weekend’s National Cycling Championships with a win on Sunday in the 50-mile Albert Rose Memorial road race.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Batsman Kyshona Knight believes a focussed team effort could bring West Indies success in the ICC Women’s World Cup starting later this month.

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East and said Washington’s fight against the Islamic State militant group was “a lie”.

The Ministries of Natural Resources and Public Infrastructure have committed a “sizeable” budget towards fixing several hinterland roads used by miners, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to a letter written by Wesley Kirton (‘Florida event is private by invitation only’ SN, June 11) in response to my letter (‘Are two US events public or private?’

Region One athlete, Ricky Williams was recently the beneficiary of assistance from the Real Value Supermarket following his exploits at his latest outings.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor said yesterday her family had been threatened and followed by intelligence agents since she split with the government, and violence broke out in protests at the Supreme Court over a bid to change the constitution.

LONDON, England, (Reuters) – England’s newly crowned Under 20 World Cup winners woke to back-page headlines acclaiming a golden generation yesterday and congratulatory tweets from a future British king and one of the country’s greatest sporting heroes.

Less than three weeks after the police issued a wanted bulletin for him, Ezekiel Edward who was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Roy Roland yesterday turned himself over to the police.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s deputy consul general in New York was indicted yesterday on charges of labour trafficking and assault for forcing his servant to work without pay through threats and intimidation, a New York City prosecutor said.

Dear Editor, Smartphones have become one of the most important technological devices in modern times.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala arrested three human rights officials and two police officers yesterday for their alleged responsibility in the death of 41 girls who died in a fire in a children’s shelter, the attorney general’s office said.

LONDON, England, (Reuters) – Lancashire all-rounder Liam Livingstone is one of five uncapped players named in England’s T20 squad for the series against South Africa starting this month.

Dear Editor, I admit there might be a possibility of selfishness at play because I did purchase a flight from Toronto to Antigua, primarily to see the two games against India.

The police yesterday morning conducted a search of a hire car on the Aurora Public Road, Essequibo Coast during which a quantity of cannabis was discovered and five persons including a woman were taken into custody.

(Reuters) – Latin America needs to take action to help Venezuela resolve its political crisis or risk the country turning into a “sea of blood,” Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said yesterday, warning that a wave of refugees could hit neighbouring Colombia.

Clayson Clementson, the minibus driver, who was charged with attempted murder in 2016, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court for the crime.

(Reuters) – French Open runner-up Stan Wawrinka has added American Paul Annacone to his coaching team for the upcoming grasscourt season, the world number three announced after his defeat to Rafa Nadal in the Roland Garros final on Sunday.

By Alissa Trotz and Andaiye Today marks 37 years since revolutionary/historian Walter Rodney was taken from us and from his family –Patricia, Shaka, Kanini and Asha Rodney – by an assassin’s bomb.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They came to praise President Donald Trump, not focus on the controversies engulfing him.

Dear Editor, Neither party seems to have paid any heed over the last ten years to the Carter Center’s articulate recommendation by its elections observer team of 2006 for Gecom to abandon the very management model brokered by the Center in 1992, as it had since become dysfunctional and counterproductive.

The entire Guyanese track and field team and particularly those who medalled at the recently concluded South American Under-Twenty Athletics Meet at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora deserves the fulsome congratulations of the nation.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Canadian mining company Crystallex has won a court order that advances its efforts to collect on a $1.4 billion award linked to a dispute with Venezuela over the 2008 expropriation of the Las Cristinas gold project.