Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Thirty-five-year-old Steve Allicock was this afternoon sentenced to 60 years in jail after a jury unanimously found him guilty of the murder of Wendell Tappin.

(Reuters) – Leading West Indian cricketers will prefer to play in lucrative Twenty20 tournaments around the world instead of representing the Caribbean side under the current administration, former captain Darren Sammy has said.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Anil Kumble has stepped down as India coach after falling out with skipper Virat Kohli, a top source in the country’s cricket board told Reuters today.

(Trinidad Express) As at 5a.m Tuesday, the Tropical Storm Warning was discontinued for Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and its dependencies.

Governing coalition member, the WPA yesterday said it had been sidelined by the APNU+AFC administration over the last two years and the reassigning of its co-leader, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, from the Education Ministry without consultation was just the latest infraction.

Managing Director of Operations for Smart City Solutions (SCS) Semion Mosheshvili aka Simon Mosheshvili is facing criminal charges after a gun he was handling went off injuring a 10-year-old in the shoulder.

In an effort to reduce the amount of vehicular crashes around the capital, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has installed 33 speed humps on various streets.

The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Department of Culture, Youth and Sports told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday that there was a breach of policy in the hiring of 50 employees by the department in 2015.

Executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Dr David Hinds yesterday accused Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of willfully submitting nominees who are politically aligned for the Gecom Chair with the aim of forcing President David Granger to appoint someone of his own choosing.

A nurse is hospitalised at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was struck by a speeding car on the Fyrish Access Road on Sunday.

Guyana is scheduled to tackle USA South for the 2017 Rugby America’s North (RAN) 15’s championship on July 1 at a home venue to be announced.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) was upbraided by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday for allowing the Port Kaituma Hospital project to continue without a bond in place to protect public funds.

Linden benefited from a medical outreach last week, compliments of the US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program, medical professionals from the Davis Memorial Hospital, nine dental students from Sacramento, California, and three Guyana-based dental missionaries.

Captain of Guyana’s junior squash team, Benjamin Mekdeci said that he believes the team’s chances of winning a 13th straight Junior Caribbean squash title is better than ever, alluding to the abundance of talent present on the Guyana side.

LONDON, CMC – Any hopes the West Indies cricket team harboured of overhauling Pakistan and clinching the crucial eighth spot in the International Cricket Council one-day rankings have all but disappeared as the Asian side have surged to sixth position following their capture of the ICC Champions Trophy here Sunday.

Guyana’s first digital industry exhibition, ‘devX’, will focus on establishing networks and promoting the products and services of local digital industry professionals and entrepreneurs.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament yesterday for the second time in two weeks, where the team was commended for their performance.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies Women will be vying for a winner’s cheque of US$660 000 when they open their campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup which bowls off Saturday.

Dear Editor, Public misinformation by the government, its information arms and state media is doing grave disservice to society.

Manufacturers and importers are being warned by the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) that they should not use the world vinegar on the label of products that are solutions/liquid prepared by diluting concentrated acetic acid.

Dear Editor, Please let me voice my sympathy for the Speaker of the Guyanese Parliament, upon yet another reminder to him that there are no hallowed precincts left in Guyana.

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Teenaged batting sensation Hayley Matthews believes a strong outing in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup would go a long way in silencing the West Indies’ critics, who believe the Caribbean side can only excel in the shortest format of the game.

Dear Editor, ‘GTU favours subject limit for CSEC students -Manickchand finds it ill thought out, dumb’ (Sunday Stabroek June 18). 

The owner of a taxi service was yesterday freed by a city magistrate, who had read him a charge of receiving stolen rims, after the complainant told the court that the act was common practice among taxi operators.

New Amsterdam (NA) United edged Cougars FC by a 1-0 score line when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour U17 Championship commenced on Sunday.

Dear Editor, We are responding to a letter by Ms Ryhaan Shah who wrote in response to a letter by Ms Joan Cambridge, a participant in the UG course ‘Introduction to Writing in Guyanese Creole’ (‘Teaching Creolese at UG sounds like a pagaly idea’ SN, June 17).

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Victorious Pakistan players dominated the Champions Trophy team of the tournament which was announced yesterday with their captain Sarfraz Ahmed named captain of the side.

A 28-year-old woman, who told the court that she embezzled over $200,000 from her employer because she was experiencing “hard times,” was yesterday sentenced to 36 months imprisonment by a city magistrate.

Dear Editor, There has been talk in recent times of limiting 5th form students to ten subjects at the CSEC exam.

A 63-year-old miner who admitted to having a gun and matching ammunition in his possession while not being a holder of a firearm licence was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.

The stage is set for the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Grand Pre-Emancipation meet which is scheduled to be run off on July 30th at the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has ordered stepped-up military operations against Islamic State and delegated more authority to his generals, but without a comprehensive Syria strategy, his approach risks further confrontation with Syria, Iran and even Russia, according to U.S.

Dear Editor, The 2015 Auditor General Report highlighted the violation of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, 2003  (FMA) by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA). 

Two women security guards, who reportedly assaulted each other in a school’s guard hut were yesterday charged, with one being granted bail and an arrest warrant being issued for the other.

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Champions Trophy success not only defied the odds but also suggested the mercurial side have found the nucleus of a squad capable of returning to England in 2019 confident of claiming a second 50-over World Cup title.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday handed a victory to Chevron Corp by preventing Ecuadorean villagers and their American lawyer from trying to collect on an $8.65 billion pollution judgment issued against the oil company by a court in Ecuador.

Dear Editor, I wish to draw to your attention, the fact that the Petroleum Bill 2017, Bill Number 4 2017 came up for its first reading on May 8, and its second reading on June 15 in the National Assembly.

LEICESTER, England, CMC – Captain Stafanie Taylor has placed a high premium on her side’s two official warm-up games as West Indies Women chase form and confidence ahead of their crucial opening match of the ICC World Cup against reigning champions Australia next Monday.

A Mahaicony man bound for Barbados through the Eugene F Correia International Airport was stopped by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and later taken into custody after reportedly expelling some 72 pellets filled with cocaine; he is expected to appear in court tomorrow.

Steve Allicock is likely to know his fate today, after a jury deliberates on the case against him for the 2009 murder of Wendell Tappin, who he is accused of stabbing.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Special prosecutor Robert Mueller will hold talks this week with senior Senate Judiciary Committee members to ensure that there is no conflict between his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign and the panel’s probe, two congressional aides said on Monday.

CANCUN, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from across the Americas failed to reach agreement at a meeting yesterday on a resolution criticizing the government of Venezuela, which saw more violent protests in its capital as the discussions deadlocked in Mexico.

Dear Editor, The WPA is fast becoming irrelevant. The WPA delegation at the June 16, meeting comprised well-known individuals, some of whom are deeply embedded in the state/government structure or have long been co-opted onto committees vested with policy formulation beneficial to the Granger administration.

(Reuters) – Brooks Koepka’s U.S. Open triumph on Sunday was the latest reminder of how the sport used to be before Tiger Woods came along and blew away all preconceived notions of what sort of dominance was possible.

(The Sports Xchange) – The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers made their agreed-upon trade official yesterday, a deal that will see the teams swap the Nos.

(Trinidad Express) Three men have been shot dead at John John, Laventille.

(Trinidad Express) All schools and commercial banks will remain closed today.

Dear Editor, Sometimes you read a letter in SN from a distinguished writer, and you feel compelled to respond, even if it is just to stimulate further discussion.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A van ploughed into worshippers near a London mosque in the early hours of Monday, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, in what Prime Minister Theresa May said was a sickening, terrorist attack on Muslims.

A resident of Yarrowkabra was found dead on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway yesterday, and it is believed that he was a victim of a hit and run incident.

(Reuters) – An American university student who had been held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months died at a Cincinnati hospital yesterday, just days after he was released from captivity in a coma, his parent said.

Dear Editor, The problem with the PPP/C is that there are many good people in the party but its hierarchy is tainted and undemocratic.

A 15-year-old boy died on Friday after crashing into a truck at Monkey Mountain in Region Right (Potaro Siparuni).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A scheduled practice match between West Indies and a Trinidad and Tobago XI set for today seems to have been scuppered because the choice of venue was not given the thumbs-up by players union, WIPA.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has halted exports of tear gas for use in Venezuela due to violent repression of protests there, two sources familiar with the decision said on Monday, a move that added to the diplomatic isolation of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro.

Dear Editor, I understand that the President of the WICB has said that Darren Bravo  cannot be selected for the West Indies team unless he gets rid of his tweet that insults the President, and that his ban has been made effectual by the selection for the first part of the Indian tour of the same squad that was recently beaten by Afghanistan.

Long before last week’s announcement that Dr Rupert Roopnaraine was being removed from his portfolio, it had already been clear that our education system was underperforming seriously and that it would not have been possible, whoever had been chosen to replace him, to significantly improve the situation in the short or even the medium term.

By Carl Bildt CHICAGO – We are now in the final days of the industrial age.

President Trump is right in that the Obama administration’s opening to Cuba failed to produce any human rights or democratic changes on the island, but I’m afraid that Trump’s announcement that he will partially reverse existing policies will backfire.

PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal,  (Reuters) – More than 1,000 firefighters were still battling Portugal’s deadliest forest blaze yesterday after it killed dozens over the weekend, and a fireman died from his injuries in a hospital, bringing the death toll to at least 63.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has called for more incentives for manufacturers to boost production which it said would reduce the cost of living.

Maintenance of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, which saw the replacement of a pontoon, was completed unhindered and on time, a press release from the corporation has said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa launched its new T20 Global League in London yesterday, announcing the host cities and owners of the eight teams ahead of the player draft on Aug.