Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 14, 2017

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible obstruction of justice, the Washington Post reported today, citing unidentified officials.

CARDIFF,  (Reuters) – Pakistan delivered an inspired all-round performance to rout a ragged England team by eight wickets in a one-sided Champions Trophy semi-final today.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 22:45hrs last night on the Half Mile Public Road, Wismar, Linden that resulted in the death of pedestrian Sherwin Hermanstein, 38, of Lot 534 Canvas City, Wismar.

(Trinidad Express) As many as 600 troops from 20 different countries are going to be in Trinidad and Tobago for the 33rd annual Exercise Tradewinds 2017.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday roasted the APNU+AFC government for what it called the hodgepodge and reckless manner in which it is making decisions and it also says the country needs an economic programme.

Emotions are running high in Chenapau Village and surrounding areas in Region Eight as a heavy military presence at the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) has left residents fearful and frustrated.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fire engulfed a 24-storey housing block in central London in the early hours today, killing at least six people and injuring at least 50 others in an inferno that trapped residents as they slept.

President David Granger gave no clarity on questions posed about two rejected lists of Gecom Chairman nominees when he and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo met last Monday.

Capitol News cameraman Rudy Morris, who was detained by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) last Sunday returned to Georgetown last evening.

With effect from tomorrow, June 15, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine will no longer hold the post of Minister of Education.

A 25-year-old man, who is a teacher at a private school in Region Six, was yesterday placed on $120,000 bail each on two counts of alleged rape, at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

A city magistrate yesterday handed down a four-year sentence to Trevor Rodrigues, who was held after a police search of his Duncan Street, Campbellville home unearthed a little over 25 pounds of cocaine, as well as handguns and ammunition.

Esan Abrams, the Ministry of Public Health worker, who was charged with the rape of a 14-year-old boy, was yesterday granted $250,000 bail.

Berbice ended day one of the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-Hand U19 Inter-County three-day tournament on 19 -1, some 171 runs behind Demerara’s first innings total of 190 at the Everest Cricket Club ground, yesterday.

A woman is alleging that her unborn son suffered complications and subsequently died due to the negligence of doctors and nurses attached to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Leonora Technical Institute overcame a 0-2 deficit to pummel Professional Learning Institute 9-2 when the seventh annual Digicel Schools Football championships continued yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

A Berbice man was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail for allegedly raping a minor sometime in August 2016.

The North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) says it has not taken a position on the controversial Commission of Inquiry (CoI)  into Lands convened by the APNU+AFC government.

(Reuters) – LeBron James may be the game’s greatest player but the manner in which his Cleveland Cavaliers were dispatched in the NBA Finals on Monday may have signalled that his championship window has been slammed shut.

A city magistrate on Monday remanded a man to prison after he was read a murder charge.

OAKLAND, Calif.,  (Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors secured their second NBA championship in three seasons with a 129-120 Game Five win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, capping a near-perfect run through the playoffs.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Head coach Stuart Law said West Indies were still searching for the ideal batting performance against minnows Afghanistan as they looked to turn the page on a couple of ordinary efforts, with a win in today’s series decider.

A 17-year-old girl of Foulis, East Coast Demerara, succumbed to her injuries on Monday morning, three days after she and her brother were involved in an accident with a minibus along the Enmore Public Road.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies’ chances of an earning automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup took another damaging blow when they dropped two rating points in the latest ICC One-Day International rankings released yesterday.

Dear Editor, Many new graduates searching for a job lack the experience they need to get their dream job.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to the letter by former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Rashleigh E Jackson, ‘What programmes would Dr Jagan have pursued in Guyana as a socialist?’

A man and his wife were yesterday granted bail in a city court, after they were charged with harbouring a man wanted by the police for larceny.

Customs officers while clearing a ship at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf at Port Georgetown yesterday afternoon discovered that an illegally imported horse was on board.

Dear Editor, There is that famous saying: the more things change, the more they stay the same. 

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Batsman Chedean Nation is hoping to make the most of her second chance in international colours, after a protracted period out of the West Indies Women’s side.

Dear Editor, fli·er flīər/ nouna person or thing that flies, especially in a particular way.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Embattled West Indies face minnows Afghanistan in a crucial series decider here tonight, needing a victory now only to avoid a devastating series defeat but the embarrassment associated with losing to the ICC Associate side.

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

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday denounced as a “detestable lie” the idea he colluded with Russians meddling in the 2016 election, and he clashed with Democratic lawmakers over his refusal to detail his conversations with President Donald Trump.

The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Alfred King was on Monday grilled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) about an overpayment of over $2m on a $6.7m food contract for the Amerindian Hostel and he later admitted that he had uttered false statements.

A Bartica businessman is crediting the Mayor’s drive towards green energy as his inspiration for transforming his own business into being fully powered by solar energy.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies head coach Stuart Law has identified young stroke-maker Shai Hope as one with immense promise and whose professionalism can take him far in the game.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panama’s business community yesterday cheered the Central American country’s decision to establish full diplomatic ties with China and ditch Taiwan, hoping to deepen links with a key customer of the nation’s shipping canal.

Dear Editor, Guyana is a really extraordinary country, and for various reasons neglected.

(Trinidad Express) A former police prosecutor has been found guilty of raping a then 17-year-old virgin at the police station when she went with her mother to make a report.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – England are considering changing their top order for the Champions Trophy semi-final against Pakistan, captain Eoin Morgan said yesterday, indicating that they will replace out-of-form opener Jason Roy with Jonny Bairstow.

WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI,  (Reuters) – Otto Warmbier, an American university student held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months and said by his family to be in a coma, was medically evacuated from the reclusive country after a rare visit there from a high-level U.S.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic Member of Parliament (MP), Harry Gill has accused the head of the Enhancement Programme in Region Five, Abel Seetaram  of abusing his privilege and using the workers to weed his Bath/Woodley Park, West Coast Berbice yard.

Dear Editor, I wish to record my grave concern with the manner in which the severance pay issue for the East Demerara Sugar Estate workers was handled since the downsizing of GuySuCo began with the closure of the LBI sugar factory in March 2011.

(Trinidad Express) Massy Gas Products (Trinidad) maintenance worker, Gary Mohammed, died from ammonia poisoning, his relatives said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A huge fire broke out in a 27-floor block of flats in central London this morning and British police said people were being treated for injuries and residents were being evacuated.

It has been almost two months since 62-year-old Christopher Singh was knocked down and killed on the Rupert Craig Highway and his family is still pleading with the relevant authorities for clarity on whether someone is going to be charged.

Dear Editor, Nowrang Persaud’s letter to the editor, which portrays vividly the contrast obtaining in nursing’s  humanity to patients in Canada for example, as compared to our local experience, strikes more than just a nerve with others of us who could bear testimony to the differentials spoken of (‘When it comes to patient-service the individual attitudes of nurses trumps all other considerations’ SN, June 2).

(Trinidad Guardian) A bat and ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball.

On Sunday 11th June 2017, I read an article in Stabroek News (‘Process to appoint substantive Chancellor, CJ should not be rushed – lawyer’), which convinced me that a substantial number of us suffer from a form of ‘cognitive delusion’: a preoccupation with beliefs about our political system despite the logical absurdity of some of these beliefs and a lack of supporting evidence (Encyclopædia Britannica).

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh are one win away from their first final in a major tournament but whatever the outcome of their Champions Trophy semi-final against India tomorrow, it is clear the country’s long struggle in the game is now bearing fruit.

More nursery and primary students are now befitting from government’s “Read, Play, Love” campaign.

On Sunday Spain’s Rafael ‘Rafa’ Nadal won the French Open tennis tournament beating the Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, and in doing so, became the first player in the modern era (which began with the 1968 French Open) to win one Grand Slam singles event ten times – ‘La Decima.’

News coming out of Guyana over the past two and a half years point out that money is not being circulated, the expression often used by the man and woman on the street to describe their economic feelings.

LONDON, (Reuters) – AB de Villiers will captain South Africa in this month’s three-match Twenty20 international series against England with regular skipper Faf du Plessis rested ahead of the test series.

Dear Editor, On one of my visits to Canada, someone residing there pointed out to me that citizens are really taxed but they see their tax dollars at work.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain entered a sixth day of political limbo today with Prime Minister Theresa May yet to seal a deal to prop up her minority government and facing calls to soften her stance on Brexit days before negotiations on leaving the EU begin.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security, Robert Montague has stated that a special team has been dispatched to Hanover following the quadruple murder in the parish yesterday morning.